Verse 43 faith

"Leave?"

"Master, if the ogre is still around, we may be able to fight. But the ogre...... It's gone. Carrie changed her tone of voice. "The difference in strength is too great, and we can't win without a strong position. She immediately sensed the silence of Ashrufat.

"Master, you don't think you can beat the greenskins in this situation, do you?"

Ashrufat still didn't answer.

"Well, master, the dwarven army is now only five or six thousand...... And the Greenskins have thirty or forty thousand troops. Note that while the numbers are similar, this is not the Iron Boss. The Iron Boss's forces have been severely weakened by us, especially his elite troops have been annihilated by two consecutive traps. So the Iron Boss looks like he has more troops on the surface, but in fact his combat effectiveness is much worse than the number on the surface. And this greenskin, if I'm not mistaken, they must have a well-rounded army, especially the light cavalry and hoplites. And you don't forget about the horror of the spider cavalry. ”

Ashrufat was certainly well aware of the Spider Cavalry. These large spiders, domesticated and ridden by goblins, may not be very good in head-on combat, but they have the ability to adapt to "all-terrain", and they are the best at detouring from behind, and they are also experts at escaping, which is difficult to deal with. In the normal formation of the dwarves, with the infantry in the front and the ranged troops in the rear, it is easy to suffer a big loss when encountering the spider cavalry. But if they don't line up in this way, it will be difficult for the dwarves to take full advantage of their long-range firepower.

When he was still leading the greenskins as the "Boss of the Blood Banner", Ashrufat once suffered the loss of the Spider Cavalry. By the time a group of Spider Boys had defected to his side, he quickly mastered the use of light cavalry, and was always an effective force in the Ironclaw Mountains and other Greenskins. Because of this, when the Tin Boss led the army to attack, the Spider Boys were "taken care of" by Carrie and were lured into a trap carefully prepared by the dwarves to eliminate them.

Of course, this is also due to the nature of the greenskinned orcs - the greenskinned boss has always been an orc, and the orcs, whether they are smart bosses or ordinary boys with tendons, look down on goblins. Maybe the bosses know that Spider Boy is very useful and is an expert at reconnaissance and outflanking sneak attacks, but Ashrufat has never seen a greenskin boss attach strategic importance to Spider Kid.

In short, due to various reasons, in the previous decisive battle, there were only a very limited number of spider boys left under the Iron Boss, and they were not a threat to the dwarves at all. If it weren't for that, the dwarves wouldn't have been able to survive the greenskins' front and back attacks.

"Let's not say we don't have time to build strong fortifications, and even if we do, do you think we'll be able to survive the Greenskins' attacks?" asked Carrie softly in her mind.

"No, you can't. Ashrufat replied. Not to mention that Greenskin has such an exaggerated soldier as Spider Kid, even if there is a war between humans, when the ratio of forces between the two sides exceeds 1:5, even a strong castle is no longer worth relying on. In Thomas's book of war, there is a simple method of calculating combat power - when the ratio of forces is more than 1 to 3, then field battles must be avoided, and when the ratio of forces is more than 1 to 5, then even the defense of the city must be extremely cautious. For example, the battle of Aeshurufat against Karak-Grom was fought earlier. It was a battle with no skill to speak of, and it was extremely rigid, but even so, he won easily.

Because that time he had too much advantage in terms of troops, and this time it was the other way around.

If Ashrufat was now in a dwarven fortress city, he might as well have given it a try. But the problem was that he stayed in a camp with weak defenses.

"We can't beat it. Carrie said bluntly in her mind. "Neither can the defense. ”

Ashrufat did not answer, and it was considered a tacit acquiescence to Carrie's opinion.

"It's also difficult to lead the army to retreat. Greenskin's fast troops move much faster than the dwarves...... Not to mention the fact that we still have a large number of war machines. I have to drag these things along, but it's as slow as a snail. Carrie said.

Ashrufat remained silent.

"The last way is to leave the troops behind the palace to cover the retreat of the main force. However, the problem is that the disparity in strength is too great, and there is no suitable terrain and fortifications, and a small army behind the palace cannot delay the green-skinned army for too long. So the only way is a larger force...... That's not just for the entire legion to stay. ”

"Carrie......" Ashrufat asked suddenly, "remember our last battle in Nagarus?"

"The last battle?huh?"

"At that time......" Ashruphat said slowly in his mind. "If I'm in Gals' place, do you think we'll have a chance to win?"

"Probably...... Probably...... It's hard, isn't it? ”

"That's right, even if I was the one who commanded the army at the time, I wouldn't have been able to win. Garth has done well. But in the face of a threefold difference in strength and a cautious opponent, all tricks are meaningless. The reason why we were able to win that war was because we did not follow the normal steps of war. I still remember Thomas telling me that you must choose the way that is beneficial to you in a war, and you must not follow in the footsteps of the other side, especially not to do what the enemy wants you to do. ”

"The host...... Don't you want to ...... One more assassination. Carrie said. "I remind you that this time was that time, and this time the situation was completely different. Greenskins couldn't have suddenly known where our base camp was, there must have been a hand behind Greenskin's back pointing them in the right direction. Besides, the greenskins were supposed to be scattered everywhere, divided into hundreds of small and medium-sized tribes, and it must have been the hand that united the scattered greenskins under one banner. In such a situation, it is impossible for the Greenskins not to take precautions, and your assassination will not be successful. If you do it with the determination to die, you may have a good chance, but what's the point? kill the Greenskins and then get killed by the Greenskins?"

"Carrie, many books say that dwarves have no affinity for any kind of magic...... They can't feel the presence of magical energy, do they?" said Ashrufat, who suddenly changed the subject.

"Yes. But if you want to use magic to launch a sneak attack from a distant location, that's also unrealistic. Carrie replied. "Even if you succeed and kill that greenskinned boss, you'll immediately put yourself in extreme danger. Whether it's magic or a sword, it's hard to kill the Greenskin Boss and then get out of the way. Don't forget, you're not really a dwarf, everything you do here is just a show!

......

"What are the dwarves doing?" asked the gray cloak, looking tired, as he took off the helmet-like instrument again. It can be seen that manipulating the white-handed boss is far from being as easy as expected. Of course, they weren't prepared to use such a brutal method beforehand.

"You'd be surprised to say that. Waucher smiled at the gray cloak. "You can't guess what they did. ”

"Make all the gunpowder into a trap to cover the retreat???or dig a trench to defend it?or leave everything behind and flee?"

"Neither. In fact, they didn't do anything. Worchel said. "Even I was surprised. It stands to reason that even if a dead horse is a live horse doctor, they should do something about it. I suspect that the Scarlet Duke has fled alone...... But this is unlikely, if the general had fled alone, then the dwarves would have been in chaos. But their camp was peaceful. I suspect there's fraud in it. ”

"Whatever he wants. The gray cloak said coldly. "I don't believe that the Scarlet Duke can play any tricks! The disparity in combat power cannot be offset by one or two small tricks. Where is the striker of the Greenskins?"

"If the pace of today's march continues, then the day after tomorrow will arrive. Warcher replied.

"Are you sure?" asked the gray cloak, a little tired. "These greenskins are really unbelievably scattered, and my planned march plan is completely useless. ”

"That's right, the day after tomorrow you can start a battle with the green skin. So tonight and tomorrow night will be the last chance for the dwarves to attack at night, and I don't think the Scarlet Duke will let this opportunity go. By the way, I can observe the dwarves very well during the day, but at night, the Satellite Eye is gone, and it's up to you. ”

"Don't worry, I've got the setup. The gray cloak replied. "At most, it's just a few more greenskins and a few fewer greenskins. No matter what tricks the Scarlet Duke plays, I will accompany him to the end! He can't afford to make any waves!"

The hatred on his face was so deep as he said this that Worchel had to turn his head away from looking at his companion's face.

How can a man's jealousy reach this level...... Well...... In the final analysis, it's all because Yilan is too arrogant and can't feel the hearts of others. Of course, it may also be that you feel it but don't care about it. Who can say clearly about feelings? Waucher felt sorry for the hapless dwarves in his heart.

Still, the job has to be done, doesn't it?

The gray cloak stood up and relaxed its body. Manipulating the white-handed boss in such a direct way was really a laborious thing, if it was normal, he would not do such a stupid thing - even if he did, he would give up after finding out that it was so troublesome - but at this moment, another emotion filled his mind, making him desperate to overwhelm the Scarlet Duke. He desperately wants to have a contest with the other party to prove that this Scarlet Duke has no ability at all!

It was an instinctive impulse and desire from within, so much so that his sanity didn't even notice it—in fact, there was nothing to be gained from his efforts. Even if he didn't, wouldn't the Greenskins see the dwarves and fight them?

The gray cloak calculated in his mind. Since the Dwarven Legion stood still and did not carry out any action to strengthen the fortifications, it can only be clear that the Scarlet Duke intends to attack at night.