Mage Veigar

Chapter 345 Staff Officer
Tosh is the staff officer of the Vega Brigade.

Before joining this brigade, Vega was his belief and he always regarded him as the leader most worthy of following.

Until he was transferred to the independent brigade 'Victory' through various means.

He finally discovered that reality and fantasy were completely different.

First of all.

Vega never actively asks for the opinions of the staff, which makes it useless for a well-known staff officer who wants to show off his talents. He even feels that he is not as good as his adjutant Ilo.

second.

Even if he took the initiative to make suggestions, Vega never listened to the advice of his staff.

No matter whether it was the previous battles, big or small, or the recent battles between Shenghui City and Shengluo City, even if he listed dozens of evidences to prove that it was absolutely impossible to win by attacking Shenghui City and Shengluo City, Vega still insisted on his own way in the end.

But wasn’t the final result a victory?
What is there to be dissatisfied about? The facts have proved that his views are wrong.

Perhaps this was the case from what had happened, but as a professional staff officer, Tosh was not a short-sighted civilian. Although the victory in the end was beyond his expectations, what was the point of conquering Saint Laurent and Saint Glory City? It was useless except digging a hole to bury himself.

Vega was courting his own death, Tosh was absolutely certain of that.

And because the commander of the independent brigade "Victory" Dandari was directly fired by Vega, Tosh felt that he was the second in command of this unit and he had the obligation and must be responsible for the lives of the soldiers.

therefore.

When he heard at the meeting that Vega was going to look for Xia, and that all matters, big and small, would be handed over to his adjutant Ilo, and that Menno's navy would be arranged to control public opinion, he knew that the opportunity to return home had come.

Just two days after Vega left, Tosh started his plan.

As a professional staff officer, his ability to formulate and execute plans is naturally needless to say. And since he is the chief staff officer in the military and has access to the core of the army, it is very easy for him to replicate the operation mode of the navy.

Bribing internet trolls and spreading rumors... should be called the truth!

A combination of punches.

Menno was caught off guard and lost the initiative in public opinion.

It was too late for him to order his navy to control public opinion at this time, and in the end Tosh was the one who got the upper hand.

With the Kingdom's attack, Tosh's plan came to an end.

By now the whole city is in a panic. If civilians dare to throw stones at the imperial soldiers today, then in a few days the angry people and the new recruits will point guns at the imperial soldiers. By that time, the truth about Vega's absence from the city will surely come to light.

As internal conflicts intensified and the kingdom’s army outside launched a frenzied attack.

At that time, he only needs to let the navy take the lead, and then the soldiers will support him to go to the command platform, and then he can directly order the entire army to break out and retreat, and use this army to go north and return to the empire safely.

As for Vega's life or death?
Tosh didn't care about an officer who didn't value his staff, that was just his former idol, an officer without vision.

Such an officer is not worth following, no matter how good he is at fighting.

He picked up the plan and threw it into the fire. Tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, his plan would be completed. He, Tosh, would definitely become the savior of this army. He would let Vega know the consequences of offending the staff officer.

But on the second day.

Tosh, who was originally calm and confident, received a message.

The wind of public opinion changed. Overnight, the common people and new soldiers of the dynasty believed without a doubt that Princess Xia was still in the palace. More people signed up for the army and vowed to defend the city of Saint Laurent.

In addition to the dynasty, the imperial soldiers also changed their attitudes.

Early in the morning, there were rumors in the army that General Vega had broken through and came out of seclusion, but he went back into seclusion to think about how to defeat the enemy. He said that he would use 2 people to swallow up the kingdom's armies and let the kingdom know what real war is.

"What a joke!"

Tosh was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.

Is there a chance of winning with 2 against 20? How could anyone believe this nonsense?
No, now is not the time to dwell on this.

Tosh is the real insider. How could he not know whether Vega and the princess are in the city? Who is lying openly? Is it that damned traitor of the kingdom, Menno?
"Sooner or later I will cut off the head of this kingdom's traitor with my own hands." Anger did not consume Tosh's reason. He was very confused. For more than a month, Menno had been under his control. Now, what method did he have to change the public opinion in the entire Saint Laurent City overnight?

"Soldier, tell me."

Tosh casually asked a passing Imperial soldier, "Who told you that General Vega is still in Saint Laurent?"

"Eh? Doesn't the Chief of Staff know?"

The soldier looked at Staff Officer Tosh in confusion and said, "The commander claimed that General Vega came out of seclusion last night and all officers were invited to a dinner. Afterwards, General Vega went into seclusion again to think about countermeasures. The commander said this and it is absolutely true."

There was a thump in my heart.

Tosh's face turned pale with fear. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Could it be that Vega is back?"

With fear in his heart, he went to the military headquarters to inquire about the situation, but he found that a large number of senior officers were just as confused as he was. Even if he asked, the adjutant Yi Luo only told him not to deny the matter in public, and those who violated the military law would be punished.

Vega hasn't come back yet.

From Ilo's words, Tosh immediately understood the key and even thought of the entire operation process.

On the way back, he asked several civilians in succession, and their answers were all that the princess was still in Saint Laurent, and that Lord xxx was a man of noble character and integrity, so could what Lord xxx said be false?

Back in the officers' quarters, Tosh slapped his thigh in frustration.

Why didn't he think of taking advantage of the identities of these celebrities, sages and senior military officers? This top-down method of controlling public opinion is much more efficient than his bottom-up method.

"This Menno is quite capable."

“No, this must have been arranged by Vega before he left.”

"Perhaps he had anticipated that the situation would deteriorate to this extent and deliberately left a backup plan."

"In some ways, I am indeed inferior."

After laughing at himself, Tosh said confidently, "It's a pity that you never expected that there would be an advisor like me interfering with public opinion. No matter how powerful your methods are, fake is still fake. How can it be mistaken for real?"

Tosh had understood.

As an imitator, he is doomed to be unable to surpass the pioneers in public opinion operations. An operation model that is merely a copycat without innovation is doomed to be unable to keep up with the pace of the pioneers. However, he also holds a decisive chess piece in his hand that can reverse the trend of the times -

His staff status.

Once he, as a core officer, stood up and announced that Vega and Xia were no longer in the city, the public opinion arranged by Menno would be self-defeating, because in this matter, there was no one more authoritative than him in the entire Saint Laurent.

He didn't intend to use this chess piece at first.

Once used, it would mean that he had openly defected, and Menno and Ilo would guess that he was the mastermind behind the incident.

If Vega was in the city, he would probably be killed without a complete body.

But as long as Vega is not around, I can feel a little relieved.

After all, he was the real second-in-command of the army. A mere adjutant and a traitor of the kingdom could not affect his control over the army at all.

Tosh straightened his uniform and walked towards the Saint Laurent Royal Square. He wanted to make this matter public and completely intensify the conflict between the dynasty's civilians, recruits and imperial soldiers.

thus.

The next day, he was able to take control of the military power with the support of the people and naturally issue the order to retreat.

Tosh raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky, then slowly said, "I originally wanted to play the role of a loyal minister and didn't want to be branded as a traitor to my superiors, but in order to send the soldiers back to the empire safely and to be able to return alive, I will not back down."

"I'm right."

Tosh clenched his fists and said, "We are just playing with everyone's lives by trying to defend Saint Laurent and defeat the 20-strong Kingdom Army. Breaking through to the north is the right choice now."

(End of this chapter)