Mage Veigar

Chapter 739 It’s hard to move even an inch
Time came to the seventh day.

The Imperial Army repaired the bridge connecting the two sides of the Tank River today, and built thousands of small and medium-sized ships. Four hundred thousand troops remained on the back of the Tank River, and another five hundred thousand troops launched an attack on the other side of the river.

Da da da--

At this moment, the only sounds left in the city of war were the footsteps of the imperial army.

It took them three hours to successfully cross the Tank River under the cover of the air force, which meant that the rebels' original fourth line of defense had been lost, but it didn't matter whether the old line of defense existed or not because they already had three new plans.

"General, the Imperial Army has completed the crossing of the river."

The intelligence officer updated Houseman on the situation.

"Has the evacuation of civilians been completed?"

"The evacuation work has been completed, and all civilians have been guided to the air-raid shelters."

"Very good, order the troops to retreat."

Hausman glanced at everyone and said solemnly, "According to the Imperial Army's combat method, what will happen next is probably dozens of hours of aerial magic bombardment, and the soldiers on the front line will enter large buildings, basements, and underground air-raid shelters to wait for orders."

"Yes, General."

Everyone acted according to Hausmann's orders. Hausmann also stood up and moved the command center to a secret underground air-raid shelter. This was the latest top-secret place built, and it was difficult for the enemy to find their coordinates.

And everything happened just as Hausman expected.

The four war airship formations of the Imperial Army began indiscriminate magic bombing. The roar of magic lasted for more than ten hours before it stopped. Fortunately, the rebels were very familiar with the Empire's three tricks, and this round of bombing did not achieve much effect.

This is a city after all.

The Air Force can only exert 5% of its strength in forests and cities. Urban and forest warfare still mainly rely on the army. The Air Force can only play a cover role and cannot become the main force.

Foster certainly understood this.

He did not think that he could win the war with a large air force unless this was a plain area with no shelter.

So why did the bombing continue for more than ten hours?

This is not only to undermine the enemy's morale, make the enemy feel fear and unable to sleep, but also to boost the morale of our own side and let our soldiers understand that we have an absolute advantage in air supremacy.

The Imperial Army was strong.

If the morale of the rebels can be weakened while the morale of our own side is improved, then it will undoubtedly be beneficial to the subsequent war, so the air force must plow the ground.

After the Air Force's magic bombing ended.

Foster walked out of the command center. He looked forward and waved his hand, saying, "Order the army to advance. I want them to fight quickly and decisively, drive the rebels out of the city within two days, and complete the occupation of the city of war."

"Yes, Commander."

Foster's order was quickly passed down.

According to Foster's speculation, the rebels were probably preparing for a desperate fight under Coverdale's organization, so he reluctantly turned his head to the leader of the trial system: "The enemy leader will most likely appear next. Don't tell them that you still can't kill him this time."

"No need to worry about it."

A commander of the Judgment Corps snorted and turned away. "I am not like you procrastinating military officers. A war that could have ended quickly has been dragged on until today."

"Mind yourself."

Foster was not willing to be outdone, and some anger arose in his heart. But when the war really started, the imperial army found out that they were wrong.

It was not as expected that the enemy would stand in the middle of the road to fight with them. The current situation was worse than that there was no trace of the enemy on the entire street, not even a ghost could be seen.

"Separate your actions and don't let any corner go untouched!"

After the Vanguard Army Command gave the order, it paused and said, "Remember this. Do not kill or abuse the surrendered enemies. This is the order of the commander-in-chief. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished by military law."

The huge army began to disperse.

Small teams split off and began fighting in the streets and alleys.

But the ensuing war became their nightmare.

As a team entered an alley, the captain spotted a few enemies ahead.

"Send a signal, we have found the enemy!"

The captain had obviously received systematic military education, and was very calm and composed. He did not underestimate the enemy and led his team directly to pursue the rebels. He sent a signal the first time he saw the enemy, and then led the troops to chase forward.

This is a very wise decision.

As long as the signal is sent, even if it is a trap, they don't have to worry about being trapped and not having time to ask for help from teammates.

But this time the wise decision obviously didn't work.

Because at the same time, countless flares exploded in the air, and the captain of this team discovered that the nearest place was an alley next door. Are there rebels there as well?
Before he could come to his senses.

The team leader discovered that this was indeed a trap because the rear had been surrounded.

"Kill them!"

At a command from an officer leading the rebels, the rebels surrounding them at both ends of the alley released magic at the same time. They didn't even have a place to dodge and were burned to death by the fire magic.

"Captain, the next target is on Street 3."

A soldier reported to the leading rebel force, and the team moved towards another street.

This is also a matter of course.

The rebels occupied almost all the commanding heights, and they could see clearly wherever the Imperial Army went, especially in the complex urban terrain. If one person was playing hide-and-seek with a God's perspective and the other was blindfolded, then no matter how strong the blindfolded person was, he would be completely useless.

The Imperial Army became a complete target.

Originally, they thought that as long as they crossed the Tank River, it would be easy to occupy the first city area, and it would not even take three hours. However, the rebels used street fighting to entangle them, and the battle lasted for more than ten hours. In the end, the imperial army was forced to not dare to separate and not dare to step into the dark alleys. They were even forced to retreat to the banks of the Tank River and dared not advance the front line.

“That’s amazing.”

The rebel officer in charge of front-line command exclaimed in disbelief.

They had never fought a war with so many casualties. In the past, for every death of an Imperial soldier, they would lose 3-5 people. But today, the situation was completely reversed. For every death of one of their soldiers, 5-10 Imperial soldiers would die.

It would be fine if we didn't compare, but this comparison...

The officers suddenly thought that it would be great if Hausman was their leader.

(End of this chapter)