Academy Genius Commander

84 – Northern Occupation War (2)

“It’s not a bad position either, but the best place to make an achievement is probably the vanguard. If you wish, I will give you the spearhead in the center, no one else.”

The center front of a friendly unit is the favorite position of capable commanders or generals.

Because the center is usually where the most intense battles take place, although the loss of troops is large.

If you succeed in entering the enemy camp by defeating the enemy unit facing you, the offensive will be developed around your unit.

Then, when you go back after winning the battle, you will be recognized for making a huge contribution to the victory of your army corps, and you will be promoted and rewarded generously.

That is why the high-ranking generals are fighting to take the vanguard position with their eyes on.

“Our brigade has been rolling in the north for four years, and the number of tribes we have subdued is as high as 30. So, I don’t think there is any other unit as proven to deal with them as our brigade. It can be said that he was very good at subjugating barbarians.”

“The Palatinate Division is the first to fight in the north, but we can prove our strength with the numerous martial arts accumulated so far. In particular, two years ago, fighting the Switchland bastards, Robin Hood’s troops…”

“We, the Celiot Brigade, are the elite that His Majesty directly allowed us to use the title ‘Guardian Guard’ last year…”

But that’s when you’re dealing with regular regular troops, and when you’re fighting ragtags, it’s much better to be on the side where you can use a lot of space.

If you deploy your troops thinly and widely to the left or right and attack like a siege, the area of contact with the enemy will widen, allowing you to kill more enemies in a short time.

The beaten side might mistakenly believe that if we attack with ferocity, we are attacked not by one regiment but by a larger army.

Add to that the lessons learned from fighting infantry in previous battles.

“Their infantry is honestly worse than an Imperial private who just came out of boot camp. So if you spread your troops out and attack, you can take on a large number of people at once.”

If I had said this when dealing with soldiers from countries like Czechia or Francois, Count Benner would have asked me where I was most sick.

Because if you spread out your troops to fight a large number of infantry at once against a proper regular infantryman.

At first, even if they could do their own thing, when the soldiers fighting in front of them died or were injured, there were no personnel to replace them, so the unit quickly became unusable.

Just as thin paper can cover a large area, but it can be easily torn and pierced as well.

“Then, are other units going to insist on deploying them horizontally? Then even 70,000 men would be able to encircle their infantry.”

“The barbarians are savage, but they are not stupid. If you know that you are trying to encircle and annihilate 40,000 to 50,000 infantry with only 70,000 men, you will mobilize your cavalry and poke holes in your troops. Enemy foot soldiers can then enter through the cracks and tear our allies apart. And we also plan to reunite our units after we inflict confusion on the enemy.”

Otherwise, the harassing archers would hit the rear of my thinly deployed regiment.

“is it. Then what do you need?”

“If you want to fool your enemies, shouldn’t you also fool your friends?”

“You’re asking me to borrow a fighter jet. great. In addition, the right to pretend to be in command of a division when necessary.”

By doing so, I can cause great confusion to the enemy.

“Let it be. Anyway, in the next few years, I hope the day will come when you can just carry the division commander’s flag without having to disguise yourself as if you were in command of the division.”

At that, instead of replying, I only smiled, and Count Benner patronized the generals.

“The 24th Regiment under Colonel Yeager is deployed on the far left of the left wing. The deployment of other units will be informed by messenger after Commander Bonn considers it a bit more. This concludes the operation meeting. All troops must thoroughly prepare for the march the day after tomorrow.”

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and 2 weeks later.

The 70,000 expeditionary force led by Captain Benner, who calls me son-in-law, was to avoid being defeated individually by the enemy’s cavalry.

The army continued marching in a state where it was divided into divisions.

Usually, when marching in this way, it is blocked by mountains or forests and stretches for several kilometers on a narrow road where only a few people can pass.

There was almost no forest here, and the plains were continuous, without mountains or hills, so regiments could march together one by one.

And when the news that so many troops were mobilized to attack Ludvik spread throughout the land of the barbarians, even those who changed their minds to survive…

“Great men of the Empire, forgive these miserable poor shepherds! Please save me!”

appeared, of course.

Because the reason why they went under Ludvik in the first place was that they were forced to do so because they succumbed to power, and the important thing for them, who lived as nomads anyway, was the lack of units.

However, hadn’t they seen that if a tribe that was important to them was under him and was devastated by the invasion of the empire, they would simply perish.

Besides, according to the tactic I suggested, even before we marched out, we had declared that we would treat those who surrendered in the barbarians’ area with respect.

It was like slapping someone who wanted to cry.

“I am Colonel Peter Yeager, commander of the 24th Regiment of the Imperial Army. Are you here to surrender?”

“That’s right. Please save us.”

If it was the old imperial army, those who surrendered like this would have been accepted into the army to fight or get information from them.

Then, the surrendered barbarians would have cooperated with the Imperial Army to help subdue Ludvik in order to prove their worth.

“i get it. Then, how many tribe members did you, the chief of the tribe, bring with you?”

“There are 600 women and 500 men, of which 200 men can fight as warriors.”

“Unlike Ludvik, the Imperial Army keeps its promise. So, I will not take your lives, and I will preserve your property and village.”

At those words, the tribal chief bowed his head with a genuinely moved expression on his face.

“Thank you, old man. From now on, I will truly renew my mind and serve you diligently. A tribute to the empire, like leather, every year…”

“The tribe members will be there too. Bring them.”

“All right.”

Then the tribal chief led his tribe members towards us, and the soldiers under my command aimed crossbows and spears at them.

“No, what is this?”

“Right now we are at war with Ludvik. Therefore, it is not permitted to serve in the Imperial Army armed as before. Hand over all weapons to us and surrender. Then, as promised, I will preserve your village and property. And I will make it possible to work on better land in the south.”

Having said that, I also drew my sword and put it on the chief’s neck, bleeding a little.

“Either die here or lay down your weapons and surrender. In addition, blow all the information you guys know about Ludvik’s army.”

“…. All right. Chieftain Ludvik mobilized 50,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry to raise an army of 60,000, and is now preparing to fight on the Tchainov Plain.”

I’ll have to check later if the chief’s words are right or not, but I kicked his shin hard enough that it didn’t break with my metal boot.

Then he rolled on the ground, shed tears, cried out in pain… and then stood up again and spoke.

“Since he came under us, Ludvik is not your chieftain, but an enemy. to speak straight. Unless you want to die.”

Just like an article I read before said that a club is medicine for a mad dog, and a stick can be used to instill concepts into a barbarian who is unconscious.

Kicked in iron shoes, he suddenly began to speak in a servile tone.

“I’m sorry. Originally, the Imperial Army was drawn inward from the Tsinov Plain as a starting point and driven to a disadvantageous place to wipe it out. I can’t even do that because I’m afraid that all the villages will be ruined if I bring them in. Also, I think there are not a few tribes like us who are considering surrender.”

After all, do barbarians have an instinct to move as well as we want when we knock or set a house on fire?

During the eradication of the Toner tribe, all warriors and men of the tribe who committed human trafficking, robbery, murder, and rape were beheaded, and their wives and children were taken to work in a warm place opposite to where they lived, and the effect was good. It seems.

“Right. Any other information.”

“Also, to be honest… Ludvik doesn’t have much food left. Because they are preparing for an attack by the Empire…”

So, I sent the contents of the interrogation of the guy for about 30 minutes to the division commander.

Now, we will compare and analyze the information obtained through this tribal chief with what other surrendered tribes have told us.

If he’s lying, I’ll catch the spy by making him pay for it by exterminating his tribe.

“I will ask you again. If I have lied to you, I will give you a chance to correct it even now. Is it really what you said?”

“Yes, it is… so please save me.”

So I turned my attention away from him and said.

“Completely disarm those children, women and children and send them to the division commander. Bind them with ropes like prisoners of war and mobilize two companies of infantry to transport them. Then tell the division commander to give him something to eat.”

Now, if you manage the tribal chief and tribesmen like this, you won’t be able to hand over information to Ludvik even if he’s a spy.

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Ludvik won’t even think of sending spies to our unit like this anymore.

In addition, if the person who spread the wrong information is discovered, he is a spy, so we can kill him… We will not fall victim to their sabotage tactics.