I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

EP.379

Lieutenant Colonel Randel was so dumbfounded that he committed the rudeness of openly questioning his heavenly enemy.

Are you saying the enemy is going to launch a surprise attack with us? It’s not possible. It would be too dangerous and reckless for the enemy to launch a surprise attack with us. People like us can somehow be replaced, but the enemy is different. Aren’t you the hope of Bastion Castle and the Marshal who is responsible for the entire empire?

At those words, the officers around Peter Yeager nodded in agreement.

This is because, as Randel said, they had the belief that even if Bastion fell, the empire and their hometown would definitely survive as long as Peter Yeager survived.

‘As long as the Marshal is alive, the empire may be shaken, but it will never be defeated.’

Jaeger, who read their intentions, chuckled and then spoke with determination.

I am a soldier tasked with protecting the empire, and we are currently in the middle of a dangerous war where it is no wonder that anyone dies at any time. An important task has arisen for the imperial army that will determine the outcome of the war. In the face of this, ‘I have to survive, so you guys go and fight hard and risk your lives.’ It is something that cannot be done. Wouldn’t that be disloyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and an act of disregard for the devotion of those who trusted and followed a man like me?

Tears began to well up in the eyes of the command officers who were controlling the fire.

Other generals often say, ‘I will always be with you in times of danger,’ but do not put it into practice.

But Peter Jaeger showed more than just what he said.

This is because he was a person who always sincerely cared for and cared for the officers and soldiers under his command.

So I will participate in this surprise operation. In this way, I will show Lieutenant Colonel Landel and the members of his battalion who are participating in the raid with me that we are not going to die, but that we are fighting to return alive to our families.

After continuing to speak a little longer, the officers in the command center looked so moved that they looked as if they were going to cry, so Peter Yeager stopped them for a moment and then spoke.

So, among these, the wizard leader who understands wizards best will remain at the command center and take command here after I leave. Let’s fireball more fireball attacks for the next 30 minutes, and then when I give the signal, we’ll open the castle gates and bring all the troops in the castle out to surprise the enemy.

But don’t we have too few troops compared to the enemy? If you make an open surprise attack, won’t you have no choice but to suffer the reverse?

Peter Jaeger laughed when he heard that and said:

They’re losing their senses right now due to the barrage of fireballs from our troops. So I can’t even think of a proper response. Would I, who is responsible for the lives of everyone here in the first place, take such a reckless gamble without that level of certainty?

All right. Then, we will carry out your instructions.

With that said, the wizard leader learned the basic concepts of how to control fire over the course of about 10 minutes.

Peter Yeager led about 500 men, including Lieutenant Colonel Randel, into a hole large enough for about 3 people to pass through at a time.

As the battalion members under Lieutenant Colonel Landel passed through the black, dark, mold-smelling cave, no one was discouraged or afraid.

Because Marshal Peter Yeager was at the forefront of leading them, they had the courage to go to hell even if it meant going to hell.

‘The enemy probably knows. When you die, Bastion Castle will be over. Would someone who knows better than anyone else go on the road to die?’

So, following the guidance of Peter Jaeger and the guide, they slowly moved towards the enemy lines along the evacuation route that had been there before.

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On the other hand, the Allied forces commanded by the Archduke of Warsaw were unable to come to their senses due to the barrage of fireballs pouring in from all directions.

Bad news continued to flow in to Archduke Stefan like a flood of water.

“Your Majesty the Archduke, the 1st Food Depot and the 2nd Armory are completely burned down!”

“7th Division! While the 7th Division Commander was trying to put out the fire, he was swept up in the flames and died! In addition, in the 7th Division, a regiment’s worth of soldiers were literally burned to death!”

“Your Majesty, the fireballs continued to fly, and 20 catapults burned down!”

As soon as the Archduke heard the story, he clenched his fists so hard that they bled.

“Peter Jaeger, you damned heathen bastard who would even mix with the devil! “I will definitely eat your intestines!”

Of course, the situation wouldn’t get any better if he cursed like that, and now the urgent sounds of soldiers putting out the fire could be heard from the direction of the main camp where he was.

“Spray water balls on the floor to prevent the fire from spreading! “You can’t let them ride any more!”

“Whether you are a soldier or an officer, scoop up water and sprinkle it on the floor! Bring a bag of dirt! Hurry!”

“Sprinkle it around the soil and don’t let the fire spread any further!”

They tried desperately to extinguish the fire, but more than 10,000 fireballs had already been fired and were continuing to pour in, causing a fire on a scale reminiscent of a huge forest fire to spread across the Allied camp.

Even if all kinds of modern equipment are used, the only way to deal with forest fires is to prevent further damage rather than extinguish them. However, in this place where the only extinguishing methods available are ‘water’ and ‘sand’, only a very small area could be protected from the fire.

Most efforts to put out the fire were in vain, but if you cannot maintain the minimum supplies and weapons, survival before the battle or even before the battle is impossible. They were caught in the fire and had to protect the military camp even if it meant being wiped out as a unit.

“If we continue like this, everything will be lost, Regimental Commander! Shouldn’t we just retreat?”

“Lieutenant Colonel Dosprjesky, please shut up! How the fuck are you going to fight and survive without any weapons or food? “If you flutter your mouth even once more, you will be beheaded according to military orders.”

“Ugh! Please save the battalion commander! Battalion commander, you fucking bastard!”

Meanwhile, Peter Yeager arrived near the Allied camp, where they were too busy putting out the fire to properly recognize the Imperial forces when they appeared.

Normally, the sudden appearance of more than 500 troops would have caught their eye, but the Allied forces were so focused on putting out the fire that no one came to their senses.

There was no reaction or check against them.

“Those idiots! “The taste of fire we gave you is so good that you can’t come to your senses!”

Everyone, including Lieutenant Colonel Landel, laughed like crazy at those words.

“It was a good thing I followed you, Marshal, to be able to see this scene in person. “It’s so fucking cool!”

“Long live Marshal Peter Yeager! Long live the misfortunes of those Allied bastards!”

“Can we just kill them all now, leaving no one behind?”

Peter Yeager nodded and pulled out his sword.

And for a moment, I remembered the first time I stood on the battlefield.

‘During the Rhineland, I led one company to attack a division, but now I am attacking an army of 360,000 with one battalion. ‘Am I crazy?’

“I’d like to say a quick word before charging. If one of us here gets scared or hesitates, he will die! So, anyone who is afraid even now should go back through the tunnel. However, among those of you who are proud of the 7th Guards Division that I know, I don’t think there would be a single one who would be so excited as to cut and kill the 400,000 idiots over there with me, right?”

None of the men of Randel’s battalion backed down.

“I, Marshal Peter Yeager, will take the lead. You guys follow me and charge, Ensign Karl!”

He was originally supposed to be in the reserve force, but after hearing that he was active in the second-line reserve force, the guy I had placed under Randel for this operation only came forward.

“You take the Reich Marshal’s flag. “Take it and follow me.”

“It is an honour!”

“Now then, everyone charges! “When charging, we shout ‘hurray’ until our voices explode.”

For a moment, Peter Yeager thought that what he was doing was like the Japanese army’s damn Banzai charge, but in reality it was completely different.

The tactic of blindly charging forward with a machine gun is a crazy tactic that just wants to die, but attacking with a small number of troops when the enemy is completely confused is the most effective surprise attack.

That is why he, who must live for the sake of Bastion Castle and the Empire, was at the forefront.

“Long live the Reich Empire! Long live your Majesty the Emperor!”

Peter Yeager shouted like that and recklessly rushed towards the Allied soldiers who were distracted trying to put out the fire.

The person who appeared to be their commander tried to respond to the sound of the rushing sound, but the Allied forces were currently trying to put out the fire and were not even properly armed.

Jaeger’s sword cut an unarmed enemy in half with a single blow and cut into several soldiers in succession.

And the Allied soldiers who first encountered Jaeger shouted loudly when they saw the enemy’s flag hanging next to his incredible sword skills.

“The great army of the Reich Empire has come to kill us! Peter Yeager is here! Peter Yeager is here!”

“Fuck, save me! “How can I defeat that monster with my bare body?”

“Reorganize! Reorganize!”

Following Egger’s lead, the soldiers, including Lieutenant Colonel Landel, slaughtered enemy soldiers indiscriminately while keeping their formation as thin as possible.

I gained courage by seeing Peter Yeager digging into enemy lines without hesitation and the enemy flag symbolizing him fluttering.

In this way, the small army of only 500 began to look like a large army of at least 10,000 to the terrified eyes of the enemy.

At that time, Peter Yeager gave an order to the wizard belonging to the Randel Battalion.

“Shoot lightning! “Shoot lightning into the sky all at once!”

A yellow line was drawn in the sky with a brief crackling sound, and the imperial army inside Bastion Castle, who had been waiting for this signal, opened the gates and at the same time, 50,000 soldiers poured out at once.

It was an incredibly risky gamble, but it was a crazy act carried out by genius commander Peter Yeager, who could not afford to miss this golden opportunity while the enemy was in confusion.

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