Mage Veigar

Chapter 353 Big mistake
Royal Plaza, the auditorium in the center.

West Coast forces.

Rogge, wearing casual clothes and a hat, listened to his men's report.

"My Lord, the latest news."

The member of the organization carefully glanced at the patrolling guards, then whispered in Rogge's ear: "The Kingdom Army has just launched the largest-scale attack in history. The front-line senior forces are seriously insufficient, and the city defense is close to collapse."

"God help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Rogge changed his dejected attitude and scanned the venue. "With the Kingdom's commotion, at least 4/5 of the high-level military forces in the square will have to go to the front line. Otherwise, some basic defensive fortifications cannot be deployed. This time we are not without a chance of winning."

"Notify me."

Rogge's eyes flashed with determination: "When the coronation ceremony begins, we must act immediately. Even if it costs the entire army to be annihilated, we must kill Princess Xia. Even if we cannot kill her, we must prevent the coronation ceremony from going on."

"Yes, sir."

This member avoided the eyes and ears of the guards and notified the organization members hiding in various corners one by one.

The kingdom's forces also have the same goal.

The person in charge, Rocky, also received the news from the front line immediately. He said to several members, "We overestimated Princess Xia's speed and failed to ambush her on her way to the square, wasting an opportunity given by God. But this time the military has provided us with cover, and this will be our only chance left."

The chances of completing the task have increased.

With the Kingdom Army outside attracting Saint Laurent's main force, the defense of the square must be empty. With his identity as a lower-level shadow mage, it is not hopeless for him to kill Xia.

Although this hope is still a bit low.

But even if they can't kill Xia, as long as they can stop the ceremony from going on, they will win.

Although the two groups never collaborated with each other.

But it was the same world, the same dream, no words or agreements were needed, they were all waiting tacitly for Vega to move the garrison here to the front line and the moment when Princess Xia's coronation ceremony would begin.

"Everyone, for the dynasty."

"Everyone, for the kingdom."

"Please be determined to die!"

The two groups gathered at a pre-determined location and calmly formed a wizard formation suitable for war. They were just waiting for the decisive moment to arrive.

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Tick ​​tock.

Time waits for no one. Even though this is a dilemma, Vega has to make a choice.

Either send the top military forces here to the front line, or force the coronation ceremony.

No matter which choice he makes, the price is beyond Veigar's ability to bear.

So how to choose?

Under Yiluo's surprised gaze.

Veigar didn't make any choice in the end. He ordered Iroh, "Send our new recruits to defend the city. If we can't defend the city gates, then just give up."

"General, are you saying... to abandon the city gate?"

Yiluo opened his mouth wide, at this moment he even thought he had heard it wrong.

Once the city gates were abandoned, the Kingdom Army would surely march straight in. Even if the coronation ceremony ended perfectly, Shia would probably become the shortest-lived emperor in the dynasty's history.

He was sent to the guillotine right after his coronation. Although Iroh was not a general, nor a professional staff officer, even if a three-year-old child was asked to make this choice, he would know that city defense was a big deal, and the coronation ceremony was a small matter.

A failed coronation might deal a heavy blow to the prestige of the royal family, or even make it a laughing stock among the countries of the Jialan Continent, but there would still be a chance to choose an auspicious day for re-coronation next time.

If the city gate is broken.

Then there is no need to talk about the future, everyone will die in this Saint Laurent city.

So Yiluo didn't believe it.

He absolutely did not believe that a general who was so well-prepared would make such an irrational decision.

Maybe... it was just a slip of the tongue?

With this thought in mind, Iroh couldn't help but confirm it again, but the answer given by Vega was exactly the same as the first time -

Abandon the city gate!

It is absolutely true, they really gave up the city gate.

Iroh, who had never asked why and never refuted Vega, could not help but ask this time: "General, this is a serious matter, please think twice before you act. Even a dull mind like this official understands the seriousness of the matter. If this order is issued, Saint Laurent will be lost and our army will have no way to retreat!"

"Lieutenant, follow orders."

Veigar's unquestionable voice echoed. Although his face was young, his intimidating look made Iroh's heart tremble. His brain immediately calmed down. Even he himself did not expect that he would dare to question the general...

"I'm sorry, General. I'll pass on the order right away."

Iroh gave the order immediately. He had already made up his mind to share the pressure with Vega who gave him everything. This time, he would personally command the Recruits Corps and the Imperial Army to block the enemy's 20 troops outside the gate.

The momentum is high.

Iroh hypnotized himself, "Iroh, you can do it. After all, you once conquered Saint Laurent City under the hands of the Kingdom Army. This time it's just a battle of defense, which is even simpler than a siege. You can definitely do it."

Verbal encouragement will not change the status quo.

When Yiluo came to the city wall with his army of new recruits, a flame explosion hit his side. He was so scared that he sat down on the ground. The momentum of the 20 troops in front of him made all his ambitions disappear.

"It's over, this time it's really over."

Iluo crawled to a safer corner and trembled. He knew very well that ordinary soldiers alone could not withstand the enemy's magical attacks. Without the reinforcement of high-level military forces, the city tower would be lost within half an hour.

What can you do in half an hour?
At most, it would only be 11:30 in half an hour, and there would still be another half an hour before the coronation ceremony began. By then, I'm afraid the coronation ceremony wouldn't even be completed, and the kingdom army's war airships would go straight to the Royal Square.

Yiluo's eyes showed despair: "General, you are indeed wrong this time."

"Wrong, very wrong."

Vega, who was looking down at the entire square from a high place, laughed loudly: "United Kingdom, United Kingdom, this time I will let you know what it means to be truly wrong."

Taking the city gate means victory in the war?
How arrogant must the commander be to equate a flimsy door with victory in war?

It's not blind confidence.

The bronze statue that still stands on the Kareni Tower is living proof of this.

The kingdom's mistake was that it had never learned the lesson from its defeat in the city of Kareni in the north of the empire, and has not taken the so-called "general trend" and "the will of the people" seriously until now.

Even a lion would not dare to attack a herd of cattle.

It is no exaggeration to say that the current city of Saint Laurent already has the potential to become a soldier like the city of Caleni, and even better than that. The fuse that ignited the powder keg of Saint Laurent was the city gate.

If the Kingdom Army dares to break through the city gate, Vega will have the honor of witnessing once again a true national army.

(End of this chapter)