Robin held the candle and slowly walked down the aisle. He walked very slowly, so his steps were light, and he barely made a sound. Of course, it didn't matter if his footsteps attracted the guards, everyone knew him, and they knew that he had the right to go to Beller alone.

After the vampires took over the city, no major changes were made, and the original lord's mansion was retained intact (albeit for other purposes). Since taking over the town, Beller has taken up residence in the original lord's mansion as a matter of course. The mansion was shabby by an earl's standards, but at the moment Robin felt that the road was long, and there seemed to be no end in sight.

Of course, it's just a feeling. He finally came to the door of Baylor's room and knocked hard. It was late, but he had plenty of reason to think that Bayer hadn't rested yet.

"Come in, the door is unlocked. Bayer's voice rang out. As Robin expected, Beller hadn't slept yet.

Robin pushed the door open and locked it as soon as he entered. There was no light in the house, and with the candlestick in his hand, he saw Béral sitting in a chair, as if to melt himself into the darkness.

While it was indeed Lord Baylor, it was not the usual Baylor in a sense. Robin knew that Baylor had an ordinary face, not to mention the majesty of a soldier, the demeanor of a commander, etc., and he didn't even have any characteristics, and he would never notice it when he was thrown into the crowd. But at this moment, he felt that Beller's gaze was like a dagger, which made him feel inexplicably frightened.

"Robin, it's you. I think it should be you, too. Bayral's voice was a little muffled. Before Robin came in, he should have been meditating with his eyes closed.

However, feeling this abnormal atmosphere, Robin was a little hesitant, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Robin...... Are you trying to ask me some questions?" Béral let out a long sigh.

"Well, General...... ...... at dinner today."

"I lied. Bayral replied bluntly. But this lie is more perfect than reality, so no one will debunk it. ”

"Lied ......"

"Hmm. Because Leto's order to us was too unreasonable. He actually let us go deep into enemy territory and attract enemy forces...... The Bellu Movement only had 3,000 men, and this level of strength ...... In fact, it is impossible to carry out such a dangerous task. Worse still, it is the kind of order that has no limits, and to what extent it is necessary to complete the task? The answer is unknown to no one, and only Leto himself can adjudicate on it. He said that if you don't act, you just don't act!"

"So, this order was specially ...... by His Royal Highness Leto"

"Yes, they came to suppress me. Beller replied, and before he knew it, the atmosphere that had been unsettling to Robin just now disappeared, and Beller became normal Beller again. "Probably because he thinks I'm stealing the limelight, so he uses this kind of order to suppress me. Unless I can defeat the main vampire force with the strength of the 3,000 men of the Behron Force, I will be labeled as an 'unfinished mission' by him no matter what I do, ha......haha

However, it is precisely because of the irrationality and ambiguity of this order that I can explain whatever I do. For example, today, I casually talked about it, and everyone accepted it. For the others, they all know that following orders seriously is almost like sending them to death. Since my lies are more in line with everyone's expectations than the truth, then they all accepted my explanations without going into the details, didn't they?"

Robin became more and more confused the more he listened. "Lord Bayor...... I don't understand...... What the hell is going on?"

"It's normal that you don't understand. Bayor took the menorah from Robin's hand and lit the other candles on the table. In the candlelight, a map can be seen spread out on the table.

"So let me explain what happened. Beller came to the edge of the map, and Robin walked over.

"Robin, first of all, you look here. This is the last stretch of the road to Sylvania. This section of the road almost reaches the exit of the valley, so the surrounding peaks are not particularly steep, but the terrain is still complex and thick. This area is impassable for armour-clad and weapon-armed human infantry, let alone cavalry and war machines. But among the vampire's undead legions, there are many monsters that can operate on this terrain. For example, ghouls, dire wolves, and even black knights may pass. ”

"This road is the most dependent on vampires. If fighting on this road, the vampire can freely move his troops, attack and outflank from both flanks as he pleases, and detour behind enemy lines, advancing and retreating freely. And the human soldier can only be beaten passively. Fighting here, it can be said that if you are not careful, you will be defeated. Previously, there was also a unit of the Binzu tribe that was unprepared, and it was attacked by vampires here and almost completely wiped out. ”

Robin nodded, he already knew these things. But then again, just because the terrain is unfavorable doesn't mean you can't fight. Of all the battle terrain in this world, the most unfavorable terrain is siege warfare. Everyone knows that siege warfare is the hardest and most dangerous battle, but it does not mean that it cannot be sieged, at most it is just "try to avoid siege as much as possible on the premise of being able to choose". In the case of Sivania, the best response was to gradually build a strong stronghold like the previous Bin.

"So, I'm guessing that the vampire's battle plan is arranged like this: the basic idea is to hold the area, engage in a tug-of-war with the Ryan army, rely on the favorable terrain to delay time, and deplete the Ryan army. By accumulating small victories into big victories, force the Ryan to retreat. If the Ryan do not retreat, but instead adopt fortress tactics and take each step of the way, then try to stalemate the war until the rainy season. In fact, when summer arrives, the hot weather will weaken the combat endurance of humans, and once the rainy season comes, the vampires will take the initiative, because heavy rain will greatly weaken the combat ability of the human army, but will not weaken the combat power of the undead legions. An attack in the pouring rain could have caused the entire Ryan army to collapse...... Got it?"

"However, there is also the problem of a small road here. Bayral's finger pointed to the path, "Because of the war with the Bin, the secret of this path has been exposed. So the vampire simply took advantage of this, and he sent his half-beast servants to watch over the path. In his conception, the half-beast will definitely find out about the movement of our army. Then he would lead the deadliest undead army, I think it should be the Black Knights, and take advantage of the fact that he could march day and night to intercept the Belu Sensité under the city of Meno. Although it was only a small victory, it could greatly damage the morale of Ryan's army and create a more favorable situation. ”

Bayel paused. "I think that's pretty much the original overall strategy of the vampires. ”

"But right now, things are bad for vampires. The Belu Movement I led successfully captured Meno. Not only did this give the vampire a threat from behind, but it also gave him a strong signal. Talking about his record, Bayor couldn't help but smile. "That is, if you don't block it with an undead legion, then even if the total number of other troops is only 3,000 people, you can attack the whole of Sivania all the way. Aside from the undead legion, none of the other forces can be trusted. ”

"Of course, in fact, this signal is mixed with water. The vampire actually has some power that is loyal to him. But it doesn't matter, anyway, as long as it can influence his judgment. In short, now vampires are faced with a difficult choice. If he leads his forces to attack us, then Ryan's army is likely to take the opportunity to break through this area. And since the undead army is not strong in attacking fortifications, he may not be able to conquer Meno - at least not in a fight. ”

"He can try to gamble. This time Robin spoke. "Bet on whether we can eliminate the Belu team before Ryan's main force breaks through. ”

"You're wrong, Ashrufat can't afford to gamble and won't bet. Because his winnings are pitiful, and the benefits are just as small, but the price is very high. Even if he wins the bet, he still has to face a difficult tug-of-war. Bayral replied. "If he stands still and confronts Ryan's main force, then it doesn't make much sense, because the Ryan have another way into West Sylvania...... A larger army could be sent in a detour at any time...... In other words, both options are dead. His original idea of dragging the war into the rainy season was completely unrealizable. There is only one choice to break the predicament - a decisive battle!"

"But, but, what does Lord Leto want to ...... about?" Robin still didn't quite understand. The vampire was eager for a fight he could understand—he could roughly understand it even before Bayral explained, but not as clearly as Bayral had said. But why did Leto choose to fight the vampires?

"As for Leto...... His right choice, of course, was to stay out of the fight, hold the vampires to the death, and send me a reinforcement. Once I get reinforcements...... So I approached the people of the sea, and forced them to submit. The Hama do not have the consciousness of martyrdom for vampires, or even have the consciousness of allegiance at all, they just succumb to the force of vampires. As long as I have 8,000 men, the Bins will definitely take refuge in our side. Then I swept across Sylvania. The end result was that Leto and I attacked together. In this case, become a vampire...... Defeat is a must-lose. In the light, Beller was smiling, but the smile was a little hideous.

"But this victory becomes my victory. It became a stage for me to perform alone, but Leto could only be reduced to a supporting role. He didn't do anything but stay in the safety of the camp and drag the vampire. When it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, Leto will not have any beautiful merits. He tried his best to make himself the main general, not to make me famous, but to gain personal fame, status and wealth for himself. He could not have accepted such a winning strategy. So instead he would choose to fight the vampires - anyway, in his opinion, the vampires' undead legion is not strong, while Ryan's army has a great advantage in combat power, and the odds of winning a head-on battle are very good...... So why take such a cautious strategy and share the credit with outsiders?"

Robin could already sense a sense of something was wrong from the tone of Baylor's voice. There was neither the anger of Leto's selfishness nor the calmness of an ordinary narrative, but a mockery, a very light-hearted tone. It was as if he was a complete outsider to the matter, and as if he was relaxed and happy after the plan was successful.

"Letto is probably going to die. Beller added suddenly.

"General!" Robin was shocked.

He despised the obsession of an enemy who had been crushed to a desperate situation. For hunters, the most dangerous beasts are neither the strongest nor the quickest, but those that have been cornered and are ready to fight to the death. If Ashrufat was really Thomas's personal disciple, if he was really forced to fight to the death, then Leto's chances of winning would not be as great as he had imagined. ”

Bayral looked up at Robin and grinned.

"But it's no one else's fault. At least I can't be blamed, everyone will prove that this is the result of his stubbornness. ”

"But don't you have to do something, my lord, or ......" Otherwise, if Leto is defeated, it will be completely impossible to destroy the vampires.

"Change, Robin, you don't seem to understand," Beller's expression was utterly smiling. "That's what I did. Why do you think I'm going to come out and be the commander of this special force, of course, because when the army is destroyed, no one dares to say that he will be able to escape. And now, I can be a bystander with peace of mind. ”

Robin was completely stunned.