Mage Veigar

Chapter 290 Latest Orders

The Dynasty Army stopped the 2nd Airborne Division.

Garru captured the city of Saya where the kingdom's army was stationed.

At this moment, Vega felt that he was still living in a dream. These two things were not in Vega's plan at all. His plan was obviously made with the intention of fooling people, but now it has succeeded naturally?

"General, Commander Garru asked me to bring you a message."

After the adjutant Yiluo finished reporting the battle situation for the fifth time, he quickly changed the subject and said, "First of all, Division Commander Garru asked me to express my sincerest gratitude to you. It was because of your perfect plan that we finally captured Saya City and successfully opened up a lifeline for our 1st and 2nd Divisions and the Dynasty Army. Therefore, the first credit for this war belongs to you, General. After returning home, I will report your military exploits to the Commander-in-Chief."

"second."

Adjutant Yiluo blinked and continued, "The royal family of the Holy Dynasty has heard of your plan and asked me to express my sincerest greetings to the general. When the war situation calms down a little, the king hopes to meet with you and reward you personally."

Vega didn’t know what expression to put on his face.

Should he be sad about the hopelessness of retreat, or should he be happy about the inexplicable success of the plan and the huge improvement in his own evaluation?
This mixed feeling...

Veigar let out a long breath. At this point, he could only comfort himself that this wave was not a loss. This was not only a first achievement, but also a way for his reputation to spread beyond the borders and reach the ears of the Holy Dynasty's royal family.

"Does Commander Garru have anything else to tell you?"

Veigar asked casually. He knew that it was impossible to retreat back to the country immediately, so he could only wait to meet up with Garru, and then let Garru send a letter to the commander-in-chief, requesting to retreat back to the country, or... receive a new order.

"General, you are wise. Commander Garru does have a new order."

Iroh looked at Vega in surprise, and then continued, "According to the final plan of the Holy Dynasty royal family, they are going to abandon all the cities in the east of the Holy Dynasty, and at the same time withdraw their troops and cross the Dunbu River through the port of Tali City. They will also regroup in the west of the Dynasty and wait until the right time to counterattack the east and regain lost territory."

"Give up the east and withdraw troops to garrison the west."

"It's a wise move indeed, but wait!"

Veigar had a vague guess. His face turned pale as he said, "Could it be that Commander Garru's latest order is for me to capture the city of Tali so that they can use the port to cross the Dunbu River?"

"General, you are wise. You have guessed it right again."

Iroh opened his mouth in surprise. "Garru boasted to the king about your great achievements in the north of the empire, so he assured the king that you could capture Tully City with a brigade, and rejected the king's intention to send troops to reinforce you."

That’s why people are afraid of teammates who are like pigs.

Vega felt very frustrated. How could his brigade, which had suffered heavy losses, capture a city occupied by a division? This was simply like throwing an egg against a stone. But Vega couldn't refuse.

the reason is simple.

Because Garru is the commander-in-chief of this operation, Veigar has to lead his troops to attack even if he has to pretend to obey.

Attacking and failing to attack are two different situations.

If the former is not carried out, then the same charge of delaying military operations as Dandeli will not be escaped. If a large number of troops are lost or the attack fails, although the evaluation will be reduced, at least there will be no excessive responsibility.

Therefore, Veigar had to lead his troops to attack the city.

He can indeed pretend to obey but actually disobey, but he has to show his attitude.

If you don't sacrifice a regiment, how can you say that you really attacked the city? It's not okay to not do this kind of superficial work, but Veigar just doesn't want to lose any more of his troops.

So he decided to take down Tully City with minimal casualties. If the Kingdom Army replaced an officer, Vega might not have much confidence, but if the opponent this time was Ingril, who was psychologically traumatized by him, he might be able to use some tricks to drive him out of Tully City without bloodshed.

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Shaye City.

This medium-sized city closest to Saint Laurent City is home to the Empire's 1st, 2nd, and 4th Divisions and the Dynasty Royal Legion. Both forces, the Royal Legion and the Empire's three divisions, suffered heavy losses.

Especially the Imperial 3rd Division which had been completely wiped out.

In order to create an opportunity for the Dynasty Royal Legion and Garru's 4th Division to attack Saya City from the front and back, the entire army was annihilated on the last line of defense. This delayed the main force of the Kingdom Army and allowed Garru and the Dynasty to successfully capture Saya City.

"Thank you for the Empire's efforts."

Saint Laurent XVIII, the king of the Holy Dynasty, who had a pair of elf-like pointed ears and was majestic despite being over seventy years old, sincerely thanked Division Commander Garru in the conference room: "If it weren't for the annihilation of your 3rd Division to buy the Royal Army time to attack Saya from behind, I'm afraid we would have already lost the city."

"Your Majesty is serious."

Garru said modestly: "The Empire and the Dynasty have established diplomatic relations for generations. This is our duty. I hope your country will take care of us in the next plan of withdrawing to the west."

“Speaking of the retreat plan, does that General Vega really have no problem with it?”

King Saint Laurent XVIII showed a worried look on his face: "It is too much of a stretch to capture a city with one brigade. I think it would be better to send the 7th Royal Division to reinforce."

"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much."

Garru patted his chest and said confidently: "General Vega is not an ordinary man. He once repelled a kingdom army of tens of thousands of troops with only a few thousand troops in the north of the empire. This time it is just a piece of cake for him."

“General Garru, is he the General Vega who made the plan and rescued us?”

Accompanying the king, a girl of about 15 years old stared with eyes as clear as sapphires and asked curiously. She also had a pair of elf-like pointed ears, which was a symbol of the purest royal bloodline of the Holy Dynasty.

"That's right, Princess."

Garru looked at Princess Xia Saint Laurent in fascination, and then said respectfully: "After your country's troops are all assembled, we will cross the Dunbu River from Tali City and head west. Then Your Highness will be able to meet General Vega. Speaking of which, he seems to be younger than Your Highness, so I'm sure you will have a lot in common with him."

"General, please help me introduce him when the time comes."

There was a curiosity in Sia Saint Laurent's eyes.

“Xia, stop messing around. General Vega is busy with official duties and has no time to pay attention to you.”

King Saint Laurent XVIII patted Xia's head lovingly, then said to Garru in a serious tone: "Captain Garru, Ed City was recaptured by our Royal Army yesterday. The remaining armies in the east will soon be able to get rid of the Kingdom Army's entanglement and join us through Ed City. Before that, we will have to rely on your army to block the Saint Laurent battle."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Garru said confidently: "Although Saint Laurent City is already in a semi-occupied state, I and several division commanders are confident that we can hold off the kingdom for another half a month, providing your army with sufficient time to prepare for retreat."

"The dynasty will always remember the empire's kindness."

Saint Laurent XVIII stood up, took Xia Saint Laurent's hand and solemnly thanked Garru.

(End of this chapter)