The battle between the Imperial Army and the Royal Army clashed on August 20, producing one result as expected by officials of the parties concerned and neighboring countries, and one unexpected result at the same time, without waiting for sunset. The end is over.
The expected result is the defeat of the kingdom.
The battle was begun in a situation where the kingdom was disadvantaged by the defeat of the first match. I don't think the kingdom has the power to carefully plan and rebound the empire that has been carefully marched. That was the common acknowledgment of affairs.
And that prediction hit the mark.
Even the inferior Kingdom Army fit into the Imperial Army's trap and easily broke down when assaulting the main team. Even Matsutsu has been defeated by the third prince, who is the general of the entire army, and is being driven to a complete rout. It was a brilliantly vivid Imperial victory.
On the other hand, the unexpected result was the withdrawal of the Imperial Army.
The Imperial Army, which was supposed to destroy the Royal Army's interception force and advance to the royal capital, suddenly regrouped and returned to the Empire on August 22. Not only do the leaders of neighboring countries, but also the upper ranks of the Royal Army, who are involved, twist their heads.
It was unexpectedly fortunate to have a kingdom that seemed to be in line with destruction, but if you could not understand the cause at all, it would be far more restless.
Even though the information will eventually be transmitted to the kingdom and other nations, only the upper levels of the empire and the flying squadron officers who came as reinforcements from its allies, the Monarch of Saint Roger, now know the truth.
"Wasteful battles are wasted, no emperor"
A suburb of a mansion rented to the reinforcements from the ally of St. Roger, a suburb of the Imperial City.
Three young men were surrounding the table. One of them, a silver-haired man abuses the supreme power of the empire in a barbed tone, and a fine man sitting on the other side of the table turns it off.
"The words are over"
"Hm. It's not worth paying respect, like an emperor in a country that won't win a fight without our help."
The silver-haired man's words suggest a clear contempt for the Emperor of Emmenia.
"Even though, we are now in a position of reinforcements from a friendly nation. We shouldn't talk about that because we don't know who is listening and where."
"I agree. No matter how you think in your mind, there are things that you can say and don't."
A large man sitting next to the silver-haired man nodded and agreed with the words of the fine man.
"Well, we're the only ones now."
"It's a matter of heart. If you usually talk about it lightly, you'll slip or slip out of it."
A fine-grained man pierces a nail again to a silver-haired man who does not seem to be offended.
"I agree. In your case, your attitude is still open."
A large man laughs out loud.
"Let's get the story back"
The detailed man switched the story.
"As long as the captain has been killed, we must wait for instructions from his homeland, because only the captain knew the details of the plan."
"I have a question. Are you not listening to anything?"
A large man asks a question.
"I've heard it in pieces, but I don't know everything. All I know is to push the back of an empire to open a war with the kingdom and support that battle. Is it? "
The silver-haired man and the large man nodded silently. Even if detailed instructions from the home country are not given, it can be inferred from the contents and policies orally explained by the captain who died in the war.
Puppet "The captain had given me that the empire would gradually transform the empire ... but I don't know if it was the direction of the home country or the captain's personal thoughts."
The narrow man closed his eyes and shook his head gently.
The flying squadron they lead has been severely wounded in the previous battle.
The details are not fully understood as the three men led a separate squadron after pursuing the kingdom's headquarters, pursuing the remaining enemies. The remaining Chiki, led by the captain, encountered the enemy, and half of the 500 horses were defeated, according to reports from surviving soldiers.
According to the report, the nightmare began when the first enemy messenger was discovered. At the command of the captain, the thirty horses preceded the capture of the messenger. The result is annihilation. Captains who caught up later also entered a state of engagement with the king's soldiers, and it was said that magical magical attacks caused damage one after another.
Certainly, the loss of 500 horses hurts. Except for the injured, the number of flying horse cavalry who can respond immediately has dropped to about 1,200 horses. But nonetheless, it remains a powerful force in the empire.
The problem was that now that he had lost his captain, he couldn't move carelessly without waiting for instructions from his home country.
"Confirmation. A message to your home country?"
"I've already skipped. I'll get directions in as little as a month."
The distance to home country is far.
What spreads between them is the open sea filled with inexhaustible seawater. Despite being able to get in touch in a special way, it was inevitable that it would take some time.
"I wish nothing had happened by then."
A large man pulls his chin to the words of a sarcastic silver-haired man.
Uchiyuu: "I agree. If the side that won the battle gets stuck, it won't go anywhere."
In this battle, the Empire had more troops than its enemies and had established its military advantage from the beginning. In addition, he encourages the upper ranks of the Royal Army to take aggressive countermeasures by working behind the scenes, and succeeds in standing as an invading side but also an advantageous defender. In addition, the trump card of the monarchy's flying horse squad was put in, and dissemination of false information trapped the Royal Army, turning victory into a solid one. He used to set up defensive positions and set traps in the forest, which would be the retreat of the Royal Army, and even deployed ambush to thoroughly destroy them.
The attempt was almost successful. The Royal Army broke out on the battlefield and was devastated by traps and ambushers on the way to retreat. For the time being there is no decent organizational resistance.
But before that chance, the Empire had to retreat.
"Right wing commander. Is it Viscount Lattoria?"
Ichiko "Affirmation. She is the duke of the imperial noble duke Tangram. There are also five noble family heads, seven traces, and six other boys and three sons. It seems "
A large man shows his information to a small man. A silver-haired man laughs with his nose with a stunned face, as if he took over the words.
"So, there was enough troops, plenty of supplies, and the enemy was ridiculous because he was in a hurry to withdraw despite having no strength to resist."
"This country has the power of nobles. Even if they are emperors, losing their support could jeopardize their position.
Along with a long-cherished kingdom. The fact that he turned his back on this great opportunity would not be convinced even if he could understand the people of the Empire.
The Duke of Tangram, who was defeated by his firstborn on the battlefield, blamed the Emperor for his reckless expedition, but the Emperor refused. Nobles belonging to his faction, including the Duke of Tangram, the largest faction in the empire, and nobles who lost their heads and sons, as well as him, became increasingly distrustful of the emperor, and the situation in the country deteriorated rapidly. It is no longer a step away from civil war.
Man: "I doubt. Who would have gained in that battle? The kingdom was invaded, but the army was destroyed and even the prince was lost. They just pulled the soldiers without losing fruit and spent their war money on pranks, at least if they had captured the enemy prince, they would have been able to make up for it with a ransom, but somebody else was gaining power and defeating it. What?
"Is it bad? If you destroy the kingdom, you will be tied up, so it's good!"
A silver-haired man eats a large man's blurry remarks. When assaulting the kingdom of the kingdom, it was none other than a silver-haired man who mistakenly defeated the third prince of the kingdom.
"That's true at that point. I was going to take the momentum of the victory to the royal capital at a stretch and win in a month ..."
Now that the empire is not the place of excursion, it will not remain. A narrow man drops his shoulder with a sigh.
Safe As far as the original plan was not reached, it would be a good choice to land in return for the ransom in exchange for a prisoner of war royal family. Of course, that is if the third prince to survive is alive.
It is unclear to what extent the kingdom will make concessions if the Empire calls for a truce in this state. Of course, the situation is certain to make progress in favor of the empire, but if you know the current state of the empire, the kingdom will see it. If the Third Prince was in the hands of the Empire, it could have been prevented and a nearly unilateral agreement could have been reached.
"We've done so much damage and lost it to the captain. In the end, there's nothing that the Empire, the kingdom, and we all get hurt on all three sides."
"Because it's already troublesome, can we just drop the kingdom?"
"It's foolish. That's not going to be allowed."
Death Certainly, the strength of the flying horse squad would be enough to overwhelm the Royal Army. But perhaps his homeland does not want to do so at this time, and rule after the destruction of the kingdom seems resourceless. In addition, in that case, it will obviously turn the empire into an enemy.
Again, the two men began to argue, and the specific man stood up, uttering a conclusion.
The controversy "I have no choice but to wait for instructions from my home country. Tell me to be more careful than ever before to keep you from getting involved in the empire."
A month later, the instructions they received from home.
It was "Return home immediately."