Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

Yoda Empire Capital

At this time, the ministers in the palace were all sweating as they stared at the emperor on the throne, who was reading a letter.

After a moment, Emperor Yoda threw the letter away and said slowly to the ministers who were watching:

"Since the failure of the Battle of Barden, the attack on the Midlan battlefield also failed, and now even Chusda has been lost. What's going on? Could it be that Yoda's army can't even defeat the savages on the island now?"

None of the ministers dared to speak for a moment. If they said something wrong and incurred the emperor’s wrath, they might end up in jail.

After a while, an older official walked out of the team, saluted Emperor Yoda and said: "Sir, the reason for the failure of these wars is not the soldiers or the equipment, but the generals."

"Go on." After hearing this, Emperor Yoda thought for a while and let the old official continue.

"Recently, two young but talented generals were born in the Kingdom of Mitlan. One is John, known as the Spear of Mitlan, and the other is Laban, known as the Shield of Mitlan. Your Majesty should know these two people."

"Well, it's true that these two Mitlans are talented in analyzing various intelligence, but the Yoda Empire also has experienced generals."

"That's true." The old official first confirmed what Emperor Yoda said, and then said:

"But Your Majesty, have you noticed that the Yoda Empire has not produced any outstanding young generals in recent years? On the contrary, some of the generals on the front line are already gray-haired. If the situation continues to develop like this, we will be faced with a situation where there are no generals available in a dozen years."

"Moreover, most of these senior generals on the front line are domestic nobles. They were able to defeat the Midlanders only by relying on their elite soldiers and a large number of cannons. If they don't have these, then the possibility of defeat will be very high, such as this time with Balden." After the old official finished speaking, he glanced at General Adam who was bandaged not far away.

"Nonsense!" General Yadang, whose face was wrapped in bandages, exploded at that moment. Ever since he was redeemed by Yoda, almost all of his colleagues had been secretly making fun of him. Even the Blue Whale Heavy Armored Knights, which he was most proud of, had only a few people left.

"Have you ever fought in a war? You are just talking nonsense here. I was defeated because of those Barden people who held me back. If you keep talking nonsense here, I will sue you!"

Seeing that another quarrel was about to break out, Emperor Yoda became furious and immediately shouted: "Shut up!"

General Adam was about to continue his outburst, but seeing the emperor's condition he quickly lowered his head in silence.

Emperor Yoda pointed at Adam and angrily yelled, "Your little incident in Barden has already disgraced Yoda's military. Now you are still quibbling here. If you do this again next time, you will no longer be a general. Get out of here!"

After scolding Adam, Emperor Yoda continued to ask the old official: "So what suggestions do you have?"

"Ahem... I think we must first select some of the young talents in the empire and put them on the front lines to train them. Only then can we produce outstanding generals like those from Midland. At the same time, the two Midland generals must be eliminated. Even if we don't eliminate them, we must prevent them from controlling too many troops."

After listening to this, Emperor Yoda thought about it and realized that there have indeed been some famous young talents in the empire in recent years, so he couldn't think of anyone who fit the bill.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yoda asked his ministers: "Everyone, do you have any young talents to recommend?"

The ministers asked each other, but no one dared to recommend anyone. If the person they recommended was defeated on the front line, not only would the person recommended be punished, but the person who recommended him would also suffer.

At this moment, a general with scars on his face stood up, saluted the emperor and said in a rough voice: "Your Majesty, I have someone I want to recommend. I think he is qualified to be called a young talent."

"Who do you recommend?" asked Emperor Yoda.

"Captain of the Purple Rhino Knights, Bosco."

A cold wind blew, and John on Grant Island immediately felt a chill.

"Who is cursing me behind my back?"

John was invited to go to Nord to sign a treaty with Grand Duke Haakon. As the war in the south intensified, John had to set off immediately to resolve the issues on Grant Island, and then take a boat south to return to the territory to command the defense.

"Sir, we will reach Nord after passing through the star-shaped fortress ahead." Special Envoy Grant said to John. This time John brought more than 3,000 people including the White Wolf Knights to Nord. In addition to fearing a sneak attack by the remnants of Yoda, he was also afraid that the Grant people would play tricks and detain John and his men.

Looking at the heavily guarded fortress in front of him and the huge outline of the Nords behind him, John couldn't help but sigh that it would take a lot of manpower if he really wanted to capture this city.

"Stop!" The soldiers of the star-shaped fortress immediately stopped the team when they saw them. After the envoy presented the document to the general of the fortress, the general said something to the envoy. The envoy hurried to John's horse and said, "Sir, please let the soldiers settle outside the city. You can only bring 500 people at most."

"Huh? You can only bring 500 people?" John looked at the envoy.

"Sir, each general who wants to enter Nord can only bring 500 people at most, and the rest of the soldiers will be placed in the barracks." The envoy said hurriedly.

"You didn't tell me that I could only bring 500 people. Besides, I am the governor of Midland, not Grant's general. I cannot accept this request." John said slowly. He didn't know whether this was a show of force from Archduke Haakon.

"Please be flexible. This is the law of our Grant." The envoy asked tentatively.

"Grant invited me to attend the meeting, but then told me that I could only bring 500 people. This number of people can't even protect my personal safety. If you continue like this, I'll go back to Chusda. Goodbye!" John said and turned around and left.

What a crappy law! In the past, Grant law said that foreigners could not enter Nord, but now it has been taken by Yudamitran. Respecting your Grant laws does not mean you can take advantage of them.

"Please wait a moment, sir." At this time, Grant's envoy saw John was about to leave and hurriedly stopped him. After all, if he left, even if he was going to carry out the Grand Duke's orders, he would be punished for failing to do his job well.

"I'll talk to the general again and see if there can be some flexibility. Do you think that's ok?" Envoy Grant said to John in a cold sweat.

"Well...sure, go early and come back early. If you come back late, I will leave."

In a few minutes, the fortress gate was opened, and the envoy rode to find John: "Sir, your soldiers can enter, please continue on your way."

As John passed through the star-shaped fortress, he could see the entire appearance of Nord City.

"This city feels more like it was used for military purposes than for living. Living here for a long time makes you feel depressed."

This was John's first impression of the city.

As the gate opened, John led his soldiers directly into the city of Nord. This time, no soldiers came to stop them by limiting the number of people. John concluded that it must be Archduke Haakon who wanted to show him his power.

Although he didn't know what deep hatred he had with him, John was not going to give him a good face this time. He would just do what he had to do and had no intention of spitting out what he had eaten.

Inside the palace, Archduke Haakon, who was sitting on the throne, received the news of John's arrival.

"How many people did he bring with him?" Archduke Haakon said, shaking the wine glass in his hand.

"About three thousand people," replied the soldier who reported the news.

"More than three thousand!" Grand Duke Haakon asked in a surprised tone, and then threw the wine glass directly to the ground.

"He really dares to bring so many soldiers in." Archduke Haakon thought angrily. He was so angry simply because John did not take his show of power seriously.

However, he immediately calmed down and ordered his servants to clean the palace. He wanted to see what kind of person this John was.

On the other side, John arrived at the palace gate under the escort of soldiers. After asking other soldiers to stand guard nearby, John brought 50 White Wolf Knights and came into the palace under the guidance of the court minister.

As the door of the conference hall opened, John and others entered the magnificent hall.

“Although it looks rough on the outside, the interior is as gorgeous as the nobles of Midland.” John thought as he looked at the magnificent hall in front of him.

"Your Excellency, the envoy from Midland has arrived." The minister who led John in said to Archduke Haakon who was sitting in front of him and then stepped aside.

"I am the Governor-General of the Royal Family of Midland, General of the White Wolf, the Master of the Knights of the White Wolf, and the legitimate ruler of Franche-Comté, Count Johann Hohenzollern. I have been summoned by the Royal Family of Midland to help you fight against the Yodas."

"So, Special Envoy, do you have any good ideas to deal with the next attack of the Yoda people?" Grand Duke Haakon looked at the child in front of him who was about 1.6 meters tall and asked slowly.

"Based on the current war situation, I have issued a detailed military deployment plan." John said as he took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the court minister.

The court minister took the paper, unfolded it and read aloud:

"Regarding Mitland and Grant's plan to fight Yoda:"

"First, the Kingdom of Mitlan is responsible for the management of Chusda and its surrounding areas. The southern islands of the southern waters of Grant are assigned to the Kingdom of Mitlan. The Kingdom of Mitlan's navy will protect the security and stability of the southern waters of Grant. The Grand Duchy of Grant must respect the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Mitlan in the southern waters of Grant."

"Second, the Grand Duchy of Grant is responsible for clearing out the Yoda forces except for the Chusda area within Grant Island, and sending envoys to the Kingdom of Mitlan."

"what!"

"How can this be!"

“That’s totally unacceptable!”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers around began to discuss, and even Grand Duke Haakon frowned and said in an angry tone:

"Earl John, what do you mean by this? You want us to cede territory and pay tribute. Is your plan really to help us resist the Yoda people?"

John looked around at the expressions of the people around him, then looked at Grand Duke Haakon and said calmly: "Yes, this is a plan I came up with after thinking about Grant's national conditions for a long time."

"Nonsense!"

"How dare you, a child, treat the Grand Duke like this!"

"We can also train our own navy without listening to you, an orphan and uneducated kid!"

"Who said that just now!" John shouted loudly after hearing it and stared at the person who spoke just now. My goodness, I have heard the Yoda captives say that the people of Grant Island are a group of uneducated savages. Now it seems to be true.

The whole audience was silent after being yelled at by John. The man was startled at first by John's voice, then he felt a little scared by John's stare and took a few steps back unconsciously.

Seeing this, John first smiled at him strangely, and then said to everyone present:

"I've heard that the people on Grant Island are rude and impolite, and even the nobles are mostly stupid. Now it seems to be true."

Before the ministers could continue their outburst, John continued, "May I ask you, have you ever seen the sea in recent years?"

The ministers were confused by what he said, but some of them began to think about something.

Looking at the silent minister, John said in a mocking tone: "Since the Yoda people came ashore, Grant's army has been defeated repeatedly. Most of you have basically retreated to Nord. You have basically lived here for twenty years. How could you have seen the sea?"

"So, you haven't even built a sea for decades, how can you have the talent to build warships?"

"Even if you have talent in shipbuilding, do you have money? According to my investigation, the trade that you are most proud of basically ended with the Yoda sea route blockade twenty years ago. You occasionally rely on smuggling trade with Ys to make a living, and you basically have no money left. I see that you are poor! So I didn't ask you for money!" John said at last, almost gritting his teeth.

After being implied by John so many times, Archduke Haakon knew that this time the matter had become a big deal. He was arrogant but he was not stupid. If he really drove the Midlanders away, Grant would be in trouble.

"Special Envoy, please don't get excited. This treaty was indeed not well thought out by us and we did not take so many factors into consideration. I would like to apologize to you for the inappropriate remarks made by our minister." After saying this, he stood up and bowed to express his apology.

"My goodness, this feels so much like the relationship between two countries in the previous life." John complained in his heart, but he still said in a flattered tone: "Don't be like this, don't be like this. If there is a mistake in the language, just ask the elders at home to correct it. I believe that the minister has parents to discipline him. Of course, I apologize if he doesn't."

After several rounds of friendly negotiations, the two sides signed the treaty, which officially came into effect. Then John refused Archduke Haakon's request to have dinner together and rushed out of the city without stopping.

Looking at the surrounding buildings and the common people on both sides looking at him, John sighed: "Such a good country has such stupid nobles... No, or most of the nobles in the world are like this."

In the crowd, Bernie also stared at John with her empty eyes. Kiersten on the side joked: "What's wrong, Bernie, is he different from other people you have met?"

Beni frowned at this time, looked for a long time before saying: "His heart is very complicated, happy, sad, anxious, and there are many emotions. I don't understand him..."