Chapter four hundred and ninety-six changes in the war situation
"What! The Dragon Scale Fort is lost! What does that guy Akka do for food? A flag regiment didn't even defend for a day?"
"I also sent him more than a thousand wolf cavalry. Even if a hundred thousand human troops besiege him, I won't lose Dragon Scale Castle to me in one day!"
"Where's the Aka? I'm going to kill him!"
"Sir, the leader of the Aka Banner must have died in the battle. The person who reported the news said that Dragon Scale Castle was completely occupied by humans, and almost no defeated troops escaped."
Sean had just finished commanding an siege, and seeing the hope of breaking the city, Sean was about to increase the intensity of his attack. Suddenly, he received a piece of news that almost made him unsteady. The Dragon Scale Castle was lost.
The army of more than 100,000 people was not only cut off from logistical supplies, but also cut off their escape route. Although he had been unable to conquer the human city and suffered some heavy losses, his mentality was still stable, because he had the initiative and could not defeat the dragon.
In Yicheng, he could lead his people from Dragon Scale Castle back to the northern dense forest, or even back to the eastern plateau.
Now that Dragon Scale Castle has been recaptured by humans, his army is surrounded by humans, and he is unable to advance or retreat.
"Control the messenger first, and the news that Dragon Scale Castle has been breached must not be leaked for the time being."
"Yes, sir!"
Things like being cut off cannot be kept secret for long, but at least the military morale cannot be disturbed before he makes a decision.
"Immediately summon officers above the regiment commander to come to the big tent to discuss matters!"
"Yes, Lord Sean!"
Soon, more than a dozen senior orc officers came to Sean's big tent. At this time, they also got the news of the fall of Dragon Scale Castle, and their faces were a little bad. Sean was hiding this from ordinary soldiers for the time being, but he could not hide this.
Top generals.
"Everyone already knows about the fall of Dragon Scale Castle. Even if we save food, the army's food supply is only enough for a week. Dragon Scale Castle's food and grass are gone. We will soon run out of food."
"Sir, no matter how Dragon Scale Castle fell, our top priority now is to recapture Dragon Scale Castle. Otherwise, we will always be surrounded by humans and may be annihilated at any time."
"Sir, besides Dragon Scale Castle, there is another place with food and grass. As long as we can get to Longyi City in front of us within a week, the city is full of food and grass stored by humans, and behind Longyi City, there is the richest food production in mankind.
If we take Longyi City in the Great Plains, we will not be short of food no matter what."
"Longyi City is not easy to fight. In the past few days, we have made no progress in attacking the city except for losing troops and generals. Can you guarantee that we can capture Longyi City within a week?"
"There are no guarantees when it comes to fighting. It's all a gamble. It's just about the chance of success. Although we have suffered a lot from the siege in the past few days, the pressure on humanity is also great. Moreover, although the food has only been prepared for a week,
, but if we start to reduce the food ration slightly at this time, our food can last for ten days, and it is not impossible to capture Longyi City in ten days."
"This is risking more than ten of our legions. I don't agree with this plan. Sir Sean, humans just sent out a surprise force to capture the Dragonscale Castle. There shouldn't be many troops. Our safest plan at this time should be to return immediately.
, it only takes three days for us to return to Dragon Scale Castle. The defense of Dragon Scale Castle is far inferior to that of Dragon Wing City. We can completely retake Dragon Scale Castle first and then reconsider the plan."
"Even if Dragon Scale Castle is recaptured, the food there will probably have been burned out by humans long ago. If it is consumed over and over again, it can still support us in continuing to attack Longyi City. All our efforts during this period will be in vain.
"
"Lord Sean, please give me an order. This time I will personally lead the soldiers of the Fifth Guards Corps to ensure that we take down the city wall!"
After learning that Dragon Scale Castle was lost, the senior orc generals also had disagreements about the next action. Some people wanted to be more radical and simply burn the boat, regardless of the retreat and food and grass, and rely on the food and grass carried by the army to storm Longyi City.
Capture Longyi City before running out of food.
Other officers, on the other hand, still tended to be conservative and would first go back to recapture Dragon Scale Castle and regain their retreat, and then consider whether to attack again.
To be fair, both ideas have their merits. Regardless of whether they continue to attack Longyi City, as long as they win it, the whole game will be alive. Whether Dragon Scale Castle is still there or not is irrelevant, but if it can't be won, the whole game will be alive.
, the result was only one, the whole army was annihilated.
Returning to Dragon Scale Castle should be more conservative. Although the plan is much more stable, it means that all the previous efforts have been abandoned, and it will be difficult to launch a new offensive in a short time. Moreover, the success of this plan is also based on their
On the basis that we can successfully recapture Dragon Scale Castle, if we fail to capture it, the result will be the same as failing to capture Dragon Wing City.
"Okay! Stop arguing!"
Sean was a little upset when he heard his men arguing. He waved his hand to stop their argument.
The orc army has strict discipline, and the hierarchy in the army is strict. As soon as Sean showed impatience, the orc officers holding two different views did not continue to argue, but each stopped and saluted Sean.
"Please Sir Sean make your decision!"
No matter how lively they talked, Sean was the only one who made the final decision. But Sean himself was actually hesitant. He didn’t want to give up the Dragon Wing City in front of him, and he was also worried about the way forward. If he took the Dragon Wing City, he would be the first to break through the Dragon Wing City.
Xiguan's meritorious deeds were enough to elevate his prestige to the pinnacle for the Orc Kingdom, which valued military exploits. It was difficult for him to give up.
But now that the way back is cut off, if we can't take it, the more than 200,000 elites plus himself will be lost in Longyi City.
After thinking about it, Sean came up with a "best of both worlds" approach.
"First hide the news of the loss of Dragon Scale Castle, slowly reduce the food ration, and try to let the food last for a few more days. In the next three days, we will strengthen the offensive and strive to capture Longyi City. If we cannot capture Longyi City within three days, we will
Then return to Dragon Scale Castle immediately. We only need three days to return to Dragon Scale Castle, and there is still time to recapture Dragon Scale Castle."
"this…"
After listening to Sean's idea, the generals below looked at each other. This idea seemed to have no problem at first glance. Only one orc officer felt something was wrong. It seemed that both methods were used, but in fact both sides used a lot of force.
It is possible for both sides to lose.
Maybe we can't take Dragon Wing City if we advance, and we won't have time to take back Dragon Scale Castle if we retreat. Logically speaking, Sean is also a veteran on the battlefield. He shouldn't make such a mistake. War is a big gamble, and every time
He should use all his strength, there is no way to disperse the power by himself, but now Sean is completely like a gambler who has been fascinated by his eyes. He has already passed through the northern dense forest, destroyed the Dragon Scale Castle, and attacked the dragon.
Yicheng had been in Yicheng for several days, and he was almost on the verge of breaking the city. He retreated immediately. He was unwilling to give up and had to gamble again.
Before the officer could even open his mouth to persuade, Sean issued the final order.
"The next round of main attack will be carried out by the Fifth Army. Go down and prepare, and prepare to launch an attack immediately."
"We will prepare more torches later. The attack cannot be stopped at night. The Sixth Army will be responsible for the night attack. Now the Sixth Army will rest first. In these three days, I will attack the city day and night!"
"Yes, Lord Sean!"
Seeing that Sean was determined, the officer who had wanted to persuade him just now could only nod his head and obey the order. He could only hope that Sean's high-pressure attack around the clock would be able to break through Dragon Scale Castle within three days.
"Go down and get ready!"
"Yes, sir!"
…
At the main gate of Longxing Pass, Richard is still recuperating in the courtyard these days. A flag regiment of Western Border Army soldiers surrounded the city lord's mansion tightly.
After a period of recovery, Richard finally regained the ability to walk. At least he was able to walk around the yard without the support of Moriel and others. However, he was still far away from recovering his combat power, and the meridians on his body were still damaged.
His condition and muscles were extremely sore, and he could not move his fighting energy at all. The backlash of the magical potion was too strong. If possible, Richard hoped that he would not have the chance to use this potion again.
"Lord Richard, we have just received a message from Fengniao. General Gru has retaken Dragon Scale Castle and restricted the orc army that broke through from the north between Dragon Scale Castle and Dragon Wing City."
"What a Gru. He really has a big appetite. I'm afraid the more than 200,000 troops on the northern front of the Orcs will be gone."
Compared to Ross and others' doubts, Richard absolutely believed in Gru's ability, and the system soldiers he left on the northern front were all capable. As soon as he heard that Gru had recaptured Dragon Scale Castle, he knew that Gru's
The plan was successful. Gru was not satisfied with just blocking the orc army in the northern dense forest outside Dragon Scale Castle. He wanted to bring the enemy in and swallow them whole.
"It's been a few days since I last saw Lord Ross."
"Master Richard, this happens to be the fifth day."
"Okay, send someone to tell Mr. Ross that Dragonscale Castle has been recaptured. If nothing else happens, he will hear the news of the great victory on the northern front in a while, so that he no longer has to worry about the northern front and let the Western Border Army
Keep a close eye on the Central Army and the Southern Front."
"Yes, Lord Richard!"
Speaking of the battle in the middle, we have to mention Taize who has been commanding the army on Richard's behalf. At this time, because of Taize's excellent command, no one dared to question him without Richard's endorsement. A small thing
He was almost out of his depth on the East Ridge Defense Line. He used all kinds of magical tricks on the Orcs, making it difficult for the Orcs to make any progress on the East Ridge Defense Line.
It's just that the orcs have a strong military power and can launch attacks at more than one point. Although Dongling is a main attack point for the orcs due to terrain issues, the orcs cannot withstand the individual combat power and the strength of the troops. They can attack at multiple points. In Tai
Although there was no breakthrough here in Ze, progress was made in other points. In order to avoid being attacked by the orcs from both sides, Taize had no choice but to abandon the Dongling line of defense and retreat to the second line of defense after tricking the orcs in the final retreat.
go.
The stronger Taize's abilities become, in addition to his own prestige, Richard becomes more and more mythical. Not only do he have two generals with extraordinary combat power, Moriel and Natalis, but any general he recommends can also have such extraordinary abilities.
level.
Of course, these prestige are just the icing on the cake for Richard. The key is to recover well. Now everyone, including Ross, is generally a little optimistic. Because of the withdrawal of Bailong, Moriel and the dragon will come from time to time.
After helping out on the front line, Longxingguan's defense line was quite stable.
However, Richard knew very well that the Lord of the Rising Sun would never just watch the orcs stop and pass the Dragon Breath Pass. The current calmness might be that he was harboring some conspiracy.
It's just clear that all Richard can do now is to recover his strength and be ready to run away at any time.
…
Two days later, Richard was still living a leisurely life of eating, sleeping, drinking tea and walking every day, but the battle in Longyi City entered its most intense stage.
It was still late at night, but the shouts of killing around Longyi City seemed to disperse the dark clouds in the sky. A large number of torches illuminated half of the night. A large number of orc soldiers held torches and continued to move towards Longyi City.
Launch an attack.
This is already the third night, and Longyi City is still motionless. Every time it seems that it is almost able to make progress, but every time it is driven out of the city by the mobile power of the city. After this back and forth, in fact, even Sean has already
He sensed something was wrong, as if the other party was deliberately trying to hang him up. The defenders in Longyi City still had some strength left, and they wanted to drag this orc army into Longyi City.
I just figured it out in my heart, but Sean didn't want to admit it. On the third night, he made a desperate arrangement. Three legion commanders led the team to launch attacks in turns. He himself directly led a team composed entirely of warriors to follow the army.
Launch an assault, hoping to crush the humans in the city in one fell swoop.
"boom!"
The siege army once again approached the city wall of Longyi City. A large number of long ladders were erected on the battlements, and the well corridor was erected at the top of the city with a "bang" again...
"Samurai camp! Charge with me!"
"kill!"
In the night, Sean, the orc warrior who protects the country, led two hundred selected orc warriors and jumped onto the wall of Longyi City with the army...