Chapter 238: The Emperors Choice (1) (2/2)

‘I guess they’ll only be appeased after the E I really can’t understand what crazy ambitious people do’

Milton was annoyed

Apparently, Siegfried was trying to end the Empire Given the current situation in the Efried held, it seeht now, Milton had to figure out what the future held for hifried’s skills, he’ll most likely destroy the Empire and incorporate more than half their territory into the Republic”

It would fried to e as the Eether will most likely declare themselves an independent country and the vassal countries who fell for Siegfried’s plans will take their fair share

But even if the Republic only took half, no, one-third the Ereatly benefit thefried would quickly use that territory to bring back wealth and power to the Republic

‘And he’ll try to fight with reat deal ofabout it raised Milton’s blood pressure

It probably wouldn’t take long The Republic was already laying the groundwork, so it wouldn’t take long for theather, the Republicans were giving the citizens two options as they were invading the Eh the Republic didn’t recognize the status syste the people of the Eardless of age or gender, they were all treated the sa in soions where the rebellion was particularly fierce, all the residents of the territory were locked up in buildings and burnt alive

It was obvious what all this do in the I to even spend ti people into Republicans

He could always move people of the Republic into lands where the Imperial citizens were all killed As for the people who surrendered, they became slaves and were exploited as a labor force That way, there was no need to spend any ti the Efried was sucking up all the benefits possible froh the justification given was that it was e for all the hardshi+ps and troubles that the Republicans suffered, it was obvious what Siegfried was truly thinking

“It’s cohly effective… He’s so heartless that even if I poked hiet a drop of blood”

Did Milton really have to ht about that, Milton not only became annoyed, but he became despondent

In the end, Milton came to the conclusion that he couldn’t just sit on his hands He couldn’t just watch Siegfried fattening up the Republic by invading the Empire He’d much rather step onto the battlefield and eat away at the E

“I have to take control of the continent so fried won’t even think about it”[1]

Fortunately, the Lester Kingdom was more powerful than ever before Unlike the defeated Empire or the Republic which had exhausted its nation power through scorched earth tactics, the Lester Kingdoth so that it was not much weaker than before the outbreak of the war

Now determined, Milton immediately called for Count Sabian

“Yes, Your Grace?”

“Have the entire ar”

“Where are we heading, Your Grace?”

Even though he had a rough guess, Count Sabian still asked with a thu down the E supredom that no one will dare underestimate us”

Count Sabian spoke with a deep bow

“I will carry out your will, Your Grace”

As he watched Count Sabian leave, Milton thought to himself

‘With this, I will end this turbulent era’

The Lester Kingdom attacked the Empire This was a decisive blow to the Empire

Due to the Republic’s heavy attacks while they had been retreating, there were only 100,000 men in the expeditionary force that was led by Duke Sebastian, and even they weren’t in good condition Even after adding the troops that the capital had ather, there were only 200,000 Ih However, in the current situation, 200,000 was too little Siegfried led a total of 150,000 Republican soldiers down south while the Lester Kingdoht 200,000 troops And there were over 200,000 soldiers from the Empire’s vassal countries

Not only was the E was that currently, the E ed to reach the Imperial capital, Duke Sebastian was devastated when the Empire’s situation was far worse than his expectations The Empire’s supply situation was so bad that the 100,000 troops that Duke Sebastian hadwith him were barely able to drink the weak and watery broth

The Empire’s capital had always been full of supplies that caed when the vassal countries began to rae population when the transportation of goods was stopped, the stockpile of supplies they had quickly ran out Now, supplying the troops wasn't the probleer

Duke Sebastian had already thought the E shi+p, he couldn’t juuardian of the Empire

Duke Sebastian led his ain Marquis Baker Gothaht the eneeous the less if they didn’t have supplies

“The Empire isn’t finished yet! All men will follow me!”

Duke Florian was the first to clash with the Republican

In the back of his mind, he couldn’t help but wonder whether the Empire was destroyed to this extent because he had killed Antras He told himself that he had killed Antras for the Empire, but deep down, he kneas his selfishness

Conflict, anguish, guilt, anxiety

For Duke Florian, the only way he could escape this burdenso as he won the war and the Eain, then what he did wouldn’t have been a ht madly, yet bravely

But no ainst hifried or Jake, all the Republicans had to do was delay him They knew that the Eet, that hy they were avoiding ending the battle

When they dragged things out just a bit, Duke Florian’s aran to self-destruct Soldiers who couldn’t withstand the hunger began to desert and the number of troops decreased noticeably On top of that, the soldiers were so exhausted by the Republic’s ambushes that they failed to even respond and were trampled

In the end, the army that Duke Florian led couldn’t be the Eer

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1 The raws didn’t say what “it” was, but I’dom

2 The raw said Republic, but I think that’s aabout Duke Florian