I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy Chapter 226

EP.226

Oslo Castle a week later.

 

King Christian von Vasa of the Kingdom of Stockholm cannot hide his nervousness.

Because of this, he was unable to maintain his physical integrity as a king and kept biting his nails.

So my fingernails, which had been neat and tidy before the Reich army invaded, suddenly became a mess.

I was pretending to be fine, as I was somehow holding on to the string of reason that told me to remain bold and calm in front of the kingdom’s ministers and generals.

“Your Majesty, please remain calm. You must remain calm. Anyway, that damned Peter Yeager has no intention or strength to climb over our walls! “Don’t you know?”

“I know that well. “I know it well… but the opponent is that Jaeger guy, isn’t he?”

“Still, you need to remain calm. “If your Majesty is shaken, won’t the soldiers and officers in the castle also shake?”

“Minister of Military Affairs Oxenburg, you are right. Yes, no matter how damned Jaeger he is, he wouldn’t think of crossing this castle with just 80,000 people.”

At the same time as he said that, Christian somehow managed to catch his breath.

After that, I began to calmly organize the current situation as realistically as possible while being hopeful.

‘Yes, Christian. Now, Oslo Castle has 40,000 soldiers and hundreds of thousands of citizens guarding its walls. No matter how much Lieutenant General Jaeger is, he will not be able to overturn the principle that nearly three times as many troops are needed for a siege. No, please, I have to…’

After about three minutes like this, the King of Stockholm was able to completely get rid of his fear and figure out what he had to do now.

“Yes, Oxenburg. “In order for us to break this shitty situation, wouldn’t it be best for you to go around the walls and encourage the soldiers yourself?”

“I’m sorry, but other than that, there’s nothing I can do right now. I feel like I want to go out of the castle and fight. “Because my beliefs are incompetent.”

“The Reich Empire was lucky to have raised such a monster. “Strictly speaking, you and our officers are not incompetent.”

As the king said, Minister of Military Affairs Oxenburg was also a capable general who once drove out a Swedish army of 70,000 with 30,000 soldiers.

This is because, no matter who objectively analyzes this defeat, it was caused by Lieutenant General Yeager’s ridiculous command ability.

In this way, the Minister of Military Affairs and the King of Oxenburg climbed the castle wall while continuing their conversation, comforting and encouraging each other by saying that we had done nothing wrong.

As I climbed onto the castle wall, the overwhelming, hunger-inducing smell of grilled meat dripping with oil assaulted my nose, and I heard the sounds of Reich soldiers chatting happily in my ears.

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Stockholm kept looking at it from the top of the castle wall as if they were envious.

“f*ck, those bastards are treating me so badly. “Even if you look at them, they will still look horribly pale.”

“….. If I had known this would happen, would I have just surrendered and left? “Shouldn’t you have just paid and gotten an exemption like Ox next door?”

“I’m hungry, give me food. Trapped inside these castle walls, I can only smell the smell of meat. There’s nothing that goes into your mouth. “What are you doing sitting here?”

The officers were pathetically trying to maintain discipline by scolding or scolding the soldiers who lamented like that.

It was only when reprimanded that he showed his discipline, and after that, his discipline would soon loosen and he would return to his original state.

Meanwhile, the cheerful and bright sound of trumpets and drums suddenly came from the Reich Empire, and the imperial soldiers began to applaud wildly.

At the same time, the barbarians who had surrendered along with the Wheel and Ishtaven ascended to the stage together, and Lieutenant General Jaeger, the central figure of the rumor, appeared and cut off the heads of 10 people with his beheading sword, showing off his beautiful and perfect sword skills.

He then pointed his sword in this direction and seemed to say something, and then immediately put their fallen heads on a spear pole and hung them in a clearly visible location.

“……f*ck, f*ck!! I don’t want to end up like that! “If I just last one year, I’ll be discharged and I want to live my life touching Irina’s breasts!”

“You crazy guy, why are you having a fit? “If the officer sees you, you’ll die!”

“So Chris, do you want to look like that? “What the f*ck are we guilty of…”

Before climbing up the castle wall, I was afraid that Lieutenant General Jaeger would come in and do something like that, and when I saw the head hanging from the pole, I got goosebumps and my body froze for a moment. .

Even though he, the King, is like this, he sympathizes with how miserable it must be for mere soldiers, but he cannot leave the soldiers in this state.

The king sent a signal to the Minister of Military Affairs, intending to use both the whip and the carrot, and Oxenburg pulled out his sword and slapped the cheek of a soldier named Chris who had made a demoralizing comment while standing guard and made him kneel.

“How dare you, as a soldier guarding the walls of Oslo, the capital of Stockholm, say something that lowers everyone’s morale! Stick your neck out! I will cut off your head, and when this siege is over, I will hang your family in your hometown for treason! “Of course, she’s your fiancé!”

The eyes of hundreds of soldiers standing guard nearby focused on hearing that their country’s Minister of Military Affairs was killing people.

In the meantime, Oxenburg kneeled down and begged for the soldier’s life. When the soldier resisted, he continued to kick and step on him to neutralize his resistance.

While we were wasting time like that, Christian came forward, stood in front of the Minister of Military Affairs, and spoke.

“stop! Stop! I know very well what crime this soldier committed, but it does not mean that I cannot understand his feelings. “How scary and how afraid must it have been?”

“But Your Highness! This guard broke military law! “Even though I am in charge of protecting the royal castle.”

“It is this unscrupulous king and your generals and officers who have instilled fear in their hearts. It was our fault for being defeated with more than twice as many troops. How can we criticize only that soldier? “Make sure you put that knife in.”

At those words, Oxenburg sighed as if he had no choice and sheathed his sword, and the eyes of the soldiers and officers all focused on the king.

Christian, who felt that everything was going well, spoke with the arrogance and confidence of a king, as if this was his chance.

“I won’t tell you not to be afraid. But hang in there. If we hold on and hold on and hold on again, even that evil Lieutenant General Jaeger will return without being able to overcome our high and strong walls. So, grit your teeth and believe in your King once again and endure until the end.”

These words gave great courage to the soldier named Chris, who barely escaped with his life, and hundreds of others.

This is because the encouragement of someone with the title of king on the continent of Europa is like a blessing from God.

“But when it’s hard to hold on, just remember this. If you fail to defend this city and the kingdom falls! “Your beloved family, lover, fiancé, friend, village, field, and home will all be trampled under the hooves of the evil Reich army.”

If Peter Yeager had heard this story, he would have responded like this.

‘Am I going to go crazy and pillage the village needlessly? There is enough supply, and if we eat well anyway, 1/4 of this country is ours.’

“So, even if they hang the necks of our comrades who fought with us on spears and mock them, even if they use all kinds of tricks and scare us, defend the castle. “I will do the same with you.”

As a king, Christian was not loved that much by the people, but he was not a king who was resented either.

However, the king’s consolation was something that gave the soldiers the will to live once again as they continued their desperate defense on the castle walls…

“Long live your Majesty the King! Long live Stockholm!! “Let’s protect our hometown!”

“Your Majesty is with us! “Let’s all cheer up a little!”

“Deus, protect our king!”

Starting from where Christian was, the will to fight began to burn again throughout Oslo Castle.

The king, the Minister of Military Affairs, and the numerous generals and high-ranking officers guarding this castle were very satisfied with this scene and situation.

I began to feel confident that I would be able to protect this castle no matter what in the future, when one of the soldiers around King Christian shouted in a loud voice.

“My Highness!!! We’re in big trouble! The town, the town is on fire! All the villages around Oslo Castle are on fire! Look over there!”

When Christian heard those words, he turned his head and saw flames rising from several places in a village a short distance outside the royal castle, which could house about 2,000 to 3,000 people.

At the same time, an abominable voice began to be heard from right near the castle gate.

“Long live His Majesty King Christian! hurray! Long live! “I praise you for your courage, even though you mobilized 200,000 troops, you were unable to defeat the 110,000-strong Reich Imperial Army under my command and stayed in the castle!”

It was the voice of the person Christian wanted to hear the most: Lieutenant General Peter Jaeger.

“Ah, among the nearly 100,000 people living in the kingdom, aren’t you the head of someone’s head, someone’s brother, and the greatest patriot of the Reich Empire who caused someone’s lover to die? I think you will be very satisfied with this sight! So, this lowly bastard, knowing your highness’s will, burned down the living quarters of the people of the Kingdom of Stockholm. Please open the gates and be treated as the greatest patriot of the empire. When you open the door and come out, His Majesty the Emperor will grant you the title of Grand Duke and the Grand Duke, allow you to live a comfortable life, and enjoy the full honor of a patriot!”

With those words, the laughter of the soldiers of the Reich Empire rang out.

“And finally, as a lieutenant general of the Reich Empire, I recommend this to all the soldiers of Stockholm! Those who are now opening the gate and coming out, those who contribute to opening the gate, those who change the flag and hope to survive, must quickly declare their will to obey! Otherwise, you too will disappear like the burning village here! However, if you bow to the Empire and return to surrender, your family and your life will be permanently protected. “If you want to live, think carefully.”

As soon as they heard those words, a few officers were furious and fired arrows at Lieutenant General Yeager, but the Lieutenant General accurately calculated where the arrows were coming from and dodged them or deflected them with his sword.

After that, the lieutenant general led the soldiers back to the base, and the morale that Christian had raised by even putting up a smoke hit the ground and crawled into hell.

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