As a minister of the Empire, he naturally did not have much time to wait for news that was not very important. They had never expected to send out the First Magician Brigade only to fail.
After signing the order, the minister of military affairs returned to his office. Maintaining a large elite army was a complicated and complicated affair. All of the decisions would be made by him, so he did not have any free time.
He had to do it like a dog, which was why the Emperor appointed ministers like him. If they did it too easily and could not help the Emperor, they would be replaced sooner or later. There were many capable people in the Empire who coveted power.
In the evening, just as he was about to finish his work for the day, he finally received a reply from the mission that he had almost forgotten.
The first Magician Brigade failed, and the Sid appeared in Basra City.
"What's going on?" The minister of military affairs tapped the table with his finger, slowly but loudly, and glared at the person in front of him. The young officer who came to report was not frightened. However, from the look of fear in his eyes, he was extremely uneasy about this unexpected result.
Following the Abel Line, the Sid did not appear in Abadan City's next stop, Haris City. Instead, it appeared in Basra City, where airships usually took seven days to reach. This meant that the other party's movement speed was beyond his imagination.
Since the other party's movement range was wider, they could choose to stop at more places. Under such circumstances, if they wanted to intercept the enemy, they would have to expend even more manpower and resources. The first Magician Brigade sent out could be said to be useless in this operation.
The Legion Level Teleportation Magic Array was a high-level magic array that could only be set up in the capital. The Teleportation Magic Arrays in the other cities of the Empire could only be used as a receiver for the Legion Level. Although it could be used for teleportation, it could only be used for small-scale teleportation.
It was not that the Empire could only afford one Legion Level Teleportation Magic Array, but it was purely for the sake of the safety of the capital. If someone with bad intentions teleported a large number of troops into the heart of the capital, how could they guard against it?
It had to be known that a Teleportation Magic Array of this level would not be a problem as long as they could afford to activate it. With 100,000 rebels entering the capital, even if they were able to hold on, there would be a large number of casualties. Instead of preventing such a thing from happening, it was better to deprive other places of the possibility of Army Grade Teleportation from the start.
Meanwhile, the First Magician Brigade's attack had missed its target. Although they could still use ordinary teleportation arrays to summon their members back, the First Magician Brigade's attack had failed. However, it would take at least ten days for a thousand people to return. This was due to the limitations of the long-distance teleportation array itself.
He had to confirm whether or not the destination of the teleportation existed, whether or not there were any safety concerns, whether or not there were any magic traps that interfered with space, and whether or not the passengers could be safely sent to the destination after the teleportation was activated, instead of being delivered in pieces! More importantly, long-distance teleportation spells couldn't become a channel for creatures of other realms to invade the maze.
All of this had happened in the process of researching teleportation magic. In order to prevent these disasters from happening again, the long-distance teleportation magic array had been continuously improved to its current state. Safety was taken care of, but it was inevitable that there would be some inconveniences when using it. The time it took to teleport was also a little long, but this was still acceptable.
It was like taking a plane in an airport on Earth. There were boarding passes and security checks, and customs when leaving the country. No one had ever protested or complained that it would be better if taking a plane was like taking a taxi. They could wave at the side of the road, or they could tap on their phone and have a shuttle pick them up.
These were the reasons why it was unlikely that the First Magician Brigade would use the local teleportation arrays to instantly return to the capital and launch a second wave of attacks.
"Can the First Magician Brigade be teleported over in time by other means?" asked the minister of military affairs.
"At this distance, no known airship can reach it overnight." These words made the young noble officer feel a little guilty. Wasn't it because they found out that an airship could do it? That was why they had such a headache. However, what the airship couldn't do, the Army Grade Teleportation couldn't be done in a city that wasn't the capital, so there was basically no need to consider other methods.
"Order the defenders of Basra City to find a way to delay the target and buy enough time for the First Magician Brigade. Is there a high chance of success if we do this? "The minister of military affairs tried to propose other ideas. However, as soon as he said it, he shook his head and didn't think it was feasible.
At the same time, the young noble officer also replied, "If the target doesn't know about our movements, there is a chance of success. However, the First Magician Brigade's movements are never small matters. Many nobles have already sent envoys to the ministry of military affairs to ask who the brigade's target is. In a situation where it's difficult to hide, as long as the enemy gets wind of it and wants to break out, the local garrison won't be able to deal with them. Besides, there aren't many targets, which means that they are flexible. It will take the First Magician Brigade seven days to reach Basra City at the fastest speed. That's too long, and too many things can happen in the meantime. "
After all, the Guevana Empire was a feudal system. Legally speaking, when the emperor and the central army passed through the territories of other nobles, they had to obtain the permission of the nobles before they could pass through. Of course, most of the time, when the local nobles weren't strong enough to resist the central army, they could only choose to turn a blind eye to these troops running amok in their territories.
However, there were cases where a regular army passed through the territory of a noble without permission and was directly blasted to smithereens by a great magician who lived in seclusion there. There was no way to accuse the other party of committing a crime.
After all, it was an era of war. There were rebels, rebels, and bandits in the Mystic Lands. Sometimes, there were even regular armies. As long as they were seen as a threat, it wasn't surprising that people would do anything for their own lives.
In the Mystic Lands back then, even if they were under the wings of the Empire, only they could protect themselves. No one would entrust their safety to others. Such a naive person wouldn't survive that era.
Because of this, as long as the people who came to inquire weren't the targets, the ministry of military affairs couldn't use the excuse of 'this is a secret operation' to dismiss the nobles who were worried. There was no need for a secret operation within the borders of the Empire.
As for the target, the oath before the operation, the declaration of guilt before the crusade, all military operations should be done in an open and aboveboard manner. This was the magnanimity of the Empire. Of course, whether the other party heard or realized that they were being targeted was not the concern of the ministry of military affairs. These things were done for the sake of others, not necessarily for the enemy.
Of course, the Guevana Empire had some secret forces that couldn't be seen in public and specialized in dirty work. However, their operations had special rules. They didn't pass through cities or towns, didn't use teleportation circles, and if necessary, didn't leave any witnesses. However, that force was the Fourth Legion that directly belonged to the Emperor. It wasn't something that could be easily mobilized, nor was it something that he could decide.
Giving up on the idea of continuing to use the First Magician Brigade, the minister of military affairs asked, "What's the suggestion from the military library?"
Now that he had a chance to regain some face, the young noble officer naturally became spirited and proposed a plan that he had discussed with his colleagues. "Based on the distance that the Sid moved today, it is speculated that their next stop will be Nagadai City, which is also on the Abel Line. Even if there is a slight error, the stop will be at a nearby city. As long as we ask the garrison commander of Nagadai City to conscript enough airships in advance, we can determine the Sid's location and use the fastest speed to transfer the intercepting force to the target location. This time, we will definitely be able to capture the enemy. "
"Who can be sent to the second intercepting force?"
"The new Tenth Brigade of the First Legion is qualified for such a mission."
In the military system of the Guevana Empire, the First to Third Legions were stationed in the capital, while the Fourth to Tenth Legions were stationed elsewhere. As for the three legions in the capital, apart from the Second and Third Legions that were actually responsible for protecting the capital, the First Legion was a legion that gathered all sorts of special purposes, such as teaching and experimentation.
In the First Legion, apart from the First Magician Brigade, which was an unshakeable meritorious unit, the other brigades were numbered according to their history. For example, the Windtalkers of the Second Brigade were a special brigade that was made up of non-human Homo sapiens mixed with elves. Apart from expressing their intention to cooperate with the various races of the Empire, they also had the intention of recruiting the champions of the various races and keeping close watch over them.
The other brigades had their own purposes and purposes as well, such as experimenting with new tactics or units, as well as training sergeants of various units. When the tactics and units of the old era were faced with obsolescence, they would be abolished and replaced with new units that adapted to the new era and tactics. That was why the Tenth Brigade of the First Legion had always been the most advanced experimental unit of the era.
The most recent change was three years ago, and the key was the 'forum' that a certain someone had created.
In the past, war command relied on the decisions of the commander alone, and then the messengers would issue the orders. If the troops were gathered together, that would be fine, but if they were scattered, they could only rely on the mid-ranking officers at the front lines to command the troops.
The convenience of the forum's ability to transmit information was something that an organization like the military could not have missed. That was why the small units were assigned soldiers who were responsible for transmitting information through the forum. Through them, the commander could accurately grasp the situation of each unit and issue tactical orders that could be coordinated between different units.
If a certain someone were to know, he would definitely be amazed that the mysterious' radio soldiers' were born in such a way.
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