Record of Wortenia War: Volume 21 [Parts 1 to 7] by Ryota Hori

Author:Ryota Hori
Language: eng
Format: epub

The following morning, the Mikoshiba barony army hurriedly reorganized its forces. As the one charged with dividing the soldiers, Lione grumbled to herself.

“Seriously, the boy makes some pretty forceful demands...”

A sudden request to divide an army of ten thousand men in two would confuse anyone. Organizing an army wasn’t simply shifting several people. Multiple soldier types, like spearmen, archers, and knights, needed to be divided equally, and their gear needed management too.

Doing this would take several days, so she would usually refuse Ryoma’s demand to do it in half a day.

Also, he wants me to stall by leading the siege of the capital while he leads a small rescue party.

This was an extremely reckless gamble. After all, Lione only had an army of seven thousand at her disposal, and she was to lead it as scheduled to meet up with Laura and Sara’s detachments to surround the capital. Ryoma and Koichiro, meanwhile, would lead a force of three thousand men to rescue Asuka.

Lione agreed this was the safest plan, given they were limited in how many soldiers and commanders they had for this operation. But it was still a desperate last resort.

Until now, Ryoma made many choices that seemed reckless or risky, but he took considerable time and preparations for said plans. This time, however, the circumstances wouldn’t allow for that. He tried maintaining his composure, but Lione could tell he was anxious with a relative on the line.

Not that I can’t relate.

She had no family because the warring nature of the western continent swallowed them up. If one of them were alive, Lione would throw away everything to save them, proof of her filial love. Despite all her complaints and dissatisfaction, she didn’t object to Ryoma’s decision, even if it was as daring to save Asuka himself.

But having the old man handle the negotiations feels off...

Besides the people who would participate in the rescue efforts, Ryoma needed someone who could negotiate with the Church of Meneos. He would ideally fill that part, but having the warlord handle negotiations with the Church while his army was marching on the capital would appear unnatural. Since he insisted on leading the rescue party, someone else had to fill that role.

Though Lione headed for the capital, she wasn’t suited for negotiations to begin with. She was skilled at fighting on the battlefield, but politics and diplomacy were not her expertise. The same applied to many of Ryoma’s retainers like Boltz.

When it comes to diplomacy and politics, Counts Bergstone and Zeleph are the best at it out of everyone in the barony.

Unfortunately, both stayed behind in Epirus to assist with the Wortenia Peninsula’s development. Calling them over would be difficult, and they couldn’t ask Zheng and Veronica to fill the part, as they were members of the Organization. Although the Organization kept its information strictly secret, the Church of Meneos scrambled to learn anything and everything about them. And if Veronica and Zheng were to end up clashing with the Church, the plan to save Asuka would fall apart.

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