118 – Coronation – 1
Princess Leonia succeeded in occupying the Duchy of Flos and gave the duchy to Salome.
The effects of occupying the Principality of Plos came immediately.
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By immediately absorbing the opponent’s 14 cannons, our army’s cannons increased to a whopping 26 cannons. Our army quickly became the army with the most cannons in the world.
Second place was Swadia, but Swadia had 24 cannons, which was slightly less than our army’s cannons, and since they were outdated cannons, there was no way they could engage in an artillery battle with our army.
What’s even more important is that 40% of the world’s muskets were located in the Principality of Flos.
20% Was in the Petrine Republic and 40% in the Principality of Plos, so it was like having 60% of the world’s musket production areas in an instant, so it was a huge benefit.
In terms of number of soldiers and size of economy, the Kingdom of Swadia is the strongest, but if you consider how strong it is in actual battle, our army may be the strongest.
Such an evaluation was being made within the friendly forces.
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Meanwhile, rumors began to spread that the Holy Kingdom of Lydia had completely turned to Leonia’s side and would soon crown Leonia the throne of Taspilia. And in the opinion of the Cardinal of Bergamo, it was quite a plausible story.
Because of this, Bergamo immediately fled to the Kingdom of Swadia, taking only a few bodyguards and servants.
The Kingdom of Swadia warmly welcomed the runaway Cardinal Bergamo. Not surprisingly, the kingdom of Swadia also had great ambitions for the Taspilia Peninsula, attacking it several times over the past hundreds of years, and it was well known that a Holy Emperor or a Holy Emperor-level cardinal was needed to attack the Taspilia Peninsula. Because I knew.
Philippe de Swadia, the king of the Kingdom of Swadia, sat Cardinal Bergamo in his guest room and began a conversation.
“… Thus, a man named Count Rochepol and the Hiron family joined hands and bribed other priests with money. They received money in return for selling their country! I wish it was a lot of money. “Cowardly and dirty bastards.”
“Hmm… But why did the Holy Emperor make such a decision?”
Cardinal Bergamo answered Philippe de Swadia’s question.
“He is an old man. He’s still only in his 60s, but he’s not old enough to be surprised if he dies. Because not everyone lives long. That’s why he’s in a hurry. He wanted to hand over much of his family fortune and power to his daughter, Salome de Jerón.”
“So, you joined hands with Leonia to leave her legacy to Salome de Jerron?”
“She calculated that if she gave Leonia the throne of Taspilia and acted as her kingmaker, Leonia would make sure to look after her Salome even after her own death.”
“Hmm… Right.”
Philip de Swadia was relieved by the answer. If there was any kind of special relationship between Leonia and the Holy Emperor, she had no room to intervene, but if the relationship was simply for gain, it could go wrong at any time.
“So, I have come to meet His Highness Philippe de Swadia, a true hero.”
“What power do I have?”
“Humility… His Majesty Philip has 25,000 troops. Additionally, those 25,000 soldiers are made up of knights and professional soldiers, who are completely different from the commoners of Leonia. If we use them to attack the Taspilia peninsula, if we liberate the Principality of Plos and the Republic of Petrio, it is not a dream for Swadia to become the leader of Taspilia.”
“Hmm… “
Despite Bergamo’s passionate explanation, Philip just looked at Bergamo with an expression of incomprehensibility.
“Let me think about it.”
After saying that, Philip left the VIP room, but Philip did not engage in military action.
The following year, Princess Leonia began her military campaign against the Kingdom of Salabrica and she was easily dishing out the Kingdom of Salabrica thanks to the overwhelming number of muskets and cannons that Leonia had.
Although the Kingdom of Salabrica was located on the Taspilia Peninsula, it was a southern kingdom with low productivity, and as a result, it only had about 10,000 soldiers and could not even dream of muskets or cannons. There weren’t even that many articles.
Therefore, there was no way he could be a match for Leonia, and Leonia was easily cooking Salabrica and advancing south.
Nevertheless, Philippe de Swadia did not move.
In response, Cardinal Bergamo grabbed Philip’s trouser legs and stretched out.
“Why! Why is there no military intervention on the Taspilia Peninsula? “With Leonia dealing with enemies on the front lines, now is the perfect opportunity to attack the rear!”
“But… Isn’t the Republic of Salerno blocking it? The Republic of Salerno is ready to deal with Swadia at any time and its eyes are wide open.”
“That kind of thing, Salerno! Aren’t the soldiers nothing more than 10,000 worthless people? “It will be easy if we push it with an overwhelming number of people!”
However, Philip smiled shamelessly and shook his head.
“Why! Why on earth aren’t you saving the Taspilia Peninsula? Please tell me the reason… “
At those words, Philip, who was walking with his subjects, stopped for a moment, thought about it, then approached Bergamo and whispered softly in his ear.
“Think about it. If I attack and destroy Leonia before she takes control of the Kingdom of Salabrica, I will become the savior of Taspilia. However, if Leonia takes all of Taspilia and then attacks Leonia and takes away Leonia’s territory, I will become Taspilia’s master, not its savior. “Isn’t that right?”
In other words, Philip had no intention of saving Taspilia from the beginning. The plan was to wait for Leonia to cook Taspilia deliciously and then grab it right before she put it in her mouth. At that moment, Bergamo realized. He said that he had escaped the wolf and entered the tiger’s mouth.
“Well, when that time comes, Cardinal of Bergamo. You will definitely be needed. We will not recognize Holy Emperor Alexander’s coronation, and on that basis, we will nominate you as the true Holy Emperor. Please take care of me then. Ha ha ha!”
Bergamo realized at that moment. The fact is that when it comes to monarchs, there is no normal person, one or the other. It doesn’t matter how many people die for your own gain. For their own gain, they fan the flames of other people’s wars. An occupation with a higher rate of psychopaths than normal people. That was the monarch.
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Our troops invaded the Kingdom of Salabrica. The Kingdom of Salabrica had a large territory, but because most of it was barren, the number of soldiers was not very large. Even if you add it all up, it was around 10,000 or something.
Furthermore, since the friendly forces had a huge number of cannons, even if they stayed inside the castle, they would only be targets of artillery fire all day long, making water-based warfare completely meaningless.
Because of this, the Kingdom of Salabrica had no choice but to lead the entire army and lead a revolution, which, needless to say, was a victory for the friendly forces. That’s right…
“The enemy doesn’t have at least one musket. “There are almost no cannons.”
“This is a completely old-fashioned army.”
The princess and I looked at the enemy as if we were dumbfounded. Yes. The enemy was a completely outdated army, possessing few muskets and cannons.
And to our army, which had gone through a complete transition, the old-fashioned army that did not own muskets seemed almost like primitive people.
Our troops slowly advanced while holding muskets with long spear soldiers. OK…
“Archers, forward!”
The Kingdom of Salabrica led a firefight with archers, and the firefight between the musketeers and archers began.
However, the shooting battle between the musketeers and archers did not last long. The enemy’s archers began to fall one by one from the new weapons with overwhelming firepower, and the enemy began to send cavalry as they realized that they were no match for a firefight. And…
“Pikemen, forward!”
When the cavalry approached our troops. Our pikemen blocked the enemy’s cavalry.
In the tercio formation of long spearmen neatly lined up, the cavalrymen fell from their horses due to the force of their charge reversed by the horse’s full gallop.
The enemy, realizing that neither firefight nor close combat was possible, had only one option. That’s it…
“All army, retreat! “Retreat!”
That’s right. It was a retreat. The only answer left to the enemy was retreat.
Just like that, the Kingdom of Salabrica was completely destroyed in an instant.
In the battle that followed soon after, it fell to the ground after being hit by a one-sided cannon fire.
The Kingdom of Salabrica fell much more easily than the Duchy of Plos or the Petrine Republic. In a way, it was natural because the Taspilia Peninsula itself was an area where all wealth was concentrated in the north.
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The princess who took the Kingdom of Salabrica took more than 80% of the Taspilia Peninsula into her hands.
The only remaining states of the five states on the Taspilia peninsula were the Holy Kingdom of Lydia and the Republic of Salerno, which had only a handful of territories.
As a result, the princess became fully qualified to receive her coronation. Now, even if the princess receives her coronation on the Taspilian Peninsula, no one will laugh at her.
Emperor Alexander prepared the crown of the Kingdom of Taspilia and prepared to place it on the princess. And before long, the coronation ceremony began.
Diplomats from various countries participated in the coronation ceremony that took place in the castle of Lydia. Even if Leonia’s authority was like that, the authority of religion was still alive, so they calculated that if they ignored the Holy Kingdom, things would get complicated later on.
The coronation ceremony was held with the participation of diplomats from each country and numerous clergy.
Princess Leonia succeeded in wearing the crown of the Kingdom of Taspilia from Emperor Alexander.
The newly created Kingdom of Taspilia was a large country occupying more than 80% of the Taspilia Peninsula.
Moreover, it is the place that produces 60% of the world’s thermal weapons. In fact, it was safe to say that the princess had a monopoly on all cannons and muskets in the world.
However, she could not feel at ease yet.
This is because three rivals remained: the Empire of Arcadia, the Kingdom of Swadia, and the Grand Duchy of Kronor.