I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy Chapter 115

EP.115

Brigadier General Jaeger, who witnessed the sight of Major General Pompadour of the Republic personally leading his unit into this situation, took off his helmet and pinched his cheek.

The officers and soldiers who saw the scene suddenly looked puzzled and asked why they were like that, but the brigadier didn’t pay them any mind.

No, it was because I was so surprised by the enemy captain’s stupid behavior that I couldn’t pay attention to such a reaction.

“There are definitely more soldiers there, so you can think that you can turn the tide of the war. “There’s no use doing that now that the tide is already completely tilted in our direction. Tsk.”

Rather, the division commander personally led his unit to the front line to turn the situation around when retreating and minimizing damage would not be enough.

It may be effective for a short time at first, but not only will it not be able to reverse the situation in the end, but the loss will only increase as the time to escape is missed.

It was so natural that the deeper a division commander went into enemy territory, the more likely he was to be captured.

The brigadier clicked his tongue and ordered his soldiers.

“Send available troops to the center to provide support and strengthen the siege. If you do well, you will be able to capture the enemy commander alive.”

At the same time as those words were said, several platoons were selected from the units that were spared in the Reich Empire’s camp and moved to support the center.

As a result, Pompadour’s shallow tactic of breaking through the center and turning the situation around was completely blocked.

As the situation progressed like this, Brigadier Jaeger felt like he wanted to take action himself, just like he did when he defeated Ludvik.

When a commander who commands over 4,000 troops stands at the forefront, the morale of the soldiers increases and they have the opportunity to directly make achievements.

If you were unlucky, there were many cases where your commander would be killed by an enemy soldier and you would lose the war.

So, the brigadier general calmed down and decided to continue taking command from the center.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Colonel Werner, who was leading the brigade’s knights, stopped attacking the wizards and crossbowmen and turned his horse towards the infantry of the Francois Republic.

While waiting for some time for the knights to catch their breath, I observed the current battle situation as closely as possible.

In his head, he wondered how he could target his enemy to achieve victory.

After thinking about it for about 10 minutes, a vision as if he was seeing a line of light appeared in Lieutenant Colonel Werner’s eyes.

‘If you charge over there, I can greatly help you win this battle.’

I felt confident like this.

So he immediately pulled out his sword from his waist and gave an order to the knights around him.

“Spread the formation wide! From the usual 8 rows to a 4 rows!! “We form a new formation in four rows and attack the Francois in front of us!”

Just as Brigadier General Yeager, whom he respects, once used the tactic of spreading his troops out and attacking to make the number of friendly troops appear larger.

If you deploy 4 rows to create a formation as wide as possible while maintaining attack power when the knights charge all at once.

It was believed that the number and area of enemy infantry that could be damaged by attacking at once would be doubled and that it would be more effective in breaking the enemy’s morale.

“François, I’m going to trample on the baby snails like this! Each person draws a weapon such as a sword or mace and runs while looking straight ahead! “We will dominate this battlefield!”

After saying that, Lieutenant Colonel Werner spurred his horse and rode forward at the front of the center of the line.

300 knights of the Reich Empire followed suit and charged to exploit the enemy’s weakness.

Then, the soldiers of the Republic heard the sound of the ground shaking louder and louder, and when they heard the sound, they began to fall into fear.

“There are knights coming from behind!”

“Put down your polearm!” Stop it now!”

“It’s an order from the platoon commander! “First of all, lower the windows on those who can block the square!”

So they began to struggle as best as they could to survive, but the eyes of the company commanders and above, who could properly control this situation, were fixed on the Reich infantry in front of them.

Without a proper response, they were trampled by the horses of the knights of the empire and unilaterally struck by their weapons such as swords and maces.

As a result, Francois’s infantrymen turned into pieces of fresh meat that had just been alive and died, spattering blood.

Naturally, the shock started from the rear and spread to those who were fighting the Reich Empire’s infantry at the front.

“f*ck, f*ck! “They were attacked by enemy knights behind us!”

“You stupid bastard. Don’t turn your attention back! “I can’t see the window flying in front of me!”

“Shut the f*ck up. “We are all dead now!”

Pompadour, who saw this, sat down holding his head with a devastated expression and cried out.

“f*cking bastards! Why on earth why on earth!! Are we going to have to lose to less than half the Reich bastards?”

Normally, there would have been at least one person to comfort the commander who cried out like that, but the officers of the Francois Empire did not respond, but put their arms around both of his armpits and forcibly helped him up.

To avoid the worst-case scenario of the commander being captured, I tried to force him out…

“Commander, escape is impossible now! Take a look! The rear is in complete chaos because the imperial knights have attacked the rear! Officers above company commanders also cut down several rampaging soldiers for control. Those who are openly trying to desert are coming out indiscriminately.”

“Is that the problem? You f*cking bastard! Immediately, cover the division commander with a cloth and send him off like an ordinary soldier escorting a wounded soldier!”

“All right!”

However, now the soldiers of the Reich Imperial Army have annihilated or deserted about half of the troops directly commanded by the commander and have arrived right in front of the division commander.

“There are a lot of bastards over there with gold lacquered armor! Captivate the high-class snail babies!”

“If you catch just one, your life will bloom! Everyone, cheer up.”

“If you catch the kid wearing the flashiest armor, they’ll give you a reward and a discharge certificate right away. charge!”

When the soldiers of the empire caught sight of high-quality prey in front of them, they went out in excitement, hoping to capture it somehow and enjoy the bloom of their lives.

“Charge forward! charge!!”

“It’s a melee anyway! “Knock him with a stick and a mace until he passes out!”

“Let’s go wild a little more and be discharged quickly!”

A close battle continued between the imperial soldiers and the Francois Republic army, including the division commander, but the imperial army, which had the upper hand, did not hand over the flow to the opponent.

Meanwhile, the number of officers and soldiers guarding the side began to gradually decrease, missing the opportunity to take Pompadour to the rear.

Pompadour, who understood the situation, tried to put a dagger to his own throat, thinking that he would rather commit suicide and avoid the worst than be taken prisoner.

At that time, an Imperial soldier decided that he couldn’t just let the bastard, who looked expensive in gold armor, die on his own, so he rushed towards the division commander, who was being protected by several officers.

He then overtook several Republic officers and launched himself at the enemy commander with all his might.

Pompadour fell backwards with a thumping sound without even being able to resist properly.

The soldier said, gently inserting the dagger at his waist into the armor of the man beneath him.

“Corporal Erwin of Brown Platoon’s 1st Squad captured the enemy commander!”

As soon as those words rang out, solemn silence fell on the battlefield, and soon the Republic soldiers sat down on the ground and put down their weapons.

The soldiers of the Reich Empire began to capture the disarmed soldiers of the Francois Republic one by one and make them surrender.

“Put down your weapon and lie down! “If you don’t lie down, I will kill you.”

“If you don’t want to die, surrender now!”

“If you hold the spear and tremble, I will kill you.”

Because the soldiers and officers of the Francois Republic who heard those words did not resist and surrendered very obediently.

The battlefield cleanup was able to be completed very quickly.

Naturally, the war ended with a landslide victory for the Reich army, Peter Jaeger.

On this day, in the imperial army, 12 archers, 23 knights, 12 wizards, 70 crossbowmen, and 300 infantry were seriously injured or killed.

In the Francois Republic, 420 knights and 5,700 infantry were killed and 3,000 people, including infantry and knights, were taken prisoner.

And Brigadier General Jaeger mobilized prisoners and immediately began clearing the battlefield.

 

 

A word from the author (author review)

The battle that served as the motif was the Battle of Poitiers.

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