I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy Chapter 32

EP.32

Even now, the spectators who are a little far away are probably constantly spewing out words containing messages of support or ridicule.

Those words didn’t reach my ears at all.

Instead, all I hear in my ears is the sound of footsteps and armor clashing as more than a thousand soldiers, both friendly and enemy, step on the ground.

I’m sure this is happening because I’m concentrating as much as possible on this battle.

As the distance between them became closer, Colonel Pommel shouted in a loud voice.

“We will not be defeated by newcomers who have never really fought at the front! “Archers, shoot at the enemy infantry!”

As soon as I heard that, I gave an order to my soldiers.

“Crossbowmen, fire arrows at the spearmen of the Pommel Battalion in front! The long spear soldiers continue to advance with their spears in hand! Don’t break the formation just because of a few arrows! Maintain your speed!”

Considering that most of the dead and wounded in all battlefields are caused by arrows, it is always advantageous to start engaging the enemy as quickly as possible, even if only for a second.

So, from the introductory military science that I learned at the academy to the advanced tactics, everything said, ‘If an engagement with the enemy occurs, stick with it first.’ Although it is claimed that

The tercio formation I am currently using drastically increases the marching speed of the soldiers, so if the formation is broken even slightly, there will be significant losses when engaging in close combat.

The reason is that if the movement speeds of the pikemen and crossbowmen are different, the formation that compensates for each other’s weaknesses will be broken.

Lieutenant Colonel Pommel and his soldiers laughed and shouted, as if to prove to anyone who did not know this fact that the instructions I gave were bound to sound like nonsense that went against combat doctrine.

“Seeing the spear soldiers walking so slowly while getting hit by arrows, I’m sure your little commander, Jaeger, has lost his senses! “It’s a shame you’re such a fool at that age!”

“Look at them fighting under the captain who gives such orders.”

“I’ll make you arrow rice! At least unlike in war, we won’t fall behind, so instead of breaking an arm, let’s teach him a good lesson!”

Saying that, the lieutenant colonel’s battalion began to rush towards me, crazy fast and fiercely. People who did not know the true value of the formation I had in mind thought, ‘No matter how young a genius commander is, he cannot defeat a lieutenant colonel with experience and knowledge. Colonel, I’m sure you’ll win.’ You can move on like this, but.

To me, who knows the true value of the formation called Tercio, Lieutenant Colonel Pommel and his soldiers shout so loudly.

He looked like a foolish moth rushing into a fire without knowing that he might burn to death.

Because right now we are being hit by arrows one-sidedly, but our heads and upper bodies are protected by iron armor, so not only do we not suffer much damage.

Unlike Lieutenant Colonel Pommel’s troop formation, where the archers at the front can only be active when the pikemen are separated from each other, our crossbowmen are placed at both ends of the pikemen, so when we enter into full-scale close combat, the combination of the crossbow and pike exerts the most powerful force.

And finally, when Colonel Pommel and the other infantrymen’s pikes approached us about 8 to 10 meters away, I pulled out my sword instead of my baton, swung it around, and

gave an order.

“I had a hard time holding it in. Crossbowmen fire arrows at the enemy infantry all at once! Spearmen must maintain a solid formation like a wall! “Those in the rear with pyongons will be thoroughly prepared to dive into their arms all at once when my signal is given!”

My soldiers all cheered as if they had been waiting for this command, and immediately arrows were fired from the 25 crossbows held by the crossbowmen on the left and right.

The enemy team’s soldiers were so embarrassed by the attack of 50 arrows fired at once from close range that they lost their connection with each other.

The infantry of the Middle Ages and early modern times lost even their minimal defensive capabilities the moment their ranks dispersed.

What would happen next was as obvious as seeing a fire or a stone in flowing water without having to say anything.

After Lieutenant Colonel Pommel’s battalion was chewed up by our crossbowmen, the dense formation was relaxed, so our soldiers were not in any danger from the enemy’s attack.

As a result, they began to break through our unit’s long spears, like window paper that makes holes when you prick it with your finger.

Although this was a mock battle and no one died or shed blood, the enemy soldiers still showed their miserable and ugly appearance as if they had suffered a major defeat in a real battle.

“f*ck, f*ck! Usually, arrows fly overhead, so if we regroup and exclude the person who was hit by the arrow, we can do anything!!”

“You f*cking bastards! “Who taught you to stab with a spear right after shooting an arrow?”

If the soldiers are lamenting that they are suffering without even being able to use their hands.

“1st company calm down! Because the guys who fell in front of you are not dead! Lower your spear and charge in front of the enemy! Are you going to lose to those kids?”

“I haven’t lost yet! 3rd platoon! “I will take the lead myself, so let’s prepare to fight back against them together with me!!”

The commanders were trying to encourage the soldiers by coming up with some countermeasure, but it was a waste of time to rush to the place where the spears and spears were so densely packed that there was no gap to be seen and they were unilaterally pushing them out.

No, it was a mock battle, so he didn’t die, but his arms, legs, and torso were hit with the blunt tip of the mock war dragon’s spear, and he just collapsed from extreme pain.

On both sides, our crossbowmen, protected by spearmen, are shooting arrows to hinder their soldiers from forming formations or coming together to fight, thereby reducing the number of troops.

After seeing that, I thought to myself that if I went into actual battle fully equipped with a matchlock, I might be able to win even if I were to fight the knights from the front, assuming I had a good defense.

However, in any case, the crossbow and polearm, which are slightly less powerful than the matchlock, are enough to almost destroy Colonel Pommel’s troops.

My goal of being recognized by everyone for my battalion command ability has now almost been achieved.

However, if you are going to do it, as Count Venner said, rather than pretending to be too humble, it is better to show a powerful performance that can instill fear in those who are trying to oppose you!

“Instruct the 3rd and 4th companies in the rear to turn sharply to the right of our troops and strike the enemy’s rear! And the tactic is to confuse the spearmen with crossbows before they attack, as I just showed!”

If you do this, you may feel that you are at a disadvantage when attacking because the 3rd and 4th companies guarding the rear are missing, but there is a limit to the number of troops that can be sent into battle at the same time in one battle.

Therefore, most units are divided into units that are directly deployed in battle and reserve units that are not, and until the battle is prolonged and they are replaced, the soldiers left in reserve are like a kind of surplus manpower.

So even if you turn them back for a moment, it will have no effect on the battle taking place in front of you.

No, on the contrary, when the enemies come to their senses, their morale will be low due to the fear and pressure of being attacked from the front and the back at the same time, making the battle much more comfortable.

With those words, the rider sent a signal to the 3rd and 4th companies, ordering them to turn to the rear.

“Good. Next, it’s the turn of the sidekicks! It’s time for everyone to step forward and drill into their heads what real fighting is! Break the earthen pot!”

At the same time, the pikemen dug into the enemy’s direction through the gaps on both sides of our spearmen.

Soon after, he swung his pyeongon wide and began mercilessly striking the heads, chests, and arms of the soldiers playing the enemy role in the mock battle.

The enemy team’s soldiers who saw that didn’t even think about responding and instead started pouring out insults at me.

“Is it really okay for battles to be that dirty? “This is a mock battle!”

“evil! evil! surrender!! “Stop hitting me!!”

“Save me! If this continues, I think I will fall behind in the mock battle! Those bastards who come out rough. “You devilish bastards!”

Normally, I would feel bad when I heard it, but now it’s a mock battle where my job skills are being evaluated.

In such a situation, being scolded by enemy soldiers means, ‘You are doing that well, so your command ability evaluation goes up.’ It sounds like a story.

And Lieutenant Colonel Pommel, who was the most high-ranking person here and had been appearing majestically just a moment ago, was half out of his mind and was swinging his sword wildly instead of his baton.

Only nonsense-like commands were coming out of his mouth, like a drunk person speaking in gibberish.

“f*ck, f*ck! The 1st Company took 10 steps back and attacked. The 2nd Company follows the 1st Company! “4th Company, take 50 steps to the left!”

They made the crazy choice of not only dismantling the military for reorganization, but dispersing it completely.

How on earth do you have to be so cornered that you give instructions like that?

But his crazy struggles soon came to an end…

“We’re all out! Why the f*ck are the Jaeger Battalion showing up from behind?! Oh, stop complaining! Stayed a lot. “It f*cking hurts so bad!”

The reason is that not only the front but also the rear was eaten by the soldiers under my command, putting us in a state of siege from front to back.

Upon hearing those words, the soldiers of the Pommel Battalion gave up everything and threw their spears on the ground and raised both hands in the air to surrender or tried to escape through the gaps on the left and right.

I don’t know about those who surrendered, but those who tried to escape through the gap were showered with arrows from our crossbowmen.

Over the course of 10 minutes, I stabbed the enemy soldiers with long spears until holes were worn in their armor, and struck them with pins.

A huge trumpet sound was heard announcing the end of the mock battle.

At the same time as those words were said, all the soldiers of the Jaeger Battalion, including me, chanted three cheers.

“Damn I won!”

“I thought I would win, but wasn’t this too easy? No, I don’t want a unit that fought on the front lines for years to be this weak…”

“It’s just that we’re so strong! Long live your Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Reich Empire! Long live the battalion commander!!!”

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