The northern dense forest is a primitive forest. Because it is located in a remote area, at the junction of the two ethnic groups' territories, it has basically not been developed. The forest is full of tall trees, and it has just turned from summer to autumn. Although the broad leaves on the trees have grown
It is yellow, but it is still some days away from completely falling off. Looking down from the air, you can only see the lush branches and leaves, so the aerial reconnaissance that Richard originally relied on will not work at all in the dense forest.
The air units were also greatly restricted in the forest. After the orcs left the military camp and completely sneaked into the forest sea to fight against the North Route Army, even the role of the dragons was greatly restricted, and more of them could only rely on the ground troops.
Exploring in the jungle.
In the forest, a mixed team was carefully exploring forward. The team was still arranged with the kobolds at the front exploring the way. Ordinary half-elf soldiers held scimitars to protect the phantom shooters and war dancers in the middle.
The movement of the team was very quiet. Everyone was moving at a slow pace, fighting in the forest. It would be too much trouble to take the first move. If they could find a place and seize the first move, the subsequent battles would be much easier.
"Whizzing…"
"ah!"
"Woof, woof..."
Unfortunately, this team was not very lucky. This time it was the orcs who discovered them first. The other party even deliberately let go of the less valuable kobolds in front and directly launched an attack on the half-elves walking behind. They had already been prepared.
A powerful crossbow shot out quickly, and dozens of sharp arrows instantly knocked down several half-elf warriors.
The sound of sharp arrows piercing the air broke the silence in the forest. The half-elf warrior who was hit by the arrow fell down wailing. The distance between the two sides in the forest was very close. The distance from which the arrow was shot was less than thirty meters. At this distance, the force
The crossbow is extremely penetrating, and the armor worn by the half-elf warrior is completely unable to withstand it.
Then the kobolds screamed, and they were actually a little panicked. This time the orcs were so close, they didn't even notice each other first, and they were successfully ambushed by the other side.
"Whoosh!"
"ah!"
"fight back!"
After encountering an ambush, the Phantom Archer was the first to launch a counterattack. A white light flashed in the direction of the opponent's arrow, instantly bringing up a bunch of blood flowers, and an orc fell to the ground screaming.
The kobolds who were in a panic also immediately reacted, and rushed forward without fear of death in the direction indicated by the phantom shooter. The good thing about kobolds is that they are less numerous. After being conquered and trained by humans, these kobolds
He quickly put himself on the human side and dared to bare his teeth without fear in the face of powerful orcs.
"boom!"
"Woooo..."
"kill!"
The orcs did not continue to hide their crossbows, but after one blow, they all charged as fast as possible.
This is how Qilwei summed up how to deal with it based on the oral complaints of the defeated soldiers. Don't try to compete with the opponent in archery, and launch a charge immediately after the surprise attack. Try to target the protected archer, and don't fight with the kobolds.
If ordinary half-elves are too entangled, it is best to form a semi-arc or even circular encirclement, and do not give the opponent's marksmen too much room to dodge.
Obviously, this group of ambushing orcs did these things perfectly. The kobolds did not discover them in time, and the team accidentally stepped into the ambush of this orc team of about 20 people.
At this time, the entire team seemed to have orc warriors rushing towards them from all directions. The kobolds who rushed out spilled their blood all over the ground, but only one or two orcs were stopped, which did not help the situation at hand.
"Retreat, fight out!"
The person who gave the order was the core phantom shooter of the entire team. When he saw the orcs appearing from all directions, he knew that the battle was unwinnable. He selected a direction and shot down an orc warrior with an arrow before the war dancer.
He and the remaining half-elf warriors began to retreat under the protection of the remaining half-elf warriors.
"boom!"
"Stop them! Don't let these guys get away!"
The orc captain who was commanding had a cruel smile on his face. After several battles, countless orc warriors died under the arrows of the opponent's sharpshooter. This time they finally seized the opportunity to surround the opponent without letting him go.
principle.
"clang!"
"Chi!"
Soon the half-elf warriors and war dancers fought with several orcs. The orc warrior easily blocked the scimitar of a half-elf warrior and chopped down the opponent with one strike of the ax. The half-elf warrior faced the orc warrior.
They were still a little weak at the time. Once they entered into close combat, they were nothing more than large kobolds to the orc warriors.
However, the war dancers, who were dressed similarly to half-elf warriors, achieved results equally quickly. Based on the principle that it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt the enemy's index finger.
The two war dancers did not care about the life or death of the other half-elf warriors, or the role of these half-elf warriors from the beginning was just to create opportunities for them to share the pressure. The orcs did not notice the difference between the two war dancers and the half-elf warriors.
At the same time, two war dancers faced off against the same orc warrior.
When the orc confidently collided with the war dancer's scimitar with his battle ax, he immediately realized something was wrong. The force was so strong that it made his jaw numb and he took a small step back.
"Help...ah!"
The orc warrior who realized something was wrong tried to call his companions for help, but before he could shout, another war dancer had already taken advantage of the second of their stalemate to come forward and slashed in from the side with a cold-lighting scimitar.
The weakest link of the armor on the waist was cut. The moment the war dancer's scimitar was drawn out, the blood of the orc warriors immediately spilled all over the floor, mixed with some broken internal organs. The knife was as deep as cutting in half.
The orc warrior was basically unable to move and lay on the ground clutching his wound.
"kill!"
The surrounding orcs also reacted at this time and came towards the two war dancers and the phantom shooter. The phantom shooter shot down an orc warrior at close range. A gap was about to open. As long as they could escape,
Losing the entire team of half-elf warriors and kobold warriors is actually not considered a major casualty.
"boom!"
When the War Dancer was about to fight a way out, an orc dressed as an officer stood in front of them and blocked the War Dancer's scimitar with one blow, interrupting the three of them.
"I want to leave! Have you asked me?"
"Whoosh!"
"clang!"
The phantom shooter was also unambiguous. He shot an arrow into the opponent's cheek, but the opponent seemed to have sensed it and used a battle ax to protect his face in advance. The battle ax was also slightly glowing with a light red fighting spirit. This turned out to be an orc.
Samurai, a well-aimed arrow missed.
"kill!"
Taking advantage of this pause, the surrounding orc warriors had the opportunity to entangle themselves. Four or five orcs clung to the war dancer at the same time, and the phantom shooter had no chance to shoot again. The orc warriors on the opposite side rushed to the front in an instant, and the phantom shooter
Although the archer is also equipped with a short sword, has a certain degree of agility and combat ability, this melee combat ability is obviously not enough in front of the orc warriors.
Although the two war dancers were vigorously wielding their scimitars and wanted to come to support them, despite their sharp sword skills, these orc warriors who had been fighting for a long time were not soft persimmons. The war dancers did not have an overwhelming battle against them.
With a strength advantage, he would be in danger even if he was one against two, so let alone support the phantom shooter.
As for the previous half-elf warriors, several were chopped down by the orc warriors as soon as they came into contact. Now there is not even a single one standing, let alone one who can share the pressure with them.
So since entering the forest to fight the orcs, the phantom shooter suffered casualties for the first time...
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"General Gru, Lord Richard asked me to remind you that the orcs' tactics may have changed.
The First Army Corps has also come to support under the leadership of General Arsi."
"Um…"
There was no need for Richard to send someone to remind him. Gru, who was commanding the battle at the front, had already felt the changes of the orcs in the battle. In addition to being more flexible in tactics, the orcs also found a way to interfere with the kobolds' sense of smell, which made the task force soldiers no longer able to
As before, the orcs were discovered in the forest in advance.
The two sides were brought back to the same level, and both could only judge the opponent's position by listening and looking. Even the orcs, as the defensive side, had a certain advantage.
"Lord Gru, we found traces of beast excrement smeared on the bodies of the orcs. These excrements have a strong pungent smell and completely cover up the original smell of the orcs. They are used by the beasts in the dense forest to declare their territory. This should be
It's because the kobolds can no longer accurately locate the orcs."
"Lord Gru, we lost another entire team..."
"Lord Gru, the orcs are retreating, do you want to pursue them..."
At this time, in addition to receiving the news from Richard, Gru was also listening to the news about the war in the forest. The orcs became difficult to deal with, although the overall task force under Gru was still suppressing the orcs.
However, the battle-loss ratio between the two sides was much closer, and even the phantom shooter suffered more than one casualty.
"Order the troops not to pursue us. Let the troops stop for a while and wait for the first army to come up."
"Yes, sir."
Pausing to wait for reinforcements was a last resort. Gru had a very keen sense of war. He knew that the orc commander he was facing was unusually clever. Under his command, the orc army caused some trouble to Gru. He blindly pursued those who were ambushed.
The possibility is high.
Of course, if Gru had the ranger regiment he led at this time, he would not hesitate to order the army to pursue him. No matter what the opponent's conspiracy was, he believed that his army was the king of jungle warfare.
.
But at this time, the half-elves he had trained for less than three months were several steps behind the legion he had led. Even with the help of war dancers and phantom shooters, they were far less powerful.
In his eyes, even if this team is equipped with war dancers and phantom shooters, they are just novices in jungle warfare. Their combat effectiveness is about the same as that of the orcs on the opposite side. However, the orcs still have the defensive advantage of being familiar with the terrain. Now that the orcs have changed their tactics,
The task force is the one who suffers.
In order to minimize the casualties of the phantom shooters and war dancers, Gru also had to put aside his pride, act as cautiously as possible, and wait until reinforcements from the First Army arrived to strengthen his troops before continuing to advance.
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"General Qilwei, humans are not pursuing you."
"Pity."
On the side of the orcs, Qi Erwei, who was also paying attention to the war, sighed when he heard that the other party did not pursue him. He was obviously a little disappointed. He did not expect that the human commander did not fall into the trap despite the successive victories. This time he was in the Adlu Legion.
With the authorization of the commander, two flag regiments were assembled, and tens of thousands of troops were ambushed around the giant wooden village, preparing to deal a cruel blow to the humans.
As long as the opponent dared to pursue him, he would dare to press forward with all his troops and bite off a piece of flesh from this proud human soldier.
"Go and inform the leader of the Resado Banner and act according to the second plan."
"Yes, General!"
The messengers were mostly orc soldiers who were smaller in stature but had nimble steps and strong legs. They disappeared into the forest within ten seconds after receiving the order.
Afterwards, Qilwei also led the soldiers under his command to retreat deep into the woods, temporarily breaking away from contact with Gru's legion.
The flag regiment led by Resado was sent by Adru to cooperate with Qilwei's operation. At this time, it was ambushing the flanks, but Gru's caution made the ambush a reality.
However, although the human army did not enter according to his ideas, Qilwei still had other plans. He had set his sights on the human supply line.
In his opinion, the supply of the human army is their weakest link. The orcs can supply through the secret warehouse he designed in the forest, but the human army can only carry enough food and grass for seven days at most in the forest.
He keeps harassing the human supply line, and after a while the enemy itself will collapse in the forest.
