Mage Veigar

Chapter 370 War Gambler
His eyes were fixed on the city of Saint Laurent on the sand table.

Tanniel suddenly realized that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to turn the tide of the battle and stage a stunning reversal.

He looked at the two division commanders and asked, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

"I think the only option is to retreat."

Ingril and Alex Soder looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes, because the current battle situation was very clear and there was no other choice except to retreat.

Not only do we have to retreat, we have to retreat overnight.

If the news of food shortage spreads to the whole army, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken, and even chaos will occur as time goes by. If Vega takes advantage of this time, they will undoubtedly be defeated.

But Tanniel said something that made them unbelievable.

He pointed to the Saint Laurent City on the sand table and said, "I think that now, besides retreating, there is another way to choose, which is to attack the Saint Laurent City."

"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief cannot do that."

Yinglier and Alex Sode quickly stopped them, saying, "If we attack Saint Laurent now, it would be easy to take the city, but if we fail, you should know what the consequences will be, right?"

“But this is the only chance to win.”

Tanier's eyes were as fierce as a tiger's. "Even if we are frogs in a well, we must be frogs in a well that dare to covet the white swan. Now that the little devil is leading his army to attack Xingyue, Saint Laurent will definitely be leaderless. This is our only chance."

"Commander-in-Chief, have you made your decision?"

Tanier smiled carefreely: "War is all about heartbeats. Even if he has made all the calculations, he certainly could not have expected that we would risk our lives to advance instead of retreating. So I think this question should not be asked to me, but to you. Excuse me, are you two ready for this final fight?"

There was a flash of fear in the eyes of both of them.

They really did not have the courage of Tannier, because retreating now could still save the 20 troops, but if they launched a desperate battle against Saint Laurent, it would mean either victory or death.

"Press on my glory."

"On my life."

The hesitant looks of the two men finally turned into determination. If they were afraid of death, why would they be soldiers? If they were afraid of failure, why would they be officers?

Even the commander-in-chief is risking everything on this last gamble, so what are they afraid of?
This will be a real do-or-die battle. If the entire situation can be turned around, Tanniel will become the final winner of this extremely complex war, which is full of psychological games in almost every link.

There is no doubt that this is a legendary battle.

There has never been a war of this difficulty, either now or in the past.

The ever-changing battle situation, the treacherous psychological game, the endless conspiracies and intrigues... these factors are not possessed by any other war. This textbook war is destined to open a new chapter in the history of war and create a true legend.

So for the glory.

They will fight this legendary battle to the end, and being able to participate in this war is enough for a lifetime.

"We must not let this war end in failure."

"Let's fight our final battle for the legendary battle."

The two men roared in their hearts. Under Tanier's order, Alex Soder picked up the sword of command again and served as the commander-in-chief of the vanguard army again. This division commander who once frightened the dynasty army would once again lead the vanguard troops to fight Saint Laurent.

The central army was commanded by Commander-in-Chief Tanniel.

He will personally go to the battlefield to command this final battle, a fight for glory or humiliation.

Finally, there is England.

He will not participate in this last-ditch battle, but will shoulder a more difficult task——

They marched eastwards out of the Twilight Mountains and led their troops to block all roads leading to Saint Laurent, preventing Vega from returning to Saint Laurent to command the war. The only person they were really afraid of was Vega.

"Everyone, please fight for glory."

"We will triumph!"

Time was running out, and after making the decision, the three went their separate ways.

They knew very well that this battle would be a matter of victory or death, so they had to risk everything to fight for victory.

"No one can beat me, Tanni Rheinberg, in the game of war."

Commander-in-Chief Tannier stood up and straightened his military cap. He was a 5-star general who had created the most miracle battles in the kingdom, and was also a madman known as a "war gambler". He was best at applying the most unrealistic and crazy tactics to war. So leading the army to retreat was not his style either.

It had been a long, long time since he had taken such a gamble.

But now, he has regained his former feeling——

The feeling of betting everything!

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Saint Laurent City, the Royal Palace.

When the kingdom's army set out, the city of Saint Laurent naturally received the intelligence.

At this time in the meeting hall, Xia was sitting in the main seat, and below her were some nobles who had been abandoned in Saint Laurent City, as well as the newly appointed officials.

One of the earls stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, intelligence shows that because Ambassador Vega destroyed all the supplies of the Kingdom Army, the Kingdom Army has raised a 20-man army and is heading straight for our Saint Laurent. It seems that they want to have a final decisive battle with us. What should Your Majesty do now?"

"Do you have any suggestions?"

Since Vega, the backbone, was not around, Xia was inevitably very nervous when facing these ministers, so she had no idea at all. Fortunately, she did not show weakness, but kicked the ball back to the ministers.

"I think we should abandon Saint Laurent and break out immediately."

An old minister stepped forward and said, "The Kingdom's army is short of food, so they are bound to fight to the death. It is far beyond the ability of the tens of thousands of new soldiers in Saint Laurent City to defend it. We might as well withdraw from Saint Laurent first and wait for the Kingdom's army to collapse in 10 days."

"The Marquis is wrong."

An officer stepped forward and said, "The Kingdom's army is advancing instead of retreating. It's obvious that they are well prepared. In addition, we don't have any other cities except Saint Laurent. If we withdraw from the city, we will fall into their trap. The Kingdom can easily capture us in one fell swoop."

"IMHO."

A senior official stepped forward and said, "Based on the current situation, even if Ambassador Vega returns, it will be powerless to save the situation, because we simply cannot stop a group of hungry wolves. So whether we fight or retreat, we will surely die. There is only one way out now."

"Appreciate further details."

Everyone turned their eyes to the official.

The senior official saluted towards Xia and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I dare to say that our only choice now is to surrender to the Kingdom Army. Otherwise, we will die."

wow-

The entire meeting room was in an uproar.

Even though the crowd cursed the senior official, they really did not have the courage to fight. The strength of the Kingdom Army had seeped into their bones, and without Vega in charge, they certainly had no intention of fighting.

But just then, Xia spoke.

She seemed to muster up a lot of courage, and then said in a trembling voice: "I will not surrender, nor will I retreat. I will wait for General Vega to return in Saint Laurent City. This is my final decision."

"Your Majesty, you can't do that..."

"You are worth a fortune, how can you just sit there and wait for death in Saint Laurent?"

“Even if General Vega were here now, he would definitely choose to retreat.”

Everyone wanted to say something, but Xia clenched her fists and said, “No! No! General Vega will never retreat or surrender. You don’t understand General Vega at all!”

After the hysterical roar.

Xia's voice became quieter. "I will send someone to inform General Vega of the situation here. Before that, please hold on to the city. As long as General Vega comes back, he will definitely lead us out of this predicament."

After saying that.

Xia ignored the advice of the ministers and left the meeting room directly.

When she returned to the empty palace, she finally lost all her courage and collapsed to the ground with limp legs: "General, Xia swears to you that I will never give up the Saint Laurent City that you worked so hard to get back, but...but..."

Tears were streaming down my face.

Xia said helplessly with tears in her eyes: "But please come back soon, Xia, Xia needs you."

(End of this chapter)