I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

EP.376

When I said such meaningful words, the head wizard looked at me with an expression that said, “What kind of bullshit is this?”

“Fireballs have a range of 400 meters at most. It doesn’t fly any further than that.”

Of course, as the wizard leader said, it is a known fact that the limit when firing a fireball on the battlefield is 400 meters.

There is a wrong premise here.

This is to say that when wizards on the continent of Europa shoot fireballs, most of them try to shoot only in a straight line like a direct fire cannon, and do not try to introduce a howitzer method like a howitzer.

“Change your thoughts. “In what direction do you fire your magic?”

“That’s why firing it in a straight line consumes the least horsepower and increases accuracy, so that’s what I use. When aiming, the surest way is to look directly and shoot.”

The other officers nodded and agreed with the wizard leader’s words, but I asked while holding a round stone in my hand and pretending to throw it.

“Then what should I do to throw this stone far? Do you throw it in a straight line or slightly upward and in a semi-circular trajectory? “Please answer the wizard leader.”

The wizard leader looked at me with an expression that asked why I was asking such an obvious question.

“Of course, why not throw it with a slight upward tilt? Then it will fly far…”

While answering, the wizard leader looked at me with a shocked expression, unable to continue speaking as if he had realized something.

“If magic such as fireball or waterball travels farther than 400 meters, doesn’t that mean the magic disappears? What if we launch a launch that traces a semicircle-shaped orbit as you said?”

“That’s right, the fireball can be launched a much longer distance. Moreover, if you use the height above the castle wall, you will be able to fly it much farther.”

“… I can’t believe it. “Why on earth have we magic officers not even thought of something so simple for hundreds of years?”

It’s very simple once you know it, but actually coming up with this new idea is very difficult.

In the West, cannons began to be used in war in earnest in the 14th century, when the Hundred Years’ War broke out, and the concept of ‘howitzer’ by adjusting the angle of the cannon actually first appeared.

Four centuries later, during the Seven Years’ War in the late 18th century, the Russian army was the first to attempt to fire cannons through the forest.

So, it can be said that it is only natural that wizards did not come up with this.

“No matter what, the accuracy will be lower than seeing and shooting directly.”

At those words, I laughed and pointed to the map around the castle.

There, a huge Allied formation was drawn surrounding Bastion Castle in a circle.

“Look at the wizard leader, no, leader Halbert. What’s wrong with low accuracy? Wouldn’t it be okay to just go over 600 meters and shoot? Then it would fall somewhere behind enemy lines.”

“If you say all you have to do is drop a fireball on the enemy lines like you said, then yes. All we have to do is shoot a fireball from the castle wall to where they are and we will be successful.”

When the leader of the magicians who commanded the magicians acknowledged this, the other staff and officers finally got over their shock and began to open their mouths.

“Of course, when we shoot bows or crossbows, we order our soldiers to shoot at an angle in order to fly far, so why didn’t we think of magic?”

“Marshal Jaeger is always amazing, but he breaks such a simple idea. He even worked miracles with just that. Last time, at the Battle of Gryfino…”

“Well, I was most surprised when they surrounded the Stockholm Castle. Surrounding the castle without food or reinforcements and making them open the gates of the castle is something a person can do?”

When the meeting atmosphere was getting more friendly, Laura came forward, pointed at the map, and spoke.

“As the Marshal said, even if we assume that magic such as fireball can be fired over 600 meters, the magic power of magicians is limited.”

“As Director Laura said, if you attack anywhere, you won’t be able to cause any significant damage to the enemy… but I don’t think you need to worry about that.”

On my desk, I laid out a map depicting the ‘internal shape of the enemy camp’ created by gathering information from spies dispatched to the Allied Forces over the past week.

When the officers saw that, their eyes widened and they looked at me.

“The area marked with an asterisk here is the warehouse where food and weapons are stored. The area drawn in a square shape is where the barracks for the soldiers of each division are grouped together. In addition, the place with the asterisk is the barracks where His Highness the Grand Duke stays.”

It must be one of the most difficult tasks to obtain information on major facilities in a large army of 360,000 people.

The Allied Forces had been fighting us for a week, but there were so many people who thought they couldn’t do anything and deserted.

Therefore, our empire’s intelligence unit kills or tortures Allied soldiers who have just succeeded in deserting to learn their secret codes and infiltrate them. Sometimes, they pretend to be ‘Allied Forces’ and even engage in combat with our own troops.

As a result, we were able to identify the locations of key facilities that are very important but surprisingly easy to find.

And all of this information is at my disposal.

“I will make an exception because the Archduke’s barracks cannot be reached no matter how far you shoot the fireball. Then, where should you use Director Hulbert’s magic to strike?”

The leader responded with an evil smile.

“Isn’t it a warehouse and a barracks? “If the warehouse containing weapons or food burns, they will no longer have the strength to fight, and if the barracks burns down, they will easily be roasted to death in their sleep.”

“yes. Besides, they are idiots who set up the barracks without even calculating that we would attack them. Therefore, there is a high probability that there will be no thought or countermeasures against a fire or surprise attack by the enemy.”

Originally, when the military set up a military camp, guards were set up in case a fire broke out or an enemy invaded, and sometimes even a simple watchtower was built to keep watch.

This is to respond in case you are attacked by an enemy.

So, the Archduke of Warsaw may seem like a fool, but all armies operate based on ‘common sense.’

Right now, Bastion Fortress is completely surrounded by those damn bastards, with no water leaks, so it’s difficult for even a single soldier to get out.

They are outnumbered by at least 7 times, but Sang Sang-seon thinks that in this situation, who would be crazy enough to attempt a ‘surprise attack’?

So, they are doing a very good job of building and operating camps based on common sense.

However, all the imperial army officers applauded and expressed their active approval when I came up with a surprise plan that went beyond common sense.

“That’s right, if you look at it based on common sense, it doesn’t make sense. Who would think of shooting a fireball over 600 meters? Even a catapult only flies half as fast.”

“The enemy will have no idea that 50,000 men will surprise an area with over 360,000 enemy troops, so they will be pinned down.”

“Thanks to the Marshal, a new textbook on military studies on the Europa continent will have to be written.”

After receiving praise for a moment, I looked at the wizard leader and asked.

“How many fireballs can each wizard shoot?”

“One person could fire about 20 rounds. If you fire more than that in one spot, you may die from magical exhaustion.”

There aren’t a lot of fireballs available, but there aren’t a lot of them either, so I’ll have to shoot each one very carefully.

What do we do? If you ask those who have only shot magic in a straight line to shoot it in a curved line, they will stutter at first.

As I thought about it for a moment, I remembered the observer I had seen in a Korean military promotional video.

Although the Reich Imperial Army does not have telescopes, it does have elite archers who can see hundreds of meters away.

Moreover, since they will already have experience with howitzers, they will be able to greatly assist wizards in setting the launch angle.

“Then I guess I’ll have to take each shot carefully. Then I will do it like this. “Tomorrow night, have the wizards climb up the castle walls and cast spells at them.”

“Yes, Marshal.”

“Wouldn’t it be easy to miss the target when shooting magic? At that time, a skilled archer would look at the point where the magic flew and look at things like the angle at which the fireball was fired. Archers have experience firing howitzers, so they will definitely be helpful. If we minimize the error in that way, wouldn’t it be usable enough?”

The reason for doing this is that the process of correcting the Korean artillery’s firing position when it is misaligned was conceived to suit the current situation.

This alone, when I think about it, is enough to give a fuck to those who are just relaxing and not thinking about anything.

“Now then, let’s enjoy a cozy fireworks display on a moonlit night with the wizards tomorrow night. Everyone disperses.”

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