The Sended's
Chapter 70: You can't Reason with a Tiger when your Head is in it's Mouth
As soon as the soldiers that Zhongyin brought here left, we returned to the city and immediately ordered all the soldiers to prepare. We will go out and comb this land to keep it clean from Ming warriors
That gave Kyouka and Maou three days to land in the city, I guess I should wait for them before attacking Guangdong.
"Teacher! Forward, Forward!"
This could be called an expedition, it might be the first for the Jin Kingdom to send its expeditionary forces but it was at least a good start
They marched with the front of Ruby's army followed by Jin warriors behind him, heading to places with high possibilities to become the location of enemy encampments that should have been abandoned
Of some places only one was true and it had indeed been abandoned, not long ago because the fireplace was even still smoky. And from the conditions here, I'm sure they ran away in a hurry
"Miss, there is news that they are heading north, back to their territory" Shin said
"That may be true but since they ran away in such a hurry then there might be some of them who got lost and still exist in the Jin territory. I suggest that you divide the group and spread it throughout the Northern Jin region" I explained
"Alright let's just do it," Shin agreed
Groups were made and we also set up camp for ourselves right on the edge of the bridge between the Ming and Jin regions, the original purpose of which was to be on guard when other Ming forces came
But wouldn't it be nice if we were on the wall? I did this so we could start a counterattack
And maybe Shin didn't approve of this...
"Miss, I told you if expelling them from the land of Jin was enough for us, more than this, the Jin economy would be disrupted" he said
We started negotiations to decide whether or not we would counterattack, most of the Jin side agreed with Shin making the counterattack decision almost impossible
"I've never seen a country that when war comes their economy is not disrupted, it's the main impact of war, Mr. Shin,"
"That may be true, but I won't change my thinking. We will make peace with Ming," he said
The Jin higher-ups there began to discuss themselves and almost all agreed to Shin's decision
"Then we will advance on our own, and since you failed in helping our troops when we were in dire need of it, I think there is no other choice but to cancel our military agreement" I replied
They were discussing back and thinking about what I said just now, but not Shin
"No problem. What is certain is that I will not send Jin's teenagers and parents to die in a foreign land,"
I started thinking about how to conquer Guangdong with just a thousand soldiers, and the conclusion was that it would be impossible if we did it in the usual way
Not to mention there are guard troops for the city that are definitely more than us. Perhaps with guerrilla tactics we can slowly erode their numbers until Kyouka and Maou come.
"I hope our ship can stay on your dock,"
"Alright, but until our merchant fleet returns" replied Shin
That pisses me off a little...
"Mr Shin, I'm sure we already have an agreement"
"You're right, but that's against royal protocol when a foreign military ship comes, we'll put our merchant fleet first instead of yours,"
Hmm.. if his wish is to strengthen the relationship between Ruby and Jin then it's a good way
"Do you really want to betray Ruby's trust, sir? After we helped Jin drive out the Ming army,"
"Of course I don't mean to, Miss Rune. But I'm starting to question Ruby's true whereabouts, or you're just a deceptive mercenary,"
"Damn it!" Percival was unsurprisingly furious
Well.he who fought in a death duel in the name of Ruby to protect Jin, even the name of his kingdom was insulted like that
Everyone drew their swords because Percival hit this table, then everyone stopped in that position because no one wanted to start a fight
"When you're going to learn, you can't reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth,"
Suddenly a soldier came into the tent where we were discussing, he looked tired and surprised to see us who drew weapons to each other
"Yes.... You guys should see this,"
Everyone sheathed his sword back and came out to see what the soldier had reported.
And what we saw certainly made us widen our eyes, how not? It was the Ming army that flocked here from their territory
"Fighter positions!" Shane Shin
But something's weird....
They are not in line, as if they are running away from something
I'm sure they were the same army that attacked Jin before, they've fled back to their territory and are now here again. Something's not right
Their movement stopped after seeing our troops gathered to intercept them, then they made a circular row as if there were enemies from all sides of them, but right....
I looked further into Ming territory, and I found another army moving back there. Maybe they ran away from that army and ended up surrounded here
Hmm...?
"Other forces? Prepare yourselves troops!"
"No. It's Ruby's army,"
The flag with tens of golden lily flowers on a deep red background, it was ten thousand Ruby warriors who were behind Kyouka and Maou. They marched and moved slowly here
So that's why the Ming army ran back here again....?
But it seems like someone is off schedule, I admit that I also went off the mark because I was too quick to kick Ming out, but how do I know if their General who is said to be a great General is doing something surprising like that
"Ruby....real?"
"What the hell makes you think if we don't.... Hmm?"
I saw something strange about Shin, he looked like he was very sleepy but could still stand up even though his balance was somewhat disturbed. I realized that, but I ignored him because I thought he was exhausted
This time because I saw it more clearly, it does seem like something strange
Let's just bet using my life.
"Sir Shin, I'm sorry." I approached and pinned my finger next to his ear.
It's one of the magic I've created, that is, it's voiding magic.
The mechanism is quite easy, I just need to think about canceling the magic I want to undo. What makes it difficult is the price exchanged
That voiding magic requires the same amount of mana as the magic that wants to be undone, so that's the reason why I say I'm betting on living here. If the mana used for magic is large then I can die out of mana
But I don't think this time, because I'm still alive...
Shin's body shrugged a little but I caught him so as not to fall.
Well, apparently there was a magic that affected Shin. I don't know what it is but it must have been the magic that made him start rejecting us
"Miss Rune.... Uh! Forgive me for insulting you and the Ruby Kingdom!" He rushed down to me
"I don't know why I can say that but I'm sorry!" Continue him
"It's not your fault, it's okay,"
"T-Mister Shin?"
Shin turned to his troops and stood up straight again
"We will honor the sacred covenant that was made with Ruby! And we're going to help Ruby conquer Guangdong from Ming" he said
Phew! That's relief
But I'm learning new things here, it seems that magic can also be used like that, I will try it myself later when I take off from my job
Now let's meet Maou and Kyouka and surround the Ming army across the river.
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"Hey-hey is it my birthday today? Why are you guys giving me a surprise like this?"
"Ask Maou, when is your birthday anyway?" Ask Kyouka
The kukh! Honestly, I don't know....
"Not so, I just want you to feel unencumbered, you better just focus on Jin diplomacy" Maou replied
"Well, I appreciate that, but I don't feel burdened myself,"
"Tell me what.." said Kyouka.
"Yes, next time I will discuss with all of you," continued Maou.
"Hehe, it doesn't matter, you guys did well here, too,"
We saw the Ming soldiers who surrendered themselves willingly, while those who were willing to continue fighting then of course we served, all were killed
We will make prisoners until the city where they live is conquered, only then will we be released
"Ah, then this is Mr. Shin Shaozu, he represents Jin because he is the future King of Jin,"
"It is an honor to meet you, Her Majesty, I am amazed by Miss Rune's ability to expel Ming from our former territory" Shin said
"really? I think he's a bad guy" Kyouka said
"Hey!"
"But I'm glad that you think so, let's continue the cooperation between Jin and Ruby in the future" Kyouka continued, offering her hands to shake
"Yes, let's do that," Shin shook Kyouka's hand
All right, since there are already them then the guerrilla plan will be canceled, we do orthodox to conquer Guangdong
