Chapter 253 Capturing a High-Ranking Orc Officer

The reason why the orcs dared to divide their troops into three battalions and attack the swamp basin was because of their aerial reconnaissance intelligence.

In the area of ​​Grant Kingdom, every orc invasion war had to rely heavily on the power of the eagle-like people. Because of the advantage of aerial reconnaissance, the orcs could always easily grasp the initiative on the battlefield. Therefore, when launching a war, the orcs relied heavily on aerial reconnaissance intelligence, and each battle relied entirely on aerial reconnaissance to guide the operation.

Unfortunately, the orcs never expected that two magic towers were built in the swamp basin. Under the sudden attack of the two magic towers, the orcs suffered heavy casualties and were almost in danger of being wiped out.

The officer who commanded the three orc battalions was named Raquel, an eighth-level lion man. Faced with such a dangerous situation, Raquel was a little at a loss.

The place he chose to camp was the highest point of the swamp basin, less than one kilometer away from the Lightning Tower.

Although the location of this camp was good, it was just within the attack range of the Lightning Tower. The reason why Soros let the orcs camp here and did not send troops to harass and stop them was to set a trap for the orcs.

As expected, Raquel was fooled immediately. His troops were attacked by the Lightning Tower, and hundreds of soldiers were killed and wounded. Then they were attacked by the cavalry inside the Lightning Tower, and suffered heavy losses again. After two attacks, the losses have exceeded one thousand.

The situation of Raquel's troops is not the worst. He sent troops to attack the orc brigade of the Flame Tower, and now almost all of them have been destroyed.

This orc brigade was greedy for merit and rushed forward, and fell directly into the trap and was crippled by the fire storm. Coupled with the attack of the castle catapult, it has almost collapsed now.

Raquel stood in the center of the camp and asked the dog-headed officer who climbed up the lookout: "What is the situation of the Gula Brigade?"

"Sir, the commander of the legion, the flag of the Gula Brigade has been cut off by humans, and now it has lost its organization and has no ability to resist the massacre of humans."

"Can you see Captain Gula?"

Raquel's camp is not far from the Flame Tower, and it is on high ground, so the situation on the battlefield can be clearly seen.

Raquel knew that it would be difficult to turn the tide by relying on a few senior officers in a situation where the army was defeated. His only hope now was that Captain Gula could save his life and gather the defeated soldiers.

As long as the Gula Brigade was not completely wiped out, it would inevitably contain some human soldiers and cover their evacuation from this dangerous place.

Raquel was already a middle- and high-level orc, so of course he knew the charging time of the mage tower. A normal mage tower only takes one day to charge, and a mage tower with low charging efficiency can also be fully charged in a week.

What's more, the mage tower can also use the energy of magic crystals to release magic. If the defenders have enough magic crystals, they can continuously release chain lightning.

If they continue to be attacked by the enemy with magic, the three thousand troops under Raquel's command will also be disbanded.

After Raquel forced the Soros unit to retreat, he immediately organized the soldiers to retreat. In order to travel light, he even ordered the soldiers to abandon hundreds of wounded soldiers. Abandoning wounded soldiers is an act that seriously affects morale, but in order to preserve this army, Raquel can only do this.

The swamp basin is not very large, and is surrounded by gently undulating mountains. As long as you retreat to the mountains, you will not be afraid of the pursuit of the Warcraft cavalry.

As soon as Raquel moved, he was immediately discovered by Soros who was waiting for him.

Soros chased with the cavalry, and Raquel could not retreat at all. In desperation, he could only lead his army to stop and fight Soros.

Soros only had 600 cavalrymen, and although Raquel suffered heavy losses and his troops were in low morale, he still had 3,000 soldiers.

If Raquel could inspire the courage of the orcs, it would be very likely that a beautiful counterattack would be fought.

Without absolute certainty, Soros would certainly not attack when his troops were insufficient.

In the swamp basin, the soldiers of the Harland territory took the initiative on the battlefield. After the soldiers of the Flame Tower surrounded and annihilated the remnants of the orc brigade and joined Soros's troops, they would look for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the orcs.

With the cavalry watching from behind, Raquel's troops could not move fast at all. After more than three hours of slow progress, they only walked two kilometers and were still halfway to the mountain.

Within these three hours, Sophia and the Flame Tower defenders had cleared out the remaining enemies and annihilated the defeated orc brigade.

All the main officers of the Gu La Brigade died in the battle, and the three or four hundred orcs who escaped the battlefield by chance had already scattered in the wilderness.

The arrival of this fresh force made the situation of the orcs even worse.

Charlemagne, the captain of the guard squadron, commanded 500 infantrymen and attacked the orc formation very resolutely.

Behind the main force, there were 600 auxiliary soldiers.

The auxiliary soldiers of the Harland Territory need to train for two months every year. Although they are not professional full-time soldiers, they have some combat effectiveness. Although these auxiliary soldiers have less steel armor, they are fully equipped with weapons.

Although the auxiliary soldiers of the Harland Territory are paid very low, their actual combat effectiveness far exceeds that of serfs. With professional officers, their combat effectiveness can be compared with that of the city defense army with inland status.

Auxiliary soldiers often undertake the task of defending the city and have rich battlefield experience. They are well-trained in formation. Although they are very nervous, they are afraid of the harsh military law and still follow the guard squadron soldiers to participate in the raid.

Normally, the guard squadron of 500 soldiers, plus 600 auxiliary soldiers, are simply unable to fight against one and a half battalions of orcs, and dare not attack the orcs' front line.

However, on the one hand, there is a battalion of Warcraft cavalry to contain them, and on the other hand, the morale of the orc army is low. Charlemagne decisively seized this point and launched a surprise attack without hesitation.

The two armies were getting closer and closer. Charlemagne suddenly lowered his raised right hand and shouted, "Shoot!"

The soldiers of the guard squadron heard the command and released their bowstrings in unison.

There are two guard squadrons in the Harland Territory, each used to perform guard duties. Because of their special nature, the soldiers of the guard squadron must be carefully selected. The members of this army are all veterans, and they must undergo strict political review to prevent spies from sneaking in.

Both guard squadrons are under the command of Charlemagne. They are very well equipped. All soldiers are wearing steel armor and equipped with bows and arrows with excellent range. The grassroots officers are wearing enchanted armor, equipped with enchanted crossbows and enchanted long swords. Even if the combat effectiveness is not as good as the first squadron. The second squadron, the first-class infantry of the Harland Territory, is stronger than the general field army.

The arrows were like locusts, and instantly enveloped the orc array. Rows of orcs kept falling, and the weapons in their hands fell to the ground.

At the same time, the orc soldiers also used slings to throw stones, and the stones hit the armor fiercely, making a clanging sound. Several soldiers were unlucky and were hit in the cheek by stones. In an instant, they were like watermelons that were blown up, and red and white flowed into a pool.

Charlemagne waved the enchanted sword to block the stone that hit him. He estimated the distance and immediately shouted.

"Grenadiers, throw alchemical bombs!"

Charlemagne's voice was very loud, like thunder.

In the Dawn Plane, if you want to become an officer, a loud voice is a prerequisite.

Only when the voice is very loud, in the noisy battlefield, can the command be heard by the soldiers under his command.

"Boom!"

Loud noises came out, and the orc army was filled with white smoke.

Originally, morale was very low, and casualties suddenly increased. An orc squadron actually collapsed directly.

Seeing that the orcs were so weak, Soros decisively invested troops and led the Warcraft cavalry to cooperate with Charlemagne to attack the orcs' weak points.

Almost all the magicians in Harland were in Charlemagne's army, cooperating with the infantry.

More than a dozen greasy spells were released, and the orc army in front immediately slipped. The guard squadron immediately fired a round of feather arrows, easily defeated the orc squadron, and broke into the orc army.

Seeing that the magicians cooperated with the infantry, the threat was so great. Raquel led her own soldiers and launched a counter-attack, hoping to kill the members of the magician group.

Raquel was immediately discovered by Wendy as soon as she moved. She waved the lightning staff and fired a lightning bolt at Raquel.

Wendy stretched out her hand and pointed, and a lightning bolt suddenly hit Raquel.

Raquel hurriedly arranged a fighting spirit shield and wrapped herself in it from head to toe.

The lightning hit the fighting spirit shield fiercely, and instantly shattered the fighting spirit shield.

The fighting spirit shield shattered, and Raquel felt a sharp pain in her body, and the current in her muscles ran wildly.

Before Raquel could breathe a sigh of relief, Sofia released the Fire Wall Technique, and a wall of fire suddenly attacked Raquel.

Raquel's skin and flesh were stung by the raging flames. He swung his sword vigorously, with a powerful fighting spirit in his hand, and this energy split the fire wall in two.

The fire wall passed by Raquel and set all his clothes on fire. Raquel instantly turned into a fire man and let out a shrill cry.

Raquel endured the severe pain in his body and rushed into the army formation of the guard squadron with a long sword in hand.

He waved his long sword and was about to slash at a magician. Two professional officers raised heavy shields and blocked Raquel in front of him.

The long sword hit the shield fiercely, and the powerful force directly shattered the iron shield. The hands of a second-level professional officer who was holding the shield were also broken by this powerful force.

Raquel was about to continue to attack, and Wendy held the lightning staff and continued to send out the second lightning.

The lightning staff is a legendary magic equipment. With the lightning staff in hand, Wendy's attack power is stronger than that of a seven-ring magician.

The lightning spell attacks at an extremely fast speed, making it almost impossible to dodge, and one can only rely on the fighting spirit shield to take it.

Raquel's fighting spirit shield was shattered just now, and she was unable to condense the fighting spirit shield in a short period of time. In an instant, she was hit by the lightning and was charred black, and her whole body was numb.

Sofia reacted quickly and quickly released the powerful magic activation rope, which turned into a magic rope to tie up Raquel.

With her body tied up, Raquel let out a long roar, and her body suddenly exerted force, and she actually broke the magic rope.

Raquel had just broken the magic rope, and Charlemagne came up and chopped Raquel's head fiercely with the long sword in his hand. In a panic, Raquel could only raise her left hand to block it.

The long sword swung over and instantly cut off Raquel's left hand.

Raquel raised her leg and kicked hard, breaking Charlemagne's ribs in an instant and kicking him more than ten meters away.

Seeing that Charlemagne was seriously injured, Sophia hurriedly released a four-ring magic spell to treat serious injuries, which greatly increased Charlemagne's vitality.

Raquel kicked Charlemagne hard, and just as she was about to continue killing, Heath and Butler released spells one after another.

Heath released the immobilization spell, and Butler released the blindness spell.

Although Raquel was already level eight and had high magic resistance, these two spells still imposed a serious negative state on him, making his movements and reactions very slow.

At the same time, Wendy raised the lightning staff for the third time and released the third lightning.

This lightning bolt was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, instantly knocking down Raquel. The soldiers rushed forward and immediately tied up the eighth-level lion man with iron chains.

After years of fighting with the orcs, the Grant Kingdom had never captured an orc officer of such a high level.

Sophia was worried that this man would die halfway due to his serious injuries, so she released healing magic to Raquel to help Raquel stop bleeding.

Raquel personally raided the formation of the guard squadron, but was besieged by the professionals of the Harland Territory and became a prisoner. The commanders were all captured, and the morale of the orc army was extremely low, and they soon collapsed.

The situation in the swamp basin could not be hidden from the orcs who had the advantage of reconnaissance. When the orc army was ambushed by the magic tower, Platt realized that the situation was not good and immediately dispatched troops to prepare for support.

As soon as the orcs moved, Richard led the main force of the military station fort out of the city to fight immediately.

The main force of the Harland Territory was stationed in the military station fort, with a total of four infantry battalions, a reconnaissance cavalry battalion, and 5,000 elite soldiers.

With 5,000 elite soldiers to hold them back, Platt's troops naturally marched very slowly.

When he arrived at the swamp basin, Platt found that Raquel had been captured by humans and the remaining orcs had been defeated. The human army had cleaned up the battlefield, and most of the soldiers returned to the castle.

The situation facing Platt's troops was now very bad. There were nearly 2,000 enemies in the swamp basin in the north and 5,000 elite soldiers from the Harland Territory in the south.

After losing three battalions of soldiers, although the orc army had 14,000 main forces and 8,000 sheep-bodied auxiliary soldiers, the situation became more dangerous.

After analyzing the situation, Platt felt that he could not delay any further.

Now there are reinforcements on both the east and west sides of the Harland Territory. To the east is the fifth and sixth battalions of the Harland Territory, with 2,000 elite soldiers. To the west is the coalition of nobles from the Black River County, with a total of 2,000 soldiers. When the human soldiers have finished gathering, his troops will be completely surrounded by humans.

At the critical moment, Platt was very decisive. He immediately sent an order to let his orcs attack the enemy on the southern line, trying to break through the blockade from the front.

After the orcs turned around, Richard immediately ordered the soldiers to fight in formation.

Compared with the orc army, the soldiers in the military station commanded by Richard were fewer in number, but they were like a rock and refused to retreat. He led the way and successfully mobilized before the war.

The two armies slowly approached, and the orcs suffered heavy casualties in the long-range shooting. Platt suffered more than a thousand casualties before he led his soldiers to approach the formation of the soldiers of the Harland territory.