I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy - Chapter 18

EP.18

So, our unit took a short break and began moving near the original unit that had provided support.

Meanwhile, the enemy army was retreating after being caught by our unit’s surprise attack, and happened to encounter friendly soldiers who had come for support, and it appeared that the massacre was about to begin.

“Fuck, fuck, fuck! “Why are there damn knights here!”

“Chief of staff! “I told you that you could just retreat this way!”

“I do not know! Isn’t it important to have a defensive formation even now? “Because of the surprise attack, I couldn’t bring myself proper armor or horses.”

The soldiers of the Francois Republic, who knew nothing other than how to eat the snails in front of them, were driven to the brink of annihilation and were reduced to a situation where anyone had to survive with their own lives.

‘I won!’ I commanded my subordinates around me while enjoying the pleasure of victory.

“The knights of the empire will take care of stepping on the heads of the remaining snails stuck in the military camp, who are as weak as snail shells! “All of our troops will follow me and retreat while our troops run around and slaughter the enemy!”

And after winning the war, I ran away with my soldiers with all my might to avoid being trampled by our knights.

Meanwhile, there were some pups looking at us, eager to chase after our company.

There was no crazy bastard actually chasing down the Jaeger Company in a situation where they were trampled to death by the knights coming in front of them.

After about two minutes had passed, the knight standing at the front of the imperial knights shouted in a loud voice.

“Rheindorff Knights of the 7th Division of the Reich Empire charge! “Kill them all!!”

Other knights followed suit with huge shouts.

“Destroy the enemies who threaten the empire’s territory! “Let’s show them what we saw!”

“Let’s step on it and turn it into mush!”

In this situation, the soldiers of the Francois Republic tried to gather together in different formations to try to survive somehow… but the more they tried to

unite, rather than the soldiers who were scared and could not gather properly, the more their formation became disorganized.

After a few seconds, the knights’ spears pierced the torsos of two or three enemy soldiers at a time.

At the same time, soldiers from other enemy countries were hit by the total weight of 0.6 tons of horse, human, and armor, and were torn apart to the point where they could not maintain their human forms.

The surviving soldiers of the Republic Army were trembling, unable to move from their positions, drenched in urine, or began to engage in meaningless acts, swinging their spears wildly in fear.

“Fuck, fuck, fuck…”

“You bastards, please don’t kill me! I don’t want to die! “I’m not going to die.”

“…. Mom!! “I want to go home!”

As we watched the scene and continued to move to join our troops, our unit soon joined the rear of the imperial army and entered the safe zone.

And since the division commander recognized our unit’s right to retreat immediately, we were able to return to the barracks with our exhausted bodies and rest.

Although my body was exhausted and exhausted, I had the experience of overturning the outcome of the war in an instant, outwitting thousands of soldiers, and breaking through in all directions.

I don’t know if it’s because the lingering thrill that filled me at that moment hasn’t gone away yet, or because I’m excited about what rewards I’ll receive in the future.

The other soldiers and officers collapsed and fell asleep on the ground as soon as they arrived at the barracks.

I couldn’t sleep, so instead of sleeping, I recalled each and every accomplishment of the company members as best I could and wrote a report to send to the division commander.

**

In the end, I went to report on the operation to the division commander without being able to sleep at all last night.

The good news is that even though I haven’t slept all night, I haven’t felt drowsy yet thanks to the reward and the afterglow of the surprise operation.

It is true that my body and mind are exhausted, but I am unable to get used to the feeling of not being able to sleep.

In my mind, I had achieved a lot of achievements and achieved a great victory in battle, so I wanted to receive a reward vacation, but…

my body was already right in front of the barracks where the division commander was staying.

I can’t go back once I’ve come this far.

“I received a call from the division commander, Lieutenant Peter Yeager. “Can I come in?”

As soon as the division commander inside heard my voice, he came out of the barracks, put his arm around my shoulder and said with a smile.

“of course. “Please come in.”

He then took me into the barracks, sat me down on a chair across from his desk, and poured me a glass of wine.

“This is the finest wine made in the Italian Empire. Normally, I drink sparingly, but I wanted to treat a hero like you to this much alcohol.”

“Thank you, I will drink it well.”

“I’m sure you’ll like it. “Of all the wines I’ve ever drunk, this is the best.”

When I lived in Korea, I was notified of being accepted to a military academy and drank soju that my father gave me after the high school graduation ceremony, but I have never drunk wine, either in this life or in my past life.

But the first wine I tasted was of the highest quality.

Still, I am an academy student from an orphan who has lived in poverty here, and I didn’t want to show the sloppy side of a wine beginner, so I did what I learned in the liberal arts class at the academy… Just like I

learned at the academy, I held the wine in my mouth and savored it for about 5 minutes. There was a very slight bitterness, sourness, sweetness, and grape aroma.

Even though it was my first time trying wine, it made me wonder if there could be food this good.

“It’s really delicious. “It’s the best drink I’ve ever had in my life.”

The division commander chuckled and said that he was happy to hear my compliment that he liked the drink he really liked.

“is it? You have pretty good taste in alcohol. Okay, then in a few days, when the battlefield is cleared and a banquet is held, I will send you two bottles specially.”

“It is an undeserved honor.”

Usually, when I say something like this, it’s a half-empty statement, so if you’re looking forward to it, you’ll be disappointed, but at this moment, my heart is 100% sincere.

Because that wine was so delicious that I wanted to drink it again, even if I had to spend all my salary.

After organizing my thoughts, I politely handed the report to the division commander with both hands.

The division commander read each page carefully and then spoke with an astonished expression.

“Usually reports like this. Commander, since your promotion is at stake, you can subtly take credit for the achievements of the soldiers and officers under your command. In the meantime, you are taking care of all the military achievements of your subordinates. After all, I’m a bastard, so is it any different?”

The content that followed may have been a bit sarcastic, but the division commander’s eyes were full of goodwill and curiosity toward me.

And at the same time, I had a strong feeling that the division commander was testing me.

Because my achievements were unrivaled, I thought there was no need to make the achievements of my subordinates mine, and in such a situation, taking care of the achievements of my subordinates in detail was actually advantageous for the image and career I was going to build in the future, so I tackled it.

“no. At the academy, I learned that the achievements of subordinates are also the achievements of the commander, so there is no need to greedily covet their achievements.”

When he heard those words, the division commander looked at me with an expression of disgust and said,

“I hope other commanders follow your example.”

“I just try to strictly adhere to the basics.”

To be precise, since he has made such a great contribution, he is strictly following the ‘basics’ to avoid being checked right away.

At a time like this, it would hurt my stomach if I got caught for no reason and the rewards I could receive were reduced.

“It is written in the report that what I, the division commander, hope for is promotion to the first rank for soldiers below corporal and discharge permits for sergeants. Don’t you have any greed? You and the soldiers under your command will go to Leitenburg after this battle to participate in the triumphal ceremony, and you will be guaranteed a first-class promotion unconditionally. Why not just reveal what else you want? If you want a knighthood or a small fiefdom, I will make sure to ask for it directly from His Majesty the Crown Prince. “Don’t you want to have a noble title and the status of a lord?”

….. To be honest, even if you have a knighthood, you will be in the top 1% of the empire based on your status alone.

Not only that, but receiving a fiefdom means that although military power is vested in the emperor for various reasons,

it gives me the right to do whatever I want within that land.

However, in this situation, if you say you get this for nothing, you are an asshole.

Because the value that the crown prince and other contenders for the throne would expect from me is not only being competent, but also managing my career properly to become a master who is supported by my soldiers.

So, if you give in to the temptation right in front of you, you will definitely get a small fiefdom and a knighthood… but

it will be difficult to get a ladder to climb higher after that.

“I would be lying if I told you that I don’t want to have it. However, when Sogwan put the soldiers in danger, he promised that he would allow them to return home to their wives and children as soon as possible. Therefore, I cannot break that oath for my own personal gain.”

Upon hearing this, Division Commander Bolton spoke with a very satisfied expression, as I expected.

“is it? I understand. Then, under my authority, I will issue a lump-sum promotion order for the 110 soldiers under your command. After the battlefield is cleared, the documents will be delivered on the day of the banquet. “I’ll give it to you as a gift then.”

We both tested each other.

I didn’t say no, but my thoughts would be the same.

I passed the exam and the division commander will definitely recommend me to the crown prince.

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