291 – The Great War of Bohemia (8)
Mathias’ insides are rotting in real time.
He finally could no longer hold back the anger boiling deep inside his heart and began to pour out his anger.
“Viscount Cologne, you bastard who won’t feel good even if you grind him to death and drink him! How can our 90,000-strong army! 90,000 Troops! How can you keep being treated so absurdly like this? If you have a mouth, speak! “Say!”
All the nobles did not give any answer because they knew that if they opened their mouths here, they would be treated as nothing but insults to Matthias.
Then Matthias slammed his desk.
“aaahhh, f*ck!!”
It was an indecent thing for the future emperor to say in his mouth, but he didn’t have the spirit to worry about decency or anything like that right now.
In order to mobilize an army of more than 90,000, Matthias, to put it mildly, gave up all his wealth, and even his soul.
If he loses this war anyway, he will have nothing left.
On the contrary, if only he could win, if he could only succeed in capturing his sister, like that prostitute Maria, with her big breasts and pretty face…
Not only can you recover the money you have invested so far, but you can also become emperor and monopolize all the power and wealth of the empire.
‘I believed in that and poured everything into it.’
But now the situation is going in the very worst direction for him.
When conscripting soldiers, the Viscounty of Bohemia, which was plundered by the Viscount Cologne, became a wasteland where nothing could be conscripted.
It was common for the people living there to starve because they had nothing to eat, women turned themselves into prostitutes and went out on the streets to make a living, and children went around begging.
This story stimulated the soldiers’ desire to fight.
At that time, the soldiers’ response was good and their will to fight was high, so victory could be assured.
“Maria, when did she, a whore who could have torn her body apart and burned it all on her own, why is she now bringing a large army to give away her food?!”
Thanks to this, not only did the hostility towards Maria among the people of Bohemia decrease significantly, but the conscripted soldiers also lost the reason to risk their lives to fight.
So, there is a line of soldiers running away, saying that they will survive by deserting rather than dying fighting, and the morale of the army has already fallen.
I think everyone would go crazy if they tried to control it because it was a war. Even though they loosened all possible controls, their morale showed no sign of going up.
However, there was another fact that annoyed Matthias the most.
“Viscount Cologne, Viscount Cologne, how many soldiers did that damn bastard bring with him? “Does it make sense that he doesn’t know anyone?”
Even though his army’s morale is dropping like crazy every day because of Martin who is raiding his army.
The fact that he couldn’t even tell how many troops he had brought, let alone capturing him, made his anger explode.
At those words, the Marquis of Hanover, who represented this faction of nobles, had no choice but to strap on his gun and go out.
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty. It’s such a shame, but it’s already in the past. Release your anger. And for now, just think about the remaining war and focus on winning.”
After hearing those words, Matthias was able to come to his senses and calm down his anger.
No, in order to somehow survive this situation and win in the future, I had to force myself to hold back my anger.
He cleared his throat once and changed the topic.
“I made an ugly appearance, I’m sorry. But isn’t their behavior showing that they are retreating backwards as they continue to surprise us? It seems like a strange trap. “What do you think?”
The Marquis of Hanover sighed and answered those words.
“Anyone can see that it is a trap. But our troops have no choice but to be caught up in this.”
Any person with a proper concept, or even animals without intelligence, will sense danger and avoid it if there is a place that looks like a trap.
But Matthias couldn’t understand why he was thinking that he had to walk into a trap.
‘Has the Marquis finally gone crazy?’
However, since the Marquis was the highest ranking nobleman, he could not reprimand him carelessly, so he decided to wait for the next words for a while.
“Because our troops’ morale is so low. “We know it’s a trap, but don’t the junior soldiers and low-ranking knights know what the current situation is?”
As he said, the soldiers under Matthias, including low-ranking knights, were unaware of the complicated situation.
What they are thinking right now is that our troops are constantly being ambushed by the enemy and are suffering great damage, and that they are being dragged into a war they have no reason to fight in and are in danger of dying. That’s all they can think of.
But in this situation, what if I tell the soldiers that the enemy retreating back is a trap and they should not be lured into it?
“It is a war that we can win even though we are at a slight disadvantage, but a single soldier does not know the complexities. So, if I say that I will postpone the battle, they will think that our troops are reluctant to fight because they have no chance of winning.”
Because morale has already fallen, more than 100 to 150 deserters are coming out of Matthias’ army every day.
But here, morale falls further and the number of deserting soldiers increases?
If that happened, there was no doubt that the army would collapse without any help.
“Even though I know it’s a trap in the end, I have no choice but to walk in. Still, you should avoid places that are too bad, like canyons.”
A canyon or a narrow mountain path is an environment where you can be attacked one-sidedly, so it is a place where you are sure to lose.
“You do that. And we will increase the number of scouts as much as possible.”
“……Continue to tell the soldiers that the enemy is retreating because they are afraid of us. That would be better than talking about walking into a trap.”
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Meanwhile, Maria was patrolling the plain with her soldiers, which would become the battlefield where she would face her enemies.
Her soldiers were hard at work everywhere.
In one place, trees were cut down, in another place they worked hard to make stakes, and in another place, wooden fences were woven together.
“I thought I was going to die because it was so hard to get all the way here, but now I’m doing construction and what is this?”
“But if I go through this hardship, won’t the probability of dying go down?”
“That’s right. “If he had told me to do something ridiculous, I would have picked up a knife and stabbed our driver in the head.”
They had no idea that Maria would be listening to this conversation.
That’s why she continued to pour out honest stories.
“Still, you’re not talking about taking out your anger on Her Highness the First Princess?”
When she heard those words, one of the soldiers working, who seemed to be a senior, looked at the guy below and sighed.
“Still, don’t you recognize that we are having a hard time and give us one free beer a day? Last week, we each received a chicken. How thankful are you? “But you’re sitting there with your mouth open and talking like an idiot.”
Chicken and beer This was a gift that came to mind thanks to a story I once heard from Martin about how precious a piece of meat or a glass of beer was during his time as a low-level mercenary.
Maria felt good to see the soldiers’ reaction.
‘Since it’s the day before the war, should I spend my money and buy one more chicken today?’
If she doesn’t win the one round tomorrow, it will be a very difficult situation, so Maria was able to make the decision without difficulty.
And at that time, the Marquis of Schweig came to where Maria was and said.
“The soldiers say a lot of useless things. No matter how much of a joke it is, he would stab his superior, a noble knight, with his sword. And they don’t even say hello to Her Majesty the Princess even though she’s nearby…”
Maria chuckled when she heard that.
“As a nobleman, or rather as a future emperor, I can just laugh off something like this. And why is there any need to stop work just because I came?”
“But as an emperor, he will always be dignified…”
“Aren’t they so busy doing their own thing that they didn’t see me? It’s not even about standing guard, so what’s the crime? And isn’t the story you’re telling really cute?”
In the past, when Maria patrolled her camp, she would have gathered all the nobles and soldiers and personally given them words of encouragement.
In the process, the soldiers grumbled, asking what kind of trouble this was, but then received encouragement from the princess and were moved. The trend was repeated…
‘Martin said that, right? The soldiers say that if I come by and encourage them at any time, they end up having a hard time because of it.’
“Being too needlessly pretentious diminishes the authority of the emperor. “That’s what Martin said.”
After hearing those words, Schweig sighed.
“Martin, Martin, Martin at the end of every word. “How much do you like him?”
It was a bold remark that no other subject would dare imagine uttering, but it was a possible teasing remark because these two had a close relationship with Maria since she was very young, and were like her uncle and nephew.
“I’m not sure because it’s my first time in love. But I feel like I would really hate and hate living without him.”
“…… I also wish I could have married my wife in that kind of relationship.”
“I know very well that I am lucky. By the way, do you really think the enemy will come here like Martin said?”
The Marquis of Schweig declared those words.
“I have no choice but to come. Otherwise, their morale will drop to the ground and the army will destroy itself.”
Maria smiled at those words.
“I hope so. Then, his title can be raised to at least count…”
She didn’t say those words out of her mouth, but what she was trying to say was obvious.
‘I propose to Martin, who has become an earl.’
Originally, it should have been the other way around, but if a man with multiple wives proposed to him, it would become an issue that would break Martin’s head because he was said to be a shameless bastard who despises the emperor…
But when Maria proposes, Martin is in a position where he cannot refuse, so she has no choice but to get married.
“And we should encourage the soldiers. I’ll just give them a few words of encouragement and leave right away. Oh, and don’t tell me that I’m walking around. “If the story spreads for no reason, the nobles will order the soldiers to do unnecessary work just because I am coming.”
Schweig thought about those words.
Martin It’s a good thing that Her Majesty the Princess has come to properly understand the people’s perspective because of that damn bastard.
‘Furthermore, Your Highness’s love has already passed the stage of stopping…’
“And don’t follow Sir. “If you follow me wearing that precious-looking armor, won’t everyone think you’re a high-ranking person and be on guard?”
In this way, Maria toured her unit and encouraged her soldiers as much as possible without causing any inconvenience to them…
Time passed and Matthias and Maria finally faced each other, leading a large army.
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