Mage Veigar

Chapter 438 Knowing that there is a tiger in the mountain

Stand still.

This is the strategy adopted by Veigar.

In his opinion, although it would be easy to capture the city of Donbu by tearing up the alliance at this time and taking the opportunity to launch an attack, the morale of the army on the west bank would inevitably be broken once the city of Donbu was lost.

By then, the Empire won't even need to continue attacking, as it will be defeated without a fight.

Therefore, Vega chose to keep his troops in place and let the West Coast Army weaken the power of the Imperial Army as much as possible. By the time he took control of the city of Dunbu, he would have the capital to compete with the Imperial Army, which had suffered heavy losses.

Otherwise, even Vega would not have the confidence to drive the fully-strength four army groups and one air defense force of the Empire out of the dynasty's territory. After all, that was a core force of 4, not just a mob like him.

This order was not understood by the officers.

Many people raised questions during the meeting, but Vega refused to answer them all and refused to allow a formal attack on the midstream.

"Commander, we understand the previous losses."

The division commander became very anxious: "Victory and defeat are common in the military. Although we lost 1.5 elite soldiers last time, this time is different. I dare to guarantee with my life that this time we can easily capture the city of Donbu. If we continue like this, it will be too late for the rebels on the west coast to recover."

Everyone just thought that Vega was scared by the Dynasty army, which was why he was so cautious.

But Veigar shook his head firmly: "Now is not the best time to attack, let's adjourn."

This concludes the meeting.

Although Vega did not give a reasonable explanation, based on Vega's prestige, except for a few individual officers, most officers had no objection to Vega's orders. They always believed that as long as Vega was there, the war would be won.

"Brigadier Mort Anger, what do you think?"

After leaving the conference room, the division commander looked at the brigade commander of the air defense force, Mott. He sighed and said, "I don't quite understand why the commander suddenly became timid. Even a third-rate officer like me can see that this is a godsend opportunity."

"Opinion? No!"

Mott was like seeing a ghost and fled away from the commander immediately.

As a direct participant in the whole incident, Mott vaguely guessed that the 1.5 people were deliberately "given" to the West Coast rebels by Vega, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why 50 war airships were suddenly damaged.

To know.

War airships are the most important strategic weapons and have always been garrisoned by the most elite high-level armed forces in the entire army. It is impossible for the enemy to infiltrate the army group guarding the forest, so it can be directly proved that it was the insiders who embezzled.

Who is the biggest suspect?
It goes without saying that only Vega can mobilize that army, and only Vega can do this.

In other words.

As the commander-in-chief, Vega secretly sold out his own troops, killing 1.5 people personally.

Although he had guessed something about this matter, he absolutely dared not say it out loud.

First, he had no evidence, and no one would believe him if he told them, because Vega's prestige in the army was at its peak and he had the highest executive power. At the same time, as a direct participant, he might even be suspected of shirking responsibility by saying such things.

Second, even if there is evidence, he still dare not say it out.

Mott didn't think that a demon who could easily bury 1.5 lives without showing any guilt... No! The inhumane demon king would not dare to kill him, a small aviation brigade commander, and his relatives.

For the sake of one’s life and property.

Mott had already decided to keep this matter to himself, and he would not dare to say it out even if a knife was put to his neck.

Vega, who was watching Mort from a distance, turned and left. Seeing Mort's performance, Vega realized that he was a smart man, so he didn't need to send him to hell.

Of course, this is only a secondary reason.

The real reason is that without the most accurate evidence, no, even if there is evidence, it is difficult for Mott to prove that it was indeed Vega who did it, because this territory is under the sole control of Vega.

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the other side.

The imperial army has crossed the dividing line between the upper and middle reaches and officially launched a war against the middle reaches.

The war was one-sided from the beginning. The army led by Ferry Gary, following the orders of Kaia Saint Laurent, put up only a little resistance before being defeated and fleeing towards the city of Dunbu.

This is not to say that Ferrier has a talent for being an actor.

Because the enemy had 4 army groups and 1 air force, he didn't need to perform deliberately in this situation. His own lack of strength forced him to retreat. This was completely a true performance of his character.

The Forest of Ino.

This is where Kaia ambushed the Imperial Army.

Due to the towering ancient trees in the forest, it is difficult for aerial reconnaissance troops to see the specific situation on the ground from the air, so it is impossible for the Imperial Army to know how many soldiers are hiding in this forest.

According to the original plan.

Ferry Gary will retreat here and lure the Imperial Army into the deep forest. The 30 main forces on the west coast will take the opportunity to launch an attack at this time. Due to the unexpected situation and the complex terrain, the Imperial Army will be defeated on the spot even if it has four armies.

Things were going very smoothly.

Ferry Gary has already led his entire army to retreat into the Forest of Ino. With the current marching speed of the Imperial Army, it will only take a day to catch up.

But the Empire is no fool.

They did not rush into the Forest of Ino rashly, but set up camp in the city closest to the Forest of Ino and started a discussion.

"I would like to ask you, should we enter the Aino Forest or not?"

Eskar said with full energy: "According to the intelligence sent by the aerial reconnaissance team, the enemy's only main force guarding the middle and upper reaches has entered the Aino Forest and has not yet left the forest. Due to the terrain, the reconnaissance team has lost their trace. So let me tell you a joke. It is not ruled out that they are setting an ambush in the forest and waiting for us."

"Hahaha--"

The conference room erupted in laughter.

It was indeed a complete joke that a group of defeated soldiers attempted to ambush their four armies.

"Commander, I am willing to serve as the vanguard."

A division commander stood up with a confident look on his face.

Even though they had seen that the West Coast Dynasty was ambushing them in the Forest of Ino, they were still prepared to advance directly, because in their subconscious, the main force of the enemy was still fighting Vega downstream, and this army was probably a mob that was temporarily put together.

In the face of absolute power, everything is in vain.

Therefore, even if the Imperial Army had more than a dozen ways to bypass the Forest of Ino and attack the city of Dunbu, they were unwilling to waste time. Their self-confidence, which had almost exploded, made them go there even though they knew there was a tiger in the mountain.

(End of this chapter)