Mage Veigar

Chapter 429 Three pillars
The small town of Nora.

A long queue formed at a grain distribution point.

Each of them, with their families, pushed wooden carts, held sacks and IOUs, and looked eagerly at the soldiers in front of the counters.

"Old man, what are you doing?"

A child who was wearing plain clothes made of expensive fabrics, looked about 13 years old and had a heroic spirit. He curiously asked this to the old man who was about 60 years old and was at the end of the line.

The old man glanced at the child when he heard the voice.

He saw the fabric of the child's clothes, and said with some envy: "Rich families don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. The army on the east coast borrowed three stone of grain from my family, and my grandson and I are preparing to take it back."

"I have also heard about this matter. Have these troops been returned in full?"

"Of course."

The old man said with foresight: "The East Coast is the orthodox of our dynasty. When the East Coast army came to my family to borrow food, I knew they must be an honest and trustworthy army, so I cooperated with them."

"It seems that the East Coast Army is really good."

"Not only is it good, it is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness."

Seeing that the team was still long, the old man complained to Veigar, "It's just a pity that the Great Prince's rebels looted all our food. If it weren't for General Veigar's generosity and repaying the double amount of food with interest, we don't know how we would have survived this winter."

"Old Constan, that's not what you said at the beginning."

A middle-aged man in front said, "I remember when the East Coast Army came to you to borrow food, you called them inhumane bandits and even organized people to rebel against them. It seems that you were imprisoned for a few days because of this matter."

"What do you know as a young man? Can you take what you said in anger seriously?"

The old man blushed, rolled up his sleeves and said with great momentum: "Now I am the most loyal supporter of General Vega and the East Coast Army. The West Coast Army and the Crown Prince are just a group of rebels."

"Old Constant, you are finally smart for once."

The middle-aged man laughed. “Your Majesty Xia is the orthodox dynasty. The East Coast Army has always returned what they have borrowed. They are truly a righteous army. Just because they returned me double the food when my family was starving and saved my family, I will sign up to join the army to thank General Vega for his kindness after I receive all the food I have borrowed.”

"You are already an adult. What will happen to your family if you die on the battlefield?"

The middle-aged man snorted and said, "Old Constant, you don't even know the names of the victorious army and the legendary generals, and you have the nerve to call yourself a loyal supporter of General Vega? General Vega has led the army to date and has fought more than a hundred battles, big and small. If men like me want to achieve success and glory, we can only succeed by following a general like him."

“You have never lost a single battle, big or small?”

The old man couldn't help but show admiration in his eyes: "I heard that General Vega is only thirteen years old, the same age as my grandson. He has fought countless battles and is feared by all. My grandson is also well-behaved and smart, but in comparison, he is immediately..."

Shaking his head, the old man hit his grandson on the head in frustration.

Vega was a little embarrassed by the praise, and he interrupted, "Old sir, don't belittle yourself. I think your grandson is well-behaved and obedient, but also lively and active. His future achievements will definitely be no less than mine."

"Of course."

The old man said proudly, "My grandson must not become a second-generation rich man like you who only eats and waits for death. When he grows up, I will send him to General Vega. If he doesn't make a name for himself, I will break his legs."

"..."

Vega didn't know how to respond to this question.

So he bowed and said, "Then I won't bother you, old man. I wish your grandson a bright future in advance."

After finishing speaking, Vega turned and left. At this time, a guard team came over, and the head of the team, a major general, hurried over and saluted, saying, "Commander, there is an urgent report from the front line. The situation in the Black Gold City has changed suddenly."

Vega took the battle report and glanced at it.

His expression changed, and then he said, "You have people continue to carry out the supervision and random inspection work to ensure that every civilian in these nine cities has food to eat. I will return to the Stone City to take charge of the overall situation."

"Yes, Commander."

This guard team came and left quickly, without causing any disturbance at the scene.

But the old man and the middle-aged man witnessed it all. They looked at each other and opened their mouths as if they wanted to say something, but no words came out.

Just after playing today.

The old man named Constant tells everyone that his grandson had been praised by Vega. Although most people treat it as a joke, he still enjoys it.

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City of Stone.

After receiving the battle report from the City of Black Gold, Vega ended his inspection and public opinion survey work ahead of schedule and returned to the City of Stone to take charge of the overall situation. After all, this battle report was related to the war situation on the entire west coast.

So what exactly does this war report say?
According to the information in the battle report, the Imperial Army once again deployed two army groups in the battle of the City of Black Gold. The fierce offensive eventually forced the West Coast Army to abandon the City of Black Gold and withdraw its forces to the city of Dunbu.

Besides.

Under the pretext of punishing the dynasty for its breach of trust, the imperial army occupied the City of Black Gold and seized all the cities in the upper west coast. They also pointed their swords at the middle west coast. The eldest prince's regime was already on the verge of crumbling.

Veigar walked towards the sandbox.

With just one glance, you can see the entire battle situation on the west coast.

The entire upper reaches belong to the empire, and 4 army groups and 1 air force with a total of 50 soldiers have been deployed on the west coast.

The middle reaches are still controlled by the eldest prince's regime, but there are only 30 main forces left. These 30 troops must not only guard against the imperial army upstream from continuing to move south, but also prevent Vega downstream from moving north.

The entire lower reaches are controlled by Vega.

Not only did they take advantage of this opportunity to allow 20 new recruits to grow tremendously, but they also incorporated 5 main forces and 6 reserve forces, bringing the total strength to an astonishing 31. They also had a huge amount of supplies and organized a small air force.

in short.

On the west coast, the empire is the strongest and has great ambitions.

Vega can be ranked second, not because his combat power has surpassed the Great Prince's regime in all aspects, but because he has the most sufficient supplies and the safest environment. As long as he is given enough time, he can raise an army of one million.

At the end of the list is the power of the eldest prince.

Although he was superior to Vega in combat power, and the midstream region was quite rich, so self-sufficiency was not a problem, but he was sandwiched between the Empire to the north and Vega to the south. If Vega and the Empire attacked at the same time, he could be completely destroyed in an instant.

A three-way balance of power has formed on the western coast of this dynasty.

Veigar no longer took the power of the First Prince seriously, and instead cast his gaze on the red chess piece representing the Empire on the sand table: "This is the Holy Dynasty, this is my backyard, Empire, you'd better control your hands."

(End of this chapter)