Mage Veigar

Chapter 303: Retreat Path
Boom boom boom——

Flames exploded from the sky, and blood had dyed the entire Donbu River red.

The first ship to sink was the Royal Flagship. This huge ship, loaded with high-ranking officers of the dynasty and several division commanders of the empire, did not survive until the arrival of support troops from the west coast and sank to the bottom of the sea.

The Kingdom's air force is simply too large.

This air war over the Donbu River was a completely one-sided massacre. The navy's anti-aircraft firepower only destroyed more than ten war airships of the Kingdom Army, but all 13 ships were sunk.

That's right.

The naval battle, which lasted for two hours, ended here.

A total of 13 Kingdom Army and Imperial Army failed to reach the west coast safely. They were all killed by the magic bombing of the Kingdom Army's war airships. This battle also directly extinguished the last glimmer of hope for the Dynasty Army to make a comeback.

10 of the most elite royal legions were wiped out.

King Saint Laurent XVIII of the Holy Dynasty died tragically on the spot.

The future queen and heir to the dynasty, Princess Shia Saint Laurent, is missing.

This devastating blow from the kingdom’s army directly destroyed the entire Holy Dynasty.

"Heaven wants to kill me."

The surviving old general knelt on the west bank and cried bitterly, his eyes full of despair.

Behind him, the other surviving generals who also looked depressed, as well as commanders like Garru who looked like drowned rats, managed to survive thanks to the protection of magicians and professionals.

"How can we explain this to the commander-in-chief?"

The 1st Division Commander Mali sighed and said, "If I had known that the Kingdom Army had this trick up their sleeve, I would have fought them to the death. Now I am just digging my grave."

"Alas, the Kingdom Army may have planned this."

The commander of the 4th Division, Garru, agreed: "The Kingdom Air Force didn't come earlier or later, but chose to wait until the Royal Army crossed the river to come. It's obvious that someone leaked our plan, so the Kingdom took advantage of the opportunity and caught us all in one fell swoop."

"Since I'm back alive, I should go back to my country as soon as possible."

Several division commanders looked at each other, said goodbye to Wang Chao and other generals, and turned back.

After Garru and the others left, the old general stood up and said, "For now, let's ask the eldest prince to take charge of the situation while we look for Princess Xia's whereabouts. We must find her alive or dead."

at the same time.

In the forest on the east bank of the Donbu River.

Princess Xia had a sad look on her face and looked a little haggard.

Although she escaped from the air raid of the Kingdom Army, Saint Laurent XVIII, who loved her the most, died at the hands of the Kingdom Army. This made Xia extremely sad. This kind of thing was far beyond what a princess like her could bear.

"Carol, what are we going to do next?"

Princess Shia regarded Carol as the backbone, and asked in a confused tone.

"Your Highness, I suggest you leave here first before making any plans."

Carol spread out a map and pointed at the Taliban Mountains. "If we continue to stay here, we will be discovered by the Kingdom Army sooner or later. I suggest you cross the Taliban Mountains and hide in a town in the eastern hinterland for a while. When the storm has passed, you can sneak across to the west bank."

After all, knights are not generals or politicians.

Carol may have outstanding personal strength, but he does not have extraordinary command ability and overall vision, so this is the only solution he can think of. He even took it for granted that as long as the princess can return to the West Coast, any time will be the same.

Is this really the case? Not everyone is as loyal as Carol.

If Princess Xia does not appear in the sight of high-ranking officials and the royal family of the West Coast within half a month, then when other princes inherit the throne, they will only order Xia to be secretly killed instead of abdicating.

If Vega were to make the plan at this time.

He would escort the princess to the west coast as soon as possible no matter how difficult it is. Unfortunately, there is only a guardian knight Carol who is strong in limbs but simple in mind and a 15-year-old princess who has a golden key but is not very worldly-wise.

Therefore, Princess Xia agreed to Carol's suggestion without hesitation.

Together they entered the Taliban mountains, preparing to hide for a while in some remote towns in the eastern hinterland.

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Tully City.

Vega, who was about to launch a blocking operation, received a message.

The content of this message speaks for itself -

Battle report that the Royal Legion and the Imperial Army were annihilated in an air raid.

When seeing this battle report, if it weren't for the fact that they were in different camps, Vega almost slapped his thigh and shouted "good". The Kingdom Army fought such a beautiful battle.

without any exaggeration.

This move cut off the chance of the Holy Dynasty making a comeback within 10 years and completely stabilized the war situation in the east. The United Kingdom will have plenty of time to digest the vast territory and resources in the east of the dynasty.

"The Kingdom Army actually has such a commander?"

Vega couldn't help but admire the officer who commanded this war. This kind of war that was straightforward and had a very clear purpose was not something that ordinary people could fight.

We must give up immediate interests and seek what is far away.

This kind of courage is not something that an ordinary commander can have. If he were to command this war, he might order the annihilation of the blocking troops that were caught off guard in order to win a safe victory and avoid mistakes, rather than destroying the Royal Legion that crossed the river.

Because no one knows whether the enemy still has air force.

If the cross-front air strike on the enemy is blocked by the enemy's aviation forces, then nothing will be accomplished. Not only will there be no credit, but you will also be labeled as incompetent. This order is indeed risky.

But it was precisely because of this risky order that the Holy Dynasty was successfully eliminated.

This is why Vega praised the Kingdom Army's actions. Although it is easy to say that there is gain in sacrifice, it may not be so easy to actually do it.

Proud of the successful air raid by the Royal Army.

At this time, Vega directly ordered the soldiers to retreat, because there was no point in continuing to garrison. Anyway, the Royal Army and the Imperial Army were all wiped out. Moreover, the Kingdom Army also took revenge for Vega.

"General, where should we retreat to?"

The adjutant stepped forward and asked, and based on the current situation, Vega pointed to the north gate without hesitation: "The enemy's air force is too large. We are retreating from the Taliban Mountains. The forest is a natural air raid barrier."

The Taliban Mountains are covered with mountains and towering trees.

In this kind of terrain, ordinary war airships cannot capture the coordinates of ground troops. As far as retreat is concerned, this is the only path to choose. If you choose other paths to retreat, you will just become a sitting duck.

Vega could think of this, and of course the Kingdom Army could think of it as well.

Things change over time. The road to the Taliban Mountains is probably heavily guarded. Vega truly realized how desperate Ingril was at the time.

(End of this chapter)