Mage Veigar

Chapter 844 The Edge of Life and Death
Since ancient times, attacking the city is inferior to attacking the heart.

The most difficult city to impenetrable is often the first to collapse from within.

Whether it was the previous promotion of two naval lieutenants to attract desperate enemies, or the widespread spread of rumors of using war to massacre the city, everything was laying the groundwork for the collapse of the Imperial Immortal City.

And until now.

Veigar finally saw hope of taking over the Immortal City.

He wants to make the Immortal City fall without a fight!
It was after realizing this point from Vega that Eldir realized the situation was hopeless and fainted on the spot.

That's right.

When the rumor spread in the city, there was no possibility of recovery.

High pressure policy?

This might have been useful before, because at that time all the subjects in the city were on the same front. You used high-pressure policies to eliminate those discordant voices. Strictly speaking, it did not infringe on the interests of ordinary people. Ordinary soldiers and subjects might even support this move. After all, they could not escape the war.

Since you can't escape, why not take someone with you?

This selfish mentality will make them particularly support the government's high-pressure policy against senior officials.

But when the news spread that the Jialan Army was planning to use the war to massacre the city, the situation became different.

from now on.

This war concerns the life safety and interests of everyone.

When the interests of civilians and soldiers are violated and you still use a high-pressure policy, every civilian and soldier will be sure that this matter is true. I am afraid that before this matter is suppressed, a rebellion will break out in the city first.

Since blocking is not as good as guiding, why not use some soft means to guide the civilians?

In a situation where lives are threatened, talking about honor and faction with civilians and soldiers will be considered as hooliganism by the whole city. Now the only behavior that the whole city will agree with is probably -

surrender!

This one, and only this one, is supported by the whole city, or rather, it is what everyone wants.

"It's terrible, it's terrible."

Foster felt a chill spreading from the soles of his feet to the bottom of his heart until his whole body was cold.

He knew that Vega liked to play with people's hearts, but he never thought that such unconventional methods could replace real swords and guns to win a war. However, Vega used actual conditions to tell him that they could capture the Immortal City without even moving a single soldier.

Yes.

The reason why the imperial capital is known as the safest fortress in the world is that it has the thickest city walls, the most elite central corps, absolute air superiority, terrifying war colossi, and mountains of resources.

But other than that, there really is nothing.

Facing Vega's 'crazy' attack, Foster finally discovered that their proud defense was as fragile as paper.

Having a million soldiers but nowhere to use them, this is probably the most frustrating war.

"My Lord, you must not fall down."

Foster waited anxiously outside the door for the military doctor's diagnosis.

Especially in this kind of situation, the head of the empire must never fall.

Once Eldir falls, this psychological warfare will end with Veigar's complete victory.

Because of Eldir's fall, the whole city would lose their last scruples and directly surrender to the Galan Army.

creak-

The door was opened and the military doctor walked out.

Seeing the military doctor coming out, Foster couldn't wait to ask, "How is the condition of the Führer?"

"I'm afraid the situation is not optimistic."

The military doctor sighed and said, "The President is already old, and he has been overworked recently. The huge pressure has caused him severe mental and physical damage. Conservative estimates show that he will not live for more than a year."

"enough!"

Foster let out a long sigh when he heard this.

Although it sounded a bit inhumane, Foster still breathed a sigh of relief, because the victory or defeat depended on these two months. As long as the Führer did not fall within these two months, it would be enough for the Empire. "General, the Führer invites you in."

At the same time, the adjutant came out of the house and asked Foster to come in and talk.

Foster was invited into Eldir's bedroom and saw at first glance that the Führer had woken up, but he looked lifeless, as if he might die at any time.

"Your Majesty the Führer."

Foster greeted softly.

Eldir turned his head very slowly, like a rusty machine. "General, now only you and I can support the empire. Although Vega's move really makes our chances of winning 90% off, I don't want to admit defeat so easily, so I would like you to go among the civilians and soldiers in person on my behalf to understand their psychological conditions."

"I understand."

Foster nodded, then turned and left immediately.

Even if Eldir didn't say it, Foster was ready to do it.

It is impossible to intuitively see to what extent the situation has deteriorated just from the intelligence reports.

At this time, as a commander, the most important thing to do is to go deep into the grassroots and confirm the real situation with your own eyes.

So Foster changed into civilian clothes and took his guards to go deep into the army and among the civilians.

Foster arrived first in the army.

He found that even the most elite Central Army Corps was in a panic. With that mental state, it was a blessing for them to be able to remain intact and not collapse, let alone fight.

And the rumor had spread to the military.

Even though the military strictly controls these rumors, it is unable to prohibit soldiers from discussing them privately.

If this was the case with the Central Corps, it went even further with the other armies. Foster lost the desire to continue to go to other armies and went straight into the civilian population.

As soon as he arrived near Central Street, Foster was shocked by the scene in front of him.

The once prosperous imperial capital no longer exists. All the shops along the street have been closed, and the streets are in a state of desolation and desolation.

Besides.

Large numbers of people took to the streets to protest.

They held high flags in their hands demanding the government's surrender and continued to swarm towards the government building.

Following the crowd, Foster arrived in front of the government building.

He found that the government building had been surrounded by three layers of soldiers. The civilians, who did not dare to vent their anger on the army, were yelling and cursing at the government crazily, and even throwing stones and various debris. The civilians in the front row had already clashed with the security team.

"Anyone who dares to cross the red line will be killed without mercy!"

A magician stood within the red line of the government building and shouted angrily outside using a magic loudspeaker.

But as soon as he finished speaking, a fireball flew towards the magician from the crowd.

The magician from the security team never expected that there would be a magician hidden in the crowd. Moreover, the distance was so close that he was caught off guard and fell to the ground on the spot, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

"The government should not try to drag us down with it!"

"We decide our own destiny!"

"As long as we surrender to the Jialan Army, we can survive."

"We don't need such a government, we don't need such a leader!"

"..."

Amid roars, the civilians broke through the red line and collided directly with the security team.

After seeing this, Foster understood that under the rumors and Vega's deliberate promotion, the government had lost its original credibility, and the conflict between the government and the civilians had reached an irreconcilable level.

Is it really already...

Is the situation over?

(End of this chapter)