Blood Dragon

Section [-] Discussion

The atmosphere in Newstria was obviously different from usual.

The news of the defeat of the attacking troops has already caused commotion in the city, and the soldiers who fled returned in batches.Like other countries, Gruene also has a strict military registration system, or a system for tracking down deserters.This makes it impossible for soldiers to flee-as long as the rule of this country does not collapse, then they can only return to the camp to wait for their fate.

That night, everyone was secretly discussing the war.Because the number of soldiers who finally withdrew was indeed so large that any efforts to block the news were in vain.Now, most of the soldiers in the entire city already know the details of the defeat in this outpost.

After Parry approached the Chaos Legion, he further confirmed the number of the Chaos Legion through scout reconnaissance—there was no error in the intelligence, and the total frontline strength of the Chaos Legion was only about [-].Parry's troops were close to a thousand.

With twice and a half as many troops, the question is no longer how to defeat the enemy, but how to gain as much as possible.Parry immediately decided to divide his troops into three groups to encircle and wipe out the enemy from three directions.He was deeply afraid that the enemy would run away immediately, but he didn't expect that the enemy didn't dodge or dodge at all, but came towards him head-on.

The course of the fight was lackluster.There was no subterfuge employed by the Chaos Legion, no subtlety in formation.They simply line up and charge, but the offensive is as unstoppable as thunder.Parry's formation made another mistake of underestimating the enemy, and he was directly defeated by the Chaos Legion.The defeat of the veterans on the front line directly led to the rout of the inexperienced recruits on the second line, and the rout of the recruits led to the complete rout of the veterans.The process was so swift and ruthless that the central force under Parry's own command was completely defeated before the left and right wings surrounded him.

The Chaos Legion calmly turned back to face the enemies who had come up from the flanks - after seeing the complete failure of the main force, the morale of the soldiers flanked by the flanks was extremely low.The Chaos army first left and then right, defeated the two troops methodically, and then everything became out of hand.The officers had completely lost control of the army, and all the soldiers were scrambling to escape, while the Chaos Legion was chasing after them.

Fortunately, General Beryl led a small force in time to hold the valley area.He contained the defeated soldiers and reorganized them.Beler is worthy of being a famous general of a generation. Relying on this army formed by the disintegrated division, he actually defeated the chaotic army that was chasing him.Not only that, he showed the true demeanor of a victorious general who has experienced many battles on the battlefield, and killed the chaotic champion who led the chaotic pursuers in a one-on-one duel.

Relying on the activeness of General Beryl, the matter finally did not get out of hand.More than half of Parry's army was lost, but they managed to keep a retreat, and finally the remnants were taken in by Belleur and retreated to the city of Nusteria.Similarly, because of being defeated by Beler, the Chaos Legion did not dare to pursue further, and retreated after rectifying the troops.Anyone with a heart can see that if Beler hadn't saved the battle situation in time, if the Chaos Legion had occupied the valley crossing...then even if not all of the troops that attacked this time were wiped out, none would survive.

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"Can you feel that atmosphere?" Baylor stood in front of the window, looking at the city of Newsteria below.He was standing in Ashurfat's room now, only the two of them, even if Robin wasn't there—as I said before, Robin's arm was injured, so he could only be one of the wounded for the time being. "It seems that the atmosphere is a little tense."

That's what he said, but Belle's tone was very relaxed.

"This attack...is really a bit hasty." Ashuruffat sat at his desk, resting his chin with his hands, and said softly.The achievements of the subordinates are the achievements of the general, but the reverse is also true: the failure of the subordinates is the failure of the general.

"It's not too bad." Belle had no expression on his face. "Our army lost 2000, but the casualties of the Chaos Legion... will not be less than [-]. And it is said that their casualties this time are all elite soldiers. It is a deal that does not make any money."

"How's Parry doing?"

"He suffered a little injury, at least his life is safe. The reason why he is recuperating quietly is that it is more likely that he will be ashamed to see others." Speaking of this, Belle's voice became a little regretful. "He is young and energetic, so he shouldn't be responsible for such a sortie mission. He is more suitable to lead an army in a surprise attack, directly hitting the enemy's center of gravity..."

But that's all for now, but Beler knew very well that there was a reason why Ashuruffat allowed Parry to lead the army to attack.For some things, if you are not in that position, you will not feel the pressure in that position.

The thousand people Parry led this time were all soldiers from the former Northern Legion.This is also his basic set.Although this time it was nominally "the coalition forces organized under the Church of the Gods of the Star Region".But in fact, this "Allied Forces" is indeed worthy of its name.Because this legion itself can be regarded as composed of three forces, standing under one banner in order to deal with a common enemy.To put it bluntly, basically every senior general has his own troops.Beler's direct line is [-] Tiberian soldiers, Ashrufat and Baranka's direct line is the Gruni Legion expanded on the basis of the Guards Corps, and Parry's direct line is the original garrison in Newster. Northern Legion troops in Yacheng.

As I said before, although this army theoretically belongs to the regular army of the Kingdom of Gruney, in fact it was completely under Rafa's control before.Its key tasks such as the promotion of officers, the employment of soldiers, and the payment of military salaries are all decided by Rafa alone.

Of course, today is not the same as in the past, Parry no longer has the capital to support himself.But Rafa's imprint on this army is very strong, and this imprint cannot be erased without a major cleansing and replacement.The problem is a major cleansing, and a major replacement means a sharp drop in the combat effectiveness of the army. Under the current situation of this great enemy, there is no way to do this kind of thing.This is also the reason why Parry must become the lieutenant general, only he can freely command this army.

"The combat power of the Chaos Legion is so strong..." Ashuruffat thought. "According to intelligence, the first battle formation formed by Parry's veterans was ripped open from the front by the Chaos Legion's direct attack. According to those soldiers, the Chaos Warrior's attack was like a mad tiger. There is a way to stop..."

"That is the elite army of the Chaos Legion... If I am not mistaken, it should be composed of Chaos God's Chosen Warriors. I have seen it in the past... The soldiers of the Chaos Legion, as far as I know, are mainly divided into three Grade, Chaos Lord, Chaos Champion, Chaos Warrior. The Chaos Lord is almost equal to our king and grand duke, the Chaos Champion means our Duke, Earl, etc., and the Chaos God’s Chosen is almost equal to our country’s knights. Although the former two are powerful , but the number is always too rare, and they can only serve as commanders or high-level officers. The so-called Chaos Gods are the elite of Chaos fighters, candidates for Chaos Champions. They are all veterans who have experienced battles and are considered to be protected by evil gods , so it is called the 'God's Chosen' fighter."

"Have you ever fought against this elite force?"

Belair recalled the battle against the Chaos Legion in the past. "I remember that phalanx composed entirely of Chaos God's Chosen fighters charged straight ahead...Although they were heavily damaged by muskets and cannons along the way, they were still defeated and seven troops were stopped...But the Chaos Although God's Chosen Warriors are the most elite troops, even if it is a Chaos Legion with a total of no less than [-], such elite troops should only have one or two thousand."

"Thousands..." Ashuruffat pondered.From this point of view, this time may be a complete trap.Chaos deliberately sent out a seemingly weak combat force that was actually extremely powerful in order to lure the coalition forces out and attack them hard.But this kind of trap is hard to see through. "Are they really not afraid that I will send a large army to attack and wipe out this elite army in one fell swoop?"

"Even if it's a gamble, they've already won the bet." Baylor shrugged. "Besides, it doesn't make any sense anymore."

"Is it only one or two thousand?" Ashuruffat considered this question. "If they put all their elites into such a gamble, then that chaotic Bloodfang Lord is really..."

"It's just an estimate," Baylor added. "No one knows the specific combat power of the Chaos Legion this time... But at least, we can no longer underestimate the enemy like before, thinking that with three times the strength, we will be able to secure victory. There is no way to truly be exhaustive in things like war. In fact, To be honest, in this battle, from the perspective of combat power alone, Parry will not be too inferior. If he can march and deploy correctly, he can't say he will win, but at most it will be a small defeat. It’s going to be what it is now.”

Belle was right.Ashuruffat found himself slowly beginning to understand the thoughts of the Chaos Lord.Perhaps this is not a trap, or not a pure trap, but a choice of "both left and right".

Lead an army that is far more powerful than it appears.If the coalition forces didn't move, Lord Bloodfang could naturally attack that small city.If the coalition forces are dispatched, then take advantage of the momentum and teach the enemy a harsh lesson.The coalition forces dispatched a real army... If this kind of thing really happened, then the Chaos scout troop would definitely be able to notify him in time and make him retreat.

This is the benefit of blocking the battlefield.Regardless of small-scale troops, a truly large-scale army can never escape the scout's detection.The Chaos Legion won the scout battle, so the large-scale actions of the coalition forces cannot escape their eyes. On the contrary, because of the complete defeat in the scout battle, Ashuruffat knew nothing about the large-scale mobilization of Chaos. It's like being blind.

"Don't worry, general," Belleur looked at Ashuruffat's expression and suddenly smiled. "A small defeat does not affect the overall situation. But what I care about is the strength shown by the Chaos Legion in this battle..."

"By the way, Your Excellency Beler," Ashuruffat asked suddenly. "The last time you led your army to defeat the Chaos Legion...you should have encountered a situation similar to ours this time. The Chaos Marauder cavalry is stronger and better at fighting than our army's light cavalry. So, how did you do it then? How to solve this problem?"

"If you have to say it, there is nothing you can do." Belleer thought for a while and replied. "Actually, I don't care about this. Anyway, the year-long siege of Sarek City has exhausted the vitality of the Chaos Legion, so they have very few options for action left, just a few, very few. Easy to guess."