The centaur race is also a race that existed in the era of the Elf Empire. However, at that time, the status of centaurs was equivalent to that of orcs and humans. They were also slaves of the elves. Their biggest role in daily life was to be smart horses.
They pull carts and transport goods for the elves, and assist in combat when necessary. They are also used as coolies, and they share the same fate as humans and orcs.
After the collapse of the Elf Empire, everyone did not have any feelings for each other because they were once the same class oppressed by the elves. After confirming that the elves would not be able to recover, they quickly started killing each other.
Although the centaurs are vulnerable to the magic of the elves, they have a huge advantage against the humans and orcs who are also slaves. After all, the entire tribe is a cavalry that is born to be a man and a horse. The advantage of fighting in the plains is too great.
The Centaur clan not only successfully occupied the entire northeastern grassland, but also competed with the orcs from time to time. They have always been a huge hidden danger in the northeastern part of the orc kingdom. The orcs have not attacked the Golden Dragon Kingdom for a long time. In addition to being afraid of the golden dragon, there is another reason.
The reason is that a lot of troops were tied up by the centaurs.
If the Centaur population had not been too small, there might not have been any orcs marching westward, and the centaurs themselves would have crippled the orc kingdom.
The two powerful fighting races of orcs and centaurs are next to each other, so their relationship is naturally not very good. Although they do not have the same blood feud as orcs and humans, there are many frictions, big and small. When both sides are affected by the disaster and cannot survive, there will be more or less friction.
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It stands to reason that there is no basis for cooperation between the two sides, but now, the orcs have not only used the part of the troops originally used to defend against the centaurs, but even the centaur army has appeared on the battlefield.
The centaur army that directly spanned the entire orc kingdom came to the central plains obviously not to cooperate with humans. Humans once again ushered in a powerful enemy.
"Western Army!"
"Invincible!"
There are a lot of centaur cavalry. From the chaotic sound of horse hooves, Adil can hear a lot of information. The opponent has at least 20,000 cavalry, a whole legion of troops. The speed is not slower than the Western Army. If they escape, they are likely to be beaten by half.
The men and horses caught up and chased him all the way, biting their tails.
Almost instantly, Adil made a judgment that he could not retreat at this time and could only face the enemy head-on.
After Adil drew his sword and shouted to the Western Army, the Western Army cavalry almost instinctively added the word invincible. This is not arrogance, but the strong self-confidence of a group of warriors from the heart. Even if the war is not going well, humans have been defeated repeatedly.
, the cavalry of the Western Border Army never felt that they were inferior to their opponents.
The invincible shouts grew louder and louder. When the momentum accumulated to a certain level, Adil immediately gave a loud order:
"charge!"
"kill!"
Following Adil's order, the entire Western Army quickly abandoned the orc infantry they were originally dealing with, and followed Adil's flag to kill the charging centaurs.
A hundred soldiers of the Western Frontier Army who were still playing with the Divine Crossbow were worried that they would be left behind. After deftly dismantling the Divine Crossbow, they mounted their horses and chased the team, leaving the orc army still a hundred meters away feeling slightly embarrassed.
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"kill!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
At a distance of seventy or eighty steps before contact, the two sides simultaneously shot a hail of arrows at each other. Centaurs, a race that is born with a human and a horse, almost everyone is a natural archer. In a prohibited state, they may not be as good as
Elf archers, but shooting arrows while moving at high speed, there may be no race as good as centaurs.
Although the Western Border Army was skilled, they still suffered a slight loss during the ejection before contact, losing hundreds of riders. This was because the Western Border Army was well equipped and the armor on their bodies had good defensive capabilities against arrows, otherwise the casualties would have been even greater. .
"boom!"
"Chi!"
The distance of dozens of steps was a distance that two high-speed moving cavalry could reach in almost an instant. Neither side had time to put away their bows, so they just casually threw their short weapons and charged forward.
The Western Cavalry is known for its bravery and unafraid of death. Not only are they experienced in combat, but they also do not take their own lives as their own. When fighting, victory is the ultimate goal. The Western Cavalry in the front row looked blank when facing the oncoming centaur. There was no change at all. He held the gun straight and bumped into it, tearing a small gap in the Centaur queue.
Although the centaur is a top-notch cavalry that combines man and horse, except for a few warriors in the tribe, most of the centaur warriors are not as big as the Western Horses under the Western Army. This was the top war horse before the appearance of the Red Flame Horse. , the collision force is stronger than that of a Centaur.
However, the centaurs also suffered some losses at the beginning. These centaur warriors who have been fighting against the orcs all year round are not weak opponents. How can they be easy to deal with the centaurs who can give the orcs a headache?
Although they suffered a small loss from the Western Border Army in the initial contact, the Centaurs quickly adjusted and used their own flexibility to slow down the Western Border Army's speed, and soon dragged the Western Border Army into a cavalry melee. in the situation.
When both sides lost the speed bonus, the centaur's advantage of being more flexible was quickly revealed. No matter how superb the Western Army's riding skills were, they could not compare to the centaur who directly combined man and horse. The long-handled ax in the centaur's hand The gameplay is very flexible. When handing over weapons, it is easy to pull the Western Cavalry off the horse, or directly chop on the Western Horse to knock the horse over.
In comparison, the Centaur's only shortcoming is that its armor rate is not very high. Due to the productivity constraints on the grassland, most of the Centaur's metal products are stolen from the orcs, and their armors are all outdated. No well-equipped western border army is allowed.
Even so, facing a natural cavalry like the centaur, the Western Army was still at an absolute disadvantage in the melee.
"kill!"
"Kill out! Don't stop!"
Half of Adil's armor has been stained red with blood, and his face is covered with blood stains. I don't know if it's his own or those of the centaurs he killed. I don't know how many soldiers carrying flags around him have changed. But the flag never fell.
At this time, Adil's image, coupled with his roar, was like a madman. The centaur warriors on the opposite side actually felt a little afraid when they saw his appearance, and they were a little hesitant when they rushed towards him.
Adil still ignored him and led the cavalry of the Western Army to charge forward. Finally, there were fewer and fewer centaur warriors in front of him, and the two sides finally penetrated each other's ranks.
After that, the Western Border Cavalry followed and killed one after another. Just a rough look at the number showed that after this round of charge, the Western Border Army's battle losses were as high as one-third. At least 3,000 cavalry were unable to charge through the Centaur team. come out.
However, this was not the time to feel sorry for the loss. Without Adil's reminder, the Western Army cavalry who came out immediately turned their horses and confronted the centaurs on the opposite side from a distance.
The two sides exchanged positions, and there were thousands of corpses in the middle.
"Chief Hu He, these humans are not weak at all."
"Well, how many soldiers have we lost? It is estimated that close to 3,000 soldiers were killed just now. The humans on the opposite side are like crazy."
"Soldiers are not afraid of death, they just die fighting for the orcs..."
"This is what the chief and the prophet want. We just have to implement it."
The ogres on the grassland are slightly stronger than the ogres in the wilderness. Although the tribes live side by side, there is a chief who can give unified orders to each tribe. The prophet is a spiritual leader similar to the orc great shaman.
No one on the grassland could violate the joint decision made by the chief and the prophet, so even though the centaur warriors from each tribe did not understand why they wanted to assist the orcs in fighting, they still honestly sent troops to the central plains.
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"Get ready to fight, those humans are going to attack again!"
"Yes, Chief Hu He!"
"Warriors! Charge with me!"
"kill!"
Soon the two sides collided violently again. This time, even the step of drawing the bow and shooting at each other was omitted. It was the bloodiest collision from the beginning.
Both sides were elites, and even if the soldiers on both sides fell in large numbers, they had no intention of backing down.
However, this Western Cavalry was always at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, and its combat power was slightly inferior to that of the Centaurs. After two or three rounds of fighting, except for the legion commander Adil and a small number of warriors, they once again penetrated the Centaur queue by charging.
After retreating, most of them were wiped out by the centaurs around the castle. Without the support of cavalry, the castle finally fell under the siege of the orc army.
"Chief Hu He, do you want to chase those escaped human cavalry?"
A Centaur Qianhu looked at the hundreds of escaping Western Cavalry and asked the leader next to him.
The centaur leader shook his head:
"No need, the soldiers are exhausted. After all, we are just here to assist the orcs in fighting, so we just have to do our best."
"Yes, Sir Chief!"
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After reaching some agreement with the orcs, the centaur reinforcements were of course not only more than 20,000 people, but ten tribes and more than 200,000 centaur elites crossed Longxing Pass and entered the Central Plains to fight.
With the centaurs participating in the battle, the orcs' disadvantage in facing the Western Cavalry was quickly made up. The Western Cavalry, which was at a numerical disadvantage and did not have an advantage in combat power, was quickly defeated in front of the Centaurs. If the numbers were
In a considerable battle, even if the Western Cavalry cannot gain the upper hand, they can still stand up to one or two. But at this time, on the central plain, not only are there twice the number of centaurs fighting with them, but the orc infantry are also ready to cooperate in encirclement and suppression. No matter how elite the Western Cavalry is, they can still fight against them.
There is no way to persist in this situation.
Soon the Western Cavalry, which suffered heavy losses, could only retreat to the rear and lick their wounds. Without the restraint of the Western Cavalry, the few remaining castles on the Central Plains were torn out one by one. In front of the Golden Dragon City, only Clay remained.
Sicheng is an isolated city besieged by orcs...
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Northland
Miracle City
A group of senior generals from the Hunter family gathered in the conference hall to discuss the military situation. Even his old father Sauter, who never liked attending meetings, did not go out to watch the circus, but sat in the conference hall.
Several days have passed since Richard received the first piece of information. More detailed information was sent back to the Northland by the people from Yusidu one after another, basically sketching out a rough outline of the current situation on the Central Plains.
"The situation is like this. The orcs have besieged Kress City for nearly a week. There should be enough food and grass in the city, but there are too few troops defending the city. Counting the defeated troops who retreated from Longxing Pass, there are only a few
With 300,000 defenders, they won't be able to hold on for long under the attack of the orcs."
"The orcs' wolf cavalry has already spied on the Jinlong River. When Clays City is lost, the royal capital will also be unable to defend it."
"How long can Clay City be defended?"
"The staff analyzed that it could fall at any time..."
"The gap in military strength is too big..."
During the discussion, the generals in the North were not optimistic about the situation in Clay City. Even system heroes like Catherine were shaking their heads at the map.
"Kleis City should not fall in the short term. Let's first think about how the Northland should respond next. According to Yusidu's intelligence, the kingdom's envoy has already gone north, and he will definitely summon our King Qin next."
Others have no confidence in Clay City at all, but Richard is willing to believe that Clay City can buy some time.
If not for anything else, it’s because the person who calls the shots in Clay City now is his uncle, the eldest prince.
The main force defending the city is the Iron Guards under the command of the eldest prince. Richard has had some contact with him, and he is also one of the few elite troops in the kingdom. In addition, the eldest prince has perfectly inherited the advantages of the Charman family. It is hard to tell how talented and rough he is, but
It would certainly not be an exaggeration to say that one is a hero at one time.
In particular, the eldest prince's talent is mainly focused on military affairs. He has been running Clay City for so long. Even if he cannot defend it in the end, he should not be too incompetent.
When Richard mentioned the envoy from the royal capital, the generals below suddenly fell silent and felt a little embarrassed.
Under Richard's command, almost no one took the king seriously. If there was no such thing as the invasion of orcs, their biggest wish might even be to break into the Golden Dragon City, seize the bird seat, and let their own master sit in that chair.
In a sense, the decline of the Charman family is a good thing for them. The biggest problem is that the kingdom is losing too quickly and they are not ready.
"Sir, with an army of millions of orcs, and with the help of white dragons and centaurs, our northern army has no chance of winning when it goes south."
Although this is not a sure thing to say, it is actually very immodest. In the eyes of the Northland general, such a powerful orc is just not sure to win?
The system creatures have indeed given Northland the confidence to compete with the orcs in a corner.
"General Catherine, what do you think? Should we send troops south?"
"If we wait a little longer, we will be more certain, but the kingdom may be gone by then."
When Catherine said this, several local generals present began to roll their eyes.
The kingdom is gone? What a good thing!
It's just that as a human being, no one brings it to the table.
But Richard, who had the ability to make decisions with just one word, still did not express his position. He just glanced at the people on the table again, as if he wanted to hear more opinions...
"Richard."
At this moment, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice sounded, attracting everyone's attention.
Mr. Sauter, who had always just fooled around in meetings, actually took the initiative to speak...