Academy Genius Commander

55 – Hammer and Anvil (8)

“Lieutenant Laura, tell me when the most people die in war.”

“At the academy, I learned that the most casualties occur when chasing a retreating enemy.”

“Yes, people who don’t know much about war think that a lot of people die in fierce battles where enemies and allies get entangled, stabbing with spears, slashing with swords, and arrows and magic. In reality, most of them die when one side’s victory is decided and the victors pursue the defeated soldiers.”

The reason is that when an enemy and an ally fight fiercely in a real battle, each fights with the will and ability to resist the other.

It does not happen that soldiers die in great numbers, as in threshing grains such as barley or wheat, as often happens in novels.

However, when one side’s defeat becomes clear and the retreat begins, the command system completely collapses, and each unit does not fight in conjunction with each other.

The soldiers on the defeated side scattered piece by piece, losing the will to fight, thinking that they would somehow survive, leaving them unable to offer any resistance.

This is because the combat power, which was normally maintained at around 10, drops to at least half and at most less than 1 due to the rapid decline in morale and the desire to survive.

On the other hand, the victorious army, which plays the role of a pursuer, moves and fights in an organized manner, which means it has an advantage over the opponent by several times.

As proof of that theory, our friendly units near me right now are playing the enemy completely.

When friendly cavalry or infantry approach the Czech Republic soldiers who are running away to survive, either alone or in squads or platoons of 8 men.

Because of the inferiority in numbers and the unfavorable psychology of being chased, it is inevitable to be defeated without being able to hold the creation car properly.

“You bastards of the Reich Empire, surrender! help me!”

“Do you even kill people who say they surrender?”

“These murderers!”

Therefore, if they do not lay down their weapons and immediately fall to the ground and surrender.

“Don’t worry, you scumbags from Czechia, it’s easier when you die!”

“Did you mess around with your brothers?”

“Come on, hang on, wait. Since we’re going to search, let’s die cleanly in one shot.”

The soldiers of the Reich Empire swept through the soldiers of Czechia like a farmer reaping wheat and barley with a scythe.

The bodies of the dead Czech soldiers spread across the ground and the flowing blood soaks the ground red.

In normal circumstances, it is a terrible situation that is hard to see with both eyes open, but it is a very beautiful situation for us who are trying to make a feat on the battlefield.

If you don’t wake up properly, you’ll miss the important things without noticing the passage of time while harvesting the lumps of achievement in front of you.

“Attention Jaeger Battalion Pursuit Team! Don’t pay attention to the things in front of you! We have already conquered the headquarters of the enemy commander-in-chief for the first time and captured the flag!”

I said this and hung up for a while, but no one in the pursuit team, including Laura, responded.

Normally, I would have been annoyed at the fact that the battalion commander didn’t even respond to what the battalion commander said, but now I understand their feelings.

How annoying would he be when the battalion commander told him to let go of the Czechoslovak soldier’s harvest that would lead to self-promotion and reward if he put in enough effort?

But I have thoughts.

“If we spend all our time and stamina to catch the children without proper armor in front of us, and we can’t catch the high-ranking officials or knights of the enemy army in front of us, won’t we be disgraced as the army of the Reich Empire?”

Also, in a chase like this, killing one knight or officer is more valued than killing ten soldiers.

In terms of difficulty, it was physically much harder to kill 10 soldiers than to kill one high-ranking person.

“you’re right!”

“As the battalion commander ordered, we risked our lives here, so we have to target the big guy!”

“Go in to change the fate of your life once!”

Having said that, I once again looked around at the Czechoslovak guys scattered around.

Aside from the fact that their clothes are torn and dirty from falling on the battlefield, their clothes are not made of precious fabrics like silk.

Aren’t you wearing ragged things like rags and dishcloths halfway through the patchwork?

These guys are very insignificant among the Czechoslovak soldiers, and wasting time catching them is a real loss.

“So, the battalion commander I saw in this chase will directly kill the guy with at least two stars, so you guys should try to pick at least one knight head. That way, nobles with families can be proud of their families. Soldiers, don’t miss this opportunity to change your life! Everyone, speed up! At full speed!”

Then I pressed my body as close to the horse as I could and, using the spur three times, ran as fast as I could in the direction of the Visochia castle.

This has the disadvantage that the horse gets tired quickly, but in order to catch up with the guys who abandon their base and run a long distance to the Vysochia Castle.

Because you have to run as fast as possible.

When the quick-witted cavalry of the Reich Empire came into view after running at such speed for about 3 km.

“Commander, look to the left over there! I see guys wearing armor and capes. Really high-ranking people stand out like idiots even on the battlefield, so shouldn’t we miss that?”

Hearing that, I turned my head to the left and saw a man in armor with a cloak made of red silk eagerly running away.

Under normal circumstances, there is a 99.9% chance that the guy wearing that conspicuous outfit on the battlefield is a high-ranking commander.

The Commander-in-Chief and the high-ranking generals around him abandon their headquarters and run away.

I’m confident I’ll bet my wrist that I won’t.

“That must be a stand-in for the enemy commander-in-chief or high-ranking general! So don’t stare! Instead, if you go a little further from here, you’ll find some cubs wearing similar armor and running away. They are real!”

The guy who gave me this information replied with an expression that he couldn’t understand it, but he couldn’t help it.

“All right…”

Then, as I rode my horse a little further, I saw knights wearing clean, soil-free armor on the street a little ahead of me.

They weren’t wearing anything fancy except for plate armor, so from the outside it looked like an ordinary troop of knights running away.

I was sure

“Great attention! I don’t know who the children are, but the ones you see are expensive! If not, would you even drop the bait and try to bounce?”

As I shouted, the soldiers following behind me followed.

“Let’s catch up!”

“Let’s go kill!!”

“You ran too far! will die anyway What have you come so far for? at there! Damn you!”

The guys who follow me may not be sure that those bastards are high-ranking people, but they probably think this much.

In this situation, the one who runs away first will be the tall one.

“Dennis, don’t even think about maintaining charge formations, grab your lance and hit it! Don’t let them move any more! Everyone run at full speed! Don’t miss a single one!”

Then, the company of knights led by Dennis skilfully drove their horses out of formation, and began to run away with their lances at a speed that might have been 40 to 45 km/h.

Because it was so fast, it didn’t feel like the walls were moving in a dense state like when knights usually attack.

“Damn the Reich Empire bastards! I threw a bait, why didn’t you bite it!”

“Job stuff is real! If the commander-in-chief is caught, then I should enter the castle too!”

“Dirty things! Raise the spur! run!!”

Enemies were sufficiently terrified, and when the knights with lances ran into them, the group of about 40 collapsed and stopped.

They were saying what they were saying, but right now, rather than worrying about that, I have to start with the guys in front of me.

“Soldiers, attack independently! We have to knock them down before they come to their senses!”

Because I knew that in this case, the one with the highest score comes first to maximize the chance of escape.

Once again, he spurred his horse and ran as fast as possible, pulling out the sword stuck in his waist.

5 meters, 4 meters. Assuming that the distance with him is gradually decreasing, let’s stab the sword into the gap between the helmet and the armor.

In my hands, I felt the feeling of stabbing meat with a kitchen knife, and the taste of killing a person.

At that time, the Czech Republic knights nearby shouted.

“Lieutenant General Nicholas!”

“Deputy Commander, Deputy Commander!”

“f*ck, we’re screwed!”

…. It is assumed that the idiot commander-in-chief ran away early when we were penetrating the main base. So we couldn’t catch it with our own hands.

Anyway, our pursuers caught a group of fleeing commanders, and I killed a three-star second-in-command with my own hands.

It’s like I’ve done the best I can, and now I have to take credit for the pursuit team members that follow me.

“The pursuit team captures or kills those in front of you right now!”