Mage Veigar

Chapter 309: Silver Pine City
The City of Silver Pines.

This is a small city in the eastern hinterland of the Holy Dynasty. It is named the City of Silver Pine because there is a silver-white cedar in the city. The permanent population of the entire city is about 22.

As the dynasty abandoned the East.

Therefore, this small town is now garrisoned by a reinforced regiment of the 11th Army of the Kingdom Army. Since it is not an important city, the Kingdom has never considered guarding it with heavy troops.

In addition, Kerison's move south attracted the attention of the kingdom.

Therefore, Vega, who walked out of the Taliban Mountains, was not noticed by the Kingdom Army's reconnaissance troops at all. At this time, the Kingdom Army probably thought that Vega would go south with Kerison to the downstream to cross the river.

Put down the telescope.

Vega turned to look at his adjutant Iroh and said, "Lieutenant, how much food do we have left? If we have enough food, then we can forget about attacking Silver Pine City. This could expose our whereabouts and even let the kingdom guess our plan to go north."

"Report to the general, resources are running low."

Yiluo picked up a stack of statistical documents, flipped through them and said, "Based on the current situation, we can probably hold out for another week, but this is not enough for us to reach the next city."

According to Vega's plan.

He was planning to supply the troops in the next city, because the Kingdom Army had only driven the Dynasty's main force out of the east, and the work of controlling the small cities had not yet begun, so there were no Kingdom Army stationed in the second city.

"Notify the General Staff to draw up a battle plan."

Without resources, there is no way to march, so even if doing so would expose his tracks, Veigar could only order the capture of Silverpine City and seize the enemy's military supplies.

It is not difficult to attack such a city.

Because apart from the few soldiers lost in the breakout, Vega still has a total of 2.2 troops. Of course, most of them are ordinary troops, and the number of high-level forces and war airships is not sufficient.

But even so, it is still not comparable to the Kingdom Army.

A reinforced regiment of more than 3000 or at most 4000 soldiers wanted to stop half a legion. This kind of war was not a contest of the same magnitude at all. It was easy to capture the Silver Pine City.

However, Vega did not use brute force to break into the city.

Of course, this was not because he did not want his troops to suffer unnecessary casualties. Vega was afraid that the enemy would become desperate and burn some military supplies or food reserves.

Not to be alarmist.

This kind of thing is all too common in war. How can you let the enemy get what you can't get?
The lion fights the rabbit with all his strength.

While Vega ordered the staff to formulate a battle plan, he issued another order: "Notify the Shadow Mage Squadron to sneak into the city immediately to find the location of the logistics reserve. The Elemental Mage Squadron and the Professional Brigade will wait with me outside the city. Once you receive the signal from the Shadow Mage, follow me into the city and occupy the granary as soon as possible."

"Please take back your order, General."

Adjutant Yi Luo immediately stopped him and said, "I will not let you take the risk of doing such a thing this time. Please be responsible for your own life and the tens of thousands of soldiers in the army."

“I understand.” Vega sighed.

Originally, this was a risk-free operation. He wanted to follow the front line to kill some professionals and magicians to gain some mental power and skill points. After all, the system's "brokerage fee" was too expensive. However, considering that the supreme commander's absence from duty was indeed a bit disadvantageous in dealing with emergencies, he had no choice but to give up.

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The City of Silver Pine, Ring Road.

In an inn that looked relatively clean and tidy, Guardian Knight Carol was discussing the latest frontline intelligence with Princess Xia.

"Your Highness, the news has been confirmed by the enemy."

Carol looked at the map and said, "Our army suffered almost zero losses in the breakout battle and inflicted a heavy loss on the Kingdom's army. Not only did the Kingdom lose 5 soldiers, but also 2/3 of its air force was destroyed. It will not be able to covet our western part in the short term." He showed a look of regret.

Carol continued, "But unfortunately, the martial law in the port city seems to be stricter than before. I'm afraid we won't be able to return to the West Coast in the short term. You will have to wait longer."

"Great! I didn't expect that there is a general in our country who can cause such a great loss to the kingdom."

Upon hearing the news of her army's great victory, Princess Xia had two innocent dimples on her face: "Carol, tell me which general was able to achieve such a great victory."

"It's Wei..."

Carol originally wanted to say that it was Vega who commanded this war, and that it was ranked fifth on the Kingdom’s war threat list. There was only one general from the Dynasty outside the top 20 on this list, so he subconsciously changed his words and said, “It was Admiral Callison.”

"Admiral Callison Clive?"

Princess Xia's eyes showed excitement: "So General Kellison has successfully led his troops to break through? That means our country still has a capable force in the east. Can we rely on General Kellison's troops to cross the river?"

"This matter still needs further consideration."

Carol immediately stopped them and said, "General Kellison's troops have attracted the attention of the Kingdom Army. It is estimated that they will be encircling him for a long time. It is not the best choice for us to rush in."

"Carol, what should we do next?"

"Please continue to wait, Your Highness."

Carol thought for a moment and continued, "This city is relatively safe. When the kingdom no longer imposes martial law on the port city, that will be the time when we return to the west coast. Your Highness will probably have to be patient for another six months."

That's right.

Carol brought the princess to this remote town just to escape the limelight.

Because the most dangerous place is the safest place, wars will naturally not break out in cities that have been occupied. Small cities that have not yet been controlled by the Kingdom Army are at risk of war breaking out, and may even encounter city inspections by the Kingdom Army.

Once war breaks out, the risk of the princess's whereabouts being exposed will be too great if the city is searched.

Therefore, Carol believed that there would be no risk of being exposed if he hid in Silver Pine City, which was under the complete control and investigation of the Kingdom Army. After all, the Kingdom Army did not know that they were still in the east, and he was prepared to live here for a long time with the princess.

But at this moment, there was a noise coming from outside.

Sneaking up to the half-open window, Carol saw a large number of troops rushing towards the city gate. Their faces were full of despair, as if something big was about to happen.

What could make a soldier look desperate?

Even Carol, a guard, knew that the only possibility for this kind of thing was "war".

This guess made his face change, because he was most afraid that the war would expose the princess' whereabouts, and at the same time, he looked a little confused. According to the information he had finally obtained from the enemy, Kellison's troops had clearly moved south, so which force dared to launch an attack on the Kingdom Army, which was at its peak?

As soon as this thought came to mind, an explosion was heard.

boom--

That's where the military supply warehouse is located.

In other words, the enemy has actually reached the city. This is probably not an ordinary war.

For the princess's safety.

Carol immediately said to Xia: "Princess, the situation has changed. Please pack your things immediately. I will escort you out of the city. Silver Pine City is no longer safe."

(End of this chapter)