Mage Veigar

Chapter 736 Taking Command

Just one sentence.

Hausman swept away the decline and gave everyone confidence again.

This is because Hausman accurately grasped the thing that can soothe everyone's anxiety - hope.

Before this, the rebels were fighting alone, and if they failed, they would be directly destroyed. Everyone was under tremendous pressure, which meant that any failure could trigger the fragile hearts of the entire army.

But it is different now.

First of all, there is no doubt about the military strength of the Jialan Empire. It is a terrifying existence that possesses divine mages and star mages, and with an army of hundreds of thousands, it was able to repel the World Coalition Forces.

Now that there are such terrifying things, you say you want to support them?

So is there any reason for failure in this battle?
No! Absolutely not!
If they could defeat an army of more than five million people united by the whole world, what else could they not do? In their minds, they had already imagined the scene where the Imperial Army would flee in panic once the Galan Army arrived.

"Master Chief, is this true?"

An officer said excitedly: "Thank God, we are finally saved."

"Of course it's true."

Hausman coughed and took the opportunity to walk out from behind Coverdale: "I am Admiral Hausman of the Jialan Empire. I can assure you that our army is ready to go."

"You are... General Hausmann?"

Everyone's eyes lit up: "It can't be wrong, I have heard that General Hausman of the Empire has joined the Jialan Empire. Since General Hausman is here, this news must be true."

"Thank you for your great help."

Everyone saluted solemnly to Hausmann, and then asked, "How can your army get here?"

“That might take a little time.”

Hausman said with some embarrassment: "You also know that the Jialan Empire is a long way from here. Even if we march quickly, it will take more than a month or half a month. Moreover, this time, His Majesty is not sending out hundreds of thousands of troops..."

"Cough cough."

Hausman seemed to realize something, and stopped talking. He coughed several times and said, "Ahem, this is a military secret, so it's not appropriate to disclose it for now. Anyway, our king would like to ask your army to defend the city of war and wait for our army to arrive."

"Please rest assured, General. We will hold out until your army arrives."

Several officers hastened to give their assurances, fearing that if they delayed their response by one step, Hausman would cancel their support.

However, at this time, Hausman pretended to be pretentious and said, "But I heard that the imperial army has already reached the other side of the Tank River and will be able to capture the entire War City within half a month?"

"This……"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer Hausmann's question.

Seeing this, Hausman dropped another bombshell: "If you can't defend the city of war, our army will most likely cancel its support for you, so I need a guarantee from you."

He gritted his teeth.

There were sparks in everyone's eyes: "Please rest assured, General, we promise to defend the city of war!"

"I believe in your promise." Hausman nodded, then looked at Coverdale: "I wonder what plan you are going to take to repel the Imperial Army?"

"This……"

Coverdale was very cooperative with Hausman. He said awkwardly: "We are holding a meeting today and are preparing to discuss this issue."

"Haven't decided which strategy to use yet?"

Hausman said excitedly, "That's great. As a friendly force, I wonder if you can let me participate in the discussion of the plan? I think you all know that I have an irreconcilable feud with that guy Foster. I have always wanted to take revenge with my own hands. I wonder if you can fulfill my wish?"

"General, do you have a way to repel the imperial army?"

An officer seemed very excited when he heard this.

Hausman said incredulously, "Before our reinforcements arrive, defeating the Imperial Army may be difficult, but isn't it easy to repel the Imperial Army? I conservatively estimate that there are three methods. Your army is full of talented people, so I think there are more than three methods. Please don't be modest at this time."

Everyone lowered their heads in shame.

Hausman seemed unaware. He continued, "So this time, for the sake of our friendly forces, I sincerely hope that you can use my strategy to repel the Imperial Army and fulfill my wish. I'm counting on you to do it."

"You are so polite, General."

The officers looked at Coverdale and said, "Commander, since we have formed an alliance with the Jialan Empire, why don't we let General Hausman command this battle? This will also let our friendly forces know our sincerity."

Everyone silently prayed that Coverdale would not make a fool of himself and refuse.

Coverdale was once again stunned by Hausman's actions. Before the meeting, he was still worried about how to get everyone to obey Hausman's orders. Now, with just a few words, everyone forced him to hand over the command...

Who is the leader here?

Therefore, under the pressure of public opinion, Coverdale was "forced" to agree to Houseman's proposal.

Gained command.

Hausman coughed and said, "It is obvious that it is a very simple matter for the Imperial Army to retreat. As long as we seize the enemy's weaknesses and play to our strengths, we can easily repel them."

"First we need the enemy's strengths and weaknesses."

Hausman pointed at the map and analyzed, "The number of the Imperial Army exceeds one million, which means that their army is very bloated. A bloated army not only moves slowly, but also relies too much on supplies. Cutting off their supply lines is equivalent to killing them."

"Secondly."

Hausman went on to say, "The enemy has a large aviation corps and high-level military teams. We have almost no chance of winning in a conventional battle. However, this is our home ground. As long as we launch an urban battle, the enemy's air force and mage corps will be unusable. If we cut off the enemy's arms, we can pull the enemy to the same level."

"at last."

Hausman raised the third point: "The enemy will inevitably get impatient after being unable to conquer the city for a long time. At this time, if we spread the news that our country will support you, it will inevitably shake the enemy's morale, while at the same time boosting the morale of our army. In addition, we have the support of civilians. 90% of the soldiers in the army are civilians. If we hide our soldiers among the people, the enemy will not be able to find out unless they issue an order to massacre the city. But the empire obviously cannot do that. This is simply a natural place for guerrilla warfare."

Everyone's eyes lit up and they all felt that it made a lot of sense.

After Hausman's analysis, it seemed that victory was just around the corner.

Hausman did not give them time to think and asked directly: "Excuse me, everyone, which option do you think is more appropriate?"

(End of this chapter)