229 – Siege of the Royal City of Oslo (6)
The scene near the Oslo city walls seen from Major Auburg’s perspective shows that hell and heaven are clearly separated by the city walls.
Heaven was a camp where the troops of the Reich Empire he belonged to were stationed, and Hell was a prison surrounded by a wall about 3 meters high.
The soldiers of the empire were leisurely enjoying a happy situation where all food was supplied without restrictions except for alcohol.
“For the grace of His Majesty the Great Emperor, cheers!”
“I hope it’s just like today, no more, no less!”
“Enjoy eating and drinking while you can! Since the lieutenant general gave permission, all we have to do today is have fun. Oh, tomorrow too!”
And some northerners did cartwheels and threatened the prisoners in Stockholm.
Some of them were sobbing, looking like they were about to cry, but the northern soldiers personally approached the captured soldiers and encouraged them.
As a result, people began to sing songs near the castle walls that reminded them of their hometown in the Kingdom of Stockholm.
“Ah, a quiet water mill by the village’s blue river. That night, Katyusha’s skirt fluttered like a butterfly.”
“In the golden wheat field, her beautiful smile appears before my eyes…”
“My home, with the dazzling morning sun and warm bread and my wife’s smile.”
The soldiers of the Reich Empire clapped and loved the song, and all the attention and attention of the soldiers of the Kingdom of Stockholm above the castle walls were directed to the bottom of the walls.
“f*ck, I want to go home. “It sucks that I was drafted into the military, so why on earth do I have to live like this?”
“Mom, Mom… I miss you.”
“I want to touch Liella’s breasts. Ha, why on the day before my enlistment did I ask for a chance to go to the water mill…”
The kingdom’s officers and nobles heard the captured Stockholm soldiers singing a song about their hometown outside the castle, and seeing the soldiers guarding the castle walls become depressed and their morale sagging, they focused all their attention on the soldiers. I started focusing on boosting morale.
“Reconnaissance Battalion, now. Hurry up and enter the castle. Everyone brought oil-filled torches, straw soaked in oil, and oil cans, right?”
In response to Major Short’s question, the 150 members of the unit, including prisoners, quickly completed roll call and inspection and began to carefully look for holes under the castle wall.
In normal times, it was a situation where they could have been discovered by the guards standing guard, but the attention of the officers and soldiers in Oslo was all focused on the song sung by the prisoners of the Kingdom of Stockholm.
Because of that, even though the guards were on guard, they couldn’t even properly determine who was passing below…
“Captain Holmes, did you find the location of the dog hole?”
“After looking closely at the bottom of the castle wall, I found a hole large enough for one person to crawl through. Additionally, when I put my ear to the ground, I could hear very faint human footsteps, so there were no kingdom soldiers or civilians making the rounds inside.”
“Okay, let’s go in now. “The 1st platoon of the reconnaissance unit goes in first, then the prisoners, and the rest, along with me, go in last.”
When the 1st platoon began to enter, Major Augurk thoroughly monitored the prisoners.
Because if those fools, or rather idiots, had shouted or sent a signal, not only themselves but also the 100 other people in the reconnaissance battalion could have been killed.
‘I feel like I want to go on a solo operation without taking these bastards with me. If some of the prisoners escape and are caught, the people and nobles of the Kingdom of Stockholm will tremble, fearing that there are those who are responding to an internal rebellion. Still, damn, it’s so hard to get promoted.’
“You stupid captives, dig into your ears and listen carefully. Our lieutenant general will definitely keep his promise to you guys. So, until we tell you it’s okay to run away, don’t think about running away and start a fire. “If you kill me, kill me, if not…”
The major threatened by flicking his sword in the air.
“You and your family will be sentenced to treason and die. Instead, if you succeed, buy a house and get married with 5 gold. “I won’t touch that.”
When we were ready to treat them with fear and rewards by throwing them carrots and sticks, the infiltration of the soldiers belonging to the 1st platoon ended.
All 150 members of the reconnaissance unit, including prisoners, succeeded in infiltrating safely.
“… It’s quiet, it’s quiet.”
“I don’t think anyone noticed. “Listen to your surroundings.”
Major Short listened to the sounds coming from around him.
They could not hear the sound of footsteps approaching them, and instead, all they could hear was the officers yelling at the Stockholm soldiers or the footsteps of several people moving in a hurry.
“This is an order from His Majesty the King that if there are any chicks on the castle wall who listen to the song and squeal, they must be struck down and killed to make them listen! Calm him down by setting an example!”
“What are you doing when you can’t sleep at night? Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant General … “
“Don’t be damned, move quickly. If you get caught slacking off, you’re going to be in trouble.”
Major Short, hearing sounds coming from around him, took off the black hood he was wearing.
From the outside, he looked exactly like a non-commissioned officer who looked like a superior in the Kingdom of Stockholm.
“Take off that damned piece of black cloth, and from now on you will act like Stockholm soldiers. The action unit must be two squads working together. Be sure to burn the targets assigned to each person, but if you see Stockholm soldiers or commanders on the way, you can kill them based on the situation.”
The eyes of 150 soldiers and prisoners under his command were focused on the battalion commander’s order.
“Since everyone will be wearing rank insignia, commanders and soldiers below the rank of captain should keep records of who killed whom. If you kill an officer of major rank or higher, bring the rank insignia and evidence to prove it.”
With those words, Major Short led 10 soldiers, including 3 prisoners, and hurriedly walked to the arsenal target given to him: the armory.
However, unlike regular infiltration, he openly used the main street of the castle like the Stockholm regular army.
Then, I noticed that some civilians were confused and anxious due to the hometown song being heard around them.
“Everyone, be quiet and return to your assigned lodgings! “Anyone who causes disturbance in the castle will be killed by order of His Majesty the King to make it quiet.”
Major Short chose the best way to act without feeling uncomfortable in this situation.
“It is Vice Admiral Yeager’s plot to cause a stir by singing hometown songs! Everyone quietly go back to your dorm and get some sleep! Anyone who wanders outside carelessly will be severely punished!”
His acting was so perfect that the people of the Kingdom of Stockholm went straight back to their lodgings because they did not want to die.
Soldiers belonging to the real Stockholm Kingdom Army who were passing by thought they were friendly soldiers and just passed by.
In this way, Major Short was able to get close to the armory without anyone finding fault, and from there he sent a hand signal.
He waved his right hand up and down three times, and he and the soldiers laid out straw soaked in oil in a convenient location for burning.
He piled up as many things as possible that were easily burned and poured oil on them.
“Light it on fire.”
At the same time as he said that, the wooden armory caught fire and began to burn brightly.
The scouts who saw this showed their joy by suppressing their voices, and Major Short gave each of them a hard slap on the back and said,
“You idiots, if you continue to stay here, you will die. Hurry up and get out. If there are any wooden shacks or temporary lodgings along the way, light them with torches and move on, do it!”
At the same time as those words were said, the 10 people under Major Short, who had come here confidently, moved carefully, using the back alleys as secretly as possible.
In the meantime, if there was a building that seemed flammable, they quickly set it on fire.
As they ran away in such a hurry, they heard good news from a nearby highway.
“1St platoon is a weapons depot! The 2nd platoon is the regimental barracks! The 3rd platoon runs to the temporary camp!! “The 4th platoon will come out immediately and go to the royal castle!”
“Fire! “Fire!”
“…… A person is dead! Someone died! “The Reich Empire has entered the castle!”
The fact that the enemy’s major facilities are on fire means that other unit members’ operations were successful, and as the commotion grows, the attention paid to them decreases, which increases their chances of survival.
This was very good news.
“Burn everything you can with the idea of burning down the entire castle. And the Stockholm prisoners can go away. No, if you don’t want to die, get out.”
In fact, Lieutenant General Jaeger did not know that the Stockholm prisoners were praying for all of them to be captured in the castle, and as soon as he heard the command to get out, the Stockholm prisoners quickly began to run away.
Major Short and all 100 members of his unit succeeded in returning to their unit safely.
And a few days later, King Christian von Vasa of Stockholm proposed peace negotiations to Lieutenant General Jaeger.