435 – Battle of the Plains of Benedict (4)
Meanwhile, a messenger ran towards Carlos, Commander-in-Chief of the Francois Republic.
Anyone who is at the level of the commander-in-chief, or even just a person with two straight eyes, can immediately tell whether the news is good or not just by looking at the facial expression of the messenger running towards him.
The messenger who arrived in front of me was sweating profusely because his eyes were puffy.
‘f*ck, this is bad news.’
“Here’s a report. “Commander Lafayette was killed in action.”
It is rare for a division commander-level officer to die on a battlefield where hundreds of thousands of armies clash, but it is not impossible.
If only that much had happened, the messenger’s expression wouldn’t have been so crumpled.
Therefore, other staff members, including Carlos, swallowed their saliva and waited for the next words.
“The person who cut off his head was Lieutenant Friedrich Jaeger of the Reich Imperial Army, probably the son of Marshal Jaeger. Thanks to this, the enemy’s morale is skyrocketing, and our infantry formation is slowly collapsing!”
After hearing this far, Carlos stood up and slammed the desk in front of him.
I thought it was just a dream, but even the sky is indifferent.
The impact of hitting the tree felt like pain in his hand.
‘Peter Yeager alone is enough to make me go crazy, plus his son…’
He grabbed the back of his head and flopped down on his chair.
“This is a disaster…”
The staff wanted to say a word to comfort him, but it didn’t seem to have any effect on the commander-in-chief, who was frozen with the expression on his face that he had lost his parents in an accident.
It’s obvious that if he steps forward, he’ll end up as a person to take out his anger on, so I have no choice but to keep my mouth shut and remain quiet.
“What the f*ck! Send the 16th, 18th, and 19th divisions to support! “If the infantry line collapses, it’s the end for our army, it’s the end!”
Several staff members immediately ran out and delivered the order.
“Deputy Commander Clemont!”
“Yes, Commander-in-Chief!”
“Go straight to the waist of the Reich Imperial Army’s infantry! “The victory or defeat of this war lies in the hands of the honorable and courageous knights of our Francois Republic.”
When Clémont heard those words, he saluted, expressing his firm determination.
“Our knights will defeat Peter Yeager’s army here today.”
“I will trust you and leave it to you.”
Then he went straight to where the knights were and spoke.
“The Commander-in-Chief said that the victory or defeat of this battle lies solely in the hands of our knights! Proud knights of the François Republic, let us go out to achieve the glory of victory!”
With those words, 30,000 knights rushed out at once to pierce the gap between the Reich Imperial Army’s infantry.
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Not long after, a loud voice arose among the knights of the Reich Empire.
“A huge dust storm is rising ahead! “I suspect enemy knights are approaching!”
Anya smiled bitterly at those words.
“They say there are 30,000 enemy knights, so I need to be very alert. Isn’t it? Major General Andersen.”
Major General Andersen was originally a northern chieftain, but was specially selected in recognition of his ability to read the times and his contribution to saving Peter Jaeger and Bastion Castle.
He nodded and answered.
“François and his knights are strong, comparable to Grudvik’s cavalry, except that they are loud-mouthed and somewhat arrogant. “This is someone you can’t let down your guard against.”
“As expected, he is our Director Andersen. “With such excellent information and judgment, he was able to save His Excellency the Grand Marshal, who almost died in Bastion.”
“I was just lucky.”
Neither the speaker nor anyone else thought that his performance at that time was due to luck.
They both just looked at each other and smiled.
“You have become an imperial general. “You have such humility.”
“I always think that he is far inferior to Captain Kergit.”
Anya chuckled at those words.
“Don’t compare yourself to an ordinary person like me.”
“Yes?”
Thanks to Peter Yeager’s massive expansion of the territory and the increase in the size of the imperial army, the number of captains has more than doubled compared to before, increasing to around 20.
It was a bit absurd that a person who had 4 stars, which only one out of 1,300 flying and crawling imperial army officers could wear, called himself ordinary.
‘They say that all geniuses have strange standards, and that’s true.’
“Your Excellency, my husband and our Grand Marshal, is not a man but a god of war, so even if I make an exception, look at Frederick. Already… In the first battle, I laid the foundation for changing the course of the war and personally killed the enemy division commander.”
“As expected, Khan’s son is performing well.”
“The khan said that Frederick would be a better general than he.”
Those words brought cognitive dissonance to Andersen.
A general will be born who will kill Khan in a one-on-one duel, and at some point surpass General Jaeger, who will show off his military power by single-handedly defeating dozens of enemy soldiers and even receive God’s blessing?
‘What did my ears hear?’
“The Khan always said that Frederick would surpass him. “Since Friedrich was very young.”
Anya smiled as if she was recalling something and continued his words.
“…… Laura didn’t believe it either, thinking it was nonsense. The kid has always been trying to compare himself to his father. As a result, he was already able to perform like that in his first battle.”
Of course, in the process, Frederick despaired of his father, who every time he opened his mouth spouted military doctrines that were superior to the textbooks created by the empire’s top advisors.
As his sword and martial arts skills improved, he realized how high his father’s level was and became frustrated…
‘As a result, the child performed well from his first outing to a place in the top 30 for merit.’
30Th place may not seem like a big deal, but considering that the minimum competition rate for 30th place in an army of hundreds of thousands of people is 1,000 to 1, and the majority of those above that are people who can use enormous power, such as division commanders and corps commanders.
It can be said that he led a platoon with his individual abilities and performed at or above the level of a division.
“Looking at that kid, he makes me think that I shouldn’t set limits either. So neither Viscount Andersen nor you should set limits. “Wouldn’t you have to give 4 stars someday?”
“Yes, Captain Kergit.”
“I guess we’ll stop chatting here and remember the strategy, right?”
“Of course.”
As soon as Anastasia said those words, she pointed the lance in her hand at her enemy and gave an order.
“The archer cavalry forward!”
Andersen gave orders while wielding his cavalry sword as a baton.
“The archer cavalry forward! The Khan is watching!”
Under Andersen, about 4,000 archers carrying mechanical crossbows immediately formed a wedge formation and rushed ahead of the knights.
“The Great Khan has great expectations for us!”
“Rather die than lose to those iron-clad pigs!”
“Long live your Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Great Khan!”
Seeing this, Franco and his knights laughed at them.
“Those stupid archer cavalry dare to fight us head-on?”
“If they hit us, they will fly away.”
“I guess I was so crazy that I just wanted to die.”
The archer cavalry is approaching without even firing an arrow…
In the end, the intention is to fight at close quarters, but considering that the clash between cavalry is determined by which side is heavier…
‘What are those, fire moths that want to die?’
I had no choice but to think this way.
However, Deputy Commander Clemont did not let down his guard at all even in this situation.
“The opponent is that damn Peter Yeager. There’s no way that evil bastard would let his soldiers get slaughtered… I’m told he’s up to something.”
But now that the knight has begun the charge, there is nothing they can do other than charge.
If you suddenly stop in anticipation of the enemy’s unexpected strategy, you will be hit and killed by those coming behind you, and the same thing will happen even if you change direction.
‘Er, I don’t know. Just attack like a knight.’
Then he raised the lance in his hand and shouted.
“Long live the French Republic!”
All the knights followed the command, raising their lances in the sky and shouting.
“Glory to the French Republic!”
“I will fight against oppression and absurdity!”
“For the glory of the Republic!”
At the same time, everyone covered their helmets with face shields, pointed their lances at the enemy, and spurred their horses.
When the time came for all to be received, Andersen twitched the corners of his mouth and gave the order.
“Now is the time! Move according to plan!”
With that command, the archers began to split in front of the enemy in a ‘V’ shape.
When the Francois knights saw that, they felt goosebumps rising all over their bodies, even as they saw their unexpected attack behavior.
Because the knight who started the charge had no other way to deal with it.
I just hope that my horse and my life will be safe even if I get hit by the arrows fired by those damn archers.
“Those crazy guys.”
“But it won’t pierce our armor. “Even though it looks like this, our armor even has Zenobian crossbowmen’s arrows…”
“You used a trick, Reich Empire bastards.”
Still, everyone had some hope because they did not yet know the power of mechanical crossbows.
“Shoot!”