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Breton Empire (1)

The tanks that joined the Blue Lion troops made remarkable achievements in every battle.

Even so, the Basilonia Kingdom Army, which had a traditional army to the point of being a little stuffy, couldn’t cope satisfactorily with the Breton Empire’s tanks.

Protected by thick iron plates, the tankers were not afraid of even the charge of heavy cavalry.

In order for the Kingdom Army to catch the tank, the wizards had to hit it properly, but Elrom took care of that from the beginning and operated the tank.

“The tanks wait under the ridge. When enemy mages come within range of the ambushed archers, they will start attacking. Let the infantry follow the chariots directly!”

Of course, Elom, who was not trained in the tank, did not fully understand how to operate it.

After the battle, Chris and Elom, who were left alone, chatted with a flushed face.

“Hey, that’s great. How did Chris know how to use that? I heard that there are many cases in other units where they were used poorly and were destroyed.”

“You’d be better off not knowing.”

Chris evaded Elrom’s question, recalling his favorite tank game.

At first, when he was giving advice to Elom, Chris himself was nervous, but now he was confident.

‘Can’t you just think of this as a self-propelled artillery versus heavy tank battle?’

After somehow blocking or dodging the enemy mage’s fire, attack the side or rear and shake it.

That was Chris and Elrom’s basic tactic.

I don’t know if this side has to attack again.

It’s good that I don’t have to overdo it because I’m in a position where I can just defend.

The so-called ‘you come’ tactic.

In tank battles, the defense side has an overwhelming advantage over the attack.

Even there, there is only firepower that can destroy a tank, but there is not a single real tank.

However, the tanks of the Imperial Army were not very versatile.

First of all, magic was applied here and there instead of modern earth technology, so the maintenance cost was high and the operation time was short, and above all, only the main gun and no machine gun were attached.

It’s not that the main gun of the tank is bad, but the opponents are only infantry and cavalry, so if there was a proper machine gun, it would have been over in an instant.

Chris guessed the reason by relating it to the sudden appearance of a tank.

‘Did the Breton Empire decide not to make firearms at all?’

In fact, in terms of cost-effectiveness, it is much better to make a proper rifle and increase the overall combat power of the infantry than to make a tank and spray it on the frontline.

If the Imperial Army soldiers were given rifles like Garands right away and made them dig trenches, the Kingdom’s army would come to an end.

Of course, making modern firearms isn’t very easy… … .

Would you rather just build a tank anyway?

However, weapons such as pistols and rifles were a bit too egalitarian in the eyes of the ruling class of the Empire.

If a weapon that is one shot for you and one for me is circulating on the market, anyone will have to be careful with their backs.

This is especially true for players who have built up quite a bit of resentment.

At first, the soldiers who were ignorant and cursed tanks came to like this strong and heavy new friend as time went on.

The Imperial Army’s tank looked like a clumsy imitation of a Sherman tank, and therefore had a high overall height compared to its size, so it could safely protect the soldiers in the rear.

Chris, who escaped defeat thanks to the tank, felt quite strange.

It’s good to get out of the immediate predicament, but the Breton Empire was developing much faster than he thought.

The fact that the tanks are being printed to the extent that they are scattered on all fronts means that the munitions factory is running, and if the munitions factory is running, of course the factory system would have been completed.

It is like entering the industrial revolution alone while others are still bound by the old feudal system.

‘It’s about plundering the colony by launching a boat, well, it’s been a while… Is this the complete British Empire?’

Elrom asked Chris, who was organizing his plans for the future with a mixed heart.

“But why didn’t the commander of the Blue Shield stop the supply of tanks?”

“This new weapon is to be sprayed throughout the entire campaign by command of a superior unit, but how can he stop it? If he was a guy with that kind of talent, he wouldn’t have been pushed back by the kingdom army from the start.”

“ah… … .”

Elom was a brilliant young man, but incredibly clumsy at politics.

Chris asked, a little worried about him.

“In a little while, it’s the busy farming season, so the Basilonia Kingdom’s army will retreat. If we continued to hold the front line, only that side’s deaths would increase, so there’s no need to fight too hard. How long have you been here?”

“It’s been about a year. Now it is time to return to the mainland.”

“Yes, let’s return to the mainland by any means during this armistice period. If your feet are tied here, you can’t really take it off or drive it.”

The Imperial Army, which introduced a new weapon called a tank, would want to completely push the neighboring countries out at this point.

Securing a large and safe harbor is their long-held wish, so there is no way to miss this opportunity.

If I intervene in the beginning of the war of conquest here, the next year or so may go by in vain.

Erom also shook his head vigorously, as if he had no intention of doing so.

“Do not worry. After all, the soldiers are given leave and supplements are given… Above all else, I have to take revenge on the commander of the blue shield.”

“huh? plural?”

Chris was a little taken aback, as he had been looking at Elom more casually and lightly.

However, Erom’s expression was very serious.

Well, if the tank hadn’t arrived in time, it might have suffered a crushing defeat because of the blue shield commander’s maneuvers.

Understanding Chris’ subtle reaction as permission, Elom immediately began writing a letter to deliver to the higher-ups.

As if his writing skills were useful in their own way, Elom’s troops soon returned to the port where Chris enlisted.

However, the tankers and troops join the follow-up units and continue to carry out their mission.

As expected, they seemed to be organized separately from the regular troops.

‘It’s already been a long time since I’ve been classifying the tank unit… Were they concerned about a coup d’état by frontline commanders?’

Chris thought it was a very meticulous treatment.

This was not the case for the Blue Lion Unit, but since the Tank Unit participates in the form of support, it is said that they may ignore the commander’s orders in some cases.

In any case, being able to infiltrate into the homeland of the Breton Empire was a good thing among good things.

Since the Blue Lions will be assigned duties again after the entire unit has undergone maintenance and replenishment, even Chris, who has just enlisted, can legally take a vacation.

It seemed a bit excessive to move the entire unit at once, but… … .

This was the goal of the upper echelons of the Imperial Army, and it was a policy to integrate foreign soldiers into the Empire.

During the vacation period, the consideration of getting married on the mainland of the Empire, having children, and dedicating one’s life to the Imperial Army.

Since this war is not some kind of world war, but a war of conquest that they started, there is no need to roll the soldiers non-stop.

The soldiers who had suffered so far were excitedly chattering throughout the movement, expecting to return home after a long time.

Elrom watched those men with embarrassment, then found a military base in front of the port and strained his limbs.

The main character, who had been cursed by all the officers of the Blue Lion, was waiting for Elrom at the entrance of the base as if he had no shame.

Elom, who was noticeably drawn from the supply cut off, greeted him curtly when he saw him greasy from eating well.

“Lieutenant Colonel Helgen.”

“Colonel Elom, I am so sorry. I kept requesting reinforcements from the upper level, but strangely they didn’t give me soldiers, so I couldn’t go back.”

Chris, as well as noncommissioned officers and soldiers who were not familiar with the circumstances, were deeply impressed by his hard-nosed blood.

Helgen, the commander of the Blue Shield, admitted that his operation had failed and desperately set out to catch up.

“Still, I won thanks to the new weapon bestowed by Her Majesty the Queen. That’s great. Now that I think about it, I don’t think the reason volunteers were cut off was because of this… … .”

“Lieutenant Colonel Helgen. Don’t you have a sword? Adjutant, can I borrow one of yours?”

“Yes? Why is it suddenly black… … .”

What followed was unexpected even for Chris.

Elrom threw a longsword at Helgen, then took off his glove and threw it in his face.

This is an age-old tradition of the empire.

It was the signal for a sacred duel.

Helgen, who had been hit by the glove, suddenly shouted at Elrom.

“Colonel Elom! What is this! Why are the servants of Her Majesty the proud queen fighting each other… … .”

“Don’t speak of Her Majesty the Queen as a traitor! All the gods in the sky and the Queen on Breton’s throne will decide our match. If you have even a handful of pride left in you, draw your sword right away.”

Elom, who is full of energy as a young man in his prime, and Helgen, a middle-aged man who is twisted and puffy.

It was obvious how the duel between the two would end.

Because of this, Helgen abandoned all pride and clung to Elrom’s feet.

But Elrom’s heart had been set a long time ago.

“To refuse a sacred duel. The traitor confessed his sins! I hereby judge the traitor in the name of Her Majesty the Queen!”

“Eh, Lord Elrom!”

His adjutants and staff tried to stop him, but Elrom’s sword fell one step too quickly.

He slit Helgen’s head with a very neat hand.

Surprised guards come out from here and there and arrest Elom.

Chris was embarrassed by his sudden action, but at the same time felt a cool feeling.

* * *

Chris knew Elrom would rot in a closet for a few years.

Fortunately, however, Elom also had a corner of his own beliefs, and the military tribunal acquitted him.

Chris’s men on the steamer bound for the mainland of the Empire were talking about it.

“Wow, our commander is really brave. How did you cut another commander in front of the main gate of the base and get over it so well?”

“Isn’t it because you come from a prestigious family?”

“How does the captain look? The captain knows best about this.”

Chris pretended to let go of his guesses and recited exactly what Elom had told him.

“It’s not because the commander comes from a prestigious family, and he probably had his own stabbings as well. So I must have made a deal with the Commander.”

“Eh? What does that mean?”

“I’m just saying this because we’re among ourselves, but some of the upper ranks of the Imperial Army intentionally limited the supplies and reinforcements that should have come to our side after receiving orders from Helgen. If this goes up to the Imperial Army’s audit and is investigated properly, several hairs will run away.”

It is a so-called fantasy version of the defense industry corruption.

For this reason, the members of the military tribunal covered up Elom’s atrocities, and in return, they were promised silence by Elom.

Thanks to this, Helgen was treated as having died on the battlefield.

Upon hearing Chris’ explanation, the subordinates almost laughed out loud.

“No, a commander died in front of the base. How do you hide it?”

“I think the captain was wrong this time… … .”

“yes?”

But where that really happens is in the military.

For a long time after that, the soldiers, who speculated and rumored, finally lost interest in Elom and found a new interest.

On top of the giant steamer, there were many people other than soldiers.

The focus of Chris’s men was on a kid holding a large wad of paper.

“Buy the newspaper! Buy the newspaper!”

“newspaper? What is a newspaper?”

“A transaction to write down and sell news from all over the world. I heard it’s new this time… … .”

“Ah, then we can’t use it even if we buy it. Didn’t you think you should have learned to write earlier?”

“Are you stupid? We have a captain. Captain, are you okay?”

Chris readily granted his subordinates’ request.

Newspapers were quite expensive, perhaps because paper was not common yet, but with the number of scouts numbering 11, it was not difficult to buy at least one copy.

There was no date at the top of the newspaper, but apparently it was published weekly, not daily.

hahahaha, communication is not developed in this world, so even if you make it every week, it will sell well enough.

“Let’s see. The prince died in Hopram Kingdom. The royal family claims it was a natural death, but there are signs of poisoning… Did you do a good job researching this? They are really passionate journalists.”

Chris read the papers in a loud, clear voice, but his men were not interested in news from other royal families.

One of the fingers covering the newspaper asks, pointing to a pretty illustration in a corner.

“here! Why is this lady here?”

“This… … .”

As he read the headline of the small article, Chris gasped for breath.

But the next moment, I read it while pretending to be composure with a pretty hearty smile on my face.

“The Royal Seidran, the first skipper in 20 years. Miss Elesis Elgrain, a freshman in the Faculty of Magic at Seidran Royal Academy… … .”

Chris’ voice echoes with a bit of nostalgia, then dissipates.

The steamboat, brimming with the smell of the sea, moved quickly toward the mainland of the empire.