35 – Prepare for War (1)
The next day after the mock battle, I, Peter Yeager, left for the territory with 500 soldiers under my command.
It took a month to return on foot with 500 troops, but they returned safely to the territory anyway.
And after another 2 months, 3 good things happened to me.
The first is that my status, which was expected to be promoted to major, was officially changed to major with the regular personnel announcement at the end of the year.
Upon receiving the order, 12 wizards belonging to the wizard company and 12 knights belonging to the knight company came under my command.
At the same time, my baton and scabbard were decorated with gold, and as a battalion commander, I was able to receive a war horse comparable to that of knights.
Second, thanks to the people of the Bruno estate farming as I instructed, the yield increased explosively, and everyone was able to pay the amount of tax due to grain.
I received a report that the people living in the territory still had enough food to eat until next year even after the grain was offered to me, and the newly appointed lord was highly praised.
As for the third…I thought so, but a voice came from the other side along with a knock on the door.
“Lord, Lieutenant Laura von Venner has arrived.”
Right away, the main character of the third good thing, Lieutenant Laura von Wenner, appeared.
“Let me in.”
After those words, the door to my office opened, and Laura, dressed in the imperial black military uniform, entered and saluted at an exact angle, as if the contents of the textbook were filmed on video.
“Loyalty! I am Laura von Wenner, an ensign who has been officially assigned to the command of Major Peter Yeager as of today. I look forward to teaching you many things in the future.”
For me personally, her assignment was an unexpected stroke of luck.
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Laura von Benner is a talent that I wanted to secure by using all the methods available to me, if possible.
However, even in the original novel, he was a person who occupied ‘the top rank in all grades of the academy’, so he was an officer that other high-ranking people had their eyes on, so I thought that at least a lieutenant colonel would have to be a colonel to be able to be hired as an adjutant.
I never imagined that Count Benner would volunteer to come under me.
Because of these circumstances, I couldn’t contain my smile from the joy that welled up in my heart.
Naturally, the corners of my mouth soared up to the ceiling.
“Loyalty! Welcome to the assignment, Lieutenant Benner. The story is going to be long, so please sit in the front.”
“Yes, Major.”
And she handed me a luxurious wooden box decorated with gold before sitting on the chair I pointed out.
Inside, as I expected, was the academy diploma given as a reward for successfully completing the mock battle.
When I read the diploma at first glance, it detailed the process from student platoon leader to leading the Rhineland Front to victory, and it was recorded that the honorary top graduate was awarded in recognition of that achievement.
I might have been a lieutenant or lieutenant now, but it wasn’t a very helpful perk for me, who had been promoted to major before graduating from the academy.
However, Laura said congratulations with moved eyes, as if she had taken it in a different way.
“Congratulations on graduating from the top of the academy, Major.”
“Thank you for the congratulations, Lieutenant Benner. Now then, let’s start talking in earnest.”
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Laura’s eyes twinkled, and she took out a small paper notebook and pen from her pocket and began to prepare notes.
When I saw that, I thought, ‘Do I have to be that thorough to get the top spot in an academy full of kids who eat raw meat?’ I thought.
Putting such thoughts aside for a moment, she explained in as much detail as possible the duties she had to perform as an adjutant.
To summarize the contents as briefly as possible, the adjutant’s job is to support the commander with everything except for personal affairs such as sleeping, bathroom, bathing, and spending time with family in private.
In the case of an unmarried commander or lord like me, there aren’t many things that are classified as personal affairs, so there’s a lot of time to act closely.
So, while talking about the job, I was concerned that I had to spend almost 24 hours a day with a beautiful woman of the same age.
As usual, even if a man and a woman meet in this relationship, it doesn’t matter because the major or higher who can have an aide is a married man in his 40s or older and the second lieutenant is 20 to 23 years old.
This problem arose because I was promoted too quickly.
Of course, being able to spend 24 hours with a silver-haired beauty of my taste is a good thing for me.
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Laura, who was sitting in front of me, answered without hesitation, her eyes shining.
“When I learned about the position of an officer at the academy, I was also educated to some extent about my job as an adjutant. My father, Count Benner, also said, ‘When you are a new officer with little experience, follow a great commander and learn thoroughly with the determination not to miss even the blink of an eye.’ you said So, having a long time to accompany the major is an opportunity for me to learn that much.”
Exemplary answers that exactly match what you heard during the academy class to learn the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of each position.
With that said, I stopped thinking about trivial things outside of work.
At this time, Laura said with a slight smile.
“I don’t know how long I’ll be serving as an adjutant, but if my position doesn’t change for promotion or other reasons, I’ll continue to serve the Major. So from now on, please call me Laura and treat me comfortably. i look forward to.”
After hearing that, I put out my hand and asked for a handshake, and she answered by holding my hand.
“Please, Lieutenant Laura. It’s time for the manor house cook to bring the dishes, so let’s have a meal together and keep talking.”
“You do that. In the meantime, if I have any questions, may I ask?”
“Anything as long as it’s not too private.”
After that, Laura and I talked about the current situation of the Bruno estate and the army, how to prepare for the Czech Republic front, and how the soldiers were trained.
Then the cook came and set the food for Laura and I on the table.
The menu feels like a typical fantasy world meal: bread and cream stew, steak, butter and glass of milk.
When I ate with Laura, unlike me, who ate with minimal etiquette, she asked while slicing the meat with a knife with graceful movements.
“By the way, when Division Commander Stefan was cornered by the army of the Francois Republic on the Rhineland front, didn’t he lead a company and about 10 magicians and storm into the enemy’s headquarters?”
“right. I was very reckless back then.”
“My father evaluated the surprise attack as a decision that changed the face of the war, but what did you actually think about the attack? Were you confident that you would succeed?”
At that, I nodded and said.
“of course. I was sure then that the surprise attack would work. If it wasn’t for that, would a deputy company commander who had barely reached the rank of lieutenant with a local promotion on the battlefield at the time be able to propose an operation to the sky-like division commander?”
After hearing my words, Laura threw away her expressionless expression, which usually seemed a bit cold, and looked at me with longing eyes full of longing.
It must be the most attractive story for the girl who applied for this post because she admired my achievements.
“To explain why, most wars are fought based on common sense. I assume that the fewer soldiers you have, the more defensive tactics you will use. In addition, the atmosphere in the division under the command of Captain Stefan at the time was so bad that the majority of the opinion was that we should retreat to Weinberg Castle and enter Mercury. The enemy must have known all about the situation through information obtained through spies, so they would have thought that there would never be a preemptive attack on them.”
“Certainly, if there are only a few troops, you have to minimize losses and command the soldiers to have a chance.”
“Then, of course, the enemy will be caught off guard according to common sense judgment, and if they are bombarded with more than 100 arrows and magic at the same time in the middle of the night when their vigilance is at its weakest, they will mistakenly think that they are being attacked by a large army of regiments or more. Because to mobilize that much firepower, the size of the regiment has to be.”
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Laura, who had heard my story so far, stopped her hand cutting the steak and started staring blankly at my face.
I really liked Laura’s flawless appearance, as cold and perfect as ice.
“Therefore, the Francois Republic Army struggled to align their formations to repulse our unit, which looked like a regiment. Even at this time, because of Jaeger Company’s performance, the entire division was confused and maintenance was delayed that much. Using that vacant time, Major General Stefan’s division was able to attack the enemy’s left flank and win.”
I ate my portion of the dish because I ate while talking about my exploits.
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Laura, with her ears perked up, was so absorbed that she didn’t eat, she just listened.
It was pretty cute to show gaps like that, but because one of the essential virtues of an aide-de-camp was to match the meal speed with the superior.
“Lieutenant Laura, I’ll let you know after work is over, so let’s have a meal first.”
slightly pointed it out.
Then, her face turned slightly red, and I thought that the life of a commander with Laura von Wenner would be more than just getting a good subordinate and making things easier.