Mage Veigar

Chapter 50 Let the tiger return to the mountain?

Veigar was caught in a dilemma.

He wanted to kill all the kingdom soldiers here, because these heads were enough to send him to the fourth-level trainee professional.

But he couldn't kill these surrendered kingdom soldiers.

Because once this matter was leaked, he could not guarantee that the imperial military would protect him, a nobody, at the international summit. After all, he was just an unknown second lieutenant company commander.

A second lieutenant company commander is not worth the empire making a fuss about.

Wanting to increase strength, but being constrained by international conventions, it is difficult to have both. If it were an ordinary officer who encountered this situation, it would probably be fine, after all, life is more important, and there are plenty of opportunities to improve strength, but Vega is a greedy person.

He wants to have his cake and eat it too.

Veigar looked at his lieutenant, Charles, and said, "Sergeant, can I trust you?"

Charles was stunned, then suddenly became excited.

After spending such a long time together, in the eyes of Adjutant Charles, Vega is a leader worth dying for. And now such an excellent leader asks him if he can be trusted. Does he want to train him into a confidant?
"I am willing to offer you my lifelong loyalty."

The adjutant clenched his right fist and clapped it on his heart. He stood at attention and swore in a loud voice.

"I believe you."

Vega nodded and said, "You take the men to escort these prisoners back to the sentry tower. You only need to tie their hands with ropes. Remember to keep a distance of 300 meters from them."

"Yes, Captain."

The adjutant agreed without hesitation, and at the same time asked, "Isn't it too risky to maintain 300 meters? I'm afraid the Royal Army will take the opportunity to escape."

"Escape?"

Veigar raised a bright smile and said, “Then let them escape.”

Vega said this and headed towards the Kingdom Army.

Charles looked at Vega's petite figure rather than skinny and couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect the captain to have such a pure and cute smile. If he was just an ordinary child, he would be very likable. It's a pity that the Empire actually let such a young child be trained as an officer for war..."

He kept Veigar's brilliant smile in his heart.

He felt that he would never see such innocent and bright smiles of children again, and that the future company commander would surely be an iron-blooded officer who killed bloody people. He shook the video crystal on his chest, and let this beautiful memory be treasured by him as a subordinate.

"I accept your surrender."

Vega looked at the 400-man Royal Army and said, "According to the Imperial Convention, I will spare your lives, but I will confiscate your weapons and deprive you of your freedom. If your country does not pay the ransom within the specified time, we will have the right to execute you. Do you have any objection?"

“We accept them all.”

All the kingdom's soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. Normally in such situations the kingdom had to pay the ransom for the sake of national justice. Although they would inevitably be treated differently when they returned home, a life was at least saved.

"very good."

Vega said loudly: "Adjutant, the cleanup work is left to you. In order to prevent other invading forces, I will complete the remaining daily patrol tasks alone. Remember my order just now."

"Yes, Captain."

The adjutant quickly responded, "Do you need some personnel to continue your daily patrol mission with you?"

"unnecessary."

Vega directly denied it and said, "The work of escorting prisoners is already understaffed, and I am a professional. Even if I encounter danger, my life will not be in danger. Leave the rest of the work to me alone." "I understand."

The adjutant watched Vega disappear from his sight, then began to arrange for the soldiers to collect their weapons, take prisoners, and restrict their freedom. When all preparations were completed, he began to issue orders.

"All of them."

The adjutant, acting as the temporary commander, said, "We will now begin to collect the prisoners and return them to the sentry tower. Let the prisoners of the Kingdom Army go in front. To prevent the prisoners from rioting, keep a distance of 300 meters. The crossbowmen must remain alert at all times."

"Yes."

Everyone obeyed the order and began to escort the prisoners back to the watchtower.

They always maintained a distance of 300 meters.

It takes more than 15 minutes to get from here to the sentry tower. Since prisoners need to be escorted, the time will probably be extended by about 10 minutes, which means it’s about half an hour in total.

The sentry tower is built on a high place, and there are many hills and mountains here, so the way back requires going along the foot of the mountain.

When they had walked 1/3 of the way, the Kingdom Army began to whisper.

"Barus, is what you said really feasible?"

"The Imperial Army is 300 meters away from us. We are only bound by our hands, not our feet. Besides, the other party's professionals have already left. If we scatter at this time, the Imperial Army will definitely not be able to catch up."

A thin corporal said to a sergeant, "Sir, you are the highest-ranking officer now. Please don't hesitate any longer. We don't have much time left. Do you really want to be captured?"

Do you want to be a captive?
Hearing these last words, the originally timid-looking Royal Army sergeant clenched his teeth.

He suddenly pushed through the crowd and shouted from a high place: "It is better to die in glory than to live in disgrace. We are not prisoners, and we have not been defeated! Warriors, please regain your glory. I order you as a sergeant officer. Now retreat and let those arrogant imperial army bastards regret it."

Wow.

The Kingdom Army seemed to have found their backbone, and they began to flee forward following the sergeant.

As the two armies were 300 meters apart, the Kingdom Army, facing the threat of death, burst out with a speed that was beyond the reach of the Imperial Army. Only a few of their men died from the crossbowmen's arrows, while most of them had disappeared from the Imperial Army's sight.

"Private, how far is it?"

The sergeant glanced behind him nervously, and when he found that the Imperial Army could not catch up with them for the time being, he hurriedly asked Private First Class Barus beside him.

Private Barrus replied breathlessly, "Sir, I am quite familiar with this area. We can go through the foot of the mountain and then go east. It will only take another seven hours to get back to the sentry tower in the kingdom."

"Hahaha."

The joy of regaining a new life made the sergeant laugh heartily: "Well, well, well, now the Imperial Army must be regretting their decision. They were so arrogant as to keep a distance of 300 meters from us. Did they underestimate our escape speed?"

"Sir, you are wrong."

Barus smiled and said, "We didn't run away, nor were we captured. We just had to make a strategic decision to retreat based on the current situation."

"Well said, Private."

The sergeant nodded with satisfaction and continued to lead his troops forward.

at the same time.

Vega, who was standing on the top of the mountain, put down the telescope in his hand.

(End of this chapter)