Mage Veigar

Chapter 142 Confused
The sky is slightly bright.

After resting and then a forced march, Vega and his troops finally approached the Third Army's base.

"Scout, provide a safe route."

"Report to the captain."

The scout looked at Vega and reported, "A patrol was spotted on East Street. I suggest bypassing the enemy patrol via Administrative Street. Although it will take half an hour longer, it is certain that there are no traces of the enemy on Administrative Street."

"All troops, change route to Administrative Street."

Based on the information provided by the scouts, Vega led the entire army to avoid contact with the Kingdom’s troops and advance towards the Administrative Street.

Passing by Executive Street.

What Vega saw was devastation everywhere.

The bumpy ground, the air mixed with the smell of burning, the dilapidated buildings and shops, and...

Government buildings razed to the ground.

If Vega had not seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard for him to believe that the once most prosperous administrative street in the northern district had become like this. It seemed that some of the main buildings were the targets of the Kingdom Army's heavy bombing.

No excessive stay.

Vega continued along the administrative street towards the military base.

This time there were no accidents. At around 7 o'clock in the morning, Vega could already see the Third Army's headquarters.

"stop."

Vega ordered the troops to stop marching. “Teams one and two, follow me to investigate the situation. Teams three, four, and everyone else, find a secret location and wait.”

"Yes." Everyone answered in unison.

Vega led 20 professionals and walked towards the military camp.

The reason why we only bring 20 professionals is because professional troops are highly mobile and can generally easily avoid magic attacks as long as they are not too close to the magician.

on the other hand.

Vega deliberately left about 20 professionals on standby, naturally in order to contain Captain Wolfe. After all, these 800 soldiers were Captain Wolfe's subordinates. If they ran away with all the soldiers, he would not even have a place to cry.

In less than a few minutes, Vega and two teams quietly approached the charred gate.

It can be seen that there are no kingdom troops near the military base, only a few crows are chirping, which looks a bit creepy.

Walk through the door.

Everything was just as imagined.

Although the buildings in the military base had high defense capabilities, the carpet bombing left only the second floor and below of each building intact, while the higher floors had become ruins.

Deliberately lower your footsteps.

Vega led the professional team towards the headquarters building.

Along the way, the charred corpses still emitted a disgusting stench. A few crows that were pecking at the corpses did not seem to be afraid of Vega passing by, and they were concentrating on fighting for the food on the ground.

Go up to the headquarters building.

Vega discovered that in addition to being bombed, this place had also experienced raids by the Kingdom Army, because some officers and soldiers were obviously not killed by magic bombings, but by weapons cutting their throats or stabbing vital parts.

creak-

Vega opened the door to the commander-in-chief's office.

There were piles of scraps of paper all over the floor, the decorative porcelain was also broken into pieces, and all the drawers of the wall cabinet were opened.

Sure enough... Although I have basically guessed some of the situation here, I can't help but feel disappointed when I see it with my own eyes.

Judging from the current situation, Kaleini no longer has any troops to resist the Kingdom Army. I'm afraid the only resistance force is his professional brigade and Wolf's 800 soldiers.

Moreover, although it is called a professional brigade, in fact it is only the size of a squadron. As for Wolfe's troops, it can no longer be called a regiment. It is at most a battalion plus a company.

Next.

Vega walked around the entire military camp and several military air-raid shelters, but still found nothing.

Especially when Vega came to the Army Air Port.

On the large field, only a few war airships that were destroyed by the bombing of the Kingdom Army were left. Originally, all the anti-aircraft forces of the Third Army were stationed here, but now they have been burned down.

If you want to kill a thief, you can't save him.

Seeing this, Vega had no choice but to lead his subordinates out of the military base. There was no value in staying here anymore. The empire's northern front was really over.

You can even foresee the next ending directly.

The Kingdom's army will use the city of Kareni as its base, and then radiate to the small and medium-sized cities in the north of the entire empire. The combat method they adopt is also very simple. The war airships will first bomb for a day and a night, and then the airborne troops will descend on the city. As long as they kill the command center in the rear, the army without a brain will be just a joke. In the entire north, only important cities like Kareni have air defense crystal hubs.

Without air superiority, the imperial troops in various cities would become sitting ducks.

While he was thinking, Vega had already returned to the army.

"Captain Vega, what's going on?"

Wolf was the first to come forward, nervousness revealed in his eyes. As an officer extremely loyal to the Empire, he wanted to drive the Kingdom Army out of Kareni City even at the cost of his life.

Vega said nothing, but just shook his head.

Wolfe was stunned for a moment when he saw Vega shaking his head, and then his face turned pale.

Confusion appeared in his eyes. A middle-level officer like him would not even know whether to fight or retreat without orders from his superiors, because they lacked a sense of the overall situation. This is the importance of the general headquarters in war.

Once the army loses its headquarters, it is like losing its brain.

Wolf was stunned for a few seconds, and then he said excitedly as if he had grasped a life-saving straw: "Captain Vega, what should we do next? Can we only wait for death quietly like this?"

Because Wolfe's voice was so loud, the surrounding soldiers could hear it clearly.

At this moment, everyone lowered their heads, the fighting spirit in their eyes disappeared, and only confusion remained.

The fear of death and the uneasiness about the future make them extremely depressed, because death is not scary. What is really scary is the process of waiting for death in endless despair.

"Cough cough..."

Vega coughed twice. He did not immediately suggest breaking out of the city. Instead, he said, "Everyone, take a rest first. We can discuss everything after we have enough energy."

All the soldiers obeyed the order mechanically.

But no one could fall asleep immediately, as the confusion about the future prevented them from settling down and resting.

What Vega wants is confusion.

If we talk about breaking out and escaping now, we will inevitably be opposed by Wolfe and a small number of soldiers. But when the emotion of despair reaches its peak, whoever comes up with any seemingly reasonable goal will be supported by everyone.

Therefore, Veigar was not in a hurry.

He quietly waited for the best opportunity to come. Taking this opportunity, he gave a few instructions to his adjutant, and then headed towards the city gate alone. He needed more information.

If you want others to believe in your plan, you need to provide a feasible plan and evidence.

(End of this chapter)