Mage Veigar

Chapter 553 King of the North
incredible.

Foster read the battle report back and forth three times, but still couldn't believe his eyes.

Three hundred thousand imperial troops pledged allegiance to Vega?
Although Foster was prepared to lose the city of Kareni because of Clemens's disobedience, the fact that 300,000 imperial troops pledged allegiance to Vega was definitely something Foster had not expected.

Because the empire attaches great importance to the thoughts of soldiers.

The first lesson in recruit training is to establish a sense of belonging to the empire among the soldiers, and then in the subsequent training the soldiers are continuously brainwashed, so that they are subtly prepared to die for the empire.

In this situation.

It is obviously impossible to get 300,000 soldiers to be loyal to an invader.

He simply couldn't imagine what means Vega used to make these soldiers willing to become traitors. Didn't these soldiers feel that helping the enemy invade their territory was a shame that could not be washed away even by death?
What Foster didn't know, however, was.

Even if he grabbed the collars of those soldiers and middle-level officers and questioned them angrily, those officers and soldiers would never admit the fact that they had committed treason. They would even raise their heads proudly and declare in a resounding voice that all this was for the empire. They did not betray the empire. They were pioneers of the revolution and heroes fighting for the empire.

And there is no way out for these soldiers.

In the following battle, they must fight to the death, because they know very well that if Vega fails in this war, they will probably be charged with treason and tried by the Empire.

In other words.

These more than 300,000 troops will surely unleash a more terrifying fighting power than when they were loyal to Foster, because when human beings fight for their own interests, they will always give their all.

anyway.

Now it was Foster's turn to frown.

Because the entire north has fallen, if the transportation hub of Ropus City is lost, it means that the possibility of recovering the north of the empire in a short period of time will be lost, and the central part of the empire may also be threatened.

in short.

Ropes City was the last line of defense in the north of the empire, and Foster had to live and die with it. If it was lost again, he would have no other choice but to die as an apology. This was the second time he had lost control of the north, and if he lost Ropes, he would not even have a chance to atone for his sins.

The ants are still living an ignoble existence.

He has fought all his life, and there is nothing worthwhile in this life except war. Before his death, he wants to fight more wars and see with his own eyes the empire's four million troops marching in all directions. If he cannot take part in such a grand event, can he die in peace?
Absolutely not admit it!
Foster must not die before the grand event. If anyone tries to stop him from participating in such an unprecedented war, he will kill anyone, not to mention Vega, even the God of Death.

Foster glanced at the calendar on the desk.

With a determined look in his eyes, he said, "There are still six months left. After six months, it will be time to counterattack. This time, I will risk my life and fight to the last soldier to defend Ropus City."

"Order!"

Foster's voice echoed in the office.

His adjutant stepped forward, his sturdy body straight, waiting for the order from his admired supreme commander.

Foster focused his eyes on the map of the empire and spoke slowly: "Order the air force to blow up all roads and bridges leading to Ropes City and cut off all connections between Ropes City and the north."

"Commander..."

The adjutant opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he never opened his mouth.

Because he knew very well what this order meant. The issuance of this order meant that Foster indirectly announced that he had given up the right to regain control of the North in the short term, because the establishment of these transportation lines was not overnight. If a large-scale march was to be carried out, it would be difficult to repair them all within six months, and the funds required for repair were astronomical. Pass this order.

The adjutant understood how serious the current situation was. Even the last time the kingdom's army ravaged the north, the empire had not been forced to this extent. This was unprecedented in the history of the empire.

"Second order."

Just as the adjutant was about to leave, Foster issued a second order: "All air regiments are to patrol the airspace within a 50-kilometer radius of Ropes City in a 24-hour shift system. Even if it means perishing together with the Dynasty's air force, you must do everything you can to maintain air supremacy over Ropes City."

"The third order."

Foster's orders came one after another: "Establish three lines of defense around the Ropes Forest, Ropes Canyon, and Ropes River near Ropes City, with the Ropes River defense line as the main one."

"Yes, Commander."

The adjutant left the office with a grim look on his face.

These three orders are enough to show that Foster has no other choice, but each of these three orders is filled with the spirit of "the city survives as long as the people are there, and the city dies as long as the people are there."

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The city of Kareni.

Vega's statue was re-erected, and he established a new government and created a new flag.

This national flag was made up of crossed swords and staffs, surrounded by an olive branch wreath representing victory and peace. It became the new spiritual belief of tens of millions of civilians and 300,000 soldiers in the city of Kareni.

As for Vega himself.

He installed himself as interim president.

After all, you have to do the whole show.

The emergence of a new government, a new flag, and a new president will at least prevent the 300,000 imperial soldiers from thinking that Vega is deceiving them.

As for the dynasty army, there is no need to worry at all.

Because of the trust that the soldiers and civilians have in the royal family, as long as Vega does not do anything that infringes on the interests of the dynasty or directly declares his rebellion against the dynasty, he will be understood.

He established his own government.

In the following month, Vega did not launch another war, but instead began to promote the cause and used the empire's logistical reserves to do charity. Vega at least made the new government's ideas deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and gained the support of some of the empire's civilians.

Fortunately, Vega still has some reputation in the northern part of the empire.

Not only did the campaign work go surprisingly smoothly, but it also made some people identify with the new regime.

After stabilizing the rear, Vega finally turned his attention back to the city of Ropus. Although he still didn't know that the Empire would launch an unprecedented counterattack in five months, Vega also understood what it meant to have more troubles at night.

As long as he doesn't take the city of Ropus, he, the King of the North, will not be able to sit firmly on the throne.

(End of this chapter)