Chapter 189: Consequence of Arrogance (4) (1/2)
Chapter 189: Consequence of Arrogance (4)
Having lost all their supplies, the Efried’s nonstop attack would begin He personally attacked froside the road in the front From the Imperial Army’s point of view, it was hell
“E… eneht anymore”
“I’d rather you kill er, the soldiers fell into chaos without being able to counterattack They didn’t listen to their commanders’ orders and ht, there were hting the Republicans
Duke Sebastian tried asking for help froes in order to reverse the situation In all honesty, it wasfor cooperation’ However, Siegfried had already predicted their e that the Imperial Arfried had already told the villagers, whose public sentie elsewhere
Duke Sebastian gritted his teeth when the Iather a single grain of wheat
“What a monstrous bastard…”
How could they have been defeated this terribly? Of the original 100,000 men, the Imperial Army now only had 30,000 left And as each day passed, they weren’t sure howsoldiers
The officers who had advocated for the attack didn’t dare ht they would have the worst possible results ever Winning or losing wasn’t the issue now It was questionable whether they would even be able to return to the Ean to talk
“We can’t pointlessly increase our sacrifices We have to pick a death squad”
Death squad It was a unit that in order to help their fellow soldiers escape, would stay behind and drag things out with the enemy in order to buy their allies some time
At that moment, all the officers in the audience turned away to avoid eye contact with Duke Sebastian At this point, taking charge of the death squad meant death While they had participated in the war, they were not prepared to die and they all avoided less
“Most of the army’s senior members will have to stay as part of the death squad”
The officers were shocked to hear Marquis Catel say that it wasn’t a question of who to pick, but that most of them would have to remain
“What do youto die, we should e as ht That’s the essence of !
When the offices all started to talk, Duke Sebastian stoe
“From now on, I will kill anyone who dares to interrupt Marquis Catel”
Duke Sebastian was being serious Naturally, all the officers shut their mouths
Marquis Catel continued to talk
“At this point, even if the death squad stayed behind and blocked the road, they would not be enough of a blockade against the enemy”
“That does see a blockade, but sending bait, sir; a bait that’s as appetizing as possible for them”
“I see Is that why the army’s leadershi+p should stay behind?”
The officers frowned at Marquis Catel’s words As long as Marquis Catel, who had brought it up, said he would reet out
Duke Sebastian felt both apologetic and grateful when he saw Marquis Catel’s deterree to his plan as well
“We will fight together until the end”
However, Maquis Catel rejected Duke Sebastian’s determination
“Not you, Duke Sebastian”
“What?”
“Someone has to conificant symbol to the Empire”
“Nonsense! If that’s the case, then you’ll lead the army and I’ll stay behind in your stead’
Marquis Catel shook his head at Duke Sebastian’s response
“Duke Sebastian, you are the commander-in-chief of this army”
“So what about it?”
“Even if the entire ar difference whether the Commander-in-Chief of the army survived or died”
In other words, Duke Sebastian must survive in order to soften the defeat of this war
“”
Duke Sebastian closed his eyes tightly While he couldn’t agree to what Marquis Catel had said in his heart, he knew Marquis Catel was right in his brain
‘damn it…’
Duke Sebastian would have to return to the Empire and take responsibility for this defeat At the saation to clearly infor was the Republic? How lazy and arrogant had the Empire been? If he didn’t clearly convey to the Es, then they would be defeated in the next war
The next day
The Imperial Army left behind 10,000 troops as part of the death squad and retreated Some of the officers made a fuss in order to not remain behind with the death squad, but it was no use
The decisive blohat Duke Sebastian had said
[You think your head would still be attached to your bodies even if you returned back to the Empire?]
Even for Duke Sebastian, the responsibility for the defeat would be heavy In the case of the officers, even if they returned to the Empire, they most likely would not survive In the end, they stayed behind Truthfully, even if they remained, they weren’t very helpful but they had to remain in order to take responsibility for the war
Once the enemy came closer until they were only a day’s distance away, Marquis Catel fed his men as much as he could In all honesty, there wasn't much food for them to eat until they were stuffed, but when he killed the injured horses that Duke Sebastian had left behind and turned it into soup, it was enough to feed the soldiers for about a day Although it was a huge loss to the cavalry, it was iy, even if it lasted only one day
And so, Marquis Catel led the 10,000 ize to you all”
He was talking to the knights who had decided to stay behind on the death squad