I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

EP.296

Having said this, it is almost impossible to create effective training beyond these two (guerrilla training and formal training) until gunpowder weapons appear.

Guerrilla training specifically helps strengthen soldiers’ mental strength and develop physical strength to withstand extreme situations, and formal training is training that shows the miracle of transforming new recruits from human-shaped scarecrows into spear-holding soldiers in just four weeks. Because it is.

However, it may be possible to provide training to soldiers and officers who have not experienced actual combat to show them how grueling and difficult actual combat is.

The emperor listened to me and asked with a very curious expression.

“What is that?”

“It’s mock battle training, and I’ve improved it in my own way.”

“… Mock battle training is something that is often done not only in academies but also in regular units. What’s the difference?”

“We are aiming for training that is as close to actual practice as possible. Therefore, we plan to proceed in a similar way as when we actually went to war.”

Whether in Korea before I was possessed here or in the Reich Empire after I was possessed, all officers talked about carrying out training close to actual combat.

The Empire’s mock battle training tends to be too simple and uniform.

What I mean by this is that in the past, in a mock battle where promotion to major was on the line, no matter how much it was for show, we fought in the auditorium as if it were a friendly match between battalions.

Mock battles for other units proceed in much the same way, and even in mock battle training, training is not conducted to prevent the unit from being ambushed by the enemy during a march or being ambushed during camp.

Moreover, one important lesson I learned while fighting on the battlefield is that the most important thing in war is the coordination of division units.

However, for reasons such as supply issues, the Empire’s mock battles are limited to friendly match-type mock battles at the largest regiment level…

There is a feeling that this kind of training alone is not enough to train officers and soldiers who can adequately respond to actual battles.

So, after thinking about it, we cannot introduce innovative items such as Miles equipment due to technical limitations, but even a practical mock battle borrowed from the KCTC training format would be incredibly helpful.

Officers and soldiers who have personally fought this will have accumulated experience close to a real war, and just sending them to the Staff College by analyzing and researching the various problems that occurred here and their countermeasures will help form a much more practical-oriented combat doctrine. Because it will work.

“The officers said they would give 100 out of 100 practical trainings, but in reality, many of them were not that great. Will you show me more training than I expected? What specifically do you plan to do?”

“The opposing forces will each be organized into one division, and both armies will move to a specific combat area and engage in a mock battle.”

“It seems okay, considering that the officers at the Staff College also advised that a mock battle at the division level is necessary for an actual battle. “Keep talking.”

The Emperor’s expression showed interest as he could not hide his curiosity about how this new battle would unfold.

“In the past, mock battles were fought on a flat area according to set rules like joust (jousting), but the mock battle I designed is training from the beginning of training to the end of the mock battle. In other words, just like in a real battle, a mock battle is conducted without knowing when the enemy will surprise you.”

“In other words, if you know the enemy’s route at any time, you can set up an ambush there and launch a surprise operation. It’s different from the Empire’s regular mock battles. “You can gain enough experience with just one training session.”

“In addition, through the ingenuity of officers and non-commissioned officers participating in actual training, we can come up with strategies to fool the enemy.”

Although it is a minor evil that will be used later when I return after being suspended or whatever.

Send a soldier to the enemy base, have him run away after hearing only the octopus among the secret words, and then secure the answer by asking other enemy scouts doing night reconnaissance in the vicinity for the octopus first.

If you completely secure the secret language, you can use it to insert friendly troops into enemy troops at night to burn supplies and assassinate commanders.

In addition, we can inflict pain by tightening the leash on the enemy, such as sending our troops to the rear and cutting off the enemy’s supply line.

Sometimes there will be cases where you come up with an unimaginably good strategy, and on the other hand, there will be cases where you do unimaginable stupid things and get caught, so there is an advantage in being able to learn from them all.

“Those who directly participated in this division-level mock battle will be able to experience how different real combat is from what they learn at school and other training, so it will be easy for them to adapt to the field even if they enter the battlefield immediately after taking a break from war for five years. Additionally, officers who read papers analyzing the problems discovered in this training will make fewer mistakes in actual combat.”

Considering that training is ultimately a process of developing skills that will enable you to fight without acting like a fool on the actual battlefield.

In a sense, a mock battle where these lessons can be learned can be considered as effective training as guerrilla training or formal training.

“Then do you have any intention of increasing the period of service or the number of soldiers? I think we could conscript about 50,000 more people. “Minister of Military Affairs Kaitel also said that it could be increased to just ‘50,000’.”

Conscripting 50,000 more people actually means that 100,000 people’s worth of food and productivity will be lost.

If more than 50,000 men become soldiers, 50,000 key workers across the country will be left empty, and food production will decrease accordingly.

In addition, soldiers are like money-eating hippopotamuses who consume food and supplies on the premise that war does not occur.

If we add in the need to buy more food to feed 50,000 people, the loss of food and productivity for 100,000 people is unavoidable.

“The empire is now devastated due to almost non-stop war for 10 years. In this situation, increasing the number of soldiers is not considered a good choice. Therefore, I think it is best to introduce a reserve force system.”

The emperor looked very curious at the word ‘reserve army’.

“It’s a reserve force, so it’s a reserve force. “It literally sounds like an army that can be mobilized in case of an emergency.”

“Yes that’s right. “The Empire does not know when it will face the allied forces of neighboring countries in the future, so we kept in mind that it may have to mobilize over a million soldiers if necessary.”

One million people is a number that comes to mind, but the Reich Empire in this fantasy world operates over 500,000 troops as a standing army alone.

Therefore, since the number of reserve forces within 5 years of discharge reaches 2 million, if this is utilized, a million troops can be deployed in an emergency.

However, the Empire does not provide training after discharge from the military, so when actual combat occurs, it is difficult to use soldiers even as third-grade troops, even if they were former officers.

In the worst case, you will have to retrain for just a week and create a force that can play the minimum role.

“Here are the details. Young people living in each city or village who have been discharged from the military receive three days of training once a year. On the 1st day, we conduct organization and ritual training on where to go when the call-up order is given. On the 2nd day, we conduct formal training all day long. On the 3rd day, we have a mock battle with the reserve forces from the next village to ensure that we do not forget the minimum sense.”

Why is it that when I lived in Korea, I often heard that among the reserve forces, there were monsters who were better at handling weapons or had greater athletic ability than their trainers, even though they had been discharged for several years?

It is said that if the rest of the people train with the bait of ‘early discharge’, there are quite a few who show up to be just as good as active duty soldiers.

I believe that with this level of training, they will be able to play a minimal role on the battlefield since they have been soldiers for three years and have fought in real combat.

“Women also undergo the same three-day reserve force training. However, it is intended to help with rear support, not combat training. “We need to teach them things like cooking, first aid, and the ability to follow commands in combat.”

The emperor frowned a little when he heard what I said.

“It will become a country that is biased towards the military. “I don’t really feel like it…”

I also didn’t want to bring up the reserve force system.

However, there is only one reason for proposing this system.

“His Majesty’s reserve force system is the only way to save the Reich Empire and its people when the worst happens. “If you don’t prepare for the worst, your empire could fall at any time.”

“…… If thoroughly prepared, the empire will be able to achieve peace for its people and a safe leap forward for the empire. “I will submit both of your suggestions to the Chief of Staff.”

“Thank you, I’ll just leave then…”

As I was about to leave, His Majesty called me over.

“Ah, before that, the decision regarding the purge of Manstein’s group was announced in the council tonight. It will be officially delivered to you tomorrow, but I will deliver it to you now. “It’s not a secret name related to the military, but I also had something I wanted to ask for, so it worked out well.”

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