265 – Side War – Preparing for the War of Conquest of Brittany (3)
Ten years have passed since Benikea ordered to support and deal with the popular uprising so that it does not happen.
As the years passed when the rivers and mountains seemed to change at least once, a great change occurred in my empire and the trends around it.
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Marquis Simon of the French Empire, who had been in sync with me during the Eline Empire occupation war, became a duke in recognition of his achievements so far, and what is surprising here is the fact that his granddaughter became my daughter-in-law.
It is standard for a person who is about the level of the next emperor to marry at least the emperor of a country or the daughter or granddaughter of a king.
I never expected that my son and his daughter-in-law would meet eyes at the welcome banquet held when the Marquis of Simon visited me to commemorate his becoming a duke.
Thankfully, we didn’t commit a tragedy of holding a funeral because our eyes met during the banquet, but we already said to each other, “We love each other.” Please acknowledge our love.
According to custom, it would be appropriate to have her as a concubine, but she said she liked her son, but she didn’t want to add a political element.
As an aside, Duke Simon was moved to tears when he heard my decision.
My father-in-law, the king of the Northern Union, occupied the two dukedoms of the Romanian Empire without receiving any support from us, and gained the position of emperor right before he passed away.
Benikea, which I touched, remained an independent republic with a pro-Creutel trend on the outside, but in reality I was able to change the governor according to my will.
In addition, Ciel von Kreutel’s mother passed away three years ago, but his father said that he couldn’t die until William became emperor, so he often drank with Frost and Bierman and enjoyed a sport called gateball that I made for him to stay healthy. Live
While I was lost in my thoughts, the Baltic guy who passed on the position of head of the guards to his son three years ago appeared wearing armor after a long time.
“Your Majesty, you seem in a good mood today. Did you say that it is finally time to open the stopper on the wine that has been aging for several years?”
“Is this too revealing? If there were Britannia spies in the imperial palace, they would have been completely exposed. I’m over 50, so I keep wanting this. I’ll have to get a cane and use it starting tomorrow.”
“A person over 50 who often walks wearing armor is a cane. If His Majesty Paulo Sangan had heard it, he would have lived at least 10 more years before telling me to say such a thing.”
After chatting with Balt for about 10 minutes, I entered the conference room, and William was waiting for me at the top of the conference room.
Around me, other nobles, including me, were filling the seats under the high table.
As soon as I entered, the knights of the royal guard tried to shout with a loud voice, but I stopped them and instructed them.
“Isn’t today the crown prince the leading role? So just let me know that I’m here, and you don’t have to be polite.”
“Yes, I understand.”
According to that instruction, the knights of the royal guard only told me that I had come instead of bowing.
And soon after, the operation that can be called the final test to verify his qualifications as an emperor, which my son William von Kreuttel has been preparing for over 10 years.
He started explaining about the ‘Complete Conquest of Brittany’.
“Your Majesty, I will now begin to explain the operation. Adjutant, you should unfold the map I prepared for you.”
As soon as the son’s order was issued, a huge map with Britannia and the Croytel Empire drawn was spread out in the center of the front of the meeting room.
William began to explain, pointing to the map and holding the baton I had given him years ago.
“The Britannia Empire started with Chainz eight years ago by the strategy of His Majesty Ciel von Creutel, and started a civil war with the Grand Dukes of Donover and English and the Britannia royal family, who have inherited the position of king and leader of the United Kingdom. Entered and continues to this day. According to an investigation by the Ministry of Information, the income of serfs in Brittany has decreased by one-third compared to before the civil war, and in the aftermath of the prolonged war, the number of unmarried virgins is rapidly increasing as young men are dying.”
It’s a war that I guided and William helped, but Brittanya’s condition is worse than I thought.
Of course, in our situation, the more the United Kingdom of Britannia falls into a desolate situation with no answers, the less resistance it will face when conquering.
From the point of view of us as conquerors, there is nothing wrong, but is it because of the memory of living in Korea, which did not suffer the ravages of war for nearly 70 years?
As I calculated the size of the victim in my head, I began to feel uncomfortable.
Now that this has happened, I will pray to Deus that the number of victims will be reduced even a little bit, and I will review as much food and economic support as possible.
But the reason I’m worried about this is because I’m in a position to devote myself to war support in the rear, if I’m to argue, in this war.
If I had been an expeditionary commander like William, I would have devised a more sinister and cunning ploy to get even one more of my soldiers home safely and quickly.
It’s strange that I think so differently from my son just because I’m in a different position.
“If this were to happen in our empire, it would be a serious disaster. The opponents were filthy squire who did not hesitate to plunder the merchant ships of the Croytel Empire for several years and sell the sailors as slaves to the Muslimas, so it could not be said that they were self-employed. In addition, it is an advantageous situation for us to wage war. Then, I will introduce a rough military strategy. Ops Chief Peter, bring the horses with those magnets attached to them.”
At the same time, a man called Peter brought wooden infantry and cavalry horses that can only be seen on a game board.
My son said as he pasted them one by one on the map of the United Kingdom of Brittany.
“First of all, the United Kingdom has reduced its military power by 1/2 to 1/3 compared to before due to the civil war over the past 8 years, and the people often rebel against the three grand dukes and the royal family that caused the war. There is. Therefore, according to the predictions of the War Ministry, if you are willing to sacrifice, you will be able to occupy all of Brittany with only 5 divisions dispatched. However, in our empire, neither people nor money rot to the extent that it overflows, but it is at a level where it can be said that it is not lacking. Therefore, 200,000 troops in 25 divisions will be dispatched to achieve rapid stabilization after occupation with minimal sacrifice to the United Kingdom of Brittany, and I, William von Creutel, will be the commander-in-chief.”
The size of the troops currently operating in our empire is about 400,000, and for the defense of the empire in case of an emergency, 200,000 must be left.
So, seeing that he is trying to mobilize 200,000, the maximum limit he can take when he thinks, it is a way to quickly end the war and stabilize Britannia by ensuring a power difference, so that the single Croytel soldiers and Britannia’s It is like revealing that he intends to settle down and assimilate unmarried virgins to the local area by getting them married and forming a family.
This was something I discussed in advance, but the impression I felt when I heard it together at the actual meeting site was quite refreshing.
On the other hand, the aristocrats who were present looked around and murmured, as if the word 200,000 was shocking.
“When I occupied the Elaine Empire last time, 200,000 people…”
“Did His Majesty approve of that plan beforehand? Certainly, if we mobilize 200,000 soldiers, I think we will be able to overwhelm Britannia with just the number of soldiers.”
William ignored their murmurs and went on.
“For regular soldiers participating in the expeditionary force, we will accept volunteers from single soldiers as much as possible in preparation for a longer dispatch period. In addition, even those who have already been discharged from the military, if they are single and have the ability to perform military service, they will be treated as ‘corporals’ and participate in the expedition. Also, in this war, I have no intention of accepting the surrender of nobles unless there are unavoidable circumstances. If the territory owned by the nobles of Brittany is occupied, I plan to divide the land according to the military exploits made.”
If he intends to conquer Shincheonji called Brittanya, he would rather give away county spirits one by one as if he were generous to a few who had made great contributions.
If we divide a larger area, divide it into very small pieces, and distribute it to thousands or tens of thousands of soldiers, they all become farmers and citizens who support us.
I made this my motto, so the kingship has never been put on hold.
“Aside from that, the rest of the details have not been decided yet, but the full-fledged conclusion of the operation will take place as soon as the training of the soldiers who will operate the ships purchased from Benikea is completed. In addition, the expeditionary force plans to send 200,000 tons of flour, 300,000 tons of barley flour, and 300,000 tons of biscuits as support materials to serve as the savior of Britannia. I will assign each person a role appropriate for this event. Then…”
And William called out the nobles one by one, just like I did in the past, and gave specific instructions on tasks such as supplies and battles.
It took more than 2 hours just to assign the mission, but there were no flaws in the plan…
This expedition will be 100% successful.