Rebirth in a Ruined Nation! The Life of a New Strategist Starting From Now - Chapter 79

Sign of War

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Translator: Nisarah

Editor: Nisarah

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Today was the day after Rufa officially joined the 10th Division. I stood alone on top of a hill located on the outskirts of the capital.

 

This was the training ground used for the mock battle. With the camp already demolished, there was only the empty hill here.

 

It didn’t have to be this place. I was just looking for a place to be alone.

 

I got off the Aro and looked around a bit. All that could be seen in the deserted training ground was a small amount of dead grass.

 

I could see my breath. Winter was almost here.

 

“Soon”

 

My words, which no one can hear, melt into the sky along with my white breath.

 

A big war would soon take place.

 

If everything followed the future I know.

 

Our opponent would be Gorber. Gorber, who had inflicted a huge blow on the 6th Division and had succeeded in taking control of the southwestern part of Rudek, would raise a large army this winter to give us a huge blow.

 

The stage of the battle that would later be called the Great War of Zetta was the Zetta Plain, located near the Eren Village. This plain was the widest and most open area on the border between Gorber and Rudek, making it the most suitable place for a war, and at the same time, it was the place that both countries were most cautious of.

 

 

Gorber mobilized 30,000 soldiers to the Zetta Plain, while Rudek had 18,000 soldiers which were almost all of the 4th and 10th Divisions soldiers that could be deployed.

 

Rudek’s side was on the defensive due to an overwhelming difference of numbers, but reinforcements from the 2nd Division in the east arrived in time, so Rudek managed to hold on, somehow. In the end, although both sides suffered heavy damage, the victors of the battle remained undecided.

 

The 10th Division lost many skilled soldiers and excellent commanders due to this defensive battle and another major battle the following year.

 

The night the capital was burnt down by the 1st Division, If the 10th Division had been in perfect condition, the result might be different.

 

I don’t know if the Great War of Zetta would happen again this time since our current conditions were different from my past life.

 

In the future I knew, Gorber raised a large army because they won the battle in Hakusha and succeeded in taking control of the southwestern part of Rudek. For Gorber, the situation of that time where the 6th Division was almost destroyed and our front line had weakened was the perfect chance for invasion.

 

 

 

But this time, we won the battle of Hakusha. The 6th Division retreated from the front lines, but they were well and the 7th Division was protecting Hakusha

 

 

As I thought about my past, a small question arose.

 

 

“Right. Why did the 2nd Division stayed in the east?”

 

 

 

The last time I met the 2nd Division, they were staying at Yufe Fortress near Gorber.

 

The reason the 2nd Division went all the way to the east…most likely was the Empire

 

 

The only big thing that was happening in the Empire around this time was the 2nd Imperial Prince’s rebellion, where Prince Tsetsedra became the victim. But… it should be too early for the information of the rebellion to reach Rudek

 

 

Not only were we in the middle of a war with the Empire, but our access to the Empire was also blocked by steep mountains, so there were little to no people who came and went to the Empire from Rudek. In other words, information of the Empire should be difficult to came by. Even the news of marriage between Luluria and Prince Tsetsedra was currently still nothing more than a rumor to the general public.

 

 

It was strange for information like the 2nd Imperial Prince’s rebellion, which was scandalous and nothing but a weakness for the Empire, to spread so quickly. I could only assume that someone leaked the information.

 

So then, the reason the 2nd Division stayed at the east was to prepare for any movement from the Empire that was caused by the rebellion.

 

 

 

Wait a minute. Did Gorber’s strategist, Sakuri, have something to do with the 2nd Imperial Prince’s rebellion and was intentionally leaking information? Or am I thinking too much?

 

But in the future I knew, Rudek was forced to fight Gorber’s army with a smaller number of soldiers until the 2nd Division’s arrival. To call that situation a concidience… Was far too convinient.

 

“I wonder what happened to Luluria and her husband…”

 

I murmured as I looked at the eastern sky.

 

I hope they believed my letter and even if they didn’t stop the rebellion, they didn’t get caught up in it.

 

I wanted to send her a letter to confirm her situation, but that would be difficult. Should I just send a letter to Luluria’s country and have them send that letter to the Empire? Would that letter be delivered to Luluria? Let’s try it out.

 

 

If Sakuri was involved in the rebellion, if even the 2nd Imperial Prince’s rebellion was thwarted, would Sakuri and Gorber still attacked us?

 

It was outrageous to think that everything that happened from the Eren Village, Hakusha, the rebellion, to even the Great War of Zetta was Sakuri’s plan.

 

But if everything was really his plan, and it all failed, would he still attack us?

 

I don’t know.

 

In the first place, his involvement with the rebellion was just a speculation on my part. It would be more normal to think he has no part in the rebellion.

 

But somehow, somehow, I felt like the Great War of the Zetta Plain was about to happen.

 

***

 

 

“The 2nd prince and his people escaped!? What do you mean he was exposed before the rebellion can take place!? ”

 

The old man who was the owner of the room, which had a heavy black desk that was well polished, was unusually furious.

 

The man who was being scolded by Sakuri was his expressionless subordinate named Munar.

 

“As I had reported, the second prince’s plot was uncovered by the 4th prince, Tsetsedra. The ministers involved were captured, and the second prince, Philemas, escaped with his people on a boat and is now on the shores of our country seeking help.”

 

“Is prince Tsetsedra smart?”

 

“No. My opinion is that he is an ordinary pampered young master. He is still young and has no outstanding accomplishments. He has a calm temperament. He is more suitable to become a local lord, than an Emperor.”

 

“Did such an ordinary brat see through my plan?”

 

“Sakuri-sama was the one who devised the plan, but the one who executed it was the idiot who is currently floating on the ocean. I believe the plan was leaked on Philemas’s side.”

 

“That’s possible…that idiot… Did he just escape straight to our country, spreading the words that our country was involved! ? Should I just sank his ship?”

 

“Shall we?”

 

Munar talked as if the insurance their side promised Philemas never existed.

 

“No, it will be better to arrest them. Spread the words of their arrest to the Empire and gauge their reaction.”

 

“But what if the Empire demands us to hand them over? If we did hand them over, won’t Philemas tell them everything?”

 

“If the Empire demands us to hand them over, agree, then kill them off in a suitable location.”

 

“Understood”

 

 

When Munar left the room, a flashy general suddenly entered Sakuri’s room without knocking.

 

“Good day, Strategist-dono! Have you been well?”

 

Sakuri made an annoyed face inside, while keeping his smile on the outside and greeted the general, Loderite.

 

“Our great hero, Loderite-sama! What brought you here?”

 

“Well, it’s going to be a war where we can show the world our military might soon, right? I’m looking forward to it. Ah, I heard a strange rumor that our departure to the war will be postponed. That’s just a rumor, isn’t it?”

 

Loderite was smiling, but his tone was sharp.

 

This damn battle fanatic that didn’t understand anything!!

 

After failing to conquer Hakusha, Sakuri began to consider canceling his plan for the Zetta Plain.

 

He believed that they had a good chance of winning if a civil war broke out in the Empire, but to be on safe side, he had also spread rumors about the plan for Zetta Plain would be canceled.

 

That rumor reached this idiot.

 

This idiot wanted to fight. He loved to show his face in any small battle. This idiot somehow gained popularity with the general public, which made dealing with him even more annoying.

 

The plan to invade the Zetta Plain was supposed to be a secret. But because this idiot declared, in front of people, that he “will lead a great army and give the Rudek people the final blow!” many generals in the Empire side ended up being fired up.

 

Last year, Frankurlt killed the commander of Rudek’s 6th Division, but the battle in Hakusha ended up with the 6th Division’s retreat with them suffering almost no damage. This set the course of events against our side.

 

I guess it was impossible to cancel the plan in the Zetta Plain…

 

“I’m thinking of getting a new helmet before I go to war…”

 

While nodding and making small conversation with Loderite who was talking about stuff that Sakura truly didn’t care, Sakuri sighed deeply inside.