Mage Veigar

Chapter 284 Blocking War

Because time is quite urgent.

Therefore, without any complicated discussions, Garru and the commander of the Dynasty Army finally decided to implement Vega's battle plan, with the 4th Division of the Imperial Army launching a direct attack on Saya Castle, which was located at the apex of the isosceles triangle.

Because Saya City has no air force.

With the strength of Garru's troops, plus an air force, it is not difficult to capture this medium-sized city. What the Holy Dynasty and Veigar's troops need to do is just to block the reinforcements from Ed City on the left and Tully City on the right.

Each of these two cities has a division of the Royal Army.

The Holy Dynasty on the left is easier to deal with. It is not difficult for two divisions to stop one division, and their aviation forces are relatively reserved. However, the situation on Vega's side is not optimistic because he only has the strength of a heavy brigade.

As for the aviation forces?

Although the heavy brigade is equipped with aviation units, it only has 8 transport-type and 2 combat-type ships, which is only half the number of a standard division.

Can such a force really stop a division?

Of course, Vega would show his 100% confidence if he was speaking to the outside world. If anyone dared to question him, he would even use his past achievements in the northern part of the empire to shut them up. However, if he really thought about it,

It would damage the glorious image if it is mentioned, so it is better not to mention it here.

He was not good at fighting blocking battles, especially in such an unfamiliar place. What's more, the enemy's number of soldiers and firepower of the air force were beyond his reach.

in short.

Vega believed that the chance of failure was very high. Even if the entire army was wiped out, they could only hold out for about 10 days.

Can the frontal troops capture Saya City within 10 days?
In Veigar's secret speculation, it was lucky that Garru could come back alive, and there was no need to talk about whether to take Xiasaya City. This matter was really just a trick played by Veigar to fool the two of them.

Yes, the seemingly reasonable plan is full of loopholes.

First of all, letting the Dynasty Army to block the City of Ed is a pitfall. Imagine that an army group was beaten down to only two standard divisions. It is conceivable how powerful the air support of the City of Ed and the City of Tali is.

Therefore, the dynasty army was doomed to be defeated.

Next came Garru's frontal forces.

Although it seems that I have air force and the enemy has no air force, my chances of winning are greater.

But you also have to see that the enemy is defending the city, and the attackers have no way to attack the city without more than three times the number of troops. Conventional sieges are fought with lives, and it is a blessing from God that Garru is not completely wiped out in the end.

Therefore, Veigar chose the city of Tully on the right.

This is the safest city. If the brigade cannot withstand the attack, they can retreat from the west as soon as possible. If the enemy wants to reinforce Sayaka Castle, they need to go east. If the route is opposite, they will not choose to continue pursuing Vega.

From this, it can be inferred that he has a considerable chance of surviving.

From the very beginning, Vega had never thought about winning this losing war. Instead, he was thinking about how to survive the war. It didn't matter even if he returned to the Seventh Army as a loser, because it was better than losing his life.

Why be so negative and pessimistic? Why not give it a try?
On the bright side, if this war can be won, I'm sure I'll get half the rank of major general.

Because in order to be promoted from brigadier general, two miracle battles or four classic battles are needed. If you can cover the retreat of our army and the Holy Dynasty's troops, you will have completed at least 4/1 of the progress to major general.

But it was because he knew the Kingdom Army too well.

Vega couldn't even see the slightest hope of victory.

Vega would never get involved in a hopeless war unless he had no other choice. If he was forced to get involved, he would immediately think of a way to protect himself so that he could get out of it safely.

"This life is probably saved."

The next day, Vega muttered to himself as he led his troops to Tully City.

He was very clear about what he was going to do next, which was to stop the enemy as much as possible until Garru and the Holy Dynasty army were completely destroyed, so that he would have a legitimate reason to retreat.

The commander-in-chief will blame me then.

He could have simply put the blame on Garru. After all, he had already completed his part. It was really because his teammates were not strong enough that they failed to occupy Saya City as originally planned. Even if Garru came back alive, he would probably not be able to refute it.

"Stop tactics, retreat route, way to return home...excuse to escape punishment."

Veigar, riding on his warhorse, counted on his fingers and repeated the plan process in his mind one by one to prevent omissions. When he counted to the last preparation, he nodded with satisfaction: "The plan is perfect, and the only thing missing is the news of the defeat of Commander Garru." Just as Veigar was madly cursing his friendly forces, a report came.

"Report to the General."

Adjutant Iroh caught up with Vega and said, "We have reached the Talli Canyon in your blocking plan. This is the only way for the Kingdom Army to reinforce Saya City."

"Order the entire army to stop advancing."

Vega looked up at the precipitous canyon. This was indeed the best place for an ambush.

As long as he builds a defense line in the canyon and lets the main force block the enemy head-on, while deploying two flanking troops on both sides of the canyon for cover, by using this method of continuously shrinking the front line, Vega is sure to hold off the enemy for 10 days.

I saw this canyon on the map beforehand.

Wei Cai chose to block the reinforcements from Tully City instead of running to the flat city of Eide to fight a tough battle. In addition, his troops were the smallest to begin with, so the Holy Dynasty could not say anything.

Of course there is another most important reason.

Under this terrain, the air force was almost disabled, and magic from the air could not bomb to the bottom of the canyon at all.

Therefore, Vega had no intention of using the war airships. He only let the army's war airships serve as a deterrent to prevent the Kingdom Army from directly using air transport to reinforce Saya City. After all, these divisions were originally aviation divisions.

"Captains of the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th regiments, please step forward."

After choosing a hidden location to camp, Vega brought the staff, the heads of various regiments, and Deputy Brigade Commander Dandri to a high place.

He pointed to the middle of the canyon and said, "I need you to concentrate your forces in the middle of the canyon and use a regular battle mode to stop the enemy, but please don't fight to the death. What I need is to fight and retreat, and lure the enemy deeper."

"I understand." Several people said in unison.

Vega nodded in satisfaction and continued, "I will also be on the front line in command when the time comes. You just need to remember that sacrifices in war are inevitable and don't let anger cloud your heads."

Vega didn't want to go to the front line to command.

However, a race against time blocking battle like this requires on-the-spot response and immediate command. Setting up the command center in the rear will only cause conflicts between orders and actual conditions, leading to failure.

The main force has been deployed.

Vega looked at the deputy brigade commander Dandali and said, "Sir Dandali, I need you to lead your 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th regiments as the flank troops for this blocking battle. Ambush on both sides of the canyon and prepare long-range throwing weapons such as stones, kerosene, and arrows in advance. Once my troops lure the enemy into the ambush circle, please launch an attack on the enemy as soon as possible to cover our escape from the battlefield."

This is Vega's blocking plan.

The main methods adopted are frontal blocking and flank covering.

This allowed the main force responsible for blocking the enemy to retreat safely, and also prevented Wang Guojun from pursuing too deeply when ambushed, and they could only advance the front line a few hundred meters at a time.

It would take at least 10 days for the Kingdom Army to completely break through the Tali Canyon blockade.

The only thing Vega had to worry about was whether Deputy Brigade Commander Dandri, who was in charge of flank cover, would take the opportunity to do something, but as soon as this thought came to his mind, he put it out of his mind.

At this critical moment.

Anyone who is smart enough will not do anything secretly.

Because now Vega and Dendari are on the same boat. If the mission fails, Vega and Dendari will be equally responsible. If the mission fails due to Dendari's personal emotions, he will even be held fully responsible.

In Vega's opinion.

If you really want revenge, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

Taking the risk of making a move would be a foolish act that would hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt oneself by eight hundred. At least he would not do such a thing at this time. In the end, it might not have any impact on Dandeliya and instead he would lose himself.

So Veigar gave Dandari a friendly look as a hint.

"Your Majesty, take your orders."

The same friendly tone came out of Dandari's mouth.

At least on the surface, Dandari seemed to be quite sensible, but there was a hint of subtle eagerness in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)