EP.435
Meanwhile, a messenger ran toward Carlos, Commander-in-Chief of the Francois Republic.
Any person with two straight eyes, even the commander-in-chief, 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 had puffy eyes and was sweating profusely.
‘This is f*cking bad news.’
“I will report to you. “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 that had happened, the messenger’s expression wouldn’t have been so crumpled.
Therefore, the other staff members, including Carlos, swallowed their saliva and waited for the next words.
“The man who cut off his head is Lieutenant Friedrich Jaeger, a member of the Reich Imperial Army. He is probably the son of Marshal Jaeger. Thanks to this, the enemy’s morale is skyrocketing and our infantry formation is slowly collapsing!”
Carlos heard this and stood up, slamming the desk in front of him.
I thought it was just a dream, but even the sky was indifferent.
The impact of hitting the tree felt like pain in his hand.
‘Peter Yeager alone is driving me crazy, but on top of that, his son…’
He grabbed the back of his head and slumped 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 just lost his parents in an accident.
It’s obvious that if you come forward, you’ll end up as someone to vent your anger on, so you have no choice but to keep your mouth shut and remain quiet.
“What the f*ck! 16 18 Send the 19th Division to provide support! “If the infantry line collapses, our army is finished!”
Several staff members immediately ran out and delivered the order.
“Deputy Commander Clemont!”
“Yes, Commander-in-Chief!”
“Come with the backs of the Reich Imperial Army infantry! “The victory or defeat of this war lies in the hands of the honorable and courageous knights of our Francois Republic.”
When Clemont heard those words, he expressed his firm determination and saluted.
“Our knights will defeat Peter Yeager’s army here today.”
“I’ll trust 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’s 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.
Soon, a loud voice arose among the knights of the Reich Empire.
“There’s a huge dust storm rising up ahead! “I suspect enemy knights are approaching!”
Anya smiled bitterly at those words.
“I heard 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 for his ability to read the market and his achievements in saving Peter Jaeger and Bastion Castle.
He nodded and answered.
“Except for the Francois knights being loud-mouthed and somewhat arrogant, they are strong enough to be compared to Ludvik’s cavalry. “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.”
Even though I was the one speaking, I never thought that my performance at that time was luck.
They both just looked at each other and smiled.
“You have become an imperial general. “You have such humility.”
“I always think that I am far inferior to Captain Kergit.”
Anya chuckled at those words.
“Don’t compare yourself to an ordinary person like me.”
“yes?”
It is said that thanks to Peter Yeager’s massive expansion of territory and 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 earned four stars, which only one out of 1,300 officers in the Imperial Army could wear, called himself ordinary.
‘They say all geniuses have weird 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, I will 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, this is a performance worthy of Khan’s son.”
“The khan said that Frederick would be a better general than he.”
Those words brought cognitive dissonance to Andersen.
After killing Khan in a one-on-one duel, a general will be born who will one day surpass General Jaeger, who shows off his military power by single-handedly defeating dozens of enemy soldiers and even receives God’s blessings?
‘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 reminiscing something and continued speaking.
“… Laura didn’t believe it either, thinking it was nonsense. The child has always compared himself to his father and has always tried. As a result, I was able to perform like that already in the first battle.”
Of course, in the process, Frederick despaired of his father, who every time he opened his mouth spouted military doctrine superior to the textbooks created by the empire’s top advisors.
As his sword and martial arts skills improved, he became frustrated as he realized how high his father’s level was…
‘As a result, from his first outing, he performed well enough to be ranked in the top 30 for meritorious achievements.’
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 or corps commanders.
All I can say is that he led a platoon with his individual abilities and performed at a division level or higher.
“Seeing that child reminds me that I, too, should not set limits. 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 Anastasia said those words, she aimed the lance in her hand at the enemy and gave an order.
“The archer cavalry forward!”
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Andersen gave orders while wielding his saber 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!”
Francois’ knights, seeing this, laughed at them.
“Those idiot archers dare to fight us head-on?”
“They will fly away if they hit us.”
“I guess I just went crazy because I wanted to die.”
Since the archer cavalry is approaching without even shooting an arrow…
Ultimately, the intention is to fight at close range, but considering that the clash between cavalry is determined by which side is heavier…
‘What is that, I want to die? Are they crazy fire moths?’
I couldn’t help but 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.”
However, once the knight starts charging, there is nothing they can do but charge.
If you suddenly stop in anticipation of the enemy’s unexpected plan, you will be hit and killed by those coming behind you, and the same thing will happen even if you change direction.
‘Eh, I don’t know. Just attack like a knight.’
Then he raised the lance in his hand and shouted.
“Long live the François 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 injustice!”
“For the glory of the Republic!”
At the same time, everyone put on their helmets, pointed their lances at the enemy, and spurred their horses.
When it was time to just attack, Andersen twitched the corner of his mouth and gave an order.
“Now! 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 all over their bodies, even after seeing 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 are safe from the arrows fired by those damn archers.
“Those crazy people.”
“But it won’t penetrate our armor. Even though it looks like this, our armor has even the arrows of the Zenobian crossbowmen…”
“You used a trick, you Reich Empire bastards.”
Still, everyone had some hope because they did not yet know the power of mechanical crossbows.
“Shoot!”
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