I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy Chapter 35

EP.35

The day after the mock battle, I, Peter Yeager, left for the territory with 500 soldiers under my command.

It took a full month to return on foot with 500 troops, but we returned to the territory safely.

And after another two months, three good things happened to me.

First, with the regular personnel announcement at the end of the year, my status from being scheduled for promotion to major was officially changed to major.

Upon receiving the order, 12 wizards belonging to the wizard company and 12 knights belonging to the knight company came under my command.

At the same time, my baton and scabbard were decorated with gold, and as a battalion commander’s privilege, I was able to receive a war horse similar to the one that knights ride.

Second, thanks to the people of Bruno’s territory farming as I instructed, harvests increased explosively, and everyone was able to pay a certain amount of taxes in grain.

I received a report that even after offering grain to me, the people living in the territory still had enough food to eat until next year and were full of praise for the newly appointed lord.

The third time… As I was thinking this, there was a knock on the door and a voice was heard from beyond.

“My lord, Ensign Laura von Wehner has arrived.”

The third good thing, Ensign Laura von Wehner, appeared.

“Let me in.”

As soon as those words were finished, the door to my office opened and Laura, wearing a black imperial military uniform, came in and saluted at the exact angle as if she had filmed the contents in the textbook.

“Loyalty! This is Ensign Laura von Wehner, who was officially assigned to Major Peter Jaeger as of today. “I look forward to teaching you more in the future.”

For me personally, her placement was unexpected and fortunate.

Laura von Wehner was a talent I wanted to secure by any means possible.

However, in the original novel, he was a character who was ‘top of all grades at the Academy’, so he was an officer that other high-ranking people were looking at, so I thought he would have to be at least a lieutenant colonel to a colonel to be able to be hired as an adjutant.

I never imagined that he would volunteer to work for me through Count Venner.

Because of such circumstances, I could not suppress a smile from the joy that welled up in my heart.

Naturally, the corners of my mouth rose up to the ceiling.

“Loyalty! Welcome to your assignment, Ensign Venner. “I think the story will be long, so please sit in the front.”

“Yes Major.”

She then handed me a luxurious wooden, gold-trimmed box before sitting down on the chair I pointed to.

Inside, as I expected, was an academy diploma given in return for successfully completing the mock battle.

At a glance, I read the diploma, and it detailed the student’s journey from platoon leader to leading the Rhineland front to victory, and it was recorded that the student was awarded the honorary valedictorian in recognition of his achievements.

I might be a second lieutenant or a lieutenant now, but it wasn’t a very helpful perk for me, who was promoted to major before graduating from the academy.

However, Laura seemed to have taken it with a different meaning and congratulated me with moved eyes.

“I sincerely congratulate you on graduating from the Academy with honors, Major.”

“Thank you for your congratulations, Ensign Venner. “Now then, let’s start talking in earnest.”

Laura’s eyes sparkled, she took out a small paper notebook and pen from her pocket, and began preparing to write.

When I saw that, I thought, ‘Do I have to be that thorough to get top honors at an academy full of kids who fly and crawl?’ I had a thought.

Putting those thoughts aside for a moment, I explained to her as much detail as I could about her future duties as an adjutant.

To sum it up as briefly as possible, the adjutant’s job is to support the commander in everything except personal matters such as going to bed, going to the bathroom, bathing, or spending time with family.

In the case of unmarried commanders or lords like me, there are not many things that are classified as personal, so there is a lot of time where we have to act closely.

So, as I told him about the details of my job, I was concerned that I would have to spend almost 24 hours a day with a beautiful woman of the same age.

Normally, even if a man and a woman meet in this kind of relationship, it is not a big problem because the majors and above who can have adjutants are married and over 40 years old, and the second lieutenants who are adjutants are 20 to 23 years old.

This problem arose because I was promoted too quickly.

Of course, it’s a good thing for me to be able to spend 24 hours with a silver-haired beauty of my choice.

Laura, who was sitting in front of me, answered with sparkling eyes without a moment of hesitation.

“When I learned about the position of an officer at the academy, I also received some training about my duties as a lieutenant. My father, Count Benner, also said, ‘When you are a new officer with little experience, follow a great commander and learn thoroughly with the determination not to miss even the blinking moment.’ You said it. So, I think that having a long time to follow Major is an opportunity for me to learn a lot.”

An exemplary answer that exactly matches what was heard during the academy class when learning about the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of each position.

With those words, I stopped thinking about things other than work.

At this time, Laura said with a slight smile.

“I don’t know how long I will be serving as an adjutant, but unless my position changes due to promotion or other reasons, I will continue to serve you, Major. So, from now on, please call me Laura and be more comfortable with me. i look forward to.”

After hearing that, I held out my hand to shake her hand and she returned it by holding my hand.

“Please take care of me, Ensign Laura. “It’s time for the manor house’s cook to bring the food. Let’s have a meal together and continue talking.”

“You will do that. “Can I ask you something in the meantime?”

“Anything as long as it’s not too personal.”

After that, Laura and I talked about the current situation of Bruno’s territory and the army, how to prepare for the Czechavian front, and what the training of the soldiers was like.

Then the cook came and placed food for Laura and I on the table.

The menu feels like a typical fantasy world meal: bread and cream stew steak with butter and a glass of milk.

When I got to eat with Laura, unlike me, who ate with minimal etiquette, she used a knife to cut the meat with graceful movements and asked,

“By the way, when Division Commander Stefan was cornered by the troops of the Francois Republic on the Rhineland Front, didn’t he lead a company and about 10 magicians and attack the enemy’s main base?”

“yes. “I was really reckless back then.”

“Father, you evaluated that surprise attack as a decision that changed the course of the war, but what were your actual thoughts when attacking? Were you confident that you would succeed?”

At those words, I nodded and said.

“of course. I was confident then that the surprise attack would definitely work. “Otherwise, it would have been possible for an acting company commander who had just earned the rank of lieutenant through local promotion on the battlefield at the time to propose a strategy to the heavenly division commander.”

After hearing what I said, Laura threw away her usual slightly cold expression and looked at me with bright eyes filled with longing.

It would definitely be the most attractive story for her, who applied for this position because she admired my achievements.

“Let me explain why: Most wars are fought based on common sense judgment. I assume that the fewer soldiers you have, the more defensive tactics you will use. Moreover, the atmosphere in the division under Commander Stefan at the time was so bad that the majority of the opinion was that the division should retreat to Weinberg Castle and enter Mercury. “The enemy probably knew the situation through information obtained through spies, so they probably thought they would never be attacked preemptively.”

“Obviously, if you have a small number of troops, you have to minimize losses and lead the soldiers to have a chance of victory.”

“Then, of course, the enemy will let down his guard based on common sense, and if he is bombarded with more than 100 arrows and magic at the same time in the middle of the night when his guard is at its weakest, he will mistakenly believe that he is being attacked by a large army larger than a regiment. Because in order to mobilize that level of firepower, it has to be the size of a regiment.”

After hearing my story up to this point, Laura stopped cutting the steak and began to stare blankly at my face.

I quite liked the loopholes shown by Laura, who is as cold and perfect as ice.

“Therefore, the Francois Republic army worked hard to reorganize its formation to repel our troops, which appeared to be the size of a regiment. At this time, the entire division was thrown into chaos due to Jaeger Company’s activities, which delayed maintenance. “Using the free time, the division under Major General Stephen attacked the enemy’s left flank and was able to win.”

I ate my share of the dishes as we ate while telling my saga.

Laura pricked up her ears and was so absorbed that she didn’t eat but just listened.

The gap shown like that was quite cute, but it was because one of the essential virtues of an adjutant was to match the pace of eating with his superior.

“Laura, I’ll stop by after I’m done with my work, so let’s eat first.”

I pointed that out slightly.

Then her face turned slightly red, and looking at that, I thought that life as a commander with Laura von Wehner would be more than just getting good subordinates and making things easier, and that interesting things like this would often happen.

A word from the author (author review)

I don’t know if you will like it, but I tried to include some heartwarming scenes.

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