Mage Veja

Chapter 691 Race
Big win!

Annihilated 3 enemies, captured 5 prisoners, and almost wiped out the enemy's air force.

This is the result of this sneak attack against Veigar.

According to preliminary estimates, this time the imperial army is estimated to lose about 15 troops from a group army, because the number of people killed and captured is excluded, and there are not a few people who fled in all directions during the period.

So it really was a big win.

This battle can almost be described as 'no profit at all'.

But Veigar didn't seem too pleased about it.

The reason is simple. He only broke through two lines of defense. Generally speaking, the enemy has time to fight a backhand, and no commander would abandon 15 soldiers. Veigar also prepared a series of follow-up plans to deal with the enemy's attack. backhand.

In Vega's plan.

He wants to directly defeat the 50 troops here, so that he can take the entire eastern region without any effort before the empire's support arrives, and cooperate with the rebel army to advance towards the Immortal City of the Empire.

But Housman's decision was taken by a strong man.

The sacrifice of 15 people bought a very important time for the main force to retreat.

"Could it be that I underestimated the politician who was delayed by the general?"

Vega looked into the distance and muttered to himself. As Hausman's former subordinate, Vega knew the general very well.

He likes the way of checks and balances and tactics. He subdues the top and bottom of the entire Seventh Army and concentrates power in his own hands. He doesn't look like a general at all, but a sophisticated politician.

"No, this is indeed his style."

Vega immediately denied it himself: "According to the personality of a politician like Hausmann, it is entirely possible for him to give up 15 soldiers for his own interests and lives."

"But none of that matters anymore."

Vega grinned and said, "Do you think that I will let you return safely to the city of Elkia after sacrificing 15 soldiers? It's too naive. If I really want you to return to the city of Elkia, how can I build an empire for the empire?" A huge sense of crisis."

"Soldier."

Vega said to the soldiers on the side: "Immediately give an order to the Air Corps, let them bite the enemy's main force, and force them into the Faka Canyon or the extension of the Elchea Mountains. Siman compares and sees who can reach the city of Elkia faster."

Veigar's smile was as bright as a star.

The enemy's air force is almost completely wiped out, and now he has the absolute initiative in the war with air supremacy.

That is to say, the national road in the entire eastern region already belongs to him. If Housman dares to take the national road back to Elkia swaggeringly, he will definitely be hit by a thunderbolt from the Air Force.

The national road cannot go.

Then you can only march towards the forest or canyon terrain that can avoid the air force, so the speed will be more than three times slower, and no matter how slow Veigar is, with the national road, he can take the first step to occupy Elchea.

As long as Elchea is occupied, Housman will become the turtle in the urn.

Don't forget that Vega ordered Shia to sit on the west bank before, and got her assurance that he would never let the eastern army of the empire step into the west bank.

This set of plans is Veigar's backup.

If he failed to defeat the enemy directly in the sneak attack, then he would have such an unfair race with the enemy.

The soldiers immediately conveyed the order to the Air Force.

So the whole three air corps pursued along the direction of the enemy's retreat, and because the air force was very fast, they caught the tail of the imperial army in less than a few hours.

Imperial Army.

The scout saw the blackness of the sky and was frightened. He reported the news to Housman immediately: "My lord commander, the enemy's air force is chasing us. What should we do?"

"What should come will always come."

"That brat is really not sure about giving him a chance."

Housman's eyes are clear and sharp, like a sword that has faded away from the mortal world, shining brightly: "The whole army turned around and headed towards the extension of the Elkia Mountains. We need to use the forest to hide our tracks and prevent the air force from attacking us. attack."

"Commander, is this really possible?"

The staff officer's face was pale: "If you want to bypass the Faka Canyon through the Erqiya Mountains, and then return to Erqia City from there, I am afraid it will take at least half a month. Fall into enemy hands."

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, do we have any other options?"

Housman motioned for the chief of staff to look behind him.

boom boom-

This glance almost scared the chief of staff to the ground, because the air strike has arrived, and they are on the national highway, and they are completely live targets. They can survive the first round, the second round, and the third round. It can last to the city of Elkia.

"Please clarify one thing, Your Excellency."

Hausman ordered to turn around, and said to the staff: "Vega Saint Laurent didn't give me a chance to choose. He has exposed his intentions to us. This is a genuine conspiracy rather than a conspiracy. He He just wanted to play an unfair race with us, and we who lost the air supremacy could only be forced into a detour by him."

"mean!"

The staff officer gritted his teeth and scolded Vega, while following Housman's footsteps.

"Your Excellency, please stop praising the enemy."

Housman said flatly: "For generals, despicable, cunning, insidious, cruel, ruthless... have always been commendatory rather than derogatory terms. If Vega Saint Laurent heard you call him despicable, he probably Will be happy from the bottom of my heart.”

"Yes, Commander."

The staff officer said a little unwillingly: "My lord commander, what should we do next? Are we just being led by the nose like this? The officer is really unwilling, and if we fall into the rhythm of the enemy's war like this, we will be close to defeat." It's not far away, Commander, please take countermeasures early."

"Countermeasures? Who do you think Vega Saint Laurent is?"

Housman's tone was still tepid: "Vega Saint Laurent is known as the No.1 general. His truly terrifying thing lies in his control of the rhythm of the war. If you let you go east, you can't go east." Xi, let you take a detour, you can't take a shortcut."

There was a hint of admiration in Housman's tone.

He said with emotion: "Vega Saint Laurent's war rhythm, even Foster Nolan can't break free."

"Then... we can only sit and wait?"

The staff officer's eyes lost their luster, and he was sentenced to death at the beginning of the war, which was somewhat unacceptable to him.

"No, who said you have to sit and wait to die?"

Housman's tone became calm: "Foster Nolan can't win the war, but it doesn't mean I can't win it either. Since that brat wants to play a race, I will compare with him who is faster. "

(End of this chapter)