I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy Chapter 44

EP.44

The Jaeger battalion I led was deployed at the forefront of the Reich Imperial Army.

So, I could say that I was positioned in a place where I could best see the army of the Principality of Czechoslovakia right in front of me, but my eyes could not capture the full majesty of the huge enemy army there.

This is because when a division of 8,000 men marches in four horizontal columns, the length is about 4km, and when it is densely packed, it is at least 500m.

This is because it is physically impossible to capture an army that is more than six times the size in my field of vision while standing on flat ground.

Is that why they often say this in military doctrine?

‘When you become a commander who commands a battalion or higher, you will run the war as if you were playing chess in your head, based on the piecemeal information sent by messengers rather than the battlefield you see with your own eyes!’

It was definitely before the war started, so even at the widest point of view, I couldn’t see all of the troops at a glance.

What if fighting breaks out and the field of view becomes narrower? It must be difficult to command a regiment by sight.

However, the fatigue caused by not getting enough sleep was clearly visible on the faces of the Czech soldiers facing me, about 200 meters away.

If you look closely, you can see that some of the soldiers presumed to be new recruits are unable to bear the weight of a spear.

Since the trumpet had not yet sounded to start the battle, I gave additional instructions to the company commanders next to me.

“When attacking the battalion facing us on the other side, eliminate the wizards and crossbowmen first, not the incompetent new recruits like anchovies over there, but the veterans. Then, when they enter into close combat, they kill the recruits who cannot even hold a spear properly. “Whether you are at the academy or as a senior officer, don’t forget the truth about hand-to-hand combat that you learned in your first year.”

In fact, I said ‘the truth of hand-to-hand combat’ to make it seem grandiose, but in short, what I said was the obvious statement that in a battle between infantry, the side that collapses first will inevitably lose.

And in order to put that teaching into practice, all you have to do is create a small hole in the first line of a huge enemy infantry formation and then focus more on pounding it out before the opposing soldiers can fix it.

“Yes, I understand!”

After checking the answers of the other company commanders, I looked towards where the knights on horseback were and said,

“In addition, the knight company is to follow me at the rear of the unit until I give instructions. “If possible, avoid combat until you receive my instructions.”

Because of the nature of the knight class, it is important to inflict damage by striking a fatal blow with a weapon called a lance.

In a situation where it moves like infantry and its number is limited to only 12, the charge called lance charging alone cannot be effective at the level of annihilating a battalion or higher infantry unit.

Therefore, they will use it to delay the support of the enemy infantry that comes while I am beating up the infantry battalion in front of me.

When I finished giving instructions to each unit, low and heavy trumpets began to sound from the camps of both armies.

I gave orders as commander of the Reich Empire.

“Battalion charge! “If we fight just as well as we showed during training, we will definitely win!”

After saying that, I got off my horse, handed my horse over to the soldier next to me, and started marching with the soldiers.

The soldiers of the Reich Empire began to deliberately speak harsh words in order to forget their fears.

“You bastards of the Principality of Czechia~! “I’ll make an air hole in each branch and kill you for sure!”

“I’ll send you to your deceased parents!”

“You look tired, so I’ll let you sleep comfortably underground.”

At the same time, the Czech soldiers on the other side also took heavy, tired steps and started talking as they approached us step by step.

“I’ll pickle you in blood like you pickle cabbage in salt!”

“What you ate today is the last supper!”

“Repeat that I’m dead! “You bastards!”

As the distance between them became closer, thousands of arrows and magic began to attack each other. The soldiers’ reactions to such attacks were largely divided into two types.

A nerd who is terrified that he might die and tries to block an arrow by waving his arms around, and a soldier who confidently moves forward trusting in his helmet and armor.

Among them, the idiot who was swinging his arms barely managed to block one or two arrows with his arms, but he died after being hit by an arrow in his neck or chest while running wild.

Most of the arrows that flew at experienced soldiers who trusted their armor and helmets bounced off, and very few experienced soldiers died from arrows.

However, in the face of magic that burns or freezes those hit, both experienced and new soldiers die equally.

Watching that scene, I thought, this is why I really need a gun.

Matchlock guns have a slower rate of fire, but they are much easier to handle than bows, so not only do they require less training to become proficient.

It has the power of a considerable amount of magic, so although it depends on the commander’s capabilities, it will be possible to block even the knights’ charge, which is said to be the strongest attack of this era.

It is not possible, but if a matchlock gun is introduced, a revolution will occur in which ordinary soldiers will attack knights.

In a situation where I was the only one who felt endless regret about not having a gun, our unit was divided into wizards and archers who could attack from a distance in order to break down the enemy’s infantry formation, so we were advancing while almost one-sidedly hitting the enemy’s long-distance attacks.

Czechoslovakian soldiers laughed at the sight of their troops advancing almost defenselessly against attack.

“I think those crossbows and wizards are all decoration, right? Hey, did Deus give you a blessing in return for being on guard duty on a hungry and cold night?”

“Even for idiots like that, if they win at least one thing, they’ll get promoted, right? Hurray! “For each rank promoted, one-half year of discharge is accelerated.”

“Let’s just pick five and be discharged cleanly. “How are you feeling?”

No matter how uneducated they may be, they are just sitting around talking nonsense.

Common sense dictates who would go to the front with a broken crossbow and an unusable wizard.

If you are placed in the front row where you first encounter the enemy and you see something strange about the enemy, you should use common sense to think about this.

‘Isn’t that damn thing planning to kill us all at once?’

But when you see that they can’t think at the level of common sense, you really have to question their intelligence.

What would you do? Shouldn’t we give them a fiery death with arrows and magic, teach them proper lessons, and then send them to rest in peace?

Finally, the distance between the enemy and our battalion was reduced to less than 50 meters, and the long-range cover of the Czechavian and Reich troops ended.

And when they started to approach each other at maximum speed without breaking the formation.

As was the case in the past on the Rhineland front, at the moment when the infantry and infantry were trying to break the enemy’s formation with only their spears, their only weapon.

Previously, only a few crossbowmen were mobilized, but now it was different.

“Two frontline wizard crossbow platoons! Attack the front lines of the enemy battalion! It’s all bullshit like arrows are broken or wizards have no magic power! Let’s kill them all, teach them properly, and send them on their way!”

Because dozens of crossbowmen and more than six wizards will attack at the optimal moment in the crossfire of death.

The wizards and crossbowmen who heard my command began preparing to attack each other from a distance that their spears could not reach.

As the enemy spearmen were about to be hit, they moved forward, trembling, as if they had truly understood what our teachings were.

If you look at their faces, they look so scared as if they will run away at any moment, but desertion is absolutely impossible in this situation.

This is because there are follow-up units and reserve units chasing them from behind, so if they stop, they could be trampled to death.

“….f*ck!! help me!”

“You bastards! In this case, it would have been better to advance using arrows and magic!”

“Zenice!”

They’re begging for their lives or shouting out their lover’s name, but that’s none of my business.

For now, all I have to do is put an end to the painful lives of those who foolishly aimed their spears in front of me.

“Jaeger battalion stop! Crush the wizard crossbowmen all at once! “They are walking like idiots, and if you can’t kill four people per person, I will go back and keep you on guard all night!”

After giving that command, the wizards and crossbowmen aimed their staffs and crossbows at the enemy.

Arrows of fire and ice began to fly mercilessly towards the enemy soldiers who were crying out in fear.

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