108 – Allies – 2
Roberto seemed to think for a moment and then said.
“You’re blunt.”
“I tend to adapt to the opponent.”
I also tend to spin things around when the other person is an old-fashioned conservative. However, if the other person is a straightforward person who does not prefer that type of speech, I will also be blunt with them. This is because conversation is faster when you adapt to the other person’s personality.
“Then I will also be blunt. It is true that trust among the nations of the Taspilia peninsula has been broken because of you. Now, even if the Kingdom of Swadia invades, the situation has come that the Republic of Salerno must stop it alone.”
“Is it really because of us? “Do you think that if we had not invaded the Taspilia Peninsula, the unity of the Taspilia Peninsula would have been maintained forever?”
Roberto thought seriously for a moment and answered my rebuttal.
“That is correct. The Principality of Plos is also burning with ambitions to unify the Taspilia Peninsula. Maybe they’re aiming for world domination. She has ambition and she has the ability to support that ambition. I will admit to that. But… “
“Just?”
“One lion and two lions are completely different. “If only the Principality of Plos was rampaging, there was a possibility that the other four countries would work together to stop it, but since the Principality of Claudia and the Principality of Flos started running rampant together, I would like to inform you that there was nothing we could do to stop it.”
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That was correct. To be honest, we didn’t do everything, but we struck the last blow. Even if Princess Leonia had not entered the Taspilia Peninsula, peace on the Taspilia Peninsula would have been maintained for another 10 years.
“I will not deny that point. The same goes for His Majesty the Duke of Leonia. If someone is responsible for the breakdown of peace on the Taspilia Peninsula, it cannot be denied. Because it’s not that shameless. However, I am saying this after acknowledging all of our responsibility. The Republic of Salerno is currently in crisis. As I said before, the Kingdom of Swadia is eagerly targeting the Taspilia Peninsula, but I do not believe that the Republic of Salerno has the power to fight them one-on-one.”
“… “
He was silent. It was a silent affirmation.
“Then what is your proposal?”
“I will lend you soldiers when the Kingdom of Swadia invades the Republic of Salerno. If you add the 13,000 of our army to the 10,000 of Salerno’s army, it is 23,000. “It would be possible to compete with 25,000 Swadia forces and the Baekjung Dynasty.”
“But I think there’s a lot to be gained in return.”
“Yes. We hope you will help us conquer the Petrine Republic. The Plos-Petrionic coalition also boasts 25,000 troops. “It’s a bit difficult with just 13,000 troops.”
Of course, there were some parts that were slightly exaggerated. They don’t know how strong their allies are. I don’t know how strong Tercio is. However, there is no need to tell you that part. You won’t believe it until you see its overwhelming strength.
“Are you telling us to side with the invaders?”
“Weren’t you prepared for that when you brought me here?”
“That’s… “
Roberto trailed off. It seemed like it was the perfect answer.
“You need a shield to block Swadia, and we need a spear to break Plos. Plos and Petrio join hands. Swadia, as a single force, is showing stronger power than the Plos Petrio coalition. We are not in a hurry. It’s you. We are going through a situation where we are barely able to conquer the enemy, but you are facing the risk of your power itself collapsing. “What’s more urgent is you, not us.”
“But… “
“What are you so worried about?”
“How can I trust you? “After conquering the Petrine Republic, wouldn’t we be able to keep our mouths shut and remain silent about the invasion of the Kingdom of Swadia?”
“The point is…” “
To be honest, that part was a blind spot. When an ally only receives help and the ally does not provide help to the opponent. If that happened, the Republic of Salerno would literally fall.
If the Republic of Salerno had been a monarchy, it would have been a problem that could have been easily resolved. It is a marriage between relatives. However, the Republic of Salerno is a country ruled by a governor rather than a nobleman, so it is difficult to form an alliance through marriage between relatives.
Then there was only one part we could emphasize.
“Leonia von Arcadia.”
Our lord.
“I would like to appeal to the fact that she has never once broken her promise.”
Of course, that won’t be enough.
If you do not accept the alliance, the opponent will fail anyway. It is a choice: die or believe. In the end, the other person has no choice.
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Two weeks after returning from the Republic of Salerno, a letter arrived from the Republic of Salerno. It seemed like they were going to form an alliance.
Accordingly, Princess Leonia requested reinforcements from the Republic of Salerno, and the Republic of Salerno joined Princess Leonia with 10,000 troops.
The moment the 10,000 soldiers of the Salerno Republic joined forces, Leonia led her soldiers toward the capital of the Petrine Republic.
There were 5,000 mercenaries in Petrio Castle, the capital of the Petrian Republic. Accordingly, 20,000 soldiers from the Principality of Plos joined, making the number of soldiers 25,000.
25,000 Enemy troops, 23,000 friendly troops. At first glance, it looked like the Middle Ages, but in reality, our troops had the advantage. This is because our army was overwhelmingly ahead in terms of the quality of soldiers.
However, that does not mean that the enemy’s point of view was completely wrong. This was because the enemy had a geographical advantage.
The combined forces of Plos-Petrio stationed their soldiers centered on a long river named the Sibilia River. That meant that if they wanted to attack us, they had to cross the river first.
So, although it seemed like it would be okay to withdraw once, Leonia never backed down and began confronting the enemy across the river.
25,000 Enemy soldiers and 23,000 friendly troops faced each other with the river at their center.
The enemy divided the soldiers into left and right, with 5,000 soldiers from the Petrine Republic placed on the left wing and 20,000 soldiers from the Principality of Plos placed on the right.
Accordingly, our troops formed a formation in such a way that the Republic of Salerno would face the Republic of Petrius, and the Principality of Clodia would face the Principality of Plos.
And the next day, April 17, 1504. The horn that announced the start of the war began to fly towards the sky.
-Shhh!
The soldiers who heard the sound of Hyosi blew horns and beat drums. The flag went up and signals of assault began to come from all directions.
In a fight centered on a river, crossing the river was always at a disadvantage. The crown prince also suffered a crushing defeat against the Chronor army for this reason.
But Leonia was confident. The soldiers of the Duchy of Claudia are strong. It was overwhelmingly true. Even if the enemy outnumbered our troops and even if the enemy had a geographical advantage, we were confident that we would not be defeated.
“Cannon, fire!”
Our army’s cannonball flew and hit the enemy army across the river, but the salvo from eight guns only killed about 30 people. With this momentum, even if you shoot for three days and nights, you will not be able to inflict effective damage to the enemy.
This was the reason why magic or cannons were not used in rotation. Unless the enemy is constantly moving and forming a very dense formation, it is close to impossible to inflict significant damage to a moving enemy with a range attack.
Of course, this will change in the next 200 years when the performance of cannons increases, but at least at this point, it was like that.
However, the fact that the soldiers next to him were killed by the cannon succeeded in lowering the enemy’s morale.
And before long, friendly and enemy infantry began to meet in the middle of the river. Our army’s pikemen and the enemy’s shield soldiers began to push each other away. And…
“aaah!”
With someone screaming, the first casualty of the melee occurred. This was due to the difference in range between long spears and regular spears. Our troops’ long spears were set at 4.5 Meters, and the enemy’s spears were less than 2 meters long at most. There was a range difference of more than two times.
And when one soldier fell, other soldiers began to fall like dominoes. Our pikemen continued to stab the enemy, and the enemy began to fall with each thrust.
“It’s done!”
I shouted, and Princess Leonia was sitting on her horse, watching her battle lines with her usual solemn expression.
“All troops, charge!”
Leonia shouted. Then all the soldiers, regardless of class, began to move forward.
The enemy infantry blocking the river soon began to retreat in fear. It seemed like the enemy would fall easily like this. But…
“All troops!”
Someone’s shout was heard from the enemy side.
“Fire!”
That moment.
-Kwakwakwaang!!!
A very familiar sound of gunpowder was heard. And with that sound, hundreds of friendly spearmen fell at the same time.
That’s right. Muskets, which were thought to be the exclusive property of our troops, were fired all at once in the Principality of Plos.