51 – But we have great spirits
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Mok warchief Taiyandra.
He sees the person sitting in front of him…
Looking at General Neto, the general of the Imperial Army, he said with deep anger.
“You can never just get over it! How dare they try to kill me. I will definitely punish those dark horse tribesmen!”
“Certainly, a rebellion must be firmly rooted out in the pasture, so it wouldn’t hurt to set an example of how this happened.”
An assassination incident that occurred just before General Neto arrived.
This incident, in which an assassin was among the women donated by the Dark Horse, could be said to be the start of open rebellion by the lower tribes, who had openly opposed the words of the warchief.
Fortunately, the assassin couldn’t touch the hair of the warchief, but unfortunately, the guy escaped from the pursuit of the imperial army and ran away.
And in this regard, Warchief Taiyandra was talking about taking military action against the Dark Horse Tribe who did such a big thing.
“Thank you for noticing! I’ve ruled so mercifully for so long that they’re climbing very high. I will take this opportunity to show you what will happen if you rebel against me!”
“You do that. You dared to attack a leader recognized by the Empire. You must save the Warchief from danger by punishing him appropriately.”
“Indeed! As expected, General Neto knows what I mean. It is much better than those incompetent people who protest against war with their own people by saying, “Avoid war!”
“It is overrated. Anyway, if this happens, the formal work will be done after punishing the dark horse tribe.”
“I guess so. Because there is no way anything else will be done properly until I clean up those bastards who dare to rebel against me.”
“All right. I will tell the Governor-General to wait a moment now that things have turned out that way.”
As he said that, he couldn’t help but click his tongue inwardly as he saw the warchief burning up his fighting spirit in front of General Neto.
The civil war between the natives was not looking too good at this point, ahead of the battle with the rebels. In any case, a civil war is the act of cutting and eating one’s own flesh.
It was true that if the power of the Morks weakened, the ability to deal with the rebels would also decrease.
But,
Aside from this fact, General Neto was actively instigating the warchief.
This is because at this point, it was decided that this method was the best way to use this human efficiently.
‘I really… I couldn’t crack down on one sub-tribe and brought things to this point… No, if this guy had been a normal human being in the first place, he wouldn’t have had to go to such lengths.’
Warchief Taiyandra, who rules over the Morks while acting as a puppet of the empire.
But,
Due to Lee’s incompetent rule, lacking both ability and charisma, the Mork chieftains have remained reluctant to aid the Imperial forces despite his constant orders.
At least, it was all formally sent a small number of warriors under the pressure of the Empire’s power, and it eventually led to an assassination attempt as it is now.
Literally, the dignity of the warchief was on the ground, and General Neto seriously thought about replacing the warchief for a moment, but he had no choice but to shake his head.
In fact, since he was such an incompetent person, the Empire could safely use him.
An existence like a dog wagging its tail, satisfied with the chunk of meat the owner gave it, without even thinking about rebellion.
He didn’t like it, but since there is no puppet like him at this point, General Neto put those thoughts aside and began to think about the problem he was facing.
‘In this situation, the dispatch of troops can never be done normally. I’ve already said that if you even attempted an assassination, now that it’s like this, there’s no other way than solving the problem with your own strength.’
If you can’t do it with words, you have no choice but to show your strength in the end.
If the dark horse tribe was punished clearly here, the dignity of the chieftain who had fallen to the ground would be able to be restored right away, and through this, the dispatch request would also be able to be done normally.
‘what… There is nothing to worry about. Even so, it’s only because one of the lower tribes made a fuss… ‘
Like that, even though it was unavoidable that the time was delayed due to a strange twist, I was confident that there would be no setbacks in the plan.
General Neto began to smile quietly inwardly.
*
“That’s it! In other words, Cromwell-sama is a savior sent by God to save people from that evil empire that tramples on freedom.”
Jane ends the story with a voice full of excitement.
In response, the native woman Seri Tiekuna could only put on a dazed expression for a moment.
To be honest, Jane’s story was in many ways unbelievable.
Leading only hundreds of soldiers and fooling over 10,000 imperial troops, they won a complete victory,
He healed those who reached the threshold of death with a gesture of his hand.
Like opening the gates of heaven and calling out hundreds of angels that no one else could call out.
But,
It seems so absurd… Despite the story that would normally be regarded as the nonsense of a madman, Tiekuna at this moment was half-confident in Jane’s story, but for now she had no choice but to believe it.
She had already seen the powerful Morgant kneel in an instant right in front of her eyes.
The shock that overpowered him in an instant, who was known to be able to defeat even hundreds of soldiers,
It naturally made her think that even this absurd story might be true.
and at the same time
In this regard, a thought naturally began to appear in Tiekuna’s head.
‘First of all, until the great soul… I honestly don’t know. But… A person with that level of power would be sufficient to achieve the original purpose.’
It was Tiekuna who had come all the way here, praising him as a great soul with a lot of purpose.
I don’t know if he’s actually the great spirit of that legend or not, but at least he seems to have enough power to do what she wants, she judged.
Thinking that the plan will go better than I thought,
As it was, she cautiously began to approach the man who was talking to her brother.
*
After the duel, Chief Morgant sat politely in front of me.
Seeing him showing a clear will of submission without any hint of aggression just now, as it was right after he had definitely subdued by force, General Franklin and I calmly started talking about the future.
“So… Do you mean you want to fight the Empire with us?”
“Yes. I heard that you are also suffering from the tyranny of the warchief, the pawn of the empire. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, so why not join hands with our rebels and fight against them?”
General Franklin makes a proposal with reasonable reasons.
Regarding this, Chief Morgant looked at me and spoke in a calm voice.
“He has already been defeated in a duel. It is natural to obey the order of the winner. We, the Dark Horse Tribe, will join forces with you.”
Chief Morgant answered by revealing his intention to obey once again.
However, soon he spoke to us with seriousness.
“But it is never easy. We failed the assassination. Sooner or later, the warchief and the imperial army will come here, and we must immediately stop them with our own strength.”
“Yeah, that’s right. How much do you think their troops would be in that case?”
“The warchief can move about 10,000 troops right now. However, even if we mobilize all the elderly and children who can carry weapons, our tribe is less than 3,000.”
“I heard that you guys have other allies, so can’t we borrow their strength?”
“They know. It’s their turn if we get hit, but I’m not sure how much they’re willing to help. Everyone is afraid of taking a direct rebellion against the Empire.”
“Um… ”
In other words, the current situation means that you have to lead 3,000 soldiers made up of scraps of scraps and face 10,000 elite soldiers.
Likewise, General Franklin frowned at the urgency of the situation he faced as soon as he crossed a mountain, and so did I.
at that time.
Watching us like that, the woman named Tiekuna, who had come here at some point, began to open her mouth in a serious voice.
“As you said, this is not an easy fight. But we have great souls. You don’t have to worry about anything.”
“… Hmm… Hmm… ”
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Maybe it’s because the things she’s shown so far are drugged, Tiekuna’s eyes are shining brightly and she expresses a more burdensome level of trust.
Seeing her attitude, I cleared my throat slightly with a heavy feeling of pressure.
It was true that this situation, in which I, an atheist in the first place, was being held up as if I had become a god, was a situation I would never get used to.
‘what… Anyway, I have to win. It won’t be easy, but if we win, we’ll be able to turn the current game upside down.’
If this work was successful, it would be able to draw an active response from the Mokk tribe who were filled with dissatisfaction like lighting dry firewood.
If done well, it could really bring down the warchief and eradicate the power of the empire.
So, with the war that must be won in front of my eyes, I started thinking about how to overcome this crisis.
‘Come to think of it… Wasn’t there a quest in the past where you subjugated the Mok rebels with the Imperial Army? It wouldn’t hurt to try using it.’
A method that uses the habit of the Morks, who have strong individual fighting power but relatively weak discipline compared to the Imperial Army.
Thinking that I might be able to use it again, I cautiously began to open my mouth to the people who were looking at me with expectant eyes.