Mage Veigar

Chapter 534 Underestimating the Enemy
Tanniel Rheinberg.

He was the deputy commander of this Kingdom-Empire war.

Although it is true that his title is deputy commander, you certainly cannot expect King Nordrian, a layman in war, to take charge of all military affairs, so he is actually the commander-in-chief.

If you put it in normal times.

He did not mind personally commanding such a great battle that would be remembered by history. With such a huge military base, Tanir was confident that he could take over the entire northern part of the empire and gain greater benefits based on this.

But the king led the army in person, which made Tanniel feel a little bit uneasy.

Because what he feared most was an outsider who didn't understand war telling him what to do. But the outsider was His Majesty the King, so he had to obey his orders. If the war was won, it would be because of the King's good leadership. If it was lost...

The results speak for themselves.

He, Tanniel, will definitely be blamed for this war.

And the fact is that whatever you fear will definitely come to you.

Before coming, Tanniel did not suggest attacking the city of Kalini.

What he advocated was to take a risk and make a feint, bypassing the city of Kareni and seizing secondary strategic cities directly, adopting the strategy of surrounding strategic cities with secondary cities, turning Kareni into an isolated city, and then slowly attacking it.

even……

Tanier didn't even have the idea of ​​capturing the strategic point of Kareni City. He hoped to leave this tough bone to Vega, even if they would lose the strategic point of Kareni as a result.

Because the kingdom can take advantage of this time to capture another strategic point, the city of Lopus. This exchange is not a loss at all for the kingdom.

Of course, this tactic is also quite risky.

If the Empire detects this in advance, they might be ambushed and defeated one by one.

After all, there are quite a lot of secondary cities. Once you divide your troops into several places, and the Empire happens to realize that your main force is not in front of Kareni, it is possible that they will launch a counter-encirclement against you, and you will be in a dilemma.

Although Tenniel is known as a war gambler.

But this doesn't mean that Tanier would give up the safe war and choose to do something radical to satisfy himself. The reason he came up with this idea is because he predicted that the main force of the empire would not take a single step out of the city of Kareni.

Besides him, there is also Vega on the front.

The Empire's fear of Vega was obviously greater than theirs. In this case, even if all the secondary cities were lost, the Empire would never rashly send troops to encircle them before Vega took action.

It can be said without exaggeration.

Although this move is risky, it has a 99% success rate.

However, this plan was rejected by the king from the very beginning. King Nordrian was a complete layman in war. He believed that since they could capture Kareni with a blitzkrieg and wreak havoc across the entire northern part of the empire, it was clear that the empire was no more than that. If they could just use the same trick again this time, would the empire be able to figure out their tactics in just a few years?

It's okay that the king was confused for a moment.

The most terrifying thing is that the think tank around the king did not think there was anything wrong with this.

They rejected Tenniel's proposal outright on the grounds that it was too risky.

Of course, Tenniel did not mean to underestimate the think tank. After all, the advanced tactics such as blitzkrieg were invented by the think tank and then put into actual combat. Facts have proved that it has achieved considerable results.

But this time the think tank was obviously too confident in their own tactics and too optimistic about the strength of the imperial army. Perhaps, like the king, they did not believe that the empire could find a way to deal with it within a few years.

The matter is very clear.

The king, his think tank, and even everyone involved in this war underestimated the enemy.

And now, the most hopeless thing happened to Tenniel.

The king ordered him to use blitzkrieg, replicate the myth of the overnight fall of Kareni, remind the empire of the fear they once had, and take Kareni, the strategic front tooth.

As for his objections?

Unfortunately, King Nordrian simply ignored it.

Although the king's personal expedition did boost morale, at this moment, Tanir would rather not have the king personally lead the army. And after all, why did he agree to such a war in which the glory would go to the king but he would always bear the blame? It was too late to regret.

Now the only thing he could do was to force an attack on the city of Kareni.

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Near the Kareni Mountains.

Vega, who had just led his army out of the City of Ice and Fire and marched towards the City of Kalini, received a letter from the kingdom.

This letter was sent by the king.

The letter mainly said that the kingdom would launch an attack tomorrow night, and King Nordrian was confident that he could capture the city of Kareni overnight. Three days later, they would welcome Vega's arrival in Kareni.

"Is this the arrogance of the kingdom?"

Veigar chuckled, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, the kingdom was like a pretentious noble showing off its power and status to him. The kingdom's move had no other meaning, but was simply to show off its muscles to Vega, and to mock Vega for being too timid and voluntarily giving up his position as the vanguard, and now he could only watch them take all the benefits.

Kareni is a place of great strategic importance.

It is no exaggeration to say that whoever can obtain the city of Kareni will have the initiative in the north of the empire. They can advance to swallow up the north of the empire and threaten the world-class transportation hub of Lopus City. They can retreat to establish a defense line and resist a million-strong army.

Once the kingdom captures the city of Kareni.

It is entirely foreseeable that they will replicate the previous myth and take over the empire's northern territories covering millions of kilometers. Moreover, judging from the fact that the kingdoms have come out in full force this time and the empire is under attack, the city of Ropus may not be able to be saved.

In other words.

If the Battle of Kareni ends with the Kingdom's victory, then the entire northern part of the Empire will be taken by the Kingdom, and Vega, the latecomer, will no longer be able to gain any benefit at all. This is the advantage of being a vanguard.

But Vega did not panic.

He even said to a soldier without hurrying, "Who is the commander of the Kingdom Army this time?"

"The commander-in-chief is King Nordrian, and the advisory group is the kingdom's royal think tank."

"Hahahaha, the kingdom will lose this battle."

Veigar's face was full of mockery. "Pass the order down. The entire army will march slowly and delay the planned arrival at Kareni by two days. I think we should be able to see a good show by then."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Vega watched the soldiers go away. He had already foreseen the outcome of this war.

Why can we say that?
It should be noted that the commander-in-chief is King Nordrian, and the king of the United Kingdom is a layman in war.

Allowing an amateur to interfere with military officers in the industry?

This is no different from seeking one's own death.

Some people may ask, isn’t there a royal think tank that advises the king?

Vega admitted that think tanks in all countries were very capable and had considerable capabilities in controlling the general direction and formulating tactics, but one thing that could not be ignored was that none of them had ever been on the battlefield.

It is not enough to just have theories and talk about it on paper.

The strategies of the think tank members would appear rigid if they were not used improvisationally by the generals.

Once tactics are used too rigidly, even tactics that are ahead of their time will become a mess. This is why commanders say that a general is not always subject to orders from his king when he is away from the battlefield. Details often determine the success or failure of a war.

Does a kingdom with only strategic direction but no details have a chance of winning this battle?
Unfortunately, there is not a single bit of it in Vega's eyes.

Let me tell you something. I don’t know who reported the book club today and it has been permanently banned. I don’t plan to rebuild it in the near future. Please don’t ask me about it alone. After all, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. I will reconsider whether to create a group when it is finished.

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(End of this chapter)