Volume 4 Chapter 27 (2/2)
”Sudou-san!”
Although Sudou has the qualification to speak as an advisor, Saitou still yelled at Sudou for his conduct
In the first place, Saitou never liked Sudou
Although Saitou held so summoned to this world, their personalities were like water and oil
Sudou who likes to ies and schemes was completely different compared to Saitou as more like a warrior
(It's not like he is a bad person But souess it can't be helped)
Sudou likes to see bloodshed with his plans
Saitou saw hi
However, if he argues here, coupled with Sudou's ht disturb Sardina's mind further
”It's fine, Sudou You can say what you want to say”
Sardina interrupted Saitou with a tone as if she gives up
To be honest, she didn't want to hear Sudou's words
However, she understood that Sudou’s ability at y was better than her
Although his personality was difficult to handle, she could not ignore Sudou's words either
Hearing Sardina's words, Sudou glanced at Saitou in triumph, then he lifts his lips
”Ushi+as Fort is a fortification within another fortification Not only that, we don't have proper siege weapons with us this time as well It was because we used troops that are more suited for mobile warfare that we suffered this kind of unfortunate result”
Because the fort walls were fortified bydown such fort was only by using standard siege warfare
However, e weapons were heavy and inconvenient for transportation, thus Sardina could not fully prepare for this kind of battle
Of course, it doesn'tthe way, she ordered her soldiers to gather logs by cutting trees to create se weapons, but even with that, the attack performance from such weapons was too inferior compared to the one made by a proper craftsman
Particularly, there were too many holes on the durability side
Such weapons didn't have enough defense against fire arrows and oil poured from overhead
”In addition to that, the doht to our side was also dull Probably, because ere hts, they decided to sit on the fence”
In a siege battle, the easiest way to attack was from the side
In other words, the easiest way to win a siege battle was to use traitors
However, the nobles they had bought to perfor slowly
”They decide to play both sides, huh?”
”That's correct If I was in their position, that is what I would do They have no loyalty to anyone Well, the reason e could bring down General Belharres was also thanks to those kind of people”
In response to Sardina's question, Sudou gave his anshile laughing
The cooperation from last year was only because of their opportunistic personality
Listening to Sudou's words, Sardina once again bite her thumbnail
(Those guys ed battles damn it, I should've decided on a short and decisive battle after all)
”Fine then What is your plan, Sudou?”
”The best plan is to pull soldiers back and be satisfied with the land we've currently occupied Trends in the north are questionable, while we're also low on supplies With Belharres' son raiding our supply convoys all the tiet new ones Local procurees and fields when they retreated”
Such tactic was called scorched-earth warfare
It was used hout history
When such tactic was used, an ar the maintenance of the troops become harder
It had been proven highly effective against large invading armies, especially when transportation was also difficult because of mountainous or cold areas
However, despite its effectiveness, it also had great drawbacks
The biggest disadvantages of such tactics were to make post-war reconstruction become harder
In other words, for the Zalda Kingdo, they decided to cut their own flesh
The only way to break such tactic was to win the war in a short period of ti from its own nation
When both methods fail, it was natural to withdraw the army
However, Sardina shook her head
”We can't Sudou Do you think I can withdra?”
She understood that Sudou's words were correct
However, she could not easily withdraw the soldiers now
Sudou was also aware of that too
”True, to be honest, it would be a very difficult situation At least your highness position would become unfavorable Of course, that also means our position”
In this one year, Sardina's war expenditures had exceeded 500 million baht
Such aet of a small country
It was not an amount that could easily be levied, even for Ortomea Empire
However, the amount of war expenditures was not the problem this time
Since when everything is considered, Ortoather that amount of funds in two to three years time
The problem hether the expenditure orth it or not
There were many reasons for a war to happen, but the most common one was due to economic considerations
The reason a nation occupied a land was also mostly because of the taxes and resources obtained from that land
Thus, pouring money to achieve that was not a problem
The probleet was balanced out
”As soon as ithdraw the soldiers, ill have to negotiate with the Zalda Kingdom”
Saitou stopped his words
Negotiation was not a bad choice, as long as the situation was a little more inclined towards the Ortomea Empire
Although the ideal goal was to destroy the Zalda Kingdom, the Ortomean Emperor had said that it was okay to make them a vassal country
However, with this kind of situation, Sardina could not accept such end
”It is true that if we failed in capturing Ushi+as basin, we can't justify the war costs Especially with the current situation, it is impossible”
”I know that That is why I made it a priority to capture this fort”
Silence dominated
Sudou and Saitou remained silent, while Sardina stared at them
The profits the Eotiations before they can capture the Ushi+as fort was minimal
The Zalda side won't give up so easily the important land that produces food for their country
However, Ortomea Empire was not a naive nation either
In other words, the E war
”It see like this”
”But, Sudou-san!”
”If we can't retreat then we can only move forward, no?”
Saitou responded to Sudou's question with silence
Sardina had received a lot of trust from the Emperor, thus many people were jealous of her
Especially her two older brothers
Envy usually accompanied honors, but if this expedition ended up in failure, she would becoet for the monsters in the imperial court -
Such a thing also applied to the imperial family
Execution ht be not considered, but she would without a doubt end up isolated
”We should make tomorrow’s battle a decisive oneSudou, ill use the plan you talked about earlier”
Sardina's eyes turned sharp once again
She re-confirain
”Very well, a whole-ar is over”
Sudou confirmed the plan with a smile on his face
(Is Sudou-san referring to a mobile form of attack? Certainly, there's some possibility However)
Saitou's instinct that had been polished since he was su alarm
However, it was also true that they were out of options
”Saitou, you will be on the front line as well tomorrow”
”Yes Your Highness”
Sardina turned a sharp look at Saitou who remained silent
Pushed by thea little uneasy
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