Chapter 95 – Balkan Civil War (7)
Balkan Civil War (7)
Like Prinz, a military strategy conference was being held in Heinrich’s camp.
“It looks like you were quite prepared. Even from afar, the soldiers over there are equipped in pretty good condition.”
“I spent so many years as the crown prince that if I wasn’t prepared for that, it would have been rather disappointing.”
“Kuhkkkk, that’s right. Are you prepared well?”
“Yes, Your Majesty! The preparations have been completed without any error. We both responded that we will begin immediately as soon as we give the signal.”
Henry, who smiled with satisfaction at Count Titrich’s answer, called a messenger and gave him a letter, telling him to send it to Prinz’s camp.
“Your Majesty… Is that…?”
“Well… Shouldn’t we at least formally advise surrender before the battle? We both agreed to meet in the middle for a moment without escort troops.”
“As expected, you are merciful, Your Majesty.”
Eventually, Prinz’s side also responded that he accepted, so Heinrich got on his horse and went alone. When Prinz also saw Heinrich coming, he also got on his horse, left the camp, and headed forward.
The two cast a detection spell with a magic tool to see if there were any weapons hidden between them, and started talking with their heads facing each other.
Haha, it’s been so long, bro. How did you eat?”
“Heinrich, you bastard. How dare you murder my father! You will never be forgiven.”
Even though he received the brunt of Prinz’s anger, who shouted at him as soon as they met, Heinrich smiled leisurely.
Haha. Have you finally noticed it? Well, it’s meaningless now. Your life is short anyway. Wouldn’t it have been better to let you go in peace? I guess you could say I’ve done my duty.”
“Why on earth did you do this?! Even if you hadn’t done this, I could have given you the position of prime minister or duke! How could you commit such an immoral act!!”
“Hmph! That means there is an older brother above me. I will rise to the highest position. Ha! Is that an immoral thing? My older brother got stabbed in the back by me because I was caught up in things like that. I am a simpler person than you think. My father! My older brother too!! “I tried to get rid of it because it was an obstacle on the way to my ambition!”
“Yes. It’s a little late, but… I will eliminate you. I will eliminate you and return this empire to its original state!”
Haha, if possible! Well… Still, as a blood relative, I will ask you one last question, brother. If you surrender now, the nobles in your brother’s formation will not be held responsible, and you will spend the rest of your life quietly in the territory next to Yuno. I will do it for you.”
Heinrich’s overflowing confidence made Prinz feel slightly uneasy, but he couldn’t show it now.
“Tomorrow morning. Let’s start the battle at dawn. And tomorrow evening! Your head will be hung on the Adriatic gate. As the traitor who murdered your father.”
“Oh, you’re so scared. I’m not going to kill you, though. Isn’t that too much? Haha, instead, I’ll make you watch that monster bitch get fucked by countless men in front of you. She’s the bitch who threw the empire into chaos, so she deserves that kind of compensation.”
“You bastard!!”
Leaving behind the angry Prinz, Heinrich turned his horse towards his own camp.
“Ah! But would there be a man who would stand up to that monster bitch? Well, if you feed the prisoners a stimulant and then release them, they’ll take care of themselves, right? Haha,”
He wanted to kill his younger brother who was mocking his wife, but Prinz gritted his teeth and endured it and rode back to his camp.
After returning to the camp, Prinz relayed the story he shared with Henry to his staff.
“As expected, Heinrich was the culprit. When we were alone, he proudly admitted that he killed his father. I was shocked…”
“I will inform the soldiers widely about this. If we say that we are suppressing the traitor who assassinated His Majesty the Emperor, the morale of the soldiers will increase considerably.”
“Yes, please. And I would like to ask once again each of the high-ranking nobles here. The commander-in-chief of tomorrow’s battle will be Viscount Toys. I know very well that he is inferior in age and title to the people here, but he has repeatedly been provoked by Tesseito on the Western Front. He is a great commander who prevented it, and he is also an outstanding military leader, so in order to unify command authority, I ask that you follow Viscount Toys’ command for at least tomorrow.”
“Your Majesty, don’t worry. If I want to get revenge on that bastard Heinrich, I can take command from even a single beggar you appointed.”
Haha, good. Viscount Toys. No, Commander-in-Chief. Please take care of me tomorrow. I don’t know how helpful this old tool will be, but let’s follow the commander’s instructions and destroy the enemies.”
When Count Zeon, who brought the largest number of troops, and Marquis Seidlitz, the former Minister of Military Affairs, recognized Viscount Toys as the commander-in-chief, all other high-ranking nobles swore to follow Viscount Toys’ orders.
“Good! I will work with you to make tomorrow a historic day to redress the balance of the empire! Each noble, please prepare your soldiers well!”
“Yes Commander-in-Chief!”
“Victory to His Majesty the Crown Prince!!”
“Victory!!”
Each noble turned to his private soldiers, pledging victory, and Viscount Prinz and Toys once again pledged victory.
The next morning. Even before the sun rose, the soldiers on both sides were busy moving.
Soldiers carrying swords, spears, and shields headed forward, followed by archers. The knights and cavalry checked the saddles and armament of the horses, and each commander urged the soldiers to quickly prepare.
And as the sun began to rise, all the soldiers were ready, gulping their saliva from tension and glaring at the enemy lines, while the commanders waited for the commander’s order.
Prinz Jinyoung
“His Royal Highness. All preparations are complete.”
“Okay. Commander Toys.”
Upon Toys’ report, Prinz advanced to the front of his men.
“As everyone has heard, the emperor of the empire, Karl III, lost his life at the hands of the wicked Henry. He was a great emperor who expanded the empire by leading it to victory in the Great Battle of the Zenon Plain during his time as crown prince, and ruled the empire stably for over 40 years. !! Do you understand that the emperor was brutally murdered by his son Henry? Where has the justice of this empire gone?
Although Karl III had some problems in his private life, the people of the empire were not dissatisfied with the emperor because he led the empire without any flaws, and as such, the soldiers assassinated the emperor so that his second son could take the throne. “I was angry at the commander’s words.”
“Revenge!!”
“Avenge His Majesty!!”
The soldiers cried out for revenge, and Prinz raised his voice even more as he looked at the soldiers.
“That’s right!! Gentlemen!! This is not only my personal revenge against my father, but it is also revenge depended on by the will of all the people of the empire!! This battle that takes place today!! Is a battle to correct the justice of the empire!!”
The soldiers cheered at the crown prince’s speech, and their morale continued to rise.
“Gentlemen!! Today, we will bring justice to the empire!! It will not be done by me or the nobles, but by the soldiers here!! Advance!! Exterminate all of those traitors!!”
Puuuuu~
With the crown prince’s command, Viscount Toys’ hand lowered, and the horn announcing the advance and the flag symbolizing the crown prince rose.
“Maintain the line!! Never advance alone!!”
“Maintain your distance from your colleagues!! Shield bearers, keep your shields connected!!”
Thump thump thump
As the 50,000-strong army slowly advanced and the sound of their footsteps shook the earth, it put tremendous pressure on Henry’s army, which consisted mostly of mercenaries.
“If you take even one step back, my sword will cut off your neck!! All soldiers raise their spears and shields!!”
“Don’t be scared!! We have more numbers!!”
“If you win today, you will receive a huge reward!! Even if you die here, the reward will be delivered to your surviving family, so don’t spare your life!!”
Still, Heinrich’s army regained its morale thanks to the shouts of knights dispatched to every corner as independent warriors and the promises of rewards from commanders, and the archers of Heinrich’s army began firing arrows.
However, the Prinz army, boasting armament comparable to that of a regular army, advanced through the arrows without significant damage, and an all-out war between the two armies began.
“Push forward!! Connect the shields!! There should be no gaps!!”
The swordsmen with shields and swords first pressed Heinrich’s army, and as the spearmen behind them stabbed them, Heinrich’s army began to suffer casualties and gradually began to be pushed back.
“If you run, you will die!! Raise your spears!! You are ahead in personal combat power!! Alto mercenaries, advance!! Demonstrate your special skills!!”
However, when the dictators cut off the heads of some of the fleeing soldiers and went directly to cut down several of the Prinz soldiers, Henry’s army also regained its courage and began to fight back.
In particular, several barbarian mercenaries from the Kingdom of Alto infiltrated the enemy’s camp by flying their large bodies, throwing daggers among the soldiers and swinging large weapons, and gaps began to appear in the Prinz camp.
The Prinz army’s shield soldiers began to retreat in panic, and the seasoned mercenaries did not miss the opportunity.
“The space has opened!! Dig in!! Don’t miss the opportunity when they panic!!”
The skills of the mercenaries were displayed in accordance with the instructions of the commanders of Heinrich’s army.
“Ugh I can’t see!!”
“What is that strange axe? It has suddenly increased in size! Be careful!!”
The mercenaries harassed the Prinz army in a variety of ways.
Haha, how about it! It tastes like poison sand that I made myself!!”
Haha, offer up your heads in front of the special halberd that this old man modified himself!! That’s one gold coin for each of your heads!!”
Sand was sprinkled, weapons and strange weapons were rampant, and the Prinz army began to gradually fall back. However, the Prinz army’s counterattack was also formidable.
“Arrowers, load your arrows!! First, hit those strange barbarians who have dug in!!”
“Start firing!!”
When the Alto mercenaries who had invaded the camp and ran amok were suppressed by the arrows fired by the archers, the commanders regained their composure and began leading again.
“Shield soldiers, don’t back down!! Trust your comrades behind you!! Spear soldiers too, be strong! You must overcome, so your comrades can survive!!”
Most of the members of the Prinz Army were private soldiers of the nobility, and their combat power was lower than that of the regular army. However, many of the members of each unit were soldiers who had been with them from their hometowns, and when the commanders pointed this out, they came to their senses again and began a counterattack.
“Damn it!! Let’s connect the shields again!! If we get pushed back, we’ll get hit!!”
As soon as one unit’s battle order was completed, several units similarly joined forces to form a battle line, and the mercenaries of Heinrich’s army who were rampaging were suppressed by the archers.
Then the battle unfolded evenly again and continued in the form of a power struggle.
