I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy Chapter 47

EP.47

In modern warfare, if you let your guard down even a little, you never know when you might be attacked by a missile or an enemy.

Drinking alcohol on the battlefield is only possible when a complete victory has been achieved and the end of the war has been confirmed, or when one has gone to the rear, away from the front lines.

However, in this era, there are no digital devices using computers or any formidable weapons capable of mass murder, let alone missiles.

Is this because we live in an era where there are no regulations on drinking and there is even a consensus that one should drink alcohol if there is no water?

The regiment commander, who was my direct superior, gave two 200-liter drums of beer to the members of our battalion, and a drinking party was going on in the unit.

Normally, when such a company dinner takes place, I would have to take the lead in everything, including the toasts.

Since I had a lot of work to do as a battalion commander, I refused the advice of the officers and soldiers and ordered only enough to drink to avoid stumbling in the next day’s battle and left.

“A toast to the great Reich Empire and to His Majesty the Crown Prince!”

“Long live the regimental commander who gave us beer!”

“For Major Yeager’s success and the quick discharge of the soldiers of the 1st Company!”

As a result, it was probably a good thing that each company gathered together like now to have a company dinner in a free atmosphere, which was more helpful in raising the morale of the soldiers.

With that in mind, I was walking towards my barracks when I noticed Laura, who seemed to be another person who had left the dinner party, who was following me and asked.

“I don’t know, but you, so-called, should go get some rest. “Didn’t you accomplish the greatest feat in our unit today, aside from me, the battalion commander?”

As they said, in today’s battle, our battalion was able to grind the enemy battalion like radishes on a steel plate and succeeded in sending the knights who were chasing the flanks backwards.

Because it was done by a group called the Jaeger Battalion, military work is shared among all members of the battalion.

However, the fact that Lieutenant Laura led a platoon and killed the enemy company commander under my orders is to her credit alone.

Therefore, I acknowledged that and at the same time told him to rest because he seemed to be exhausted from his first battle.

“I prefer assisting the major. Also, the people remaining at the dinner party are all men, which is a bit too much for me to join in.”

“Oh, of course, if a company dinner like that involves alcohol, there will be a lot of sexual jokes, so those words may feel a bit uncomfortable.”

However, no one in our battalion would have the audacity to sexually harass Second Lieutenant Laura von Wehner.

That’s because Laura’s rank is second lieutenant, so she’s the youngest among the officers, but if you touch her wrongly, you’ll be declaring war on her father, Count Benner, and his family.

So she will never suffer from direct sexual harassment violence.

‘The prostitute brought by the war merchant Maronia has huge breasts! How about going to touch it today?’

Even if you hear this kind of joke from the side, it will be annoying.

“Also… it was difficult for the two of us to have a conversation like this after going into battle. But today, everyone is busy drinking…”

“Since everyone is obviously busy with the company dinner, I will have plenty of time to explain why the tactic I used today worked, just like I did on Lieutenant Laura’s first day in office. good. “I have written the battalion major report, so I will calmly inform you after the strategy meeting with the regiment commander.”

Normally, Laura would be happier than anyone else if I were to teach her a new tactic.

Now, rather than showing any signs of happiness, he spoke in a regretful voice.

“Then I look forward to it, Major.”

After saying that, I left her behind and walked towards the barracks where the regimental commander was. Since Laura, who had a low rank, could not be approached carelessly, I returned to the battalion barracks.

Looking at her saggy back, it is clear that she wanted to be praised for her first major by me, her respected boss.

When I was a student platoon leader, I was completely alone and had no one to praise me, so I had no expectations, so I just passed on it and didn’t feel too much regret.

Just because that was my case, I couldn’t praise my lieutenant for his first achievement as a superior.

I feel a little sad that I didn’t pay enough attention.

I can’t help but think of the past, but after the strategy meeting with the regiment commander, I’ll meet him again and praise him profusely.

I’m sure you’ll like it.

As I walked away, clearing away my distracting thoughts, I arrived in front of the regimental commander’s barracks.

“This is Major Peter Jaeger, the battalion commander of the Jaeger Battalion. “I want to see the regiment commander. Can I come in?”

“Loyalty! The regimental commander is waiting inside. Come on in!”

**

As I was guided inside by the guard guarding the barracks, a very familiar and friendly person greeted me.

“As of now, I am Colonel Hans Weber, who has been appointed as the commander of the 8th regiment to which you belong.”

Six years have passed since he died in Korea for an absurd reason, and other than his parents’ names and military knowledge, most of his other memories have disappeared.

Even in that situation, I had the illusion that a subtitle appeared under the regimental commander’s face: ‘But it actually happened.’

That’s because he was my benefactor who met me as an interviewer when I was taking the academy entrance exam and helped me pass the exam by giving me an excellent interview score even though I was an orphan and had a poor written record. He also served as a supervisor when I was checking the unit’s training during the student platoon leader selection exam. Because this is the time.

Because he was a person I had a deep connection with even before he became successful.

“Well, I’ve seen you twice during your interview and student platoon leader selection, so I don’t think I need to introduce you.”

When I heard that, I came to my senses and saluted.

“Loyalty! “This is Major Peter Jaeger, battalion commander of the Jaeger Battalion.”

“Yeah, by the way, you got promoted really quickly. When I was your age, I had just achieved the rank of lieutenant, and the rumor was that I was the fastest rider in our class. “You’re a major at age 21, so you’re not even the main character of a novel.”

“I am always grateful that I was able to come this far because the commander of the regiment recognized and evaluated me during the interview. thank you!”

When I said that, Colonel Hans in front of me smiled and said.

“Thank you for saying that. In fact, when you were active in the Rhineland, I was quickly promoted to colonel because I had the insight to recognize the potential of an orphan who was a commoner during an interview. So, now that I have you under my command, I also have high expectations for you.”

“thank you!”

“I’ll stop here and say hello to you. The reason I called you is because the division commander wanted to hear your opinion about the strategy he received from you. “The division commander may have called you directly, the battalion commander, but he asked you to convey your opinion through me.”

After saying that, Colonel Hans handed me an official document.

[The Principality of Czechia is detecting a move to send 20,000 troops who had been mobilized to the front after the war with the Grand Duchy of Luxenia to prepare for an invasion by the Reich Empire. In the worst case, it is expected that up to 20,000 reinforcements will arrive within a month.] It

is not easy to defeat Czechvia’s army, which is about 25% larger than ours, but if additional reinforcements of up to 20,000 units come.

The enemy’s superiority will be greatly strengthened, and the Reich Imperial Army will be pushed into a crisis from which it will likely be unable to escape.

Because people often say, ‘War is not fought only with numbers.’ However, in most wars, the side with more soldiers has the advantage.

Therefore, the best policy is to end the battle in the Visocean region as quickly as possible before the enemy’s reinforcements arrive, creating a situation where even if reinforcements come, it will be useless.

If the other party intentionally leaked this information, the enemy would be inducing us to rush to the offensive.

When the regimental commander showed this to me, he means that there is a possibility that some units, including our regiment, will be mobilized to intercept them, right?

And he probably called me because he wanted to ask my opinion before that.

“It appears that His Highness the Crown Prince is taking this intelligence seriously. So, I think you are telling us to send the division to which our regiment belongs and prepare to intercept the 20,000 reinforcements from joining, is that correct?”

“It’s just as you said. To intercept 20,000 troops, one division would have to be sent. Then, assuming that the intelligence is correct, we should build a defensive position about 5 days away from here. “That way, we will be able to protect our troops from attacks from enemies that are more than two and a half times more numerous.”

In addition, it takes more than a month to properly build a defensive position, so during that time, the division commander must sit around sucking his fingers while other commanders praise their achievements.

After that, he probably didn’t want to be in a situation where he had to fight an unfavorable battle with 8,000 men to defend against 20,000 men.

However, if 20,000 reinforcements are really coming, no matter how much you think about it… can we get this kind of intelligence now?

If it were me, if there was a possibility that 20,000 reinforcements would come, I would hide it as much as possible and then use it to stab us in the back.

So I answered based on extremely obvious facts.

“It is judged to be a fake leaked intentionally by the enemy.”

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