Episode 110 Negotiation and Advance
The 5,000 soldiers of Rocha move forward in front of me, who is at the end of the line.
Wearing full body armor and carrying long weapons, they marched forward in five columns.
Our goal is to find what appear to be regular soldiers from Ferocony Country in front of the castle in Heartaut Country.
Despite the orderly march, the mercenaries who had thinly surrounded the castle became disorganized.
``If we're facing Rocha's soldiers, we have no choice but to run away. But if we run away even though we're not being targeted, we'll get a bad reputation for being lazy and running away before we can fight.''
It's as if you can see through his thoughts as he stands back and waits for the chance to escape.
If they all rushed in from the side of Rocha's soldiers, it might be a good fight, but the mercenaries don't have a clue.
Well, since the enemy's intelligence is weak, we can have an easier time, so it's all good.
If things continue like this, Rocha's soldiers will rush into the regular soldiers of Ferocony Country.
Just as such a vision of the future came into view, a person on a horse came alone from the Ferocony country's camp. Although he was wearing armor, he didn't have a weapon, so he probably came to negotiate with us.
“They appear to be soldiers from the Rocha region! Who is the commander?”
"It's me! It's General Dhruva Adamu!"
General Durva responds to the other party's call and steps forward.
The other party seemed surprised to learn that General Durva's hands were prosthetic, but he quickly changed his attitude.
“Why are the people from the Rocha region here?”
“This is a result in response to the request from the Heartaut nation!”
"That says something different! The king of Hartaut died in battle! The agreement made by him has become invalid!"
I couldn't help but think about this unexpected statement.
If the King of Heartaut died in the war, does that mean that the royal castle has fallen and cease-fire negotiations have been completed? Or maybe not yet?
Does this land still belong to the Heartaut country, or has it become the property of the Felocony country?
If I proceed without knowing this fact, I wonder if I will run into some unexpected pitfalls.
Putting my worries aside, the war of words between General Durva and the enemy negotiator continues.
"The king is dead. What evidence are you using to say this?"
"What's dead is dead! Grab those soldiers and ask them!"
"It's difficult to say that you should trust the words of soldiers from an enemy country. It doesn't necessarily mean that they will say the right thing!"
“Then, go to that castle and tell them to send the king out! If King Hartout doesn’t show up, that proves he’s dead!”
"They're probably trying to lure King Hartaut with our words and then shoot him with a bow and arrow! I won't fall into his hands!"
After listening to the debate between the two, I had a hunch.
This is to buy time.
I don't know why the country of Ferocony wants time, but the Roccia army should be in a situation where they need to move immediately.
After quickly assembling a structure that would allow us to wage war, I ran my horse to the side of General Durva.
“My name is Milimos Nonette! I am the lord of the Rocha region!”
General Durva and the enemy negotiator lost their voices due to my sudden declaration.
Before the two of them started talking, I decided to fold my head and continue speaking.
“In the first place, the person who requested our support was not King Hartout in the royal castle, but Crown Prince Akin, who had entered Zadu Fort!Therefore, even if King Hartout was dead, our army would not advance. There’s no need to stop!”
It's a ridiculous argument, but it makes sense and defeats the other party's argument.
Immediately, it also gives Rocha's army a reason to challenge the Ferocony country's army.
"And Crown Prince Akin promised! In exchange for Rocha's soldiers rescuing the royal castle, he would give us everything he had obtained! That's right, it's the royal castle that should be saved, not King Hartaut! Now, let's go to Rocha's Soldiers! Defeat the forces of Ferocony and take possession of everything!"
From someone outside, it might just sound like a broken logic, but General Durva quickly followed suit.
"You heard Prince Milimos' words! All forces, charge! Destroy the forces of Ferocony Country!"
"""Ooooooooooooooooooooo!""
The soldiers, who had little reaction to my words, seemed to reflexively follow the words of their direct superior, General Durva, and began running all at once with long weapons in hand.
The person who took issue with this was the person who came from the country of Ferocony to act as a negotiator.
"It's barbaric to start marching in the middle of negotiations!"
I understand what you want to say. I was also defeated by Spellbeard during the pre-war negotiations with the Ambitose country.
That's why I am fully aware that the other party will be in trouble if they receive this kind of assault.
"Such a barbaric act! There's no way a fair knightly nation would overlook it..."
I approached the negotiator who kept shouting, grabbed him and pulled him off the horse, and had a nearby soldier arrest him. This person was only acting faithfully to his duties, so he couldn't bear to kill him in a surprise attack.
After rounding up the mercenaries I captured on the way, I returned to the tail end of the formation.
Then, a complaint came in from the family.
"Prince Milimos. Are you being too pushy?"
“I wonder if the knightly kingdom will turn a blind eye to that statement?”
"...The reason for the war in Felocony was not one that was praised, so I guess you could call him a partner."
For the time being, it doesn't seem like there will be any immediate complaints, so I think it's safe.
As I was feeling relieved, another point came from my family.
“So, how far does Prince Milimos plan to defeat the Ferocony country?”
“How far can we just kick them and get them over?”
“Personally, I don’t mind, but I wonder if the Rocha soldiers will stop?”
When I didn't understand what the family wanted to say, Princess Palvera gave me some additional explanation.
``The point that Familyis is taking issue with is the part where Milimos-kun said earlier, ``Defeat the army of Ferocony country and obtain everything''.''
“I don’t think you said anything wrong, do you?”
“I'm not wrong, but depending on how you listen to it, it sounds like a declaration of determination to ``overthrow the Ferocony country and seize its land.''
At this point, I finally realized that I had made a gaffe.
"No, but even if Rocha's soldiers were to try to invade, I don't think the Familis would allow it as a watchdog for the Knights."
When I asked, the family gave me a wicked smile.
"No, I'll allow it. It's standard practice in war to defeat the invading country in a counterattack and annex its territory."
"Huh!? No, but--yes, the forces of Purnya are attacking Zadu Fort. We have to go to their rescue as well."
“After defeating the Ferokony country, you should attack the mainland of the Prunya country through the territory of the Ferokony country.The Prunya country probably doesn’t expect enemy forces to come from the Ferokony country, so it will be a quick one. I'm sure we'll be able to defeat it in time."
The family's strategy is certainly correct. If you do as I say, you will be able to easily and quickly defeat both countries.
Because I can understand that, I'm even more troubled.
“Ah, already. If the territory increases by two countries at once, I will have to do more administrative work than ever before. Also, I will have to return to Nonette's home country to explain it to King Chorex... …”
My family members are saying mean things to me as I struggle.
“Then, are you going to leave these two countries alone and let them accumulate power, who may come to avenge their defeat in this battle in the future?”
"Don't speak in a cowardly way. I understand that at the very least, we have to make Ferokony and Purnya vassals."
“If you know, why not just do it?”
"Ah, I'm fed up! We're going to take down two countries. We'll do it as quickly as possible to keep the war costs down!"
I've given up and am now thinking about how to attack and defeat Ferokony and Purnya.
With me somewhere else, the soldiers of Roccia attacked the regular army of Felocony and achieved great results, while the mercenaries who were supposed to be around the royal castle of Hartaut went somewhere hidden in the trees of the forest. He was starting to run away.
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