Free Web NovelChapter 392: The Qualifications of a General
Right now, Karak is separated by two foreign powers. There is also another news in the report that made Aero narrowed his eyes. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
Dan had also round up all three patriarchs of the three noble families and is protecting them. This is the order he had given Dan beforehand.
That if he were ever to win the battle and had the opportunity to come face to face with the three patriarch of the three nobles families, he should have captured them and not kill them if it’s possible’
Dan succeeded in catching those three.
Aero after reading the report feel that everything is falling into the right place.
’The three patriarchs’ he muttered under his breath.
He had some question he needs to ask those three patriarch. Very important question that would probably confirm his suspicion.
Like he had expected, in the letter Dan reported, that none of them speak anything and they demanded to see him
That demand alone had made Aero sure that there is a deeper story to all of this.
From the very beginning, he had always questioned why Karak would ally with Veranis to fight against the Empire
The three families had to have a very solid reason to turn their back to the Empire
He doesn’t know what the story is about but he is excited to find out. He also writes a few instruction regarding the three patriarch and reminded Dan to give them high level protection
If it is as he had thought, then someone would try to silence those three people. As for what he is about to do in the matter of Karak and distribution, he still did not decide fully
He had to discuss this matter with the generals and commanders first and after they could agree on one common course, then he could write it.
He put down all the letters, clean his table, leaving only the map and then stack the letters neatly.
It is almost morning as the sun is about to show its face.
Aero then prepare himself as he went to take a bath in the large wooden bathtub on his tent. A few druids come and uses the power of the elements to quickly fill the bathtub and made it a warm bath
Aero spend around fifteen minutes in the bathtub. He might not be tired, but the feeling of having his body soaking in warm water is always pleasant
Coming out from the bath, feeling refreshed, he prepares himself inside his tent. He sent his messenger to call upon all the generals and commanders to discuss their plan for today.
Outside, the soldiers are all waiting and is at the ready. The captains are all assembled and waiting for the order to march.
A few battalions of soldiers were stationed in the city. They did not want to be attack by the rear if somehow, Aero failed in his endeavor in Duvar.
Aero had already asked for reinforcement from the Imperial City to reinforce many of the city that is taken in Veranis territory.
Aero even summoned Archduke Bradheim to come with his army to pacified the region of Veranis.
King James has retorted that he needs Archduke Bradheim to keep the peace in Niovar. In response of that, Aero simply write a rebuttal;
If King James is so incapable of even settling a simple rebellion, then he, the Chancellor would not mind coming down to Niovar later to take a look.
King James must be spooked with the answer since he had send reply letter saying that his uncle would come to help the Veranis forces keep Veranis.
When he is ready, he sends messengers to call upon the generals and commander to discuss the matter of Karak.
In a half an hour all the general and commander had arrived inside his tent and everyone is taking their seats on the many chairs.
There is a reason why the Chancellor tent is the biggest among all the other tents. It is not simply as a symbol of status.
It is also because it is the place to accommodate all the military officials that is present in the expedition when they wanted to discuss things about the war
Servants come in and pour down water for those newly arriving commander
Outside the tent, the army is silent, standing in formation. The entire atmosphere of the camp site which is boisterous last night is now solemn and silence descend down on the area
The soldiers, cavalry or infantry, all in their lines and in formation, not speaking anything, with a glare that could kill and a rising aura of bloodlust, even those city guards that is watching from a distance could feel the seriousness of the matter freewebnøvel.coɱ
Those city lords that is also in the periphery of the military camp also could see these soldiers. And they gulped.
Some of them even feel grateful that they have opened the city gates when this army arrived.
For their city to withstand such an army, it would be impossible.
For the soldiers, the decision made in the Chancellor tent would decide their life and death. Because those generals, those commanders are all discussing about the strategy of war that they would employ
Good strategy would make them victorious and live to see another day. A bad strategy would get them killed
This is why the requirement for generals, at least according to soldiers, is a general that wins battles
And if it is an invincible general that wins every battle, that is the general that all soldiers would want to fight under
Most soldiers did not care whether the methods that the Chancellor use during battle is honorable or not.
After all, most of the soldiers are peasant and what do they care about honor among nobles?
Stand amongst the ashes of a millions of dead souls, and ask the ghosts if honor matters. The silence is the answer.
All is fair in war.
Winning means everything for a general—who cares what means he has taken?
His soldiers, in particular, would appreciate the general’s dirty moves and tricks, which have allowed them to survive and enjoy the fruits of victory.
This is the reason why the Chancellor had always maintained great popularity among the military circles
Aero had crafted a reputation of himself as a Divine Strategist that craft battels strategy and those who follow his strategies would never lose a battle and would be all conquering.
With such image and reputation that is backed by facts, which soldiers in the Imperial Army that did not wish to fight under his command and reap victory?
The soldiers all maintained great confidence in the Chancellor wisdom and strategy. This is something that each general and commander of the Imperial army could not help but acknowledge
It is the reason why Kyle did not hesitate to offer his post to Aero
Even if he spoke and make a strategy, the soldiers while they would follow his orders, there would always be doubt.
If he loses, then they might think that if they follow the orders of the Chancellor, they would not have lost. Such feelings, such sentiment is not wise to let fester.
As such, Kyle cut it out from the very beginning, as he steps down from his position and increase the morale of the Imperial Army
The Chancellor leading the army, how could they lose?
This is the thoughts of the soldiers
In the few wars the Chancellor had participated he had never lost, always able to turn a disadvantageous position into a winning position
They have the confidence that they would emerge victorious with Chancellor taking the helm of the war.
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