Who Spent the Night with the Tower Master (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 162

– Veligraden will be the most critical stronghold for both the enemy and our own forces. Regardless of anything else, we must secure a decisive victory in the Veligraden siege.

It had been rumored even before the war broke out that the enemy would launch a surprise attack on Veligraden.

Veligraden was, after all, the most vital sector of the Tavines defensive line—geographically and militarily an undeniable strategic point—so anyone with sense knew that whoever seized it first would gain the upper hand.

Naturally, we prepared with great care and devoted every effort to thoroughly ready ourselves for the Veligraden siege.

– Will you take charge of the Veligraden front?

Gibnen volunteered to lead the operational execution of the Veligraden siege.

Though he lacked experience in large-scale warfare, he had commanded expeditions against monsters since a young age, and above all, he was confident he could lead the Veligraden siege to a resounding victory.

After the Imperial Army’s assault on Veligraden began, he pushed forward a strategy focused solely on defense.

At night, he dispatched soldiers specialized in guerrilla tactics to gradually steal enemy supplies and systematically recovered the mana control stones installed around Veligraden, replacing them with counterfeits.

Thus, feigning exclusive focus on defense to buy time, until the recovery of the mana control stones was sufficiently complete.

– It seems time to evacuate Veligraden. Please issue the order for everyone, without exception, to retreat to the shelters.

– You mean to hand the entire city over to the enemy?

– Not hand it over—merely vacate it temporarily.

Deliberately emptying the city was a meticulously planned operation.

They had succeeded in seizing part of the enemy’s supplies, and the weather was bitterly cold and harsh. Under such conditions, the enemy’s aggressive attacks meant their remaining supplies would inevitably run out soon.

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