Chapter 63: Surprising

The little girl at the table did not notice the sight outside the window at all, but focused on the game beside her.

The deduction of war chess is indeed a very simple, even rough game. It only takes two players and one referee. In fact, after watching it for a while, even the little girl felt that she could play it. But speaking of it, it seems a bit difficult to really become a master, even if it is such a simple game.

"The cavalry came out and deviated to the right." Ashurufate moved the chess pieces on the paper depicting the battlefield graphics. "At the same time, the three hundred ambushed ambushed in advance took off at this time."

"Your left wing retreated and then was intercepted by the enemy ambush." ​​said Baranka, who served as a referee. "When the entire army retreated, it was blocked from the front and the back. There is no second possibility, and it must be killed in a short time."

"Wait, I should have the possibility of detecting the enemy's ambush. The ambush's interception may not be successful." The other party was anxious. The fool could also see that if his left wing was completely wiped out, the enemy would immediately take advantage of the victory to attack his central side, and the central troops would not be able to hold on for too long.

"He has priority to arrive at the battlefield, and all the opportunities are available... as long as this army is composed of veterans who are good at hiding... When you arrive at the battlefield, you will immediately enter the battle and find such an ambush of 300 people. It is not very likely that you will be able to admit defeat, but you can't cheat."

"Okay." The man replied discouragedly. "But after all, it's just a chess refinement. If it's a practical battle, I will definitely dispatch corresponding reconnaissance personnel to check the surroundings of the battlefield while setting up a formation. These ambushes are difficult to hide. Even if they want to ambush, they can only hide far away from the battlefield... They can't arrive in time and intercept my retreat..."

He muttered. But the next game didn't take much time. After the left wing was completely wiped out, the situation of the battle was completely clear. Ash Rufate only needed to stably let the troops attack from the front and flanks. Not long after, Baranka announced the outcome of the victory and defeat, and this decision did not cause any controversy. The loser stood up, lamented, and took out ten gold orlis.

"Admit your gambling and accept the loss," he said. Ten Kings Oli Asu Ruffat were divided into five, and Baranka also divided into five.

Now, the three-piece chess deduction has ended, and Ashu Rufate has won three games.

Balanca played with a stack of fifteen gold coins in her hand, and looked around the hall with a smile. "Is there anyone challenging this poet Mr.? Ten gold orleys at a time."

His proposal was not responded to. It seems that these three were the highest among these people just now.

"It seems that there is no one." Baranka shrugged and said to Ashu Rufate. "By the way, Mr. Poet, why don't we do a game?"

"Oh?" Ashu Rufate looked at the man named Baranka curiously. He had now seen that this man named Baranka was the leader of this group of officers - at least so many people present, his status should be the highest. But he is not the kind of leader who can control everything with an iron fist, but the kind of leader who is elected by everyone and must rely on everyone's support.

"Are you bet? These fifteen gold Olis?" Baranka signaled the things in his hand. "If you win, it's all yours. If you lose, then... I don't ask for too much, just play it for us again." As he said that, he gently touched his face. "It's really a very outstanding performance, it's completely master."

Ashu Rufate glanced at the small stack of gold coins with contempt. "My performance is priceless," he said.

"It's priceless. I believe you learned this technique from the elves... it probably took countless energy and risks." Balanca said with a smile.

"..." Ashu Rufate had to look at this man with admiration. "Did you hear it?"

"I'm just guessing. I've been fortunate to be in the Elf Kingdom," said Baranka. "I heard the performances of several Elf musicians there. This way of playing... is very challenging. It's not impossible for masters to do it."

"Why do you want to play with me?"

"Let's play a game of chess deduction." Balanca smiled. "I want to do an experiment, or I want to prove that I am the smartest of these people."

"Okay." Ash Rufate replied. "For the sake of your visit to the Elf Kingdom."

"Just this picture." Baranka took out a map and placed it on the table. The map was drawn very carefully, which was very different from the rough ones. This was a mountainous area, and the battlefield was located in the only path in the mountainous area. "There are also chess pieces." He distributed the chess pieces he played with chess deductions to Ashrufate.

"Wait...Why are our numbers different?" Ashu Rufat asked immediately.

War chess deduction is a game, and the starting point of any game is "fair". In other words, the pieces representing troops obtained by the two players are the same, at least similar. However, this time, there are many fewer pieces assigned to Ashrufate, and the difference is so big that you can see at a glance.

"This map... do you look familiar? This is the Battle of Sparg Hills. King Markremiz and Garunas led 17,000 soldiers and defeated the invading Tiberius's 50,000 troops in this battle." Baranka said with a smile. "Let's play again. You play Garunas, and I play the invading army. You know, this is the most brilliant victory for Garunas. Even if he hasn't done anything else, winning this battle alone is enough to leave a name in history."

"If it were me," Ashu Rufate snorted in his nose. "I will never allow the enemy to take three times my troops to the battlefield." He did not touch these chess pieces at all while speaking.

"In history, Garunas carefully laid out multi-layer defense lines in the Sparg Hill area. Using the narrow battlefield, it arranged multiple battlefield trenches, fences, and each fortification was arranged with a small amount of troops... Tiberius' army started attacking from the front and gradually captured the fortifications one by one... On the surface, it was progressing smoothly, but in fact it was hit by Garunas's plan."

Of course, Asu Ruffat knew this story. When he was in Brassian, he spent a lot of time reading these history books. In this battle, Garunas used layers of fortifications to destroy the enemy's spirit and then entered the final decisive battle. Because the battlefield was relatively small and could not fully deploy its troops, the two armies had a long stalemate. Although the Tiberi army had an advantage, it could not overwhelm the enemy in one fell swoop.

At the critical moment, King Markremiz, who was hiding behind, personally led more than a thousand elite knights to raid the camp of the Tiberius, and broke through the weak and unprepared camp in one fell swoop. When the burning smoke from the camp rose, the Tiberius army on the front began to waver. In the subsequent battle, Garunas tightly grasped the front of the Tiberius army, and then King Markremiz launched an attack from the rear and dragged the branches with his horse's tail to create the illusion of a large army's raid. Tiberius' soldiers did not know the real number of the enemy in the chaos, and eventually the morale collapsed and the entire army was defeated.

"No need to try, I lost. Three times the strength of the troops, and you already know Garunas's plan... what else is there to compare to this?"

"It's because you know it's fun. You just said that you don't allow the enemy to bring three times the force on the battlefield, but what's the use of not allowing it? Sometimes you can choose the so-called "enemy" thing, but more often, you can't choose it yourself."

"If I were Garunas, I would mobilize all the 30,000 troops left on the Northern Line to this battlefield. Because history has proved that the coalition forces on the Northern Line did not take the opportunity to launch an offensive during this period."

"But perhaps the stability of the Northern Line is precisely because of the role of those 30,000 troops."

"No, the coalition was in full swing at this time," said Asu Ruffat. During this period of history, King Markremiz and Garunas had unified Groni nearly one-third of Groni, and the remaining separatist forces had formed an alliance to form a coalition to fight against him (so Tiberius took advantage of the situation to rob and invade). "Even if the army was transferred, it would only be captured by one or two cities at most, which would not affect the overall situation. The reason why Garunas left such a large army on the Northern Line was not for safety, but for the next stage of surprise preparation. If you read the book, you will know that King Markremiz and Garunas quickly headed north alone and rushed day and night. Even before the coalition confirmed that Tiberius's army was defeated, it launched an unexpected raid from the Northern Line. This raid almost laid the foundation for Groni's unification in the future.

"You said... Garunas made a wrong judgment, which forced himself to fight against a strong enemy with a disadvantageous force?"

"Maybe. But I would rather believe that Garunas made a general judgment. He believed that with the geographical conditions of this place, one-third of the troops would be enough to defeat the invaders... and then use this war as a cover to launch a sudden and fatal blow to the chaotic coalition forces inside." Ashrufate said. "If it were me, I would never take this risk. I would rather defeat the Tiberius army first and then turn back to deal with the coalition forces. Because they were in chaos inside, there were opportunities."

"Oh, you mean..."

"Garunas had no need to take this risk at all." Asu Rufat replied lightly.

"Haha, yes. But you have to admit that it is always easy to fire the hindsight. Garunas' victory itself shows that his judgment is completely correct. Of course, such things are not math problems. You are right, and it doesn't mean I am wrong. In short, Garunas is right. Let's go back to this game. Suppose Garunas's trick was discovered by the Tiberius..."

"Well, here, I will change the formation and cannot build multiple fortifications... In this way... At this position, all the troops are concentrated here, with muskets and crossbows on the two wings, long halberd infantry in the center, and knights are used as counterattack troops..." Ashu Rufate pointed on the map and said casually. "Fight to the death. As long as I can boost morale, I can make the enemy suffer heavy losses here. Of course, even so, there is only half the chance of victory. If the enemy does not attack, there is no way."

"Haha...hahaha..." Balanca said. "To be honest, Mr. Poet. I was really surprised. Is there any blessing in this country? In this upcoming migration of storms... a person like you will appear." He sighed. "In this upcoming troubled times, the hymns of heroes will be spread all over the heroes. However, the person who sang the strongest voice did not know who the Olympic Games was... Mr. Poet, is there any interest in joining us?"
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