I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy - Chapter 185

EP.185

If it were obvious, it could be said to be natural, but my expectations were exactly correct.

Since only the minimum number of troops were stationed in western Austria to maintain security, our expeditionary force was able to occupy the western territories without much resistance.

Meanwhile, the soldiers stationed in western Austria attempted to escape in order to survive somehow or to inform the Archduke of Austria that we had invaded.

Because the cavalry of the northern nomads led by Anya moved ahead of our main force and killed or captured almost all those who ran away.

It was bound to take a long time for the Archduke of Austria, who had gone a long way to support the Czechoslovaks, to be informed that we were already occupying western Austria.

It would be the best situation for the Reich Imperial Army, but for the Archduke of Austria it would be a truly terrible situation to even imagine.

As I was lost in thought, the door to my barracks opened and I saw a familiar face.

“Did you find the lieutenant general?”

“Ah, brother, are you here? “Please sit comfortably for now.”

“thank you.”

I called out to Charlotte with a wave of my hand.

“Charlotte, please bring some warm soup with cheese, biscuits, and jamon (raw ham). “Plenty of it.”

“Yes, master. “Do you need some wine?”

“Please ask for a large bottle of Strasbourg wine and a glass of wine.”

I don’t drink much during the war, except when there are banquets, but the only exception is when I ask a subordinate for a difficult favor.

“Oh, and brother, when you and I are alone, just call me comfortably. “Aren’t you and me close?”

“Is that okay?”

“After all, you’re not in my direct unit, are you?”

As I said, the position given to you this time is that of an administrative staff member under the Chief of Staff.

He was mostly stuck in a corner of his room with nothing to do, but because he was forcibly reassigned to his position during this war, he was ignored even by the so-called lieutenants under his command.

So, you have to treat me well too, otherwise I think you will really cry.

“Then let’s do it. “Anyway, I don’t know if I can enjoy this luxury in a soup full of cheese and jamon on the battlefield.”

“I’m eating with my brother, and we’re currently moving along the southern border of the empire, so this is okay. “If you want, I can even grill you a beef steak.”

“The desire to eat is like a chimney, but I’ll just have to hold back for a little while.”

Like this, I had a short chat with my brother, who was in such a pitiful situation, about how delicious the alcohol and meat eaten on the battlefield was.

“Sir, I have brought you the food you mentioned. “Then I will leave.”

“Ok, thanks. Charlotte, if you want to eat something, tell the supply officer and get the ingredients to make it. “If Lieutenant General Yeager tells you to take it, it will be convenient for you.”

“Thank you, master.”

Charlotte is not a soldier, but she is a civilian who followed me to the battlefield, so I should accommodate her as much as possible when I can.

If that child doesn’t take care of his body properly, I could be in danger because I would have no one to take care of him.

“You are quite loved even by your exclusive maid. “I see you treat me well.”

“I try to treat my subordinates as well as possible. “Particularly, if you look at the length of time we spend together with Charlotte, we’ve been together longer than Laura.”

When my brother heard that, he made a strange expression and asked.

“So, what business did you call me for, brother-in-law? “As far as I know, the only times you drink on the battlefield are during banquets and when you are entrusting important missions to your subordinates.”

“Okay, brother. Then, let me ask you directly. “Are you prepared to risk your life for the lottery?”

When my brother heard those words, his expression turned serious and he nodded and said.

“I know that it’s all my fault that I ended up like this. But to put it bluntly, if you look at me now, living is not living. It’s better to die. I didn’t lose my rank like Martius or the others, but I lived for a year and a half without a job and only wasting my salary. Now, I work under the Chief of Staff, but even the mandarin fish blatantly ignores me. What’s even funnier is that the lieutenant colonel, who knew this, just ignored the dire situation. “Is this how people live?”

“You must be going through a lot of hardship.”

“Don’t even talk. Don’t even talk. So, even if they ask me to put my neck on the line, I’m willing to do anything for the chance to win the lottery.”

I think I have enough determination… Then, since I am my father-in-law’s adoptive son and heir to the Benner family, I guess I can give him a real chance.

Because, unlike Martius and the other four majors, this person has a wife and children that he must protect.

Moreover, unlike other people who have arranged marriages, he is said to have a good relationship with his wife, so I know that he is very attached to his wife.

So, even out of consideration for your wife and children, you will not hit the empire and me in the back.

Then I handed over the documents in the envelope I placed on my field desk.

“Read it, brother. “Once this matter is completed, here is a list of awards that I will recommend to His Highness the Crown Prince.”

My brother carefully took the envelope I gave him as if he were offering it to him and read the contents written inside it several times.

“A reward for honor and return of confiscated property. 1st rank special promotion and the Knight’s Sword Cross? These are the things that can save me and my wife and children from hell. “Isn’t this a reward that completely covers up all the dishonor?”

“If you carry out the mission I give you and win this war, it will be passed immediately. No, if you achieve even a little more results than what I suggested, I will use my authority to raise your medal to the Bronze Knight’s Cross of Swords.”

“Of course it has to be done, brother-in-law. “What on earth are you trying to tell me to do?”

At those words, I made a signal with my hand to bring my ear closer and whispered.

“Before that, are you still trusted by Matthias and the four others? “If there seems to be any suspicion whatsoever, it will be difficult to carry out this operation.”

“In the letter I received through Matthias, a knighthood certificate with the seal of the Archduke of Ostarica has already been issued to me. “I received the original document a few weeks ago and checked it with Imperial Intelligence to find out it was real.”

“great. Then I know it’s an unreasonable request. “You must desert right now and go to where the Archduke of Ostarica’s army is.”

My brother looked very embarrassed, perhaps because the conversation seemed like it went back and forth too much.

So I decided to explain in more detail and continued.

“The story has gone too far. “First of all, it seems that the four men including Major Matthias, who were dispatched to the Austrian camp as double agents, must have betrayed them when they saw the circumstances of the war.”

The betrayal referred to here also includes being caught and having no choice but to leak information.

“Otherwise, there is no reason for 130,000 Osta Rican soldiers to be stationed around the city of Linz. “Everyone knows that the imperial army is attacking Czechia, but there is no way they would have signed a mutual defense treaty that could cause the Archduke of Ostarica to suffer losses.”

“There is certainly no need to accept crazy proposals like mutual defense in Osta Rica’s situation.”

“Thanks to you, it’s been a lot better for us. Thanks to this, there are so few soldiers stationed in Innsbruck that I think we will be able to occupy a much larger area of land than we had aimed for.”

Thanks to this, the morale of the soldiers is now at its peak, and it seems like they can further achieve their goals as long as they win the war.

“But the only problem that remains is that they lead 130,000 troops and we don’t know when they will send additional reinforcements.”

“That’s not true, brother-in-law…”

“So, I’ll give you a horse and tell you that the imperial army is crossing Innsbruck and heading east. Additionally, please believe that the Imperial Army has established a plan to rob empty houses in northern Austria as well. Then they won’t be able to conscript or reinforce more troops to stop us.”

My brother nodded and accepted those words, and I smiled and said,

“Eat your fill with me today, and tomorrow at 4:30 a.m., desert with only beef jerky and biscuits. You will have to take off all your armor, get on a horse, and run away as quickly as you can.”

“Okay, let’s do it.”

“No, the colonel will lead the Northern cavalry and pretend to chase after you with all his might. If you are caught, I will save your life… but I will leave it to your imagination what kind of interrogation you will be subjected to in the meantime. For your information, the Northern Archer Cavalry often uses barbaric interrogation methods because they are effective.”

One day, the Northern Archer Cavalry was interrogating a man who

raped and murdered a young woman. It was truly horrific to see them pulling out each fingernail and smashing each finger with a hammer, saying that the man who raped and killed the young woman was not even human.

Well, the report will be sent to me before the interrogation progresses to that point, so it will end with you getting hit with a few sticks.

In order for the operation to be successful, we need to make them run away because they are genuinely scared, so let’s just pretend not to notice.

And at 4:30 the next morning, Major Max von Benner ran away on horseback.

It is said that everyone could not help but be surprised by the speed.

The worst thing is that the northern cavalry, including Anya, gave up the chase.

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