The fighting on the battlefield is still fierce, and it has not eased a bit because of Gro's death. The orcs still have at least more than 500,000 troops.
The yoke of war is equivalent to trapping two of the most ferocious beasts in a cage. They must bite each other hard until one of them falls before they can walk out of the cage alive.
An originally unremarkable gentle slope in the middle of the battlefield became the site of the most intense fighting between the two sides. The corpses of soldiers from both sides were piled from the bottom of the gentle slope to the top of the slope. The blood flowed down the gentle slope and formed a red pattern directly at the bottom of the gentle slope.
stream.
A large group of soldiers surged up the slope. Because there were too many corpses on the slope, they could not completely avoid the corpses when charging. The two-person attack soldiers would leave bright red footprints on the corpses from time to time during the charge.
"shield!"
"shield!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
This gentle slope, several miles long and about ten meters above sea level, was originally nothing. It is very easy to find such a drop terrain on the central plains.
But this gentle slope happens to be the only commanding height within the scope of the war shackles. What is even more rare is that this is not only the commanding height, but also basically falls in the middle of the battlefield. From the beginning, this has been the key point for the two sides to compete.
The armies of both sides fought repeatedly on the gentle slope. As long as they took the top of the slope and set up a few large crossbows, they could basically cover half of the battlefield.
After taking down the gentle slope, the orcs set up their dragon-hunting crossbows and even caused casualties to the Titans.
Originally, the orcs had occupied the slope for a long time due to their superior numbers and individual combat power. The Northland Army could only briefly attack a few times under the leadership of a few Scarlet Crusaders and snake monsters.
However, with Grot's death in battle and Richard's return, the situation in the central part of the North, which had been on the offensive from the orcs, also changed.
The human army had previously left many elites to guard near the tent to prevent the opponent's masters from raiding, but now they were all free.
The attacking Northland Army shouted that the great shaman was dead while launching a ferocious attack.
The new force on the attacking slope was the elite dragon army that was originally guarding the tent. Now they were all carrying shields and attacking the orcs on the gentle slope.
Of course, the orcs on the slope didn't just watch. They fired dense arrows at the attacking human soldiers, most of which made a clanging sound on their shields.
"Big crossbow!"
"put!"
But soon, the more than ten bed crossbows arranged by the orcs on the slope were loaded, and giant arrows nearly two meters long were fired towards the human army down the slope.
Under this kind of kinetic energy, ordinary shields will definitely not be able to withstand it.
Although the Dragon Army soldiers in the front row tried their best to resist with their shields, the giant arrow not only knocked them away with their shields, but also continued to kill several people before they stopped.
Dozens of casualties were caused in an instant.
"Keep moving forward! Attack it!"
"kill!"
Although the scene of the giant arrow directly knocking the soldiers in the front row away and emerging through a string of bloody gourds is terrifying, it is quite difficult to intimidate the elite dragon army.
The comrades in the front row died in front of him, and the following Dragon Army soldiers continued to charge without even blinking.
"put!"
When the dragon army soldiers advanced to the halfway point, the bed crossbows above fired another volley. Because the dragon army's offensive was too fierce, even the dragon hunting crossbows originally used to deal with giants were leveled by the orcs.
The shooting caused nearly a hundred casualties.
However, at this time, the dragon army's forward was only less than fifty meters away from the top of the orcs' gentle slope, and the big crossbow had no time to fire another round. The orcs' ordinary crossbowmen stood on the slope and fired another volley.
He directly picked up the battle ax and started rushing towards the attacking human army below.
"charge!"
"kill!"
"boom!"
At this distance, both sides unanimously chose to charge directly.
However, after the collision, the orcs still had some upper hand. The original advantage of strength and size, coupled with the high and low terrain, the collision forced the attacking dragon army back more than ten meters, and the momentum increased.
Suppressed the Northern Army.
However, the fighting will of the elite dragon army is also very tenacious. No matter how many comrades in front fall, the people behind will fill in without hesitation. After the orcs rushed the dragon army back twenty or thirty meters, they were no longer as strong as they were at the beginning.
With a surge of momentum, he began to see saw on the gentle slope.
However, on the gentle slope for more than ten miles, the orcs deployed a whole legion with sufficient strength. Thousands of people could participate in a single counterattack. Although the dragon army attacked fiercely, it was still difficult to deal with these well-prepared orcs on the slope.
In the fierce battle, blood and flesh were everywhere, and life became the cheapest thing.
…
"boom!"
"ah!"
Just when no one on either side could do anything, a wave of golden-red flames exploded directly in the pile of orcs. One of them chopped down several Dragon Army soldiers, and the great orc warrior who was killing everyone was killed on the spot. There were also people around him.
Several orc soldiers fell, and then a human wearing dark red armor and holding a blue sword joined the battle.
When this figure revealed its true appearance, the attacking Dragon Army soldiers burst into bursts of fanatical shouts.
"Long live Lord Richard!"
"Long live Lord Richard!"
"Attack! Attack!"
"Master Richard is still in front!"
Not to mention Richard's own high strength, just by standing in front of him, the human soldiers went into a state of madness.
The Dragon Army soldiers who were still overwhelmed by the orcs in terms of momentum suddenly turned into berserkers one by one. They were more fierce than a chicken's blood. They launched attacks without hesitation, even exchanging injuries or lives for lives. This posture
The orcs were beaten back repeatedly.
"Chi!"
"Ah! Ah!..."
Of course, Richard was not looking cool when he was standing in front. Although these orc warriors did not know Richard, they could tell from the changes in the momentum of the human soldiers that Richard was a big shot.
In this continent with extraordinary force, the higher the status on the battlefield, the stronger the strength. The orcs around him did not dare to look down upon him, and dozens of people surrounded him to restrain Richard.
But they didn't even get close to Richard. With a wave of the long sword in Richard's hand, golden-red fighting spirit slashed out in an arc, and dozens of orc warriors fell to the ground instantly.
However, Richard did not give up at this time. Without waiting for the following orcs to rush up, he slashed out several swords and directly cleared the hundreds of orc warriors around him, creating a large gap in the orc line.
The orcs who originally wanted to rush forward stopped and did not dare to move forward.
It's not like they haven't seen strong men before. They also have experience using ordinary soldiers to deal with strong human orcs.
The sword and shield men stepped forward to encircle the enemy, and the spears and axes followed behind. They were besieged in circles. Hundreds of elite orc warriors, together with some warriors holding down the formation, would kill even the earth knights.
But Richard's strength is completely beyond the limit of what they can handle. For the strong men who have reached the realm of the domain, the army can only wait until the opponent is tired of killing them before they have a chance.
And if Richard hadn't been held back by someone of comparable strength, he could have slaughtered thousands of people by himself.
"kill!"
"dash forward!"
While the charging orcs were frightened to death by a few bursts of fighting spirit from Richard, the attacking Dragon Army soldiers immediately seized the opportunity and rushed forward along the gap opened by Richard.
"kill!"
"The great shaman is dead! Throw away your weapons and surrender without killing!"
"The great shaman is dead! Throw away your weapons and surrender without killing!"
Richard immediately went off to fight, immediately accelerating the progress of the Dragon Army's attack.
The strongest of the orcs stationed above, that is, the commander of the garrison. Although his strength at the peak of the earth level was enough to be considered a strong man anywhere, he didn't even have the chance to swing his ax when facing Richard.
The orc army leader was killed by a very casual fighting spirit slash before he could even complete a slashing motion with his battle axe.
Although the orc warriors on the gentle slope were very resilient, they collapsed completely after more than 70% of the casualties were killed. About two to three thousand orcs fled towards the orc camp, and some of them had their confidence completely shattered after being killed by Richard.
He actually chose to surrender.
…
A few hours later.
The battle on the gentle slope has basically subsided. Although the orcs made several counterattacks, facing Richard, who fired unparalleled directly into the crowd, the orcs returned in vain every time. In the end, they could only retreat two miles and completely attack the gentle slope.
Let it go.
At this time, there were only corpses on the slope, and more than a thousand orc soldiers with nervous and frightened faces. Their weapons were confiscated, their hands were tied, and they were each guarded by a human soldier, waiting uneasily for the humans.
Next step of processing.
"Sir Richard, the gentle slope in the middle has been completely captured! What should we do with the remaining prisoners?"
Although the slogan was to surrender and avoid death, when Richard was actually asked this question, Richard responded with a throat-cutting gesture without hesitation.
Within the scope of the yoke of war, either you die or I die. It can be said that no one who is considered an enemy within this scope can survive.
Moreover, given the hatred between the two sides, few prisoners of war were left behind. It was impossible for the Northland Army to spare precious troops to guard these prisoners of war at this time, let alone keep them.
Killing prisoners is a cruel and correct choice.
The officer who asked for instructions immediately understood and was ready to go down and deal with it.
"Now take these surrendered orcs back to the camp and deal with them in a more discreet manner."
"Yes, sir!"
…
Orc Camp
"General Welch! The high ground in the middle is occupied by humans!"
"General! The three legions on the flanks were divided by the undead army!"
"Let Hutt bring cavalry support, rescue the three legions on the left, and then quickly shrink the defense line!"
"Yes, General!"
"What did Farul do? An entire legion was left undefended!"
"General, the commander of the Farul Army has been killed. In addition to a large number of knights, humans also have saint-level powerful men directly participating in the battle."
"The Thirteenth Legion tried to counterattack once but was repelled by humans."
"call!"
"Let the Thirteenth Army also retreat and shrink the central defense line."
"Yes, General!"
Although the orc camp was still busy, as the war situation worsened, the atmosphere became increasingly gloomy. Although Welch, the orc commander, commanded the army with a calm expression, he became increasingly desperate inside.
Shortly after Gro's death, he received the news and made the most correct decision at the first opportunity.
Covering up Gro's death.
After all, in such a large battlefield, there were only a few orc warriors who saw Grot die, and most of them were killed by Richard. It was not difficult to control the remaining few.
Although the Northland Army kept shouting the news that the Great Shaman was dead, most of the orc soldiers only half-believed it, and their morale was not greatly affected.
But the more serious consequence of Gro's death in battle was that the high-end combat power of the Northland Army had almost no scruples in taking action. Except for Moriel and Elena, who were somewhat seriously injured, and were still recovering from their injuries, Gro and Natalie
The fighting strength has basically been restored.
Gru led the right-wing army to victory, and Natalis even killed several white dragons in the air, leaving the white dragons with no courage to fight back.
The elite swordsmen who originally served as guards in the camp also rushed to the front line again.
The orcs' so-called samurai group, a mobile force mainly composed of warriors and great warriors, is like a joke in front of the high-level force of the Northland Army.
The more Welch gave orders, the more powerless he felt, and failure was inevitable.
Under normal circumstances, when the war reaches this stage, they should consider how to withdraw their troops, preserve their strength and minimize losses, but under the shackles of war, they have no possibility of retreating.
He can only mobilize his troops and generals like a tinker, trying to cause greater damage to mankind.