Chapter 16: Hero of Pratinos (5) (1/2)
Chapter 16: Hero of Pratinos (5)
If they were to launch a large-scale, full-on attack the co, it meant that they needed to stockpile supplies to the utmost this winter Food provisions were essential, but other , and whatever else to stake the winter out…
Military resupplying was one of those things that was endless by nature
On top of that, the forts of the Grey Mountains were slated to beco the allied forces Consequently, the sheer quantity of goods to be secured for stockpiling was incoolden opportunity to make some money
‘As they say, sail your shi+p when the tide comes in’
Milton decided to capitalize on this opportunity a little oods, he simultaneously traded on the side with the Pratinos merchants ell-disposed to him He invested his personal funds to produce soe that Milton had, it was impossible to manufacture firearms or ches that could be made when combined with this world’s craftsmanshi+p
A personal use canteen, a shovel, s that this world had the capability to produce – but no one had thought of it as of yet Milton tasked thethem to the troops
The Coed the usefulness of these goods and perh this, Milton was able to h his proposal of this business idea and subsequent investh money to remunerate his debt and still have sooal hich he had joined this war in the first place
He was thinking of applying for honorable discharge around inter passed next year and spring came
‘Now all that’s left is for time to pass without any hiccups’
At last, Milton felt that all his proble side had freedo side on the other hand were bound to be desperate
“damn sons of bitches, those little shi+ts in Co of curses trailed out from the mouth of one man
“It’s because Co shi+tfaced bastards…”
Words which, if heard by others, was sufficient to be deemed treason worthy of execution flowed out nonchalantly One could deduce this ht state ofby around hi commander who had planned, and personally spearheaded, the recent operation of crossing the Grey Mountains and carrying out a surprise assault on Pratinos — which had been serving as the enemy’s supply depot
Frankly, he had felt up until this moment that life was pretty easy
He was capable as a soldier, and was skilled enough in the art of living so as not to make any jealous eneh pro achievements and contributions on par with his abilities, provided only that he made proper use of theh the ranks compared to his peers At this breakneck pace, he had moved all the way up to the rank of Captain, and now only had one more stair to climb before he could assume the position of Major
At least that was the case, but…
Everything was botched with just one mistake
He himself admitted it: the failure of this operation was e that it would turn into a precarious situation if the enemy knew of their presence and prepared ambushers when they entered the Valley of the Winds But it appeared that arrogance had found its place in some corner of Frederic’s mind, one that he himself had not known about – perhaps because he had been on a roll of success after success for a while He did not even consider the possibility that the operation he had so meticulously prepared for would fail
The price of that was a defeat which shook him to the bones
To Frederic, who had lived the first half of his life so easily until now, this was his first failure
No matter how co is to learn a lesson froain
But here was the probleiven a second chance
The original objective of this operation was to minimize the harm caused by this year’s fa the same amount of harm to the enemy But as soon as this operation failed, the Command of the Hildess Republic slyly slid over the responsibility for the worsening supply situation to Frederic
‘Frederic drew up an infeasible operation, and the consu the present probleist of how they tossed it over
The circuh to drive him nuts
Even if he himself had lost, the failure of his operation was of no connection to the deterioration of the supply situation This deterioration had occurred because the Republic was undergoing a famine; and because their allies, the Hanovirtue Republic and Kobrook Republic, reduced their food commodity exports by half
So hoas it his fault? It was a clear shi+fting of blah it was as plain as day that the ene next year, the Co careers, were busy playing politics and transferring the responsibility for this matter to a frontline commander
“Sons… of bitches… all those trashy little bastards would not even be worth feeding to the dogs…”
The h the Co all over hi he could do about it
It had been a while since the string of connections he had h his past merits were cut off They all affirmed Frederic’s failure and treated him not as a competent officer like previously, but rather as a spanner in the works that needed to be re he could do even as he watched his downfall creeping up on him day by day The despair and frustration quicklyman into a surrendered pessimist Such was Frederic’s current dileently sought him out
“Captain Frederic, are you inside?”
“What matter is it?”
As Frederic responded irritatedly in his drunkenness, the aide approached him and slid forth a letter
“This mail was addressed to you, Captain”
“A letter? What, is my removal from this office settled then? Or is it to the jailhouse for me?”
“That’s… I’d say you should probably look at this firsthand”
Frederic narrowed his eyes as he read the contents of the letter And little by little, any undertones of intoxication evaporated from his face