Mage Veja

Chapter 851 Complete Despair
Imperial Army, Command.

At dawn, Foster was hastily woken up by the adjutant.

"Master Commander, something has happened."

The voice of the adjutant outside the door had a trembling sound, which frightened Foster, who was already restless.

Because the adjutant would choose to disturb him, either there was some new movement in the Jialan Army on the front line, or there were some signs of disharmony in the barracks, whether it was the former or the latter, it was enough for him to pay a few hundred points of attention .

creak-

Dressed casually, Foster opened the door with a stern face: "What happened."

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

Sweat was already appearing on the adjutant's forehead: "Especially the commander of the third brigade of the No.13 Division led the whole brigade to escape without authorization, but was discovered by the patrol guards, and finally chose to break through directly."

"How is the result."

Foster tensed up.

"Although the third brigade was completely wiped out..."

The adjutant hesitated to speak: "But because the third brigade is taking the lead, the voices of dissatisfaction in the army can no longer be controlled. Among them, some middle-level officers have embraced the regiment and want to impeach your position."

"Damn, why is there such a strong rebound all of a sudden."

Foster strode towards the conference room. Although he knew that the high-pressure policy would bring serious backlash, the backlash must have come too quickly.

Obviously yesterday was still calm.

But overnight, all the wind directions completely changed, and he was not prepared for this unexpected change.

indeed so.

It needs to be known that the total strength of the Imperial Army exceeds 270 million.

And 270 million is equivalent to the total population of a medium-sized city. Wherever the army goes, it is equivalent to directly pulling up a medium-sized city locally.As a result, the commander-in-chief cannot pay close attention to every corner of the army. In most cases, other core senior officers need to manage it by themselves.

And not every senior officer has Foster's vigilance.

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

Therefore, although a large number of troops has huge benefits, 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, 1 minutes, hour... the situation gets worse by a point, ten, hundred percent...

It is possible that in the opening hours of the meeting several more groups were influenced to join the ranks of the naysayers.

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

Foster turned his head to the Ministry of National Security, which is to replace the trial system and the person in charge of supervising the entire army, and asked: "Your Excellency, Brigadier General, please tell me what happened and why the entire army became like this overnight. look!"

"Commander, according to our understanding, since last night, rumors have suddenly spread in the military that the West has given up its covenant with the Empire, and that it will not invade the East on time next year to help us deal with the Jialan Empire," the Minister of Security explained. .

"Why do people believe such rumors?"

Foster hated iron and said: "I told you long ago that in this extraordinary period, even the slightest discordant voice must be suppressed. Why do you let rumors spread to such an extent?"

"Commander, it's because of our inaction."

The Minister of Security said aggrievedly: "If it is just an ordinary rumor, under our control, the soldiers will not choose to believe it. As long as the source is blocked, it will be solved. But this time is different. Please read this document." .”

The security minister took a file.

The thing on this document is nothing else, it is a copy of the contract between the Kingdom of Hundred Clans and the Western countries.

Among them is 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, is this contract real?

Foster was stunned by this contract. He didn't expect that the Western countries would actually conclude such a contract with the United Kingdom of Hundred Clans. Doesn't this mean that the Western countries have given up their empires, and there is even a possibility that the ice and snow will melt in the coming year? In the end, they really won't invade the East and help them defeat the Jialan Army.

Do not!
Not very likely, but definitely so!

It clearly states how to divide the old territory of the empire.

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

Then it means that all the efforts they are making now are self-indulgent, and their defeat and destruction of the country have become a certainty, and there is no hope at all.

despair.

Endless despair spread.

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

At this moment, he didn't have the appearance that a commander should have. He was completely like an old man who knew that his time had come and gave up all his struggles.

"Commander, Commander..."

Seeing that something was wrong, the adjutant at the side quickly woke up Foster.

It was this voice that pulled Foster out of despair.

He first glanced around in confusion, and then realized that he was the commander-in-chief, and as a commander-in-chief, even if the entire army collapsed, he would never fall down. Once he chose to fall, the people under him would have to Who do you choose to believe?
Put down the document in hand.

Foster's face was more severe than ever.

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

Generally speaking, rumors cannot withstand scrutiny, and their influence is also very limited. As time goes by, the influence of rumors will become weaker and weaker until they disappear.

But rumors with evidence are different.

Even when he, the commander-in-chief, saw this piece of evidence, he would feel desperate, thinking that the empire was over, and now instead of fighting the Jialan Empire, it is better to choose to surrender directly, let alone the soldiers of the middle and lower ranks?
No, not just lower-middle-tier.

Foster looked at the senior military officers sitting on both sides of the conference table with a fearful expression, could it be...

Before he could continue thinking, what Foster feared most happened.

The Minister of Security who was the first to contact the intelligence took the lead: "My lord commander, I think you already know the authenticity of this document. In other words, the western countries have torn up the same empire without telling us. They will not come to help us in the coming year. Without their help, the demise of the empire will become a reality. Therefore, I think that if you continue to insist meaninglessly, it will only increase the casualties of the civilians and the army. Please surrender to the Jialan Army."

"Your Majesty is willing to ask Commander to initiate a surrender to the Jialan Army."

"Commander, we have already lost."

"That's right, Commander, the empire is completely hopeless!"

"You can't beat Vega Saint Laurent."

"..."

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

(End of this chapter)