Volume 3 Chapter 21 (1/2)
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Chapter 3 Episode 21
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Early month, 10th month, Western Continent Calendar: (Eastern Invasion 5)
”They got us good eh... As expected General Berharres I guess? Immediately send the message to the detached forces. One hour... Tell Saitou to halt them only for one hour!”
After hearing the message from Saitou, Sardina clicked her tongue while looking at the map spread in front of her, then she gives out the order to the messenger.
Sardina who heard the information brought by the messenger instantly realize Belharres intention.
(Just like Saitou said, he's aiming at my neck... No, probably not just that... The things that General Belharres aim is...)
”Yes! Immediately...”
Being overwhelmed by her angry look, the messenger immediately runs out the tent to execute her order.
”Someone, is there someone! Get me another messenger! Tell the other messenger to head toward the detached forces and tell them to reinforce Saitou as soon as possible!”
”Be relieved, your highness. I've already ordered some messenger to do just that...”
Following Sardina's high voice, a calm voice echoed inside the tent.
She did not realize when he has come. The moment Sardina directed her eyes toward the entrance of the tent, Sudou calm face entered her vision.
Sudou, the matter regarding Rozeria seems to have settled down, thus he was being tasked to lead the escort unit and partic.i.p.ating in this battle.
Sudou who is good at maneuvering behind the scene is also good at leading the army.
Sudou and Saitou.
By putting two of these capable j.a.panese in her army shows how much Sardina stakes her everything in this invasion.
”Sudou... Right... Thank you.”
”No no, for your Highness, this Sudou will do anything.”
Saying that Sudou shrugged his shoulders while looking like usual.
This man expression never changes no matter what the situations are making him hard to understand.
”Fuuh... You seem to have a lot of free hands eh? Sudou.”
She understood what he said was just a superficial, but Sardina replied to him with sarcasm while looking relaxed.
The more one understands the situation, the more anxiety and frustration will be born within one's heart. -
”Even if I got impatient, the situation won't change after all... Well, I can at least say, I understand the feeling of Your Highness for being impatient.”
Even after Sardina told him a sarcasm, Sudou's expression did not change.
On the contrary, his tone of voice has become calmer.
”Well, it seems Zalda Kingdom's army is not that stupid... Their commander is General Belharres after all. As expected from a man with a long history of military service huh? I don't think they have the blessing of their king and the ministers, but to execute this kind of plan at the end... This is really something...”
”Is that how you going to tell me that they might be able to take my head?”
Listening to Sudou's words, Sardina asked him.
Hearing her question, Sudou smiled.
”Please don't joke... I just praising their strategy. After all, General Belharres never honestly thought that they will manage to take your highness head.”
After hearing Sudou's answer, Sardina was convinced that her intuition was right.
”As expected... That was their aim huh?”
”Indeed... Their aim is to make this battle turn into a draw. I think they want to exhaust both war power. Considering the difference in national power between our nation and the Zalda Kingdom that is something they should never do. And yet, they still choose to do that which means....”
”A third country... They are planning to drag Ernestgora into this war.”
”I fear that it's likely to happen...”
Sudou nodded his head after hearing Sardina's words.
There's no smile appear on his face like he usually did.
His gaze turns into a sharp gaze, looking far beyond the battlefield. It is such an overwhelming sense of intimidation, that only someone who has survived many battlefields usually has.
”They realize that they cannot win against us in strategy, thus they choose a desperate measure... Geez, what an absurd people...”
”Perhaps this is an arbitrary decision made by General Belharres. Since I don't think that Zalda's King and his ministers would approve such a plan.”
Toward Sudou's opinion, Sardina nodded in agreement.
”No king would grant such permission after all... to pull in Ernestgora into one own country and engage the war...”
Sardina bitterly spoke.
”I guess it will depend on how much we can suppress the casualties from this battle... If we were down to less than half then...”
”I know... It would be hard for domestic control if we lost more than half of our current force. If that happens...”
”Ernestgora in the north won't stay silent... They will also invade Zalda and aim for the coastal territory, or endorse take over the entire territory... For those guys, as long they can reduce our power even for a bit, they would be happy to do it after all.”
To occupy the Zalda Kingdom itself was relatively easy, given the difference in national power.
Even if the Rozeria Kingdom and the Mist Kingdom came for reinforcement, it is still possible to obtain a sufficient victory.
However, it took too much time to devise the strategy, directing the strategy while also being conscious of the shadows of the other two major powers.
Kirtantia in the west aside, Ernestgora in the north have a border with the Zalda Kingdom.
If Ortomea Empire took too much time to occupy the Zalda Kingdom, then it was clear that Ernestgora would obstruct Ortomea territory expansion.
”What do you think that female fox of Ernestgora would do?”
”Let's see... That person is someone who likes to take control of everything without dirtying her own hand after all...”
Listening to Sardina's words, the young queen of Ernestgora figure appears inside Sudou's mind.