It was Siwa who greeted the guests with a big smile on her face. She was holding the first military meeting with the assembled reinforcements. General Gesikhana was next to her, surrounded by his staff, including Commander Chan.
The seats in the council of war were arranged in the shape of the letter "L", and each general of the reinforcements had his staff members of the Warlov army seated on both sides of him.
Our country is now in a great crisis. We have lost the land of Druga due to the unreasonable invasion of Bahria. We are determined to take back Dorga as soon as possible. We would like to ask for your help in this endeavor.
General Gesikana bows his head in greeting. After his words, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Siwa continued.
"Basically, we, the Imperial Army, will be responsible for this battle. Therefore, we will decide on the formations, attacks, retreats, etc. of each army. Any disruption of the chain of command will lead to defeat. Please understand this.
No one speaks a word of what she says. Sheeva looked at General Gesikhana, who was sitting next to her, and nodded slowly.
"However, we would like to retake Durga in the most efficient and effective way. For this purpose, we would like to have your input as well. We would like to have many such discussions, and we would like to plan our strategy with your wisdom and support."
With a big smile on her face, she turns her attention to the generals in support. They all nodded their heads in unison, and not a single one of them spoke.
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but do you have any comments?
Sheeva's voice rang out.
"......Since you do not seem to have any particular comments, I would like to inform you of the formation of this, the gathering. However, there is no need for you to move at this time. Thanks to your good strategic sense, the siege of Dorga is already completed. First of all, please stay where you are and wait for our orders. Nevertheless, it is a pleasure to be here with you all. First, we would like to introduce ourselves and get to know each other."
Immediately after she finished, Gaimi and the other young commanders on the Warlov side quickly handed out paper and pens. General Gesikhana and Sheeva wrote something on the paper and folded it into a triangle with an expert hand, which looked like a nameplate.
"Yes, if you do it this way, you will have a nameplate. Please write down your organization, rank, name, and so on. It will be easier to see if you write them on a piece of paper like this. For more information, please ask our Imperial staff.
At the sound of Siwa's voice, the young staff members standing next to the reinforcement generals began to instruct them in various ways. They were perplexed, but they took the bureaucrats' advice and began to write on the paper.
"I'm sorry, but does this mean anything to you?"
Suddenly, a woman's voice was heard, and all eyes in the room focused on her. It was Matkal who opened his mouth.
"Do you have time for this? Shouldn't we be working to get Dorga back as soon as possible?
The air in the room froze at the sound of her voice.
"You are ...... ah, you are one of the Agartha's army, aren't you? I believe your name is ......."
As I recall, you are the wife of the king of Agartha. It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Sheeva, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Warlovian Imperial Guard. I apologize for the delay. My apologies."
"No, that's not important. First of all, please visit ......."
I regret to hear you say that you don't care about anything. We are doing this for a reason.
"Meaningful?"
I told you that we want to retake Dorga in an effective and efficient manner. To do so, we need the wisdom of many people. However, I do not think it is possible for the generals gathered here to exchange opinions if they do not know each other. That is why we are making it easier for you to talk to each other. Please understand that.
"I'm sorry. The retaking of Durga is a matter for the Warlovian Empire. It should be your responsibility to retake the land. Since you cannot do so, you have asked for reinforcements from the Heedat Empire and other nations. If so, there should be a lot of information to share with the generals of those reinforcements, such as how long they want to retake Dorga, what tactics they have used so far, the enemy's forces in Dorga, their equipment ......, and so on. We have no way to offer our opinions if you ask us for our wisdom without such information. Rather, is the Warlovian Imperial Army running out of ideas to retake Dorga?"
"Wait, Mr. Matkal."
The voice belongs to General Gesikana. He turns his gaze on Matkal.
"I am Gesikyana, Commander-in-Chief of the Warlovian Imperial Army. You have a point, but our policy is to plan our operations while respecting the diversity of opinions. With all due respect, this is the Warlov Empire. We have our own way of doing things. I hope you will understand.
He had a smile on his face, but every word he said was said in such a way that one could sense the pressure to conform to our way of doing things. But Matkal was not intimidated. She continued.
"I think that the Warlovs should be in charge of planning the operation, but if what the general just said is the national policy, I will not deny it. I, for one, do not refuse to propose a plan of action. But if you want us to do so, we need information first. If we are asked to give our opinion without any information, we will only be able to give a superficial opinion. With this being said, it seems to me that your country's approach, while it appears to me that you are trying to aggregate the opinions of many people, is in fact an attempt to advance the agenda of the Warlovian Empire. And there is a concern that if there is any flaw or failure in the operation, the responsibility will be put on the nations. ......"
"Mato ......"
It was the man sitting next to her who admonished her in a quiet voice. His face was wrapped in a white cloth and his arms were crossed as he moved his head from side to side. Matkal's body shakes at the sound of his voice, and her face turns red.
"I'm so ...... sorry ...... for what I did ...... I was a little bit out of line ......."
Upon closer inspection, the man next to him has his hand gently caressing Matkal's buttocks, but the people around him cannot see the scene. Both General Gesikana and Sheeva looked at the scene with dubious expressions, but eventually they both sighed loudly as if in resignation.
"Well, what is it? How about we call it a day, just for show and tell?
A man in a white mask looks around and speaks in a muffled voice. No one responded to his voice. He nodded slowly, urged Matkal, who was sitting next to him, to stand up slowly, bowed, and left the place.
General Gesikana and Deputy Commander Siwa watched him go with sharp glances, while Commanders Chang and Waqa, who were standing by their side, nodded their heads in small increments.
"...... Ladies and gentlemen, have the name plates been made? We will use them in the future for military discussions, and I am afraid that you will have to hand them over to our military personnel."
The young staff members scattered at the worker's words. She watched the actions of the staff members and turned her gaze sharply again in the direction from which the matkals had left. .......