I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

EP.369

When the Reich Imperial Army magicians finished chanting, a large amount of water spewed out from the tips of their wands, and the inside of the moat gradually filled with water.

All kinds of objects, including the caltrop traps for the corpses of Allied soldiers, began to slowly submerge, and the dry ground gradually began to become soggy.

The sudden change in environment terrified the soldiers who were exposed to the extremely tense situation of war.

“Fuck, save me! The water is rising! “If we don’t want everyone to drown, we need to fill the moat first!”

“Give the order to retreat! If we continue like this, we will all die!”

“My feet stuck to the ground because I couldn’t move them. Fuck! “Help me, Mom!”

Word was immediately conveyed to the Archduke of Warsaw that many people crossing the moat were in fear and crying out for help, and that the soldiers who had not yet set foot in the moat were not going any further but were standing still and watching the situation.

The Archduke slammed the baton in his hand on the desk in the command center so hard that it shattered.

“Peter Jaeger you son of a bitch! You’re using unexpected magic! You coward! “You vile bastard!”

On the battlefield, being called a coward is like a compliment to an opponent, but the person being attacked has no choice but to say such words.

In order not to offend the Archduke, the staff members nodded their heads in agreement and then asked.

“How will you deal with it?”

“It will take time for the water to rise, so hurry up and send in the troops until then! You must create a point on the castle wall where your allies can climb and hold on! “You all know why without me telling you, right?”

No matter how many troops there were, forcing them into trenches filled with water and forcing them to climb over the castle walls was itself an act of putting a large number of soldiers at risk.

The Grand Duke of Warsaw wasn’t stupid enough to use this trick.

‘40% of the enemy forces are women, old men, young boys and girls, and of the remaining 60%, 1/3 are reserve forces and other things that have not participated in the war for a long time. When such guys experience success by winning the battle on the first day, their morale rises because they think they can do it too, and their combat power also increases rapidly.’

In that case, the number of soldiers who must be sacrificed to kill Peter Yeager and the time spent on siege warfare will gradually increase.

Considering that the opponent was the evil bastard Peter Jaeger, the worst case scenario…

In the Archduke’s mind, he imagined himself bringing an army seven times larger than the opponent’s, failing to capture the castle, and running away with all his troops lost.

“Those who refuse to go over to the trenches are the same as breaking military orders. And isn’t disobeying military orders on the battlefield subject to summary punishment?”

“That’s right.”

“Then, until the water rises so high that you can’t go over them, push those who are in the vanguard at all costs! And you know what to do with the rest, right?”

Although the Archduke did not say it, the generals of the other Allied countries could well imagine what was going on.

“We will minimize the number of units comprised of elite active-duty soldiers and push in units comprised of the weakest first.”

“Enforce it immediately.”

When the order was given, the officers of the vanguard unit could not believe their ears.

Although it is said, with a mixture of jokes and seriousness, that Peter Yeager’s head is equivalent to about 10 of his country’s divisions… I

was wondering whether it was necessary to give such a cruel order to cut off his head.

But now it’s on display. Because delaying with doubt is the same as disobeying orders.

“Attention all forces! Push in the second-line troops! “At least one more person must climb the castle wall before the moat is completely submerged!”

“This is an order from His Majesty the Archduke that anyone who does not follow orders can be stabbed to death with a spear!”

“Send at least one more guy up! Hurry!”

According to the order, a unit composed of serfs who had volunteered rather than soldiers and active-duty soldiers who were evaluated as having relatively weak combat capabilities were forcibly taken to the vanguard position.

Of course, they would have to climb over a moat full of water, raining down arrows and stones, and climb up a 10-meter-high castle wall, but who would want to do that?

If he does not follow orders, not only will he be executed immediately, but his family waiting for him in his hometown will all die afterwards.

“Charge forward! “Let’s go kill Peter Yeager!”

“If you don’t want to die, run! “Run and put the ladder on the castle wall!”

“I will hang every single one of the Reich’s piglets!”

The weak unit, which was evaluated as having relatively weak combat power, continued its death march following the archduke’s reasonable orders.

Reich soldiers were also frightened by the sight.

“Aren’t you crazy guys? “Why are you crawling around like a pig in heat and making a fuss even though the moat is filling up with water?”

“I’m getting goosebumps. “What you hear about and what you actually see is so different.”

“What nonsense? The Philolence front wasn’t like this.”

However, these people were very mentally armed to protect their families, so although they felt pity for the idiots who came in to die like mayflies, they did not give in to their hands.

“Our battalion commander said that. “He said if you break 10 of those bastards’ heads, you’ll get 2 gold!”

“What would be bad if the bastards who came in to destroy our family’s hometown set out to kill us? Thank you. “Just kill them all!”

“Crush the heads of every single one of them!”

The imperial army, all fighting as one, took advantage of the castle walls and did a good job of blocking the almost endless influx of allied forces.

This news was relayed straight to Peter Yeager.

“Marshal, Marshal! The Allied forces continue to deploy additional troops to cross the moat before it fills with water! The walls in all four directions – east, west, south, north – are all blocking it well! “I don’t think I need any support!”

At those words, the staff and the entire 7th Division cheered, even though it was the first day of the battle and the battle had not yet ended.

“Long live Marshal Jaeger! After all, you are the Marshal. Even though it is only the first day, honestly, you have come this far with a unit made up of more than half of the reserve forces or civilians…”

“Like in Lichen, we can return alive! Anna, wait, I’ll make sure to make a lot of money and go back!”

“It’s unfortunate that on the first day, there won’t be a stage for our 7th Division to be active.”

Peter Yeager asked after correcting their exalted mood with a cough.

“How long will it take until the moat is full?”

“About 40 minutes. However, it is expected that it will take about 15 minutes until it is filled to the point where no one can climb over it.”

At those words, Peter Jaeger, the commander-in-chief of the Reich Imperial Army, thought for a moment.

‘This tactic of filling and draining water from a dry moat will be effective even if you brew it for a whole month. However, no matter how well the drains are dug, if water contaminated with corpses or waste from human bodies flows into the moat, it can cause various water-borne infectious diseases. I guess I’ll have to let it go on the premise that the water will be drained again once today’s battle is over.’

“The battle from now on will not last longer than 30 minutes. So, you go around the wall and announce that today’s battle will be over if you hold out for about 30 minutes, and tell them to fight with all their might for the remaining time. Also, order the wizards to conserve their magic power when the water becomes too cold for people to cross.”

When the messenger heard my command, he immediately left the place without asking or questioning and spread the news everywhere.

All the soldiers, who were breaking the enemy’s heads one by one with bows, crossbows, and stones, shouted hurray.

“Marshal Jaeger said that if we hold out for just 30 minutes, we will win!”

“Hold on! “Today, we have to show how active we can be without the help of the 7th Division and the Marshal!”

“You bastards were swarming around like maggots, and now you’re so tired that they’re about to fall into the grass!”

Meanwhile, as the water in the moat gradually rose, the Allied soldiers, who were cut off from their allies, could not hide their despairing expressions.

“Oh, no! “Fuck!”

Someone’s curse-filled words represented their feelings, but if they hesitated even a little, they would shoot them with arrows, so they had no choice but to climb the ladder and continue climbing the castle wall.

In the process, it was common to end up covered in the blood of the corpse of a colleague with whom I had been chatting until yesterday about wanting to become a war hero who would slit Peter Yeager’s head and return home.

Some went completely crazy and ran straight to the friendly formation on the other side of the moat, but without exception, all of them were killed with arrows or magic.

“Ugh, charge! Charge in, you fucking bastards!”

“If you don’t want to die, you have to step on the wall and hold on to climb up!”

The noble officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers commanding the troops that had crossed the moat all followed equally, and at this time, the signal that Peter Jaeger had been waiting for was also transmitted to the Warsaw Army.

“The moat dug by His Highness Peter Jaeger has become so flooded that no one can cross it.”

The Archduke gritted his teeth at those words.

The fact that the water was so full that people could not cross meant that the battle could not continue in its current state.

“Send a retreat signal. “I can’t believe you messed up like this on the most important first day of battle.”

The Archduke of Warsaw’s order to retreat was relayed to the Allied forces, and the losers who retreated in the first battle without even being able to step on the walls began to return to their formation full of worries.

Of course, in this process, the remaining troops, nearly 5,000 who crossed the moat, were annihilated that day.

In this way, Peter Yeager was able to finish the first day of battle, which was considered the most important, safely and with the best results.

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