Blood Dragon

Chapter 140 Five Courage

After Byron's main force arrived, they did not attack.

The little queen immediately stood at the height of a small hill, looking at the enemy camp ahead.She was accompanied by only a limited number of followers, including Barranca.And Ashurfat was not by her side.From this position, the movement of the enemy can be clearly seen.Byron is building a strong camp.They have been working on this project since the arrival of Byron's army at noon.

"Your Majesty, Byron may plan to confront us for a long time." Baranka said next to the little girl. "What they are building is not a temporary camp, but a large and strong camp. This thing can't be built in a day or two...I don't think there will be a full-scale war until they build this camp. "

On the little girl's side, they also used the few days before Byron arrived to rely on the favorable terrain in the mountains to arrange corresponding fortifications.But fortifications are meaningless if the enemy does not attack.

"Your Majesty, this scene seems to be the same as the battle at the Sparger Hills." Baranka said. "Our troops are inferior, but we have occupied a favorable terrain and deployed corresponding fortifications... It seems that Byron is not a complete fool. At least he knows that if he tries to attack bravely, his chances of winning are not great," Balanca said.

"Can you tease the enemy to attack?" Someone said later. "I heard that Byron was a irascible man."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult. Although Byron is an irritable person, his anger can be calmed down easily," Balanka said.The little girl glanced back at him. She knew very well now that Balanka always seemed to be taking every opportunity to get close to her.

"Is there any good way?" The little girl turned her head and glanced at Baranka.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult." Balanca replied in a low voice. "Based on my guess, even if we complete the record of burning the enemy's rations, Byron will probably not take the initiative to take the risk of attacking, but retreat back to his hometown, Fornoros City. He is the kind... extremely safe, A person with a careful mind. Although he is not suitable to be a general, but..."

"Not suitable to be a general?" The little girl glanced at Barranca again.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Balanca replied. "In terms of military affairs, such a cautious personality cannot be a general. Although it is a bit boastful, but if our side has the same strength as the enemy, I am very confident that I can defeat him."

"Oh...you have the confidence to defeat him?"

"Equal strength, Your Majesty." Baranca said. "But now his strength is three times that of ours...Your Majesty, have you heard of a saying?"

"What do you say?"

"Even if it is a genius that appears once in a thousand years, what can be offset is only twice the difference in troop strength." Baranka said. "This sentence was left by General Gilles. He is a very outstanding general. His greatest victory was to defeat [-] enemies with [-] troops. At that time, his subordinates congratulated him and called him the world Invincible, and this great man said it... maybe a good critic said it. Anyway, I think it makes sense."

"Forty thousand vs. seventy thousand? But Garunas...I remember that Garunas fought a battle with even more disparity in strength and more brilliant results?"

"The nature is different. I know that during the Battle of Garunas' Spug Hills, the troops were only one-third of the enemy's. I admit that this kind of victory is more glorious, but this victory... can be said to be a kind of deceit The technique can only be performed depending on specific terrain and conditions. General Gilles fought frontally on the plains, relying on the correct use of troops and formation scheduling, and finally defeated the opponent to win. Therefore, in some conservative historiography In the eyes of families and soldiers, General Gilles has a higher evaluation. Of course, I don't mean to belittle Garunas, the sage of the wilderness, by saying this."

"I see...I see." The little girl replied casually.

She didn't look back this time, so she didn't see the surprise flashing in Baranka's eyes.Now the mercenary has confirmed that the little girl really doesn't know much about the military - because she doesn't even know about Gilles.It is impossible for someone who has studied military affairs not to know such a great celebrity... Based on this alone, he can see that the little queen is not proficient in this.But for some reason, the little queen never held a formal military meeting.

It's not so much against common sense as it is absurd.A queen who goes out on her own and serves as commander-in-chief herself is an amazing thing (not to mention that she is only 12 years old), but she obviously doesn't know much about military affairs, but she refuses to hold a military meeting to listen to the opinions of her subordinates Opinion.

Since the expedition, the arrangement of the army has been decided by the little queen alone, and so far there has been no sign of intending to use the wisdom of her subordinates.

Of course, she also chatted with her subordinates about the situation and strategy on the way.But small talk is small talk after all, and it does not lead to clear opinions and conclusions.Just a reference.And she seldom expresses her own opinions, just ending with "um", "I see" and "so that's it".

If it were someone else, maybe Baranka would think it was childish or stupid.But this little girl... Among other things, just passing through the mountain road calmly this time is like a miracle.Did she already know?Or is it really just a blind cat meeting a dead mouse?

Based on Balanca's experience in mercenaries for so many years, he also felt a little unclear.Is this natural bravery?Or stay natural?

"In short, you mean that due to Byron's superiority in troops, we can't do anything right now, right?"

"This..." Such blunt words made people very embarrassed, but after all, the other party was the queen, and Baranka could only hesitate for a long time, and finally said "this is the case".

"Well, at least you're right. It looks like Byron won't try to attack at all until he fixes his tortoise shell." The little girl said. "Let's go back."

Practice is the best teacher.After experiencing the painful experience, the little girl now looks a bit decent when she rides a horse.In addition, this horse is indeed relatively docile, making it easy for her to control it.

Wang Jun's camp was built on a long and narrow open space at the inner end of this valley.The distance between the camps of the two armies was about one league.This distance of one league is the ideal battlefield, because only a combined force of no more than 3 troops from the two armies can be formed here.No matter how many troops there are, they can only be dispatched to the rear as a backup, which will not be of much use.In order to make better use of this terrain, Wang Jun also arranged trenches and fences on the battlefield.

However, although the king's army lined up and waited on the battlefield before, Byron was not fooled.Even if you invite the opponent to fight, you ignore it.Everyone can see that Byron will not take the initiative to attack until the camp is established.Even if a stronghold is established, there is a high probability that he will not take the initiative to attack.

It was getting dark.

The living tent of the little girl is not far from the big tent of the Chinese army. Although it is called the big tent of the Chinese army, it has not been used much, because so far, the Queen has not held any military meetings at all. At most, she just called the generals to assign tasks. .However, at this time when it was supposed to be a rest, the figure of the little girl appeared in the big tent.

She came in quietly from a side corner, and no one saw her.Of course, it doesn't matter if she is seen, after all, she is the queen.

"Ashuruffat!" The little girl saw Ashurupat at a glance, she ran over and hugged him immediately.Although she tried her best to pretend to be a confident leader all day long, in fact, only she knew the shock of seeing the enemy's huge army.

It's just wishful thinking that you will be visibly shaken when you see the white eagle flag, and you won't dare to act when you see the queen.Although she was just watching from a distance today, the little girl could still feel the high morale of the other party.When Barranca said those words, only she knew the uneasiness in her heart.

But at this moment, the moment when I hugged Ashurfat together, all the troubles, worries, uneasiness, and fears disappeared.Nothing else in the world mattered anymore except the two of them.

After a long time, the two talents separated.

"Today... I have had someone dig the road." Ashuruffat said. "Now our cannons can easily reach the front line."

"You..." The little girl suddenly had an ominous premonition. "Why do you say this?"

"I'm leaving." Ashurfat suddenly said softly.

"Leaving?" The little girl was a little panicked this time. "What's leaving? What do you mean?"

"Look at this." Ashuruffat did not know when there was an extra letter in his hand. "Byron actually found someone to send me a letter... He wants to meet me privately tonight."

"Meet?" The little girl suddenly realized what Ashuruffat wanted to do. "Are you going to see him?"

"Yes, I'm going to see him."

"Is this... dangerous?"

"It should be considered dangerous." Ashuruffat replied. "If I'm not mistaken, with Byron's way of thinking, he will definitely try to make him surrender and submit to him. Once I refuse... this meeting will immediately turn into a grand banquet."

The little girl wanted to speak eagerly, but Ashuruffat poked her forehead lightly with his hand, making her speechless for a while.

"Remember what I told you?" he said softly. "To win this war, you need courage. Now is the time to need your courage."

"As long as I have you by my side, I have the courage to face anything."

"But this time, I can't be by your side."

……

The cell in Fornoros City was much cleaner than expected.

Although Byron was declared a traitor by the queen, at least in his own territory, especially in the city of Fornoros, he can be considered a benevolent and wise ruler.This is reflected in the cell as well.The prisoners in the cell really don't tell the truth much.

Cleo moved forward all the way until he came to the end, only then did he see the person he was looking for.In this simple but clean cell, sat an old prisoner with white hair.

"Lord Scaldera." Cleo called out the other party's name.