Chapter 84: Ghost Special Corps (4) (1/2)
Chapter 84: Ghost Special Corps (4)
Siegfried unfolded the map and earnestly mulled over it His co this side of Siegfried
“Mr Secretary, what is it that you are so concerned about?”
Siegfried answered the co his eyes off thein the enemy”
This only served tofor an opening? Wasn’t the current Lester Kingdoht as well be swiss cheese?
Princess Leila was acco her people on an evacuation, while the other nobles – including the king of the country – had scattered like sand, leaving the Capital as empty as could be
It was the picture of a nation on the brink of collapse So what did he ht then, ainto the fried, I have an urgent report to make”
“What is it?”
“Sir, the ar has…”
“I assued to conceal their whereabouts”
“Ye-…Yes They’ve disappeared as if they were never here”
The ht out of his hed and ot soood head on their shoulders To think they would get fried lamented, the other commanders remained perplexed
“Mr Secretary, what is the matter?”
“Have you perhaps conjectured as to the enefried muttered in a barely audible voice
“It’s such a bother to ith inco?”
“Ah, it’s nothingNever mind that, I shall explain the present situation”
Siegfried spread the an his explanation
“At present, the enemy has vacated their Capital and fled It has been reported that their king, as well as ht to other nations accoest sway in this country at this point in time, Princess Leila, has joined her people as they evacuate from the Capital And as of noe cannot attack her”
The coht there be a reason we cannot attack Princess Leila and her evacuees?”
Siegfried sighed inwardly
‘I can’t believe these fools can go on with their ‘long live the Republic’ rhetoric to their fried found the commanders pathetic, but showed no hint of such sentiment and answered coolly
“What are the most important values of our Republic?”
“That would certainly be the liberation of the people fro of a new paradise where everyone may be equal and have equal opportunities”
“That is so We are a nation that was founded for the people, by the people Yet… Princess Leila is currentlyher party We speak of not just one or two individuals, but hundreds of thousands of citizens”
“Ah…”
“Indeed, that is so”
The commanders finally looked as if they understood
The Republics’ justification for waging as ultimately to liberate the people and abolish the feudal class syste from civilians was taboo Of course, the unfortunate reality of as that it never progressed so cleanly, and there were incidents froed or even ed in moderation Incidents that were of sufficiently small scale to not spread externally could siroup of soldiers acting out of line
However, the refugees that Princess Leila was guiding amounted to hundreds of thousands of civilians – and they were greatlythem to safety
Was it possible to attack Princess Leila without stirring this public sentiment?
No, it was impossible
Then, could they turn a blind eye just this once and attack the civilians as well, since they were up against an enemy state after all?
No, it was idom’s nobles labelled Princess Leila as foolish and childish for joining the people on their path to refuge But from the perspective of the Republic, her actions were as shrewd as could be
As long as the Princess had the people’s support, it would be difficult for the Republican army to touch her If they tried to force the issue and caused too many civilian casualties, the commanders of this ould not be able to avoid the repercussions – regardless of whether they won or lost
The very ideology hich the Republics were founded was to put the people first; and if they ignored this cause to do as they pleased due to the inconvenience of upholding it in their present circumstances, they had to face the fearso the empty Capital?”
“Indeed If the enemy has abandoned the city, we should be able to enter without spilling blood”
Siegfried sighed at their suggestion
“Well, seizing the Capital would indeed be easy”
The cofried continued
“However, while the Southern army continues to be an anomalous factor, it would be difficult to take further action after successful capture of the city”
“Ah…”
“That’s right…”
The commanders were reminded that the Southern army had erased all traces of their presence
“We would be able to make an informed decision on the movement of our troops if we knew the whereabouts of the Southern army – but now is a different story”
The Southern army could strike them from behind while they attacked the Capital
“Do we not simply need to hunt for their location?”
“That would be difficult as the scope to cover is e possibility that they divided their ar hidden – for that is what I would do if I were them It would thus be a tall order to uncover them”
“That’s… could we not likewise divide and dispatch our mountain troops?”
“While our Hildess mountain troops are skilled at reconnaissance and survival, this is a foreign land at the end of the day The advantages of terrain ultimately lie with the enemy Furthermore, if we spread our troops too thinly for the creation of search parties, we run the risk of needlessly losing our precious elites”
Siegfried knew by reports that Milton had completely destroyed the reconnaissance network that Albert’s e in lessly divide his mountaineers in si-distance recon
‘How could this be? How could we be unable tothis war?’