Chapter 431

EP.431

Two months later, near the city of Francois Valois.

“Is everyone here? The junior officers and soldiers are in the midst of playing around, but you are such a disgusting Generalissimo that you invite them to sit in the meeting room like this. Hehe, I’m sorry.”

The generals under my command responded with cheerful smiles to my words.

“If I were to be called by His Excellency the Marshal, I would come without hesitation no matter how delicious the delicacies of mountain and sea food are in front of me.”

“Those who couldn’t attend are probably pounding the ground because they regret not being able to hear His Excellency’s ingenious strategy with their own ears.”

“It is enough to have fun with a refreshed mind after completing the mission.”

As I listened to the reactions of those who responded more cheerfully to the words containing their own humor, a smile suddenly appeared on my face.

“Very good. Then, as of the current time, I will disclose the information reported by the scouting party one by one. “Everyone, please take your seats.”

As the generals sat down in their respective seats, I took out the report sent by the scouts and began to read it.

“The enemy commander is Marshal Carlos von Chevalier, and the size of the troops he leads is estimated to be approximately 250,000. In addition, it is said that the knight led about 30,000 people.”

We brought 30,000 knights, so if you add the number of archers, our cavalry strength is superior.

‘You can’t let down your guard against their knight.’

Although he was severely robbed by the United Kingdom, who were using a strategy of sucking the backbone by interfering in Francois’ disgusting civil war.

Their knights are still the strongest on the continent.

When the generals heard the number ‘30,000’, they sighed deeply and touched their foreheads as if they were in pain.

“Those Francois guys went through that civil war with the United Kingdom guys and still mobilized 30,000 knights. “It seems like there really is a castle obsessed with knights.”

“Isn’t it possible that these guys have a wall that they can’t stand if you don’t raise a horse?”

“Ahem, ahem, those are really uncomfortable words. “Please don’t say that my love of words is a castle, but rather culture.”

While everyone was talking in worry, I smiled and called out to Carol with a wave of my hand.

“Major, bring that.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The generals tilted their heads and paid attention to me.

After a while, Carol brought out a fairly large crossbow that, unlike a typical crossbow, had gears and other mechanical mechanisms with a rope attached to it, and placed it in front of me.

At the same time, on the opposite side of the wall, a little away from where I was sitting, a breastplate worn by ordinary knights was placed on a support stand.

“The crossbow often used by Zenobian crossbowmen was modified from the armory. The power is approximately...”

I intentionally interrupted my sentence in a tantalizing way and then began to turn the mechanism attached to the top of the crossbow with one hand.

The other generals seemed to feel the utility of being able to load a crossbow with one hand, and they all continued to speak in voices of admiration.

“It’s amazing that you can load a crossbow with one hand.”

“Your Excellency’s concept has been reproduced exactly in the armory.”

“... As expected, you are amazing.”

I pulled the crossbow string and loaded an arrow that was much sharper and heavier than a regular crossbow arrow.

“See for yourself.”

When I pulled the trigger, the arrow flew towards the armor with a fairly heavy ‘thud’ sound.

And as proven after several experiments, the crossbow penetrated a breastplate of similar strength to that used by Francois’ knights.

In the conference room where everyone left, I sat down and sighed.

“Damn you! “It’s like public sentiment swayed by propaganda and fabrications.”

The other territories that the empire had occupied so far were somehow suppressed by the empire’s overwhelming force and were able to be converted into imperial subjects.

“That was possible because the empire’s national power was able to suppress discontent, but the situation is different this time.”

And then I hit the desk.

“Of course, since we are distributing food to people suffering from hunger due to a long war, that alone can make them turn to our side to some extent. This alone is not enough. “Isn’t there a more effective way?”

While I was thinking alone for quite a long time, a strategy that could turn this situation around suddenly occurred to me.

“I never thought there would be a way like this...”

That’s how I was able to set up a plan to make Francois completely part of the empire.

On my way back to my private barracks to go to bed with a lighter heart.

Over there, I saw Friedrich with a company commander.

Friedrich was waving his hands and the company commander was smiling sincerely.

“Ensign Jaeger, Company Commander Bonn, has very high expectations for your performance.”

“... My father was great, but I wasn’t that great.”

“This company commander has high expectations of all platoon commanders, and this is especially true of you. “Didn’t you graduate at the top of the academy and earn all the badges that can be earned at the academy?”

I only got average grades at the academy.

Our Friedrich seems to have inherited his ability to study from his mother, and his grades are excellent.

As for his swordsmanship and weapon handling skills, he has never missed the top spot at the academy.

In addition, he won the championship at least once in various competitions held within the Academy to recognize his ‘ability’.

The company commander then whispered softly into Friedrich’s ear.

“This company commander’s first promotion review is early next year, hmm.”

I was a bit surprised to see the company commander giving the maximum burden without exceeding the limit.

But I didn’t really have any intention of burying it.

Whose son is this?

There was no way Friedrich would collapse under that much pressure.

No, just looking at his performance at the Academy, he is a son who will undoubtedly leave his name in history as a more outstanding commander than me if the timing is right. It will take care of itself.

I walked towards those two, cleared my throat, and said.

“Isn’t it time to sleep? Go ahead and get some sleep. “Why are you talking so much?”

The company commander froze as soon as he saw me.

“Loyalty! Yes, I understand. dismissal!”

Then he took Friedrich and returned to his barracks in an instant.

“......Cute things.”

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