Blood Dragon

Robin walked slowly down the aisle, holding a candle.He walked very slowly, so his steps were very light, making almost no sound.Of course, it doesn't matter if his footsteps attract guards, everyone knows him and knows that he has the right to meet Belle alone.

After the vampires occupied the city, no large-scale changes were made, and the original lord's mansion was completely preserved (although it was used for other purposes).After occupying this small city, Belleur naturally lived in the original lord's mansion.According to the standards of an earl, this mansion is very shabby, but at this moment Robin feels that the road is very long, and there seems to be no end to it.

Of course, this is just a feeling.He finally came to the door of Baylor's room and knocked hard on the door.It was late, but he had every reason to think that Baylor hadn't rested yet.

"Come in, the door is unlocked." Baylor's voice sounded.As Robin expected, Belle was still up.

Robin pushed the door open, and immediately closed and locked the door after entering.There was no light in the house, and with the candlestick in his hand, he saw Belleel sitting on a chair, as if trying to melt himself into the darkness.

Although it is true that it is Mrs. Belleur, but in a sense, it is not an ordinary Belleel.Robin knew that Belleil had an ordinary face, not to mention the majesty of a soldier, the demeanor of a commander, and the like, and he didn't even have any special features. If he was thrown into the crowd, people would never notice.But at this moment, he felt that Belle's gaze was like a dagger, which made him inexplicably terrified.

"Robin, it's you. I think it should be you." Belle's voice was a little low.Before Robin came in, he should have closed his eyes and meditated.

However, feeling this abnormal atmosphere, Robin hesitated, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Robin...do you want to ask me some questions?" Baylor sighed a long time.

"Well, my lord general...at dinner today..."

"I lied." Belle replied bluntly. "But this lie is more perfect than reality, so no one will debunk it."

"I lied..."

"Well. Because the order Leto gave us was too unreasonable. He actually let us go deep into the enemy's territory to attract the enemy's troops... The ranger only has 3000 people, and this level of strength... In fact, it is impossible to carry out this dangerous mission at all. More The bad thing is, this order is the kind of unlimited order, how far to complete the task? No one knows the answer, only Leto himself can make a judgment on this. He said that if you act weakly, you act Ineffective!"

"So, this order was specially made by His Royal Highness Leto..."

"Yes, they came here specially to suppress me." Belleer replied, unconsciously, the atmosphere that made Robin feel uneasy just now disappeared, and Belleel became a normal Belleur again. "Probably because he felt that I was stealing the limelight, so he used this order to suppress me. Unless I can defeat the main force of the vampires with the strength of 3000 Rangers, no matter what I do, he will be charged as an 'unfinished task'." Hat, hahahaha..." He laughed out loud, with a hint of sarcasm in his laughter.

"However, it is precisely because of the irrationality and ambiguity of this order that no matter what I do, I can explain it. For example, today, I made a random point, and everyone accepted it. For others, they know how to carry out the order seriously It's almost death. Since my lies are more in line with everyone's expectations than the truth, then they all accepted my explanation smoothly without going into the details, right?"

Robin became more and more confused the more he listened. "Lord Belair...I don't understand...what happened?"

"It's normal for you not to understand." Belleel took the candlestick from Robin, and then lit the other candles on the table.In the candlelight, a map could be seen spread out on the table.

"Then let me explain what happened." Belle came to the edge of the map, and Robin also came over.

"Robin, first look here. This is the last section of the road leading to Sylvania. This section of the road has almost reached the exit of the valley, so the surrounding mountains are not particularly steep, but the terrain is still complicated and overgrown with bushes. For For human infantry wearing armor and holding weapons, this area is still impassable, let alone cavalry and war machines. But among the undead army of vampires, there are many monsters that can move on this terrain .For example, ghouls, dire wolves and even black knights may pass through."

"This section of the road is the vampire's greatest reliance. If they fight on this section of the road, the vampire can freely mobilize troops, attack from the two wings, outflank the enemy's rear, and advance and retreat freely. Human soldiers can only be beaten passively. Here In combat, it can be said that if you are not careful, you will lose the battle. Previously, there was a unit of the Ben tribe who was unprepared, and was attacked by vampires here and there, and it was almost wiped out."

Robin nodded, he already knew these things.But having said that, unfavorable terrain does not mean that you cannot fight.Of all the combat terrains in the world, the most unfavorable terrain is siege warfare.Everyone knows that siege warfare is the most difficult and dangerous battle, but it does not mean that siege is impossible, at most it is just "if you can choose, try to avoid siege".For the situation in Sylvania, gradually building a strong fortress like the previous Bin tribe is the best countermeasure.

"So, I guess the vampire's battle plan is arranged like this: the basic idea is to guard this area, engage in a tug-of-war with Ryan's army, rely on favorable terrain to delay time, and consume Ryan's army. By accumulating small victories into big victories , forcing the Ruien people to retreat. If the Ruien people do not retreat, but instead adopt fortress tactics and fight at every step, then try to keep the war stalemate until the rainy season. In fact, when summer comes, the hot weather will weaken human combat endurance, and once the rainy season arrives, The vampires will take the initiative, because the heavy rain will greatly weaken the combat capability of the human army, but it will not weaken the combat power of the undead army. An attack during the heavy rain may cause the entire Ryan army to collapse... Do you understand? ?”

"However, there is still a problem with the small path here." Beler pointed to the small path, "Because of the war with the Bin tribe, the secret of this small path has been exposed. So the vampire simply took advantage of this, and he sent his The half-beast servants of the goblins watch the path. In his conception, the goblins will definitely find out what our army is doing. Then he will lead the most deadly army of undead-I think it should be black knights, taking advantage of being able to march day and night , Intercepting the Rangers under the city of Meno. Although it is only a small victory, it can greatly damage the morale of Ryan's army and create a more favorable situation."

Beller paused. "I think this is almost the original overall strategic conception of vampires."

"But now, the vampire's situation is very bad. The Rangers I led successfully captured Menor. This not only gave the vampire a rear threat, but also gave him a strong signal." Talking about his record, Baylor Er could not help smiling. "That is, if the undead army is not used to stop it, then even a ranger with only 3000 people can attack the entire Sylvania all the way. Except for the undead army, other forces are not trustworthy."

"Of course, this signal is mixed with water. The vampire actually still has some power to be loyal to him. But that's okay, as long as it can influence his judgment is enough. In short, now the vampire is facing a difficult choice. If he If he leads his troops to attack us, then Ryan's army may take the opportunity to break through this area. And because the undead army is not strong in attacking fortifications, he may not be able to conquer Menor—at least not in a single battle."

"He can try to gamble." Robin said this time. "It's a bet to see if we can eliminate the Rangers before Ryan's main force breaks through."

"You're wrong, Ashuruffat can't afford to gamble, and he doesn't know how to gamble. Because his odds of winning are pitifully small, and his gains are equally small, but the cost is high. Even if he wins the bet, he still has to face a difficult tug of war." Baylor replied. "If he stays put and confronts Ryan's main force, then it's meaningless, because the Ryan people have another way to enter Sylvania... a larger army may be sent to detour at any time... In other words , Both options are a dead end. His original idea of ​​dragging the war into the rainy season is completely unrealizable. There is only one option to break the predicament—decisive battle!"

"But, but, why did Master Leto..." Robin still didn't quite understand.He can understand that the vampire is eager for a decisive battle in order to fight—even before Baelor's explanation, he can roughly understand it, but it is not as clear as what Baelaire said.But why did Leto choose to fight the vampire?

"As for Leto... His correct choice is of course to avoid the battle, hold the vampire, and then send me a reinforcement army. Once I get reinforcements... I will approach the Bin tribe and force them to submit. The Bin tribe will not I have the awareness of being buried with vampires, and I don’t even have the awareness of allegiance at all. I just succumbed to the force of vampires. As long as I have 8000 troops, the Bin tribe will definitely join us. Then I will sweep the entire Sylvania. The final result is that Leto and I attack from the front and back together. In this case, it becomes a vampire... a losing battle." Under the light, Belle was smiling, but the smile revealed a bit of ferocity.

"But this kind of victory has become my victory. It has become a stage for me to perform alone, and Leto can only be reduced to a supporting role. He did nothing but stay in the safe camp and drag the vampire. On When meritorious deeds are rewarded, Leto will not have any beautiful achievements. He tried every means to make himself the leader, not to make me famous, but to gain personal fame, status and wealth for himself. It is impossible for him Accept this winning strategy. So instead he will choose to fight the vampires—in any case, in his opinion, the vampires' undead army is not strong, and Ryan's army has a great advantage in combat power, and it is very likely to fight head-on Great...then why adopt such a cautious strategy and distribute the credit to outsiders?"

Robin already sensed something was wrong from Belle's tone of voice.Belleel's voice has neither the anger caused by Leto's selfishness, nor the calmness of ordinary narratives, but a kind of ridicule, a very relaxed and happy tone.As if he was a complete outsider in this matter, and as if the relief and happiness of that kind of plan succeeded.

"Leto will probably die." Belleer added suddenly.

"Master General!" Robin was shocked.

"He underestimated the obsession of the enemy who was pushed into a desperate situation. For a hunter, the most dangerous beast is neither the strongest nor the fastest, but the one that is cornered and intends to fight to the death. If Axiu Rufat is really a direct disciple of Thomas, if he is really forced to fight to the death, then Leto's chances of winning are far less than he expected."

Bellel looked up at Robin and grinned.

"However, you can't blame others. At least you can't blame me. Everyone will prove that this is the result of his self-willedness."

"But my lord, don't you have to do something? Otherwise..." Otherwise, once Leto is defeated, it means that it is completely impossible to eliminate the vampires.

"Change? Robin, you don't seem to understand," Baylor's expression was completely smiling. "This is the result of my own hand. Why do you think I came out to be the commander of this ranger? Of course it is because when the army is wiped out, no one dares to say that he will be able to escape. Now, I can rest assured Be a bystander."

Robin was completely dumbfounded.