Section 305 Countermeasures

"You didn't send a scout?" Ashu Rufate was a little surprised.

"I've sent, but the victory of the scout is not important at all to the final decisive battle." Berel replied. "Because I have long known about their troops, combat power, etc. It is impossible for them to play any tricks. The battle at Sarek City is real, and it is impossible to hide some of the combat power to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger. After measuring the combat power of the two armies, I went straight to Baibao and took advantage of their hesitation to cut off their necessary path to retreat. Then they had two choices left, one was to rectify the entire army and fight to the death with me. The other was to disband the troops on the spot, trying to bypass our army that was blocking the road and retreat. It is obvious that the latter was impossible. As long as any general had a little chance of winning, he would not choose this path. They did choose the former."

Then, everything is as recorded in history books. General Berel defeated the Chaos Legion in a large-scale battle.

"Why didn't you take advantage of the opportunity to recover White Fort at that time?"

"That fortress fell into Chaos' hands intact." Berel emphasized the word "intact". "I don't think I could easily capture the castle. In addition, at that time, my coalition forces under my command did not have the ability to fight a long-term battle - after a long time, the consequences were unpredictable, and it was not a good thing for anyone. In addition, based on my understanding of Chaos, I think such a fortress would become the source of their internal struggle, and this speculation was later confirmed."

This reason is high-sounding, at least on the surface no one can find any loopholes. But in fact, Ashu Rufate knew very well that the short time after defeating the Chaos Legion was the only chance to recover White Fort. Beller didn't do that, and didn't even try it. The real reason was definitely not what he said.

Of course, it is not the time to settle accounts now.

"But the situation is different now. Although the Chaos Legion has not been besieged Gaohua City, they have shown obvious self-control, or hidden strength on the battlefield. We already know that at least one Tsengqi's wizard lord joined this war, which means that their magical combat power... must be stronger than the Gaohua City defenders. But in fact, our magicians controlled the battlefield... In addition, although they have been besieging Gaohua City for a long time, according to our judgment... Well, their sharpness is only a small defeat at most. The Chaos Legion's combat power is still intact. When the enemy and us fight, the winner and the loss are half, which is not something that the wise do not take."

Beller's judgment made sense, at least Ashu Rufate nodded.

In this case, according to the countermeasures mentioned in the military books - almost all military books record the countermeasures in such cases - are confrontation and temptation, garrison troops and defend, and wait for the opportunity to fight.

This is like playing chess. Not every step can make a wonderful chess. If you attack the enemy, you will save it and turn the world around. Although the chess record or war records have been passed down, the focus is on those magical strokes that turn the situation around and turn decay into magic. In most cases, the battle between the two sides is not so exciting. They are conducting tests, competing for patience, and looking for flaws that the other party inadvertently reveals.

“About Parry…”

"The relevant military information has been sent back to Eagle Falcon City. I don't know what the specific situation will be, but at least..." Berel said. "I'm afraid his attempt to revive his father's reputation will not be successful."

Beller's eyes were casually turning around the room, and suddenly he saw a strange metal object on the side. It was a very strange shape - it made you unable to tell what this thing was for for a while. Beller walked over and picked up the strange thing, and looked at it over and over again. Although the thing was weird in shape, it was relatively smooth overall, with meticulous casting skills and no dent could be seen on it. This was not a pile of scrap iron with no meaning. Of course, if it was scrap iron, Ashu Rufate would not put it in the room.

"What's this?"

"Just crafts. Gifts from others." Ashu Rufate's voice sounded casual.

"It's not the things that artists who dream of becoming famous overnight are sending everywhere." Berel put the strange thing back to his original position. "Baranka also received one, as if I hadn't." He said casually.

"There is one of Baranka, too?" This time, it was Ashu Rufate's turn to be surprised.

"Yes, it is said that someone gave it to him." Berel said. "It's strange, does this thing... have any collection value?"

Ash Rufate told himself in his heart that he was too careless. He shouldn't put this thing aside, nor should he underestimate the Chaos Wizard. This is normal. A smart person would not put all the eggs in a basket - how could the Chaos Wizard just ask him to make a deal? But his face remained silent. Suddenly, Ash Rufate remembered that he seemed to have been good at disguising a long time ago. After he woke up, lies and violence seemed to have been entangled tightly with him and never left.

"His Excellency Beller," Asu Ruffat changed the subject and took Beller's attention away from that thing. "What do you think will the Chaos Legion do next after such a fight?"

"It's hard to predict," said Beller, a slight ray of cunning flashing in his eyes. "But anyway, our battle has failed. Perhaps we have to do something to save the situation?"

...

"I'm done, Lord Duke!" After reporting the details, the soldier added the last sentence flatteringly.

Essin is not a duke yet, at least he has not yet undergone a formal enthronement ceremony - in fact, his rebellion battle has not yet ended, but there is no suspense.

There is indeed no suspense. No one wants to resist the army of Essin's rebellion, because it is meaningless. What everyone wants to do is to win the greatest benefit for themselves. When the Essin's army arrived, the rebellious lords surrendered one after another, handed over the troops and territories they could not take away, and left with the wealth they could take away. An unexpected thing happened during this period. A nobleman, who was originally defined as "rebellious", tried every means to get himself a pardon signed by the queen through every possible way. It is said that he paid a great price for this, and even the hereditary privileges were taken back a lot, but at least he saved the hereditary territory of himself and his family.

The name of the soldier made Essin smile. He waved his hand and signaled the other party to go down. Then, he felt that he should write another letter of credit to send it to Eagle City, after all, he had dealt with another rebellious lord.

Cleo walked in from outside the tent.

"Crio, what's wrong?" Essin immediately noticed that Crio's face was a little bad. This was very abnormal, because in terms of the current good situation, Crio should not have shown such a look. Essin is a smart person and immediately guessed the reason why Crio's face looked ugly.

"There is no place in the Eagle City...?"

Clio made a gesture. This was the code he often used, meaning that Essin sent away the others so that he could have a secret conversation. Essin immediately did it. A few minutes later, all the possible leaks around him left, leaving only Essin and Clio.

Since the last time I got the trouble of Count Lamas, Cleo's excellent diplomacy has never had a chance to come in handy - because it is not necessary at all. Because of this, Cleo decided to change his job, which is to find a way to inquire about the recent situation of Eagle City just in case.

It is no secret that Essin will become a duke. At least at this moment, the entire army of the army knew this. Of course, in the distant Eagle City, anyone with a little more informed knowledge, did not deliberately conceal the promise of reward.

So, as it is inevitable in all such situations, in the Hawk City, many people try every means to stumbling over Essin out of jealousy, self-esteem, contempt, etc. However, there are others who are willing to "hugg" the idea of ​​"hugging the thighs" and are happy to establish a good relationship for this future duke.

In any case, Essin and Cleo lived in the Falcon City for quite a long time, so they had more or less some connections that did not belong to the Duke of Byron. These people may not be of much use, but they were just right to inquire about the news. In addition, some chambers of commerce that were engaged in the trading of trophys also brought him some news. With these channels, Cleo finally successfully established contact with the Falcon City.

Of course, the existence of magicians in the army also brought great convenience to this connection.

"It's not a good situation." Cleo didn't waste his time and went straight to the subject. "Many people...too many people are laying obstacles for you, including our respectable Prime Minister Ellen."

“How did they do it?”

"Try to make you an unreliable speculator," said Cleo. "You must understand that a monarch, even the most generous and most dignified monarch, will not allow his subordinates to be unfaithful. Once the queen has a prejudice against you in her heart... I believe you understand what this means! Of course, in addition to this, they are also trying to promote another thing: that is, fighting rebellion is a very simple and easy thing, and it is not worthy of such a heavy reward at all!"

He smiled bitterly. "We tried our best to avoid all the hard battles, and this in turn became a disadvantage of our attack."

"But at least, our Queen's Majesty publicly promised... there should be no chance to go back on his word." Essin asked unwillingly. Although he initially believed that he would not only get the title of Duke, but also become an important minister in the Queen's court, even if he could not enter the imperial meeting (it is indeed a bit unsafe about this. After all, even Ash Rufate does not have the qualifications. Essin asked himself that he could not compare with Ash Rufate). He should become the guard of a certain pass, or the commander of the Guards (even if it is not the supreme commander), or the queen's military consultant, etc. These are all very good positions. But to be honest, Essin's real purpose is the duke and fiefdom, and the others are only accompanying ones. If the situation is really not good, he can give up, at most he will only feel a little regretful.

You must understand that a duke, a real duke with a fiefdom, is still a big shot even if he does not assume any court position. At least, he has undisputed rule in his fiefdom.

"Essin, you're really optimistic." Cleo sighed, "Do you remember what we said to others before? Her Majesty the Queen can be enthroned, and of course it can be deprived!"

Essin stopped talking immediately.

"Do you know how serious the situation is?" Cleo ruthlessly revealed the reality. "The Prime Minister also opposes you... This means that even our Queen must reconsider her promise to you. There is news that more than one person intends to replace your current general position, so that you can easily and safely gain merits and honors. I believe you understand this."

Essin exhaled a long sigh, "We must do something." He clenched his fists.
Chapter completed!