Blood Dragon

Chapter 260 Six Colleagues

"Logistics?" Robin thought, and then he quickly understood what Belle meant. "It turned out to be like this. Due to the cooperation of the specific geographical environment and the artificial arrangement... If Chaos wants to invade the Seven Kingdoms, it must face the White Castle. However, there is a very large and infinite gap between the White Castle and the northern grassland where Chaos is entrenched." Human zone."

"That's right, that's what it means, logistics." Baylor said. "Even Chaos warriors need to eat and drink. If they want to besiege White Fort, then logistics supplies must be transported from the grassland... So if Chaos soldiers are under White Castle, then they will have to face the test of logistics... It is precisely because of this One point, so the maximum number of troops for the Chaos Invasion can only be invested so much. It can be understood that although soldiers are combat power on the battlefield, they are also a logistical burden on the other hand. In addition, the terrain of White Castle is also very particular , To attack that fortified castle, 5 to [-] people can almost fill the battlefield. No matter how large the army is, it is meaningless if it cannot be put into the battlefield. It is precisely because of this that the invasion of Chaos has never been a big hit for hundreds of years. Glooney creates a truly lethal threat and loss."

Robin already fully understood what the General meant. "The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated."

"In fact, a single White Castle can still deal with it. At least for Chaos, there is another way." Baylor stretched out a finger. "That is to surround White Fort with a part of the force, make it incapacitated, and then other troops swarm in... relying on looting to maintain logistics. However, Garunas had anticipated this a long time ago, so he built three full lines The lines of defense... are all reliable defenses formed by solid castles. No matter how large or small the castle is, even a small village has strong fortifications. In addition, he also creatively invented the so-called 'trusteeship' system, making the border The lords are far more powerful than they actually are. In other words, if Chaos invades, they will face fortresses stronger than walnuts. .Then when Chaos is exhausted and has to retreat, organize troops to pursue them, and they will be invincible."

A soldier galloped forward on horseback.Because they are now marching safely on the roads of the allies, Belleur didn't send many scouts, the only ones were the rangers ahead to scout the road.

"Master Belleur," the outpost soldier rushed to Belleel. "Newstria City is not far away. If we speed up our march, we should be able to arrive tonight. We can also rest on the spot for a night and go to the city tomorrow."

"It's better to arrive as soon as possible, General." Robin suggested.

"Well, let the soldiers speed up," Baylor also felt that this choice was better.Since there are a large number of magicians provided by the church in the army, the magic communication is very smooth, so he knows the situation of each army at this time.The various troops advanced along different routes, and Belleur and his party were relatively slow.At this moment, more than [-]% of the troops have gathered in Newstria City.

"By the way, General, the situation of your future partner..."

"Future partner?" Baylor smiled slightly.Because among the various agreements reached with the coalition forces before, Beller's last position was lieutenant general, which meant that he would have several colleagues. "I know one, Parry. He's the son of Rafa. There's been talk for a while that he might marry the little queen."

When it comes to this, Robin is quite aggrieved.Because Beler was the main general in the last battle against Chaos, and Parry's father, General Rafa, was Beler's deputy.But now, after more than ten years, Parry has become Baylor's colleague-this matter may make sense logically, but emotionally it always makes people feel that they have suffered a big loss.

"That boy..." Belle recalled in his mind. "In my impression, he is a nice young man. He is humble and polite, but I don't know if he is suitable for this position. If he is not suitable, he may die."

"Will you die?"

"Because that Earl Ashurfate is not a tolerant person. If he fails to complete the task assigned, or makes a big mistake, he may be killed directly."

"But he's Rafa's son!" Rafa is Gruney's veteran general, with great prestige and power (otherwise he wouldn't be qualified to compete with Byron, who is the regent).If it was his son, no matter who it was, it would be for Rafa's sake to give him some special treatment.In other words, unless he committed a serious crime such as treason and treason, he could not be executed directly.

"It doesn't matter that he is the son of the gods of the star field." Belair replied thoughtfully. "Robin, don't let outsiders say these words, we just talk about it ourselves."

"Don't worry, General. By the way, there's that Balanca..."

"It is said that he is a mercenary captain. He was promoted by Byron to be the lieutenant general of the Guards before...he should be quite capable. Haha, it seems that there are actually quite a few talents among the mercenaries. He has a very unique vision."

"It's very good at speculation." Robin is very clear about Barranca's affairs. "At the moment of the coup in Falcon City, he joined the Queen's command at a critical moment, and suddenly changed from a mere mercenary to a knight. Then, as the Queen defeated Byron, he was promoted again..."

"Robin, you are underestimating others." Belleer said with a smile. "The so-called 'speculation' also requires great courage and luck. For example, if you change positions with this Barranca, put yourself in the situation and think about the situation: the Queen ran to the barracks alone, and Byron had already controlled Falcon City. At this time, if you want to stand up and support Her Majesty, you need more than a little bit of courage. Because if you make a mistake...the consequences will not be very good. Besides, this does not give you enough time to think carefully Making a choice after weighing the pros and cons is a sudden event for which there is no psychological preparation, and a choice needs to be made in a short period of time... To be able to do this, vision, courage, and luck are indispensable .And these three are also indispensable conditions for a general.”

Although Robin was still a little unconvinced, she was unwilling to continue talking back to Baylor.

"By the way, Robin, let me ask you a little question. You know, the army in the Stygia region usually has four lieutenants under the commander, but our side has one less. Why?"

"This is probably because of the difference between national habits. Our habit is to have three lieutenants command the left wing, the center, and the right wing, and the head coach sits behind and controls the reserve team. The Stygian region is governed by a different The lieutenants command the archers, the militia, the knights, and the reserves. The commander controls the deployment and formation of the arms. We assign three lieutenants according to the formation, and they assign four lieutenants according to the arms.”

"On the surface, it is actually related to social concepts. Although we also pay attention to titles and bloodlines, but in the final analysis, we still put our position first. Even if you are a commoner, if you hold a high-level military position, you have the right to order nobles. However, in the Stygian region, status is the priority. If the birth is not enough, even if you have a higher position, it is difficult to order the subordinates with prominent background. The difference between the status of a knight and a commoner is too big... Oh, somebody is coming!"

A line of smoke and dust appeared ahead.With Beler's sharp eyes, he could tell at a glance that it was a cavalry of about a hundred men.The team of cavalry quickly approached Bellel.That should not be the enemy.

Beryl made a gesture, and several officers around him immediately went up to him, and intercepted them at a distance of about dozens of steps from Beryl.

"Excuse me, is this the team of General Beryl?" Beryl clearly heard someone talking loudly.Following the voice of the voice, he saw a young officer.Wearing beautiful and neat armor, wearing a brightly colored striped cloak, and a long red bird feather on the helmet.Well, this is the preference of young people.A battle-tested veteran like Belleur has already replaced the magic armor he usually wears with ordinary armor, and replaced the cloak with an ordinary gray dirt-resistant cloak. Even the decoration on the helmet is as ordinary as possible. strange.In short, he tried his best to make himself appear inconspicuous, so as not to be discovered by the enemy at the first time and concentrate his attack.Of course, the crotch mount is an exception.Baylor was riding a real steed.As I said before, for this battle, Belleux has put almost all of his property, and this horse is almost the most valuable thing in his name.

As the saying goes, "the more you fight, the older you get, the less courage you fight" refers to the situation in Baylor.

"My lord general, they seem to be looking for you..." Robin said softly.

"This is... By the way, I remembered, this young man is Parry, Rafa's son!"

After recognizing the other party, Belle immediately rode up to meet him. "Yo, isn't this Parry?" He looked at the young man in front of him with a smile on his face.

"Your Excellency Belle..."

"That's out of the question. I remember the last time we met, you still called me uncle!" Belle laughed. "What a coincidence, I still want to meet you when I arrive in Newstria City tonight."

"Your Excellency, you are laughing." Parry seemed a little restrained. "I heard that you are coming, so I came here to pick you up."

"Oh, that's a good relationship. Thanks to the love, I'm very frightened." Belle said with a smile.The two sides soon rode side by side.After a few polite greetings, Belle quickly got to the point.

"How is your father?"

"My father... his condition is not very good. Hey, the sorcery of chaos has eroded his body and soul. Although he has been rescued by the priests of the church, his life is safe, but he can only stay in bed for now."

The two sides began to talk about what happened in the past, half chatting and half discussing.

Speaking of this, Parry was really frustrated.If it weren't for those followers of the evil god of chaos who got involved inexplicably, the current situation would never have become like this.At least it is impossible for the current situation to occur: Falcon City randomly sent a mercenary-born Barranca to easily take over the military power with the queen's will.

But the current situation is stronger than others, and they no longer have any leverage to bargain with Falcon City.When confronting Byron before, Rafah almost managed the north into a territory controlled by private forces, and all the troops were under his personal control (it is said that some lords swore allegiance to him personally).Now that all previous efforts have come to naught, the army, from ordinary soldiers to Parry himself, can only obediently accept the orders of Falcon City, not daring to disobey them in the slightest.