Chapter 230 – War to Recover the Plain of Zenon (2) *Cavalry Captain Cordelia Illustration*
Zenon Plain Restoration War (2)
“What on earth does that mean? We are all gathered here, but who told us to go to the competition under whose orders?”
When the corps commanders shouted at Cheon In-jang, who had posted the report as if it were absurd, he just showed his disapproval with a perplexed face.
“Please report the report properly!! What exactly happened? Why did they enter the competition without permission?”
“Well, that… I don’t know the details of the matter…”
“Explain whatever you know!! Wouldn’t we be able to resolve the situation quickly if we identify the cause?
In the end, it was only after Mayer came forward that he opened his mouth and began to explain.
“That… Actually…”
Three hours before Mayer and his corps commanders received the absurd report.
Several of the Thousand Seals, who had been scolded by the Northern Army Commander Baron Sigvald for shouting for war, were coming out of the command barracks with dissatisfied faces and returning to their units.
“What on earth!! What are the commander-in-chief and corps commanders thinking? Why aren’t they launching an all-out offensive now?”
“That’s what I think too!! There’s no chance like the present!! They must have been so embarrassed when they heard the news that Johannes has turned to their side. Besides, we know how strong our legionaries have been trained better than anyone else. Don’t you know that the soldiers under my command are fully prepared to fight now!!”
“That’s right? I heard that His Majesty the Emperor has taken over the Holy Kingdom himself, so do you think we can use it if we stay still? We have to at least break the enemy’s vanguard before His Majesty comes, so we can see His Majesty with pride. Tsk tsk…”
Yuno’s training method also applied to existing legionnaires, and he pushed them too harshly.
However, Yuno allowed soldiers who could not endure training due to injuries, illness, or excessively weak physical strength to retire with honor, and gave the soldiers who underwent harsh training the best treatment than anyone else.
Therefore, the legionnaires’ loyalty to the emperor burned higher than ever, and the same was true for the Heavenly Seals.
When he arrived at the garrison of the 7th corps to which he belonged, he took out a drink from his cabinet, poured a glass each for each of the thousand generals who followed him to soothe him, and then gave a drink to each of the hundred generals under him and shouted.
“I can’t bear it!! I will go to war with at least 1,000 men and wipe out the enemy’s vanguard!!”
“What? Are you crazy? You’re going to war without orders!! That’s defiance! You’re subject to summary execution!!”
When one thousand seal shouted to go to war, the other two thousand seals and the two cavalry commanders belonging to the 8th corps looked surprised and began to grab him and stop him.
“For the sake of Your Holy Majesty, for the sake of our Balkan Empire!! I can’t stand it without sacrificing my whole body to defeat the enemy!! Don’t you know that in any case, you can just cover up your losses with merit?”
His words of defeating the enemy for the sake of the emperor and the empire ignited the hearts of the young soldiers.
“Yes!! That’s it!! If you confidently defeat the enemy’s vanguard and completely drive down the enemy’s morale, even those old bastards won’t be able to say anything!!”
“Yes, that’s it!! Are you all confident?”
“Thanks to His Majesty the Emperor, we and our soldiers have been reborn as warriors who have won all battles!! We are fully prepared to defeat the enemy and offer the glory of victory to His Majesty, who will soon be here!!”
There were people who enthusiastically shouted to participate, but there were also people who hesitated as if they were having trouble.
“But… No matter what, this is definitely…”
Still, the protest remained the same, so when several of the other subordinates hesitated, Cheon In-jang, who had first called for participation, grabbed them by the collar and shouted loudly.
“You!! Have you forgotten the words that His Majesty the Emperor gave to our legionnaires? Our tenets of service! Our determination!!”
Not only the chieftain who was caught by the collar at the words he shouted, “The service creed,” But also the other commanders, including the Cheonin commanders and the Baekwon commanders, stiffened their bodies and reflexively shouted loudly.
“We are a legion of the Balkan Empire loyal to the Emperor and the Empire!!”
The tenets of service that they chanted throughout the harsh training under Yuno’s instructions were deeply imprinted in their souls, so they continued to sing in loud voices as Cheon Injang sang.
“One!”
“We will protect His Majesty the Emperor and the Balkans, and become a force for the unification of the continent!!”
“Two!!”
“We train like actual battles and become legionnaires who can win every battle!!”
“Three!!!”
“We follow the laws and absolutely obey our superiors’ orders!!!”
“Four!!!!”
“We uphold honor and loyalty and are firmly united in comradeship!!!!”
The sound of the service motto shouted in a loud voice was already being sung along by all the soldiers gathered near the barracks, and it brought out the fighting spirit of the 7th Corps soldiers.
“Captain!! Let’s go!! Let’s crush those Teseito guys!!”
“Let us offer victory to His Majesty the Emperor!!”
“What are you waiting for? We are invincible!!”
The sight of soldiers swearing victory with high morale captivated the hearts of the white commanders who had opposed their participation just a moment ago, and it also captured the hearts of the commanders of the 8th Corps.
“Okay!! If you guys go, our unit will go too!!”
“Our cavalry will join you as well!! If our heavy cavalry attacks the base first, it will be much easier for the infantry to fight!!”
“Thank you!! Then let us all work together to present the glory of victory to His Majesty the Emperor!!”
Waaaaa!!
The soldiers, with high morale, were fully armed and ready to go in an instant.
Since all the corps commanders were in a meeting, there was no one to stop the Cheonin commanders from going out, and after telling the soldiers guarding the entrance to the garrison that it was an armed reconnaissance, the three Cheonin corps left the garrison and began running toward the Zenon Plain at high speed.
“This is all I know… I tried to stop it… But there was a risk that the People’s Army, which I lead, would also be swayed by the atmosphere…”
“Huh~ This is so…”
It was certainly a serious crime of defiance, and the thousand seals who went to war without orders were extremely scandalous, but it was Baron Sigvald, the commander of the Northern Army, who thought it was very difficult to say anything about those who went to war out of loyalty to the emperor.
“Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief. What should we do with these guys…”
That’s why he asked Mayer for advice, but Mayer answered firmly.
“What can we do? Of course, they should be executed. In times of war, resistance is met with unconditional execution. No one will be exempt from this!”
Mayer was usually a gentle and friendly person like a neighborhood guy, but now he had the sharp face of a soldier, so Baron Sigvald stuttered in embarrassment.
“Ha, but they are also like that out of their own sincerity…”
“Misaligned loyalty can lead to the empire’s defeat. Anyway, it worked out well. I was planning to show the severity of military law at some point, so I guess I should make use of this opportunity. Of course, that’s only when they come back alive…”
In his opinion, if he was the Duke of Tiruen, he would not miss this opportunity, so he closed his eyes tightly.
‘Tsk… Still, we have to try to save the soldiers as much as possible… They are just 3,000 elite heavy infantry. We can’t just blow this away…’
After thinking, Mayer opened his eyes and shouted loudly.
“Lord Cordelia!! Please march out immediately and bring these idiots away!!”
Cordelia, who had been a knight directly under Juno since the time of the crown prince, is not currently a knight of the royal guard, but has become a cavalry commander in charge of the cavalry of Juno’s personal guard corps.
Moreover, there were rumors that she was Yuno’s wife, so Cordelia was a special being who not only Mayer but also many other nobles and corps commanders could not treat her carelessly, and the only people who could give orders to her were the commanders of each army or Mayer. .
“Okay! Then we’ll leave right away.”
However, Cordelia, who had a soldier’s spirit deep in her bones, raised her military honor and tried to run out as soon as Mayer’s order was given.
“Ah! Wait… This is a symbol symbolizing the commander-in-chief’s representative. If they really don’t listen, you can cut off the heads of the commanders. I would be grateful if you could save as many soldiers as possible and come back.”
“Well… I have the right to take summary action as I am His Majesty’s knight… But if there is a sign from His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, the soldiers will be more likely to follow orders. I will be grateful.”
Cordelia, who received the token given by Mayer, quickly returned to her army and immediately set out for battle, leading only one unit that was ready.
“Charge as fast as possible!! We are His Majesty’s soldiers, and we must not allow our comrades to die in vain!!”
“Yes!! I understand!!”
The elite cavalry, trained by Cordelia in the Tesseito style since they were in the Nikadateshina territory, rushed across the ground at extremely high speed and chased down the legionnaires who had marched out first.
However, despite being his infantry, the soldiers, who were sufficiently trained, had already entered the Plain of Zenon, and Cordelia lightly bit her lip and spurred her horse to save the soldiers.
*Cavalry Captain Cordelia illustration ver1
*Cavalry Captain Cordelia illustration ver2
