EP.293
Warsaw Embassy secret room.
Sendler, the ambassador from Warsaw, spoke to me as he served me tea in a voice full of pretentious goodwill.
“I wanted to treat our Warsaw embassy staff well at least at a bar they often go to, but I heard that Captain Jaeger hates that kind of entertainment. So, I will treat you to tea that I brew myself.”
“Oh, thank you. “Ambassador Sendler.”
“Anyway, I’m a bit surprised that you’re looking for me again after meeting with ambassadors from other countries tonight. Of course, I am always happy to give my time to a young and wonderful person like you, but…”
What diplomats say, or rather just say, is a bit of a twist, but in reality, it is no different from saying this.
‘f*ck, I should be sleeping too, why are you making such a fuss by coming here so late? Can’t you read the situation and atmosphere? ‘Are you out of your mind?!’
I heard this, but it didn’t feel particularly unpleasant.
It may not be diplomatic disrespect, but even by common sense standards, visiting again at 2 a.m. is something that should not be done under any circumstances.
“I am sorry, but I have something I would like to say to Lord Sendler, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw.”
Sendler frowned upon hearing what I said.
“I also have an important schedule tomorrow, so I want the conversation to end as quickly as possible.”
“Okay then, shall we both open up and talk comfortably? “I’m a soldier, not a diplomat, so that’s a bit uncomfortable.”
When Sendler heard my words, he looked as if he had ascended to heaven and could not say anything.
I can’t believe it when a man named Peter Jaeger, who treats monarchs dozens of years older than him, such as the King of Stockholm and the Grand Duke of Warsaw, with just a few words, says something like that… Even diplomats have the
unique speaking style that diplomats use. It is said that it takes 10 years to understand, and it is really difficult for a former officer like me to speak like a professional diplomat.
I’m just trying not to show my anger in front of that gentleman, but even now, the diplomatic way of speaking with sarcasm is giving me a headache.
“… That’s right. “We are both busy.”
I spoke in a calm voice after drinking the very fragrant black tea in front of me.
“I’ll tell you straight. “What do you think will happen to our empire if Lord Sendler rejects the peace treaty I proposed?”
Sendler had a calm expression upon hearing the story.
Even though they had been defeated by me in land and sea battles, they must have gained courage from the fact that this time several countries decided to unite to attack the Reich Empire.
Just like when there is only one grasshopper, it immediately runs away from people when it sees them, but when there are hundreds or thousands of them gathered together, they attack people.
There seems to be a conviction that the empire cannot overcome the diplomatic disadvantage of being surrounded by several countries.
“Would you like to start a war? great. We, Warsaw, will never be defeated by the Empire this time. This time, we will achieve victory and regain the territory of His homeland that His Highness Archduke Stefan lost.”
The ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw in front of me is the person representing the Grand Duke, and he seems to be threatening me because he thinks the Empire will not be able to do anything this time… I chose the wrong opponent.
“Huh, does Your Highness really think that you can win against me this time?”
“Didn’t you see that we are already on the same page? So, if the imperial army invades, the Grand Duchy of Warsaw will not fight head on, but will stay in the castle and wait. Then, soon, the five countries of Franco, Czechia, Austria, Switzerland, and Stockholm will move and invade the empire, so why not go back?”
As I have told your Majesty several times, the Empire can win against any country head-on, provided that we fight one-on-one.
The moment it becomes 2 to 1, the win rate decreases to about 30%, and when it becomes 5 to 1, it will be very difficult even if a master general who can perform at the level of Admiral Yi Sun-sin appears.
As a diplomat, I know this well and it is indeed a good idea to threaten me, but I have learned from ancient times that threats are responded to with bigger threats.
Just as when you subdue a guy with a knife, pointing the gun makes him quiet.
Before speaking, I held out both hands and sighed.
“I lost. “There’s no way our empire can handle this.”
Sandler smiled triumphantly when he heard what I said, but I laughed at him in my heart and said,
“So let’s do it this way. Depending on your diplomatic and military strategy, the policy you can take when your empire is surrounded by five countries is simple. The idea is to pick the weakest and completely remove the ability to resist. To put it a little vulgarly, it means plundering the entire Grand Duchy of Warsaw.”
Although I loot, I don’t enjoy killing civilians, so I have no intention of killing anyone.
“Oh, I don’t kill people. No, if there are people who were unable to evacuate, we will take measures to ensure that they can enter the castle guarded by the Grand Duchy of Warsaw’s army, even if they are empty-handed. Instead, the imperial army will destroy every single one of the facilities outside the walls, such as all fields, fruit trees, workshops, and mines. Then, even if we step down, the Grand Duchy of Warsaw will lose all ability to raise an army, right?”
Before I was possessed by this world, the most powerful country in the world was the United States, and it had the strongest military in the world, because its economy was the best in the world.
That’s how important a country’s economic capacity is to maintain its military, and if the strategy I mentioned is used, Warsaw’s capacity to maintain the country will be lost by more than 80%.
This means that after we withdraw from Warsaw, the people will starve to death because they have nothing to eat, and the leadership will have to worry about when the people will riot.
“Mobilizing roughly 200,000 troops would be enough for the imperial army to melt Warsaw.”
Sendler, the ambassador in Warsaw, broke into a cold sweat at my realistic threats.
“We will not try to attack an empty Warsaw, but the Grand Duchy of Czechia and the Kingdom of Stockholm will feel sorry for the misfortune of His Majesty the Archduke of Warsaw and will lead their troops to enter the Grand Duchy. This is because fighting the penniless Archduke of Warsaw has greater benefits and less risk than fighting an empire that is trying to fight by mobilizing hundreds of thousands of strong troops. Ah, the Kingdom of Stockholm is not in a good position to come against us, so in order to protect the empire, I plan to hand over the Duchy of Königsburg to make it easier for us to land.”
“……”
“Then the person we have to deal with is Francois of Switzerland and Austria. To be honest, the Principality of Switzerland has a love-hate relationship with the 7th Guards Division of the Reich Empire, so it can be prevented by deploying about 50,000 troops, including the 7th Division, to the border area. I don’t know about Austria, but Francois is currently in a situation where moderates and extremists are fighting, so the mobilization of troops will be relatively delayed. So, after completely destroying the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, we will invest all of the empire’s capabilities to crush the great army of Austria. And then if you beat Francois, you can somehow win.”
Warsaw, Czechia, and Stockholm are viable strategies if His Majesty really puts his mind to it, but the latter is a strategy that is bound to fail unless there is tremendous luck.
Therefore, if those six countries combine to attack us, the empire will probably suffer a loss of about 1/3 to 1/4 of its territory.
That part will be occupied by the Grand Duchy of Austria and Francois.
In order to survive, the Empire will give up the Grand Duchy of Warsaw to the Kingdom of Stockholm and Czechia.
“If we deal with it this way, the empire will suffer great damage and will end up with injuries that will require 15 years of recuperation, but the Grand Duchy of Warsaw will also be destroyed. Because I will make it so. “I’m here to tell you that.”
The Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw in front of me heard my threat, his pupils were trembling, and he stammered, saying, “Don’t say anything.”
I can’t really refute it.
It is clear that he realized that my threats were very realistic.
Here, I smiled brightly, held Ambassador Sendler’s hand, and said,
“Here is a proposal that will ensure the survival of the Grand Duchy and be good for our empire as well. It is a five-year peace treaty. If you agree to this, the Grand Duchy of Warsaw will be safe.”
Even if you just remove Warsaw from the anti-imperial alliance, you can completely destroy the extremely weak anti-imperial alliance, so you can protect the safety of the empire.
“As representative of His Majesty the Archduke of Warsaw, please place your signet ring on this contract. Then the Grand Duchy will be safe.”
At those words, our ambassador looked at me, who was holding the fate of his country in my hands, with an expression full of fear and astonishment, and stamped his seal with a loud bang.
This will destroy their alliance.
And three days later, the meeting was convened again, this time with the same members as last time, except for the Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw.
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