Mage Veigar

Chapter 283 Arriving at the front line
This is definitely a high-level black.

Vega stared at the boastful Chief of Staff Eskar with wide eyes.

With all the crazy praise for his past glory, he must be indispensable for this mission. If he wins, it will be fine. But if he fails and flees back to the country in disgrace, his evaluation will probably drop to freezing point.

Because the higher you praise someone, the harder they will fall.

Vega was not only afraid of this, he was even more afraid that he could not even escape back to his country.

This was a losing war, and he himself had no hope of winning.

However, Commander-in-Chief Hausman and the others did not think so. It was fine that they had not specifically learned about Vega's past before, but now that they knew about it, they were full of confidence in Vega.

Let’s not talk about the Wings of the Empire for now.

Everyone knows the reputation of Kareni, the city that never falls. The kingdom army that was able to capture Kareni is obviously not mediocre. At least its level is similar to that of the kingdom army in the Holy Dynasty this time, or even higher.

From this to that.

The Kingdom’s army was so powerful, but Vega was the ruthless man who was able to turn defeat into victory and retake Kareni.

What is the mission this time?
It's just opening up a retreat route.

Is there any need to worry about failure if you entrust this kind of task to such a ruthless person?
Garru, the commander of the 4th Division, immediately echoed him: "Commander-in-Chief, specialization is the priority, and experience is the priority. I am willing to give up my position as the commander-in-chief of operations, and I will follow Brigadier General Vega's lead in everything."

"This battle must be won. I second the motion."

"For the sake of the soldiers' safe return, I second this motion."

"..."

All the division commanders agreed that Vega should be the commander-in-chief, especially the commander of the 4th Division, whose face was almost wrinkled with laughter. If Vega was the commander-in-chief of this operation, he would only bear secondary responsibility even if it failed.

"Cough cough cough..."

Hausman coughed and said, "Since Brigadier General Vega is the popular choice, I think we should carry out this mission together with Division Commander Garru. However, Division Commander Garru will still be the combat commander. It's not that I don't trust you, Brigadier General Vega, but you have just arrived in the army and you must not be used to all aspects of the army. You will be in charge next time."

"Yes... Commander-in-Chief."

Vega had no choice but to agree to this battle. He also did not dare to refuse Hausman, the authoritarian, because once he refused, his brigade's deputy brigade commander Dandelli would also take the opportunity to replace him.

Fortunately, he was not the chief commander of the operation.

If the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up. He is just assisting from the side. If the operation really fails, he will only bear secondary responsibility. The real unlucky one will be the 4th Division Commander Garlu.

Of course, this is all secondary.

Vega just wanted to know how he could come back alive from the front line this time.

“Commodore Vega, please take care of me from now on.”

The smile on the face of the 4th Division Commander disappeared. He said with a stiff expression: "The time for sending troops is tentatively set at 5 days later. Please be prepared. This time we will take the land route to the Holy Dynasty."

"Our team is ready to set off at any time."

After the meeting, Veigar and Garru chatted for a few minutes and then left the headquarters.

Before leaving, he undoubtedly bumped into Chief of Staff Eskar. He did not feel that he had done anything wrong. Instead, he patted Vega on the shoulder and said, "Commodore Vega, I give you this opportunity. I wish you a successful start."

“Thank you very much for your care, Chief of Staff!” Vega twitched the corners of his mouth.

If the other party's official position was not higher than his, he would have wanted to scold Eskar now. This was simply a trap for him. Is being too good really a sin? Vega fell into shameless contemplation.

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5 days go by in a blink of an eye.

Veigar assembled the troops and set out from the military base after meeting with the 4th Division Commander Garru.

This time, there was no scene of civilians lining the streets to cheer like in the case of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Divisions. The news of the defeat on the front line had already spread back to the country, so this time, Vega and the 4th Division received only boos. The treatment was very different.

But no one dares to throw rotten eggs or something like that.

Although it is not a rule to blame everyone, it is still possible to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys. After all, no one wants to be the chicken.

Since we are traveling to the Holy Dynasty by land, the journey is not fast.

About 10 days later, Vega and Garru's troops finally arrived at a city outside the encirclement of the Saint Laurent Kingdom Army and stationed there. The 15th and 23rd Divisions of the Dynasty Army were also stationed in this city.

These two divisions belonged to the Fourth Army of the Holy Dynasty. This army originally received the king's order to break the encirclement and cover the Royal Army and the royal family of Saint Laurent City to retreat to the west to make plans, but they were beaten by a flank force of the Kingdom Army responsible for the rear encirclement and could not take care of themselves. Now only two divisions are stationed here waiting for the Empire's reinforcements to act together.

"Master Garru, you are finally here."

The commander-in-chief of the 15th and 23rd divisions came over in a hurry. He excitedly shook the hand of the commander of the 4th division, Garru, and said, "I feel relieved to see you. The Royal Army is saved, His Majesty is saved... Uh-huh."

The old man cried with joy, without any dignity of a commander at all.

This is not surprising. Even a saint cannot control his emotions when he is overwhelmed with joy or sorrow. But is it really okay to regard the Empire as the savior? To be honest, Veigar does not have much confidence in Garru.

"Commander-in-chief, please be patient."

The commander of the 4th Division, Garru, quickly appeased him, "There is no time to lose. Please share the current intelligence. We need to make a plan based on the battle situation and strive to break the encirclement in the shortest possible time so that your Royal Legion, His Majesty the King, and our army can retreat safely."

"Quick, sort out all the information."

After a flurry of activity, the 4th Division commander's staff reviewed the documents in the conference room and began to formulate the entire combat plan.

“There are two biggest problems now.”

The commander-in-chief of the Dynasty Army pointed at the sand table and said, "There are two groups of the Kingdom Army attacking Saint Laurent City from the front. On the left is the Lenao Mountains where we can't march, and on the right is the Dunbu River. But the navy was ambushed and destroyed half a year ago. Now the only place to retreat is the Kingdom Army's flank troops stationed in the three cities of Eide, Tali, and Shaye that have been captured."

"So, we are going to capture three cities?"

The commander of the 4th Division, Garru, frowned. The three cities that formed an isosceles triangle on the sand table made him feel a little tricky.

The commander-in-chief of the Dynasty Army nodded and said, "That's right. We can only guarantee the retreat route if we break through the encirclement of the Kingdom Army and recapture the three cities. Otherwise, once Saint Laurent City is broken, neither our army nor your army will have anywhere to escape."

Vega took a look at the three cities that were easy to defend but difficult to attack, and then asked, "Commander, how are the troops deployed?"

The Dynasty Army's commander-in-chief looked at Vega curiously.

Division Commander Garru noticed the commander-in-chief's gaze and introduced him, "This is Brigadier General Vega Kalenyi. He defeated the Kingdom Army in the north of the Empire and recaptured the city of Kalenyi."

"The Empire is truly filled with talented people."

The commander-in-chief sighed at Vega's age, then replied: "Each of these three cities has an airborne division stationed. The enemy's air strike capability is very strong. Our entire 4th Army's aviation force was annihilated as soon as it came up. This is the main reason why we have not made any progress so far and have lost a large number of troops."

3 cities, 3 divisions, and strong air support.

Vega keenly grasped these key points. He knew without even looking that this was another of the Kingdom's tried-and-tested blitzkrieg.

What to do now?
Veigar stared at the sand table and thought for two minutes.

He then pointed to the three cities that were distributed in an isosceles triangle. The closest to Saint Laurent City and the farthest from them was Saya City, and said, "If we don't consider counterattacking the Kingdom Army, I don't think it's necessary to capture all three cities. It will be enough to just take Saya City and retreat. By then, it will be easy to welcome back the Royal Army and our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Divisions, and then take back the other two cities."

Everyone in the conference room fell into deep thought.

A few minutes later, the commander of the 4th Division, Garru, spoke up: "I think it's feasible. Let's set Shaye City as the strategic target. Please ask all the staff to formulate relevant plans according to this target."

"Both of you."

The commander-in-chief of the Dynasty Army spoke at this time: "I have also executed this plan before, but if we want to take Saya City, we need troops to hold back the Kingdom reinforcements from the other two cities. Almost all of the Kingdom Army's air forces are concentrated in these two cities. With our strength, we can't delay the frontal troops from taking Saya City."

Vega smiled and didn't take it seriously.

He placed all the Dynasty Army troops on the sand table in the City of Eide on the left, then moved his own troops' chess pieces to the City of Tali on the right, and finally placed the 4th Division in the City of Saya, which required a frontal attack.

Vega's slightly sarcastic voice echoed in the conference room: "I don't ask your army to defeat the Kingdom's army, but please don't tell me, Commander-in-Chief, that your two divisions can't hold back one division of the enemy."

Then he turned his attention to the 4th Division Commander Garru.

He said in a tone of admiration: "With the command ability of the 4th Division Commander, it should be easy to take down Saya City with a single division without an air force garrison, right?"

"Of course."

The two of them could not stand Vega's provocation and immediately said that there was no problem.

Especially the commander-in-chief of the Dynasty Army, he even felt that the strength of his troops was insulted, and he wished he could carry out Vega's plan right now to prove that he was not so incompetent.

Seeing this, Vega showed a hidden smile.

Neither of them realized that Vega had already placed his troops in the safest position.

(End of this chapter)