Mage Veigar

Chapter 314: The Madman's War

Hold the emperor hostage to order the princes.

The craziest idea appeared in Vega's mind.

Previously, his eyes had been fixed on the awakening potion, and he forgot that the awakening potion was not the most precious thing. The most precious thing was Sia Saint Laurent herself.

Why do you say that?
The noble royal bloodline and the distinctive features of the ears do not even need any extra explanation.

She was the successor of Saint Laurent XVIII, the only woman in the entire royal lineage, and the legitimate future crown prince of the Holy Dynasty, known throughout the country.

These natural characteristics make Shia Saint Laurent unique.

And what is Veigar’s current dilemma?
The reason he fled back to the empire was that his troops' strength was weakened by one point for every man they lost here.

Due to the emphasis on bloodline and physiological characteristics, the extremely xenophobic nature of the Holy Dynasty made it impossible for it to recruit local soldiers and replenish fresh blood. If he stayed here for a long time, he would run out of ammunition and food.

If you have Shia Saint Laurent in your hands, everything will be solved.

He could fully utilize Shia Saint Laurent's orthodox status to legitimately recruit soldiers and train the army in the eastern part of the dynasty, and hold high the banner of justice to fight against the kingdom's army.

Don't underestimate the cohesiveness of a dynastic successor.

If they get the news that Xia Saint Laurent is crowned as the emperor in the east, some deserters with nowhere to go, civilians oppressed by the kingdom's army, patriotic professionals, and magicians will all hear the news and regroup under Vega's command.

And as long as Xia is crowned emperor in the East, all the dynasty armies in the West will become a joke.

It can be said that this is a crazy gamble.

If the bet is won, the eastern part of the Holy Dynasty will be in their hands. At the same time, after recuperating, they can also use the reputation of the Xiya royal family to send a message to the western part of the Dynasty. If the generals in the west agree, it will be easy. If not, they can completely force the charge of treason on them.

He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.

One side is the army of justice, the other side is the traitors. It is self-evident who will win in the end.

Now God has given him the opportunity.

Whether he can seize this opportunity to turn the Holy Dynasty into his own back garden depends on his courage. If he succeeds, he will be like a dragon returning to the sea and a tiger returning to the mountains, and no one will be able to control his life from then on.

As for loyalty to the Empire?

It is a pity that he is just a time traveler. The reason he obeys the orders of the empire is because he has nowhere else to go and no way to go. If he were to become the uncrowned emperor of the Holy Dynasty, it would be fine if the empire was sensible, but if it was not, it would be fine as long as the empire launched an attack.

But there are two sides to everything.

High returns often come with high risks.

First of all, the Kingdom Army in the eastern part of the dynasty is in full swing. If you are crowned emperor in someone else's territory, the Kingdom Army will certainly do its best to destroy you, the royal orthodoxy, and completely stabilize the situation on the eastern front.

Second.

Although the Kingdom's army did not fully control the east, all important cities and passes had been occupied by the Kingdom's army. The Kingdom used these important cities and passes for attack and defense, and Vega was helpless.

again.

Vega doesn't even have a place to station troops and develop his power. It would be a dead end to persuade Shia to be crowned as the emperor now. The Kingdom Army, which is focusing on annihilating the Kairison troops, will probably shift its attention here in an instant.

At last.

If you want to control Shia, you have to get through the guardian knight Carol. Although he seems easy to fool, if he knew that Vega used Shia as a puppet, he would probably get furious on the spot.

But even if there were a thousand reasons to retreat, Vega still chose to move forward.

The winner becomes a king or a prince, and the loser becomes a thief.

If you can't even grasp the opportunities given by God, how can you get the life you want?

This time, it’s either win or die!

Vega exuded an aura that looked down upon the world. In Carol's eyes, this aura was like a mountain to look up to. He had only seen this kind of aura in one person in his life.

Saint Laurent XVIII.

Even his master, the Star Magician, had never given him such a terrifying feeling.

Although momentum is a mysterious thing.

But a soldier who has been on the battlefield for a long time can really scare ordinary people with just one look.

Adjutant Ilo also felt this momentum. Although he didn't understand what was happening, he felt that this was the style that Vega should have.

In the past, Vega was like a famous sword bound in a scabbard.

But now Vega seemed to have broken free from his shackles, revealing a light that dwarfed the heavens and the earth. ————

So that night, Vega locked himself in the room.

In front of him was a detailed map of the eastern part of the Holy Dynasty. He had been scribbling on it for a full five hours, and it was now approaching three in the morning.

Vega is a man of action.

Now that I have made up my mind to take this gamble, I must make sure it goes perfectly safe.

First, he canceled his plan to go north and began to look for a city or dangerous place that could serve as his rear base. After all, without a place to stay, his grand ambitions could not be carried out.

So where should this foothold be placed?
First of all, based on the current position, all the riverside areas to the west are excluded. The area has been strictly guarded by the Kingdom Army so that not even a mosquito can fly through.

Vega set his sights on the central hinterland, where he was currently.

But he then drew a cross on the map.

From the map, although the central hinterland has the most small and medium-sized cities and sufficient food reserves, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a natural granary, but the terrain is flat and surrounded by heavy cities and passes on all sides. This place is like a cage for keeping pets, and staying here will only lead to death.

Then look up.

The North is closest to the United Kingdom and the Empire and is not a place to stay for long.

Turn your gaze to the south.

That was the direction in which Kerison was heading, and it now attracted all the attention of the Kingdom Army in the east. The Kingdom Army even sent all the remaining air forces of an army group to pursue southward.

So Vega turned his gaze to the last place.

East of the Hinterland!

What's there?
There is the capital of the Holy Dynasty—

The eternal capital, Saint Laurent City.

The city of Saint Laurent is the place of faith of the Holy Dynasty, and even the royal family's surname is Saint Laurent.

There is such a rumor circulating in the Jialan Continent.

If one wants to destroy the morale of the Holy Dynasty's army and the faith of its people, one only needs to capture their city of Saint Laurent. It is no exaggeration to say that whoever controls Saint Laurent controls the dynasty.

Saint Laurent not only has the most solid city defense facilities, but is also surrounded by four medium-sized cities: Saya City to the west, Twilight City to the east, Half Moon City to the south, and Holy Glory City to the north.

Just as the outskirts of Shaye City are guarded by the two defense lines of Ed City and Tali City, the same is true for the other three satellite cities.

This is the consideration of the dynasty for the safety of the capital. They set up one line of defense after another. Once the dynasty faces a calamity, they can mobilize the whole country's troops to defend around the city of Saint Laurent.

In history, the weak Holy Dynasty did rely on this dense city defense line to withstand attack after attack.

By building up defenses around these satellite cities, the dynasty could even be self-sufficient for decades or even longer.

Why did such a solid Saint Laurent fall?
This is because the Holy Dynasty has messed up itself.

Due to their unfamiliarity with blitzkrieg, they were suddenly hit by the Kingdom Army's huge air force penetrating behind enemy lines and launching large-scale attacks. In half a month, they almost lost all of their satellite cities. The outer troops were directly isolated and delayed outside the satellite cities. In addition, they failed to shrink their defense line in time. The originally solid satellite cities instead became accomplices in the fall of Saint Laurent.

But today is different.

The United Kingdom believed that there were no enemies in the east, so a large force was deployed along the coast to blockade the port cities. A quarter of the troops went south in pursuit. On average, one brigade was stationed in each of the four satellite cities. As for Saint Laurent, there was only one division.

Air force?

Thanks to Vega's surprise attack during the breakout, the Kingdom Army's air force, which was only one tenth of its original strength, could no longer support their blitzkrieg.

In other words, it became possible to take over Saint Laurent!
Solid defenses, sufficient supplies, and a large population base...

Everything Vega wanted was available here.

Vega's hand was shaking as he held the pen. He couldn't believe that he had such a crazy idea. After picking up the marker that fell to the ground several times due to shaking, Vega finally drew a red circle at the location of Saint Laurent City.

"Hahaha."

After finishing everything, Vega laughed crazily in the middle of the night.

Since you have already started to go crazy, then just go crazy to the extreme. War is the stage prepared for madmen.

So come on, war!

(End of this chapter)