I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

Chapter 276

EP.276

First of all, to prevent the Archduke of Warsaw from fainting and hitting his head on the ground, I asked the archduke’s guards to put him back on his chair.

The Archduke looked a bit dazed, as if he hadn’t come to his senses yet, and then I asked the messenger again.

“Koszalin Castle must be quite a large castle. Is this report true?”

“This is the report sent by Brigadier General Anastasia von Kergit and the surrender document signed with the mayor when we delivered the castle.”

“You go away now. “If you don’t have any urgent plans, take a rest today and go back home.”

The messenger left immediately and I read the surrender document first.

The document clearly had the seal of Anya and the seal of the mayor of Koszalin Castle, and judging from this, it was a genuine document of surrender.

There was little chance of the messenger coming to me with fake documents in the first place, so there was no need to check.

The reason I bothered to check is because with this, I now have a weapon that can impose slightly more unfavorable conditions on His Highness the Archduke of Warsaw.

“Your Majesty the Grand Duke. “Are you unwell?”

The Archduke must have come to his senses only when I finished reading the surrender document and asked him the question while looking at his face, and he waved his hand and answered in a slightly fussy voice.

“I get dizzy sometimes. It’s not a major illness, so don’t worry about it. It will last for a while. It’s okay now. “You showed me something I shouldn’t have seen.”

“no. By the way, I just received a message from Brigadier General Anastasia von Kergit, commander of my archer cavalry brigade, informing me that Koszalin Castle has been surrounded and captured. Would you like to read it?”

“Give it a try! There is no way Koshalin Castle could be taken over so easily, so it must be fake.”

After hearing my words, the Grand Duke immediately took the surrender document written by the mayor of Koszalin Castle like an eagle snatching a rabbit.

According to normal diplomatic etiquette, if I hand it to you with both hands, it is appropriate to receive it leisurely with one hand.

It seemed very beautiful to me, who had to surrender, as it showed that he was cornered to the point where he lost the ability to even maintain his manners.

As it is said in some Korean broadcasts that other people’s misfortune is my happiness, it is because it is a great fortune for the allies when a high-ranking enemy soldier is delighted.

On the other hand, the Archduke held the surrender document so tightly that it became crumpled in both hands and began grinding his teeth.

“How could Count Kominz, who has served the Grand Duchy of Warsaw for over 200 years, open the castle gates just because it was surrounded by one division, or even one cavalry brigade? This is ridiculous! “If we had just locked the walls and held on for a little while, peace negotiations would have been completed soon, or I would have brought in reinforcements.”

In my heart, I wanted to further harass the Archduke, who had suddenly sent 50,000 reinforcements into the war against the Kingdom of Stockholm and put our troops through hardships.

If that surrender document is torn, it will be difficult to prove Anya’s achievements, so we shouldn’t let that gentleman handle the document carelessly.

I slightly bowed my head to the Grand Duke, asking for his understanding, then took the surrender document with the seals of Anya and Mayor Koszalin from his hands and placed it back in my hands.

“No matter what we do, we cannot resist the Reich Imperial Army. Because so far, I have already captured more than 13 castles even though I only gave one division to each of the lieutenant generals under my command.”

So, I stopped talking for a moment, walked up to the Archduke, and whispered quietly into his ear, applying pressure.

“If today’s negotiations break down, I plan to personally take up the sword and surround not only the coastal area but also other major cities. Even cities with walls that could easily be blocked by a force of about 8,000 men are surrendering with both hands and feet out of fear of the Reich Imperial Army. But what do you think will happen if I step forward?”

Even if you become a major general in the military, you will have so much influence that you can spread an enormous disaster among the soldiers and officers.

When you become a lieutenant general beyond the rank of major general, your power and status are much higher, and when you reach the rank of captain, your power and influence increases to the point where you can control the major generals with just a gesture of your chin or a movement of your fingers.

So, from the perspective of a castle guard, how big of a difference does it make whether it is the ‘major’ or the ‘captain’ who is trying to attack you?

“Don’t you think they will open the gates of most cities except the capital of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw?”

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“Even if you regret it by hitting the ground then, they will not accept your surrender on the same lenient terms as they are now. So take your pick. Are you going to hit the ground running and do something you’ll regret? Or do you want to accept these conditions now?”

When the Archduke heard me, he looked at me with both fear and contempt, as if he were looking at the devil.

“The Emperor of the Reich Empire is raising a devil. You are like an evil devil. This is a war in which the people of Warsaw, who serve the same god, keep dying! As a general, do you think it is the human thing to keep driving the soldiers of the Reich Empire to death?”

If you look at the results alone, it was the Grand Duke of Warsaw who tried to starve 2 million Warsaw people to death.

As a general of the empire, it is my duty to order my soldiers to die for victory, and I have always done my best to make their deaths worthwhile and noble.

Well, I wanted to refute all these facts, but I don’t have the time or the time to do so right now.

Therefore, we must instill fear in the Grand Duchy of Warsaw so that it can never look towards the Reich Empire again.

“As a general of the Reich Empire, it is my duty to bring victory to the empire, even if I am called a man worse than an animal or a man worse than a dog or a pig. I don’t know what to do when people praise me for doing my job so well. Now let me ask you again. Would you accept the conditions I proposed? Or would you rather fight to the death for the next ten years for the survival of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw?”

With those words, the Archduke returned to his seat.

I presented him with a contract containing all the conditions I had proposed, and the Archduke signed it with his signet ring and seal.

After that, His Majesty Stefan seemed to have lost all strength in his body and started to feel limp.

“Your Highness the Archduke’s escort knights will take you to the VIP reception room at Gryfino Castle.”

This is the end of the long and dirty war with Warsaw.

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