The Indomitable Martial King Chapter 341

The Cheongya tactic is to empty castles and villages in order to avoid handing over supplies to enemy forces that have invaded one’s territory.

Although it seemed like a very efficient operation on the surface, it was considered a last resort in military science. Because the suffering of the people involved was so great, it was also a tactic that even a tyrant could not recklessly implement unless the survival of the nation was at stake.

“… … “Why are those who are winning implementing it?”

Sir Egrad spoke with a face still filled with pensiveness as he rode away from the base.

For the past three days since taking Eldrill Guard ‘for free’, the Basil Kingdom army has been advancing without a single skirmish. To those who did not know it, it was safe to say that the Principality of Antares had already surrendered. However, from the perspective of Sir Egrad, who suffered terribly in Eldrill Guard, I cannot possibly like him.

“Are you planning on doing Mercury in Aranan Grad? No, if that were going to be the case, you could have just made mercury at Eldrill Guard, right?”

A knight riding a horse next to him comforted Sir Egrad.

“What is the use of worrying about it now? The answer will come once we reach Aranan Grad. No matter what tricks they try, shouldn’t we just use force to defeat them? haha!”

It was truly a knightly, brazen remark. Lord Egrad also made an expression.

“Hehe, that’s right. No matter how much I try to reason, in the end, this sword is what decides everything!”

The staff sighed as they watched the knights’ morale rise again.

‘… … A dog’s horn broken by force. ‘What kind of force can you use to overcome a topic that has been mercilessly pushed aside for over 10 days?’

However, staff members have a lower rank than knights. Moreover, in the current situation, what the knights said was not particularly wrong.

Now that we don’t know what Antares’ plan is, the one who maintains morale like that definitely has a better chance of winning.

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“Tomorrow, the Vasily Kingdom army will reach Aranan Grad.”

Carol said as she looked at the report in the conference room of the Royal Palace Gairach. Reppenhardt rested his chin and looked worried.

“There will be no damage to Youngjimin, right?”

Carol answered confidently.

“Everyone was safely evacuated to the nearby mountains. The Basil Kingdom army is not making any efforts to subdue them. “It’s as expected.”

Nodding his head, Reppenhardt suddenly asked.

“Wasn’t it a bit of a dangerous operation, Carol? The goal of the Basil Kingdom army would have been the occupation of Antares. “If they had not marched like that and occupied the territory and aimed to occupy the territory, the damage to the people of the territory might have been great.”

Certainly, the Basil Kingdom army could have tried to dominate the area after leaving part of its forces in the occupied territory. In fact, this is the normal occupation war.

Wasn’t it too much to chance to think that Vasily would ignore the territory and just march on, even though they had evacuated the territory? Leffenhardt was pointing out this point.

“Of course, if Eldrill Guard had fallen normally, they would have come out that way too. But didn’t we just give away the Eldrill Guard? Think about it, Your Majesty. “The position of the Basil Kingdom army.”

Carol continued speaking with a grin.

“It was definitely a situation where we were pushed back. But suddenly the door suddenly opened. And all you have to do is rush to the enemy country’s capital. There is a goal in front of you, and it is obvious that the other person has a plan. But what kind of crazy commander would separate his troops in such a situation? “He cannot help but want to preserve all his troops in case of an emergency.”

“but… … “Wouldn’t it be possible to pay attention to their plans and stop the advance altogether and sit down in the occupied area?”

Carol waved her finger. Repenhardt is also a very intelligent person, so he made many predictions, but at least in this field, Karl is far superior.

“If this war were to be fought by Vasily alone, that could be the case. However, this war is clearly a crusade in the name of Sayre, and a joint operation with the Vastalon Empire. In order to connect with the empire, the Vasily Kingdom army has no choice but to head to Aranan Grad. “To take Your Majesty’s head.”

A force with multiple heads is easy to predict. Since each other’s interests are at stake and each other’s opinions cannot be ignored, variables cannot be created on their own.

Even Carol couldn’t predict the movements of an unruly strong individual, but the movements of a gigantic force called Vasily were clearly looking down on everything.

“I see, but wouldn’t the hardships of the territory’s residents still be great?”

Carol’s prediction was correct, and Yeongjimin’s life was no longer in danger, but even so, life as a refugee was by no means comfortable. From the perspective of the residents of the Antares territory who took refuge, it is likely that they would resent the country.

But Carol shook her head indifferently.

“It’s no problem. In any case, the local residents were originally refugees who came during the great famine or local residents who were absorbed after losing in the war. There may be complaints, but there will be no backlash.”

To be honest, the truth was that there was no problem with backlash.

“The current Principality of Antares is too strong to resist. Isn’t this a country that was originally created by gathering the will of the people? This is a country created by your Majesty and his colleagues from different races. “In fact, there are not many dictatorships of this level in the history of the continent?”

“Is that so?”

Reppenhardt scratched the back of his head, feeling like he was being criticized for some reason. Carol chuckled and continued speaking.

“If we do not want this country to end in Mr. Reppenhardt’s time, we must continue to lay the foundation in the future. But right now, this is the best.”

“still… … “Shouldn’t we at least make some compensation later?”

Carol responded mercilessly.

“We don’t have the budget for that. My finances are still reeling, so what… … .”

“Well, you’re surprisingly strong… … .”

“It’s nothing to be harsh about. Do you know how much supplies the elves, dwarves, trolls and orcs are contributing to this war? Of course, they may be doing this for their own freedom, but in the end, it is all for the good of the country called Antares. “Humans are also members of Antares, so they should bear the same burden.”

Antares is not just a country of different races. It is a country where five races, including humans, come together.

If so, humans must also take the same responsibility. Carol is saying that it is her duty as a citizen.

Bowing her head respectfully, Carol made a remonstrance to her monarch.

“Antares is a country of elves, orcs, trolls, dwarves, and humans. Our enemies are not humans, but the customs of the continent and other countries. “It is Your Majesty’s duty to make this clear.”

Reppenhardt also nodded seriously.

“I will keep this in mind and keep it in mind, Chancellor Carol.”

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The capital of the Principality of Antares.

Aranan Grad, the city of five colors.

The Vasily Kingdom army was able to advance to Aranan Grad four days after passing through Eldrill Gad. After setting up camp with the city in front of him, Sir Egrad looked at the famous city he had only heard about.

“Is that place Aranan Grad?”

It was a city of considerable standard. Although it was not an extremely vast and majestic city like the capital of the Vashtalon Empire, it was clearly felt that the entire city was thoroughly planned and built without a single waste. It is a beautiful city that literally looks like a huge work of art.

However, the surrounding scenery supporting that beautiful city was not that beautiful.

The adjutant said while examining the surrounding terrain.

“… … “It’s more desolate than I thought.”

The Arend Plain, where Aranan Grad is located, is not originally a place where the soil quality is good enough to be used as farmland. It was a wilderness covered in red clay everywhere, with only small shrubs and weeds growing sparsely. The adjutant smiled bitterly.

“For slaves, it seemed like a utopia flowing with milk and honey, but in the end, this is what it is.”

The chief of staff shook his head.

“It is a good location for the capital of a country. As the Seran River and the Termanian Road intersect, it is a significant transportation hub. “I think it is an appropriate position to rule a country.”

There is absolutely no reason to build a city on farmland in the first place. Why bother building a city on good farmland and reducing production? However, to the knights who put emotion before practicality, that desolation seemed like a kind of symbol.

“I can’t believe the capital of a country looks like this. “It cannot be compared to the capital of Vasily, which is covered with sunny forests, shoals, and beautiful rivers.”

“Hehe, how can we compare the country created by slaves with the glorious Basil?”

The adjutant and Sir Egrad chat with each other. The chief of staff laughed inwardly.

Basil’s capital was initially as desolate as Aranan Grad. It was just built over a long period of time and took on the appearance of a capital city.

Well, that desolation is proof of the short history of the Principality of Antares, so feeling proud as a citizen of Basil is not a particularly bad thing.

The gates of Aranan Grad were firmly closed. Even on the castle walls, soldiers of all different races had completed their preparations for a sit-in protest.

Seeing that, Vasily also made a move.

Vasily’s 40,000 cavalry soldiers formed ranks and formed a formation south of Aranan Grad. With as many as 40,000 troops lined up one after another, their power was truly incredible. Sir Egrad stepped forward in front of the majestic sight.

I don’t know what their plan was, but anyway, they came here to Aranan Grad.

And they will dedicate the glorious victory to their monarch, King Vasily!

Sir Egrad shouted, using loudspeaker magic to raise his voice.

“A word to the ruthless heretics of Antares! Your king has rebelled against the will of the true God, and his sin has reached the abyss! “Even now, open the gates and sacrifice your head so that no more sins can be committed!”

The voice, greatly amplified by the power of the auror, becomes even louder with the power of loudspeaker magic. A loud voice covered the entire Aranan Grad. At the same time, Vasily’s forty-four men shouted.

“Oooooh!”

“Waaaa!”

As the number forty thousand is shouted in unison, the earth shakes and the air shakes. The citizens of Aranan Grad could not help but tremble in fear in the face of this formidable force.

‘King of power, I don’t know what kind of trick it is, but I will give you this opportunity to make the most of the foolishness that caused even a single citizen to fall into war!’

It was at a time when Lord Egrad and Vasily’s 40,000 men were all burning with fighting spirit.

A person appeared above the southern gate of Aranan Grad.

“Vasil’s soldiers!”

It was a truly sonorous voice, amplified by loudspeaker magic. Lord Egrad frowned. This was by no means the voice of the King.

What appeared was a surprisingly beautiful woman with long red hair down to her waist.

No, not a beauty. Although she was beautiful enough to be mistaken for a beauty, the author, who was clearly a man, was well known to Lord Egrad.

One of the most famous priests on the continent these days was Archbishop Cilan of the Diocese of Antares in Philanense.

‘Archbishop Cilan? Why does the author suddenly pop out here? The Philanense Church must have declared neutrality, right?’

Sir Egrad’s bewildered ear continued to hear Silan’s voice.

“Vasil’s soldiers! Why are they persecuting this place! Why is the tip of that sword pointed at this place? “Everyone here is the goddess’s sons and daughters, your brothers and sisters!”

The atmosphere of the Basil Kingdom army was disturbed. As the kingdom where Philanense’s headquarters is located, there is no citizen of Basil who has not been influenced by the Philanense Church. The fighting spirit fades away, and instead, the mumbling voice gradually becomes louder.

Lord Egrad raised his voice, thinking that this could not go on.

“Don’t panic! Even though he is an archbishop, the author is still just a child! The Pope of Philanens has already sanctioned this war! Are you going to be swayed by the words of that child who claims to know the goddess’s will?”

The agitation of the Basil Kingdom army quickly subsided. No matter how famous he is, Silan is so young that he doesn’t have much power in his words.

“Archbishop Cilan! This is Sayer’s divine will! Do you really think you represent the goddess? “If you truly believe that, it would be great arrogance!”

On the contrary, Sir Egrad’s rebuttal greatly boosted the morale of the Vasily Kingdom army. But Cilan was not embarrassed. He knew very well that this would happen to him too.

Without caring about how the other person reacted, Silan continued his words steadfastly.

“Philanense is looking down! Lord Egrad! Vasily’s warrior! Do you really want to see Philanence’s intentions?”

Sir Egrad shouted back, snorting.

“That’s funny, young saint! Are you saying that only you know Philanence’s will and only you carry out Philanense’s will?”

At that moment, a holy light erupted from the southern wall of Aranan Grad, where Silan was standing.

Paaaaat!

A huge pillar of pink light pierced the sky. It is so huge that its light even affects the sky. Silan’s divine power, which had increased further through past experience, has now reached a level where it shows such majesty.

“Then Vasily’s soldiers, beloved children of the goddess!”

Silan raised his arms.

“See the goddess’s will come to this land!”

Philanense’s holy light shined even brighter, coloring the sky pink.

It was truly a majestic sight.

However, neither Lord Egrad nor the Vasily Kingdom army were greatly embarrassed by its great majesty. It was certainly amazing, and it was safe to say that he was already at the level of a pope, beyond the level of an archbishop, but it was not shocking.

Originally, on the battlefields of the continent, such demonstrations with holy lights were almost customary. It is common for soldiers to see that level of holy light before battle.

“W-what is it?”

“It’s great, but… … “What are you going to do?”

Although embarrassed, the eyes of the Basil Kingdom army were focused on Silan.

Silan glanced up at the sky, transforming all of his divine power into holy light and illuminating the surrounding area.

‘Well, I laid all the boards out, so do your best, Mr. Leffen!’

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Aranan Grad, hundreds of meters above.