Chapter 960 – #99. Three Thousand Concubines and Emperor Gaiden (18)
Who catches the other person better?
The explanation may seem a bit childish, but this part is one of the most important parts of war.
It must have been very embarrassing to experience power abuse for the first time in a temple where ‘gapjil’ was always taken for granted.
The temple is an unrivaled institution, and it was a sanctuary that even the Geos Empire, which had been abusive for a long time in the position of a great power, could not treat it carelessly.
Isn’t it a situation where even the emperor of that country believes in the god worshiped by the priests?
It was a situation where you never know when and where a traitor will come out if you fall out with the temple.
That’s why you would be very surprised that we refused to meet.
And I’m sure the Empire is outraged and I want to make you regret it.
“But the temple has never been moved until now.
“You have a plan!”
The prince heard me and immediately understood.
“Yes, you got it right. That’s why we didn’t go inside the castle.”
“What have they done to the castle?”
“No matter what, we have no intention of letting them go into their trap first. The more we don’t react, the more they’ll get in trouble, not us.”
Of course, the protracted war was not a loss for us either.
But in the first place, I prepared for the war to be prolonged.
And it was a situation where they had prepared an advance base with guaranteed safety by using their hands directly.
There was no difference between fighting a war on bare ground and fighting a war with an advanced base installed.
We’ll hold out with minimal damage, and the other side will spend their time fretting until we fall into the trap they’ve dug.
“Time is one of the most precious resources in war. Depending on how you use time, you can gain an advantage when dealing with enemies.”
Actually, I don’t have a great knowledge about war.
It was just an effort to create better results with the help of the know-how of nobles who had experienced war and the books I had been reading diligently.
Since the crown prince will carry a heavy burden in the future, I wanted to teach him everything I could.
Maybe it was a good thing that the crown prince arrived at the battlefield early.
‘It’s much better to teach with such ample time than regret that I would have taught more if I had more time.’
And after a few days of informing the prince about the fight against the temple, the guys who had run out of patience could not stand it and began to move.
In the first place, they had no choice but to move.
We were in a position to attack like Mercury while maintaining our original position, and they were deliberately sacrificing many soldiers to seduce us.
It is only natural that the one with the greatest loss has no choice but to become impatient.
In the end, the temple, which had lost all patience, put an irrational number in order to make the original plan a success.
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“Hasn’t nothing been achieved after saying they’ve been attracted to it? I don’t know how long I have to listen to them saying they’ll do it.”
“How about you calm down and wait a little longer?”
“I’ve already waited and waited long enough. Where the hell did all those who boasted about it go? They were so confident that this plan couldn’t fail. But look at the reality. Nothing ever worked out!”
Rather, hundreds of people were dying every day.
“And the priests working all day to save those hundreds of people are collapsing from overwork. Everyone is dissatisfied. How long will our priests have to sacrifice! They haven’t done anything for us!”
Hundreds of soldiers were suffering on the battlefield where hundreds of people died every day, but the temple priests who had to treat them were also struggling.
To the extent that if a person could die from fatigue, it would be now.
People are dying on the battlefield, and priests in the rear are collapsing after being hit by tremendous things.
Day by day, this place was turning into hell.
“Maybe they noticed something?”
“That’s nonsense. Where the hell did you notice? It’s a plan that hasn’t even been executed yet!”
“If so, why doesn’t it break through the castle?”
“I think it’s because the Geos Empire is too self-indulgent.”
“Do you want to… Buy yourself?”
“That’s right. These days, isn’t the Geos Empire fighting a war with everyone in mind to lose? All those sent to the battlefield are ignorant.”
The commoners, who had no fighting skills and only had weapons and shields in their hands, were fighting the imperial soldiers outside the castle.
When was the last time a decent commander had a proper down battle outside?
“Anyone can see that we started with defeat in mind, so the empire must have felt strange. That’s why they didn’t even think about coming into the castle.”
“If so, what do you think would be better?”
“I’m going to bring in a few nobles and a lot of ignorant soldiers who will suitably make faces. And let’s blow them up!”
“Could it be a suicide bomber…?”
Although it is a battlefield where people die easily, it was hard to hear good things about making suicide bombers both externally and internally.
“A few people silently work on it without your knowledge. And you misunderstand that it was our strategy. Then our real plan can be carried out.”
The real plan prepared by the temple is not a suicide bomber.
A few suicide bombers couldn’t deliver a fatal blow to the Empire’s army?
It’s something only a few people know about, but I also had to take revenge on the fact that I was blown away by the Empire on the side of the temple.
That’s why the temple priests came up with a plan that was too vicious for them to think.
‘Thanks to that, there was some damage to the image, but externally, it’s not a big deal because the Geos Empire will be blamed for what it did.’
Their real plan was to poison the well in the castle.
The soldiers of the empire will be euphoric about winning the war and will be caught off guard, drinking water and unknowingly ingesting poison.
It was a dangerous and vicious plan that could kill tens of thousands of people.
“It’s a deadly poison that can’t last for a week without an antidote. The empire will die within a few days in the castle that has become hell, and then it will self-destruct.”
It is unknown why such a deadly poison was kept in the temple.
It wasn’t the priests’ job to protect lives by receiving God’s will, but the only thought in their heads was that they should pay back for the disregard the empire had shown them.
It was because they thought that insulting them was tantamount to ignoring their god.
“…Okay. Let’s talk to the Geos Empire.”
“You’ll have no choice but to listen to us.”
It would cost more than expected, but it would be an offer that the Geos Empire could not refuse because it would allow them to win the war.
And as expected from the temple, the Geos Empire accepted their request.
However, it was not easy to come to a consensus on which of the nobles to sacrifice.
Who are you going to give up
The victim had no choice but to be a person who was far from power, but who nevertheless excelled in skills, and was hated by the superiors.
“A very good opportunity has come for you.”
“Yes?”
“How long can we not be pushed back in the war?
“I mean? How do other people do that and I…
The officer of the Geos Empire, who had been monopolizing the envy of those around him because of his superior ability, was dumbfounded when he heard that he had been given an incredible opportunity by his superior, who regarded him as a thorn in his eye.
He was all the more so because when there was always a good seat he would go to a colleague from a powerful family.
“Tch! You bastard, I don’t know how you did it, but His Majesty seems to have noticed you.”
The balls made on the battlefield were naturally split into the balls of the bosses and were going up.
However, it was clear that someone upstairs had noticed this and had told His Majesty.
‘Who the hell are you?’
If there is a boss who treats her as a thorn in her eye, isn’t there also a boss who likes her subordinates for her ability?
She clenched her clenched fists at her rising sense of hope.
“And I have something to tell you.”
“Yes, please.”
“I thought it would be nice if you gave up the opportunity yourself to another motive.”
“!!”
Whoever it was, it was her golden opportunity that came to her.
As long as you win the war and get in His Majesty’s eyes, it’s no different than paving the way for flowers in the future.
You want me to pass that opportunity on to you?
She knew she hated herself, but she didn’t expect it to come out this blatantly.
Your boss probably doesn’t know what a great opportunity this job is.
‘You must have known that if I made a mark this time and properly imprinted my eyes on His Majesty, I would be able to advance to a higher position than myself. He would think that he would create an afterthought that he could not handle, so he would have had no choice but to make such an irrational number.’
She looked straight at her boss making her hesitant offer.
In the meantime, she hadn’t been able to express her opinion properly because she was paying attention to her boss, but this time she thought she would never back down.
“I can’t. Isn’t this an opportunity for me? I don’t want to give it to another classmate.”
She has never had a good relationship, even if it is her motive.
Her motives who were always envious and jealous of her.
They were the ones who got together, talked behind their backs, and acted outright bullying.
What’s so pretty about passing them such a good opportunity?
Now was the time to be greedy even if you disobeyed your boss’ orders.
…I thought so.
“I’m saying this because I’m thinking of you.”
“Sorry.”
“…Okay. I don’t know what the consequences of this choice will be, but I want you to know that you made your own choice.”
The boss returns the question asking if he is afraid of his retaliation.
She answered without loosening her clenched fists.
“Yes!”
“Get out.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Unaware of her boss’ inner sympathy for her, she was genuinely delighted with her sudden opportunity.
