I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

Chapter 265

EP.265

When I ordered the construction of siege ballistas, the generals began to guess my intentions rather than asking me why.

“Isn’t a naval battle ultimately a battle of who can board the enemy’s ship first and achieve victory in hand-to-hand combat, and who can hit it first with a hammer attached to the bow (a tool for breaking down wooden doors such as castle gates)?”

“Although siege ballistas are powerful, it is standard to use small ballistas (large crossbows for anti-personnel and anti-tank purposes) when supporting close combat or engaging in long-distance firefights between fleets...” “

Captain Jaeger clearly has some deep thoughts. “Isn’t it true?”

As they say, this is what the Imperial Academy and the General Staff College teach about naval warfare.

The basics of naval combat are hand-to-hand combat, killing the enemy soldiers on the deck of the enemy ship and taking over each ship one by one.

Or, hit the side of the enemy’s ship with a strong wave to make a hole and cause it to sink.

These are the ways to win a naval battle.

Other countries also operate their navies according to this tactic.

So, in order to kill even one more person in close combat, it is better to load at least one more soldier on a small ballista.

However, there are three times as many ships and three times the number of soldiers that can be mobilized, so if we sit back and fight in hand-to-hand combat, we are 100% bound to lose.

“We will avoid close combat as much as possible in this battle. If possible, do not use the shock absorber attached to the bow. This is because the opponents and I know the tactics used in naval battles so far. Therefore, in order for our troops to achieve victory, we must try new tactics instead of the old tactics we used previously.”

As I said, standard tactics are the type of strategy that I know and everyone else knows.

The fighting method that everyone can perfectly understand has infinite ways to destroy him, and it is even more fragile if such tactics are used when the allies are at an absolute disadvantage.

If you are going into a situation where you are at a disadvantage, rather than showing all the cards in your hand, doing something crazy that no one has ever done will increase your chances of winning.

“For that purpose, our troops use the tactic of attacking from a distance with siege ballistas instead of preparing for close combat. Since it is used in sieges, it is very powerful, so if you get hit once, it will be of great help in breaking the enemy’s morale.”

Siege ballista... To put it simply, it can be said to be a giant crossbow used to destroy stone castle walls.

If you only hear that it is a weapon used to destroy castles, you may be mistaken in thinking that it is as powerful as a cannon.

No matter how much a siege weapon it is, it is impossible to achieve the level of power that can break a block of stone with just the tension of the rope.

No, it would be difficult to even break through the deck of a ship made of thick wood.

However, if you succeed in hitting the sailors huddled on the deck preparing for close combat, you can kill quite a few people at once.

It will be a siege similar to the Great Battle of Hansando, which is said to be a masterpiece of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who always achieved miraculous victories even in absurd situations.

In a situation where the enemy’s front and back are blocked by friendly ships, you will be hit by massive rocks with a siege ballista that you have never experienced before.

The enemy commander’s judgment ability will momentarily deteriorate, and soldiers in a state of panic will stamp their feet, not knowing what to do, rather than daring to engage in close combat.

It’s like if you were jaywalking and were about to get hit by a car, you could have survived if you just ran a little, but for a moment you would be so scared that you wouldn’t be able to take your feet off.

“The enemy, who is surrounded on all sides by our ships on the left, right, and left, will not be able to guess our numbers. Therefore, at this time, you must fire at least one more ballista at the enemy to reduce the number of soldiers and make the enemy frantic. Of course, there are limits to being distracted.”

Humans are highly adaptable animals that, even if they smell a fairly terrible smell, if they sit for more than 10 minutes or even 10 seconds, their nose gradually adapts to the terrible smell and they no longer feel pain from the terrible smell.

No matter how much confusion you fall into during the war, as time passes, people will begin to come to their senses one by one even in that noisy, chaotic, and dangerous situation.

As time passes, everyone will return to their original state and come up with an appropriate strategy to deal with me.

In the process of getting there, a huge number of enemy soldiers will die, but that alone cannot overcome the disadvantage in numbers...

“If you lose your mind for a while, the fishing boat I commandeered from Mielno Island will come for support. These fishing boats will be driven by fishermen, and will be loaded with highly flammable oil, straw soaked in oil, dry leaves, and firewood. While you are distracted, these ships touch enemy battleships. Then the enemy fleet will burn very brightly even though it is on the sea.”

Even if a fire extinguisher or extinguishing agent made using chemicals is used, if a fire starts in a building, it cannot be easily extinguished.

Moreover, things without proper fire extinguishing techniques, let alone fire extinguishing chemicals, would not be able to put out the fire of a burning ship.

In addition, battleships were originally made of wood, which was always ‘dry’ except below the waterline, so they burned dirty easily.

In fact, during the Age of Exploration, it would have been forbidden to light a fire and cook porridge in the ship’s kitchen whenever the waves were even the slightest bit rough.

“If the Warsaw guys’ ship catches fire, their fleet will be in great confusion and not be able to function properly. At that time, our forces will invest the power we have in defeating a large fleet of 120 ships. “Everyone, start preparing.”

When he said that, the generals all left in groups of twos and threes.

Meanwhile, I called an influential person from the village who was also there to assist with the administration and asked for a favor.

“Gather some fishermen. “I have a favor to ask you.”

Now all you have to do is find brave fishermen to light the enemy fleet.

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