Rebirth in a Ruined Nation! The Life of a New Strategist Starting From Now - Chapter 95

Zetta Great War (10) – The Second Day – A Plan

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Translator: Nisarah

Editor: Nisarah

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If we continued like this, we wouldn’t last. That was my conclusion after assessing the situation following the night raid on the first day.

Tomorrow night, Loderite would definitely attack us again, and, of course, the day’s assault wouldn’t stop either.

The fortress’s immense size backfired. Normally, it could easily withstand any attack for ten days, but the current situation was different.

For the Gorber Kingdom, the Zetta Great War was a fight for survival. They were desperate to finish this battle early; that’s why they were aggressive. Gorber’s desperation was probably the reason why both armies suffered heavy damage in the Zetta Great War in my previous life.

Moreover, we couldn’t expect reinforcements. Without a way to replenish our soldiers, we would lose sooner or later.

The enemy should also notice our exhaustion. Tomorrow, both their day’s attack and their night raid would become fiercer.

I have to think of a plan quickly.

“Today is our win!”

Listening to Boltras-sama’s victory cry, I stared in the direction Loderite’s army retreated.

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“Eat! Eat! Eat as much as you want!”

Early the next morning, Boltras-sama opened the warehouse, so soldiers could enjoy a hearty breakfast.

“In four days, the enemy will retreat! No need to save provisions! Eat as much as you want to replenish your energy!”

Boltras-sama used the oracle Rufa, the war maiden, received to encourage the soldiers instead of news for reinforcements. Soldiers still looked skeptical, yet they answered “Yes!” while eating everything they wanted.

To soothe the soldiers’ hearts, Rufa woke up early to make soup and serve it to them.

“Roa-dono? If you don’t eat, your body won’t last.”

Seeing I was absent-minded, Wickharlt reminded me.

“Wickharlt is right. You have to eat,” Frein chimed in.

“Even if you don’t have any appetite, force yourself to eat,” added Luzel.

“Ah, ok. It’s not like I don’t have any appetite; I was just thinking about something.”

“Did you come up with an interesting plan again?” Frein asked.

“A plan…hm…I don’t know if I can call it a plan…” I answered vaguely.

Actually, I lied. I’ve thought of a plan.

But the plan I’ve thought of was just too risky, so I wasn’t sure if I should bring it up.

In the end, the breakfast ended with me being unable to decide if I should bring up my plan or not. After the breakfast, the commanding officers of the army, including us, were called for a military council.

The atmosphere of the room was gloomy. Everyone was aware of how bad the current situation was.

“You all looked as if we had lost the battle~ If you all keep looking sooo negative, we won’t win a battle we can actually win, you know~”

Even with Hogg-san’s joke, everyone still looked dispirited.

“You’re right. Everyone, don’t be discouraged; we haven’t lost yet. Nidhogg-sama, is it fine if I entrust you with a similar role as yesterday?”

“Of course~ Luzel-chan, are you ready?”

“Yes, sir.”

“How about the two of you, Yuimei?”

“Of course–”

“–We’re ready.”

While puffing their noses and clenching their fists, the twins answered.

“For everyone else….”

As Boltras-sama began to arrange the positions of our army for today, Wickharlt called me, “Roa-dono?”

“I’m sorry if I misunderstood, but have you come up with another plan?”

He noticed, huh.

“What makes you think that?”

“I guess…your expression.”

Before I knew it, the other commanding officers stopped talking and started to turn their attention toward our conversation. To be honest, I was still unsure if I should tell everyone about my plan, but now the situation has become like this, I guess I have no other choice but to tell.

“I thought it’s a good idea to feed our enemy with fake intel.”

“Fake intel?”

“Yes. My plan, if it succeeds, will bring a quite interesting result, but…it’s a risky plan so maybe it’s better if we don’t use it…”

“Don’t worry about that and just tell us~”

At Hogg-san’s urging, I slowly began to tell everyone my plan.

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*3rd POV

It was the night of the second day of the battle.

At Gorber’s camp, the supreme commander of Gorber’s army, General Zegabain, had just returned to his camp after the day’s battle.

“Even though our attack today was more aggressive compared to yesterday, they didn’t fall. As expected, it’s not going to be easy…” Zegabain muttered.

But Gorber still has the upper hand, exactly as the strategist predicted.

Loderite, as usual, has been making a lot of arbitrary movements, but for the current battle, his selfishness has unexpectedly brought an advantage to their army.

If he continued to let Loderite do as he wanted, the Gorber army might be able to take over Kitsar Fortress by tomorrow. No, considering the damage Gorber’s army has suffered, it would be best to take over Kitsar Fortress at most by the day after tomorrow.

But the difficult part was after that. How many soldiers should he leave in Kitsar Fortress, and how many soldiers should he bring back to Gorber? It would be laughable if Kitsar Fortress got retaken by Rudek right after his army successfully took it. Thus, he must leave a reasonable number of soldiers in Kitsar Fortress, but if he left too many soldiers in the fortress, that would put Gorber’s national security in jeopardy.

Should he just leave that selfish man in Kitsar Fortress? Then, even if the Rudek army took it back, it would be Loderite’s responsibility. That might be a good idea.

No matter what, he wanted to keep his losses as few as possible but…

A close aide approached Zegabain, who was lost in thought.

“What is it? I’m busy.”

“My apologies. There’s a person who wants to meet you.”

Outside, the vigorous voice of the army led by Loderite was echoing.

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