Section 124 Heavenly Fortune
Although Leto is said to be a novice in military command, he has been a regent for many years and is very sophisticated in human affairs. After listening to the staff's words, his brow furrowed even tighter.
"Perhaps...... General Bayral, I must have had this intention from the beginning. Seeing that Leto had not answered, the staff member boldly continued. "This is also for the sake of why he will take on this dangerous task......"
If the adjutant general and the chief general command the battle together, then the credit made by the adjutant general is equal to the merit of the chief general. Although this is objectively a bit unfair, in the general perception, this is the way it is. But if the two sides are separated, the situation is completely different. Everyone can see the current situation, if you follow Beller's advice, I am afraid that the worst result will be that Leto will not move where the main vampire force is, and Bayor will "recover" the entire West Vania region.
It's not Leto's turn to share the credit. Even if he defeats the vampire at the last time, everyone will think that Leto is only a supporting character in this war - although he is the main general. If a triumphal ceremony had been held for Bayral (which is quite likely), then Leto would have not only been a supporting character, but even a clown.
But on the other hand, all this was done perfectly, and Leto could not blame Belal, whether in public or private, or gain sympathy for himself. Even if he knew that Baylor had a small abacus in his stomach, he was helpless.
"Your Highness, if you do nothing like this...... Then you ......" The rest of the sentence was not spoken, but everyone knew what the next half of the sentence meant.
"The current situation is that our army and the vampires are facing each other for a day or so. The two sides are at a stalemate. Someone said. "Looks like the vampires are determined to ignore the Einsatzgruppen. We can't expect vampires to be lured away by the Einsatzgruppen, and we have to do something about it. β
It's a fact. The vampire's actions speak for themselves of what he wants to do. Originally, it was expected that the best outcome of the Beinsatzgruppen would be to attract the vampires behind enemy lines. Leto will then be able to defeat the remaining undead and enter Sivania. But the vampires didn't cooperate, which is why they are in this terrible situation.
"We could easily defeat the undead legions and destroy the vampires, so why should we drag on the war for so long? Summer has arrived," Leto said suddenly. "The hot weather will come soon, and dragging it out is not good for our army. Moreover, the daily consumption of large armies is very great, and it is more advantageous to end the war as soon as possible than to delay it. Suddenly, Leto seemed to have made up her mind. "In that case, why delay?"
"My lord, but the valley is too narrow to accommodate a large army. And the vampires held the exit, and the terrain in that area was not in our favor. The undead legions of vampires can cut through the complex terrain that our soldiers and horses cannot cross, and flank our army from all sides. β
"Yes, we can't fight in a decisive battle. Leto came to the edge of the map. The map was large and spread out on the conference table, half on the table and half hanging in the air. "Here, Purple Stone!"
As can be seen from the map, Ryan's army has arrived in the south of Purple Stone at this time, which means that if this place is chosen as the battlefield, Leto must retreat with his entire army. So that brings us to the next question - what if the vampire won't come along?
Somehow had to be found to attract the vampires...... Before Leto could speak for advice from his men, there was the sound of horses' hooves outside.
In the vicinity of the Great Tent, horseback riding was originally prohibited. The sound of horses' hooves can only indicate one thing, the scout troops in front have an urgent military situation. Leto looked to the door, and as expected, the curtain of the tent was quickly lifted, and the guard came to Leto with a scout with a hurried face. There was no need for anything else, the scout's expression alone was enough to prove that something big must have happened.
"Your Royal Highness," the scout stepped forward and reported on his knees. "The vampire is mobilizing his undead legion, and is now coming straight at our army. β
"When?"
"This afternoon. Although the undead legion is moving slowly, it will definitely arrive at our camp by noon tomorrow. β
The camp of the Ryan army is actually the one built by the Hama before. Although the wooden walls, trenches, and mounds where the cannons were placed to repel the enemy had been removed, the ground that had been leveled and compacted could not be removed. Using the foundation of the original camp, the new camp can save a lot of work, and it is quite strong, and if the camp can be defended, it will be difficult for vampires to break in. However, Leto will not be satisfied with such a small achievement as repelling the attack of the undead army.
"Pass my order, and the whole army retreats towards Purple Stone. Leto ordered quietly. Only he knew in his heart how excited he was, it was like dozing off and giving him a pillow. Vampires want to come to the showdown, that's just right.
The marching speed of the undead legions, especially the rapid marches, is quite slow. Because the main body of the undead legion, that is, the zombies, is quite slow. Leto thought very well that he would have a whole day to set up the battlefield and face the vampires.
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"Your Excellency General, Your Royal Highness has an urgent letter. As Robin hurried into the room, Beller was having dinner with a group of officers. Dinner consisted of a fat goose roasted on the stove, a large plate of baconed meat with potatoes, some bread, and a few bottles of red wine. When Robin entered, Bayrell was holding a large plate of butter dripping from the fat goose.
"Urgent letter?" BΓ©ral was calm and undeterred by the words. With a plate in one hand and a bottle of jam from the table in the other, he skillfully dripped a small amount of jam onto the plate.
"What did you say, Robin?" said absent-mindedly, and BΓ©ral immediately turned his gaze back to his plate, his hand turning the plate, trying to mix the jam with the goose fat well.
"His Royal Highness is about to fight the vampires, and he has ordered us to march to the rest of West Vania at once in order to attract as many vampire forces as possible and reduce the pressure on the front. Robin finished in one breath. All the officers were discolored, but Beller was still dealing with his goose fat and jam.
Zhilu said. After a while, Bayral replied casually. Then he put the plate on the table, took a slice of bread in one hand, dipped it in the plate, and put it in his mouth. After a long time, perhaps realizing that everyone was not looking at him quite right, Beller finally looked left and right.
"Guys, what's wrong?"
"General, this ...... His Royal Highness's order ...... "Bayor's attitude was so puzzling that it took a long time for someone to stammer. "Don't you think...... Unreasonable?"
"Unreasonable? Why do you think we're doing that?" asked Bayral rhetorically. "Aren't we doing what His Royal Highness the Prince ordered us to do?"
People looked at each other, but they didn't know how to answer for a while.
Bellor looked around at everyone and burst into laughter. "Are you mistaken? The reason why we are here to strengthen our defenses and stock up on food and grass is not actually to deal with the undead army of vampires. Because I don't think the vampires will come against us at all. β
"This is because," said Beller, he took off the whole roast goose from the fire fork and began to cut it with a knife. Because the roast goose was very hot, he was very careful. "The Scarlet Duke is very tactful, he wouldn't do such a stupid thing. If he comes to attack us, even if he can destroy us cleanly, it will be a very unprofitable deal. For that would mean that he would have to lead his army out of the exit of the main road and allow the main force of our army to enter Sivania. Standing in the position of the Scarlet Duke, it was a very loss-making business to eliminate the Belu Movement but lose the favorable terrain conducive to defense. Not to mention that we've taken over the city, and it's going to take a lot of effort for the vampires to destroy us anyway. β
Robin didn't say a word. He instinctively knew that Bayrell was not telling the truth, but he could not see anything logically wrong.
"So. Bayral made a forceful gesture, and the knife in his hand drew a circle in the air. "The main purpose of our stay here is to contain the Hama clan. β
"Bin?" several officers were stunned for a moment.
"Yes, Hamas. Bayral replied. "The Hama have been conquered by the vampires, but there are still quite a few remaining. According to intelligence, there are probably about 10,000 troops. These armies are now all under the orders of the vampires. β
"But, Lord Bayor. I know that we've spread rumors that the remnants of the Hama have secretly allied with us, so that the vampires can't trust the Hama. β
"Yes, but that's just a rumor. Vampires may believe rumors, but we can't be fooled by the rumors we spread. The truth is, we have not made a secret pact with the Hama. This means that the Hama are our enemies. Although at the moment, because of the distrust of vampires, they are not used by vampires as a reliable combat force. But after all, they are on the vampire's side, and they are a huge hidden danger. β
"However, because our army occupies Meno, the vampires will have to leave the Hama behind to defend against our attacks. In order to prevent the betrayal of the Bin, he must also leave an undead army to watch. Beller said in a tone of extreme confidence and enthusiasm. "In other words, we only need to move nothing here to already attract the forces of vampires. As he finished the last sentence, Robin saw a jackal-like smile appear on Beller's lips.
It's already dark. But darkness meant nothing to the undead legions, who were like a silent river that made its way down the valley.
Ashruphat sat on the back of the Nightmare Horse and looked at the faltering river beneath his feet.
"Master, why are you sure that the Ryan will fight you?" asked Carrie in her mind.
"I'm not sure, Carrie. Ashrufat replied.
"Not sure......?"
"Carrie. But for now, this is the case...... It's no longer a matter of stratagem. At this point, we can only rely on creation, and sometimes what determines fate is just some uncontrollable accidental factors...... Along the way, we don't know how many dangers we have experienced, and many times we are almost separated from death! It should be said that it is completely by luck that we have survived until now. So, if I still have good luck, if the flame of this good luck has not been extinguished...... The Ryan will choose to fight me!"