61 – Why is that person like that?
“… ”
Clara quickly walked out of Nelson’s room.
It was as if she could see deep pain and anger in her appearance, even with tears in her eyes.
As a result, people who saw her got out of the way, widening their distance.
But,
Right now at this moment.
The feelings in her heart,
It was completely different from what the angry face was showing.
fear.
And no.
The fact that I narrowly got out of a situation where I could have fallen into abyss if I moved for a moment.
It was still making her feel like her heart was shrinking.
‘… danger… I did it… really… ‘
Just before, General Nelson, who had shown a clear will to bring back Cromwell in front of her, no matter what.
Seeing her still showing off her undying affection for the man, despite having gone over to the rebels, Clara was automatically seized with a deep sense of uneasiness.
In fact, the biggest reason for his departure was General Neto’s annoyance, but more than that, her betrayal was decisive.
Clara tried to get rid of Cromwell by conspiring with General Neto through feuding.
Although, from her point of view, she still thought it was an inevitable choice for success, apart from that, Clara was very aware of the dangers of this at this moment.
It was a woman named Nelson who could literally lay down her life for Cromwell.
If so, she
What if Clara found out that he had betrayed and tried to kill the man?
And because of this, if you find out that Cromwell left for the rebels to survive…
From that moment on, it was clear that Nelson would do anything to throw Clara into hell.
‘I shouldn’t have shown these feelings… damn. Because I was so nervous, I almost gave a big shock.’
Fortunately, the improvisation that came to my mind right after that…
At Clara’s acting, which expresses her disgust for Cromwell by citing the reason he is a traitor, Nelson is eventually deceived and succeeds in putting out the urgent fire.
However, even if the immediate danger was removed, the situation was still by no means over.
No, considering what’s to come, Clara knew that this was just the beginning.
‘damn! This is why I never wanted to come here! All of a sudden, that son of a bitch made things weird… ‘
It was Clara who had remained in the Maple Region when there was work of the Morks in the past.
As much as the danger of General Bagoin had disappeared, Clara originally intended to accompany General Neto, thinking that she needed to tail him again.
Unfortunately, she had the task of rectifying the knights left behind after Olivier ran away.
If it was a very embarrassing case, this in itself was not bad in that she became the leader of the knights that she had always wanted from being an adjutant.
But,
The current situation following that.
At General Neto’s order to go south with him, Clara had no choice but to accept it while feeling upset inside.
Intimacy with General Neto was also intimacy, but
Above all, as rumors were circulating that the Empire might dispatch an investigation team in relation to the failure of the Mok tribe incident, she also needed to save herself as much as possible.
It was clear that the situation had literally deteriorated out of control in the case of being caught in the sharp surveillance of the investigative team and unluckily touching the ‘truth’.
In order to avoid this as much as possible, she had no choice but to come here with General Neto…
Now, she was belatedly regretting her choice.
‘Maybe it would have been better to have been investigated… I never thought that bitch would be like that even after becoming a general… ‘
Still, coming here, Clara expected that Nelson’s feelings for Cromwell would have broken quite a bit.
It was the result of judging that it was unlikely that even a general would still have a crush on a traitor who had gone over to the enemy.
But.
She had no choice but to admit that she had completely misjudged.
Far from breaking his heart for Cromwell, he was still brisk,
No, rather Nelson, who is feeling stronger enough to feel like an obsession.
In this situation, if the truth were to be revealed, it was obvious what she would do with the tremendous power of a general.
‘Fortunately, we still don’t know the truth, but in the unlikely event that it should ever be revealed! It was comforting that there were only three people left who knew the secret: Richard, me, and General Neto… ‘
All three of them are the people who are most deeply involved in this work and are in a situation where it is not easy to even withdraw their hands.
With the thought that they should keep their mouths shut for now,
She felt the need to discuss this with Richard, who had come with her first.
‘Why did things come to this point… Cromwell After that person left, nothing has gone back to normal. I was relieved at best when the wolf called General Bagoin left, but this time it was like a lion sitting in front of me… ‘
Lamenting the fact that she had fallen into a situation that was more dangerous than when she was being questioned by Bagoin, Clara began to curse Neto excitedly for making her face such a crisis inside.
‘What is that person good at? Doesn’t war end up being ruined by warfare, and don’t you try to do something that doesn’t work for no reason and make your allies turn their backs on you? Right now, Nelson is rising to the rank of General on his own here, but why is that person like that?’
General Neto, a man who at first passed on because of his family background and position, but the more he got to know him, the more he was disappointing.
Feeling regret at the fact that she had chosen that man who was standing guard like a watchdog at this moment, Clara shut the door roughly as soon as she entered her room.
While shuddering at the heavy fear that still does not go away…
*
The Imperial Army and the Rebel Army almost finished preparing for battle in a confrontational state.
In a war cloud that is slowly ripening,
General Nelson was watching the situation calmly.
A total of 30,000 rebels are currently forming formations around Fort Camden.
It was a large army created by bringing together 20,000 reinforcements, consisting of 5,000 regular troops and 15,000 militia from the north, and 10,000 regular troops originally stationed here in the South Caroline region.
On the other hand, our forces consisted of 15,000 regular troops and 2,000 militias, totaling 17,000 troops.
As it was fighting against enemies twice as many in number, it could be said that the Empire was at a disadvantage in many ways, but…
Even so, Nelson was judging that this was not a particularly unwinnable battle.
‘The number of troops clearly outweighed us. But the size of the regular army is boiling. Above all, we have one more important advantage.’
10,000 rebels gathered here under the command of General Gates.
Although they were regular soldiers, they had superior armed forces and well-equipped discipline compared to the militia. In fact, those who accounted for the largest portion of the regular army had one fatal weakness.
‘They know how foolish it is to rebel against our empire.’
The regulars in the South Carolina region have been on a losing streak to Nelson’s offensive over the past several months.
It’s not just a simple battle either.
The alienation by mobilizing the militia, the interception of supplies, and the surprise attack at night.
From the opponent’s point of view, he has led the battle by harassing him with excitement in a way that literally makes the double desire come out by itself, and then smashing it terribly.
The 10,000 rebel regular army currently gathered here was formed by scraping together the troops on the verge of being crushed by Nelson.
Because of this, although they are now quite large, morale is literally hitting rock bottom.
And, Commander Jong, who is in command of these troops, was General Horrenshaw Gates, not the skillful Marshal George or Edward Cromwell.
According to the experience of fighting in the past when he was in the north, he lacks bravery and lacks the intelligence to strategize.
Figuring out how to strategize such a person who puts his own safety first is,
And at the same time, it was never difficult for Nelson to organize tactics in a way that maximizes them.
‘War is a flow after all. Victory or defeat depends on how well you create the flow. In particular, in such a battle between a large army and a large army, a moment of distraction can lead directly to victory or defeat. then… ‘
like that,
Immediately after completing the strategy as taught by Cromwell in the past.
A deep smile began to form on Nelson’s lips.
‘wait a munite… Gates, I’ll go find him right away after I’m done with that guy. If we meet again this time, I will never miss it. Edward brother!’