Mage Veigar

Chapter 137 Preparation before the war
Wolf Ede was placed under house arrest.

As a result, Vega took command of the remaining 800 troops.

As for the process of gaining command, it is clear that it is inevitably accompanied by violence and intimidation.

The few people who took the lead in questioning have been locked in the room with Wolf. Now no one in the entire army questions Vega for the time being, and Vega can also develop his own tactical ideas.

Guerrilla tactics.

This is a battle plan that Vega decided to use after careful consideration.

With the high mobility of the professional brigade as a supplement, the main task is to harass and attract the enemy's attention. If the enemy counterattacks, they will retreat immediately. After all, if the professional troops want to leave, generally no one can stop them.

Ordinary troops are the main force.

Combined with the combat concepts of street fighting in the previous life, they occupied nearby commanding heights and some large buildings that were sturdy and not afraid of long-range fire support, used crossbows and throwing weapons as means of attack, and achieved the goal of slowly consuming the pursuing troops.

Once there are too many pursuing troops.

By taking advantage of familiar terrain and fighting at home, our troops can retreat in time, and if the enemy pursues us relentlessly, we can naturally lead them into the next encirclement. If the enemy troops dare not pursue us because of heavy losses, they may even want to withdraw.

At this time, we can naturally implement the strategy of "the enemy retreats and I pursue".

The most crucial thing is that the Wang Guojun did not seem to understand the concept of street fighting. While establishing the blockade line, they did not immediately seize the nearby commanding heights and large buildings that were easy to defend and difficult to attack.

This is good news for Vega.

Otherwise, it would take a lot of time and manpower just to seize advantageous buildings and commanding heights.

That afternoon.

After all the soldiers had rested, Vega found temporary officers at all levels of troops and began to formulate a detailed combat plan.

Vega instilled the concept of small-scale, lightweight, flexible, and mobile operations into all temporary officers. This was of course opposed by all officers, who all believed that fighting in units of 10 was a joke.

boom!
An officer with a hot temper slammed the table and said, "What can a small force of 10 people do? Once surrounded by the enemy, they can hardly survive for even a minute. The Empire's fighting style has always been based on direct confrontation. I cannot accept this combat concept. I will not joke with my life and the lives of my subordinates."

The officer's words were supported by most people.

However, a few minutes later, Vega used his command authority to forcibly remove the officer from his temporary position. No one dared to object anymore, and everyone chose to obey Vega's orders.

"very good!"

After explaining the battle concept, Vega looked at the officers and said, "Now I need you to make all the preparations according to the plan before tonight. The reconnaissance department, please plan the ambush location and retreat route. You need to implement this for each team."

Vega turned his gaze to the head of the logistics department and said, "Whether you build it or steal it, I need you to ensure that each soldier has ten arrows on his crossbow before tonight, and set up weapons and material supply points in some hidden locations."

Vega finally turned his gaze to the combat department: "Yes, you are the protagonists tonight. I need you to cover the professional brigade and work together as a team to block and attack, or even destroy the enemy's pursuit troops. The combat will mainly use crossbows and throwing weapons, and try to avoid close combat. After each attack, immediately change the location to give full play to the mobility of the troops."

"Yes!" Everyone stood up and responded.

Vega nodded in satisfaction, and then said in a resounding voice: "Everyone, please remember these sixteen words: 'When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy stays, we harass; when the enemy tires, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue'. Victory will surely belong to us!"

"For victory!"

In this almost roaring sound, the battle plan from Earth, which combined the two combat concepts of "guerrilla warfare and street fighting", was officially launched, and the implementation of the battle plan was put on at night.

It's evening.

Vega looked at the red sunset. Today was unexpectedly a good day.

He stood on a high place, looking down at the desolate city of Kareni, with a smile on his face. The war had really come.

And he didn't seem to hate the feeling of gunpowder in the air.

Looking at the enemy's blockade line, Vega even had a crazy idea. If he was given enough troops and supplies, he could even use the combat concepts of his previous life to completely bury the Kingdom Army's airborne troops in the city of Kareni.

If he could win this war, he would surely become famous throughout the empire.

The father of guerrilla warfare and street fighting?

A super commander who can defeat a larger force with a smaller one?

Kareni and the savior of the Northern Front?

No matter which title it is, it is enough to make Vega the real one in power.

As for where this confidence comes from?

Vega has fully discovered that the rise of the United Kingdom is very similar to that of Germany on Earth. Even the way it became famous in World War I was the blitzkrieg that was famous in World War II, and it could even capture a country within a few hours.

And what is the weakness of blitzkrieg?
That’s right, the biggest fear of blitzkrieg is being dragged into the mud of street fighting by enemy forces.

Once you are dragged into street fighting, the friendly air support forces will be completely useless, because you cannot guarantee that the magic bombing will not accidentally injure friendly forces. If you rely solely on airborne troops to occupy the city, the overly long supply lines and unfamiliar terrain will be enough to make them suffer, and even lose the initiative in the war.

the most important is.

Vega discovered that the United Kingdom's blitzkrieg was only in its infancy.

The Kingdom's army actually took it for granted that the end of the magic bombing meant the capture of the city. Even the airborne troops they sent down were eager to occupy air-raid shelters and establish blockade lines to ensure the capture of resources, rather than immediately seizing commanding heights and important buildings to establish an advantage in street fighting.

Even so, the Imperial Army did not even think of resisting.

It seemed that the Imperial Army took it for granted that the failure of the crystal hub, the end of the magic bombing, and the arrival of the airborne troops meant that the city of Kalini had been occupied by the United Kingdom.

therefore.

Vega had reason to believe.

He didn't need more. As long as he could gather a standard brigade-level force, he would be able to completely cripple the Kingdom Army's airborne troops through street fighting and guerrilla tactics within half a month.

Sighed.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

Given his current situation, where could he find a brigade-level force?

unless……

"Captain, it's almost time."

The adjutant interrupted Vega’s thoughts and said, “All preparations have been completed. All teams are in the ambush location. The operation can be launched at any time. Please give your instructions, Captain.”

Veigar stood on the commanding heights.

When the afterglow of the setting sun disappeared in the sky, Vega smiled at Captain Wolf who was "invited" to come beside him.

Then, in front of Captain Wolf, Vega gave an order to his adjutant: "Notify all troops and start the battle plan. If defeating a larger force with a smaller one is considered a miracle, then let's create a miracle."

(End of this chapter)