Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Bloody
A grueling battle had been going on for a week. Both Boabdil and his opponent stopped at night. There have been many casualties. On Boabdil's own side, he lost 20,000 men as well as his opponent who lost by the same amount.
"Your Majesty, we still have a chance to win. More precisely, we will definitely win. The soldiers we gather are the elites among the elites. Even if the Heinz kingdom or the Moskov Empire attack now, they won't be able to defeat us."
Hans, who was standing next to Boabdil, poured alcohol into Bobadil's cup. He is the prime minister who governs all internal and external affairs of the Garlin kingdom.
You could say, now Hans is the back for Boabdil. It was different if Marina was still standing by his side but now, Hans could do whatever he wanted.
"That's all thanks to you, Hans. Without you, we wouldn't have the help of those Moskov bastards. But those bastards, how dare they break into my room at night and try to kill me!"
Boabdil took his stress out. He had held secret meetings with several nobles from the Moskov empire. Their last meeting was to talk about this matter.
Moskov's nobles confirmed that the murder was not theirs and had nothing to do with them. Even when Hans provided the evidence directly, they still did not want to admit it at all.
If Boabdil and Hans insisted and continued to raise the issue, the Moskov Empire would cease the assistance they usually provided. That is what was conveyed by one of the Moskov nobles.
Hans himself did not think that killing Boabdil had any advantage for Moskov. Instead, it would have been more of a loss if Moskov had gotten rid of Bobadil, at least now.
Then who sent them? Could it be that the higher-ups of the temple of the twelve holy Goddesses who hated the beastmen and other demi-humans? But it's impossible. The alliance between Moskov and Garlin is strictly confidential.
If they knew of this alliance, it would be certain that the Dea Theocracy would withdraw their support for the Moskov empire.
Thinking about this made Hans even more dizzy. It would be better if he rested. Because tomorrow's battle will definitely be more difficult than the one before.
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Dust formed in the fierce battlefield. The war that took place between Boabdil was pure war with force, without strategy.
The beastmen benefited with their stronger physical strength than the other humanoid races. That was why they assumed, no matter how great the enemy's strategy, the stronger one would definitely win.
This afternoon, inexplicably Boabdil did not advance to the front lines. He just watched his soldiers from behind. He is in his best condition today.
It was his intuition that said he should not go down to the front lines. Meanwhile, Hans hurriedly ran towards him.
Hans came before him with a mixed expression. Panic, sour, angry, worried, etc. Clearly, nothing good was on his face.
He gave a letter from a courier who ran barefoot for three full days without sleeping to Boabdil's main camp. It was enough to make Boabdil very angry.
"DICKHEAD!! THAT'S CLUMSY.... THOSE RATS!! HANS, LET'S GO TO PESA NOW! BRING AS MANY TROOPS AS WE CAN!!"
Hans gulped his saliva with an overwhelming fear. It was only the first time he had seen Boabdil's anger like this. Despite the many thoughts in his head, he had no power to oppose Boabdil's will or his head would fly.
"All right, your majesty, let's go to Pesa now and take out those cowards."
Hans swiftly prepared the 10,000 best soldiers he knew and set out for Pesa. With Boabdil.
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It took three days from Chrom to get to Pesa. Without stopping and without rest. But in fact, the 10,000 soldiers brought by Boabdil and Hans could reach the outskirts of Pesa within two days.
But of course, their troops were extremely exhausted and starving. They only ate and drank potluck while they were forced to keep running.
And when they stopped in front of the gates of Pesa, 45,000 royal soldiers, some of whom were beastmen, had welcomed them. Coupled with 100 cannons with explosive power and destroyed that were ready to bombard them.
Hans clicked his tongue silently. They are clearly outnumbered. The morale of the soldiers has also fallen. The contrast with the Heinz royal army was very fresh and ready for battle today.
"ULTIMATUM TO THE ENEMY! SURRENDER, AND WE WILL TREAT YOU AS PRISONERS OF WAR UNDER THE LAWS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEINZ!"
The ultimatum came from the other side. But none of Boabdil's soldiers were unmoved. Maybe because they were ready to die to protect Boabdil. Or maybe, they are just exhausted so do not focus on the ultimatum that their opponent gives.
When the order arrived, all the Beastmen soldiers advanced. They intended to destroy the Heinz royal army formation frontally, which proved to be the worst option for them.
That day, recorded in history, a one-sided massacre was very bloody in the kingdom of Garlin. It killed more than 8,000 people.