Blood Dragon

Chapter 260 Seventh Lieutenant General

In fact, what happened during that time, Baylor has already understood clearly.To put it bluntly, it is an old trick of chaos, but it is an old trick that has been tried and tested.A high-ranking Chaos Messenger tried every means (it was said to rely on a beauty trap) to sneak into Rafa's side, and controlled the minds of a small group of people including Rafa with magical influence.To be honest, Rafa's life was controlled by Chaos during that time.Rafa survived only because Chaosbringer's goal was not to kill him, but to use him to control the entire northern army of Gruene.

Under the control of sorcery, Rafa's mind was constantly changing between normal, crazy and ignorant, and he did many contradictory and stupid things. split and eventually declared wars), greatly weakened his political influence, and even suffered great damage to his body.Rafah became what he is now after the Church finally detected and exorcised the Chaosbringer.According to Parry, Rafa has been sent to a safe rear castle far from the front line to recuperate.Although the priests of the church have repeatedly assured that Rafa's life is safe, they are not sure when he will recover.

The final result is what it is now, Rafa can't be a director, and Parry temporarily takes over his father's position.Facing the major threat of the invasion of the Chaos Legion, the final result can only be to give up the status of a semi-independent warlord and bow to Falcon City.

When Parry spoke, there was a bit of complaint and regret.This is human nature. He once had hope of aspiring to the throne and was considered one of the most promising young people in the country, but now he suddenly fell from his high position and became an ordinary general.

"How's the situation in Newsteria? What about the situation on the front line?" Beler finally listened patiently to the other party's words and changed the subject.

"Nusteria City is okay, but Gaohua City...doesn't seem so good. Chaos' offensive is very strong, maybe they won't last long."

"Oh, it seems like they shouted that half a month ago." Baylor was a little disapproving.Every castle under siege desperately calls for reinforcements, and this eagerness often leads them to send the wrong message to the rear.

"Chaos' offensive is fierce..."

Robin on the side secretly asked Belle. "I remember the last time it was the city of Lei Sha, didn't it block Chaos for a whole year? Gaohua City's defense ability should not lose."

"This is not certain. It not only depends on the strength and fortifications of the two sides, but also depends on the commander's ability and the morale of the army." Baylor replied. "The Lord of Khorne this time seems to be very fierce. If a Lord of Khorne is the commander... I think it will be a big test for the defenders."

"That's right." Parry overheard the two of them talking. "For example, the morale of the army under the command of Lord Khorne will be high, but the fighting style will be very simple. The army under the command of Lord Tzeentch will be very cunning in fighting style, but the frontal attack ability will be weakened. Under the command of Lord Slaanesh Your troops will have excellent maneuverability, and the army under the command of Lord Nurgle is very good at defensive operations..."

"It's a bit strange to say. It should be that each person is different. Why do different evil god believers show different types of characteristics?"

"Robin, don't you know that this is the reason why Chaos God is called 'Cthulhu'?" Baylor asked Robin a little surprised.

"Sorry, General, but I really don't know..." Robin explained.The last time Belel fought against the Cthulhu Legion, Robin was not with Belial because of other things, so he didn't really know much about the Cthulhu.

"The reason why the Chaos Gods are evil gods is a key point. That is, their believers cannot truly maintain independent thinking. For example, a believer who worships Khorne, no matter what his original intentions are, but when he arrives In the end, his thoughts will inevitably be affected by Khorne and become a bloodthirsty fighter. The same is true for other evil gods. Legend has it that someone fell into the arms of Nurgle to heal the disease, but the last noble The brave men turned into villains who worked tirelessly to spread disease," said Beller. "So, those believers of evil gods, especially high-level champion wizards and lords, are almost extensions of their master's thoughts. Khorne must be brutal and bloodthirsty, and Tzeentch must be insidious and cunning... Do you understand?"

Robin finally understood.

"Is the situation in Gaohua City really that bad?" Belle turned to Parry. "The defenders in the city... I heard in Falcon City that due to the previous deployment of troops, the defenders in Gaohua City were nearly half more than normal. With so much extra combat power, even Lord Khorne Siege should not be at a disadvantage."

"The forces of Chaos are strong..." Paro replied. "The generals of the evil gods mercilessly spilled the blood of their subordinates under the city wall, not counting casualties at all. According to the front-line battle reports, the number of Chaos warriors who have been killed during this period has been no less than five thousand, or even tens of thousands. , but the believers of the evil gods are still blindly attacking, and the offensive has not weakened at all. In addition, there seem to be many skilled craftsmen in their team. Because although a large number of siege weapons were destroyed during the battle, new ones were constantly being manufactured Come out and go into battle. Morale is pretty low in the city."

"They get continuous reinforcements from the rear?" Belleel remembered the terms used in military affairs.Because of this, the Chaos Legion doesn't care about casualties at all.

"It seems so," Parry admitted.

"How many Chaos troops are besieging the city now?"

"Fifty thousand to seventy thousand..."

Belleil murmured softly, "It's hard to handle now..." His voice was so soft that only Robin noticed.

Something seemed to happen to the army ahead, and there was a little confusion.Parry flattered and rushed over to check what happened, and Robin immediately asked Belle. "My lord, what do you think of?"

"Robin, do you still remember that according to our calculations, the combined forces of the coalition can reach [-] troops?"

"Yes, I know. You said that. You also said that we had a superior force at last."

"It's gone now. The total strength of the Chaos Legion will not be less than [-], and it may even be a little more." Baylor replied. "Hard to beat."

"Why? Didn't he just clearly say [-] to [-]?"

"You forgot, I told you just now that the forces under the city are not all of Chaos. At least the main forces of Tzeentch and Nurgle have not yet arrived."

As soon as Belle reminded, Robin immediately remembered what he said before.

"So, now it's a dilemma..." Baylor said. "If you send troops to rescue immediately, then the enemy is not yet exhausted. This battle is not exhausted with a sharp attack, and there is no favorable advantage. If you wait patiently, then the enemy's military strength will be further strengthened, and it will be more troublesome." He suddenly smiled. , "Fortunately, I'm not a general, so I'll leave this problem to Ashrufat to solve. We just need to do our own thing well."

Parry ran back from the front.

"Your Excellency, there seems to be something wrong."

A few minutes later, Baylor arrived at the source of the commotion.On the side of the road, there were two dead bodies.Judging from the clothing on the deceased, it should be a soldier of Gruni.

There were no obvious wounds on the body of the deceased, and there was not even blood around him, indicating that the deceased did not die by a sword.But their bodies were a sickly green, bulging like drowned.Green liquid flowed from several openings in the corpse's skin.

"what happened?"

"It should be a deserter." Parry pondered for a moment before making a judgment.These two soldiers are not like scouts, but they left the barracks again, so there is only one answer.Speaking of which, after knowing that their enemy was the Chaos Legion, many recruits were full of fear for the future battle, and the incidents of desertion were not too many, but not too few.

"The corpse is still fresh." Belle said softly.On this main avenue, patrol troops pass by at least once a day.It is impossible to ignore such a conspicuous corpse, which means that the deceased will not be more than one day after death.In addition, the skin of the cadaver remains elastic—an ancillary example.

"But this... the degree of rot..." Robin said softly.The body of the deceased swelled so much that the skin became somewhat translucent, and it was possible to see what seemed to be swimming, or burrowing, under the skin.Well, at least Robin doesn't want to get too nuanced about that.

"Did no one touch the corpse just now?" Bellel asked loudly. "If there is, tell me quickly!"

"General, I poked it with a spear." A soldier reported loudly.

"Light a fire, and burn your spear in it until it's red hot!" Baelor ordered. "This is no ordinary corpse, this is... the evil spell of the wizard of Nurgle!"

This remark caused an uproar among the soldiers.Some soldiers who were very curious just now retreated a distance back.

"Don't try to collect the corpses, don't try to touch them! It's better to stay away from this thing. Pour oil on me and light me on fire, this kind of magic can only be purified by fire!" Belle yelled. "Even after the fire is over, it's best to stay away from here!"

Parry took the initiative to take charge of this order and began to ask the soldiers to take measures.Fortunately, oil is a must-have for the army (used as torches for traveling at night), so it is not difficult to collect.Baylor, Robin, and others stayed as far away from the corpse as possible, watching from afar.Robin noticed that Belleel was looking at Parry differently - he was sighing slightly and shaking his head.

"My lord, what's the matter with you?" Robin asked softly.

"I just sigh for some unfair phenomena." Baylor replied. "Look, this Pali doesn't even understand Nurgle's tricks...such basic things, but because he is Rafa's son, he was directly appointed as the lieutenant general..." He shook his head and sighed again.

Although the "deputy general" is always a bit inferior in people's point of view, in fact this army can be regarded as Gruney's all-powerful army, and being a lieutenant general of this army itself means an extraordinary status.