Volu 4 Chapter 30
Translator: HASUTSUKI, Editor:Starbuck11
There was always a cause-and-effect in all things in nature.
Whether it was the science-ruled Earth, or the mystery and miracle-filled another world, that rule alone stays the sa.
There was always a cause and a consequence.
(What will happen, what is the consequence of this event)
Sudou and Sardina, the two of them were contemplating the sa thing.
And Seria desperately tried to understand the situation while looking at Sardina who has her face down.
(Im here as a military strategist. Think What do I know, what should I see in this situation All started the mont when that ssenger arrived)
Seria could still rember every single conversations after the surprise attack.
And finally, Seria noticed sothing.
(Wait What did the ssenger say? Part of our army sortied out?)
Then she rembered what Sudou said after that.
(Sudou said we might suffer fatal injury if we continue to act recklessly reckless? In other words, their sortie was not part of her highness expectations Those troops ca out from the camp, in other words, if the surprise attack was actually a decoy then the unit that sortied out will)
After she thought further ahead, all the pieces started to co together.
(Depending on our troops movents after this, it will decide the trend of the war And the real intention of letting Rolf-dono and Saitou calm the troops)
After that, Serias thoughts co to a conclusion.
The surprise attack is a decoy Then what awaits for the lured unit is
When Seria said those words, Sardina raised her face and look at her with a sharp look.
Eyes filled with rage and sorrow.
It showed that the conclusion that Seria had reached was the correct one.
Sardina and Seria stared at each other in silence.
Other than that, Sudou had an unchanging smile on his face.
After a while, the heavy silence was broken by a knight who runs into the tent.
He was coming into the tent hastily.
He kneeled before Sardina imdiately while trying to fix his rough breath.
Report! Saitou-sama and Rolf-sama have successfully cald the army.
Seria unintentionally stroked her chest after she heard the report.
It can be said that having Rolf who was originally tasked to defend the rear co to the front line was a fortunate thing.
At first, Sardina just wants more manpower before she launched the all-out battle, but it has unexpectedly brought good luck.
It wouldve been impossible to calm the soldiers unless the words ca out from a man with a proven track record like Rolf.
Saitou was not bad either, but he wont be able to calm the current situation alone.
Seria smiled in relief.
However, Sardinas wary expression have not yet disappeared.
How many soldiers went out without permission?
Weve confird the soldiers who sortied numbered around eight thousands, the soldiers mostly belong to the 3rd, 5th, and 8th chivalric orders that were part of the western region army.
Hearing that, Sardina clicked her tongue.
If Zaldas intention was to lure Ortoas troops, then their chance of coming back was low.
(Eight thousands Its more than I had expected And as I had feared, it was the troops from the western area we had asked as reinforcents My command seems to not have spread properly)
Most of the reinforcent soldiers had gone out without Sardinas permission.
That was one of the Empires downside for having a large territory.
Even though they had co from the sa Imperial Army, for those who were not familiar with her command, it was particularly hard to enforce an order.
Thus Sardina herself could not utilize them efficiently.
Rolf-sama also asked permission to sent a rescue unit
Sardina didnt reply the ssenger
If they do nothing, eight thousands n might well die.
However, knowing that there was a trap, Sardina could not order the rest of the army to jump into it either
We have no choice but to cut our losses, huh..?
Sudou opened his mouth while looking at Sardina who kept silent.
His voice felt irritating.
Despite the current situation, Sudous manner of speaking didnt even change.
Cut our losses, you said?
Seria looked puzzled, unable to understand such term.
Yes, cut ones losses. If we tried to help and save those soldiers poorly, we might suffer a bigger disaster instead
Cut ones losses
In term of business, it was a move where one abandons an enterprise or course of action that was clearly going to be unprofitable or unsuccessful before one suffers too much losses or harm.
Following that thought, what did Sudou ant by saying cut our losses?
The answer was
We should not send a rescue unit, you want us to abandon them, is that right?
Seria held her breath when Sardina said those words while glaring at Sudou full of hatred.
Of course, if your highness wanted to This Sudou will not say anything more and dispatch a rescue unit However, although it might be rude of , I want to say that if we sent a rescue unit now, the chance of success for the invasion would be drastically reduced.
Furthermore, It is already too late, if we go now, instead of a rescue we will be t with a crushing defeat
Sudou laughed lightly
It was written on his face.
That he wants Sardina to decide
You already know that much yet still want to decide huh?
(Sudou Akitake He was the right-hand man of Gaies who had already passed away)
Although his personality can be said as nothing but disgusting, when it cos to his ability, Sardina could not say anything.
In fact, Sudou rely stated the truth.
And like the old people said, sotis the truth can be painful
Of course If we let our subordinates got killed in front of us like that, the morale of the whole army will fall. That is why, no matter which path your highness choose, we will sustain heavy damage. If that is the case then, I suggest we take the choice with less damage
Should we maintain morale, or should we choose to preserve the soldiers numbers, is that it?
Sardina then chewed her thumbs fingernail.
(If we dont send a rescue unit, the soldiers will be dissatisfied with my command Creating the possibility of them deserting the army But if we sent a rescue team while fully knowing that it was a trap, we might suffer heavier losses instead)
Either choice was a major problem for Ortoa Empire army, one wrong move here might cause the invasion to beco a complete failure.
It was a very difficult choice.
And the right answer might not exist when it cos to these two choices.
It was two disadvantageous options.
And just like Sudou had said.
Sardina needs to make a decision.
That was the responsibility of soone who leads an army.
Very well then
After a long silence, Sardina finally opened her mouth.
But the choice she made never reached anyone ears.
Urgent! Please let have an audience with her imperial princess Sardina-sama.
Because her voice was overlapped by the voice of another ssenger who entered her tent in a hurry
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It was already dark outside the window; in her private room located in the corner of the fort,.Elena sat on the chair while drinking.
Strong alcohol slides down her throat.
Elena didnt like drinking too much, but on the battlefield, occasionally so people want to drink alcohol so badly to relieve stress.
Especially right after a battle.
During those tis, the image of dead bodies across the battlefield would usually appear inside ones mind.
However, what was inside Elenas mind right now was the appearance of a single woman.
A young lady with luxurious armor.
Her white-skinned face looked very smooth.
Thats right, the figure that appeared inside Elenas mind was the beloved daughter of the Ortoa Empires Emperor, Sardina.
Fuuh I thought she would choose to bring a rescue unit, but unexpectedly she was calr than I thought she would be I wonder if I underestimated her too much?
Looking at the sighing Eclatia, Elena poured so alcohol into Eclatias cup.
In my eyes, she has made a splendid decision. Because they should vaguely realize that the previous move was a trap. I guess, as a military commander, her judgnt was right, but
Eclatia smiled in a grand manner.
As a matter of fact, they both didnt care whether or not Sardina sent a rescue unit.
Since, no matter which choice Sardina made, she was bound to lose sothing
I guess so
Now, the question is whether she would be able to regain her soldiers trust or not
For soldiers, what was most important were their own lives.
And sotis the commander best choice was not always the best one for the soldiers.
Because Sardina didnt send a rescue, strong distrust would start to appear among the Ortoa Empire soldiers.
Out of uneasiness, those soldiers might start to think that they were just disposable goods.
Well, for her being that young, it would be impossible. Even though she has war experience, all of it cos from using the overwhelming military power of the Ortoa Empire. No matter how much talent she has, she lacked the experience to tilt the situation back to the Ortoa side
Inside the room, warriors born from the weak smiled.
Indeed, no matter how much talent she had, for Elena and Eclatia, Sardina was a little bird lacking the experience of being weak.
Sardina had too little knowledge when it cos to waging a war with disadvantageous situations.
She was especially lacking the resourcefulness of soone who survived a desperate warfare.
I guess it all depends on her adjutants now?
I guess so We cant let our guard down now
Elena nodded in agreent.
They both generally understood Sardinas situation.
What they needed to do now was to understand the n who assisted her.
Well, even if we think about that now, we wont be able to reach a conclusion For now, let us rejoice at the small victory we just had
Saying that Elena raised her cup.
Agreed, Grahart-san also did a great job, more than I had expected. In todays battle alone, we managed to cut off more than 5000 enemy soldiers
After Eclatia successfully lured out the Ortoa Empire, Grahart perford another surprise attack on the soldiers who were chasing Eclatia, causing a massive damage.
It was two surprise raids.
The plan itself can be regarded as successful, but on the corner of her mind, Eclatia felt unsatisfied by the result.
Although the result was a bit unsatisfying for sothing that took a lot of ti to prepare, I guess it cant be helped I should be satisfied with this for now
Elena showed a bitter smile after hearing her remark.
They had sacrificed a lot of ti in preparing the previous strategy.
Since they arrived as reinforcents, Elena and Eclatia had done nothing but defensive warfare.
Comparing the result with the ti spent and the troubles they went through in preparing the previous surprise strategy, it was indeed disappointing.
Well lets forget about it for now Weve managed to perform our role, and besides, the result wouldnt decide the fate of the war either.
Thats right But with this, we have no trump card left, since we also already used the bow cavalry in todays attack. After this, we have no choice but dedicate ourselves fully to defensive warfare
They both shrugged at each other.
However, they both didnt show any anxiety in their expressions.
In fact, the two of them only smiled at each others.
They laughed as if they didnt have any concerns at all.
That was because the two of them believed in the man who was currently in a distant land within Ortoa Empire territory
Then suddenly the door of Elenas private room was knocked.
By the hand of the goddess of destiny
Ergency! Ortoa Empires army is showing so weird movents!
A knight high-pitched voice could be heard from outside the room.
Hearing the knight report, Elena and Eclatia nodded at each other.
It seems the ti has co Eclatia.
That seems to be the case
They didnt continue into details.
During the day, Ortoa Empire didnt only lose soldier lives, but also so of its morale.
Under such circumstances, it was unlikely for Ortoa Empire to perform a night battle.
With that being the case, only one possibility was left.
It was sothing Elena and Eclatia had believed in.
Had they not, Eclatia and Elena wouldnt just stay and perform defensive battle in Ushias basin all this ti.
However, as a human being, they did have so uneasiness inside their hearts that they refused to let it show.
So, you made it in ti Mikoshiba Ryouma
Along with admiration, Elena speaks out a mans na.
The war between the Zalda Kingdom and the Ortoa Empire had spanned for one year and a few months, starting with the Notiz plain battle.
It finally ca to an end.
By the sche of a one man
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