After the orc army completely retreated, the sky was already bright and the early sun was rising, illuminating Longyi City, which had been completely turned into a millstone of flesh and blood.
Although the orcs' attack at night was repelled, the human soldiers on the city wall still did not slack off. Except for some of the troops who had been fighting all night and rested against the city wall, half of the soldiers still clenched their swords and stared at the orcs below the city.
"Quick, quick, quick, collect the corpses of these orcs, be careful, some of them are not dead yet, give them a stab first."
Another group of soldiers led Minzhuang to pick up the corpses on the city wall. After a night of fighting, the entire city wall was covered with blood. In some places where the fighting was fiercest, corpses had been laid out two or three layers, even where they stepped.
They are all gone, which is quite detrimental to the city defense, and the roads on the city wall must be kept clear.
Of course, the bodies of our own people must be carefully screened, the wounded must be treated, and the deceased must be put into a pre-written body bag according to the dog tag.
The orcs who were still alive were stabbed a few times, and the dead ones were stripped of their weapons and armor by civilians and thrown into the pit. Although some wounded orcs were buried in the pile of dead people, they still had the ability to move.
When the civilians went up to move them, they even resisted and injured several people. The humans who cleaned the battlefield were not polite. Anyway, in the war between humans and orcs, basically no prisoners were taken. When encountering suspicion, you should always strike first.
That's right.
After a night of fierce fighting, Gru did not rest, but observed the movements on the city wall that continued to affect the orc camp. Although the orcs' final attack was repelled by him, his crazy performance from general to soldier still impressed Gru.
He was deeply impressed, and Gru had to admit that he was a little overconfident in this battle, and underestimated the orcs' combat effectiveness.
Although the combat effectiveness of these orcs is not as good as that of the barbarians on the continent of Erathia, what they lack is only high-end combat power. In terms of combat madness, they are no less than those barbarians.
Fortunately, his strength is still superior to the opponent's commander, otherwise Longyi City may be really in trouble when facing the orcs' night attack.
In the end, when Sean escaped, Gru didn't try to pursue him. There was no qualitative difference in strength between the two. They were both sky-level masters. Even if Sean was not in good condition, it would not be easy for Gru to catch up and kill him. It would also take a lot of effort.
He had some strength, and outside was the orc camp. Although the attacking orcs were defeated, the orcs in the camp were still ready. With Sean's strength, he could return to the camp soon after jumping off the city wall. Even if Gru was superior in strength
, and dare not rush into the orc camp alone. Even the holy masters may be surrounded and killed if they fall into the army and do not escape in time.
However, in Gru's eyes, Sean is actually a dead person, it's just a matter of dying early or dying late.
The orc army is short of food and has its retreat cut off. Now it has failed to break through Longyi City with all its strength. Even though the strength of the army is still there, its vigor has been worn down by the defenders of Longyi City. It is impossible to break through Longyi City again.
It's possible.
The only option is to retreat towards the Dragon Scale Castle. As long as the Dragon Scale Castle with a small number of troops can be captured, a passage back to the northern dense forest can be opened. The orc army will have the opportunity to return to the northern dense forest to re-supply and lick their wounds.
The next pressure is to return from Longyi City to the direction of Longscale Castle.
It's just that since Gru has made the tactical arrangement of closing the door and beating the dog, he will naturally not let the orcs easily succeed in Dragon Scale Castle. Originally attacking a small Dragon Scale Castle, there is no need to send out almost all high-end combat power and air power, Zhuo Juejian
All the warriors and champion knights are fighting in Dragon Scale Castle. If some of these forces are left in Dragon Wing City, the battle to defend the city will not be so difficult. In the end, Gru will have to personally defeat Sean, and the three outstanding swordsmen will
Can make arrangements for the other party clearly.
Gru placed so many powerful troops in Dragon Scale Castle in order to completely block the way for the orc army to escape eastward and eat the entire opponent's army.
Dragon Scale Castle seems to have only a few thousand garrison troops, but it has several sky-level masters and dozens of earth-level existences. To break through Dragon Scale Castle, the actual difficulty is not much easier than taking down Dragon Wing Castle. The orcs under the city
The remnant army is actually a turtle in the urn. Sean, who was seriously injured, can't escape today, but he can't escape tomorrow. When the orc army has been without food for a few days, Gru will lead the army out of the city and slowly clean up.
"Order the army to rest in rotation and not to let down their guard. Scout rides out of the city to monitor the movements of the orc army."
"Yes, Lord Gru!"
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The defenders of Longyi City have experienced the most arduous battle. Although they are still nervous, most people know that the possibility of the orcs attacking again is extremely low and they can take a break.
But the orc camp outside the city is in a gloomy and gloomy state. The army of more than 200,000 has lost tens of thousands under the Dragon Wing City, and the battle damage is close to 30%. For most armies, this casualty rate is already a dangerous red line, but the orcs
The troops are all the most elite Royal Capital Forbidden Army, but their morale has dropped a bit, and the basic order of the army is still maintained. If Gru dares to lead his troops out of the city to pursue them, the orcs will still be able to fight.
In the big tent, Sean summoned the orc army commanders together with his injuries to discuss matters. The original dozen orc senior officers were now missing several people. During last night's attack, two orc army commanders who faced the snake demon were on the spot.
One of them was killed in the battle, and another was chopped into a leaky sieve. Although he was snatched back by his men, his injuries were so serious that it was doubtful whether he could survive. He was still wrapped like a rice dumpling and lying in the witch doctor's tent.
The remaining ones are all injured, but they can still continue to fight.
The atmosphere in the big tent is still dull. Now even the ordinary soldiers know that the situation is not good. They have not taken down Longyi City. There is little hope of breaking through Longyi City in the future, and the military rations have been out for several days.
After it was delivered, the remaining rations were less than a week's worth, so a decision had to be made.
"The main responsibility for this battle lies with me. It was my mistake in decision-making that caused the army to suffer heavy losses and is now in extreme danger. If we successfully break through this time, I will personally apologize to His Majesty. Next, everyone must cheer up.
We haven't lost yet."
In the end, it was Sean who spoke up to break the dull atmosphere. As the coach of this army, the fact that the war ended like this was closely related to his greed for success and erroneous decision-making. Sean was mainly responsible.
Sean came out first and took responsibility, which made his generals look panicked.
"It's all due to our offensive disadvantages. If we are to blame, we should also bear it."
"Yes, how can General Sean be held responsible alone?"
"Okay! There is no need to argue about this matter. Longyi City is difficult to break and the army is short of food and grass. We must consider a retreat."
"Lord Sean, according to the intelligence, the human army stationed at Dragon Scale Castle will definitely not exceed 10,000 people. We can definitely recapture Dragon Scale Castle quickly."
"Yes, there are not many human defenders in Dragon Scale Castle. Perhaps a small force can retake Dragon Scale Castle."
The number of defenders of Dragon Scale Castle really confused many orcs. Most of the orc officers felt that retaking Dragon Scale Castle was just a piece of cake. Therefore, although the atmosphere in the big tent was dull, it was not desperate. This was just a defeat in battle.
It's far less serious than Sean said.
However, there were still orc officers in the big tent who raised objections.
"Everyone should not be careless. If the human army really only had that little strength, Dragon Scale Castle would not have fallen so quickly. There is something strange about the human army that broke Dragon Scale Castle, so be careful when dealing with it."
"What Gris said makes sense. We can no longer underestimate the enemy this time. We must go all out to recapture Dragon Scale Castle and ensure the army's retreat."
The legion commander named Gris and Sean thought together. Since humans can capture the Dragon Scale Castle where he has deployed a lot of troops, no matter whether the opponent's troops are weak or not, there is definitely something weird and cannot be regarded as an ordinary human army.
to cope with it.
Moreover, he did not believe that the other side's commander had spent so much effort to push his army to such an extent that he would leave such a flaw here.
"So, shall we begin to retreat?"
"Well, we don't have much food and fodder, so we can't wait any longer under Longyi City. We will start to retreat today. The Sixth and Seventh Legions are still relatively complete. The Sixth and Seventh Legions will be the vanguard of the army and will be responsible for the main attack mission."
"Yes, sir!"
The two orc officers stood up quickly to receive the order.
The Sixth and Seventh Legions are not the main legions under Sean, and their legion commanders are also slightly less powerful, with only the peak strength of a great warrior.
In the previous siege battles, the 6th and 7th legions were not used as the main force, but now their strength is intact. However, the most elite legions lost their troops in the siege battle, and their combat power was greatly reduced. The two most elite legions
The casualty rate was over 50%, and even the regiment commander died in the battle. It would be difficult to regain combat effectiveness without replenishing soldiers and officers and reorganizing them for a period of time.
"The wolf cavalry does a good job of covering up to prevent human pursuit."
"Yes, sir!"
"When retreating, the 9th and 10th legions are in the rear. If humans pursue them, the wolf cavalry will try to entangle the opponent and counterattack at any time."
"Yes, sir!"
"All armies should prepare immediately and act quickly."
Although the morale of the orcs was a little low, their action efficiency was still very high. After Sean gave the order, the entire camp started moving like clockwork. A large amount of cumbersome materials were abandoned, and some siege equipment was dismantled into pieces.
The parts are easy to carry, and the orc craftsmen can assemble them quickly when they get to the location.
At night, the orc army, which was almost resting, began to gradually retreat. The army of more than 100,000 people held torches and formed a long dragon with no end as far as the eye could see.
On the other side, the walls of Longyi City were also brightly lit. Of course, the movements in the orc camp could not be hidden from the defenders of Longyi City. A large group of human soldiers were on alert. Gru and several officers gathered together to observe the orcs.
movement.
"Lord Gru, the orcs actually chose to withdraw at night, do you want to pursue them?"
"No need, the orcs and wolf cavalry at the rear are difficult to deal with. The orcs are not retreating and are prepared. If we pursue them now, we will probably stumble."
The strength of the orcs is still there. If the humans see the orcs withdraw their troops and pursue them, the orcs will still have the power to fight back. If the human army that can kill them is defeated, they may even have a chance to seize the city again.
Although night is not a good time to withdraw troops, it would be difficult for ordinary troops to march at night, but due to food source issues, orcs often have the habit of eating animal offal, so there is no night blindness, and the troops led by Sean are all from the royal capital.
They are elite troops, and night marching is not difficult for them.
"Be vigilant and don't let your guard down. Scouts are always paying attention to the movements of the orc army."
"Yes, sir."
In the end, Gru chose to close the city gate tightly and not go out. Although the team marching in the dark was more likely to cause chaos after being attacked, Gru did not have the power to harass the orcs at this time. If Talis and the Champion Knight were still there,
If so, Gru might take the initiative to attack. The cavalry power in his hands can't even deal with the thousands of wolf cavalry of the orcs, so why pursue them?
Just as Gru and others watched the orc army leave, Dusien, who was in the middle of the team, also looked back at the city. The gate of Longyi City was closed tightly in the dark night. After several days of fighting, both sides suffered countless casualties on the city.
Now you can smell the blood in the city from miles away.
Sean sighed, with a deep sense of unwillingness on his face, and finally gave the order.
"What a pity. Order the Third Army and the Fourth Army not to hide, but to light up the torches and march quickly."
"Yes, sir!"
After Sean's order was given, tens of thousands of torches lit up the dark spots on the two wings of the orc army, turning into two small fire dragons and chasing the long dragon.
"this…"
"Lord Gru is wise."
The human generals on the city were a little frightened when they saw the sudden appearance of torches on either side of the orcs. These orcs actually set up an ambush when they were retreating in the dark. If they pursued them as they thought, they would have played right into the orcs' hands.
Gru nodded noncommittally. He didn't think much about it. He just didn't take the risk because he thought the ordinary soldiers of the Northern Route Army were not strong enough. What if he had his own ranger regiment or Ella?
The Royal Knights of West Asia, then he doesn't care whether the opponent has an ambush. If they dare to retreat under his nose, he will definitely launch an attack under the cover of night to bite the opponent.
"Leave some guards behind and let the soldiers go back and rest."
"Tomorrow we will gather together all the available knights from the North Route Army, so that the First Flag Regiment can take a good rest and be ready for dispatch at any time."
"Yes, Lord Gru!"
Gru was not prepared to wait for the orcs to starve to death. He still wanted experience. Orcs who starved to death had no experience...
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(I crawled back. I went out for a few days on May Day to take a break and resume normal updates. I will find time to catch up later.)