98 – Establishment of Francois Invasion Operation (1)
So after I was notified of my promotion and had a night that was intense enough that I could understand what it was like when Laura squeezed a dry rag out of me.
I drank so much that I wondered if I was going to die after doing this for a week at the strong implicit request to celebrate my promotion and the regimental officers to hold a party to commemorate the brigadier general’s marriage.
A month later, as soon as I officially got married, I couldn’t even go on a honeymoon and moved right away to my new military service.
Even in the Korean military, the headquarters is often treated as a different world unlike other units, and there are usually plausible grounds for that.
In other units, even if you are a major, you don’t empty trash cans with your own hands or fill up printing paper yourself.
At the command headquarters, the major had to clean the trash by himself, and the lieutenant colonel made coffee and passed it on to everyone.
Before the stars were attached, even higher-ranking people in the unit noticed that they were saluting, so sometimes new recruits who just entered the headquarters noticed that if they saluted according to FM, as they learned at the training center, they should make it small or don’t have to do it here.
And the Reich Empire’s General Staff couldn’t get away from this kind of law unique to the army.
“Major Zeppelin, wipe that place a little more cleanly. Brigadier Ject, you are sensitive because you failed the promotion screening this time.”
“You should make the coffee a bit thicker at the 3rd manager’s seat.”
“Generals, there are 10 minutes until work, everyone hurry up! There are some people who have been delayed in their promotions this time around, so I don’t know what kind of fault they will catch.”
The aristocratic system and discrimination based on status were tolerated to a large extent, and the top 1% officers belonging to the General Staff Department, where all kinds of privileges were attached, were directly in charge of chores.
At home, it is surprising to see noblemen who do not seem to bring even a single cup with their own hands.
By the way, what they are doing is that in the staff department, in terms of companies, the major is a low-level employee, and a colonel has to occupy the position of a deputy or manager at the end of a general company.
Servants, slaves, soldiers, and officers below a major were not even allowed to enter because it was information above level 2 secret that could cause great damage to the empire and its army if a trivial document rolling around was taken out.
In a sense, the security is stricter than that of the Imperial Palace where His Majesty the Emperor resides.
That’s why I’m seeing real nobles who are hard to see anywhere in the empire seriously doing what servants would do.
“You’re so young, you’re in your early 30s and even a major, so it might seem like the world revolves around you. What are you doing, quickly grab a broom and use it…”
The colonel, who tried to get me to clean the mop, saw the star on my epaulet and the Golden Knight’s Sword medal, and his pupils shook wildly.
At the same time, the back of the neck seemed to harden, and the shape of the blood vessels around the neck gradually began to be revealed.
“This is Brigadier General Peter Yeager, who was assigned as the 3rd Deputy Chief of the Operations Department at the Staff Headquarters. His Excellency Otto Moritz, the Minister of Military Affairs, has invited me to come. Where is the office of His Excellency, the Minister of Military Affairs?”
Even the colonel in front of me hardened his face as soon as he heard my position.
Apparently, it is customary for a brigadier general to be the head of each department, and if you are at the level of a deputy chief of each department, you are a major general or a brigadier general who is highly likely to be promoted to major general.
From the first day, he seems to be very worried because he did something to be properly photographed by the person above him.
“I am Colonel Frontal, head of the Loyalty and Supply Department! His Excellency’s office can be reached by walking all the way to the left from here.”
“Yes, loyalty. Thanks for letting me know.”
So, leaving Colonel Frontal behind, I quickly moved to the office of the Minister of Military Affairs, who was waiting for me.
At this time, the colonel, who was suddenly hit by a star from behind, seems to have vented his anger by saying something to his subordinates.
It doesn’t seem like hitting for no reason or uttering nonsense, so let’s move on.
And I am now in a position where I have to try to survive from someone who has a level of power that is 5 stars, or about 6 stars, in terms of status.
my nose is sleeping
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Armor and helmets full of scars from mace or cuts by swords or arrows, swords and shields with severely damaged blades, and conquests with many insignias of positions held.
Other than that, the office is decorated with luxurious furniture like the office for general staff generals.
Here I was drinking the coffee that the person with the dignity of 6 stars had given me.
“Does it taste good? The beans from Haifa are roasted by me.”
Certainly, this is the cafe where Byul entered, which I often drank in Hyundai.
No, it seems to be a good coffee that has a deep aroma and subtle sourness and bitterness that cannot be compared to it.
Because the taste is delicious, but the person sitting in front of me is the apex of the imperial army and the head of the Duke Moritz family.
Even if you roast it from time to time as a hobby, you will definitely use the highest quality coffee beans.
The problem is that the taste is good, but it’s so burdensome that I can’t afford to savor it.
“Is that so? I don’t really like coffee, so I don’t know, but I can feel how good coffee is when I take just one sip of the coffee that His Excellency gave me. It tastes and smells so good that I want to drink it every day if possible.”
“right? I got up early in the morning and roasted hard to drop you off when I met you. Oh, you don’t have to think too hard. Because it’s normal for generals who are new to the staff department to have a drink.”
Ah, I want to go back home and touch Laura’s tits.
A cup of coffee is so burdensome that it feels like it’s going to spill over. I want to see Laura.
In this atmosphere, I heard the general information about how to survive in the General Staff through small talk with the Minister of Military Affairs.
“Well, even though there are a lot of high-ranking guys here, there won’t be anyone who will treat you carelessly, who even received the Golden Knight’s Sword medal for killing Khan himself. You just have to keep the basics, just the basics.”
“I’ll do my best.”
“Okay, then let’s move on to the main topic. Brigadier General Jaeger, take out from my study a book titled ‘Francois Front War Implementation Plan’.”
When I took out the book and brought it back, the military minister opened the book and showed me a map of the Francois Republic.
“This is a top-secret plan that has not been disclosed even within the General Staff, and only the Ministers of the Administration, the Marshal, and His Majesty the Emperor know about it.”
“Then why are you giving me this information?”
Seriously, I don’t understand why you gave me this top secret.
Because, with all my achievements, what power can a mere brigadier general use to plan such a terrifying operation?
As I was making a dazed expression with that expression on my face, His Excellency the Minister of Military Affairs showed me a notebook with the name of the lecture I had given on the cover and said,
“This is a summary of the lectures you gave at the Staff College. Hey~ For a lecture given by a lieutenant colonel, it was revolutionary and novel, and it was full of good stories that should be introduced into practice right away.”
“…”
“So, as a test, I set up a supply depot based on the 20km distance you claimed and used it to march a regiment 100km. Compared to requisitions, local purchases, or moving with supplies, the time taken to march was reduced by two days.”
That’s right, the cause of the slowness of the pre-modern army is actually not the infantry, but the wagons containing miscellaneous items such as all kinds of food.
This is possible because if you install a supply depot, you can operate such a cart at a minimum, and you can march without considering the joining of requisitioned supplies and troops.
“The ritual training you introduced when you were a student platoon leader was also really impressive. When I used it to train new recruits, even if I trained for the same amount of time, the fighting power of the newly recruited soldiers improved a lot.”
Indeed, in the era of cold weapons, where hand-to-hand combat often takes place, the basis of a soldier’s combat power lies in his experience and orderly movements.
If you put it in the right way, the efficiency goes up a lot.
Even so, in order to introduce these, I thought that at least I would have to sit in a key position in the Staff Department, such as the head of the supply department or the head of the operations department, to enforce it.
Could it be that they are already experimenting with all of these and changing the traditional concept of military operation?
I’m afraid, the Reich Empire.
Usually, it takes at least a few years to a decade to change something like this.
“Furthermore, the will to fight you mentioned, the ability to conduct battle, and how to gain an advantage in a war taking into account the political situation. Everyone liked me.”
“It is an honor, Your Excellency.”
“So, I’ll place all documents related to Francois in your office and give you permission to read even limited information. Bring me an ingenious plan to rob them. You, the 3rd deputy chief of the strategy department, won’t do anything else until you make the plan, so make only the proper ones.”
Having said that, the Minister of Military Affairs ordered me to leave as if to leave.
…. Although I played a terrifying role, I came and ordered a new ‘Francois front war planning operation’ to be made.
How do I look in the eyes of the Emperor and the Minister of Military Affairs and others?