Saving 80,000 Gold in an Another World for Retirement
273 The rise and fall of the Empire 9
Apia!
"Gyah!... Mitsuha! Where are the soldiers?-What about the pontoon?What happened to the battle! "
"It hurts! Let go!!"
I can't wait to get my shoulders all grabbed and rocked!
"Ah, I'm sorry...."
Temporarily excited to see me suddenly appearing, Princess Lemia quickly regained her calm.
Well, I thought I'd come back with a heavenly pontoon (general purpose helicopter), waiting for the results now or now. If I came back alone with the transfer, would you be in a hurry?It's not impossible to think that "it's all gone and escaped by itself in a metastasis"...
"The result of the battle is total defeat....."
"Gyaaaaaaaa!"
"... hostiles. Oops!"
Shit. They're really hitting me!
"Sorry, I'm sorry! Please!!"
No, really, that was my fault.
There is a joke in the world that you can't say is a joke.
... and now, obviously, the latter.
Princess Lemia, who would have prayed to God for nothing but to wait while worrying about the country's survival, the nation's life and wealth, and my life...
"I'm really sorry! I'm sorry!"
To me sincerely apologizing, Princess Lemia quickly regained her calm again.That's royalty, iron self-control!
"... no, I'm the one who's not very popular...
I know, but I'm also educated to lead an army.
Fear and guilt on the battlefield.Someone who suffers from a heart trauma and a mental disorder....
The only way to flip them over and blow them off is to act even brighter and laugh them off.
Commanders, in particular, are strictly forbidden to show anxiety or weakness.No matter how painful and sad it is, it is one of the tasks of those who stand up, and it is their duty to do so, to joke and laugh.
And we know that when you force yourself into an emotional state (hyper), you can't go back suddenly. Me too..... "
Oh, yeah. Princess Lemia said she ordered the hostile elites to die and witnessed the execution.... that's the duty of those who ordered their own ministers to die...
And now I'm still putting my troops together and deploying them to the front of King's Landing.
That's right, we can't leave it to one girl from another country to do nothing.
In preparation for our defeat, and in case the remaining troops of the enemies we have dealt a heavy blow back to the Empire, we are deploying troops to suit the enemy's invasion route in case the King's Landing arrives.
Buy as much time as you can to bleed your enemies, and finally run into the castle to battle in the cage.
Of course, all the inhabitants of the neighborhood evacuate with gold and food, no human damage, and no money or food for their enemies.
Recruitment for looting, anger or depression.
We haven't evacuated the residents yet.It's not very difficult to move faster than an army that's fully equipped and has heavier troops.Even after confirming our failures, we can make it in time.So I'm just telling them to pack up what they're going to take and get ready.
In the first place, there is no invading army that passes through this castle that has been caged and chases the evacuees.
Anyway, Princess Lemia is also 'ready', and I am not the kind of person who commands the war leadership... I am just a former princess, now the Lord of the Vicomte.You think the battle is throwing a round at the leader... so you think I'm doing pretty good.
I'm not a genius, so I can't stop a war without hurting one of my enemies.
But it's not stupid enough to kill a lot of soldiers on your side and the general public to respect the enemy's life.
Prioritize the lives of 10 allies over the lives of 100 enemy soldiers.
So I don't regret what happens when it comes to the actions I choose.
That was because at that time, I chose the best hand I could with the information I had and the strength I had.
If you fail due to lack of information, incorrect information obtained, or the wrong method chosen, you don't have to regret it because it is the result of your thoughts at the time.
... then it's not regret, it's reflection.Reflection to make failure come to life next.
A lot of people died.
But it would have been better if the armies of both countries had fought properly from the front, and the cities and villages had been attacked, looted and vandalized one after the other.
The soldiers and citizens of this country, of course, but the soldiers of the Imperial Army will surely outnumber the dead today, even if they fight the soldiers of this country normally and eventually win.
And in order to make "the next war" as unlikely as possible despite the small number of actual casualties, it is best to make the enemy think that there is an overwhelming difference in power and that God or the devil is on the side.
I wonder if you didn't learn about it in the battle against my country.
I wonder if all the senior officers who were watching everything on the front lines were dead and could not return home.The return journey would have been scattered with angry monsters who thought our pursuers had been deceived...
Or was he returned safely but was solemnized for being responsible for the defeat, or was he solemnized for escaping in front of the enemy without being able to believe the contents of the report, or was he used as a decoy to direct the anger of the people...
It's tough, the great soldier...
Princess Lemia is looking at me in silence.
... do you think I'm gonna stick around and cry?
No, no, I used to be a regular Japanese high school girl, but now I'm a private business owner and I'm a Vicomte, Mitsuha von Yamano.I don't cry in front of royalties in other countries.Today, I've been prepared for a few days, and I'm here to protect the lives of people in friendly countries.
If I had done nothing, many more would have died.Most of them are not enemy soldiers, but ordinary residents of this country.
God, is this mass murder, a legitimate defense, or a fight for justice?
... either way.
Nothing, I don't want to sell charm to God.
We simply stopped the empires devouring the great allies one after the other and defended our friendship and our country's future.There will be far fewer casualties than if I hadn't.
"What are the rescue requests to the surrounding countries?"
Let's move on. We need to get back to Wolffang's base before the debriefing.
"Of course, when it is almost certain that the Imperial Army will cross the border, we are leaving early.I don't know how many countries will respond and how much strength they will provide...
So, what's the situation with the Imperial Army?Has about 20-30% of the vanguard been scraped? "
Princess Lemia asked me that.
Hmm, I'm sure you have information about the "King's City Defeat" in our country...
That's right, you thought only two helicopters were much less powerful than then...
Well, there wasn't much human damage at that time.Most of the damage done by the Imperial Army was not a battle in front of the King's City, but a retreating pursuit....
"I think there are probably a few hundred dead."
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Yeah, that's a very small amount from the full force.An army that crushes to the death of hundreds of people... no, I don't think it's absent, but it's not very common.
And the Imperial Army is not a disciplined and defeatable army.So even if I say "the enemy is completely defeated" just by doing that kind of damage, it's not impossible for Princess Lemia to believe it easily...
With that kind of damage, I think we should continue the invasion almost unaffected, normally.
"Anyway, the chain of command of the Imperial Army has been destroyed, and the Imperial Army is now crushing towards the border.Hurry up and tell the nations, "Our army is a complete victory.If you don't contact me, it will be a waste of money and the amount of gratuity will be huge. "
Huh?
"No, moving reinforcements will cost you a lot of money, so I have to send you a lot of thank you money....."
"I don't care about the end money!Crushing? A complete victory? Just two floating boats? "
A stunned expression, Princess Lemia.
"No, I used about six people on the ground...."
Well, from Princess Lemia's point of view, it hasn't changed much.
"Yeah, yeah! Now then, our soldiers will be here...."
"None"
"What is that, ahh!! I didn't mean to help you, but my soldiers were the main characters...."
"Ah"
"Ah, that's not it, ah, bye!Now I'm the weak, tormented kid that only nobles from other countries have helped me out!I'll be licked by other countries!!
... no, thank you. If I was fighting properly, I didn't know if the Castle would hold until reinforcements from other countries arrived, and how many countries would send reinforcements in the first place...
I may have managed with your father's help in the past, but I am a little girl after all, and even if there was an attempted rebellion, I have greatly discredited the country...
And if we fought, many soldiers would die, and so would the inhabitants.
If it just vandalized villages and lands a little near the border, with minimal damage and almost zero human damage, it should already be a base or five-body pitch.....I know that well..... "
Are you excited, Princess Lemia?
But what I'm saying is convincing.This is my fault.
That's right, there's a face to the country...
However, it is somewhat disgusting to let an ally die in vain for the performance that the country's honor and its own soldiers fought.That's how many times and dozens of times you kill enemy soldiers...
Can you see the faces of the families of the dead soldiers from the front?
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to end this on my own at first.
But I didn't want the soldiers in this country to die in vain.If you're going to die fighting, I want you to die convincingly when and where you really need it.For this country and for those to protect..... "
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I want you to convince me of something here.
Ah, yes!
"The soldiers of this country fought too....."
"If you tell a bad lie and they find out, it will make you laugh and have zero credibility!
It's also the worst thing to do as a royal, aristocrat, or soldier, such as rob others of their fighting power!That's why the honor and credibility of the country will be lost and the country will be crushed!! "
I can't...