Lord of Training - Chapter 131



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131. When there are too many captains······.

[Joint Command Conference Room]

“We are having a meeting inside right now.”

“Thank you for guiding me.”

“Okay. Then I will go.”

chuck!

Colonel Bradrick saluted me this time.

I saluted and went inside.

The conference room was very spacious.

At the entrance, the generals of the Allied Forces were gathered, and inside, the supreme commanders and staff of each kingdom were gathered and holding a meeting.

I tried to sit at the end to see the atmosphere.

Then Commander Bugsley Brown motioned towards me.

I went inside.

Captain Bugsley and I had a deep connection.

I’ve been with him since the days of the so-called Airborne Division, and he was the one who contributed the most to creating the Airborne Magic Battalion in the 2nd Corps.

Captain Buxley was the commander-in-chief of the Atlan Kingdom forces in the southern continent this time.

“Huh? Who are you calling me over here?”

The five-star enemy sitting in the middle asked.

Captain Buckley answered.

“This is Commodore Alain Bombard, commander of the Atlan Special Air Service Squadron.”

“What? Brigadier General.”

The gazes of the commanders in the conference room all turned to me.

And then it started to rumble.

He seemed surprised to hear that he was a brigadier general and a division commander at such a young age.

chuck!

I walked up close and saluted Captain Buckley.

“And here, Brigadier General Alain is also famous as a strategist of our Atlan Kingdom.”

“Are you smart? You’re amazing for being a knight in the aviation magic and also being smart.”

Bugsley introduced himself to the commanders and officers seated there.

And I sat to the left of Captain Bugsley.

But the expression on the face of the person sitting to the right of Captain Buxley did not look good.

Director Wandyke Cornell.

He was a named-class knight of Atlan, the deputy commander of the 7th Mobile Corps, and the de facto leader of the Atlan Aerial Magic Knights.

“Okay! Let’s continue the meeting.”

Sitting in the middle and presiding over the meeting was Marshal Geri Berta of the Kingdom of Helione.

He was currently the leader of the Allied Forces.

Major General Wayne, a member of the Royal Family’s staff, pointed to the map.

“As I told you earlier, there are three directions they can come from. Along the coast with the fleet, through the jungle, and through the desert here to the south. Imperial forces are currently being detected in all three. And I heard that Imperial transport ships are transporting troops from the central continent every day.”

It seemed like the Imperial Army was really determined to take the southern continent this time.

The number of troops currently gathered on the southern continent has reached 170,000.

And yet, more were added continuously.

There were also reports from the National Intelligence Service that the final estimated force would exceed 300,000.

It was truly an all-out war.

Of course, there was also information that the troops on the Bavarian front bordering the Empire would be twice as many as here.

At that moment, Captain Logi Homelin, commander of the Kingdom of Portlien, raised his hand.

“Which direction do you think their tanks will come from?”

“We don’t know the exact direction yet. We expect that they will come across the desert. The coastal area is guarded by the Allied fleet and artillery, and the jungle is swampy and the path is rough, making it difficult to come.”

“Then who will take charge of the desert?”

Then Captain Bucksley raised his hand.

“I heard that the Empire has over a hundred tanks. The only ones who can stop them now are our Atlan airborne magic units and orbital gigant units. So we’ll take the desert side.”

“I admit that Atlan’s airborne magic force is excellent, but they have no experience fighting in the desert. Atlan is the most powerful army, so wouldn’t it be better to block the troops coming from the coast? And our Potlien Kingdom army will block the desert.”

“Oh my! What’s the big deal about the desert? And since the forces of the Kingdom of Helione and the Kingdom of Portlien are far more numerous, it would be reasonable for one of the two kingdoms to take charge of the coast.”

I had a strange feeling.

Why do you avoid the coast?

Are you two trying to take over the desert?

The orbital tank force is coming?

I looked at the map closely.

And then a laugh came out of me.

The coastal road in the north was like a completely open highway.

It was also the closest distance to the Red Rock Forward Base, where the Imperial Army was currently stationed the most.

‘If the Imperial Fleet advances at the same time, the damage will be enormous!’

Of course we also had a fleet, but we were trying to avoid each other because that was where the strongest advance was expected.

And the jungle in the center was difficult to defend because the area to be defended was so wide and the troops had to spread out widely, so it was not easy to defend that area either.

On the other hand, the desert had narrow canyons and several geographical locations that could block the enemy’s advance.

Even if there were a lot of tanks, it seemed that damage could be minimized if only a few places were blocked and held out.

The ones watching from the center were the commanders of the Helione Kingdom army.

As I see it, it was certain that they would take over the coast.

They were protecting their kingdom, and since the Kingdom of Portlien was located to the east of the Kingdom of Helione, it was not yet a matter of emergency.

The Kingdom of Atlan was like a third party.

‘But why is there so much noise from the start? The Empire is going to fight as one army······.’

The army was divided into three, so it wasn’t a good start.

Still, the Allied forces had more troops.

Due to forced conscription, the number of soldiers in the Kingdom of Helione exceeded 250,000, and the Kingdom of Portlien also prepared an army of 150,000 and was gathering in the Kingdom of Helione.

The Atlan Kingdom sent three legions, so it had the smallest number at 80,000.

Two legions were still on their way, but the 150 Aerial Magic Knights had arrived first, so their presence was the heaviest.

“Where are their forces currently concentrated the most?”

Everyone looked at me when I asked them my question.

“I haven’t confirmed that yet.”

Chief Wayne answered.

“Can’t you confirm it? Aren’t you scouting the enemy camp?”

“It’s not easy to reconnaissance because of their aerial magic knights. Several of our aerial magic knights have already been killed.”

“But we still have to keep sending out reconnaissance. Isn’t reconnaissance the most basic thing in war?”

“We know that too. However, if the number of aerial magic knights continues to decrease, they may be pushed out of the skies when the war actually starts. That’s why we are sending scouts to gather as much information as possible.”

For a moment I was dumbfounded.

There was a world of difference between an aerial magic knight reconnoitring from above and an infantryman reconnoitring from the ground.

Besides, the Imperial Army was not one to let infantry scouts easily approach their camp.

So, I don’t know exactly where and how many troops are currently concentrated.

‘We’re starting off on a losing streak······.’

Did you read my expression?

Commodore Guillermo, the only named-class aerial magic knight of the Kingdom of Helione, raised his hand.

“Then how about having Atlan’s aerial magic knights do the reconnaissance? Our Helione aerial magic knights are lacking in skill.”

Brigadier General Guillermo was laughing bitterly.

I have seen him.

Although he failed, he was a named-level magic knight who attacked the fake emperor of the empire during the parade.

He managed to escape from the Imperial Army’s aerial magic knights.

“Is that okay?”

I looked at the commanders.

But they just looked at each other and didn’t answer right away.

Being assigned to reconnaissance did not simply mean investigation.

Because it was no different from taking command of the Allied Forces.

It was necessary to not only monitor the movements of the Imperial Army, but also analyze the movements of those troops so that the Allied Forces could be deployed immediately.

The fact that the current Allied Forces Commander is Marshal Gary Bertha is also due to the fact that the Helione Airborne Magic Knights have been auditing the Imperial Forces up until now.

“If you give command to our Atlantean forces, our aerial magic knights will scout the imperial forces.”

Commander Bugsley stepped forward.

I raised my hand again and said.

“The outcome of this war will not be decided by a single battle. Dozens, hundreds of battles will take place across the southern continent, and it will be a fierce, protracted war of pushes and pulls. We must continuously monitor the movements of the Imperial Army and respond appropriately during these times. Therefore, in my opinion, the Atlan Kingdom Army, which has a high level of aerial magic knight power, should take command in order to fight on equal terms with the Empire. In addition, the Atlan Army has secured a large number of dimensional radios by attacking the S-class labyrinth gate, so they have a communication network that can contact us immediately if anything happens. Furthermore, the only ones who can stop their orbital tanks from the ground are our orbital gigantic forces.”

“From my perspective, Brigadier General Alain’s opinion seems reasonable.”

Commander Buckley’s shoulders tensed.

And the expressions of the other commanders and officers became serious.

In particular, the expression on the face of the current Commander-in-Chief, Marshal Gary, was not good.

And then Brigadier General Guillermo realized he had misspoken, and his face turned red.

But I was just telling you how the war could be won.

With the command system divided into three like it is now, it was a war that could never be won. What kind of place is the Empire······.

“I have listened carefully to what Brigadier General Alain had to say. Let’s take a break.”

Marshal Gary stood up from his seat.

First, the commanders of the Helione Kingdom Army went out, followed by the Potlien Kingdom Army.

In an instant, only the Atlan commanders remained in the conference room.

“Hahahaha!”

Commander Bugsley laughed loudly.

“I’ve been telling you to hand over command all along, but you didn’t listen, and now I guess you’ve finally realized the seriousness of the situation.”

Commander Buxley looked at Corps Commander Tollip, who was sitting next to me.

“Lieutenant General Tollip, what do you think? Do you think they will hand over command?”

Lieutenant General Tollip nodded.

“You may be angry now, but it will be so. As Brigadier General Alain said, this war is a total and long-term war. It will not end until the Empire is completely pushed out of the southern continent or the two southern kingdoms are occupied. Those who are wise will hand over command and operational control.”

If there are too many captains, the ship will end up in the mountains.

But if you have a strong captain, you just have to listen to him.

Commander Bugsley nodded at me.

“Then it would be better for the special air squadron to take charge of reconnaissance.”

It was Major Wandike who spoke.

“He also performed exceptionally well in the war with Nubua, and recently he was able to single-handedly conquer the A-class labyrinth gate of the Kingdom of Lutes. So he is perfect for this reconnaissance mission.”

“But the special forces only have 50 people. Can they inspect the entire Imperial Army with that number?”

Commander Buxley also did not treat Major General Wandyke poorly.

Because he was a named-class aerial magic knight.

You said it.

“I heard that the 13th Squadron is coming with you. If you support them, our special forces will take on the reconnaissance mission.”

Director Wandike chuckled.

“Good. I’ll support you.”

Director Wandike readily agreed.

The reason was that the 13th Squadron was an outsider to the 7th Mobile Corps’ Air Magic Fleet.

It was a unit made up of aerial magic knights who were skilled, like Colonel Nicole Braschi, but were not from Atlan, were not noble, or were old and had lost their skills.

And the 13th Squadron was quite large, with 22 members, and its commander was Colonel Bradrick, who had guided me earlier.

Commander Bugsley nodded.

“Then it has been decided. Imperial reconnaissance will be handled by a special aerial magic squadron.”

Commander Bugsley stood up from his seat.

“We don’t wait for their decision.”

“yes!”

The Atlan commander and his commanders also went out.

Chief Wandike looked at the last remaining blade and snorted.

“Huh! He’s not even a named person, but he’s not only a star, but he’s also a commander like me. It’s good to have the Supreme Commander’s connections.”

I thought there would be a little friction, but this is a bit blatant.

This is a star that was created through skill······.

Actually, not many people knew that I had become a named person.

“If you look at it that way, His Majesty King Bert, who appointed His Royal Highness the Duke of Harry to the position of Supreme Commander, is no different from my influence.”

“what?”

I walked out of the conference room with a smile.

***

[Special Air Magic Flying Squadron Headquarters]

We used an entire three-story building in the center of the capital city of the Kingdom of Helione.

“insect!”

Colonel Bradrick’s expression as he saluted me was one of despair.

Yesterday, you tried to sneak past me without saluting me and got in trouble, but today, you came right under me, so you must be feeling like X.

“Come in. Sit over there.”

“thank you.”

“Did you bring all the members of the 13th Battalion, or rather the 13th Squadron?”

“Yes, it is.”

The airborne magic unit used the terms squadron and battalion interchangeably.

In the 7th Mobile Corps, the term “squadron” was often used, and since our platoon originally started out as a subordinate battalion of the 2nd Corps Airborne Brigade without a separate airborne magic unit, the term “battalion” was more familiar.

“As you may have heard, our special forces are tasked with reconnaissance of the Imperial Army.”

“Yeah, I know.”

“I asked them to support the 13th Squadron without hesitation. Do you know why?”

“well.”

“Because I need your experience.”

“yes?”

Even if your skills are lacking, your experience is still useful.

I handed over the documents.

“It says that he participated in the Battle of Bastow and fought in 13 wars, large and small, up until the Battle of Lutes. So he must have a lot of experience scouting out enemies.”

“That’s right. Of all the Atlan Airborne Magic Knights, I’ve probably done the most reconnaissance so far.”

I stood up with a smile and held out my hand.

“Colonel Breadrick, welcome to the Special Air Service Squadron.”

Our first meeting wasn’t that great, but since he came under my wing, I thought I would push him to do his best.

End