Academy Genius Commander

36 – Prepare for War (2)

“Lieutenant Laura, if you’ve finished your meal, let’s get down to business. You can leave the empty dishes on the table.”

“All right. What can I do?”

I said, showing the sealed Class 2 document in my hand.

“Soon there will be a war directly commanded by His Highness the Crown Prince. There, our battalion and territory played an important role. I plan to have a meeting with everyone on that agenda.”

“Is that so? If I hadn’t come under Major Jaeger, there’s no way I’d know. Since you are trusted by His Highness the Crown Prince, you are in charge of preparing for the upcoming war.”

“Originally, as a second lieutenant, you cannot participate in this meeting, but I will let you participate as my lieutenant. I was asked to do something by Count Benner, but I believe in the potential of Lieutenant Laura, who showed me when I was in the academy.”

Even if he was an exceptional commander who received the Silver Knight’s Sword medal directly from the emperor as a captain, he was part of the preparations for the prince’s home.

It is proof that I am greatly trusted by the crown prince.

In addition, even as subordinate officers build their careers in the future, the fact that they secretly adhered to the ‘crown prince’s strict orders’ in advance will be a great bonus and help in promotion.

In particular, giving such an opportunity to Laura, a cheep-cheep chick who had just graduated from the academy, was hardly possible.

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Laura looked at me this time with a look of surprise and joy on her face.

“Are you really giving me that opportunity?”

I told her who expressed surprise, joy and gratitude for my words.

“Instead, I want you to perform as well as I expected.”

After saying that, I went inside the meeting room where my men were waiting.

Because it was normally used only for inquiries related to tasks such as battalion training, supply, and equipment, or administration of the territory.

For the most part, the atmosphere seldom became heavy as soon as I entered.

But now, maybe it’s because I came inside with a sealed document in my hand and a serious expression.

From Marx, the administrator of the Bruno estate, to Marco, the 1st company commander, Dominic, the 2nd company leader, Charlie, the 3rd company leader, Dennis, the wizard company leader, and Werner, the knight company leader, the tension was evident on everyone’s faces.

However, before the full-scale meeting, I signaled to Laura and stopped in front of my diagonal line.

“Before the meeting, I would like to introduce Lieutenant Laura von Wenner, my new adjutant from today. As a newcomer, there may be some shortcomings, but you seniors will take good care of that.”

After I finished, she bowed and greeted me politely.

“This is Lieutenant Laura von Wenner. i look forward to.”

When I introduced myself like that, everyone clapped and welcomed me.

I immediately showed the documents containing the instructions regarding the contents of the operation and said.

“As of January 20, 221 in the Reich Imperial Calendar, Major Peter Jaeger will open Class 2 Secret No. 1005 and disclose the information about the Jaeger Battalion and the Bruno Territory in accordance with the military orders of His Highness the Crown Prince. 1st company commander, is today the 20th of January?”

It is a fact that I have confirmed many times before coming here that today is January 20th, but asking like this is a necessary formality.

Knowing that, Marco nodded, and I quickly unsealed the document and opened it.

“I will deliver the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince. On July 30, the year 222 of the Reich Imperial Calendar, an army of 40,000 men under the command of His Highness the Crown Prince passed through Bruno’s territory and entered the Czech Republic’s Visochia region to engage in a decisive battle. ”

At those words, the company commanders shouted loudly.

“It is war at last! The opportunity you’ve been waiting for has arrived. Don’t stop anyone. This time, I will wear a major too!”

“Wouldn’t it be easy for us to beat the Czechs? You should know that it is an honor to be given as a sacrifice for promotion.”

“Long live the crown prince! Long live the Empire!”

Is it because I won the first mock battle close to the real one, and I was the youngest major in command?

It seems that the company commanders also think that if I follow them, they will get a promotion.

An actor who plays a monkey-like dwarf in a drama said, ‘War is an opportunity!’ I remembered that I shouted

Of course, I thought that would not happen, but when I asked to go to war, I was so scared that I thought about quitting.

In this case, it is always better to have high morale, so I said this to encourage them.

“It is a war in which 40,000 people on our side alone are participating. So there will be plenty of chances to score. Therefore, your chances of getting promoted will naturally increase. Shouldn’t the company commanders here also be promoted and match each horse one by one like me? So stay alert, focus on the strategy that will be explained, and stick to your duties. As a battalion commander, I will do my best so that if you listen to me and follow me, I will give you a seat one by one.”

Then everyone began to focus on me with their eyes shining.

“First of all, it is important to increase combat power as a war involving 40,000 people takes place in our front yard, but before that, we should pay attention to how to utilize our territory, which is the same as the starting point of the expedition. Isn’t that right, Administrator Marx?”

“That’s right.”

“Don’t sell the grains and turnips you harvested this year and receive as taxes, but collect them. Turnips must be salted and stored, beans, barley, and wheat must be ground into flour, mixed with water and salt in the right amount, and then put in the oven and roasted for a long time at least four times. Also, use 80% of the reserve money I gave you to buy a lot of things like salted meat, cheese, and beer and store them in your warehouse. The rest of the little things are the same as how to make biscuits so far, but be extra careful because a small mistake can cause the biscuits to rot.”

In modern Korea, transactions that acquire profits by using information acquired in advance are called insider trading, and are strictly cracked down.

There is no such crackdown in the Reich Empire, where the judicial system is far weaker and more tolerant than in Korea.

When fighting a war, it is basic to pay at least 5 to 7 times more for the business related to military supply.

However, I plan to sell groceries and alcohol here, an intermediate supply base, at just three to four times the price I bought this year.

Then, although we would make a huge profit in the sales process, the prince would surely be satisfied because it would be much cheaper than buying things through the jubo merchants.

“In addition, the day laborers who are hated by the lords of the neighborhood and are being taken care of also have to tie up men and women and attract as many as possible to increase the size of the territory. From now on, we will make this place a supply base and relay city connecting the newly occupied lands of Czechia and the Reich Empire.”

After saying that, I turned to the company commanders and said.

“At the same time, the organization of the battalion is also changed. The knight company would remain the same, but the infantry company would be organized into three platoons of spearmen and one platoon of skirmishers. To maximize firepower, all crossbowmen are organized under the mage company. In other words, a platoon of wizards and a platoon of crossbowmen would move together at the four corners of the formation.”

Then, the crossbowmen would naturally act to protect the wizard, and if the wizards matched with the crossbowmen, their power would be stronger.

Because what if the soldiers who got hit by a huge blow with magic were instinctively scared, and then attacked with a crossbow, killing more people?

The morale of the enemy soldiers who saw that would drop even faster.

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Later, if a matchlock was made and shot magic and lead bullets at the same time, this formation would be able to kill all the ironclad knights.

“The type of tactics you use will be the same as what you learned in training earlier. The knights usually wait behind the infantry and, according to the command of the battalion commander, charge and subdue the enemy.”

In the movies, there are many images of knights charging at each other as soon as the war begins, but such a tactic requires commanding a unit of at least several hundred knights.

Therefore, in most units, dozens of knights are left in reserve and used to block the enemy’s retreat or to attack the gap.

And doing so creates greater fear and sacrifice for the other person.

Because people sometimes get hit in the head with a baseball bat if they are notified in advance, but there are cases where they are fine, but if the premise is that they are hit without knowing it.

It could kill you instantly even if you hit it with a wooden pole much weaker than that.

“Each company commander, except for the facts related to the Czech Republic front, conveyed the rest to his subordinate units so that they could engage in training. more.”