Continental Hero Senki

1 December 638 Continental Calendar. The season is completely winter.

The Kingdom of Silesia is colder than usual. It's just not snowing. It's still better, but temperatures tread mildly over to negative areas. This would be what cold can do to a nail with a banana.

But thanks to that, I should say. Silesia's first civil war has put a formidable enemy, General Winter, in a glued state before it.

The Duke of Rosenstock territory, located in the north-central part of the Kingdom of Silesia, was used as the base for the moment by His Highness Emilia and others who took off the King's capital. The size and economic power of the territory is inferior to that of other Duke houses, as it is the shallowest house in history as a Duke family.

"So what's the status quo?

Ask Maya, who probably has the best idea of the current situation, how this civil war went.

"With His Royal Highness Emilia safe, the Kings have told me about this side except for some. Grand Duke... No, it doesn't make any difference that the rebels are more numerous"

"Let's just think it's better not to be isolated and helpless. Which nobleman was divided into enemy allies?

With that said, Mr. Maya retrieved the map. A map within the Kingdom of Silesia, color-coded into three colors, at the same time that each territory is written by which nobility it is ruled.

"Blue is our king, red is the rebel, white is neutral."

"... neutral?

Neutral under this circumstance?

"You might say opportunistic"

"Oh, I see."

Reality neutrality. Unless there's more to it than that, it's opportunistic. Cool to say, realism.

When I looked at the map, I just said that the proportion of kings, grand dukes, and neutrals was 3: 6: 1. The Kings focus east on the Vistula River, which flows through central Silesia, the Grand Duchy distributes west on the Vistula River, and most of the Neutralists are concentrated in the southern border region.

"The question is, why the South?"

"Perhaps I am concerned about the movement of the Ostmarc Empire"

The prince of the Ostmarc Empire, Valter's son of a bitch, is trying to incite the Silesian separatists within the Empire to crush the opposing Silesian allies. Grand Duke Carroll joined hands with that Prince Valter.

If partisans become mainstream in the Empire, they cannot defend their territory and interests unless they take sides with the Grand Duke and hence with Prince Valter in the partition war that will soon take place.

But there is also the fact that His Highness Emilia openly showed friendship with the Ostmarc Empire during the Castelletto Conference. Given that the Silesian allies are mainstream within the Ostmarc Empire at the moment, it is dangerous to express support here to the Grand Duchy in a hurry. Because if an empire intervenes in a civil war that eliminates the splinter, there will almost certainly be no future for the Grand Duke.

"I don't know which to choose at the moment, is that what you mean"

"That's the thing. In this case, the Southern Neutralist nobility said it was up to the Ostomark Empire to support the Kings."

But I don't know. In view of the partisan obstruction within this Ministry of Information and the political influence of Valter "The Prince," is the partisan's organizational power greater than I thought?

Mr. Feene is dealing with me now in Esterburg, the Imperial Capital, but if Mr. Feene is dodgy, it's not a good idea... No, I know it's okay because if I dodge it, the Linz family itself will be in jeopardy, and she and her father will work hard, but the problem is time.

"I just want to bring the situation to more than five minutes until the situation in the Ostmarc Empire improves"

"Right. I think that includes our military victory."

"I agree"

No matter how small. If the Kings rule a military victory, they will have a great deal of influence at home and abroad.

Even in previous lives, there have been many instances where military victories have shaken the international situation.

"But moving the army in the winter is a challenge. I don't have to know if it's a local battle like the Silesia-Karlsbert war, and this time the battlefield is pretty wide. There will be a lot of inconvenience in terms of soldier stations, power dispersion and command"

"Right......"

They have many junior officers, mainly young officers, who have limited their power to the Grand Duchy. And most of them weren't kinsmen of the great nobility. That is to say, there were many people who were disgusted by the great nobility from the beginning and had a foundation to become kings, or who knew how to be His Highness Emilia's people.

I guess that also means, in turn, that the reasons for the Grand Duke's support lie in the "noble interest".

If we poke there, would we be able to sharpen the other side of the battle?

As for the barracks...... I want to have a head considering winter. Mostly Radek.

The supply problem is troublesome. This continent, where there is not even a railway, relies more or less on local levy to say replenishment. Of course, we do transport from the rear area and use pre-prepared munitions warehouses.

But wouldn't it be a little impossible to have a local exodus in a winter silesia where the earth struggles to live frozen...? Besides, the winter march drains the health of soldiers...

"For one thing, will you wait until spring arrives?

"I'm not going that way. I am concerned about trends in the Union of Livonia Nobles and the Eastern Continental Empire. I want results as soon as possible in order to restrain his country"

Do you mean to send troops for political reasons while anxiety remains at the barracks? I have a bad feeling about that. Will it be okay?

If you win, it's a place of great political influence, and a little warm so that there is as little exhaustion by the march as possible, so why not a place that doesn't affect replenishment...... Such a convenient place......,

"Ah."

"Hmm?"

Oh, my God, there is. There seems to be a convenient place. The question is how the enemy forces will get out, but is it worth a try...?

"Did you come up with a plan?

"I don't know if it's a good idea, and I'm not too sure."

It's a pop out suggestion. I do not know if it is politically and strategically correct.

"Your suggestions are just places worth listening to. Let me ask you something."

A place that does not strain soldiers and military stations, and has political influence, is just five days southwest of the Duke of Rosenstock territory.

"It's Torn, a town along the Vistula River."

When I said that, Mr. Maya tilted her neck.

"Torn......? But it's just a town, isn't it? You gonna attack that place?

"Yes."

I'm taking the torn.

... Sorry, it's nothing.

"Torn is right, there is nothing. But there's a town called Torn... well, it's got geopolitical interests."

"Geopolitical interests?

"Yes."

Torn is now a town on the border between the Grand Duchy and the Kings, and quite close to five days in the army from the Duke of Rosenstock territory. And from Torn to Sironsk, the king's capital, is usually 10 days away in the march and a few days away in the cavalry's forcible army.

"If we secure Torn, the same goes for sticking a knife in Grand Duke Carroll's throat."

And no matter what the reality, we can also hustle and tell that "the Kings captured the Grand Duchy's stronghold of Sironsk, the king's capital, into range". It could be used for external operations that do not know the details.

Also don't miss the point where Torn says it's along the Vistula River. With Torn at the border, the Grand Duchy is divided upstream and downstream.

A river is a treasure for water transport. Send supplies upstream to downstream and downstream to upstream. Much more efficient transportation than a carriage. It is quite important to secure that.

"I mean, does your suggestion mean 'strangle Grand Duke Carroll while sticking a knife up his throat'?

"What is it?"

"You said it."

No, it is, but it's kind of awful to imagine.

"But it sounds like a good thing, but why are you 'unsure' of this proposal?

"It's easy. Because the Grand Duke knows how important it is."

The Grand Duke will have an expert in strategy just as well. Even if you don't say Torn, you should wonder if some city along the river will be targeted.

"So it is likely that we are consolidating our defenses. What do we do with it?"

"How to disperse enemy power," you mean.

"That's the thing. Or there was one problem."

"... you still have it?

"Yep. Maybe this one's more serious."

Rather, it is also an issue that needs to be handled as soon as possible in order to hold the trend for future civil wars.

"He hasn't been well, Emilia."

"... right. It's been blocked ever since."

Mr. Maya dropped his shoulder.

He can't easily solve this problem with a girlfriend he's known longer than me or Sarah. I know how your Highness feels.

But you have to get back on your feet.

Talk about the morale of your allies.

"Maybe you'll have to do it without His Highness"

We need to win for His Highness Emilia, that's what I've thought.