Mage Veigar

Chapter 624: Civil War in the Empire
Military headquarters, command room.

Vega sat in the main seat, quietly listening to the new information brought by his adjutant.

"Your Highness, everything is just as you expected."

The adjutant held the battle report and said happily: "According to the latest intelligence we have received, the empire is beginning to be turbulent. Waves of uprisings have risen up in various parts of the country to resist the rule of the three powers. Although countless uprising organizations have been wiped out, new organizations are also rising every day. The empire is beginning to run for its life."

"We have obtained a top-secret intelligence from the Empire."

The adjutant continued with some excitement: "They have canceled the spring campaign against the north and are now concentrating on suppressing the domestic rebellion."

"Humph, this is all the Empire's own fault."

Vega's eyes flashed with gloating: "People will never repent until the last moment. The three powers thought they could conquer everything with the force in their hands, but unfortunately they underestimated the power of the common people. A thousand-mile dam is always breached by an ant hole."

Vega scoffed at the decision of the Three Powers.

The reason is simple: it is better to unblock than to block.

If he were the ruler of the empire, he would never use force to control the situation, but would give up his dignity and sincerely apologize in front of all his subjects, trying to calm the anger of the common people. If this is not enough, then he should resign and give up his position in the three powers. Then the common people will have nothing to say, right?

Vega believes that civilians are like cattle and sheep in captivity and are very easy to be deceived.

While resigning, he only needs to train a puppet to sit in that position. This will not only calm the anger of his subjects and control the domestic situation, but will not cause any impact on his own status and interests.

The civilians will also think they have won.

Wait until the heat passes.

Then let this puppet do a series of things that infringe on the fundamental interests of the civilians, such as tripling taxes, and the civilians will recall the good life they once had. So under the call of the civilians, he will be reserved and return to power, stepping out from behind the scenes.

The first thing he did after taking office was to restore the policies to their original state.

How would the subjects react at that time?

I guess they will start to sing praises again. If anyone dares to start an uprising, the civilians will be able to destroy the rebels without the army taking action. The reason is very simple -

"Revolt? Are you going to destroy the wonderful life we ​​have finally regained?"

such a pity.

After all, the Empire does not have Vega's foresight. After all, Vega is standing on the shoulders of giants. The Empire is still unable to understand the importance of public opinion. It still stubbornly believes that force is above all else and that it can suppress the entire country with the remaining six million troops.

Therefore, as an enemy, Vega fully supports the Empire's decision.

"Anything else you want to report about the Empire?"

"There is one more thing."

The adjutant hurriedly continued to report: "Among these numerous organizations, one force has grown infinitely in just one month. It has now occupied three secondary strategic cities and seven small cities. It is regarded as the number one enemy by the empire and is also regarded as the leader by many uprising organizations. Organizations in various places have responded to it from afar."

"If the empire is destroyed one day, it will definitely be the credit of this organization."

Vega gave high praise to this organization.

He who wins the hearts of the people will win the world. If this organization has achieved results that other organizations cannot, then other organizations will inevitably regard this organization as the leader and follow its lead. This is the same principle as the herd effect.

Originally, a group of sheep were fighting on their own without even a goal.

Now that the flock of sheep has a leader, they can focus their strength and launch a blow that the Empire will have to take seriously. If the Empire still does not realize the importance of public opinion and continues to use force to suppress it, then this blow will turn into two, three... until the Empire's galactic battleship is completely sunk. "Who is the leader of this organization?"

Vega became curious and couldn't help but ask.

"It's a man named 'Coverdale'."

The adjutant read out the intelligence in his hand: "According to the personal resume we have collected, he was originally a captain and company commander on the War City front. Two of our soldiers pointed out based on the photos that they had seen him in the office of General Kafuin, the enemy's underground headquarters. Because they were not able to stop him in time, he escaped through the tunnel."

"Only troubled times can create heroes."

Vega sighed sincerely. No matter which method was used, being able to escape safely back to the central part from his army of over one million and to form such a large uprising organization in less than a month was enough to demonstrate the ability of this company commander.

"There are indeed many hidden talents in the imperial army."

Vega looked at the map of the Empire and said, "A small company commander can actually achieve this. This is enough to show how many potential talents the Empire's military academy system has cultivated over the years. It's a pity that the Empire doesn't know how to use talents well. It's really a waste of talent."

Just as Vega was sighing.

Seeing that Vega had no other reaction, the adjutant said in confusion: "Forgive me for being so presumptuous, Your Highness, don't you want to take advantage of the civil unrest in the empire to do something? In my humble opinion, the empire is busy suppressing the civil unrest at this time. If we launch an attack on the empire, we will definitely achieve quite impressive results. This must be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Vega looked at his adjutant and shook his head.

"You are wrong. The best strategy now is to use static braking to control the opponent's movement."

"Please forgive my stupidity."

The adjutant looked at Vega with a puzzled look, hoping to get an answer.

"Do you know what's the way to unite a group of people?"

“A good leader?”

"Someone once gave me the same answer as you, but unfortunately it's not the answer."

Veigar looked at the map with deep eyes and said, "The way to unite a group of people is not a good leader, but a common enemy. Now if I invade the Empire, I will become that 'common enemy'. Do you understand?"

"You're saying the Empire might unite with the Rebellion?"

"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty!"

Vega said firmly: "Once they unite, and the Empire performs better than the rebels in the war, then the Empire will regain the lost hearts of the people. In the end, no matter whether the Empire wins or loses, as long as they perform better than the rebels, the Empire will become the biggest winner of this war. As long as they win back the hearts of the people, the lost territory can be regained sooner or later."

"Your Highness is wise."

The adjutant's heart trembled, realizing how wrong his judgment was.

If you really wage war against the Empire at this time, even if you gain more territory, you might only make a small profit in the end, but from a long-term perspective, the Empire will definitely not lose.

"Then may I ask Your Highness, can we only wait for the end of the civil war in the empire?"

"Quite the opposite."

Vega gave a negative answer: "Although now is not the time to use force against the Empire, it does not mean that there is nothing we can do. There is a saying in my hometown that it is better to pursue the enemy with all your remaining courage. It seems that the small overseas country has been silent for a while."

(End of this chapter)