The first month and ten days of the outbreak of the war.

As the rebels' spiritual pillar fell on the battlefield, the impregnable first line of defense fell into the hands of the enemy in an instant, and then in just three hours, the second and third lines of defense collapsed, and most of the war city fell into the hands of the enemy.

Now the rebels have half of the city left.

They relied on the fourth line of defense to temporarily stop the offensive of the Imperial army.

Because the fourth line of defense revolved around the Tanke River, which divided the north and south of the city, the rebels blew up all the bridges connecting the two sides of the river, and burned the ships along the coast, temporarily delaying the pace of the imperial army's attack.

But this is ultimately a palliative, not a cure.

In five days at most, the Empire will build a large number of ships to cross the river bank for a final decisive battle.

The rebel army is an army that, to put it bluntly, must not fail, once it fails once, the slightest thought that they can't win, they will enter this dead loop, and then lose one battle after another, and be defeated.

Coverdale, in particular, fell on the battlefield in full view.

This is fatal for them.

This made their spiritual sustenance collapse instantly, and then they dispersed directly under the leadership of the headless sheep.

Get to the bottom of it.

This war was not a rebel war at all, but a war of Coverdale alone.

If Coverdale does not fall, the Imperial Army will never be able to push further, and once Coverdale falls, the Imperial Army will be overwhelmed.

Coverdale, who had woken up, knew his army too well.

It was precisely because he knew too much that he had to participate in this war when he knew that he would fall.

But now, there really can't be anything he can do.

The Imperial Army seized on their lifeblood and taught him a good lesson, finally teaching him how stupid and impractical it was to try to fight the entire Empire with one person, he was just a magician who was not an ordinary person.

But ah.

Coverdale didn't look frustrated.

There was an endless hideous look in his eyes.

"Hey, hey, hey. ”

Coverdale smiled fiercely: "The Imperial Army has indeed captured our lifeblood, but the Imperial Army must not know that I am far more terrible standing on the battlefield than I am falling on the battlefield." Because I am standing on the battlefield, they will defeat only me, an ordinary human, but when I fall, the undefeated devil will take over the war. ”

"Your Excellency, Chief, is really excessive. ”

Vega smiled faintly and said: "I have real human blood in me, the word devil should not be imposed on me as a 'child' who is not yet an adult, and the next time you say this word, can you avoid me as a person? After all, I will be ashamed." ”

"Your Majesty, there is no shame on your face. ”

Coverdale's face straightened, and then he pleaded with Vega: "I can only hold on to this point, and I will leave the rest of the war to Your Majesty." ”

"Chief, you're probably asking for the wrong person. ”

Vega glanced at Hausman: "There is obviously an officer standing here who is stronger than me, why did you go to the distance to ask me to command the next war?"

Coverdale understood.

He struggled to get up from the bed, then bowed to the masked Haussman and said, "Your Excellency, please wish me a hand." ”

Tick tick tick –

Minutes and seconds passed.

Hausman looked at Coverdale in a bowed posture until a minute passed, and then said, "Lord, I agree to your request, but then I want the supreme command here." ”

"And rightfully so. ”

Coverdale was a little excited, "I wonder if I can be honest?"

Since Coverdale wore a mask from beginning to end, before that, Coverdale once thought that Haussman was Vega's bodyguard, but from the current situation, it is surmised that this voice sounds a little hoarse and vicissitudes, and the identity is not simple.

And hearing Coverdale's request, Hausman did not hesitate to take off his mask.

There's nothing to hide from that.

But when Haussman showed his true face, Coverdale was really surprised: "Are you...... General Hausman?"

Once as a soldier of the Empire, it was impossible for him not to know the general.

Although the general has been silent for more than fifty years, Coverdale knows very well that none of the people who can be called imperial generals are fuel-efficient lamps that can let the generals command this war, maybe they can really win?

But......

There was some concern in Coverdale's eyes.

Because compared to a long-dormant general like Hausman, Foster has been active in his field of vision all year round, and the comparison between the two is immediately superior.

All this, of course, Haussman saw in his eyes.

However, he is not a face-saving officer like Foster, and as a low-key man, he will never lose his temper with Coverdale at this time, because facts are always stronger than words.

"Your Excellency, don't underestimate General Hausman. ”

Vega stood up and said a few words for Hausman: "In terms of strength, General Haussman is definitely above Foster. ”

"Of course, of course. ”

Coverdale politely said a few words, apparently not fully convinced.

Vega glanced at Hausman regretfully, and Hausman shook his head at Vega, so Vega said nothing more.

While others didn't know what Haussman was capable of, Vega knew very well.

Forster still has his own shortcomings, and in Vega's impression, Haussmann has almost no fatal weakness. In regular combat, he is more rigorous than Foster, and when faced with a desperate situation, he can be full of tricks.

The word all-powerful seems to have been coined for Hausmann.

If you insist on talking about weakness, probably lack of motivation is the most fatal weakness, such a general can perfectly complete the task you assigned, but it is almost impossible for you to expect him to give you double the reward with 200% of his strength.

Vega hopes that through this battle, he will force out something Haussmann.

And as it turned out, Vega was right.

As soon as he got the command, Hausman pulled Coverdale and convened a meeting directly.

He glanced at the sluggish morale and directly motioned to Coverdale to follow his instructions beforehand, "Everyone, allow me to tell you the exciting news that the Jialan Empire has decided to send troops to support us. ”

"Jialan Empire...... Do you want to support us?"

The entire conference room was quiet for a few minutes, and then erupted in an astonishing cheer.

This also made Coverdale open his mouth in surprise, he was worried about how to recover the low morale, Hausman's fluttering lie, actually swept away the haze of losing three lines of defense in an instant, is this the gap between him and the senior generals?