Mage Veigar

Chapter 60 Cannon Fodder Group

the next day.

After Vega and his men completed the handover of the sentry tower garrison mission, they arrived at the 4th Regiment’s base.

The 4th Regiment is affiliated to the 2nd Brigade and is a brother unit of the 3rd Regiment where Vega is located.

However, the 4th Regiment is different from the 3rd Regiment. They are the real cannon fodder troops. Their combat effectiveness is not at the same level as that of the 3rd Regiment. Even the number of people is more than half less. After all, the 4th Regiment is just an ordinary regiment-level unit, while the 3rd Regiment is a large reinforced regiment.

The 4th Regiment was one of the small number of cannon fodder regiments that had not yet withdrawn to Kareni.

Their main tasks now are guerrilla warfare, reconnaissance, patrolling, logistics, etc. As for the original fixed garrison tasks, they have been handed over to other core troops. Therefore, the 4th Regiment has a fixed guerrilla mission quota every month. If the corresponding quota is not completed, the highest commander of the unit needs to be punished accordingly.

Originally this was a good job, because guerrilla missions were not much different from gaining military merit for nothing.

But these days are different.

The first reason is that the United Kingdom's alert level continues to increase, and the probability of professionals existing in enemy sentry towers has also increased significantly. The second reason is because of the uproarious incident of the Kingdom's mages hunting down the Empire's professionals a few days ago.

Unfortunately, their 4th Regiment was the hardest hit area.

Although the Kingdom Army also lost a large number of magicians, in reality it was the Kingdom Army that suffered the greatest loss. After all, magicians are much more valuable than professionals, but their 4th Regiment lost 55% of their professionals.

In terms of unlucky condition, the 4th Regiment could be said to be the worst in the entire army.

The cannon fodder group has always been the product of a stepmother. Not only has the compensation from above not come in a long time, but now they are required to complete fixed targets every month. This is why Kiel has to borrow people from everywhere.

Although it is wrong to gloat over someone else's misfortune, Vega sincerely thanks the mages of the Kingdom Army. If the 4th Regiment had not lost half of its professionals, it would probably not have been his turn to join the 4th Regiment to participate in the guerrilla mission.

Especially at this stage.

There was a high probability that there were professionals in the enemy's sentry tower, which meant that he had a great chance to take advantage of this guerrilla mission to directly increase his mental strength to that of a level 1 mage, or even higher.

Danger?

In Vega's opinion, not becoming a magician is the real danger. He does not think that it is a coincidence that the kingdom sends magicians to hunt professionals. Just because he gets lucky once does not mean he will get lucky a second time.

"Stop anyone who comes."

An abrupt voice interrupted Vega's thoughts.

Two soldiers in military uniforms but without ranks holding rifles stopped Vega at the gate of the 4th Regiment’s base.

One of the soldiers took a look at Vega's rank and medals, without much respect in his eyes, and did not salute Vega. Instead, he said with disdain: "This is the garrison of the 7th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Division of the Third Army. Only troops from the 4th Regiment are allowed to enter."

"We belong to the Third Regiment, and are a unit seconded by your regiment commander to assist in guerrilla missions. This is the secondment letter." Vega handed over a document stamped by the regiment headquarters.

The two did not take the documents.

Another soldier snorted and said, "Sir, we are not regular soldiers who graduated from boot camp, nor are we the backbone troops who have undergone systematic training. Are you trying to make things difficult for us because we can't read?"

Vega frowned.

Although he had heard that the cannon fodder troops had almost no organization or discipline, and were illiterate about the military laws and regulations of the empire, he had never thought that they were so disorganized and undisciplined. If this happened during wartime, it would delay military operations, and even ten heads would not be enough to pay for it.

Maybe this is what ignorance is all about.

Veigar didn't care. After all, you have to look at the owner before you beat the dog. "Then please report to your group leader for me and say that Veigar from the 3rd group came here as agreed. Or find someone who can read to confirm the documents." "Can we meet the leader whenever we want?"

The first soldier said arrogantly: "Besides, we are all cannon fodder here. Where can we find people who can read?"

Another soldier echoed: "I think you are clearly using your status as a core unit to deliberately embarrass us cannon fodder units. Let me tell you, don't think that the core units are great. You are just a little luckier."

"presumptuous!"

The adjutant roared and pointed his spear at the two men: "As soldiers, don't you have the most basic respect for your superior officers? If you know the truth but don't report it, and if it delays the military mission, aren't you afraid of being sent to a military court?"

Wow.

Following the adjutant's action, all of Vega's company raised their weapons and pointed them at the two men.

When the leader is insulted, the subordinates die. When the leader is insulted, the subordinates' loyalty to Vega makes them unable to help but pick up their weapons.

"W-what do you want to do?"

The first soldier's expression changed and even his voice trembled.

The second soldier was even worse. He was pointed at by weapons of over a hundred people and was so frightened that he stepped back repeatedly. He staggered and fell to the ground. He no longer had the aggressiveness he had before.

"Hahaha."

Vega's subordinates burst into laughter, and the two soldiers from the 4th Regiment turned pale and blue in the face, looking quite embarrassed, but they did not dare to contradict Vega and others again, obviously they were scared.

"Everyone stop it."

Although Veigar looked down on the two soldiers who bullied the weak and feared the strong, he still had to do his job: "We are here to assist the guerrilla mission, not to pick a fight with the 4th Regiment. Look at what you are like. Bullying two cannon fodders, ahem... do you feel honored?"

"Yes."

Everyone nodded in agreement, but still stared fiercely at the two soldiers who were frightened by the slightest scare.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Vega handed over the loan letter again: "Can you help us confirm the loan letter now?"

"No, no problem."

The first soldier took the secondment letter tremblingly: "I suddenly remembered that I received basic education when I was a child, and I can still recognize the characters of my motherland. This secondment letter has been confirmed to be correct. Sir, you can go straight and turn right to report to the personnel department."

"Thanks for the answer, soldier."

Veigar took back the loan letter and waved his hand: "Everyone keep moving forward."

Da da da.

This time, Vega's troops were unimpeded and the two soldiers said nothing more.

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is the consistent style of the cannon fodder troops. Most of the soldiers here do not take the so-called military regulations seriously. The higher authorities are too lazy to hold the cannon fodder troops accountable. Anyway, they dare not find fault with the backbone troops. At most, they will be bullying in their own home. When they go to the battlefield, they will die anyway, so they are left to fend for themselves.

That's why.

The cannon fodder troops have become a group of inferiority complexes. They are madly envious and jealous of the backbone troops and soldiers coming out of the recruit training camps, but they dare only talk and pretend to do something. Once they realize that the other side is stronger than themselves, they will be beaten back to their original form in an instant.

(End of this chapter)