Chapter 286: Awareness

"This is information sent back from the front."

Beller stood in front of the map and pointed the little stick in his hand to an area on the map. "Combined with the information obtained from various places, the Chaos Legion seems to have temporarily stopped siegeing the city, but chose to divide the troops and plunder. This news has been repeatedly verified... That's right, the Chaos Legion did not stop to accumulate strength to launch a more fierce offensive, but seemed to have given up!"

This is a room in the castle in the center of the city of Niustria, where everyone sat around a long table. In other words, what was being held at this moment was a military conference attended by senior officers. There were only a dozen people attending the conference. For the army gathered in Niustria at this time, this was an important conference that would determine the next action - that is, the future fate of this huge army.

"Hu..." Someone in the venue sighed a long sigh. It was obvious that he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is the matter in Sarek City... going to happen again?" a voice said with a relaxed voice.

"If all this is not a deliberate disguise, then the situation may be better than we had expected," said Beller. There are still a few of them who seem to have not figured it out-most of them are officers of Tiberius, who have come here for the first time to face the Chaos Legion. "In this area... all residents who have not evacuated have hidden behind solid fortifications. For example, these places are like strong walnuts. The Chaos Legion must pay a huge price to attack these places. That's right, the Chaos Legion has an overwhelming advantage in combat power, just like we all know. In fact, as long as they are willing to pay the price, these small castles and villages will definitely not be able to defend, and will be broken sooner or later. But in these battles... their precious combat power will be greatly lost in these worthless small battles, and of course, the same is true in terms of time... I think we can wait patiently for the time being..."

An officer from Tiberius raised an objection. The Chaos Legion attacked the small city around might mean that they would solve a large part of the logistics problems - this strategy is also very common when fighting within the human world. In order to attack large cities with strict defense, priority should be given to small cities with poor defense capabilities and fewer troops, and accumulated materials and manpower for attacking large cities.

In this case, the correct choice is to send troops to harass the Chaos Legion to prevent the Chaos Legion from successfully achieving the goal of fighting with war.

But after Belar and Paro gave a detailed introduction to the situation in northeast Groney, the opponents stopped. The defense line in northeast Groney was tested. This is because when the Chaos Legion invaded in the past, it adopted the tactic of skipping the White Fort and attacking the depth of the Kingdom more than once. In this case, almost all human settlements in this area were built into solid fortresses. Moreover, due to the brutal reputation of the Chaos Legion, the residents would strive to resist to the end rather than surrender. To capture these fortresses, the Chaos Legion would definitely pay far more than they gained.

As the conversation went on, Ashu Rufate kept looking at the military map ahead. The map was large, very detailed and precise. It was hung on the wall, and its height was even more than the tentacles of an adult man. For the human army, this was a very luxurious equipment. You should know that many generals in history fought against a map that was unclear and even wrong.

But for some reason, Ashu Rufate felt that this was still not good enough. In some of his dreams, he had equipment that was much more luxurious than a map. No, those were just dreams... He shook his head, trying to drive the thoughts he had just out of his mind, but another voice seemed to be whispering in his mind.

That wasn't a dream... the voice said. Didn't you know it long ago?

"Sir," Belar's voice suddenly sounded, making Ashu Rufate shudder. "What's wrong with you?"

"Ah...I'm fine...you keep talking..." Ashu Rufate said.

"In short, considering that some of our soldiers are still troubled by injuries... in all aspects, I suggest that the troops be stationed temporarily to wait for further situations." Berel seemed to see that Asu Ruffat was a little distracted and did not study the previous topic. After saying this, he returned to his position and sat down.

"I heard that the scouts ahead... suffered a lot of losses." Pari, opposite Berel, suddenly said.

"The losses are heavy." Berel admits, "the light cavalry of the Chaos Legion is above our army..."

"They call those light infantry and cavalry the robbers," said Parry. "The scouts of the Chaos Legion are the robber cavalry. These cavalry are mobile forces for scribing attacks. They may not be able to fight against heavy cavalry head-on, but they have to say reconnaissance, side attack, detour, etc., but they are much stronger than our side. And it is said that most of them are believers of the Blood God, and they are particularly afraid of death when fighting..."

"...The harsh living conditions on the wasteland also make their physique much better than ours. Not only people, but also horses. There are great differences in this regard. This is not only reflected in the marching, but also in combat. The Chaos Warriors can tolerate many injuries that are enough to kill our soldiers and continue to fight..." Another person next to them explained. "In the scout war conducted by light cavalry, the advantages of equipment, training and discipline are not obvious, and our army is completely suppressed. To obtain information on the enemy's actions, a large number of casualties must be paid."

The reason for making this explanation is that some of the coalition forces have never had the experience of fighting against the Chaos Legion. For example, Ashu Rufate, as the Supreme Commander, is one of them.

"This time, in order to confirm the chaos's movement, our army sent a large number of scout troops. The enemy also sent corresponding peripheral scout troops. In order to obtain intelligence, our army lost more than 200 people..." Berel explained. "I will report the relevant casualties and losses later."

"The light cavalry of our army should be equipped with muskets, right?" Ashu Rufate asked. "And the light cavalry of the enemy should not be equipped with long-range shooting weapons. This is not possible?"

"In scout wars, muskets will cause unnecessary sounds, so many soldiers will not carry muskets when performing reconnaissance missions. In addition, the accuracy of the pistol and the range are not good. Faced with the superb riding skills of the raider cavalry, it is difficult to grasp the correct shooting opportunity in actual combat, so our soldiers suffer a great loss." Berel said. "Whether it is the skill of fighting immediately or the equestrian, we are at an absolute disadvantage."

"Will the enemy be a fake shot?" asked a man sitting at the end of the long table. "Give up Gao Huacheng... and set the target as something else?"

"No, there are still a large number of Chaos Legions left under the city." Berel replied. "The defenders in the city should not be wrong with this. They also launched a tentative counterattack."

"How is the result?"

"Unfortunately, we achieved good results," replied Beller. "It caused considerable losses to the enemy who was not prepared for it. But the result of the battle proved that this was not a disguise. And this long victory... well, it is also an unrepeatable type. Gaohua City is mobilizing all forces to repair the fortifications."

"How about the city's material reserves?" Ashu Rufate asked seemingly unintentionally.

"It is absolutely no problem to persevere for a year. In addition, although the defenders suffered serious casualties, the number is still sufficient. If they can use this period of rest, they should be able to recover some of their combat power soon." Berel replied. "This is thanks to General Rafa's previous arrangement."

He smiled and looked at Pari. However, the smile could not tell whether it was praise or sarcasm.

"Anyway, the situation seems to be in our favor?" someone asked.

"To be honest, it's hard to tell." Pari spread his hands and made a gesture. "To be honest, in recent years, the Chaos Legion has become smarter and smarter. They are now trying to find a chance to win outside the battlefield. And they have succeeded more than once - in fact, even this time, they are only a little bit short of what they have succeeded..."

When he said this, Pari's eyes were looking at Ashu Rufate. Now everyone could notice that the Lord General was a little absent-minded.

There are rumors that Ash Rufate was cursed when he killed the Chaos Wizard. Because too many people witnessed the Chaos Wizard who turned into a bloody and fleshy shattered ground. The defeated Chaos Wizard imposed an evil curse on the hero who defeated him in despair at the cost of self-destruction. Such stories are so widely spread that Ash Rufate's situation immediately changed.

According to the storybook, these curses that hold the last power of the evil god believers are always very evil and despicable. Most of them are not even the type that is immediately fatal, but a deeper and longer-term effect. They often cause harm to family and descendants - because in the general concept of people, rapid death is not the most terrible thing, and the kind of survival is not to be terrible.

Although Ashu Rufate repeatedly emphasized that he was healthy, rumors could not be cut off because of his statement.

However, at least the relevant conclusions at the meeting were easy to make. This is because due to the impact of the previous epidemic, a large number of soldiers in the army have not yet recovered. In addition, Gao Huacheng's imminent crisis has been suspended, and there is no understanding of the specific actions and military distribution of the Chaos Legion, so sending troops to fight in this case is not the best choice. On the contrary, waiting for the recovery of combat power and waiting for the Chaos Legion's combat power to be further consumed is the correct solution.

This is true even for Parry, who had been seeking war before. Although some people have indeed proposed to take advantage of the opportunity of Chaos to divide the troops and concentrate their full strength to attack the enemy under Gaohua City. However, considering that the strength of the Chaos Legion is unknown, this proposal was rejected. If the enemy cannot be defeated quickly, the matter will turn around and encounter the enemy's front and back attacks.

The meeting ended quickly, and the participants left one after another, leaving only Ashu Rufate.

His eyes kept looking out the window - actually that was the case when the meeting was going on - and it took a long time before a gust of cold wind blew in from the window before he came to his senses.
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