Mage Veigar

Chapter 135 Parting ways
The sky is slightly bright.

The time now is about 5 o'clock in the morning.

Vega and Wolf's troops were not far from the edge of the central area. As long as they left the edge and marched for less than half a day, they could return to the Third Army Headquarters.

It seems like everything is moving in a good direction.

Just as Vega and his companions were preparing to leave the central area in one go, the scouts who had gone ahead came back and reported something.

The road that must be passed is guarded by the Kingdom Army's airborne troops.

Vega had considered taking a detour.

But the scouts revealed that all the main intersections leading from the central area to the outer areas were heavily guarded. It seemed that they were prepared to guard the exits and then eliminate the imperial soldiers who survived the magic bombardment.

"Things are in trouble."

After listening to the report, Vega looked at Wolfe and said, "Captain Wolfe, what do you think?"

"Is there any other solution for now?"

Wolfe said as a matter of course: "If we want to return to the headquarters, we must cross this road. According to the scouts' report, there are only more than 500 people guarding the intersection. With our strength, we have a chance of winning."

"What do you think? A head-on confrontation?"

"Of course, we have nowhere to retreat, so we can only confront them head-on."

Hearing Wolfe's matter-of-fact words, Vega asked in confusion: "Don't you consider that with the speed of the Kingdom Army's support, 500 people only need to entangle us for a short while, and I'm afraid we can't escape even if we have wings."

“Captain Vega, I certainly understand that.”

Wolfe was a little impatient: "So we can only pray that we can crush these 500-man troops before the enemy's reinforcements arrive. If we can't break through the defense line before the reinforcements arrive, it's my fate."

"Captain Wolfe, please wait."

Vega asked in an almost incredulous tone, “Have you ever thought about using some basic tactics to minimize the chance of failure?”

"Tactics?"

Wolfe suddenly realized, "Of course we have to consider this. According to the basic combat methods of the army, I have decided to adopt the 133 tactical formation. Captain Vega, your professional troops will lead the charge later, and my troops will take the opportunity to attack."

"Is this the tactic you mentioned?"

It always felt like Vega was talking to a deaf ear; he was talking about tactics, not battle formations.

Wolfe didn't think there was anything wrong: "Captain Vega, do you have any other more brilliant tactics?"

"Don't you think this kind of terrain is more suitable for street fighting and guerrilla warfare?" Vega responded patiently.

"Street fighting? Guerrilla warfare?"

Wolfe's eyes were full of confusion. "Captain Vega, I understand what you mean by street fighting. It probably means charging the enemy head-on in a narrow terrain, but what kind of tactics is this guerrilla warfare?"

Vega finally understood.

It turns out that in the eyes of the other side, besides fighting head-on, the only difference is what kind of formation to change into in what kind of terrain to have a greater chance of winning. The other side does not understand the meaning of street fighting at all.
"Captain Wolfe."

Vega looked at the tall buildings and the complex terrain behind him. "Have you ever considered occupying some commanding heights and some key buildings that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and using guerrilla tactics to achieve the goal of defeating the enemy with fewer troops?"

"Win with fewer troops?" Wolfe shook his head and smiled. "Captain Veigar is such a joke. I'm not a high-ranking general. I can't command a force with fewer troops. As for occupying some commanding heights, it would be beneficial for the magic support of the mage, but there doesn't seem to be an elemental mage in our team."

Vega shook his head helplessly.

He finally said: "I would like to ask you to give me the command of this battle. I believe that with my ability, although I cannot completely dismantle the blockade of the Kingdom Army, I should have no problem leading the troops out of the central area."

Wolfe frowned.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Captain Vega, it's not that I don't believe you, but please allow me to ask, are you a graduate of the Central Military Academy or the Northwest Military Academy?"

“I haven’t started my training at the military academy yet,” Vega answered honestly.

The Military Academy was the only way for junior officers to become middle-level officers. With Vega's merits, he had long been qualified to study at the military academy, but Kalini suddenly lost halfway through, resulting in him not being qualified for recommendation until now.

"terribly sorry."

Wolfe apologized to Vega and said, "Although I am willing to believe in your command ability, I cannot joke with the lives of my subordinates. Please understand."

“Excuse me, Captain Wolfe, but your way of fighting is playing with the lives of your subordinates.” Vega didn’t give the other party any face at all.

Wolfe wasn't angry either.

He just shook his head and said, "My combat method is strictly in accordance with the military academy curriculum. There is absolutely no mistake. Captain Vega, please rest assured about this."

"Ah!"

Vega said disdainfully: "I would like to ask, among the high-ranking generals of the empire who have won one miraculous battle after another, which one was won in a textbook-style manner?"

"Captain Vega, you are still young."

Wolff stopped arguing with Vega and just said casually, "You can't go wrong if you follow the way taught by the Imperial Military Academy. I will launch an attack in 15 minutes. Please lead the professional team to charge forward."

This is how the Empire fights head-on.

The elemental mage is responsible for the fire output before the battle, the professional troops take the opportunity to cut in, and the ordinary troops serve as the main combat force in the rear, and finally the recovered magician provides fire support.

This is the main way of fighting no matter which country you are in.

It's a competition of who has more troops, who has stronger professionals, and who has a magician with strong enough firepower output.

Vega, who traveled through time, scoffed at this tactic.

In his opinion, the reason why Kareni fell was because of the Kingdom Army's tactics. They had begun to develop the prototype of blitzkrieg, while the Empire's combat thinking was still stuck in the head-on confrontation of the last century.

To obey the orders of such a conservative officer?
Vega still wants to live a little longer.

Therefore, he directly rejected Wolfe: "I'm sorry, Captain Wolfe, I don't agree with your way of fighting, and I also need to be responsible for my subordinates. I'm sorry that I can't obey your orders."

“Captain Vega, you…”

Wolfe's expression changed, and finally he saluted helplessly: "I respect your opinion. I will still lead the troops to charge in 15 minutes. If I am lucky enough to meet the commander-in-chief, I will definitely lead the troops to rescue you. May the glory of the empire be with you."

“May the glory of the empire be with you.” Veigar returned the greeting.

So 15 minutes later, Wolfe, with the 2nd Regiment without a single professional, launched an attack on the Kingdom Army's force of 500 men and a squad of professionals.

(End of this chapter)