After a fire burned all the equipment in the orc camp, Talis and Sir M'rak broke out with all their strength, leading the champion knight and the unicorn holy beast.
At this time, the orc army had not had time to encircle them, and most of the more than 100,000 troops were still confused. Because Sean's death was so sudden, and it was night, the orcs in each legion only knew that the camp had been raided by humans.
Most of them didn't realize the seriousness of the matter before Taris and others set the fire.
Only after they learned that the raging fire was igniting from the engineering camp, and the fire light illuminated half of the night sky, did the commanders of the orc legions realize that something was wrong.
At this moment, Sean died in battle again, and the same schedule could not be carried out. The actions of each legion all depended on the reaction speed of their respective legion commanders. Those who responded faster had already brought some elites close to the center of the fire, while those who responded slower had not yet started.
action.
There is nothing wrong with being cautious at night, but this caution has left Taris's cavalry with a huge breakthrough. Originally, the orcs still had the opportunity to use the numerical advantage of the army to leave Taris's cavalry behind, at least causing a certain amount of damage.
There were casualties, but at this time the actions of the army in the orc camp were somewhat out of sync. Taris led the cavalry to quickly find the loopholes of the orc army, and almost did not collide with the large group of orc troops. After solving a few small troops blocking the road, they left.
The orcs rushed out of the camp, leaving only the orc camp in a mess and a group of orc officers who had not yet realized what was going on.
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Morning light dew
The sun slowly illuminated the entire orc camp. The orc army, which had been in chaos for the middle of the night, had basically restored order. Each legion, under the orders of the officers, counted the number of people and counted the number of casualties and missing persons.
The direct casualties caused by Taris and others to the orcs last night were not too many. Counting the injured, they only caused a few thousand casualties. Although this number seems large, considering the strength of this cavalry team,
The lowest one is also an earth-level existence, so this number of casualties is not difficult to accept.
The attrition of several thousand men, to an army of more than 100,000 orcs, is painful to say the least, but it will not break the muscles and bones. It will not play a decisive role in the direction of this war. It really makes the orcs
What was sad was that a large number of siege engines were burned and Sean was killed in battle.
"Lord Legion Commander, we found Lord Sean!"
"Where is it? Take me there and have a look!"
Although during the night battle, many soldiers saw the scene of Sean's death, several orc army commanders still had the attitude of wanting to see the dead or the corpse, and strictly ordered the soldiers to find Sean's body and put it there.
It may not be easy to find the body of an ordinary soldier among the messy corpses, but it is still easy to find a commander-level general like Sean. Shortly after dawn, the orc soldiers found Sean among the pile of corpses.
The head's body was found nearby, and Sean's head was soon found nearby.
"Lord Sean!"
The orc army leader, led by his soldiers, saw Sean's body that had just been restrained, and couldn't help but pounce on him and cry.
As a protector of the country, Sean has been in charge of the Royal Guards of the Royal Capital for many years, and has a high prestige among these orc officers. When he saw Sean's body, he revealed some of his true feelings.
"Commander of the Xini Army, please restrain Sir Xian now. We have more important things to deal with."
At first, when the surrounding orc warriors saw the commander of the Xinni Army crying, they could only watch dryly, and even started to cry together due to some influence.
It wasn't until another orc army commander came over that Sydney's meaningless crying stopped.
"Um."
Sydney bent over, wiped the blood on Sean's face for a while, and then stood up. Just now, he was just a little out of control due to the series of defeats of the army.
As a senior general, he quickly adjusted his mentality after being reminded by his colleagues, but he did not take the words of another legion commander for the time being.
"Lord Russ, wait a moment."
"Where is the captain of Sir Sean's personal guard?"
"He also died in battle last night."
"What about the SS soldiers?"
"Most of them died in the battle, and a few collapsed in the battle. They haven't recovered yet."
"Lord Sean is dead, how can these personal guards still have the dignity to live? Send me an order that all deserters from the personal guards will be executed."
"Yes, Lord Sydney!"
Xini gave an order, and hundreds of heads fell to the ground. Logically speaking, Xini was not qualified to execute the Guards soldiers. He could only control the men of his own regiment.
It's just that now that Sean is dead, Sydney is the only earth-level legion commander left in the army. The other legion commander Russ on the side is only at the peak of the great warrior. Compared with Sydney, he is a whole big gap.
Due to his rank, Xini now had almost the most say in the army than any of the legion commanders, and no one would go against his will on such a "little matter".
After Sydney casually decided the life and death of hundreds of personal guards, the few remaining orc army commanders also entered the big tent to discuss the next action.
The big tent that was originally supposed to seat eleven people now only had five people sitting down. The only people qualified to participate in this level of military discussion were these five people. In the battle of Longyi City, three people were already seated.
There is a legion commander. In the past two days of the attack on Dragon Scale Castle and the night battle last night, two more legion commanders were killed. Even the commander Sean died unexpectedly in the battle. The tent is now so empty that it makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
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What makes the remaining orc army commanders even more troubled is the current situation.
"How much food and grass are left?"
"Because of the isolation of Dragon Scale Castle, the food stored in the dense forest cannot be delivered. No matter how much the army saves food and grass, it will only be enough for three days at most."
The lack of food and grass is something that several legion commanders expected. If there was enough food and grass, they would not retreat and try to break through Dragon Scale Castle. They should still besieging Longyi City at this moment. They are somewhat concerned about this.
I was mentally prepared that even though the army would be hungry in three days, there was still no difference on the faces of the several army commanders.
"How many siege engines do we have left?"
"Almost all of it was burned down last night. There is still one usable shaft and a small number of ladders that were saved."
When it comes to the problem of damaged siege equipment, several orc army commanders in the big tent showed bitter faces almost at the same time. Without the siege equipment, it almost declared that it was impossible for them to take the Dragon Scale Castle. They could not let the soldiers use it.
Climb the city wall with your hands. The wall of Dragon Scale Castle is nearly ten meters high. Even a warrior-level expert cannot climb it that easily.
Completely trapped within the enemy's territory, with no food, no siege equipment, no possibility of breaking through the enemy's blockade, and the general has just died. In most cases, this army will probably consider surrendering.
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But the several orc army commanders in the big tent, and even all the orc warriors outside, would not consider surrender. They could run away as deserters, but it was absolutely impossible for them to surrender to humans.
The feud between the two races means that the result of surrender is almost certain. Human prisoners never end well with the orcs. And if this orc army surrenders to Gru, Gru will definitely not keep them. Killing and surrendering is his only option.
After eliminating the option of surrender, no matter how difficult the next battle is, we must find a way to proceed.
"Now after excluding the wounded, we still have 130,000 soldiers, and we still have the strength to fight."
"It's a pity that humans won't give us a chance to fight."
Now that the orc army is trapped in a desperate situation, as long as Gru is in his right mind, he will not take the initiative to launch an attack again. Wouldn't it be wrong to wait for these orcs to be hungry for another week and unable to even hold their weapons, and then lead the army to attack?
Is it something easy?
"We have to find a way to break out."
"Where to attack? Can we capture the Dragon Scale Castle in front of us or the Dragon Wing City behind us?"
"We can bypass Dragonscale Castle and get back through the woods."
"Bypass Dragonscale Castle?"
"The detour will take at least ten days. The army only has enough food for three days. Besides, except for the road to Dragon Scale Castle, other places are not suitable for the army to pass through. It is almost impossible to detour."
"What if we gave up part of our military?"
When Sydney said these words, the entire tent fell silent. The four army commanders all stared at Sydney at the same time. They had not thought of the detour plan.
The main problem was that it was difficult for the army to pass through the forest smoothly, and the remaining food and grass were not enough to support their detour, so they rejected this plan from the bottom of their hearts.
But at this time, Sydney brought up this plan again, and also proposed a cruel and highly feasible plan.
Xini was stared at by four people, but he was not timid at all. The so-called kindness is not in charge of troops. Most of the senior generals who can occupy this position will only regard their troops as a bargaining chip, rather than a living life. Is it right?
To give them up, it just depends on whether the chips in exchange are suitable.
Now, it's time to give up on some people.
"What do you want Sir Sydney to do?"
After a moment of silence, another orc army commander, Russ, broke the silence.
"Gather all the food and grass among the generals. You go back and select some elites. Take no more than 30,000 people with you at most, and divide your troops to leave. The remaining people will leave a small amount of food and grass for them and let the commander of the Devi Army lead them to fight against the humans.
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Sydney's plan is quite determined. It is equivalent to giving up an army of 100,000 and taking a small number of elites to escape. Letting them stay and fight with humans is just a show. Apart from Dragon Wing City and Dragon Scale Castle, this area is nearby.
, not even a human being could be seen, and whether there were siege equipment or not, they couldn't find anyone even if they tried their best. It would be more appropriate to say they stayed and waited to die.
This is not called tail-cutting to survive, it is simply cutting off half of the body to survive. However, this crazy plan was not opposed by any of the legion commanders below, and they all remained silent.
Silence is acquiescence. As long as there is some way, they are unwilling to accept this plan. But at this time, the army has reached the end of its rope. It is better to leave with some elites than to starve to death here.
Seeing that no one objected, Sydney said immediately without further delay:
"We don't have much time. The matter of taking away the food must be kept secret. Now we each go back to the legion to select people. We will set off tonight."
"good…"
The several legion commanders who initially remained silent finally agreed to Sydney's order.
"It's just the commander of the Devi Army..."
There is another key point in this plan to survive. There must be an officer with sufficient prestige and status to stabilize the situation, especially to maintain the stability of the camp during and after their departure. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for them to make a detour.
It may directly cause a big collapse.
The five army commanders present are all valuable forces. Naturally, they cannot stay among the abandoned army of 100,000. The most suitable candidate to take up this important task is the seriously injured Devi.
Devi was also a former warrior of the orcs, equivalent to an earth-level master. He was also the most powerful among the ten orc army commanders, and his strength and prestige were even higher than that of Sydney.
However, he was seriously injured in the battle and is still being treated in the witch doctor's tent. He has almost lost all his strength. Now he can barely move. He may not even be able to defeat an ordinary orc warrior.
But what Sydney needs now is not the opponent's strength, but the opponent's status and prestige...
"I'll go find Mr. Devi personally, and you all can prepare on your own to ensure that we can set off on time in the evening."
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A camp in the southwest corner of the orc camp.
"This medicine is too bitter!"
"I'm almost dead and yet I'm afraid of suffering. Drink it!"
"Ahem! There are actually ants in your medicine!"
“Would you like to drink or not!”
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"ah!"
Almost all the wounded in the orc army gathered here. Before they even got close, they could smell the strong smell of medicine. Occasionally, there would be one or two terrifying screams. It should be the witch doctor treating the wounded.
The wounded who were able to come here were already considered lucky. At least in the eyes of the witch doctors, they still had the value of treatment. More wounded people on the battlefield died in despair without any chance of treatment.
In addition to several large tents in the camp, there is also a separate tent. The person receiving treatment in it is Devi, the commander of the orc army. With the strength of the earth level, Devi is finally out of danger. Under the care of the witch doctor
After resting for a while, I was even able to walk a few steps.
But at this time, the witch doctor was driven out of the tent, leaving only two orcs inside.
"I didn't expect that, Sydney, you would have such courage."
Devi was sitting in the tent. After listening to Sydney's plan, he couldn't help but sigh. Although he was seriously injured, he still understood the current crisis very well. He was just anxious at first, but he didn't expect Sydney to finally have someone.
It's not a solution.
"The plan still needs Lord Devi's help."
"You can go ahead and execute it. I will try my best to stabilize the camp."
"Thank you Lord Devi!"
Sydney's gratitude was sincere. After all, Devi was asked to stay and sacrifice in order to give them a chance of survival.
"No need to thank me, your plan finally makes me feel that it has some effect."
Sydney stopped being pretentious, nodded to Devi and turned around to leave.
After watching Sydney leave, Devi also picked up the battle ax in the tent and walked outside. Two soldiers who had been guarding not far away rushed over immediately.
