I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

Chapter 216

EP.216

10 days later, Reich Imperial Army command barracks on Osby Plain.

When Captain Keitel and I entered, the atmosphere in the barracks was not very good.

The expressions on the faces of the generals and field officers who were supposed to be discussing the operation diligently inside the command barracks were lifeless, gloomy, and even despairing.

In the meantime, we were discussing how to survive even in a cornered situation based on the training we received at the Staff College.

“It would have been better to fight if there were only mountains or hills around... This is a place where there are only forests and plains...”

“With 110,000 out of 200,000, you have to deal with enemies that are almost twice as large. I don’t know what to do with this. Should we use the method of ambushing the soldiers in the forest?”

“Why not aim for each faction instead? Or, how about going on a night raid like Deputy Commander Jaeger did?”

“If you get hit by a night raid once, will you get hit twice? “Do you have any better ideas?”

As voices gradually became louder and even negative words began to be exchanged, the captain who was standing next to me cleared his throat once and then opened his mouth.

“The commander knows well, as does everyone here, that the current situation is not easy. Who would have thought that the Grand Duchy of Warsaw would send 50,000 reinforcements?”

As the commander said, who would have imagined that the crazy Archduke of Warsaw would give up his daughter to form an alliance with the Stockholm bastards?

Not only I, but even the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who has been working as a diplomat for decades, would have never expected this.

Therefore, as someone said, if one can make such predictions, it must be a person, a fortune teller, or a prophet.

“But if we give up just because the situation is difficult, everything is over. Not only will our expeditionary force end, but the empire may also fall. Don’t you know? If the Northern Kingdom of Stockholm and Ishtaven are not punished here, the prestige of the empire will fall to the ground. In addition, if the empire loses its military advantage on the Europa continent, Switzerland and Austria will not miss the opportunity to push in from below. Morenzia and Belgium will be aiming for the empire in the west, and Warsaw and Czechoslovakia will be aiming for the empire in the east.”

In this era, all countries on the Europa continent basically do not trust each other.

They are just waiting for an opportunity to get a piece of land by hitting the other person in the back.

In the meantime, what if the huge hegemony called the empire begins to shake?

If the owner of a huge piece of land that can be chewed, torn, tasted, and enjoyed shows even the slightest sign of losing energy and shaking before everyone’s eyes, all the surrounding countries will rush in to take over the land of the empire, no matter who is the first.

As a result, the Reich Empire will face a desperate all-out war on a scale it has never experienced before.

As I looked at the notes I had written and organized my thoughts by cutting out unnecessary things and finding useful things, I began to see a path for the imperial army to move forward.

Captain Keitel glanced at me for not suggesting a strategy until the end and asked everyone.

“So, is there anyone who can suggest any new operations now?”

Perhaps because everyone who could give an opinion about the operation had already said something, no one answered the question.

After seeing that, Captain Kaitel sighed and said.

“Then, Vice Admiral Yeager, this time tell me what strategy you have in mind. How do you plan to defeat an enemy army of 200,000 with only 110,000 friendly troops?”

“It is inevitable that we will have to fight the enemy head on. However, the terrain where we will be fighting is advantageous and not disadvantageous to our troops.”

After saying this, I placed wooden horses symbolizing 5,000 northern cavalry archers and 5,000 knights in the forest to the right of our corps.

Next, we deployed our troops according to a standard formation.

Crossbowmen, archers, and wizards were placed at the front, infantry including spearmen were placed right behind them, and archers and knights were placed next to the infantry.

The general officers, including the captain, who saw it, could not hide the thought that it was very unusual.

“According to convention, it would be correct to deploy infantry as an ambush, but in our situation, using cavalry rather than infantry would be best to lower the morale of enemy soldiers. Therefore, the soldiers you ambush in the forest in the beginning must be cavalry.”

Then I brought the four infantry horses representing one division to the forest next to them and pulled the remaining horses back at once and said,

“Our imperial army fights head-on with the enemy, but at some point they retreat, pretending to be slowly being pushed back. While retreating, they steal away the infantry from the four divisions on the left and ambush them in a nearby forest. In this way, 4 divisions, 5,000 knights, and 5,000 archers were placed in each ambush location, and when they retreated to an appropriate location, the main force turned in unison and pushed the enemy back. Then, the enemy will be embarrassed, and at this time, the troops placed in ambush in the forest on the left will be sent out to attack the enemy from the right. In this way, we will completely destroy the main base.”

After hearing that, the captain thought it was plausible and asked me.

“Then how do you plan to deal with the enemy’s 20,000 knights?”

I said with confidence.

“There is a simple but surprisingly effective method.”

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