Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1382
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Episode 1382. Maybe we should order general mobilization.
Viscount Osburn Carlos, the court wizard of the Kingdom of Eskatos, did not stay at Count Elio Lagoa’s lodgings for long.
Because the time was right, he was conscious of the eyes of the Imperial Intelligence Department.
That night.
Fabian sat down at the table to write a letter.
But when I actually tried to write, I had so many mixed emotions that I couldn’t write a single word.
Elio, who was lying on the bed and looking at him, said.
“What are you doing? “Are you holding a memorial service?”
“I was trying to write a reply… … . “I don’t know what to write.”
“Write it honestly, man.”
“Looking back, I feel like I was the bad guy.”
“It’s not the same, it’s the bad guy.”
“I’ve been really frustrated with Count Lagoa. I thought he lived a very dull life… … . “I think I understand now.”
“Anyway, I’m worried about Miss Sarah. If you return to the Phantom Knights, won’t you be deployed to the front lines sooner or later? You saw dead and injured soldiers being carried away in wagons in the South. What if Sarah gets injured? But you can’t be so mean and ask Miss Sarah to go to the rear.”
“It’s everyone’s destiny.”
“It wasn’t fate, it happened because of you, man. “If you had contacted me sooner, Miss Sarah would not have returned to the Knights.”
Then Fabian, who was in tears, slightly raised his voice.
“I know. Do you think it’s because I don’t know? Even if you know, there is no way.”
Elio was shocked that the guy who farted was so angry, but he didn’t say anything.
As Fabian said, there is no way to do anything about it.
Elio suddenly spoke.
“Should we put an iron plate on his face and ask the king to remove Miss Sarah?”
“Miss Sarah will refuse. “She is a knight who knows how to take responsibility for her choices.”
“Well, I guess I’m still waiting for you right now?”
“Well, isn’t that a bit different from responsibility?”
“That’s it. If you have a conscience, go to the temple and pray. “Please make sure Miss Sarah doesn’t get hurt.”
“yes… … .”
Fabian turned his attention back to the letter.
Still, perhaps my complicated mind had calmed down, but I didn’t feel as lost as before.
Elio muttered to himself as he watched Fabian writing.
‘Still, I hope you do. ‘Because I can contact you.’
He couldn’t do anything for the family he left behind.
When I think of a daughter left alone growing old lonely, missing her parents, I feel like my intestines are breaking.
He reached into the Mahadam (space storehouse) and touched the core of the sun god Kama Devyas.
If it weren’t for this, we might have become enemies with Manaptras by now.
But if you have this, you can go back to the time when you left Seokgyeongjang.
It is possible to meet Namgung Yeon again, who disappeared from this world.
***
The Kingdom of Salam was destroyed.
The Southern Kingdom army, which had lost the royal capital of Dares and retreated to the old castle Majid, was eventually pushed back by the imperial army and fled to the Dnirov Kingdom.
When the imperial army gathered at the border of the Dnirov Kingdom, the northern kingdom, which had been watching, finally declared war on the empire.
The southern kingdoms expected that the momentum of the imperial army would now be broken, but the imperial army gathered at the Dnirov border crossed the border.
The Crown Prince’s expeditionary force wandered through the South, paying no heed to the Northern Front.
Meanwhile, when the northern kingdoms declared war, the empire immediately reinforced troops on its northern border.
The empire, which had already rearmed its entire army with muskets, was not intimidated by the northern declaration of war.
No, rather, the imperial commanders liked it as an opportunity to take control of the North.
Considering the Crown Prince’s academic achievements in the South, it was natural.
But that was a mistake.
The Northern Kingdom is not stupid.
They trained musketeers after seeing the imperial army’s achievements in the south.
The most important material for a magic gun is mana stone.
70% of the mana stones distributed on the continent come from the north.
As such, the Northern Kingdom was also an important customer of the Magic Tower.
Thanks to this, the Northern Kingdom army was able to quickly arm itself with magic guns.
Of course, there are still cavalry and swordsman units remaining, but not as many as in the south.
Although the Northern Kingdom declared war, it was the Imperial Army that crossed the border first.
To that extent, the momentum of the imperial army soared to the sky.
The power of both sides was similar.
The Imperial Army consisted of the 1st and 9th Divisions, the 1st Artillery Brigade, and the newly created armored unit.
The Northern Kingdom army consists of 12 divisions, 3 artillery battalions, and support troops drawn from the kingdoms of Eskatos, Baylem, Raminov, Severin, and Fritsia.
The Northern Kingdom army had more musketry, but the imperial army had the upper hand in artillery.
Ten days after the declaration of war, the Imperial Army and the Northern Kingdom Army clashed across the border.
The result was a close match, contrary to the empire’s expectations.
The imperial army was unable to penetrate the Northern Kingdom army armed with magic guns.
Still, the number of casualties was higher in the Northern Kingdom army.
Most of them were hit by the magic cannons of the Imperial Army’s 1st Artillery Brigade.
It was the same for the imperial army.
The imperial army also had to suffer considerable damage from the three magical batteries of the Northern Kingdom army.
The Imperial Army and the Northern Kingdom Army belatedly focused on expanding their magic artillery.
However, unlike magic guns, the production and distribution of magic cannons was slow.
Still, thanks to the Northern Kingdom’s propaganda, the Southern Kingdom’s army was able to take a breather.
This is because the crown prince’s expeditionary force stagnated due to supply issues.
Even for an empire, maintaining two fronts was not easy.
Still, the imperial army did not lose its composure.
This is because it is a war that cannot be lost, with the strategic weapon Exitium and the improved Goliath.
***
The Southern Kingdom army, which retreated from the Kingdom of Salam, regrouped in the Kingdom of Dnirov.
The morale of the Southern Kingdom army, which had lost Shade, Adria, and even the Kingdom of Salam, was at a low point.
The condition of the southern kingdom was not good compared to the northern kingdom, which had just started the war.
They kept losing the war, and from the rear, they only cried for negotiations to end the war – unaware of the empire’s insidious plan to destroy the kingdom.
Even in such a desperate situation, the war command did not give up hope.
They believed the words of the King of Adriatic and waited for Magenta.
And their wish came true.
Southern Dnirov Kingdom.
The border city of Anator.
midnight.
The tightly closed gates of Anator were opened.
Soon, dozens of wagons lined up and entered the castle.
From the lips of King Raoul Brosnan of Adriatic, ‘Hail!’ A sound came out.
This is because Magenta sent not only the promised new weapon, Thanatos, but also a magic gun that was not requested.
Of course, a magic gun is essential to use Thanatos, but he had no idea that Magenta would even send a magic gun.
From the next day, the Southern Kingdom army began rearming.
Thanatos was provided to the soldiers along with magic guns.
Thanatos was supplied to the Southern Kingdom army as if it were seeping into water.
Meanwhile, the Crown Prince’s expeditionary force began maintenance for 15 days at the border of the Dnirov Kingdom.
After maintenance was completed, the expeditionary force advanced to Anator led by an improved Goliath unit named the ‘1st Cavalry Division’.
There were no obstacles as the expeditionary force made its way to Anator.
The Southern Kingdom army fled when it encountered the imperial army.
It was something they had always seen since the Kingdom of Salam, so the expeditionary force took it for granted.
Around noon.
In front of the stone-walled border city of Anator, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force and crown prince, Louis Fraser III, waved his hands.
The magic guns of the artillery brigade, which had been waiting with their guns fired at the rear, burst into flames.
bang! bang! bang! bang-!
In less than 30 minutes, the stone wall of Anator collapsed.
Still, the Southern Kingdom army was quiet.
The atmosphere is similar to the one that occurred recently when Dares, the capital of the Kingdom of Salam, was occupied.
The Crown Prince and his advisors believed that the Southern Kingdom Army Command had vacated the city.
The gunfire stopped when one wall collapsed and the interior of the city was clearly visible.
The crown prince ordered the chief of staff.
“There may be remnants remaining, so let the cavalry enter first. The 1st Army Group follows. “I will have lunch at Anator.”
Then Chief of Staff Marquis Reid Kostock cautiously opened his mouth.
“majesty. At least seven kingdom armies are gathered in the Dnirov Kingdom. “The enemy’s resistance may be strong, so how about putting the nearby 20th Division forward?”
This was said because it would be difficult if the 1st Army Group commanded by the Crown Prince suffered damage.
“At best, it’s nothing more than a struggle by the defeated soldiers. Didn’t you experience in Dar es that it means nothing? “This is the first city of the Dnirov Kingdom, and we must take the lead.”
The crown prince did not concede because he thought it was a monumental task.
Eventually, the Crown Prince’s 1st Army Group followed behind the cavalry.
This is when the leader of the cavalry goes over the just collapsed stone wall.
Puff puff!
Puff puff!
A blue light flew from somewhere along with the sound of a magic gun and hit Goliath.
There are two types of Goliaths in empires.
One was the first to be produced and carried a huge long sword, and the other was an improved version and had magic guns instead of hands.
The Goliaths of the expeditionary cavalry unit consisted of 7 early Goliaths and 1 improved Goliath.
Regardless of the weapon, Goliath crushed the Southern Kingdom army with its strong armor.
The only person who could deal with Goliath was the Sword Master, but because of the Exitium, the Sword Master could not step forward, so it was no exaggeration to say that he was invincible.
However, a hole was made in Goliath’s torso, and his arms and legs flew off.
A total of eight Goliaths were neutralized in five minutes.
When Goliath, a moving barrier, disappeared, the 1st Army Group was greatly embarrassed.
Afterwards, magical bullets and the blue light of courtesy flew into the 1st Group Army.
The 1st Army Group, which was standing in an open area, was helpless.
Belatedly, the 20th and 35th Divisions on the left and right, respectively, came to the support of the 1st Army Group.
The reason the imperial army was able to maintain its superiority until now was because the number of musketeers was overwhelmingly greater than that of the southern kingdom army.
However, it was difficult to ignore the magic gun fired by Anator and charge at it.
The 1st Army Group, which had been caught off guard by the easy victory so far, fell in vain.
As the magic bullet flew, the staff escorted the crown prince, the commander-in-chief, and escaped to the rear.
Even though the 21st Division joined the 20th and 35th Divisions, they were unable to overcome the collapsed stone wall.
As time passed, the tide of the war turned unfavorable to the expeditionary force.
The entire area around Anator was open, so there was nothing we could do as an expeditionary force.
There were no signs of occupation, and as damage increased, the crown prince withdrew his army.
The crown prince glared at Anator, who was surrounded by a stone wall.
They had also conquered the steel city of Peromuros, but not being able to overcome that poor stone wall made my blood boil.
At that time, the expeditionary force’s chief of staff, Marquis Reid Kostock, approached with a dark look on his face.
“majesty… … .”
The Chief of Staff was so embarrassed by the results that he could not even report it right away.
“What about the damage to our troops?”
“The cavalry suffered damage close to annihilation… … .”
At that moment, the crown prince could not hold back his anger and shouted.
“Total annihilation! “Magic bullets can’t pierce Goliath’s armor, so what are you talking about?”
“According to an armored unit survivor… … It is said that the armor was pierced by a magic bullet that emits blue light. It seems that the Southern Kingdom has developed a new weapon comparable to the Exitium.”
The crown prince only gritted his teeth and did not refute.
Having seen Goliath destroyed before my eyes, it was hard to deny it.
“and?”
“There were many casualties in the 1st Army Group. There are 249 confirmed dead, 355 wounded, and 194 missing.”
This is a loss of nearly 800 people.
Considering that the number of the 1st Army Group was 5,000, the damage was serious.
Considering the losses of other combat divisions, it was time for countermeasures.
If the southern kingdom had a new weapon like Exitium, the northern front wouldn’t be easy.
The crown prince muttered as he glared at Anator, who was standing behind the stone wall.
“Maybe we should order general mobilization.”