I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy - Chapter 130

EP.130

The Lion’s Room in the Imperial Palace.

This is a room that symbolizes the majesty of an empire as powerful as a lion, as well as a banquet room used by the emperor to gather military affairs ministers and generals to discuss the next war.

Lion statues carved from marble and various swords and armor were placed throughout the room, and a variety of food and various kinds of precious alcohol were prepared on the table in the center for the banquet.

However, in this room there were only officers of our brigade’s warrant officer level or higher, and there was not a single officer or soldier below the rank of captain.

If I say this, it means that they will not be able to participate in the banquet hosted by the Emperor, and it may be misunderstood that Your Majesty lied.

Even if it was a banquet prepared by the emperor himself, there was bound to be discrimination in the banquet hall, food, furniture, and atmosphere depending on each person’s rank and status.

So by now, the junior officers, soldiers, and non-commissioned officers would be enjoying a banquet prepared by the imperial family at their designated places.

“Lieutenant Colonel Werner, are you really going to be promoted to colonel this time? Then, wouldn’t you be able to rise to the level of envy of truly high-ranking nobles?”

“Oh, is colonel a rank that can be achieved so easily? And Colonel Vaughn is only 40 years old. Compared to the fact that wealthy nobles who graduated from the academy are living off the ranks of majors at the age of 40, they have achieved enough success.”

“Then, Senior Battalion Commander, don’t you have any greed?”

“Hey, this person. That’s harsh! “By the time Brigadier General Jaeger gets four stars, won’t I also get one star?”

According to custom, we are not allowed to even touch food or drink until His Majesty the Emperor, who will soon appear from there and speak of his praise.

This is Lieutenant Colonel Werner, who is already intoxicated by the atmosphere and his mouth has become lighter.

Ha… Anyway, although this is a place to be celebrated and rewarded, I think I will also be punished. What kind of punishment will you receive?

Although I won’t be subject to disciplinary action that will disrupt my military life in the future.

I feel a little anxious thinking about what kind of punishment I will receive.

As I was thinking about it, the door opened and a trumpet sound was heard.

“Your Majesty, Emperor of the Reich Empire, is eating! “Everyone, please show respect!”

At those words, the officers who had been talking loudly all of a sudden turned toward the door, knelt down on one knee, and bowed their heads to show respect.

Then, the emperor entered the messenger’s room and spoke in a solemn and solemn voice.

“Everyone, lift your head up.”

When I looked up at those words, I realized that the emperor was expressing his respect for us, who had made the greatest contribution in this expedition.

Instead of the purple cloak and pure gold crown-like robes that I remember seeing a few times, he was wearing full body armor decorated with gold, a sword, and holding a baton made of pure gold.

Among the officers around me, who thought the emperor was a messenger from God compared to me, who still had modern memories and had relatively little respect for the emperor, there was already a guy who looked like he was about to cry.

In particular, Werner was already so moved that his eyes were filled with tears and he was clenching his teeth for fear of crying out loud.

The Emperor smiled brightly and said, as if he was very happy to be welcomed like this.

“Thank you, my knights, for fighting so proudly and honorably this time. “I am more than happy to have knights like you.”

There are infantry officers here who are not part of the knightly unit, and there are also people like me who have the title of knight or higher.

Even if you don’t have a title, it is customary to treat a person as a knight if he or she becomes a major or higher, and all nobles, whether barons or dukes, are knights, so that statement is not wrong.

Moreover, the fact that the emperor appeared wearing armor also meant that he came not as the ruler of the empire, but as the leader of all the soldiers of the empire and the leader of the knights.

Then, as a sign that he would not speak at length any longer, the Emperor sent a signal to His Excellency the Grand Chief, who had followed him, to quickly announce the prize for meritorious work.

His Excellency the Grand Grand Marshal himself opened the scroll and shouted.

“Then, from now on, I will announce the awards for the 12th Brigade that participated in the Eastern Expeditionary Force. First, to Brigadier General Peter Yeager, Brigadier General of the 12th Brigade!”

With those words, on behalf of everyone, I went to a position about two steps in front of the emperor, knelt down on one knee, and the grand chieftain began to read in a loud voice.

“He single-handedly established the basis for a war operation against the French Republic and led his unit of about 4,000 men in the Forest of Hattin to block and annihilate a large army of over 10,000 to ensure the success of the operation. Later, in the Battle of Crecy Plain, he personally captured the commander-in-chief, and during the peace negotiations, he assisted General Benner, the plenipotentiary negotiator, and proceeded with the negotiations in the Empire’s favor. His accomplishments are indescribable.”

After saying that and reading the edict next to me, he took a breath and declared in a louder voice than before.

“Accordingly, I, Fernando von Reich, as Emperor of the Empire, wish to repay Brigadier General Jaeger for his bravery and loyalty to the Empire. Therefore, Brigadier General Jaeger is promoted to the first rank and appointed major general.”

At the same time, the emperor lifted the insignia with two stars that was placed on a cushion carefully held by an attendant next to him.

He took off my shoulder straps and personally attached two rank insignia.

In the future, there will still be a reward for his performance in this war, and further punishment for cutting down the idiot baron to death.

I thought that no matter what happened, it would be less than the emotion I was feeling right now.

That’s because I have now become a division commander with the power to move mountains just by showing signs of discomfort, something every Korean officer dreams of.

“Even if it’s not enough, I will sacrifice my body and soul to be loyal to the empire.”

The emperor said with a slightly puzzled expression.

“What you are doing right now is enough, so from now on, work while caring for yourself. Because the collection is a treasure of the empire.”

Then the Grand Chief continued speaking.

“In addition to promotion to the first rank, in order to reward Brigadier General Jaeger for his achievements, we will grant the city of Strasbourg and its surroundings as territory, and conclude the award by awarding him a reward of 10,000 gold and a sword and shield with the royal family emblem engraved on him.”

2-star Major General In other words, I thought until now that I would never feel more emotion than the emotion I felt when I was awarded the division commander title.

I could not help but be astonished by the warm grace of His Majesty the Emperor, who always defies expectations with good intentions.

As expected, Strasbourg has its surrounding fields devastated by the imperial army’s devastation campaign.

It is a commercial city with 30,000 people living within the castle alone and about 70,000 people including the surrounding area. If you include the surrounding territory… it is a

large place where over 100,000 people live, and it is famous even in the Republic as a land like Altoran.

Therefore, thanks to this, if we combine the territories we have received so far and the newly received Strasbourg, we now have an economic power that is unrivaled even among the nobles who are considered to be the empire’s most prestigious families.

Of course, the territory I contributed to the empire is much larger, but I can’t believe you gave me this much.

Thanks to this, I really won’t have to worry about money in the future.

While I was so deeply moved, the Grand Chief once again declared in a stern voice.

“However, even though it was clear that Brigadier General Jaeger had attempted to rape a girl from the village of François during the war, it was rather a bloodthirsty act to summarily punish him on the spot rather than hand him over to a military court for further proceedings as he was the head of the baron family. You can. Therefore, to guard against this, we have declared a one-month suspension and are prohibited from going outside the capital or attending official duties during this time. “I hope you will reflect deeply.”

Even though he said that, from the Grand Grand Marshal reading the edict to His Majesty the Emperor, he did not show any signs of reflection.

It looks like he just gave me a warm smile telling me to rest comfortably in commemoration of my promotion.

I think it means that since you can do anything except official matters related to the military, you can play around comfortably for a month without any interference.

“This concludes the award to Brigadier General Peter Yeager. Then, next time, Lieutenant Colonel Laura von Wehner….”

In that way, His Excellency the Grand Marshal and His Majesty the Emperor could have rewarded only me, the Brigadier General, and left.

He even had other proclamation officers read the sermons of the minor majors here to the end, and the emperor himself patted the shoulders of the officers who performed exceptionally well and even gave them personal encouragement.

And of course, Laura and Anastasia, major or lieutenant colonel, were there too.

And when the emperor and his companions all left and we were left alone.

Lieutenant Colonel Werner poured strong wine into a glass, held it high in the sky, and shouted.

“A toast to the great Emperor, the Reich Empire, and Director Jaeger!”

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