I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy - Chapter 89

EP.89

“Commander of the regiment, I have something to ask you.”

“Yes, Major Werner. “What are you curious about?”

“Since the time we fought the Töner tribe a year ago, haven’t you told your knights never to fight head-on with archers?”

I nodded at those words.

Because I don’t think an officer who talks nonsense about using knights to catch archers from the front is unqualified to be a commander.

“Because we lack mobility, if we fight them head-on, they will run away. “Because if we chase after them to catch them, we end up getting hit by the arrows they shoot.”

“But why on earth are you trying to gather knights to fight against archers now?”

“But their only advantage is their overwhelming mobility, so if we can tie their feet somehow. Our knights are far superior in terms of defense, attack power, and impact power that can destroy enemy lines. “Because there is a good chance of winning.”

As I said, they have given up a lot of things like defense and impact power, which causes a lot of damage to the enemy when attacking from the front.

The reason this happens is because of their unique tactic called the Parthian shot.

When using their unique tactic, the Parthian Shot (horseback archery), the radius within which the horse must move is very wide.

If the horse ridden by a knight travels 100 meters in one charge, the horse ridden by a soldier firing a Parthian shot must move at least 300 meters.

Because if you fall 100 meters to get to where the enemy is, you have to move 100 meters to maintain a 100 meter distance.

Because of this, even if a horse is an animal with greater physical strength than a human, the weight of the person on the horse must be reduced as much as possible.

Since it consumes a huge amount of stamina, you only wear light armor to ease the burden, so your defense is very weak.

Therefore, if the knights just hit them once with their heavy weight, they become weak to the point where they literally melt.

While saying that, I looked around and saw a cavalry unit retreating because they had been attacked by archers.

The size is approximately 40 people.

I approached them majestically, showed them the orders written by the captain, and said,

“This is Colonel Peter Yeager, commander of the 24th Regiment of the Northern Army. “I am sorry that the unit has suffered a heavy blow, but I would like any knights who are still able to fight to follow my orders and come under my command.”

After saying that, a captain who seemed to be the most senior officer in the unit appeared and spoke.

“The battalion commander was unfortunate enough to be killed by an enemy arrow, and the unit also shed a lot of blood.”

“I know. So I won’t forcefully take everyone or do anything like that. And we’ll only charge once. If you follow me now, I will give you a chance to make a big contribution in this war. “Like the opportunity to cut off Ludvik’s head.”

If the situation wasn’t urgent, I would try to persuade you more here.

“You can’t give much perspective. However, if you are in a condition to fight, think about which choice is more honorable and decide immediately.”

Here I am in a situation where I have to find more knight troops who are retreating after suffering another heavy loss and find the manpower to fight them.

Rather than spending time persuading, it would be better to just make recommendations and only accept those who will follow.

“No, anyone who wants to make a big contribution should follow me.”

When I said that, about half of the knights who were unharmed and in good condition followed me, probably because they believed in my reputation.

And in this way, I continued to move from left to right, looking for retreating knight units, and gathered the knights who were in good condition to follow me.

As a result, the number of knights following me increased to about 300.

Even if he hadn’t done something crazy like fighting archers head-on, he wouldn’t have been able to counterattack those who were at a distance that he couldn’t even reach.

In addition, many of the knights died due to the arrows they fired from a long distance, which may have been the reason why many units suffered heavy losses to the point where they had to retreat.

When we were almost on horseback near the 12th Division on the right wing, Werner asked me:

“But don’t knights fight properly only when they can work together with the same unit and fight as one unit? But if you mix it up like this…”

Clearly, the members of the knight unit are a type of soldier who undergoes training to coordinate with each other for up to several years so that they can fight efficiently while demonstrating their abilities to the fullest. .

Recognized for its specialness and ability, in the Empire, like wizards, commoners or serfs are a unique type of soldier if they enlist if they meet the conditions, starting at least as a sergeant.

So, if you gather random knights and form a unit like I am doing now, it may backfire.

“I wonder if those who are part of the knight corps can’t charge in with spears and attack the barbarians they see in front of them. “That’s all I have to do for now.”

“As the regimental commander said, if you are a member of a cavalry unit, you know how to at least charge your lance according to the signal. “If you can’t keep up with that, you’ll have to hit your nose on a plate and die.”

As the saying goes, the guys in the knight unit are trained so that if they are given a horse and an armored lance, they can synchronize with any unit and hit them with a lance.

Charging with a lance is the very meaning of a knight’s existence.

In really large-scale battles, sometimes dozens of knight regiments (200 men) belonging to different divisions gather together and engage in lance charging in units of thousands.

As a knight of the empire, anyone can basically do whatever they want.

Also, an infantry battalion was passing by right in front of my eyes, whose unit had suffered damage and was retreating.

I asked them to show me the orders I used to mobilize the knights.

“Can we put that long spear you use to good use?”

“All right. “Take it.”

“Thank you, Major. Later, I will send five barrels of wine to your battalion.”

It may seem very strange to bring the long spear that is a soldier’s life after showing only an order.

In the Empire, all equipment and weapons used by soldiers and non-commissioned officers are provided.

And if there is a valid reason, they will not be held responsible even if it is damaged or lost, so they handed it over immediately after looking at the order.

If it were an army that had to purchase weapons and armor with its own money, like Spain’s Tercio, they would have definitely resisted when asked for a spear.

He must have thought that his raw money was being taken away.

“Furthermore, since infantry long spears are ultimately similar to lances, the Imperial Army manual also says that when charging a lance, if there is no lance, you can use an infantry long spear.”

The reason why this is possible is because you only need to use it once when charging a lance or a spear anyway, so you can use it roughly as long as the length is right.

Anyway, with this, all the spears needed for lance charging were provided to knights who were not holding lances.

“Fuck those damn bastards! “Why are you targeting only us?”

“You bastards who are like a swarm of buzzing flies, get your ass kicked!”

“You cowardly barbarian bastard! “Let’s fight in front fair and square!”

When I turned my gaze to where the voice came from, the flag of the 7th Regiment of the 12th Division that Laura had mentioned caught my eye.

Also, as expected, the archers under Ludvik were circling and continuing to fire arrows in an attempt to slaughter us somehow.

I feel like I want to come forward and help right now, but if we go out now, we can’t do any damage to those barbarians.

Because the moment they see the knights, they will decide that they are dangerous and run away.

Moreover, given the circumstances, it is expected that Ludvik is among the archers over there.

“Everyone put your lance or polearm under your arm and prepare to charge. When I give the signal, they will follow me and charge.”

After hearing those words, everyone seriously put their spears under their arms and stared at the enemy in front of them.

One soldier’s mental strength had been completely destroyed by Ludvik’s continuous shooting.

The guy standing in front threw down his spear and ran forward.

When the slightest crack appeared in the infantry formation, the enemy barbarians shouted with cheerful laughter.

“Now! “Put down your bow and draw your sword!”

“It’s time to get revenge on the pigs who were trapped in the castle!”

“Cut them all to death!”

Then, they began to pierce the infantry formation with their swords, as fast and sharp as an arrow.

“Fuck! Fuck!! “Some crazy bastard threw down his window and ran away!”

“help me! help me!”

“The crazy guy who threw down his window and ran away! If you want to die, you will quietly search alone. “I don’t want to die!!”

The soldiers of the 7th Regiment were completely shocked and distracted by the sight of the archers riding on horseback, this time with their swords drawn, and they did not know if the impact would extend to other units.

Now Ludvik and his minions are completely off guard and charging.

“They are the bastards who massacred our soldiers and kidnapped the innocent people of the Reich Empire to use as slaves and sex toys! Let’s put our knightly honor on the line and kill all those dirty heretics today! charge!”

All the knights who followed me responded to my words.

“Let’s trample and kill every single barbarian bastard!”

“There is no need for surrender! “I’ll just kill you!”

“The battalion commander’s enemy! “You bastards!!”

Then, in order to properly command these over 300 knights, I am now riding between our infantry and completely killing the enemy who is entering with his sword drawn.

He stood at the front holding the long spear he had just borrowed from an infantryman.

I have learned how to lance charge several times since the academy, but this is the first time I have actually tried it on horseback.

In a war where life and death can be determined in an instant, wouldn’t an enemy soldier killed by a beginner lance charger?

I am confident.

A word from the author (author review)

* There are two ways to join the knight unit in the Empire.

One is to graduate from the academy and be commissioned as a second lieutenant to become a knight (in this case, you become a professional knight rather than a knight with a noble title). The

other is to become a wealthy commoner or lower-ranking noble (even among knights, your family’s fiefdom is a serf). A case where the children of a family (less than a village) are commissioned as sergeants in a cavalry unit after taking appropriate martial arts tests.

In this case, within the unit, they are classified as squires rather than knights.

In addition, the empire’s organization is usually 9 infantry: 1 knight unit.

In units above the brigade or division level, there are separate knight units that operate independently, excluding small knight units deployed in units below the infantry regiment.

* In addition, the families of nobles who enter the Academy include descendants of families ranging from dukes to families that own a village as their fiefdom.

Because the family below him cannot pay the tuition.

If you have the title of knight, you are classified as a noble, but treatment varies significantly depending on the size of your fiefdom.

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