Mage Veigar

Chapter 79: United Against External Oppression

Or surrender.

Or be killed by Veigar before surrendering.

The 5th Battalion, which was originally filled with righteous indignation and vowed to eliminate Vega before surrendering, became silent.

At this moment, they finally remembered the rumors in the army.

The 11-year-old boy, or rather the devil in a boy's skin, could not only ruthlessly raise his butcher knife to treat his enemies, but even when facing friendly forces, he could also easily cut off the heads of the disobedient ones.

Fear spread again.

Surrender might buy a way to survive, but no one could guarantee that their heads would not be removed in the next second, because the child officer who was less than half their height had already cut off the head of their highest commander.

He was ruthless even to his superiors, let alone them?
Since surrender is a dead end and resistance is also a dead end, it is better to die gloriously. At least after death you can be given the title of martyr and bless your descendants.

Wow.

The weapons of the Imperial Army were finally unified and facing the outside world.

Although the army was united only by force and had no morale, Vega at least successfully resolved internal conflicts in a very short period of time, and successfully integrated the entire Imperial Army, which indirectly increased the chance of breaking out by about 1%.

Looking at the soldiers of the 5th Battalion who had made their choice but whose morale was low, Vega pulled up a smile.

"Are the parasites of the empire still regretting their choices?"

"I promise you that 40 years from now, you will be proud of the choice you made today!"

Although it was a childish voice, it sounded sonorous and powerful: "I would like to ask you to imagine that 40 years later, when you are sitting by the fire, your grandson is sitting on your knees and asks you: 'Grandpa, what's the matter with the lower-class citizen brand on your neck?' You don't have to cough awkwardly, move your grandson to your other knee, and stammer: Ah, Grandpa surrendered and became a prisoner during a guerrilla mission."

“On the contrary.”

"Soldiers of the Empire, you can look him in the eye and confidently point to the medal on your chest and tell him: Grandson, I was once on a guerrilla mission. Facing heavy siege, my brothers and I defeated an elite force of the Kingdom Army!"

"A true Imperial soldier will not let the fear of death overcome honor, duty and heroism!"

The soldiers who had lowered their heads suddenly raised their heads.

They just felt that there was a feeling of unwillingness in their chest that was about to burst out of their bodies.

Yes.

They might survive if they surrendered, but they would be treated as lower-class citizens for the rest of their lives and might even bring harm to their families. However, as long as they could break out, they would definitely receive a medal of honor at the lowest level.

Although the chance of breaking out is less than one percent.

But they don't want to tell their grandchildren after 40 years of embarrassment that the reason their grandfather was able to survive was because he knelt down and surrendered like a coward during a guerrilla mission, became a prisoner of the kingdom's army, and was redeemed by the empire, which is why he was lucky enough to survive.

They want to go back alive.

But he would never return alive as a prisoner.

Fighting spirit began to burn in the eyes of all the soldiers. If they had previously obeyed Vega reluctantly out of pressure from his might, from this moment on, they would no longer fight for anyone, they would only fight for their own dignity.

Morale is a terrible thing.

Even if it is a cannon fodder unit, as long as they fight with a fearless spirit, even the backbone troops will get into trouble.

And it's not just soldiers.

There was an endless fighting spirit in Larba and Sieglin's eyes. Vega's words made them suddenly realize that death was not the most terrible thing. The most terrible thing was to live in the world without dignity.

They are soldiers of the Empire.

How can a true soldier let the fear of death overcome honor and heroism?

That's it. The Imperial Army burst out with a terrifying momentum.

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"Interesting, very interesting."

Du Sville showed a look of excitement mixed with fear.

No matter which country it is, for a subordinate to kill his superior is an unforgivable crime. However, the young officer in front of him did not even hesitate and directly cut off the head of the superior who tried to surrender.

The total speaking time was less than 3 minutes.

In just three minutes, Vega cracked his plan to sow discord and reversed the unfavorable situation, allowing the entire army to unite and point their guns outward.

If it was just the use of force to suppress someone, Du Swell would not be afraid.

With just a few words, a cannon fodder unit that would immediately surrender when faced with a war burst into a terrifying morale that even the backbone troops and even the elite troops could not achieve. This was enough to make Du Sville feel deeply fearful.

A cannon fodder troop that is fearless and brave enough to die can be on par with ordinary backbone troops.

Because the spirit of fearlessness is enough to make up for the lack of fighting skills.

"We must not let him go back alive."

Du Swell was determined to keep Vega here. If such an officer was allowed to escape back to the empire, he would soon become a formidable enemy on the road to the kingdom's expansion.

"Cough cough cough..."

To avoid any more trouble, Du Swell coughed a few times and issued an attack order: "All troops, attack. No one shall be left alive."

Click.

The heavy crossbow was strung and the crosshairs were aimed at the imperial army.

The seven professionals drew their weapons at the same time and fixed their sights on Vega and the other two.

shhhhh--

The sound of arrows breaking through the air whistled, officially kicking off the battle.

"Abandon all defenses and attack with all your strength."

Vega issued a firm command: "Soldiers, please show your determination to die and the might of the Imperial Army. Now no one can stop us from returning alive. Even death will tremble at our presence."

"For the glory of the empire." With a roar, the imperial army launched a charge.

They didn't care about formations or tactics, they burst out with fearless morale, braving the rain of arrows and charging towards the core troops of the Kingdom Army. There was no trace of cowardice or despair in the soldiers of the 5th Battalion, and hope shone in the eyes of every soldier. Even if there were 1000 core troops in front of them, it couldn't stop them from returning.

Plop, plop.

Each arrow brought up a splash of blood.

However, the Imperial Army also managed to break through the rain of arrows and crashed into the Kingdom Army.

The Imperial Army was like a sharp arrow, trying to break through the encirclement of the Kingdom Army, but the Kingdom Army was like a huge wall, blocking the Imperial Army's advance. In this life-and-death war, the hand-to-hand combat between the Imperial Army and the Kingdom Army finally broke out.

Vega knew that the real challenge was coming.

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