Continental Hero Senki

The following 26 December.

Information obtained from the prisoners was reported to His Highness Emilia and Mr. Fine. On the size, composition, and morale of the soldiers of the national sect in the garrison of Schumperk.

Huh? Torture? No, no, I'm not torturing you.

Torture is a good lie for a lot of people to get away from the pain. Because if you don't have enough skill to tell if it's a lie or a truth, you could be at a disadvantage by being danced to the worst of false information.

Ma'am, aside from the specific methods of interrogation, it was the information about the enemy commanders that His Highness Emilia and others were most interested in.

"Commanding the two divisions of the Schumperk garrison... is Lieutenant General Herbert Rebar of the Republic Army"

When I told them that, they couldn't hide their surprises. Naturally. When I heard this too, I was quite surprised.

Herbert Rebar.

A man who almost swept away the Republicans in the capital, Sokolov, and turned the foundations of the national sect into a cornerstone.

Notoriety and its methods, particularly in the annihilation of Letna National Park on 15 November, had even reached Carbina, a royalist stronghold.

"Lieutenant General, does that mean you were promoted in the medal then?"

"That's what happens."

That Lieutenant General Rebel seems to be hated in the national sect as well. Naturally. It's such an out-of-town way. Sure, the amount of arms that swept away the republicans in a short period of time and efficiently and the ability to execute their outward ways without hesitation is a big deal......

"Well, regardless of what he did, now I know a lot about the hostility. And then what do we do with Schumperk?"

"We should attack."

It was Mr. Fine, the intelligence officer, who said that in a way that made me feel good about my dialogue.

"Lieutenant General Rival is, indeed, a horrible man. But I still think we should attack."

"... a lot of strength, but what's the argument?

"This is it."

With that said, Mr. Feene has shown me the material. Sounds like information the royalists originally had, not information gathered by the Ostmarc Empire.

"... I see, indeed, this is serious"

"Isn't it?

Mr. Feene had a slight smile. It comes a little dodgy when people who don't usually smile accidentally smile. I couldn't help but say, "I'm gonna fall in love with you!" Makes me want to scream, "well, now it's better than that.

I will give the materials to Her Highness Emilia as they are. Then His Highness nodded as he was convinced, too.

"Does Lieutenant General Rival mean he specializes in policing?"

"That's what you're gonna say."

Lieutenant General Herbert Rebar gave me information from Mr. Fine.

In the 617 calendar year of the Continental Calendar, he graduated as Deputy Secretary of the Gendarmerie Section of the Republican Military Academy. He continued to merit as a gendarmerie and legal officer in each of the Republic's garrisons and was promoted to colonel at the end of 631, just before the coup d 'état. He became captain of the gendarmerie of the Sokolov Garrison Guard and was further promoted to Brigadier General in 634, as well as assigned to the Capital Defence Command, promoted to Major General in 636 and commander of the same command, and when the civil war broke out and continues to this day.

Yeah, I don't have a career as a brilliant front-line commander. Mr. Fine pointed that out.

"Regardless, he has some martial arts in his battle with the republicans in the capital, Sokolov. That means you must have a lot of experience in city warfare. But in the field, where tens of thousands meet together, you probably don't have talent."

It's not a big deal to organize and command tens of thousands of troops, and it's certainly not something you wear overnight. If that's the case, I don't need a cadet school in this world.

Rebar is also highly capable of serving as a military officer in charge of policing, such as the gendarmerie, which is why he must have emerged. It must be quite capable that he was promoted to lieutenant general by his ability to maintain law and order alone.

But at the price of that, he has little field experience. Such is the four brigades, or two divisions, of the incoming collection that retreated from each garrison with the fall of the fortress.

Whatever you think, the U.N. crowd. This is an excellent opportunity for a Schumperk offensive.

But before that, one question arises. The first person to speak of it was His Highness Emilia.

"But why is he on the front line like that...?

As I have said many times, Lieutenant General Rival is not the man on the front line. He's a general who backs down and specializes in policing. He is not the man who leads two divisions in the field.

"In view of Letna National Park, there is something trapping..."

Her Royal Highness Emilia's anxiety is good. It is only natural to suspect that there is something unnatural. Even more notorious is Herbert Rebel.

But I have a different view of it.

"Or maybe they're understaffed"

"... what do you mean?

"Not that I have any certainty..."

At present, this republic is a military dictatorship. And the dictator is also a creature who cares about betrayal between East and West in ancient times.

If you keep winning, or if everything is going well, you gain the trust of your people. But once it leans in the negative direction, so does trust from your people at once.

Currently, dictator Edvart Harha has lost to the Royalists in the eastern part of the Republic. When you start losing, you're going to be separated by a human being who says "survive on a winning horse". And unfortunately, the world is dominated by guys who want to ride winning horses.

The republicans are already falling, but the royalists are gaining strength. That by the time their loyalty to the haha starts to shake, the ones who want to ride the winning horse. And I care about betrayal. Don't you also admirably find Harha...

Well, I don't know if I'm hitting it because I'm laying assumptions on assumptions and I'm just guessing from them. There's not even circumstantial evidence, it's a hopeful observation.

But Mr. Fine had the ingredients to reinforce that observation.

"Perhaps the Major is right"

"What do you mean?

"It is certain that there are still many generals in the national sect. There are many who can lead at least two divisions and also fall into the competent category in the national sect. Maybe 20."

"But General Harha did not choose from those 20, and sent Lieutenant General Rebar to the front..."

"Yep."

Then this could really be a good opportunity.

I tell you in a resolute voice that His Highness Emilia has decided that too.

"We will have an operational meeting with royalist executives. Even if Lieutenant General Rebel and I had a trap, it wouldn't be a problem if we moved it before we let it. Mr. Yuzef, gather them immediately."

"Okay."

Thus, a slightly busy atmosphere surrounded the fortress towards the Schumperk offensive.

Gather Silesian army executives and royalist executives for operational meetings to share information. Discussing hate rivals, the royalists were also gaining morale.

All four divisions stationed in the fortress made steady preparations for the start of the operation.

But that ended up just getting ready. Because the unexpected happened at 14.30 on 28 December, the day after the operational meeting.

A man came to report the shock to us.

"At the north gate of the fortress comes a man named Herbert Rebar, Lieutenant General of the Republic Army!