Mage Veigar

Chapter 663: One Battle to Decide the Victory
Holy Dynasty, the Imperial Palace’s meeting hall.

Xi Ya sat high on the throne, and the ministers below looked up at her with admiration.

Now Xia is their king, no longer a puppet king, but a real king.

The Holy Dragon City Retreat Campaign has raised Xia's already extremely high prestige to its peak, and it has also caused most of his subjects to gradually forget about Vega's existence.

When people leave, the tea is cool.

This sentence is not just talk.

When officials and subjects gradually realize that the dynasty can maintain its current level without Vega, then even if Vega returns one day, he will only become an insignificant existence, a "Prince" who has no rights and is even inferior to senior officials.

But there is another possibility.

That is, Xia cannot protect the entire Holy Dynasty. When the entire dynasty is facing a catastrophe, people will recall the glory and beauty of the past, and Vega's reputation will rise instead of fall.

Therefore, the next war became crucial.

At this time, Okasos also reported the latest situation to Xia: "Your Majesty, according to the latest intelligence, Qilis and Tanniel of the Jialan Empire abandoned the cities of Kaleni and Jiasili, and turned to attack the Principality of Baya. The Empire and the Holy Dragon Kingdom, which regained the cities of Kaleni and Jiasili, have crossed the border and launched an attack on our Ice and Fire City."

"This time, the Holy Dragon Kingdom and the Empire are coming with great force."

"If it's not handled properly, it could even lead to a catastrophe."

"The question now is, who will defend the City of Ice and Fire?"

Everyone started discussing in low voices. Although the Empire and the Holy Dragon Kingdom had not publicized their alliance, any fool could see that they were fighting together. The troops sent by the two countries had exceeded 140 million.

These 140 million troops are not the ragtag army that the Principality Coalition Forces once had.

Whether it is the Empire or the Holy Dragon Kingdom, they are both famous for the overall quality of their armies. If a head-on battle is adopted, the number and quality of their armies cannot match those of the two countries, and defeat is a foregone conclusion.

What to do?
They were used to Vega making the decisions, so the system they were implementing certainly couldn't give good suggestions. So they looked towards Xia, expecting her next decision.

But in fact, Xia didn't know what to do at all.

She has too little combat experience. Just because she was able to lead the entire army to a safe retreat last time, it doesn't mean she can do it every time.

"Lord Ocasos, do you have any other information?"

Although she had no clue, she at least knew that in war, one needed to know both oneself and the enemy. Only by mastering as much intelligence as possible could one formulate the most reasonable and effective battle plan.

"There is also some bad news."

Okasos hesitated for a moment and said, "This time we may only be able to rely on the remaining 70 main forces on the east coast to resist the enemy. Although Yiluo, who is in charge of the war on the west coast, has not rebelled on the surface, he no longer obeys our orders."

wow-

There was an uproar in the court.

One minister was outraged: "This is blatant treason! Such traitors must be severely punished."

"Ilo and Menno are of foreign descent after all. I already knew they were unreliable."

"Your Highness the Prince trusted them so much at the beginning, but he didn't expect..."

"..."

It was difficult for everyone to accept the fact that Ilo and Menno took away almost all of the East Coast's troops and half of the resources. They could not understand why they would betray the dynasty at this critical juncture. If the East Coast was lost, how could the West Coast survive?
Of course, they were angry, but the ministers did not propose to send troops to attack, because everyone knew that the current enemy was the Empire and the Holy Dragon Kingdom, which had come from afar. If they could not repel these two countries, what would be the point of taking back the West Coast?

"What does Lord Ocasos suggest?"

Xia looked at Okasos. As a king, she knew that the person she could rely on the most was still Okasos.

After all, Okasos is a star mage, and the role of a star mage in war is self-evident.

"May I ask what your advice is about, Your Majesty?"

Okasos kept it a secret, but his face changed from the decadence and gloom of the past few days to become quite confident.

This sense of confidence came from within. Not only Xia, but other officials also keenly noticed the change in Okasos's mentality. Could it be that Okasos really had a good plan to repel the enemy this time?

Xia didn't mind Okasos's suspense. She followed up on Okasos's question and asked, "Excuse me, sir, do you have any suggestions on how to defend the City of Ice and Fire?"

Everyone looked at Okasos with anticipation.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that Okasos said something that was difficult for everyone to understand: "Regarding the City of Ice and Fire and the entire North, I would like to ask Your Majesty to give up everything after a brief resistance."

"what?!"

A group of officials accused Okasos and said, "Lord Okasos, we now doubt your loyalty to Her Majesty the Queen and the Holy Dynasty. It is unreasonable to hand over the entire North to you!"

"That's right. Even if I have to live and die with the City of Ice and Fire, I will never take a step back."

"Your Majesty, please allow me to lead the troops to guard the Ice and Fire City."

It is no wonder that these people are so angry. Without the West Coast, once the entire north is lost, they will only have the Saint Laurent defense system and the Saint Laurent city left. If they are defeated again, their country will be destroyed.

But just at this time.

Xia pointed out Okasos's real purpose: "Lord Okasos, do you want to lure the enemy deep into our territory, let them let down their guard, and then fight them outside Saint Laurent City to decide the outcome?"

"Your Majesty is wise."

Upon hearing this, Xia asked, "Excuse me, what is your confidence? Even if we lure the enemy deep into our territory, make them arrogant and conceited, and then fight them unexpectedly, but with such a huge difference in strength, the surprise attack will not have any effect at all."

Just as Shia said.

No matter how much the enemy underestimates you, no matter how successful their surprise attack plan is, if the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, the enemy is not afraid of your sneak attack at all, and they have the ability to counterattack at any time.

"Of course I understand this."

Okasos smiled and said, "But I think neither the Empire nor the Holy Dragon Nation could have expected that I have advanced from a Star Mage to a Saint Mage!"

Wow!

One stone caused a thousand ripples, and the entire court was in an uproar.

A Saint Mage, even in ancient times, was the most advanced force in war, not to mention in this era. A Star Mage is enough to make all nations wary, but if a Saint Mage...

"Lord Okasos, are you sure?" Xia said with hope on her face.

Okasos said confidently: "Next, Your Majesty, please look forward to my performance."

(End of this chapter)