Blood Dragon

"Master General, so you were worried about this." Now Robin finally understood Belle's arrangement—at least a part of it.

"I'm 'very worried' about this!" Baylor replied without looking up. "You know, if the half-beast is still in the hands of the vampire, the vampire can send her directly to our camp, and then tell the vampire all the decisions made at our military council, and all of this is unknown No. If my estimation is correct, there was this reason in the demise of the Bin Clan. Haven't you noticed that the vampire has almost perfectly grasped every weakness of the Bin Clan? He must have a very An accurate and reliable source of information. If he hadn't ambushed a suitable nail in the Bin Clan in advance, then the half-beast is a very reasonable explanation."

"Ah..." Robin didn't think so much. "So you..."

"I installed these traps specifically for half-beasts." Belleer replied. "It's not a complicated thing, the material is simple, and it won't cause any danger to ordinary soldiers—at most, it's just being dragged down by a trap. Isn't it suitable?"

"But...but..." Robin suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "Master Belel, you said that half-beasts have the intelligence not to lose to humans. Since they have smart minds and sharp facial features, it is impossible for them to step on these traps like wild beasts? ... Avoid It's not too difficult to open a trap."

"That's right. I don't expect these simple lasso traps to catch half-beasts," answered Baelier. "But this is a signal. It's like... If a thief hears the noise of people in the house through the partition wall, he will not dare to climb over the wall. The half-beasts are very good scouts. Even if they don't come to our camp, they will Some places need half-beasts. Vampires must be reluctant to reimburse such useful subordinates..."

"So that's how it is..." Robin had already understood Belle's idea. "I can understand you doing this, but why did you volunteer for such a dangerous task..."

"Look, Robin!" Belleur was not listening to Robin at this time, but was reading a book with relish. "Sure enough, this is it. I have read this in the past, and it left an impression on me!"

Robin leaned over curiously.What Bellel was reading was a record about half-beasts, which was left by a human being who made friends with half-beasts.This text describes the various abilities of half-beasts, as well as some of their details.But honestly, Robin didn't see the use of it.

"The half-beast is a very greedy creature. You see, this person used the half-beast to become a well-known thief in the city. The half-beast didn't have a penchant for gold, silver and treasures. Anything in the eyes of the half-beast Not as important as a good meal." Belle read it twice, then picked up another book.

"This is the same. This one is a hunter who used delicious food as a trap to catch a half-beast!" Belleel read the short record and immediately replaced it with a new one.

"There is also this book... Here it is said that this businessman bought a half-beast with several kinds of delicacies, and let it serve as his spy to find out the secrets of his business opponents... This book is also, in exchange for providing delicacies, this person gets Soliciting the service of half-beasts, gathering information... It seems that this is how the vampire got his half-beast scouts."

Belle closed the book.Although there are still a few books he hasn't read, he already has the answer.

"My lord general... don't you intend to tempt that half-beast to turn back with delicious food?" Robin asked wonderingly. "But if you're going to do this... you should first catch the half-beast before you can negotiate a deal with it."

"No, there's no need..." Belle had a smile on his face.He closed his eyes, as if thinking about something profound. "Robin, you said that in this war, the best role of half-beasts is of course to come and listen to our military secrets, especially our military meetings. But if doing so is very risky, how will the vampires make half-beasts What is the beast doing?"

"This..." Robin also read some records just now.Although the half-beast race is flexible, good at climbing, has keen facial features, and has the talent to change colors—they are born to be thieves and scouts.But their size determines that they cannot bear the responsibility of fighting humans head-on. "Assassination?! No...impossible! So...surveillance? No...I can't think of it."

A mysterious smile appeared on the corner of Belleel's mouth, but he didn't answer the question.

Just as Robin was about to speak, he heard the sound of the curtain door being lifted, and a person walked in from outside the door.Robin recognized it as one of Leto's many advisers, though he couldn't remember the man's name.

"Excuse me..." Belle smiled all over his face, but he seemed to have forgotten this person's name. "Your Majesty, do you have any advice?"

"General Beryl." The visitor's tone was full of a false sweetness. "His Royal Highness asked me to inform you that you can provide him with the list of troops you need."

"This." Belleel had already made up his mind, he turned around, picked up a piece of paper from the side, and started to write. "I need five cohorts, five hundred knights, half equipped with muskets... and corresponding light cavalry, musketeers, and sword and shield soldiers. But heavy equipment such as artillery is not needed...crossbowmen and archers...two teams of bows and arrows Just hand..."

Robin looked at Belleel's troop list and almost stared out.Most of all that Belair asked for was fast and light troops.Even Robin can tell that although this kind of mixed army is mobile and flexible, it is not suitable for fierce battles.If Baylor really organizes the ranger in this way, the ranger will not be a heavy and sharp ax that can hit a vampire's back with one axe, but a light foil that can effectively distract the vampire and lighten the frontal attack. pressure, but it is difficult to deal a fatal blow to the vampire.

Leto's aide watched with a smile on Belleel's list and took it with both hands.

"General Beryl, your intention to organize your troops in this way is..."

"Just like I said at the meeting today," Baylor replied. "I will go deep into Sylvania, harass the vampire's rear, and attract his attention, so that the main force of our army can easily reach Sylvania. You only need to reach Sylvania and set up a battlefield in a wide area, then We are fully confident in this battle!" A profound smile appeared on Belleur's face as he spoke.

"Although it's a bit embarrassing, I should be the first to defeat the vampire this time. After this battle, I believe I have the right to hold a triumphant ceremony."

The other party also responded with a smile.After saying a few more polite words, that person took his leave and left. Now, only Belle and Robin are left here.

"My lord, are you really planning to..." To be honest, Robin still didn't understand what Belle wanted to do.Triumph ceremony?But the triumphant ceremony is only qualified to be held by the general who leads the army, and Belle is just a lieutenant general.Of course, from another point of view, Baylor was originally a foreigner, and even if he made great achievements, he would not be able to get any high-ranking officials and rich salary, so it is not impossible to hold a triumphant ceremony to comfort him.

"I'm going to lead the ranger to raid Sylvania along the path." Beler thought for a while. "I've said that in front of everyone just now, and it would be too embarrassing to go back on it now."

But Robin knew that Baylor was never afraid of losing face.He has some understanding now, in order to win, Baylor never minds lying, cheating and intrigue, and can even play a clown.

"What the hell are you..."

"Once I successfully arrive in Sylvania...and capture the city of Meno, the vampires will be in an extremely disadvantageous state." Beler said slowly with a reverie expression. "If he leads an army to attack me, it will be tantamount to opening the road and letting Ryan's army enter Sylvania, thus losing his last advantage-geographical advantage. If he ignores me, then he can only look at me Bit by bit eroding his territory, threatening his rear..."

"What if he leaves the main force to confront the main force of Ryan's army and leads an elite force to attack you?" Robin couldn't help asking.

"Then he is looking for death by himself." Belleer replied. "As long as I'm sure that the vampire has found me, I can use magic communication to inform the main force, and let them take advantage of the great opportunity that the vampire is not in the army to launch a fierce attack. I remember telling you that the biggest weakness of a vampire is that he is alone. It's a different story if there are two vampires."

"However, my lord, you have said so much on the basis that we were able to reach Sylvania smoothly along the path. If the undead army stopped us halfway..."

"We'll be wiped out." Belleil stared at him in a way that made Robin uneasy. "That's it. As I said, I'd be the first to turn around and run when it happened."

"Why are you so sure the vampire won't block you in the path?"

"It's all up to you, Robin!" Belle's voice became ambiguous.

"Look at me? Me? Are you right?" Robin almost felt his head swell, and he couldn't understand Belle's logical thinking more and more.

"Remember the pastries you made last time?" Belleer asked. "That kind of small, round biscuit? I remember that kind of thing, and it hasn't broken after three or five days. Not only is it not broken, but the aroma and taste have not changed in any way."

"Oh, those biscuits!" Robin remembered immediately.His talent in dim sum is actually more than any other aspect. "Because a kind of vanilla is added, it can keep the taste for more than a week... Wait a minute! General, we are not discussing desserts now!"

"That's the kind of snack!" Belle replied decisively. "As long as there is this kind of snack, I believe that we will reach Sylvania safely!"

Robin felt completely confused.

"The... dim sum..." He stammered and asked. "Why……"

"Robin, there is still time..." Baylor thought for a while. "Immediately prepare the various utensils and ingredients necessary for making dim sum. With all the materials in place, how long will it take to make dim sum for fifty... no, 100 people?"

"Two days." Robin replied.