Chapter 183: Crisis of the Imperial Army (1) (1/2)
Chapter 183: Crisis of the Imperial Army (1)
“Of course I’m afraid”
“…Sir?”
He doubted his ears, but Marquis Catel spoke calmly
“I lost my country to the Republic and had to run away I personally experienced how fried actually is Even after being defeated by the eneht to stand on the battlefield At the very least, you should never be a co too passively, sir?”
“He’s right You ith the Strabus Kingdom when you were defeated, Marquis”
“We’re the Great Andrews Empire It seems like you’ve overlooked that difference”
Marquis Catel clenched his jaw as he looked at the officers who didn’t see
“Everyone is so full of pride you’ll soon reach the sky Look at the current situation! How can you be so prideful in a situation where we’ve lost half of our 100,000 troops and two Master? Where do you get your optimism fro to say at Marquis Catel’s scathing censure, however, their faces were full of discontent From their point of view, Marquis Catel was still an outsider Even if he had received a title fro, so it wasn’t like he had supporting forces or factions within it The Ee hihed when he saw the unpleasant faces of the officers
‘How difficult I seriously have to take these guys with fried at that?’
Marquis Catel was just as frustrated He had devoted hie for his country, but he didn’t plan on just using the Ee on the battlefield, then he illing to dedicate the rest of his life to the Empire So how could he not be frustrated when he received such attitudes and he even had to fight in the hile being held back by the at a straw, he turned towards Duke Sebastian
“Duke Sebastian, do you also think the sa if you also think that I should lead the army and attack the enemy’s main camp immediately”
Duke Sebastian carefully answered his question
“What I want to know isn’t e shouldn’t do, but e can and should do”
“What do you mean, sir?”
“Let , and you, the one leading the central arainst it Aht Then what I want to ask you noe should do if we don’t attack What do you think we should do instead?”
Marquis Catel hesitated for a mo honest, he already had a plan in his head about what they should do, but he wasn’t co it out loud He questioned whether the person leading this prideful and egotistical Imperial Army would properly hear him out But now that he had been asked a direct question by Duke Sebastian, he also couldn’t hedge and equivocate Marquis Catel strengthened his resolve and began to speak
“First of all, we should be defending, not attacking”
“Defending?”
“Yes, sir Our purpose is to defend the Valence Kingdom from the Republic’s invasion If that’s the case, it’s more important to not lose than it is to win”
“What kind of a passive…”
“How can you speak so cowardly?”
The officers shouted that it couldn’t be done However, Duke Sebastian raised a hand to settle the”
With perranted, Marquis Catel continued
“Yes, sir First, we should send our troops back and focus most of them in a fortress that could be used as a defensive base and block the road to the capital”
“I see Then what? I don’t think the enes out”
“No, sir Siegfried will retreat”
“…Why is that?”
“That’s because he has an enenore”
“And who is that?”
“Milton Forrest of the Lester Kingdom, sir”
When the name Milton Forrest came out of Marquis Catel’s mouth, the officers made a com about the doainst the Republic”
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Marquis Catel ain
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Marquis Catel had given the Empire the best option they could take in this situation However, there was a proble faith in the Ithen our defenses and wait for the eney?”
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