EP.379
Lieutenant Colonel Randel was so dumbfounded that he committed the rudeness of openly questioning his heavenly enemy.
Are you saying the enemy is going to launch a surprise attack with us? It’s not possible. It would be too dangerous and reckless for the enemy to launch a surprise attack with us. People like us can somehow be replaced, but the enemy is different. Aren’t you the hope of Bastion Castle and the Marshal who is responsible for the entire empire?
At those words, the officers around Peter Yeager nodded in agreement.
This is because, as Randel said, they had the belief that even if Bastion fell, the empire and their hometown would definitely survive as long as Peter Yeager survived.
‘As long as the Marshal is alive, the empire may be shaken, but it will never be defeated.’
Jaeger, who read their intentions, chuckled and then spoke with determination.
I am a soldier tasked with protecting the empire, and we are currently in the middle of a dangerous war where it is no wonder that anyone dies at any time. An important task has arisen for the imperial army that will determine the outcome of the war. In the face of this, ‘I have to survive, so you guys go and fight hard and risk your lives.’ It is something that cannot be done. Wouldn’t that be disloyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and an act of disregard for the devotion of those who trusted and followed a man like me?
Tears began to well up in the eyes of the command officers who were controlling the fire.
Other generals often say, ‘I will always be with you in times of danger,’ but do not put it into practice.
But Peter Jaeger showed more than just what he said.
This is because he was a person who always sincerely cared for and cared for the officers and soldiers under his command.
So I will participate in this surprise operation. In this way, I will show Lieutenant Colonel Landel and the members of his battalion who are participating in the raid with me that we are not going to die, but that we are fighting to return alive to our families.
After continuing to speak a little longer, the officers in the command center looked so moved that they looked as if they were going to cry, so Peter Yeager stopped them for a moment and then spoke.
So, among these, the wizard leader who understands wizards best will remain at the command center and take command here after I leave. Let’s fireball more fireball attacks for the next 30 minutes, and then when I give the signal, we’ll open the castle gates and bring all the troops in the castle out to surprise the enemy.
But don’t we have too few troops compared to the enemy? If you make an open surprise attack, won’t you have no choice but to suffer the reverse?
Peter Jaeger laughed when he heard that and said:
They’re losing their senses right now due to the barrage of fireballs from our troops. So I can’t even think of a proper response. Would I, who is responsible for the lives of everyone here in the first place, take such a reckless gamble without that level of certainty?
All right. Then, we will carry out your instructions.
With that said, the wizard leader learned the basic concepts of how to control fire over the course of about 10 minutes.
Peter Yeager led about 500 men, including Lieutenant Colonel Randel, into a hole large enough for about 3 people to pass through at a time.
As the battalion members under Lieutenant Colonel Landel passed through the black, dark, mold-smelling cave, no one was discouraged or afraid.
Because Marshal Peter Yeager was at the forefront of leading them, they had the courage to go to hell even if it meant going to hell.
‘The enemy probably knows. When you die, Bastion Castle will be over. Would someone who knows better than anyone else go on the road to die?’
So, following the guidance of Peter Jaeger and the guide, they slowly moved towards the enemy lines along the evacuation route that had been there before.
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On the other hand, the Allied forces commanded by the Archduke of Warsaw were unable to come to their senses due to the barrage of fireballs pouring in from all directions.
None of the men of Randel’s battalion backed down.
“I, Marshal Peter Yeager, will take the lead. You guys follow me and charge, Ensign Karl!”
He was originally supposed to be in the reserve force, but after hearing that he was active in the second-line reserve force, the guy I had placed under Randel for this operation only came forward.
“You take the Reich Marshal’s flag. “Take it and follow me.”
“It is an honour!”
“Now then, everyone charges! “When charging, we shout ‘hurray’ until our voices explode.”
For a moment, Peter Yeager thought that what he was doing was like the Japanese army’s damn Banzai charge, but in reality it was completely different.
The tactic of blindly charging forward with a machine gun is a crazy tactic that just wants to die, but attacking with a small number of troops when the enemy is completely confused is the most effective surprise attack.
That is why he, who must live for the sake of Bastion Castle and the Empire, was at the forefront.
“Long live the Reich Empire! Long live your Majesty the Emperor!”
Peter Yeager shouted like that and recklessly rushed towards the Allied soldiers who were distracted trying to put out the fire.
The person who appeared to be their commander tried to respond to the sound of the rushing sound, but the Allied forces were currently trying to put out the fire and were not even properly armed.
Jaeger’s sword cut an unarmed enemy in half with a single blow and cut into several soldiers in succession.
And the Allied soldiers who first encountered Jaeger shouted loudly when they saw the enemy’s flag hanging next to his incredible sword skills.
“The great army of the Reich Empire has come to kill us! Peter Yeager is here! Peter Yeager is here!”
“Fuck, save me! “How can I defeat that monster with my bare body?”
“Reorganize! Reorganize!”
Following Egger’s lead, the soldiers, including Lieutenant Colonel Landel, slaughtered enemy soldiers indiscriminately while keeping their formation as thin as possible.
I gained courage by seeing Peter Yeager digging into enemy lines without hesitation and the enemy flag symbolizing him fluttering.
In this way, the small army of only 500 began to look like a large army of at least 10,000 to the terrified eyes of the enemy.
At that time, Peter Yeager gave an order to the wizard belonging to the Randel Battalion.
“Shoot lightning! “Shoot lightning into the sky all at once!”
A yellow line was drawn in the sky with a brief crackling sound, and the imperial army inside Bastion Castle, who had been waiting for this signal, opened the gates and at the same time, 50,000 soldiers poured out at once.
It was an incredibly risky gamble, but it was a crazy act carried out by genius commander Peter Yeager, who could not afford to miss this golden opportunity while the enemy was in confusion.
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