In fact, Sochar had information quite early on that the Orthodox government forces of the Reich were preparing for a large-scale military operation.

If the enemy sends the documents and other items everywhere, it can be said that this is a matter of course. But even if they hadn't, Sochar would have been able to get an almost accurate picture of the scale of their operations and the duration of their operations from the manner in which the enemy forces were massed and prepared.

This is of course due to the secret agent organization led by Poru.

But this information is not what they set their sights on and obtained in the first place. If I have to say it, this is probably closer to a mistake.

This is because they will be discovered and arrested just by trying to infiltrate the house of Count Vermar. Moreover, from there, people were touched by people, and the latent strongholds inside and outside the city were also exposed, and the spy network that had been painstakingly built was destroyed in a blink of an eye. Tiyure, who received a report from Poru about the incident, was distressed by the loss and replenishment of good talent.

People often think that as many people as they need to pay for this kind of underground work, but this is not the case.

Because it is a shady job, there are many sloppy, ruffian, and obedient people who can't find a serious job and will enter this world.

Even informants are the ones who can commit acts of betrayal such as revealing valuable information. In other words, the information collected is naturally also a jade confusion.

No, there is basically no "jade". For they sent mere rumors and speculations behind closed doors as if they had stolen them from the coffers of the enemy's center at the risk of their lives.

Therefore, the heads of intelligence organizations who pay them must be very strict.

They tend to distinguish between rewards and punishments, and can only act as cold-blooded and ruthless people who deal with lies and betrayals harshly, cruelly, and threateningly.

The more people know about the importance of intelligence, the stronger this tendency becomes. In order to be able to send in the information that I heard in the unhindered tavern and say, "It's done, give money." "Hey, you go and explore the tiger's den for Lao Tzu" This kind of request, it is natural to take ruthless measures such as grabbing the handle of others and threatening.

Those who cannot bear the guilt of their own intelligence work and who cannot bear the guilt of their own intelligence work will exaggerate the harsh and cold, inhuman attitude of the organization in order to justify their actions.

These words have been widely circulated as a characteristic of espionage organizations, and those who engage in espionage activities have been treated coldly by the world.

In order to understand why people who have a sinister and inhumane impression of the existence of espionage organizations spread the characteristics of espionage organizations in this way, it is necessary to examine the personalities of those who work in this field.

Among them, the credible spy is a jewel-like existence. And if the agent is a good person, it is even more precious.

A trustworthy person is a person who recognizes the importance of intelligence work and sends the information that is meticulously collected. Most of these people have a strong sense of belonging to the society and community to which they belong.

For the good of the community, for the sake of family and friends, they will not be ambiguous about painless work.

And a good person here refers to a person who goes behind enemy lines and has the technology and ability to spy on what is hidden.

Poru is using the Haglio tribe as a source of supply for such talents.

Despite this, the Haglio tribe does not actually exist. This is not known to the general public. Haglio refers to a mixed race that is unique to a world inhabited by various subraces.

Usually the words of the elves and the elves, the words of the humans and the humans, inhabit the tribal society of this world in this way.

However, because they can mate with each other, they are also born from various combinations. The children of these people belong to the tribe of either of their parents and grow up, but there are also many who run away and become "lost".

There are various reasons for this, but most of them are prejudices due to differences in appearance and hardships due to differences in life expectancy. These lost people gathered together and gradually formed a sense of kinship, and soon called themselves the Halyo tribe.

So they thought. Elves, humans, dwarves, and headhunters were not inhabitants of this world in the first place. They are all alien species from outside. But it's not the same yourself. I am a unique race born in this world, and I am the original seed of this world in the true sense. In other words, the master of this world should be himself.

Although it is no longer known who advocated the idea, they are "lost" and struggle in their daily lives, and they gather under the banner of the idea that "they are the superior". Because this thought legitimizes the anger and resentment they have towards everything around them, and their vanity.

Driven by this negative emotion, human beings have two paths to take, like the residents of the Black Street, who admit that reality will be wrong, or cling to vanity.

The self-proclaimed Haglio are those who rely on a distorted sense of the electorate, that is, vanity, in order to support themselves.

But vanity, as the word suggests, is nothingness. Because they have to keep saying that what they don't have is there and what they don't have.

If we want to summarize the root cause of this practice, it is "all someone else's fault". This kind of self-inability to become happy is the fault of others, society, and the world, and what should have been given to oneself is being taken by someone unjustly...... The idea of extraction. But this kind of thinking only produces hatred. This way of living in a dim place with resentful eyes looking at humans in the light only increases one's guilt. Anger and hatred run high, and the Halions find a vent for their growing feelings. And it was Poru who gave them a concrete course of action to eliminate this erroneous state.

"First, invade the empire in the dark part. Then raise our position, and soon eat away at the empire from within. ”

While this goal could be described as wishful thinking, the Haglions were obsessed with the insidious act of encroaching on the empire from within. They rallied under Poru's command to set up an underground organization, raise funds, train young people, and begin their activities as spies.

Poru succeeded in becoming Sochar's Shadow Warrior. Although unofficial, they soon became agents of the Crown Prince's Palace.

But by this point, a lot of talent had been lost. This state of affairs not only makes the Haglio less effective, but also has the potential to shake the meaning of their existence.

In order to open up this situation, a campaign was planned to use the abduction of the victims as bait.

But this also failed.

They were supposed to fall into the trap, but the trap itself was bitten through, and even the bait that had been prepared with great difficulty was taken away.

They did not underestimate the enemy. They imagined their enemies as flying lions and sword tigers, and prepared what could be described as paranoia. But the enemy they actually attacked was far beyond the ancient dragon level they thought.

Even Poru could only put his head on the ground in front of Tiyure. And Tiyuret was also in an embarrassment with her head on the ground in front of Sochar.

“…… You should imagine the enemy as a formidable enemy of this magnitude. ”

In the past, Sochar believed that the attitude of the emperor and his lords and nobles towards Japan was the nature of a loser. But he realized that he could no longer blame it.

Losing to this one, I can't even feel remorse. This may be a feeling of almost losing, or a dead heart.

"Nope. I'm not used to failure. As long as we take this defeat as a lesson and consider what we should do to confront the enemy and what we should do to win, then a temporary defeat is not a failure. ”

Sochar, who was encouraged by this monologue, ordered Hario to continue his espionage work through Tiyure.

However, under the current situation of almost running out of talents, it is no longer possible to continue the infiltration work of hiding in the shadows to eliminate the breath and peek into the tiger's den. Therefore, they adopt the method of having people who are trustworthy but incompetent enough to do so disguise themselves as merchants, and observe the price changes while actually buying and selling goods, and observe them from the outside.

It's a feeling that it's not going to have a big effect, but it's better than not doing it at all. In short, buy time. During this period, they intend to work hard to secure and train these talents.

However. I don't know if I was lucky.

Perhaps the self-defense forces and Count Vermar's family have built an anti-espionage network that is working too hard to deal with those spies who are trying to break through by force. As long as you do ordinary business as a merchant, you will not be suspected of being a secret agent, and you will be able to enter and leave Italica.

They watched with interest as the ropes that fell towards the soldiers swooped down and slid down...... It is said that when you ask, "What are you doing over there?", you will answer them unabashedly, "Ah, this is an exercise in the new siege method."

In addition, by combining the usual information exchanged between merchants, such as the amount of military rations and weapons purchased, and the delivery date, it is possible to deduce the plan of action of the Orthodox government army.

The amount of food prepared by the Imperial Orthodox government army was generally relatively small. This means that the enemy's intended combat period is very short, and it can be seen that the enemy intends to end the operation in a short time.

In addition, the amount of horse material became a clue to the number of horses put into battle.

After Tiuret had read the report, Sochar asserted angrily,

"These traitors, obviously fighting me, actually pulled in foreign troops. It seems that they can't even hide their true nature!"

The parliamentarians seated in the Crown Prince's Mansion also roared one after another.

Earl of Uddy Road,

"Your Highness! Those people's charges have finally been added to the charge of inviting external trouble. ”

Baron Clayton continued,

"Since those people want to destroy themselves so much, then we will satisfy them!"

The next Attorney General, Absan, then took out a copy of the inscription and showed it to the councillors.

"Guys, look at this! The traitors have flattered the barbarians and invited them to send troops. We can only think that this has shown that traitors don't say that as members of the Senate, as members of the Imperial Empire, even the pride of being a human being has been left behind!"

The lawmakers read the text intently, and then laughed.

"These people are already so decadent, so don't fight us."

"What a shameful fellow!"

"Anyway, that's all they have. The country has also been sold, and the pride has also been sold, just thinking about filling the pockets. ”

"I'm fucking angry just thinking that I was in the same palace with these people!"

After scolding for a while, the parliamentarians looked back at Sochal.

"Your Highness. I'm going to go to the soup and the fire, I don't know what you're going to do?"

"Hmmmm. I'm going to take on the enemy with all my might. Please also lead your troops into battle. ”

As if anticipating what he would say, the parliamentarians, who had military experience, nodded with excited expressions.

"As for the tactics of warfare, it is now self-evident. For this day, we have discussed it repeatedly. The rise and fall of the empire depends on the next battle. As long as it works for you, then you will implement it all. ”

At Sochar's signal, the courtiers opened a huge map that covered almost the entire ground. Among the three generals Helm, Mudra, and Karasta, who were standing by Sochar's side, Helm stepped forward with a command staff in one hand and stepped on it.

"The enemy must have attacked me from both Arnous and Italika. It is a pity that the fortress groups such as Maray, Voue, and Reich can only be captured by the enemy. ”

"Let them be outcasts? But there is no way to win. ”

Hearing the questions from the councillors, Helm pointed at the strongholds with the tip of his staff and nodded. Then, move the end of the staff towards the imperial capital.

"Of course, our army is also struggling to resist to weaken the enemy's combat power. Reinforcement of infantry at Mare and reinforcement of Pterodactyl units at Voue. But the main force is us. When the enemy, who had carried away from the victory in the first battle, took advantage of the momentum to penetrate deep into our country, it was the turn of the generals to appear. ”

Then Sochar also stood up and said,

"Listen, everyone. I have a way to win. Soon I will lead the army to carry it out. ”

"Oh, if Your Highness takes the expedition in person, the morale of the soldiers will be as high as the sky. ”

"But it will take some time to implement this strategy. What I expect from you is that you will hold back the enemy's disposition, even if only for a moment. ”

Helm pointed to the section of the forest on the map depicted in brown and green. It is a land with difficult terrain, deep forests and narrow roads.

"The absolute line of defense against the enemy is here. Set in Marais and its surroundings. ”

In order to prepare for battle, the parliamentarians of the main battle faction rushed out of the crown prince's palace in high spirits.

Furuta, who was moving against the flow of people, peeked into the interview room. Sochar and his men had gone to the executive room, while the court officials rolled up their maps in the hearing room to tidy up the house.

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