I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy Chapter 41

EP.41

When I heard the report, I cheered and said.

“good! Now, let’s prepare for the final play with fire that will blow their minds! “Is everyone ready?”

All of the members of the detachment responded loudly to my words.

“Yes I am ready!”

“Just give me orders! “I will burn everything to the ground!”

“I will trust and follow only the battalion commander.”

The faces of the guys who said that were already filled with anticipation of one-sided playing with the enemy.

As the leader leading them, I opened my mouth to answer that expectation.

“Then let me explain our operation. This time we will not take very complicated tactical actions. They’ll just spread oil in the forest near where they expect them to come and set up an ambush with oil cans. Then, when the enemy advance unit approaches, they will roll the oil drum down and use explosion magic and fire arrows to give the enemy a taste of fire, then immediately retreat and join the Jaeger Battalion, the main unit of the friendly advance reconnaissance unit.”

It is a much simpler operation than during a mock battle.

Because the content of the operation simply ends with ‘spraying oil in the forest near the enemy’s expected passageway, then setting up an ambush, and when they come, rolling the oil can, blowing it up, setting it on fire, and splashing it out.’

In order to carry out such a simple operation, our detachment, made up of high-quality military personnel, said we should fight against an incomparably large number of enemies. I thought there might be complaints if I didn’t explain the reason properly.

I think I should explain the reason properly, but Laura, who is already curious and has many questions, asks a question on behalf of everyone.

“I want to ask you something, battalion commander.”

“Okay, I give permission.”

“If the enemy advance troops haven’t noticed us, wouldn’t it be a good idea to use this opportunity to attack them with fire and surprise attacks?”

If you take the risk, you can surprise attack them directly like Laura said.

If we succeed in doing so, we will gain the reputation of showing bravery by defeating the enemy’s vanguard with only 20 men.

It is an operation that can be attempted by a commander who is willing to make sacrifices and is not afraid of bold operations.

“It’s a good proposal, but our detachment has already succeeded in stealing the food the enemy was planning to commandeer and rendering it unusable. Therefore, the meal rations of the principality’s army, which relies heavily on conscription, will be greatly reduced, and the soldiers will go hungry. It was inevitable that morale and combat power would go down. In other words, we have already succeeded in weakening the enemy’s combat power.”

“It is just as the battalion commander said.”

“In addition, we also have valuable information such as the size, morale, and distribution of the enemy army that other scouts did not obtain. But if you get more greedy and attack the enemy directly and they all die, wouldn’t you lose that valuable information without even seeing it?”

When I said that, Laura started nodding as if she realized something.

In addition, officers belonging to other detachments seemed to have had the same question and began muttering to each other in agreement.

“If we fight like the battalion commander said, in the worst case scenario, we could all die here and end up dying without being able to report the information we worked so hard to obtain.”

“In other cases, they might be chased by the cavalry behind them.”

What they said is true, but there is one more reason why I do not attempt to attack the enemy’s advance troops directly.

“Be honest. In this operation, it doesn’t matter if we don’t kill a single enemy soldier. “What we need to do, however, is to instill fear in them that they may be attacked by us anytime and anywhere.”

When I said this, all the officers looked shocked, but I paid it no mind and continued speaking.

“In the opinion of the enemy commander, since the place where they are marching is still inside the Principality of Czechia, they will be marching comfortably with minimal vigilance. That way, soldiers will be able to fight their allies while preserving their physical strength.”

That’s true even in Europe, where thanks to globalization and European Union policies, you can go back and forth across the border in just one minute on foot by showing your passport, just like checking a bus ticket.

Most people living within the borders of France are French, and most people living within the borders of Germany are German.

Moreover, in a fantasy world where opening borders is a thing of the past, it is common sense that even if a war is waged against an enemy country, the invading attackers band together to prepare for danger.

Even if enemy small units are moving around, the basic unit is the minimum battalion unit, and even if a large friendly army approaches, they must retreat to avoid individual destruction.

Otherwise, I don’t know how I could be surprised.

With such experience and the wisdom left behind by our ancestors, it is the same truth as water flowing from top to bottom for all armies to reduce the proportion of boundaries in friendly territory in order to preserve the physical strength of soldiers.

“However, once attacked, the enemy commander and other leaders become embarrassed by the unexpected situation and raise their alert level. Otherwise, you could be attacked by our allies again.”

In addition, when people encounter unexpected events, they receive mental shock and their judgment and intellectual abilities temporarily deteriorate.

For example, a person who gets dumped by a girlfriend he was dating the day before the college entrance exam is likely to fail the test by getting wrong on questions that he could have answered easily if he were in a normal state when taking the test.

Moreover, this is a battlefield where tens of thousands of lives can be determined by a single mistake in judgment.

Even though they are not engaged in direct combat, the damage they suffer due to a wrong decision may not be that great.

You can make something that costs you a lot of trouble to buy it.

“Then the soldiers will have to take turns on guard duty without being able to sleep well at night, and they will have to waste all their energy looking for enemy forces that do not exist. At the same time, as the hardships increase, complaints against the commanders also accumulate, so morale and stamina will drop significantly at the same time. Do you understand now?”

At those words, the officers belonging to the separate unit nodded and gave me a look that said, ‘As expected, you’re our major.’

“Then we begin preparations as instructed. “It’s time to open the road to hell for them.”

 

**

An hour after the operations meeting of our separate unit, the advance unit of the Principality of Czechia.

Its role is to lead the principal army’s main force by approximately 4 hours on foot, and to identify and report any elements that may pose a risk.

Captain Alex, the leader of this unit, was not that keen on observing his surroundings.

If people in high positions saw him like that, they might say something, but he also had an excuse.

‘When going to an enemy camp or a dangerous place, they send a battalion commander or higher as a scout ahead, but seeing as they only send me, the company commander, it means to confirm half of it as a formality.’

Usually, when subordinates think that way, they are usually wrong, but considering the current situation, his thinking was extremely right.

“What the f*ck am I doing that I have to wake up 3 hours earlier than everyone else and go through all this trouble because I took on the role of an advance reconnaissance team?”

While he was yawning and looking around, he heard something heavy rolling into his ear.

“Is it a falling rock? Holy shit! Each platoon leader must move as far away from the direction of the sound as possible to avoid it! “If you get crushed by a stone, you will all die!”

At those words, the platoon commanders, with the help of their noncommissioned officers, were able to minimize the number of people being crushed to death by holding the soldiers back as much as possible.

What came rolling down to crush them was not a rock, but a huge barrel filled with oil.

Everyone there could immediately realize that this was the work of an enemy targeting them.

However, if this kind of surprise attack goes unnoticed, it is already too late, even before they can shout to announce the surprise attack.

A flaming arrow and explosion magic flew from the forest at the same time and hit the oil barrel, causing the barrel to catch fire and explode, sending flaming fragments flying in all directions, turning the entire surrounding area into a sea of fire.

“help me!!”

“f*ck, f*ck! it hurts!! water! water!!”

In addition, some soldiers were hit by burning fragments and their bodies were already on fire, and they began to burn alive.

Captain Alex, who had been in the military for several years, heard the sound of a platoon-sized enemy force quickly fleeing on horseback, so he concluded that there would be no further attacks and said,

“You have to shoot a water ball at the bastards who are on fire to extinguish the fire and then return to the base as quickly as possible and report the fact that the enemy never knows when they will make a surprise attack! “Collect your troops immediately and prepare to attack!”

Although it was the wisest decision to make in that situation.

The morale of Captain Alex and the other soldiers was already so low that they were unable to walk due to the fear of being surprised by an unexpected enemy attack.

In particular, private first class soldiers who were new to war began to vomit due to the terrible smell and sight of burning human clothing and flesh.

In such a situation, the young platoon leaders were of little help because they did not know how to control the situation.

Some of the veteran soldiers even took advantage of this confusion and succeeded in deserting.

However, as befits his rank as a captain, Alex tenaciously used the experience he had accumulated over the years in the military and brought back about 90 out of 100 soldiers safely alive and shouted.

“f*ck you bastards! “Is it okay to fight war like that?”

Meanwhile, the Headquarters of the Principality of Czechia, who received the news from the preceding unit, suffered little damage considering it was a surprise attack, but they feared that this situation might repeat itself at any time.

New instructions were delivered to all units.

“We will double the number of people standing guard at night for each company and increase the number of units on reconnaissance and the reconnaissance time.”

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