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"What do you mean?"

"Usually fighting, it is the lightly armed troops who fight against the lightly armed troops. In the South, there is a term called 'prologue battle', which refers to this kind of battle. Sooner or later, the side that completed the formation first often sent lightly armed troops to harass the other side, and as a countermeasure, the other side also sent lightly armed troops to meet the battle, and the result became an engagement between the lightly armed troops of the two armies. ”

"I understand, but is there any difference between the hussars of the sadistic believers?"

"There's a big difference. Ashrufat said. "Light cavalry against light cavalry, so we don't feel any difference. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, the abusive hussars, though lightly armed, are not actually capable of harassing them. You see, as the one just said, his light cavalry drove out the enemy's light cavalry, and then harassed the enemy's unprotected wings, greatly slowing down the advance of the two wings......"

"Yes, that's right. But isn't that normal?" Tarek was still puzzled. "Once the enemy's lightly armed forces are routed, it will naturally detour from both flanks and harass the main forces that affect the enemy. Although it has no decisive effect, it is still somewhat effective. ”

"But if the abusive hussars win...... They are much less effective. Ashrufat said. "It's okay if you don't understand, I think of a way...... A ruse. Maybe it does. Ashrufat closed his eyes, as if pondering something. Eventually, a smile appeared on his face. "Yes, maybe it does. And even if it doesn't, there's nothing to lose. ”

After Tarek left, Gander arrived.

All Chaos cultists know that the cultists of the Prince of Joy have an almost artistic skill when it comes to interrogating captives. Ashruphat didn't have a chance to see it when he was in the Asowen tribe, but now he had a chance to learn more. The two captives didn't have a long mouth, and they quickly confessed everything they knew. One of the two people was actually a squadron leader. Although this was a low-level officer's position in Chaos, it made him know some information that ordinary soldiers did not know.

Compared to the huge army of nearly 200,000 men under Ashorufat, the army gathered in the Blood Fortress was much smaller. It must be said that this is not because the abusive believers do not pay attention to this battle, but because they have gathered as many troops as they can. But after all, this war was three against one, and Tzeentch, Slaanesh, and Nurgle joined forces to deal with the terrorists, so despite being on the home turf, the Bloodfang Lord's army was only 100,000 men.

According to the usual concept, a one-to-two force is a very disadvantageous side. But the Bloodfang Lord had no idea of defending the city - in fact, in the legendary battles, the unsuccessful battles of the Tryers before Ashrufat, the armies that came to attack the Blood Fortress were numerically superior. It's also easy to imagine - how could they attack a legion of Dreads with a strong fortress if they didn't even have a numerical superiority? Everyone knew that the Dreadful Cultists were extremely good at fighting in the chaos, far above the other three gods.

The Battle Plan of the Blood Fang Lord couldn't be simpler: stay in the fortress to recharge your batteries, and wait patiently for the challenger to come to the Blood Fortress. Then set up a formation to crush the enemy. After defeating the enemy, the pursuit must be relentless, and the most of them must be annihilated, and this great victory will be used to show the name of the Blood God. Although the details were not known to the junior officers, the overall plan had already been finalized and even communicated to the whole army.

Speaking of which, this is also in line with Ashrufat's previous predictions. Eshufate is not afraid of battle - to be honest, in this future war, the Lord of the Bloodfang actually has a way to win: he only needs to hold on to the castle for no more than a month, and Eshufate will surely collapse due to the exhaustion of logistics. It is impossible for anyone to breach such a near-miraculous castle in such a short period of time. In other words, purely militarily speaking, Ashrufat came here to try to attack the Blood Fortress at a very high risk.

The gods could not have failed to take this into account. Since they had sent Ashruphat (and so many followers), it meant that the battle would never be fought in this way.

"He's going to wait for us to get to the bottom of the fortress before we start a fight?" asked Ashrufat.

"The Lord of Bloodfang has already informed the whole army like this, and there should be no change...... And I think it's a good fit for sadistic style. Gander shrugged. "Besides, they don't have a small chance of winning. ”

Yes, the Bloodfang Lords have a good chance of winning - it's not a presumptuous, it's based on facts. As mentioned earlier, Ashruphat was not the first to attempt to attack the Blood Fortress. If you connect the legends of the war related to the Blood Fortress, you will find that the battle plan of the Blood Fang Lord is not unlike that of his ancestors.

Although it seems to be a simple tactic, it has actually won time and time again.

Sometimes, war is as simple as that. As long as your combat power is superior, you don't have to spend too much brains at all, just line up the army into a battle formation and press it to fight. Therefore, many military experts believe that a general's pursuit of marching and arranging the battlefield to achieve the goal of victory is actually something that is only done out of necessity. It's like suppressing bandits -- in most cases, the general in charge of suppressing bandits doesn't need to think about setting traps or anything, they just need to let the soldiers attack head-on, and they can crush the enemy with dignity.

In this upcoming battle, the Bloodfang Lord has the advantage - although it seems that Ashrufat has more troops, in fact the advantage is on the side of the Bloodfang Lord. Because in a one-on-one heads-up, madness isn't necessarily a good thing. Sometimes, it's much more useful to be calm than to be furious - it's like armor, and in a heads-up you can hardly tell whether it's better to wear armor or not. But one thing is certain: as the scale of the battle grows, this fanatical spirit of not being afraid of death will become more and more terrifying, and even turn into a decisive force. It's hard to describe the role of psychic power on the battlefield, and anyone who has fought against the Dreadnosaur will be impressed by that bloodthirsty fanaticism. Many sadistic believers will become like a blood god possessed in battle, constantly attacking forward, and the strange fighting style of not afraid of death is enough to crush enemies many times over.

Ashruphat had fought against the Bloodfang Lord before. Although Ashrufat won the battle, the Bloodfang Lord led his elite troops (all of whom were Blood God Believers) to break through Ashrufat's carefully arranged battle formation from the front. And it's not once or twice - after that, in order to pursue and destroy the Bloodfang Lord, Aerufar sent a lot of troops to intercept the front and back, but each time the Bloodfang Lord was forced to fight his way out.

Not only Ashrufat, but also the followers of other evil gods in the entire Chaos Realm were well aware of this. They also try to fight the Sadists who are not afraid to die, but in actual battles, the Sadists are often able to defeat the enemy forces that are far superior to them. This is especially evident when the size of the army increases. A few thousand abusive berserkers are enough to make tens of thousands of enemies difficult to deal with.

"What are you going to do, my lord?" asked Gander. "Any ideas?"

"As long as the followers of the Blood God ......," Ashruphat said. "In that bloodthirsty frenzy, it's hard for us to fend off their onslaught. He confessed. "What's harder than dealing with a madman is dealing with a bunch of madmen. ”

"What's more difficult than dealing with a bunch of madmen is that there are still a few of them who are calm and can guide the way at critical moments. Gander went on. "My lord, if you want to use this camp as an idea...... I'm afraid it won't work out. ”

Ashrufat paused, his eyes looking at Gander. He had indeed had the idea of using a deception to lead the Blood God followers into his predetermined battlefield. Where is the best place to fight? This camp, which was once the site of an ancient battlefield, may be a good choice. Using trenches, walls, or something might make a reliable trap......

"If the followers of the Blood God are victorious, their fanaticism will not be able to withstand the mere fortifications. Gander said. "I've seen it before. ”

"Ah......" Ashruphat was slightly surprised.

"My previous tribe...... That is, Asowen has not yet become a leader...... Before my tribe was divided, we used this tactic to engage an army that worshipped and worshipped sadism. We were a large tribe at that time, with seven or eight thousand men, and the enemy was only half of ours...... About five thousand. At that time, we had planned to use deception to lure them into storming our camp. Well, we paid about 500 people to attract them to the front of the fortifications. Our plan was to wait until they were suffering heavy casualties and exhausted from storming the camp. ”

"The result?" asked Ashrufat.

"It's useless...... Those sadistic believers, stimulated by victory and blood, have all become insane. They lunged at us in spite of a single moment, but a few of them were clear-headed, pointing out the most appropriate way for their comrades to attack. As a result, they simply filled the trench with corpses. Then we fought the madmen at the wall. Many of them died, but the rest still came despite the onslaught. We were routed...... Almost all of them were wiped out, and the rest of them fled in all directions. It was in that situation that Assowen became the chieftain. In conclusion, in my opinion, you must not boost the morale of sadistic believers. Once they fall into a bloodthirsty frenzy, there is nothing left to resist them. ”

"Can't boost their morale......" Ashruphat nodded. "Gander, thank you for your advice. ”

His politeness made Gander embarrassed. "Your Excellency, you don't have to ......"

"You gave me an inspiration. Ashrufat said. "That's right, as soon as the sadistic believers enter the fray, they will fall into a frenzy because of their bloodthirsty passion, and it will be very difficult to deal with. Tarek had previously reminded me that if the Sadistic Believers fell into a frenzy, it would take more than three times as many troops to fend them off. ”

"It really takes so much. Gander replied. Gander was just a marauder scout, but he had a gifted eye for judgment. "Triple and no less. But my lord, do you remember the battle we had before, when it was in my tribe?"

Ashrufat, of course, remembered. In that battle, after the other party lost a large part of its combat strength due to carelessness and underestimation of the enemy, the Asowen tribe only narrowly defeated the other party. It's really thanks to that key magic of Asowen. If it weren't for that magic, that battle wouldn't have been won.

...... with magic Ashrufat nodded. You must try to give full play to the advantages of your own magical power. Sadism has never advocated magic, so there are few magicians among his followers. On the contrary, whether it is Nurgle or Saneanesh, there are many wizards among the believers, and the wizards of Tzeentch are known for their powerful magical abilities.

"Also, my lord, sadistic believers are strong, but they don't know how to retreat. In other words, if they are defeated, they will basically be completely annihilated. You only need to win this time, and I think the Blood Fortress will soon fall into your hands. ”

Ashrufat nodded. He knew the laws of chaos, and as long as he could occupy the Blood Fortress, he should be able to force the Blood God to compromise.

"Oh, by the way, my lord, I forgot to tell you something. Gander had already planned to take his leave, but suddenly turned his head. "Thankfully, I remembered it in time. ”