Santairiku Eiyuuki

October, thirty years old Elquille, who completed various other internal affairs tasks, including her wedding to Shehrazard.

Elquille had planned for a long time, to launch an invasion operation into the Kingdom of Cerda.

"Well, gentlemen. Let's begin by… reaffirming our country's military capabilities"

And Elquille said so, and then commanded the servants, that they should distribute the documents.

In the hands of the generals of the Lemurian Empire, the details of the army pass.

"As you know...... after the Bulgaron War, a new legion of infantry was established. Furthermore, Nia and Jebe are given two new battalions each, taking into account their merits"

There are five legions of infantry, one legion of archers, one legion of heavy cavalry (Cribanarius), one legion of medium cavalry (Catafract), one battalion of light cavalry and two guerrillas of three battalions.

I mean 104,400.

That is all the standing armies of the Lemurian Empire.

"Uh, just keep in mind that it's for enemy fighters when it comes to light cavalry, so it doesn't add much to direct combat. As for the Tundan soldiers, there are about 600,000 people engaged in about 3% of the total population of our country."

Total troop strength is about 700,000.

I may feel immense and immense when I hear.

But it is the standing army, about 100,000, that possesses an external capability.

Tunda soldier is a fully defensive specialist type of army, rather than an identity… instead of being huge in size but less financially burdensome, he is less capable of fighting.

If we are attacked by an enemy country, we will not be able to take anything other than delayed tactics.

"It is also enhanced to maintain control over the navy… the number of ships has reached five hundred"

Naturally, that has been accompanied by an increase in personnel.

"Now the problem is the total force of the Kingdom of Cerda. Well... I don't know the exact number of these, so I'm only expecting them..."

The population of the Kingdom of Cerda is in the range of six to eight million.

Of these, about 55%, between 33,000 and 440,000 are the Beasts (Warbeasts).

Although in the kingdom of Cerda the Beasts (warbeast) = samurai class = soldiers will be a significant number when it comes to total force......

Before they were samurai, they were also peasants.

Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that from the point of view of the total amount of (...) force that can be mobilized, it is between about 300,000 and about 400,000, which represents 10% of the population.

"Well I'm pretty exhausted by the civil unrest ahead... but still, to some extent, you'd better make a big assessment. Well, the total strength, 300,000, is my estimate and that of the samurai bureaucrats."

The total strength of the Lemurian Empire is about 700,000.

But it is the standing army, about 100,000, that can actually be brought out on an outpost.

"The enemy force is three times higher than this one. Also...... adding to the existence of the Fullering Kingdom, a very long term battle is not desirable. Decide in a short showdown. Well... it's been three years."

That's it, Elquille looks over at the faces of the generals.

As Erkühl expected...... many said, "Are you serious? He had the expression."

Nevertheless, there is no colour in those eyes that doubts Elquille.

I await the next Elquille statement, its specific manoeuvres and strategies.

"So shall I say the name of the operation? The name of the operation is..." Operation Dodgy ". What do you say?... Isn't she adorable?

……

You slipped a little.

Erkühr scratched his cheek and regretted what he had said earlier.

I honestly reconsider that Operation "If you get into a tiger hole, you don't get a tiger child" might have been better.

"Uh, hon. Let me give you an outline… First…"

The reactions of the generals who heard about the Erkür operation were varied.

"... are you insane"

Galphis opened his eyes.

"Genius and how to manage, is this what a piece of paper is..."

Christos held his head.

"Perhaps we should have the soldiers prepare a suicide note before we go out."

Edmond sighed.

"Ha ha!!! Excellent, Your Majesty! If this succeeds, His Majesty the Emperor is the greatest fool of all time!!

Darios makes a big laugh.

"... me, I still have a child"

Oscar has a blurred face...

"Phew... sounds like I'm not in charge that way. Good luck, General Oscar, huh? If you die, I'll tell your kid your father was a fine soldier."

Stefan sends such sympathy and ale to Oscar.

"Phew... that was a short lifetime"

Jebe looks away and looks in the direction of his hometown prairie and dusks.

"... aren't you stupid?

Renalier, who is in charge of the supply line, curses Elquille frankly.

"Sa, that's Your Majesty! Even if you think of it in a regular person, you try to do something flat that you don't normally want to do! paralyze there, admire!!

Nia wrapped it in an oblate and said to Elquille, "Stupid."

And...

"Your Majesty! My name is! What should I do!

Carolina screamed.

Elquille says a word to such a carolina.

"Leave a message"

"No! Why!!

Carolina stuffed herself in Elquille.

Elquille sighed.

"Why, you just had a baby. Now rest your body... we can't take you on such a dangerous expedition"

"So, who will defend His Majesty!

"Take Sheherazard and Alicia. That's good, right?

It is a matter of credibility that Shehrazard and Alicia are not here.

Because the operation is an operation...... I can't tell you right now.

As an Erkür individual, I trust the two of them (Shehrazard in terms of personality, Alicia doesn't think she would divulge the operation in that position), but her surroundings weren't convinced.

I can tell you the most during the expedition.

"So, but..."

"I'm saying it because I think it's for you. What? Carolina...... rest your body this time"

"... ok"

Elquille persuaded me, and Carolina pulled back on the look of shabu-shabu.

Darios shrugged when he saw that.

"... Your Majesty should worry first about soldiers to be accompanied by unscrupulous manoeuvres"

All generals agreed to it.

At the end of November.

Hilderick II assembled the herds and held a meeting.

The agenda is about trends in the Lemurian Imperial Army.

"Gentlemen, it may already be in your ears... that about 80,000 Lemurian Imperial troops assembled in Alexitia about a week ago. The Lemurian army has since split into second-hand, sea and land routes on their way to our country"

That's what Hilderick II said in front of the crowd.

Abominably Hilderick II distorts his face.

"Um, greedy, con artist, Emperor Lemuria is finally trying to ravage our land. … we must deal with this together"

That's what Hilderick II said, staring at Joamel and Carmine, his belly-hearted men.

Even after the end of the civil war, the national government of the Kingdom of Cerda is not always stable.

Because Joamel and Carmine started a political dispute.

Hilderick II couldn't stop it and was feeling itchy about his teeth.

But I can't wait to be struck by such a crisis of state survival, such as political strife.

Thus Hilderick II stabbed the nail once, even though he knew it was futile.

"But... land and sea? Probably the main fate is by sea. Land routes are dangerous on a limited march route"

Carmine shrugged.

The Kingdom of Cerda faces the desert on the south side.

That is why its substantial territory is a thin coastal area sandwiched between deserts and the sea, where it is the only one that is accessible.

There are not many paths through this narrow coastal area.

Besides the difficulty of marching large armies, it is not suitable to attack them, because it is not possible to bypass fortifications, cities, etc., and on the contrary it is an easy terrain to protect from the side of the Kingdom of Cerda.

And the Navy of the Kingdom of Cerda has not recovered from its previous defeat...

The number of ships is about 100.

In other words, intrusion from the sea is easy.

Taking that into account, we can expect land to be positive and fate to be the sea.

"The problem would be that we don't know from which port we're going to land...... Even if we seal the harbor and block it with chains, we can't stop it that long."

The coastal part of the Kingdom of Cerda is long and thin.

Once landed, the national territory will be divided.

"Your Majesty. In terms of the eastern part of the kingdom and the Teriportanian region, let us throw stones away. If you put a small amount of force in each fortress, it can be quite a stepping stone. Land forces should be concentrated on the protection of Cerda in the capital and on two points: the central and eastern connecting point, the city of Terripol, the logistical stronghold"

If the Teripol is given the strength it deserves, the Lemurian Empire is first and foremost impossible to break in by land.

The problem is by sea...... I have to give up on this to some extent.

I don't know where I'm going to land more than I'm being deprived of control of the sea...... I mean I should take an operation that doesn't matter where I land from.

To this end, it is important, as a minimum, to strengthen the protection of the capital.

As long as the capital doesn't fall, there's no problem.

On the contrary, the Lemurian Imperial Army, isolated within the national territory of the Kingdom of Cerda, would be at a disadvantage.

Then you can slap the weak Lemurian army.

The Kingdom of Cerda can mobilize at least two hundred thousand, many estimates and three hundred thousand troops.

Enemy troops are a hundred thousand even if many are quoted...... there are enough chances to win.

If the Lemurian forces attack the city of Teripol from both the land and sea sides again...

All you have to do then is crack down on the troops you had placed in the protection of the capital and let them go to the rescue.

As long as we can secure the link between the capital city of Cerda and the city of Terripol, we will not be able to do anything later.

"But... General Carmine. So the Teriportanian region will temporarily be in the hands of the enemy? It's one of the best barn zones in our country... and there are innocent people there."

Hilderick II showed difficulty in Carmine's measures.

The Teriportanian region has a high population ratio of people (human). Cutting this place off is unacceptable from Hilderick II, who wants support from people (human beings).

And the land is also the foundation of Joamel's support.

If we abandon the Teriportanian region, it is obvious that Cassandra, the pet princess of Hilderick II, would be in a bad mood… from Hilderick II it is not very desirable either.

Most of all, Carmine, after learning about it, makes this suggestion.

"But, Your Majesty. If we wait for our enemies at the entrance of the Teriportanian region… that would be like landing them off the sea and dropping the city of Teriporta, instead of losing the Teriportanian region, we would lose valuable troops"

The Lemurian army eventually wears out and withdraws.

If so, we should consolidate our protection inside the country, Carmine insisted.

Hilderick II lets his eyes swim.

Anyone have an alternative...

and there a young man of one people (human) rose up.

"Your Majesty, we should not abandon the Teriportanian region"

The young man's name is Iason.

He is one of the generals of the Kingdom of Cerda and one of the few militants of the Joamels.

Most of all... his ability to fight is not very high.

militants, which only means samurai, but he himself doesn't seem to think much of himself as a samurai.

There is a strong sense of being a military teacher or staff member, one way or the other.

"Oh, Iason! And do you have any alternatives?

"Yes, I'll start by dividing the force into four parts."

"Stupid...... there are at most three dispersions of force!

Carmine yelled.

Carmine didn't just think about splitting his forces into two parts into dark clouds.

There is a great reason for this.

The Lemurian Empire has a power of about 100,000.

Meanwhile, the number of troops that the Kingdom of Cerda can mobilize is estimated at 300,000.

Distributing troops will not destroy each of the critical forces is 100,000 each of the three equal parts…

It is Carmine's idea that if the opponent is with the warrior Emperor Lemuria, the dispersion should be suppressed by 150,000 each of the two parts in full.

"Carmine! … Iason, tell me more"

"Yes, I also understand Lord Carmine's concern that the dispersal of forces is dangerous. Listen to me first. Four armies will first defend the capital, the other to the city of Teripol, the stronghold, and the other to Azdavia, the gateway to the Teriportania region."

……

Carmine has a disgruntled look on her face...

If you pinch your mouth, Hilderick II will blame you again, so I decide to ask you first until the end.

"And the last one will be distributed throughout the Teriportania region. If the enemy tries to land from the sea… a dispersed army will stop it, and in the meantime the main force will rush from the city of Teripol and destroy it"

"It's an airspace theory on the desk!!

Carmine yelled.

Bang! and fist your desk hard.

"Where's the calculator that can stop you? It's our job to destroy each of them!

"Landing operations sometimes require several times more troops. There are not so many large ports in the Teriportania region. If you are trying to land from a small port, it will take a lot of time… on the contrary, if you are trying to land in a large port, you just have to have the appropriate force."

Carmine and Iason exchanged fierce arguments.

And each one of them appeals to his own king.

"Your Majesty! You shouldn't take risks! The Teriportanian region should be cut off."

"Your Majesty! The people should not be lightly truncated, the treasure of the country!

Hear the appeals of both sides...... Hilderick II concludes.

"Adopt Iason's measures"

Iason smiles happily at Hilderick II's words, and Joamel laughs niggardly.

Meanwhile, Carmine snorted in a grumpy manner.

(... I feel like I'm overlooking something, the key thing)

Next to the grumpy looking Carmine, Sonia makes one person think.

As a daughter, Sonia wants to push her father's measures... but from a politician/military standpoint, I also feel that Iason's measures make sense.

In fact, abandoning the people lightly is not a very good option.

Even civil unrest keeps people apart.

If Emperor Lemuria, with that excellent ruling arm, takes the Teriportanian region, more east than the city of Teripor...

Not only the land, but even the hearts of the people, may be taken away and ruled.

The Teriportania region is the barn zone of the Kingdom of Cerda.

Even if you think economically...... if you are dominated by this land, you will also be anxious to supply food to the capital city of Cerda.

Therefore, Iason's approach is not bad.

Regardless, there is a danger of destroying each one.

(As a matter of fact, neither your father's nor Iason's measures should prevent the Lemurian army to some extent if there is not so much failure or some confusion, or mistake. If the presence of the Fullering Kingdom is also added, Emperor Lemuria does not want a long war. Withdraw if prolonged...... but......)

Can it be assumed, therefore, that that Emperor Lemuria does not even anticipate an operation of this magnitude?

No.

That Emperor Lemuria should be able to predict the extent of Iason's and Carmine's operations.

After anticipating it, he decided he could win and he was moving his army.

You must be convinced of a must-win for moving the army.

(Something... Something's wrong. I feel like I'm missing something.... no, but Emperor Lemuria's possible measures are already on the agenda)

On top of that, countermeasures are already being worked out.

So the kingdom of Cerda will win.

Yes, in common sense.

(... too worried?

Sonia shakes her head sideways, as if to blow her anxiety.

I fear Emperor Lemuria. I may be overestimating it.

(Whatever it is... Emperor Lemuria's neck, be sure to take it and show it)

A man who disparaged the Kingdom of Cerda.

Always with this hand.

Sonia was strong and squeezed her hands together.