Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 136.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑𝟔.1: 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐫 (3)

Kadadada!

Tudutututu!

Eastern Normandy Defense Line.

A trench line was prepared here to block the rebel forces. The rebel forces charging towards the trench line. . . . . .

“It’s fortunate that the Western Military District forces aren’t rushing in.”

The Western Lords Allied Forces, all armed with outdated Winchester rifles, Piper rifles, or MAS 36s captured during the last Great War.

Even so, with a number of 300,000, it was not easy to underestimate. . . The border guards of the Duchy of Normandy were equipped with Os automatic rifles and Wald machine guns. All thanks to Oswald’s acquaintance.

The enemy forces were being killed, trapped in the fire of machine guns and automatic rifles. Nevertheless, the enemy continued to push in.

“They’re not completely without thought.”

Royman was able to confirm the advancing enemy troops using magical artifacts. Royman smirked as he watched the enemy struggle to advance as far as possible using shield magic.

“Mortars ready!”

Oswald had informed Maesterium of the production method. . . However, as the firepower was not significantly different from the existing magic cannons and there was magic that could replace it, it was not adopted as a standard weapon.

However, Oswald, considering the advantages of mortars, knew that having them was better than not having them, so he produced them through the Winchester Armory and sold them to his friends, Royman and Gilgamesh.

“Adjust the angle! Fire!”

Pong! Shuaaaak! Kwaaang!

The mortar’s high-explosive shells, fired in a parabola, struck the enemy troops following behind the shield magic. Starting with that, dozens of mortars fired high-explosive shells, concentrating on the Allied forces soldiers following behind the shield magic. Eventually, the Allied forces were forced to retreat after suffering about 60,000 casualties.

“The problem is that there’s no guarantee that they’ll be the only ones charging in.”

Royman’s concern was the regular troops of the Western Military District rushing in. Currently, the Western Military District, due to the loss of public sentiment, had forcibly mobilized troops into an army group.

However, it was unknown how long that could continue. If things went wrong, they could face an internal rebellion of one field army.

According to information from the Kronen family’s assassins, they were currently arming them with outdated weapons, fearing that they might revolt.

‘𝘛𝘴𝘬, 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭?’

“Earl, there’s a message from the Iberian United Military District Command.”

“United Military District?”

“Ah, it’s a newly established military district. The commander is Earl Oswald Valencia, who was a classmate of yours at the academy.”

“Is that so? What news?”

“They say they’re sending two Tiger tank divisions here by sea.”

“Oh!”

He was worried about what to do if the Western Military District intervened. . . With the arrival of two Tiger tank divisions, it would be possible to launch an offensive against the rebels.

“It’ll take about a week. Until then, we’ll somehow fight a delaying action against the enemy.”

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“Damn it! Does it make sense that you can’t even handle a mere margrave?”

At the Western Military District Command in Paris, the 3rd Prince Douglas slammed his fist on the table, furious.

“I apologize, Your Highness.”

The head of the Western Lords Allied Forces, the Duke of Luxembourg, bowed his head. The Duke of Luxembourg, although not belonging to the Empire’s Five Grand Dukes, possessed tremendous power, said to be just below them.

He had shown great enthusiasm for this war, raising 30,000 private soldiers, but. . . He couldn’t raise his head due to the enemy being stronger than expected.

“Your Highness, it cannot be said to be solely the fault of the Duke of Luxembourg. The Earl of Normandy, as a classmate of Earl Valencia at the academy, has been supplied with new weapons through the Winchester Armory. With the current armaments of the Western Lords Allied Forces, it will be difficult to deal with the Earl of Normandy.”

At the words of General Ingol von Chess Liechtenstein, commander of the Western Military District, 3rd Prince Douglas calmed his anger and continued the conversation calmly.

“Then, does the commander have any solutions?”

“There is one Tiger tank division under the Western Military District. Since tanks were originally designed to break through trenches, deploying them to break through the Earl of Normandy’s trenches would allow us to quickly stabilize the rear.”

“What if Valentine’s armored forces move? Wouldn’t we be stuck?”

“The 1st Prince’s army must first suppress the rebellion in the Northern Military District, so they won’t be able to come here quickly.”

General Liechtenstein, who follows 3rd Prince Douglas, still refers to Valentine, who has ascended the throne as Emperor, as the 1st Prince.

“But what about the Iberian United Military District Command in the south? Earl Valencia there could advance quickly, right?”

“His troops have recently returned from an expedition. Moreover, it will take a long time to expand from a field army to an army group, so it will probably take more than a month to launch a proper offensive. Before that, you must quickly deal with the Earl of Normandy in a short decisive battle.”

At those words, 3rd Prince Douglas looked down at the map and contemplated, then nodded as if he had made a decision.

“Alright, I’ll send the Tiger tank division. I’ll also send Earl Himmler’s Stormtrooper Corps with them.”

“We will definitely take Normandy.”

After the meeting, 3rd Prince Douglas headed to his office.

“Your Highness.”

“Oh, Earl Hess.”

“I’ve come to get approval for the establishment of the Schutzstaffel, the armed guards composed of those who enthusiastically support Your Highness.”

“Schutzstaffel?”

“Yes, it’s a name that means protection and defense in the ancient imperial language.”

“Hmm. . . . . . I like it.”

“It has been organized as an elite brigade solely for Your Highness, with ideological education already completed.”

“Elite?”

“Yes, that’s right. Each and every one of them is a seasoned user, armed with the MAS 49, a new weapon produced by the Republic of Libertas.”

“I see that the Republic is selling its new weapons to other countries.”

“I heard that the New Millennium Federation’s standard rifles are being distributed in both semi-automatic and automatic versions, and their performance surpasses the MAS 49. . . They say they have leftovers after rearming with New Millennium Federation weapons.”

“Tsk, I wish we could have armed them with our Empire’s new weapons. . . . . . ”

“Of course, it’s nothing compared to our Empire’s automatic rifles, but as a semi-automatic rifle, while it has a lower rate of fire than an automatic rifle, it’s optimized for firing with mana. Moreover, with the improved magazine, you can fire up to 30 rounds without changing the magazine.”

“Anyway, you’ve worked hard. From now on, I’ll appoint you, Earl Hess, as the commander of the Schutzstaffel Guard Division.”

“I will serve you with all my loyalty!”

After finishing the approval for the establishment of the Schutzstaffel, Douglas sat down, and immediately his newly appointed adjutant, Earl Troyes, entered.

“Your Highness.”

“Oh! It’s Earl Troyes. How is it?”

“The loan we requested from the Kingdom of Britannia has been rejected.”

“Tsk.”

3rd Prince Douglas knew that in a situation where the civil war could drag on for an unknown period, there would definitely be a blow to the logistics side without the Empire’s Maesterium. Fortunately, since the bullets for the Os rifle and the Wald machine gun were the same caliber as the old Winchester V series bullets, he was preparing to set up an ordnance factory to produce at least these bullets.

However, Douglas, who had arrived here virtually penniless, had no funds to carry out any business. He had already spent a lot of money mobilizing an additional 400,000 troops needed for the Western Military District through his supporters.

So he had requested a loan from the Kingdom of Britannia in exchange for handing over some oil-producing territories in the northern region, but it seemed to have been rejected.

“How much stock do we have left?”

“If it’s provisions, we can last for three years. However, in the case of ordnance, it depends on how intense the battles are. . . In the worst-case scenario, six months is the limit.”

At the news that the offensive culmination point was only six months, 3rd Prince Douglas put his hand to his forehead.

“Damn that Earl of Valencia. . .”

If it weren’t for Earl Valencia’s new weapons. . . If it had been the old weapons system, he could have carried out the civil war without any problems, but. . . Unfortunately, due to Oswald’s weapon development, Douglas’ rebellion was already facing a crisis.

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