Retreating is the most revealing thing about the level of the commander and the quality of the army. Being able to fight smoothly is the minimum requirement for the commander and the army. Most armies will be in chaos when they retreat. There have never been many retreats that turned into disintegration in the history of war. disaster.
And if the retreat can be arranged in an orderly manner, then the commander must be an excellent commander, and the army under his command must be an elite division.
It just so happens that the orc commander Gro is an excellent commander, and the orc army under him is also an absolutely elite force.
During the attack, the orc army had prepared a retreat plan. The hundreds of thousands of orcs attacking frontally did not withdraw across the board like a tide. Possible attack.
Those who needed to evacuate had to break away from contact with the human army as quickly as possible. They even laid several traps on the road to wait for the pursuing humans to come up and launch a counterattack.
Fortunately, the commander-in-chief of the Northland Army, Catherine, was not easy to deal with. She did not send out a team to pursue her. She just let Mrak and his cavalry hang behind the orc army to look for opportunities.
The White Dragon Clan Leader's injuries were somewhat serious. After Natalis entered the Holy Level, her fighting spirit took on new characteristics. Not only did she leave several bone-deep wounds on the White Dragon Clan Leader, but the death fighting spirit still remained in the opponent's wounds. As a result, Chief Bailong's injury has not improved.
However, after some friendly exchanges with Adelillo, Bailong still used his remaining strength to cover the retreat of the orc army. Adelillo was afraid of the God-killing Rings that humans might possess, but he trained Bailong to be obedient. .
Dozens of white dragons are not going to fight the air forces in the North. After all, facts have proven that they are no match. These white dragons have been following the orc army within the attack range of the dragon-hunting crossbow, covering the orcs' retreat while also Accepted the cover of the orc army on the ground.
After all, the airborne legions in the North are still wary of the hundreds of dragon-hunting crossbows and more equally powerful giant crossbows on the ground. It is impossible to fight the white dragon in the sky with the long-range support of the orcs.
The 400,000 orc army retreated in a very organized manner in the middle. Sir Mrak and his cavalry waited for a long time without finding any chance.
However, the armies on both wings encountered some trouble when they joined the army in the middle.
In addition to the main force of the dragon army, Gru on the left wing also has a large number of system soldiers. Only four of the twenty giants were injured by the orcs' giant crossbows and are still recuperating. The remaining ones still maintain complete combat effectiveness, occupying a huge advantage. How could Gru let the orc army retreat so easily?
As soon as the orcs retreated, Gru commanded the army to stick to it. Nearly a hundred Scarlet Crusaders were also not vegetarians. Compared with the giants, they had stronger physical strength and a keener sense of battlefield. Under the leadership of Ron, They suddenly detoured back to the middle of the right-wing orc army, cutting off a section of the orc army like a sharp blade. More than a hundred people blocked the retreat of the tens of thousands of orc army, and cut off a section of the orc army's tail.
In the end, the orc army on the left wing successfully evacuated only more than 100,000 people, half of which were left on the battlefield by Gru.
As for the undead army on the other side, the orcs were even more difficult to get rid of. The undead army chased them all the way, and the death knights and bone dragons repeatedly attacked.
When there was originally a strong fort as a barrier, huge crossbows were set up on the fort, and there were a large number of horses and traps blocking the way. The death knights, skeleton cavalry and bone dragons were still a little wary.
After all, Sandro cherishes the few high-level undead units he has at his disposal. He will not use the high-level undead units in his hand to attack a stronghold when he can use them as cannon fodder.
But after the orcs broke away from the protection of the camp fortifications, the high-level undead units played a greater role.
The death knight led a large group of skeleton cavalry to directly complete a large roundabout outflank, blocking the way of the orcs, making the orcs' rear army meaningless, and the low-level undead in the rear continued to pursue them.
The skeleton cavalry had no fear at all, and were not afraid of losses at all. When gathered together, they dared to directly charge into the orc phalanx composed of heavy infantry.
Under normal circumstances, the cavalry cannot attack the infantry in an organized formation. Even if the light cavalry rushes over at a speed of 70 or 80 yards, the huge impact can easily overturn the heavy infantry in the front row.
It's because cavalry are human beings and they don't want to die. Also, if you exchange cavalry for infantry, if you are a qualified cavalry, even if you exchange it for heavy infantry, it will be a big loss.
Therefore, if they are not forced to do so, the light cavalry is more willing to repeatedly pull with the infantry, find the infantry's flaws in the pull, and then launch a fatal blow. This process generally depends on the patience of both parties and the situation on the entire battlefield.
But the skeleton cavalry don't have these worries. As long as the time is right, they can attack the orcs in formation at any time. The skeleton cavalry, which is not afraid of death, can completely disrupt the orcs after paying the death of hundreds of riders, and then cooperate with the sky
The bone dragon, the orc army on the right wing has to leave a large amount of materials for Sandru with every step of retreat.
If Gro had not made arrangements in advance and sent a large army to respond, all the orcs on the right wing might have been left behind.
Even so, the orc army on the right also suffered heavy losses in the retreat. It took three days to retreat from a short distance, leaving more than 100,000 corpses behind in embarrassment, before it successfully merged with the main army in the center.
By the time the three armies of the orcs converged, the originally mighty army now numbered less than 800,000 including centaur warriors. The battle losses were close to one-third. It was a bit reluctant to even say that the main force was still alive. At most
He still has the strength to fight.
At this time, the orc army is not completely hopeless. The orc army is far more than this number. The orcs can still bear the casualties of three to four hundred thousand. The entire orc kingdom has been armed with more than five million orcs, and it has expanded.
With the recruitment scope exceeded, the orc army is continuously entering the central plains through Longxing Pass. Groh only needs to retreat temporarily, and more troops can be gathered in half a month at most.
However, Richard has no intention of letting the orcs go easily. His goal has not changed at all. What he wants is to completely annihilate this orc army...
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"Master Great Shaman, all the human armies have gathered together, but they are still following us. The forwards have not been more than ten miles away from us."
The orc army had been retreating south for two days and was now camping in a large open space to rest. The scouts responsible for reconnaissance arrived in front of Gro without any hindrance and reported to him the movements of the human army.
"What do humans mean? It doesn't look like a pursuit. What's the point of following us after gathering the army?"
Although the Northland army also suffered heavy losses in the battle, because there were many corpses on the battlefield that the orcs had not had time to destroy, the number of the undead army decreased instead of increasing. The number has exceeded 300,000, and the number of death knights and bone dragons has both increased.
There are twenty and thousands of black warriors respectively. Both in quantity and quality, they are completely different from before. This force has almost reached the limit of Sandro and Aisha's control.
After the undead army and the Northland army merged, a total of 800,000 troops followed the orcs. Even though the orcs had retreated in an orderly manner, they were still a little frightened.
After all, they have seen the combat effectiveness of this northern army. Compared with the regular army of the Golden Dragon Kingdom, they are much stronger. If they really want to fight a head-on battle, they have no confidence at all.
In the big tent, the top brass of the orcs were a little confused about the movements of the Northland army. If the other side wanted to keep them, they should directly intercept them.
The orcs have even made preparations. If the human armies on both wings want to forcefully intercept them, they can concentrate their forces and take advantage of the fact that the human army is divided into three separate groups and seize one of them to launch a beautiful counterattack.
But the human army didn't give them any chance. After chasing them for a certain distance, the two wings took the initiative to shrink and stopped pursuing. Instead, they waited for the army in the middle to merge before continuing to follow the orc army.
Of course, the combined human army and the orcs would not collide with each other. Seeing that the human army was cautious and did not give them a chance, they had no choice but to give up their careful thoughts and make a serious retreat.
But now that the human army has been following him and has not come up to pursue him, what exactly do the humans want to do? This is a question that Gro, Adelillo and all the orc generals cannot figure out.
"How far are we from Bourque City?"
Because he couldn't figure out the significance of the actions of the Northland army, Gro was a little uneasy. After all, the actions of an army of hundreds of thousands must have a purpose, and the unknown was even more unsettling.
"Your Majesty the Great Shaman, if we keep this pace, we will be able to arrive at Bourke City in about five days. In two days at most, the reinforcements from Bourke City should be able to join us."
The orc army was not completely unprepared when it went north. The city of Bourke was a fulcrum on the way for the orcs to retreat south.
A city with a low presence on the central plains, but a large one. Faced with the orc attack, the city of Bourke, which had few defenders, surrendered after not even holding on for two days.
All the supplies accumulated in the city belonged to the orcs. Some nobles broke out and fled, some stayed and surrendered to the orcs and were raped. Most of the civilians were driven out of their houses and became hard labor for the orc army.
This originally inconspicuous city gathered more than 300,000 orc troops. The orc army that did not follow Gro at the beginning and the orc army that came later gathered in Bourke City to provide a retreat for Gro.
As long as Gro led his troops to the vicinity of Bourke City, the Northland Army would not dare to continue the attack, not only because the orc army had a strong city as a fulcrum, but also because after going deep into the central plains, it would be difficult for the Northland Army to wait for the human attack
Reinforcements will be immediately surrounded by a steady stream of orcs coming to support them.
When Gro heard that Bourque City was only five miles away, he suppressed his uneasiness a little. No matter what the meaning of the human army was following at a close distance, as long as they reached Bourque City, they would be safe.
"Ask the troops coming from Bourque City to take over, don't be anxious, and maintain good physical strength and condition during the march."
"Yes, Your Excellency the Great Shaman!"
The messenger quickly left the camp, and Gro turned his attention back to the map, trying to figure out the human intentions.
Then he seemed to think of something, turned around and gave instructions to the general beside him.
"Let the troops camp more compactly tonight and don't give humans the chance to make a sneak attack."
"Yes, sir!"
When we arrived here, we were surrounded by endless plains, not even a forest or a gentle slope could be seen. After thinking about it for a long time, Gro had no idea why he was uneasy, so he could only order his men to be vigilant.
On the other side, the human Northern Army, which had been following the orc army from afar, also stopped marching. When the sky just darkened, many senior officers such as Richard and Catherine gathered in the big tent to make key arrangements.
"Sir, the orc army has stopped and camped at the reserved location."
"There is no obstruction at all as far as the eye can see. During the day, you can even directly see the orc camp. It is a suitable place for fighting a battle of annihilation."
"Sir, do you want to think about it again? In fact, we don't need this kind of method. It won't be a big deal to let them go. The orc army is not without the strength to fight, and there should be two saint-level masters in the realm.
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"No, if you miss this time, you won't have such a good chance to defeat the orcs in one fell swoop. You must keep them."
"Yes, sir!"
Seeing that Richard was determined, Catherine stopped trying to persuade him. Instead, she stood aside like the other heroes and waited for something.
I saw a small shackle suddenly appear in Richard's hand. It was a mini version, but it looked extremely delicate. If you look closely, there seemed to be an inexplicable power flowing in it.
Treasure: Shackles of War
Effect: Special treasure, effective for all hostile targets within the designated range. If the user survives, the targets within the designated range must fight to the last moment.
Introduction: A very special treasure. Under the watchful eyes of Asha and Namtaru, both sides have no way to escape. The battle must end with the death of one party. Please fight until the last moment.
This is a treasure that Richard purchased among the new products of a certain month...
"If you want to leave, it's not up to you."
"Let me see how much the rules of the world of Invincible Heroes can affect this world."
After that, Richard flew directly into the air and looked in the direction of the orc camp from a distance. Although it was getting late, it had little impact on Richard. He could clearly see the location of the orc army's main camp.
After confirming, I immediately used the treasure in my hand...
