Mage Veigar

Chapter 729: The Way of Survival
The army is approaching the city.

The imperial army continued to advance and surrounded the city of war.

The rebels did not choose an ambush, but chose the most conservative strategy of defending the city. Coverdale planned to rely on the City of War to engage in a tug-of-war with the Imperial Army, which could last for half a year, and seek opportunities for counterattack during this period.

The Imperial Army came all the way from the Central Region.

In fact, they can't stay very long.

If the war city cannot be captured within half a year, whether it is because of the long supply line or for the sake of the morale of the entire army, the decision to retreat will have to be made. Refusing to leave after a long siege is the most taboo in marching and fighting.

of course.

After recuperating, the empire may make a comeback.

But as long as they can withstand the first wave of attacks, the rebels can get the next round of "investment" from the West, get through this most difficult period, and use the time in the cracks to grow.

Therefore, in Vega's opinion.

Defending the city is not the best strategy, but it is an effective method.

If the whole city is united, it is theoretically possible to resist the Imperial Army, but there are variables, and that variable is Foster Nolan.

When there is no other solution.

Foster Nolan often bursts out with incredible potential and turns the entire situation of the battle. Throughout Foster's entire military career, his ability to strike back is definitely not comparable to Coverdale.

Deal with generals like Foster.

Vega thought that he should just slap Foster to death with a single blow, just like when the Kingdom Army suddenly invaded Kalini City, leaving him no chance of a comeback.

But Vega didn't say any of this.

In the final analysis, he was just using the rebels to contain the Imperial Army, and being able to contain them for half a year was enough for Vega. Therefore, as long as Coverdale didn't ask for his help and the rebels could hold out for another half a year, he wouldn't interfere with the other party's decision-making. Although the possibility was slim, Vega didn't want to raise a tiger to cause trouble.

So seven days later, Foster took action.

First, the Imperial Army launched a tentative attack, which mobilized a total of 1000 soldiers and an air force. Finally, the Empire left with its army after leaving behind corpses.

“Victory!” “Victory!” “Victory!”

The soldiers on the city wall watched the imperial army retreat and shouted victory.

Vega, who had just come out of the air-raid shelter and saw this scene, couldn't help but shook his head.

Should we say that the rebels were more ignorant, or should we say that the rebels were more optimistic? The Imperial Army did leave 1000 bodies in this battle, but the number of deaths of the rebels was three times that of the Imperial Army.

You need to know that the rebels are the defending side.

In normal wars, except for bug-like existences such as Star Mages and Dragon Soldiers, the price the attacker has to pay is always 1.5 to 3 times that of the defender. However, when it comes to the rebels, the situation is reversed.

The most terrifying thing is.

The rebels did not feel ashamed but proud, believing that being able to repel the imperial army was a victory.

Even Coverdale himself didn't think anything was wrong.

He explained to Vega: "There is nothing we can do about it. The imperial army has well-trained soldiers and sufficient food, as well as a complete air corps. We only paid three times the price to repel them, which is already a huge victory." "..."

Vega didn't say anything else because he found that there was a deep gap between his and Coverdale's combat thinking.

In his war thinking.

There is no absolute advantage or absolute disadvantage. Every army has its own advantages and disadvantages.

For example, the advantages of the Imperial Army are very obvious. Large numbers and abundant resources are the advantages of the Imperial Army, but this is destined to make them slow in action due to the bloated army and they are very dependent on resources. Once the supply line is cut off, it is almost fatal.

As for the rebels.

If we were to list the disadvantages and shortcomings, there would be a long list, such as low overall quality, small numbers, inferior advanced forces to the Imperial Army, and even only a standard aviation unit...

These are the rebels' points of failure.

But the rebels also have their own advantages.

The rebels were a bit like Vega's own army. Although they were inferior to the Empire and the Holy Dragon Kingdom in both numbers and quality, they had a fearless fighting style. With the support of civilians, they were always able to thrive in urban and defensive battles.

Therefore, whether a general is excellent or not.

It all depends on whether he can bring out the best in the army under his command.

Although Coverdale made use of some of the rebels' strengths, it was not enough in Vega's opinion.

This method of injuring 800 enemies and losing 1000 of one's own soldiers cannot be called a victory at all, but this is not his army after all. Since the rebels think this is a great victory, then let it be considered a great victory.

"But speaking of it..."

"How did this rebel army survive until today?"

On the way back, Vega muttered to himself.

They are inferior to the Imperial Army in terms of numbers, quality, and resources. Their losses in every war are three times that of the Imperial Army. Why haven't the rebels been destroyed yet?
On the second day, Vega came to a conclusion.

It turned out that they had just lost 3,000 people yesterday, and today another 6,000 people signed up to join the army. These soldiers included men, women, young and old, and they didn't have to pay them, just have to have a meal. Some people even brought their own dry food. Of course, the rebels accepted everyone.

"I am ignorant."

Vega was a little stunned and said, "So this is the survival mode of the rebels. They have survived to this day by relying on sheer numbers and their lives. No wonder they dared to use the slogan of fighting the Empire on equal terms at their peak. Their numbers should have exceeded three or four million at that time, right?"

"Your Majesty, you are indeed right..."

Hausman said with a headache: "When the rebels were at their peak, I was still working in the Empire. With the support of the people, they were like locusts, overwhelming the sky and the earth, and the number of troops reached an extremely terrifying number. But they had no outstanding generals, nor sophisticated equipment. In my opinion, they were just a mob."

"But it is just this group of rabble that has managed to survive until today, right?"

Veigar asked back: "Every faction has its own way of survival. Since the rebels have their own way, we can just sit back and watch the fight. I can also take this opportunity to learn the ways of survival of other forces besides the Empire. Every way that allows a force to survive must have its advantages."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Although Hausman verbally agreed with Vega, he could not hide his disdain for the rebels in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)