Academy Genius Commander

44 – Branov Plain Giant Tournament (1)

The Jaeger Battalion led by me was deployed at the forefront of the Reich Imperial Army.

So, the army of the Principality of Czechia right in front of me could be said to have been positioned in the best view, but I couldn’t capture the majesty of the huge enemy corps there in my eyes.

Because when a division of 8,000 men marches in four columns across, the length is about 4 km, and when concentrated, it is at least 500 m.

This is because it is physically impossible to capture an army six times that size in my field of view standing on a flat surface.

Is that why they often say this in military doctrine?

‘If you become commanders who command more than a battalion, you will operate the war as if you were playing chess in your head, based on the fragmentary information sent by messengers rather than the battlefield you see with your own eyes!’

It’s definitely before the war begins, so even at the point where the field of view is widest, that army can’t be seen at a glance.

What if the battle breaks out and the field of view becomes narrower? It must be difficult to command a regimental unit just by looking at it with your own eyes.

However, the tiredness from not getting enough sleep was clearly visible on the faces of the Czech soldiers facing me, about 200 meters away.

If you look closely, you can see even those who can’t handle the weight of the spear among the soldiers who are presumed to be recruits.

Since the trumpets had not yet sounded to start the battle, I gave further instructions to the company commanders attached to my side.

“When attacking the battalion facing us across the street, eliminate the wizards and crossbowmen first, not the useless recruits like the anchovies over there. Then, when entering close combat, he kills recruits who can’t even hold a spear properly. Do not forget the truth of hand-to-hand combat that you learned in your first year, whether you went to an academy or to become an officer.”

In fact, I said ‘the truth of hand-to-hand combat’ to look grandiose, but in short, what I said is a natural statement that in a battle between infantry, the one who collapses first loses unconditionally.

And to put that teaching into practice, all you have to do is to poke a small hole in the first row of a huge enemy infantry formation, and then knock it down with more focus before the other soldiers can fix it.

“Yes, I understand!”

After checking the answers of the other company commanders, I looked at the place where the knights on horseback were and said.

“In addition, the company of knights follows me from the rear of the unit until I give instructions. If at all possible, avoid engagement until I give you my instructions.”

Because of the nature of the knight class, it is important to inflict damage with a lethal blow with a weapon called a lance.

In addition to moving like infantry, in a situation where the number is limited to only 12 units, the charge, called lance charging, cannot be used to annihilate a battalion or more unit infantry unit.

Therefore, they will use it to delay the enemy infantry support when I am knocking down the infantry battalion in front of me.

When I had finished my instructions to each unit, a low, heavy trumpet sounded from the camps of both armies.

I ordered as the commander of the Reich Empire.

“Battalion assault! If we fight only as much as we showed in training, we will definitely win!”

After saying that, I got off my horse, entrusted my horse to the orderly who was next to me, and started marching with the soldiers.

The soldiers of the Reich Empire deliberately began to speak harsh words in order to forget their fear.

“You bastards from the Czech Republic! I’ll put an air hole in your neck and kill you for sure!”

“I will send you to your deceased parents!”

“You look tired, but I will make you sleep comfortably under the ground.”

At the same time, the Czechoslovakian soldiers on the other side took heavy, weary steps and started to move towards us one step at a time, talking.

“I’ll pickle it with blood, just like salting cabbage!”

“What you guys ate today is your last supper!”

“Call out that you are dead! Bastards!”

As they got closer and closer, thousands of arrows and magic began to attack each other. The soldiers’ reactions to such an attack were divided into two main categories.

An idiot waving his arms in fear that he might die and trying to block an arrow, and a soldier trusting in his helmet and armor and advancing honestly.

Among them, the idiot who just whipped his arm barely succeeded in blocking one or two arrows with his arm, but he died after being hit by an arrow in the neck or chest while running wild.

Most of the arrows that flew to experienced soldiers who believed in armor and helmets ricocheted off, and few skilled soldiers died from being hit by arrows.

However, in front of the magic that burns or freezes the person hit, both skilled and new soldiers die equally.

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Looking at that scene, I thought that this is why I needed a gun so much.

Matchlocks have a slower rate of fire, but they are much easier to handle than bows, so training costs for mastery are low.

It has power comparable to that of a fair amount of magic, and although it depends on the commander’s ability, it should be possible to stop even the knights’ charge, which is said to be the strongest attack of this era.

It’s not possible, but if only a matchlock comes out, a revolution in which ordinary soldiers beat knights takes place.

In a situation where I was the only person who felt infinitely regretful because I did not have a gun, my troops were advancing while being beaten almost unilaterally by the enemy’s long-range attacks because they were divided into wizards and archers capable of ranged attacks to break down the enemy’s infantry formation. .

The soldiers of the Czech Republic laughed and said, seeing their allies advancing almost defenselessly under attack.

“I guess those crossbows and wizards are all decorations? Hey, did Deus give you a blessing in return for standing guard on this hungry and cold night?”

“Even idiots like that get promoted if they get a head, right? Hurray! One class promotion party, the entire campaign is accelerated by half a year.”

“Let’s just pick 5 and get discharged cleanly. How are you?”

No matter how uneducated they are, they are sitting there talking nonsense.

According to common sense, who would go to the front with a broken crossbow and an unusable wizard?

If you are the first to encounter the enemy and you see something strange in the enemy, you should think like this with common sense.

‘Isn’t that damn thing trying to kill us all at once?’

But if you see that they can’t think at that level of common sense, you should really doubt their intelligence.

What would you do? Shouldn’t he be sent to a comfortable rest after giving him a proper teaching by giving him a fiery death with arrows and magic?

Finally, the distance between the enemy and our battalion was reduced to less than 50 meters, and the long-distance cover of the Czech Republic Army and the Reich Empire ended.

And when they started approaching each other as fast as possible without breaking the formation.

Just as they did on the Rhineland front in the past, infantry and foot soldiers were about to break the enemy formations with only their spears as their only armament.

Previously, only a few crossbowmen were mobilized, but now it was different.

“Two forward wizards, crossbow platoon! Attack the front of the enemy battalion! They were talking bullsh*t about arrows being broken and wizards not having magical powers! Let’s kill them all, teach them properly, and let them go!”

Dozens of crossbowmen and more than 6 mages attacking at the right moment will be subjected to a crossfire of death.

The wizards and crossbowmen who heard my order started preparing to attack from a distance where their spears could not reach each other.

When the enemy spearmen were on the verge of being hit, they trembled and moved forward, as if they had properly understood what our teaching was.

They look terrified as if they would run away just by looking at their faces, but desertion is absolutely impossible in this situation.

Because from behind, the follow-up units and reserve units are chasing them, and if they stop, they can be trampled to death.

“… f*ck!! help me!”

“Dogs! In this case, it would have been better to move forward while being hit by arrows and magic!”

“Zenith!”

They’re begging for help, or shouting out the name of the lover they love, but that’s not something I’ll understand.

For now, all I have to do is put an end to the painful lives of those foolishly pointed spears in front of me.

“Jaeger battalion stop! Wizards, crossbowmen hit them all at once! They’re walking like idiots, and if I can’t kill 4 people per person, I’ll go back and set up an all-night vigil!”

When that was ordered, the wizards and crossbowmen aimed their staffs and crossbows at the enemy.

Fire, ice and arrows began to fly relentlessly toward the terrified and howling enemy soldiers.