Section 304 Discussion

The atmosphere in Neustria was noticeably different from usual.

The news of the defeat of the attacking troops had caused a commotion in the city, and the defeated soldiers returned in droves. Like other countries, Gruni has a strict military registration system, or a system for tracking down deserters. This made it impossible for the soldiers to flee - as long as the rule of the country did not collapse, then they had to return to the camp and await their fate.

This night, everyone was secretly discussing the big fight. Because the number of soldiers who were withdrawn in the end was indeed quite large, so that any effort to block the news would be futile. By now, most of the soldiers in the city knew the details of the defeat in the outpost battle.

After Parry approached the Chaos Legion, he further confirmed the number of the Chaos Legion through guò scout reconnaissance - there was no error in the intelligence, and the total strength of the Chaos Legion was only about three thousand. And Parry's forces were close to nine thousand.

With two and a half times the number of troops, the question is no longer how to defeat the enemy, but how to achieve as many results as possible. Parry immediately decided to divide his troops into three directions, outflanking and annihilating the enemy from three directions. He was afraid that the enemy would flee immediately, but he did not expect the enemy to dodge at all, but to meet him head-on.

The course of the battle was lackluster. The Chaos Legion did not resort to any trickery, and there was no ingenuity in the formation. They simply lined up and charged, but the offensive was as unstoppable as thunder. Parry's formation made the mistake of underestimating the enemy again, and was directly defeated by the Chaos Legion in the front. The defeat of the first-line veterans directly led to the complete defeat of the second-line inexperienced recruits, and the defeat of the recruits led to the complete defeat of the veterans. The process was so swift and ruthless that the central forces under Parry's own command were completely crushed before the left and right flanks could surround them.

The Chaos Legion calmly turned back to meet the enemy flanked by both flanks - after seeing the complete defeat of the main force, the morale of the outflanked soldiers on both flanks was extremely low. The Chaos Legion defeated both forces in an orderly manner, first left and then right, and then became out of control. The officers completely lost control of the army, and all the soldiers scrambled to flee, while the Chaos Legion pursued them closely.

Fortunately, General Bayral led a small force in time to hold the valley. He contained the defeated soldiers and regrouped them. Bayrell is worthy of a generation of famous generals, relying on this army formed by the scattered division, he actually defeated the pursuing Chaos Legion. Not only that, but he showed the true demeanor of a battle-hardened general on the battlefield, killing the Chaos Champion who led the Chaos Chase in a one-on-one heads-up.

Relying on the activity of General Bayer, things finally did not fall out of control. Parry's army lost more than half of its troops, but it managed to retain a way out, and eventually the remnants were contained by Bayrell and evacuated to Neustria. Similarly, the Chaos Legion did not dare to pursue further because of the defeat of Bayral, and retreated after reorganizing its troops. Anyone who cares can see that if it weren't for Bayrell saving the battle in time, if the Chaos Legion had occupied the valley crossing...... Then among the troops that attacked this time, even if not the whole army was annihilated, there was not one in ten.

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"Can you feel that atmosphere?" said Beller, standing in front of the window, looking down at the city of Neustria. He was now standing in Ashrufat's room, and it was just the two of them, not even Robin—as mentioned earlier, Robin was wounded in the arm, and he could only be a wounded man for the time being. "Like, the atmosphere is a little tense. ”

That being said, but Baylor's tone was light-hearted.

"This sortie...... It's a bit too sloppy indeed. Ashrufat sat down at his desk, resting his chin on his hand and whispering. The merits of the subordinates are the exploits of the commander, but the reverse is the same: the defeat of the subordinates is the defeat of the commander.

"It's okay. There was no expression on Beller's face. "Our army lost four thousand, but the casualties of the Chaos Legion ...... It will not be less than two thousand. And it is said that this time they were killed and wounded by elite soldiers. It's a no-win-no-lose deal. ”

"How's Parry doing?"

"I suffered a little injury, but at least my life was worry-free. The reason why he recuperated quietly was that it was more likely that he would not be able to see people without a face. Speaking of this, Bayer's voice became a little regretful. "He's young and vigorous, he shouldn't be in charge of such a sortie. He is more suitable to lead the army to surprise and hit the enemy's center of gravity......"

But after all, Beller knew very well that the reason why Ashrufat would allow Parry to lead the army to attack naturally had a reason to allow it. There are some things that you can't feel the pressure of being in that position if you are not in that position.

The 9,000 people led by Parry this time were all soldiers from the former Northern Legion. This is also his basic plate. Although this time it is nominally a "coalition organized under the Church of the Gods of the Star Field". But in reality, this "coalition army" really lives up to its name. Because this legion itself can be counted as consisting of forces on three sides, standing under one banner in order to deal with a common enemy. To put it mildly, basically every senior general has his own descendant troops. Beller's descendants were 30,000 Tiberius soldiers, Eshurufat and Barranca were descendants of the Gruni Legion, which was based on the Guards Legion, and Parry's descendants were the Northern Legion troops that had been stationed in Neustria.

As mentioned earlier, this force, although theoretically part of the regular army of the Kingdom of Gruni, was in fact completely under the control of Rafah. Its key tasks such as the promotion of officers, the hiring of soldiers, and the payment of military salaries were all decided by Rafa alone.

Of course, now is no longer the case, and Parry no longer has the capital to stand on his own. But Rafah's mark on this army is so strong that it cannot be erased without a great purge and a great replacement. The problem is that the Great Purge, the Great Removal and Replacement at the same time means a sharp decline in the combat effectiveness of the army, and there is no way to do such a thing under the current situation of such a great enemy. This is also the reason why Parry must become an adjutant general, and only he can command this force freely.

"The Chaos Legion is so strong...... "Ashrufat pondered. "According to intelligence, Parry used the first battle formation of veterans to break through from the front after being attacked by the Chaos Legion in a direct wave. According to the soldiers, the Chaos Warriors' attack was so strong that there was no way to stop it......"

"That's the elite of the Chaos Legion...... If I'm not mistaken, it's supposed to be made up of the Chaos Chosen Warriors. I've seen it in the past...... The soldiers of the Chaos Legion, as far as I know, are mainly divided into three grades, Chaos Lord, Chaos Champion, and Chaos Warrior. The Chaos Lord is almost equal to our king, Grand Duke, the Chaos Champion means our duke, earl, etc., and the Chaos Chosen is almost equal to the knight of our country. Although the first two are strong, they are always too few in number, and they can only serve as commanders or mid- and high-level officers. And the so-called Chaos Chosen is the elite of the Chaos Warriors and the candidate for the Chaos Champion. All of them were battle-hardened veterans who were believed to be protected by the evil gods, hence the names of the 'chosen ones'. ”

"You've fought with this elite force?"

Beller reminisced about his past battles with the Chaos Legion. "I remember that phalanx, all of the Chosen Warriors of Chaos, rushed straight head-on...... Although they were heavily wounded by muskets and artillery along the way, they still managed to defeat six or seven troops before they were stopped...... However, although the Chosen Warriors of Chaos are the most elite troops, even if the total number of Chaos Legions is not less than fifty or sixty thousand, this elite army should only be one or two thousand. ”

"Thousands......" Ashruphat muttered. From this point of view, this time may be a complete trap. Chaos deliberately sent a combat force that was weak on the surface, but in fact extremely powerful, in order to lure the coalition forces out and attack them severely. However, this trap is difficult to see. "Are they really not afraid that I will send a large army to attack and annihilate this elite army in one fell swoop?"

"Even if it's a gamble, they've already won. Bayrell shrugged. "There's no point in saying that anymore. ”

"Only one or two thousand?" said Ashrufat, pondering the question. "If they put all their elites into such a gamble, then the Bloodfang Lord of Chaos is really ......"

"This is just an estimate. Bayer added. "No one knows the specific combat power of the Chaos Legion this time...... But at the very least, we can't afford to underestimate the enemy as we did before, thinking that with three times as many troops, we can win with three times. There is no such thing as war, and there is no such thing as a last resort. In fact, to be honest, in this battle, purely from the perspective of combat power, Parry will not be too inferior. If he can march and set up the formation correctly, he doesn't dare to say that he will win, but at most it will be a small defeat, and he will not fall into the current situation. ”

Bayral was right. Ashruphat found himself slowly beginning to understand the Chaos Lord's train of thought. Maybe it's not a trap, or a pure trap, but a "left and right" choice.

Lead an army whose actual combat power is far beyond the surface. If the coalition forces don't move, then the Bloodfang Lord can naturally attack that small city. If the coalition forces are dispatched, then take advantage of the situation to teach the enemy a hard lesson. The coalition forces dispatched a real army...... If this happens, then the Chaos Scout Force will be able to report it in time and let him get out of the way.

That's the benefit of blocking the battlefield. Small forces aside, a truly large army will never escape scouts. The Chaos Legion was victorious in the scout war, so the large-scale operation of the coalition forces could not avoid their eyes, on the contrary, because of the complete defeat in the scout war, so Ashrufat was ignorant of the large-scale movement of Chaos, like a blind man.

"Don't worry, General," Beller looked at Ashrufat's expression and suddenly smiled. "A small defeat doesn't affect the big picture. But what I care about is the strength of the Chaos Legion in this battle......"

"By the way, Lord Beller," Aerufar asked suddenly. "The last time you led your army to defeat the Chaos Legion...... I think we have encountered a similar situation as we did this time. The Chaos Marauder cavalry is much more powerful than our light cavalry, so what did you do to solve this problem?"

"If I had to say it, I didn't do anything. Bayral thought for a moment and replied. "I don't really care about that. Anyway, the year-long siege battle in Sarek City had exhausted the Chaos Legion's sharpness, so they had very few options left for action, just a few, and it was easy to guess. ”