Section 310 Talents

Robin saw the battle ahead on the right.

Actually, it's not a battle at all. Every soldier has a basic notion of a scout: being a scout means, first and foremost, wearing light armor (or even no armor) - fools understand how ridiculous it is to sneak in heavy armor. The second means that you have to use a short weapon - if you carry a spear, it means you don't have much to hide. Third, it means that you can't expect your comrades-in-arms -- if you have a lot of fanfare with dozens or hundreds of men, you don't have to do any reconnaissance.

These concepts clearly illustrate the fact that scouts are selected from the army, but their combat effectiveness is not very good. In fact, combat effectiveness is not the most important thing for scouts. The ability to survive in the wild, equestrian, stealth, these abilities are far more important than combat effectiveness. They may be able to attack the sentries or capture one or two unlucky captives by means of a guò sneak attack. But if you fight head-on with real swords and guns, the combat effectiveness of the scouts is actually not very good.

The current situation is very clear. With just one round of gunfire, the three Chaos Warriors fell to their stomachs. Three or five soldiers charged at the musketeers lined up, it was a kind of bravery, but even more a kind of stupidity.

Robin's eyesight was good, so he could see clearly that there were only three Chaos Warriors in total. He did not wait for the normal formalities to be completed - as is customary after the battle, the corpses of the enemy had to be examined and the results of the battle confirmed before they could be reported - he turned around and walked to the rear.

Robin's appearance was rather miserable. The last battle left him with two wounds, one on his arm, and a fierce blow from a Chaos Warrior split his shield and sliced through his arm armor, leaving a rather deep wound in his arm. The other wound was on the head - to be honest, Robin himself had forgotten where he had been hit. Anyway, after the battle, he took off his helmet and found that there was a large pit in the helmet and a blood bag on his head. At first, I didn't think anything of it, but after returning to Neustria City, the wound became serious, and the blood bag became bigger and bigger, and he had to be bled and bandaged. In short, Robin now has a white veil wrapped around his head, cannot wear a helmet, his left arm is wrapped in a bandage, and he hangs from his neck with a rope. In short, dressed as a seriously wounded man.

In fact, Baylor also hopes that Robin can recuperate from his injury in Newsteria. It's just that Robin refuses, because he thinks that he is the adjutant of the general, and although he can't go into battle due to injuries at the moment, he doesn't get in the way when he wants to help the general observe the battlefield and pass on information. In addition, this time Beller is not going to command a head-on battle with the Chaos Legion (just like the last time), but a "catch the mouse" operation (in Beller's own words), so Robin doesn't think he will hold the General back.

Beller stood in a clearing. There was a table on it, and a map was spread out on it, and Bayral was pondering it at the moment.

"General, killed three enemy scouts. ”

"Three people...... Ah, is it a squad......" Beller replied somewhat absent-mindedly, never taking his eyes off the map.

"Your Excellency, you have eliminated twelve enemy scouts and found the horses they have hidden. Another voice rang out. In addition, some of their salutes were found—some of which were written in the middle. ”

Robin couldn't help but frown. It was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy who spoke. He knew the other person - the last time he faced the Chaos Legion, this young man was one of the soldiers under Robin's command, named Teller. Thaler was fortunate that he had been by Robin's side the last time he fought, so not only did he survive, but he was unscathed, with no minor fur injuries. Even more fortunately, on the battlefield, Thaler met Berel.

To Robin's surprise, his general, Bayrell, actually showed great admiration for this young man named Teller.

It doesn't make sense—though Robin hasn't asked the General about it, this Thaler is just an ordinary teenager. He has no illustrious family background, noble blood (if Robin is not mistaken, Thaler comes from a small merchant family, and has nothing to do with the nobles), and his appearance is very ordinary. It must be said that he is different from ordinary civilians, that is, Thaler has a certain education and is able to read and write. Of course, this is also common for the son of a small businessman.

In the previous battle, Thaler had been so nervous on the battlefield that he had behaved extremely clumsy - at least not as good as Robin. Robin felt that he had completely hidden the fear in his heart, and that he would not lose to any of the veterans, while Thaler was a new recruit who had not killed even a single enemy.

But such a man of ordinary origin and timid as a mouse (he was not even a Tiberius) did not know why he attracted the attention of Belle. No, it's not as simple as "getting noticed" anymore, because he has already been accepted by Baylor as an entourage.

I think that when Robin became Baylor's retinue, it took a lot of effort. At least it took a lot of work for Robin's family. And this thaler, who stumbled like this, inexplicably became Baylor's retinue without any appearance on the battlefield.

"Good," Beller smiled, and the news that Thaler had brought took his eyes off the map for a moment. "Good job, put the captured Wen Jiàn aside. Get me a magician and help me translate. ”

Robin didn't speak, but he looked at Thaler with a little bit of malice. If there was a discerning person present, he must have seen that Robin was a little jealous. This kid who jumped out of nowhere was actually appreciated by the general?

Thaler was ordered to leave. Taking advantage of the fact that he was walking away, and Bayral had not yet fallen into deep thought again, Robin spoke.

"General, why are you ...... Why...... To that...... Thaler ...... "He said it in a rambling way, because he regretted it a little, maybe he shouldn't have asked this stupid question at all." He has grown up and is no longer a retinue of the general. So the general is looking for a new retinue for himself - isn't that a normal thing? What is there to pursue?

However, Beller was so familiar with Robin, how could he not see what Robin was trying to ask?

"Robin, do you want to know why I chose Teller?" Belle smiled. "It's actually quite simple, because I think he's a buildable. ”

"Buildable?"

"Well, courage. Bayrell said. "I think he's out of ...... A general's most basic kind of su zhì!"

"General, he's ...... I didn't even defeat a single enemy. "What kind of courage is this?" thought to Robin, a little aggrieved.

"Remember, when I rushed to you, Thaler helped me with a spear. Bayral prompted. Robin thought for a long time before he remembered that at that time, Thaler seemed to trip the rushing Chaos warrior with the hilt of his spear, giving Bayrell a good chance to kill the enemy with one shot. But what kind of courage is that?

"General, he was so frightened that he fell to the ground! If he really had the courage, he should have stabbed the enemy with his spear, not tripped the enemy with the hilt of his spear......"

"That's right, scared. That's the word. He was really scared at that time. It's not his fault, I wasn't much better than him the first time I was in battle. Bayral explained. "Fear makes people lose ...... Ability to act and judge. Especially in the former, the table xiàn is always particularly noticeable. Those who are seized by fear will not make any resistance. When we say courage, it is not that one does not fear, but that one can overcome fear. Thaler last ...... His courage is no more, no less. If he had more courage, he would have screamed at the enemy with his spear, and that would be brute vale, bravery is bravery, but I feel that the potential is limited. Of course, if he did that, there was a good chance that he would be slaughtered by that Chaos Warrior. If he had had been a little less courageous, he would have trembled in place with his spear, and in that case he would have no meaning to me. In my opinion, his courage is quite appropriate, and he has a lot of potential to explore. ”

"What do you mean......" Robin was a little confused.

"Perhaps...... I just mean maybe...... He possesses what it takes to become a general. Bayrell said. "To be able to inherit my ...... Knowledge. ”

I didn't expect Bayor to have such a high opinion of the act of stretching out the hilt of his spear to trip the enemy, and he knew that this would be the case, and Robin would not have brought a sword and shield to the battlefield at that time. He should have gone into battle with his spear in the same hand, and then stumbled upon the Chaos Warrior's feet a few more times. Especially when Bayer rushed to the rescue at the end, he had to stumble a few more times to impress Bayer.

Robin sneered. Beller, perhaps sensing Robin's displeasure, gently patted Robin on the shoulder with his hand.

"Robin, don't be discouraged. As I said before, you're actually quite talented. It's just that this talent of yours is different from mine, so I teach you...... Well, a bit reluctantly. ”

"General, am I not doing well?" asked Robin, a little aggrieved.

"No, you're doing a good job. Robin, you're the kind of all-rounder, charging into battle, defending against danger, strategizing, and logistical support. You're doing a great job in every aspect, and in fact, you're going to do well in everything. If you become a general, you will definitely become the kind of general who is very good in every way. I believe that as long as you lead three times the number of troops, then even I will not be able to defeat you. As a matter of fact, as long as you attack the weak with the strong, there are not many people who can defeat you! Many people call this kind of general 'mediocre,' but in fact this is the right way for a general. Bayral sighed slightly. "But, Robin, know that one day you have to lead a weak army against a strong enemy, you have to face all kinds of adverse conditions, you have to dance in shackles...... That situation will be out of your control. You can't win in that situation. In this case, you have to rely on the kind of people who are 'biased'. The kind of person who is not excellent in every way, but can only be barely qualified at best, such as our Count of Ashrufat. ”

"Ashrufat is not very good at logistics, and if he is a logistics officer, I suspect that something will happen sooner or later. But if you talk about insight and opportunity, win the battle, and take the lead, he can have a surpassing appearance. ”