Chapter 343: Observation

The two sides of the formation of this battle were almost exactly the same, and there was no tactical advantage at all. On the surface, both sides chose the same tactics because of "coincidentally".

The military book explains this situation very clearly. Under the same tactics, the final outcome depends on the combat strength of the two armies, the morale, discipline and tenacity of both sides, the equipment and training of both sides, and whether the commander made mistakes in dispatching the war.

Although the Groney army under the command of Ashu Rufate fought to defend the country and had high morale, the morale of the Chaos Legion would never be low. If you simply measure combat power on paper, the conclusion is very obvious. The Groney army must be at a disadvantage.

However, Ashu Rufate won the battle with almost no advantage - of course, he suffered a lot of casualties, but no one would think that such victory would not cost any price, right? So Berell used this matter to test two students. Well, that's right, Berell's attitude at this time was the way the teacher tested his students.

"Central!" Robin also screamed, and then he instantly understood what Taller meant. "Central... So that's it."

"Ha, I see it." Berel laughed. "Yes, a little insightful." He pointed to the paper and said softly. "Ashu Rufate's left wing defeated the right wing of the Blood Tooth Lord first, while Ashu Rufate's right wing successfully blocked the left wing of the Blood Tooth Lord - at least it delayed enough time. Although the overall combat power is at a disadvantage, it can accomplish such an incredible thing... The reason is actually very simple, because he drew the power of the central government and strengthened the left and right wings. The so-called diagonal tactics, the orders issued by the main general are mostly similar: roughly the elite wing assault, the central government is stably attacking, and the center is more stable,

The weak wing takes the defensive moment. And Ashu Rufate makes full use of this... He makes full use of the characteristic that the center of the Blood-Tooth Lord will not attack with all his strength... He arranges his central troops very interestingly: it looks quite powerful, but in fact it is a false appearance and cannot withstand a real fierce attack. The center of the Chaos Legion is indeed as he expected. Although he also takes the initiative to attack, the offensive is not fierce, the battle is stalemate, and he is mainly waiting for his left wing to win. So... this matter is quite interesting. Rather than saying that this is a...a coincidence by chance, it is a...a special targeted arrangement."

"Isn't that a coincidence?" Tale asked a question. "General Ashrufate has no reason to know the details of the enemy's formation in advance."

"Many things can be analyzed and reasoned," said Beller with a smile. "As long as you have a clear mind, you can infer something that others feel is incredible. So never underestimate a general's ability to analyze problems. Especially an excellent general." He suddenly smiled mysteriously. "Information is always one of the most important tasks of a general, a captured prisoner, a document stolen by a spy, a report sent by a scout... Sometimes, it can determine the outcome of a war, or even the survival of a country."

"Anyway," Robin had heard similar remarks from Beller. "General Ashrufate used some means to know the tactical arrangement of the Chaos Legion, right?"

"I think...that should be." Berel replied.

"General Belle!" A voice came from outside. Belle immediately stuffed the paper with the layout map under the map, and then called outside, "Come in."

The person who came in was a short man. From the clothes and armor, you can see that this was a messenger. Although magical communications were quite popular, secret letters were still a reliable means when they were truly confidential. "His Excellency Belar, General Asurufat has brought you an emergency order."

After saying that, he took out a letter from him and respectfully handed it to Belle.

Berel glanced at the document quickly and answered quietly. "I understand. You can reply to General Asurufat, I obey the order."

The messenger left, and Robin couldn't wait to ask. "Sir, what's wrong?"

"Ashurufate asked me to withdraw the camp immediately and go to White Fort." Berel said.

"But, almost all of our troops are infantry..."

"He said he would meet me halfway through," said Beller. He frowned slightly, and then suddenly asked a question.

"You guys say, why did Ashu Rufat give this order?"

"Because..." Robin wanted to say, "Ash Rufate wanted to try his best to use our soldiers as cannon fodder." But when he thought that Tale was also a Groni, he shrank back the next half of the sentence.

"It's probably because... the Chaos Base Camp under Gaohua City has been broken." Tale said.

"That's right... there... there are not many troops left. There are enough troops in Gaohua City and enough magicians. You only need magic communication to inform them of the current situation. It is not difficult to defeat the enemy outside the city with the troops in the city. Even if the defenders are very careful, you only need magic communication to repeatedly verify the information for one or two days. "Beral murmured to himself softly. "What do he... want to do now?"

"Okay, Robin, help me out and notify the soldiers... Take advantage of the fact that it is not too late today, and set off immediately!"

"General, are you really going to White Fort? If Ash Rufate fails to arrive halfway, it means we may have to attack alone... White Fort. Although the number of Chaos Guards inside is wrong, it is White Fort after all, if it is a White Fort, if it is a siege..."

Robin's concerns make sense. If Ashu Rufate gives Bereal another order to "siege the city immediately" then, no matter what Bereal does, at least he will have to achieve certain results (or suffer certain casualties) to cope with it.

No matter which one it is, it is probably what Asu Rufate is happy to see.

"You can't go." Berel smiled bitterly. "I'm just a deputy general, and it's really not suitable to be so openly disobeying my orders."

...

"General, General Baranka asks for a visit."

With the guards' notification, Baranka walked into the tent. Although it had been two days since he received the news of Belar's victory, Baranka still had unconcealed excitement and joy on his face.

A person like him who was born in a mercenary and was valued by the monarch and made a fortune understands the best of what this victory will bring. For soldiers, there is only one thing that can shut up all jealous people, make people step on the stairs of success, and get the favor of the monarch for a long time, that is, the record. When Baranka was still a mercenary, he did not lack martial records (otherwise he would not be able to become a deputy general), but this is the record that he could really show after he became a knight.

Without a record, even if the little girl is grateful to his team at critical moments, she can only give him a knight's title. But now... it is already within reach.

"Your Mightiness……"

"Don't be so arrogant, call me Asu Ruffat." Asu Ruffat smiled. He knew that the little girl must have made some wish to Baranka in private - it must be the matter of being named a noble. Asu Ruffat did not attach great importance to the title of "Earl" in him, but he knew that some people value these titles very much.

Friends with similar status among nobles can indeed call each other names without adding suffixes such as "Your Excellency" or "Grandmaster". Of course, the premise must be that the status of both parties is roughly equal. Therefore, the title of Ashu Rufate is very polite.

"Ashu Rufate..." Baranka hesitated for a moment and finally spoke. "The opportunity is rare now. Why not immediately pursue the light cavalry and block the Chaos Base Camp under Gaohua City? Let these Chaos troops retreat to White Fortress, which will cause great trouble."

Baranka originally suggested that he should stop when he was ready, but since they had wiped out the Chaos Legion, he became a staunch supporter of the White Fort.

"I... have a question that I can't figure out." Ashu Rufat sighed softly and suddenly said. "In the past, someone gambled with me. I knew he had bad intentions and wanted to cheat me. So I hid my trump card and tried every means to mislead him. In the end, he finally lost all the money because of an error in estimation." Ashu Rufat paused. "At this time, he first showed an angry expression... and then, suddenly he congratulated me on his victory. Finally, he told me, don't think this is the final victory... Why do you think he showed this attitude?"

It should be particularly noted that Baranka is actually a regular casino customer - most of the mercenaries who lick blood on their heads are regular casino customers - so the question raised by Asu Ruffat was not asked the wrong person.

Baranka hesitated for a moment, and he couldn't understand why Ashrufate asked this inexplicable question. But he finally answered. "In my experience... you have to be careful. This is a typical plan to refuse to admit it. Of course, casinos and the like have to admit it, and it's hard to say outside the casino. The best way is not to leave the casino first and ask a few reliable people to help. Otherwise, you might turn around and find someone with a group of helpers waiting for you with weapons."

"But... what I can be sure of is that he lost all the money, so he can no longer ask for help."

"He would never lose all his money!" Balanca answered firmly, and then he suddenly recalled. "You are talking about... that... Marvin?"

Ashurufa nodded, and then said, "I lied to him," and Ashurufat couldn't help but smile proudly. "Didn't do what he said, but used the information he provided... to destroy the Chaos Legion."

"Marvin...what does he want?"

"I guess he wants White Fort." Ash Rufate replied. "Originally, the one who ruled White Fort was the Blood Tooth Lord... If you want to seize control of White Fort, you must defeat Blood Tooth Lord. This is a very difficult thing, so Marvin did the opposite... He did not attack Blood Tooth Lord, but encouraged him to fight south and use our hands to eliminate Blood Tooth Lord, so that he could control White Fort smoothly." He said. "Our victory can be said to be given to me...but I was not satisfied with that victory."

"Cunning guy." Baranka also came to his senses. Of course, Marvin promised him to hand over the White Fort to him - but everyone knew that the words of Chaos Wizard were unreliable, so Baranka had always been doubting this promise. "The final result was that we and Lord Blood Tooth were both defeated, and Marvin reaped the benefits of the fisherman, and he could even accept the remaining soldiers of Lord Blood Tooth... and so on!"

Baranka suddenly screamed, and Ashu Rufat raised his head and looked at the other person's face.

"Even if the Blood Tooth Lord is defeated, he may not die! So if Marvin really wants the White Fort, he wouldn't have made a fortune...so..."

The two exchanged glances with each other and instantly came to the same conclusion.
Chapter completed!