The potion went well with sales.
Caorle didn't want to make a lot of money in the potion apart, but with the money, there's also more that he can do.
Caorle first rented a gardened house outside the civilian district. It is a big house with a little season in it. And there lived the former stray children, the children who are now members of the "Eye of the Goddess". And I tried so hard to make him look snug and get a normal job.
Restaurant service, everything in the city, stalls in the square...
Instead, there are many occupations where information is easy to gather.
Takoyaki modoki, seabream-roasted modoki, udon modoki, etc. conceived by Caorle were sold in the stalls and were quite prosperous. Teppanyako and seabream grill moulds were ordered from everyone in the workshop. Of course, as a job, I paid properly.
And apart from the sale of potions, the salvation efforts by the fully healed 'Tears of the Goddess' were also caorles that secretly continued, but they never said anything about their discovery activities, whether they were open secrets or what.
Grateful hearts for caorles from the people had spread, and they were no longer in a situation where irrational treatment of caorles from nobles, temples, etc., was allowed.
Caorle's position within the kingdom was no longer cheap.
Occasionally, suspicious contacts appear, but for some reason, after drinking the tea served by Caorle, he honestly talks about his plans, so he signals and asks the person in plain clothes who seems to be giving me an escort… or watch… to pick it up.
Caorle had no intention of engaging with a military state, let alone a religious state.
But the situation was changing dramatically, without the knowledge of Caorle, who was oblivious to the international situation.
"Your Majesty, the Empire has moved!
"What! So, which way is the invasion! Via the Kingdom of Acid or on the side of the Holy Nation!
To the King's question, the soldier who came to report answered with a slightly confused voice.
"Well, that's a direct invasion of our country across the mountains."
"" "What..." "
Both the king and the cabinet members who had refrained from being around leaked surprises.
You're telling me you let a heavily armed soldier cross that rugged route across the mountains?
What are you going to do about transporting supplies when you say you can't even use a carriage?
There are endless questions, but if you say you've crossed them, you can't help it.
"What about the force?
"Ha, roughly 30,000. But it seems that less than 10,000 of them were transport personnel, half of them turned back across the mountains again, and the remaining 5,000 pulled the assembled luggage."
"Has the husband returned the weapon or disassembled luggage that is no longer necessary after he has carried it? So, 20,000 soldiers, 5,000 heavy defeated graduates..."
Immediately an emergency meeting was held and a response was decided.
Long stretched east and west, the Kingdom of Baltimore, the king's capital, Gurua, is located on the east side. The western end, the point of invasion, is the furthest from the king's capital, and there is still time. But the slower it gets, the greater the damage to the invaded town. Perhaps more than normal was expected to be done for the collection of supplies that would be scarce.
40,000 troops to fight back, 4,000 heavy defeated graduates.
It is advantageous in terms of replenishment because it is within the country itself, and the number of weights needs to be small. Unlike enemies, carriages can also be used.
Pure combat power includes an immediate launch with a force that doubles the opponent's.
Immediately, though, it will take a few days, from the convocation to the preparation of supplies...
"No horseback riding, 20,000 troops... You think you can win this?
One of the cabinet members shrugged.
"No, it may still go on with the second and third battalions across the mountain. Half of the heavy losers are turning back..."
"Um, and instead of going for the King's Capital, I might be going to occupy the West and sit down and slowly prepare to invade the King's Capital. There's also the ability to conjure up carriages from all over the world, or to rapidly build simple things."
"Well, the rear was good in the friendly kingdom of Brancott. I don't care what's behind it. I can help the West. Because both the Kingdom of Brancott and the Kingdom of Acid know that if our country falls, it will be our country next, so there can be no betrayal first."
"Uhm, that's the only reassuring ingredient..."
The meeting continued even after the basic policy had been decided, and the practitioners ran away to call for troops and prepare supplies and carriages.
Start a war.
There is no declaration of war, but troops from other countries have invaded across the border. Nothing but a state of war.
Wang Du went out of his way, but not all of them had that much of a sad look.
It was well known that the Arigo Empire was investing in military power, but the empire's finances, like being half-isolated by steep mountain ranges, were not very rich and the population was slightly smaller than in other countries. On top of that, if it were an invasion across the mountains, we would not be able to ride horses, carry large quantities of weapons and supplies, nor would we be able to fully exert our power.
In addition, there is a sufficient distance to the Wang capital. In the unlikely event that we allow the enemy to advance, there is ample room to escape. If you don't even fit in at the scene during the battle, there's no such thing as getting killed later. There are no conquerors who would kill all the people of the occupied country. Because of future tax revenues, they can only be put under control as a new citizen, and for the civilian population there is no big difference just because the person above changes. As long as you don't even suffer from looting.
A few days after the report of the invasion, the main army marched out of the king's capital with soldiers gathered from the eastern territories. After this, the Lords of the West meet sequentially as they advance.
Will they be allied enemies on the move with each other, or will they attack simple enemy positions that have consolidated their defenses... In this world of slow transmission of information, it was difficult to know exactly what was going on with the enemy.
The General is in command of the army. There's nothing like a king on the front lines. It is only for the king to keep his side in the royal castle. However, in the case of defeat, the neck shall be given in place of the people. That was the job, and the price of immense power.
It's already been seven days since the army marched out of Wang Du.
King Serge had come to a meeting with his cabinet with his brother Roland.
"The number of days it took for the enemy invasion report to arrive, the number of days it took to prepare the soldiers, and seven days from the launch. If the enemy is advancing without sitting down, when they are approaching each other..."
"Yes, even if we combine the fact that the march of enemies without horses will be slow, that our army is avoiding exhausting soldiers by force, we think it's time."
One of the cabinet members answers the king's whine.
"But it can also be seen, a few days after the decree will arrive, or..."
Given the number of days it took for us to deploy, it was reasonable to assume that the enemy location was seven to eight days from the Wang capital. But there's no way to know now if that's true.
Most importantly, the Arigo Empire, whose battlefields are blocked by mountains far from the border, would be more than ten days away, even if it were to use early horses to find out that the battle had begun.
When the meeting became a process of waiting for information, the decree rushed in.
"Orders! Arigo Imperial Army breaks in from the border with the Holy Nation of Rueda, with about 20,000 soldiers!
"Oh my God!!
The meeting room became a fuss.
It did not take into account simultaneous invasion from more than one side. For this reason, the soldiers of the King's Capital Defense are also left behind. Also, the Lords Army near the eastern end did not make it from the Wang capital in time, and all the troops that arrived late in the Wang capital have kept them waiting around the Wang capital as a backpacking force. Together they are fifteen thousand.
Fewer enemies from the Holy Nation side, but if it's a defensive battle, there's nothing wrong with a smaller number of enemies. Exactly, it would be difficult if the force difference exceeded three times, but the defensive side would have been advantageous if it had been 20,000 to 15,000.
But it is only 'if we fight Cage Castle and eventually win', in which case the towns on the enemy's path will be ravaged and plundered. In addition, the long-running Battle of Cage Castle will cause a lot of damage.
Even more problematic was' the Holy Nation has made enemies'.
Only the coastal part of the northwest can the Empire break into the Holy Nation. This means that the report of the invasion of the Imperial Army could have been immediately communicated to the Kingdom of Balmore. And the Neutralized Holy Nation was supposed to stop the empire and request relief from nations. Yet I had no news. That means the Holy Nation is on the side of the Empire, nothing more.
"I won't be able to contact the main army in time from now on. Even if you flip it in front of your enemies poorly, you will be devastated if it hits you from the back. The only way to do this is to issue a warrant and let them know what's going on, destroy the enemy, and then let them go back. Until then, cage in the king's capital and let the returning main army attack you from behind your enemies."
"But if the goal is to buy time by attracting the main force, won't the enemy retreat and settle inside as they slouch away from engaging?
Different opinions come from the cabinet. All of them are particular opinions, but there are few options.
And in the end, the main army was given a policy of reporting the situation and directing the succession, the battle of Wang Du Cage Castle in the current force.
The following day, a messenger from the Holy Land of Rueda arrived at the Royal Palace.
He was a man named Cardinal, and his servants, in a luxurious carriage.
With a protégé from the Pope, who wanted to be loved by the goddess and protect the girl before being besieged by the Empire, to escape the city that would be a battlefield.
It's a farce.
We all knew it well, starting with the king.
Brother Wang Roland said to the cabinet members who insist they reject it resolutely and drive it back.
"No, let me see Caorle, let me persuade him directly"
Surprised, fiercely opposed cabinet members.
The king, who is well aware of his brother, Roland, has a nimble look.
Roland continued his words.
"However, Caorle will be told everything in detail and accurately."
It reminds me of Caorle's previous ways of doing things, words and deeds, and the circle of laughter gradually widens between the cabinet members.
And it was by unanimity that Roland's proposal was adopted.