Chapter 410

EP.410

Reich Imperial Army Command Barracks.

Unlike ordinary battles, it was a battle that began with victory almost assured.

Even so, it was a siege, so it was the first day of the battle at a disadvantage to our troops.

Nevertheless, because today’s battle was a victory achieved by unilaterally pushing the enemy, the atmosphere of the strategy meeting held after the battle was almost like a festival.

“Senior Captain Dönitz is also really great. “You are thinking of having catapults and magic attacks only rain down on the castle, thus eliminating the threat of friendly fire and breaking the enemy’s morale.”

“That level of risk is natural. “If I flatter you for no reason, it won’t help you with your performance evaluation.”

“There is no such intention. Haha,”

the senior captain jokingly said to the general who told the story.

“Instead, let me buy you a drink after the war.”

Although the atmosphere in the meeting room seemed very excited, there was no talk of having fun and providing the soldiers and officers with plenty of alcohol and meat since they had won today. I think I can just leave it at this level.

Anya said, casting her gaze in my direction.

“On the first day, the Marshal subdued at least 80 enemy commanders (captains) and at least 10 officers... It seemed like all the Warsaw soldiers lost their will to fight after seeing that feat with their own eyes.”

At those words, I laughed and shook my head.

“The entire imperial army is watching me behind me, so wouldn’t that be the best way to save face as a marshal? “I just did the obvious thing.”

I clapped my hands and brightened the mood.

“Now, let’s discuss the plan to capture Polsky Castle in earnest. “I’d like to hear what you think should be done.”

Laura answered me.

“Wouldn’t it be most efficient to wipe out every single person using the regular method? Since the Marshal has already completely broken the enemy’s will to fight on the first day, I think it is more effective to fight fair and square from the front rather than using any special strategies.”

The other generals also heard that and agreed.

“If you try to use a plan for no reason and it fails, the morale of the allies drops and the soldiers end up dying...”

“Isn’t the purpose of declaring war to take revenge on the Allied Forces? “If we just kill them all fairly, we will be able to instill great fear and fear in ambassadors from other countries.”

“I think it is best to follow Lieutenant General Laura’s opinion. Rather than half-heartedly saving one or two people, it would be better to kill them all and take revenge on the imperial soldiers who died during the war.”

Everyone is agreeing with Laura’s opinion, but I am against it.

“I disagree with that opinion.”

“Could you tell me why you are opposed?”

Everyone’s eyes were on me.

“There are three main reasons. “First of all, it’s a personal reason that I don’t want to allow them an honorable end where ‘everyone died protecting the castle.’”

is a happy thing to see.

“The final reason is that whether the enemy opens a castle gate or spreads classified information, each of these maneuvers contributes to reducing damage to our troops. “It would be nice to kill all the Warsaw bastards, but wouldn’t it be more valuable if not a single Imperial soldier died than the value gained by killing 10,000 of them?”

All the officers nodded at those words.

“The Warsaw bastards are all deserving of death, but it is more valuable and important than anything to save even one more Imperial soldier and send him to his family.”

“The more enemies you kill and the more allies you save, the better.”

“After hearing what the enemy said, I think it is better to do as the enemy says.”

After everyone agreed, I looked towards the intelligence commander.

“Major General Anton von Clausewitz, Commander of Intelligence of the Warsaw Expeditionary Force!”

“There is no need to repeat the name. By the way, is it possible to infiltrate spies inside the walls of Polska?”

The intelligence commander thought for a moment.

“it’s possible. What specifically can we do?”

“good. Marshal Bon wants you to sneak into the castle, take charge of intelligence work, and attract the people inside the castle to our side. “Can you do it?”

“You can. However, something must be paid in order to appease the people living there.”

I immediately wrote the words ‘Cotton Yarn 000001’ on the paper in front of me.

To put it simply, ‘myeonsa’ means to avoid death. It is taken from the ‘myeonsacheop’ given by King Seonjo when the Japanese surrendered in ‘Steel Yi Sun-sin’, a drama I was very impressed with.

“What on earth is this...”

“We can distribute it to the people of Warsaw who cooperated with us at Polski Castle.”

“Okay, then how can I manage the thing that says ‘cotton yarn’?”

“The expeditionary force’s general headquarters numbers them as 1 2 3 4 and records them in the ledger, and a cotton badge with that number is issued. This is to prevent counterfeiting and abuse of myeonsapae. “Please distribute this to your internal collaborators.”

If this is sown in Polska Castle, from then on enemies will no longer trust each other.

That’s because some of those holding the shield will be discovered by the soldiers of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, captured, and tortured to death.

At the same time, those who find out about the existence of the spy will inevitably think that there might be someone next to them.

“The person who holds this crown and his family will be spared according to the laws of the Reich Empire. Of course, there is no guarantee after that.”

For reference, the Myeonsapae is a proof that ‘I will not kill you, but I will not kill you.’

So of course we won’t kill them, we’ll just make them work like dogs for the empire.

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