Chapter 109: To the Eastern Front (1) (2/2)
“This is Viscount Sabian, my Chief of staff
“I’na”
“That’s enough with the courtesies I’d much rather hear why you came to the East”
At those words, Viscount Sabian took out a map and spread it out
“I’ll explain, sir First of all, as everyone knows, this is a war in which the three Republic nations united and attacked the Strabus Kingdom However, most of their forces are concentrated on the Northern Front”
This was a fact that everyone already knew
“But Marquis, whytheir forces in one place?”
“What a silly question Isn’t it a classic standard procedure to gather your troops and attack the enemy?”
Viscount Sabian nodded his head at Marquis Bologna’s answer
“That’s right, sir Standard procedure But, there’s another reason Fro but concentrate their forces
“Why’s that?”
“Because if they spread out, then the Allied Forces of the kingdoe in the battle
This was exactly what Milton had been trying to do at the beginning He planned to lead an overwhel amount of troops and launch a fierce offensive on all Fronts, which would make it impossible for the Republic to concentrate their troops The only problem was that in order for Milton’s plan to succeed, it required at least 500,000 troops So, when the allies sent less troops, his plan became useless
However, Viscount Sabian had said soh it was impossible to attack the Republic from all directions, it was still possible to attack the them to split their forces in half
“The prereat for the allies and unfavorable for the enemy We want to make sure the Republic can’t concentrate their troops on the North by attacking thena”
After listening to Viscount Sabian, Marquis Bologna nodded as if he agreed with their point
‘That’s not bad No, it’s rather good But…’
But he still had questions
“You said you were Viscount Sabian?”
“Yes, sir”
“I understand what you’re saying But why the Eastern Front? Is there a reason you picked the Eastern Front and not the Western Front?”
Marquis Bologna wasn’t asking to be nit-picky but sincerely asking Viscount Sabian i to be asked
“It has to be the Eastern Front for three reasons”
“Tell me the reasons”
“First, it can’t be the West The Western Front is e arh the Grey Mountains”
At those words, Milton wryly se are’
Milton identified with that explanation because he had served on the Western Front before
“In fact, we also thought about sending a signal to Duke Palon, who’s in charge of the Northern Border of our kingdoh preparation, that won’t be easy”
“That’s a pity”
Marquis Bologna seerettable
Viscount Sabian continued with his explanation
“The second reason is that even if we crossed the Grey Mountains and invaded the Hildes Republic’simpact”
“Why’s that?”
“The Hildes Republic is atie troops with far fewer troops And in the worst case scenario, the Republicthe Hildes Republic and focus solely on attacking We have to re so once before in the past”
Including Marquis Bologna, all the Strabus kingdom’s people nodded In the past, when the Hildes Republic lost their strength on the Western Front, the Strabus Kingdoreat offensive But, at that tis out with the Blue-Night tactics [1] Instead, the Republican reinforceh they were able to barely defeat the enedom was enormous
“Then, you mean that it’ll be different in the East, Viscount Sabian?”
“Of course If we crossed the Eastern Front and attacked the Kobrook Republic, then the enenore it After all, the Kobook Republic is an important food source for the Republics”
If the Hildes Republic were in charge of producing weapons using the iron froe of commerce and food production Of course, the Hannover Republic wasn’t far behind Hildes Republic in food production, but 80 of the food for the Republics came from both the Kobrook Republic and the Hannover Republic
“It’scan’t be put on pause If we advanced the arranary, then…”
“That’d be a devastating blow to the Republican’s food production They definitely…”
“They definitely won’t be able to ignore that, sir”
Marquis Bologna greatly admired Viscount Sabian
‘How incredible If this succeeded then this war… no, it’d cause enor on how flexible and open minded a person looked at the war, the more opportunities and plans there were Until now, Marquis Bologna had only been faithfully carrying out his ht there would be an opportunity for hi
“Then, what is the third reason?”
Viscount Sabian laughed when he saw Marquis Bologna anticipating his answer
“The third reason…”
Now, not only Marquis Bologna, but every single person frodom paid attention to Viscount Sabian
Without their notice, they had been drawn into Viscount Sabian’s plans
Viscount Sabian smiled at them
“I can’t tell you because it’s not safe here”
“This…”
“No, that’s…”
“Aren’t you being too…”
Seeing the regretful look on Marquis Bologna and his advisors’ faces, Viscount Sabian spoke to theetic expression
“I’uard the third reason However…”
“However what?”
“If If the worst case scenario happens and the Eastern Front isn’t able to break through the enee upon them, then we’ll still have the third reason already prepared That is all I will tell you”
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1 The Blue Night tactics are a tactic in which the defense forces voluntarily remove all military supplies and food that the ene limited and exhausted