Blood Dragon

No.30 Eve

Ashurfat left, but Leo didn't.He approached Thomas and carefully looked at Thomas' wound.

Even "dreadful" is not enough to describe Thomas' situation.You know, if they weren't afraid that Thomas' real situation would be known, they wouldn't let the prophetess Mayfair take care of Thomas, but would find two servants to take care of it.Although Leo loves Thomas very much, he knows that some things may be irreparable.But Ashuruffat refuses to consider any of these "maybe" issues.Anyone who mentions even the slightest bit of bad predictions about Thomas' recovery makes Ash Rufat look like he's going to eat someone.

In fact, Ashrufat and Thomas are two completely different people.If he hadn't seen it himself, maybe Leo wouldn't have believed how people with such huge differences in personality could have such deep feelings for each other.Thomas was generous, kind, hospitable (at least to those who were not hostile), good with people, and possessed that convincing demeanor and heart.Staying with Thomas for a long time, people will be infected by Thomas unconsciously.Thomas is never angry, his smile can melt the ice between people, his demeanor can make people unconsciously attracted, his generosity and tolerance can make people feel grateful, and his every order will make people feel happy. Man is willing to obey, even willing to sacrifice his life.When Thomas walked by with a confident smile, confidence filled everyone's chest.

Ashurfate is another type of person.Maybe it's because of the outsider (and he hasn't been here for a long time), he doesn't like to communicate with people very much, and he is relatively taciturn.Except for William Daly and Leo, he has almost no close friends. He and most other knights can only be regarded as casual acquaintances, not to mention deep.Ashurfat is not a rough person, but he always exudes a fearsome aura naturally.And he is not only a knight, but also a magician, which adds a daunting aura of mystery to him.Ashuruffat didn't get angry easily, but once he got angry, his ferocious expression and eyes were enough to freeze other people's blood, and what he did was absolutely horrifying. The execution ceremony of the captives at the top of the city that day was the best proof.In short, he is a person who is naturally intimidating, and people cannot get close to him (of course, people who really get in touch with him, such as Leo and William Daly, know that Ashurfate has noble and gentle side, but not everyone will be happy to get in touch with him).When Ashurfat commanded troops, he always used an unconscious sense of oppression to make people obey orders.When Ashurfat ordered an attack in rage, people always rushed to the battlefield in great fear.

Thomas' subordinates always obey his orders because of "respect".And Ashurfat uses "fear" to drive his subordinates.

"I've tried my best." Maybe it was Leo's attitude of carefully examining the wound that made Faile uneasy, the prophetess said.

The prophetess also disturbed Leo.When they set off, there were three female prophets and three hundred holy grail knights, but now all the holy grail knights had died on the battlefield, and only Mayfair survived the female prophets.But this prophetess... um, well, it was a blind person like Ashuruffat who couldn't see the emotion in her eyes.Of course, it may also be that Ashuruffat deliberately ignored this point.But Leo was a little skeptical, because he really couldn't see what Ashurfat was worthy of the favor of a prophetess.

Mayfair didn't do anything now, except for taking care of Thomas, she put all her energy on healing.In her own words, she "is united with the wind of life wholeheartedly".She doesn't even need to move around, and the wounded in the army, as long as they are not seriously wounded or their wounds are inflamed, can heal in just two or three days.

Leo carefully washed away the pus from Thomas's wound with water.There is no hope, and the "myrrh" must be obtained as soon as possible.Without this thing, the time Thomas can live can only be counted with the unit of "day".

He stood up, fatigue piercing his lumbar spine like an awl.Their original logistics officer was hit by a shell that flew over the city wall during the battle of the city, and unfortunately returned to the embrace of the God of Nature on the spot.Now that fellow Ashrufat has pushed everything to him except fighting.For the first time, Leo understood that it is really not easy to be a logistics officer, especially when he is also working a lot of other jobs part-time.He must be exhausted to maintain the normal operations of the entire army every day.I really don't understand why that guy Ashurfat can go without sleep for several days and still be full of energy.

But there was no time to rest.A big battle is coming, and he must do everything in his power to prepare for it, damned Paro!

Two days later, in the commander's camp of the coalition forces, Aishuruffat, Leo and several other officers were gathered here.These officers are actually Ashulfat's lieutenants—because in name, Thomas is the coach, and Ashulfat and Leo are just lieutenants.But the command of the army is now in the charge of Aishuruffat, and he also needs some "actual lieutenants" to assist in the command.

A large map was spread out on the table.

"The enemy is already approaching here," someone pointed on the map. "According to the results of the investigation, the total strength of the Paro army is about [-]. The news that General Thomas was seriously injured and temporarily unable to command the army has been detected by the enemy, so they are very determined to fight. For them, this may be the only one Here's the chance. If nothing changes, we will meet the enemy head-on in the Misty Grassland the day after tomorrow."

A finger points to a location on the map.It can be seen that the Misty Grassland is a vast wilderness. , it is not the land of any lord, but directly belongs to the Cassilos royal family, which produces the most outstanding high-quality horses.

"If we fight here, it will be a face-to-face confrontation without any tricks. A confrontation of strength and courage." Someone said so.

"Hmph, that's what I was thinking too." Ashuruffat fixed his eyes on the future battlefield pointed out on the map, with a murderous look in his eyes.

"My lord, they have more troops than us. We only have 5000 people..." Someone reminded us.

"Those are just defeated generals. They are just a bunch of cowards who managed to escape because of their long legs. The bravest of them have all been buried underground by us!" Ashuruffat did not waver at all.Only people who are extremely confident or arrogant can speak in this tone.

"The Paro people have new generals. Now they are no longer a chaotic mess, but have a complete leadership. Also, they have that mysterious monster cavalry. Our scouts tell us that ordinary horses only need As soon as you get close to that kind of 'eagle horse', you will immediately neigh and jump, uncontrollably."

"I heard from a businessman that that thing doesn't seem to be called 'Eagle Horse', but 'Half-Gryphon'."

"I'm afraid this is the unique trick of the Paro people. Once the horses are frightened, the knights' charge formation immediately collapses. If the enemy countercharges at this time, the consequences will be very serious..."

Is this kind of thing called "Eagle Horse" or "Half-Gryphon" the last resort of the Paro people?If Thomas was still standing here sober, he would laugh out loud.This is simply an extremely naive idea.If the Paro really hoped to win victory with such monster cavalry, they should do everything possible to hide the monster, and then bring it out at the moment of engagement.Only in this way can the effect of "surprise" be exerted.

And their best choice is not to come to fight, but to retreat to the Wolf's Mouth Fortress.

No, you can't think about it from this angle.Ashurfat thought of Thomas' teaching.No one is free, and neither is the military.Why did the Paro people come to fight a battle that was meaningless whether they won or lost?That's an obvious gambler's mentality.Just like when the Greyhound Knights were going to venture into the mountains.Although these are bad choices, they are the same choices that have to be made under external pressure.

If the Greyhound Knights hadn't entered the mountains to fight Thomas, but had clung to the main road and blocked Thomas's way out, then maybe the situation now would be completely different.But this military best option is simply not available.Because the Paro people don't trust the Greyhound Knights.If the Greyhounds adopt this conservative and steady posture, then it is very likely that they will get another doom - being abandoned by the Paro people, and the whole army collapses when the backup is cut off.

And now, the Paro people should not have woken up from the dream of "conquering the entire Cassilos and gaining a comprehensive victory".Therefore, regardless of objective facts and the fact that they are already at an extreme disadvantage, they try their best to take a gamble.Put all your money on the table, hoping to win a meaningless victory.

Ashuruffat recovered from his contemplation, only to find that the argument was over.Everyone was watching him, waiting for his final order.

"There's nothing to say, face the Paro army head-on." Ashuruffat said.His eyes crossed the area on the map that was already destined to become a bloody battlefield, and stopped on something else-it was Wolf's Mouth Castle, the only possible spoils of the war that the Paro people could keep.

Wolf's Mouth Castle was his only hope.Such an important castle could not have been without a store of "myrrh".If he can take the fort in time to get the "myrrh" inside, maybe he can save Thomas.

Thomas couldn't survive a month anyway.But as long as the wound can be cured, as long as it can be closed, he still has a glimmer of hope. <On the prairie in the sky, the first green season is the critical moment for horses to mate, and the prairie should be busy at this time.

But now, an indescribably chilling atmosphere enveloped this originally peaceful grassland.Under the slowly rising morning sun, the two armies were gradually coming out of the camp to form formation.The 3 troops of Paro and the 5000 troops of Casillas and St. Jean's coalition fought the final battle here.

Today is a good day for fighting. Although there are cloudy clouds, the sun is shining and the field of vision is wide.The soldiers of both armies clenched their weapons tightly and looked at the enemy in the distance with expressionless faces.Even the war horse seemed to be infected by this atmosphere, and its hooves kicked the ground impatiently.

"The enemy has launched a geese formation!" A scout galloped up to Ashuruffat and reported loudly.

"Flying geese..." Ashuruffat repeated in a low voice.The flying geese formation is a central assault formation, and among all the three central assault formations, the flying geese formation is the strongest on both wings.The needle formation is to completely abandon the two wings, the cone formation is to leave only restraining troops on the two wings, and the flying geese formation is to further strengthen the two wings.The battle plan of the Paro people is now clear.