Mage Veigar

Chapter 694: Falling into a trap
Imperial Eastern Army.

Due to the urgency of time, when Hausman sent soldiers to deliver a message to Foster, he ordered the army to march towards the City of Black Gold on the west coast at the same time. He had no time to wait for the soldiers to bring back Foster's message because he needed to race against time.

But in Housman's view, it didn't matter whether there was a reply or not.

After all, Foster was an officer of the Empire and a former classmate. There was no reason not to send troops to assist him in the face of his earnest request, both emotionally and logically.

Pick up the map while marching.

Hausman's sharp eyes were fixed on the City of Black Gold.

At the current speed, it would only take five days to launch an attack directly on the City of Black Gold. If there was no miscalculation, given Foster's position, he would be able to reach the west coast two days faster than him.

In other words.

Foster will first attract the attention of the Star Mages and the Guards in the city of Dunbu, so the defense of the City of Black Gold will inevitably be breached. The breakthrough point of this war is on his side, and he needs to bear the greatest pressure.

“I haven’t tried so hard in a long time.”

"How long? Probably more than 50 years."

Hausman coughed a few times and muttered to himself with emotion.

Compared to generals like Foster who became famous relatively late and have been active for a long time, he is almost like Vega, reaching the peak as soon as he debuted.

After graduating from the military academy, he gradually began to emerge on the international war stage. A series of victories directly sent him to the position of five-star general, and he was considered one of the top generals at the time.

However, the empire was full of famous generals at that time.

In addition, since he was promoted to a 5-star admiral, he felt that he could no longer move up to a higher position, so he began to live a life of idleness and wait for death, and no longer worked hard for the empire. After all, why would he do something thankless when he could just live a life of idleness? The empire could not give him more, and as long as the empire survived, his status would not decline over time.

As a result, for 50 years, the world has forgotten everything about him and only remembers that there was such a general.

After all, this is 50 years.

For most people, 50 years is 2/3 of a cycle, enough to completely blur their memories.

But today is different.

Veigar's sudden attack broke his peace and forced him into a desperate situation.

When he realized that he could no longer stabilize the situation and win by doing nothing as before, he had no choice but to step up and fight with all his might to win the war.

"Send the order to the entire army!"

Hausman looked towards the Black Gold City and said, "Success or failure will depend on tonight. We will launch a surprise attack on the Black Gold City tonight. Whether we can cut off Vega Saint Laurent's foundation and encircle him in Elkia in the east of the empire depends on this crucial battle."

"Yes, Commander."

The officers had determined looks in their eyes; they knew this was the most important battle to reverse the situation.

If they win, the situation will be reversed; if they lose the war, they will be surrounded or even die without a burial place.

It was night, the moon was dark and the wind was high.

Hausman organized his troops and advanced towards the City of Black Gold.

Before the attack, he looked at the head of the intelligence group directly under the army: "Captain, have the soldiers sent to the east coast to ask for Foster's assistance returned to the army? Or have you collected any information about the attack on the city of Dunbu?"

"Report to the commander, none."

The commander of a regiment calculated the time and said, "Let's calculate the time. Both the intelligence officers and the soldiers sent to the east coast will not be able to return until tomorrow night at the earliest. Should we cancel today's attack and change it to after the soldiers return to the base?"

"There is no time for us to wait."

Hausman gritted his teeth and said, "Speed ​​is of the essence. We have just arrived here, and the enemy will not have time to prepare for defense. If we wait until tomorrow, they will most likely discover our tracks. This is a race, and we must race against time." "Give the order."

Hausman pinched off his cigar: "The attack begins. We must capture the City of Black Gold tonight!"

Da da da--

The army launched a charge and launched a fierce attack on the City of Black Gold.

dong dong dong-

The alarm bells of the City of Black Gold were sounded, and high-power magic lamps used in war rose into the sky, illuminating the night as if it were day.

"My Lord...Miss, everything is as you expected. They are here."

Iroh reported to Shia cautiously. In fact, he didn't know what expression to use to face Shia, because strictly speaking he was a traitor to the dynasty. Shia was once his nominal king, but it was Vega who made him betray the dynasty.

This is a fight between husband and wife, and others suffer.

Now he is not considered a human being anyway, even if he is made difficult, he dare not say anything. This also makes Yiluo sigh that it is difficult to be an official.

Fortunately, Xia is not a person with a bad temper.

She smiled at Iroh and said, "Lord Iroh, please don't be restrained. Let bygones be bygones. Now I am Vega's wife and you are his subject. We have no conflicts. Instead, we should unite and work hard for his great cause."

After saying that, Xia turned and rushed to the front line.

Yiluo let out a long breath and followed closely.

This is a war between 20 and 35.

Although the Empire has the advantage in quantity and quality.

However, the Jialan Empire defended the city, and with Vega's advance notice and preparation, the defense line was tightly linked and airtight, giving them an absolute advantage. Hausman's side came from a long distance in pursuit of speed, and now they were exhausted. Therefore, it can be seen that even if Xia did not take action, the Empire Army was in decline.

"Alas, it's not my fault. It's Foster who is misleading me!"

Hausmann looked at the battle line that could not be advanced and the soldiers who kept dying tragically, without getting angry at all. He was more like a steady gambler who would feel happy for victory and could calmly accept defeat and...death.

boom!
There was a loud bang, this was the arrival of star magic.

Just one strike directly flattened the vanguard army, and frightened the soldiers behind so much that they dared not move forward for a while.

When the star magic crushed the imperial vanguard, the ambushers that had been set up long ago began to outflank them from behind.

It was this star magic and the ambush in the rear that made Hausman completely lose confidence in winning.

Hausman knew very well that there was no chance of a comeback.

From the strength of the enemy's defense, it can be seen that Foster did not launch an attack at all. The enemy was fully prepared and waiting for him to fall into the trap.

What else can I say at this moment?
If Foster had attacked the west bank, victory would probably have been his.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world. It was not until now that Hausman realized that he had overestimated Forster. The person who truly understood Forster was not him, but Vega Saint Laurent.

It's really ridiculous.

Hausman was not defeated by the enemy, but by his teammates.

Hausmann Christian's sharp eyes turned cloudy again. He turned to look at his adjutant and said, "Order the entire army to surrender. We have no chance anymore."

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