190 A brief meeting with Earl Holland.

The march of my army was very quiet. It doesn't mean we're moving around casually, it means there was no battle.

It seems that Earl Holland has given up on stopping my advance through defensive warfare. I can wipe out an army of defensive strongholds with my magic weapon in no time.

I changed the paradigm of world war.

The battle for a fortress, an ancient relic, is now meaningless, and a new era of weapons has arrived through technology.

After Mango's efforts, the wall is now collapsing with artillery cannons, and even if the walls are built strong enough that the artillery cannons can't go through, the fortress will be bombarded with buoyancy.

There's no way to resist.

Perhaps Earl Holland intends to open a bow, focusing all his forces on one plains battle.

And a couple of Deputy Corps reconnaissances got in touch. They've been ambushed by the non-combat forces of Earl Holland, and they've been repelled.

“Looks like Earl Holland is waiting for us on Dagon Plain, too. ”

In his report, I hesitated.

Earl Holland was certainly not a fool. The act of stopping me through various defensive points is exhausting, but meaningless.

It was a good idea to focus your troops and decide their victory or loss in a single battle.

But that doesn't mean Earl Holland is wise. If I were the Earl, I'd run away.

“How many troops are there? ”

“It looks a little over 150,000. ”

I snorted. 150,000 won't be more than three halves of the troops I lead.

“Hmm. Still more than I thought. ”

“It's because it includes the Imperial Army. ”

“Really? Who is the head of the Emperor's army? ”

Then Duke Pines stepped up and said,

“You must be Earl Eater, once my commander. ”

“Why?”

“Despite his superior military command and great loyalty from the Emperor, he is pushed from the battlefield rather than the late Lembert. ”

“Then Earl Lembert will protect you. ”

“Yes, that's why I'm Earl Eater. ”

I clenched my jaw.

“Do you have any way to convince the Earl? ”

“There's a chance. The erl is also concerned about the safety of the Empire. It would be a great shock if only you could explain the glory of the Empire to me. ”

It was only I who was able to return the Yosrahim Empire to its powerful former dominion. I have the power.

However, his uncle, the current emperor, was guilty of dividing the empire and leading the worst civil war, and had no strength, and the Holland Earl had no reason to save the empire in his own way.

“Then do it. ”

“Yes.”

I've decided to persuade Earl Eater. Though the erl did not keep my red line, I decided to try to convince him otherwise because I was close to the final battlefield.

Fighting is about winning and seeing for sure. If there is even the slightest possibility of defeat, it is war that must be managed without hesitation.

The moment you lose, this is the end.

Moreover, Earl Eter has an army of tens of thousands.

If I persuaded the erl, I could save many of them, but my heart was too hard to kill one more innocent soldier.

I know a man who is very frustrated. Heartbreaking is good, and lately my lovers have been acting scary.

* * *

Shortly after, our army encountered Earl Holland's army on the Dagon Plain.

Although it is nothing compared to my army, the ranks of the army up to 150,000 were truly great.

But that was it. Now 150,000 of them could wait for me here on Dagon Plain, because I cared for them, not because they were great.

Many people died during the last civil war, and the power of the empire was greatly diminished. If you can avoid combat, you'd better avoid it.

As soon as I deployed, I asked for an exclusive interview with Earl Holland. It was a matter of finishing this battle with a conversation.

Of course, Earl Holland could be in danger if he digs a trap, but it was good for me.

If you kill Earl Holland with this, this is the end of the war.

So the meeting place was also decided into the Earl of Holland's camp.

The kingdom in its mouth was meant to feed and induce a sudden breakthrough. If you kill me, Earl Holland can win this battle, but I doubt he'll fall for my temptation.

“Grand Duke. Absolutely not! ”

All the generals below Birch Brian refused to let me attend the meeting.

I can see the angle from them, but they couldn't send me to the enemy camp.

“Don't worry. It's okay.”

“Surely the erl will dig a trap and greet the Grand Duke. But how can someone who's going to rule the empire go to such obvious lengths? If someone has to go, I'd rather go. ”

“It's okay. I'm digging a trap. ”

Duke Pines stood up and said, "What a marvellous thing to say."

“The Grand Duke. How could he set a trap for the enemy alone? I understand your concern for the safety of the Imperial soldiers, but I'm too reckless. Please wait. Soon I will persuade Earl Eter to return the army, and the Holland army will be conquered by those who surrender. So I'll wait until then.

Please let me go. ”

“Oh, these guys are fine. They can't kill me. ”

Duke Pines yells at you for awkwardness.

“The Grand Duke! The Grand Duke's well-being is not alone. It's the comfort of all of us. So I ask you to keep an eye on our anxiety and reclaim your will. ”

Then Hubeo steps forward. He was in our army as one of the chief of staff.

“Let it go. ”

Birch Brian and Duke Pines shout at Hubeo at the same time.

“Confucius Hubeo! What are you talking about? ”

Hubeo sighs for a long time.

“I know because I'm a friend, but Earl Holland can't kill Jan. If Earl Holland wants to kill Jan, he's going to die. That's probably the trap Jan was talking about. Provoke Earl Holland and kill him. ”

“How? ”

Hubeo glances at me.

“Jan. Do I have to say it with my own mouth? ”

“No. No matter how public the secret, you have to hide it. A lot of people would be shocked to find out. Especially my father. How embarrassing? I used to hang out in my hands. No matter how much I did it for my family, I couldn't do it as a son. ”

“Then how do you convince them? ”

“With a firm faith. ”

“Oh, I'll bet you do. ”

I glanced at Duke Brian and Duke Pines.

“I'm not an idiot. I'm leaving because there's a way. Of course, if Earl Holland catches you, it'll be a gold medal. So you have to trust me and wait. At least I won't die. ”

“But · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“Even the worst cases are negotiations. I have no reason not to. ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

Birch Brian and Duke Pines are silent in my constant furrow.

With my extreme confidence and my friend Hubeo working with it, I seemed to think there was something there.

Then I left the barracks in a hurry. Before the Count and the Duke strike again, I was on my way to the Earl of Holland's camp.

We were late for their appointment anyway, so we had to hurry.

Then I leaned on a horse and a sack of yojo to march on the Earl of Holland's camp.

* * *

The soldiers in Earl Holland's camp were shaken as I appeared alone.

Even though it was a treaty, he really didn't expect me to show up.

It's suicide if you come.

An elderly soldier walks forward, echoing the sound of the soldiers' rumbling.

Formerly a family member of the Lupette family, but now a nobleman following Earl Holland. But I don't know his name.

I don't remember a man's name very well.

“Hey. Did you meet her? ”

The old general stared at me for a long time and eventually bent his waist.

“Welcome. The Grand Duke is waiting for you. ”

“Really? Then show me. ”

“Yes. Follow me, then. ”

I followed the old man through with Earl Holland's soldiers.

Although I was their enemy, the soldiers were never hostile in their eyes.

I just stared at him like he was crazy.

They're just soldiers, but I know I shouldn't be here.

“You're really here. Grand Duke.”

The appearance of Earl Holland greeting me at the conference was overwhelming.

Other than that, he was a wise general, so he couldn't know the difference between the two armies now.

I led a great army and was armed with all sorts of new weapons. The Earl's 150,000 troops were never my opponent.

“Good to see you. May I sit down? ”

“Yes, have a seat. ”

I sat in the seat of Earl Holland in an arrogant posture.

“For now, the Earl's rebellion will not stand in the way of Gatabuta. I would have done the same thing. And so, through the Grand Duchess of Erisa, she ordered Duke Rufett to be killed. ”

“Yes, I know. ”

“The problem is now. What are you going to do? Are you gonna fight me? Or do you want to surrender? ”

Earl Holland gives a small, conflicted face and decisive answer.

“We have to fight. We'll die for treason anyway." ”

“No, you're the only ones who die. I'm not a soldier. I'll fix it again. Do you want to kill all the soldiers? Or do you just want to die? ”

The foes who were hovering behind Earl Holland stared me in the face as my day unfolded.

“Earl! Let's just kill him here. If we kill him, we have a chance of winning. ”

“Yes, Earl. This is the chance of the Chunwoo Creed. Let's take a look at his neck here. ”

Earl Holland raises his hand to drown the generals' old age.

“Could the Grand Duke be here without even knowing it? Duke Carr, who I've been watching, is no fool. You must have made something up. ”

I frowned.

Earl Holland is wise and problematic. Of course, there was nothing wrong with being smart, but I had no choice if he was the right one.

“Tsk. I'm not falling for it. ”

“I see you've dug a trap. ”

“Well, it doesn't. ”

“What was the trap? because I don't understand it. ”

I grumbled and said.

“Don't ask if you don't want to. If you want to know someone's secret, don't you have to pay for it? Why do you like free stuff so much? ”

“For what?”

“Yes. The neck of the erl and their lives. Hang him if you want to check it out. I'll be happy to trade you. ”

At the same time, my hand was on the pommel of Joseon's blade, and the castle burst from all sides.

“Earl! Let's kill him! ”

“That's right. He said he was already after our lives! Even if we kill him here, he has nothing to say. ”

“Quiet!”

Earl Holland's old age has calmed down again. So I continued to taunt.

“Why did you provoke the rebellion with such courage? I just have to endure it. We're all going to die for nothing. My goodness, only the Amon soldiers are going to die because their heads aren't here. ”

“Grand Duke? Stop taunting me. ”

“Okay. Doesn't look like it." Tsk. ”

Earl Holland takes his place and continues a solemn conversation.

“Well, let's continue with that story. What the hell are you proposing to us for? ”

“I don't have much else to say. I'm not here for a meeting. ”

“Is that what you're here for? ”

“You just found out. I'm just here to kill you all. But you don't give me a small number. Tsk.”

“Say something, though, since it's a meeting. ”

I sighed a long time with an annoying face.

Absolutely nothing.

Even the Earl of Holland thought one of the generals behind him would be in trouble, but unfortunately, he was well under his control.

“I'll take that, then. Do you have the sharded sword I gave you earlier? ”

All generals below Earl Holland have suffocated. The people here received every single one of those swords.

“A refuge just in case? ”

“Your family and relatives all used it when I took Castle Rufet. I ran. I just watched. ”

“So?”

“Surrender and those families and relatives won't die. Of course, when the battle takes place, all of them leave the victor and die. Many soldiers will die in the battle to come, but at least your family will be held accountable. Isn't that right?”

My threats leave the faces of Earl Holland and his generals wide open.

I had no idea that the gift I had received in the past would catch their ankles like this.

Earl Holland has made a sharp shot at me.

“We have hostages. ”

“I know. There were prisoners caught during the assassination of Duc Rufett. ”

“Is this a threat from someone you know well? ”

“Yes. I don't care about their lives. I honestly don't know their faces. Let's negotiate a disadvantage with you to save them. The nobles you're about to kill are hundreds of lives, but the soldiers I want to save are tens of thousands. The choice is obvious, isn't it? ”

“But the hostages that will kill us are the nobles. ”

I snorted.

“Earl. There are no nobles or slaves before death. The lives of your nobles and soldiers are the same to me. They're nothing compared to my life. ”

“Then why did the Grand Duke come all the way here to save the lives of soldiers? ”

“On the one hand, it's a valuable resource. But not your nobles. All but a few of them are consumable resources. It's a problem for the world. So you're dead. Don't lose valuable labor resources for no reason. There's no shame in it. Why are you dragging Amen's kids into the Underworld wagon? That's ridiculous.

I have nothing to say. ”

Earl Holland rises to his senses and bursts into flames.

“Grand Duke! Don't insult us! ”

I woke up, too.

“Then draw your sword now. Just give me an excuse and I'll send you back to the afterlife without a choice! ”

Earl Holland stops when he sees me holding the pommel of his blade.

“Phew. All right, so we can't seem to find any contact points. That's enough. Let's go. ”

I turned around as I stood up.

“Anyway, think about it. Just remember, when you die, you all live. I'll see you then. ”

I left the Holland Earl with a blank face.

Too bad.

If the meeting area was not public enough for all soldiers to see, I could just kill them all and force them to do it, but I couldn't because of the eyes of the soldiers.

I will rule the empire from now on. That's why I needed to keep an excuse.

‘Damn, that's why I hate high places. It's too moral. ’

Senior power is subject to the right to great power. But if you have rights, you also have a duty.

That is the moral duty of a powerful man. I don't like this all the time.

First of all, I'm just annoyed.

< A brief meeting with Earl Holland. > End