271 – Side War – Conquest of Brittanya (6)
When I, William von Creutel, heard the word ‘Londymium Bloodless Personality’, I was so happy that the other nobles and officers I forgot for a moment that they were watching and shouted.
“With this, our victory is now secured! The United Kingdom where you eat jelly made from eels or boiled grass and sprinkled with colored mint sauce is over!”
The aristocrats who saw it cheered and hurrahed, but their words did not reach my ears.
Because the fall of the castle due to the uprising of the poor and serfs in Londimium, the capital of the United Kingdom of Brittany, had more meaning than just the fall of the capital.
Of course, I don’t know which country I go to, but I don’t know if it’s another castle, but the fact that the capital was captured is a disaster that predicted the destruction of that country in a hundred cases.
So it’s strange to say that this situation ‘simply means that the capital has been captured’.
If the capital was taken over because it could not withstand the attack of the enemy besieging the castle, or because there was a spy or traitor inside who opened the gate.
The king of that country can overcome it by thoroughly supervising the soldiers to prevent such a thing from happening again, doing their best in defense, and thoroughly pursuing traitors one after another.
You can overcome a crisis by using a strategy of enduring until the end while aiming for a chance to recover again.
But what if the people, who make up the vast majority of the population, were fighting a civil war, and even if the king was not in the capital, he rebelled and opened the city gates?
No matter how much you try to keep an eye on them and devise all kinds of means and methods to protect the castle.
In the end, if the commander stays in the castle, he will be engulfed in anxiety that he might be trapped and die.
Because there is no business before a number.
So, rather than lock himself within the safety of the walls of Brittany, King Edward Nome will choose a turn where he can reverse all adverse battles with a single victory.
He did not have to waste time and soldiers on futile sieges.
After organizing all my thoughts, I opened my mouth.
“It is good news that we succeeded in capturing Londimium, but we still have to defeat King Edward of the United Kingdom and the three grand dukes. So from now on, I’m going to put my excitement aside and talk about our strategy going forward, so pay attention.”
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As I poured cold water on the riotous, hopeful atmosphere that seemed like it would fly to the sky, everyone calmly faced the reality.
All at once, everyone’s attention started to turn to me.
“Once the capital city of Londimium has been captured by the people, the nobility of the United Kingdom will be reluctant to conduct any more defensive battles. But they will be looking for an opportunity to reverse. According to their intentions, we will have a large-scale rotation in which everything will be decided in a single battle on the plains.”
When a large-scale battle takes place, the army of the three Grand Dukes who ruled the united kingdom and the king’s army will surely try to unite as one.
Because while all of them are fighting to the point of blood for the throne of the United Kingdom of Brittany, I have appeared and now I am in a situation where I will be usurped by a third party, a 200,000 expeditionary force led by me.
Then the number of enemy soldiers we have to deal with at once will increase and the damage will increase.
“If a large-scale battle takes place, the sacrifices of both armies will increase accordingly, but considering the smooth rule and rule in the future, the people of Brittany show the will to rebel easily by defeating the army they gathered with all their might. It will be of great help in getting rid of it.”
Common sense suggests that if we were to deal with the four of them separately, one by one.
Those who can’t admit complete defeat even after being defeated by the Creutel Empire can incite the people like this.
‘The reason why the soldiers of the Croytel Empire won this time was because our kingdom couldn’t unite as one. So, in order for our kingdom to become independent, the four provinces of Chains, Donover, English, and Brittany must unite and fight! Then we win!’
Of course, because during my reign, people with vivid memories of suffering in the eight-year civil war will be alive and well.
Even if a guy who instigates like that comes out, he won’t get much response.
However, it would be best to eliminate this space as much as possible for the sake of future generations.
“Even though they gather their forces as one, the three Grand Dukes and Edward, the King of the United Kingdom, do not trust each other. No, because they will have to fight again for the throne of Brittany in a civil war if we withdraw. Undoubtedly, it is thought that one side will be reluctant to support even if it is pushed back and is in danger of defeat. So, divide the army into 4 and annihilate each force, but first annihilate the weakest Duke Chainz’s army, and then 2 corps attack the Duke of Donover. After the individual defeats of the two powers are over, the corps commander can join in support of the other fronts at his discretion.”
Our allies are elite troops well trained and armed with powerful cannons, guns and armor, but the forces of the United Kingdom of Britannia are in poor condition.
Of course, because of the eight-year civil war, they’re much stronger than we are based on the combat experience of their soldiers.
It is not only experience that determines the combat power of an army, but the smooth supply of food and equipment and morale have a great influence.
The food situation is not smooth enough for them to open the city gates because they want to eat a bowl of porridge, let alone a proper meal, and their ability to produce weapons and armor has been completely destroyed due to the eight-year civil war.
So it is obvious that morale will drop as soon as you see our troops.
Even if a battle breaks out, they will not be able to save their rich combat experience and will be broken.
“Also, unleash the intelligence unit and kill the commanders or nobles of each unit with a centurion or higher and spread propaganda that, if they surrender, their lives will be spared and their wives and children will be fully fed. Battles will be fought head-on without the use of special tricks. Where the battlefield will be.”
So I stopped talking and put a dot on the map with a pen.
“This will be the Hastings Plain, about 250km away from the Rose Basin where they fought. In addition, the 1st corps will be taken by me, the Crown Prince, the 2nd corps by Viscount Frost, the 3rd corps by Viscount Cornwell, and the 4th corps by Viscount Howard.”
As I outlined the war, one of the barons asked cautiously.
“By the way, is His Highness the Crown Prince really sure that they will unite again?”
At that, I replied with a smile.
“If a fire breaks out after fighting each other with swords to take possession of the house, at that moment, they will come together as one to protect the house.”
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The day the report was received that the expeditionary force from the Creutel Empire had captured Londimium.
King Edward von Brittanya II of the United Kingdom cried out while tearing his hair from his barracks set up in the Rose Basin.
“William von Kreuttel! You damn blue bastard! How could you tear my empire apart!!”
Other times, the surrounding subjects would have pretended to be concerned, but now that the capital of the kingdom has fallen.
Of course no one approached the king and asked if he was okay.
Because right now, it seems that Edward will find fault with someone and kill anyone if he touches him wrongly, but if he dies by accidentally approaching him, it will be his own loss.
“Ciel was also dirty, despicable, and an evil bastard like Satan.
He screamed for almost 5 minutes, then calmed down and then muttered as if to correct his thoughts.
“f*ck, f*ck. Now that this has happened, I have no choice but to tell the Archdukes of Donover, Chains, and English who are fighting here to fight together because they will temporarily recognize my equal status. Otherwise, there would be no kingdom to fight with them.”
And he managed to suppress his anger by reciting a quote he had heard before.
That famous saying was, ‘Disgrace is fleeting, but loss is eternal.’
After barely suppressing his anger, he wept silently for over an hour, then picked up his pen and wrote on paper.
[To His Highness, the three Kings of Donover, Chains, and English, Edward von Brittany II, King of Brittany, requests. Our United Kingdom has been invaded by William von Kreuttel. We must defeat him so that we can protect each other’s territory and interests. He wants me to hold your hand, even just now. -Compensation to the King of the United Kingdom-]
In the past, it would have been enough to issue an order like ’00 Archduke must immediately advance to 00.’
Before anyone knew it, the king of the United Kingdom of Brittany had fallen into a position where he had to put down his pride and pray to his servants.
After writing that letter, Edward gnashed his teeth in tears of blood.
The next day, the letter was delivered to each of the three grand dukes.
Fortunately, the three of them really hated it when another bastard sat like a fisherman on the throne where four people had to fight for it, just like Edward.
Without a word, I agreed to gather allied forces and go into battle.
And they headed to the Hastings Plain to fight the Croytel Imperial Army.