Loopbound Death Reversal Chapter 31: Chapter 30: The Push

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He did not realize how Matthias is looking at him Instead, Henrik continue speaking “You are saying that if the casualties are not high, even if there is reinforcement from the enemy, the soldier could hold on” Henrik smiles and nodded Then he continues on saying “But if the casualties are high, even if you manage to destroy this last push, if there is reinforcement suddenly coming in, then the army would falter. Faltering is not good. Faltering in that moment would mean the army would collapse. That is the most dangerous thing” “Giving them hope and watching that hope being crushed. And when hope is crushed, they would rather die than live. At that time morale would collapse.” Henrik hearing this could not help but frown “Then should I tell them the truth?” Matthias shakes his head “Give them assurance, but never give them certainty. If you give them certainty, you better be damn sure.” Henrik eyes narrows and then he smiles “Matthias, you are a person of talent” Matthias suddenly realize he said more than what he supposed to and he suddenly lower down his gaze and step back one step backward. But Henrik had already saw it. That bright gleaming eyes. That confidence oozing from every word. This is not the way a peasant act. Henrik has not been in this world for long. But he could sense the difference between those who have high ranking and those who do not. Those peasant would always be cautious. And they would not have such high situational awareness. And they are not confident in their words and it shows. They are cautious because anything could get them killed. They did not have knowledge because knowledge is hidden from them. They lack confidence because they have been told that they are lowly since their birth Henrik however shook his head “ I am not aiming to win” “You are aiming for the night” Henrik smiles bitterly. Yes, his real goal is not victory. Henrik could tell by Balint and his men. The chain of command had collapsed. The veterans are now scrambling trying to defend certain routes ordered by their superior. They might not even know why they have to defend these routes. But they know that their superiors had guarded these routes, guarded these passes, hills and they continue guarding it. They do not understand it but they must have understood that what their superiors had done must have a reason. And that reason must be something that helps the rebel army. Even though the rebel army does not seem to have a great command, but the people are united. “It did not yet reach that point where corruption and lawlessness permeate the atmosphere. This might the period of early rebellion” Henrik thought to himself He is not optimistic of a peasant rebellion. In history, you could count on one hand on how many times a peasant rebellion succeeds. It is not many. Most peasant rebellion ended with the defeat of that peasant rebellion. It is not only because the resources are all on the hands of the rulers, it is also because those who initiated peasant rebellions are usually peasant themselves and they did not have knowledge and those who did pass the early phase of the rebellion would then face the problem of having a narrow vision. It is fine to rise up driven by anger and oppression but if you want to go further and cemented the rebellion and make sure the rebellion succeeds, it needs a leader of the rebellion that could see things clearly. Taking cities, taking villages, plundering and robbing….then that is no longer a rebel army that could win the support of the people all over the land. There is many other reason than this for why so many peasant rebellions failed. But a peasant rebellion itself is a sign of a chaotic governance. Ignoring it would not make it go away. It also depends on how big that rebellion is. The larger it is, the more problems it is. For an empire, it is precursor to a troubled times. For a kingdom, it is a sign of ill. Then after the failed peasant rebellions those ambitious people, those lords