Mage Veigar

Chapter 467: Changing Flags and Changing Flags

Chapter 467: Changing Flags and Changing Flags

The Imperial Army was defeated.

After abandoning 30,000 vanguard troops to delay Vega's pursuit, there were less than 100,000 main forces left, retreating towards the direction of the Black Gold City. With Vega's speed, it was difficult for Vega to catch up.

This is also a matter of course.

After all, the enemy directly abandoned the 30,000 vanguard troops. If Vega wanted to pursue the enemy, he had to first get rid of the 30,000 soldiers blocking the way. Only under this premise could he catch up with the main force of the empire.

By the time Vega had wiped out the 30,000 vanguard troops, the main force of the empire was nowhere to be seen.

In addition, Vega's troops are too bloated. Even if we temporarily arrange elite troops to pursue them now, it may be too late, because if you can pursue, they can certainly order troops to block you.

"Commander, I am willing to be the vanguard and delay the enemy's progress."

A division commander saw that the enemy's vanguard had been cleared out, but Vega did not seem to be in a hurry to pursue the enemy, so he quickly stepped forward and volunteered to pursue the Imperial Army.

As a major general.

The division commander knew very well that if the main force of the empire was allowed to retreat to the City of Black Gold, all the great advantages gained now would be wasted, and they might be dragged into the quagmire of a protracted war by the enemy again.

"Major General Wigley is right. Commander, please give the order."

"There is no trace of the enemy now. It will be too late if we delay any further."

"The lower official seconded the proposal."

"..."

A group of generals stepped forward to remind Vega immediately. They were afraid that they would miss the best time and lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But Veigar was clearly in no hurry.

He said calmly: "Even if we pursue them now, who can guarantee that we can catch up with the army of the Empire of God?"

"This……"

Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to guarantee it.

Vega waved his hand and told everyone to stay calm. "Since I have set this trap for the Imperial Army, I will definitely have a backup plan. Aren't you surprised that there has been no sign of the Air Brigade so far in the war?"

"Commander, you mean..."

The generals understood instantly and said excitedly: "Have you arranged for the aviation brigade to intercept the Imperial Army on their way back? As expected of you, Commander, it turns out that all this was in your calculations."

"No no no."

Under the surprised eyes of the crowd, he shook his head and said three nos: "The truth is much crazier than you think. I bet that this time we can defeat the imperial army forever and completely unify the entire dynasty."

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City of black gold.

As the main forces of the Imperial Army have been dispatched, there is only one brigade of 8000 men stationed in the city. Therefore, the City of Black Gold appears particularly quiet and desolate in the dark night, and has long lost its former bustle.

Need to know is.

The main force of the Imperial Army is about 13, and most of them have already gone to pursue Vega. Most of those left in the city are the remnants of the defeated army who were seriously injured in the previous war or have basically no combat effectiveness.

Of course, there are also advanced military forces.

However, the number of these high-level forces is pitifully small, basically only half of the standard regiment's establishment. If any army launches a surprise attack at this time, the city will be lost in an instant.

But this is almost impossible.

The City of Black Gold has the Empire behind it, and the dynasty's army is being chased by them and is fleeing in panic. The kingdom is also tens of thousands of miles away, so it is impossible for anyone to organize a force to attack the City of Black Gold at this time.

According to common sense, this is the case. Unfortunately, since ancient times, soldiers have always used cunning tactics. Most of the people on the side knew that Vega had sent two armies and an aviation brigade to the Black Gold City, but Vega did not expose this aviation brigade in public.

The reason why this aviation brigade was not exposed was not because Vega had already thought of a strategy to defeat the enemy before coming.

He only hid such an aviation brigade in case he really failed to capture the City of Black Gold and was forced to flee by the Imperial Army, so he was ready to cover the retreat of the army to avoid unnecessary casualties.

After all, Vega doesn't fight a battle without preparation.

Therefore, at this time, this ambush aviation brigade came into play.

While the main force of the Imperial Army was chasing Vega, they followed the original order and flew over the City of Black Gold as soon as possible. At the same time, they ordered airborne troops to land in the city and launch a battle to capture the city.

In general war.

The war airships would not dare to be so arrogant as to land directly into the city with the airborne troops. Once they encountered the enemy's air force, even if there were only a dozen or so ships, they would most likely be wiped out along with their soldiers and airships.

But this time is different.

Vega knew for sure that the remaining dozen or so airships of the Imperial Army would come to pursue them, and there were not many magicians and soldiers in the city, so he boldly ordered the airborne troops to drop into the city.

Things are going very smoothly.

On one side is a hungry wolf that has been dormant for who knows how long, and on the other side is a wounded lamb. Once the two sides start fighting, it can almost be described as one-sided.

Therefore, in less than two hours, the City of Black Gold had changed hands.

However, the City of Black Gold was captured, but because the total number of airborne troops was less than 8000, and when they were fighting for control of the city, they encountered resistance from the remnants of the Imperial Army, and lost about 3000 people.

So in the end.

There are only 4000 soldiers in the City of Black Gold now. Excluding the crew members on the war airship, the total number may be less than . These people are at best a reinforced regiment.

Is it possible for a reinforced regiment to defend the City of Black Gold?

This is of course impossible, and without the rotating reserve forces, it is not enough to deploy defensive fortifications.

Therefore, it is more likely that the hastily withdrawn main imperial army easily defeated them, then recaptured the Black Gold City and continued to fight a delaying and protracted war with Vega, and everything returned to the starting point.

Of course Vega thought of this.

So he issued a simple order -

After capturing the City of Black Gold, the Aviation Brigade was ordered to immediately destroy all flags of the Empire and replace them with brand new flags of the Dynasty with a white background and a golden crown. Airships were also arranged to patrol the air, and all soldiers were to stand on the wall in full readiness.

Click click click——

At Vega's prior request, the commander of the Aviation Brigade faithfully carried out Vega's orders. In less than ten minutes, all the flags of the Imperial Army were removed and replaced with the flags of the dynasty.

One by one, the mighty soldiers stood on the city wall.

War airships were roaming over the city.

At this time, if you look from a distance.

Then, those who were not aware of the situation might think that the dynasty had already regained control of the Black Gold City and deployed heavy troops to defend it. Under this premise, no one dared to guarantee that the Black Gold City could be recaptured in a short period of time with less than 10 soldiers.

If one were to use a sentence to describe the defense strength of the City of Black Gold at this time...probably nothing could be more appropriate than "all show and no substance".

Father, like son.

The imperial army at this time obviously did not have a God's perspective.

(End of this chapter)