"Take him back. The vampire turned to a dark mage behind him who had just arrived. "To live. If he wants to resist or run away......" he let out a low chuckle. "I'm sure he wouldn't be so stupid. ”

The latter made a salute to signify his acceptance.

"As for you. The vampire looked at the recorder—who retreated in panic under his gaze, his hands subconsciously clasping the notebook on his body—and suddenly let out a sneer or a sneer. "I don't want to kill a recorder like you. So I specifically allow you to leave, no, not just to leave, you can also stay and write down everything you see before leaving. Remember to get him a live horse. His last words were addressed to the dark magician.

......

In the distance, the walls of the city of Mir were already in sight. Although his body was so tired that his bones were falling apart, seeing this scene still made Robin feel a sense of relief. The way forward looks like it's not like you've been attacked by a vampire.

They finally rushed back.

Although Bayer said at the beginning that he would "set off at night", in fact, when the time came, he did not receive a magical communication from the main force of the army at noon, so he immediately led the whole army of Belu to set off. When he set off, Bayral also went out of his way to tell Meno's officials that they were going to "liberate all of West Vania from the vampires." Of course, as soon as they left the city, the Belu Movement immediately retreated desperately along the previous route.

It was indeed a "desperate" retreat. Béral soon ordered all superfluous things to be discarded in order to return to Mill as quickly as possible. But all this was not enough, and after some distance, Bayrell disliked the infantry's slowing and ordered the cavalry and infantry to march separately. After some more walking, Beller once again ordered a captain to lead the army in his place, and he took Robin and a few men, each with two horses, and hurried back. At this moment, everyone was already tired of one horse, and the other horse was also shaking with four hooves and foaming at the mouth.

Everything turned out to be worth it. When Bayrell arrived in Mill City, it was at a time when the whole city was in a state of panic. The news of Ryan's army being wiped out in Purple Stone has arrived, and Leto's fate is unknown. Although there was a large army camp nearby as a base for advance, and a small number of troops were stationed in the camp, it was in chaos, and the group was leaderless.

But as soon as Bayral returned, the situation was different. With the whereabouts of the chief general unknown, Baylor gave orders as a lieutenant general and quickly made a series of measures. On the one hand, he immediately let all the remaining troops in the camp enter the city to prepare for defense, and at the same time took all the supplies as much as possible, and burned those who could not be taken immediately. On the other hand, he immediately sent a telegram to report back to Wang Cheng, reporting the news of this fiasco and asking for reinforcements. At the same time, he also calmed the hearts of the people, and used the fastest speed to strengthen the city defenses, search for spies, and send scout troops to find out the movements of the undead legions, and prepare for the possible siege of the city.

The Farewell Brigade only rushed back one after another the next day. The 3,000-strong troops, though inconspicuous in the past, have now become a lifesaver. With the addition of this army, Bayer finally alleviated the urgent need of insufficient defenders, and had the capital and confidence to hold on for a period of time.

In this tense atmosphere, time always flies. But by the time Robin brought a secret letter to Bayor, several days had passed. When he entered Bayer's room, Bayral was meditating on the entire city's defense map. In the past few days, Robin finally saw from Baylor the demeanor of a general, the kind of conversation and demeanor that was enough to make him the spiritual pillar of the whole army, and he was bold and decisive. In the case of the defeat of the army and the panic of the people, Bayrell used various ways to boost the morale of the soldiers, so that there were no deserters in the city of Mill at this moment.

"Your Excellency, General. Robin exclaimed that after all this, he now had a new understanding of Béral. There was a hint of respect in his voice. "Your letter. ”

These letters were brought by pigeons...... But Robin had no idea who the sender was.

"Letter?" Beller looked up, a flash of surprise in his bloodshot eyes. Robin handed him the letter, and Bayral immediately opened it and read it.

"Whew, it seems...... The Scarlet Duke had no intention of coming this way!" Beller let out a long breath and put the letter down. "At least not for the time being. That's great...... However, he still can't let his guard down, he can take a breath and attack again...... Robin, is there any news for today, is there anything new about our scouts?"

"Only a small number of defeated soldiers were brought back by the scouts today, about the same as the other day. Other than that, the scouts did not find any of the undead legion. ”

"Some of the defeated soldiers have returned? I don't know what they said? Did they bring any news, for example, Leto's whereabouts?

"Well, General, I'll let them rest first, eat something, and calm down. I haven't asked any of these questions yet. If you want to know that this is also very simple, General, there was a recorder who came back two days ago. ”

"Recorder, recorder who should stay with the general...... How's he doing?"

"In my opinion, he's doing well, arguably the best of them all. Robin replied. "He took his record book with him, and even a horse. ”

"Bring him to me, quick. Bayral replied. It's a surprise that a recorder came back alive. But for Beller, it was lucky, because the recorder would certainly have recorded everything on the battlefield......

Robin quickly carried out the order. The recorder did not fail to live up to his duties, and after half an hour, Bayrell and Robin fully understood the course of the entire battle from the recorder. It must be said that although Robin had been mentally prepared by Beller's explanation beforehand, he was actually shocked by Leto's stupidity.

Especially when he learned that Leto was the most ruthless and abandoned the army and fled. Robin simply thought it was incredible. He was still too young to accept that a general would not rush forward with his guards at the height of the battle, but abandon his soldiers and flee alone, using the blood of his soldiers in exchange for his own chance to escape.

Beller was much better, at least he kept smiling, though no one could tell how much contempt and contempt lay in the corners of his mouth.

In Robin's opinion, in fact, the whole battle process is nothing special. Everything was as Beller had predicted, and Letob placed a tortoise formation that was purely intended to defend, evenly distributing the battle power in three lanes, and then was crushed by the vampire's concentrated elite troops. And sent gunners to seize the Ryan cannons, using the cannons to fire indiscriminately at the infantry lined up in dense formations. After the infantry was routed, the knights were unable to break through the enemy in front of them despite their best efforts, so they were surrounded and annihilated by an overwhelming numerical superiority.

“...... At this time, the knights were still fighting, and all the remaining infantry who continued to fight joined them. They are already fighting not for victory and honor, but for their lives. The battle continued until sunset, and when it was dark, all resistance was in vain. The knights fought almost to the last of them, and the infantry, which had collapsed in formation, was forced into the corner of the valley and surrendered to the vampires without any other choice......" Beller read in a low voice, his voice soft, but Robin could hear it clearly.

"It's weird...... What did the vampire do with him, carrying the Hama gunner?" Beller closed the notebook. "And after Leto knew about this matter, he actually put the artillery on the front line?"

"He probably didn't care about it at all. Robin chimed in.

"That's right. Bayral sighed softly. "The vampire actually accepted the surrender of the enemy...... No wonder he didn't come for a while...... Why would he do this? He wouldn't take a captive......

Just as Beller was contemplating the question, there was a commotion outside. A guard hurried through the door.

"Your Excellency, His Highness Leto has returned. ”

"Oh, let him come right away...... I'll see him right away!" replied Bayral at once.

Robin had already expected that Leto would surely not be as arrogant as he used to be. Before the meeting, he already knew the general situation of Leto from other people's mouths - although Leto escaped from the battlefield in time, because he did not carry any travel equipment, it was normal to get lost in the mountains, and it took several days to finally return. I haven't eaten or drunk for the past few days, and I'm worried that the vampires will send ghosts and other troops to catch up, and I'm in a state of extreme mental stress all day long. It is conceivable that anyone who has experienced this situation must be depressed. But after the meeting, Robin still realized that he was too conservative in his estimates.

In fact, Leto was completely dead at the moment. Not to mention the arrogance of the past, he is now simply a dead man who can move. Among other things, the most conspicuous thing is Leto's hair, Robin remembers the last time they met, Leto was only slightly gray, but now it is full of gray hair.

"Your Royal Highness. "Bayer, of course, is polite. Only Robin could see the disdain and contempt beneath Beller's polite exterior, and besides, a little pity and sympathy.

"Lord Beller, I thought you were ...... too" Leto looked at Beller with gratitude on his face.

"When I heard the news of the defeat of the army, I hastened to withdraw it. Thankfully, it's still in time. Beller reassured. "Your Highness, please rest assured, I will do my best to defend the city, and I will never let this city fall into the hands of vampires. ”

With this sentence, Bayral actually denied Leto's identity as the main general. Of course, at this time, Leto had no intention of arguing with Bayral about this kind of power matter. It was too late for Bayer to be able to take on this task. Now Leto has already lost his ambitions, and he just wants to be able to survive this crisis in peace.

The meeting was brief. Soon, everything was arranged. Leto will not stay long, he will return to the royal capital as soon as possible, and everything here will be entrusted to Bayer.

"My lord, why did you take this mess for Leto. If the vampires come and attack us with all their might, it will be difficult for us to resist for too long. At the end of the meeting, as Bayrell returned, Robin asked.

"Don't worry, Robin, I don't think Ashrufat will come to attack us. 'Bayer's attitude is relaxed.

"But......" Robin was a little surprised. "Didn't you say that he had a good chance of attacking the city?

"Don't worry, the vampires won't come. At the end of my life, I think that he accepted the captives precisely because he saw the facts correctly...... Robin, if the vampires take the city, he will be too ambitious and dangerous enough to make the Ryan fearful and desperate to destroy him. The Ryan people no longer have the strength, but the other six countries ...... In a word, if the vampire is going to do something here, he will wait for the recurrence of the Seven Nation Alliance's expedition to Callean. On the contrary, if he stops...... The Ryan people will not panic, they will not risk introducing other armies if they think that everything is still under control. ”

"So you understand? I'm now in charge of defending the city, which has a reputation but no risk, which is equivalent to making a fortune for nothing. Béral burst into a loud laugh. "And, Robin, do you know why I can usurp Leto's military power so easily?" added Beller abruptly. At this moment, the smile on his face faded and turned into an extremely serious tone.

From the moment Leto left his army and fled alone, he was no longer a general. ”