Chapter 385: The Empire Comes
One map, three red lines.
Centered on the port city of Tully, these three red lines run in three directions due north, northeast and northwest, directly converging on the territory of the United Kingdom.
The first line runs through the Taliban Mountains, which stretches the shortest and most hidden.
The second detour north along the Great River of Dumbo is the longest but safest.
The third route out of Ed City to the west is the easiest to travel and has a moderate length, which can be seen as the best retreat route for the Kingdom Army.
Which path will the Kingdom Army take?
Vega wasn't sure about that, but he had a little thought.
If it were an ordinary commander, the third would probably be excluded directly, because the best option you can think of, and of course the enemy can think of it, and this will often be ambushed by the enemy in advance, and it will become a dangerous route.
Therefore, if you want to seek stability, you will choose the second one.
But the commander of the enemy army was none other than Tennier, a madman who dared to venture out to attack Yves Saint Laurent at the last moment. Just because others don't dare to do it doesn't mean he can't do it, so Vega speculated that the kingdom army would probably still go west out of Eddid City.
Other words.
As long as the retreat route of the Royal Army is fortified in advance, then it is possible to give the Royal Army a little farewell gift.
After half a year of recuperation.
Now Vega has pulled up an army of 210,000, although most of this army has not experienced actual combat, and even the basic aviation units cannot be matched, but the training of recruits is basically completed, and simple ambush warfare can still be competent.
"General, are you trying to trap the kingdom army?"
Iloh looked at the map and shook his hands with excitement, he had never been so eager for war.
But Vega didn't give an answer first.
He looked hesitant, seemingly vacillating.
He had probably guessed some of the kingdom's plans.
The Imperial Army has occupied the city of Gasili, just inflicted heavy damage on the southern part of the kingdom, and now it has attacked the southeast dragon city, so it is absolutely impossible for the kingdom to watch the dragon city fall, and the loss of the dragon city means that a sharp blade hangs over its head.
Don't underestimate the importance of the City of Dragons.
It is no exaggeration to say that the fact that the city was controlled by the empire was equivalent to indirectly announcing the destruction of the kingdom.
And now the kingdom is in trouble with foreign relations.
Relying only on the strength and morale of the country, they did not dare to guarantee that they would really be able to withstand the terrifying offensive of the Imperial Army.
This time, the Imperial Army did not seem to want to miss the turmoil that the kingdom had once in thousands of years, and planned to completely erase the flag of the kingdom from the territory of the Jialan Continent. As a result, not only the army, the air force, but even the navy have been dispatched from the eastern seaboard, and the Judgment Corps, one of the strongest aces of the army, has also been used in the war.
The kingdom is indeed in jeopardy.
Vega is the culprit behind this outcome.
If Vega hadn't destroyed the kingdom's terrible air force and dragged the kingdom's 400,000 troops into the quagmire of the dynasty's eastern front, then the empire would not have thought of stepping into the kingdom anyway.
The kingdom relies on an extremely terrifying number of air forces to carry out blitzkriegs, and it is easy to make the empire suffer.
But even so, the Kingdom has a way to deal with it.
As long as Tennir's 400,000 troops abandon the eastern front of the dynasty, go all the way north to regain control of Gaciri, cut off the supply line of the remaining 300,000 troops of the empire, and encircle the imperial army in the kingdom, then the tide of the war will be reversed in an instant.
This is the only way.
And as the only way, it is impossible for the Reich's think tanks not to guess this.
So now the empire has two options.
The first is to immediately abandon the battle of the Dragon City, and at the same time withdraw from the territory of the kingdom, anyway, what should be plundered has been plundered, and the main purpose of this time is only to encircle Wei to save Zhao, so that the kingdom army in the territory of the dynasty can return to defense.
Another option is to stick to attacking the Dragon City.
The second option is not impossible, only one army is needed to block the 400,000 army of Tanir, and prevent the empire from taking the dragon city and opening up a sea reinforcement line and supply line, then the kingdom will be completely powerless.
So who will stop this force of Tennir?
Now the three armies of the empire need to spend a lot of troops and the kingdom to fight the dragon city, so it is absolutely impossible to divide troops from the main force of the front line to block Tennir's 400,000 troops, and at most about 100,000 troops can be drawn from the country to step into the territory of the dynasty to block Tennir's army.
But 100,000 people can't stop 400,000 people in any way.
Moreover, in order for the empire to legally enter the territory of the dynasty, it needs to obtain the permission of Xiya, and without permission, it is necessary to violate the sovereignty of the dynasty and is equivalent to declaring war on the dynasty.
If he's not mistaken—
Letters from the Empire asking for his help were already on their way.
"Report!"
"A man who claims to be an old friend of yours asked me to give this to you. ”
As soon as Vega put down his marker pen, the soldiers outside the door came to report and handed over a token with the imperial insignia to Vega.
"Ask him to come in. ”
Receiving orders from Vega, the soldiers brought three men in.
"General Vega, I didn't expect to see you here. ”
It was none other than one of Vega's immediate superiors, Lieutenant General Eskar, the chief of staff of the Seventh Group in the eastern part of the empire, flanked by two guards.
"Chief of Staff, I didn't expect it to be you. ”
With a smile on his face, Vega asked knowingly, "I don't know what you are doing when you take time out of your busy schedule to come to Saint Laurent this time?
"Ahem, this is ...... Of course. ”
Eskar's face was a little embarrassed, he knew a little bit about the three of them abandoning Vega at the beginning, and now that Vega brought up the old matter, it made him a little embarrassed, after all, it was these three people who were shameless first.
"That's good, that's good. ”
Vega's selfless appearance made Eskar embarrassed to ask Vega for help.
After all, the front foot sold someone, and now the back foot is back to ask Vega for help, doesn't this seem to be shameless, although this is true, but this is not a mistake he made.
However, with the Führer's orders in his body, Eskar could only bite the bullet.
He coughed twice, then straightened his face and said: "I can't hide it, this time I came to Saint Laurent to submit an application for entry to His Majesty the King on the order of the Führer, and at the same time asked for your help, and also asked your official to block the 400,000 Kingdom troops who were preparing to evacuate from the eastern front of the dynasty, and assist us in taking the kingdom's dragon city." ”
Vega didn't speak, just smiled.
He sat back on the throne, and then shook his head and said, "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I wonder if you are looking for the wrong person, my subordinates add up to less than 20,000, what can I do to stop the kingdom's 400,000 army?"
"In this Saint Laurent defense system, isn't there 210,000 dynasty troops?"
Eskar said suspiciously: "As the military ambassador of the dynasty, the noble official has an overview of the military and political power, and he is still a celebrity in front of His Majesty the King, so it must not be difficult to mobilize these 210,000 troops to drag down the pace of the kingdom army." ”
There was a pause.
Eskar seemed to be afraid of Vega's refusal, so he couldn't help but increase his tone: "Your Excellency, please note that this is not my request, nor is it a request from the Seventh Army, but an order from His Excellency the Führer. ”
"It seems that Your Excellency the Chief of Staff has done your homework before coming. ”
Vega sighed, with a subtle hint of contempt in his eyes, and then smiled and asked rhetorically, "Since it is the Führer's order, it seems that I can't refuse?"