128 – The banquet table is set (1)
Reich Imperial Palace, conference room.
“Patton, that guy did something like Patton again.”
“If only his personality had been killed, he would have already captured Won Soo-bong, so why do he live like that? So, what’s going on?”
“In the Eastern Expeditionary Force, I made a mess of Francois by ordering a march that was 1.3 Times longer than the operation planned by Brigadier General Jaeger. Moreover, I heard that a man named Captain participated in lance charging.”
“His Excellency Otto, the Minister of Military Affairs, must have been caught in the back.”
While the ministers and captains, the heads of the imperial administration, were chatting with each other, the door opened with the sound of a trumpet.
“Your Majesty Fernando von Reich, Sun of the Reich Empire and Emperor!”
At those words, everyone stood up and bowed, and the emperor sat down on his throne above him and spoke.
“There is no need for useless greetings. There’s a lot to discuss today, so let’s get straight to the point. “Start with Captain Patton first.”
At the emperor’s command, the chancellor of the empire stood up and declared.
“This is the exploit of Count Heinz von Patten. With the authority of the field commander, he expanded the scope of the plundering operation planned by Brigadier General Jaeger by 1.3 Times to maximize the damage Francois received, and in the Battle of the Plains of Crecy, he directly led 6,000 knights and succeeded in completely destroying the enemy’s infantry, contributing greatly to the victory. I did.”
After hearing those words, the emperor once again experienced the jinx of feeling like his head was hurting every time he heard the name ‘Paeton.’
That’s right, the sudden change in the former’s strategy was a plan that would have been a disaster if it had succeeded, but if it had failed, it could have been a disaster.
In the latter case, it was astounding why a person in the position of commander would do what a major general or lieutenant general should do under orders from the general.
Fortunately for the emperor, Patton would be discharged in a year, so he would not have to stand on the battlefield again.
“Count Patton’s decades of military service and contribution as a captain are so great that we are planning to award him the Diamond Knight’s Sword in particular, and after his discharge from military service, he will be treated as an honorary captain for life, the County of Rastatt, and 12,000 gold. “What do you think?”
None of the subjects objected to those words, and instead told the prime minister to read about Peter Yeager, who had accomplished the next great feat.
Then, they listened intently after calming Brigadier General Jaeger’s mind in case he did something ‘Jaeger’ again.
“Then, next, I will list Brigadier General Peter Yeager’s achievements. Under the instructions of Military Minister Otto von Moritz, the initial design of this expeditionary operation plan was made, and in the Hattin Forest, one brigade annihilated Francois’s army of 10,000 men. We also succeeded in capturing the commander-in-chief in the Battle of Crecy Plain.”
When they heard those words, the ministers and captains of the crown prince faction and the anti-crown prince faction here tried to celebrate with applause, regardless of their political interests.
“Furthermore, although unofficial, I participated in the peace negotiations as an aide to Captain Benner by secret order from His Majesty the Emperor. Then, he succeeded in ceding all of the territory east of Vichy, Chabert, and Strasbourg to the Republic. And next month, we plan to hand over Chairman Robespierre, the leader of the main war faction that advocated war against the Empire, and members of his subordinates to the Vatican Heresy Tribunal along with an apology.”
The emperor was not surprised because he knew that Brigadier General Jaeger had received a huge piece of Altoran land, several times more than what he had ordered, through the Marquis Benner, before the prime minister or other ministers.
The Prime Minister and the rest of the ministers could not help but be amazed at the fact that they had ripped off so much land, which was a huge part of Francois’s economy, in a single war, more than they had ever imagined.
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“Long live the Reich Empire! Long live the Reich Reich!”
“Long live your Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Reich Empire! Now the empire will become even stronger!”
“Your Majesty, congratulations! “Hasn’t His Majesty, the Emperor three generations ago, finally achieved his dream of punishing the François Republic?”
However, admiration is admiration, and achievements that should be congratulated with applause have now been sufficiently congratulated.
As it was now time for political interests to intervene in earnest, the emperor was preparing to appease the public in a particularly big way this time.
“Your Majesty, I am asking you to speak to me. Brigadier General Peter Yeager is charged with the murder of a titled nobleman. Considering the circumstances, there is a lot of room for extenuating circumstances, but you must keep this in mind when conducting business.”
“Let me read it.”
“Leon von Granz, head of the Baron Granz, was arrested for attempting to rape a girl from the village of François. At that time, although Baron Granz had said that he would take the girl as his concubine and take responsibility for her, he, with the authority of the general commanding the field, cut her down in front of everyone. Of course, looking at the circumstances, there are plenty of extenuating circumstances, but in any case, it was not an extremely urgent situation, and since the head of the baron family was killed on the spot, they must be held accountable to some degree. And this is a report from Brigadier General Jaeger’s personal maid, Charlotte, and a military police officer on the scene.”
The other ministers and captains who heard the report began to mutter loudly.
“The young man is full of energy and is serving as a general. “It is a matter of no problem in terms of military law, but it is impossible to cut down the head of a baronial family to death on the spot.”
“Thanks to you, isn’t one baronial family completely cut off? Looking at the documents, I see that Guderian is the son-in-law of the secretary general.”
“What is the importance of that? What is important is that the head of the baronial family was beheaded to death without going through a proper trial process. Brigadier General Jaeger, this man seems to have so much faith in his own abilities that he has no intention of forming alliances with the nobles.”
In the meantime, Count Logos, the Minister of Justice and supporter of the Second Prince, stood up and spoke to the Emperor.
“Your Majesty, this act of Brigadier General Yeager is somewhat extreme, even if it was done within military law. Therefore, it may not be possible to impose punishments such as death, deprivation of title, life imprisonment, or dismissal as for common aristocratic murders, but as a nobleman, he punished a baron without even holding a trial.”
“That’s right. So what punishment does he want?”
“That is for Your Majesty to decide. Because isn’t the power of summary judgment given to generals acting on behalf of the emperor on the battlefield? However, in my opinion, I think it would be better to impose some disciplinary action.”
The emperor also suppressed his laughter when he heard those words.
Because for Brigadier General Jaeger, who is famous for being flawless, killing a baron was almost the only blemish on his career.
This is because Count Logos, who supported the 2nd Prince, seemed to the Emperor to have an intention to prevent his promotion or success at any cost.
Well, even though such selfish intentions were involved, Count Logos’ argument was also intended to prevent the emergence of idiot generals who would carelessly imitate Brigadier General Jaeger and gain fame.
The emperor decided to save the face of the Minister of Justice and present an agreement that everyone, including himself, would agree to.
“Good. Then, we will consider all his faults and merits and award him a reward. First of all, your achievements in Hattin Forest and the Battle of Crecy are truly great. I was tempted to consider being promoted to lieutenant general. “Among the generals of the empire, there is no case in which a general was promoted to the second rank, except for cases where he saved the country from a crisis, and since he is negligent, he is promoted to major general with a special promotion to the first rank.”
With these words, all the ministers and military captains lost their justification to oppose the promotion of Brigadier General Jaeger, who boasted of an incredible feat of capturing the commander-in-chief and annihilating 10,000 people with 4,000 men.
At the same time, thoughts of pampering his sons and grandsons, who were not even half as good as Brigadier General Yeager, were growing.
“In recognition of his achievements so far and his contribution to securing a large amount of territory as an aide in negotiations, we plan to award him the city of Strasbourg and its surrounding territories, a gift of 10,000 gold, and a shield and sword with the royal family’s emblem engraved on it.”
After catching his breath, the emperor spoke with a sad expression.
“Lastly, the killing of Baron Granz was completely without fault under military law, so no punishment will be excessive. However, there were some shortcomings in the act of summarily judging him in a situation where he could have reported to his superiors and sent him to a military court. He intends to return him and his troops to the imperial capital and impose a ‘one-month suspension’ on Major General Peter Yeager. What about Logos Legal Affairs?”
Logos, who was suddenly called, thought that this was not the case.
Because what he was aiming for was to use this opportunity to put a small shackle on Director Jaeger, but he was only in his mid-20s and was given a one-month suspension…
Isn’t this just a meaningless punishment, let alone chains?
For generals who are getting older and trying to get promoted to a higher rank before retirement, one month of suspension is all it takes.
In most cases, promotion is just a matter of time away, and it is said that you have to wait until retirement age without promotion and then retire.
Rear Admiral Yeager has just been promoted this time, so he will not be promoted to lieutenant general next year anyway, even if he makes achievements worthy of promotion, and he is in his 20s and will serve another 40 years at most…
However, the words that actually came out of the mouth of the Minister of Justice Logos were, “This is a wise decision. Then let’s spread this good news throughout the country.”