Both wings of the orcs were weakened by the fierce attack of the Northland army. Especially on the right wing commanded and stationed by Sandru, the undead army even attacked more and more, and the orcs were completely in a passive situation.
Being beaten unilaterally and passively, without even a chance to fight back, two of the earth-level legion commanders were lost, making Sandru a death knight. If Sandru and Aisha had not been able to control the number of undead, there were some restrictions on the number of undead.
The undead army will become more powerful.
As for the orcs, they had no intention of supporting the two wings at this time. Instead, they concentrated their forces in the middle. In Gro's view, the human force was extremely heavy-handed, and many masters actually used a large number of troops to attack the two wings.
It looks like it wants to surround and annihilate the Orc Army, but the part where the Chinese Army is located has only more than 200,000 troops. As long as the army is concentrated and the more than 200,000 humans are eliminated in one fell swoop, it can turn around and form a pincer attack on the human armies on both wings.
form, there is nothing to be afraid of at this time.
The orcs gathered more than half a million troops in the middle, nearly twice the number of human troops. There was no strong city as a barrier. According to Gro's expectation, no matter what, with the support of the white dragon and this absolutely superior force, they could
He successfully defeated the human army on the opposite side, but things did not develop smoothly at all. Not only were the two wings retreating steadily under the human offensive, but even the center where he was the main attacker did not make any progress. If he continued to fight like this, he would not be defeated until he was defeated.
With the human army in front of us, the enemy forces on both wings will have to break through first and form an encirclement situation around the entire orc army.
However, after being suppressed for several days, the orcs found some ways to deal with the thunder explosions, and the battle seemed to have taken a turn for the better.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"Spread out and gather again when the battle begins!"
"kill!"
"Rush over and mix with those humans!"
An orc warrior led his men to attack again, and the human warriors on the opposite side greeted them with a thunderbolt as usual. The human army was able to withstand the frenzied attack of the orcs for several days with only half the strength of the orcs. In addition to the system army, a large number of
Explosive mines are also one of their reliance.
When a mine explodes, it will affect at least five or six orc warriors. These orc warriors, who can fight against many on the battlefield, often suffer heavy casualties before they come into close contact with humans. In more serious cases, they are directly disintegrated under the dense thunder.
It's not like things never happened.
However, after the battle lasted for several days, the orcs gradually became familiar with thunder, their fear of thunder decreased a little, and they found tactics to deal with it.
I saw that the attacking orc warriors no longer adopted the same dense charging formation as before, but gathered together in twos and threes to form the smallest combat unit. Each team charged forward quickly with a distance of more than ten or twenty meters between them.
Although the gunpowder filled in the mine has been improved in many aspects such as formula and granulation, and its power is already considerable, it is still not to the point where it can be directly crushed. The effective damage range of the explosion is only five to ten meters.
, it is not as good as some bombs on Blue Star that have a range of 100 meters without any vegetation after landing. No matter how accurate a bomb is thrown, it will only hurt two or three orc soldiers at most. It is much less lethal than when the orcs used dense formations to attack before.
After the orcs figured out how to deal with it, the casualties caused by the mine explosion were greatly reduced.
A flag regiment, consisting of several thousand orc warriors, finally got into a melee with the human warriors after suffering hundreds of casualties, completely limiting the use of mines.
"Lance! Get up!"
"kill!"
In order to avoid a large number of casualties caused by mines, the orcs adopted a dispersed attack formation. The effect was indeed very good, but the disadvantages were also obvious. The team was too chaotic. The orcs had to fight in scattered teams and the neat queues of humans, often
Three or five orc warriors must muster enough courage to face the rows of sharp spears.
On the human army side, when they saw that the orcs were about to attack, the front row immediately raised their spears. An orc warrior often had to deal with four or five spears around him. The scattered orc warriors who rushed up were immediately overwhelmed by the neatly lined up human army formation.
engulf.
However, the orcs were the first to select warriors, and they continued to charge the human army without fear of death. As time went by, there were more and more orc warriors, and the Northland army was soon dragged into the melee by the orcs.
middle.
"boom!"
"ah!"
The personal combat power of the orcs is fully demonstrated immediately after entering the melee. One ax can send ordinary human soldiers flying more than one meter high. Even the Northland soldiers wearing double-layer armor were smashed solidly by the orcs' axe.
, is also the result of being either dead or disabled. Human soldiers often have to besieged by two or three people to deal with an orc warrior. After falling into a close-range melee, the casualties of the Northland soldiers began to rise sharply.
"kill!"
"Hold it for me. Behind us is Lord Richard's Chinese army tent. If you take a step back, you will expose Lord Richard. Lord Richard is watching us from behind! For Lord Richard!"
"For Lord Richard!"
People in the North basically don't believe in God. For the people in the North, Richard is their god. From a material level, Richard gave them land and exempted them from a lot of messy taxes, which made them struggling to have enough food and clothing.
They were able to eat well, wear warm clothes, and eat meat from time to time, and lived a good life.
From a spiritual level, the most instilled thought in both officers and ordinary soldiers who graduated from Northland College is to be loyal to Richard. As soon as the entire team heard the officer calling Richard's name, it was as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Just now
Morale, which had been slightly sluggish due to the large number of casualties, was instantly boosted.
However, even if the Northland soldiers were not afraid of death, they could not make up for the innate physical gap with the orcs. In addition, the orc soldiers fighting them were also elites with a strong will to fight. The Northland army, which had no numerical advantage, had a very difficult time fighting.
In a short time, the casualties exceeded 30%. If there were no reinforcements, it would be a matter of time before the human soldiers in this flag regiment were wiped out by the orcs with superior strength.
...
"Sir Richard, there is some danger over there with the Ninth Flag Regiment. A group of orcs are fighting with them. The mine explosion did not cause enough casualties to the orcs."
While the army in the middle was fighting, the top management of Northland was also observing the battle situation. The battle started very smoothly. The first large-scale use of mines on the battlefield brought better results than expected. The orc army attacking in the middle
The attack was thwarted for several days in the face of mines, leaving tens of thousands of corpses but less than 10,000 human soldiers killed or injured.
The attacking troops on both wings were overwhelming with the help of mines and system troops. The orc army, which was of similar strength, had no strength to fight back. If this progress continued, in a few days, the two wings would be able to penetrate directly and finish the attack on the orc army.
The siege was encircled. How many days the more than 200,000 people in the middle could withstand an army of twice as many orcs became the key to the entire battlefield.
The officer on the side subconsciously reported the situation to Richard who was present, but Richard turned his attention to Catherine who had been looking at the map. The meaning was obvious that Catherine was in charge now and she should give the order.
"To the west of the Ninth Flag Regiment are the two flag regiments of the Silver Wing Legion, which are also the closest troops to the Ninth Flag Regiment. However, opposite them there is already an entire legion of orcs. Even so, they are somewhat under-strength. Once they are mobilized,
The orcs may change the direction of their attack soon."
"The Tenth Legion of the Dragon Army five miles to the east cannot be mobilized either. They have just defeated the orcs once. The team is not strong enough and they have to guard against the orcs attacking again."
"Can Lord Mrak's cavalry come back for reinforcements?"
"No, the Ninth Banner Regiment's side has gentle slopes and gravel terrain, which is not suitable for cavalry charges. However, we may bring over orc wolf cavalry who like this kind of terrain."
Because the troops in the center are weak, Catherine already has a shortage of troops. The Ninth Flag Regiment is in a hard fight, but there are no conventional troops around to support it.
However, Catherine's face remained calm. Of course she had enough confidence to dare to annihilate this orc army and make such a grand arrangement. This confidence not only came from the explosion of thunder, but she also had several trump cards that she had not yet played.
"Let the team of outstanding swordsmen go and provide support. Defeat the orcs quickly and then come back. Don't waste too much time on fighting."
In order to make the attack on the left wing go smoothly, Catherine arranged for the giants and part of the Scarlet Crusaders to fight under Gru, but she left more than a dozen elite swordsmen who were like meat grinders on the battlefield in the central army as a team that could quickly
The supporting special team, a team whose members all have peak sky-level combat power, can exert the combat power of an entire legion wherever they go.
"Lady Catherine, the outstanding swordsmen have just fought a battle. I think they have not fully recovered their fighting spirit and physical strength, so why not let me go."
Just when Catherine was about to let the superb swordsman put out the fire again, Elena took the initiative to ask for support.
"No, Lord Elena, you must remain in full condition. The other party's Holy Order has not yet taken action."
When it comes to the number of holy orders, of course humans have the advantage, or rather Richard's side, but this comparison cannot just be based on quantity. Gro, who has the artifact Gewu Spear in his hand, is already at the top of the realm in terms of strength.
At the peak, there are almost no opponents in the realm of jealousy. I am afraid that Gro's combat power alone may be comparable to the seven or eight heroes on Richard's side who have just entered the holy level.
Although Richard has reached the realm of realm combat power, in Catherine's opinion, he is definitely not as good as that veteran orc warrior. Moreover, the opponent has not only a saint-level combat power like Glo, but also the leader of the White Dragon Clan, the Rising Sun.
The main divine envoy and other two holy orders are also on the surface.
Therefore, in addition to the heroes who want to lead the troops into battle, Catherine lets Elena and the Guardian Sword Master and other holy-level combat forces recharge their batteries in order to prepare for the opponent's holy level.
"Let General Elena provide support, and let the outstanding swordsmen rest for a while, at least their fighting spirit will be restored before they go into battle."
Catherine had just rejected Elena's request to fight, but Richard suddenly agreed to Elena's request. Catherine turned her eyes to Richard with a little doubt in her eyes.
But Richard nodded firmly to her.
"I'm sure."
"Okay, then let Elena go to support you."
"yes!"
If you don’t consider the existence of the holy class in the orc army, of course it is the best solution for Alina to bring her dozens of fanatics to support. After all, no matter how strong the outstanding swordsman is, he still needs to rest, which was confirmed by Richard.
After responding, although Catherine didn't know where Richard's confidence lay, since Richard said he was confident, of course, as a subordinate, she could only believe it unconditionally.
After receiving the consent, Elena immediately went out and rushed towards the Ninth Flag Regiment with the remaining fifty or so fanatics around her...