Mage Veigar

Chapter 302 Air Force Attack
That night.

Vega began to reorganize the troops.

因为1、2、4师团分别拿出了18000士兵编入独立重装旅“胜利”，现在维迦的部队总计超过了2.4万人，大概相当于一支标准军团的1/2。

But quantity is not proportional to quality.

These 18000 men were all third-rate soldiers eliminated from the three divisions. Among them, there were no half-professionals or magicians. The real elite soldiers were all retained from the three divisions.

In this situation, what else can Vega say?

He could only comfort himself that even an ordinary soldier must have the strength to fight. After all, one more person means one more strength, which also means he can hold on for 24 hours.

Exactly 24 hours.

As long as he can hold on for 24 hours, he can retreat directly.

Although it was impossible to cross the river to the west bank without ships, he could retreat in other directions. After all, living one more day was a better day. Maybe one day the kingdom's defense would be relaxed and he could cross the Donbu River safely.

"All troops, forward."

Before dawn, Vega led his troops out of the port of Tuli and headed for the city of Tuli, which was dozens of kilometers away.

Also going with them were several divisions of the Royal Legion of the Dynasty Army. They all looked listless and obviously understood their fate. Unfortunately, they were powerless to resist.

Followed by.

Vega advanced towards the troops at a leisurely pace.

During these 24 hours, Vega still wanted to preserve his troops as much as possible, so he deliberately slowed down the march and let the Dynasty Army take the lead. As for the specific route of retreat, Vega has already begun planning.

Unlike Vega.

The commander of the dynasty army did not seem to mind Vega's plan to take advantage of the situation. He consciously ordered the troops to speed up and volunteered to serve as the vanguard of Vega's troops.

Because in the eyes of the commander of the dynasty army.

At the end of this blocking battle, no one could escape.

With the Donbu River as the boundary, the entire eastern part of the dynasty will become the territory of the Kingdom Army. Where can they escape to then? Without reinforcements, supplies, and resources, they have no choice but to die.

The only difference is who dies first and who dies later.

This land is no longer suitable for soldiers from any dynasty or empire to survive, except for the army of the United Kingdom.

As I was thinking, I could already see the outline of Tully City.

The sounds of magic explosions and the roars of war airships echoed between the earth and the sky. The breath of war was getting closer and closer, and Vega began to be extremely vigilant.

buzzing-

Just as they were approaching Tully City, a noisy sound came from the sky.

Vega was very familiar with this voice.

War airship.

Only a war airship would make such a noisy sound, so he looked up.

"Get down, everyone get down!"

After just one glance, Vega let out a horrified voice.

More than 300 black war airships flew over from a distance, and Vega took a breath of cold air. If they bombed the ground like that, he might lose 2.4/2 of his 3 troops.

Is the air force really so exaggerated?

It should be noted that since the port is dozens of kilometers away from the center of Tully City, this commercial channel is naturally very flat and open. In this case, the war airship can definitely exert 200% of its magic bombing capability.

"What on earth is Dynasty's 11th Air Force doing?"

Vega had just finished speaking when he saw an aviation unit of the Dynasty Army rushing over. It was the Dynasty's 11th Air Force, which was responsible for air interception missions.

Boom boom boom——

An air battle broke out.

Unfortunately, the Dynasty's air force was less than 1/3 of the Kingdom's, so after an air battle, the Dynasty's army was defeated, and the Kingdom's air force formed a formation again and headed towards Vega.

"It's over, it's completely over."

Vega didn't expect to die before he could accomplish his mission. Before he even reached the city of Tully to engage in a blocking battle, he was mowed down by the kingdom's air force on the way. What could he use to fight a blocking battle?

But something unexpected happened to Vega.

Just as Vega ordered all the troops to lie on the ground and wait for death, the Kingdom Army's war airship roared past directly overhead, but did not launch any attack magic at them, but continued to move forward. Why?
He refused to take the fat meat that was right in front of him, or the commander of the Kingdom Army was confused.

Vega suddenly understood the intention of the Kingdom Army.

This air force was probably heading for the Royal Legion that was about to cross the river, so they didn't want to waste time on these cannon fodder troops, and therefore simply ignored their existence.

"Hey hey hey."

Vega grinned with an extremely happy smile.

Although it sounds a bit despicable and twisted, Vega now sincerely hopes that when the Kingdom Army attacks the Royal Legion, they will also launch a few flame explosions on the Imperial Army that abandoned him.

----

at the same time.

Having already boarded the ship and sailed dozens of nautical miles on the royal flagship, Saint Laurent XVIII and Princess Xia stood on the deck and looked out at the western bank of the Donbu River.

Standing behind the two was.

The core leaders of the Holy Dynasty, as well as commanders such as Garru and Mari in the Imperial Army, and Princess Xia's guardian knight Carol.

almost.

As long as half a day passes, we can land safely.

Saint Laurent XVIII touched Princess Sia’s little head lovingly.

Although they have abandoned the capital city of Saint Laurent, as long as they reach the west coast and wait for Xia to truly grow up, they will have a chance to make a comeback. By then, the Holy Dynasty will regain the supreme glory that dominated the Galan Continent a thousand years ago.

Why are you so confident?

Because Princess Xia is the most special existence in the Holy Dynasty in thousands of years.

But just as everyone was reminiscing about the past and bidding farewell to the East Coast, a loud buzzing sound attracted everyone's attention.

"War airship, it's a war airship."

A soldier shouted at the top of his lungs, and the entire flagship began to panic.

"Calm down, everyone."

Saint Laurent XVIII's majestic voice echoed, and he issued an order: "Activate the defense system of the Royal Flagship, charge the magic anti-aircraft guns, and send out a distress signal to let the air force on the west coast come to support."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As the old king gave his orders in an orderly manner, a light blue protective shield opened. This was an ancient magical technology that had been lost, so only this royal flagship was equipped with it. Other ships did not have this defense system.

boom--

Dragging a long tail, a magic bullet comparable to a mid-level magic fire meteorite shot out. The terrifying attack power that was enough to destroy a building instantly took away a war airship.

This is the normal combat method of naval warships.

However, the recharge speed of this anti-aircraft magic cannon is very slow, and the aim is a bit poor. It was purely accidental that it was able to hit a war airship. Generally, ordinary magic cannons with fast recharge and low consumption are used in ship-to-ship wars.

The prelude to the naval battle officially began.

But the Kingdom Army is not stupid either. They don’t seem to want to wait until the Dynasty Air Force reinforcements arrive.

Therefore, they did not attack other ships, but focused on attacking the Royal Flagship. After only one round of attack, the Royal Flagship's defense system collapsed.

"The ship is sinking. Abandon ship. Everyone abandon ship."

Saint Laurent XVIII shouted loudly, then turned to the guardian knight Carol and said, "Knight, even if it costs your life, you must protect Xia to live."

Finally, he patted Xia's head.

The old king smiled and said, "Xia, the hope of the dynasty rests on you. Remember that the people of the empire are treacherous by nature and should not be trusted. Listen to Carol's advice on everything and be strong for the future of the dynasty."

"Carol, I'll leave Xia in your care."

"Yes, Your Majesty the King."

Carol realized that time was running out, so he jumped off the royal flagship with the princess in his arms.

"No! Carol, don't worry about me, go save Grandpa."

Princess Sia struggled hard in the water, hoping Carol could go back and save the king.

But at this moment, a flame fell from the sky and hit Saint Laurent XVIII, and the king of the Holy Dynasty was declared dead.

(End of this chapter)