Sweet Reincarnation

157 stories An ominous hunch

"All ships, start marching!!

More than three hundred convoys move under the decree of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Sir Serjean-Retesch. It is a spectacular word to follow twenty or so aristocratic houses altogether on the sea and to take three rows of longitudinal formations.

Twenty families joined the war in one naval battle is quite a lot, even as the kingdom of the great gods. It is a possible number, not only because of the houses with navies in front of them, but also because some anticipate that the battle against the Holy Nation will be centered on naval warfare, employing marines, procuring ships and lumping the impromptu navy.

Why have so many people gathered their ships and rushed to them? That's because there are cunning calculations that anticipate post-war profits.

Because coastal territories are commercially delicious in exercising governance, it is sometimes expected that people in hard-to-cultivate lands, such as inland mountainous areas, will be entrusted with coastal territories with merit in naval warfare.

The main force in this naval battle is the existing navy, including the Ratesh family, which is a common denominator. If they give you a hand and say something like a realm change, the seat of lord of the land by the sea is vacant until now. If you're after this place, it's pretty comforting to keep a handle on it in a naval battle, and it's easier to root for it.

"How will the enemy move?"

"Well... it will be the upper part, but it all depends on where the bowl fits."

'Cause there's ocean currents too.

"Exactly. It would be advantageous to take the upper wind, but in order to do so, we have to grasp the current and the weather. I was wondering how far ahead I could read... and then it would be a battle of luck."

Serjan's question was answered by the chief squire of the Earl of Aulion family. Forty A middle-aged man there, a samurai of different phases with visible marks of scratches on his cheeks. He is a key figure in supporting the Count Aurion family in terms of martial arts. He had fought naval battles when he was younger.

The Count Aulion family, the home of Sergian, has not sent out any soldiers during this battle. For that matter, he was putting out only twenty people to support Serjan, who became the son-in-law of the Ratesh family, and he was consolidating his sides. This is one reason why the Ratesh family cannot afford a staff officer.

Whether the Ratesh family is well endowed with talent or not, this time the military force mobilized is the force. Personnel who have knowledge of naval warfare and are able to command some degree are in command on each of the Navy vessels of the Ratesh family. I can't do all this.

There are many differences between the Navy and the Army, but one of them is the chain of command. There's a big difference here. In particular, the discretion of the commander can vary considerably.

In the case of naval warfare, it is often a battle between several ships, but the lowest unit of tactics is one ship. Naturally, it can't be divided into more than that, but this means that each and every move will dictate the battlefield as it is.

However, it is also difficult for the superior commander to grasp all movements on each ship and move them. Because inertia and inertia work so hard, it is often physically impossible to tell a ship to suddenly change its movements. Besides, if the battle begins, it will be difficult to contact each ship.

That is why the discretion conferred on commanders with the status of captains is considerable. If we don't put people on the battlefield who can look at the battlefield and understand what their ship is in right now, one ship could become a whole parade and be powerless. In that case, the advantages would be mutual and each other disadvantaged.

That is why, in advance of a man of excellence, he is given the task of captain. I mean, I can't be an adjunct.

If the Ratesh family could not, due to earlier circumstances, have a good commander beside Serjan, it was the aristocratic society that should be relied on, and if it was the most powerful and most cooperative and trustworthy for Serjan, it was only natural to become the Count Aulion family of his parents.

"What waters are expected to receive enemies?

"Here or here. If the enemy tries to make a point, could there be one around here?"

"In the meantime, wait till you meet the enemy. That's a terrible thing."

"It's each other."

Serjan is not as amateur as the naval battle, he has been educated by the Ratesh family and has also experienced actual battles at sea. There are also few anxiety elements about this command, since he was originally a man of high strength when he was in the military.

But only the difference in experience cannot be filled by any genius, and it is the staff of the auxiliary role that helps it.

What the squire chief anticipated was the expectations expressed in a common sense idea. And two predictions that can be considered as possibilities. What action will the enemy take? All this depends on the person.

First, we decided to proceed with the ship on Stone Street, and that's why we just issued the decree.

The Royal Divine Army advances its fleet toward the Holy Nation while making enemies.

Before its eyes, the enemy appeared seven days after departure. That, too, was close to noon.

"The lead ship is in sight of the enemy ship. distance of twenty or more, estimated from a few hundred to two hundred thirty"

"Ask him if he can confirm the enemy's flagship."

"Ha!!

Communication from the liaison soldiers is delivered to Sergians Command. At last, we must be prepared for the Army of the Kingdom of God and the Holy Nation to bump into each other.

"Is the number advantageous here..."

"We don't know how many ships there are."

"That's right."

The number of large ships and the power of each ship will change the way they fight.

Some formations are not good at it, and arrow warfare and melee warfare apart again.

The battle is coming.

"Check the position of the enemy flagship. It appears to be at the rearmost of the columns"

"Right."

The enemy formation is the most common longitudinal formation. As for the one intercepting in three rows of longitudinal formation, the leading advantageous position.

"Passage to the right and left wing. We're going for the siege."

I thought it was a good idea.

If the opponent is in a vertical line, this one can aim for a siege in the form of a center suppressing the tip of the enemy's nose and a left or right ship pinching it.

The battle against time is whether the enemy can build a position by bringing the ship behind him forward.

Win if you can get an offensive posture from the siege or positive side. Then instant execution is called a soldier on the battlefield.

"I hope it works..."

During the early battle.

At this time yet, the Divine Kingdom people were convinced of their advantage.

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Mortarn territory is crowded with merchants at the autumn entrance.

Many are only available in Mortarn territory these days, and pedestrians who purchase branded ginger cookies, distinctively flavoured mortarn liquors, or sun-drenched strains stand out.

Many of them, however, are merchants elsewhere, who have come to sell things to Mortarn territory in one way or another. It is a season in which the willingness to buy becomes active in preparation for winter, especially because everything sells well in the villages within Mortairn territory.

villages in Mortairn territory, starting with Zarsden. Until a few years ago, it was quite poor, and since the gold has suddenly gotten better, clothing and iron products that will be used for a long time once bought can also be sold better than elsewhere. Elsewhere, there is a strong demand for goods with limited demand, so merchants with surplus stock come with rubbers. That's enough momentum to rub too much and run out of fingerprints.

Opportunities are available until each household is covered to some extent. If you don't lag behind other merchants, people get together.

Of these, only one merchant is using purchasing from Mortairn territory as a basis for commerce. No, since it has already become a chamber of commerce with multiple merchants, should I rightly say a single chamber of commerce?

The Nata Chamber of Commerce is also becoming famous in the south of the Kingdom of God as a splendid emerging Chamber of Commerce that will not be pushed or pushed. The meeting was found by the boy when he returned to Thursden.

"Decoco, were you back?"

"Dear Pastry, we're out of time."

The proxy smiles and greets the man who greets the carriage. It's a troubled world of identity differences, and there's no way a merchant can look down on a carriage and greet a nobleman.

"Did you sell our wheat or beans?

"Let's see. It sold to fly, and I can't stop laughing. I can't sleep with my legs in the Mortairn family even if it's our Chamber of Commerce."

"I don't care which way you turn to sleep, but I'm glad business seems to be going well"

"Thanks to you. The sweets were selling well, and the market was blue ceiling for the preserves. We care about fair profits, but there seems to be a significant number of merchants who benefit from resale. I wanted to talk to you about it, and I was just about to ask you to say hi."

Decoco-Nata is the meeting of the Nata Chamber of Commerce, which has its shops in Mortairn territory.

It's past the middle of the thirty, and it's full of work, both physically and mentally. Even today, I was on my way home to a distant city.

Why is the main thing of the Chamber of Commerce doing something like a pedestrian? There's a reason for that.

Because they had information about the war on a larger scale than the Mortairns, they were selling their main commodity, Mortairn crops, to the port town themselves. Because the big black pillar of Nata Chamber of Commerce's income handled Mortairn crops, when the Chamber itself became endangered when it came here, it immediately went to the top to discuss business.

Should I say it's worth it, we encounter a situation where we can sell as many consumables and foodstuffs as we want to fight the Holy Nation. She came home like a steamed potato, so Decoco's complexion was bright.

"Say hello to us? My father's a king now, and I'm the only one here to say hello, right?

"Oh, and you need to say hello. Please continue to attract our Chamber of Commerce. This is a souvenir. I thought Master Pastry would be pleased, and I've said I can't get it."

For Decoco, the mouth-watering belly sword Pace is scarier than the strictly honest casserole. The person who wants to stay in the mood is more of a son.

Say hello to your shop and don't forget Bonca as a souvenir replacement. Bonca this time of year is very sweet and luminous and prone to rot for that matter. Decocco gave it to me, pickled Bonca honey. It is a dish for the nobles and is quite luxurious. Even more so for Decoco now, such as what Pace prefers.

Apparently, the face of Pais that I received seemed to be full or empty.

"Glad to hear it. Don't hesitate to take it. That's right, there was something I wanted to ask Deco. If you're back, it's just fine."

"Well, what is it?"

Two people that change the vibe a little bit.

Decoco, who has been dating the Mortairn family since the Mortairn “sisters” were inside Anise's tummy, has been dating Pais for a long time. That is the length of Pace's relationship with Pace at Pace's age and equals, because the birth and clothing were arranged by Deco as soon as Pace was born.

We knew each other well, so we could observe what Pace wanted to hear and so on without having to be told for Decoco.

And so is Pais. The question is frank and obvious.

"... how was it?

I don't ask what. We know each other without asking.

"The state of the war, right? You were just getting started."

Merchants have a message that information is life, and Decocco, based in the south, can listen accordingly.

Prices tend to plunge in times of war, and among them the prices of consumables, starting with food, tend to soar. It was also a time of making money for merchants, and a considerable amount of information was gathered.

In that Decoco standpoint, the war has not yet begun, or even if it had begun, it is still at war or something like that. The more Pais snorts at this view.

"Don't you know what the war is?

"I can't say anything yet. However, between us, the divine kingdom prevails."

"Right. If you look at the number of ships, the number of marines, etc., our country is in your favor. That's for sure."

If you are merchants, you can also exchange enemy information. From the procurement situation of materials and food, to the point of reading each other's power of war is the beginning. It is also possible to estimate the number of ships and soldiers with some approximation.

Even as a merchant, I was selling things to those who lost, and if so, I would lose a lot, so the win or loss is expected to be quite cynical.

Even among such merchants, the divine kingdom side clearly prevails. It should be safe.

But Decoco questioned Pace's words oddly.

My ears as a merchant made me uncomfortable with some of the words of the next lord's boy. The word "is” for sure. I was wondering if there might be any other nuances that could go wrong.

"Is it also an anxiety element?

"… the Holy Nation is well endowed with human resources"

"Huh? It's certainly such a big country, so it won't be without people. But isn't that the same for the Kingdom of God?

"Yeah, that's true."

"Are you also anxious for your side?

According to information gathered by Decoco, there were many young men on the side of the Kingdom of God. I know it's called generational change, but there may be anxiety in that regard.

"No, there is no shortage of talent. An up-and-coming young man and an old strongman of war have a cooperative system, and usually people who are likely to pull their legs are dear while His Majesty and His Royal Highness are on the boulder."

"So you think the enemy has an anxiety element?

"Yes."

Pais agreed lightly.

"There are wizards in the Holy Land who should also be called trump cards. Especially troublesome is the adopted son of Cardinal Haiensian..."

"If it's also inside the Cardinal, the information should be hidden... maybe you know something?

"You had a cause a while ago. He's like a natural enemy to me and my father."

"Natural enemies?"

"If the Holy Nation does not mind coming... perhaps this war, may be prolonged"

The ominous anticipation of Pais.

Decoco had a feeling it was going to be a wasted prayer while praying he didn't want it to hit him.