Blood Dragon

\\" The clerk replied. Seeing that the other party didn't look like he wanted to read the letter, he withdrew his hand.

"No success?" Leto hiccupped again. "Hi... It doesn't matter if you don't succeed... Anyway, I don't care if you succeed or not. Of course it's best to succeed, and it's okay if you don't..."

"Your Highness, you are drunk..." the servant reminded kindly. "We'll discuss this matter tomorrow."

Leto glanced at the servants beside him with pitiful eyes.Maybe he did look drunk, shambling and unsteady on the outside, but he was very clear in his head.And this servant didn't even notice this?Of course, as a nobleman, you don't have to worry about such trivial matters with a servant.

"So, related rumors spread?" Leto continued to ask.

"Everything has gone according to plan," replied the clerk. "The vampire should be able to hear this rumor soon. Even if he hasn't heard it, after a while, our people will deliberately disclose this news to him."

"Very good... In this way, even if the vampires want to use the troops of the Bin tribe, they have to think about it. And the time is only half a month. When the vampires come out, they probably don't have time. All the generals in Ryan's army They all have the same opinion-as long as the army crosses the valley and reaches Sylvania, the vampires will be defeated.

Sometimes, Baylor has to be admired.With such an easy plan, the vampire's plan to use the remnants of the Bin clan fell through.Of course, being able to accept such a suggestion and put it into practice also shows that I am also a very capable superior...

"Is there anything else?" Leto praised himself in his heart, and then continued to ask the clerk.

"Not anymore... Oh, there is one more small matter, Your Highness. Your historian suggested that you go to the front line to record the progress of the war in detail."

"It's a trivial matter, just satisfy him." Leto replied.Historian... Hehe... This time there are actually two historians in his army.One is from Wangcheng, and the other is from the church.It seems that this is a war that is sure to win but enough to be remembered in history.His name, Leto, will probably become a name that occupies an important place in history, rather than the kind of mediocre and mediocre prince who is quickly forgotten after death, leaving only an insignificant name in the royal family tree... …

Alcohol mixed with excitement rushed to Leto's head.His servant failed to hold him up, causing him to stagger a few steps, not stepping on his foot firmly, and fell to the ground.Seeing this situation, the clerk immediately thought of other important matters, took his leave and left.After he was gone, the servant managed to help the master up again.

……

"The Ryan people have begun to march." Eric described this reality. "They're making steady progress, and along the way they're repairing the abandoned camps of the Bin tribe."

There were a little more people in this meeting. Except Ashuruffat and Eric, all the middle-level people, that is, all the black magicians, all attended the meeting.Of course, Eric, who doesn't understand black magic, is actually just a titular staff officer.

The reason for the meeting was that the Ryan people's battle seemed to have exceeded Ashurfat's expectations.They didn't take advantage of that path, but rushed directly from the front.According to reports, the Ryans did not establish any strong defensive camps on the other side of the path.Although the reconnaissance ability of the vampire side is very weak, and it is impossible to obtain the specific deployment and mobilization of Ryan's army, the situation of such camps is still believable.

"I'm afraid there is a trap." A black magician replied. "The lessons learned from Bin Clan's failure are still there, no matter how stupid people are, they will not make the same mistakes."

"If there was a trap... where would it be?"

"Your Excellency, I believe it's inside us." Someone interrupted. "I heard a rumor recently. Damon seems to have reached some kind of secret agreement with the Ryans and will betray us at a critical moment. They are staying behind us at the moment. If they make trouble at a critical moment... it will pose a deadly threat .”

"Damon?" Ashuruffat pondered, but did not answer.

"Why did Damon make this choice? What benefits can he gain from betrayal? And what can guarantee him to get these benefits?" Eric asked back.The old soldier clearly showed a wry smile when he spoke, but Ashuruffat understood his intentions.Perhaps Eric never imagined that one day he would serve a vampire, alongside a group of black mages.

"I don't know." The one who spoke replied. "But I believe that it is always easier for a person who has betrayed once to betray him a second time, and there will be no psychological obstacles such as loyalty, morality, and conscience."

Eric looked at each other.Due to the influence of black magic, these magicians look like young people or even teenagers, but Eric knows that many of them can be his grandfather.According to Eric's knowledge, during this period of time, a few more black magicians came to Sylvania from nowhere and quickly joined the vampires.Like all new recruits do, they're trying to express themselves in favor of the vampires—by all means.

"Wait...wait a minute..." another black magician spoke. "I can... be sure... this is a... rumor."

The eyes of other people were all focused on the black mage.

"Why do you say that?" asked the previous man.

"The church...has...a bounty on Damon's...head...at this time, if he...betrays...then...it would be stupid....He...is...a smart person...wouldn't... ...to make this kind of ... wrong."

"The Ryan people may also add a cancellation of wanted arrest to the secret agreement."

"This kind of... public... bounty... can't... be cancelled. Otherwise... what is the face of the church? No matter how stupid people... will not believe... this kind of promise... unless... Is there any reliable...guarantee. But...this kind of secret agreement...it is impossible...to have...what guarantee..."

The black mage's throat seems to have been injured, making his voice always intermittent.But his logic is clear and impeccable.

"But there is a risk anyway," replied the previous one. "After all, sometimes people get confused or obsessed for a while. My lord duke, I suggest that you..."

"I see..." Ashuruffat replied. "What shall we do if Ryan's army comes from the front?"

"There is no choice but to fight head-on." This time it was Eric who said it. "The entire war will consist of a series of small battles. In this case, whoever has the strongest will will persevere until the end. I suggest that we must choose the battlefield in the rear...the location here..." Eric said Point to a point on the map.

"Here, there are no forts built by the Bin tribe. This allows us to take advantage of the victory if we win."

Ashurfat shook his head.Those camps left by the Bin tribe became the best support for the Ruien people at every step.Although he tried his best to burn and destroy it, the foundations of those civil works are still there after all.Anyone with some experience knows that building a city wall with nothing and repairing it on the basis of a dilapidated city wall are two different things. The manpower and time required for the former are several times or even ten times that of the latter.

In very little time, the Ryans can repair the stronghold, making it an excellent position for blocking and defense.These camps are all one-way defenses - when the undead army attacked from south to north, the camp was a solid defense, but when the Ryans attacked from north to south, the camp had almost no defense capabilities.Maybe this is a chess piece that was premeditated long ago.

"First of all, there should be a small-scale skirmish to confirm their morale and equipment. I heard that the Ryans carry a powerful artillery and are ready to put it into battle. This is probably their trump card, I suggest See the effect of the artillery to decide the countermeasure." A black magician suggested.

"Since the Ryans didn't use that path, it's our turn to use that path," said another. "It only needs to organize an operation to circumvent the enemy's rear—or even just a little demonstration, so that the Ryan people must divide their troops to garrison. The remaining troops are about 2 to [-] troops, which means that we can let them at the critical moment without any effort A quarter of our troops have been lost on the battlefield. If His Excellency the Duke permits, I am willing to carry out this mission."

"But you have to consider that the people of Ryan may also have the same idea as us." Eric reminded the other party. "Maybe they set up some kind of trap here, just waiting to annihilate an undead army and boost morale with the first victory. This risk is great."

Ashurfat calculated the trap behind the opponent in his mind.The enemy's commander was Belel, and that man was an enemy not to be underestimated under any circumstances.Mimilu is monitoring the path, so she can be sure that no one can pass, so what is the thinking behind the other party?Could it be that, as Eric said, he was also thinking about the same idea?Somewhere farther away hides an ever-speeding elite unit, waiting to deliver a devastating blow to enemies crossing the path?

But in this way, it would be equivalent to pulling an elite force away from the main battlefield... Impossible, Baylor couldn't make such a seemingly ingenious, but actually stupid mistake.What other reasons?

"Master!" Carrie cried out in her head.

"What's the matter, Carrie?" Ashuruffat asked.

"Meno... under the city of Meno, the Ryan army appeared!" Carrie replied.She established contact with Menor City through some means, and issued orders and listened to reports in the name of Ashurfat, so she immediately got relevant information. "There are thousands of them...Fortunately, they don't have siege equipment...Details...Wait a minute, someone opened the city gate...They have already entered!"

"How is it possible... Mimilu?" Although the Saimu people have all kinds of extraordinary talents and are born to be the best scouts and thieves, it doesn't mean that they can ignore all dangers.After all, they are just ordinary creatures, a bullet, an arrow, a small mistake climbing a cliff can cause fatal results.

"I'll be in touch right away!" Carrie fell silent.

"Calm down, Ashurfat, calm down! When you get bad news, if you stay calm, your subordinates will only be shaken. If you are shaken, your subordinates will be panicked. If you are panicked, your subordinates will be panicked." Crash." For some reason, at this moment, only what Thomas said to him back then echoed in his mind.

"I know what their trick is." Ashuruffat finally spoke.No matter how much shock and shake he had in his heart, at least he couldn't see it at all on his face. "Sure enough, they sent a ranger to bypass my surveillance in some way, and now they have captured Menor."