I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

Chapter 248

EP.248

There are rules of war that have not changed from the past to modern war.

That is, you must never kill an envoy sent by the enemy, no matter who they are or what message they convey.

The reason why the custom of not killing envoys arose is because, no matter how much they fight, there is a need for a means to exchange ‘minimum contact’.

On the continent of Europa where I live, acting as an envoy and killing someone who tries to communicate is considered a greater evil than mass murder of civilians in war.

As a man, if I had enough courage, I, a 4-star captain, could deliver the message and return very safely.

“Well, if the Warsaw guys were so cornered that they couldn’t even think about such a thing, they would have lost their minds and tried to cut down an envoy, a nabal, or a 4-star head if they saw one. “I would never do something like this.”

In addition, if Spiegelman, a Baron of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, cuts off my head, the Grand Duke of Warsaw will secretly be happy.

In any case, there is a high possibility that he will destroy Baron Spiegelmann as well as the three clans under him in order to avoid getting a very dirty reputation on his hands.

So, if the Baron cares about his life and the lives of his family, he wouldn’t be able to cut off my head.

As I trudged along like that, I remembered the time I had been ripped off by Laura Anya under the pretext of meeting her.

Originally, using a personal relationship to express an opinion to me, my superior, could have been problematic...

Lieutenant General Werner, the deputy commander, said, ‘An exception is made to stop the commander from taking too risky actions,’ and several officers agreed. Thanks to you, it passed without any problems.

While I was wandering around like that, when I arrived near the Reich Imperial Army camp and the Gryfino Castle moat, I stopped.

Then the attention of the soldiers and citizens standing on the castle wall all turned to me.

“That bastard is here again, damn it. “They’re going to tell me to surrender again this time, right?”

“You dirty bastard who destroys the foundation we have barely built and pretends to be good, die! “You son of a bitch!”

“Okay, come and attack me!” “I’ll make sure your grave is here!”

I heard voices warning me with all kinds of evil, but based on my experience of hearing enemy soldiers utter threatening words several times... I

could hear a slight tremor in the voices of the people on the walls of Gryfino Castle.

Their voices are trembling, but the reason they are shouting so loudly is that they are trying to suppress their fear even though they are afraid that we will invade and slaughter them.

The reason I point out this fact is to break the last stronghold of the soldiers in that castle.

The nobles in that castle, including the imperial army officers and I, all know that in this situation, this castle will fall before reinforcements arrive.

Nevertheless, when officers and nobles change their affiliation, not only do they lose the privileges they had enjoyed so far, but they have also been indoctrinated to be loyal to the country and the Grand Duke’s family to a degree that borders on brainwashing.

Even if it is an unreasonable order, we have no choice but to follow it.

However, if you tell the commoners and citizens to die for the Archduke who has never seen their face and only rips off their taxes, they will not listen.

Guarding Gryfino Castle would at least instill false hope that the hundreds of thousands of troops led by the Archduke would defeat the Reich Imperial Army led by the evil Peter Jaeger.

“If what I said is a lie, ask the officers you trusted and followed! “When will reinforcements come?”

After saying that, I took another glass of wine from Vincent and drank it.

Meanwhile, at the walls of the castle, numerous soldiers were questioning the officers so harshly that they were on the verge of collapse.

It’s as if he wants to prove that reinforcements are really not coming and that this guy named Peter Yeager is talking nonsense.

“noisy! If you ask any more questions, they’ll think it’s a protest or an attempt to lower morale, and they’ll hit your head! “Go back to your original position immediately!”

“Don’t listen to the enemy! Yuan Yuan will definitely come!”

“Hold on just a little longer, and His Majesty the Archduke of Warsaw will defeat the Reich Army!”

The officers, perhaps because they were afraid of dying, were unable to say things like ‘When will reinforcements arrive’ resolutely and calmly, so their morale plummeted.

When you idiots do things like that, you should act like a man, be evil, and at least lie to them about when reinforcements will come and encourage them to fight till the end.

Even if you’re prepared to die, if you’re so scared of death that you can’t even lie to yourself until the end, who will believe the soldiers under your command?

I said as I took another glass of wine, laughing at those nobles.

“All of you brave loyalists to His Majesty the Archduke of Warsaw will die here, so how could you not pay homage as a knight! So I bring you all the best drink to bid farewell to this world! And one last time, I want to speak directly with your leader, Mayor Spiegelman, so open the door quickly!”

I couldn’t have opened the door after driving it this far...

Immediately the gate opened and Baron Spiegelman carefully came out and spoke.

“Please come in.”

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