Section 336 takes precedence

Marvin got the news later. The subordinates who remained on the battlefield also did their duty faithfully and reported the changes in the entire battle situation in a timely manner.

In fact, Yiqiē and Marven understand it about the same. This is a decent battle, the situation of the two sides is that the center is equal, and each side of the two flanks has an absolute advantage. The outcome of the battle depends entirely on the skills of the commanders on both sides and the level of command in front of the battle. The difference between victory and defeat depends entirely on who can defeat a frontal enemy on one wing first. As long as he can defeat one wing of the enemy, and then reinforce the other troops in time, then he is equal to victory.

Leaving aside these specific details, this type of battle is the most common of all field battles. Considering that the two warring sides are located on the plains (although the Chaos Legion is a little bit of a mountain formation, but it is similar), the outcome of the battle can be predicted. War is inevitably a crushing battle, the victorious side will inevitably take advantage of the situation to cover up, and the losing side will definitely scatter and flee. But because the collapse of the army was gradual, the first defeated forces were able to retain the bulk of the army - because the main force of the victors would certainly be used to annihilate the remnants of the enemy that remained on the battlefield, and instead give the first defeated troops enough time and space to evade pursuit.

All in all, in such a battle, the loser side will suffer huge losses, basically/will suffer more than half of the casualties, but by no means completely annihilated. And the losses of the victors will not be too small. If the battle is fierce enough (for example, the two armies have been entangled and fought for a long enough time), the casualties may even reach about 20% of the entire army.

As a Chaos Lord, especially a Chaos Lord who didn't rely on his own genius (like Login or something) to get to where he is today, Marven has been through enough battles. Even if you haven't eaten pork, at least you've seen pigs walking. He is confident enough in his experience.

Things are developing in the same way as before he left. Nothing unexpected happened from head to toe. In short, the Bloodfang Lord's assault was met with the full force of a new vehicle called a tank, and various magical supports, so that Aerufat's right flank was finally able to stop the attack. Instead, thanks to enough magical support, the Heavy Knights of Ashruphat eventually broke through the Bloodfang Lord's right flank faster than expected.

When these two pieces of intelligence are combined, the victory or defeat on the battlefield is self-evident. As the hordes of defeated soldiers fled to the rear, the remaining apprentice of the wizard left with him, unaware of the details of what was behind. But at least one thing is certain, and that is that the Chaos Legion has been defeated - with Marven's decades of experience in fighting horses, there has never been an example of an army that has been able to turn around and achieve final victory after a rout.

As mentioned earlier, Marven has already left the battlefield first. Unaffected by the defeat, he reached the camp as fast as he could. For the current situation, he has been prepared for a long time. When the defeated Chaos warriors fled in twos and threes, Marven began to contain the defeated soldiers.

The command of an army can only come from two sources, either by being appointed by a superior or by being recognized by a subordinate. The Chaos Legion usually derives command from the latter. The Bloodfang Lord had already been defeated on the battlefield, so he had rightfully lost his command. And since Marven is a Chaos Lord and can prepare to contain the defeated soldiers in time, then he naturally gets the right to command.

The last time the Bloodfang Lord returned, he was able to immediately deprive Marven of his command without any resistance, and could logically kill Marven (of course, in the end, it didn't work out). Not to mention whether what he did was right or not, but at least in the minds of ordinary Chaos Warriors, it was a legitimate power as a commander. But this time, if the Bloodfang Lord also withdraws with the defeated army, Marven can compete with him for command without revealing his hole cards. Even if the two sides really meet each other for the sake of command, then all they can mobilize is a small group of their closest friends. The rest of the soldiers will only choose to wait and see.

This subtle change in people's hearts can only be felt by the person concerned. From this moment on, despite the absence of any oath-taking ceremony, Marven had replaced the Bloodfang Lord as the new commander of the Chaos Legion - albeit a newly defeated army.

The night was dark. The camp was littered with fires, accompanied by the groans of wounded soldiers. Marven sat in his tent and listened to the report of his subordinates. The reception of the defeated soldiers is almost done, and now there are 20,000 or so people gathered here - this is where they came from, but scattered deserters can escape from either direction.

"You mean...... Could the Bloodfang Lord not be dead?" Marven frowned, this was arguably the worst news he had ever received today. Originally, after confirming the defeat of the Chaos Legion, he thought that the Bloodfang Lord was dead—aren't all madmen who are afraid of abuse this virtue?" ”

The officer explained what he had seen. At that time, the battle was very fierce. Tanks are out of battle (these new steel vehicles, while powerful, don't last a long time). After repeated kills, the steam engine finally ran out of fuel, so the war machinery that was originally galloping on the battlefield became an immobile battery), but the battle on the other two wings was already decided. The Bloodfang Collar is primarily faced with flanking and flanking from the rear.

Although the combat characteristics of the Sadistic Believers are that they are not afraid of death, the Bloodfang Lord is also a battle-hardened veteran and has a lot of combat experience. He immediately judged that his back road had been outflanked, and the front was the only way to survive. So he immediately ordered the brigades on both sides of him to resist with all their strength and cover the central breakthrough. In this case, despite the support of many magics, the troops placed in front of Ashrufate on the right flank could not withstand the repeated onslaught of the Chaos Warriors, and finally a large hole was torn open. The Bloodfang Lord broke through with thousands of troops, while the rest of the troops, like all sadomists, shouted the name of the Blood God and fought until the last moment - buying enough time for the defeated to escape.

"Breaking through?" Marven didn't care anymore. It was obvious that if the Bloodfang Lord retreated backwards (as Marven did), then at least he would be able to compete with Marven for command. But he broke through...... What a fun thing it is.

Now, the Bloodfang Lord is cut off by the enemy's army and cannot return. If he wanted to return to the White Keep, it would mean that he would have to fight his way out of the army of Aeshurufat - this was completely delusional. If he wants to stay outside...... I'm sorry, but the northeastern part of Gruney is already in the dust, and the Bloodfang Lord may not be able to gather enough supplies to feed his troops, even though there are only a few thousand remnants left.

Although he was not killed on the spot, this kind of ending is almost the same. At least in Marven's future plans, he didn't have to think about the Bloodfang Lord anymore.

Thinking about this clearly, Marven once again showed a satisfied smile on his face. Although Ashrufat didn't do what he asked, in the end, he was back on track. Now the Bloodfang Lord is no longer a problem, and although the Chaos Legion has suffered heavy losses, it has been controlled by him. The people who are qualified to cause trouble for him, the Bloodfang Lord is missing, Sagas is trapped in the enemy's base camp and cannot move, and Login is dead. The rest of the Chaos Warriors, no matter which of the cultists of the evil gods, must listen to Marven.

"Lord Marven, what should we do next?" one of the subordinates asked.

"Rest for the night, tomorrow we have to leave. Marven thought about it and said decisively. If Ashrufat is going to die, he'll have to wait a few days. If you stay put, it's terrible if you're being pursued. It's a pity that Ashrufat didn't follow his arrangement, otherwise, there would be at least one fully organized army among the defeated army that Marven has gathered now, which can be used for the queen of the palace.

After dawn, Marven led the army to set off.

At this time, there were still defeated soldiers who came one after another to keep up with the team. The latest news they brought, Marven's greatest fear—that is, Ashrufat's pursuit of his army despite a single qiē—did not happen. After the victory, Ashrufat did pursue some distance, but he did not chase after him. If Ashrufat had led his army in pursuit, he would probably have set out tomorrow morning—and by the time he arrived, it would have been noon at the earliest.

This half day is decisive. Marven was confident that he would lead his army out of pursuit, because the Chaos warriors were much stronger than the southerners. They are stronger, marching faster, and have a longer marching time. Even if Ashrufat had let the light cavalry catch up, there would still be dozens of mages intact here. A small-scale enemy who catches up will not be able to gain much.

Next, it was finally Marven's turn to make a move. All stones that stand in the way have now been kicked out of the way, or are about to be kicked away. Marven thought very clearly, after the death of Aehurufat, as long as he used Sagas a little, he could easily turn Barranca into the commander of the coalition army.

Of course, there had to be a test, and if Barranca could handle it, that would be great...... If he doesn't know the image, then ...... Well, no, as long as there are the right interests, that mercenary will compromise. Marven has some confidence in this. With the precedent of Ashrufat, Barranca ...... Well......

A loud noise interrupted his train of thought. This is...... The sound of musket gunfire?

He was puzzled for a moment, but when he looked back, he found that there were no pursuers in the rear (although he was the main general, Marven was at the rear of the palace during this march). As he looked around, there was another burst of muskets like fried beans. No, this time it wasn't just the sound of muskets, the roar of the cannons was clearly discernible.

The thought jumped to his mind in the next moment. But why? Ashruphat copied in front of him? But wasn't he behind Marven, and was thrown out of the way for half a day?

In the next moment, a burst of bullets landed around him. A Chaos wizard standing at his side unfortunately received a bullet in the head and was shot in the head. Red and white scraps splattered everywhere.

Standing on a high place, Bayrell calmly ordered Robin. "Over there, yes, over there, do you see those guys with the magic disc on their feet? Those are Tzeentch wizards! Let all the musketeers concentrate their firepower and take out the chaos wizards first!"

Who can tell me how the word "on/will" has become a shield?