Academy Genius Commander

48 – Hammer and Anvil (1)

“Why do you think so?”

“This is because, after analyzing the environment surrounding Czechia, there is no possibility that the Grand Duchy of Luxenia will sign a truce with them.”

“Keep talking.”

I continued, pointing with one hand around the Principality of Czechia.

“First of all, if we compare the number of soldiers that can be mobilized in the Principality of Czechia and the Grand Duchy of Luxenia, the Grand Duchy of Luxenia has fewer troops. Therefore, in a situation where the two countries are confronting one-on-one, if Czechia proposes a peace treaty to Luxenia, which has less power, without making any special demands, it will be accepted.”

No matter how ignorant and violent a bully or gangster is, unless he is an idiot, he will bully those weaker than himself.

He does not attack a muscular man who thinks he will be beaten after recklessly attacking.

Since this is not a realm of intellect, but is inscribed instinctively, even a drunkard who gets drunk and fights around will break his spirits and apologize and run away if he thinks he will end up with someone bigger and stronger than himself. like going

Conflicts and wars between countries are similar to this.

And now Luxenia is in a situation where it has no choice but to be defeated by Czechia, but they say they won’t do that anymore and go back.

‘Don’t stop here, take some more of my wallet and house!’

There’s no way we can fight any more while saying this.

“However, since our Reich Empire and Czechia are at war now, many of the Czech Republic’s troops have been deployed to this front. So Luxenia has a certain chance of winning now, but if you ask for a truce in this situation, there is no way they will accept it.”

“Looking at the diplomatic situation, it is. However, it is difficult to convince the division commander with that alone.”

“Also, even if a peace treaty is concluded with Luxenia and more than 20,000 reinforcements are coming, isn’t that the situation in which Czechoslovakia are losing to our imperial army?”

Well, thanks to our battalion’s well-formed formation and well-trained training, we made achievements such as defeating a battalion of about 50 knights and an infantry battalion.

From the point of view of a battle in the tens of thousands, it did not have a big impact.

“So, if I were the commander of Czechia, I would attack more aggressively in order to win somehow before 20,000 reinforcements arrived. Because if you finish the war before reinforcements arrive, you will be fully recognized for your achievements. But now, far from showing signs of an active attack, aren’t they using their numerical superiority to slowly press down as if strangling their throats with cotton?”

Although it was a sound that would have been filled with dissatisfaction had it been heard by junior officers and soldiers fighting on the battlefield.

In today’s war, the Czech Republic army did not want to fight so aggressively.

If that were the case, there would be no way that only about 50 men would have been mobilized when the knights came in aiming for our flanks.

He must have mobilized at least 1,000 people to inflict a heavy blow on not only our battalion, but also the entire division.

If so, the casualties of the allies would have been at least several times the number of casualties.

“You are right. So, if they intentionally spread this rumor, can you guess why they did it?”

With that said, I affirmed.

“Decreased morale of allies. Improvement of the morale of the Czech Republic army. Going further, they will be waiting for their allies to get caught up in their strategy and split the army. It is difficult to predict how the match will be divided if it is 40,000 vs. 50,000, but even if we are caught by the enemy and only select one division, it will be like facing 50,000 with 32,000.”

Because officers like me and the colonel have been instilled with rational thinking and military science knowledge while studying for 4 years at the academy to a level comparable to that of a senior in high school.

Even if the enemy is reinforced by 20,000, it is more like a human who has been modified to roll his head to find a way anyway.

Therefore, unless the war situation is completely ruined, there is little chance of poor judgment or frustration.

But what about soldiers who have never been properly taught, have no motivation to fight staunchly, and whose only goal is to get home safely?

If you hear the news that only 40,000 allies will fight against 70,000, there will be people who will fall into despair saying that we will all die.

At the same time, a guy who continues to tell desperate stories to lower the morale of the unit to the basement, a guy who tries to survive even by deserting, and a scumbag who tries to take advantage of this opportunity by colluding with the enemy.

On the other hand, the enemy’s morale will skyrocket, so their combat power will rise.

In addition, if 8,000 allied soldiers are lost right away, how advantageous will the enemy army be?

“Okay. However, since His Highness the Crown Prince told them to keep them in check, I’ll have to come up with an alternative. Do you have any thoughts?”

After hearing that, I looked at the map and came up with a pretty good idea.

“There are high, middle, and low levels. The first step is to mobilize one division to prepare for the enemy’s 20,000 reinforcements, which are not there.”

“Funny. Then what is the middle and the top?”

“The important thing is to mobilize 8,000 people and spread rumors that one division will be mobilized in preparation for 20,000 people. If you do that, the commander of Czechia will think that we have been caught and will increase the momentum of the attack.

Although he said something, it was nothing more than a rough-and-tumble plan to elevate the upper class.

That would also be the case because it is the most basic common sense to stab the enemy when he reveals a gap in war.

What I said was, in effect, ‘if you want to be number one in the entire school, stick to class and focus on textbooks.’ because it has nothing to do with

“Sangchak, like Hachak, mobilizes one division and moves from the battlefield we are fighting to the vicinity of Mount Caines, which takes about a day. Encamped and pretending to prepare for 20,000 enemy troops. You have to stay there for about seven days, send out scouts, build fortifications, and act like you’re preparing for a real enemy attack. Then, after a week, you will use 32,000 allies like an anvil and one division including our regiment like a hammer to engage in a large-scale battle to outwit the enemy.”

“If you do that, it looks like the remaining allies will suffer from the enemy’s onslaught for a week. Are you okay?”

“As long as His Highness the Crown Prince and Count Benner don’t make a big mistake, the loss of 8,000 troops for a while won’t cause much damage. Rather, if a battle like today continues for a long period of time, the damage to allies with a small number of troops will gradually accumulate and cause great damage.”

It’s not a bad idea to fight the enemy head-on, but the beauty of battle is that the unit that plays the role of the anvil and the unit that plays the role of the hammer work together.

Wouldn’t it be to put the enemy’s troops in a semi-encirclement state and use the anvil and hammer at the same time to apply pressure and annihilate them?

“Also, the policy is consistent with the orders given by His Highness the Crown Prince. So, after you win, isn’t there a perfect picture for announcing that Your Highness planned all of this?”

In my heart, I want to take the position of first-class meritorious subject this time, but as long as I belong to a country called the Empire ruled by the emperor.

In addition, if you are a member of the crown prince’s faction, you must not stand out in a more positive way than the crown prince under any circumstances.

Otherwise, you will be subjected to all kinds of checks and persecution.

And the prince is the one who will generously reward me if he knows that I have made concessions so that he can make an achievement, so I should give it as much as possible at times like this.

Hearing that, the colonel laughed and said,

“Thanks to your recommendation, I naturally joined the prince’s faction, and as a result, my personnel performance was reflected favorably, and I was promoted to colonel this time. So, in order to put a star under Your Highness later, I will have to listen to you.”

“You will soon be promoted to the rank of general. Please take good care of me then.”

“Then I will process and recommend the best plan you mentioned to the division commander as well. By the end of this war, I hope you and I can both be promoted.”

By the time we finished the heavy conversation we had to do.

“By the way, Count Benner’s only daughter serves as my adjutant, and today in a daytime battle, I led my platoon and killed the company commander herself. Could you please reflect that in the personnel evaluation?”

“If you have completed the minimum service period, the division commander will directly issue a promotion order within a few days. It’s not someone else, but the daughter of the deputy commander.”

And a week later, the 9th Division of the Reich Empire, belonging to the Czech Republic Expeditionary Force, to which I belonged, moved near Mount Caines.

My adjutant, Lieutenant Laura, succeeded in being promoted to lieutenant a little faster than others with the authority of division commander.