EP.42
Even during a surprise operation by a small unit that hits and runs away as quickly as possible, in normal cases, you must stay in place even for a moment after launching an attack.
This is because you need to determine whether the surprise operation was successful or failed before you can decide how to escape.
If the surprise operation is successful, it is enough to simply avoid the enemy’s pursuit, but if the surprise operation fails, the enemy may use it to launch a counterattack, inflicting heavy damage on the friendly army’s main force.
In that case, there may be cases where the unit that carried out the surprise attack has to intentionally take the enemy’s long-distance attack to delay… However, the
surprise operation we carried out was aimed at one company, so the number of enemies killed is low. Although it is small, since the attack was successfully completed and all of the attackers were fleeing on horseback, there is no need to worry assuming the various situations mentioned above.
As I rode my horse through the forest, I asked in a loud voice.
“Is everyone following along well?”
Then, the members of the separate unit who followed closely responded with empty smiles.
“I am following along just by looking at the battalion commander!”
“Wouldn’t running through a forest like this be a piece of cake?”
“There is no one who would be left behind to this extent.”
The voices that answered my question from near and far answered that about 20 people were correct, meaning that no one died or escaped during the surprise operation.
In addition, we drove our horses as fast as we could and ran for about two hours, but there was no pursuit unit in sight, so we succeeded in escaping.
The enemy commander who has experienced the harsh treatment of the detachment led by me will widen the scope of security and reconnaissance to the maximum, and if he lets his guard down and dawdles, he may be caught.
So, I feel a little sorry for everyone, but I can only ask them to give us more strength.
“Okay then, today I will run as fast as I can and run away from the enemy as little as possible! Instead, when you return to your unit, I will buy an entire war merchant wagon just for the detached unit and let you rest. let’s go!”
In this way, we covered a distance of 100 km on horseback that day and succeeded in completely avoiding the enemy’s pursuit.
Even after we were confident that we had eluded the pursuit, we had to continue marching at a fast pace to avoid being caught by the enemy. Eventually, we completed our mission, joined my battalion that had gone on a previous reconnaissance, and were able to return to the Crown Prince’s unit that had entered Czechvia.
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The next morning after joining the Crown Prince’s army.
Normally, the soldiers would have cleared out their barracks and prepared to march at this time.
Since we and other reconnaissance units from the advance reconnaissance battalion have all returned, the entire army has been ordered to rest in order to plan a strategy based on the information gathered.
So, the guys who have already performed the role of advance reconnaissance and the role of a separate unit are resting after bathing and personal maintenance yesterday and being excluded from all work and roll calls until tomorrow.
I couldn’t do that, so I sighed and muttered.
“I’m the battalion commander, so I feel like I’m going to be behind in the activities of the separate unit, but as soon as I get back, I have to write a report all night long. I even wonder if this is how I got ahead in life…”
Still, the military is a place where you have to face criticism in the end, so I’ve prepared everything, so it’ll work out somehow.
As we trudged along, we soon arrived at the headquarters barracks where the crown prince was.
I spoke to the knight standing in front of me wearing armor.
“This is Major Peter Yeager, the battalion commander of the advance reconnaissance battalion. “Can I come in?”
“Be loyal.”
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Since it was a gathering of high-ranking people, I imagined them having a solemn meeting, but what I saw as soon as I entered the barracks was the exact opposite.
To be more specific, the crown prince, who had the authority to mediate them, sat in a seat one step higher than the other generals and just watched quietly.
People wearing stars were actively expressing their opinions and discussing them.
“Chief Samuel, that is nonsense. No matter how weak the Czechavian army is, I will defeat them in just a week and target Visocia and Palencia!”
“Brigadier General Chelsea, isn’t this the Crown Prince’s first war? Last time, because of that Jaeger, the war ended before His Majesty Himself took the command…”
“Ha~ The supply won’t be able to keep up. “The reason we were able to come at this speed was because we brought in a lot of biscuits and ingredients from Bruno’s estate all at once.”
Considering that during the meeting of the 7th Division command center on the Rhineland front, the division commander spoke alone and answered only by himself, except for me.
What is unfolding before my eyes now is a situation I will experience when I become a general in the future. To me now, it is like a utopia.
They receive reports of various information brought in by their subordinates, consider countermeasures, suggest and refute all kinds of tactical strategies, and even complement them… So, they work together to find the best direction.
Seeing that, I was about to go to the corner where the other majors were sitting, when one of the ensigns came up to me and spoke quietly.
“Now that the major has arrived, the reconnaissance unit’s report will begin soon. Please get ready.”
“Thank you, ensign.”
Now the lieutenant had to leave, but instead of leaving my side, he muttered in my ear in a very low voice.
“This is what Count Benner told me to convey. He said that the generals here are all nobles who belong to the Crown Prince’s faction, but that they are divided into those who oppose Major Jaeger and those who support him. Please be very careful.”
I nodded and thought as I walked to my seat.
Is it true that an angular rock gets a lot of love, but because it is so popular, it has become a thorn in the side of even high-ranking people?
Shit, then there will definitely be someone among the high-ranking people here who will try to find fault with the fact that I formed a separate unit in addition to the reconnaissance battalion and took separate operational actions.
It is fortunate that I was given some time to mentally prepare and think about my objections before reporting on the reconnaissance and operation… However, the
time was not given, and other scouting parties were already showing and reporting the data they had brought one by one. started.
“This is Captain Simon Pilsen, who performed the reconnaissance role. According to what I observed about a day ahead of the main force, the enemy army is believed to have withdrawn all its troops to the rear and gathered in preparation for a decisive battle with us…”
And about an hour and a half later, a high-ranking person personally called my name. He called and said.
“Major Peter Yeager, the battalion commander of the advance reconnaissance battalion, report the information you found while scouting in enemy territory and what happened during the process.”
Following his words, I walked right up to the desk where the dignitaries were sitting, placed the report and map I had written, and started talking.
“We acted in advance for about three days and surveyed the area where the battle was expected to take place and the surrounding terrain in detail. In addition, we identified villages and roads where food could be requisitioned while moving to the relevant location, and recorded the details in reports and maps.”
Pointing to the unfolded map, the dignitaries spoke with voices filled with admiration.
“If you have this, the march will be much easier.”
“It’s really amazing that you even wrote down locations where the enemy is likely to make a surprise attack and a list of candidates for camp.”
“It looks like there are almost no flaws in the topographical survey.”
To be honest, I was really surprised when I first saw that reconnaissance map.
Because I just gave the 1st Company Commander a few words of advice, thinking that it would be a good idea to write it this way when drawing up the map.
That smart guy directly reflected my advice and created a map like that.
“The map you see was created by Captain Marco, who served as the unit commander, and I organized a detachment locally and personally led it to carry out other activities.”
It is also beyond common sense that the man in charge of the reconnaissance battalion formed a separate unit in enemy territory and split the unit.
When I told them that I, the battalion commander, had done it, the generals couldn’t argue with anything and just looked at me with an absurd expression.
“The details are in the report, but I will tell you the important information first. A detachment of 21 people, including myself, directly scouted the large enemy force coming here from the end of the Visocia region. The enemy army outnumbers us by about 50,000. However, as the Czech army got closer to the border, the amount of food supplied decreased and too many troops were concentrated on border security, so their morale was low and their combat power was weakened.”
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One of the generals who heard this asked with a puzzled expression on his face.
“It is certainly good news for us that the enemy’s morale has decreased and their combat power has weakened, but listening to your story, it sounds as if the special unit encouraged the situation.”
I answered that question with a smile.
“Yes, it is true that the results were obtained by making full use of the discretion granted by His Highness the Crown Prince while the detachment under my command was on a reconnaissance mission.”
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