I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

57 – War of Clans 1

“Uh…what should I do, Prime Minister?”

“Ummm..”

At the words of the attendant who told the story, Anhalt showed a dark expression on his face.

Although it was sudden news, and it was also a very bad story, he knew that he had to judge it coldly.

‘If this news is true, it is already too late to come and take action now. then…’

Immediately after organizing his thoughts for a while, Anhalt asked questions starting with the most important fact.

“What about the other people there? Those people…”

“Yes, fortunately they escaped without any major problems. It looks like it’s probably on its way here by now… but it’s going to take quite a while.”

“..Whoa..”

Anhalt let out a sigh of relief at the report of the attendant.

Then, with a low voice, he cautiously asked the attendant a question.

“There are people who know this right now.. who is it?”

“yes? Ah yes. For now, it’s just me and one soldier who came to report. First of all, he told me to tell the Prime Minister first..”

“..I see… that’s fortunate for now.”

In response to those words, Anhant nodded slowly,

Looking at the master’s appearance, the servant spoke in a cautious voice.

“then. Shouldn’t we inform His Highness of this first? It must be a big shock, but I need to tell you as soon as possible and come up with a countermeasure.”

“No, you should never do that.”

“you… yes?”

Anhalt brings up an unexpected story.

At this, the attendant’s face began to look puzzled, and then, after holding the servant’s shoulder firmly, he spoke in a determined voice.

“Listen to me carefully. From this hour on, the news you just brought must never be spoken. Not to mention other people, Your Highness shouldn’t know either. And send the soldier who came to deliver the news immediately.”

“yes? Ha.. but..”

“This is an order. Secrets must be kept strictly. Be sure to keep in mind that the moment you do this, you and all of us could be in the worst situation.”

“Yes.. Ah.. I understand.. Prime Minister.”

Anhalt speaks in a cold voice.

Recognizing the seriousness of the situation, the servant answered with a trembling voice, and then went outside to carry out the Prime Minister’s order.

And, while looking at the back of such an attendant.

Anhalt let out a sigh filled with deep anguish.

‘How… how did this happen… I never thought I’d be completely harmed this way…’

The worst thing that happened unexpectedly.

Anhalt… And for Friedrich, the news couldn’t have been worse.

which..

Looking at it calmly, it could be said that Anhalt was the result of seeing too easily the power of the emperor sitting there.

However, at this moment, Anhalt decided not to acknowledge and publicize the fact, but to hide it as much as possible.

‘The blow of this thing is definitely big… But, there are still opportunities after that. And in order to catch them, I’ll have to complete the work here first.’

What happens is what happens, and the important thing right now is to deal with what’s right in front of you.

Although the painting was disappointing in many ways, unlike what Anhalt had thought, nevertheless, the war must be won first. The next thing could also be thought of.

‘Now that this has happened… whether we like it or not, we have no choice but to believe in Count Turnen. Even though he’s talented… he’s really reluctant, leaving our fate to someone else…’

Originally, Anhalt had the personality of not trusting anyone but himself.

And this personality was growing stronger as they achieved the great achievement of the heretical alliance.

However, despite this, in this situation, he had no choice.

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No matter how he felt, no matter what his personality, the conclusion had already been drawn, and there was no time or room to change it.

‘Could there be a way? However, the current situation… I really don’t like it…’

Feeling so uneasy, he started moving to meet his master, Friedrich.

despite practical reasons. Even though I already understand with my head that it is the correct answer. Anyway, while trying to find a way to do something on my own.

*

“Now then… I will now explain the operation Commander-in-Chief Turnun ordered.”

The map of the empire unfolds before your eyes.

Using that, as an aide-de-camp to my father, the commander-in-chief, I began to explain our plan of action in this war.

“First of all, the basic direction of the operation is to strike at the moment when the enemy is weak. As you can see, the emperor’s forces are currently heading north from Vienna.”

With those words, I drew a line between the starting point of the imperial army marked on the map, Jedo Bin, and Bohemia, where we are.

“This length is 300 km. Considering the mountains and rivers along the way, it’s definitely not a short distance, and after marching this distance, you can’t help but feel quite exhausted and tired.”

“Ummm..”

“That makes sense.”

The distance of 300 km was a distance that could be covered in half a day if traveling by car or train in modern times, but the fastest means of transportation in this era was still a horse.

In addition, of course, the majority of troops who move are foot soldiers walking barefoot.

At least it’s less likely to be the case with wizards. If an ordinary human had just walked 300km over mountains and waters, no matter how many breaks he took in between, he could not help but accumulate fatigue.

In addition to this, the emperor’s army coming here was not a standing army that was always waiting in Vienna, but an army formed by mobilizing the troops of the lords under the emperor.

Of course, the distance from the original residence to Vienna had to be added as well, so the level of fatigue could never be ignored.

It was quite natural to use this trick in a position where you had to fight a battle at a disadvantage.

“Battles must be fought swiftly. If they recover from fatigue after wasting time, we will be at a disadvantage. We will proceed with the attack time at dawn on the day they arrive.”

The nobles who did not show a particularly strong resistance to my words, as well as Anhalt, who were thought to be dissatisfied in many ways, did not express much about this strategy.

He was also lacking in military knowledge in the first place.

Crucially, at this moment, he wouldn’t be in a situation where he would make a nasty tackle as his nose was white.

‘You must have heard the news by now, right? Originally, in the original work, because of that, the guy who was already lacking in command did something stupid and ended the war coolly.’

In the past, people around me would have been cracking down on me for keeping secrets, but that, of course, has nothing to do with me, who knows the original work.

In the situation where Anhalt was calmly distorted, I assigned more detailed attack routes to each nobleman and his subordinates. Then, I looked at Friedrich, who seemed to be in a moderately friendly position, and asked cautiously.

“Then… now we have to decide on the movement of Your Highness and the Palatinate army in this regard. What would you like to do?”

“Um… that’s…”

Friedrich slightly looked at Anhalt for my question.

Regarding this, Anhalt still couldn’t completely erase his uneasiness, but he calmed down a bit and spoke.

“We, the Palatinate Army, will also participate in the surprise attack along with the Bohemia Army. We’ll tell you the direction of the attack later.”

“Yes, then do it. I want you to talk to me as soon as possible, as time is short.”

To be honest, it would be more efficient to ask those of us who know the geography well to decide what to do.

however..

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No matter how it is, it is an issue that cannot be easily tolerated as it is the last pride of the other side.

As for that part, while showing the attitude I was going to do for the time being, I held a strategy meeting as it was..

To be precise, the ‘announcement of the strategy decided by Count Turnen’ was over.

and right after that.

I made eye contact with my father, who had been looking at me all the time.

In addition to admiration, his expression was made with a little bit of bitter emotion.

And in response to this, I also showed a slightly bitter smile at the corner of my mouth.