I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy - Chapter 271

EP.271

When the 23 ships of the Reich Empire’s main force deployed in a semicircular formation, the reaction of Warsaw’s soldiers and officers was ridicule, contempt, and ridicule.

Even though the formation that Peter Yeager first introduced was very unfamiliar to this world, it was foolish to laugh at the enemy carelessly.

To them, a naval battle means hitting the enemy’s side with a wave and sinking the ship, or engaging in hand-to-hand combat, but the Reich fleet foolishly attacked the weakest side.

The number of ships was already nearly six times greater, and Peter Jaeger’s few ships anchored with their sides exposed from the beginning seemed nothing but a foolish act.

“Fuck you, Platoon Commander. “Is what I see really true?”

“Uh, Corporal Yakov. It is against military law to laugh at the enemy during battle! haha.”

“God protect the Grand Duchy of Warsaw! Long live Warsaw! Long live His Majesty the Archduke!”

However, their commander, Captain Timo, instead of laughing at Peter Yeager like the soldiers under his command, sharply raised his guard.

What made me even more nervous was that when I checked the records of Peter Yeager, he always had a record of winning by using unexpected tactics.

Because I remember that until I got to this point, I maintained a vigilant attitude in any situation and escaped numerous crises and desperate situations.

‘It’s enough to laugh at Peter Yeager when he hangs the scumbag’s head on a pole and triumphs majestically.’

Timo said as he pulled his sword out of its sheath and swung it around to use it instead of a baton.

“The opponent is that Peter Jaeger of the Reich Empire! Anyone who lets down his guard or laughs at me will have his head cut off, regardless of rank, according to military law! “As for ridicule and ridicule, do it after decapitating or capturing the bastard!”

The orders of the commander of Warsaw’s grand fleet soon spread throughout the entire army, and their mood suddenly changed.

Just a moment ago, the Reich Imperial Army was so amused at the sight of the Reich Imperial Army charging in with a fleet so small compared to their own that they naturally let their guard down, but now they felt as if they would step on even an ant to death with all their heart.

“The whole fleet row at full speed! Full speed ahead!”

The 115 ships of the Warsaw Fleet began to approach the Reich Empire fleet as quickly as possible, and the Reich Empire’s sailors began to panic as a huge number of enemy ships approached.

“The number of bastards is so great. “Can we really win?”

“I don’t know, motherfucker! If you don’t want to be left behind, get ready to load the ballista with the next stake!”

“I feel like I’m going to die… I’m scared… I’ll kill the bastard who mutters, ‘This isn’t right!’ by dropping him into the sea himself! “How great would it be if you went to heaven and didn’t have to be afraid of dying?”

Peter Yeager was mentally measuring the distance between his allies and enemies as he watched the enemy fleet approaching them.

Originally, it was the watchman’s role, but it was something he, the person in command, had to do in order not to miss what he thought would be the optimal time to attack.

Meanwhile, it was difficult for the staff to understand the captain, who did not say anything and was looking at the enemy with a very calm, even calm expression.

‘If you are a commander who commands a fleet of only 40 ships and fights against an enemy nearly three times the size, it would not be enough to give a speech or give appropriate orders to raise the morale of your troops.’

The longer Jaeger’s silence went on with these thoughts, the more nervous the staff on the flagship became than the soldiers, when Peter Jaeger finally spoke.

“The most important thing is to trap the enemy in our semicircular encirclement formation. From now on, until the enemy ship approaches within 50 meters, load the ballista with stones and aim at the paddles attached to the enemy ship. Wizards, fire fireballs at the sails. Completely eliminates the enemy’s mobility.”

The staff heard the most appropriate order for the current situation and began to move quickly.

“This is Captain Jaeger’s order! “Until they approach within 50 meters, the wizards burn the enemy’s sails with fireballs and load the siege ballistas with stones to destroy the oars!”

“The order is to make those damn Warsaw cripples! “Make him a cripple who can’t even walk in the sea!”

“Long live your Majesty the Great Emperor! “Destroy the oars and sails they are working so hard to row!”

When the order was given, the Reich Empire Navy soldiers followed their instructions, with the wizards aiming for the sails and the ballistas aimed at an angle to destroy as many of the enemy’s oars as possible.

Then, regardless of whether the officers or soldiers on the deck were assisting in loading the ballista.

“Until the enemy is within 50 meters, attack only as I tell you. Don’t wait for the next order to fire, just keep shooting.”

When Peter Yeager gave the order to fire, the siege ballistas and wizards launched an attack targeting the sails and oars, which could be considered the legs of the enemy ship.

The rocks that flew from the ballista broke several oars attached to the ship with a crackling sound, and fireballs flew into the oiled cloth sails and set them on fire.

As a result, the speed of the Warsaw Fleet, which had been moving at high speed thanks to the power of oars and sails, gradually slowed down, but Captain Timo did not pay much attention to this.

According to the Gyeonsisu’s report, the number of our troops was nearly six times greater than that of the Reich Imperial Army, so he was confident that he would win as long as he didn’t do something stupid.

So even when his staff suggested that it would be better to fold the sails and use only the oars, he did not listen.

‘There is no need to sink the enemy’s ship by crashing into it. If we can stick to Peter Yeager’s ship by any means necessary… it is a victory for our team.’

The desire and expectation for victory was possible because he thought he was superior to Peter Yeager, who was a little careless and used tactics that ignored the rules.

“Ahoy! We are the Warsaw Navy!”

“Charge in single file with burning passion and sincere love for your country!”

“Prepare for hand-to-hand combat! “We will cover with small ballistas and charge all at once!”

Captain Timo’s confidence naturally spread to the entire Warsaw fleet, and some of the soldiers were so confident that they had almost won that they were already singing victory songs.

No, looking at the situation that has unfolded so far, the defeat of the imperial army is almost certain.

Blind to the fact that victory was just around the corner, none of them paid much attention to the fact that several oars were broken and sails were burned, reducing the speed of the vanguard.

When the battleship’s speed, which was initially over 15 km/h, decreased to less than 7 km/h, the watchman on the Warsaw flagship rang a bell and shouted in a loud voice.

“Prepare for shock! Prepare for shock!! “Prepare for shock!!”

Everyone’s fighting spirit ignited as the guard told them to prepare for shock.

“What the fuck, are we finally going to break through the Reich’s soft walls with our ship’s thick, hard waves?!”

“Even if you talk like a son of a bitch, you always say it as if it’s your own fault. “That’s why you don’t attract women.”

“Even if you pick just one piece of Jaeger, or a high-ranking person from the Reich Empire, your fortune will change! Let’s fight to the death!”

The guardian continued to ring the bell and corrected the misunderstanding.

“Beware of impact from the rear! Watch out for the rear! Hold on tight! Collision with a friendly ship coming from behind!”

After hearing those words, Captain Teemo and his soldiers quickly looked back, and behind them, ships that had initially advanced at a similar speed to their own were following too closely.

They were desperately trying to avoid colliding with their allies, but the number of ships was so large and the range of movement was so small.

If things continued like this, it was as obvious as seeing fire that a maritime traffic accident would occur.

“The helmsman, turn the ship slightly at an angle! At all costs, avoid being hit head-on by a friendly ship’s crash! Also, all soldiers move to the bow and hold onto the wall!”

Captain Teemo gave instructions to minimize the impact as it already seemed impossible to avoid a collision.

Thanks to this, the Warsaw ships that were at the forefront but slowed down were barely able to avoid being hit by friendly forces and being sunk or suffering major damage (damage to a level that required repair).

Although they avoided major damage, the aftermath of the collision caused the Warsaw ships to become chaotically mixed up and the battle line was scattered.

Still, they somehow began to approach the Reich Empire’s ship, when Peter Jaeger’s order came again.

“Wizards and ballista infantry, aim and shoot those damn bastards all at once! Don’t miss a single one! And take out all the long spears stuck in the cabin! “The one who kills one more guy and lasts even one more second wins!”

Jaeger, who commands like that, is still at the forefront without fail.

From now on, until the fishing boats arrive to roast the Warsaw bastards with fire, there will be a dog fight, a muddy fight no less than the fight on Richen Hill.

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