Mage Veigar

Chapter 555 Deadlock
Spring passes and autumn comes.

Another two months passed and time gradually entered autumn.

Although two months passed quickly, the Allied Powers had not made any progress on any fronts, which made the Allied Powers anxious because winter was just a few months away.

Winter is the most unsuitable season for marching and fighting.

Once winter comes, it means that the empire has a chance to catch its breath. By then, even the big moves that take a long time to prepare will be ready.

The next spring brings us.

I am afraid that the war situation will be completely rewritten and the Allied Powers will have to bear the wrath of the Empire.

Of course, no other country knew about this news, and Vega only came to this conclusion by speculating that the Empire was preparing a big move. Therefore, the only ones who feel a sense of urgency now are probably the Free Alliance and Vega.

of course.

The reason why the Free Alliance is anxious is because of the war situation west of the Jialan Mountains, not because they are afraid of any trump card the Empire has, because even if the Empire really has any trump card, they will just pat their butts and go back to the west. But Vega and others in the east will be killed one by one, and they will be trapped.

Although Vega was also quite anxious.

But unfortunately, Vega still has no solution so far.

Of course he did not sit idly by, during these two months he ordered the army to build bridges and roads, but unfortunately the progress was very slow because Foster could not just watch Vega build there without obstruction.

Since the number of air forces is not as large as Foster's, and the enemy's air force seems to have received a death order, even at the cost of double casualties, they must destroy Vega's newly built transportation routes, which means Vega can only sigh in despair.

"Do we really have no choice but to return home in disgrace?"

The dejected Vega had even planned to return home after plundering the north, but withdrawing from the Holy Dynasty meant giving up the north and 300,000 soldiers, and also losing the trust of the northern subjects of the empire.

Besides, this time Vega came for a war of revenge.

Even if he wants to retreat, it must be other countries that make mistakes first, and then he will put all the blame on that country before he dares to return to the country. Otherwise, how can he explain to the people of the dynasty?

It comes down to it.

Vega really never thought that Ropus City would become such a tough nut to crack.

Even if the turtle shell of Lopus City is so hard, Vega firmly believes that there must be a way to break through Lopus City, because there is no such thing as an unfallen city in this world. The last city that claimed to be unfallen, Kareni, has been ravaged twice. If you count the time when Vega took over, it has been about three times.

It's man-made.

Vega believed that the reason why he couldn't do anything about Lopus City was because of his own lack of ability. As long as he calmed down and thought of a way, he would be able to do it. Time is enough to make up for the lack of ability. There is a saying that goes "Diligence can make up for lack of talent".

Vega only saw that hard work can make up for one's shortcomings.

But he did not see another saying: 'Good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone'.

As autumn was about to begin, Vega received the information he was most worried about.

The imperial army's trump card is actually 400 million ground forces!
Vega was so shocked by this information that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time, because he had never imagined that the empire actually had such a huge reserve of troops and logistics. The resources consumed to mobilize four million troops were astronomical.

Let’s not talk about resources for now.

A general standing army needs to be staffed with professionals and magicians. Where can we find so many magicians and professionals to form this four million-strong army?

The empire's foundation is really terrifying to this extent.

Vega read the intelligence twice. It also mentioned that there were less than three months left for the four million troops to fully recover their combat effectiveness. This meant that the Empire would launch a counterattack either in winter three months later or in early spring. "Time is running out."

Just looking at this information, cold sweat dripped down Vega's forehead.

He has realized that he must capture the city of Lopus before the arrival of winter. By then, with the city of Lopus and Kareni as a support, he will have a 50% chance of defending against the first wave of the Empire's offensive under the iron hoof of the Empire.

I calmed down a little.

Vega destroyed the intelligence directly. This intelligence was sent by Holt Scimitar from the imperial capital. Other countries have not received this news yet. It must be mentioned that the intelligence work of the empire this time was too perfect.

Based on this, Vega chose not to disclose the intelligence to the Allies.

Because once the information is made public, the Free Alliance will most likely withdraw its troops immediately. They did not take into account the fact that there are more than seven million troops in the Empire. After all, no one wants to fight a war without confidence. Now that they have the initiative, it is still time for them to leave. If they wait for the Empire to launch a counterattack before retreating, they will not be able to leave.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.

Veigar was ready to sell out his teammates and started making preparations for both scenarios.

On the one hand, he continued to find ways to capture the city of Lopus, and on the other hand, if he really couldn't capture the city of Lopus, he would give up everything in the north and be ready to withdraw his troops at any time, so as to avoid being held back by the imperial army and being unable to escape.

Vega thought as he watched the information burn to ashes in the firelight.

When the intelligence was about to be burned to ashes, Vega suddenly caught sight of the signature "Holt Machete" at the end of the intelligence. At this moment, a light bulb suddenly flashed in his mind, and he vaguely grasped something.

"Old Scimitar... Imperial Capital... Ropus..."

Vega muttered to himself, and his eyes suddenly lit up, flashing with gazes as bright as stars.

"It's Holt Machete!"

As the saying goes, fortune goes with misfortune, and misfortune goes with fortune. Vega slapped his forehead, regretting that he had forgotten about Holt Machete, who was still lurking in the imperial capital and fighting wits and courage with the trial system.

When thinking of Old Scimitar, the plan to capture the city of Rops suddenly appeared in Vega's mind.

Let's make a hypothesis.

Suppose there is no unbreakable city in this world.

So first of all, we use common sense to solve this problem. This "common sense" is to use conventional warfare to attack the city from the outside. This method has now been proven to be unusable.

In that case, why not change direction?

For example--

From the inside out.

The most secure fortress is also the easiest to be breached from within.

The city of Ropes had indeed cut off all ties with the north, but as a national transportation hub, it was still one of the largest civil aviation airship transit cities, and it also maintained contact with various cities within the empire.

The most closely connected is the capital of the empire——

Immortal City.

(End of this chapter)