Chapter 234 – Zenon Plain Restoration War (6) *Illustration of Empress Yuria in Military Uniform*
Zenon Plain Restoration War (6)
Zenon Plain Balkan Empire Army garrison.
“W-what is that!!”
“Yesterday, the cavalry led by Lord Cordelia came back in disarray… But those guys were like that…”
“You mean they massacred everyone without taking any prisoners… Those damn Teseito bastards…”
The Imperial soldiers at the Garrison Headquarters, who had flocked to the noisy sound, gritted their teeth as they looked at the cart delivered in front of the Garrison.
The soldiers of the three thousand corps who did not follow Mayer’s orders and ran out at will were also the training classmates of the soldiers looking at the cart, so their anger was different from that of the soldiers of other legions.
The cart pulled by Teseito’s army holding a white flag was piled with well-mortified corpses, and the sign in front of it had words written in neat font.
‘We pay tribute to the brave warriors who remained loyal to their country until the end and honor their souls – Zohaim Harubal Mullah, Commander of the Tesseito Kingdom Cavalry – ‘
Although it was sent to the enemy, the expression was quite polite, and the bodies in the cart were taken care of in a manner that did not violate etiquette. However, the imperial soldiers who were looking directly into the eyes of their comrades who had endured arduous training together for a long time were filled with anger. I grinded my teeth hard.
“Comrades!! Are you going to stay like this? Are we going to leave behind those evil Teseito bastards who slaughtered every single one of our comrades?”
In the end, an ordinary soldier who could not control his anger came forward and shouted in a loud voice, and the soldiers’ anger instantly began to reach the sky.
“Of course I have to kill them all!! How can I stay quiet?”
“I can’t forgive!!! The same thing must be done to the Teseiton bastards!! I will have to make their families and comrades cry as they hold their bodies with their limbs mutilated!!”
Seeing the soldiers burning in anger, pulling out their swords and shouting for revenge, the Ten Seals who were among them rushed in with distraught faces and tried to stop them, but the anger of the 5,000 soldiers gathered there did not subside easily.
“Let’s go to war right now and annihilate the enemies!!”
“According to a friend of mine who was in the cavalry led by Lord Cordelia, he killed almost 3,000 cavalry with just 3,000 men.”
“What? Then it’s no big deal, right? If we fight as one, you think we can easily annihilate those guys? Let’s run right now and kill them all!!”
“Let’s go out!! Let’s fight!! To avenge our comrades!!”
Due to their overly high confidence, which may have been a side effect of the harsh training, the soldiers armed themselves and tried to run out of the garrison without listening to the commander’s control.
However, their steps, which were filled with anger, soon stopped.
This was because in front of the garrison, there was a person with corps commanders standing in front of them.
“As Commander-in-Chief, I command you!! The soldiers of the Balkan Empire must stop immediately!!”
It was just a voice that was close to an ordinary person and did not contain any mana, but the voice had such a huge presence that the soldiers had no choice but to stop in their tracks.
“Oh, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief Mayer?”
“How did we get here…”
Since Mayer rarely came out of the barracks, the soldiers looked at Mayer on the horse with a puzzled expression.
“The 7th and 8th Legions’ Talbot Legion, Scales Legion, and Pastolph Legion committed the grave crime of fighting without my orders!! Are you also trying to commit the same grave crime? If not, then immediately Go back to the barracks!!”
Mayer’s voice was full of majesty, but the soldiers who had become vengeful spirits did not back down easily.
“Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief!! How can you say that it is a grave crime to fight against an enemy nation that invaded our country? Although they fought at will, they sacrificed their lives for His Majesty the Emperor and for the Balkan Empire!!”
“And we also rose up like this to avenge our comrades!!”
“You can ask me for a crime!! But just let me fight the enemies!! If you tell me to die, I’ll even pretend to die!! We want to fight!!”
The number of soldiers flocking to seek revenge was increasing, and Mayer’s expression as he looked at them was also rotting.
“What does the corps commander do? Doesn’t he lead the soldiers right away?”
In the end, it led to a downward spiral.
The corps commander, whose face was reddened after being robbed by Mayer, began to struggle to put the soldiers back in their place by mobilizing a thousand commanders, and the thousand commanders a hundred commanders, even mobilizing military force.
“You crazy bastards!! Why don’t you send the kids from your unit back to their seats right away?”
Match! Wow!
“His Excellency Mayer, the Commander-in-Chief, says our unit is a mess!! You white commanders, you bastards!! What have you been doing up until now? Don’t you think the kids are climbing up because you’re so depressed that they don’t know they’re scared of their superiors?”
Poop!!
“Hey, you bastards!! Do I have to get beat up by my superiors because of you guys? Did I fucking ask you for too much? I told you to just keep the kids under control right? Oh, that’s not going to work. You guys, let’s get beat up for the first time in a while today.”
Bye!! Quick!!
The violence that led to the downward movement became harsher as it went downward, and the sound also increased.
When they saw the Ten Seals being beaten like dogs in front of them, the anger disappeared from the soldiers’ eyes.
Clink~
The hundred leaders beat all the ten leaders of the Thousand People’s Army who tried to join the riot like dogs and gave orders like lightning in front of the soldiers.
“You kids, go back to your old training intensity. I heard you’re saying nonsense about how you want to fight because you have so much strength left, but make sure to drain your strength, understand?”
“Yes!! I understand!! Furthermore, I’ll make it a complete mess!!”
Seeing the poison blooming in the eyes of the ten leaders, the soldiers swallowed their saliva due to tension, and after a while, they had to undergo the most hellish training they had seen in a long time in return for their resistance.
Waiting for them when they returned to the garrison after being completely beaten up that evening were beautiful women wearing military uniforms.
Even though they were wearing military uniforms, they were so beautiful that their eyes rolled over as they had hardly seen any women other than Cordelia for quite some time, but they were unable to take even a single step.
This was because numerous knights, who looked incredibly strong at first glance, were guarding them, radiating deadly force.
The beautiful women, who were under tight guard, stood in front of the plentiful food and looked at them and shouted.
“Hello, soldiers of the Northern Army. My name is Yuria von Windrage Balkan, and the children next to me are my daughters Isabella and Marie.”
Although the soldiers had little knowledge of the high-ranking people, they all had to raise their sword-like military salute as soon as they heard their names.
“Chu, loyalty!! Si, Shin Gobling, the leader of the thousand people. Maksar!! Hwa, I see the Empress Dowager and their royal princesses!!”
Despite the funny appearance of Baek In-jang, who was shaking his voice, the soldiers could not move a single hair.
“Hohohoho! Now, let’s say hello… Please take your seats comfortably.”
“…”
As soon as Yuria ordered them to sit down, her soldiers rushed to take the seats in front of her and sat down one by one.
Appetizing food was laid out in front of them, and their physical strength was depleted due to the harsh basic training they had received for the first time in a long time, but the soldiers never responded to the food.
‘Three, the Empress Dowager… What an honor to be able to see her so close…’
‘That is the mother of our great Emperor… And her Majesty’s older sister and her younger sisters…’
The sparkling eyes of the soldiers seemed burdensome, but Yuria continued her words in a soft voice.
“I know that something bad happened to you today. I heard that your comrade lost his life yesterday. I have never experienced this before, but I would also be heartbroken if my friend lost his life. “I understand your feelings well”
“Mother Empress…”
Her 5,000 soldiers looked so moved that they almost shed tears at Yuria’s words that seemed to understand them.
“However, you are soldiers, and you have an obligation to absolutely obey the orders of your superiors. You are probably familiar with the third article of the soldier’s service creed created by my son, the emperor of this empire, right?”
“Yes!! Three! We follow the laws and absolutely obey the orders of our superiors!!”
“Yes, that’s true. But even though you all know this, you broke that oath, and Commander Mayer originally intended to sentence you to one-tenth of the punishment.”
As soon as the words “One in ten” Came out of Yuria’s mouth, the complexions of the 5,000 soldiers turned pitifully pale.
“But today, I am here as the representative of His Majesty the Emperor, and by order of the Emperor, I have canceled that punishment, because you are not a resource that should be wasted in a place like this. Do you understand what I mean? Did you do it?”
Yuria’s soft but powerful words penetrated the hearts of the soldiers, and they shed tears, moved by Yuria’s grace and regretting their actions.
“If you know, please put it into practice. Fight as one again as a soldier who always strictly follows the orders of your superiors, and as a citizen and family member who protects your beloved country and your beloved family. Did you understand?”
“Yes!! I understand!!”
Yuria smiled with satisfaction as the soldiers’ voices echoed through the sky, and when Isabella and Marie gave the order to eat, they said thank you and began eating combatively.
And looking at the soldiers like that, they had to secretly express admiration for the foresight of Mayer, whom they met as soon as they arrived at the front line.
*Illustration of Empress Yuria in military uniform ver1
*Illustration of Empress Yuria in military uniform ver2
