Chapter 126: Bane of the Northern Front (1) (2/2)
“Hooooh… really now?”
Amused, Count Shenber formed a smile as he met eyes with his opponent, who continued
“The reinforceht with us have already been reduced to less than half Yet you continue to deploy our troops to the front lines…? How can this be?”
To Shener, Count Dios’ whining was no different to the yapping of a dog
“Then what shall we do? This was the decision we arrived at as a command… why don’t you return from whence you came from, if it unrests you so much?”
Count Dios was visibly upset
“Do you truly think that you could wage this war if ithdraw our army? I remind you that our army numbers 60,000 troops”
“Did you not just say that it has been halved?”
“…even so…”
“I shall say it as it is”
Finding no , Count Shenber spoke firmly and flatly
“There is no reason that the deployment decisions we arrive at as a co, should be changed due to the whi of some first-tie fro of his name, but Shenber was not done yet
“On another note, the lot of you continue to speak of the forces you have brought with you as if they are soht nothing but a bunch of untrained weaklings The supplies they consume feel like a waste in all honesty”
“……”
“Go if you wish We have no reason to hold back soive you as a representative of the war staff”
Marquis Johannes was at a loss for words
It see in the first place It would be a tall order to rediscover their authority of command no matter what compromise they offered The one act they were per this warzone, but…
‘We can’t That’s not an option’
‘Why would ithdraw after losing all those troops when the war’s not even over?’
‘I can’t return home with this stain onthemselves to leave the war at this point in time
Withdraas the clearly superior choice if one prioritized preserving the lives of their reatest priority in the minds of each one of these nobles was their honor
Could they return after these substantial losses when the war had not even reached its conclusion?
No one wanted to leave such a stain on their career and accolades
Ultimately, the resolution they reached was…
“I understand I will accept the decisions of the command”
Their only option was to submit themselves to the Strabus command’s orders As Marquis Johannes said this, the other nobles agreed in silence
“I see I thank you for your cooperation Please leave now”
Count Shenber told theht, and the coalition are back to their quarters
“Mm… if I knew this was how it’d turn out, I’d rather have…”
Count Elliot unknowingly murmured to himself on the way back
“You would rather what?”
Elliot was ruffled by Count Dios’ sharp interrogation
“It’s nothing, it’s just… well, word is that the state of things on the Eastern Front is looking bright”
“Are you saying you will jump shi+p and mooch off that ood Elliot?”
“No no, did I say I would? It is merely that-… das would turn out, I would have gone to their side”
“Hah! It is now that you show your true colors, you traitor!”
“Traitor? Exactly who is betraying who here? Did I switch sides to the Republics? I a the ass of thathis ass? Are you done yapping?”
The tere so worked up that it seeht here and now Marquis Johannes glared at them, but did not offer much in the way of words
No, the truth was that he could not offer much respite He ell aware that their faith in him had already reached rock-bottoetting myself into, I wouldn’t have cohed
He joined this expedition with the intention of adding the prestige of having participated in this war – and e accolades This decision came after his own assess up the political gains and losses of joining
At first, he thought everything was running smoothly when he built his influence within the coalition ar the nobles of the other nations to follow his lead However, when it came time to enter the actual battlefield, the breadth of his permitted authority was much too small
Unlike the political arena where wealth and influence were the main tools of the trade, one was respected on the warfront for their capability and past performance Marquis Johannes, who had never partook in war, consequently had next to no tasks he was assigned
Not only that, but word began to reach hiinning and joined the Eastern Front instead, was perfor results
This was the worst outcome possible for Marquis Johannes and the nobles who followed him to the Northern Front While they were helpless and only continued to lose troops, Milton Forrest wason his lonesome
With such a clear distinction in their outco of their ho inevitably demanded how this came to be
‘If only… if only there was some sort of opportunity…’
Marquis Johannes was desperate for a solution
And right on cue, a helping hand reached out to him
“I assume you are Marquis Johannes?”
The one who reached out to hilance, looked completely out of place in this warzone With her colorful dress and styled hair down to the carefully chosen accessories she wore, she suited a banquet hall more than the battlefield She was a wo a double take on – and if one kept staring, his heartJohannes, she foreous smile as she spoke
“My name is Claudia Vamos May I take a moment of your time to talk?”
Entranced, Marquis Johannes nodded
“Of… of course”