Chapter 32 The Psychological Warfare of the Battle
Compared with ordinary cavalry, griffin cavalry have higher vision and flexibility, but it is very difficult to tame griffins and find suitable cavalry. The difficulty determines that griffins can only be engaged in reconnaissance and other related matters.
The number of griffons in the Bota Empire is only about two hundred. This time, Fali brought ten griffins to detect the opponent's movements above the orc forest.
Griffins were precious, and the camp had been attacked before, so Farri only sent two griffin cavalry. Even just two cavalry were enough to detect the strength, type, weapons and other relevant information of the orc army.
But the first news brought back by the sent griffin cavalry shocked Fari.
"What did you say? Say it again!" The shock on Fali's face made the two gryphon cavalry dare not even express their anger. When the general's temper got worse, he often slashed people with his sword.
Seeing Fali staring at them angrily, the two of them explained their first observation in detail.
Less than twenty miles away from the two barracks, a group of about 3,000 orcs were gathering. The number of orcs was not the point. The key was that all of these more than 3,000 orcs were hawks!
"An organic air force cluster..." His partner's eyes were a little dull, and he didn't utter another syllable after saying this. Fari knew what his partner was thinking, but the bad news was yet to come.
"Three miles to the left of the Yingren troops, the number is unknown. It can be seen that the number is about 10,000. The Wolf Cavalry is gathering."
"Two miles behind the wolf cavalry, there are about 20,000 heavy infantry of unknown race, and they are gathering."
"Two miles behind the heavy infantry phalanx, the number of light infantry is about 30,000, and the tauren race are gathering."
"One mile behind the light infantry phalanx...".
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Farri fell into a sluggish state without hearing all the content. Air clusters have always been the focus of various empires' efforts to develop. Their mobility and flexibility surpass all arms. This is why it is difficult for the Griffin Cavalry to form an organic form.
, the reason why countries are still vigorously developing.
Moreover, in the previous wars with the Orc Empire, the Orc Empire also relied on the racial superiority of the Eagle People, which brought considerable trouble to the human legions in every battle. The only way to restrain this army was to dispatch humans.
Strong.
A hundred years ago, in order to avoid future troubles and completely suppress the orcs, the strong humans responded to the request of the royal families of various empires and almost completely wiped out the air power of the entire orc empire.
That was the history of blood and tears of the Yingren tribe. Because there was no corresponding strong person to protect them, the Yingren tribe was almost wiped out! Less than a thousand Yingren survived by chance.
In order to preserve the inheritance, the remaining hawks did not dare to gather together. Some went north to the extreme north north of the orc grassland, while others hid in the deep mountains and old forests, trying to survive without contact with outsiders.
Coupled with the low fertility of the Yingren, more than 90% of young Yingren die in infancy. Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible to dream of the Yingren race to recover within a hundred years.
The cavalry naturally knew what the focus of the information was, so they reported the news that had the greatest impact on the war situation first. Fa Li, who had already assembled troops outside the camp waiting for orders, was inevitably shaken in his heart again.
"The Eagle Troops, the Wolf Cavalry, these troops that we thought had disappeared, what does it mean for us to reappear today?" Fari looked at his partner hesitantly. He said the words just now, his voice was very low, but
But Fali could hear a trace of despair in his partner's words.
The orcs, a race that has always been looked down upon by the human empire, have endured humiliation and developed silently to this day. But with the sound of the second horn, the crawling beast finally stood up, opened its big mouth, and revealed its terrifying canine.
The teeth are meant to bite an irreparable wound on the enemy's body.
"Should we tell this news to the troops in front?" asked my partner. The so-called troops in front refer to the mercenaries.
"Please let me know, why did the damn horn sound stop again?" As soon as Farri responded, he heard the surroundings fall into silence again, and the continuous horn sound inside the orc forest suddenly became mute, no matter who was in front.
Both the mercenary phalanx and the regular troops in the rear were distracted by the orcs' trumpets that suddenly sounded and stopped twice.
"War on the mind! A common tactic before a frontal battle, to suppress the opponent's morale. The timing of this is really precise. The command ability of the opponent's commander is not inferior to that of you and me!"
The staff officer let out a long sigh, then pursed his lips and shook his head and said to Fari: "Your decision to order the retreat is correct, but you must be mentally prepared to see whether the orcs can abide by the agreement."
Fali nodded in agreement. Fali had actually asked himself many times what his partner said. When he received his partner's affirmative response, he suddenly felt relieved, and his calm expression returned again.
"Order the troops to stay where they are and make preparations for the logistics!"
"Are you ready to cook?" His partner looked at Fali in surprise. This time he really didn't know what this hot-tempered guy with qualifications was thinking.
"The battle will take a long time. It will probably be noon when they finish the battle. If you didn't eat well in the morning, you will naturally have to make up for it at noon." Fali's face was sullen at first, but later he became more and more relaxed. The staff looked at him
He didn't say anything but nodded in agreement and said to his subordinates: "Order everyone to rest where they are. Keep your armor on your body and keep your blade in your hand."
After the order was issued, the turmoil of the imperial army gradually stabilized, but the mercenaries in front became more and more chaotic. The messenger sent by Fali came back quickly. There was no need to ask the messenger's reply method. Fali also knew what was ahead.
How did the mercenary phalanx respond?
"The Pota Empire is, after all, a vassal empire. It is to be expected that it will be ignored by others. You and I brought the Imperial Army back intact. This is nothing more than a meritorious service. It is better than losing the battle even if we lose our lives." Staff Officer
While comforting him, Fali shook his head stubbornly and said, "This is just the beginning."
"I know!"
"You know?" Fari suddenly turned his head and looked at his partner. The staff officer smiled bitterly and said, "It's normal that you don't pay attention to the news in the empire. You always know about the change of king in the Gary Empire, right?" Fari nodded.
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"What prompted this incident was the envoy from the Orc Empire. According to the news, a human envoy of the Beast God has appeared in the Orc Empire." The staff officer said with a solemn expression.
"God's envoy? Or human being?" Fali became more and more unbelievable.
The staff officer nodded and continued: "Furthermore, the Orc Empire and the Gary Empire have signed an agreement regarding orc slaves, but this is not the point. Do you know? The demons are going to invade the mainland again!"
"Impossible!" Fali directly denied it after hearing the demon invasion. The staff officer raised his hand to interrupt Fali.
"Actually, it has long been spread in the mercenary world that a mercenary team began to spread such news after coming out of the orc forest, but few people believe it. After all, three thousand years have passed, and the demons should have been wiped out three thousand years ago.
." Fari nodded.
"When I got the news, my first thought was that it was impossible. The envoy of the Gary Empire, the old man named Feng Lun, very formally informed our Majesty in the main hall that the Orc Empire already had a powerful warrior at the level of a Martial Saint.
At that time, His Majesty kicked him out directly, but now it seems that these things are 100% true." The staff officer told Fali with serious eyes, and now he completely believed Feng Lun's words.
Otherwise, there is no way to explain everything in front of you.
"A strong man at the level of a Martial Saint?" Fali suddenly remembered the rat man whom he was almost assassinated. That rat man was a strong man at the level of a Martial God and was just a battalion commander!
"Is all this true?" Fali's tone was still full of doubts. Facing the inquiry in Fali's eyes, the staff officer could only say helplessly: "Whether it is true or not, we'd better be mentally prepared.
good."
Fali still had some doubts in his heart, but then he was attracted by the horn sound again. This time the horn sound was unusually high. Even Fali felt his ears hurt from the shock. The horn only sounded for a short while.
Immediately afterwards, everyone in the two square formations heard bursts of roars coming from the forest.
The legendary orc army finally came to the attention of the human empire again.
The first thing that appeared was not the flying troops that Fari had expected, but a large number of wolf cavalry riding wind blade demon wolves that rushed out from the forest. For a while, the small plain under Fengming Mountain immediately became crowded, but they rushed out
The wolf cavalry did not rush up immediately, but quietly guarded the side of the small plain in a defensive formation, waiting for the follow-up troops to slowly enter the battlefield.
"What kind of strategy is this? A combination of infantry and cavalry. There are already 20,000 cavalry! Do we still need infantry?" Fali murmured as he looked at the steady stream of wolf cavalry.
"I guess it's more than that. It seems that the power accumulated by the Orc Empire over the years is beyond our expectations."
"There are more than 20,000 wolf cavalry. The combat effectiveness of one wolf cavalry is equivalent to two to three human cavalry. These are enough to crush our 100,000 coalition army. Moreover, the opponent has other arms. Even in frontal combat, this has
It's a bit too bullying!" The staff officer looked at the phalanx of wolf cavalry that had already set up with an angry look on his face.
Fali shook his head and said with a trace of doubt on his face: "I'm worried about another thing."
"What's up?"
"Have I been deceived by the opponent?" Fali said with a solemn expression as he looked at the opponent's square formation.
The staff officer shook his head and said: "It's twice as much, but judging from the strength of the opponent's troops, they shouldn't do such a boring thing, but I don't understand what they are going to do. If I were the opponent's general..."
"If I were the opponent's general, I would definitely think that I had been fooled. He would be confused and confused. This is the result I want." Hua Lian looked at Feng Ya with a proud look on his face, and put the baton on the sand table and pointed.
Said on behalf of the phalanx representing the Imperial Army.
Fengya nodded and remained silent, but Fengqian spoke.
"According to the instructions, we do not need to eliminate this unit. Isn't it a bit unnecessary for you to do so?"
"This is not unnecessary, it also has a purpose." Tu Shan's deep figure sounded in the tent, and at the same time he did not forget to point to his own troops.
"For humans, a combination of cavalry and cavalry is a commonly used tactic. After using cavalry to cut up the opponent's phalanx, infantry is used to divide the opponent's troops again until the opponent's troops are completely eliminated or dispersed. Look at the method in front.
After three harassments, their morale has declined to varying degrees. We released the wolf cavalry in batches in order to put a certain amount of psychological pressure on the other party."
Tushan placed the signs of the six wolf cavalry opposite the mercenary group. "The other party should know that we have air power. The regular army has already investigated it through griffons. Naturally, the mercenaries should also know this information."
"They would never have imagined that our flying troops would not appear, and there are many things they could not have imagined." Tushan placed a light infantry symbol in the center of the mercenary square.
Fengya and Fengqiang's eyes suddenly lit up.
Chapter completed!