Mage Veigar

Chapter 549: Carpet-style Advancement

It was the fifteenth day since Vega took over Kareni.

Today, the guerrilla army, a once disbanded organization, has been rebuilt. Although its number is no longer likely to reach the extremely terrifying number of one million, it has regrouped more than 70,000 loyal members.

These people all have one thing in common.

They suffered great persecution in the war a few years ago and were later saved by Vega. They have never forgotten Vega's kindness. Even though the Empire declared Vega a traitor, they still firmly believe in Vega's innocence.

Although it seems that the reconstruction of the guerrilla army has only the support of 7000 people, it is completely different from the original universal military service. After all, these people are untrained civilians, and cannot even beat systematically trained soldiers.

But in urban warfare.

Let alone 70,000 civilians, even 7,000 civilians can definitely play a role that is better than a standard legion. Their natural camouflage and familiarity with the terrain make them the best war spies.

What does it mean to have 70,000 war spies?
This means that there is no suspense in this war at all.

"The defense line has been established."

"Intelligence gathering completed."

“The guidance of public opinion was successful.”

"The enemy's morale is low."

Vega ignored everyone's strange looks and continued to mutter to himself the report like a primary school student reading a composition. Given his height and age, if this were told to others, no one would believe that he was making a decision that would determine the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Although it's quite funny, it's the truth.

After he finished muttering, Vega finally spoke: "It's time to announce to the city of Kareni that I, Vega, am back."

Therefore, on the twentieth day, Vega finally launched an attack on the Imperial Army.

The four major urban districts joined forces to push the front line towards the central urban area at the same time, with the momentum of catching a turtle in a jar. The speed of this front line's advancement was very slow, probably by occupying one street at a time, one commanding height at a time, and one large building at a time.

After the occupation.

The dynasty army incorporated these buildings into the defense system, gradually expanding the territory in a layer-by-layer manner, eroding the imperial army, and at the same time eliminating the imperial guerrillas lurking in the occupied areas one by one.

The front line.

In a basement in the central city area.

This is the secret gathering place of the Imperial Army's guerrilla forces. Because it is hidden in a civilian's home, it is quite secretive. The Royal Army searched this street back and forth for more than a dozen times but failed to find it.

"Captain, we have obtained the intelligence."

An Imperial Army soldier who had just entered the door complained to the captain of the A78 guerrilla squad: "The th Division has lost this street. The enemy's front line will probably be able to advance here before dusk. Should we retreat?"

"The 18th Division is a bunch of bastards."

An old soldier stopped wiping his short blade and said, "As soon as the Kingdom Army left, the defense line we just recaptured had to be sent back in less than 20 days. If this continues, when will it end?"

As he spoke, the veteran began to pack up his things.

Because it was very obvious that since the 18th Division had retreated, this street would probably fall into the hands of the Dynasty Army in the evening. Although they were unlikely to be discovered if they stayed here as a guerrilla force, supply would be a problem.

"Retreat? Who told you to retreat?"

The captain was a professional. He kept a straight face and said in a dignified manner: "The superiors have issued an order to me that all guerrilla forces in Area C are prohibited from retreating. We need to stay in the enemy-occupied area and wait for opportunities to spy on the enemy and carry out harassment operations."

"This, this, this... is this an order from above?" Seven or eight team members were startled, and the most timid soldier among them said, "What if... what if we are discovered? Although the kingdom searched for us more than ten times and failed to find us when it occupied this place last time, this time the opponent is the Holy Dynasty."

"Yes, Captain."

Another tall and thin soldier said, "I heard that only seven guerrilla units escaped from the occupied B area two days ago. They were betrayed by civilians before they even started harassment operations. Do you think we will also..."

"Don't talk nonsense."

The soldier, who looked only eighteen years old, said angrily, "This is my uncle's house. Are you doubting whether my uncle will betray us?"

"Don't get excited."

The tall and thin soldier smiled awkwardly and said, "I just said it casually. Anyway, we can't disobey the orders from the superiors. Now we can only take one step at a time. After all, it's just a rumor. After all, we are fighting at home. How can the civilians here side with the enemy? I think we should stop worrying about nothing."

"..."

Although they said so, everyone couldn't stop worrying on their faces.

This worry reached its peak when it was evening, because they heard a chaotic sound of footsteps above their heads, which made everyone swallow their saliva and dared not even breathe.

Can't go wrong.

This is the unique reverberation sound of military boots.

At this time, the only ones who could swagger into private homes in military boots and wander around here were probably the dynasty army that occupied this place. Every team member knew this very well.

"Reporting to the captain, the search has been completed and no imperial troops were found."

"Excuse me, sir. Does your house have a basement?"

"Sir, my house was built in 340, and building basements was not popular at that time."

The conversation above their heads made the team's hearts rise to their throats. They were afraid that the soldier's uncle would not be able to withstand the pressure or would be tortured into giving them away.

Therefore, the captain's short blade was already half pulled out.

The other team members also tightened their weapons. If they were exposed, they would have no choice but to fight to the death.

The next words from the Dynasty soldier made them feel relieved -

"Well, excuse me for bothering you, sir."

As the words fell, the echo of military boots could be clearly heard gradually fading away, and it was obvious that the dynasty soldiers had left.

"I told you my uncle wouldn't betray us!"

The youngest soldier snorted, yet at the same time was thankful that he had survived the disaster.

The other team members also laughed out loud, thanking the soldier and his uncle one after another: "It seems that the rumors in other districts are just rumors after all. The intensity of the search by the Dynasty Army is much weaker than that of the Kingdom Army at the beginning. You should know that the Kingdom Army threatened to chop off your uncle's fingers at the beginning. Now the Dynasty soldiers are just politely asking questions and then leaving. What can they find out from this search?"

After everyone laughed, they carried out a harassment operation that night.

This harassment operation achieved quite good results. An entire company of the Dynasty Army stayed awake all night due to their harassment. At dawn, they avoided everyone's eyes and returned safely to the basement to rest.

But after a few hours, the dazzling sunlight made them unable to help but open their hazy eyes.

Wait, sunshine?
Why is there sunlight in the basement?!

(End of this chapter)