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79 – The Good, The Bad, The Traitor 1

Friedrich was gripped with despair and bewilderment at the unexpected event of the Fall of the Palatinate.

Before hearing the details of this,

Friedrich hurriedly asked about the most important part of his care.

“that… So… my family… what about my wife and children? Standing…no way…already in the hands of the enemies…”

Although he was the lord and elector who ruled over a region, he was also the head of the family and father.

As the most important thing to him was his family, he asked for the welfare of his family first.

And, towards such a master, Anhalt told the truth he had received as quickly as possible.

“You don’t have to worry about that. As soon as the war broke out, the family members all fled safely to Lorend (lowlands) to the east in case of an emergency.”

“Whoa… that’s really fortunate.”

“Yes, originally, he said he would come here to Bohemia, but the situation was not going well.

Friedrich let out a deep sigh of relief, and Anhalt added an additional explanation to him.

Just after confirming the safety of his family, Friedrich looked at Anhalt and asked a question in a voice full of concern and doubt.

“But… why did our Palatinate fall so vainly? Surely the main force of the Emperor of the Holy Empire was not defeated by us here in Bohemia?”

“That is… yes, but… um… ”

Friedrich asks how things got to this point.

Anhalt hesitated for a moment about this, then cautiously began to say what he had to say.

“There was… a betrayal.”

“betrayal?”

Friedrich showed a surprised expression at the unexpected story.

*

Although Frederick had come to Bohemia with his main force, the Palatinate was still a region with great wealth and considerable power.

He had the ability to fully prepare for war, and for this, Friedrich hired a large-scale mercenary corps to urgently supplement the insufficient garrison according to Anhalt’s suggestion.

He is a famous 9th grade wizard on the continent, and a man nicknamed the Mercenary King.

Mansfeld Ernst

And… 15,000 mercenaries led by him.

They were supposed to defend the Palatinate after receiving a huge financial support from Friedrich, and in fact, for a while, they worked faithfully in their own way, repelling small-scale attacks on the emperor’s side as the Palatinate’s garrison.

however..

Their casual attitude changed in an instant at the same time as another surprise attack by the emperor’s army that started unexpectedly.

Another huge territory of the emperor located in the west, not Jejebin. A large army stationed in S-Bahn.

The imperial army of 25,000 led by the 10th-class magician General Spinola marched toward the Palatinate as soon as Friedrich left for Bohemia with an army of 7,000.

A large army of Spinola landed on the mainland of the Empire, located south of Roland, by sea rather than land.

Due to their unexpected raid, the Palatinate, whose leader was away, had no choice but to be helpless, but in fact, the cause of their decisive defeat was internal rather than external.

Mansfeld, who was in charge of the defense of the Palatinate while leading the mercenary corps

However, apart from his strength and powerful army, he was a man with a fairly shrewd side.

In general, mercenaries are supposed to wield their swords even in unfavorable circumstances for the sake of their employers, and among them, those who value their honor as mercenaries show that they wield their swords until the very end, even if their lives are cut off.

It was the attitude of a mercenary with pride even if he paid for it, and Anhalt also paid a lot of money to hire him, expecting that Mansfeld would show that.

however.

Mansfeld was not one of those romantic personalities.

An existence that prioritizes personal desire and the practical benefit of one’s own army rather than honor or pride.

Even within the empire, he was one of the most powerful figures, and if he and the mercenaries did their best, there was room for them to break Spinola’s offensive and drive away the enemies.

however..

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Nevertheless, Mansfeld had no thoughts of facing a formidable enemy who would risk his life to fight for his employer.

To him, mercenaries were his asset and everything to him, and it was absolutely unacceptable to risk them for the sake of trivial honor.

For such Mansfeld, he had no intention of risking his life to help the Palatinate army who was wriggling in the enemy’s surprise attack, so he secretly sent someone to Spinola to negotiate.

The story that he would get out of this war if he gave him the right amount of money.

Regarding this, Spinola, who was still concerned about Mansfeld’s forces, gladly accepted the condition.

Although they had no choice but to spend more money than they thought, the benefits they could get if they were to occupy the Palatinate anyway far exceeded the cost.

Mansfeld, who had made a deal with Spinola, fled south with the mercenaries, leaving the Palatinate collapsed in despair.

In any case, through this work, he was satisfied with the fact that he had gained a great benefit.

And… the aftermath of the void created by Mansphalt’s betrayal gave a fatal blow to the Palatinate, which had already started unfavorably.

The defenders who tried to defend the Palatinate until the end could not hold out for long and were annihilated.

Thus, the Palatinate fell into the hands of the emperor in vain.

Just like the original flow…

*

“… What the hell.. how did things happen like this..”

“… ”

Friedrich, unlike his usual, expresses his anger without filtering.

Seeing his attitude, Anhalt couldn’t help but lower his head and tremble.

He had already shown unsightly command at the Battle of Baeksan, bringing great disappointment to Friedrich.

Due to his reckless advance, the Palatinate army suffered great damage, and even in such a situation, rather than resisting to the end, Anhalt, who felt the risk of his life, abandoned the army as it was and drove a horse without hesitation to the Kalmar Alliance. did

Although he returned to Kalmar after hearing the news that the war had ended in victory, Frederick’s trust in Anhalt had already been greatly cracked.

In addition, it was also Anhalt who hired Mansfeld, who could be said to have played a decisive role in the occupation of the Palatinate this time.

Literally every time he touched it, he put up a mess, so from Anhalt’s point of view, he has nothing to say even if he has ten mouths.

That’s how it was at that time when he was lying on his stomach waiting for his master’s disposition.

“Your Highness, this is Santana.”

Santana’s voice comes from outside the door.

In response, Friedrich calmed down his simmering emotions and prepared to greet the ‘friend’ who had come to visit him.

“… Haa… Sir Anhalt, please step back for a moment.”

“… Yes?..ah.. b… Yes.. I understand, Your Highness..”

Anhalt leaves the place without even raising his head at Friedrich’s words.

As he left, Santana and his maid entered the room.

Looking at them, Friedrich started talking about what had happened so far with a devastated feeling.

*

“I see.. The Palatinate..”

Immediately after hearing Friedrich explain the situation, I spoke with bitter feelings.

It was true that it had already been foreseen through the original work, but from the point of view of hearing the situation through the mouth of the person concerned, I couldn’t help but feel sad.

“This… what should I do now? At least the family moved over to Roland, but… can’t we just stay still like this?”

Friedrich speaks to me in a voice that feels desperate.

Seeing him like this, I spoke calmly with the intention of calming him down.

“First of all, what did Lord Anhalt say?”

“Anhalt? His words are no longer of any use! Your opinion is more important to me!”

“… ”

Friedrich, who resolutely brings out a diss about Anhalt in front of me, which he has never done before.

Seeing his attitude, I began to think that I had unintentionally placed too much trust in Elector Count Lee, and I remained silent for a while.

“Aren’t you the one who saved Bohemia from crisis? Is there any good trick?”

Seeing me like that, Friedrich earnestly asks for help again.

Regarding his appearance, I spoke in a calm voice to restrain him from being agitated for a moment.

“Wait… please give me some time. I’ll tell you after I’ve sorted out my thoughts.”

“that… is it? Oh, okay, let me wait.”

After I calmed down the Countess Seon, who wrote me advice and asked for a solution to the death penalty, I started organizing the situation in my head once again for a while.

It’s not as bad as the original, but I’m still feeling frustrated about Bohemia and my future, which can be said to be in the middle of the mountain.