Roddy's words had many meanings, and Jeremy didn't speak for a long time.

The waiter knocked lightly on the door, and then began to serve the food, which had begun to be divided into different procedures like French food, rather than being served all at once. After the appetizer and drink were served, Jeremy did not continue to greet politely, but talked about the battle situation with some grievances: "It stands to reason that Rasiman's army has not enjoyed peace for too long, and it is still some distance away from 'slackening', but the current battle situation is something we have not expected..."

"I've seen the guards of Durrell City, and their strength is definitely not weak in the whole battle, so I'm also curious about what made the battle situation so anxious now?" Roddy took a sip of the fragrant juice, "Ambassador Mithran has told me a few things, but he obviously hasn't actually been on the battlefield, so a lot of information sounds too vague. ”

The last time it faced the Ancient Behemoth, the first to attack the city was an army of fishmen from the sea, and in the face of the enemy in the back, the city of Durrell still quickly organized an effective resistance - of course, this kind of resistance was really stretched in the face of the ancient behemoth, but if it was a normal war, it was indeed remarkable.

Jeremy smiled bitterly: "Mithland has made a lot of achievements in academics, but she really doesn't know anything about the battlefield. ”

He ate the appetizer with his fork and waited for a long time without hearing Roddy's response. On such occasions, the momentum of the first to start the formal topic will be a little weaker, but the speaker has no choice but to finally speak: "The battle ahead is more difficult than Ambassador Mithran knows, we have lost several important cities, and the original defensive line is constantly being dismantled..."

When Roddy achieved his goal, he was no longer silent: "Do you have a map?"

The speaker touched the table with his finger, and the originally flat wooden table quickly condensed into a mist of different colors, which Roddy could feel was a pure elemental power, and they quickly formed a miniature sand table under the control of the speaker's mind - cities, rivers, woodlands, sand dunes and even undulating terrain were all expressed.

This hand not only reflects the Speaker's superb magical ability, but also makes Roddy understand that the other party is also a general with the ability to command, because he not only represents the terrain, but also uses a few simple symbols to identify the number of troops hoarded by both sides.

"Defending here?"

Roddy had gotten a rough map from Evely before he arrived, so he was able to match the numbers right away. He pointed to an area of scorching fire between the two sides—a city built on the river, called "Rasha", also known as the "Pearl of the Desert" by Evely.

It is so called because on one side of the river there is a territory of Laciman with forest vegetation, while on the other side it gradually becomes barren and becomes a desert after a hundred miles... The entire city is the only population gathering area at the top of the green zone.

"It's not... It's the one who is trying to recapture the fallen Rasha. ”

Jeremy rubbed his brow: "It was lost a week ago." ”

Roddy frowned slightly, with his understanding of the war, taking the city of Laxia would mean being able to control the entire river - whether it was defending a fortress or using it as a logistics base to transport food, this was definitely the best choice. And such an important place was actually captured by people? If it was to defend itself, the main force would definitely be piled up here.

"I know the Prime Minister's doubts, but the truth is... The enemy attack was unexpected. ”

The waiter departed with a second round of dishes, and Jeremy took a moment to organize the language and tell in detail the reason for the fall of the city of Laxia - "unexpected" was obviously the first element, because none of Rasiman's troops expected that the enemy would suddenly cross the river and attack directly, so they were not well prepared.

But the most important reason lies in the second point: the enemy used a "cannonball" that could target the mage.

"They still use very primitive trebuchets, but the stones that can be projected have caused the collective spirit of the mages in the entire city of Laxia, and they will not be able to release spells in a certain area after that - you must know that Laxia is a defensive town, and the proportion of mages is extremely high..."

Because there are many mages, the defense method is completely different from the normal cold weapon troops. From the transportation of supplies to the winding of the crossbows, and even a few expensive magic crystal cannons have to be controlled and aimed by mages. Rasiman is governed by the parliament, and the army must be controlled by the parliament - which leads to the command of the mages... Therefore, when the enemy's trebuchet caused the mages to vomit blood and fall unconscious, the entire defense line collapsed on the spot.

Luo Di raised his eyebrows when he heard this, this feeling was like an electronic information unit being hit by an EMP head-on, the weapons and equipment in his hands were all ineffective, if the command was completely silent, then this battle could not be won.

Jeremy's face was full of bitterness: "The council takes this matter very seriously, but after the catapult was recovered and studied, it still did not know what the principle was - the current speculation may be related to those religious remnants." ”

"Divine power?"

"If it's divine power, of course we can recognize it. After all, the council has been fighting with those gods for many years. Jeremy sighed: "But now the question is... This is something completely beyond our knowledge. ”

Roddy narrowed his eyes and didn't speak.

Jeremy went on to explain the current predicament: "So after the city fell, we immediately organized a counterattack to retake it, but the enemy kept it firmly defended by relying on the walls of Laxia. Without the help of mages, the army is not even half of its combat strength - so the outcome of the current discussion in the council is to try to prevent the enemy from replenishing the follow-up forces and continue the siege. After all... If they succeed in replenishing the supply of troops, we will have to shrink the entire front together. ”

It is said that the snake fights seven inches, and the enemy Rasiman faced is obviously very smart, the early multi-point flowering tactics paralyzed the commander, thinking that the troops were scattered, and as a result, he suddenly attacked and relied on mysterious weapons to knock down the most important fortress city, once the results are consolidated, Rasiman will completely turn from active to passive - in other words, Roddy is really right to arrive here so quickly, if he comes back in three months, I am afraid that what he will face is a well-guarded enemy fortress...

"How many people are in there now?"

"The enemy army is less than 2,000, and the ordinary people are more than 50,000. However, we have never known how those weapons that can ban demons are made, because every time they attack, they seem to be thrown out as if they are not afraid of consumption, so that so far not a single fireball can be thrown on the city walls. ”

The main course was served on the table, the sand table dissipated into a thick fog, Luo Di stared at the table in thought, and after a moment, suddenly said, "Can you secondment some mages?"

(End of chapter)