Mage Veigar

Chapter 541 Hand of God

Waiting for death?

The officers in the conference room didn't react for a long time.

Several of the staff officers followed Foster and asked, "Commander, why don't you order the troops to support the thirteen cities in the hinterland? Are you going to watch them fall into the hands of the dynasty?"

"Yes, Commander."

Another division commander said, "The commander of the dynasty is Vega. Once these thirteen secondary cities fall into his hands, with his wisdom he will be able to link the thirteen cities together and build a defensive system. By then, even if we have twice as many troops, it will be difficult to recapture these thirteen cities."

Foster stopped walking.

He turned around and looked at the people who had caught up with him and asked, "Is there any other way? If we send troops to support the thirteen secondary cities in the hinterland, we can't bypass the Balkan City route. That kid is eager for us to send troops so that he can ambush us here. Or do you have other safe and short routes to choose from?"

"This……"

"Can't we just send in air support?"

"air force?"

Foster sneered and said, "Without the cooperation of the army, the air force is just a rootless duckweed. Even if you bomb the city a few times, it can't stop the Dynasty Army from taking the thirteen cities in the hinterland. The air force's attack is ultimately limited by the terrain. And don't forget that the Dynasty has an air force that is not inferior to ours. It is easy to stop us and delay some time."

"Please, Commander, give the order to make a final effort."

A young general said angrily: "We can't watch the North fall again. Even if there is only one percent hope, please let us try our best. I am willing to fight to the death for the vanguard."

"Calm down, everyone!"

Foster sighed, and then said quietly: "At this moment, we must not panic. We must calm down and think about countermeasures to find a glimmer of hope in this doomed situation."

This is Foster's way of using troops.

He believes that the outcome of every war does not depend on the general trend, but on the handling of details.

A situation that seems to have no way out often hides a glimmer of hope that we cannot see. Therefore, at this time you need to calm down and then find that glimmer of hope to turn defeat into victory and create a miracle.

"Excuse me, Commander, where is this ray of hope?"

After hearing his subordinates' questions, Foster looked around at everyone and saw their uneasy expressions before he finally decided to tell them his plan in order to appease the troops.

That's right.

In this battle, Foster has indeed seen a glimmer of hope.

He said to everyone in a resounding voice: "Do you remember that I had Admiral Clemens stationed in Kareni as the first line of defense in the north to defend against attacks from the Kingdom and the Dynasty?"

Everyone looked at each other, with confusion in their eyes.

One of the officers asked in confusion, "But Lord Clemens has already lost four gates of Kaleini and is now surrounded by the Kingdom Army in the central area. As time goes by, he will inevitably be defeated by the Kingdom Army. There seems to be no dispute about this."

Everyone agreed. The Kingdom had 75 soldiers and the initiative to occupy four gates, while Clemens had lost the initiative and only had 40 soldiers. It was only a matter of time before the whole army was annihilated. Everyone thought there was nothing wrong with this.

But Foster denied everyone's speculation.

He said in an unquestionable tone: "You are wrong. As time goes by, it is not the four armies led by Clemens that will be on the losing side, but the 75 invading troops of the kingdom!"

"Excuse me for being so bold."

A staff officer immediately rejected the idea, saying, "40 against 75, and with the city gates lost and air superiority lost, even if you were to fight this war, you would not be able to win."

"I certainly can't win that war."

Foster said bluntly: "But I want to ask you, if Vega were to fight that war, do you think he could drive away the Kingdom Army and take back Kareni?"

"I don't mean to boost others' morale, but it's only natural."

At this time, no one objected: "In the last war, the traitor Vega once recaptured Kareni by himself, and now he is recognized as the best general in the continent. If it is him, I think he can turn the defeat into victory."

"That's why I said Clemens will win this battle!"

Foster looked towards Kareni with a deep gaze. "General Clemens is the only officer in the Empire who has fully understood the theories of guerrilla warfare and street fighting. The tactics invented by Vega have proven their ability to restrain the Kingdom's tactics in the last Kareni War. Therefore, I believe that Lord Clemens will regain control of Kareni."

"This...this...this..."

Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't utter a word. Although they wanted to refute Foster, they had only heard of guerrilla warfare but had never seen its actual practice, so they didn't know how to refute it.

In addition, Foster said that this tactic was created by Vega, which made some officers feel relieved.

Another officer who was looking farther away seemed to have thought of something, and immediately put on an extremely shocked expression and said, "Commander, if...if the city of Kareni is taken back, then doesn't it mean..."

"Hahaha, that's right!"

Foster laughed very happily. "If Clemens defeats the Kingdom Army and takes back control of Kareni City, it means that the kid dug a pit and jumped into it without hesitation. He will be attacked from both sides by us and will have no way to escape."

Foster deserves the title of 'turning defeat into victory'.

In such a desperate situation, he planted Clemens in Kaleini, a place that neither the Kingdom nor Vega would pay attention to.

He chose to pin the North's hopes on Clemens's insignificant pawn.

If Clemens fails, Vega will become the biggest beneficiary. Even if he voluntarily gives up the city of Ropus, the Empire will lose control of the entire north and hand the north over to Vega.

But as long as Clemens can regain control of Kareni, Vega's capture of thirteen secondary cities will be more like a joke. By then, if Kareni and Ropus join forces, Vega's main force will have nowhere to escape.

The completely foreseeable ending is——

Vega's fifty-man army was cut off from its retreat and supply lines, and was trapped in the central hinterland, unable to advance or retreat. Ultimately, they were completely annihilated by the Empire's method of boiling a frog in warm water.

(End of this chapter)