Mage Veigar

Chapter 417 The building will collapse

The royal palace meeting hall in the city of Donbu.

At the court meeting early the next morning, the eldest prince Kaia Saint Laurent received a battle report from downstream. The content of the report was self-evident. It was naturally the news that the dynasty's general Theon had died on the battlefield.

The battle report details all the details of the war.

When the eldest prince made the battle report public, it caused shock throughout the court.

Although many of them did not get along with Theon, even these political enemies still highly recognized Theon's command ability. His reputation as the wisest general of the dynasty was not exaggerated.

Now Theon died at the hands of Veigar.

Everyone took this news seriously. They realized that it was no coincidence that Vega was regarded as the kingdom's number one enemy, but that he did have some real skills.

What is even more frightening is...

Vega used a group of new recruits who had never been on the battlefield, and they fought their way out of the battlefield in an extremely short supply situation. This is enough to explain the problem.

The eldest prince Kaia rubbed his forehead in pain.

He looked around the court and said, "Our dynasty has lost two senior generals in succession, but the situation downstream has not improved at all. I would like to ask if you have any opinions on the situation downstream, or who is willing to volunteer to fight?"

There was anger in these words.

The eldest prince Kaia Saint Laurent could not help being angry. Shia rashly promised the Black Gold City to the Empire, which caused him a lot of trouble that he could not solve. Now, because of the East Coast, he lost Admiral Felix, his right-hand man Theon, and 10 elite soldiers.

"East coast! East coast! East coast!"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. The eldest prince Kaia Saint Laurent slammed the table hard, making a deafening sound. Then he calmed down and repeated, "Don't you usually have a lot of opinions? Why are you all silent today?"

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Everyone swallowed and remained silent for a long time before a general stood up and spoke.

This is Felix Gary, the second-in-command of the dynasty's military and one of Theon's political enemies.

He is short, with a pointed face, and is the only one in his 40s to hold the rank of five-star general. The reason why he can climb to this position is not because of his outstanding command ability, but because of his strong ability to observe people's words and expressions. He was placed in the army by the former king as a confidant to check and balance Theon's monopoly of power.

So at this time, he took the initiative to stand up.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Ferry Gary bowed and said, "Although Admiral Xien unfortunately died on the battlefield, from the details of the fight between the enemy and us, we can clearly see that the enemy was already at the end of his strength, otherwise he would never attack civilians."

"Once you attack civilians, you lose the support of the people."

Ferry Gary said in a resounding voice: "Therefore, I believe that the army on the east coast will not last long. We only need to send a general who is good at defense to sit in the Stone City, and the enemy will be defeated without a fight."

"If it were that simple, I wouldn't be so anxious to get Theon back."

The eldest prince sighed and chose to make public another war report that he had received not long ago. This report came from the City of Black Gold and was naturally about the war with the Empire.

From the eldest prince’s expression, it can be seen that this is not a good news.

Quite the opposite.

The battle report stated that the Imperial Army's offensive was fierce, and without an additional 10 troops, the safety of the City of Black Gold could not be guaranteed.

Even though it's unbelievable to say it out loud.

But the thing is, as the defenders of the city, their 30-strong army was beaten to a disadvantage by the Empire's army of less than 20. If there were no follow-up reinforcements, the City of Black Gold would probably fall directly. It was precisely because of this battle report that the eldest prince couldn't wait to let Theon end the battle downstream as soon as possible. However, even he never thought that Theon would be defeated by a group of rabble despite having all the advantages.

As soon as the battle report was made public, the court was in an uproar again.

"How on earth did Admiral Bri command the city defense battle?"

"It's unbelievable that an army of more than 30 soldiers can't resist an imperial army of less than 20 soldiers?"

"You are talking without any hesitation. Don't forget the reputation of the Imperial Army."

"..."

Everyone spoke, and the court was filled with noise, but no one could make sense of it.

Ferry Gary thought for a moment before suggesting, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I think you can transfer the remaining 10 main forces from the City of Stone to the City of Black Gold at any time."

"Wouldn't that mean we're handing over the Stone City to you?"

Kaia Saint Laurent frowned and said, "The City of Stone is a strategic city downstream. Once it is lost, it will not only mean that we will lose control of the downstream, but also that we will lose two giant granaries."

The lower reaches are the main grain producing areas on the West Coast.

There is a plain behind the Stone City. Losing the "stone" that protects the plain means losing the food production area that can feed a million-strong army. Therefore, the Stone City cannot be lost at all.

"Your Majesty, don't forget that we still have reserves."

Ferry Gary chuckled, "We can gather more than 20 reserve troops at any time and send them to the Stone City for garrison. Although their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the main force, the enemy's group of new recruits may not even be as good as our reserve troops. Therefore, using these reserves and sending a general who is good at defense can ensure that there is no worry downstream."

The eldest prince's eyes lit up.

He nodded repeatedly and said, "General Feilie's words make sense. I'll leave this matter to you. Also, who do you think is more suitable to command this war?"

"Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? I recommend Lieutenant General Aiden."

Feilie winked at a rather young fat man in the crowd, who quickly stood up and prepared to say a few words, but he tripped over his right foot and fell directly to the ground, causing everyone to want to laugh but not dare to.

"Your Majesty, I will ensure that the downstream area is safe."

Aiden rolled over to his feet, not even having time to wipe the sweat off his forehead, and made the promise hastily.

"Then I'll leave everything to General Aiden."

The eldest prince seemed to want to veto it, but he took into account Felix Aiden's face. After thinking about it, he decided that such a simple matter could not be handled by a lieutenant general, so he didn't say anything more.

The decision was made and the court meeting ended.

At this time, Aiden also thanked Ferry Gary with a smug look on his face: "Thank you for your recommendation, uncle. I will live up to your expectations and lead the troops to pacify the lower reaches personally, and let that little brat Wei, Wei, Wei know how powerful I am."

"You remember it!"

Ferry Gary said coldly, "This time when you go downstream, you are not allowed to step out of the Stone City. I will assign a consultant to you, and he will make all the decisions on all matters. If you mess up again, you will resign."

"Yes, yes... nephew knows."

Aiden was timid and lowered his head, not daring to look at Feilie, but there was a look of unconvinced in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)