EP.40
In my current life, when I was a kindergartener, there was a TV broadcast where viewers would send in questions they were curious about and they would experiment and show whatever the content was.
If you put Mentos in Coke and shoot it like a water rocket, will it fly? Can a person swim barefoot across the Han River? If you order Jjajangmyeon on the bus, will it be delivered? etc.
It was a broadcast that vicariously satisfied all kinds of curiosity, but this was the attempt that I remembered the most.
If a person disguised as a police officer orders a good citizen he meets on the street to do something simple, such as doing push-ups, how far will he follow him?
As a kindergartener, I just laughed at that, but now that I think about it, it was a very surprising development.
This is because when a PD pretending to be a police officer asked citizens to do movements such as jumping with open arms, jumping a rabbit, or doing push-ups, most people did it without raising any objections.
What if it is a world where the authority of high-ranking people is really strong due to the caste system?
If you make good use of the wartime situation and the weapon of status, you will be able to screw the Czechs in an amazing way.
As I was gathering my thoughts, a soldier who had been scouting on horseback about an hour ahead of the main detachment came back and said.
“Major, if you walk about an hour from here, you will reach the Sylph Village.”
As soon as I heard that, I ordered the detachment to stop.
“Everyone, except me and Captain Werner, get off your horses. And from now on, we will disguise ourselves as a food requisition unit belonging to Czechia and pretend that the horses you ride are used to pull carriages. “If you act confidently, you won’t get caught, so approach it with the mindset that you’re going to have an iron plate slapped on your face.”
Then we started acting as if we were part of Czechia’s unit and approached the men who were standing guard at the entrance to the village and said:
“This is Lieutenant Marek Nowotny, attached to the 7th Division Supply Corps of the Army of the Principality of Czechia! “We are on our way to intercept the Reich Imperial Army that has invaded Visochia, and we have come to requisition the insufficient food. Please guide us to where the village chief is!”
Then the men looked at us with suspicion, but sighed and said as if there was nothing they could do.
“I understand, Lieutenant. Then follow me.”
“Guide me quickly. “I have a long way to go.”
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When I arrived in front of the village chief’s house under the guidance of a man, a man with white hair wearing clothes made of relatively clean cloth appeared.
As soon as he saw us, he knelt down and asked in a very cautious manner.
“I heard you came from the supply unit. However, according to what we received a few months ago, there is some time left until the requisition…”
Unless the Czechavians were fools, they would of course have given notice of the deadline for requisitioning food while forming a large army.
The village chief couldn’t help but be suspicious when he saw me appear much earlier than expected.
So there is a possibility that I might get caught if I do something wrong, but just in case something like this happens, I have dozens of fake certificates made in the form of Czech Republic official documents while I was at Bruno Castle.
But before showing it, I said it first as if to make a fortune.
“I completely understand your embarrassment. But things didn’t go very well. Of course, this does not mean that the army of the Principality of Czechia will lose, but it seems that the evil Reich Empire army will attack sooner than expected. So, orders were given to prepare food in advance in case the war escalates quickly.”
When I said that, the village chief cleared his doubts a little and nodded, as if he agreed with what I said.
“Is that so? If so, could you give us a certificate just in case? Don’t you know? “If you don’t have a certificate when you are conscripted, it could cause problems later…”
It is almost unthinkable for a village chief to mention ‘problem’ to a nobleman like a lieutenant.
However, the problem of supplying troops during a war is not something that can be easily overcome, so even if this is a medieval fantasy world where discrimination and absurdity based on class system are rampant, his request to issue a conscription certificate is extremely natural. If you don’t listen to this, you will be suspected.
So, I showed him the fake certificate I had in the form of a Czech official document and said,
“Here are the documents. “Let’s check it out.”
“thank you.”
After a while, the village chief seemed to think that the documents I showed him were real and said with a very sorry expression on his face.
“I’m sorry, no matter how important this is, I did something that made me doubt the lieutenant.”
“No. It’s better to be sure. So how much food is prepared? Also, we failed to bring the carriage. I want to rent a carriage or cart in the village. Is it possible?”
When he heard this, the village chief looked suspicious once again, but he probably decided that he could not protest further against me because I was borrowing the authority of public power.
The village chief answered me honestly.
“Originally, we would have slaughtered cows, sheep and pigs and given them fresh meat and bread. Usually, before the requisition officer comes in person, the managers contact us first and give us time to prepare, but as you know, in this case… What we can give you right now is 2 tons of flour and 2 tons of barley flour, which we have prepared to eat in the winter. There are things like cheese cured meat sausages. Also, if all the carts in the village are mobilized, you will be able to load them all, so please borrow them. Instead, please fill in the information properly on the certificate…”
I am not a Czech citizen, but a soldier of the Reich Empire, and the certificate is fake, but I can write the information the village chief wants with ease.
Thinking of the Czech soldiers who would be starving due to lack of food in my heart, I happily wrote down the amount of supplies I had taken on the certificate to give to the village chief and the certificate I would take with me.
“Is it done now? “I will support my soldiers, so you can mobilize the villagers and load up the food we have prepared.”
“All right. “So, are you planning on staying here tonight?”
Just because I’m staying here for one night, he won’t easily suspect me and my subordinates, as long as I show the certificate to the village chief in front of me.
However, you have to be careful because you never know when and where you will be caught lying, and you also have to use that time to stop by at least one village and collect food by impersonating an officer of the enemy country.
“I’ll just take your heart. Instead, please hurry and give it to me.”
The village chief probably didn’t want the soldiers, including me, to stay in the village even for one night, so when I told him I was leaving quickly, he responded with a slightly brighter expression.
“I will do as you instructed.”
In this way, the people of Sylph Village and the soldiers of the separate unit loaded about 6 tons of food into 10 wagons over the course of about 2 hours.
Even though I had already completely fooled the village chief and others, I had to worry about the possibility of being caught.
However, in the end, we succeeded in depriving 50,000 soldiers of food for two to one day without the serfs discovering our true identity.
**
About 3 hours had passed since I left the village.
The soldiers of the separate unit began chatting cheerfully to each other, perhaps thinking that they no longer had to worry about being caught.
“Sergeant Lyle, are you sure we robbed you?”
“Can’t you believe it even when you see it with your own eyes? Are you sick? Get out of it. “How can I survive because I’m so suspicious of a new recruit?”
“Today, for the first time in a while, I’ll oil up the boat. “There’s no beef or pork, but there’s a lot of sausage and cheese… just thinking about it makes my mouth water.”
Other officers who saw this and Laura tried to tell them to be quiet to remind them that this was enemy territory.
It was rare to send scouts to a place that was at least 2 to 3 weeks away from the enemy on foot, and it was necessary to relieve some of the stress of the soldiers who were mentally and physically exhausted while acting as a separate unit.
I stopped the officers who were trying to stop the chatter and spoke loudly.
“Everyone pay attention!”
At those words, everyone’s attention turned to me.
“Considering your hard work so far, the battalion commander will not march any further today and will rest here until night. “What does everyone think?”
Both officers and soldiers expressed their strong agreement with my proposal with their eyes.
“good night. Then today, you can eat, drink and enjoy the daily food that His Royal Highness the Duke of Czechia has given us! However, starting tomorrow, I have to go to another village and do this again, so I try not to drink alcohol. Do you understand?”
At those words, the soldiers and officers spoke in unison.
“Yes, I understand!”
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“Okay then, everyone gather trees and leaves from around the area. Next time, let’s light a fire with magic and eat and drink as much as we want!”
And we ate, drank, and rested for the rest of the day, as I instructed.
The horses were also fed unmilled barley to replenish their stamina.
Then, just before leaving the next day, they burned all the food they had collected with the cart and started the forced march again.
Calculating the enemy’s marching speed, they repeatedly robbed the village of food, rested, and burned it in the same manner.
So we went a little overboard and succeeded in wiping out 9 villages.
Finally, in the village where they were leaving, they were able to commandeer not only food but also oil and prepare for a fun prank.
Just then, a soldier from the separate unit I had ordered to patrol returned and reported.
“I’d like to report to you that the enemy’s advance force is about an hour away from us!”
Then it’s time to start playing around.
A word from the author (author review)
Merry Christmas!!!
I hope you have a Merry Christmas and I will be joining you this weekend.
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The cover features Ensign Laura, who appears as the Christmas card heroine.
Merry christmas zakuti 🙂
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