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88 – War 2, written as restoration and read as destruction

“Nice to meet you. I am Mansfeld Ernst.”

“Nice to meet you, Lord Mansfeld. My name is Christian Brown.”

Two people greeting each other while looking at the person in front of them, with a large army of 10,000 standing behind them.

In this situation, Mansfeld, who had come a long way to get here, began to take a closer look at the woman in front of him.

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Looking at the girl he finally met in the northern part of the Palatinate, Mansfeld couldn’t help but look slightly complicated.

‘Is that woman Christian? She’s actually the one who moved Lord Brown to hire me, and at the same time, the person who has built up notoriety to the point of surprising even me over the past few weeks.’

Mansfeld had also heard the story that the younger sister of the lord of Brown was insane in many ways.

In fact, the sight of her wiggling her prosthetic arm and showing off a strangely terrifying smile made it possible to recognize at a glance that this human being was far from the category of normal people.

However, to be honest, the feelings Mansfeld was feeling at this moment as he looked at the woman in front of him were far from simple disgust or rejection.

Obviously, the series of actions she committed while coming this far.

Her atrocities of extorting money and soldiers by intimidating lords along the way, and thoroughly destroying those who refused, regardless of church or heresy,

Even in a war situation, it could be said that it was an act that could not be rashly committed unless it was a sane person.

However.. this is only from the point of view of ordinary people.

In the eyes of Mansfeld, who, unlike others, leads a huge military organization called the mercenaries, Christian’s actions may be a bit radical, but their effectiveness is worth acknowledging.

Right now, Mansfeld and his mercenaries also, in a situation where funds and food are tight, haven’t they been able to survive by plundering the surrounding area?

However, if there is a small difference, in the case of Mansfeld, since he was still in a position where he could not ignore the lords for the sake of the contract, it was that he refrained from doing such things as much as possible unless there was an urgent situation.

In this way, Mansfeld began to feel as if a friendly smile was being drawn inside, as he saw a woman who smelled quite similar to himself, along with a subtle madness.

“Now then, since we both have come a long way, how about going into the military tent and talking while resting?”

“Yes, that would be nice. Sir Mansfeld.”

After allowing the military to rest for a while, the two went straight into the military tent to discuss future work.

*

A military tent located in the center of the combined forces of Mansfeld and Christian.

There, the two of them faced each other face to face and started talking.

“So.. you mean that we will pay 1/3 of the remaining balance at this moment, and the remaining 2/3 right after all the requests are completed?”

“It is. As we have collected quite a bit of cash on our way here, we will give you 1/3 right after this meeting.”

Christian said that he would divide up part of the down payment once again and pay part of it immediately.

And Mansfeld slowly nodded his head as he understood with difficulty what the meaning was implied in it.

‘indeed… I’ve known her since she said she would pay only part of the advance payment, but she’s not a nice woman after all.’

Christian’s behavior is to calm the opponent’s dissatisfaction as much as possible by continuously trying to delay the final payment of the down payment as much as possible, but at the same time paying a small amount at the same time.

It could be said that this was not simply due to lack of money or a difficult situation to pay, but to minimize the possibility of Mansfeld betraying until the last moment.

if things go like this A simple but meaningful tactic aiming at the fact that Mansfeld would not be able to betray even in order to get all the down payment until the end of the battle.

Watching such a thorough look of Christian, Mansfeld once again recognized the fact that the woman in front of him was not just a crazy b*tch, but a being who knew how to calculate thoroughly.

‘Of course, that doesn’t mean I have no reason to refuse this contract. Crucially, there is General Spinola, stationed with a large army in this vicinity, closely watching our movements. In the current situation, I have no choice but to hold her hand as she wants.’

Immediately after concluding that, Mansfeld asked his employer in front of him with a smile on his lips.

“Okay. Then let’s proceed as is. If so, what am I supposed to do from now on? Apparently, I don’t intend to go back to Brown like this…”

As much as he himself led the army while plundering, there was no way that Christian’s purpose was as simple as defending the Brown area.

With that fact in mind, Mansfeld asked Christian a question, and Christian answered him with a small laugh.

“Whoops, of course, what I want is not a flimsy goal like a defense in the Browns. It would be foolish to hire a man like Lord Mansfeld for such a job. To be precise, what Lord Carlos of Brown wants is the restoration of the Palatinate.”

“..the.. restoration of the Palatinate?”

Mansfeld’s face began to show a little embarrassment and a little rejection at the purpose, which was considerably larger than he had thought.

The Palatinate, now completely occupied by Spinola.

To restore this place, of course, they had to fight and defeat Spinola’s forces, which was a painting Mansfeld didn’t really want.

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No matter how Christian’s reinforcements are, General Spinola and his troops are a tough opponent.

Since an all-out war with him was not what Mansfeld wanted, Mansfeld had already begun to think of ways to avoid the situation.

however..

As if he already knew what Mansfeld was thinking, Christian spoke to him with a cold smile still on his face.

“Of course, this is not the kind of restoration Lord Mansfeld thinks it is. It would be foolish to fight head-on with the army of General Spinola, who has risen as high as the water for a long time.”

“then… ?”

“The restoration I am talking about is talking about how we can do great damage to the enemies of the Lord while shedding less blood.”

Christian speaks with flashing black eyes filled with deep madness.

At her words, Mansfeld felt the reluctance in his heart slightly fade and listened to her for the first time, and then a deep smile automatically began to bloom on his lips.

“A restoration like that… certainly wouldn’t be bad. I have strength and a suitable excuse. Maybe this is the best option in this situation.”

“It is. Then, let’s get ready for work right away.”

“Okay. For today and tomorrow, I’ll take a break, and then, two days later, as soon as the sun rises, I’ll set off.”

Mansfeld and Christian decided to follow that path.

At this moment, the reluctance from before had completely disappeared from Mansfeld’s face.

their military superiority.

As much as he knew it well, his face was filled with deep anticipation.

Mansfeld’s forces with Christian now were superior to the emperor’s army in size and strength, so even General Spinola could not touch them now.

In other words, at this moment, Mansfeld and Christian’s army is Sam, who is in the position of the strongest apex predator here in the Palatinate.

If the army were to move in this state, even Spinola would have no choice but to avoid it while paying attention.

And… using that fact, the two of them finished designing their future work.

Their justification is ‘recovery of the Palatinate’

As an army of justice that executes fair judgment under the great justification,

Mansfeld and Christian are ‘friends of God, enemies of priests.’ With the banner engraved with the phrase, the march began as it was.

The aim of their blades in the cause of punishing the wicked church.

It was not the army of Spinola who actually occupied the Palatinate, but the small and medium-sized cities of the Palatinate, the ‘forces of evil’ that had bowed their knees to the power of the current emperor and church.