Blood Dragon

Chapter 350

Essien was riding a horse, holding his own map in his hand.

According to the estimate on the map and in his own mind, he believed that the city of Neustria was not far away.But what puzzled him was that until now, he hadn't encountered the patrol team sent from the city.

You know, a military fortress like Newstria City will definitely send enough scouts to detect the movement nearby and control the surrounding areas of the city.Of course, the extent to which this patrol can be controlled is another matter (since one of the most important tasks of a scout is to hide from the sky and operate under the nose of the patrol), but it absolutely exists.

Of course, there are also some careless generals who do not take this necessary precaution, but this situation is another matter.At least, according to the last information received by Essien, the entire coalition forces of Gruny and Tiberius have converged here in the city of Nusteria, and Ashuruffat should not hesitate to send such peripheral forces.

But... something is not quite right.

While he was carefully proofreading the map, Cleo leaned in from behind.

"Essien, you said yesterday that you should be able to reach the city of Nustria today." Cleo said.Due to his noble background, Cleo has also received noble education, so his riding skills are more or less passable.But on the other hand, he is far worse than Essien.After so many days of hard marching, Cleo felt exhausted and hoped to find a place to rest in peace to relieve fatigue, while Essien was still in good spirits, and it seemed that he could continue marching like this for a long time.

"It should be...but the situation...is not good." Essien mused.In front of Cleo, he doesn't have to worry too much. "I don't feel right."

"Why is it wrong?"

"It's too quiet," Essien said. "I thought...we'd meet a patrol or a caravan anyway today."

"It should be a coincidence... As long as the distance is calculated correctly, we will definitely be able to reach the city of Nusteria. After all, cities can't run away."

"No..." Essien thought for a while, "We'd better be just in case."

"What if?" Cleo was a little dissatisfied with Essien's excessive caution.He has known for a long time that the strategic conception of this battle against chaos is to confront the war of attrition.There are even rumors in Falcon City that the Chaos Legion's fighting power can be exhausted at the cost of Gaohua City.As long as Newstria City persists, this wave of Chaos invasion is doomed to be untenable, and it will eventually have to retreat.

"How many days have we been cut off from news?" Essien asked.

"Many days," Cleo replied. "But the last news I got was that the Chaos Legion hit a wall under Gaohua City, suffered heavy losses but gained nothing... The Chaos Legion suspended their offensive. It's impossible for them to capture the city of Nusteria so quickly, right?"

"Anything can happen on the battlefield." Essien shook his head.Although Cleo was his good friend, he couldn't communicate with him in this respect.In fact, Cleo's understanding of the military was not much better than the civilians on the streets of Falcon City.Of course, in terms of negotiation and the outside world, he has very good abilities.

"Get the soldiers ready for battle." Essien ordered to a messenger beside him.As soon as he finished speaking, before the orderly could even turn his horse's head to leave, a cavalry appeared in front of him.Through the opponent's armor, Essien recognized that this was the cavalry in charge of the forward.Moreover, from the body language of the other party - the gesture of beating the horse and galloping wildly, the gesture of waving desperately to signal, it can be seen that this person has urgent military information to report.

Although he was mentally prepared, Essien was still taken aback by the news brought by the other party.

"What... The city of Nustria has been captured by the Chaos Legion... The vanguard of our army saw the queen who escaped from the city... Or is it a woman who claims to be the queen?"

"Let's go, let's go see the Queen right away!" Essien was Essien after all, his shock was only the first few seconds, and he immediately realized the opportunity.

"Wait a minute, Essien, that might be a trap for the Chaos Legion..." Cleo stopped in time.Things are so evil, shouldn't the Queen be in Falcon City?Also, how could a city like Neustria, with a [-] troops stationed there, be captured by the Chaos Legion in such a short period of time?

"No, Cleo," Essien urged the horse forward, without any intention of stopping. "I understand what's going on."

"What happened? Essien, you have to understand that there are a full [-] troops in the city of Nusteria, and the city itself has complete fortifications and sufficient supplies. A strong city of this level... Chaos Legion It is impossible to break through within a few days..."

"But there is another possibility, that is, there are no more [-] troops in the city." Essien replied immediately. "Ashuruffat has spotted the fighter plane, so the whole army went out. At this time, Ashuruffat and the Chaos Legion should be confronting each other on the front line... Maybe the winner has already been decided."

"Ah...you mean...the Chaos Legion took Ashuruffat's back route?"

"Maybe." Essien smiled.He already understood how wise and correct his original decision was.This is a great credit.

"But... Baylor is also here, would a person like him make such a mistake?"

"It's not necessarily a mistake," Essien replied. "Sending troops to detour behind the enemy is equivalent to weakening the strength of the troops on the frontal battlefield ... reducing the chance of winning. This is a kind of gamble, and it cannot be said to be correct. It is just a way to let the enemy suffer heavy losses after defeat ... But, as the saying goes A bird in the hand is better than a hundred birds in the bush."

"Well, what you mean is that the frontal battlefield is the key. Although sending troops to detour to the enemy's rear is a clever way to block the enemy's retreat, the price is that the number of troops on the frontal battlefield will be reduced, and the chances of winning will be reduced..."

"That's what it means. Look, Cleo, we're in the right place at the right time."

"Then the queen...what's the matter with the queen? She should be in Falcon City!"

"It's hard to say, but... if this is a scam, then the scammer will regret it immediately. Because he didn't know that both of us were palace officials, and I even served as the queen's bodyguard for a long time ’” Essien replied. "I believe that no deceit can fool my eyes. The fake cannot be true, and the real cannot be fake."

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"...they have an army of one hundred thousand!" Robin emphasized again.

Now, he somewhat believed in the judgment of the general.Although Robin had always felt that Ashuruffat was completely incomparable with his general, but at this moment, he found that Ashuruffat's reaction to the news was really similar to that of Belle.Unlike others, his first reaction was to question whether the news was correct or not, but he immediately showed a thoughtful expression.

"How is the situation with General Beryl?" Ashuruffat asked a few seconds later.

"My lord general is... retreating at full speed. At the same time, he repeatedly sent out multiple scouts... The actions of this Chaos Legion are different. They didn't send out scouts, as if they didn't care that we knew. The Chaos Legion is now going straight We are coming, very fast."

"It's a bit unbelievable." It was Balanka who spoke next to him.Just before Robin came in to deliver the news, victory seemed to be close at hand, within easy reach.But now, victory has become an unattainable horizon. "Where did they get so many troops?"

"This is definitely prepared in advance." Ashuruffat's expression was calm, which made even Baranka admire.But after a few seconds, he realized that Ashurfat really didn't need to be nervous, because he could retreat to Gaohua City or Newstria City.If there is a strong city as a backing, then the [-] Chaos Legion will not be so scary.

"The Chaos Legion is coming so straight... Is there any favorable terrain nearby that can resist them?" Ashuruffat asked.But on the surface he was asking someone else, but in fact he had already opened the military map.

He is already so familiar with this map that after opening the map, he doesn't need to spend much effort to find it, and his eyes will fall on a certain position on the map.

"The river can be used." Barranca came over, and so did Parry. "Destroy the bridge over the river... No matter how powerful the Chaos Legion is, it won't be able to pass for a while. We have plenty of time to rectify the rear, and we can even fight a few small battles to dampen their prestige."

Hmm...it is indeed a favorable terrain.

"This season, the flow of this river... is relatively gentle." Parry spoke. "You can swim across the river."

Barranca cast a sidelong glance at Parry.After such a long period of contact, the positions of several senior generals have actually become clear.Baranka firmly stood with Ashurfat, Parry was marginalized, and Beler maintained a detached neutral position.In particular, this does not mean that the four people have adopted any strategy of open and secret fighting and put it into practice, or that there have been verbal and physical conflicts, but a spontaneous and default attitude.Everyone can feel that Parry's right to speak is getting lower and lower, while Ash Rufat's right to speak is getting higher and higher.Especially after the previous battle to wipe out the Chaos Legion, Parry lost the ability to resist the authority of General Ashuruffat in any place and in any way-even if he did this, his old subordinates would not agree.

"People can swim, but what about the equipment? Especially hoplites...they can't swim wearing chaos armor. That's right, we can't stop small troops, but don't even think about crossing the river with large troops." Baranka was confident replied. "Anyway, it's not a problem to delay here for a few days. This period of time can help the rear strengthen the city's defenses and prepare for future siege battles."

The explanation was so powerful that even Parry said nothing more.