I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy Chapter 9

EP.9

When the company commander heard what I said, he smiled and said, as if he was shocked.

“I understand that you are participating in your first battle as a student platoon leader and want to be more zealous than anyone else. Even so, isn’t that fighting too hard? “It’s only the first day, so take it easy.”

Although he expressed a bit of dissatisfaction by saying this, this is a very favorable response.

Even though the company commander was in a situation where he felt like he was going to die because he had been rolling with the soldiers in the vanguard just a moment ago, he was a beginner like me.

No, because the academy gave them the opportunity to listen to the strategies of the temporary platoon leader who had not officially graduated.

“If the company commander gives permission, during the next shift, Jaeger Platoon would like to stand in the center, the center of the attack, holding a flag symbolizing the student platoon. And when we clash with the enemy, if we show a superior battle like when we attacked before the shift, please mobilize your company to support us.”

If a first-time platoon leader, or rather a student platoon leader who is equivalent to a fourth-year college intern in terms of the company, makes this suggestion to the company commander.

If you ignore it because you are a boy from a high-ranking noble family, you will later face pressure from the family and worry about being dismissed from your position. What do you think you know about a first-time student platoon leader with no experience? Is war a joke? Even if you have two lives, Is it possible? You will hear clear and polite swear words and receive a bad evaluation in personnel evaluations.

However, what if those words are the words of a guy who, even though it was his first actual battle just a few minutes ago, didn’t cower in fear or went on a rampage without breaking the line, and instead of being pushed back despite fighting at the forefront, he achieved superior results than other platoons in his company?

I will decide that it is worth listening to and thinking about.

“… You, too, take on a very difficult task. If another student platoon leader had said something like that, unless your father was a count, he would have shouted at you and rejected your opinion. But since you’ve shown a good performance so far, I’ll listen to your story.”

I was secretly happy that everything turned out as expected.

“When we just engaged, I felt that the enemy unit was weaker than our company. And the enemy battalion commander will be gnashing his teeth at the loss of three wizards and several soldiers in the early stages of today’s engagement.”

“I’m sure so.”

“But when they found out that the core of the company that caused great damage to them was a student platoon that was evaluated to have less than half the strength of an ordinary platoon. If you think it’s funny and think that this is your chance and try to suppress the initiative with an active offensive, you will be counterattacked by us. Even if things don’t go our way because the enemy isn’t caught up in our provocation, as you saw when we fought just a moment ago, our platoon has the power to fight without falling behind other platoons, so we’ll show a good performance when we stand at the forefront again. ”

Without waiting for the company commander’s reply, I added just one word.

“The division commander is now desperate to gain the track record of nurturing young children into excellent officers before His Majesty the Crown Prince’s departure. In such a situation, if a report is made that my platoon under the company commander fought at the center of the company, it will be helpful in future personnel evaluations and promotions.”

When I said that, the company commander nodded and said as if he understood.

“I understand. Then, after 15 minutes, place your troops in the center and follow the suggestions. “Tell the flag bearer to change your unit’s flag to the student platoon flag.”

“I’m honored that you trust me.”

“I really want to rest well for the remaining 15 minutes, so go ahead and finish your work and rest for at least a minute.”

**

Fifteen minutes later, I took my place in the center of the first row, where the most intense fighting in the Jaeger platoon took place.

And after changing positions with the 1st Company fighting in front, our platoon slowly advanced towards the enemy.

The enemy company commander took turns as if he had confirmed that our newly appeared platoon was not holding the regular platoon flag but the student platoon flag.

He had the riders of his company raise a blue flag to signal an assault and shouted in a loud voice so that even we, who were about ten meters away, could clearly hear despite the noise of the battlefield.

“Unlike the company we fought with just now, there is a platoon over there commanded by a student who doesn’t even have blood on his head! These are the bastards who brought students and the like to deal with the great Francois Republic army! They are young chicks. Let’s teach them the horrors of the Francois Republic army. “Kill all the babies!”

In response, the enemy officers and soldiers threatened loudly, like a dog barking before biting its prey.

“The damn empire is so driven to a dead end that they even send students to the front lines! What is it if it’s not for them to admit that they’ve already lost? “Let’s cut off his head and let him go comfortably so he can end this difficult life!”

“The soldiers who pick off that guy are first-class special forces! Charge in the name of the Republic!”

“Because they are new, their armor is shiny and dirty!”

When the distance between each other becomes closer and the tips of the spears meet.

Using the spear technique I had learned at the academy, I struck the spear of the soldier facing me.

The enemy’s spear was tilted to the right, and for a moment, the bare face of the enemy soldier appeared in shock and fear of death.

To put an end to that fear as quickly as possible, I immediately tightened my wrists, held my spear firmly, and aimed it at the enemy’s neck.

It’s a scene that a prospective officer who learned spearmanship at an academy could easily perform against enemy soldiers, but let’s take a platoon leader who did a great job in the first battle and kill the enemy for the first time.

The deputy platoon leader shouted on behalf of our platoon members.

“Follow the platoon leader! “We shouldn’t be pushed around by those eunuchs who are just too old and can’t properly command a platoon!”

At the same time, the soldiers of our platoon quickly gained momentum and began killing the enemy soldiers one by one, with me leading the way.

The enemy platoon fighting against us tried to block it somehow at first, but was gradually pushed back, unable to withstand the momentum of the Jaeger platoon rushing in like a wave.

As I continued to kill the soldiers blocking my path one by one, an empty space began to slowly appear behind the platoon in formation.

Now is the best time to defeat the enemy with the support of everyone in the company.

“The rider must raise the flag to signal full support to the company commander. When we see that another platoon is coming to provide support, we take advantage of this opportunity to destroy the enemy company and aim for the battalion commander’s head!”

It would be very difficult to catch and kill the battalion commander, who is a high-ranking person, with an offensive starting from a single platoon.

As a commander in charge of a unit, it would be helpful to boost the morale of the soldiers by reducing this level of bravado.

In addition, although I come from a commoner background, I have the same interests as the division commander, and I need to show this level of courage to be liked.

Soon after, I saw that the company commander and other officers were coming behind our platoon to provide support, and I adjusted my spear again.

The enemy company commander, or even the battalion commander, seemed to understand that the core of our company was the Jaeger platoon, and continued to dispatch follow-up units to keep us in check.

“If we hold out here just a little longer, we will become the protagonists of this war!”

“If the platoon leader gets promoted because of his major, we will get promoted too! “The discharge will be completed several months earlier!”

Is it because the soldiers in my platoon are directly behind the company commander, leading reinforcements?

Or maybe it’s because they’re completely intoxicated by the premonition of victory, but their morale is sky high.

In order to further raise the morale of my allies and lead them to victory in battle, I raised my spear high with one hand and shouted.

“Deus is looking down on us. Deus Bolt! God wants the victory of our just empire!”

Immediately send a signal to the company commander supporting you from behind that if you keep this momentum going, you can destroy the enemy battalion.

The company commander did not hesitate to send a signal requesting that the entire battalion lead and provide support.

This may mean that he volunteered to be on night duty as soon as he arrived at the front in order to impress his platoon commanders and other officers. He risked death and fought fearlessly in the vanguard, thereby gaining a great deal of trust.

When I realized that fact, my resolve to remain as calm as possible as a platoon leader with the lives of over 30 people on my shoulders was broken.

Instead, there was only a ruler in charge of a part of the war in which 500 allies and 500 enemies took each other’s lives.

Is that why? From my head to my toes, the sense of omnipotence that I was controlling the flow of the battlefield began to swirl like crazy.

I remembered the lesson that if I got this excited, I would end up knocking over the almost-complete meal, so I took a deep breath and tried to find my composure.

The effort was worthwhile, and my heartbeat, which had been pounding like crazy until my eardrums were pounding, regained its normal speed with a pounding sound, and my field of vision went from being filled with only the enemies to seeing the landscape unfolding behind me, and I felt that my field of vision had expanded.

As I was gathering my thoughts and waiting for the other companies in the rear to come to support me, a man wearing richly decorated armor, unlike the other officers I had seen so far, appeared in the opposing camp.

“At most, only one company broke through, so how can we, the honorable soldiers of the Francois Republic, be so scared?! I, Raphael de Vallière, commander of the Vallière Battalion, will stand at the forefront and fight to be an example as a noble. Follow me!”

As the man, or rather the battalion commander Vallière, stood at the front of the line, the battalion, which had been falling apart just moments ago, slowly began to regain order.

If this continues, our unit’s major effort will end at the level of inflicting a fatal blow on one of the companies.

Of course, as a student platoon leader commanding a platoon, it was a great achievement to split up a battalion and inflict damage that was close to annihilation of a company.

In my first appearance, with a little bit of exaggeration, I could say that I established a major that would make me sound like a genius.

If our battalion does not miss this moment and charges with all its might, it will be able to annihilate the Vallière battalion.

So now is the time to go gambling with only success in mind.

“The platoon commander immediately raises and lowers his assault plane twice and asks for support to come at full speed! “The battalion commander suddenly appears and is reorganizing the battle line, but the collapsed line is not rebuilding very quickly!”

At those words, Sergeant Schmitz, the deputy platoon leader, and the other platoon members looked shocked for a moment, but soon they were ready to charge at full speed after me.

Normally, I wouldn’t do something crazy like charge at full speed towards enemy infantry.

A unit with a disorganized battle line will collapse even if hit even a little hard.

And after about 10 or 20 seconds, the company commander and other nearby friendly companies sent a signal approving the operation.

I grabbed my spear tightly and ran like crazy, shouting ‘charge’ and ‘follow me’ towards the enemy battalion commander who was busy rebuilding his unit.

The enemy began to panic at the general offensive that started earlier than expected while their own preparations were not fully completed as one battalion followed me as a spear and rushed towards the heart of the François Republic Vallière Battalion with terrifying force.

Battalion Commander Vallière had not yet been able to completely rebuild his half-damaged battalion when our fierce charge began. The soldiers, who were frozen in fear and unable to move, were shouting loudly, urging us to somehow reorganize our lines and run together.

“Arrange your battle lines! Form a formation as quickly as even a second! Otherwise, not only me but you all will die!!!”

However, hundreds of soldiers who did not know the basics of moving as a group through routine training failed to meet his expectations.

They were just flailing about, their bodies clashing, and no formation was formed.

It seemed really pathetic to see this, but what could you do?

It is natural for a unit that has not learned how to move as a group in normal times to be unable to use its hands and feet when it falls into a crisis situation.

After thinking like that, I put down the long spear that was over 4 meters long on the ground and pulled out the sword I was wearing at my waist.

As the distance between him and the enemy got closer and closer to 5 meters and 3 meters, I could see the fear on the enemy battalion commander’s face at the fact that he had been cornered so quickly by a student platoon leader.

In that situation, Vallière brandished his knife towards my neck and shouted.

“How dare a junior officer challenge me, the battalion commander! impolite!”

No, you may die at the hands of a noble person, or you may die at the hands of an insignificant beggar, but if everyone dies, that is where it is, so I don’t know what’s so important about it.

“It’s the same as going to Deus when you die, but you’re talking too much! “Republican men talk like women!”

And instead of swinging my sword, I moved my body slightly to the side and used the momentum to kick the guy in the face with all my might with my metal booted foot.

The feeling of human bones and muscles being crushed was vividly conveyed through the iron greaves.

His torso fell to the floor as if sinking, and he died immediately, bleeding with his face and neck bones shattered.

I cut off his head with the knife I was holding and raised my left hand high and shouted.

“Peter Jaeger killed Raphael de Vallière, the battalion commander of the Vallière Battalion! If you don’t want to die, get out of the way and surrender!”

It would have been nice to have continued the war with that momentum.

As the sun set shortly thereafter, a signal sounded from the headquarters of both armies announcing a retreat.

When I retreated, I often thought that it was a waste.

As I retreated, I glanced back and saw that the corpses of Francois Republic soldiers were all over the ground, and the bodies of my soldiers were drenched in their blood.

Judging by the visible sight, it appears that our platoon succeeded in completely annihilating the Vallière Battalion.

They say that if you eat too much from the beginning, your stomach will explode, so I guess I’ll just have to be satisfied with this for now.

But next time, I will achieve greater achievements than this and move up.

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