Blood Dragon

"It looks like there is a small trap." Belleur looked at the distant city and made a low evaluation.Behind him is an entire army with clear banners and neat armor.Not far from him is Leto, the prince of Ryan, the leader of this army.

It must be explained that although Leto has no military experience, this does not mean that he knows nothing.Within the scope of the Seven Kingdoms of Zhongyang, martial customs remained a strong tradition.For a nobleman, military knowledge and skill were always essential.But in Ryan, the more prominent the family background, the more concerned about this matter.Even some aristocratic families are unwilling to hand over the inheritance rights to a weak eldest son, but would rather choose between the second son and the bastard.Therefore, Leto has initially mastered the dispatch and control of the army after only a short period of study.

But no matter what, this time, he commanded an entire [-] army.During the preparations for the dispatch, Baylor was of great help.Without the guidance, help, and even escrow of an experienced soldier like Beller, Leto would have to delay for at least half a month instead of arriving in Mill City as scheduled now.

"A small trap?" Leto looked around and the distant city.There are traces of the war everywhere here, and the city of Mir in the distance is particularly bad-as far as the eye can see, the city wall is very damaged.And this is the kind of level where the entire city wall collapses, so that it almost loses its defense capability.

It can be seen that gunpowder was used to blow up the city wall after the vampire war.In this case, Mill City cannot be used as a safe and reliable frontline base.

"That's it." Belleux pointed at the particularly conspicuous damaged city wall. "A little trick." However, even though he pointed it out so clearly, Leto didn't seem to understand, but looked at him with a puzzled expression.

From Leto's point of view, although the walls of Mir City were damaged, the scouts in front had already inquired about the surrounding situation clearly.It had been a long time since the undead army of vampires had retreated, and there was no threat in the vicinity.The residents of the city also survived - of course, in order to "lend" this place to the Bin people, most of the original residents in the city moved away long ago, that is, to keep the original garrison of the city to ensure that the Bin people would not What decisive destruction will it bring to the city.So there is no particular loss in a vampire massacre.

"It's time." Belleer explained. "This level, if it needs to be repaired, it will take ten and a half months? And it will require a lot of building materials and labor. It will cause a considerable burden on our army's logistics. Now, what the vampire lacks is time. He He must be counting on dragging the war into a summer that is not good for us, so that we will not be able to launch a large-scale offensive before the rainy season, and he can calmly expand his army and recover."

This is also the reason why the troops were dispatched so quickly this time.Severe sun, heavy rain, and the diseases that come with the scorching heat are all nightmares for the army.In the plan formulated by Belle, the total time from the start of preparations to the end of the war should not exceed two months.Because after this time, everything can only ask for the protection of the gods.Once the war is dragged into the summer by the vampires, there will be many uncontrollable factors, making this battle of victory complicated and confusing.

"Our timing was just right," Baylor said. "There isn't any spare time. And vampires are trying to tempt us to waste precious time."

Build the city well, and then you can have a solid and reliable rear base, which can be defended with only a small amount of troops garrisoned.The vampire's tricks couldn't be played a second time.And everyone knows how beneficial it is for a war to have a solid city in the rear as a base.

Although Leto didn't quite understand Baylor's logic, he trusted him quite a bit in this respect.

"So what should we do about it?"

"Just ignore the city," Belleer replied. "If my estimate is correct, the vampires must have hidden some spies, spies and the like. Then they will try their best to carry out some sabotage in this place. As long as they delay for three or five days, they will be considered as valuable. I suggest that in the Set up your camp at a more forward position to prepare for the next attack, time..." Beler pondered for a moment. "All preparations must be completed within ten days, and then troops will be sent to attack Sylvania immediately."

When it was dark, Leto set up camp quite far from Mill City.Due to the relatively large army, a long queue naturally formed during the march, so in fact, the rear guard and supply troops had not yet arrived at this time.However, this did not affect Leto to call the generals and hold a military meeting.

When the army moves, things are complicated. Fortunately, except for Leto himself who has no military experience, the senior and middle-ranking officers under him are all experienced veterans.A large part of them have experienced more than one war, including small border conflicts, and more wars with the Bin tribe.But when it comes to combat experience with the Undead Legion, Belleur is well-deserved No.1.So as soon as the meeting started, Baylor stood directly beside Leto as a matter of course, and the two stood side by side.

Not only that, when it comes to a series of issues such as terrain, vampire intelligence, etc., Belle is the one who knows the situation best.So after a short period of time in this meeting, the whole meeting turned into Beller introducing the situation of vampires to the generals, as well as various points that need attention and so on.Unknowingly, Leto was pushed aside by Baylor, intentionally or unintentionally.

Robin who stood aside (as Baelor's attendant, he also attended the meeting, but could only listen in) noticed that Leto's face seemed a little unsightly.But Leto couldn't change this situation, because on the one hand, Baylor's status was detached, and on the other hand, he really knew a lot-his speech was not something that Leto could intervene.

"The above is the overall situation." Baylor finally finished his introduction. "What do you guys think?"

"According to what General Beler said... the vampires' undead legion is numerous, but their combat power is weak..." said an officer with a beard. "The vampire will inevitably choose a battlefield that is most beneficial to him."

"It should be said that he will definitely choose to block our army in the valley." Someone else interjected. "Once our army enters Sylvania and fights on a plain where the army can be fully deployed, the vampires will have no chance of winning."

Leto waited with great difficulty for Belleel to finish his briefing, but he was surprised to find that Belleel actually seemed to be occupying his position and refused to leave, and his face could not help but change slightly.

"Yes, but on this road, you can't invest too many troops at once." Beler may have been caught up in the strategic conception, or he may have overlooked it. In short, he didn't notice the details of the expression of the real commander-Leto.He held his chin and said with a thoughtful expression. "The previous war between the vampires and the Bin clan also proved this point."

If fighting on such a narrow terrain, the huge force will not only fail to be an advantage, but will easily become a disadvantage.Because too many people will cause the battle formation to be too thick, and orders will be transmitted slowly, making it impossible for the army to respond sensitively, and once a small setback occurs, it will fall into large-scale chaos.This point, everyone is very clear.

"If you insist on forming an array, you can only do so here," Beler pointed his finger at the map on the table, "This is called 'Purple Stone', and it is the only open place in the entire valley, which can barely accommodate a large army to fight. .Of course, I can only say 'barely'."

"Cough!" Leto coughed.

"However, in the undead army of vampires, there are some monsters that can fly, such as ghosts, and some monsters that can climb over dangerous terrain, such as dire wolves. If fighting in this narrow valley, the undead army has certain advantages ..." Baylor wanted to continue talking, but someone secretly stabbed him in the waist.Belleil looked at the man, who he recognized as one of Leto's staff.The latter gestured to him, pointing to Leto, who was pushed away by Bellel and left to hang aside.

"Ah... I'm sorry, Your Highness." Belleel immediately came to his senses. He was indeed a little carried away just now.He stepped back to give up the middle position, and closed his mouth in embarrassment.

Leto returned to Zhong Yang's position, he tapped his chin lightly with his fist, and coughed several times in succession.

"For the current situation, do you have any strategies against the enemy? How should we deploy our forces?" Leto finally regained his right to speak.

"Your Highness, within three days, our army will be able to build a camp as a logistics base." Someone replied. "I think that the focus now, or the most important thing to beware of, is this small road."

"Why do you say that?"

"The terrain on this trail is very complicated," said the man. "Unless we build two castles, it will be difficult to establish an effective defense here. And if we can't stop the vampires here, then we can't stop the vampires from detouring behind our army... I am worried that once our army attacks, the vampires may use it against our country. The most dangerous way to fight!" He pointed to the map. "That is to ignore the small place of Sylvania, but take advantage of our army's step by step approaching Sylvania, and lead the army to go straight to our mainland through this small road. If that happens..." the speaking man The man paused to reinforce his tone. "I'm afraid the most dire and worst outcome will come."

Everyone gasped in unison.Ryan's main force has already come out. At this time, if the vampire uses such a trick to escape... it will be difficult to stop him with the remaining local defense forces.Not to mention that the vampire doesn't need to attack those fortified castles, he only needs to slaughter the countryside and loot the graves, and he can quickly increase his army to an amazing degree.At that time, everything may become unmanageable.

"Indeed..." Leto replied. "We must prevent the vampires from doing such a trick."

"Can't you use cavalry to chase and intercept vampires?"

"I'm afraid it's difficult. Vampires also have cavalry, and undead cavalry can march day and night without rest." Someone replied. "So if the vampire abandons those slow-moving undead creatures to delay our army, and leads those fast troops deep into our country... then it will be difficult for us to chase and intercept him. In a short time, he can establish a powerful army It’s useless to catch up with the undead legion.”

"Magicians have said that undead creatures need to replenish black magic energy." Some people questioned, "Without enough black magicians, vampires cannot organize an army."

"That legend is unreliable." This time it was Belle who answered. "At least we can be sure of one thing. Before the vampire recruited black magicians to serve him, he summoned tens of thousands of zombies and wights for him to drive by relying on his own power alone."

"This path must be equipped with a corresponding defense force!" Leto thought for a while, and immediately made a final decision.

"But there... the terrain is very complicated, and it is impossible to establish an effective defensive position." Someone replied. "The soil layer there is very thin, and the stones under the soil can be exposed with a little digging. It is impossible to dig trenches and pile up earth walls like ordinary places. And there are no suitable trees around, so the wood has to be transported from far away. It will take a day or two to pass. Time to build fortifications is impossible."

Can't use a small number of troops to match strong fortifications...can you only rely on deploying a large army to defend?Leto pondered in his heart.But this is tantamount to committing the taboo of dividing troops.More soldiers means that the main attack direction is insufficient. If there are fewer soldiers, it may be directly swallowed by the undead army.

"Your Highness, I have a suggestion."

Leto looked up, and it was Belle he saw.The latter smiled and held out three fingers.