Mage Veigar

Chapter 705 A piece of loose sand

Tully City, Holy Dragon Headquarters.

Since Commander-in-Chief Palitzer was taken away by Vega, the top leaders held a meeting immediately.

The meeting was chaired by one of the three deputy regimental commanders.

The deputy commander named Alivis said with a serious face: "Although Lord Palitzer gave me the order to stay put and wait for his return before he left, this matter has now spread throughout the army, and the morale of the soldiers has been greatly affected, and it has become more and more serious as time goes by. Therefore, I convened this meeting to seek solutions from you and reach a unified opinion."

Because of Vega's sudden appearance.

Therefore, Vega's declaration of war and the scene of Palitzer being taken away from here in a panic could no longer be concealed.

Now the morale of the entire army has reached its lowest point.

It is no longer possible to block the source by controlling public opinion. The worst thing is that if the situation is allowed to develop, it is very likely that once Vega's army attacks, the entire army will collapse.

Therefore, a group of senior executives gathered together and prepared to come up with a solution to this strategy.

There are always more solutions than problems.

A staff officer made an opinion: "A country cannot be without a leader for a day, and an army cannot be without a general for a day. I think this matter must be reported to Lord Augustus of Saya City as soon as possible, so that he can appoint a new commander for us, or give us a direct order."

"Second." "Second." "Second."

Several officers nodded in agreement.

But at this time, Deputy Legion Commander Alvis said again: "Don't forget Lord Palitzer's previous order to stay on standby. If Lord Palitzer really comes back and sees another commander... Humph, you must be prepared to take responsibility."

"This……"

Several people's expressions changed.

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. It would be easy to ask the higher-ups to send another commander, but it would be fine if Palitzer could not come back. But if he came back, whose orders would they obey? Moreover, if Palitzer knew that they had made this decision, given his character and status, he would definitely not let the initiators off.

So things became clear.

This suggestion was obviously not feasible, and it even had to be kept secret from Legion Commander Augustus in the main force.

"Since we can't explain the situation to our superiors, why don't we elect a temporary commander among our own people?"

This new proposal was approved by the majority of people. As long as a new temporary commander was elected, they could cope with the period when Palitzer was away. When Palitzer came back, they would return the power to him. If he could not come back, they would not be like headless flies, not knowing whether to fight or retreat in the face of the enemy's attack.

The suggestion is reasonable though.

But the question now is, who should be elected as the temporary commander?

Because there is a high chance that Palitzer will not come back, whoever serves as temporary commander at this time will most likely remove the word "temporary" and take over Palitzer's position after the war.

Alvis and the other three deputy legion commanders looked at each other.

First, Alistar coughed and said, "The temporary commander has a heavy responsibility. It is not easy for me to hand over such a heavy responsibility to you two. I think I will temporarily take over Lord Palitzer's position."

"If your Excellency wants to say so, I will do my best to answer your call."

Another deputy legion commander stood up and began to compete for the position of temporary commander.

As soon as the voice fell, another deputy commander did not want to be outdone: "You two don't need to argue. In terms of seniority, who here is taller than me? In terms of the time spent following Commander Palitzer, who has been longer than me?"

"In this matter, whoever has more seniority will be appointed?" "That's right. The position of temporary commander is of great importance. How can it be decided by seniority?"

"..."

Everyone was arguing and talking so much that they gradually forgot the original intention of holding this meeting, which was to appease the military and prevent a sudden attack by the enemy, and they became caught up in the struggle for power.

So in the next few days.

The top leaders are busy fighting for power, public opinion at the lower levels is intensifying, and the entire army has become like a pile of loose sand.

The most terrifying thing is that since no one wanted to bear the responsibility that might be blamed by Palitzer, no officer reported the situation here to Augustus of the main army.

The day Vega mentioned is getting closer day by day.

And the more times like this happen, the struggle for power becomes more intense than ever, and public opinion spreads faster.

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Along the Donbu River.

Vega and Palitzer have been watching the river here for four days.

To be honest, Veigar was almost sick of it, but he still insisted on taking Palitzer for a stroll and talking about friendship.

In fact, Veigar's goal is to make the enemy fall into chaos because of the lack of a leader. Then, using Shia's Thunder Strike, he will be able to scare off the enemy and seize the city of Tully, while further shaping his invincible image.

At the same time, Vega intends to take advantage of this opportunity to further bluff.

Because the overall strategic policy of the Jialan Empire now is bluffing.

They would never engage in a head-on battle with an enemy that could be scared off. At this stage, the Jialan Empire does not have the capital to engage in a large-scale and time-consuming war with forces like the Holy Dragon Kingdom and the Empire.

This is also the reason why Vega issued a challenge and held onto Palitzer to intimidate the enemy.

If I'm not mistaken, the enemy is probably in chaos now because they have no leader, and his goal has been achieved.

In other words, the time is finally ripe.

Vega said to Palitzer, "Mr. Commander, I have enjoyed spending the past four days with you. Unfortunately, tomorrow is the five-day deadline we agreed on. Although I am very reluctant to part with you, we each serve our own masters, and I am afraid that our short friendship will come to an end. I will not say any more words, and let me hold a banquet for you tomorrow night to fulfil my wish."

"Your Excellency is really willing to let me go back?"

Palitzer almost thought he had heard wrongly. He had been forced by Vega to stay by the Dunbu River for so many days recently, and he had already given up hope of returning. If he put himself in his shoes, would he let Vega go if he caught him? He would have been chopped into pieces long ago, so it was incredible that he hadn't been killed yet. Now he was actually letting him go?

As for Veigar's friendship?
No matter how stupid he is, he will not believe the lies of his enemies.

Is there any conspiracy behind this?

After thinking it over, Palitzer still didn't understand the key. Anyway, the initiative was not in his hands. Vega wanted to hold a banquet for him to fulfill his promise, and he could only choose to let it go in the end, because he had no room for resistance.

the next day.

Vega brought Palitzer back to the barracks and held a farewell party.

The scale of the banquet was neither big nor small, and Vega invited half of the senior military officers.

(End of this chapter)