Mage Veigar

Chapter 771: Detour and Pursuit
The Holy Dragon Army was defeated.

The news that Augustus had fled hastily to Holy Dragon City spread a few days later.

All major forces in the Jialan Continent were shocked by this.

It’s not that they think Augustus can defeat Vega. In the eyes of many forces, failure in the war between Augustus and Vega is a foregone conclusion.

The reason why they were shocked was.

Augustus was not defeated by the Galan army, but by an unknown rebel army.

From beginning to end, the Jialan Army only played a supporting role, and it was this rebel organization that actually fought against the Holy Dragon Army.

Although the Holy Dragon Army is composed entirely of human soldiers this time, they are still a regular army after all. The rebel army has very few high-level forces, and 99% of the soldiers are civilians.

In this situation.

The Holy Dragon Army was still defeated.

The defeated Augustus fled to Holy Dragon City with less than a hundred people, which can be said to be a complete defeat.

Therefore, most countries in the Jialan Continent were shocked by this war, but it must be said that the Nolan Empire did not feel anything about it. When the rebels continued to grow and Augustus completely ignored them, they saw the ending.

If you want to ask why...

Augustus's attitude was exactly the same as how the Empire treated the rebels.

They didn't care about public opinion and didn't even send in regular troops, thinking that they could easily deal with this useless rebel organization by using the security team. The final bitter fruit is just as we can see, the empire has not been able to eradicate this cancer of the rebel army so far.

The paths to success are different, but the ways to failure are the same for everyone.

The Empire watched with a gloating attitude as Augustus fled to Holy Dragon City in a panic, which was also what the Imperial Army was happy to see.

This was because the Empire did not think that Augustus could defeat Vega's Galan Army, and after the Holy Dragon Kingdom was destroyed, Vega would inevitably use force against the Empire. In this case, the Empire naturally believed that the more chaotic the situation, the better.

The rebels are the source of chaos.

Therefore, at this time, the rebels in Gasili City became the ones that the empire placed high hopes on.

They hope that a third party will intervene to make this war, which originally had no suspense, become complicated and confusing.

Now that Augusta has fled to Shenglong City and the rebels are occupying Jiasili, if the Jialan Empire wants to gain a foothold there, it must first deal with the rebels occupying Jiasili City. This is an indisputable point.

Who will win in a fight between the Dragon Slaying Organization and the Jialan Army?

Perhaps many countries on the continent believed that the rebels were doomed to fail, but the Empire alone did not think so.

As a major power that has not been able to crush the rebels so far, the Empire knows how disgusting the rebels are. They are completely impossible to kill or destroy, and their existence is like taffy.

Therefore, the Empire believed that if the rebels and the Galan Army fought, the outcome would still be unknown.

In the final analysis, Vega is good at winning the hearts of the people. When he is in a good position and takes the initiative, he can slap the enemy to death. The commander of this rebel army seems to have the same purpose as Vega. They both like to win the hearts of the people and even use guerrilla tactics skillfully.

under these circumstances.

The Empire believes that there will be a fierce battle in the city of Gasili.

But something unexpected happened to the Empire.

The Jialan Army abandoned the city of Jiasili and headed north, with their swords pointed directly at the Holy Dragon City.

What does it mean?
If this intelligence had not been confirmed, the Empire would not have believed its eyes. Because for the Jialan Army, Jiasili City is an important hub for communicating with the Jialan Kingdom branch headed by Qilis, and it is also the only springboard for attacking the eastern territory of the Holy Dragon Kingdom.

March into the Northern Holy Dragon City without taking over the City of Gashili?

This is like a big tree that has lost its roots. The 500,000 Jialan Army will become rootless duckweed. It is no exaggeration to say that the city of Gashili is the lifeline of the Jialan Army's attack this time, but the Jialan Army handed it over to the rebels?
Any general knows that handing over the lifeline to other forces is tantamount to seeking death.

Apart from anything else, as long as the rebels hijack the supply troops once, the 50-strong Galan Army would be finished.

Then the problem is coming.

Would Veigar make such a mistake that even ordinary generals would not make?

Everyone has the answer in their hearts - absolutely not.

Since Vega would not make such a mistake, why did he take a detour through the city of Gashiri?

The Imperial General Staff gave three speculations:

The first is that the rebels in Gasili City were simply the work of Vega himself.

The evidence is that the rebels' fighting style is very similar to Vaigar's, and countless similarities can be found between them.

The second possibility is that the Kingdom of Jialan has secretly contacted the rebels and reached a cooperative relationship.

Compared to the rebels, the number one enemy of the Jialan Army is of course the Holy Dragon Army, and the enemy of the rebels is also the Holy Dragon Army.

Under this premise, the Jialan Empire cooperated with the rebels, so that it could boldly take a detour north to Shenglong City without worrying about the rebels causing trouble in the rear and cutting off its retreat.

The third one is what was mentioned earlier.

After achieving success, Vega fell into decline. Like Augustus, he looked down on the rebels from the bottom of his heart. Therefore, he thought that instead of wasting energy to fight a war with the rebels, it would be better to pursue Augustus and destroy the Holy Dragon Army before turning back to deal with this rebel army.

The Führer first ruled out the third option.

This kind of speculation without evidence cannot be believed at all.

Although the first option is possible, the Führer still rules it out.

Although the rebels' fighting style is very similar to that of the Galan Army, since Vega became famous, there have been countless commanders imitating Vega, so it is reasonable that there is a commander who imitates him to perfection.

Also.

If the rebels were really instigated by Vega, and Vega did not intend to make it public, then they could have used the excuse of forming an alliance to pass through the city of Gashiri instead of being forced to take a detour to the southwest, which would have taken three times as long.

In marching and fighting, the importance of time is self-evident.

Therefore, the reason why Vega failed to pass through Kasili was obvious. Although the rebels had reached a cooperative relationship with Vega, they were afraid that Vega would take over their power, so they did not dare to let Vega pass through Kasili City.

The Fuhrer has made his decision.

The Jialan Army and the rebels started initial cooperation. The Jialan Army abandoned Gashili and marched directly into the Holy Dragon City. The rebel organization was wary of the Holy Dragon Army while hoping to delay the offensive pace of its ally the Jialan Army to buy time for development.

But is the truth really as the Imperial Staff said?

Obviously not.

Rather, it could be said that Vega’s detour was intentional.

(End of this chapter)