At this time, anyone with a little bit of military knowledge knows about the situation in the battle in Gushan, and the decisive battle is right in front of them.
Alleyne, Bandak, and Gandalf led a mixed force of humans and elves of more than a thousand people, and stood ready to the west of the orcs.
Especially the human troops, their strength is weak. Although their morale is not bad, they all look nervous. In the cold winter, their faces are covered with sweat, and the hands holding the weapons are so hard that the veins on the backs of their hands are exposed.
To the east of the Orcs were nearly 400 human cavalry led by Fatis, about 200 dwarf cavalry led by Dain, and three dwarf chariots.
They occupied the eastern hillside, watching the orc army with eager eyes, always ready to give the enemy a fatal blow.
Directly north of the Orcs was a shield formation composed of more than a thousand dwarves and elves. They had been fighting the Orcs for a long time on the frontal battlefield.
However, their fighting spirit was still strong, and under the leadership of their respective kings, they stood directly in front of the orcs without any fear.
At this time, Allen, with his own bodyguards and two skin-changers, was arguing with Thorin Oakenshield and Thrando Yin about when to launch a decisive battle.
The current battlefield is like the calm before the storm, and the commanders on both sides seem to be waiting for the other side to make the first move.
Allen didn't know what Azog was thinking, but he knew that the longer it took, the better it would be for him.
After all, on this battlefield, most of our own soldiers who can still stand are those who have been fighting for a long time.
At this time, even if they can rest for one more minute, the recovered physical strength may allow them to survive the next decisive battle.
At this time, Azog's orc troops had all come out of the tunnel. They were nearly eight thousand Uruks and a dozen trolls.
They gathered in the open space in front of the tunnel and formed three dense square formations, one large and two small.
Under Azog's order, more than a thousand Uruk soldiers, holding long-handled weapons more than two meters long, lined up in three rows to guard the east of the orc phalanx, guarding the six orcs on the hillside.
More than a hundred mixed cavalry.
As long as the enemy dares to charge, they will entangle them with flesh and blood.
The remaining more than 6,000 people formed two extremely dense square formations, one large and one small, facing off against the two long snake formations of the coalition forces.
Among them, there are only more than a thousand smaller ones, and they will be responsible for entangling the mixed troops of elves and dwarves.
The larger ones have four to five thousand people, and they will be responsible for attacking the formations composed of humans and elves.
It seems that the width of the two sides is about the same, but the orcs' phalanx is much thicker than the long snake formation of humans and elves.
A large group of dark Uruk soldiers stood in front of them, putting great pressure on the coalition soldiers. In this case, the elves and dwarves could still support it.
But Allen's men were mainly spearmen and shooters composed of forest residents. At this time, some people could not bear the huge pressure and were slowly retreating.
At this time, Allen, along with his personal guards and two skin-changers, had followed the square formation composed of dwarves and elves and came behind the human soldiers.
Allen knew that his soldiers were the weakest part in this battle.
Sure enough, Allen, who had just stood still, noticed this situation immediately, and he shouted loudly from behind the team.
"Stick your ground and don't take a step back."
After hearing Allen's cry, the officers in the team began to stabilize the soldiers' confidence.
In addition, their own lord was watching from behind, allowing these soldiers to re-energize their spirits and stabilize their formation.
Seeing all this, Allen breathed a sigh of relief quietly.
The current situation is so tense. If your soldiers collapse without a fight, the chain reaction will likely lead to the failure of the entire battle, and no one will be able to survive by then.
But Allen can also understand them. Facing enemies that are several times more numerous than him, he can still muster his energy. They can already be said to be very good warriors.
And this kind of psychological oppression is all within the scope of Azog's consideration.
Even if he wants to use more troops to defeat them one by one, he will not allow the enemy's infantry to gather together. As long as they are there, he will give the order to charge directly.
Azog had tested the human commander once or twice before, and both sides knew that any move would mean the beginning of a decisive battle.
Now, under Azog's order, Uruk formed a very dense formation.
Azog believes that when the decisive battle comes later, the dense attack of the Uruks will also bring greater pressure to the enemy.
After all, the arrows of humans and elves have been exhausted, and Azog no longer worries about the enemy's covering fire.
If the Uruk soldiers can break through the enemy's formation and surround them in the next battle, Azog will be able to declare victory in this battle.
No matter what happens, we can still fight a stalemate and wait for the support of the second army.
The orc leader had previously considered whether to form a loose formation and directly surround the enemy's long snake formation from both sides.
But the more than 600 cavalrymen of humans and dwarves stared at the orc troops from the sidelines.
The range of more than a thousand Uruk soldiers armed with long weapons was not enough to intercept them.
So Azog gave up this idea, believing that the dense formation would be more advantageous in the next battle.
However, Azog was still a little confused. He couldn't understand. Aren't these humans, elves, and dwarves afraid of death?
Why did you take the initiative to walk out of the city wall and choose to fight with yourself on the plains?
Although huddled within the city walls will inevitably lead to death, at least you can live a little longer.
You must know that the number of troops he has is three times that of theirs, and all of them are Uruks. On the battlefield, one Uruk can equal the strength of five northern orcs.
Not to mention there are more than a dozen trolls.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although he was a little confused, Azog did not hesitate for too long.
He slowly raised his arms, opened his mouth with a grin, and was about to give the order for Uruk and the trolls to charge. He wanted to completely crush the enemy in this attack.
Just when he was about to say "all-army attack", some figures suddenly came into his eyes. They were blue, white and golden figures.
This discovery made Azog's eyes widen, and for a moment, he fell into panic.
For a while, I even forgot to give the order.
Just when Azog was panicking, Lord Elrond led the supporting elves over the mountain and suddenly appeared behind the Uruk soldiers.
Along with Lord Elrond, there was also Lagorath who came to support his father.
This elf prince, after receiving news from the orcs, gathered the few elf archers in the Woodland Kingdom.
He rushed towards the Lonely Mountain without rest, and gathered with Lord Elrond's troops on the way.
As soon as they appeared behind the enemy, they quickly rained down several waves of arrows on the orc phalanx that did not react.
The dense formation of the orcs at this time caused them to suffer heavy losses from this wave of long-range attacks by the elves. More than a thousand Uruks and most of the trolls fell directly.
The Uruks, who were suddenly attacked, fell into panic.
Immediately afterwards, a dull horn sound came from Raven Ridge, and Azog issued a new order. He actually did not let the Uruk soldiers fight to the death with the enemy in front of them.
The dark Uruk actually began to break through the large gap in the center of the two long snake formations in the direction of Raven Ridge.
Yes, Azog on Raven Hill gave the order to break out. After seeing the support brought by Lord Elrond, he subconsciously thought it was a trap.
After all, he himself had the same idea, and the more than 20,000 armed Snaga were about to arrive.
Azog, who was a little flustered, suddenly felt that the commander on the opposite side was so good and had exactly the same idea as his own.
Moreover, the situation on the battlefield at this time has also undergone subtle changes.
Originally, Azog had nearly 8,000 fresh troops at his disposal. Facing the coalition's nearly 3,000 exhausted troops, he still had an absolute advantage.
But it's different now.
After the troops he gathered were hit by arrows, their number was only over 6,000, while the number of the coalition forces increased to more than 5,000 after receiving support.
Under the circumstances, Azog's numerical advantage was reduced to only a few hundred people.
Azog knew that this person was not an advantage at all, because the fighting power of the elves was much higher than that of Uruk.
On the current battlefield, the strength of the combined forces of humans, dwarves, and elves actually surpassed Azog at this moment.
Faced with this situation, the pale orcs actually gave up the decisive battle and issued an order to break out.
Azog was afraid. He was afraid that Lord Elrond would lead the supporting elves and go straight to Raven Hill and attack his headquarters, so he gave the Uruk soldiers an order to break out.
At this time, Allen, who was running towards Raven Ridge with his bodyguards and skin-changers, saw this scene and knew that Azog had lost on the frontal battlefield.
Allen believed that if Azog issued an order for a decisive battle, then these more than 6,000 Uruks might cause great trouble to the coalition forces.
But in order to retain some strength, Azog, or rather, the orc commander hoped that these Uruks could guard the road to Raven Ridge.
Azog has no choice. He doesn't want to retreat. He has another powerful trump card and will be able to rush to the battlefield soon.
But Allen would not give him this chance. He relied on the elf horse's superb speed to rush to the foot of Raven Ridge in a short period of time.
Yes, as soon as Allen saw Lord Elrond, he knew that the opportunity to attack Azog had arrived.
Although he was very surprised to see Lord Elrond's support, because it was completely different from the plot he knew.
But Allen reacted in an instant and realized that this was an opportunity to change the situation of the battle. He roared and rushed towards Raven Ridge with his elite troops.
Because Allen knows that the appearance of Lord Elrond must have attracted all of Azog's attention. If he doesn't go now, how long will it take?
Following Allen was Thorin Oakenshield with more than twenty elite cavalry.
It was obvious that the dwarf prince had the same idea.
At this time, Azog did not notice that there were already two teams coming towards him.
In fact, being cautious, he was guarded by hundreds of elites, as well as several trolls, who were also on standby in this place.
All his attention now is on the frontal battlefield, or to be more prepared, on the support army brought by Lord Elrond.
As an excellent commander, Azog realized something was wrong after issuing the order to break out.
He was indeed afraid at that time, afraid of Lord Elrond's army, which rushed directly towards his position.
At that time, he would be forced to leave his command post and retreat to the rear, being chased by the elves along the way.
In that way, after leaving Raven Ridge, he would lose the ability to command another trump card.
At that time, the 20,000 Dos Nagas in the north will have to fight on their own, and relying on the discipline of those guys, there is almost no chance of winning.
So in the end, he could only run back to the Misty Mountains in a gray state under the protection of some orcs, waiting for Sauron's disposal.
But Lord Elrond who came over didn't have this idea.
The troops led by the Lord of Rivendell set out the day after Gandalf left Dol Guldur.
Although they were half a day behind Gandalf in the journey, and they were still on foot, they were all elves, and they were lightly armed and could run extremely fast on the plains.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In order to rush, when they are tired, they will sleep on the run. When they are hungry, they will eat a little bit of lambas. Only when they have no choice, they will
Take a short break.
In this sleepless running, they arrived at Gushan.
As a commander with rich battlefield experience, Lord Elrond saw the current situation clearly the moment he climbed out of the mountain.
The coalition of humans, dwarves, and elves currently has less than 3,000 troops, while their enemies, the orcs, have nearly 8,000 troops.
But for some reason, the orc phalanx was faintly surrounded, and he led more than 2,000 troops behind the enemy.
Isn't this a situation of being surrounded on all sides? This battle can be fought.
So after a little preparation, Lord Elrond gave the order to shoot.
After several rounds of arrows, Lord Elrond decisively led his soldiers and rushed down the hillside towards the largest Orc phalanx.
At this time, the Uruk soldiers were already in a panic. They were attacked by bows and arrows, but they easily found the elves coming for support.
Some of the Uruk soldiers in the largest phalanx were already fighting with the elves brought by Lord Elrond.
But there are also some Uruk soldiers who were lucky enough to survive the bow and arrow attack. Their hearts are full of fear at this time, and they know that this battle may not be won.
Especially with Azog's order, this part of Uruk immediately rushed towards Raven Ridge.
This move directly stimulated more Uruks. Before long, some of the orcs in the phalanx could no longer maintain their basic formation.
Driven by fear and orders, they rushed towards the gap between the coalition forces crazily.
Their target is Raven Ridge, located in the middle of River Valley City and Gushan Kingdom.
Alleyn noticed this situation immediately, and he and Bandak quickly exchanged a firm look.
Afterwards, Alleyn held high the three-star flag of the crown in his hand, shouted "Charge" loudly, and led hundreds of human soldiers in the lead, charging towards the orc phalanx that was ten times his own size.
The elves standing with them also followed closely under the call of the elves' horns.
This coalition of more than a thousand humans and elves collided hard with the west side of the orc phalanx.
At the moment of contact, they caused huge damage to these Uruk soldiers who wanted to leave here.
This made the enemy army, which was barely able to maintain its formation, even more chaotic, and there were already faint signs of collapse.
The phalanx composed of elves and dwarves also rushed towards the enemy in front of them.
On the one hand, they want to prevent these people from retreating, on the other hand, Thrandu Yin has already sounded the horn of charge.
This is a signal to Dain and Fatis for a decisive battle.
Although Dai Yin is not used to seeing Lord Serland very much, he also knows that this is the best moment.
Riding a wild boar, he raised the warhammer in his hand, attracting the attention of all the dwarf cavalry, and then shouted "Sons of Durin",
In the echo of "Fight for the King", he and a group of dwarf cavalry plowed into the orcs' pole troops from the uphill slope in the east.
Followed closely by nearly 400 human cavalry led by Fatis, they formed a lost formation after starting.
At this time, Fatis, as the commander of the cavalry, charged at the front of the team. He wore a barrel helmet and sleeveless plate armor, rode an armored horse, and held a flag gun in his right hand.
, rush towards the enemy.
Surrounding him were dozens of heavily armored cavalry in similar attire, forming the pointed part of the vanguard.
Behind the heavy cavalry were hundreds of Kugit riders. Some of them took out a throwing gun from behind and threw it in the direction of the enemy while running.
In an instant, a large number of Uruk soldiers died under this dense wave of spears, making their spear array sparse.
Then, Fatis and the heavy cavalry around him collided hard.
The huge impact directly penetrated the already sparse formation of Uruk soldiers.
The light cavalry that followed followed Fatis along the gap and rushed north without stopping.
These cavalrymen waved their weapons and attacked the phalanx of more than a thousand orcs fighting against elves and dwarves.
Under this wave of impact, the orc phalanx began to collapse, and the surviving Uruk soldiers began to flee crazily, being chased by the elves who tightly entangled them.
Some orcs even ran towards the tunnel, but were chased by the scattered light cavalry and killed on the way to escape.
The dwarf heavy infantry no longer maintained the shield formation, but rushed towards the Uruk spearmen who were entangled with the goat cavalry.
The Elf Sword and Shieldmen who were clearing the enemy in front of them, under the command of Thrandu Yin, rushed towards the large phalanx of the orcs, and then slammed into their east side.
At this time, the orc phalanx, which originally numbered four to five thousand people, faced attacks from three directions and completely collapsed.
In order to survive, they were defeated and all ran towards the gap in the northwest.
However, how could the more than 500 cavalrymen on the field allow them to escape smoothly?
Death will come to these running Uruk soldiers sooner or later.