Academy Genius Commander

43 – If you have good character, you should be proud (2)

Upon hearing my answer, the reaction of the high-ranking people in the barracks was divided into two main categories.

Some, including the general who first asked me questions, stared at me with meaningful smiles as if this was an opportunity.

Those who supported me, such as the Crown Prince and Earl Benner, looked at my face in horror as if they had seen the devil and signaled.

I didn’t say it out loud, so I don’t know the exact meaning, but it probably means something like this.

‘Crazy bastard, why does the bastard who plays the role of the advanced reconnaissance battalion do something that could be overstepping his authority?’

In that situation, the prince spoke in a solemn voice with the will to punish him in case of emergency.

“It is true that I gave Major Jaeger discretion. I guess I need a detailed explanation though. If anyone here is curious about his operation, feel free to ask any questions.”

Is permission like connivance given to you to try as many times as you want to bite the highest prince in this place?

The warden with white hair and beard asked me a question.

“Have you forgotten what the role of the preceding reconnaissance team is? Even if discretionary powers were granted, fighting head-on is a clear violation of military decrees and is a crime punishable by death.”

It is true that I felt embarrassed and afraid at the moment that I could be sentenced to death.

At this time, if I show that I am scared, the other person’s attack will only become more fierce, so I completely hid my feelings deep inside and answered confidently.

“I led 20 detached team members and moved to find the place where the enemy was staying, found the main unit based on the map obtained from the 3 enemy soldiers who were scouting, and figured out the size of the enemy army, their morale, and food rations. While grasping the situation of the enemy, I found out that a large part of the enemy’s food supplies depended on requisition.”

In intelligence, things like the enemy’s food situation and fraud are important information, but it is difficult to grasp the reality.

Because, in the case of the size of the enemy army that you need to know most fundamentally, when the enemy marches or stops for a meal, you can check it by watching from the top of a high mountain or hill.

High-ranking people openly wear their family crests on their flags, and since their activities are all revealed to the people around them, it is not difficult to guess their weaknesses, strengths, and tendencies.

However, in the case of food shortages and fraud, except for military leaders and high-ranking officers, it is information that is not well disclosed to allied soldiers unless there is a special reason.

This is because if the opponent knows both their food situation and their morale, they can easily predict what strategy they will come out with.

For example, if the food situation is good, you can choose both long-term and short-term battles, but if the food situation is bad, you must fight in a short-term battle.

The general, who had been arguing with me, sneered at me when he heard that.

“Where is an army like that? Thanks to the biscuits and provisions stocked up by your Bruno estate this time, only about 20% of the food prepared by requisition is available. Normally, the default is 30-40%! I don’t know about the rest of the report, but I can say the food spy isn’t very helpful. As long as you don’t attack the supply corps moving in units of hundreds of people with a detached unit of about 20 people.”

Other than him, several other generals nodded in agreement.

The prince had a serious expression on his face as if he was worried that I, who had used my discretionary power, would end up in a corner.

I said, showing several perfectly forged documents that were made in the Czech Republic’s official documents, making their authenticity indistinguishable.

“As soon as I found out about this, the detached party led by me hurriedly headed for the village in the path of forward movement of Czechoslovak troops. Then, showing this forged document, he impersonated a Czech Republic supply officer and requisitioned the village’s food, and then moved it to a deserted place and burned the cart nine times. Judging from the size of the army and the amount of requisitions, our detached unit succeeded in plundering about 8 days of food for them.”

When the generals heard this, they began to whisper in bewildered voices.

“It must be terrifying in the circumstances. Horses are enough food for 8 days, and even if one day’s food is gone, the rations must be reduced over 3 days…”

“They got caught up in something they didn’t expect. Since food rations were reduced on the way of marching, the number of deserters must have increased.”

“As it was 100 years ago, it is said that it is an era where the saying that wars must be fair and fair is not accepted, but isn’t this too harsh? Your young friend is very clever.”

On the other hand, the crown prince urged with a smile on his face when he heard the news that the enemy had weakened in the already burdensome first campaign.

“Come on, let’s continue the report. Do you still have more to report?”

At that, I bowed my head to express my respect and then continued.

“We succeeded in stealing and eliminating the enemy’s food, but that alone left us with regret. So, I led a detached unit and launched an ambush by throwing oil barrels and firing fire at the advance reconnaissance company of the Czech Republic Army. They’ll have a lot to worry about as they find themselves in a situation where they never know when or where their allies will show up. Therefore, as we expand our vigilance and march with increased reconnaissance, morale and stamina will drop.”

Since reducing the enemy’s health in this way is not revealed in numbers, it is not a clearly visible damage.

However, assuming that a soldier who can fight for 3 hours in good condition, can only fight for about 2 hours in a tired state.

If our troops are intact and the enemy’s troops are exhausted, if we fight for 3 hours a day, even if we engage in close combat for 2 hours, our troops will be able to push the enemy with overwhelming physical superiority for the remaining hour. there will be

Warfare in this era is highly dependent on hand-to-hand combat, so considering the importance of walking, running, and using your body, you could say that omitting their stamina increases your chances of winning.

Then, in order to finish the report perfectly, I bowed to the crown prince and said.

“The reason I was able to carry out this operation was because His Highness, the Crown Prince, trusted an officer named Peter Yeager and guaranteed his discretion as much as possible.”

As I expressed my gratitude, the prince looked at me with emotion in his eyes, and the nobles around me clicked their tongues as if they couldn’t help it.

The general, who had been pushing me and trying to find fault with me, continued to look at me with a reprehensible look and was about to say more.

“Commander Chariot, be respectful. Further questioning is beyond the authority of His Highness the Crown Prince. As I listened quietly, a proper reading of the report would reveal that there was no excess of authority in his exploits. As if he didn’t even read the report and just reprimanded him. You graduated from the Staff College, right?”

A staff college that must come out in order to become a general who is given the authority to command proper troops, not stars that are given to the imperial family for coolness in the empire.

It was like a gateway to the rank of general, where only about 5% of the officers who graduated from the academy could enter.

Unlike the academy, where things such as title and family rank are included in the grade evaluation, it is a place where only the person’s major and ability are evaluated.

That’s why, for officers with ranks of captain to major, admission to the staff college is an achievement that they can be proud of even after death.

Asking a person who graduated from such a university, ‘Did you graduate from the Staff College?’ is the worst curse a general can hear.

In addition, the previous record I posted is so large and clear that the current personnel evaluation for Brigadier General Chariot is ‘an idiot who evaluates the distinct achievements of his subordinates without even reading them. As a general, there will be a sense of failure, so it will be difficult to advance in the future.

Maybe that’s why Brigadier Chariot’s face went white, and he had an expression like his soul had escaped, with his mouth wide open like an idiot.

When the guy who tried to rob me was robbed in reverse, the prince said with a satisfied expression.

“Major Jaeger, then you can go back to your seat for 20,000.”

As I was returning to my seat as instructed by the prince, the majors sitting around me alternately looked at my face and the medal on my chest.

Maybe they were thinking that they had to make such feats to receive the White Silver Knight’s Sword medal, and that they had to have the guts to even quarrel with the general if they made a mistake.

I accepted his gaze and sat quietly.

On the other hand, the prince read all the information including the one I provided, and spoke in a confident voice.

“If the intelligence of the reconnaissance unit is correct, the best place for our forces to fight the enemy would be the Vranov Plain, 30 km from here. Therefore, the Czech Republic Expeditionary Force under my command will move with me to the Vranov Plain the day after tomorrow.”

When the detached unit passed through the Branov Plain for reconnaissance, it was clear that there was really nothing there.

If you look closely, there is a small stream that can procure drinking water, but even though the stream is long, it is less than 20cm deep.

In fact, it can not have any effect during battle, and the surrounding area is a complete plain without even that common forest.

So, if we were to fight here, neither the Czech Republic nor the Reich Empire could ambush, so it would be difficult to even attempt an operation like a surprise attack.

This may be the best tactic when fighting soldiers who are hungry from food shortages and tired from increased vigilance.

“On the Branov Plain, our forces will engage Czechia. I will adopt the most traditional fighting method, with knights fighting against knights and infantry against infantry.”

Occasionally, in dramas or games, there are scenes where spearmen are used to deal with knights, and knights are used to attack enemy infantry formations.

Even under the auspices of other generals, it was difficult for a crown prince to command such a large army for the first time using ingenious strategies.

So it must be a relatively simple all-out war to try to win.

The other generals seemed satisfied that the crown prince, who was new to war, made a simple plan for an all-out war without overdoing advanced strategies such as repeating ambushes and attacks.

He nodded and continued to listen to the prince’s explanation.

“That’s all for today. No more operations meetings. Commanders of the rank of colonel or higher should now start checking the formation after checking their units. You can leave the rest alone.”

Hearing the prince’s words, I left the huge barracks built for the meeting.