Mage Veigar

Chapter 543 The Problem

The dawn is faint.

When the sun slowly rose from the east, it meant that Vega had captured thirteen secondary strategic cities.

Now what Veigar needs to do is simple.

That is to build a defense line around the thirteen cities and truly take root in the north of the empire. This may take about a month and a half.

When the defense system of thirteen cities was completed.

The city of Kareni has almost been completely ruled by the Kingdom Army, which means that Vega can openly carry out his plan for the city of Ropus and completely drive the Empire's army out of the northern territory.

Although Vega also knew that this war could not destroy the empire.

Even at the end of the war, it is very likely that the Allied Powers will be defeated, but this does not mean that the defeated country will not be able to gain any benefits. The sooner the North is conquered, the sooner the resources of the North can be plundered.

Once all the resources and property are in hand, what's wrong with returning the territory to the empire?
After a great war, the Empire certainly did not have the extra energy to invade other countries. It was a good opportunity to use the resources gained during this time to develop the country's strength. This was the strategic policy that Vega had set from the beginning.

Now the foundation of this strategy is in place -

They occupied thirteen cities in the hinterland and began to build a defense line based on them.

But Vega was still worried because he didn't see any reinforcements from the empire until the end of the war.

It is said that the more you plan, the more you win; the less you plan, the less you lose.

Even with all the calculations, there could be a small mistake that led to the failure of the battle. Moreover, Vega had no idea what Foster was up to, which made him feel uneasy instinctively.

After all, people are always afraid of unknown things.

Vega believes that in a war, if you are reduced to countering each move, it means that you are not far from defeat.

Because in Vega's war philosophy, countering the enemy's moves to a certain extent can mean being led by the nose by the enemy. Although the situation looks good on the surface, the fact is probably that you have fallen into the enemy's trap.

Therefore, Vega was not blindly optimistic about the Empire's failure to send reinforcements.

As long as he couldn't figure out what Foster was planning, he would not have any confidence. Marching and fighting were no joke. If he was not careful, it would be too late if he lost his life.

One person is short-term, three people are long-term.

When working in isolation didn't work, Vega decided to convene a high-level meeting. He hoped to gather the strengths of various parties to gain some inspiration and eventually find out why Foster gave up the central hinterland.

"Your Highness, I think you are worrying too much."

A staff officer said confidently: "The Imperial Army must know that other routes will not be able to support the central hinterland in time, and passing through Balkan City may encounter your blockade. Instead of wasting energy to send a large force to test it, it is better to save some energy to prepare for the subsequent war that may be faced."

"What Staff Officer Leggen said makes sense."

A division commander echoed, "The Empire must have seen that it was powerless to turn the tide, so it simply gave the central hinterland to you, Your Highness. After all, the Empire is now surrounded by enemies. From the intelligence feedback from other fronts, the Empire has been trying to avoid the sacrifice of soldiers and has been shrinking its defenses, giving up as many cities as possible and only defending strategic cities."

The teacher's words were recognized by most people.

The Empire was now under attack from all sides, and the pressure it was under was unimaginable to ordinary people. The Imperial Army also changed its previous arrogance of fighting every battle, and became so cowardly that people could not believe that this was the style of the Empire. It was not just on the northern front of the Empire.

Especially on the southwest front against the Free Alliance, the Empire gave up almost all of its secondary strategic points, withdrew all its forces and firmly grasped the main strategic points. It was difficult for the Free Alliance to chew these hard nuts for a while.

The more this happened, the more worried Vega became.

The Imperial Army, full of pride and sharpness, is quite a headache, because it is difficult for you to defeat them in a head-on battle, but the Imperial Army, which has put aside its glory and pride, is terrifying, because you don't know what they are planning.

A fatal punch is not delivered straight ahead.

A real powerful punch must be built up over a long period of time before it can achieve the effect of a fatal blow.

The empire's current overall retreat does not seem like giving up treatment to Vega, but rather like a long-term accumulation of strength, and then after reaching a certain critical point, a heavy blow will be struck.

If you don’t fly, you’ll soar into the sky;
If it doesn't make a sound, it's a blockbuster.

When a country that is almost invincible in frontal warfare no longer uses frontal warfare, this does not mean that the empire has run out of tricks. What it does mean is that the empire is accumulating strength and then making a stunning move!
"I would like you to think about this again."

Vega motioned for everyone to be quiet, and said worriedly, "Except when they are at an absolute disadvantage, or when they think it is absolutely impossible to win, they will choose to defend. When the two sides are evenly matched, or perhaps slightly at a disadvantage, has the Empire ever been absent from a direct battle?"

"No! Not even once!"

Vega explained the reason why he couldn't sleep or eat. "Although the Empire knew that it was too late to rescue the thirteen cities in the central hinterland, they would definitely send troops to fight against the blocking troops I deployed in Balkan City, whether it was for testing or to disgust us. But they didn't come this time."

"When things go wrong, there must be a monster."

Vega continued, "The situation on other fronts does not apply to us here. I believe that war is always won by more and lost by less. You can regard me as a paranoid patient, but even so, please use your wisdom and speculate with me, what is the possibility for the Empire to turn the tide in such a desperate situation."

"The main force on the eastern front has been contained by Lord Okasos and can be ignored."

"The western front is also being held back by the Alliance and the Baya Principality, so there are definitely no extra troops to support this area."

"The garrison of Ropus City is 27 strong. They are more than capable of protecting themselves, but not capable of advancing."

"With no reinforcements from outside and all internal lines lost, the empire is truly powerless to recover."

"..."

Everyone started discussing the situation, but no one could think of a way to turn the situation around.

The last brigadier general looked at Vega and said, "I'm very sorry, Your Highness. With Kaleini already lost, we really can't think of any possibility for the Empire to turn the tables, unless the Kingdom betrays us and cooperates with the city of Ropus to launch a negative pincer attack on us. In that case, we will have no way forward or backward, and will only die."

“But this must be impossible.”

A lieutenant general shook his head and said, "As the saying goes, if one's lips are gone, the other's teeth will be cold. We were annihilated by the Empire, and the Kingdom's national strength was not enough to stop the Empire's greed. Just as we need the Kingdom's existence to contain the Empire, they also need us."

Everyone echoed and agreed with this analysis.

But at this moment, Vega suddenly stood up from his seat, his face pale: "You just said... what would happen if the Kingdom Army cooperated with Rops City in Kaleni to attack us negatively?"

(End of this chapter)