Chapter 71: Ceremony of Triumphant Return (4) (2/2)
“I see… that does seeood natured, Kerber nodded in agreement
Then, he quickly looked around before whispering to Milton
“To the best of e, there’s no such intention”
“You truly mean that?”
“Yes As far as I know, the Lester Kingdo invaded by the Republic We were told that we caet rid of the Republicans”
“Ah… I see”
“Well, since it’s a her ups will try to profit during the negotiations But I don’t think there’s any kind of intention to conquer the Lester Kingdodom really came to do what they said; there were no hidden intentions But there was soht
“But aren't there too do war, but to send 50,000his arh he couldn’t understand it
“Isn’t this a little too much power?”
“……”
“This is why it’s not unreasonable for our nobles to feel anxious”
When Milton responded like this, Kerber hesitated, then spoke with great difficulty
“Since you’re not a stranger, and we’re coether, I’ll trust you and tell you the truth”
“Please, continue”
Feeling that this was the true reason, Milton focused on Kerber and out of his mouth cafried?”
“Siegfried? That nanize it Then, he recalled a ht against the Second Prince’s rebels, the Republic had tried to violently attack the Capital Ultimately, the atteht of the possibility and had ordered Duke Palan to stand by just in case
‘Undoubtedly, the co the Republican Ar recalled the memory, Milton turned towards Kerber
“I remember That’s the name of the one who led the Hildes Republican Arh, he’s here That daentle and polite, Kerber ground his teeth while exuding aKerber so unlike hi happen?”
“Whehere to do I start explaining Well, youabout how Strabus Kingdoreat offensive attempt
“Ah, yes Well…”
Of course Milton knew about this He had heard about the Strabus Kingdoh they had mobilized 70,000 troops, they had still failed without any achievedom had been able to make such an attempt was because Milton had secured Pratinos, a supply city, in the Grey Mountains So it wasn’t so Milton could be indifferent about and had observed with great interest
“It’s said that the Strabus Kingdom pulled back from the front line and concentrated their forces as ed to survive And from what I know, your attempt failed because the Hanovirtue Republic and Kobrook Republic joined and attacked together”
“So you do knohat happened That’s the inforiven to the outsiders, but…”
“Is there soh as he talked about his personal experience He was someone who had been sent to the frontline of that war
“Because we chased the eneer And froht were secure, Hildes Republic’s mountain forces ate away at our supply lines”
“Hm…”
“With our supply lines cut, the 70,000 ed us down instead So, we had to get our supplies locally
“……”
During a war,especially when an ar supplies locally basically ht who took chivalry seriously, he could not go against the orders of his superiors on the battlefield But when Kerber and histhey found were ruins
“You e thehly destroyed their own village They all evacuated so that not a single person would be left behind On their way out, they poisoned their wells and burnt all the wheat fields they couldn’t harvest
“That thoroughly?”
“Yes, they were determined”
With their supply lines cut, thethis tiot news that Hanovirtue Republic and Kobrook Republic had allied with each other to invade their hoitated as they worried about their hometown And while the commanders tried their best to bolster theround Just as the coht, they were ordered to return But retreating wasn’t an easy process
“Truly… it was like hell trying to retreat”
Kerber ground his teeth as though he was fed up just re that moment
“They persistently pursued us as ere retreating More than half of Hildes Republic’s land is raphy to constantly ahtmare
Kerber still reme constantly scared of when the ht fell With the possibility of an ambush at any moment in time, there hadn’t been even one second of rest
“In the end, less than 20,000 of the original 70,000 men returned It was a coot intelligence on the man who commanded the entire Hildes Republic Arh that hell”
“You’re saying that was Siegfried?”
“Yes Not only that, but it’s said that it was his plan to unite Hanovirture Republic and Kobrook Republic to form an alliance
“……”
Milton’s face turned serious If all this was true, then it was extraordinary news
“In erous person list That is one of the reasons that Duke Brans and 50,000 men were sent to this war”
“You fried?”
“Yes, that’s right”
Milton began to think with Kerber’s words in fried was a person that the Strabus Kingdom, evaluated as the continent’s second erousIt was at this fried was branded into Milton’s brain