I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy - Chapter 162

EP.162

Even after Major General Zeppelin’s division withdrew, the remaining members of our Swiss Expeditionary Force continued to take up positions on Richen Hill and continue the defensive battle.

Every day, I continued to fight at the forefront, encouraging the soldiers.

As the days passed, my body became heavier, and I thought that if I continued like this, I would die from exhaustion rather than from fighting.

No, by the time the three divisions stationed here retreated at the same time, it was so difficult that I even thought about dying.

That’s because even when I was sober, my body was so tired that I didn’t even want to pick up a spoon or a knife, but as soon as I woke up, I had to put on over 20kg of armor and then fight.

However, if there is one fortunate thing…

‘The 19th Division led by Major General Falken, who remained until the end, also retreated three days ago, so now we can escape from this hellish place.’

So, even in a situation where I felt like I was going to die of exhaustion, I still had hope. I was able to smile.

Although, on the way through the Ticino Canton, you will have to fight against soldiers planted by the Duke of Switzerland, so escaping will not be that easy.

No matter how difficult the escape route may be, it will be easier than remaining on the hill and continuing to block the approximately 100,000 Swiss soldiers by relying only on the narrow hill like now.

And just then, Charlotte came in wearing a maid uniform stained with the blood of wounded soldiers and asked.

“You haven’t smiled in the past few days, but today you are smiling. Is something good happening? Or were you thinking of Madam and Master, who are now in Reichburg?”

If Laura had given birth sooner than expected, she could have already given birth.

Then, His Highness the Crown Prince, who is waiting for me at the border with his soldiers gathered, would have sent me a messenger informing me of the current situation and the name of the child he had chosen.

Thinking about that made me laugh, even though there was a way out.

“No, that’s not it. But now we can finally escape from this hellish place. “It makes me smile to think that I can come back alive.”

Although she had never participated in a battle, she must have felt the same fear and fear that she might die on the battlefield.

So, when she hears what I say, she will feel that the burden on her heart has become lighter.

Charlotte said with tears in her eyes, probably because she was happy that she was able to return alive as I expected.

“So now, master, you no longer have to go out and fight in front of the soldiers? Also, every night before I go to sleep in my field bed, I feel anxious and feel sad while thinking about the dead…”

I thought I would be happy that I was able to safely return to my family.

I never thought that people would consider my ability to return alive as more important than their own survival.

Although I was a little embarrassed, I felt very grateful that he cared about me so much.

So, with a grateful heart, I patted her head without any ill will and said,

“Thank you for truly caring about me. “Thanks to you, I think I will definitely be able to come back alive.”

After speaking, I took off my armor and walked towards where the soldiers were.

Lastly, he had a strategy in his head to tie up the Duke of Switzerland’s feet.

**

Square around the Swiss Expeditionary Force barracks.

“Honestly, if it wasn’t for the division commander, I would have deserted. “Isn’t it a miracle that we were able to survive for almost a month against an army of 100,000 people?”

“Sergeant Zach is right. Fuck, no matter how good this place is for defense, the difference in troops is enormous, but we’ve held on so far. “Every time I see our division commander, I wonder if he is really the same person as us.”

“I heard from Sergeant Tilly, the recorder, that the division commander alone has killed nearly 200 people. Even the knights from the bards’ nonsense wouldn’t be able to do this.”

As he said, if I had not come to the forefront and fought together with the soldiers, our expeditionary force would have been annihilated already.

No matter how His Majesty the Crown Prince escaped, the other divisions would have dispersed and retreated without order, encountering the unique terrain and resistance of ‘Switzerland.’

In the process, the unit would have completely collapsed.

As an aside, the record keeping, which is mainly done by non-commissioned officers in each unit, usually records fewer people than the number of people I actually killed.

This is because in cases where there is confusion about who he killed with, whether he died with an arrow, etc., if I put it as my own merit, it becomes difficult to peddle my merits.

So, it can be said that I alone defeated almost twice as many enemies as 200.

I don’t know the actual number because I was so focused on decapitating the enemy that at some point the number became uncountable.

With that in mind, I walked across the soldiers chatting and playing dice with pieces of beef jerky or biscuits at the base square.

Of course, everyone’s eyes were focused on me.

As soon as I got to the center, I said it out loud.

“Gentlemen of the Reich 7th Division, I am truly proud of you. “If it weren’t for you, we would have been defeated no matter how much I felt like jumping into a fire pit and standing in the vanguard.”

Then I took another deep breath and shouted.

“From the officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers belonging to the 7th Division, we have come this far without giving up. Thanks to this, everyone except our unit was able to retreat safely.”

However, if the enemy finds out that other units have retreated, the remaining imperial troops could be in danger.

When we made porridge made with wheat flour and barley powder, we used one pot per person and pretended that all 50,000 people were stationed there while cooking the rice from afar.

The barracks facilities used by about 50,000 people are also being utilized to the fullest extent by soldiers.

Of course, even if we do this, the Duke of Switzerland will not believe that all 50,000 of us remain.

Anyway, you can fool yourself into thinking that the number is several times higher than 8,000.

“And we will retreat in two days. So, I want you to risk your life and fight with me, thinking that you can only last two days.”

If another general had said this in this situation, many soldiers would have thought to themselves what kind of nonsense this was.

However, until now, I have been consistent in my words and actions to gain the trust of my soldiers.

“If the division commander says so, I will believe it! Two days. I will do my best to hold on until the day after tomorrow. “I will return alive.”

“Of course, just leave it to me!”

“Now let’s go home!”

The soldiers’ reaction was, as I expected, that they could believe anything that Peter Jaeger, commander of the 7th Division, said.

Then we should start preparing in earnest now.

“Exactly two days later we will leave here. And even the Duke of Switzerland, who is not much of a moron, will notice this. So he will somehow want to decapitate you and me before we escape.”

Unless the duke is an idiot, he would already know that His Highness the Crown Prince has run away.

They will try to exterminate as much as possible the soldiers of our 7th Division and other expeditionary forces with the idea of using chickens instead of pheasants.

Based on this overwhelming victory, they will try to proceed with post-war negotiations in a direction that is advantageous to them.

“So we will strengthen the defenses of the hill as much as possible tonight and pack our bags to escape. All the 7th Division soldiers will flee at once on horses left behind by another unit. “Have a bucket of beef jerky and grain powder on your horse’s saddle to last for a few days.”

They fought by eating beef jerky with a bucket of grain powder, which is what the Mongolians brought with them when they waged war against the rest of the world.

Here, it is a northern-style combat ration often eaten by the archers led by Anastasia.

“I will also participate in the construction of the camp, so everyone do their best to strengthen the defense. Spears left behind by dead comrades are placed in the ground and a cart is placed on top of them. Also, if you just let go of the cart, the Swiss guys will easily knock it over and come over. “Put a lot of heavy things on the empty grain sacks, like alcohol or unused barracks.”

After saying that, even before I gave the order to start work, I started to carve polearms lying around unclaimed and turn them into stakes.

The officers gave instructions to each unit to carry out my orders.

We were very busy tonight and managed to build a usable position.

However, common sense tells us that anyone who says he will run away 2 days in advance when his team is at a disadvantage and then actually holds out for 2 days is a fool.

Because if the Duke of Switzerland hears about it, he will use 100,000 soldiers to make thorough preparations to prevent us from escaping.

So I ordered the soldiers an hour before sunrise to get him to shovel.

“Everyone in the 7th Division must now ride their assigned horses. And we will get out of this hellish place right away. “Every minute and every second is urgent, so hurry up.”

So the entire division mounted on horseback and began a great escape. When they saw them leave, they stayed behind and followed, burning a cart full of liquor and the entire military camp.

The items I left behind were flammable, so I was hoping to hold off the enemy for at least an hour or two.

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