Mage Veigar

Chapter 301 Supreme
Tully Port.

Large military ships are docked here.

Now, 15 elite troops of the dynasty army have safely crossed the Donbu River and arrived at the west bank to deploy defenses.

But the most serious problem they are facing now is that the defense line collapsed too quickly. More than 10 soldiers of the Royal Legion and more than 5 soldiers of the Imperial Army have not had time to retreat.

"Your Majesty."

The old general said in a trembling voice: "The Kingdom Army has launched an attack on Tully City. Judging from the current situation, it is very difficult to hold out for a day. Your Majesty, please retreat immediately."

“How many warships are docked in the port now?”

"There are only about 13 large warships."

The old general paused for a moment, then continued, "Based on the current time, the 13 warships can only carry out two round trips at most. Assuming that each warship can transport about 5000 soldiers, 13 people can be evacuated."

After listening to the report, with sad eyes.

Saint Laurent XVIII looked at the dark mass of the Royal Army in front of him. Originally, the Royal Army was allowed to cross the river only at last in order to stabilize the morale of the army. Maybe one third of them would be lost here. How could he not be heartbroken?

These are all chips for counterattack.

But now is not the time to be soft-hearted. Saint Laurent XVIII slowly closed his eyes, and then a difficult voice came out of his mouth: "Let the 6th, 8th, and 9th divisions go to Tully City for garrison. I believe that with the addition of the Royal Legion, it will be able to give the front-line troops a shot of stimulant."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The old general went to convey the order as soon as possible.

This means that out of the entire Royal Army's approximately 15 troops, 5 will be left on the east coast. The addition of these 5 troops can ensure that there will be no major mistakes in the subsequent plans.

But after hearing this, Vega couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart.

Judging from the current situation, there are only 13 places for retreat, and the Dynasty Army Royal Legion occupies 10/13. So how should the remaining places be allocated?

The 1st, 2nd, and 4th Divisions, as well as his independent brigade.

These four troops have a total of 4 people. If there are only 5.4 places, it means that 3 people will have to be abandoned here...

So the thing that Vega was most worried about happened.

The old king, Saint Laurent XVIII, came to the 1st Division Commander Mali and the 4th Division Commander Garru and said, "Please follow me and retreat immediately. However, there is such a flaw in the plan. I can only give you 3 retreat quotas. I am very sorry."

The Imperial Army's supreme commanders, Mari and Garru, were silent.

If it wasn't the Royal Legion that crossed the river, and Dynasty dared to give them only 3 places, they would not do it no matter what. However, considering that the other party was willing to give them 3 places even if they abandoned the Royal Legion, they dared not to ask for any more.

What to do now?
The two looked at each other and simultaneously aimed at Vega.

This was understandable. Vega had just arrived in the East not long ago and had not yet started to build up his network of contacts here, so naturally no one would speak for him. In addition, there were only 6000 remnants left in Vega's army. What was the point of taking them back?

Survival of the fittest, coupled with the idea of ​​exclusion.

The commander of the 4th Division, Garru, came to Veigar and said, "General Veigar, you have seen the current situation. You are the only commander here who has the most experience in fighting the Kingdom Army, so I would like to invite you to go to Tali City to stop the enemy. I believe that with your command ability, you will be able to retreat unscathed after the blocking battle is over."

“Yes, yes. When it comes to command ability, I only admire you, Brigadier General Vega.”

“If it’s General Vega, there will be no problem.”

Mali and several other division commanders echoed, "In order to allow Brigadier General Vega to escape unscathed, each of our divisions will draw some troops to assist you. After 24 hours, you can retreat at any time."

What a high-sounding statement! Vega sneered.

Do you want him to risk his life just by saying a few nice words?
What they call military assistance is nothing more than a favor by using the troops that cannot be taken away.

Therefore, he refused immediately: "Sorry, please allow me to refuse this mission. The commander-in-chief ordered me to open a retreat route, not to let me die here." "Your Excellency, this is an order!"

Garru's friendly expression instantly disappeared. He looked down at Veigar condescendingly and said, "Don't forget that I am the supreme commander of this support mission. You have no right to refuse my orders."

"Good good."

Vega gritted his teeth and spat out three words.

If it was the order from the 1st Division Commander Mali, he could still get away with it by pretending to be under no jurisdiction.

However, he could not ignore the order of the 4th Division Commander Garru. If he disobeyed the order, even if he returned to the Empire, he would probably not be greeted by the people of the Seventh Army, but by the military court of the trial system.

Therefore he could only obey and could not resist.

Moreover, even if he disobeyed orders, the dynasty army would not give him the quota to cross the river. No one would take him, a brigadier general, seriously. After all, all these ship resources were controlled by the Holy Dynasty.

"Subordinate to obey!"

Four words popped out of Veigar's mouth, he snorted and turned away.

There was no doubt that he was abandoned again.

Is this the nth time that the empire has abandoned us?

After counting carefully, he found that there were too many to count.

He worked his way from the Third Army in the north of the empire to the Seventh Army in the east, and his status was promoted from an unknown recruit to a brigadier general and a full division-level officer above tens of millions of people.

But--

Vega sadly discovered that even after coming to this point, he still couldn't escape the fate of being abandoned by the empire.

Is it that his land is not high enough?

The empire had less than a thousand generals, but a population of nearly one billion, so it was not an exaggeration to say that the population was over hundreds of millions.

Is it because he is not strong enough?
The total number of magicians and professionals is only 80, of which there are less than a thousand high-level magicians. This number is too small for the empire's citizens, which number in the hundreds of millions.

"But!"

Veigar's eyes were extremely deep. "As long as my strength is not the strongest, as long as my status is not the highest, then I will never be able to escape the fate of being betrayed and abandoned. Survival of the fittest is the eternal theme of this world."

High as the head.

As powerful as a star magician.

For these two types of people, they are the only ones who abandon others, and no one dares to abandon and betray them.

No matter which circle you are in, this is the most real rule of the game.

Either achieve the highest, or be humble and obedient.

Now that he was in this realm, Veigar had no choice.

With any luck.

After the main force crosses the river, he can still find a way to retreat.

If you're not lucky...

Vega clenched the cross sword in his hand. Even if he was not favored by fate, he would definitely survive and achieve supremacy in his own way. How could he stop his pursuit of a comfortable life in such a place?

(End of this chapter)