94 – Civil War – 5
Leonia von Arcadia stretched out her hand. Her thin droplets were moistening her fingers.
“Is this the beginning…? “
Leonia thought. From now on, two difficult weeks will begin. As she expected, she hired mercenaries from various countries and sent them over. But even the country that had sent reinforcements did not expect Leonia to win. She just hoped that she could hold out for even a second longer and exhaust the prince. She, especially Leonia, had a reputation for being a genius.
“Your Highness, your clothes are wet.”
Yuria came up behind her and put her umbrella on Leonia. Leonia said, looking blankly at the umbrella blocking the sky.
“Yuria.”
“Yes.”
“Our troops, including reinforcements, number 9,000, and the enemy’s troops number 22,000. “Who in this world can predict our victory?”
“… “
After thinking quietly for a while, Yuria answered.
“I believe it.”
“It is not faith. “It refers to making a cold judgment and making a fortune.”
Yuria wasn’t confident about that either. Who would think calmly and think that they could win 9,000 to 22,000? Isn’t this worse than the Battle of the Immor River, which was a battle between the Grand Duchy of Cronor and the Crown Prince?
“Actually, I was afraid.”
Yuria could not help but be shocked by Princess Leonia’s words. She had always been a confident princess, so she wondered if this person had anything to fear. But it seemed like she was a human being like them at heart. I see you discussing fear.
“No matter how incompetent the crown prince is, his army is powerful. He has a lot of resources, so he has a lot of heavy cavalry and heavy infantry, and the absolute number of his soldiers is also huge. The major power that would not be surprised to target the world is the power of Prince Leonhard. That’s why I was scared and wanted to run away.”
“Your Majesty, I apologize… “
“Listen to the end. “I’m not afraid at all now.”
“Yes?”
What on earth changed my mind so that my fear suddenly disappeared? Yuria could not hide her curiosity.
“Charles told Dian a while ago. “After the battle is over, the real war will begin.”
“Yes. “It was like that.”
“The moment I heard those words, surprisingly, a feeling of relief bloomed in my heart. Charles Jean Rochepol. He is planning a strategy based on the premise that his army will win. Defeat wasn’t even on his mind in the first place. That’s not bluff. What’s the point of bragging about someone else’s business? That cautious and passive man concluded our victory through analysis after analysis. So… “
The next moment, the umbrella Yuria was holding fell to the floor with a crash. That was because Leonia looked behind her and smiled so brightly.
“I also predict my victory based on his analysis.”
“… “
For a while, Yuria could not open her mouth. Because her face, which had always had a tired expression on her face due to her lack of sleep due to her self-discipline, was now so dazzling.
And after a short period of time.
“Sorry! “I dropped my umbrella.”
“It is done. Why do I need an umbrella when I have a cape? I’ll wear a cape, so you can use the umbrella yourself. Come on, let’s go. “Isabel is waiting for us in her military camp.”
Leonia put on her black cloak with a red lining and walked quickly towards her horse. And after a while, they were able to arrive at the military camp.
—–
The next day, the Crown Prince marched across the border between Binevia and Claudia. The 22,000 troops from Crotea Castle were advancing to crush the weak enemies, who were less than half of them.
However, the crown prince’s military advance did not have the same momentum as before. They had already lost a lot of money in the north and their morale was low. In fact, if we had lost the war, we might have been able to do something. But the real problem was that the majority of senior officers had been replaced.
The Crown Prince took responsibility for the previous day’s defeat and replaced many high-ranking officers. And with the sudden change in officers, the atmosphere of the military also changed, and many soldiers were unable to adapt.
However, even if that were the case, the crown prince’s army was still a strong army. There were still a huge number of soldiers, 22,000, and their equipment was also on a different level from other armies.
Although internally shaken, the Crown Prince’s army, still possessing overwhelming power, marched along the coastline. There was a reason for marching along the coastline. Due to the forested terrain of the Claudia region, if we advanced overland, our army’s supply lines could be attacked.
But it was different when we marched along the coastline. In this case, the supply line for a large army of 22,000 becomes more convenient because it can be supplied freely by both land and sea routes.
But the problem was that Princess Leonia was also well aware of that fact. Princess Leonia deployed only the minimum number of soldiers necessary to forts located on land and deployed many soldiers to forts located along the coastline.
Because of that, the crown prince had no choice but to advance slowly, dropping the fortresses located on the coastline one by one. As he tried to advance by dropping the forts placed vertically rather than horizontally one by one, he naturally had no choice but to slow down his advance. Accordingly, the crown prince summoned his generals and secretaries and asked for their opinions.
“The speed of our troops’ advance is slowing down due to the enemy’s strategy of concentrating defense on the coastline. “How do you think this situation should be resolved?”
The crown prince’s counselor, Liam de Bordeaux, was the first to respond as follows.
“Our troops number a whopping 22,000 troops. The advantage of operating a large army is that it can be attacked quickly, but the disadvantage of operating a large army is also clear. The problem is that dissemination is quite difficult. We lost in the North the other day… The reason it struggled was because of supply. So, I think we need to reduce the damage caused by supply failure this time.”
“Um… “You are right.”
The Prince nodded his head and Liam smiled in satisfaction. And the crown prince continued.
“So, what should I do?”
At that moment, Liam couldn’t help but be embarrassed. He was good at analyzing the situation, but he couldn’t think of specifically what to do yet. As Liam was desperately trying to get his head around it, Luna von Ruit Wert stepped in from the side.
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“Divide your army into six. I think it would be correct to allocate 3,000 troops to each of the five armies to attack five castles simultaneously, and to deploy 7,000 troops to the final main army to wait in the rear. If we do this, the speed of war will naturally accelerate, and we will be able to check the enemy’s intention to waste time.”
The crown prince nodded his head at Luna’s words.
“Indeed, if we split the army into smaller pieces, the damage to our allies will increase, but the enemy will fall that much faster, making a quick resolution possible. Roo… “
“This is Luna von Ruytwert.”
“Okay. “Let’s adopt Lady Luitbert’s strategy.”
Luna lowered her head and stepped back. However, Liam de Bordeaux, who interrupted her, was looking at Luna with an angry face.
—–
“Messenger! Joffrey’s warrior from Fortress Gern! Chess Warp Mayel warrior of Abyss Fortress! Goswin warrior of Marde Fortress! “The three fortresses have fallen into the hands of Leonhardt’s army!”
“Is Goswin dead…? “
Although Goswin was a foreign mercenary, he was number 3 in the princess’s army. If a person like this dies, the war situation would be very unfavorable.
“A large army of 22,000… “
It wasn’t even 10 days since news broke that the enemy had crossed the border of Claudia, but the northern coastline was already being devastated. What this means is simple.
“It means that the enemy also has a capable strategist.”
Divide the 22,000 troops into six and build forts for five of them at the same time. This was the most necessary operation in the current situation.
“Her Royal Highness! If this continues, the entire north of Claudia will fall into the hands of the enemy!”
“Her Royal Highness! Take action!”
“It’s a measure.”
Princess Leonia quietly stood up from her seat.
“You guys tell me. “What measures would you like us to take?”
“That’s… “
No one could answer. It was a natural story. How can you win against 22,000 enemies?
“It would be better to surrender and save your life…” “
The person who said that was an old veteran named Bardu who had been with Leonia for a long time before she took up her post at Claudia. He was an old man, but not particularly capable, so Leonia did not trust him, and he also did not trust Leonia.
“Hmm.”
Leonia looked into the eyes of her subordinates. Only Isabelle and Yuria were burning with fighting spirit, but most of the other subordinates seemed to agree with Bardu’s words. Leonia could only sigh.
‘I thought I had gathered some talented people, but it seems that wasn’t the case.’
Leonia smiled and spoke to her subordinates.
“Are you saying that no one is reading the situation properly?”
“Yes?”
“The situation is now favorable to our allies.”
Her subordinates looked puzzled at those words.