Section 194 setbacks

An earth-shattering explosion rang out, suppressing all the noise of the entire battlefield. Then came the second and third tones. Although in an absolutely safe position, the Chaos Wizards were still shaken around. Even the wizard lord's own ears were ringing.

The siege towers in the distance have been reduced to pieces. The siege towers were held back by the magic that held them back from the flames, but not by the force of the gunpowder explosion. At the critical moment when they were about to be defeated but not defeated, the southerners threw barrels of gunpowder into the siege tower. And the siege towers, as everyone had seen before, were burning with flames.

This can be said to be a fatal blow, directly cutting off the momentum of the Chaos Army's attack. The follow-up troops were held back by the city walls, and no matter what bloodthirsty impulses burned in their hearts, at least the cold stone walls left them helpless. As for the forward troops, it's even worse. Without follow-up troops, their offensive quickly weakened, and in the blink of an eye they were trapped at the head of the city, besieged by an overwhelmingly superior enemy, and it was only a matter of time before they were eliminated.

"Nice traps. Marven admired softly. Only he had already noticed the other party's plan. Then again, maybe only the muscular and brainless guys who are afraid of abuse can't see this trap. It was common knowledge that the Southerners were good at using gunpowder, and their dangerous weapons called cannons relied on the power of gunpowder. So how could those siege towers have been standing there for so long? They have enough time to pour oil on the fire, don't they have time to get some gunpowder? If Marven was a general, he would never fall for this.

But, after all, this time he is not a general, is he?

In the field, the desperate spurts of the sadistic believers are indeed quite formidable, and sometimes this kind of mindless frenzy is even more difficult than the elaborate plots. But field warfare is a field war, and siege warfare is a completely different matter. The warriors who remained at the head of the city were still fighting frantically, but no matter how fierce they were, the balance of victory and defeat was still on the defender's side. This was a numerical advantage, with the Chaos warriors on the city losing one and less, while the defenders had enough men to replenish the losses.

With no siege towers, the defenders are back to using asphalt and gunpowder against the powerless Chaos warriors below. No matter how stupid the Blood Fang Lord's brain was, he knew that this wave of attacks had completely failed. There was a signal to retreat from the Chaos position, and the unwilling Chaos warriors began to retreat. The battle at the head of the city continues, but there is no suspense about the outcome of the battle. The southerners had changed their previous melee and switched to a neat array of spears against the enemy. The remaining Chaos warriors were cornered by neat spears, and it was only a matter of time before they were destroyed.

If the offensive and defensive sides swapped, with the Chaos army defending the city and the southerners attacking the city, then this defeat would probably deal a fatal blow to morale. A southerner general can only withdraw his troops for the time being, at least for today, there is no way to continue the attack. But for the Chaos Lord, he didn't care about losses at all, all he cared about was the destruction of siege equipment, which made it completely impossible to attack.

Marven could even imagine the Bloodfang Lord's thunderous outburst at this time.

The offensive caused hundreds of casualties, most of them abusive believers. However, in reality the defenders of the southerners did not have a good time. They won a small victory with clever traps, but when it came to casualties, the defenders were about the same as the attackers. This is because the assault of the sadistic berserkers just now was too fast. Although on the whole, this was a cunning move by the defenders, in fact, due to the rapid attack, many of the defenders, especially the musketeers, did not have time to retreat, and even caused a siege, causing huge casualties.

In terms of offensive and defensive situations, the defenders won a small victory. In terms of casualties and losses of soldiers, the two sides were half-pounded and eighty-taels. In terms of morale, the defenders were hit a little harder.

Fortunately, the Bloodfang Lord didn't send someone to find Marven again. So he saved the time to explain and observed the details of the city with peace of mind. The battle ended, and the entanglement of the magic war between the two sides began to slowly subside. According to Marven's judgment, the defenders of the city—at least on this wall—had about ten magicians.

In Marvin's experience, that's enough.

Maybe the Southerners have more magicians than the Chaos side, but on the one hand, those magics are just fur and purely pediatric, and on the other hand, the Southerners have chosen to hold on to their strongholds. This strategy itself meant that they had to spread their forces evenly among castles. Therefore, in a simple battle, the magic combat power of the Chaos Army has an advantage in both quantity and quality.

Of course, that must be on the premise that Marven is willing to play at full strength. If you don't play at your full strength...... Well, the magic confrontation between the two sides just now is the result.

He then felt a strange wave of magic. The wind of magic vibrated slightly, like the ripples produced by a small boat being lowered into a large river. It is very difficult for the magicians of the Southerners to detect such magical fluctuations, and even if they do, they are powerless to interfere and destroy. But the Wizards of Chaos are different, their learning path is cruel, but it goes straight to the origin of magic.

"Your Excellency. "A wizard lord with a subordinate approaching him. "They're doing magical communications, and nine times out of ten they're calling for help from the rear...... Do you want to disturb it?"

"Nope. Marven ordered. The sorcerer bows his head as a sign of obedience.

"Leave them alone. The Wizard Lord smiled. "That's what we want. Steady pressure weakens the defense little by little, but it can't be broken immediately...... Give them false judgments...... Those southerners are going to be fooled!"

That's right, it's just a game of chess. Only he, and his master, Tzeentch, are chess players. Everyone else is a pawn without knowing it.

"By the way, when I was out on errands, was there any news from Sagas?" Marven asked one of his subordinates.

"Southerners' magicians...... It seems to have debunked her tricks. A Chaos wizard with a magic disk on his feet replied. There was obvious disdain in his voice, but this "disdain" was not aimed at the Wizard Lord. Then again, almost all Tzeentch wizards are quite dismissive of Slaanesh's methods. What did she say...... The plan of the supreme commander to control the southerners was also in vain. ”

"Oh, they've finally revealed their true colors. Marven smiled and touched his beard, which he only did when he was in a good mood. The dark line he laid was not in vain. "The woman...... What about Sagas himself?"

"Escaped. The subordinate reported. "But I've heard that it's been repaired thoroughly. Everywhere it is rumored that she has lost the favor of the Prince of Joy. According to reliable sources, she is planning her next plan to redeem Slaanesh's favor. However, the southerners have done it very thoroughly, and a large number of religious leaders have joined in, and under the large-scale search, I am afraid that there will not be a few hidden lines left before Sagas. Legend has it that the Lord of the Blood Fang was happy to see this happen. If these rumors are true...... Then that woman is likely to be finished, or switch sides. However, even if she switches camps, she may not be able to sell for a good price. ”

"It's hard to say. Saying this, Marven couldn't help but laugh. "It's been said everywhere that the Chaos Lord wants a female Chaos Lord as an embellishment. ”

It's actually very interesting, the doctrine of sadism, no matter which way you think about it, is not a suitable thing for women. Well, if there are women who are sadistic believers, then they must be the type that is no different from men. Basically, as long as the "sadistic believer" is mentioned, people have the image of a muscular, murderous man in armor and a tomahawk in his hand.

But what's funny is that I don't know where there are rumors in the road, and I am afraid that there is a female Chaos Lord. Because of this, the fear of abuse seems to be extraordinarily generous to female believers. Unfortunately, there are natural biological differences between men and women, and whether or not the desire for sadism is true or not, at least so far, no one has heard of such a female Chaos Lord under the command of a sadistic person. On the other hand, there is no shortage of high-ranking women under the Prince of Pleasure or the Lord of Deceit. This is mainly because the talent for magic has nothing to do with male or female.

Of course, the rumors about this "sadistic bride" are just a rumor so far, and they belong to the kind of groundless rumors. Even believers who are afraid of themselves don't believe this. So just casually rambling a few words, Marven changed the subject.

"What's that...... What about the Supreme Commander of the Southerners?" Marven asked. "I remember his name seemed to be Rafa. Yes, that's right, Rafa, General Rafa. ”

"Alive. But my lord, you know that the methods of the Sagas will drain the target's energy, and I am afraid he will have to lie in bed now. ”

The conversation was very public, and no one deliberately lowered their voices. If there were any secret agents present, or if there was a special eye, he would only be able to see some normal conversations. All the information is within the scope of permission, let alone a spy, even if the people they talk about are present, they will definitely not be able to find any mistakes.

"Rafa...... Can't command the battle anymore?"

"That's for sure. The subordinate replied. "This means that they may not be able to organize a counteroffensive until they send a new general. We can sit back and relax for a while without worrying about the threat behind us. ”

"Good. Marvin ended the conversation. He turned his head to look at the walls again, or rather he looked at them. Only by careful observation can you see that there is no smile or joy on his face. Not only that, but his expression became more and more ugly.

"Hmm...... He's dead...... They're all dead, what's going on, what's going on?"

Through some kind of incomprehensible link, external information kept flowing into his mind. I don't know what happened to Lu Dao, but the move he painstakingly arranged seemed to be completely finished.

"The southerners perceived? impossible...... Even if they stumbled upon one, they couldn't find anything. Was it accidental? Or was it some kind of ......? It seems that the other forces can only use their strength to fight......"