Chapter 268 Hidden dangers

"But, General, you should also consider more things." Robin said. "He is Rafa's son, so he naturally received the support of the original Northern Legion. They will be happy to serve Parry. In addition, he has several years of experience in specific affairs. If he changes to a commander, it will take several months to get familiar with his subordinates. I still remember you told me in the past that personal wisdom and courage are part of human abilities, because of family and blood relationships, and education are also part of ability."

"That's right." Berel replied lazily.

As they spoke, the fire had already risen in the air. Except for a few of Parry's entourages who were ordered to stay for careful observation, others, including Beller, set out again on the journey.

This little episode did not seem to have been delayed for too long. It was not too long after dark, so Beller came to the foot of the city of Neustria.

Now, the city has completely turned into a large military camp. All the people who have nothing to do with the war have been sent to the rear, and there are no more women and children, even the civilians left. Only those most courageous (and most greedy) merchants risk their lives to do business with the soldiers here.

Due to Bereal's special identity, Baranka, the highest general of the city of Neustria, who was temporarily acting as the acting general, came out to greet him personally. Both sides - at least on the surface - could be said to have come to see it and was particularly enthusiastic. In Robin's eyes, this guy named Baranka was a bit capable, because at least on the surface, he made the city well organized. The soldiers who were walking with Bereal were soon properly placed.

As for Beller himself, of course, he was treated in a luxurious tavern in the city (of course, now in military control).

Of course, their topic quickly turned to the frontline war and some details of the city. As the book said, different people have different views on the same thing. Parry said before that the frontline war was very dangerous, but in Baranka's opinion, the situation did not seem to be very serious.

"... Of course, there are always dangers in war, but at least we can believe that Gaohua City can still delay the Chaos Legion for a long time. The city has abundant garrisons, and civilians are fully mobilized. In addition, weapons, food, and medicine are all stocked up with considerable amounts." Baranka introduced.

"But... I heard that the Chaos Legion attacked the city wall many times before." Berel reminded. "Although it was finally driven down, it was a dangerous sign."

"That was the battle situation in the last period, and the situation has greatly eased during this period. According to investigation, part of the reason for this happening is because the defenders intend to lure the enemy deep into the ground to annihilate one of the enemies and use victory to boost morale."

"Oh?" Beller quickly analyzed the new information in his mind. If the defenders could adopt this strategy, it would indeed mean that the defense was more abundant. "What about now?"

"Now the first target of cannons is the enemy's siege weapons." Baranka replied. "In recent times, no heavy siege weapons have had the opportunity to get close to the city walls. However, things like hooks, ladders and the like have caused quite a lot of trouble."

However, anyone knows that things like hooks, ladders, etc. cannot protect the siege. When the siege climbs up the city wall, he is very helpless and fragile. At this time, even the brave warriors are difficult to deal with a spear that thorns. As for bows, arrows, bullets, etc.

"Well, so, the army in the city has suffered little casualties recently?"

"It's true. In recent times, although the Chaos Legion has launched continuous offensives, the city has suffered very little losses, with only about a hundred soldiers losing. They were all caused by the Chaos Warriors who rushed to the top of the city." Baranka said.

"This is a bit wrong, where are those Chaos wizards?"

"In the magical war, I was completely suppressed by the magicians in the defenders." Baranka replied.

Berel glanced at Robin meaningfully, and the latter knew it completely. The same facts would lead to different conclusions in different people's eyes. In Baranka's view, this was because the Chaos Wizard was suppressed in the magic war, but...

Pari, who was having a banquet together, never spoke. The fool could see that he and Baranka were not getting along well. Well, theoretically, these two people did not get along well. In terms of military qualifications, Baranka was completely a newcomer. The reason why he became the queen's trust was entirely because in Byron's coup, the former senior generals in the country made the mistake of "taking the team". In this political situation, the queen would inevitably promote those loyal and reliable subordinates as his spokespersons in the army. Ashurufate, Baranka and others were all like this. The little queen only needed very shallow insight to understand this.

Therefore, Baranka must be in line with the Queen's leader. One of his important tasks (maybe the Queen himself would not say this task openly, but any idiot can see it) is to suppress all the old generals to gain absolute control of the army. In this case, it would be rare to say that Baranka and Pari are intimate.

"General Baranka, I will make a little comment. It has been confirmed that the Chaos Legion has at least 50,000 troops."

"You are right. 50,000 is a very conservative amount. I personally think 70,000 is more appropriate..."

"Anyway, a Chaos Legion with at least 50,000 people will be equipped with Chaos Magicians no matter how many Chaos Magicians are. As far as I know, there are only a dozen magicians in Gaohua City. Putting aside the difference in quality, at least in terms of quantity, Chaos should also occupy an overwhelming advantage in combat power? I think it is more appropriate to understand it as Chaos always retains some combat power."

"Your idea makes sense. But General Belle, I want to ask, why is Chaos doing this for? You know, magicians and soldiers are different. Soldiers will definitely suffer casualties when they go to the battlefield, but after the magician releases magic, they can recover their casting ability by just resting for a while. From this point of view, it is meaningless to prevent the magician from going to the battlefield."

"I don't know...but..." Berel wanted to refute, but then he swallowed the words back into his stomach. "Well, maybe you're right, General Baranka. Things are not that complicated."

The dialogue about the frontline came to an abrupt end, and the following topic became a local event in the city of Neustria. Berel quickly mentioned the incident of the roadside corpse that he had encountered before.

"Norgo's evil magic?" After hearing Beral's detailed instructions, Baranka immediately showed a vigilant look.

"I'm afraid yes. Chaos and I have fought and know their tricks." Berel said. "Is there any disease in the city of Neustria now?"

"Probably because of the unacceptable environment... Thousands of soldiers showed symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea." When talking about this, Baranka did not seem too worried. "But it doesn't seem like a particularly serious illness. And no one died of illness. This is very different from what you see."

"General Baranka, you should have heard of... the previous guess of the church."

This matter is not a secret, so Baranka naturally knew it. In the previous battle, Chaos seemed to invent a terrible new magic, spreading normal diseases in magic. The church was very nervous about the "Chaos Witch". However, as time went by, people discovered that this dangerous spell was not used on the front line, and the reason was unknown. So slowly, Baranka also didn't care much about this matter.

"But... the disease does not tend to expand." Baranka said with some confusion. "Besides, may the Chaos Wizard risk infiltrating the city of Newestria alone to release magic?"

"We know nothing about this kind of magic. So I think we should think about the worst situation." Berel said. "According to the worst inference, the reason why the magic has not been put into the battlefield before was because the magic itself is not perfect enough. The Chaos Wizards have been perfecting this magic for a while... and now, they have almost achieved results! The reason why the Chaos Square magic under Gaohua City is insufficient is because it is directly related to perfecting this evil magic."

"this……"

"Now, the Chaos Wizards have perfected this magic, so they can't wait to try its power. Because of this, a certain wizard sneaked into the vicinity of the city of Newestria alone..."

"It is an extremely risky thing to approach our army alone!"

"Yes, but Chaos doesn't mind the life or death of a wizard. What they mind is the actual effect of this magic. General Baranka, to be honest, I'm sure there must be Chaos spies in our army... These spies will send the report on the magic effect back to their boss."

"So, why didn't they choose Gaohuacheng? Isn't that more convenient and more effective?"

"Maybe there are still some restrictions on the magic itself, maybe it's just because of the internal quarrels for power and profit, or even because they want to put the 'unexpected' effect of the first strike to the limit," said Beller.

"Well, you're right." Baranka pondered for a moment. "We must continue to strengthen external alerts. I will double the scouts on the periphery and exclude the light cavalry, and try to search for possible Tibetans. Never give the Chaos Wizard a chance to get close to us."

"By the way, we must strengthen our connection with the church." Berel suggests. "After all, we know nothing about magic, so there may be some way to deal with the church."

After the meal, Belar and Robin lived in a room in the castle of the city of Niustria. Almost all cities in the north of Groney have built a solid defense system, and this city of Niustria is an obvious example. The entire city has three walls of defense, outer city, inner city and central castle from the inside to the outside. This is a popular way of construction in contemporary times. Almost all cities in military key areas are built according to this idea. But in fact, almost all such cities regard the city as the core and focus of defense. The inner city and the castle are basically a means of "delay" as a means of "delay" in a critical moment. Yes, it is not "defense", but "delay". The castle in the center where Belar is located is more of a mansion than a castle. At least Belar's rooms are magnificent and impeccable.

Robin's room is next to Belle. In Toberle, Robin also enjoys the treatment of a senior general.
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