406 – Siege of Polska (2)
Ambassador Hansen listened to me and asked me what kind of nonsense I was talking about.
“We are still in negotiations! Marshal!”
“That’s your situation. “I have a more urgent need to move very quickly to capture the Polska Castle right in front of me.”
The other ambassadors looked at me with dumbfounded expressions, but I didn’t even look at them.
Because it’s those guys over there who are in a hurry to negotiate peace, not me.
“Marshal Jaeger, the siege of Polska Castle will soon be completed. What would you like to do?”
“Of course I will conduct it myself. “I will tell this to the commanders of each group, and take the ambassadors over there to a good place to watch the war.”
The most effective way to remove the enemy’s will to fight is to show how strong your allies are.
If they see our imperial army fighting, the guys who were shouting for four duchies will definitely get upset.
“And I’m going to change the plan a little bit for today. “Once we break through the castle wall, myself and the Bastion Division will go forward.”
“Hey, Marshal. The current situation is favorable to our allies. So, I don’t think there is any need for the enemy to be at the forefront. “Wouldn’t it be a bit dangerous?”
As the officer in front of me said, it would actually be crazy for me, in my role as Marshal of the Reich Reich Army and commander-in-chief of the million-strong army here, to stand in the vanguard.
If Deus-sama sends the Warsaw guys to kill me, the empire’s million-strong army will be shaken due to problems with command.
If we are really unlucky, we may just lose to the Warsaw guys.
If that happens, the Allied Forces may gather again and try to invade the empire, so I must protect my life to prevent such a butterfly effect disaster.
But now I think it would be better to threaten the ambassadors over there by showing them the power of the Reich Imperial Army, even at the risk of my death, so what should I do?
“Do you really think that I will be killed by those weaklings over there?”
“Oh, no.”
“Then just pass on the orders. “I will take responsibility.”
**
An hour after Peter Yeager ordered the war to begin.
The sound of trumpets announcing the start of the war rang loudly throughout the Reich Imperial Army camp.
The imperial soldiers cheered when they heard this sound.
“Long live the Reich Empire! Long live the Reich Empire! Long live the Reich Reich!”
“Let’s kill the Archduke of Warsaw and all his bastards!”
“Long live Marshal Jaeger! Long live the Empire! Long live your Majesty the Emperor! “Let’s go in and climb over the wall!”
Immediately, the sound of loud drums played by a military band rang out in place of the commanders giving orders to advance in a loud voice.
The soldiers marched majestically, step by step, toward the walls of Polsky Castle.
The citizens and soldiers of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw in Polski Castle, whose morale was already at an all-time low, trembled at the sight.
Although they were overcome by fear, they kept busy following the officers’ instructions, determined to survive in any way they could.
“Bring stones to load the catapult! Bring me a stone! “I need to kill at least one more of those crazy Reich soldiers!”
“If you want to live, run! Please bring boiled water and oil quickly! Load arrows into the crossbow and ballista! Hurry!”
“aaah, f*ck! “I want to live, I want to live!”
In other Warsaw castles, contrary to their current appearance, everyone had lost the will to fight, so they surrendered voluntarily.
Or, as was the case at Kurshuw Castle, the subordinates continued to deal with the high-ranking person who opposed surrender and then surrendered.
In that respect, Polski Castle, the capital of Warsaw, was completely different.
The commander here is Jansen von Báthory, the current Grand Duke of Warsaw and the son of Archduke Stefan von Báthory, who was murdered by Peter Jaeger.
“You damn Peter Yeager bastard! “What on earth did we do wrong to attack us so viciously?”
He is making all kinds of impressions and is breaking the iron rule of maintaining composure, which is one of the principles that must be observed when fighting a defensive battle.
He was extremely angry.
Still, the generals around him did not say anything while looking at him like that.
Because no one expected Archduke Jansen to do something miraculous and defeat Peter Jaeger or even oust him.
Because you don’t have expectations, you don’t have to be disappointed or try to stop them.
“Although the enemy forces number one million, there are a total of 300,000 soldiers and people inside this castle! So don’t panic and just follow my instructions! If we can somehow repel their attack today, the odds of victory are definitely in our hands. Then the other Warsaw castles that have already surrendered will soon return to us.”
The statement itself can be said to be true.
This is because most of the castles belonging to the Grand Duchy of Warsaw opened their gates without any resistance, but out of fear of the imperial army. If the situation becomes even slightly more favorable to Warsaw, they will lose their fear and take the Archduke’s side again.
So the question is whether they can achieve victory against Peter Yeager, and everything depends on it.
“For him, today’s first day is the most important. He must hold on somehow! Everyone, do your best in your position! Let’s do our best today!”
Archduke Jansen appealed earnestly, but even after hearing his appeal, the generals’ faces still showed signs that this was a difficult fight and that we had no chance of winning.
Still, the Archduke firmly believed that if he could endure the first battle on the first day and succeed in capturing the steamship, he would have a certain chance of victory in the battle.
‘In a siege war, the attacking side has to come in with at least three times as many troops to have any chance of victory, and defeat is common even if ten times as many troops are mobilized.’
It was a vain belief, praying that Peter Yeager would fail according to that formula.
In this situation, Peter Yeager outside the castle raised his baton and gave a signal without hesitation.
“All armies, turn Polsky Castle into a Bastion.”
At those words, the imperial soldiers cheered, and the ambassadors who participated in the Allied forces were astonished.
“Bastion, Bastion… Are you planning to recreate that hellish battle again?”
“…… If we can’t negotiate quickly, won’t we all be in big trouble?”
“It’s noisy. Nothing has been decided yet. Maybe you don’t know? “Will the million-strong army led by Peter Yeager fall at Polski?”
Soon after, siege attacks such as thousands of magic shots fired by magicians belonging to the Reich Imperial Army, tens of thousands of arrows fired by archers at once, and stones the size of a human head thrown by soldiers using catapults began to be fired all at once.
The Polsky castle that was attacked was filled with only those with extremely low morale, so the interior quickly became a state of chaos.
“Save people, it’s hot! “Ugh!”
“Reich Empire, you dirty bastards!”
“My arm, my arm, wow!”
Women and women who had never experienced war trembled in fear, sat down in their places and began to wail, and the soldiers were momentarily stunned by the overwhelming firepower.
Of course, all movement stopped for a moment, and the officers rushed the non-commissioned officers.
“Sergeant Jerema! Are you kidding me? Is war now play? It’s just a fireball falling! “Do you think it’s okay to let women sit down and tremble, crying loudly in a war?”
“Whether it’s kicking or hitting some people to death, deal with them quickly!”
“You don’t know the meaning of your existence! “Hurry up, you know where to use that damn halberd!”
As the officers said, to put it nicely, non-commissioned officers have the role of standing between officers and soldiers and helping ignorant soldiers follow orders well.
To put it in a bad way, they are the ones in charge of killing one disobedient soldier with the halberd in their hand to make him good and allow the rest to move smoothly.
However, since these people were also soldiers and former serfs or ordinary citizens, it was annoying to see them abusing women of the same status…
“If you don’t want to die, move, you lazy f*cking bastards!”
When officers above platoon commanders and company commanders urged the non-commissioned officers once again, they had no choice but to point their halberds at civilians.
Then, in front of his eyes, he abused and stabbed several people who could not properly follow his orders to death.
Women, older people, and children were all gripped by new fears.
“You are the people of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw! And His Majesty the Grand Duke of Warsaw ordered you to carry stones, carry arrows, and boil water. Anyone who violates military orders will die! Anyone who cannot move as ordered will be killed. “Move if you want to live!”
Everyone was frightened by the coercive words, but the effect was clear.
Of course, only the unlucky ones would be hit by the magic, arrows, and rocks that flew in, but the knife slashes of the non-commissioned officers who were immediately controlling the soldiers with halberds were an unavoidable fear that would immediately attack anyone who did not move.
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“f*ck, move! In action!”
“Crazy, f*ck….”
“You have to pour boiling water, boiling water! Hurry!”
In this way, Polski Castle, the last bastion of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, was somehow prepared to fight the first day of battle with fear and control.
Meanwhile, the soldiers of the Reich Empire silently advanced through the enemies’ flying arrows, magic, catapults, and ballistas.
It was a clear difference from the aggressive appearance from when we set off and let out a shout.
The reason was sufficient.
“Don’t lose your energy by shouting for no reason! “Anyway, we have to kill all those guys up there today!”
If there was fear of Peter Jaeger in Polski Castle, the devil of controlled madness roamed the Reich Imperial Army.