Blood Dragon

Chapter 190 Four Setbacks

A burst of earth-shattering explosions sounded, suppressing all the hustle and bustle of the entire battlefield.Then came the second and third beeps.Although in an absolutely safe position, the Chaos wizards were still stunned by the shock.Even the wizard lord's own ears were ringing.

The distant siege tower has been reduced to pieces.The magic attached to the siege tower resisted the flames, but it couldn't resist the power of the gunpowder explosion.At the critical moment when they were about to be defeated but not defeated, the southerners threw barrels of gunpowder into the siege tower.And in the siege tower - as everyone had seen before - was burning with flames.

This can be said to be a fatal blow, directly cutting off the momentum of the chaos army's attack.The follow-up troops were blocked by the city wall. No matter what kind of bloodthirsty impulse was burning in their hearts, at least the cold stone city wall made them helpless.As for the vanguard it was even worse.Without the follow-up troops, their offensive weakened rapidly, and they were trapped at the head of the city in a blink of an eye, besieged by overwhelmingly superior enemies, and it was only a matter of time before they were wiped out.

"A beautiful trap." Marvin admired softly.Only he has long been aware of the opponent's plan.Then again, maybe the only brawny bastards in Khorne don't see the trap.It is common sense that southerners are good at using gunpowder, and their dangerous weapons called cannons rely on the power of gunpowder.So how could those siege towers stand there for so long?They had enough time to fuel the fire, didn't they have time to get some gunpowder?This trap is really not clever.If Marvin was a general, he would never be fooled like this.

But, after all, he's not a general this time, is he?

In field battles, the Khorne believers' reckless pig suddenness is indeed quite powerful, and sometimes this kind of crazy offensive that requires no brains is even more difficult to deal with than those carefully arranged plots.But field battles are field battles, and siege warfare is a completely different matter.The remaining Khorne berserkers were still fighting frantically, but no matter how ferocious they were, the balance of victory was still tilted towards the defenders.This is the advantage brought by the number. The Chaos warriors on the top of the city died one less, but the defenders had enough troops to make up for the losses.

There were no siege towers, and the defenders began to use pitch and gunpowder to deal with the helpless Chaos warriors below the city.No matter how stupid Lord Bloodfang was, he knew that this attack had completely failed.A signal to retreat came from the Chaos position, and the unwilling Chaos warriors began to retreat.The battle at the top of the city is still going on, but there is no suspense about the outcome.The southerners had changed from the previous melee and turned to the neat array of spears against the enemy.The remaining Chaos Warriors were cornered by neat spears, and their destruction was only a matter of time.

If the attacking and defending sides were to switch, with the Chaos army defending the city and the southerners attacking the city, then this failure would probably cause a fatal blow to morale.For the time being, a general from the south can only withdraw his troops, at least for today, there is no way to continue to attack.But for the Chaos Lord, he doesn't care about losses at all, all he cares about is the damage of the siege machinery, which makes the attack completely impossible.

Marvin could even imagine Lord Bloodfang's fury at this moment.

This wave of offensives caused the loss of hundreds of people, most of whom were followers of Khorne.However, in fact, the defenders of the southerners were not having a good time.They won a small victory with ingenious traps, but when it comes to casualties, the defenders were pretty much the same as the attackers.This is because the assault of the berserkers of Khorne just now was too fast.Although on the whole, this was a cunning mobilization of the defenders, but in fact, due to the rapidity of the attack, many defenders, especially the musketeers, had no time to retreat, and even caused them to be surrounded, causing huge casualties.

In terms of offensive and defensive situations, the defenders won a small victory.In terms of casualties and losses of soldiers, the two sides are evenly matched.In terms of morale, the defenders were hit a little harder.

Fortunately, Lord Bloodfang didn't send someone unwise to look for Marvin again.So he saved the time of explaining, and observed the details of the city with peace of mind.At the end of the battle, the entanglement in the magic war between the two sides began to subside slowly.According to Marvin's judgment, the defenders in the city—at least on this wall—have about ten magicians.

In Marvin's experience, that's plenty.

Maybe the total number of magicians owned by those southerners exceeds that of Chaos, but on the one hand, those magics are just superficial, purely pediatrics, and on the other hand, the southerners chose to stick to their strongholds.This strategy itself means that they must spread out their forces and distribute them evenly among the castles one by one.Therefore, in a simple battle, the magical combat power of the Chaos army has an advantage in both quantity and quality.

Of course, that must be under the premise that Marvin is willing to give full play.If you don't give full play... Well, the magic confrontation between the two sides just now is the result.

He immediately felt a strange wave of magic.The wind of magic is vibrating slightly, just like the ripples produced by a small boat being placed in a big river.It is very difficult for southern magicians to detect this kind of magic fluctuation. Even if they are aware of it, they are powerless to interfere and destroy it.But Chaos wizards are different. Although their learning path is cruel, it points directly to the origin of magic.

"My lord." A subordinate approached his wizard lord. "They are communicating magically, and nine times out of ten they are asking for help from the rear... Do you want to disrupt it?"

"No." Marvin ordered.The wizard nodded in obedience.

"Leave them alone." The wizard lord smiled. "This is what we want. Apply steady pressure, weaken the defense bit by bit, but cannot break through immediately... Give them wrong judgments... Those southerners will definitely be fooled!"

Yes, it's just a game of chess.Only he, and his master Tzeentch, are chess players.Others are pawns without knowing it.

"By the way, was there any news from Sagas while I was out on errands?" Marvin asked one of his subordinates.

"The magician of the southerners... seems to have seen through her tricks." A Chaos wizard with his feet on the magic disc replied.There was obvious disdain in his voice, but this "disdain" was not aimed at the wizard lord.Having said that, basically all Tzeentch wizards are quite disdainful of Slaanesh's methods. "What she said... the plan of the supreme commander to control the southerners also fell through."

"Oh, they've finally revealed their true colors." Marvin stroked his beard with a smile, which was something he only did when he was in a good mood.The dark lines he laid were not in vain. "Where is that woman... Sagas himself?"

"Escaped back." The subordinate reported. "But I heard that it was repaired very thoroughly. There are rumors everywhere that she has lost the favor of Prince Huanyu. According to reliable sources, she is planning the next plan to win back Slaanesh's favor. But the southerners It has been done very thoroughly, and a large number of religious leaders have joined in. Under the extensive search and arrest, I am afraid that there are not many hidden clues that Sagas planted before. It is said that Lord Bloodfang is also happy with this. If these rumors are true... ...Then that woman is likely to die, or switch to the camp. However, even if she switches to the camp, she probably won't be able to sell for a good price."

"It's hard to say." Speaking of this, Marvin couldn't help laughing. "It's been said everywhere that Khorne wants a female Chaos Lord, just for embellishment."

This is actually very interesting, the teachings of Khorne, no matter which side you think about, are not suitable for women.Well, if any woman is a follower of Khorne, it must be the type that is indistinguishable from men.Basically, as long as the "Khorne believer" is mentioned, people's minds will always picture a man in armor, holding a tomahawk, muscular and murderous.

But the funny thing is, there are rumors out of nowhere that Khorne wants a female Chaos Lord.Because of this, Khorne seems to be extra generous to female believers.It is a pity that there are indeed natural biological differences between men and women. No matter whether Khorne's wish is true or not, at least so far, no one has heard of such a female Chaos Lord under Khorne's command.On the contrary, there are many high-status women under the Prince of Joy or the Lord of Deceit.This is mainly because the talent of magic has nothing to do with gender.

Of course, the rumor about this "Bride of Khorne" is just a rumor so far, which belongs to the kind of groundless rumors without evidence.Even Khorne's own believers probably don't believe this.So just a few casual chatter, Marvin changed the subject.

"What about... the situation of the Supreme Commander of the Southerners?" Marvin asked. "I remember his name seems to be Rafa. Yes, that's right, Rafa, General Rafa."

"Alive. But my lord, you know that those methods of Sagas will drain the energy of the target. I'm afraid he can only lie on the bed now."

The conversation was very open, and no one deliberately lowered their voices.If there are any spies present, or a special eye, he can only see some normal conversations.All the information was within the allowed range, not to mention a spy, even if the people they mentioned were present, they would definitely not be able to find any mistakes.

"Rafa... can't command the battle anymore?"

"That's for sure," replied the subordinate. "This shows that before they send a new general, they may not be able to organize a counter-offensive. We can temporarily attack the city without worrying about the threat behind."

"Very good." Marvin ended the conversation.He turned his head to look at the city wall again, or rather he showed the appearance of observing the city wall.Only by careful observation can one see that there is no smile or joy on his face.Not only that, but his expression became more and more ugly.

"Well... dead... all dead? What's going on? What happened?"

Through some kind of link that cannot be explained in detail, external information continuously flows into his mind.I don't know what's going on, but the move he painstakingly arranged seems to be completely over.

"Did the southerners notice it? Impossible... Even if they catch one by chance, they can't find anything. Is it accidental? Or is it because of some... other forces intervening? It seems that they can only rely on strength ..."