I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

EP.328

About an hour after Captain Jaeger ordered to send out scouts, several scouts came running out of breath.

“Here’s a report! Looking at the current enemy camp, mercenaries are stationed at the front and middle of the line, and militia from each city are stationed at the rear.”

Peter Yeager frowned when he heard the news.

As a commander in charge of a large army of over 150,000 people, he tried not to appear agitated, but he had no choice because the premise of his operation was destroyed by the enemy commander’s orders.

However, thanks to his experience as a soldier for nearly 17 years, he did not express his honest feelings out loud, but…

‘There is a saying in the General Staff College that the strategy developed in the command barracks before the war turns into useless nonsense in less than 5 minutes. ‘I feel dirty to actually experience that.’

The actual battle began about an hour and a half later, so unless the enemy was an idiot, it was likely that he would be able to counter Jaeger’s aim.

For the Reich Imperial Army, which was dealing with a large enemy force with a relatively small number of troops, the collapse of the main premise of the operation was not a good situation.

However, Captain Jaeger knew that his agitation could make the soldiers tremble with fear, so he smiled with a very relaxed expression.

“Huh, I see. Captain Campio wasn’t an idiot. “Okay, then I guess we can use another move.”

All of the scout staff were greatly relieved to hear that Peter Yeager was doing something.

Peter Yeager had planned several strategies in preparation for times like this, but he needed time to think about which strategy would be best for him now.

For now, I decided to take action that needed to be taken now.

“Send to all units, send the 7th Guards Division and other vanguard units to the rear and replace the troops. The messengers must follow orders. In addition, tell the cavalry cavalry and knights that the enemy’s disposition will change and the strategy will change, so please wait in a comfortable position.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The messengers who received the order mounted horses and set off to deliver the information.

Meanwhile, the 7th Guards Division, the vanguard of the Reich Army, moved 100 meters in a prone position and fought at the vanguard for over an hour.

The physical strength of the soldiers, including division commander Laura, had been greatly exhausted.

If it had been another unit, it would not have been strange to see soldiers gradually dying from enemy attacks as well as some collapsing from exhaustion.

“Our 7th Guards Division is a strong army that achieved victory by fighting against over 100,000 Swiss soldiers with only 8,000 soldiers! “But we can’t lose to these mercenary babblers!”

“We will fight till the end until the order is given! Concentrate your efforts to break through the center!”

“Fight and never forget what training you received and what obstacles you overcame to get here.”

No, it is a unit that is held on like pillars by capable officers and non-commissioned officers who have several times achieved major feats that could be called feats.

As it is an elite division where only those who meet their high expectations can serve as soldiers, there are some who are panting from exhaustion, but no one is exhausted yet.

Rather, in a situation that seemed to be in danger, they fought more fiercely, and the mercenaries who faced the enemy held out their tongues.

“You crazy bastards, Tilly said that Jaeger’s 7th Division is full of crazy bastards. “What are these guys really?”

“They’ve been running wild with swords in the vanguard for over an hour, so why are they still flying around? “Isn’t it normal to gradually get tired and stretch out?”

“If I go back alive, I’ll have to grab Duke Veneta by the collar to get more money out of him.”

The morale of the Reich soldiers rose in a fight that was slightly beyond the 7th Division’s common sense, and they were in a state of excitement.

As Peter Yeager predicted, even though his physical strength was at its limit, he was able to hold on somehow, and this was what the officers were thinking in this situation.

‘Our unit’s physical strength is already at its limit. If you don’t shift slowly, you won’t even have the strength to hold the spear, and it could become dangerous.’

However, the mission given to them was to break through the center of the Venetian Allied Forces as the Reich Imperial Army until the order to change was given.

“Hold on just a little longer and the shift order will be given! “Hold on at all costs until your shift!”

“The company commander will stand at the forefront! Follow me!”

“Long live the Reich Empire! Long live your Majesty the Emperor!”

The best they could do was to hope that a shift would come and to take the initiative themselves to keep the soldiers going.

And at this time, messengers on horseback began to travel around the vanguard and spread orders.

“This is an order for the units fighting in the vanguard, led by the 7th Guards Division, to retreat to the rear! “Move to the rear of all units!”

As soon as Laura heard the command, she immediately responded.

“The 7th Guards Division moves to the rear immediately! “This is an order to switch with another unit!”

At the same time, soldiers from other divisions belonging to the 2nd line arrived like a flood of water, and the soldiers and officers began to retreat while maintaining order.

Since others had come to replace them, they could have easily retreated, but because of their pride, unlike other units, they maintained their discipline and retreated even though they were exhausted.

On the other hand, Captain Campio of the Venetian Allied Forces breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that the front line had finally become somewhat stable.

“It seems like we are finally out of danger. I almost broke through the center. “It’s like the damn 7th Division. What on earth are they thinking that allows them to use such a reckless strategy?”

Even if the mercenaries were only focused on destroying the enemy in front of them, it would be crazy for 8,000 troops from one division to crawl under the spear and make a surprise attack.

But Peter Yeager and the smart, rationally crazy men of the 7th Division succeeded in creeping under the bars and ambushing their own troops.

Because it was daytime, the sun was shining very brightly, so there was no problem with visibility.

Maybe that’s why I was attacked like a blind man and I felt dirty, but I was so dumbfounded that I even felt empty.

It was such a situation, but anyway, Captain Campio had 250,000 troops and the opponent only had 150,000…

This was what everyone here was thinking.

‘As long as Peter Yeager doesn’t use another strange trick, we can win.’

“Send the elite mercenary unit to the vanguard, and send the mercenary unit that has fought at the front to the rear as much as possible to rest. Then send out the knights and order them to prepare to attack the rear.”

A staff member asked the captain’s order.

“Wouldn’t it be better to attack the flanks of the Reich Army, such as its left or right wing? It would be nice to send the knights to the rear, but isn’t that Jaeger captain holding on? If he directly commands the infantry, he might do something crazy like he did in Linz before, using the infantry to block the knights.”

“No matter how much that damn Jaeger flies and crawls, there is a limit. Those who have now been transported to the rear have pushed themselves beyond their limits in breaking through the vanguard. “What can we do with those who are taking a break?”

The staff member who asked the question looked embarrassed and scratched his head, while the rest of the officers in the headquarters laughed.

Because now, before their eyes, there is beginning to be hope that they can catch that damned Peter Yeager.

On the other hand, Peter Yeager succeeded in finding the most efficient strategy to use in this situation after the soldiers, including the 7th Division, retreated and returned.

He immediately gave orders to put the plan he came up with into practice.

“Knights and archers form a diagonal line and attack the enemy’s rear! Based on the horizontal line, the left is the front and the right is the back! The diagonal line must be continuous from beginning to end!”

The strategy he came up with was the diagonal formation, which was mainly used by the great king of a certain kingdom who liked potatoes a lot.

When each unit in the line forms a diagonal line and collides with the enemy at the perfect time, the impact spreads widely.

If they attacked using that principle, the ragtag militia would be defeated without even using their hands or feet.

Also, if a strong shock is given to the army, like a kind of liquid, the aftermath will spread throughout the army and its combat power will plummet, so if you were aiming for that time, it would have been worth aiming for a central breakthrough.

“If I use this tactic, the enemies will mobilize their knights and rush to the rear, threatening to take my head… but if I’m going to deal with 250,000 or 150,000 men, this would be the best.”

As soon as the decision was made, Captain Yeager ordered the soldiers in charge of support from the rear.

“Start cooking right now! Even if it’s just porridge with biscuits and salt, feed the soldiers to their fill! And add salt to the water! “The Beneta will soon attack the rear with all their might.”

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