Academy Genius Commander

19 – Stairway to Glory (1)

After Lieutenant Peter Yeager left, Stefan von Bolton, commander of the 7th Division of the Reich Empire, sighed and muttered.

“Ever since student platoon leaders participated in real battles on the Rhineland front, I thought that bastard might be a genius. Really, that kid is me. A guy who lacks nothing in character if it’s personality, resourcefulness if it’s resourcefulness, and eloquence if it’s speech. Even if my youngest bastard followed only half of Lieutenant Jaeger. Major Didn’t slip in the first car…”

Anger rose for a moment, but Stefan once again recalled the lieutenant’s performance.

A student platoon leader who is praised for being a good guy as long as he properly understands the instructions of other platoon commanders or company commanders on the front line and moves accordingly, leads the platoon directly in the first battle and annihilates the enemy battalion and massacres the battalion commander.

An elite officer who was promoted to second lieutenant for his achievements and contributed greatly to defeating Company 1 and Platoon 2, and even promoted officers in the same company.

Student platoon commanders who mistakenly thought they were familiar with the front line intervened and rescued the next battalion that was in danger of annihilation due to arbitrary actions caused by misjudgments.

In addition, he is a madman who has managed to defeat 300 Francois Republic troops.

If someone tells you that a rookie officer who graduated from the academy has been so active in his first campaign, are you writing a heroic novel? It’s such an active performance that I closed my ears to stop talking bullsh*t.

‘That’s why I couldn’t ignore Lieutenant Yeager as a commoner and an orphan. There are five titles and knights in the empire, including dukes, but as a commander, it’s not impossible to become a nobleman if you’re considering military service.’

After losing about 20% of the troops due to the single action of the student platoon commanders, I asked him about the strategy with the feeling of grabbing at least a straw when he was dying from drowning.

Division Commander Stefan said while reading the reports of the guys from the General Staff, who speculated and reported on the activities of the raiding force led by Lieutenant Jaeger, spread out in a corner of the desk.

“Among the 9,000 troops of the Francois Republic, at least 400 to a maximum of 600 were killed, a colonel-level commander, a small, and two lieutenant-colonel-level commanders were subjugated. Even in the novels I used to read while attending the academy, when a story like this came up, I closed the book, saying it was ridiculous.”

Although he rose to the rank of division commander, he was often called a genius, if not a genius, among many aristocratic classmates.

If someone asked me if I had the foresight and courage to completely outflank the enemy with one of my company in a similar situation…

‘It’s bullsh*t. Who would lead a company just because they’re crazy and fight against a unit with a regiment-level mercenary corps attached to their division?’

So Major General Stefan, the commander of the 7th division, saw himself feeling jealous of his subordinate, Lieutenant Jaeger, who was about 7 ranks away from him.

‘But without Lieutenant Yeager, I would have retreated to Weinberg Castle by now, and I would have been dishonorably discharged because I ate 3,000 troops and didn’t achieve any results.’

And although I, as a division commander, lost my troops because I couldn’t control the other student platoon leaders.

Military effort and negligence compensated for the losses of around 3,000 men and killing half of the Francois Republic division of over 10,000 men…

No, if you combine the achievements of securing the territory right in front of Regin Castle, you will be promoted to lieutenant general with a medal.

“I can’t be a master general myself, but if I recommend Lieutenant Peter Yeager, who has the qualities of a great master, to His Highness the Crown Prince. I can put him under my influence.”

This is because in aristocratic societies, it is an unspoken rule that one must abide by becoming a vassal of the person who made him or her a successor, or even if he or she does not serve, in some cases repaying the favor received from that person.

Having made that decision, Stefan packed up his own ambitions, wrote a report containing as much good information about Lieutenant Jaeger as possible, and sent it to the crown prince.

**

After defeating the Francois Republic Division on the Rhineland front, it progressed so quickly that there was no time to blink.

Of course, since I hadn’t engaged with the enemy in the meantime, I didn’t have to fight for my life.

I had to move enough to feel with my body what the word busy like a war means.

First of all, I had to fill out a document requesting the soldiers who died while following me to the Department of Patriots and Veterans Affairs for the exploits they had made right before their deaths and compensation for them.

In addition, I wrote a letter in my own handwriting, hoping that it would be comforting to the bereaved family.

Next, the merits and culpability of the surviving officers and men were to be clearly assessed and sent to the headquarters of the 7th Division.

Once every three days, a banquet was held for the soldiers who stayed on the front line even after winning a great victory, and there they had to raise the mood among the soldiers by eating alcohol and meat.

Because I was so madly busy, the time passed like a clock winding fast.

sh*t, is that why my uncle, who was in charge of operations at the battalion, said this?

‘When you come out of the military academy and become an officer, the most you have to do is paperwork. soldier training? That’s important too, but most of the time you’ll be buried in paperwork.’

When I was working hard on paperwork while recalling such old memories.

The 1st Platoon Commander rushed in with a flushed face and an excited spirit as if destroying the barracks.

“Squadron commander, good news! What a great news!”

I would have been really happy to hear that if I wasn’t being rushed by work, but now I feel like I’m going to become a zombie because I’m busy.

However, you can’t openly say ‘I’m so busy that I don’t have time to be happy about anything’ in front of a happy subordinate…

Showing curiosity, he asked.

“What kind of news is it that makes such a fuss?”

“The personnel staff of the division just announced the units that will participate in the victory ceremony! Our company is also in it. I just can’t believe it.”

I feel a little sorry for the platoon commander who said that, but I wasn’t very impressed when I heard his report.

Because, as a rule, units that have made a great contribution to the unit’s victory must participate in the victory ceremony.

This is so obvious that it appears in the basic military system that you learn in your first year at the academy.

Moreover, the division commander has already been tipped that his participation in the improvement ceremony has been confirmed.

Also, the 1st Platoon Commander was a senior officer, so even though he was less educated than I, who was from the academy, he should have known that much common sense.

Maybe that’s why, instead of praise, sarcastic words came out of my mouth.

“Didn’t you know that too? It is definitely an honor to be able to participate in the triumphal ceremony. However, considering the specialty of our unit, it is not surprising.”

Then the 1st Platoon Commander spoke in a louder voice than before.

“Jaeger Company overtakes the Knights and carries the Francois Republic Army Division Flag and the Reich Empire 7th Division Flag from the forefront during the victory ceremony alone! It means that you have officially declared that the first ball in this battle is ours!”

Hearing that, I was surprised and asked.

“Is it really?”

Because participating in the improvement ceremony is ‘our unit played a big role in this battle.’ It’s to the extent of certifying and boasting that it is.

Being given the privilege of raising the enemy and friendly flags as a single company in front of the triumphal procession means that Division Commander Stephen acknowledged that our company’s merits are greater than those of all other regiments combined.

If you look at it objectively, this front would have been a battle that would have been pushed back without me and Jaeger Company’s active performance.

According to the custom of the Imperial Army, it is common for the commander-in-chief of each front to give the highest rank of the lower unit, which he considers to be the greatest achievement among the unit units under his command, to occupy the lead of the improvement ceremony.

“Really! I couldn’t believe it at all, so I even pinched my cheek! Congratulations, company commander!”

“Thank you. Then, has there been any news about what’s going on with the rest of the unit?”

“I heard that 150 knights from our company and knights, and 700 from each regiment, will be selected for the triumphal ceremony, and if His Highness the Crown Prince leads the follow-up troops, all of them will be moved to the rear. It seems that the siege of Lezhin Castle has been overtaken by the damage suffered by our allies until Your Highness’s reinforcements arrive.”

The 1st Platoon Leader seems to regret not being able to participate in the raid on Lezhin Castle.

According to the original work, now we should have been robbed of Weinberg Castle, let alone a siege, and fell into a crisis situation.

And at that time, the aristocratic youth protagonist who just became a new lieutenant should play an active part to save the empire from crisis and become a war hero and start his career…

I stole it all away What about the original novel? What’s special, the opportunity to make a contribution is limited, so it’s basic for others to be unhappy as much as I succeed.

By the way, by throwing me a big piece of meat saying ‘the merit of victory is all yours’, did the division commander reveal his intention to draw me in with his own power?

Even though the achievements I made in this battle were great, I never thought that I would try to recruit them so quickly and at a great price…