Continental Hero Senki

Shilokov moves north.

It is to modify the ruins of the abandoned village and intercept the Royal Army as an impromptu fortress.

Choosing a lasting battle is no mistake over the Imperial Army winning by number. Furthermore, there is still some flatlands around the abandoned village, and the presence of ambushes need not be taken into account because it is easy to defy enemies.

It is a very unfavourable battlefield for the Royal Army. Instead, I just regretted that I should have fought here from the beginning.

If we can get a full attitude here and intercept the Royal Silesian Army, which will strike out with the margin of victory, it doesn't matter what the defeat ahead is. That, it should have been.

But before the arrival of the Royal Army, before the Imperial Army built a simplified fortress, a decree came from the General Command - that is, the Emperor Sergei.

The content is concise and clear.

"... retreat," he said!?

"Yes, it's in the decree."

"Stupid. You want me to back off with the humiliation of defeat!

"That is in His Majesty's will. His Majesty told Admiral Shilokov that he would not be held responsible for the retreat, nor would he be relieved of his responsibility for the loss."

"... do you want me to step back?"

From the abandoned village where Shilokov is, further north.

The Imperial Army Headquarters and General Command deploying in the Lake Marsh area were scrutinizing reports from each battlefield and reporting to the Emperor.

"May I, Your Grace?"

"I don't mind. Now is not the time to diminish your power without darkness."

The emperor Sergei replied obliviously to Michael Kreutzer, a man close by.

"We are outnumbered. If so, you don't have to force yourself to attack and stick to winning. Is there anyone who can make this happen to our Imperial Army in a protracted war?

"If the barracks are safe, we're talking about"

"Don't worry about that either. Beyond securing Gdansk and deporting the Royal Silesian Army from northeastern Silesia, the supply route has been able to be secured in almost complete form. If that's not enough, you can crush it around Lasquino and use that port over there."

"So is that. But they are now bowing down to us by abandoning Silesia. The existence of the Independents is somewhat depressing, but that is in the forthcoming diplomatic negotiations…"

"Oh, we can swallow them into our country without fighting - no, we can get them back. I hope this happens every time. You don't know the Kingdom of Silesia."

"My country dies. Any country would be somewhat resistant."

"Right. Tell that dialogue to the Raskino guys too."

Ha-ha-ha, and laughing emperor Sergei. He had plenty of room for the mighty.

Behind that spare grin, Kreutzer knows that there's another point. I am very interested in how the world will change when it is revealed.

"You don't have to tell me. I'll understand soon."

"Right."

The two laugh, look at the map.

Saying the Kingdom of Silesia, with a grin again at its best location.

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"Definitely?

"Definitely. It also seems that we have completely abandoned the construction of the position, and we do not see any children in the abandoned village."

"What do you mean...?

When I heard the information that the Imperial Army was gone, honestly, I doubted my ears.

Is this the deaf protagonist?

"Does that mean a chance at pursuit?

Sarah says that when she was hearing reports from the side. As for leading the cavalry, that would be where you want to try to chase them.

But, well, I don't think it's going to be that easy.

"I hope the other general is incompetent enough to make me do that, but unfortunately it's the extreme of incompetence to execute the operation in anticipation of the enemy general being incompetent. Let's not."

"Well, so is that. I figured out that the enemy wasn't stupid either."

inferior to Yuzef, but adds Sarah.

I'll say that all the time soon. It's a boulder Sarah, but it's embarrassing, so let's be the protagonists of deafness here.

"But that's surprising. When I heard the Imperial Army had moved to an abandoned village, I thought it was something that was going to make the transition to a lasting war, but I can't believe I just pulled out..."

"You mean the guy who's not bound to win is the commander?

"I don't know. And we were building a position along the way..."

Then there is one conclusion.

I would have liked to have fought, but it would have meant that an evacuation order was issued from above.

Further above the regiment that moves tens of thousands, this can already be considered an order from the Commander-in-Chief, that is, from the Emperor Sergei.

But the emperor's own withdrawal order is also a dangerous act that can discredit his authority and the trust of his men if he is bad. I don't know how their decision-making process went, but isn't this a good opportunity...?

"Yuzef?"

No, it's dangerous to assume enemy mistakes. You should think of it as a result of putting something around it.

Did I just say that the most likely thing is, "There's no reason to stick to a small tactical victory because you're winning anyway"? This means that the strategic victory is the same even if we have already grasped it.

This... well, I guess so. At a time when we are virtually rendering Ostmarc incapacitated, Silesia is isolated and helpless. Not a single chance of winning.

"Yuzef."

If the enemy is convinced of a strategic victory and renounces a tactical victory, then there is a way to do it.

There is a saying in my favorite character dialogue that "a pile of tactical victories does not necessarily lead to strategic victories". But right now, let's bet the pile of tactical victories is a stoning stone to strategic victory.

Their strategic victory conditions will definitely be seen as after April, when the snow melts, the mud dries and the march becomes unaffordable. If we revive Ostmarc by the end of March, then we have no problem.

One of the tactical victories needed to do that was prepared by the Imperial Army.

I mean, the battle just now. This gave Silesia a temporal respite when the Imperial Army abandoned its tactical victory for a strategic victory.

Again, this place is as initially planned... no, on better terms than it was initially, at the next stage...

"Yuzef, are you listening!?

Bessi, I can relax with the sound and the pain I miss.

When I realized it, Sarah seemed to have decoupled my forehead.

It's been a long time, this feeling.

"Don't ignore me anymore. I was talking to you earlier..."

"Sorry, I was thinking"

"Say that's what Yuzef does... well fine. So, what do we do after all? Sounds like you've been thinking about something, but do you have any changes?

"Oh... no, you don't. He just said he wouldn't fight in pursuit. Finally, the second phase of the operation."

"All right, here we come."

Sarah gasps.

It always feels good to mention the werewolf smoke of counterattack.

"I meet Marshal Yogihez and senior Ilia and stuff the chain of command. Sarah wants Radek to hasten the development of a supply plan and a march plan."

"Copy that. I'll get this one ready."

"Please."

Well, and.

Long time no see, I guess I'll go see Mr. Feene.