In the legend of the Galactic Heroes, Marshal Royenthal is a very personal and charismatic figure, and his fans among the Empire fans are probably above Reinhardt. After all, Reinhardt's aura is too strong and domineering for readers to like. On the contrary, the character of a bad man and a tragic hero like Royanthal is more likely to have a perceptual recognition.
Moreover, this friendship between Royenthal and Midamia is actually more harmonious than that between reinhardt and Gilfias, the brother-in-law and brother-in-law + monarch. They purely enjoy the feeling of being together.
Royanthal is known as the "Imperial Double", which is a rare celebrity among the heroes of the galaxy. We evaluate him from the four aspects of military, employment, politics, and physical and mental quality.
Let's start with the military. After all, as a general, this is the first parameter.
In terms of military talent, Royenthal is certainly one of the few in the universe. There are famous generals with troops in the following canon, he is certainly not as good as Yang Willy, perhaps not as good as Gilfias, and the others who can break Royantal's wrist are Reinhardt, Bikgu, Mercaz, Midamia and a few others. Ulanf and Borodin, who were praised by Yang Willy in the Allied army, may be slightly inferior to Royanthal in terms of their performances, and vale and Murat on the imperial side are of this grade. Carl first and Morton and the like may be even worse.
In fact, in the whole book of Silver Ying, except for the halos of the protagonists of Yang Willy and Reinhardt, most of the generals have not won too many battles. Reinhardt's men are known as famous generals, but the victories of these famous generals are actually limited. Relatively speaking, Royenthal's record is actually quite good. It's just that because it is shrouded in Reinhardt's aura, many times it is brushed over.
Looking at the canon alone, Royanthal went through the following battle process:
In the dead-line battle of the Great Invasion, Royanthal won against the Allied 5 fleet, Bikgu, and caused the Bikgu fleet to suffer some degree of heavy damage.
At the Battle of Yamlizah, Royenthal followed Reinhardt's main force in frontal combat, completing the task of crushing the main force of the Allied forces. In contrast, Midamea and Bidenfeld were counterattacked by Young willy, especially when Bidenfeldt's main force was destroyed.
During the Imperial Civil War, Royenthal had a small defeat at Merkaz in the early days, which made the noble camp cheer. But this was only a "retreat without taking advantage", and Royenthal did not suffer much loss. Thereafter, Royenthal, together with Midamiah, captured General Ofesha and eventually followed Reinhardt to annihilate the noble army. Later, when Reinhardt fell into the endless remorse of his friends' deaths, Royenthal, together with Midamia, led the admirals back to Odin and commanded a double coup d'état, establishing Reinhardt as the dictator of the Reinhardt Empire.
In the stronghold-to-fortress, Royanthal and Midamiya went as a second line, and simply annihilated Nguyen Van Thieu and Yalaken, who were pursuing by the Allied side.
In the Battle of the Twilight of the Gods, Royantar led three fleets of more than 30,000 warships, which were on a par with Yang Willy in the Isheron Cloister, and finally Yang Willy took the initiative to abandon the fortress.
At the Battle of Bamillion, Royenthal, after completing the task of capturing the logistics base, together with Midamia, captured Bharat and saved Reinhardt's life.
Thereafter, after the total annihilation of the Allied forces, Mar. In the Battle of Yadit, and the Battle of the Cloister between Reinhardt and Young willy, Roynthal, as Reinhardt's chief of staff, did not have much opportunity to perform, and Reinhardt himself was too stealing the scene.
Finally, there was the Second Battle of Ranti Mario, in which the rebellious Roynthal fought against his best friend Midamia. With the two sides close in strength, there were two famous generals, Valle and Bidenfeld, and Royanthal had only a group of second-rate generals, the most important two of whom also had different intentions, and the whole army was even more burdened with the psychological pressure of rebellion. In this case, Royenthal maintained a balance of power, and later heard of the turmoil in the rear, coupled with the sudden backstabbing of Gryrupaltz, which caused the entire army to collapse.
Therefore, in terms of the military talent shown in this battle alone, Royenthal was above Midamia.
Even from the battlefield command level, Royanthal may be above Reinhardt. Reinhardt is more domineering and aggressive, and has a stronger sense of oppression in the face of weak enemies, but Royenthal is more calm and more able to choose reasonable tactics when facing strong enemies. So Reinhardt was shot out by Young at Bamillion, and Royenthal didn't suffer such a loss at the military level.
Let's take a broader example. The Galactic Empire is "famous like a cloud", and these famous generals who are like clouds have basically been ravaged by Yang Weili more than once. Including the artist Merklinger, who has been guarding the rear of the town for many years, he was also an empty city plan by Yang Willy, and he retreated after making up the plot in his own brain.
The only people who did not lead the troops to eat directly under Young were four men: Gilfias, Royanthal, Ksra, and Oberstein. The latter two were because they were not fleet commanders at all. Gilfias died early, so he was often used by Reinhardt to yyy, "If Ziggy Fei is still alive, Yang Willy would dare to be so rampant." In fact, as early as the Battle of the Dead line, Yang Willy had planned to use a ruse to clean up Gilfias, who had "overwhelming superior troops", but was interrupted by radish silk. Luo Yantar was the one who really fought with Yang Feng and did not suffer losses.
The above is purely military, and Royenthal is a bit lame in other aspects. This stems mostly from character.
In terms of employing people, Royantar, as the commander of the front, can also do his best for most of his subordinates. But there is such a masterpiece as Gryrupples, and Knapstein also chooses to "pretend to follow and prepare for the backstabbing" under the flicker of Gryrupples. In contrast, the generals under Midamiya were much more stable. Perhaps Royanthal's own unwillingness to be ordinary makes it impossible for him to be like Midamiya, and the ambitions of his subordinates cannot be properly vented.
Not to mention the political aspect. As one of the most important vassals in the Empire, Royantar did not know the way of the monarch at all, and was gently hooked by Langgu. The rebellion behind was even more inexplicable. He probably didn't understand what he really wanted, and just because he was not willing to be wronged in front of the emperor, he brazenly raised an army to rebel. The military overrides politics, and temperament overrides strategy, and it is really a fool's errand.
Royantal's physical fitness is very good, and he will not fall behind against the first Kob, and it should be known that the first Kobu is specially here to ride. However, his heart was not as sound as his body.
His good friend Midamia, who is not actually an old man, can still pull out a pistol and point it at Langu. But Midamia at least knew what he was trying to protect and what he wanted to maintain. And Royantal felt that his temper had come up and he wanted to destroy it, and he didn't intend to hide the anger that came out of his bones for Oberstein, who was also the third chief of the Empire, and simply danced with the tone of Bidenfeldt, which was too much. Even when he suffered grievances, he did not hesitate to let tens of millions of imperial army soldiers kill each other for his own breath.
In short, Royantal's talent as a general is impeccable, and the biggest problem lies in temperament, he actually has no real ambition, and he does not intend to claim the title of king and emperor himself. However, he has a surplus of stubbornness, admitting that his courage and vision are not as good as Reinhardt's, and on the other hand, he is very unconvinced, always trying to do something to show existence.
Such a person, when he encounters a domineering master like Reinhardt, who was promoted by the Tanaka Daimyo, once the main enemy is destroyed, it is difficult to honestly complete the role of the dog. It is also difficult to get a good death for each other.
Perhaps, this is the most appropriate example of "character determines destiny".
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