I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy - Chapter 221
EP.221
Lieutenant General Peter Jaeger’s instructions were instantly spread throughout the Reich Imperial Army, and the soldiers who were leisurely waiting in the rear were put into an emergency.
“Knights will come from the right wing! Red knights will come from the right wing! Move according to plan!”
Numerous imperial messengers were riding horses and announcing the operation in loud voices, and officers below battalion commanders hurriedly ordered the stakes loaded on the wagons to be taken out and installed.
In theory, since there is only one per person, it may not take much effort to install, but the ground on Osby Plain in the Kingdom of Stockholm was half frozen.
Thanks to this, it took more strength than expected to drive the stake taken out of the cart into the ground.
“You rotten piece of frozen ground! Why doesn’t it get stuck even when I hit a wooden stake with a hammer!?”
“Company commander, calm down. If you try to hammer it with all your might, it won’t work. First, you need to calm down and fuck me slowly.”
“Hold it tight next to it and be careful not to hit your friend when hammering. If you hit it wrong, even if it wasn’t intentional, you will be whipped! Hurry!”
Even under such circumstances, the soldiers of the Reich Empire succeeded in perfectly installing stakes to protect their front.
The battalion commanders of each infantry unit were inwardly astonished at the fact that they had built a makeshift fort that was effective in stopping knights by driving stakes in the field.
This is because, at the Staff College or Academy, they themselves learned enough in theory to build and utilize this type of field fortress from the time they arrived on the battlefield until just before the battle.
This is because there was no experience like Lieutenant General Jaeger’s in building a fenced fortress with such quick and anti-cavalry capabilities during a battle.
“Get into formation! Prepare your formation thoroughly! “All pikemen should stand in front of the stake and form a large cavalry square!”
“The enemy will not be able to break through the stakes we have placed! “You will clearly see with your own eyes the enemy’s war horses being killed with their necks pierced by stakes.”
“Do not be afraid to die! The time has come to show the pride of the Imperial Army to the Stockholm Kingdom Army!”
The officers who encouraged the soldiers in this way were actually afraid of death, but not a single one of them deserted their posts or thought about escaping.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Gdańsk, who commanded 20,000 knights of the combined forces of the Kingdom of Stockholm and the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, could not contain his astonishment.
This is because before his eyes, a completely different scene unfolded than what the light cavalryman said about his reconnaissance visit just an hour ago.
According to the report I just heard, the enemy’s rear was empty and in good condition for the knights to attack.
Now, sufficient anti-cavalry weapons were installed from the enemy’s right wing to the rear to block the knights’ charge.
‘More than five scouts were sent, and all five gave the same testimony, so the scouts did not lie. ‘Then what happened?’
“Lieutenant General Gdansk, what do you plan to do? “The situation is so different from the instructions given by His Excellency, so shouldn’t we go back and get new instructions?”
“Things have changed a lot, but our army has 20,000 knights. “You will have to be prepared to make some sacrifices and break through the enemy lines.”
“All right. Then I will take the lead.”
Even though he said that, Lieutenant General Gdańsk couldn’t stop feeling uneasy inside.
Because I had heard that the soldiers of the Reich Imperial Army, or more precisely, the 7th Guards Division under the command of Lieutenant General Peter Jaeger, stopped the charge of the Austrian knights with only long spears.
This is because I was worried that Lieutenant General Peter Yeager would do the same bizarre and shocking thing this time.
“Brave knights of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and the Kingdom of Stockholm, follow me, Axen von Borsen! “I will be at the forefront!”
At the same time as those words were spoken, Lieutenant General Gdansk shook off his idle thoughts and participated in the assault himself, holding a lance.
“Enemy knights are coming towards the battalion! “No matter how many stakes we put in, I don’t think we can stop it with this number of people.”
“Call additional reinforcements! “We have to pack very tightly to stop their charge!”
“Yes, battalion commander!”
When the battalion commander sent a signal requesting support, surrounding infantry units rushed to the requested location and completely strengthened their defense.
At the same time, thousands of arrows and magic flew towards the enemy knights, and knights of the Grand Duchy of Stockholm and Warsaw died countless times from long-distance attacks.
“Destroy the evil invaders! Don’t be afraid of death! charge!”
“Judge the demons of the Reich Empire with the lance of justice!”
“I will kill you directly with a lance instead of a cross!”
Shouting like this, the knights spurred their horses and gradually increased their speed, while the soldiers of the Reich Empire hid behind the stakes and aimed their polearms at them.
100 meters, 70 meters, 50 meters, the closer it got, the more nervous the knights of the Reich Empire and their enemy, the Kingdom of Stockholm, became.
“Hee hee hee”
“Ugh fuck! You bastards! die!!”
“Oh mom!!”
The 20,000 knights belonging to the allied forces of the kingdom and the Grand Duchy clashed with the Reich Empire’s infantry.
As a result, the war horses died with blood spraying out as their necks and chests were pierced by stakes driven into the ground and the tips of spears aimed at them, and the knights riding them fell and crashed into something, breaking their necks to death, or being trampled by a rampaging horse.
On the other hand, the infantrymen of the Reich Empire who withstood the knights’ attacks died from fractures after being blown away by heavy horses, or died from being attacked with lances that pierced parts of their body that were not wearing armor.
Both infantry and knights suffered enormous damage and groaned in pain and suffering.
“I fucking blocked it… but I feel like I’m going to fall behind…”
“I can’t feel anything down there. Am I going to die like this?”
“…… help me.”
Regardless of whether a disaster occurred on the battlefield, the surviving Reich soldiers and officers immediately moved on to the next action.
“Mobilize all the nearby soldiers! “If you don’t have enough money, bring the hammer you used to drive piles!”
“The hammer is coming! “Stockholm bastards, I’ll break your earthen pots!”
“Now that they have lost their senses, this is a golden opportunity. Attack with all your forces.”
With those words, the Reich Empire’s soldiers attacked the unconscious knights from the front, while the Reich Empire’s archers and knights each attacked with all their might from the sides.
“Kill the Stockholm Kingdom Army, which is no bigger than a dog! Kill him!”
“The cowardly Warsaw knights who declared war after our departure cannot be left alive!”
“Where is the evil Ishtaven bastard? “Where is that son of a bitch?”
As a result, the 20,000 knights of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and the Kingdom of Stockholm were slowly melting away.
As soon as Lieutenant General Yeager heard the report, he stood up from his chair at headquarters and shouted.
“Insert all remaining single-armed soldiers and two-handed swordsmen at the front, who are engaged in close combat with the Stockholm Kingdom Army. We deploy all reserve units and try to win the game in a short period of time. “Never miss this opportunity.”
The order immediately spread to the infantry units fighting on the front lines of the Reich Imperial Army.
The soldiers on the front lines, blocking the enemy with long spears, shouted three cheers for independence.
“Okay, fuck! Now push forward and get out!”
“Let’s destroy every single one of their pots!”
With that shout, the two-handed sword soldiers that the Reich Empire was proud of appeared in an instant and cut off or cut off the polearms held by the infantrymen of Stockholm and Warsaw.
The Pyongon soldiers entered the gap and freely swung the Pyongon up, down, left, and right to harvest the lives of the enemy soldiers.
“Die, you evil Grand Duchy of Warsaw! “I thought you people would die making stakes by declaring war that way!”
“You bastards who will be happy only if you die, know the pain of working with the Commander-in-Chief!”
“You will live comfortably and then die! “You dirty bastards!”
No matter what the Reich army said, it seemed like the dying people would not understand what they were saying because it seemed like they were in pain regardless of whether they were cut or broken somewhere.
The imperial soldiers slaughtered them with great resentment.
In this situation, the commander-in-chief of the Kingdom of Stockholm should have sent out the reserves again, but he could not.
This is because troops equivalent to four divisions of archers, cavalry, knights, and infantry, who are believed to have been in ambush in the forest behind the main unit, appeared to attack the rear, which was currently the weakest in defense.
Of course, the officers of the Kingdom Army and the Grand Duchy of Warsaw Army were not idiots and gave orders to stop the enemy.
“Reorganize your troops! “Get ready again!”
“Form a square of long spears and block them! “We must stop it at all costs!”
“They are a small minority. Don’t be embarrassed by a small minority’s surprise attack!”
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