I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy - Chapter 181

EP.181

In front of the door of the Crown Prince’s office in Reichburg, the imperial capital.

I am often called to His Majesty’s office, or even His Majesty’s office, so I am somewhat used to it, but I can’t help but feel nervous whenever I am called by really high-ranking people.

So, while I was thinking about what to talk about first, the butler next to me spoke.

“His Majesty Lieutenant General Peter Yeager has arrived.”

At the same time, the door opened, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked a little disappointed, although he did not know why.

Thinking that something might have happened that I didn’t know about or that something went wrong, I raised my level of tension a notch and expressed my respect.

“Welcome back, Lieutenant General Jaeger. “And you, please stay back and prevent anyone else from accessing this room.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The butler next to me quickly left the room and closed the door, and his Highness placed his hand on my shoulder and spoke a little regretfully.

“I understand that you are busy with official duties, but please come visit more often from now on. I know you don’t like alcohol very much, but sometimes it’s just a matter of personal business, so come and talk. Next time, please bring your sons Friedrich and Lieutenant Colonel Laura with you.”

After naming the child Frederick, His Royal Highness often took care of the child.

Immediately after Laura gave birth, he said that she should take good care of herself, and sent her the highest quality food ingredients supplied to the imperial palace. He even sent toys, a stroller, and a crib, saying that he had a duty to take good care of her since he had named her.

In addition, he personally visited the child’s first birthday party held in the islands and presented an expensive dagger that showed off his craftsmanship. He also said that he wanted to make him a servant to the Crown Prince (the Crown Prince’s first son) when he reaches the appropriate age.

However, we must not be mistaken. There are more than 10 families besides us that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince takes care of in this way.

“If it is okay with you next month, I will bring Laura and Friedrich.”

“Be sure to do so. “What kind of relationship are we?”

“thank you. “I will not forget your grace.”

The king nodded and said that he was very satisfied with those words.

“Also, please send Louise often letters containing the current status of the 7th Division and your daily life. “That child really cares about the 7th Guards Division that bears his name.”

“Yes, Your Highness. Then, I will write a letter tomorrow and let you know what I am up to.”

“No, I will extend your vacation by one more day under my authority. “You go find it yourself.”

Then His Royal Highness made a meaningful expression and answered.

“That child really cares about the 7th Guards Division you lead. Normal royal family members only lend their names, but that person is different. “I wanted to know more about the 7th Guards Division, so I took the time to read books on military science.”

According to the laws of the empire, there is a provision that women can enlist as officers or soldiers as long as they have no defects in physical strength, knowledge, and learning ability.

Because it is a class-based society and there is a tendency for women to be reluctant to join the military, the majority of noble daughters have no interest in military science, let alone knowledge of it.

At the same time, the daughters of the Reich Empire admire the wonderful images of the knights from the bard’s poetry.

So, I knew that Her Royal Highness seemed to pay special attention to us, but I thought she was just a princess who admired stories of common knights.

“As the commander of the 7th Guards Division, I would be happy to go and talk to you if you wish.”

“I’m just saying this just in case, but don’t take Lieutenant Colonel Laura or Colonel Kergit with you just out of consideration.”

“Yes, I understand. I never expected that Her Majesty the Princess would want me to come alone. “Your Majesty says so, so I will follow.”

It seems that Her Majesty Louise would be much more comfortable dealing with the same women, Anya or Laura, than me, but since she is interested in military studies and even reads books, I guess she would like to meet me in person as a former professor at the General Staff College.

“I feel like chatting more, but we’ll do that next month when we have time. “The reason I called you today is because I received important information from the intelligence department a few days ago.”

If His Majesty the Crown Prince was calling me for something, would it be about the majors he dispatched to Austria who were working as spies?

Or are you going to talk about military reform or how they are preparing for war?

Are you trying to tell me everything I was thinking about?

“According to an investigation by the Austrian Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of Intelligence, I heard that five people, including Matthias, have now been safely commissioned as officers in the Austrian army.”

“It seems like they are carrying out their duties well. “If this happens, the expedition to the Grand Duchy of Austria will go a little better.”

“You will be even more surprised if you listen to the story to the end. “They were commissioned a year ago, but Mathias has already been promoted to captain.”

It seems that the fact that I stepped on my pride and His Majesty the Crown Prince soothed me was effective.

Even if they are majors and carry top-level secrets with them, it is not easy to throw off the shackles of being kicked out of a family during a dishonorable campaign and quickly get promoted in Austria.

“According to the guy who has been collecting this information for the Intelligence Department, I heard that he is quite trusted even among Austrian officers.”

“I guess that means he’s acting that harshly. “It seems like he did something martial arts.”

“For participating in the battle between the Grand Duchy of Austria and the Grand Duchy of Czechia. He fought without sparing his own life and was lucky enough to cut off the head of the commander of the Czechov Regiment. “I also heard that whenever the story of the Reich Empire comes up, they grind their teeth and prepare to take revenge.”

After saying that, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and I laughed.

That’s because the double agents, including Matthias, pretend to hate the Empire as much as possible and sacrifice themselves for Ostrich, the more they sacrifice themselves.

This is because the shock the Grand Duchy of Austria would receive if it were stabbed in the back would be much greater.

“Haha, when I heard what the head of the intelligence department said, it was even more shocking. According to reports from the staff of the Austrian Intelligence Director, they are feared to be a great danger to the Empire and have requested permission to assassinate them immediately. “They even completely fooled our allies, so the Archduke of Austria will have no idea that they would betray us.”

“If I bring him back later, instead of giving him the position of battalion commander, I will give him experience as an instructor and temporarily dispatch him to the Intelligence Department to teach intelligence warfare.”

“That’s a good idea. “The average ability of the Imperial Intelligence Department will increase significantly.”

I didn’t say anything out of consideration for the feelings of His Majesty the Crown Prince, who cherished them, but I told His Majesty and my five-star father-in-law about five surefire ways to find out if the five men betrayed them.

So even if the five double agents, including Martius, try to prey on us, we will not suffer any adverse consequences.

A plan to prepare for the worst case scenario has already been established and approved.

“Also, according to a report from the Intelligence Department, I heard that the Austrian side confirmed that all of the Imperial Army’s second-class secrets carried by the Mathias guys were true. So, from now on, they will end up making futile attempts instead of making proper preparations.”

“Yes, by the time Your Highness and I head out with the expeditionary force, the doctrine of the imperial army’s battle tactics and strategies will have completely changed.”

“I understand why the son of the Archduke of Switzerland used a double agent. If you plant a few good spies, you can fool the enemy endlessly. More than anything, it makes me feel good just imagining people being fooled like that. “Isn’t that right, Lieutenant General Jaeger?”

There’s an old Korean saying that the most fun thing in the world is to cross the river to see Buddhist temples, and I agree with that.

It’s not my business if someone else’s house, or even the enemy’s house, burns, and since the fire is happening across the river, there’s no harm to us.

So, it’s fun just thinking about it, and it’ll be even more fun if you go and see it in person.

At those words, I quietly nodded.

“So how are the preparations going? No, the strategy must have been properly established.”

By the time those five majors were dispatched, it was as if all the paving stones had been laid, but now there was just one more move left.

And that is….

“As you know, the Crown Prince, my older brother, Major Max, somehow managed to avoid getting divorced and has been placed on standby for a year without a job.”

When he heard those words, His Majesty’s expression darkened a little, but…

“Now, through Major Max, I am going to spread the rumor that our empire is attacking the Duchy of Luxenia. And I plan to have you play an opportunist who secretly finds out that Major Martius and others are doing well by surrendering and is trying to seize the opportunity just in case.”

Adding another double agent into a situation where there is already a double agent may seem like a fool’s errand.

Those five people have performed well and are trusted in the truest sense of the word, so your brother will be easily accepted as well.

“I’m really looking forward to it.”

A word from the author (author review)

As of 10 PM yesterday, the contents of episode 178 were completely revised.

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