16 – Regret too late
The rebel general in front of you.
Introducing himself by the name of Cromwell,
The general, who was tall and had a rather handsome appearance, made a suggestion to Jane in a calm voice.
“How is it? In my personal opinion, this is much more meaningful than seeing you die on the battlefield as a helpless warrior.”
“… ”
In a way, it was a story that could sound a bit unpleasant from the point of view of being prepared for death.
However, at the same time, knowing one’s own limitations,
Jane had to agree that there was a lot of truth in what he said.
To be honest, I didn’t know how useful it would be if she went to the battlefield without even knowing how to shoot, and so did the others who came here with her.
On the other hand, the story Cromwell now told, though not bloody on the battlefield, could do a great blow to the Empire if done right as he said.
‘There… It must be meaningful in that it can prevent unfortunate people like us from happening in the future. Rather than being obsessed with vengeance and falling without meaning… ‘
After making that decision in her heart, Jane looked at the rebel generals in front of her eyes and spoke in a voice filled with determination.
“All right. As I said, I swore to follow any order for revenge anyway, so I will follow that will.”
“great.”
At Jane’s reply, Cromwell’s lips began to show a gentle smile.
*
“What do you mean? You can’t punish me!”
A female warrior with blonde hair and golden eyes who shouts with anger.
He was originally Cromwell’s lieutenant, but after Cromwell escaped, he became the new knight commander of the Imperial Army.
Olivier Hendrick,
He spoke in a trembling voice to General Neto, who was arrogantly grooming his staff in front of him.
“Why the hell?… They are the ones who committed a merciless massacre of civilians! Of course, it is the principle to establish discipline by governing with military discipline!”
“Don’t be noisy. Why are you talking so loud about something that is not a big deal?”
“They slaughtered the people of the Empire! The imperial army, which was supposed to protect the people, killed the people and took away their property!”
“It wasn’t against the order, it all happened in the process of replenishing logistics, so should we punish the general with that?”
“Yes! You have to! of course! The public sentiment in this colony is still very shaken, and rumors that the Imperial army killed the residents at a time like this can make it worse!”
“Tsk. No matter how far the rumor spreads, how far will it spread… Don’t make a fuss about the work of dozens of guys at most.”
“General!”
“If you openly mishandle this, you’ll only end up hurting your relationship with the native warriors. The warchief has been hearing that the movement of the native warriors has not been good lately. At this time, it would be obvious what would happen if Gand, the native general, was punished.”
“…”
Commander-in-Chief Neto’s words with chilling warnings.
Olivia was speechless for a moment.
“After you became a knight commander, you act like it’s something, but you still have too narrow a field of vision, just a few peasants and hundreds of thousands of native warriors. You don’t have to tell me which one to choose between the two, you know!”
“General!”
“We are at war now. How to take care of the people only when you have victory in your hands and can afford it. Stop talking unnecessarily about being full and go and manage the Knights properly!”
“… ”
“Answer?”
“… Yes… General… ”
Olivier gives a vague answer to his superior’s words.
As I walked out of the command post so weakly,
Tears began to well up in her eyes as she felt despair.
‘why… Why did things turn out this way? how… What the hell is going on like this…?’
that is…
Tears were caused by despair over the things she had done thoughtlessly so far.
Under the pretext of apparently being for the sake of the Imperial Army…
The actual story behind it is
It was due to her feelings of remorse for what she had done out of personal desire.
‘If the… If I hadn’t betrayed… Things wouldn’t have gone this far… A terrible thing like this would never happen… ‘
The defeat of the Imperial army in a battle that was expected to be won.
If you look there, you could have said that.
Because war can sometimes be won or lost.
However, the ensuing incident of wrath of Heaven…
No matter how violently it was committed by a general from a native warrior, this was the massacre of the people to be protected by the hands of the imperial army.
For her, it could be said to shake even the beliefs she had as an Imperial Army.
‘If he had been… If Captain Cromwell had been here…’
*
Olivier, a person who has lived as Cromwell’s manager from the moment he entered the military.
To her, a man named Cromwell was more than just a superior.
A superior who has led her life and a teacher she respects more than anyone else.
And at the same time… The person she had in mind ever since the moment she first saw her.
With so much respect, longing, and affection, Olivier looked at the man.
In the process, she had one goal in mind.
A very capable figure, a handsome appearance, and a great personality.
In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he had everything except his status, that man.
Definitely hers…
The goal of making him a man who only looks at her.
I knew it wasn’t easy.
There was already Clara, a person closer to him than she was, and ‘that person’ who left for another unit as her senior Richard and omnipresence changed.
A person who can never give up, surrounded by formidable competitors.
The only man worth betting her entire life on.
In order to monopolize him, she waited for an opportunity,
Then one day, at last, something that could be considered an opportunity came to her.
The affair between Clara and General Neto, which he learned about through an accidental opportunity.
And, in connection with this, their plot to decide to expel Cromwell.
At first, Olivier thought it might be a good idea to simply inform Cromwell, but soon she decided otherwise.
By taking this opportunity to get rid of not only Clara, but all the flies that were gathering around Cromwell.
To this end, Olivier induced Cromwell’s expulsion while pretending to sympathize with their conspiracy.
At the same time, we actively collected evidence about the guys involved in this.
Once Cromwell is kicked out of his position, immediately explode the evidence he has gathered to save Cromwell, then heal his wounds and build up a crush on him to become the man’s only woman.
But,
This plan of hers, unexpected things happened in the process of work, and it failed so miserably.
Cromwell’s surrender to the rebels as the man noticed in advance.
From her point of view, it was as if the fish that she had literally caught had slipped out of her grasp.
The matter didn’t end there, and the imperial army immediately dealt a heavy blow, and even made her faith shake.
While feeling hopeless in such a total situation.
She began to writhe in agony at the terrible things that her little thought had brought about.
*
things that have been happening lately.
Watching them from the side, Franklin couldn’t help but be seized with deep admiration.
‘That’s right… Indeed, Captain Cromwell. The opportunity you mentioned yesterday was exactly what you were talking about. That means he knew from the beginning that all of this would happen.’
Looking back, the imperial army, which had run out of food, would inevitably have to resort to irrational measures in order to survive.
And, the simplest way to do this is to rob helpless residents nearby.
Of course, it was obvious that if they did this, the local public sentiment would deteriorate tremendously, but they had no choice in that the starving soldiers could turn into an armed mob in an instant. .
However, this is literally a prescription drug.
In this way, there was room for it to act as an enormous variable in a rapidly changing situation where public sentiment had deteriorated once.
It is a fact that history already proves that the crowd looks helpless, but at the same time, the most fearsome thing is also the power of the crowd.
Just as a small fire burns a huge mountain, this ‘small’ mistake made by the Imperial Army began to produce unimaginable results.
I’m not familiar with the military or anything related to it, but did Richard and Oliver not think about joining the MC instead. Whether they’re accepted or not, at least they tried.
I think you mean Olivier, Clara is the fiancee who cuckolded him.
Clara might have loved Cromwell but she failed to realize that what drove her to that twisted scheme is not pure love. It’s just obsession. If she truly loved her, she should’ve informed him of that early on and support him wholeheartedly. That would yield better results than eradicating the foxes around him. Plus she failed once in the game
Indeed history is like this, there are countries born out of ‘freedom’, ‘revenge’ and ‘agreements’ where in it always involved the citizens in it, and without them, even my own nation wouldn’t have existed.