I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

Chapter 251

EP.251

A week later, a report was received that a large army sent by the Archduke of Warsaw had been discovered.

As soon as the scouts’ report came in, I immediately summoned the officers who had been relaxing in the castle until the enemy arrived and started a strategy meeting.

“The commander of the enemy army is Captain Tateusz von Gryanidaf, and he has about 150,000 troops under his command.”

“Where is the estimated current location of the Warsaw Army?”

“The scout reported that he was passing by Kaliniv Castle two days ago, so he must have just passed Nowakov Castle. Considering the enemy’s marching speed, I believe it will take about seven days to reach where we are staying.”

One week cannot be said to be enough time to prepare countermeasures against the enemy, but it is not a very short period of time either.

So, we need to make good use of the time we have and prepare tactics that can deal a critical blow to the enemy.

There are several good methods, which one should we use?

I feel like I would like to discuss in detail the method to be applied to cook 150,000 Warsaw idiots right now, but if I leave the reconnaissance information aside and discuss the application method first, it will be nothing more than idle talk.

“What are the results of reconnaissance of the battlefield candidate site I selected based on the surrounding geographic information obtained through Baron Spiegelman? “Where do you think has the best chance of winning?”

“Those in the scouting party claim that the Glovino Plain, about a day’s walk away, is the best battlefield candidate.”

“Please bring me the map.”

When I asked for guidance, the scout leader in front of me clapped his hands as a signal.

As soon as the applause was heard, an officer in the corner hung a huge map on the bulletin board.

“It’s a very ideal terrain. There are forests on both the left and right that are perfect for an ambush, and there aren’t even small hills in sight, let alone hills. It’s the best place to use knights and archers. “You had a lot of trouble.”

“I just did my best in my mission.”

“If we win the battle later, I won’t forget the scouts’ hard work.”

The place they found was the most ideal battlefield for the imperial army.

Since it is only about a day’s walk from Gryfino Castle, the soldiers will be able to rest and prepare for battle for quite a long time even after moving.

I will supply plenty of food to our allies who arrived on the battlefield before the Warsaw guys so they can replenish their stamina.

Also, in some cases, the enemy may have just arrived at the battlefield and fight when they are most exhausted.

“Yes, that’s right. If you’re a man, you idiots, you shouldn’t die without even being able to get off the label of a bachelor. But ah...”

“Stop laughing, Director Falkenheim. No matter how much of an enemy he is, he is prepared to die like a knight and enjoys a little deviation...”

“I can see the corners of your mouth turning up, Chief.”

“The number of soldiers deserting doesn’t seem like a joke. If things continue like this, I might start to tremble even if you later say, ‘The enemy commander you will be dealing with is Captain Jaeger.’”

We are laughing and having fun like this, but Captain Warsaw’s heart must be burning with anxiety right now.

So, I let them laugh and chat like this for about 10 minutes, then gestured with my hand to calm down the excitement and asked.

“I think there are quite a few people who desert. “How much?”

“It is difficult to determine the number, but approximately one person per platoon deserts.”

“There is no such thing as this. “There is still a week left until you meet us, and if this continues, about 5% of the entire force will desert.”

For reference, if you are caught while deserting, you will be executed immediately, and even if you succeed, you will have to hide well for at least a few months to be able to launder your identity by claiming that you ‘accidentally saved your life while fighting on the battlefield.’

If the number of idiots willing to endure the difficult path exceeds 5%, the enemy army will shatter like a raw egg when it collides with the Reich Army.

However, the key is how to destroy enemies who are as weak as eggshells.

“I will hand over the operation. The night before the friendly forces confront the enemy head-on, they will distribute a large number of surrender letters to the enemy camp for the last time. “The enemy’s morale will drop further when they see this, and we will fight head-on against those with low morale.”

In a situation where we have fewer troops compared to the enemy and the enemy’s morale is extremely low, the most important thing is to win in a head-on battle.

Because morale ultimately goes up in war when you think you’re going to win, so when the Warsaw guys are in despair, you have to convince them that they’re going to fail in order to win with minimal damage.

“If it seems like the battle is going on at the front, send the reserve unit back to hit the enemy’s rear and keep both flanks empty. So, instead of making the enemy soldiers fight with the determination to die, we will make them desperately seek a way to survive between the left and the right.”

If you are in a situation where you will die one way or another, you will struggle to survive in any way possible, but if you see a way to survive, your eyes will be focused on it, which is human nature.

If the attention is focused on escaping alive, as I said, the will to fight will disappear and allies will be able to slaughter the enemy while minimizing damage.

In other words, it becomes much easier to achieve an overwhelming victory.

“The remaining details will be decided upon arrival at the battlefield. And from today onwards, we will judge the idiots who broke the minimum standards and came in to ruin other people’s wars. So do not have the slightest sympathy towards the enemy.”

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