Academy Genius Commander

15 – Opportunity to rise (2)

At that, the division commander asked with a very interesting expression.

“It’s a good operation. Can you elaborate?”

Normally, I would have been happy with the fact that I had succeeded in getting the division commander’s interest and presenting my own opinion on the operation.

The background of why I now have the right to speak is the division commander’s intention to ensure that other staff members and field officers do not hesitate to present their plans.

And when the division commander’s intention worked and the deputy company commander’s explanation of the operation began, the other high-ranking officers also seemed to be burdened, unlike a few minutes ago.

Obviously, ‘since such a lieutenant is given a chance to comment on the strategy and doesn’t immediately reprimand it, I don’t think I’ll be criticized for suggesting a strategy as long as it’s not bullsh*t.’ that’s what you think

So, from now on, it can be seen as the moment when the real game is decided.

“All right. Instead, can I use the wooden stick over there, the strategic map, and the wooden words on it?”

“I won’t allow it.”

Then I put the wooden horse on top and set the enemy base and the base base of the friend, pointing at them with a staff and said.

“First of all, our army’s available troops are 5,000 due to accumulated losses. On the other hand, the number of enemies exceeds 9,000, including the newly joined Black Lion Mercenaries. The difference in strength between the two armies is 1.8 times. Due to the heavy losses in the last battle, the morale of our allies has dropped a lot, but on the other hand, the morale of the enemy is estimated to skyrocket.”

The division commander, who heard the words of the fact bombing that seemed to draw the defeat of the allies, blushed and showed anger. I was watching.

I can fully understand their feelings.

For what I have said is only a slight twist, it may be seen as an exhortation to retreat, since in fact the battle has been lost.

So, I quickly spoke the following words to calm the division commander’s anger.

“But if you take full advantage of this situation, you can turn the tide of the battle.”

Normally, a lieutenant could be reprimanded for being arrogant, but the high-ranking officers in this room hadn’t said anything until now, so wasn’t this opportunity passed to me?

Instead of openly reprimanding me, the division commander looked at me closely and asked, saying that he would not leave me alone if I did not come up with a proper plan.

“The duty of an Imperial soldier is to win. Wouldn’t a talented person who even received the Silver Cross at that age come up with a useless strategy after saying this? Please explain in as much detail as possible.”

It is a situation where the good image that has been built up to the division commander so far could be blown away at once if one word is wrong.

I didn’t feel it was precarious or unsettling.

As the saying goes, a crisis is the best opportunity, and since this is the situation, I have been given the opportunity to come up with a strategy.

If my strategy is accepted here, I will be able to plan a battle where thousands and thousands face each other according to my will, and I will be able to play the most important role in it.

Tension, fear, and trepidation are trivial things in such a situation.

“First of all, before explaining the operation, let’s go over the strategic objectives of our and enemy forces once again. First, the enemy’s strategic goal is to occupy villages and territories up to Weinberg Castle.

“From a strategic point of view, yes. However, without tactics, strategy is paper waste. Now let’s talk about tactical operations.”

“All right. First of all, the division commander’s division is composed taking into account the manpower to defend Weinberg Castle, and the enemy knows that. So, with only 5,000 troops remaining, we will decide to retreat and concentrate on defending Weinberg Castle.”

Strategic objectives and even the garrison of Weinberg Castle were mentioned, but it is needless to say that if we are annihilated by the enemy, there will be no troops to defend Weinberg Castle.

Because no one here knows that.

But is it because it is properly explained?

The officers, who had been looking at the lieutenant with an expression of what kind of bullsh*t he was going to use, also felt some possibility and looked at me with interest.

“So, if you show them trying to leave heavy food or military equipment in a hurry to get ready to retreat. The enemy thinks we’re retreating. You wouldn’t even think of taking a surprise attack. Because from a strategic point of view, the standard action is to retreat into the castle to defend Weinberg Castle alone.”

After talking this far, I wonder if the division commander liked the word “surprise attack for reversal”.

It was very interesting, so he looked at me with a look full of anticipation and asked me to explain the specific operation.

“And the strategy I conceived to make the raid a success is as follows. First, the 8th Division of the Reich Empire is preparing for a hasty retreat today or the next day. With the barracks erected, the rations were just enough to make it to Weinberg Castle with only light preserves. At the same time, within the division, we should spread rumors that if the Black Lion Mercenary Corps and the Francois Republic attack us all at once, we will be annihilated, so that the soldiers and low-ranking officers really think that we are retreating.”

There could be spies from the Francois Republic army even among the officers above the rank of captain here, but it would be very unlikely.

Because all the aristocrats who left the academy had families and wives and children they had to protect, and if they betrayed the empire, their wives and children would be executed and their retainers abandoned on the street.

The education I received every day when I was in the academy emphasized that nobility should guarantee the lives of their retainers and be honorable.

Not only is it not easy to break away from the inculcated values, and in the novel, the general of the Francois Republic mentioned that there were no spies among the high-ranking officers who participated in this battle.

“Then, spies who are in contact with the enemy within our division will deliver information to the enemy that ‘the Reich Imperial Army is preparing to retreat’. If we aim for that moment and pretend that our allies retreat as quickly as possible, the enemy will not think that we will surprise them.”

No matter how high a person who leads a division is, most judgments are based on common sense.

However, the battlefield is always dirty with many variables, so information is collected using spies.

If the spy’s words coincide with his common sense, he will surely assume that the allies are retreating.

“I guess.”

“In that situation, our troops will continue to wait pretending to prepare for retreat, and my company will take advantage of that opportunity to turn to the right side of the enemy camp late at night and attack the enemy all at once. Then, the unexpectedly attacked enemy will be greatly embarrassed, and at that time, the entire company will prepare to die and jump into the enemy camp to wipe it out and send a signal.”

I said that I was prepared to die and fight, but if my expectations were right, there wouldn’t be such a big sacrifice among the company members.

Because if you are sleeping comfortably and are suddenly attacked by more than 100 troops, the enemy division will fall into extreme confusion.

Until they come to their senses, in their eyes we will look like a battalion or a regiment.

It will take quite a while to gather enough troops to attack us.

In the meantime, we’ll be dealing with guys who are unarmed and in a state of disarray, so if you have a can, you’ll be able to rampage comfortably.

And if the division commander moves the soldiers in time, the aggro will be concentrated there, so you will be able to leave the enemy camp without difficulty.

“If you receive the signal, the division commander mobilizes the knights belonging to the division to strike the left side of the enemy camp, and then mobilizes the infantry to attack all at once, the enemy will be defeated without even using their hands.”

What if, after being ambushed, we managed to catch ourselves up and get ready to attack our company, and get stabbed in the back of the head again…?

Other commanders, including the enemy division commander, will suffer great losses as they panic, thinking they are surrounded.

“The operation I prepared ends here.”

At first, when I said something reminiscent of defeat, my expression was full of anger, but when I actually heard it, the division commander seemed to like my strategy.

He patted me on the shoulder with a slight smile and asked the other officers.

“A lieutenant, no, Lieutenant Yeager, who was a student platoon leader until a month ago, is at this level, so the future of the empire is bright. So, do you have any other opinions?”

After that, several high-ranking officers presented all sorts of strategies to gain points for the division commander.

Far from liking the division commander, the pros and cons were divided, and a proper agreement could not be reached.

When the division commander finally showed his displeasure during the long meeting, the battalion commander of our battalion stood up and spoke.

“I think Lieutenant Yeager’s operation is the most realistic among the operations that have been released so far. Therefore, I, Heine von Blancia, support Lieutenant Jaeger’s operation.”

Shortly thereafter, Major Franche, who had been supported by the operation I had led and avoided the danger of annihilation of the battalion, stood up and supported the claim.

“When analyzing the current situation soberly, there is no policy to overcome this inferiority except for the surprise operation proposed by the lieutenant.”

And although the rest of the officers are uncomfortable with passing the opinion of a lieutenant or the like, there was no operation that could reverse it except for my opinion.

“Okay, then let’s prepare the strategy Lieutenant Yeager conceived from the present moment. All officers then return to their units and prepare for retreat.”