Mage Veigar

Chapter 851 Complete Despair
Imperial Army, Headquarters.

At dawn, Foster was hastily awakened by his adjutant.

"Sir, the commander-in-chief, something has happened."

The adjutant's voice outside the door had a slight tremor, which startled Foster, who already had trouble sleeping.

Because the adjutant would choose to disturb him, either there were some new developments in the Jialan Army on the front line, or there were some signs of discord in the military camp. Whether it was the former or the latter, it was enough to make him pay several hundred points of attention.

creak-

Dressed casually and neatly, Foster opened the door with a serious expression: "What happened?"

"Since last night, deserters have appeared in various parts of the army."

The adjutant's forehead was already covered with sweat. "In particular, the commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 13th Division led the entire brigade to escape without authorization, but was discovered by the patrol guards and finally chose to break out."

"How is the result."

Foster then became nervous.

"Although the Third Brigade was completely wiped out..."

The adjutant hesitated, "But because the Third Brigade took the lead, the voices of dissatisfaction in the army are now out of control. Some middle-level officers have formed a group and want to impeach your position."

"Damn it, why is the rebound so strong all of a sudden?"

Foster strode towards the meeting room. Although he knew that the high-pressure policy would bring about severe backlash, this backlash came too quickly.

It was calm yesterday.

But overnight, all the wind directions changed completely, and this sudden change left him completely unprepared.

indeed so.

You need to know that the total strength of the Imperial Army exceeds 2.7 million men.

Two million and seven hundred thousand is equivalent to the total population of a medium-sized city. Wherever the army goes, it is equivalent to directly building a medium-sized city in the local area. This also means that the commander-in-chief cannot pay attention to every corner of the army in detail, and in most cases other core senior officers need to manage it themselves.

But not every senior officer shared Foster's vigilance.

Therefore, as long as there is a flaw in one link, it will become the fuse that spreads throughout the entire army. When the "fire" starts, it will be difficult to put it out because the radiation area is too large and the control force is seriously insufficient.

Therefore, although a large number of troops has huge advantages, it will also expose countless weaknesses, and once these weaknesses are exploited by the enemy, they are often very fatal.

It can be said.

Every minute, every ten minutes, every hour... the situation will get worse by one point, ten points, one hundredth of a degree...

It is possible that within the first few hours of the meeting, several more groups were influenced and joined the ranks of opponents.

But the meeting that needs to be held must still be held.

Foster turned to the Ministry of National Security, which was responsible for supervising the entire army instead of the trial system, and asked: "Your Excellency, please tell me what happened and why the entire army became like this overnight!"

"Commander, according to our understanding, starting from last night, rumors suddenly spread in the army that the West has abandoned its alliance with the Empire and will not invade the East on time next year to assist us in dealing with the Jialan Empire." The Minister of Security explained.

“Why would anyone believe such a rumor?”

Foster said angrily, "I told you a long time ago that in this extraordinary period, even the slightest discordant voice must be suppressed. Why did you let the rumors spread to this extent?"

"Commander, it's not that we are inactive."

The security minister said aggrievedly: "If it was just an ordinary rumor, under our control, the soldiers would not choose to believe it. As long as we block the source, the problem will be solved. But this time is different. Please take a look at this document."

The Minister of Security brought a document. The document contained nothing but a copy of the contract between the Hundred Races Kingdom and the Western countries.

This included the agreement on the territory of the Windy Empire.

Everything can be faked, but the magic seal on it can never be faked.

In other words, this contract is real?

Foster was stunned by this contract. He did not expect that the Western countries actually signed such a contract with the United Kingdom of Hundred Races. Doesn't this mean that the Western countries have given up the empire? It is even possible that they will not invade the East after the ice and snow melt next year to help them defeat the Galan Army.

Do not!
Not very likely, but definitely possible!

It clearly states how to divide up the empire's old territories.

If the Western nations do not invade the East in late spring.

This would mean that all their current efforts were wishful thinking, and their defeat and destruction of their country were a foregone conclusion, with no hope at all.

despair.

Endless despair spread.

Foster's originally rosy face had completely lost its color...

At this moment, he no longer looked like a commander. He was just like an old man who knew that his time was up and had given up all struggles.

"Commander, Commander..."

The adjutant nearby saw that something was wrong and quickly woke up Foster.

It was this voice that pulled Foster out of despair.

He first looked around in confusion, then realized that he was the commander-in-chief. As a commander-in-chief, he must not fall down even if the entire army collapsed. Once he chose to fall down, who would the people below choose to believe?
Put down the documents in your hand.

Foster's face was more serious than ever.

He finally understood why a rumor could spread to such an extent overnight.

Generally speaking, rumors cannot stand scrutiny and their influence is very limited. As time goes by, the influence of rumors will become weaker and weaker, and finally disappear.

But rumors that are backed by evidence are different.

Even he, the commander-in-chief, felt despair when he saw this evidence, and thought that the empire was over. Instead of fighting against the Jialan Empire, it would be better to choose to surrender directly, let alone the middle and low-level soldiers?
No, not just the lower and middle levels.

Foster looked at the senior officers sitting on both sides of the conference table with a horrified expression. Could it be...

Before he could continue thinking, Foster's worst fear happened.

The security minister who first received the intelligence spoke up and said, "Commander-in-Chief, I believe you already know the authenticity of this document. In other words, the Western countries have torn up the alliance with the Empire without telling us, and they will not help us next year. Without their help, the demise of the Empire will become a reality. Therefore, I think it is meaningless to insist on it, which will only increase the casualties of civilians and the army. I beg you to surrender to the Jialan Army."

"I would like to ask the commander to surrender to the Jialan Army."

"Commander, we have already lost."

"That's right, Commander, there is absolutely no hope for the Empire!"

"You can't beat Vega Saint Laurent."

"..."

On both sides of the conference table, officers stood up one after another and directed aggressive words at Foster.

(End of this chapter)