Casas looked at the city wall of Dongling with a solemn expression. He was taught a solid lesson today. If he hadn't encountered it in person, it would be difficult for him to believe that someone could command the army to such an extent. He met
Got a difficult guy.
"Sir Casas, the casualties of the First Army have been calculated. Today, the First Army suffered more than 10,000 casualties, reducing its strength by 40%. I'm afraid we won't be able to continue fighting tomorrow."
The deputy next to him reported to him the casualties of the First Army today. The 40% attrition was quite tragic. Any army that could withstand 40% casualties without collapsing was enough to be called a strong army. Moreover, the First Army was still
Those who endured such casualties during the attack were still able to retreat in an orderly manner under orders.
Casas' solemnity is not entirely due to today's casualties. An officer of his level has taken casualties very lightly. If the strategic goal can be achieved, he can accept even ten times the casualties. Today
In the battle, the opponent's commander's level reached a level that shocked him. He didn't make any mistakes. He even managed to hit almost every breakthrough point of the First Army, allowing every punch of the First Army to hit.
The feeling on the steel plate.
"Let the first army go to rest first, and let the second army and the third army come tomorrow."
"Yes, sir!"
Casas paused for a moment and issued a new order. Today's attack has tested the capabilities of the defenders and commanders. If Casas didn't find any other loopholes, he would simply use force to overwhelm the people, twice as much.
The troops launched an all-out attack.
"It would be great if Bai Long could help in the battle. If Bai Long participated in today's battle, there wouldn't be no progress."
Since Richard killed Yamos, the White Dragon has not appeared on the battlefield again. When they raided the outer fortresses of humans a few days ago, the orcs with the help of the White Dragon made extremely smooth progress, so that today's attack did not get the White Dragon.
Support, some orc officers are not used to it.
However, as soon as Casas heard the adjutant's words, his face immediately turned cold.
"Why, there won't be a war without the help of the white dragon? When did we orcs become like humans?"
"Sir, that's not what I meant."
The deputy on the side was a little frightened when he was asked. He didn't know where Casas was offended, so he could only deny it instinctively.
"The white dragon is unreliable. We orcs still have to rely on us to fight the war."
"Okay, get ready and come with me to inspect the camp."
"Yes, sir!"
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Dongling Daying
Taize was also summarizing the day's battle with several officers.
"Sir, we successfully repelled the orc attack today. The cumulative casualties of each legion were more than 15,000. It can be said to be a great victory."
"Yes, it all depends on Lord Taize's command, but he didn't give the orcs any chance."
The atmosphere in the camp was very relaxed. After today's battle, everyone was convinced of Taize. The praise they gave Taize was sincere and not a compliment to their superiors.
In their view, today's battle can indeed be regarded as a great victory. There is a qualitative gap between the individual capabilities of humans and orcs. In plain battles, it is common for one orc warrior to replace four or five human warriors.
The human warriors here must also be well-trained and well-armed elites.
Although today's battle was a city defense battle, it almost maintained a one-to-one casualty ratio with the orcs. In the eyes of these officers, it was definitely a great victory. Moreover, although the orcs attacked fiercely today, in Taize
Under the control, the entire defense line remained motionless, giving no chance to the orcs. The officers did not even feel too much pressure, so they seemed relatively relaxed in the big tent.
Only Taize is still cautious. Today's battle seems easy, but in Taize's opinion, the casualties are still too high, and most of the orcs' battle losses occurred in the stage before climbing the wall. After the orc soldiers actually stand on the wall, the human soldiers will at least
It would take two or three times the price to drive them down. If the orcs broke through a section of the city wall at will, without the support of the city defense, the casualties would definitely rise sharply.
The orcs obviously haven't attacked with all their strength today, and the expected white dragon has not appeared. The real battle has not actually begun yet.
Thinking of this, Taize unconsciously turned his attention to the black ring on his hand, and summoned fifty ogre warriors with the same combat power as the knights at once to assist in the battle. If used properly, it can also be used to its full potential.
Miraculous effect comes.
Looking up at the relaxed generals, Taize did not lower his own morale. He just reminded him not to underestimate the enemy. He encouraged the generals a few words and then led a few people to patrol the city defense to check for leaks and fill in the gaps.
What a good general must do in every battle.
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The first day of the battle on the Dongling front line ended without incident, and both the northern and southern fronts seemed to have survived the first day of the orc attack without incident.
Duke Ross was sitting in the mansion of the main gate, watching several battle reports sent by Fengniao, and he had a certain impression of the defense work of the entire defense line.
"General Taize is indeed the person recommended by His Excellency Richard. I am ashamed of his commanding ability. He is more suitable than me to sit here and command the entire army."
"Mr. Ross's words are too flattering."
Next to Ross was the confidant he brought from the West. Hearing Duke Ross praise Taizé in this way, his tone was slightly unhappy. In his eyes, Lord Ross is the most admirable person in the world, and he is not as good as that one.
What General Taize.
"That's all."
Ross smiled and shook his hand. This kind of subtle command can only be understood by a sufficiently skilled commander. The confidant next to him was obviously not up to that level. Ross was too lazy to explain, and looked at the northern and southern lines.
The battle situation comes.
"The southern front has sufficient troops. Not only is there an Orc Banner Regiment stationed there, but there are also hundreds of thousands of southern legions arriving one after another. More than 700,000 troops are guarding the southern front. There should be no problem. Although the battle losses today are not small, it is not a problem.
The orcs were not allowed to break even half a step."
The battle losses on the southern front were obviously much higher than those on the East Ridge front, but Ross, like most other senior generals, battle losses were not his biggest concern. The death of more people was not a big deal, as long as the city wall was not broken and the strategic points were not lost.
That's still within his acceptance range. As for people, the Golden Dragon Kingdom really has no shortage of people. There are still millions of reserve legions being trained on the Central Plains. If the Dragon Breathing Pass is tight, they can be recruited as cannon fodder at any time.
"It's just that on this northern line, why is it that even the Dragon Scale Castle has been lost?"
The only battle report that Ross found dazzling was the battle situation from the northern front. It took the orcs less than a week to break through the first line of defense of Dragonscale Castle and attack only the dragon, the core of the northern line of defense at Dragon Breathing Pass.
As for Yicheng, it would be fine if Dragon Scale Castle was lost. If Longyi City was lost, it would completely shake the defense of the entire northern section.
The wavering of the northern section of the defense line will have the effect of affecting the whole body. The orcs can break through along the northern section, go around the main pass of Longxi Pass, cut off the material transportation to the rear, and form a pincer attack. Longxi Pass
It must not be kept.
"Let the first and second legions of the Western Border Army immediately..."
Ross was about to ask the Western Border Army as a reserve force to rush to the northern front, but he suddenly thought of Richard's guarantee and did not issue an order for the time being. Richard's words now carry a lot of weight. He dared to guarantee that the northern front would be foolproof and he should have his reasons.
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"How is the situation over there, Master Richard?"
"It's not clear yet. You ordered no one to disturb Lord Richard's rest. Except for Lord Moriel and Lady Natalie, who were guarding Lord Richard's yard, no one else came close."
"you go…"
"Forget it, I'll go and see for myself."
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On the other side, Richard, who had been lying down for two days, has actually regained consciousness, but it is a little inconvenient to move. He has not walked outside yet. Now Richard is so fragile that even ordinary soldiers can easily knock him down. Without Natalie,
Si, Moriel, and several archangels were always nearby to protect him, and Richard himself felt a little uneasy.
"The backlash of this magical potion is more terrifying than imagined, and now my hands and feet can't quite follow my orders."
"Fortunately, sir, you still have the sacred blood bottle to repair it, otherwise I might not be able to move now."
Richard shook his head, a little helpless. He felt good after using the magic potion. Now this sluggish state will last for at least half a month. If the old orc comes with the white dragon again at this time, he can only bring Moriel with him.
He and Natalie used teleportation to escape.
However, this time using the magical potion, the gain from killing Yamos was not even a little bit. The growth progress of the White Dragon Cursed Helmet alone increased him by more than 20 points, directly increasing the level of the White Dragon Cursed Helmet.
After raising it to the third level, the effect has changed from summoning two ancient white dragons to join the battle, to summoning five ancient white dragons to join the battle. Next time he fights, Richard can summon a team of ancient white dragons to fight and keep it for safekeeping.
Bailong was stunned.
Moreover, the growth of the White Dragon Curse Helmet has not yet reached its limit, but the required white dragon souls are already astronomical. According to the current white dragon souls required to upgrade the White Dragon Curse Helmet, Richard will have to bring the White Dragon clan to
Killing half of them is enough to meet the upgrade requirements. It will be difficult to increase it again for the time being.
In addition to the improvement of the White Dragon Curse Helmet, Richard himself has also made a big improvement. The large amount of experience gained from the dragon battlefield, coupled with the experience gained from killing the holy white dragon Amos, has made Richard's
The level was directly raised by two levels, and all attributes were increased.
The level has completely approached the 30th mark, and the improvement of each attribute is around two points. The three available skill points are enough to improve any skill except Lieyang Qi Entrainment Art. However, for Richard, the most important thing is to improve Lieyang.
The three skill points of Qi Entrainment Art must not be abused.
"Fight for this battle, raise the level to level 30, and have the White Dragon Curse Helmet..."
Just when Richard was planning how to use this battle to increase his strength, an archangel who had been guarding the door walked in.
"Lord Richard, Duke Ross is outside and wants to see you."
The archangel didn't care whether the other party was the supreme commander here. The order he received was to stay outside to prevent all creatures from entering. Even if King Ren came, he had to wait outside for Richard's reply.
Fortunately, Ross would not show off his authority in front of Richard. After being stopped by the archangel, he stayed outside and waited for news.
"Please come in, Sir Ross."
"Yes, Lord Richard!"
Soon, Ross entered the house and saw Richard still sitting on the bed, so he asked worriedly at first.
"Sir Richard, how is your recovery going?"
"It's nothing serious, I just can't take action again for a short time."
"Master Richard, take good care of your health. If you need anything, send someone to tell him. If there is anything in Longxing Pass, I will send it to Master Richard immediately."
"Well, thank you for your concern, Mr. Ross."
After a few pleasantries, Ross and Richard finally got down to business.
"In the past few days, there have been no giant dragons on the orc side of the battle. The battle situation is still under control. General Taize has defended the Dongling line like an iron barrel. The southern front has also stabilized the defense line, but the northern front has currently lost the first place.
Dragon Scale Castle is the fulcrum of the defense line, and I plan to send the Western Border Army to support the defenders on the northern line."
Richard once guaranteed that the defense on the northern line was foolproof, but now it has become the ugliest among the three defensive lines. Rose did not mean to blame him, he just informed Richard of the situation and stated his next solution.
While the situation on the northern front has not completely collapsed, the mobile force of the Western Border Army was immediately dispatched to help stabilize the defense on the northern front.
Unexpectedly, Richard shook his head and said:
"In five days at most, there will be new news coming from the northern front. If the situation is no longer optimistic by then, I will send Moriel and Natalie and their people to go with the Western Army to support. Don't worry too much."
Richard had been to the Northern Front, so he naturally knew that Dragon Scale Fort was the first fortress that blocked the dense forests in the north. It was also a large-scale military fort that had been in operation for many years. Now that the Northern Front has lost Dragon Scale Fort, it is a sign of failure in Ross's eyes.
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But in Richard's eyes, this is definitely because Gru and others were not satisfied with just blocking the orcs in the northern dense forest, but deliberately abolished the Dragon Scale Castle and let the orc army in, with the intention of annihilating them all on the plains.
This orc army on the northern front.
In the hands of other armies, this kind of behavior is playing with fire, but if it is his own system army, it seems to be a matter of course. Richard himself will not doubt that Gru and others cannot solve an orc division.
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Ross pondered for a moment and nodded, agreeing with Richard's suggestion. After all, the distance between the northern line and the main pass of Longxi Pass is still hundreds of miles away. If the Western Army goes north to support, it will not be able to return for at least a month. In Ross's hands,
The reserve team is still ready to be used in the most dangerous times.
"Your Excellency Richard, take a good rest..."
After Rose came over and got the answer, he didn't waste any more time and quickly stood up and left. When she was the only one left in the room, Moriel couldn't help but complain.
"This guy Gru just likes to do this kind of thing, use troops to take risks, that is, rely on his good luck."
Richard smiled slightly. Gru was half the protagonist's life, so of course he was very lucky.
"Moriel, you better be prepared. If there is any problem with Gru, you will immediately take the dragon to support."