Mage Veigar

Chapter 318: Holy City

380, 3.18th year of the Galan calendar.

Vega's troops entered the dense forest about 25 kilometers away from Shenghui City.

If they march quickly, they can reach Shenghui City in less than a day and launch an attack on it.

But this is a guarded border.

According to the information obtained by the reconnaissance team, the enemy's alert range is quite wide, almost covering the 10-kilometer radius of Shenghui City. If he continues to march with a large force, he is likely to be discovered by the enemy.

Once the enemy detects that a large force is marching.

Then Shenghui City will first close the city gates, be prepared, and send out early warning and distress signals to Shengluolan City.

Since Shenghui City is one of Saint Laurent's satellite cities and also a vital link in the entire Saint Laurent defense system, once an early warning and distress signal is issued, Saint Laurent reinforcements can arrive within one day. The other three satellite cities and other cities that make up the defense system can use the high-speed channels of the defense network to come to support within two days.

This extremely fast support is likely to drag Vega into a quagmire of tug-of-war.

Once dragged into a tug-of-war, Vega's troops would most likely need to consume a large amount of manpower in attacking Holy Light City, and the troops from the kingdom's coastal cities would also provide timely support.

When the defense system of Shenghui City was fully activated.

Roughly speaking, Vega needs to pay a huge price to capture the Holy Light City. This price is as high as 1/2 of the total force and more than half a month, not to mention the subsequent attack on the Holy Roland City.

In other words.

Once dragged into the quagmire of tug-of-war, even if his plan succeeded, he would suffer heavy losses, and in the end he might even be destroyed by the support troops coming from the cities along the river.

therefore.

In Vega's plan, he needed to capture Shenghui City within one day, take over Saint Laurent City within five days, and take over the entire Saint Laurent defense system within 5 days.

only if.

Vega would have plenty of time to rest his troops, recruit soldiers, and resist the first wave of attacks from the Kingdom Army that would arrive in the riverside cities in a month and ten days. As long as he could survive the first wave, he would have a chance to catch his breath.

"That's simply not possible."

Carol rejected Vega's battle plan on the spot: "Only foreigners like you who have never been to Shenghui City would look down on our satellite cities. Although Shenghui City is nominally a medium-sized city, it is the top second-tier city in the dynasty in terms of both economy and military. It is a genuine large city, but it has been overshadowed by Saint Laurent."

"Take over Shenghui City within one day?"

"Even if you're joking, there should be a limit!"

This time, not only Carol, but also the head of the Kingdom Army, Menno, and the staff of the Vega Army all raised objections: "I'm sorry, Brigadier General, there is no precedent or reason for this kind of battle plan. It is really difficult for us to capture Shenghui City within a day."

"Hahaha--"

Carol couldn't help laughing when he saw this: "Kid, even your own subordinates are against your battle plan. You are really a failure as a commander. I wonder if you have anything to say this time."

"Lieutenant, pass on my orders."

Veigar ignored everyone's opinions. He ordered like a dictatorial emperor: "Gather the shadow mage team, 2/3 of the professional and magician troops of the entire army, and form a vanguard. 2000 people will be enough."

"Yes, General."

Iroh straightened up, not caring about the feasibility of his plan.

In his eyes, as long as it was Vega's order, it had to be carried out no matter how unreasonable it was.

Vega then issued an order: "Speed ​​is of the essence. After resting, I need the vanguard to arrive at Shenghui City tonight before dark to start the siege. The main force needs to march at full speed to support within half an hour."

"Commander, your plan is really messed up."

A staff officer of the brigade stood up and said, "The enemy has a standard brigade. If you send a 2000-man force deep into the city alone, I'm afraid you will be wiped out by the enemy in one fell swoop, let alone take down the city gate. I'm sorry, I can't agree to this."

“I don’t need your consent.” Vega said without even looking at the staff officer: “This time I will personally go to the front line to command the vanguard.”

In Vega's army, the staff officer had almost no presence except for assisting from the side. "And Captain Menno, you must stay by my side. The chance for you to survive has come. It depends on whether you can seize it."

goo-dong-

Menno swallowed, he didn't know what Vega was planning.

So Vega led more than 2000 vanguard troops and began to march at full speed towards Shenghui City.

Of course, before the march, Vega also issued another order that no one else could understand -

Put on the uniform of the Kingdom Army.

Perhaps no one in this world can understand this action, but as the Chinese people on Earth have been influenced by thousands of years of intrigue and deception, they will definitely understand the significance of doing so.

That’s right, they disguised themselves as the royal army and tricked the city gates into opening.

When Vega was looting the logistics warehouse of Silver Pine City, he saw thousands of neatly-knit uniforms of the Kingdom Army and captured the commander of the Kingdom Army, Menno. He then thought of how to capture Holy Glory City "openly".

As long as Menno doesn't turn against us at the critical moment.

Then Veigar can ensure that he can easily open the city gate. After the city gate is opened, the enemy will be unable to regain control of the city gate in a short time due to their hasty response. At this time, the main force from the rear will arrive...

What if Menno sold them out at a critical moment?
First of all, Vega has a thorough understanding of Menno's character, and he will stay with him throughout the process. Unless he doesn't want to lose his life, he will never dare to betray the truth at the critical moment.

This is Veigar's complete plan.

This is probably the first time in the world that someone has used such a shameless tactic to launch a siege.

19:00 sharp.

Vega's troops arrived at a radius of 10 kilometers from Shenghui City, and every soldier wore a red armband to distinguish who was their own and who was the enemy.

That's when.

The Royal Army's reconnaissance unit discovered Vega's troops.

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in the bushes.

Two Kingdom Scouts wearing green military caps showed their heads.

One of the short scouts asked the middle-aged scout next to him, "Captain, where are these troops from? Should we send out a warning signal to alert the troops in the city?"

“What signal does this situation send?”

The middle-aged scout said with a sophisticated look, "Look at their miserable faces. They are obviously defeated soldiers from some city. They are probably seeking refuge in Shenghui City. You just need to inform the brigade commander that a friendly force of about 2000 people is heading towards the east gate. There is no need to make a fuss or send out any warning signals."

"Yes, Captain, I'll take the message back right away."

The team member ran quickly towards the city, but Vega's troops turned a deaf ear to the reconnaissance team whose disguise was not very good, and did not order them to be eliminated. He just marched towards Shenghui City openly.

And the more aboveboard it was, the less interested the kingdom's reconnaissance forces would be.

At the beginning, there were more than 10 people watching, including some professionals, but later on, only two or three ordinary people were left.

19:30 minutes.

The east gate of Holy Light City was within reach, and Vega discovered that the enemy had not even closed the city gate.

(End of this chapter)