Mage Veigar

Chapter 371 The Final Battle is Approaching
Twilight Mountains.

After attacking Starfall, Vega immediately returned to Saint Laurent along the same route.

Although it would take more than three times longer if you don't take the main road, if you take the main road, you will definitely run into the enemy's reinforcements, so returning by the original route is the best option.

If everything goes according to plan.

Then the kingdom has probably already urgently withdrawn its troops, and when he returns he can order the re-control of the entire Saint Laurent system, and then "purchase" grain from grain merchants without any worries and wait until the next harvest season.

The Saint Laurent defense system is vast and fertile.

As long as he is given half a year to regain a large amount of supplies, he can raise an army of 30 or 40 people without any worries, wait for the imperial troops to attack the United Kingdom, and he will unify the east.

This is Vega's script.

No matter from which angle you look at it, there seems to be nothing wrong with this script.

However, the messenger who hurried over made Vega smell a hint of uneasiness.

"Report to the general, Saint Laurent is in urgent need!"

The messenger didn't have time to catch his breath before he said in a panic, "The kingdom's main force has been dispatched. 20 troops are coming aggressively from Saya. I'm afraid they will arrive at Saint Laurent City in three days to launch a general attack."

"How, how could this happen?"

Vega's face turned pale in an instant. Why would the Kingdom Army do such a bold thing?

need to know.

If the kingdom's army retreats now, it can still preserve its strength and will not even lose a single soldier. At most, it will lose the Saint Laurent defense system. The advantage of the entire eastern battle situation still lies with the kingdom.

But if we launch an attack, it will be a different story.

If one wants to attack Saint Laurent City head-on regardless of losses, at least 7 soldiers will be needed. If this time is to be controlled within two days, then more than 10 lives will not be enough.

This is just the ideal state.

Because the 20-strong army was too bloated, it would take three days to get from Saya to Saint Laurent. If he led his troops to defend the city of Saint Laurent for two days and two nights, the kingdom's army would collapse due to lack of food.

The scene at that time might be -

Vega led his army to defeat the Kingdom's army, and the Kingdom's 20-strong army was completely wiped out.

In other words.

This is a decidedly suboptimal option.

If Vega had the choice, he would never spend more than 100,000 people to capture the city of Saint Laurent. There is obviously a long time to come, and there are plenty of opportunities to gain the greatest benefit at the lowest cost. Why start a decisive battle in advance?

A frog cannot understand the sky as it sees the bird.

The bird also cannot understand the frog's inferiority complex.

Vega didn't know that even though there were more than 40 Kingdom troops in the east, Tanir believed that he didn't have the courage to defeat the infinitely growing Vega. What he was afraid of was that when he turned around and attacked Saint Laurent's defense system again...

Veigar has grown into his invincible existence.

So we have no choice but to take a gamble.

Even if it meant sacrificing hundreds of thousands of people, even if there was a high chance that the entire army would be wiped out, and even if he himself might die at the hands of the enemy, he had to nip Vega in the bud and cut off Vega's chance to reorganize a counterattack force.

Tenniel knew very well that he could not retreat any further.

If he continues to retreat, he will have nowhere to retreat.

So he had to launch a decisive battle in advance, to take down Saint Laurent when Vega least expected it, to cut off Vega's foundation, and to completely eliminate Vega from the huge game of seizing the Holy Dynasty. "What a great Tanniel Rheinberg."

Vega sighed sincerely. This kind of win-or-die spirit made him feel inferior.

Because things like 'win or die' are usually only done by the weaker party.

As the absolutely superior and powerful army, the Kingdom Army did not need to make such a decision, but Tanir chose to do it anyway. If the positions were reversed, Vega himself would not have the courage to do so.

Although I really want to say hello to Tanniel.

Unfortunately, due to different positions, this war can only have one winner, and this winner must and must be him, Vega Kareni. No one can block his way forward.

Therefore, Vega also took countermeasures.

The first point of this countermeasure is that he personally rushes back to Saint Laurent as soon as possible. He is urgently needed there to stabilize the morale of the army, but the 3000 soldiers under his command do not have to return to Saint Laurent.

Therefore, the second point is that 3000 soldiers immediately marched south for half a month, aiming their swords at Saya.

It only takes one day to march from here to Half Moon City. Now the enemy has launched a general attack. The two cities of Shenghui and Twilight on Saint Laurent's retreat route are of course heavily guarded, but the defenses of Half Moon City and Saya City are probably very weak.

Therefore, once the half moon is captured, the kingdom will be afraid.

He pointed his sword at Saya and cut off her retreat. He pretended to be sure of victory and was ready to annihilate the Royal Army. He might even have a chance to trick the enemy commander into thinking he was well prepared, and thus scare off the Royal Army.

Even if all these cannot calm the mad commander of the kingdom, then these 3000 people can be regarded as a hidden spark. He will not have no chance to make a comeback after the city is broken.

This is the fact.

Vega was not sure that he could keep Saint Laurent City when the enemy was desperate. Now was not the day of the coronation ceremony, and he could not take advantage of the situation and incite the civilians to fight against the enemy with just a few words.

No matter what, let’s go back to Saint Laurent first.

After Vega gave the order, he advanced alone in the direction of Saint Laurent, while his 3000 subordinates turned their horses around and rushed towards Half Moon City.

"General, please rest assured. We will definitely take down Saya City!"

The captain saluted as Vega walked away, and the troop's eyes were full of determination.

Having just experienced the Battle of Starfall City, they have become Vega's loyal subordinates. Now even if Vega orders them to die, they will resolutely carry out the order.

And at the end of the day.

This time it is the final battle.

They feel deeply honored to be able to play such a chess piece in this war, because now they are the most special existence, which no other soldier has.

It has been more than a day since we parted ways.

Veigar rushed towards Saint Laurent without stopping. If he went alone, he believed that he would be able to reach Saint Laurent City the day before the general attack, which would be tomorrow morning. In this way, there might still be a chance for rescue.

But at this moment.

Veigar felt an ominous premonition while riding on his warhorse.

He subconsciously jumped off the horse and stepped back, but as expected, a flame explosion blew the horse into ashes.

There are enemies!
Vega looked a little unhappy.

Sure enough, what was to come would come. Although the enemy commander had fallen into madness, he had not lost his reason for commanding the war. The enemy obviously saw that he was the heart of the army. As long as he was not allowed to return to Saint Laurent City, it would be possible to defeat a group of soldiers fighting in fear in a short period of time.

In war, morale is more important than geographical location and weather.

(End of this chapter)