….oh? Various changes have occurred since my level rose. Well, I’ll check the changes in more detail later on. Right now I should focus on the post-war process.
Kazuya sighed inwardly as he looked at the many Imperial soldiers who had surrendered.
Dealing with prisoners is pain-staking work. The manpower Kazuya had before was not enough, so he used his ability to summon more.
「Chitose, tell the Osprey to take me to a location that is not visible from the fort city. I need to summon more soldiers」
「Understood, I’ll arrange it immediately」
When Kazuya landed at the location away from the fort city. He summoned additional soldiers and got them to process the prisoners, since the amount he can summon had now risen.
After that, Kazuya summoned more supplies hurriedly, in order to build a base.
Due to the extra soldiers, the shortage of manpower was solved. Kazuya surrounded the tent with a barbed wire fence that the combat engineers had made. Before calling the senior officers of each department in for a council of war.
As the council of war began. Chitose, who is the master of ceremonies began to read the military gains report.
「First, about our gains. Thanks to the air corps, we gained around 12 enemy ships that had been abandoned after being shot down. Currently, the engineer corps have taken them back to the outpost to be stripped down, since we have found that there is something called a “Magic Furnace” which allows flight. I think we’ll be able to understand it very quickly. The canary kingdom have also provided technical assistance and they believe we can also use the “Magic Furnace”」
Chitose turns the page and continues.
「Next, the prisoners. There are around 100,000 prisoners. Furthermore, about 8,000 of them are either nuns or female soldiers. 200 of them are aristocrats who can be ransomed off to the Empire」
After finishing the military gains report, Chitose sits down as Kazuya stands.
「First, lets discuss the matter of the “Magic Furnace”. Can it be incorporated into the vessels we currently have?」
Kazuya asked, causing the head of the technological development department to answer.
「It seems possible. But the limit is that we can only make 1 destroyer float using all of the 12 engines we seized」
「I see. Then please continue your analysis of the “Magic Furnace” and see if it can be mass produced」
「Understood」
Begin satisfied with that answer, Kazuya moved onto the next problem.
「Next, the matter about the prisoners….does anyone have a good idea?」
Kazuya had no idea what to do with the 100,000 prisoners he had captured. Suddenly, Chitose raised her hand.
「Go ahead, Chitose」
「Hai. First, enslave them all and take them to the outpost. We can buy slavery collars so that they can’t revolt. Then, once another battle starts up again, we can give them spears and use them as our front lines. The so called….disposable piece」
…..That’s almost like a soviet soldier….to not give them a gun, but to make them charge with just a spear. (TLN: Not 100% sure, but I think soviet soldiers were forced to fight even if they didn’t have a gun, if they tried to retreat the commanding officer would kill them)
「You’re right, but let’s keep the prisoners treatment good for now. We shouldn’t utilise them as labour」
「Understood」
Chitose nods upon seeing the determination of Kazuya. Suddenly, a soldier rushed in with a panic stricken face.
「Ah! It’s serious, Captain general!!」
「What happened?」
「Sergeant Funasaka!! Sergeant Funasaka!!」
「Sergeant Funasaka? …..wasn’t he killed in battle?」
After the Imperial army surrendered, the corpse of Sergeant Funasaka was found. (Apparently, after he had been taken prisoner. He managed to somehow escape and blew up the gunpowder the Imperial army had been stockpiling, along with himself) (TLN: That explains the random explosion from the Imperial camp)
「He did! Which means he revived!!!」
「「「Haa!?」」」
All of the members who heard that information ushered a shocked cry simultaneously.