Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
War Preparation
The capital of the Garlin kingdom, Pesa.
Boabdil, the chief of the fire fox tribe, waged a bloody campaign across the federation's lands to unite Garlin and form a kingdom. It did not take long after his ambition to create a new kingdom was formed, Boabdil turned his face westward.
At the royal palace, which was once a place for elders to run the government agenda, Boabdil mobilized the entire population to join his military campaign. The amount he collected reached a fantastic amount as over 60,000 beastmen from various tribes had gathered.
"Today, the day of vengeance for those who have oppressed and trampled upon our dignity and worth has come. Faced with the great power we have, no matter how much they have, we will still be invincible!
"Rise up, my comrades! Look into your eyes ahead and see the brilliant future unfolding before you! We will not lose to anyone! May the goddess of war protect us all!!"
Cheers from the listeners of Boabdil's speech sounded loud. Their spirits burned when they heard the oration from their new king. Their morale is rising and their passion for Fighting is also getting higher.
Tomorrow, the 60,000 people gathered will parade towards the western region of the Garlin Kingdom. But no matter how high their morale was and how great their ability to fight, this time Boabdil chose the enemy wrong.
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According to the information given by the escapees of the federation, no, the kingdom of Garlin, Boabdil, the fire fox chieftain who is now the new leader in the Garlin Kingdom is opening a massive recruitment for the infiltration to the eastern province.
The Heinz kingdom did not remain silent. The queen and parliament have agreed to fight against the Garlin kingdom. The ministry of military affairs and the ministry of finance and trade immediately secured assets and budgeted funds for war preparations.
The fourth and fifth armies were also completed in mobilization and soon built encampments outside the city of Versailles. As the representative of Issac in the eastern province, Anna provided the need for the troops as much as possible. Especially food and horses.
Combined, the fourth and fifth armies numbered over 30,000 soldiers. They did not have any exact information about the number and condition of the troops from the Garlin kingdom. But for the worst-case scenario, their number reached three times that of this combined army.
The first half of the army had moved towards the eastern province in support of the fourth and fifth armies. The total number of troops gathered reached 50,000 people. It has not been counted by the 15,000 volunteer forces
Many trade unions and bankers are making good use of this momentum. They offered a low-interest loan for war financing which was of course immediately accepted happily by the kingdom. Debt is fine as long as the allocation of debt is used clearly. After all, the holders of this capital also believe in the ability of the kingdom to return their debts.
While the kingdom is busy preparing for the coming war, Issac is in his office. It has repaired and reshaped intelligence units directly affiliated to the government. This is in contrast to VIESTA which is his personal asset.
All he did was sort out the information that the VIESTA agent and the royal intelligence agency he named RIS, the Royal Intelligence Service, gave him. From what he got, Garlin's team numbered over 50,000 even though they did not know the exact number.
But this is enough because the information both of them provide is equally valid. In addition, they were on their way to the border and would arrive three weeks later. This information they got from the underground network they had in Garlin kingdom.
It is possible that the information provided by the underground network was fake. But seeing as they were also desperate, there was no point in deceiving Issac.
"The force is over 50,000 and the troops will leave from Pesa and reach the border within three weeks. If considering the poor road conditions in the Garlin Kingdom, they might only reach the border within a month.
"But if they could actually reach the border within three weeks, there was a chance that they would have superior endurance and stamina. Repot to make them enemies but I have no other choice. It just so happened that they picked the wrong opponent."
Issac passed his conclusions on to the Queen and the prime minister, the ministry of military affairs, and the fourth and fifth combined armies. They should prepare for the worst possible situation as soon as possible.
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There are many people who have a bad stigma. But it's not all. Even the numbers are fewer than the usual or who welcome them completely with open arms.
Anna, Duke Starfall's fiancee and deputy, told her anti-racial discrimination laws had been passed and were being implemented across the kingdom. So, even if they didn't like beastmen, they couldn't do anything.
The most fun is the kids. Somehow they had absolutely no bad stigma towards him and the other Beastmen. They were even engrossed in playing with the children from the beastmen community.
The language used by the beastmen was different from that of the kingdom. That was why a teacher was sent to a shelter and taught them the language commonly spoken by the kingdoms and empires of the Lantos continent.
In addition, the beastmen who had fled to Heinz's kingdom, whether it was the silver wolf tribe or the black dog tribe, were, Having no desire to return to Garlin so the kingdom naturalizes them and gives them a new identity.
Finally, Rena reached the office of the governor of the eastern province. He carried a pile of paper in his hand. Actually, he intended to give the documents to Anna. Well, he was appointed to the expert staff of the governor who assisted Anna's work in taking care of the needs of the beastmen community at Versailles.
"Excuse me Miss Anna, I brought some documents for you."
"Ara, Rena apparently. Welcome and please come in. Just put the document on the table."
Rena walked in and placed the document on the table. As usual, Anna was very busy right now. A pile of paper was piled up in front of him. It's been a little. As he said at that time. Issac, Duke of Starfall, often returned to Versailles and took his work to the palace. So Anna was helped by that.
Rena admired Anna. More precisely, it might admire this kingdom. They give women the opportunity to work and work. The traditions are much different from any country on the Lantos continent.
Therefore he was also determined to protect this kingdom even from the new Garlin kingdom. That was why he was happy to give all the plans they had to the kingdom so that they could get ready.
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One month after departure, the Garlin royal army arrived at the western border. They built a big camp and got ready there. Boabdil and the girl beside him, as well as several strategists gathered in the biggest tent. They're holding a war council now.
"The Eastern region was an isolated region in the kingdom for hundreds of years. But at the same time, this region is a strategic region. If we can conquer this place, we will have a strong foothold to continue advancing towards the kingdom."
Boabdil opened a Map and marked the east of the kingdom. But the fox girl next to him shook her head. She does not have a definite reason why, but as the person responsible for becoming Boabdil's strategist, the girl cannot act rashly.
"There may have been some change in the eastern part of Heinz's kingdom. We're short on information so I've sent scouts to check the situation there. In a moment, they will come and tell the situation that is there."
But the expectations did not match the reality, as one of the scouts sent by him returned wounded and reported something far from his expectations.
"200 scouts sent have clashed with the royal army! They have much better equipment than us! They managed to kill a hundred people and captivate 50 others!"
Boabdil who heard that gritted his teeth and hit the table. While the girl next to him wore a shocked expression. But that means he knows that the kingdom is ready for war.
"Command the troops to prepare. Tomorrow, we will set out for the kingdom and surround them. I'm sure, they don't have many troops to hold us back!"
But Boabdil is not careless. The girl wanted to remind him but since Boabdil was a light-handed man, he decided not to say anything. All he had to do was help Boabdil to achieve his goal.