Chapter 226

EP.226

Oslo Castle a week later.

King Christian von Vasa of the Kingdom of Stockholm cannot hide his nervousness.

Because of this, he was unable to maintain his physical integrity as a king and kept biting his nails.

So my fingernails, which had been neat and tidy before the Reich army invaded, suddenly became a mess.

I was pretending to be fine, as I was somehow holding on to the string of reason that told me to remain bold and calm in front of the kingdom’s ministers and generals.

“Your Majesty, please remain calm. You must remain calm. Anyway, that damned Peter Yeager has no intention or strength to climb over our walls! “Don’t you know?”

“I know that well. “I know it well... but the opponent is that Jaeger guy, isn’t he?”

“Still, you need to remain calm. “If your Majesty is shaken, won’t the soldiers and officers in the castle also shake?”

“Minister of Military Affairs Oxenburg, you are right. Yes, no matter how damned Jaeger he is, he wouldn’t think of crossing this castle with just 80,000 people.”

At the same time as he said that, Christian somehow managed to catch his breath.

After that, I began to calmly organize the current situation as realistically as possible while being hopeful.

‘Yes, Christian. Now, Oslo Castle has 40,000 soldiers and hundreds of thousands of citizens guarding its walls. No matter how much Lieutenant General Jaeger is, he will not be able to overturn the principle that nearly three times as many troops are needed for a siege. No, please, I have to...’

After about three minutes like this, the King of Stockholm was able to completely get rid of his fear and figure out what he had to do now.

“Yes, Oxenburg. “In order for us to break this shitty situation, wouldn’t it be best for you to go around the walls and encourage the soldiers yourself?”

“I’m sorry, but other than that, there’s nothing I can do right now. I feel like I want to go out of the castle and fight. “Because my beliefs are incompetent.”

“The Reich Empire was lucky to have raised such a monster. “Strictly speaking, you and our officers are not incompetent.”

As the king said, Minister of Military Affairs Oxenburg was also a capable general who once drove out a Swedish army of 70,000 with 30,000 soldiers.

This is because, no matter who objectively analyzes this defeat, it was caused by Lieutenant General Yeager’s ridiculous command ability.

In this way, the Minister of Military Affairs and the King of Oxenburg climbed the castle wall while continuing their conversation, comforting and encouraging each other by saying that we had done nothing wrong.

As I climbed onto the castle wall, the overwhelming, hunger-inducing smell of grilled meat dripping with oil assaulted my nose, and I heard the sounds of Reich soldiers chatting happily in my ears.

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Stockholm kept looking at it from the top of the castle wall as if they were envious.

“Fuck, those bastards are treating me so badly. “Even if you look at them, they will still look horribly pale.”

“..... If I had known this would happen, would I have just surrendered and left? “Shouldn’t you have just paid and gotten an exemption like Ox next door?”

If Peter Yeager had heard this story, he would have responded like this.

‘Am I going to go crazy and pillage the village needlessly? There is enough supply, and if we eat well anyway, 1/4 of this country is ours.’

“So, even if they hang the necks of our comrades who fought with us on spears and mock them, even if they use all kinds of tricks and scare us, defend the castle. “I will do the same with you.”

As a king, Christian was not loved that much by the people, but he was not a king who was resented either.

However, the king’s consolation was something that gave the soldiers the will to live once again as they continued their desperate defense on the castle walls...

“Long live your Majesty the King! Long live Stockholm!! “Let’s protect our hometown!”

“Your Majesty is with us! “Let’s all cheer up a little!”

“Deus, protect our king!”

Starting from where Christian was, the will to fight began to burn again throughout Oslo Castle.

The king, the Minister of Military Affairs, and the numerous generals and high-ranking officers guarding this castle were very satisfied with this scene and situation.

I began to feel confident that I would be able to protect this castle no matter what in the future, when one of the soldiers around King Christian shouted in a loud voice.

“My Highness!!! We’re in big trouble! The town, the town is on fire! All the villages around Oslo Castle are on fire! Look over there!”

When Christian heard those words, he turned his head and saw flames rising from several places in a village a short distance outside the royal castle, which could house about 2,000 to 3,000 people.

At the same time, an abominable voice began to be heard from right near the castle gate.

“Long live His Majesty King Christian! hurray! Long live! “I praise you for your courage, even though you mobilized 200,000 troops, you were unable to defeat the 110,000-strong Reich Imperial Army under my command and stayed in the castle!”

It was the voice of the person Christian wanted to hear the most: Lieutenant General Peter Jaeger.

“Ah, among the nearly 100,000 people living in the kingdom, aren’t you the head of someone’s head, someone’s brother, and the greatest patriot of the Reich Empire who caused someone’s lover to die? I think you will be very satisfied with this sight! So, this lowly bastard, knowing your highness’s will, burned down the living quarters of the people of the Kingdom of Stockholm. Please open the gates and be treated as the greatest patriot of the empire. When you open the door and come out, His Majesty the Emperor will grant you the title of Grand Duke and the Grand Duke, allow you to live a comfortable life, and enjoy the full honor of a patriot!”

With those words, the laughter of the soldiers of the Reich Empire rang out.

“And finally, as a lieutenant general of the Reich Empire, I recommend this to all the soldiers of Stockholm! Those who are now opening the gate and coming out, those who contribute to opening the gate, those who change the flag and hope to survive, must quickly declare their will to obey! Otherwise, you too will disappear like the burning village here! However, if you bow to the Empire and return to surrender, your family and your life will be permanently protected. “If you want to live, think carefully.”

As soon as they heard those words, a few officers were furious and fired arrows at Lieutenant General Yeager, but the Lieutenant General accurately calculated where the arrows were coming from and dodged them or deflected them with his sword.

After that, the lieutenant general led the soldiers back to the base, and the morale that Christian had raised by even putting up a smoke hit the ground and crawled into hell.

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