Chapter 353 is true or false

Essin rode on a horse, holding his own map in his hand.

According to the map and his own estimate, he believed that the city of Neustria was not far away. But what puzzled him was that until now, he had not encountered the patrol team sent out from the city.

You should know that military fortresses like the city of Niustria will definitely send enough scouts to detect nearby movements and control areas around the city. Of course, it is another matter to say how much this patrol can control (because one of the most important tasks of scouts is to hide the truth and move under the patrol's nose), but it definitely exists.

Of course, there were also some careless generals who did not do such necessary warnings, but this situation was also said. At least, based on the last information obtained by Essin, the entire coalition of Groney and Tiberius had already joined the city of Nuestria, and Asu Ruffat should not be reluctant to send such peripheral forces.

But... the situation is a bit wrong.

While he carefully proofreads the map, Cleo came over from behind.

"Essin, you said yesterday that you should be able to arrive at the city of Niustria today." Clio said. Because he was a nobleman and was educated by a nobleman, his riding skills were somewhat worthwhile. But on the other hand, he was far worse than Essin. After so many days of hard marching, Clio felt exhausted and hoped to find a place to rest and relieve fatigue. Essin was still energetic and seemed to be fine for how long it would take to march like this.

"It should be...but the situation...is a little bad." Essin pondered. He didn't have to worry too much in front of Cleo. "I feel something is wrong."

"Why is it wrong?"

"It's so quiet," said Essin. "I thought... today we'd come across patrols or caravans or something."

"It should be a coincidence... As long as the distance is not wrong, we will definitely be able to reach the city of Neustria. After all, the city will not run."

"No..." Essin thought for a moment, "We'd better just in case."

"What's the point?" Clio was a little dissatisfied with Essim's excessive caution. He had known for a long time that the strategic concept of this battle against chaos was a confrontation and attrition. There were even rumors that the battle power of the Chaos Legion could be exhausted at the cost of Gaohua City. As long as the City of Neustria persisted, this wave of Chaos invasion was destined to be untenable and eventually retreated.

"How many days have we been isolating the news?" Essin asked.

"It's been a lot of days," Clio 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 its offensive. It was impossible for them to capture the City of Newestria so quickly, right?"

"Any situation can happen on the battlefield." Essin shook his head. Although Cleo is his good friend, he cannot communicate with him in this regard. In fact, Cleo's understanding of military affairs is not much better than that of the civilians on the streets of Falcon City. Of course, he has very outstanding abilities in negotiations and outside world.

"Let the soldiers prepare for battle." Essin ordered a messenger beside him. As soon as he finished speaking, the messenger didn't even have time to turn his horse's head and leave, a cavalry appeared in front of him. Through the opponent's armor, Essin recognized that this was the cavalry responsible for the vanguard. Moreover, from the opponent's body language - the posture of galloping on horseback, and the desperate wave of gestures, it can be seen that this person had emergency military information to report.

Although he was mentally prepared, Essin was still shocked by the news brought by the other party.

"What... the city of Newestria has been captured by the Chaos Legion... Our frontman saw the queen who escaped from the city... or a woman who claimed to be a queen?"

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

"Wait a minute, Essin, that might be the trap of the Chaos Legion..." Cleo stopped it in time. Things are so weird. Shouldn't the Queen be in the Falcon City? Also, how could a city like the city of Newestria with a army of 100,000 troops be captured by the Chaos Legion in such a short time?

"No, Cleo," Essin urged the horse forward without stopping at all. "I understand what's going on."

"What happened? Essin, you must understand that there are a total of 100,000 troops in the city of Niustria, and the city itself has complete fortifications and abundant supplies. Such a strong city... it is impossible for the Chaos Legion to break through within a few days..."

"But there is another possibility, that is, there is no more than 100,000 troops in the city." Essim replied immediately. "Ashu Rufate has discovered the fighter plane, so the whole army has launched an attack. At this time, Ashu Rufate and the Chaos Legion should be confronting the front line... Maybe the winner has been decided."

"Ah...you mean...the Chaos Legion trampled the way of Ashu Rufate?"

"Maybe." Essin smiled on his face. He already understood how wise and correct his decision was. This was a great contribution.

"But...Beral is here too, will a person like him make such a mistake?"

"This is not necessarily a mistake," Essin replied. "Sending troops to detour behind enemy lines means that the front battlefield weakens the strength of the troops... reduces the chance of victory. This is a gambling, not right or wrong. This is just a way to cause heavy losses to the enemy after failure... However, as the saying goes, a bird in hand is better than a hundred birds in the forest."

"Well, you mean that the front battlefield is the key. Although sending troops to detour behind the enemy is a trick to block the enemy's retreat, the price is that the troops on the front battlefield are reduced and the chances of victory are reduced..."

"That's what it means. Cleo, you see, we're in a suitable place at a right time."

"Then the queen... what's going on? She should be in Eagle City!"

"This is hard to say, but... if this is a scam, then the scammer will soon regret it. Because he didn't know that we were both court officials, I even served as the queen's personal guard for a long time." Essin replied. "I believe that no scam can deceive my eyes. It's true, it's true."

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"...They have a total of 100,000 troops!" Robin emphasized again.

Now, he was a little convinced of the General's judgment. Although Robin had always felt that Ashu Rufate could not compare with his General, at this moment, he found that Ashu Rufate's reaction when he heard the news was really similar to Beller. His first reaction was not as good as others to question whether the news was correct, but immediately showed a deep thoughtful look.

"How is General Beral?" Ashurufate asked a few seconds later.

"The 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 did not send out scouts, as if they didn't care at all. We knew. The Chaos Legion is now heading straight to us, and it's very fast."

"A little incredible." The one who spoke was Baranka next to him. Just before Robin came in to convey the news, Victory seemed to be at hand and could be touched easily. But now, Victory has become an out of reach horizon. "Where did they get so many troops?"

"This was definitely prepared in advance." Ashu Rufate's face was calm, which made Baranka a little impressed. But a few seconds later he realized that Ashu Rufate really didn't have to be nervous, because he could retreat to Gaohua City or Niustria City. If he had a strong city as a support, then the 100,000 Chaos Legion would not be that scary.

"The Chaos Legion rushed over like this... Is there any favorable terrain nearby that can resist them?" Ashu Rufate asked. But on the surface he was asking others, but in fact he had opened the military map.

He was so familiar with this map that after opening it, his eyes fell somewhere on the map without spending much effort to search.

"This river can be used." Baranka walked over, and so did Pari. "Destroy the bridge on the river... No matter how powerful the Chaos Legion is, it cannot pass for a while. We have plenty of time to rectify the rear, and even fight a few small battles to defeat their majesty."

Well...it's a favorable terrain indeed.

"This season, the river flows... relatively smoothly." Pari said. "You can swim across the river."

Baranka glanced at Pari. After such a long time of contact, the senior generals had already clearly defined their positions. Baranka firmly stood with Ashu Rufate, Pari was marginalized, and Beller maintained a transcendent neutral position. It should be noted that this actually does not mean that the four people adopted some open and secret strategies and implemented them, or there was a verbal and physical conflict, but a spontaneous and default attitude. Everyone could feel that Pari's right to speak was getting lower and lower, while Ashu Rufate's right to speak was getting higher and higher. Especially after the previous battle to completely annihilate the Chaos Legion, Pari lost the ability to resist the authority of Ashu Rufate in any place and any way - even if he did, his old subordinates would not agree.

"What should I do if I can swim, especially heavy infantry... They can't swim in chaos armor. Yes, we can't block small troops, but the large troops don't think about crossing the river." Baranka replied confidently. "Anyway, delaying here for a few days is no problem. This period of time can help the rear strengthen urban defense and prepare for the future siege."

This explanation is very powerful, even Pari won't say anything anymore.
Chapter completed!