Chapter 71: The Führer and Heydrich
November 20, 305 Yamato Calendar.
After breaking through the Barbarossa Mountains, we finally managed to enter the kingdom of Dorcelli.
After that, we did not encounter the enemy army and the march was going smoothly.
We managed to reach the royal capital of Dorcelli, Bern, which has become the base of resistance for the Dorcelli people.
……So with that.
“It seems that the spy network is proving to be quite useful, Reinhard Heydrich.”
“Mein Führer, everything is going as planned.”
This is a small specialty shop located a little away from the central street in Bern.
It’s a bit hard to explain what kind of store it is, but, um… To put it plainly, it is a shop where beautiful girls provide a wonderful service.
When I entered the shop, I was greeted by girls with big boobs… Ehehe.
When Ayame-san entered here, she had an extremely distasteful expression on her face and said, “You can’t have an affair, absolutely not.”
Geez, I won’t cheat anymore, I promise.
She really is a worrywart.
“I wonder that, despite the fact that you’re drooling when you ogling on her boobs…”
Ugh…
If you’re that worried, you don’t have to leave my side and stay with me forever. We’ll always be together.
And inside the reception room of that store.
There, me, Ayame-san, and the imperial guard’s chief of intelligence, Reinhard Heydrich, met for a strategy meeting.
Mmm, this sofa is stiff. Recently, my butt, which has only been sitting on a very comfortable high-end luxury sofa, is showing a rejection reaction.
“Eryu-san, here you can sit on my lap.”
Then, Ayame-san is looking at me while patting her knee… Well, I guess I’ll take you up on your kind offer?
“Nn, I’m satisfied. Thank you, Ayame-san.”
“You are Welcome… Hmm, You smells good.”
……Yes.
Well, because Heydrich-san is sitting across the sofa, I suppose she won’t do more than just smell the scent.
So, this shop is Heydrich-san’s base operation in Dorcelli. Why did he choose such a store as his base?
It’s mysterious.
Behind me, Ayame-san said, “He’s a perverted beast. Eryu-san, you absolutely can’t drink that iced tea, it definitely contains sleeping pills.”
No way, did he choose this kind of shop because of his sexual preferences?
“Mein Führer, it’s a misunderstanding. Simply put, what I’m saying is that this kind of shop is suitable for gathering information.”
“Heeh.”
……A long time ago, there was a person in Nazi Germany who gathered information in a naughty shop and failed, saying, “I guess all that talk about secrets being spilled in bed is just a fantasy.” Do you know about this?
Well, anyway, that sort of thing doesn’t really matter.
This Heydrich is the most knowledgeable about the ins and outs of Dorcelli. The intelligence network he’s built is perfect; if it’s within Dorcelli, everything is known, from a noble affair to the movements of enemy forces.
His long, thin fingers were likened to a spider and were apparently called the Spider’s Web or something like that…
“So, let’s get to the point. What are the enemy’s movements?”
“According to the information from the spy, the city of Rankurt, 50 kilometers west from here, fell yesterday with a force of 90,000 troops. Their location is… Here.”
Heydrich points to an extremely detailed map that has been spread out on the table.
No matter how you look at it, it is not a map that fits well in a fantasy world. It seems that this person also made a map of Dorcelli.
So, the width from the east-to-west of the Dorcelli Kingdom is about 300 kilometers. With the royal capital Bern is located right in the middle.
50 kilometers to the west from here… This means that the elves have already been infiltrated for about 100 kilometers from the border.
“…They seem to be making a lot of progress. What is our military strength?”
“We managed to successfully gather 20,000 local Dorcelli soldiers.”
“Combined with the 50,000 that Eryu-san brought, it will be 70,000 troops.”
That makes it 90,000 to 70,000.
If things continue as it is, we definitely have a good chance of winning. But still…
“What about enemy reinforcements?”
“60,000 from the Central Army and 90,000 from the Northern Army are coming for reinforcements. We estimate them to join together in two months at the earliest.”
Yeah, of course.
The population of the Dark Elf Kingdom is estimated to be 100 million.
With such a large population size, there is no way that they could only operate with a mere 90,000 troops.
It would be logistically very difficult to move as a whole, so I think they’ll move in pieces, but it’s clear to see that the enemy army is coming at us in waves.
We would be at a great disadvantage if they were to rendezvous with those reinforcements.
Once we give up the decisive battle, we will have to reorganize our military in our home country.
In other words.
If we want to defeat the enemy with our current military force, we must eliminate the 90,000 troops in front of us before the enemy’s reinforcements arrive.
What is needed for that is a decisive battle. It’s not just a half-hearted clash either, it’s a struggle where neither side can back down until one of them is destroyed.
The best location for the battlefield for that purpose is…
“…How about here, at Pudding Highlands? I would like to have a decisive battle with the enemy army here.”
“Is it the highland that’s located on the highway connecting Bern and Rankurt… Very well.”
The highway that connects Bern and Rankurt. In the middle of it is a highland called the Pudding Highlands. It’s the best place for defense, surrounded by mountains to the north and a lake to the south.
If the enemy doesn’t want to pass through there, they will have to make a big detour.
“The problem is whether or not the opponent will take part in the decisive battle, Eryu-san, do you have any plans?”
“Yeah, well, I do have a bit of a plan, you know? Heydrich-san, please send a peace envoy to the enemy army.”
Heydrich-san’s eyebrows twitch slightly. “Ah, I see, is it an imitation of Napoleon?”
“Nh, that’s what I’m saying. Now let’s entrust the rest of the remaining 10,000 soldiers to Marshal tubby to defend Bern.”
“Hey, Eryu-san. Are you sure this is a good idea? We already have fewer numbers, and now we’re going to spread our forces thin?”
“It’s not a problem, that smelly tubby will do it for me.”
That tubby guy may not be a good-looking fellow, but he keeps his cool in any situation. He should be able to do at least the minimum amount of work.
The level of training among the beastkin soldiers under his command is not bad and he should be able to do it.
The problem is how many can we lure out the opponent from here.
The dark elves will takes their time waiting for reinforcements to arrive, which will give them an advantage over us. Since the opponent shouldn’t be a fool, they probably won’t come to a decisive battle at this point.
But, that would be a problem.
No matter what, we must lure out the enemy before reinforcements arrive.
For that purpose, I will set countless traps.
Firstly, entrust 10,000 troops to Marshal tubby and position them in the royal capital. Spread our forces thin.
With this, our troop strength is 60,000. The enemy army becomes even more advantageous. In fact, would it be fair to say that it’s about 1.5 times as many? If they have this much advantage, it would be their chance to attack… It would be wonderful if they thought the same.
Furthermore, I will also send a peace envoy to convey our unwillingness to fight.
Enemies who are eager to attack can be frightening, but enemies who are so afraid that they send peace envoys and do not want to fight are not scary, right?
I hope the enemy will lose their vigilance and think, “Alright, It’s time to attack them.”
And then… I would like to set up a few more traps, but it’s impossible here.
Let’s advance to the Pudding Highlands once and for all. I want to occupy it before the enemy army does.
“Heydrich-san, you know what I mean.”
“Mein Führer, I understand. I will contact the intelligence agent and have them immediately prepare the military logistics to Pudding Highlands immediately.”
Nh, good.
Well then, we should hurry and head towards the Pudding Highlands.
……Say, what’s wrong with you, Ayame-san?
Why do you keep hugging my belly so tightly and not letting me go?
“Chief Heydrich of the Intelligence Bureau.”
“What’s the matter, Chief Ayame of the Imperial Guard?”
“Can I use your shower?”
“Understood, what about the bug?”
“Of course, it’s off. If it had been left in…”
Wait, Ayame-san? Uhm…
“Because it’s been a constant marching for these past few weeks. Now’s a good time to take a shower, right? Besides… If I smell this kind of scent, I can’t stand it any longer.”
You can’t stand it any longer… Well, it can’t be helped, it’s just a little, right?
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