I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy - Chapter 274

EP.274

When the chemical ships that Peter Jaeger was waiting for approached the Reich Imperial fleet, Dilmut, the guildmaster and leader of the fishermen of Gryfino Castle, muttered on the ship.

“I did prepare properly. I don’t know if this will work. “Fuck it, I’m going to search.”

After complaining, Dilmut patted the fishing boat, the Herring, which he had been riding for nearly five years, as if regretting it.

His touch was full of affection for his ship, whom he had loved as much as his wife, and gratitude for his colleague who had somehow made a living for him and his family, even if it wasn’t enough, and the regret of having to let this guy go.

Among Dilmut’s other colleagues, there were quite a few who were saddened by the fact that the fishing boat they had enjoyed together with for at least 1-2 years or as long as 10 years would soon be burned down.

While he was lost in sentiment for a moment, Gryfsky, who was acting as vice-captain, approached Dilmut and asked.

“Brother, brother, do you really believe what the Reich bastards say?”

It was a word that weakened all the resolve, but it represented the anxiety and worry of the more than 1,200 fishermen gathered here.

Dilmut understood their feelings more keenly than anyone else.

For fishermen, their boat is a colleague, friend, and family to whom they have entrusted their lives, and having to trust the words of a general named Peter Yeager and burn such a person is usually difficult unless one is prepared.

However, as the captain and leader of this fishing boat fleet, he could not show himself to be weak, so he spoke with a hollow smile.

“What are you going to do if you don’t believe me? Should I turn the key and go back to Gryffino right now? Then I wouldn’t have to lose this guy. “If that happens, that bastard Peter Yeager will kill us and our families for violating military orders.”

“Brother, anyway, isn’t this ship like our entire property?”

“That’s right. But what can you do if you go back and stay stuck in the Warsaw port to protect a single ship? The Grand Duke of Warsaw, that fucking bastard would lock us up in the port city and starve us to death. “Isn’t that why you came here to try to survive somehow after waiting until you starve to death?”

Everyone, including Gryfsky, nodded at those words.

Those here will die of starvation anyway due to the naval blockade of their lord, the Grand Duke of Warsaw, if they sit still. Rather, they chose to trust the bastard named Peter Jaeger, who gave them a large sum of 1 gold as a down payment and told them that they should fight and live together. .

“Last night, while drinking and eating meat, we decided to let this herring ship go, right? “But why are you talking so weak and weak like a bitch again?”

After saying that, Dilmut pointed to the piles of straw and firewood fed with oil from herring and other fish that were piled up in the ship’s cabin and dock deck.

“There is no turning back. So, let’s not be gloomy about sending these guys away, but let’s send them off while singing a song. “Wouldn’t it be better if you let your family go with a smile and say thank you, rather than hearing them cry on their way to the end?”

“Your brother, no, Master…”

Dilmut agreed and went to Colonel Laura, the Reich Imperial Army’s fire command officer on board the ship, and asked the same question.

Laura thought that since she was already within the enemy’s line of sight, singing a song would not affect the success of the attack.

‘The guys who come to loot while singing and smiling will look much scarier to the enemies. In addition, it will relieve fishermen of the fear of having to ram an enemy warship with a boat that is only a small boat compared to a battleship.’

Laura decided to agree to the fisherman’s suggestion and answered.

“You can do that. This is a farewell song for a ship that is like your companion, so sing it with as much sincerity as possible. “Let me sing it too.”

“Thank you, Colonel.”

“You have to be considerate when sending off a friend who has been with you your whole life. “Go ahead and sing.”

As soon as the permission was given, a cheerful song rang out from the fishing boat, as if they were going out to catch herring.

“The sea with its blue waves is a seagull’s friend. “A herring came into that sea.”

“Let’s pull in the net, let’s pull in the net, the herring has arrived!”

“Pull, pull, the ship is full, the ship is full!”

The fire ship began to line up towards the gap between the Peter Jäger and the Reich battleships, accompanied by a cheerful song.

Peter Yeager was currently fighting on the front line with the enemy, so he could not see the fishing boats entering.

Through the sound of fishermen singing in my ears, I could tell that the fireworks ship had arrived at the right time.

Convinced that the fire attack was almost ready, he brutally cut down the enemy soldiers and said,

“Proud soldiers of the Reich Empire, my comrades! Hang in there just a little longer! This battle will go down in history as a great victory for our troops, and your struggles will be recorded as the glory of the empire! “Push back the enemy with all your might!”

The soldiers, who were already exhausted from dealing with an enemy force three times larger than their own on board a ship, heard those words and gained strength once again, as if reviving a dying ember.

When I was told that if I held on just a little longer, it would end in victory, I remembered the sight of winning a great war and returning to my family with my hands full of gifts.

Who is Captain Peter Yeager? Isn’t he a trustworthy general who fights directly on the front lines without compromising on being an undefeated commander who has never been defeated in a single battle?

The strength that I had grown up with was rekindled with a desperate determination to hold on no matter what, even if I had to die now.

The Warsaw officers and soldiers were unable to pay attention to the fishing boats approaching from below due to the suddenly strong counterattack.

“Brigadier General Dzerzhinsky, you need to tell Captain Timo the news right now! If things continue like this, our troops may fall into that Jaeger’s scheme!”

“Lieutenant General Skoheif, you need to hurry! “You must order the commander to deal with the cockroaches coming down there!”

“Take the ballista and shoot down all those plump fishing boats the size of flies!”

To be precise, there were some who were paying attention, but the majority were just busy preparing for the onslaught of imperial soldiers flying in front of them.

The attacks coming from the caravel battleships, which were two or 2.5 times larger than fishing boats, caused considerable damage to the chemical fleet.

The small ballistae and magic of the wizards killed the fishermen who were not even equipped with cloth armor, let alone proper armor, and some boats were already turned into hedgehogs.

“Mateusz! Mateusz you son of a bitch! What if I die? “You said you really wanted to become a non-commissioned officer!”

“Keep singing! “Now is the time to advance to the extent of our dead comrades, you damn bastard!”

“Fill the net to a distant sea to catch herring and return to your family!”

Despite going through such a difficult process, the fishing boats entered as deep into enemy territory as possible, aiming for gaps between enemy ships.

Although they were in a situation where they could have been attacked by arrows and magic and died at any time, the fishermen sang songs, thought of their families, and held on to the end with the determination not to show fear on the way to burn the fishing boat that was like their friend and colleague along with the enemy. .

As a result, some of the nearly 80 fishing boats were able to break through almost all of the enemy lines.

Laura sang along and was deeply impressed by the bravery of these people who were neither nobles like officers nor soldiers of the empire.

‘Was the soldiers of the 7th Division who fought together on Richen Hill, which is said to be Captain Jaeger’s greatest achievement, so brave?’

As I was lost in thought, Dilmut, the head of the fishermen here, spoke in a loud voice.

“Would it be okay to crash into the ship you see in front of you like this?”

“Yes. Hit it right away! “The time has come to clearly show the Grand Duke of Warsaw, who abandoned you, how passionate and fearsome the anger and courage of Gryfino Castle and the fishermen of the western coastal region are!”

“Yes, I understand!”

Immediately, the fishermen on each fishing boat held up the torches they had prepared in advance.

Then he went down to the bottom of the boat dock, rowed, and hit the enemy ship with his bow.

Thanks to the fact that iron skewers were already installed in the bow, the fishermen’s fishing boats were able to properly hit the enemy ships.

“Okay, fuck! “Our Herring properly caught them.”

“In the end, you son of a bitch fucks me like a man.”

“Thank you so much! “Don’t forget your sacrifice!”

As the fishermen expressed their feelings, they piled piles of straw and firewood, which had been soaked in herring oil for a long time, on the bow despite the pouring enemy attacks.

In the process, countless people have died, including those who boasted that they would soon get married until a month ago, those who boasted that their wives would become pregnant and soon become fathers, and those who boasted that they would soon become captains of fishing boats.

Colonel Laura encouraged the fishermen and helped them take off their armor and prepare the boat for loading.

“You can mourn your dead comrades later! “For now, just focus on taking over their will and punishing the Archduke of Warsaw who abandoned you!”

When all 80 ships were ready to burn the enemy ships, Captain Teemo looked down with an expression of failure.

“Fuck no!!! Peter Yeager You fucking bastard are going to fuck this infidel! Argh! All troops retreat! Retreat! “At least one more person must get out of this hell alive!”

By the time he had shouted so helplessly, Laura and others on each fishing boat had already prepared to light the fire.

It was already too late, so sighing and crying didn’t do anything.

All of the fishing boats were on fire, and the fire easily spread to the ships carrying the Warsaw soldiers.

I frantically poured sea water and drinking water stored in the boat’s hold to put it out, but once the wooden boat caught fire, it could not be extinguished.

Moreover, the ships of Warsaw were now surrounded on all sides by the Reich Imperial Army, and the Warsaw ships were completely entangled due to Captain Peter Jaeger’s thorough preparations, making it difficult for the unlit ships and the burning ships to separate.

“Give up putting out the fire on the ship! “Give up, you fucking bastard!!”

“Shut up and jump! And then swim across to the uninhabited island over there!”

“Let’s throw away all our armor and weapons and swim to the deserted island over there!”

Accordingly, the captains of each ship gave up their ships and tried to flee to the uninhabited island, but the soldiers on the Reich Imperial Army ships did not miss the enemy soldiers who secretly swam away during daylight hours.

Peter Yeager watched and gave an order.

“Cut the line of the hook thrown by the enemy! Rather than defeating the guys on the deck, cut the line first! And the oarsmen row the boat with all their might! “Expand the encirclement formation and get away from the Warsaw guys!”

With that order, the main fleet and sub-fleet (a separate fleet) commanded by Captain Jaeger of the Reich Empire immediately widened the siege and moved away from Warsaw’s ships.

In the process, Captain Jaeger captured all the remaining enemies on the ship as prisoners and then climbed the mast where the watchman was located to see what state the Warsaw ships were in.

“Huh fuck. I never thought I would ride this well. It’s burning brightly as if there’s a large forest fire or a fire in the Amazon. “It rides so well that anyone who sees it will think it’s a lighthouse.”

The soldiers inside the lighthouse may be crying out Peter Yeager’s name and praying to God that the bastard will go to hell, but this is how war is supposed to be.

And not long after, another good news came.

“Captain, fishermen belonging to Gryfino Castle and another castle are swimming this way! “You can see Colonel Laura up front.”

I was worried because I was being pushed out of promotion by Anya these days and wanted to be of help to her, so she asked me to take charge of the chemical ship fleet. I was very worried, but I’m glad she came back safely.

“Save everyone who came here! These are the people who risked their lives for our empire and made the attack successful, so they are honorable warriors and comrades of our empire. “Get down the rope ladder!”

Our fleet carefully rescued the fishermen who returned after a successful chemical attack, one by one.

And as soon as Laura came up wet, she came up to me as if she wanted to compliment me.

I wanted to kiss her like a prince from a fairy tale, but if I did that, there would be all kinds of strange rumors and dark stories floating around in the empire’s social circles…

I personally wiped her body with a towel and took the captain’s coat with four stars that I was wearing now. Instead, I took it off.

Originally, it was written in the manual that this was to be done when rescuing someone who had fallen into the water, so this should be no problem.

Also, even if it was only on a towel, it made me feel dirty to think that an outside man could grope Laura’s body.

“We will stay here for 8 hours and immediately land on the uninhabited island next door. And by mobilizing all of our troops, we capture or kill the Warsaw bastards, including Captain Timo, without missing a single one! “Everyone worked hard!”

This was a possible order because it was assumed that although our troops had weapons, the enemy was running away in a hurry and would not have any weapons.

This was the result of the naval battle that took place in the Gryfino Sea that day.

The Reich Empire’s 40 ships, 10,000 men, including combat troops and oarsmen, 80 fishing boats and 1,200 fishermen participated in the war. The Grand Duchy of Warsaw’s 120 ships and 30,000 men participated in the war.

Reich Imperial Army lost 3 battleships, 400 dead soldiers, 160 fishermen, 500 seriously injured soldiers, 50 fishermen.

The Grand Duchy of Warsaw lost 97 battleships, 16,000 troops dead, 4,000 missing, and 1,000 seriously injured.

Strategic achievement: The Reich Empire’s complete control of the Warsaw Sea.

And after Peter Yeager passed away, Captain Timo chose to commit ‘honorable suicide’ in order to preserve the family.

The Grand Duke of Warsaw personally entered Gryfino Castle to conclude peace negotiations.

A word from the author (author’s review)

The motif of the Battle of Griffino is the Battle of Hansan Island.

In the actual battle, the troop size of the Japanese enemy and the Joseon army was similar, but the Joseon army had only 3 dead, 10 wounded, and 0 battleship losses, and the

Japanese army lost 59 of 73 ships, including Daejangseon, and the number of deaths was countless.

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