I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy - Chapter 175
EP.175
“Are you talking about a double agent? However, we have already lost our honor and are neither officers nor nobles. “There is no way any country would believe in us or consider us worthy.”
As expected, as a talented person whom His Highness the Crown Prince had chosen and wanted to keep as his close associate, even though he was cornered, he speaks truthfully about his situation.
“That would be the case under normal circumstances. But if you bring a suitable gift with you when you go into exile, won’t they look at you differently?”
I picked up every document on my desk and handed them out to each of the five people.
“… Isn’t this a level 2 secret for the Imperial Army? “The Eastern Legion’s troop placement and number of personnel are written in detail like this!”
“This is the Imperial Army’s new recruit training course and tactical doctrine for entry-level officers only. “I don’t know where you’re trying to hand it over, but isn’t it too dangerous?”
“Uh… This is the Imperial Army training schedule and training details, as well as detailed records.”
The reason I selected these as materials to hand over to the Austrians is to make them completely believe in them.
Also, before I go against the Austrian army, I plan to use up all the authority I have and, if necessary, rewrite military doctrine from beginning to end with the help of my father-in-law, who is now a marshal.
Even if things like military doctrine and tactical training methods cannot be modernized, they will be completely modernized.
Handing over that information will not be of much help to the Austrian guys.
Rather, they will cherish and treasure them like treasures, only to end up in vain.
And because the plan to fight the Reich Empire was planned in a strange direction, the price would be very cruel in actual battle.
So, I hand it over with the confidence that it will not cause any damage in the long run.
“I think a gift like this is enough to fool the Austrians. “How is it?”
The majors in front of me responded by nodding their heads loudly.
“There wouldn’t be a fool’s country that wouldn’t give us asylum when we’re carrying not one, but dozens of second-class military secrets.”
“You may be suspicious at first, but if you check the information we brought with you one by one using spies in your own country, you will find that all the information in this document is true. Then, of course, you have no choice but to trust us.”
“Isn’t the information here the weight of the expectations and trust that His Majesty the Crown Prince has placed in us? “No matter what mission you give me, I will risk my life to do it.”
It is true that you must succeed, but the risk the empire takes is not really that great.
Because the current combat doctrine has many inefficient aspects, I will change it all to the same method as the Jaeger Battalion I previously commanded.
In any case, the combat system itself is so completely different that it will soon turn into useless information.
But if I tell them this, their motivation will drop a lot, so I shouldn’t tell them.
“Then, I will order a full-scale operation from now on. “You just have to do it exactly like this.”
“Yes, I understand. “Just give me an order.”
“You guys, quickly finish cleaning up the surroundings. I will go into exile with this information to the Grand Duchy of Austria within three days at the latest. And be commissioned as an officer there.”
The humiliation and humiliation suffered by these majors, who lost all of their honor and were discharged from military service dishonorably, must have been so severe that they cannot be expressed in words.
If I were to divorce Laura and not be able to meet or raise my son Friedrich, I think I might completely lose my mind at that point.
In addition, in the imperial army, instead of being treated as an officer, wherever you go, you are treated as an ex-convict.
At the very least, it would be impossible to start over as a serf.
In some ways, I think the death penalty is much more humane.
In this situation, it would not be too awkward if they took the next best option and sought a new beginning by defecting to the Grand Duchy of Austria, a potential enemy country, with second-class military secrets.
So, even if I were an Austrian general, I would think this way.
‘The grounds for those crazy people to surrender are very clear. So, if it is confirmed that the information they brought is consistent with the facts, there will be no need to doubt it any further.’
However, as the saying goes, if you want to deceive others, you must deceive not only your allies, but also yourself, so simply handing over confidential information and obtaining trust by verifying the truth is still not enough.
“They will probably be suspicious of you at first and put you in prison. Maybe they’ll scare you by saying they’ll torture you. But all the information I gave you is truly military secret. So let’s check it out on our own and soon all doubts about you will be completely cleared. Then the next step will definitely be commissioning.”
In fact, at this level, it would be foolish to not give so-called commissions.
How good is it to write?
‘We are the best country that gives even idiots who have been dishonorably discharged a chance to start over if they bring useful information!’
Since they can promote it like this, they will use these guys to attract many traitors from the empire.
“Then what should we do after we are commissioned? Is it okay to do it in moderation so as not to raise suspicion? Or…”
Confucius said, “Doing something half-heartedly is worse than not doing it at all.”
So, even if it is a betrayal that stabs others in the back, if you make it ambiguous, you will definitely be caught.
Well, if we’re going to do this, shouldn’t we do better than Count Bern, who stuck his sword in the back of me and the imperial army?
“Until the appointed signal, risk your life to fight for the national interests of Austria, even if it is between the Empire and the Grand Duchy of Austria. Instead of risking your life, you must go to the front lines and fight for Austria. When people ask me what my dream is, I tell them that I want to become an Austrian general and cut off Peter Jaeger’s head. In this way, everyone must be able to evaluate him as a competent officer.”
When they heard that, the five majors all looked incredibly surprised.
“Once again, if you meet a traitor who has betrayed the Empire and gone to Austria, curse His Majesty on the spot, insult His Highness the Crown Prince, and say that you wish to annihilate the Imperial Army. And fight as a chess piece for Austria to put that into practice.”
“… If we do that, we will be harmful to the empire…” He’s
still talking nonsense because he doesn’t know his topic, but we can accept it because it’s out of loyalty to the empire.
“You guys do half and half and half of what I do. No, it wouldn’t matter if it was just 1/100th of it. Don’t even worry about that. Lieutenant General Peter Jaeger was so capable that, as a low-ranking officer, he was able to destroy Francois’ division and lead a battalion to behead the headquarters of the commander-in-chief and the deputy commander. In an actual battlefield, even if you were a colonel, it would be easy for you to make a mistake and greatly contribute to the defeat of the war. “You can’t turn the situation around by leading only your own troops.”
Then I took a deep breath and added some advice to them.
“Do you want to be like me? Do you want to escape from being a fucking serf? Then, first, determine objectively what your capabilities are. So, when you realize that you are less capable than your superior, just follow the superior’s orders without even asking questions. I mean, don’t have any doubts. Even if you are told to jump into a fire, you should just do it. Unless you have the determination and mindset to do so, you will not be able to achieve the level of achievement that will serve as a basis for you to wash away your dishonor and return as officers of the empire. “Engrave it on your bones and engrave it on your liver.”
Even if they return in that way, it will be impossible to overturn the fact that the family succession rights have already passed to the next-highest succession in their family.
If you have the rank of major, you can be treated as a noble with a knighthood, so it would be much better than the current situation where you are not even treated as a human being.
“I would like to add one thing: if you do as I said, the Austrian command will recognize you as Austrian officers. But don’t get caught up in the joy of that moment of recognition and forget your loyalty to the empire.”
At those words, the majors expressed their dissatisfaction with me for interfering with their loyalty to the empire and spoke loudly.
“Even though we are ‘noble scum’ who were dishonorably discharged from military service, you are being harsh.”
“Even if I die, I will never forget my loyalty to the empire.”
“I will definitely live to pay for my shame…”
You must prove that with your actions.
Later, when I am reinstated based on my achievements as a double agent, I will apologize or not.
Moreover, even if you look at all of history, all traitors spoke in this way and then deceived people.
“You are not Deus. So, if you live in Austria as an officer who is treated like a semi-noble in a position in the empire that is no better than a serf, you will want to feel relieved. If you become more recognized there, you will be tempted to continue living like this. “Once you get promoted and your fortune accumulates in Austria, you will feel like abandoning the empire altogether and living like this.”
Humans are ultimately like that.
Animals that want to live in the present, regardless of their previous status, are provided with food, clothing, and shelter and a minimum level of stability.
It’s a very different case, but if I lived in modern Korea, Laura is a beauty of a level I couldn’t even imagine marrying.
He fell in love with her and gained the overwhelming position and power of lieutenant general.
Now, not only do I want to go back to Korea, I don’t even think I miss the taste of cola, which I couldn’t get rid of in the past.
“But don’t forget. If I were an Austrian general or even an emperor, I would use you for a few years and then purge you when the value of your secrets has faded a little. And it has to be that way. I would like to encourage you and treat you to a meal. I won’t do it. Just go out now. You won’t have much rice anyway, so go see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince right away and go into exile to Austria with the documents I gave you within three days. “The intelligence department will monitor you right up until you defect, so don’t even think about running away.”
With those words, I waved my hand, and the five majors left the scene, shedding tears as if they were really sad about their loss.
Now that they will meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and receive heart-warming comfort and encouragement, they will gain some confidence.
After that, they will go into exile and move strictly according to the plan.
“Then, in order to thoroughly reorganize military doctrine, we need to raise a division that can serve as a model…”
In my office, I began writing a letter of greeting to my father-in-law, Marshal Benner, and His Majesty the Emperor.
[When my vacation ends in the next two months, I, Lieutenant General Peter Yeager, would like to serve as the organizing officer and division commander of the 7th Guards Division. At the same time, they are trying to write a new military doctrine that will completely replace the military doctrine that will be handed over to Austria. Please allow me. -Uploaded by Count Peter Jaeger, Lieutenant General of the Reich Imperial Army-]
“I am so glad that Your Majesty left Anya and the Northern Cavalry under my command. And since Laura gave birth to Friedrich, I thought it would be nice if she were discharged from the military and could focus on raising children for a while. Since he came forward to assist me… how can I break his stubbornness? “It’s something I can’t help.”
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