"A quarter of a million aristocratic coalition troops came forward for the Fontana family's conquest. There are fewer than I thought, but what happens...."
Looking at the parchment where the information was written in the Mansion of King's Landing, he snapped.
Since then, by the king's surroundings, he has been pursued for the death of his forefathers, and he has been carefully punished.
I don't intend to stay like this, but I may need to be quiet for a while.
Take a deep sigh and look again at the information you brought me.
King Doren's royal decree led an army to the north to conquer Fontana.
The number seems to have reached about 250,000.
To be honest, this is a little less.
The reason is obvious.
Even though the royal family ordered all the nobles to crush Fontana, there were nobles who did not leave the army.
House Resolute and House Rheinzatz.
Does it mean that the rumors of the examples have become more true?
The former hegemonic aristocracy and the current largest aristocracy have not moved.
As a result, the coalition forces, which headed north with the Menmen as allies, inevitably had to leave reserves for the two aristocracies that stood west and south.
Instead, you often said you could give 250,000.
Some would say that there is a large amount of what you get when you conquer the Fontana family.
Of course it's salt.
Salt that is different from royalty, such as the sacred salt that the church has newly begun selling, is said to be produced in Fontana territory.
The salt is said to originate in Balka.
It is said that militant knights who originally came from peasants but have always fought in the forefront in the battles the Fontana family has waged in recent years are making salt.
If we could capture the Barca family at dawn, when we could attack Fontana territory, it would be obvious how much it would benefit.
Therefore, he would have responded to the call as a coalition force, despite the dangerous presence behind him.
The Fontana family died while our lord, Lord Carlos, was escorting the king, but the battle was won in a series.
But no matter how many, the Fontana army won't make it 50,000.
The maneuverable beast units that attacked the Percival House are dangerous, but the numbers are too different.
... perhaps Lord Knight Leon, who was working in King's Landing, will see the time and bring about harmony.
Now the King and his surroundings have driven me from the center, but if I could move, then it would be.
Mediate harmony through Lord Leon and subordinate the Fontana family to the royal family.
Then we should be back in the middle again.
Another thing to be aware of is the trend of the Rheinzats and the Resorte.
We'll have to see how those two houses work.
I am prepared to respond immediately to future movements while confirming what I need to do.
But what happened?
Even now, I still have a bad feeling about it.
"What do you mean? What did you just say? Report it again."
"Yes, the coalition forces have begun a battle against each other to crush the Fontana family. Many of the aristocrats who joined the Allied forces have requested help from the royal family."
"That's stupid. The Menmen would have commanded the Allies as allies. What is House Menmen doing?"
"I'm afraid that's... The Menmen, in response to several other aristocracy within the Allied forces, began an invasion of the aristocracy in the north. To prevent it, northern aristocracy and other aristocracy forces associated with it collided with the Menmen and the Allies split into two."
"Is that true? I don't know what that means. Rather, what happened to Fontana? The Allies were headed for Fontana's crusade. Shouldn't the Fontana Territory be just ahead of your eyes and nose?"
"That's the uncertain information... I was confused to hear about it."
"It doesn't matter. You don't have to hide the information you've gathered."
"Yes, the 250,000 Allied troops assembled in the King's Land began marching towards Fontana territory. We then proceeded to see the territory of the current Fontana territory in the former Carmus territory. But there, the Allies encountered a wall in Fontana territory. Looks like you've lost your destination."
"... walls? What the hell is that?
"I don't know. It is an undisputed wall. It appears that there were walls all along the border of the territory to protect Fontana. According to the Allied forces who confirmed it, they continue to follow the invasion route to the north."
"... I can't believe it. Isn't that a fantasy? But I see. Walls, huh? If that's true, how does it lead to a fight?
"Yes, it appears that the Allies have chosen to attack the castle to cross the Wall after confirming the Wall. The Allies have launched an offensive from the former Karmas territory towards the north. However, it seems that the attack failed."
"You're telling me that a few Allies failed? No, if there were such a long wall, the defense would be tough... But the line of defense that has lasted so long seems unsuitable for protection... What the hell happened?
"All Allied supplies have been burned. The Allies seem to have lost their food."
Did they burn your food?
... yeah, I completely forgot.
Fighting the Fontana and Menmen before the king's escort.
Perhaps the same thing happened in that battle?
Yes, I remember.
At that time, the Fontana army succeeded in defending itself against an overwhelming number of Menmen.
Oh, my God.
The Menmen also stopped the Fontana 1000 Vulcans from marching against 40,000.
And the tactics I took at that time were to burn the troops.
A flying mobile weapon held by Barca.
Wasn't it about introducing something that would be an airship?
I was in the city of Fontana at that time, so I never actually saw what that airship would look like.
But the plane that flew through the sky burned down the above-ground pantry, and the Menmen were unable to move.
Afterwards, he approached Fontana territory, but was unable to break through his defenses and found harmony.
I wonder if something similar to House Menmen has been given the same hand twice.
Perhaps he was too distracted by the long wall.
But I don't think there's any excuse for the failure.
After all, when I led 40,000 troops, I was depressed by food shortages.
This time there are 250,000 soldiers.
It must be even more difficult to keep the army moving.
"No, wait a minute. Well... there's no food for the army. In order to eliminate it, it is usually the royal road that is plundered from enemy lands. However, the Fontana territory, which should be invaded, is protected by the Wall. I mean...."
"Exactly. The losing Menmen demanded food from the surrounding aristocracy. However, due to the effects of the previous great earthquake, it seems that no noble domain was rich in accumulation. Somehow, even though the battle continued, the Fontana realm never showed signs of falling, and the Allies were forced to retreat temporarily without even being able to enter Fontana."
"Maybe you were chased during that retreat? To Fontana's cavalry."
"You're right. Apparently Fontana attacked the Allies with only a small number of cavalry in the middle of the night."
I see. I guess so. Fontana should be very good at ambushing, especially Barca. Did you take the head off the ambush?
"No, but Fontana made a big difference in the ambush. We started fighting each other."
"I see. It was a coalition of forces that retreated from a castle battle with no results, and there were 250,000 humans at night. It's no wonder you fought back against someone you thought you were attacking in the dark, and you couldn't tell if they were on your side."
"That's not all. Later reports suggest that Fontana's cavalry went further south after ambushing the retreating coalition forces. To bake more food."
"... Speaking of which, I told you earlier, right? The Menmen have invaded the aristocracy of the North in concert with some of the aristocracy within the Allied forces. Is that what happened when you asked for food?
"... it seems so. Then, it seems that the military control was disturbed and ran into looting. That was the decision, and the Allies completely lost their unity. Confrontations within coalition forces, food distribution issues, and clashes between aristocracy and coalition forces in the attacked territories have made it difficult for the Menmen on the ground alone to resolve the situation."
"What a fool. But there's nothing we can do about asking the royal family for that rescue. After all, what we did to destroy the Percival and Fontana was not a dispatch of our own troops, but a mobilization by order of the King."
"Yes, so the royal family requested a rescue and asked the Linzats to resolve the situation. But the Linzats replied that they would not move unless they formally recognized themselves as the new royal family."
Oh, my God.
I didn't expect the Allies sent by the royal clashes to fight each other and attack noble territories other than Fontana.
Moreover, seeing that, the Linzats themselves wanted to become kings.
The royal family is treated too lightly.
I was compelled to disagree with the report.
Typically, Fontana herself should have lowered her head after seeing what the Enemy did under the royal order.
However, since Fontana has already defied the king's orders and insisted on the establishment of the kingdom, it is still clear that he will engage in a thorough resistance.
However, the Menmen who led the coalition sent to the crusade could not be allowed to attack other aristocratic territories without a cause just because the situation got worse.
And the Rhinesatz family, who ordered the movement to be suppressed, will have to use the situation to negotiate with the king, etc., to say that the royal authority has been lost more than ever.
After all, the Rhinesatz family should have been on the move as a perfect opportunity to become a hegemonic aristocracy.
... the era of the Doren royal family is over.
Although inferior to the glorious times of the past, until now the royal family has recognized certain authority from the nobles.
However, in this case, the Royal Family has shown many that it has no control over the movements of other nobles.
Moreover, even the monopoly of salt, which has supported the royal authority until now, has been destroyed by the church.
I had to feel the flow of turbulent times as never before.