Mage Veigar

Chapter 495 The First Fire
It is indeed as you can see.

What Vega said was total annihilation, not defeat!

need to know.

It is easy to defeat an army, but difficult to annihilate it. The former only needs to beat the enemy into a panic and make them flee, and achieve their own strategic goals, and then the mission is completed.

And what about the latter?

You need to bury the enemy's main force on the battlefield, so as to achieve your own strategic goals while preventing the enemy from organizing any counterattack forces.

What Vega wants to do is to annihilate them all!

After learning that the defense map was authentic, he now had full confidence in annihilating all the enemies. He wanted to destroy all 700,000 coalition forces on the land of the dynasty.

He wants to tell the world through this war——

The Holy Dynasty is no longer the Holy Dynasty it once was. As long as Vega stands on the land of the dynasty, any force that dares to challenge the dignity and glory of the dynasty must be prepared to quell his anger.

How to calm his anger?

blood!
Only blood and the wails of death can calm his rage.

But is it really possible to completely wipe out a coalition force of 70 soldiers with just a defense map?
Even if he launched a surprise attack, with the help of Reynolds Bayar, it would be difficult for him to wipe out the enemy's 20 soldiers with his 70 troops. Moreover, the enemy would flee on their own even without orders if they were defeated.

Chasing down the fleeing deserters is always the most difficult task.

Even if it's Vega, I'm afraid it's impossible to turn decay into magic, right?

Vega indeed cannot turn decay into magic, but water and fire have been merciless since ancient times. It doesn't matter whether it is 700,000 or 1 million. In Vega's view, one fire is enough. If the first fire cannot burn it all, he will start a second fire.

Fire attack?

It’s fire attack!

Water and fire have always been the most powerful elements, and among them, fire attack is the most destructive and easiest to achieve.

Although using fire attacks is too cruel and against the harmony of nature, Vega believes that being kind to the enemy is being cruel to oneself. Even if it means bearing the infamy of killing 70 people, Vega is willing to do it this time.

But is fire attack really effective?
There doesn't seem to be any forests near the City of Ice and Fire, so it is not a suitable place to use fire attacks.

Ordinary generals... no, even famous generals would not use fire attack in such a place that is totally unsuitable for fire attack. Not only will they fail to cause damage to the enemy, but they will also end up playing with fire and getting burned.

So why did Veigar insist on using fire attacks?

In Vega's opinion, a true strategist does not just adapt to local conditions and use existing opportunities and conditions to defeat the enemy. The truly terrifying thing about these strategists who have gone down in history is that they create opportunities when there are none, and create conditions when there are none.

Although Vega believes that he cannot compare with these strategists.

But that doesn't mean he can't follow suit and create an opportunity to use fire attack.

So here comes the real difficulty.

How can we create this opportunity?
As Vega said before, if one fire can't burn it all, then start a second fire.

His face straightened, and he said to Reynolds Baya, "Your Majesty, I will not keep you in suspense. Next, I will officially launch my battle plan. Please wait and see."

"Is there anything I can do?" Although Vega did not tell him the detailed battle plan, Reynolds Baya did not ask tactlessly. He knew very well that some senior generals did not like to explain to irrelevant people and preferred to speak with actions.

A true senior general always recognizes only one truth:

The results are more powerful than the declarations.

Only those outspoken politicians like to write blank checks, and the grass on the grave of the last officer who talked big but did nothing about military and war is probably several meters high.

"There is nothing Your Majesty needs help with in the first stage."

Vega thought for a moment, then kindly reminded, “However, Your Majesty, please order your subordinates to stay away from the logistics warehouse in three days to avoid accidental injuries in the dark.”

"Your Excellency, do you want to burn the food?"

Reynolds Baya immediately grasped the key point, and then said with a little disappointment: "It's not that your battle plan is not possible, but once the food and grass are burned, it seems that we have no choice but to retreat."

"But even though they are retreating, the main forces of each country have obviously been retained."

"If I don't take this opportunity to keep the main forces of the seventeen countries here, how can I destroy all seventeen countries by myself in the future? If I can't destroy all seventeen countries in a short period of time, when the empire comes back, we will be doomed."

With a suspicious look.

Reynolds Baya said uneasily, "I think we should take a long-term view on this matter. We must find a way to keep the armies of the 17 countries in the Ice and Snow City. Otherwise, please forgive me for not being able to form an alliance with you. You are obviously using me as cannon fodder."

"Your Majesty, please be patient."

Vega looked at Reynolds with sincere eyes and said, "The stronger your country is, the weaker the Empire will be. As the mortal enemy of the Empire, how could I do something that would harm my allies? Your Majesty, please trust my battle plan."

Reynolds Baya had a hesitant look on his face.

This hesitation lasted for a full five minutes, during which he engaged in countless psychological games. His reason told him that Vega was not reliable, and this third-rate battle plan was completely to rescue the dynasty, and did not take him as an ally into consideration.

But wealth can be found in danger.

Desire eventually devoured reason, and Reynolds Baya finally agreed to Vega's battle plan and expressed his willingness to cooperate actively.

Of course, another reason is that Vega, who had the defense map before he came, could obviously launch a surprise attack directly, but he invited him to a meeting and told him the preliminary plan, which proved that what Vega said was true.

So Reynolds chose to believe Vega.

He pinned his future and the future of the Principality of Baya on Vega, his "enemy". This kind of courage is indeed impossible for ordinary people to possess. After all, taking a wrong step will not only lead to a complete loss, but also the destruction of the country and the family.

So on the third day after the meeting, Vega launched a surprise attack at night.

With the camp defense map in hand, Vega's assault force went straight in and cut into the coalition's logistics base, and the first fire of the war was thus started.

The fire lasted until dawn.

When the dawn broke through the darkness, the coalition forces' logistical supplies had been reduced to one tenth.

The remaining logistical supplies are no longer sufficient to sustain them in a protracted war, and new supplies cannot be gathered in a short period of time. It is even more impossible to rely on the Empire. It is already a mercy for the Empire not to exploit them.

So what can we do now?
In the conference room, a thought involuntarily emerged in the minds of every grand duke.

(End of this chapter)