Emperor! Can You See Stats!?

Chapter 84: Quarrel

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: Himanshu02

After the award ceremony of the martial arts tournament, Eurius’s palace was very busy.

It was not because of the usual training or schedule.

“A goodwill ambassador to the desert kingdom! The first prince Eurius will be dispatched!”

It was finally decided at the recent conference.

If Eurius goes, they will naturally follow him as escorts, as they are his knight order.

They finished their preparations for the march and lined up in an orderly manner.

Eurius opened his mouth with a cheerful tone.

“Will there be any trouble? The capital of the Parthia Kingdom, Harun, where we are going this time, is a famous resort in the south. You can think of it as a vacation!”

In fact, they only had to escort him, and it was not very likely that someone would openly attack Eurius, who was the first prince, in a big city.

The negotiation would be done by Eurius and this person.

Of course, that person was Count Wallace, who was smiling warmly.

“Count, don’t you have many friends in the southern desert? Please help me out this time.”

“Hehe, I don’t know how much help this old man can be…”

Wallace had no choice but to accept his request.

He reluctantly joined this delegation as if he was eating mustard while crying.

Of course, Eurius was not really going to relax in Parthia.

“This is a friend I personally got to know. You can call him Jegal Geon.”

“I am Jegal Geon of the Azure Dragon Merchant Group. I wanted to learn more about the southern desert, so I asked His Majesty the Emperor.”

Of course, Wallace knew Jegal Geon, who was nominally the head of the Azure Dragon Company Group. Wasn’t he the one who snatched a lot of money from him in the north?

‘I have to live with these annoying people for a while. Sigh.’

He sighed as if the ground was collapsing.

Anyway, Eurius secretly hinted at Jegal Geon.

“How are your preparations?”

“I have placed some experts above the peak level from my clan among the people of the merchant group, in addition to the members of Hidden Moon Hall who were sent in advance for information gathering.”

Eurius looked at the people of the Azure Dragon Merchant Group and expressed his surprise.

‘The peak level is equivalent to a master knight in this continent. They must have a deep grudge against those bastards from Magyo?’

And Jegal Geon himself was also a formidable force.

He was also an amazing expert whose stats were not much different from those of a superhuman.

‘With this much, we can handle any unexpected situation in the south.’

The full support of the Jegal Clan!

And his personal power and Scharnos Knight Order added to that, he would be able to deal with them without much trouble even if they had as much power as those who attacked the stadium.

As far as Eurius was concerned, he had prepared thoroughly enough to cope with anything.

Finally, the time passed and it was the day of departure for the delegation.

“Parthia is a relatively safe area in the south, but you have to be careful.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

In fact, the emperor still looked unhappy.

There were many good places in the empire if he needed a vacation.

Why did he have to go overseas?

But it was also true that the emperor trusted Eurius.

“Open the gate!”

But before the emperor could give the order to depart, an urgent message came through the gate of the capital and ran to the palace.

“Your Majesty! An urgent message has arrived from the western front!”

At that moment, everyone’s eyes were fixed on the dusty messenger.

“Huff! Huff!”

“The western front? It’s been three months since then. Did something happen to the 3rd Army or Leonhart?”

The messenger took a breath for a moment and knelt down in front of the emperor.

“No! This time, it’s a great victory on the western front! The 3rd Army led by Count Perez successfully defeated the main force of the western kingdom!”

“Huh!”

At that moment, all the officials in the hall, including the emperor, were surprised.

The Western Alliance may be small countries, but they are a coalition of several kingdoms. It took a lot of time for them to move from the empire to the west, but they achieved a great victory by defeating their main force only three months after they decided to dispatch troops?

As everyone was surprised, there was only one person who smiled with satisfaction. Of course, it was Eurius.

‘The messenger said it was the 3rd Army, not Leonhart. He must have done it!’

“Is there a detailed report on the battle results?”

“Here is the official report sent by Count Perez.”

The emperor took the report and quickly skimmed through it.

[Report on the subjugation of the Western Alliance by the 3rd Army of the Empire]

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The first contributor of the operation: Devon (junior staff officer)

“Devon? Is there a noble with that name in the 3rd Army?”

As an emperor, he had no reason to remember his name, who was a commoner and had just been appointed.

‘Anyway, he’s the biggest contributor of this operation?’

The emperor slowly began to read the details of the report.

***

This was about a month before the martial arts tournament award ceremony.

Coincidentally, contrary to Eurius’s expectation, the western front was not in a very good situation.

“We have no face to show to His Majesty the Emperor. We lost more than half of our important knights due to our mistake.”

The king of Carvan Kingdom bowed his head to Perez, who was only a Count, with a very sorry expression.

Perez also had no choice but to harden his expression after hearing the situation.

It was not an ordinary situation.

“It’s very difficult to have a siege battle relying on the walls if we lose the number and quality of the knights and cavalry.”

The most important position in the military system of the continent was occupied by the knight order and the cavalry equipped with heavy armor.

They had overwhelming mobility that could break through the enemy line in an instant even if the arrow rain of the archers fell, and they were almost invincible against infantry.

But this time, Carvan Kingdom used the knight order excessively to defend some key points on the way to the capital and suffered a huge loss.

“We will do our best to defend the key points on the way to the capital until the reinforcements arrive. The additional troops from the empire will arrive soon.”

Perez was a commander with a fair amount of combat experience.

He made the most appropriate decision at that point.

It was also around that time that he heard the news that Leonhart, the second prince, was leading the support troops.

‘If His Highness the Second Prince comes, he will have elite knights given by His Majesty, so we can replenish our knight force that is being pushed back.’

But even when he waited for the support troops of the second prince to arrive, the situation did not improve much.

The reason was that they were too arrogant.

“We are not knights assigned to the 3rd Army, but knights of His Grace’s family. Even though you are the commander-in-chief, we cannot follow you unless it is an order from His Highness the Second Prince.”

‘No, is that really a problem when we are in such a situation? We need to train together to match our breaths!’

Perez was dying of anger.

If they cooperated actively, they would have crushed those small kingdoms long ago.

He was a person who came up to this position with a stable command.

The imperial army usually had more quality and quantity than their opponents, and if he repeatedly won battles steadily, he would never lose.

But as soon as he joined forces with the powerful knight force of the second prince, he could not help but be embarrassed as they tried to dominate over the 3rd Army.

It was called a command dispute.

Of course, he was timid and did not dare to go to Leonhart and protest.

As he hesitated, before long, the front line was pushed back almost near the capital of Carvan Kingdom.

“Did he refuse again today?”

“Of course. How can we let him get credit when His Highness the Second Prince is here?”

“That’s not it.”

Although he said so, Leonhart was smart enough to know Perez’s feelings.

If the 3rd Army combined their power with his elite knights and steadily advanced, they would not have been pushed back so far.

‘But then I have to share credit with the 3rd Army!’

He wanted to get as much credit as possible in this western front without being overshadowed by his brother Eurius. What he needed for that was a decisive victory under his command.

When it finally reached a situation where it was almost broken through to the capital, Leonhart requested to attend the 3rd Army’s operation meeting.

“I greet His Highness the Second Prince.”

Perez and his staff quickly got up and bowed their heads to Leonhardt.

“I’m sorry for not attending your operation meeting until now. I tried to persuade my knights, but they have their own reasons, so please understand.”

‘Yeah right!’

Perez and his staff wanted to curse at their behavior, but what could they do if even the second prince couldn’t control them?

The knights of the Grand Duke’s family were not technically owned by Leonhart.

He cleverly shifted his responsibility to them.

“But since the allied forces have reached almost near the capital, we can’t delay any longer.”

“Yes…”

Perez looked at Leonhart nervously. In fact, he was known as a very talented military man who was overshadowed by Eurius, who was the first prince.

What kind of operation would he propose in this situation?

“According to my discussion with my knights, I think this plain is the most advantageous place for us among the key points leading to the capital.”

There were quite a few key points on the way to the capital of Carvan Kingdom, but there were not many places where a large army could pass.

“You mean the Corum Plain.”

“If we fight here, we can end the war in one breath by using the quality and quantity of the imperial army.”

The reason why Leonhart left the front line to be pushed back until near the capital was for this ambush.

Because the front line had been pushed back so much, the enemies would think that their knight force was not very strong.

Logically, why wouldn’t they use their existing power when they were losing and accumulating damage?

Annihilate the complacent enemy army in a large-scale battle!

This was Leonhart’s plan.

Of course, he would be the proposer of this operation. He would take most of the credit, not the 3rd Army.

Knowing that, Perez began to worry with a serious expression.

‘He will definitely win for sure.’

The knights of the Grand Duke’s family were elites.

No matter how many small kingdoms they teamed up with, they would destroy their lines with the knights of the 3rd Army, who were superior in both troops and quality.

‘I don’t mind not getting credit.’

He was not a man who had the audacity to compete with the second prince. But he had a different problem that troubled him.

‘What should I do?’

However, before he could make a decision, another voice came from the side of the 3rd Legion.

“I strongly oppose that plan, Your second highness.”

“…!?”

Everyone in the hall turned their eyes to that direction.

Who was the bold one who openly contradicted the second prince’s opinion?

Leonhart also showed a brief expression of surprise, then looked at the person who uttered those words.

The knights beside him shouted with fierce expressions.

“How rude! You look like a staff officer of the 3rd Legion. What is your name and family?”

The person who spoke also bit his lips. He knew what he had done.

“My name is Devan. I have no surname because I am a commoner.”

“A commoner!?”

The knights were momentarily puzzled, but soon their faces became twice as vicious as before.

“How dare a commoner-born staff officer with little experience spit on His Highness’s opinion? Do you think you have the position to do that?”

“Even if we cut off your head right now, you would have nothing to say!”

“Wait!”

The one who stopped the knights was Leonhart.

He was still acting to keep up his good image in public.

If he cut off his head just because he didn’t listen, what would his position be?

‘I have to at least pretend to listen.’

“Devan, right? What part of my plan do you think is lacking?”

‘Am I crazy! It’s because His Highness has been so kind to me that my head has gone wrong.’

Devan also stood up well, but half of it was an impulse of youthful blood.

He still hadn’t completely corrected his habit from the academy.

He barely steadied his trembling legs and began to answer.

“I think Corum Plain is a terrain that favors the imperial army, which has a numerical advantage. It would be even better if Your Highness’s knights join us.”

“Then why do you oppose it?”

“If we fight on the plain, the casualties of the ordinary soldiers will be too high. The knights may receive your support, but it’s different for the infantry.”

In fact, Devan’s opposition was a result of his long-standing dissatisfaction exploding with youthful blood.

If they had joined in more actively earlier, they could have repelled them with much less sacrifice. Why didn’t the second prince help them?

He didn’t betray his homeland even though he joined the empire. His hometown was Carvan Kingdom. He couldn’t feel good about his country being trampled on.

Snicker

But the knights on the side of the second prince laughed as if they were incredulous.

“Do you want to give up a sure victory for such a reason? Then at least suggest an alternative.”

“The walls of the capital are strong. If we siege them with the help of the knights, we can exhaust the enemy with much less sacrifice.”

Devan’s suggestion also made Perez nod inwardly.

As he said, if they clashed on the plain, they could win at once, but the damage to the soldiers would be too great.

War is not only for knights. No matter how big a victory it is, if a large number of troops face each other head-on, the sacrifice will be no joke. As a commander leading a legion, he wanted to avoid such a situation.

“That’s a saying that you can’t win if you’re afraid of sacrifice in war tactics. I’m afraid I can’t accept your suggestion.”

However, Leonhart firmly rejected it. He didn’t think he had to worry about the lives of ordinary soldiers.

“But!”

“Shut up!”

Unable to tolerate Devan’s rudeness any longer, one of the knights drew his sword.

He belonged to a different faction, but it wouldn’t hurt to execute this greenhorn staff officer.

Shriek!

‘I’m sorry, but I have to make a contribution this time.’

Leonhardt also anticipated the knight’s action, but he didn’t bother to stop or intervene.

But then something surprising happened.

“…?!”

“I apologize on behalf of my subordinate who seems to have offended Your Majesty. Please forgive him.”

The knight’s sword stopped right in front of Count Perez’s nose.

Surprisingly, he blocked Devan’s front and stopped the knight.

“Count?”