Mage Veigar

Chapter 410 Confrontation
The great city of Donbu.

Early in the morning on the third day after the meeting, all 20 main troops set out.

The commander this time was the old general Theon.

Under the leadership of this most senior general, who was known as the wisest general of the dynasty, an army of 20, using the navy, captured the Stone City in less than a day. This is the real power of the Dunbu Natural Moat.

With this river.

The dynasty can establish a very fast support line on the west bank. As long as the control of the Donbu River is not lost, they can launch an attack on any city along the river within a day.

Even inland cities.

It can also be reached within three days, which is why Vega did not rashly launch an attack on the Stone City.

Although it is possible to capture a city with 20 men in a frontal siege, once you are deeply trapped in it, the extremely fast speed of enemy reinforcements will make you know what despair is.

So when Vega got the information.

After Army General Theon led 20 main forces into the Stone City, he began to look worried.

Although this was all within his expectations, there was really no good way to deal with it even if he could guess it, because the main force of the enemy army plus the garrison troops, the total number of soldiers exceeded 23.

What kind of concept is 23?
This means that the enemy not only surpasses Veigar in quality, but also suppresses Veigar in quantity. Now, even if the enemy does not defend the city, Veigar cannot defeat the opponent.

It is obvious that the enemy did not send its main force to defend.

The real purpose has become clear.

To fight against foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation and clear Vega out of the west coast in a short time.

After all, the Empire is eyeing the border covetously, and leaving Vega here downstream will obviously make the West Coast regime feel insecure. Therefore, in order to prepare for the upcoming Battle of the City of Black Gold, the West Coast regime is ready to get him out first.

It was at this time.

Vega took steady steps, and the defensive circle that he had painstakingly built around the city of Jaco was effective.

Although he could not capture the Stone City in a short time, Theon should not expect to easily break through his defense circle and completely bury his 20 troops.

The weak die of despair, and the strong die of desire.

Vega believes that although the enemy is powerful, they are not invincible.

It is entirely possible that the West Coast Army was too powerful and eager to end the battle downstream as soon as possible, so it revealed a flaw when it actively attacked him.

The reason why Vega built this defense circle was to...

Seize this flaw!
There is no such thing as a complete victory in this world. Whether it is the attacking or defending side, in any war, there is a possibility of exposing fatal flaws.

Therefore, what Vega wants to compete with Theon is who loses patience first and who reveals a flaw first.

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The weak die of despair;
And the strong die of desire.

Army General Sheen also strongly agreed with this statement.

This was not the first time he had fought with Veigar. He still remembered that the last time in the water city of Nila, Veigar took Xia away in front of him and caused such a big incident on the east coast. So compared to other generals, Theon would not underestimate Veigar.

Not only will I not underestimate it.

The old general Theon's regard for Vega is probably comparable to that of the Kingdom's Tanier Rheinberg.

Therefore, when he led the main force to the Stone City, he tried hard to suppress his desire for victory, his desire to defeat Veigar and prove his determination to be still strong despite his old age.

need to know.

Theon has always been known as the wisest general of the dynasty, and this is not self-proclaimed. It is indeed through countless wars of blood and fire that he was able to prove his talent and gain collective recognition from the military.

So what is his special feature?
Control yourself. Control your enemies.

This is the fundamental reason why Theon can stand out from the crowd.

He has extreme control over his emotions, which prevents him from falling into the enemy's rhythm due to momentary impulse. Instead, he can seize the enemy's flaws due to his calmness and secure victory in one fell swoop.

Now he has seen clearly the flaws of Vega——

Powerless to succeed!

The so-called lack of successors, in simple terms, means that Vega's supply and support lines have all been broken. Now all Vega can do is fight a desperate battle. The longer the time is delayed, the more unfavorable the situation will be.

From this we can infer.

Veigar was eager... no, he had to capture the Stone City and obtain sufficient supplies so that he could truly gain a foothold on the west coast.

This is Veigar's fatal flaw.

And Theon has seen through this.

But at this time, Theon didn't know how much supplies Veigar had brought from the east coast. One month, two months, three words? Or even a longer period of half a year?

No matter how long Vega brought the supplies, it would last.

It doesn't matter whether he is at an advantage or a disadvantage.

Based on Veigar's past battle record, Theon decided that he would rather let the 20 main forces rot in the city than order the army to actively attack Veigar's defense system.

"Commander, I disagree."

When Theon explained his strategy of being cowardly to the end, the generals under him were furious.

A division commander retorted: "The enemy has only 20 new soldiers. Not only do they have no air defense capabilities, but they also only occupy a few small towns. Compared to them, our army has well-trained soldiers, sufficient food, and hundreds of airships. Why don't we dare to engage them head-on?"

This is true.

The war could obviously be ended in a short period of time, but Theon insisted on dragging it on for several months. It's no wonder that everyone was puzzled.

But you can say he's a coward.

It can also be said that his marching style lacks the slightest bit of sharpness, making him even less worthy of the title of the dynasty's wisest general.

But time will only remember the victors. This is not the first time he has encountered such a scenario. In previous wars, the number of people who denied him was many times greater than it is now.

But so what?
The Denier is dead, but he is still alive and well in this world and has earned the reputation of being the wisest general.

So Theon only gave the officers one reason and adjourned the meeting -

"Because I am the commander-in-chief, please obey my orders!"

Such a simple reason left everyone speechless. The meeting ended here, and the gate of Stone City towards Veigar was closed forever. Theon controlled his desire and was ready to be cowardly to the end.

Vega was shocked to learn about this.

According to his original speculation, the West Coast sent 20 main forces to wipe him out in a short period of time.

But what does it mean for these 20 people to become cowards? Such a result puts Vega in a passive position, because if the army on the west coast really adopts the tactic of procrastination, then he will be the one who can't bear it.

3 months.

He only had 3 months.

Faced with this unexpected situation, Vega was completely at a loss as to what to do.

Therefore, he could only grit his teeth and drag it on with Theon. Now he completely pinned his hope on the Empire to launch the Battle of the City of Black Gold as soon as possible, so that the 20 troops here would be unable to sit still, and would take the initiative to attack him and reveal their flaws.

(End of this chapter)