Blood Dragon

Chapter 280 Six Awareness

"This is information from the front."

Baylor stood in front of the map and pointed the small stick in his hand to an area on the map. "Combined with the inferences obtained from various places, at present...the Chaos Legion seems to have temporarily stopped attacking the city, but chose to divide its troops to plunder. This news has been verified repeatedly... Yes, the Chaos Legion did not stop and accumulate strength to launch A more violent offensive, and it seems to have given up!"

This is a room in the castle in the center of Neustria, and everyone is sitting around a long table.In other words, what is going on at this moment is a military meeting attended by senior military officers.The total number of people who participated in this meeting was no more than a dozen. For the army gathered in the city of Neustria at this time, this was an important meeting to decide the next move—that is, to determine the future fate of this huge army. .

"Huh..." Someone in the venue let out a long sigh.That was an obvious relief.

"What happened in Sarek City...is it going to happen again?" A voice said relaxedly.

"If all this is not a deliberate disguise, then the situation may be better than we expected before," Baylor said.There are still a few people here who don’t seem to understand—most of them are Tiberius’ officers, and it’s the first time they have come here to face the Chaos Legion. "In this area...all the residents who have not evacuated have hidden behind strong fortifications. For example, these places are like solid walnuts. If the Chaos Legion wants to attack these places, they must pay a huge price .That's right, the Chaos Legion has an overwhelming advantage in combat power. As we all know, in fact, as long as they are willing to pay the price, these small castles and villages will definitely be undefendable, and they will be breached sooner or later. But in In these battles...their precious combat power will be greatly lost in these worthless small battles, of course, the same is true in terms of time...I think we can wait patiently for the time being..."

An officer from Tiberius objected that the Chaos Legion's attack on the small town might mean that they would solve a large part of the logistical problems-this strategy is also very common in the internal wars of the human world.In order to attack large cities with tight defenses, we should give priority to attacking small cities with poor defense capabilities and fewer troops, so as to accumulate materials and manpower for attacking large cities.

In this case, the correct choice is to send troops to harass, so as to prevent the Chaos Legion from successfully achieving the goal of supporting war with war.

But after Baylor and Paro gave a detailed introduction to the situation in the northeast of Gruene, the opponents died down.Gruene's defense in the northeast is tried and tested.This is because when the Chaos Legion invaded in the past, they used the strategy of skipping the White Castle more than once and attacking the depths of the kingdom instead.In this case, almost all the human settlements in this area have been built into strong fortresses.And because of the Chaos Legion's reputation for brutality, the inhabitants will fight to the death rather than surrender.To capture these fortresses, the Chaos Legion will have to pay far more than what they gained.

During this conversation, Ashuruffat's eyes kept looking at the military map in front of him.The map is large and detailed.It hung on the wall higher than a grown man could reach.For the human army, this is very luxurious equipment. It must be known that many generals in history fought against a map that was unclear or even full of errors.

But for some reason, Ashuruffat felt that this was still not good enough.In some of his dreams, he has equipment that is far more luxurious than a map.No, those were just dreams... He shook his head, trying to drive the thought out of his mind, but there seemed to be another voice whispering in his mind.

It was not a dream... said the voice.Didn't you already know?

"Lord Earl," Belle's voice suddenly sounded, making Ashrufat startled. "What's wrong with you?"

"Ah...I'm fine...you continue to talk..." Ashuruffat said.

"In short, considering that some soldiers in our army are still troubled by injuries...In all aspects, I suggest temporarily stationing troops and waiting for further developments." Beler seemed to see that Ashuruffat was a little distracted and didn't respond to the situation. Delve into the previous topics.After saying this, he returned to his seat and sat down.

"I heard that the front scouts... suffered a lot of losses." Parry, who was opposite Belleur, said suddenly.

"The loss was heavy." Beler admitted, "The light cavalry of the Chaos Legion is more powerful than our army..."

"They call the lightly armed infantry and cavalry marauders," Parry said. "The scouts of the Chaos Legion are the raider cavalry. These cavalry are mobile forces for stealth attacks. They may not be able to confront the heavy cavalry head-on, but they are much better than ours when it comes to reconnaissance, side attack, and detour. And It is said that most of them are believers of the blood god, and they are not afraid of death in battle..."

"...The harsh living conditions in the wasteland also make their physique much better than ours. Not only people, but also horses. There is a big difference in this respect. This is not only manifested in marching, but also in battle. Chaos warriors endured many wounds that would have killed our soldiers and continued to fight..." explained another man on the side. "In the case of scout warfare carried out by light cavalry, the advantages of equipment, training and discipline are not obvious, and our army is completely suppressed. To obtain intelligence on the enemy's actions, a large number of casualties must be paid."

The reason for making this statement is because some of the coalition forces have never had any experience in fighting against the Chaos Legion.For example, Ashurfat, who is the Supreme Commander, is one of them.

"This time, in order to confirm the movement of Chaos, our army has sent a large number of scout troops. The enemy has also sent corresponding peripheral scout troops. In order to obtain information, our army has lost more than 200 people..." Beler explained. "I will report on the relevant casualties and losses later."

"The light cavalry in our army should be equipped with muskets, right?" Ashuruffat asked. "And the enemy's light cavalry should not be equipped with long-range shooting weapons. Isn't that okay?"

"During scouting battles, muskets will cause unnecessary noise, so many soldiers do not carry muskets when performing reconnaissance missions. In addition, the accuracy and range of pistols are not good. Facing the superb riding skills of predator cavalry, in the In actual combat, it is difficult to grasp the correct timing of shooting, so our soldiers suffer a lot," Beller said. "Whether it's horse fighting skills or equestrianism, our side is at an absolute disadvantage."

"Will the enemy feint?" asked a man at the end of the long table. "Abandon Gaohua City... What else will the target be?"

"No, there are still a large number of Chaos Legion under the city." Beler replied. "On this point, the defenders in the city should not be mistaken. They even launched a tentative counterattack on purpose."

"what's the result?"

"Unexpectedly, a very good result was achieved." Baylor replied. "It caused a lot of damage to the unprepared enemy. But the result of the battle proved that this was not a disguise. And this long victory... Well, it is also of the type that cannot be repeated. Gaohua City is mobilizing all forces to carry out fortifications repair work."

"How about the material reserves in the city?" Ashuruffat asked seemingly unintentionally.

"Persisting for a year is definitely not a problem. In addition, although the defenders have suffered serious casualties, their numbers are still sufficient. If they can use this time to rest, they should be able to recover part of their combat power soon." Beler replied. "This is thanks to General Rafa's previous arrangements."

He glanced at Parry with a smile.However, it was hard to tell whether this smile was a compliment or a sarcasm.

"All in all it looks in our favor?" someone asked.

"To be honest, it's hard to tell." Parry spread his hands and made a gesture. "To be honest, in recent years, the Chaos Legion has become more and more intelligent, and they are now trying to find opportunities for victory outside the battlefield. And they have succeeded more than once-in fact, even this time, they only came close I got it..."

While saying this, Parry's eyes were looking at Ashrufat.Now, everyone can sense that the Lord General is a little absent-minded.

There are rumors that Ashuruffat was cursed when he killed the Chaos Sorcerer.Because too many people have witnessed the chaos wizard turned into a mess.Stories of defeated Chaos Sorcerers who, in desperation and at the cost of self-destruction, cast an evil curse on their defeated heroes were so widespread that things changed for Ashuruffat in no time.

According to the storybooks, these curses, which entrust the last strength of the followers of evil gods, are always very evil and despicable.Most of them aren't even the instantly deadly type, but a deeper, longer-term effect.And it often harms family members and descendants-because in the general concept of people, rapid death is not the most terrible thing, and the kind of life that can't be killed is called terrible.

Although Aishuruffat has repeatedly emphasized that he is in good health.But things like rumors cannot be cut off because of his statement.

However, at least the relevant conclusions at the meeting were easy to draw.This is because due to the impact of the previous epidemic, a large number of soldiers in the army have not yet recovered.Coupled with the postponement of the imminent crisis in Gaohua City, and the specific actions of the Chaos Legion, the distribution of troops and other factors, it is not the best choice under such circumstances. Instead, temporarily wait for the recovery of combat power and wait for the Chaos Legion. The correct solution is to further consume the combat power.

This is the case even for Parry, who has been fighting before.Although it is true that some people have proposed a battle plan to take advantage of the opportunity of chaos to divide the troops and concentrate on attacking the enemy under Gaohua City.However, considering the unknown strength of the Chaos Legion, this proposal was rejected.If the enemy army cannot be defeated quickly, things will be reversed and become a front and back attack by the enemy.

The meeting ended quickly, and the participants left one after another, leaving only Aishuruffat.

His eyes had been looking out of the window—in fact, during the meeting—and it took a long time before a gust of cold wind blew through the window before he came back to his senses.

There was a reason for his gaffe, because today, just before the meeting, he met a Chaos spy.Or more specifically, a believer in Tzeentch.