The Grand Prince Has Run Away

Upon returning to Townsend territory, I heard that the central force of Duc Rupert is advancing towards the imperial capital, Hwang Yosrahim.

My uncle, the emperor, was ordering local forces to resist the rebels at all costs, but it didn't work.

Regardless of the power that had been marginalized and dissatisfied with the central politics, local forces did not have to risk their lives to be loyal to the Emperor.

To be honest, it was far more beneficial for the ruffians to win.

This could be an opportunity to free ourselves from political turmoil, and even independence would benefit Duke Rupert considerably from excluding the current central political force.

But the political power of the current Yosrahim empire had nothing to offer the local authorities.

Of course, there are many benefits to the current central political force, but it is never easy to give someone the sweet nectar that is in their hands.

However, at this time, when everything was going well for Duke Rufet, an unexpected evil erupted.

A fleet from Kara to the Yosrahim Empire was captured by the Kingdom of Bastein.

They were a fleet of vessels carrying 6.6 million gold reefs and their escort vessels, which also reduced valuable funds to address the financial pressure, the biggest challenge of the Lupette Air Force.

Duke Rupert requested the return of the Pole, but the Kingdom of Bastein did not pretend to have heard of it.

Rather, he has pushed diplomatic pressure to stop the civil war immediately, shouting at the rebellion of Duc Rupert.

Of course, the rebellious Kingdom of Bastein didn't have much to say, but it was a world that was fought by fire inside anyway.

Moreover, the current Grand Duchy of Lupett is not internationally recognized as a single country.

Then the ship captured on diplomatic documents belongs to the Yosrahim Empire and would not be told by the Empire to return the funds to the Duke of Rupert.

In other words, the 686,000,000 gold reefs on a captured ship were like free money falling from the sky for the Kingdom of Bastein.

“This is a big deal. Grand Duke Rufet has expanded his horizons with his trust in the funds, and he has taken them from the Kingdom of Bastein. It can't be that serious. ”

On the military statue, Bird of Jack sighs anxiously.

Transportation costs have increased due to the widened front, and maintenance costs have increased due to the large employment of mercenaries, and it was a shame for the Air Force because the money was stolen from other countries.

I looked at the bird of jects.

“What about the damage to our troops? ”

“It looks like you've cut quite a bit of your funding towards us. As a Grand Duke, you will have to focus on the eastern front, where there is more combat than there is peace here on the southern front. ”

“Well, I guess that's out of the question. What about the other one?”

“It looks like we're reducing the size of the military. because we don't have to waste our money on insufficient war money, maintaining the wrong veterans. ”

I shook my head.

“You can't do that. ”

“But we have the support of the well-trained Marquis Chamberlain, so it shouldn't be a problem." ”

“But the Marquis Chamberlain surrendered to us to survive, and is not actively aligned with our independent will. Never, just trust them, and we can't cut our forces. ”

“As you've said a hundred times, if His Holiness reduces the funding, our troops will be under serious pressure. This is physically unavoidable. Until His Holiness finds another source of funding, we must strangle our belts for the time being. ”

I wiped my face with an irritating twist.

“Then who the hell made this happen? ”

“Well, the practitioner, I don't know exactly, will eventually be held accountable to the architect, Earl Caleb. ”

“Why?”

“Earl Caleb is the general head of military administration. You probably hand-picked the implementation of this deal. The deal was very important and confidential, and it was orchestrated by Earl Caleb himself. ”

The responsibility for me was to write the object that did not mention it. Even though I participated in the negotiations, I only worked on deals. All other trade sizes, trading methods and modes of transportation were carried by Earl Caleb.

In other words, I only set the ball and in this reality I was free.

“You be careful, Earl Caleb. When you return to the foreign seas, you must pass through the inner seas and be robbed of the Kingdom of Bastein. ”

“That's not it. If you go back to the outer seas, you can't prepare for a sudden storm, and there's no way to spot reefs or unexplained currents, not trails. And the waves are high, which makes sailing very dangerous. Perhaps it would be better for you to do something else. ”

That's right. Sailing out to sea is dangerous, and there's no way to cope with a sudden crash.

So all sailing vessels use the inland sea. It is safe and close to land, making it easy to cope with the volatile climate conditions.

It's just that pirates are a bit intimidating, but with a layer of escort ships like this one, there's no problem.

“Does this mean that Earl Caleb is not responsible? ”

“Yes, it's a force majeure. But you have to take some responsibility. An armed escort ship is too attached. So the Kingdom of Bastein would have to be cautious. ”

Erisa asked me a question.

“Can't you see that our transaction information has leaked outside? ”

“Of course there is, but most likely not ours or Kara's. ”

“Of course we are, but why not Kara Kingdom? ”

“Kara's friendship with the Yosrahim Empire is strong, so there's no reason to expose the fact of her trade with us. That's why they were smuggling. The kingdom of Bastein, on the other hand, borders Kara. So for Kara, the vastine kingdom can only grow so much that nothing good can ever come of it.

In the wake of this, the Kingdom of Bastein was funded to escape the financial pressures of two wars. It's never good for Kara. ”

In universal sense, Kara Kingdom had nothing good to do with the Napho situation. Of course, they had to find other factors.

“But it could have leaked from the actual side, right? ”

I said something.

“Erisa, don't assume too much. ”

“But something too ironic happened. No matter how many armed fleets we have, it is natural for escorts to follow the trade fleet. ”

“Stop it. If we go any farther, it'll be like we're fornicating Earl Caleb. Let's be quiet. The most important thing right now is solving problems, not blaming others. ”

Bird of Jack has also listened to my words.

“Yes, that's right. The failure of this deal puts Earl Caleb in a very difficult position. We don't need to add to his burden. So let's end it here. ”

“Yes, I understand. ”

Eventually, Erisa stopped asking questions. Earl Caleb has long been in charge of keeping the estate safe. If the Earl gets into trouble, there's no good for the Air Force either, so I'd rather leave it here.

Zack looked at me.

“The Grand Duke. What do you think about the Volunteer Army? ”

“I'll keep it. ”

“What about the money that goes into this? ”

“I have some money, so I have to hold on. ”

“Is that possible?”

“Yes, maybe half a year. Instead, I'm going to completely transform the Veterans into the Karl clan. ”

This was my chance to make our armies whole, not under the command of the Grand Air Force of Rupert. That way you won't get into any trouble when you're hostile to the Grand Duchess of Lupette.

Because Jack and the Medical Corps are the Royal Air Force, it was likely that they would not move as I intended.

“Of course, since the payroll is the Grand Duke, of course it should be, but the home of the military soldiers is our ruffian territory. There will be those who refuse to change their affiliation. ”

“Then we should send him out. I don't intend to hold on to it, because it's a backyard that's underfunded anyway. ”

“I have to, yes. We could keep the army for about a year, even if we put it out half the time. Yes, sir.”

Bird of Jack votes in favor. The Medicine Army was not properly trained, and it was not valued at all except for maintaining the size of the military. That's why the bird of prey demanded that it be decommissioned.

There was no problem at all with me sending out some of them.

I looked at Brian Birch.

“Birch Brian. ”

“Yes, Grand Duke. ”

“I'm going to rejuvenate the military soon. I will review your loyalty to me. Prepare yourself. ”

“Yes.”

I shrug at everyone.

“Don't worry too much, everyone. I can solve the funding problems of the Karl family. It's about getting cooperation from the Marquis of Chamberlain, and funding from my old connections. And the winner is on our side. A nobleman who is on our side to prepare for the future.

With so many doors, there are ways to get money from them. ”

“Yes, it is. ”

I woke up from a raid.

“Well, that concludes the meeting. Go back, everyone.”

“Yes.”

Everyone went back after the meeting. But I took the liberty of arranging a private retreat for Birch Brian.

The only person I could trust and trust was Birch Brian. Because he desperately wants Car to be independent of the territory.

If I seek the independence of the car's territory, the jackal must follow me.

I looked around and said to Birch Brian in a quiet voice.

“Birch Brian. Where do you think this civil war is going? ”

Birch Brian ponders for a moment and replies.

“I think we have a good chance of winning. because the Air Force has powerful weapons of magic. Now, of course, we have a funding problem, but as you said before, we can get as many lines of money as we want. ”

“Yes, that's right. But the real question is, when Grand Air Force Rupert wins this civil war, will our cars really be independent? ”

“Yes?”

I replied with a heartfelt tone to the brief question of Birch Brian.

“Duke Rupert seems determined to devour the entire empire. To go beyond independence and become the new owner of the Yosrahim Empire. ”

“Then?”

“Yes. Grand Duchess Rupert will never allow our car to become independent in the territory. You want the entire empire intact. ”

Birch Bryan shines his eyes sharply as if he were in tune with my words.

“Come on, you don't want the Duke of Rupert to give you a big piece of land. So what do you think the Grand Duke would do? ”

“What the hell. We'll have to fight Duke Rufet every day to rebuild the kingdom." ”

“But the Grand Air Force of Rupert is strong. ”

“We need to be strong. ”

“But there's no time. The Air Force is also advancing rapidly towards Yosrahim Hwang at this time. ”

“So buy us some time. ”

“How? ”

I spoke in a very secret voice.

“Taunt Kern Kingdom. ”

“Are you trying to raise the rear threat and stop the Air Force from advancing?" ”

“Yes. If tensions build with Kern Kingdom, Lupette Castle, the Air Force stronghold, will be threatened. If there is a conflict between us and Kern, the Air Force will be forced to stand down. ”

Birch Brian nods.

“Of course not. So what do you want me to do? ”

“I need you to sneak up on our army outpost. Choose the outpost the mercenaries are guarding and get out. Then I'll have no choice but to escalate my military tension with an excuse, and Kern will be forced to respond. ”

The strategy I mentioned is one that is commonly used before war. We've seen the damage, and now we're talking about a self-destructive war strategy against you.

Of course, the unfair Kern Kingdom will doubt our intentions, and every time we raise military tensions, they will also raise tensions, mass.

Then the Air Force was forced to slow down by the military tension in the rear, or to pull some troops out of the minimum front. No matter what anyone says, Lupette territory must be safe first.

In addition to stockpiling all the war resources of the Air Force, Lupette also lived with the families and relatives of the Air Force. For the Air Force, Rupert's territory is a sacred city.

“Very well. I'll take care of it." ”

I clapped his shoulder.

“Yes. Take good care of it. Our car, the freedom of the kingdom, is in our hands. ”

“Yes, I will meet the Grand Duke's expectations. Sure."

As Birch Brian left, I smiled bitterly. The troops guarding Lupette territory were only 20,000 troops led by Count Trichev. In the unlikely event of any disagreement with Kern Kingdom, our troops and their forces alone were not at ease.

The Grand Duke will undoubtedly hesitate to expand the wire.

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