162 – The River of No Return (3)
Dr.
The machine gun of the Mannfred Fighter jet continuously shoots fire. In the first place, the Diabola airship is something they also operate.
No one knows more about Diabola than the Air Company of the 8th Assault Magic Infantry Battalion, not only in Uk ran, but in the world.
That’s why they knew Diabola’s weakness all too well.
The bridge quickly became a rag. Without manpower to pilot it, the airship lost control and began to fall.
The sight of the corps airship that supported them going down in flames was a shock to the soldiers of the eastern corps.
To its overwhelming majesty.
The wires stopped for a moment.
The 2nd Mobile Battalion, which opened the defense line, and the troops of the Eastern Corps desperately trying to break through the encirclement.
Everyone was staring at it with their mouths open, in awe.
***
The attack of the Eastern Corps, which had been gathered to the very end, could not be completely stopped, and it lost all driving force and was crumbled.
Simply the report that the special response brigade and the northern corps’ counterattack operation was focused on, the coup forces jumped up.
The news that the chief of staff who commanded the corps in place of the absent corps commander and all of his staff committed suicide.
The fact that even the air corps, which was a wild card, was repulsed by the 8th Assault Magic Infantry Battalion and the fact that the Eastern Corps was virtually disintegrated was enough to make them reach out for pistols, just like the chief of staff.
Of course, the General Intelligence Directorate and some Guards Division troops desperately broke through the army training center, but even that seemed to have little chance of success.
The whereabouts of Yegor Ivanov, the first director of the General Intelligence Agency, are also unknown.
Cannot be reversed.
The game, which had obviously started in an advantageous direction, was now collapsing miserably.
It was only three days from the coup attempt, that is, the killing of the commander of the National Military Police, Sigmund, and the detention of the head of the Central Magic Brigade in Helheim, Hafenruuk.
The three-day public opinion campaign of Enoch Levandel was very effective.
Thanks to this, there were literally only a handful of troops sympathizing with the coup forces.
Lost soldiers and low-ranking officers deserted one after another and turned to the side of the citizens.
The management officers, who had to be the backbone of all the plans, were also secretly watching and preparing to slap them in the back.
Yes.
Public Opinion. Opinion war!
It was the people’s public opinion that was more irritating than the forces of the prince locked in the fortress, the special response brigade blocking the corps in the east, and the war hero Enoch Levandel.
Even at this moment, dozens of newspapers were scattered in front of the Petrovuna Palace and the General Staff building.
[A message from Lieutenant Colonel Enoch Levandel, “If you surrender, you will be as lenient as possible”]
[Southern Corps Commander, “The true enemy is not us, but the leaders who drive you to death.”]
From Noble mtl dot com
[Citizens restore the national gendarmerie, traces of rebellion forces colluding with heinous criminals are discovered!]
[Because the wolf in the north stopped the hyena in the east.]
I firmly told the soldiers on the front line not to pick it up, read it, or look at it.
There was no way that order was being followed.
The morale of the soldiers was truly at rock bottom.
It was the future predicted from the beginning.
Among the generals recruited by the coup forces, there was not a single one who could be truly ‘seasoned’.
Most of the fat pigs were just nervous about losing their rice bowls.
He was too fat, and his ass was too heavy for him to pick up a gun and run to the front line.
Even Balton’s central corps commander, who had maintained his composure to some extent, now had a thick shadow over his face.
Treatment of the two corps commanders who are the protagonists of the coup?
It would have been fortunate if he had just hung himself to death. Perhaps, after all kinds of torture, they might be left on the street and eaten by dogs.
I have urged the sons of my country to have their hands stained with blood.
The punishment they will receive will never be light, either in this world or in the next world.
“Lieutenant General Balton.”
Amidst the heavy silence, Eastern Corps Commander Oleg Stukov opened his mouth.
“At present, when the whereabouts of Prince Orlando Ruth III are unknown, who can be called the head of the principality?”
“…… According to the national order of succession, the Secretary of State, and after that the Secretary of the Treasury.”
“Secretary of State Aberto is currently in custody for treason, so the current de facto head of state is Radelph, Minister of Finance.”
There is no hope.
Even so, I couldn’t give up like this.
Those who have already crossed the line can cross the next line without hesitation.
Why did the Soviet Empire get involved in a lieutenant general’s coup plan in the first place?
Before everything was settled, during the behind-the-scenes negotiations with the General Intelligence Directorate, Oleg Stukov even had a private meeting with the emperor of the Soviet Empire, not anyone else.
“We must announce that Uk ran is currently in a state of civil war and at the same time request humanitarian aid from the Soviet Empire.”
He got up and said.
The coup failed, but a war soon engulfed the world.
So there are still holes in the fires of world war.
My family must have crossed the border safely by now.
“Thank you for being with me.”
“… ….”
“I will not persuade you to join me now. I am a loser, a failure, but I intend to struggle until I become ugly.”
A traitor who sold his country long ago.
There was no reason not to cross the irreversible river.
It’s not like the prince did anything wrong to him. The detailed and reasonable reasons why he came to plan the coup d’état meticulously have long been obscured.
Oleg tore off all the medals hanging from his chest and went to the Petrobuna Palace.
Insanity, a sense of defeat, all sorts of anxiety and negative emotions mixed together on his expression.
Lieutenant General Balton looked at the already distorted figure of the Eastern Corps Commander.
“It’s futile. The ideal I had should not have been like this.”
Without saying a word, he drew his pistol, put it to his head and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
A single gunshot rang through the General Staff building.
***
The battle at the Army Training Center continued even after the darkness had completely lifted.
Even if all the agents who had infiltrated from the General Information Bureau were sorted out, the number of members of the Guards Military Police who entered after them was not easy to deal with.
Guardian military police and military police task forces are the only ones in the national military police who continue to fight against the coup.
What they have in common is that the commander has a completely independent command authority from the organization, and that the relationship is strong from the commander to the junior officers and low-level soldiers.
Besides, all of them were selected through a special interview process.
They were already loyal to their respective commanders, not to their country.
But even so.
The horrific level of sacrifice that had occurred during the dawn was no more.
After a few hours of fighting, the trainees began to get used to the battle to some extent.
Unlike the agents of the General Intelligence Agency, who basically dealt with magic and had undergone training that ordinary soldiers could not even imagine, the difference in skills was not overwhelming.
When only a meaningless war of attrition continues that cannot be pushed or pushed.
Enoch Levandel, who literally razed the agents of the General Intelligence Agency who had invaded the army training center in a blitz, regained his consciousness.
“Lieutenant Colonel…… !!”
“Wake up! Thank god!!”
As he lifted his heavy eyelids, Bell Meyer touched Enoch’s hand with tears streaming down his face.
“For a while, it’s absolutely stable. Three of his ribs were out, and he had a traumatic pneumothorax. Even if the treatment was delayed even a little bit, it would have been dangerous!”
I could understand it without having to listen to the detailed explanation. Enoch grimaced at the throbbing pain with every breath.
But the situation was the situation.
Even if Yegor, who has been holding back his ankle for a long time, is dealt with, the forces of the coup are still strong.
I’m going to die anyway, but will they just watch it?
Enoch Levandel struggled to open his mouth.
“Bell… …. The war situation, how was it? What about the General Intelligence Agency?”
“I repulsed them all. And here…….”
Following Bell’s gaze, there was another man with a familiar face behind him.
“It doesn’t sound like words. How come you look even more sick than me when I was shot?”
“Nikolai.”
As Enoch wriggled, Bell hurriedly supported him by the waist and raised him up.
“I thought I was alive.”
“I knew you were good at cracking passwords. I was worried about what would happen if you stupidly walked into the National Military Police.”
Nikolai Hilbert said with a grin. Shortly after being caught up in a gunfight, Luna Aire was being taken care of in a hospital where she was personally acquainted with her.
Because he has very good stamina, quick recovery, and being a first-class mage himself, he was able to recover successfully enough to be put into battle in less than a few days.
A relationship that has continued since the establishment of the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion. When Enoch Levandel and Nikolai Hilbert happily share the joy of reunion.
“His Excellency the Prince is coming.”
Aides rushed into the hospital room.
As soon as they heard that the prince himself was coming, Bell Meyer, Luna Aire, and Nikolai all retreated to the wall of the room and took a rigid posture.
As Orlando Ruth III entered the room, the three of them gave a loud salute.
“Gonglei to the King!”
“Glory to the motherland!”
“Okay, even in this situation, I don’t like greetings very much.”
The King accepted their salute and turned his head to look at Enoch Levandel lying on the bed.
“You don’t look like that, Lieutenant Colonel.”
“Sorry.”
“I don’t mean to reprimand you. It’s been a lot of trouble. I heard everything about what happened last night.”
General Information Bureau of the Soviet Empire.
As soon as he was informed of the fact, Orlando Ruth III was furious.
If you were dissatisfied and staged a coup.
Yes. I thought I might be able to accommodate it to some extent.
But you stick to the side of the empire and stir up chaos in the country?
But the problem was real from now on.
“They started attacking me for not coming forward. I heard the news a little while ago. Currently at the Petrobuna Palace, Radelph, the treasurer, has formally requested humanitarian aid to the Soviet Empire to ‘end the civil war.’”
“…… sh*t.”
Even in the face of the prince, Enoch Levandel’s face was violently crumpled. His eyes were sharp, so his expression was close to that of an angry beast.
“Now I have no choice but to step out. I can’t stand to see that treasonous government ruin my country.”
Until now, the reason why Orlando Ruth had not stepped forward was to disrupt the enemy’s leadership and at the same time expose their private parts.
At the very least, if the whereabouts of the king were unclear, those who had been sneaking around would surely have decided their stance.
Of course, I thought that there was no bottom to fall any more at the point of bringing the Information General Bureau into consumption.
In the end, I couldn’t cross the line, so I even set fire to it.
“I agree with you.”
Enoch Levandel nodded.
“Now is the best time for His Excellency the King to appear before the people. However…….”
“Hmm?”
“I have one more suggestion.”
“I won’t listen to you if it’s about my safety.”
No matter what Enoch said, this time he would definitely stand up.
Just how many young people died last night? All of them were young people who wanted to give their allegiance to the country.
Under such circumstances, the legitimate monarch of Uk ran and the father of the people cannot just care about what he sees.
“It’s not like that.”
“So, what is your suggestion?”
Enoch Levandel opened his mouth as he faced such a prince.
“Declare the Kingdom of Uk ran. “
“What?”
To the king who questioned his ears as if doubting his ears, Enoch continued to speak clearly without hesitation.
“This is a principality that has been passed down from the Rus Char Empire. The empire has already collapsed, and a new empire called the Sobi Empire has entered, but the problem is that it has maintained its status as a ‘duchy’ so far.”
In fact, it was one of the biggest reasons why the Soviet Empire revealed its aggression ambitions.
The Principality.
Even after the fall of the Rus Tsar Empire, Uk ran did not declare an independent kingdom. Uk ran remained the last vassal of the Rus Tsar’s empire.
Seonwangdo, Seonseondae Royal Road.
Because they didn’t want to scrape the empire’s plantings and make a boil.
But Uk ran now had to throw that burden off completely.
In order to become a country that confidently asserts its rights in the international community, not a weak country surrounded by powerful countries.
Because there was a need to completely throw away the past and be born anew.
“As of today, Your Excellency the Prince will stand upright as the true monarch of ‘independent’ Uk ran.”
