Otherworld Nation Founding Chronicles - Chapter 114

Chapter 114

Chapter 114 - War Against Eville

　After letting the soldiers stay in the Belvedere Kingdom’s capital to rest for a day, the Coalition Army headed for the Eville Kingdom .

　King Belvedere had a frustrated look on his face .

　Well, this is a do or die situation . Because otherwise the Rosyth Army will just be defeated .

　The problem is is that we cannot lose the final battle .

　 . . . Currently, if that were to lose that battle we would lose the war entirely .

　Lezzad and Gehenna’s infantry were left behind to keep watch over King Belvedere .

　I hired Lezzad’s Germanis cavalry and the Alexios and Melia [power] couple for a lot of money, and like that I obtained 500 excellent cavalry and a pair excellent staff officers .

　I think the positive thing about mercenaries is that they can be obtained easily with gold .

　That is as long as you maintain caution over them .

　When we withdrew, I sent handwritten letters to the autonomous cities and patricians who had capitulated .

　Keep an eye over the other cities and patricians and prevent any strange movements . That’s basically what was written .

　I told them if they report anything before something occurs, then I would give a reward .

　I do hope I am just being worried about nothing but . . .

　Well, they can’t possibly rebel . I had King Belvedere agree to the disarmament after all .

　”King Rosyth! Ahead is Lord Raymond leading the Rosyth army of 1,000 and Lord Equus leading the Equus cavalry of 4,000!!” (Rosyth Soldier)

　”I see . Let’s join with them quickly . Please notify them for me . ” (Almus)

　The reconnaissance cavalry discovered a friendly army a kilometer (~3/5 of a mile) ahead .

　By using messenger hawks to establish contact, we were able to join together soon . [1]

　 . . . However, I thought that there would be some interference from King Eville for sure .

　What is happening?

　Well, Raymond who has been fighting up until now should know the details .

　It will be better to hear from him later .

　That day since the sun was setting, after the two armies met up, they set up camp .

　”My king!! It is good to see you!!” (Raymond)

　”Yeah, Raymond has also fought well . . . There is something I want to ask about . What is King Eville doing?” (Almus)

　At least from the information from messenger hawks and fast horses we can understand it a little .

　Raymond and King Eville’s armies have been skirmishing repeatedly .

　Of course, since the Rosyth Army’s side was small in numbers, it seems that they have been getting pushed back little by little .

　Even using scorched earth tactics while slowly retreating, the Eville Army continued to apply pressure one way or another .

　The situation changed when the Equus tribe rushed in as reinforcements .

　Rather than to myself, it was a good decision to send them to Raymond’s location . As expected of Muzio . [2]

　When the Eville Army heard information that the Equus cavalry was coming, they quickly withdrew and returned to their home country .

　Unfortunately, it seems pursuit was not possible .

　Well, if you tried to pursue an army of 3,000 with an army of a thousand, the tables can easily turn against you .

　This situation is good nonetheless .

　The problem is that we were allowed to merge armies .

　After the merge, our force is made up of about 7,000 infantry and 4,500 cavalry . Altogether that’s a large force of 11,500 soldiers .

　We cannot simply beat King Eville with this army .

　Normally you’d think, wouldn’t something like this would guarantee victory?

　The reason why this is not so . . . no, I want to know the reason why this won’t do .

　”I myself don’t know the details . . . but it seems that the enemy army is heading west for some reason . ” (Raymond)

　”West huh . . . does this have to do with the Zoldias Army?” (Almus)

　But according to Yal, the Zoldias Army shouldn’t have begun to make moves until we win against King Eville .

　What’s going on here?

　”This is my honest opinion . . . it seems that Yal Claudius has made a [his?] move . ” (Raymond)

　”Him huh . . . but I cannot get in touch with him . ” (Almus)

　In order to go from the Zoldias Kingdom to the Rosyth Kingdom, it is necessary to travel through the Eville Kingdom .

　There’s no way that while currently being at war with the Rosyth Kingdom would King Eville do something like kindly say, “Please pass through us . ”

　Therefore, passing through with a fast horse is impossible .

　I will use a messenger owl or hawk instead .

　However, long-term soul riding on animals is a heavy burden on sorcerers .

　There is the danger of being attacked by wild animals . That’s why they are used sparingly .

　There is also the fact that because hawks and owls are animals you ofcourse have to feed them meat . Because of that, you must hunt on the way .

　Although messenger hawks or owls are the best in terms of stealth and speed, at a certain distance, they become inconvenient to use .

　To begin with, sorcerers are a vital asset and can’t just be used irresponsibly .

　That’s why I decided that I cannot contact Yal by any means .

　”Well that’s fine . Either way this is not bad . Tomorrow, let’s march straight forward . Because the Belvedere Kingdom must govern all directly owned land using special government law [the treaty?], we must prepare the Eville Kingdom’s territories as reward . ” (Almus)

　We’ve put a lot of the burden on the patricians .

　With this I can destroy the [political?] machine . . . kidding because if I did that I would have no patricians who would follow me .

　The ”carrot and stick” approach is important here .

　”Hey my best buddy . Can I ask a question?” (Muzio)

　”What is it?” (Almus)

　”Who are the man and woman there? From the looks of it, it seems that they aren’t Aldernian nor Cretian am I right?” (Muzio)

　Muzio asks as he points to Alexios and Melia who are standing with the patricians .

　I beckon the two over .

　”These two are a general and a sorcerer from Lezzad . They will be leading Lezzad’s cavalry . The man is Alexios, and the woman is Melia . ” (Almus)

　”As introduced, I am Alexios . I hail from Povenia . I have no nonem [surname] . ” (Alexios)

　”Also introduced, I am Melia . I hail from Povenia . I too have no nonem . ” (Melia)

　Muzio lifted his eyebrows .

　It seems that he’s interested in the term “Povenia” is and the fact they possess no nonem .

　”Povenia is . . . is a country in the southern continent is that right? What do you mean you have no nonem? Is that a custom there?” (Muzio)

　”No that’s wrong . I had one once . . . but I abandoned my house . ” (Alexios)

　Muzio still seemed a little interested but stopped asking there .

　He probably thinks it would be rude to press further . You wouldn’t get anything from hearing the story of the couple’s houses anyways .

　”You guys are Lezzad’s representatives . Is it alright to think of it like that?” (Muzio)

　”No, it’s just myself and 500 cavalry . We’re just mercenaries hired by King Almus this time . That’s all . ” (Alexios)

　That’s the gist of it .

　If Lezzad were to really be invested in this war, they would have sent a larger army and either one or two assemblymen .

　Lezzad does not want to be involved in this war any further than this .

　But, they want to return the favor . That’s why they are loaning us the cavalry and Alexios .

　If it come to it [a loss], they can just claim, “They are mercenaries so they have no relation to our country [Lezzad] . ”

　On the other hand [a win], they can say, “Because we lent them mercenaries they won . ”

　As expected of the Cretian’s communication [skills] .

　They are really good at directing diplomacy .

　”Now that the self-introductions have ended, let’s begin the war council . ” (Almus)

　I say this while surveying the patricians, Muzio, and Alexios .

　”It’s our great victory isn’t it . ”

　”Well, `it’s an easy win if there are only this many cavalry . ”

　The next day [after the war council], we invaded the Eville Kingdom .

　We engaged with patricians who came out to repel us and obtained a decisive victory .

　They were trying to perform scorched earth tactics against us with a 1,000 soldiers .

　However, we have 4,500 excellent cavalry .

　The cavalry moved faster than the enemy could withdraw .

　Furthermore, because we held the numbers advantage, all we had to do was attack their flanks [to win] .

　There’s not much to say other than that we won . I wasn’t so much a fight but rather an annihilation .

　This time there were five patricians who tried to ambush us .

　Their families were also all transported to the Rosyth Kingdom .

　The vassal patricians under them were forgiven . If they were punished, their rule would fall apart .

　As long as I promised some kind of status, there should be no resistance .

　Well there were still those overflowing with loyalty but . . . those guys were captured and transported to the Rosyth Kingdom .

　I don’t intend to kill them . If I kill, I won’t get a surrender .

　Traitors who come from the inside are to be killed, but enemies who come from the outside are to not be killed as much as possible .

　That’s my policy .

　The former will betray again if forgiven, but the latter will work well for you should they surrender .

　Well, I’ll still look at each situation case by case .

　My patrician subordinates are already licking my boots [not literal] over land allocation .

　A good trend . Like that do your best .

　Trying to suck up to me means that they will obey me .

　”Still, is there no cavalry in the Eville Kingdom?” (Muzio)

　Muzio gives a curious look . 　

　It seems no decent cavalry have been sent out .

　For Muzio the most important aspect in war is cavalry, so it is even more of a mystery .

　”There are many mountains in the Eville Kingodm . My country has a lot of plains as the natural borders . Investing in cavalry must be inconvenient [for them] . ” (Almus)

　On top of that, investing in cavalry is expensive .

　Even in my country, a good cavalry division didn’t exist at first . It’s like that .

　Or rather, putting aside the Equus and Germanis cavalry, my own cavalry army only number 300 so I can’t say anything back [to Eville] .

　”You on your own merit realized the importance of cavalry, so a cavalry division got organized . As expected of King Rosyth . I would like it if my country’s senate could boil your hair and drink the contents . ” (Alexios)

　Alexios praised me .

　Boiling someone’s hair and drinking is an idiom . It has the same meaning as to watch and learn . [3]

　But, it sounds like an idiom to cure baldness . Thinking on it, those guys [the senators] were bald .

　”From now on, cavalry will become an integral part in war . Heavy infantry is becoming obsolete . . . It might be a good time to start thinking up some new formations . ” (Alexios)

　A bit more of a flexible formation would be better than what we have now .

　A final formation that has the cavalry flank the sides would be deadly [for the enemy] . Well, this war has pretty much already ended .

　”Your majesty, King Rosyth!! An emissary from King Eville!!” (Rosyth soldier?)

　”It’s finally arrived . ” (Almus)

　Well now, whether they will surrender or won’t depends entirely on the terms and conditions .

　”Nice to meet you, King Rosyth . I am the acting viceroy [vice-king?], Gnaeus Domitius Eville . ” (Gnaeus)

　”Nice to meet you . I am Almus Ars Rosyth . Is it fine if I call you Gnaeus?” (Almus)

　”Yes, I do not mind . ” (Gnaeus)

　Gnaeus was an elderly man .

　Many wrinkles cover his face .

　However, I feel a strong will from his pupils . Even from the above of his clothes, you can clearly tell the movements of his solid muscles .

　Does this mean to say he is still an active duty warrior?

　If I remember correctly then he must be the previous king’s younger half-brother .

　I guess he has been serving King Eville to this day .

　He’s like what Raymond is to me .

　”So, is there something you want from me this time? I am a busy man . ” (Almus)

　”Hahaha, King Rosyth is a tough customer . I came negotiate peace between our two countries . ” (Gnaeus)

　Gnaeus gazes at me with strong eyes and presents his conditions .

　”My country [Eville] is losing to your country [Rosyth] right now . However, our royal capital still stands . It will not fall easily if we barricade ourselves in . What your country wants most now is time . I propose we pull back our armies and call it a draw . . . ” (Gnaeus)

　”That’s an interesting joke . Is that all?” (Almus)

　It’s a foolish talk .

　I can’t possibly just go along with those conditions . I have my own pride along with the fact that I have to secure land for the patricians .

　”Moreover, what’s important for your country should be time . ” (Gnaeus)

　”Hou? Why is that?” (Almus)

　I show a little smile .

　”King Zoldias should be launching his invasion right? I know that much . ” (Almus)

　”Haha, what are you . . . our country and the Zoldias Kingdom are on friendly terms . There is no way that is a fact . ” (Gnaeus)

　I stare straight at Gnaeus’ eyes .

　Gnaeus returns the stare .

　The one to break the stare is Gnaeus .

　”Could you be making a ploy? It’s true that the Zoldias Army is gathered near the border . We have concentrated soldiers there . ” (Almus)

　It was a half bluff .

　King Zoldias would back our country and after our victory would move in his army was the scenario as told by Yal .

　But after that, we lost contact with Yal .

　”A backstabbing which leads to the realm being invaded . I cannot say that will is not the case . ” (Almus)

　”I understand that . So, King Rosyth, what are your terms?” (Gnaeus)

　I present the conditions that I had discussed beforehand with Raymond .

King Eville will recognize the sovereignty of the land controlled by King Rosyth .

King Eville will pay a 1,000 gold coins as reparations . An initial 500 gold coins will be paid immediately .

Both countries will sign a 5-year armistice agreement .

King Eville’s successor, the crown prince, will study abroad in the Rosyth Kingdom .

　”Hahaha, tell me your joking!!” (Gnaeus)

　”I still have room to tell more ‘jokes . ’ As expected of a warrior . Shall we once again have another battle?” (Almus)

　Gnaeus and I stare each other down for a while .

　As a result of the discussion, the treaty is as follows .

King Eville will recognize the sovereignty of the land controlled by King Rosyth .

King Eville will pay 100 gold coins immediately .

Both countries will sign a 5-year armistice agreement .

King Eville’s successor, the crown prince, will study abroad in the Rosyth Kingdom for 3 years .

　With a secure result it ended .

　The reparation gold is fairly lacking in amount .

　Well, I got an armistice and a hostage .

　This should be good enough .

　Now that the Eville Kingdom has surrendered, next is . . . all of Rozel!!

　”Hey, Gnaeus!! How was it?” (King Eville)

　”I somehow managed to deceive them . ” (Gnaeus)

　”I see . With the royal capital in front of us . . . let’s avoid the approaching Zoldias Army . ” (King Eville)

　Almus had predicted that the Zoldias Army were gathered near the Eville Kingdom’s borders .

　But in reality that was wrong .

　The Zoldias Army made a huge victory against the Eville Army and were deeply advancing . That was the truth .

　Gnaeus’ role was to try and keep as much of the truth hidden and come out with a treaty that was as advantageous as possible .

　”Still, for the Zoldias Amry to be attacking . . . when I was first told that I was scared to death . Well I managed to deceive them . It was good that their king is still young . . . Once he grows up he will become a troublesome opponent . ” (Gnaeus)

　”Hahaha, I won’t have the enemy turn the tables on us a second time!! From now on I will have to go prostrating in the Rosyth Kingdom . . . Well things did not turn out like what happened with Belvedere . Isn’t that great . . . Well now, Rosyth’s young man is out of the way . Now it’s Zoldias’ young man . Gnaeus, I give you 4,000 soldiers . Destroy them!” (King Eville)

　”Understood!! With certainty!!”

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