EP.128
Reich Imperial Palace conference room.
“That guy, Patton, did something like Patton again.”
“If only his personality had been killed, he would have already captured Won Soo-bong, so why is he living like that? So, what’s going on?”
“In the Eastern Expeditionary Force, I made a mess of Francois by ordering a march that was 1.3 times longer than the operation planned by Brigadier General Jaeger. Moreover, I heard that a man named Captain participated in lance charging.”
“His Excellency Otto, Minister of Military Affairs, must have been holding you back.”
While the ministers and generals, the heads of the imperial administration, were chatting with each other, the door opened with the sound of a trumpet.
“Your Majesty Ferdinand von Reich, Sun of the Reich Empire and Emperor!”
At those words, everyone stood up and bowed, and the emperor sat down on his throne at the top and spoke.
“There is no need for unnecessary greetings. There’s a lot to discuss today, so let’s get straight to the point. “Start with Captain Patton first.”
At the emperor’s command, the imperial chancellor stood up and declared.
“This is the exploit of Count Heinz von Patten. With the authority of the field commander, he expanded the scope of the plundering operation planned by Brigadier General Jaeger by 1.3 times to maximize the damage Francois received, and in the Battle of the Plains of Crecy, he directly led 6,000 knights and succeeded in completely destroying the enemy’s infantry, contributing greatly to the victory. .”
After hearing those words, the emperor once again experienced the jinx of feeling like his head was hurting every time he heard the name ‘Paetton’ in the public domain.
That’s because the sudden change in the former’s strategy was a plan that would have been a disaster if it had failed.
In the latter case, it was astounding why a person in the position of commander would do what a major general or lieutenant general should do under orders from the general.
Fortunately for the emperor, Patton would be discharged in a year, so he would not have to fight on the battlefield again.
“Count Patton’s decades of military service and contributions as a captain are so great that he should be awarded the Diamond Knight’s Sword Medal and be given the honorary captaincy for life after his discharge, the County of Rastatt, and 12,000 gold. What do you think? ”
None of the subjects objected to those words, and instead told the prime minister to read about Peter Jaeger, who had accomplished the next great feat.
Then, after calming their minds in preparation for Brigadier General Jaeger’s ‘Jaeger attack’ again, they listened intently.
“Then, next, I will list Brigadier General Peter Yeager’s achievements. Under the instructions of Military Minister Otto von Moritz, the initial design of this expeditionary operation plan was made, and in the Hattin Forest, one brigade annihilated Francois’s army of 10,000 men. We also succeeded in capturing the commander-in-chief in the Battle of Crecy Plain.”
When they heard that, the ministers and captains of the crown prince faction and the anti-crown faction here tried to celebrate with applause, regardless of their political interests.
“Furthermore, although unofficial, I participated in the peace negotiations as an aide to Captain Benner by secret order from His Majesty the Emperor. Then, he succeeded in receiving all of the territory east of Strasbourg from Vishchaber to the Republic. And next month, we plan to hand over Chairman Robespierre, the leader of the main war faction that advocated war against the Empire, and members of his subordinates to the Vatican Heresy Tribunal along with an apology.”
The emperor was not surprised because he knew that Brigadier General Jaeger had received a huge piece of Altoran land, several times more than what he had ordered, through Marquis Benner, before the chancellor or other ministers.
The Prime Minister and the rest of the ministers could not help but be amazed at the fact that they had taken away so much land, which was a huge part of Francois’ economy, and was a larger area than they had thought possible in a single war.
“Long live the Reich Empire! Long live the Reich Reich!”
“Long live your Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Reich Empire! Now the empire will become even stronger!”
“Congratulations, Your Majesty! “Hasn’t His Majesty, the Emperor three generations ago, finally achieved his dream of punishing the François Republic?”
However, admiration is admiration, and achievements that should be celebrated with applause have now been sufficiently congratulated.
As it was the turn of political interests to intervene in earnest, the emperor was preparing to appease the public in a particularly big way this time.
“Your Majesty, I am asking you to speak to me. Brigadier General Peter Yeager is charged with the murder of a titled nobleman. Considering the circumstances, there is a lot of room for extenuating circumstances, but you must keep this in mind when conducting business.”
“Let me read it.”
“Leon von Granz, head of the Baron Granz, was arrested for attempting to rape a girl from the village of François. At that time, even though Baron Granz had said that he would take responsibility for the girl by taking her as his concubine, he cut her to death in front of everyone with the authority of the general in charge of the scene. Of course, looking at the circumstances, there are plenty of extenuating circumstances, but in any case, it was not an extremely urgent situation, and since the head of the baron family was killed on the spot, they must be held accountable to some degree. And this is a report from Brigadier General Jaeger’s personal maid, Charlotte, and a military police officer on the scene.”
The other ministers and captains who heard the report began to mutter loudly.
“The young man is full of energy and is serving as a general. “It is a matter of no problem in terms of military law, but it is impossible to cut down the head of a baronial family to death on the spot.”
“Thanks to you, isn’t one baronial family completely cut off? Looking at the documents, I see that Guderian is the son-in-law of the secretary general.”
“What does it matter? What is important is that the head of the baronial family was beheaded to death without going through a proper trial process. “It seems that Brigadier General Jaeger believes in his own abilities and has no intention of forming alliances with the nobles.”
Meanwhile, Count Logos, the Minister of Justice and supporter of the Second Prince, stood up and spoke to the Emperor.
“Your Majesty, Brigadier General Yeager’s actions, even if they were carried out within military law, are somewhat extreme. Therefore, it may not be possible to impose punishment such as death, deprivation of title, imprisonment for life, and dismissal from office as for common aristocratic murders, but as a nobleman, he was punished by a baron without even holding a trial.”
“It is true. So what punishment do you want?”
“That is for Your Majesty to decide. Because isn’t the power of summary judgment given to generals acting on behalf of the emperor on the battlefield? However, in my opinion, I think it would be better to impose some disciplinary action.”
The emperor also suppressed his laughter when he heard those words.
Because for Brigadier General Jaeger, who was famous for being flawless, killing a baron was almost the only blemish on his career.
This is because in the eyes of the emperor, Count Logos, who supported the 2nd prince, seemed intent on preventing his advancement and advancement at all costs.
Even though such selfish intentions were involved, Count Logos’s argument was also intended to prevent the emergence of idiot generals who carelessly tried to gain fame by imitating Brigadier General Jaeger.
The emperor decided to save the face of the Minister of Justice and present an agreement that everyone, including himself, would agree to.
“good night. Then, we will consider all his faults and merits and award him a reward. First of all, your achievements in Hattin Forest and the Battle of Crecy are truly great. I was tempted to consider being promoted to lieutenant general. “Among the generals of the empire, there is no case in which a general has been promoted to the second rank, except for cases where he saved the country from a crisis, and since he is negligent, he is promoted to major general as a first rank special promotion.”
With these words, all the ministers and army captains lost the justification to oppose the promotion of Brigadier General Jaeger, who had made a great achievement of capturing the commander-in-chief and annihilating 10,000 people with 4,000 men.
At the same time, thoughts of pampering my sons and grandsons, who were not even half as good as Brigadier General Jaeger, were growing.
“In recognition of his achievements so far and his contribution to securing a large amount of territory as an aide in negotiations, we plan to bestow him with a gift of 10,000 gold for the city of Strasbourg and its surrounding territories, as well as a shield and sword with the royal family’s emblem engraved on it.”
After taking a breath, the emperor spoke with a sad expression.
“Finally, the killing of Baron Granz was completely without fault under military law, so no punishment will be excessive. However, there were some shortcomings in the act of summarily judging him in a situation where he could have reported to his superiors and sent him to a military court. They plan to return him and his troops to the imperial capital and suspend Major General Peter Yeager for one month. What about Logos Legal Affairs?”
Logos, who was suddenly called, thought that this was not the case.
That’s because what he was aiming for was to use this opportunity to put small shackles on Director Jaeger, but for a man in his mid-20s, one month of suspension…
Isn’t this just a meaningless punishment, let alone chains?
That’s right, for generals who are getting older and trying to get promoted to a higher rank before retirement, one month of suspension is all it takes.
In most cases, promotion is just a matter of time, and it means that you have to wait until retirement age without promotion and then retire.
Major General Yeager has just been promoted, so he will not be promoted to lieutenant general next year anyway, even if he makes achievements worthy of promotion, and he is in his 20s and will likely serve another 40 years at most…
However, the words that actually came out of the mouth of Minister of Justice Logos were: “This is a wise decision. Then let’s spread this good news throughout the country.”
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