I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

EP.291

Banquet room of the Francois Embassy in the center of Reichburg.

Currently, ambassadors dispatched from Stockholm, Czech Republic, Austria, and Switzerland are gathered here, including Ambassador François Henri von Sanson.

When people get together like this, they usually hold a fancy banquet and start by saying good things about each other, and then go a little further and talk about music, art, things like their standards of beauty and their taste in wine.

Now here, there is no elegant music, luxurious food, or women in fancy dresses, only a heavy atmosphere.

In the meantime, Henri, who had arranged this meeting, opened his mouth.

“Haha, I think I would like to talk to you about the opera that is currently being performed in Reichburg and hear your cultural opinions. “Everyone seems to be in a bit of a hurry, so why don’t we postpone this conversation until another time?”

“Of course, Ambassador. Hehehe…”

“If you call me tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I will come anytime. No, our Austrian Embassy will cover all costs directly, so how about we all go see it together to become friends? Even though we are nobles and ambassadors of different countries, isn’t it in the national interest to be as close to each other as possible? To be honest, I have wanted to build personal friendships with respected ambassadors for a long time.”

The countries of the Europa continent are prepared and ready to declare war at any time if their numbers are slightly different.

The ambassadors here, knowingly or unknowingly, are repeatedly backstabbing and sometimes beating each other up for their country’s interests in the diplomatic arena.

Therefore, everyone except himself was like an enemy of the enemy, but he only pretended to be friendly because he was in a position to take responsibility for the diplomatic interests of the country he belonged to.

‘Heh, fuck, I feel dirty just having to meet you face-to-face like this during official work.’

‘A bastard who can speak so many lines wouldn’t like the idea of going to the Grand Duchy of Austria because the cost of an opera performance was too expensive, right?’

‘Ah, if it’s time to pretend to be friends with these bastards, it’s better to get a taste of your new concubine one more time… fuck.’

Although they don’t show it in their facial expressions and voice, they sincerely dislike each other’s dialogue from other countries.

“So, for what purpose did Ambassador Henri invite us all to gather today?”

After hearing this, Henry handed out to everyone a report containing information obtained by a spy from the Francois embassy.

The other ambassadors quickly read the few pages of documents, and by the end, everyone’s expressions began to turn pale.

“You all seem busy, so I’ll be blunt. Peter Yeager, who has been harassing us, is purging all those who are pushing for military expansion. As a result, Lieutenant General Manstein and others were all wiped out.”

The ambassadors breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that.

“I’m glad we didn’t see the Reich Empire expanding its military. What if, as Manstein said, the Reich Empire had over 700,000 troops in operation?”

“Don’t say anything, Ambassador Beckenheim. What would you do if Peter Yeager were promoted to marshal and said he would attack with 200,000 troops? Don’t think or talk. “Words become seeds.”

“I guess it’s a good thing. Ambassador Sangsong, what do you think is the problem?”

In normal times, there are many times when the opinions of ambassadors do not agree well depending on their respective national interests.

The views on the imperial general named Peter Yeager were generally similar.

If the commander of the Imperial Army is Peter Jaeger, something unimaginable and terrible will happen, and only the damned Emperor Michael will die.

However, if the imperial army increases to 700,000 and Jaeger even takes on the enemy… everyone is experiencing a numb feeling imagining that the military power of the Reich Empire will grow like crazy.

Ambassador Francois Henri instead smiled and said.

“It seems to me that the Reich Empire no longer has the capacity to continue the war. Otherwise, over the past 10 years, the empire has never had a hard time, except for turning a corner in Switzerland. Why bother trying to stop the war? “It would be in their interest to keep pushing, as Lieutenant General Manstein argued.”

The ambassadors listened with interest to those words.

From a diplomatic perspective, war is like gambling with a nation’s capabilities, so it is profitable to continue betting as long as you can win.

The empire has already won several wars, expanding its territory by nearly 35% compared to 10 years ago, and its population has also increased by nearly 25% from 30 million to 37 million.

In this era without advanced technology, the formula is that countries with large territories and large populations have strong national power.

Thanks to the selection and use of an orphaned commander named Peter Yeager, the empire achieved tremendous growth in all aspects that were standards of national power, including territory and population, compared to 10 years ago.

As the power of the Black Eagle grew stronger, it put tremendous pressure on other countries.

In that case, it would be beneficial for the empire to use its current momentum to push its enemies without giving them a chance to rest, but trying to stop the war…

“But strictly speaking, war erodes national power in the short term. “As we waged a war that was so self-consuming, a problem called ‘supply’ arose that could not be solved no matter how strong the military was or how famous a general named Peter Yeager was.”

The ambassadors clapped their knees at those words.

Henri was confident that almost everyone else had crossed over, but he did not let his guard down and spoke cautiously.

“I’ll be very honest. The Reich Empire had grown too large. The old empire was not holy, great, or even an empire. However, a commoner orphan named Peter Jaeger appeared and grew the size of the empire to the point of shaking the beautiful balance of the continent of Europa. So shouldn’t we keep the empire in check using traditional methods?”

It’s a traditional method… This is what Peter Jaeger would have said if he had listened.

‘Oh, we call it Dagul. ‘Because I’m not confident in a one-on-one match, I cowardly bring in other guys and beat them up.’

However, in the international political arena, it is true that if one person is too successful, the rest of the country will be at a relative disadvantage.

In order to avoid losing money, it is unconditionally beneficial to join hands and beat each other in a friendly manner.

If the promise to trust each other is kept, the Reich Empire can be prevented from becoming stronger.

So the ambassadors threw their sense of cowardice and conscience into the trash can and answered with a smile.

“If a hegemony emerges on the Europa continent, our Principality of Czechia will naturally be at a disadvantage. Therefore, the creation of a hegemony must be absolutely prevented.”

“This is enough about what happened to Peter Jaeger of the Reich Empire. So let’s make that son of a bitch leave the Reich Reich Army and make the Reich Empire shrink like it did 10 years ago!”

“Will that be enough? Let’s get rid of the empire altogether and share it with everyone here! If the plan succeeds, won’t everyone receive a bunch of earldoms even if they don’t participate in the battle? “Then I will repay Ambassador Henri greatly.”

Ambassadors from each country have repeatedly committed acts such as lies, betrayal, and collaboration for the benefit of their countries, following deep-rooted traditions.

Of course, it is basic not to trust the words of the other side, who are ambassadors representing other countries, but at this moment, everyone was able to come together as one.

The reason is that Peter Jaeger and the Reich Empire have a common enemy, the same goal of strengthening their own country by tearing apart the Reich Empire, and the greed to achieve personal success and receive huge rewards by making great diplomatic achievements.

This is because there was perfect agreement in all aspects.

‘Of course I can’t trust that bastard on a human level, but I can trust his greed and greed for the national interest.’

‘If the Reich Empire grows, they and we will all be screwed. Of course we have to keep it in check.’

Ambassador Henry then showed the draft of the contract he had already prepared and spoke.

“If my prediction is correct, Peter Jaeger will come to us soon and say: ‘Ambassadors, how about signing a peace treaty and stopping the war at least for a few years? ‘The more you avoid war, the better, right?’ At that time, let’s say this like a man. ‘The war-mad Reich Empire, prepare to be punished!’ Then, how about we cooperate as much as possible for our country’s interests?”

The ambassadors nodded with great agreement, but no one was willing to sign.

This is because each of their remarks and actions can be perceived by ambassadors and monarchs of other countries as permission or orders from the ‘King or Grand Duke’, the head of the country to which they belong.

If you sign and move around hastily, it will put your country at a disadvantage and your entire family could be wiped out in an instant.

Meanwhile, at the same time, Peter Jaeger was muttering while looking at the map of Europa in his room.

“They said this in a country where they make jelly from eels and dip mint chocolate syrup into meat. ‘Divide and rule.’ Divide and rule. “How can we divide them like you said?”

At the same time, as Ambassador Henri said, he wrote letters requesting meetings with ambassadors from each country.

On this day, Ambassador Henri, hoping that his evil plan would work, moved the meeting place to his favorite bar in Reichburg and spent a huge amount of money on expensive drinks with the woman he loved.

**

A week later, in the imperial palace small conference room.

“It is truly an honor to meet the ambassadors. “This is Captain Peter Yeager.”

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