201 [3-58] Bad government (1/2)

Etergranze, the imperial capital of the Caenis Empire.

The Royal Palace, located in the center of the vast and splendid city.

In the depths of the palace, in the second audience hall, like a hermitage in a floating garden.

...... is all I have to report.

”I see. ......

In the second audience room, which was like a hermitage in the deepest part of the palace.

Both had stern faces.

The general himself reported the defeat in the Duchy of Cadenis, an occupied territory in the far south of the Empire.

The troops that had been deployed to capture the Great Forest of Goosenfall had suffered a devastating defeat, as their base city was surrounded and they were thoroughly massacred, except for those who had managed to escape by mistake.

An hour had just passed since the battle had largely ended. The information gathered by the observation team had already been sorted out, and Hoshihaki had reported it in detail to Ryuyuchi.

You can find a lot more information here.

I'm not sure what to make of that. I'm not sure what to make of that.

I'm sure you'll agree.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one who has a problem with this.

The reason I didn't do that is because I misjudged the enemy's strength and thought that I could win.

”Hmm. What are the specifics?

”The unexpected element was the unconventional tactic of using the Eel River to supply magic power during the siege of Traunil, and the technological power that made it possible.

The quality and quantity of the enemy's elite forces worthy of special combatants, which were concealed during the battle in the forest.

I had anticipated that I would be able to steal the vein manipulation technology of the elves of the Great Forest, but I had miscalculated the number of elves absorbed into the war effort and their high morale. I was expecting them to be turned into undead, but they stayed alive, and many of them turned into dark elves.

Ryubuchi sniffed lightly as he listened to Hoshihuan's unhurried reflections.

The undead have many strengths, but they also have a weakness: they are extremely vulnerable to holy air attacks.

If you've been preparing to take on an elf zombie, you'll know that you'll be scratched by a living enemy (dark elf). Dark elves and other demons are still damaged by the holy air, but they are not as vulnerable to it as the undead.

In the event you've got any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at any time.

However, the information we obtained about the Great Forest through intelligence on the Lugarut Kingdom was probably also controlled to mislead us about the threat level.

”Well, that's about it. Get the Bureau of Staff to verify.

As you wish.

Hoshihaki, who had been kneeling and hanging her head, folded her thin body and fell flat.

I am deeply ashamed of this defeat, as a general I feel my own ignorance and lack of strength.

I apologize from the bottom of my heart for not being able to offer victory to the Lord and the Empire.

”What an uncharacteristically emotional thing to say, Hoshihaki.

If you have time to apologize, why don't you think about how to get it back?

Ryubuchi had no intention of making Hoshihuan take responsibility for this defeat.

However, if no one takes responsibility, it will not be a good sign, so General Qing will have no choice but to retire.

There is probably no tactical flaw. If you are talking about the strategic failure of not concentrating the forces, then Long Yuan was just as guilty.

Rather than worrying about who is responsible, we should first think about how to recover from the damage caused by this failure and move on. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

In the end, he was able to get the best out of her. ”G(le)n(le)mi(le)s.

”G!

When he called her by the original name his father and tribe had given him, Hoshihuan's back shook as if a block of ice had been shoved into her mouth.

”My Lord. Please don't say that in your dreams.

...... I am Hoshi Huan, General of the Caenis Empire.

I have abandoned the forest and my family, and they have abandoned me. That's all.

So that's it. Then we're done here.

”Power gets you everything, power protects you everything. ......

”Power gets you everything, power protects you everything...” muttered Hoshihaki in a small voice.

It's a philosophy that Ryuben has heard many times. I'm not sure if you've ever heard of it, but I'm sure you've heard of it.

I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

Yes.

I'm not sure what to make of it.