Mage Veigar

Chapter 496 Retreat Plan

retreat.

Now there is no other choice but to retreat.

If they continue to stay here, they will run out of ammunition and food. If they retreat in time now, the remaining supplies will be enough for them to return to their own country, and it will not be too late to regroup and fight again.

If you don't retreat.

Unless they can capture the City of Ice and Fire within ten days, they will be defeated without a fight.

If some adventurous officers, such as Tannier Rheinberg, might have taken a gamble, but these grand dukes obviously lacked the courage to take a gamble.

Let them sacrifice their entire army and take a gamble?
As soon as one of the grand dukes put forward this suggestion, he was criticized by the other grand dukes.

The hot-tempered Grand Duke Qifei was the first to disagree: "Grand Duke Xier, you are really talking without any pain in your waist. Among these 18 countries, you have the smallest army, less than 10,000 people. And this time the sudden attack of the royal army does not seem to have affected your logistics supply. You can rest assured, but have you ever considered us?"

"Only this time do I agree with Grand Duke Chife."

Another Grand Duke was indignant: "Grand Duke Xier, if you want to give it a try, go ahead and give it a try. We will not accompany you."

"Grand Duke Baya, please say something."

The King of the Principality of Xier, Grand Duke Xier, was somewhat angry at the accusation: "Our army has 70 troops, and the current logistics are enough for ten days of consumption. Is it possible that we can't take down a city of ice and fire in ten days if we attack with all our strength? As long as we take down the city of ice and fire, we can get replenishment in the city and continue to attack Saint Laurent."

"Excuse me, Grand Duke Xier, what should we do if something unexpected happens?"

"Who can guarantee to take over the Ice and Fire City within 10 days? You or Grand Duke Baya?"

"If our army is destroyed here, will Grand Duke Xier be able to compensate us for our losses?"

"..."

Everyone spoke their mind, and Xier was criticized so much that he couldn't even raise his head.

At this time, Reynolds Baya hurriedly made peace: "Everyone, please be patient. Grand Duke Xier is also trying to expand the results of the war. After all, if we retreat without any results, it will be difficult for the Empire to pass it."

"Let the Empire blame them if they want."

Grand Duke Qifei snorted and said, "At worst, we can just pay all the taxes for this year. It's like sacrificing all the troops here. Training an army is worth more than one year's taxes."

"In that case, let's make the final decision."

Reynolds Baya stopped talking nonsense and took a vote at the end of the meeting.

Although he was nominally the commander-in-chief of the 18-nation coalition, in reality this was only because no one sitting in this position could be convincing, so Reynolds Baya, the king of the largest vassal state, was elected to be a commander-in-chief in name only, and the final decision was still made by voting.

The vote was 17:1.

17 votes were in favor of retreat, and only one vote from Grand Duke Sier was in favor of a desperate gamble.

Therefore, it was very clear what the coalition should do next. Reynolds Baya coughed and said, "Everyone, since the opinion on retreat has been unanimous, I think we should move on to the second topic about the retreat route."

"Retreat route? Isn't it to return along the same route?"

The grand dukes looked at Reynolds Baya in confusion. In their opinion, if they wanted to retreat, they should just retreat. Why bother to discuss the retreat route? They could just return the same way.

"ignorance!"

Before Reynolds Baya could speak, at the reminder of the generals accompanying the army, Grand Duke Chife stood up and planned to show off: "Even I, who have not received military education, know that if we return by the same route, there is a high probability that the enemy will discover us in advance and then set up an ambush on our way back. Even if they cannot annihilate us completely, they will seriously injure us." "Good idea! I thought Grand Duke Chife was good for nothing except shamelessness."

"It turns out that Grand Duke Qifei's achievements in escaping are beyond our reach."

"Excuse me, Grand Duke Qifei, have you prepared the retreat plan?"

When Grand Duke Qifei heard the first two sentences, he was about to despise them, but the next question made him speechless: "This... this..."

After talking about "this" for a long time, Grand Duke Qifei still couldn't explain it clearly.

In the end, Reynolds Baya tried to smooth things over again: "Regarding the retreat plan, I do have some ideas here. I'd like to share them with you to see if there are any similarities with Grand Duke Chife's retreat plan, so that we can verify each other."

"Ahem... Grand Duke Baya, please go first." Grand Duke Qifei said with a grateful look and a smile.

Reynolds Baya nodded to Chifei, then took the retreat plan from his adjutant.

When Reynolds got the plan, he did not immediately elaborate on the details of the retreat plan. A hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and finally he opened the retreat plan and told everyone all the contents of the plan.

"In summary."

After carefully explaining the plan, Reynolds gave the final retreat route: "I think the chance of being exposed if we return by the same route is too high, and the Dynasty's air force is not a pushover. Once we lose air superiority, we will become sitting ducks. Therefore, I personally think that our army should retreat along the Kareni Mountains to the direction of the Empire's Kareni City in two days, and then we can go our separate ways."

"May I ask why we are retreating via the Kalini Mountains?"

"Yes, the Kareni Mountains are steep and difficult to navigate, and large-scale marches are quite strenuous."

Several grand dukes were reluctant to endure the hardship, so they asked Reynolds Baya.

Reynolds paused before replying, "You all have a point, but we must know that there are pros and cons. Kareni is surrounded by mountains and towering trees, which can effectively conceal our army's movements and make it difficult for the enemy's aerial reconnaissance forces to track us. Failure to track us means that they cannot stop us on the road or set traps."

clap clap-

The first person to applaud was Grand Duke Chife.

He echoed, "Great minds think alike. My plan is almost the same as Grand Duke Baya's. Although the Kareni Mountains are indeed difficult to travel, the enemy cannot track us."

"Grand Duke Qifei, please stop your shameless behavior."

"I think Grand Duke Baya's plan is feasible. Safety comes first."

"As expected of Grand Duke Baya, he has really planned everything out."

"..."

Everyone praised the thoroughness of the retreat plan, and no one raised any questions.

Because the fact is just as Reynolds Baya said, as long as Vega cannot capture their coordinates, any ambush and blocking cannot be implemented. This plan has almost no other disadvantages except that it takes a little time.

If it were in the past.

Reynolds Baya was inevitably a little complacent in the face of everyone's praise, but this time he couldn't be happy no matter what, because this plan didn't come from him at all, but from their enemies -

Veigar.

(End of this chapter)