Today the orc army suffered a disastrous defeat and lost morale. Moreover, they had to prepare for Lieutenant Colonel Marvin's surprise attack. If they could not increase their troops, they would be unable to attack.
After defeating the orcs, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin did not enter the castle to join the Eighth Battalion. Instead, he took the time to collect the remains of the dead soldiers and treat the injured soldiers.
Richard led the troops into Fortress No. 7 and met his comrades from the Eighth Brigade.
After not seeing each other for more than a month, everyone was very happy to reunite with their comrades.
After a brutal battle, I now feel like I am surviving a disaster.
Especially the main squadrons of the Eighth Battalion, which had been holding on to the defense line for more than a month, had suffered very serious casualties. Except for the Sixth Squadron, there were only less than 400 people left, including more than a hundred wounded.
"How is the situation in the Sixth Squadron?"
When he saw Richard, Captain Sharp's eyes were bloodshot, his eyes were red and swollen, and his face was tired.
It seemed that the war for more than a month had stretched his spirit to the limit.
"After replenishing the number of soldiers, the Sixth Squadron has not experienced hard battles. It has fought several victorious battles with Lieutenant Colonel Marvin. This time, there are more than forty of our soldiers coming to the rescue. However, they are inexperienced and have average riding skills.
They are all chasing the orcs in the rear and defeating them."
After listening to Richard's report, Captain Sharp said solemnly: "Now, your Sixth Squadron has the most abundant soldiers. After the war, I'm afraid we will need to recruit veterans from your squadron to supplement other squadrons."
"Captain, please rest assured, no matter who is transferred, our squadron will resolutely obey orders."
The two sides exchanged information and gave an overview of this month's war.
Richard said goodbye to his comrades and left Castle No. 7.
After the battle, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin took the time to ask.
"What are the casualties?"
"The 1st Reconnaissance Squadron suffered 13 casualties, 16 were seriously injured, and 9 were slightly injured. The 4th Reconnaissance Squadron suffered 7 casualties, 11 were seriously injured, and 8 were slightly injured. The two squadrons combined lost 64 people. Among them, the Fourth Reconnaissance Squadron
The squadron leader fell off his horse and was killed, and the military judge of the first reconnaissance squadron was injured."
There are only two squadrons of scouts under Lieutenant Colonel Marvin, with a total of about 270 people.
After several battles, the casualties had exceeded a hundred.
Especially in this battle, although the results were brilliant, more than 400 orcs were killed and wounded, which greatly improved the situation on the Pratos front, and the casualties of the battle also exceeded 60.
Now including the half squadron of mounted infantry commanded by Richard, the total number of soldiers capable of fighting is only about 240.
Besides, there are still more than forty wounded soldiers who need to be taken care of. If the wounded soldiers are ignored, morale will be greatly damaged.
After crossing the Platos Mountains, Marvin's detachment was already fighting without a rear. Its morale was shattered and it had no ability to sustain operations at all.
Lieutenant Colonel Marvin thought for a while and decided to send the injured soldiers back to Haddon Castle and pick up the wounded soldiers of the 8th Squadron.
"Richard, you lead two small teams of soldiers to carry out the mission of transporting wounded soldiers. The others follow me into the Eagle Mountains, cooperate with Baron Harden in the battle, and ambush the orc logistics soldiers."
Although he still wanted to fight with Lieutenant Colonel Marvin and accumulate military exploits, the commander issued military orders and Richard had to carry them out.
Lieutenant Colonel Marvin left all the carriages with Richard, and then mobilized some pack horses from the 8th Battalion.
The seriously wounded were crowded into the carriage, while the lightly wounded were holding on to their horses and returned to the rear with Richard and others.
Two chaplains from the Eighth Battalion stayed behind and acted together with Richard, taking care of the wounded on the road.
The orcs in the direction of Platos were already frightened, although the scouts discovered Richard's small team. Fearing that it was a decoy and would be ambushed again, Gunderson did not send troops to chase after weighing the pros and cons.
The convoy of wounded soldiers blatantly passed through the canyon passage and returned to Haddon Castle.
The mission went very smoothly, but unfortunately six of the seriously injured people died.
Soldiers who are seriously injured in battle can basically survive if they survive three days. However, many wounded soldiers do not survive three days. The biggest factor in the death of wounded soldiers is severe blood loss.
Although priests have healing skills, they will give priority to healing officers.
In the next two days, more soldiers will die. The process of waiting for death is undoubtedly very heart-wrenching.
Especially for the surviving comrades, seeing the tragic death of their brothers, many people's eyes were filled with tears, which was very sad.
"How is the situation at Pratos' defense line? Have you seen Captain Sharp?"
Diarra was very happy to see that Richard and the others had returned safely. Captain Sharp was his old commander, and Diarra was very worried about his old commander's safety.
"Captain Sharp is safe, Captain Sally has been killed, and Captain Roland is seriously injured. His left leg was cut off below the knee by an orc. I'm afraid he will retire after the war.
In addition, Captain Wright of the 1st Squadron, Captain Payton of the 5th Squadron were killed, and Captain Wiles of the 4th Squadron was seriously injured. The casualties of the grassroots officers and the backbone of the soldiers were all serious. It will take a long time to restore combat effectiveness after the war."
Despite some speculations, Diarra was still very shocked when he heard the news from Richard. Especially when he heard the news of Wright's death, his eyes suddenly turned red.
Wright has been his comrade for many years and was in the same squad after joining the army. They have experienced many battles and have a very deep relationship. They are real close friends.
Diarra held back tears to prevent others from seeing his weakness. He patted Richard on the shoulder and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"You haven't slept all night, go and get some rest! I will arrange for people to take care of the wounded soldiers."
After returning to Harden Castle, Richard and the others spent some leisure time again.
The war at the Platos Defense Line has now fallen into a stalemate. The orc army has suffered continuous heavy losses and is no longer able to attack.
The Grant Kingdom's forces were weak and unable to annihilate the orcs.
Time passed by like this, more than a month passed in the blink of an eye, and we entered late June.
This month, the Sixth Squadron has been training against the clock, and the supplementary soldiers have gradually integrated into the big family of the Sixth Squadron.
In the past month, Richard had participated in many reconnaissance missions and killed four orc scouts. Unfortunately, these scouts were not professionals and failed to achieve any military exploits.
However, the merit of following Lieutenant Colonel Marvin in fighting has been applied for, and the surprise attack on Platos Castle was fought beautifully.
As an officer participating in the war, Richard was awarded a medium meritorious service.
Now Richard has accumulated three times of medium power and seven times of small power.
Richard has not been idle this month. Whenever he has free time, he works hard to practice breathing techniques and hone various skills.
Richard opened the attribute panel, and all skills and experience have been improved, but if he wants to advance, it will take a while to accumulate.