As the war drums of the human army resounded through the night sky, the orcs in Iron Spear City also responded. A large number of orc warriors with torches rushed up to the city wall to guard the city wall. This movement made the orc generals of Iron Spear City dare not continue.
Instead of resting, he put on his armor and grabbed his weapons and walked up the city wall.
"What do humans want to do? Attack the city day and night?"
"That shouldn't be the case. Although not all the reinforcements from Rapid City have entered the city, they have stopped and camped not far away. How dare they attack the city!"
"Even the well traps and trebuchets have been rolled out. It seems that humans are really going to attack the city."
Although the night was dark, under the light of the fire, the orcs could faintly see the outline of large human siege equipment from the city wall. Those wells that were higher than the city wall really left a deep impression on them.
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Not only can these wells quickly send troops to the city wall after they get close to the city wall, but they also have crossbows mounted on them frantically. Every time they approach the city wall, they also condescendingly attack the defending orc warriors, causing huge trouble to the orcs defending the city.
, the orcs were not good at defense in the first place, and with these wells, the humans almost took Ironspear City before the reinforcements arrived.
Now that the orcs see these well rails approaching, their first reaction is that humans are about to attack the city again. Otherwise, why are they pushing such heavy well rails? It is pushed by both horses and people. Isn't it laborious?
"General, why don't we simply send people out of the city at night to destroy the human wells in advance? I think when the fight breaks out, the reinforcements from Rapid City will try their best to support us."
The suggestion of the officer next to the orc commander was not unreasonable. Night fighting has always been the strength of the orcs. Instead of letting humans get close and getting into a tug-of-war on the city wall, it would be better to directly launch a counterattack. Now that reinforcements are on the side, we can be bolder.
It was just that the orc general hesitated when he looked at the deep darkness and the firelight of the human camp that seemed to be more numerous than the stars in the sky.
"Humanity's actions are a bit abnormal. We should not act rashly. Who knows what arrangements humans will make at night. We just need to hold on to Ironspear City firmly and not fall into the tricks of humans."
"The general is thoughtful."
The orc officer on the side flattered him, but he didn't know that if he took the initiative to attack according to his idea at this time, it would be possible to expose Duke Ross's plan. At least the remaining more than 200,000 infantry and several thousand
It was impossible for the orcs to withstand the attack of an army of hundreds of thousands of orcs, but they were scrupulous at night, which gave Duke Ross room to take risks.
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On the other side, in the camp of the orc reinforcements.
The officer responsible for leading the reinforcements was even more confused than the orc general on the city wall, because the size of Ironspear City could not accommodate all the reinforcements he led. He simply camped nearby and formed a support with Ironspear City to deal with the humans, because he was worried about it.
There were a large number of cavalry in this human army, and a large number of horse traps and horse traps were arranged near the camp. He was quite looking forward to the human army's night attack.
But what he didn't expect was that he didn't wait for the human night attack. These humans actually launched an attack directly on Iron Spear City under his nose in the middle of the night.
"Ask the wolf cavalry to be on alert. If any traces of human cavalry are found nearby, report them immediately. Remember not to engage in direct combat with humans."
"General, aren't we going to support Ironspear City?"
"They have been holding down for so long, so we won't miss this night. If we leave the camp and are attacked by human cavalry, the consequences will be even more serious."
"Yes, General!"
The orc reinforcements also stayed put. The commander was worried about the cavalry of the Western Army. He was also afraid of being attacked by the human cavalry after being mobilized. Although a normal commander should not do such a thing, now the humans are even attacking the city at night.
Having done such crazy things, who knows how crazy the other party can get.
And just when the orc army was attracted all the attention by the noisy human infantry, the cavalry of the Western Region, led by Ross, had already bypassed Ironspear City in the dark with a trace of moonlight, and headed north through the gap towards Rapids City...
It was not until dawn that the attack finally ended with heavy thunder and light rain all night long. The human infantry and the Orc flag regiment retreated back to the camp one after another.
The morning light revealed, and the whole land gradually emerged. The orcs finally discovered that half of the human army was missing, and the other half was also huddled in the camp, pretending to defend. Where did the human cavalry go? This time the orcs
The most puzzling thing about the commander.
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Central Route Army
The Raging Flame Fortress has been completely cleaned up, and several small fortresses around it have also been captured. After the Raging Flame Fortress was lost, the orc reinforcements that had been suppressed by the dragon knights in the wild simply retreated after losing their aid target.
, after achieving this staged victory, the overall morale of the human army is quite high.
It's just that the senior officers all have gloomy faces now, obviously lacking confidence in the upcoming battle.
"Lord Thor, if the orcs really have dragons to help them out, wouldn't it be very dangerous for us to stay in Raging Flame Fortress? Why don't we retreat to Dragon's Breath Pass first?"
"We have withdrawn. What should we do with the Northern Route Army and the Southern Route Army? Counting the time, the Northern Route Army has already reached the eastern plateau, and the Southern Route Army has already..."
After a full ideological struggle, Thor decided to wait and see in the Raging Flame Fortress first. He couldn't sell the other two armies at once.
Of course, the so-called sale or not is just the result of weighing the pros and cons. Bailong has not been seen yet, and there is no news from the southern front. The key is whether the northern route army poses a sufficient threat to the orcs. Of course, besides,
To be more detailed, Thor is more concerned about the dragons under Richard, and they have now become the key to this battle.
The Northern Route Army is the closest army to the Orc King's capital, and it brings so many giant dragons with it. Even if the Orc White Dragon is going to be dispatched, there is a high probability that it should focus on the nearest threat first. If the Orc army and the White Dragon go
After reaching the north road, he turned around and ran away with the people. Wouldn't it be that all the preparations were in vain.
"Fly more Wind Birds and try to maintain contact with the Northern Route Army and Duke Ross. When you receive the Wind Birds' message, send it to me as soon as possible."
"Order the army to prepare to continue the attack. Leave two or five legions to guard the front line of Raging Flame Fortress, and continue to attack Watch City the day after tomorrow!"
"Yes, Lord Thor!"
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barren stone city
The twenty-seven giant dragons circled around the city and then left. The orc warriors operating the dragon-hunting crossbows were so tired that they were sweating. After seeing the giant dragons leave, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and leaned on the ground to rest. The orcs
Coach Ruhr looked at the dragon that had just gone away in the sky with a gloomy face.
He led an army of 100,000 people to support the orc army in the northern dense forest. He originally planned to block the humans in Cave Mountain, but before he arrived, he had already received the news that Cave Mountain had fallen when he arrived near Barren Stone City.
Neng temporarily stationed in Huangshi City to set up a defense line, preparing to resist this menacing army.
The human army indeed gave him a show of strength as soon as they came up. Before he saw the army, more than 20 giant dragons had already passed over his head, causing a lot of oppression to the entire city, but the opponent
After walking around in a circle, he left again. I don't know what he was planning, but it was definitely not a good thing.
"Send two more teams of wolf cavalry to search the surroundings. If they find human ground troops, they will come back and report."
"But, Sir Ruhr, we have sent out five teams of wolf riders, and none of them have returned yet."
It is difficult to train orc wolf riders, and the number is limited. Generally, losing one will feel a little painful. Now, dozens of wolf riders may have been lost. The orc officers next to them were a little hesitant to face Ruel's order because they were distressed.
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"To execute the order, we must find out where the human army is!"
"It's the general!"
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"Bah!"
"Run, captain!"
On the plains, several wolf riders were running very fast. The explosive power of these giant plateau wolves running at full speed was just as strong as horses. Even if they were carrying an orc on their backs, they were so fast that they seemed to have left an afterimage.
It's just that they are not chasing any prey at full speed. It can be seen from the panicked faces of the knights on the back of the giant wolf that they seem to be the prey. On the orc plateau, the wolf cavalry who have always been so arrogant are now actually
He became the prey being chased, and it was like seeing a ghost.
Directly above them, there were more than a dozen huge royal griffins flying, with a petite knight sitting on each of them, looking at the running wolf knights below with joking eyes. They were ordered to come out to search for traces of the human army.
They were targeted by these strange birds before they even saw where the opponent was. They had already lost nearly half of their manpower, and they still haven't gotten rid of the opponent yet.
"Bah!"
"Bah!"
After a few more cries that terrified these wolf cavalry, three royal griffins descended vertically. They wanted to deal with the same target together.
"help me!"
The targeted orc wolf rider called desperately to his companions, but no one paid any attention to him. Three white figures had already approached.
"clang!"
"ah!"
The orc warrior on the wolf's back raised his sword to resist, but the two knights on the gryphon held up their weapons. However, the orcs were more powerful, and they were able to block the two lances at the same time with just one force.
But in the next second, he had no chance to show his strength. Two royal griffons pulled the orc warrior up. The giant wolf below still wanted to protect the master, but was caught and blinded by another royal griffon.
He rolled to the ground and howled miserably.
The two griffons worked together to lift each other to an altitude of more than ten meters. Then with a "bang!", the wolf cavalry fell to the ground without moving.
"Okay, stop playing around, deal with these wolf cavalry as soon as possible and go back to life!"
"Yes, Captain!"
The griffin knights' combat power was far superior to these wolf knights, and they still had a numerical advantage. When the griffin knights dived against the group of wolf knights on the ground, the battle ended quickly.
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"Sir, all the orcs and wolf cavalry nearby have been eliminated."
"Sir, the Silver Pegasus Knights have already eliminated the approaching Orc Bat Knights, and not a single one has been missed."
"Um"
At this time, Richard had led the system army into the eastern plateau and approached the core territory of the orcs. With Sir M'rak's speed bonus, the army he led took two days to complete a normal march of at least a week.
Arriving near Huangshi City.
Because Richard ordered the gryphon knights and silver pegasus knights to hunt down the orcs' reconnaissance troops, Ruer in Wild Rock City has not yet confirmed the location of Richard's army.
"Lord Richard!"
Moriel, who soon took the dragon for a tour of Wild Stone City, also returned to the army, transformed into a human form and walked to Richard's side.
"How is it? How is the situation in Huangshi City?"
"There are about 100,000 troops stationed around, and the defense is very tight. The defenders are passable, but the aura of the white dragon has not been detected."
The reason why Moriel was sent to investigate was simple. In addition to understanding the strength of the orcs, Moriel could also sense the presence of other dragons. Richard needed to know whether the white dragon had arrived on the battlefield.
"It doesn't matter if he is closely guarded, we won't play with him anymore."
"General Mrak!"
"grown ups!"
"Organize the army to set off immediately. We will bypass Huangshi City and go north!"
"Yes, sir!"
After listening to Richard's order, Sir Mulak showed an excited expression. Running long distances was his specialty. The feeling of jumping left and right among the enemies was really nostalgic.
Soon, a strange team began to move at an extremely fast speed. In addition to humans and elves, there were also non-human soldiers such as snake girls and gods and monsters in the team. It looked a bit uneven, but their actions were...
It was very unified and fast. Once Richard gave an order, the entire team took action.
Richard's idea is very simple. The systematic army he has in hand can definitely defeat Shicheng by hard attack, but it is not necessary. After all, there are 100,000 troops guarding a large city. If they defeat it, they will have to bear losses.
, it doesn’t have much significance yet, what he wants is strategic significance.
What is the meaning of that? It is to cause panic to the orcs and contain more orc troops. How can it cause panic to the orcs by spending all the time fighting an offensive and defensive battle in Wild Rock City? He wants to rely on the unmatched combat power of the army to march against the army with Sir Mrak.
The speed was increased like a beast, and he passed directly through the heavily-armed deserted stone city, directly into the orc hinterland, burning, killing and looting, all the way to the orc king's capital and causing trouble for a while...
