Chapter 254 Silent as a Cicada
The two armies collided fiercely, and blood and flesh flew everywhere in an instant.
At this moment, Soros and Sofia's troops in the swamp basin also detected the enemy situation. The soldiers stopped cleaning the battlefield and began to assemble.
Soros and Sofia's troops were only a few kilometers away from the battlefield. The Warcraft Cavalry was the fastest and arrived at the battlefield in less than an incense stick of time.
Seeing the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade appear, Platt had to withdraw troops and the rear orc brigade turned to protect the flank of the army to prevent the Warcraft Cavalry from causing trouble.
Richard led the soldiers of Harland Territory to fight against the orc army.
He observed the formation, invested sixteen points of mental power, and released a powerful fire wall. With sixteen points of mental power, Richard released a powerful fire wall, which was more powerful than the standard nine-ring magic.
A wall of fire suddenly appeared in the orc formation, and the whistling wind, wrapped in flames, ignited everything it could touch.
The violent flames raged in the orc army.
Burns are the most severe pain, more painful than being cut into pieces. Although the orcs have thick skin and flesh, they were set on fire and turned into firemen. Shrill screams were heard immediately, and the injured orcs fell to the ground, rolling over and over in the hope of extinguishing the flames.
In an instant, the ranks of the orc soldiers were in serious chaos.
A powerful fourth-ring magic fire wall immediately disrupted the formation of a squadron of orcs. The first squadron rushed bravely, and the orc squadron was immediately disbanded.
The first squadron fought very bravely and broke into the depths of the orc formation. The grenadiers were in the back row and immediately threw alchemical bombs at the orcs.
Dozens of alchemical bombs were thrown out, and the orc rear squadron suffered heavy casualties.
The soldiers of the first squadron urged their fighting spirit, activated the brute force armor and launched the brute force spell, and the strength of dozens of soldiers suddenly increased by four points.
The soldiers with increased strength waved the enchanted long sword and pierced through the second squadron of orcs like cutting melons and vegetables. Then they broke through the orc army in one go.
In less than ten minutes, the first squadron defeated three orc squadrons and broke through the orc army.
Platt's central army only deployed two battalions. Seeing that the two battalions could not withstand the elite of Harland's territory, Platt hurriedly transferred troops and continued to draw a battalion of orcs to strengthen the defense line.
Although there were seven or eight thousand orc auxiliary soldiers, these auxiliary soldiers were all sheep-bodied troops, and their combat effectiveness was extremely weak, which was not suitable for cruel field battles.
As long as the sheep-bodied people suffered a little more casualties, they began to disintegrate everywhere. If they were slightly out of the supervision of the main force, they would flee to the mountains and forests. The only effect of using sheep-bodied people in battle was to consume the energy, arrows, and stone bullets of the defenders.
If it was a long-term siege, using auxiliary soldiers to attack the city could also have some effect and consume the enemy's strength.
But Platt's troops were now fighting in the field, and using sheep-bodied people would only make his army more chaotic. The only thing he could rely on now was the seven main battalions of orcs.
Through the harpy's reconnaissance, Platt knew that humans from both the east and west had reinforcements. When the east and west reinforcements arrived tomorrow, it would become a situation of a main battle.
The orcs lost three battalions, and Platt had no chance of winning when they fought with the main force of Harland Territory and the coalition of nobles of Black River County with seven battalions.
The soldiers of Harland Territory were well-equipped and of excellent quality. In addition, they were equipped with a large number of alchemical bombs, and their combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the Northern Legion with the same force.
The combat effectiveness of 7,000 soldiers of Harland Territory exceeded that of half of the Northern Legion.
Platt divided his troops to attack the swamp basin, and the enemy situation was not clearly investigated, which was a risk from a military point of view.
After the failure of the military adventure, the deputy legion commander Raquel was captured alive by Harland Territory. In order to save his political future, he led the army to launch a battle again when the conditions were not ripe.
This battle also violated the taboo of military strategists, and rashly launched a main decisive battle when the conditions were not ripe.
Enemy reinforcements came from the north. Although this group of enemies was small in number, with only two guard squadrons and one auxiliary squadron, nearly 1,000 in number, they were equipped with alchemical bombs and could not be underestimated.
As a last resort, Platt could only continue to draw a battalion of soldiers to defend the north.
The battle continued until now, and the orcs only had a battalion of reserve troops left. In order to defeat the enemy in the north, Platt personally went to the front line.
"Boom!"
Alchemical bombs continued to explode, and a series of fiery red lights were like blooming flowers. The gravel on the ground was splashed more than ten meters by the air waves, sweeping down a large number of nearby orcs. Under the leadership of grassroots officers and backbone veterans, the soldiers of Harland Territory immediately rushed forward and killed all the injured orcs.
Platt personally led his troops to fight several times, and once he broke through the defense line, he would be immediately attacked by the mage group.
With the help of the lightning staff, the power of the chain lightning was quite extraordinary. A chain lightning struck down, and more than a dozen of Platt's soldiers were blown away, and the remains and debris fell from the sky.
These orc legion leaders' soldiers were all low-level professionals and reserve officers. In an instant, they suffered heavy casualties, which made Platt's heart bleed.
The battle lasted for an afternoon, and the orcs on the northern front lost 700 soldiers. Wendy and Sofia released seven chain lightnings in total. Seeing that the orc soldiers could no longer fight, Platt chose to stop fighting.
At the same time, Soros and Richard led their troops to end the battle with the orcs.
In this battle, the orcs suffered a small loss in two battlefields, and lost a total of 2,000 soldiers.
The northern line soldiers under Sophia's command only lost 200 soldiers, and the main force of Harland Territory under Richard's command only suffered 400 casualties. Soros led the Warcraft Cavalry and only engaged in diversionary operations in the morning, with only a dozen casualties.
On the second day, although the soldiers of Fanhua City and Graveson were farther away, they rushed to reinforce.
The fifth and sixth battalions almost came out in full force, and also brought two squadrons of auxiliary soldiers, with the number of reinforcements exceeding nearly 3,000.
The arrival of these 3,000 fresh troops on the battlefield was like the last weight on the scale, which immediately changed the situation on the battlefield, and the situation of the orcs immediately became worse.
The fifth and sixth battalions were under the command of Roland. After Roland led his troops to reinforce, he immediately built a camp one kilometer away from the orc camp, blocking the east of the orc camp.
Richard led the main force of Harland Territory and built a camp to the south of the orc camp. Soros also led the Warcraft Cavalry Battalion to build a temporary camp in the north of the orc camp. Together with Sophia's troops, the orc camp was immediately surrounded by soldiers from the Harland Territory.
No matter which direction they break out from, they will have to face a big battle.
The strategic situation has developed to this point, and the orcs have become very dangerous.
Tomorrow, the noble coalition of Black River County will reinforce, and the advantage of the human side will become even greater.
By then, the encirclement will be more solid, and the 59th Legion under Platt may be surrounded and annihilated.
Although the decision failed twice, Platt is still a decisive commander. After fighting two battles, Platt knows that the orc army underestimated the strength of the Harland Territory.
Although the Harland Territory has only 7,000 regular troops, there are 3,000 auxiliary troops. The military strength of this territory is not weaker than that of a developed earldom.
The strength of an orc legion is not much different from that of the Harland Territory. Relying on the Platt Legion, it is difficult to break through the defense line of the Harland Territory after the enemy has a geographical advantage.
In this battle, the orc army put a burden beyond the weight on the Platt Corps, making it difficult for the Platt Corps to bear.
After analyzing the situation, Platt immediately issued an order to break out that night, and the direction of the breakout was also chosen to be the east.
As soon as the orc army moved, it was immediately discovered by the scouts of the Harland Territory.
Richard immediately ordered the entire army to launch attacks from all directions, putting pressure on the orc breakout troops to encircle and annihilate the orcs.
Breakout warfare requires strong organizational skills, and organizational skills are precisely the weakness of the orc army. After all, many races gather in one legion, and the language is not easy to communicate, and the organizational ability cannot be improved at all.
Without good organizational skills, there are countless problems in the process of breaking out.
Especially the more than 8,000 sheep-bodied auxiliary soldiers, who almost collapsed halfway.
The defeated soldiers even disrupted the orcs' formation, and some lagging orc troops were caught up by the pursuers, and they could not resist for too long in the night.
Platt gathered all his elite soldiers, more than 200 snake-bodied professionals, plus Platt's guards, forming a powerful attack arrowhead.
Although Roland and Jennings had camps, dug trenches and arranged deer horns, and had simple defense lines, they still could not stop them.
The two infantry squadrons blocking the front were defeated, and a large group of orcs broke through the siege.
Because it was dark, Roland and Jennings didn't know how many thousands of orcs broke through?
The noise of fighting resounded throughout the battlefield, and there were bonfires everywhere. The orcs didn't dare to take the main road to the military station fort, and chose to drill into the hills around the swamp basin.
Richard led the soldiers to chase in the dark for half the night, and found that the sound of fighting gradually stopped. Seeing that it was about to dawn, he ordered to clean up the battlefield, and the battlefield was not cleaned until early the next morning.
In this battle, the fifth and sixth battalions suffered heavy casualties. The two squadrons were almost completely wiped out by the orcs. Only a dozen wounded soldiers survived. Together with the casualties of other troops, more than 400 soldiers were killed and more than 300 were seriously injured.
On the front battlefield, the two squadrons that blocked the orcs fought very bravely and did not collapse until the end.
Richard personally looked at the battle line and found that more than 30 snake-bodied people were killed and wounded in the front defense of the two squadrons, and more than a dozen orc professional officers were also killed. More than 100 ordinary orc soldiers left behind.
Richard knew in his heart that the reason why these two squadrons were so capable of fighting was first because of the racial war.
The soldiers and civilians of the northern border had a blood feud with the orcs. As long as they were well organized, they could often fight to the last man. Even many weak brigades could sometimes do this. Many city defense troops guarding the castle could do this.
The second reason was that the policy of compensation for the dead in the Harland territory had been implemented for more than ten years, which reduced the worries of the soldiers and made the soldiers willing to sacrifice their lives and fight to the death for the territory.
The third reason is that the grassroots officers were capable. Under their leadership, they fought the orcs to the end until the orcs broke through the front line.
The fourth reason is that the discipline of the Harland Territory army is very strict. If you escape from the battlefield, you will not only be killed, but your family will also be demoted to slavery and will never be pardoned for the rest of your life. Under the command of the officers, the soldiers can basically fulfill their responsibilities and will not easily collapse.
Looking at such a tragic scene, even though Richard had led troops for many years and had already tempered his heart of stone, he still felt a little sad and heartbroken. With red eyes, he said to the staff officer beside him: "Last night's battle, Roland and Jennings suffered heavy casualties. Although they did not block the hole and let a large number of orcs escape, it was still the key to last night's victory, and the first credit should be given to them. After the war, select excellent soldiers to replenish the 23rd and 27th squadrons as soon as possible.
This year, many snake-bodied people were killed. After making enchanted armor, the 23rd and 27th squadrons will be replenished first."
Except for the heavy casualties of the troops that blocked the orcs head-on, the casualties of other troops were relatively small, adding up to about 300 people.
In the pursuit and annihilation battle last night, the casualties of Harland Territory were about 1,000.
Counting the previous battles, the soldiers of Harland Territory have been killed nearly 700 people, and the number of light and serious wounded exceeds 1,400. The total casualties have exceeded 2,000.
Although the casualties are not small, the results are also very brilliant.
Last night, more than 4,000 orc captives were captured, more than 3,400 of which were sheep-bodied people, and about 800 other orc captives.
Orc professionals were sent to Nolan for blood experiments, which could be exchanged for more merits.
Ordinary sheep-bodied people can graze, and their life needs are relatively low, so they can easily integrate into the territory of Harland. Last year, copper ore was discovered in Harland, and the orcs that the Grant Mage Association did not need could be used for mining, saving manpower.
More than 4,000 captives were captured, and more than 5,000 orc heads were beheaded.
There were only about 4,000 orc troops who followed Platt to break out. The remaining 4,000 orcs should have fled to the surrounding mountains and forests. It is estimated that less than half of them can be accommodated.
When the noble coalition of Black River County arrived, the battle was over.
The battlefield had been cleaned up, and the seized weapons were piled up like a mountain.
The orc heads were loaded in dozens of carts, and the captives were lined up in a long queue.
Although the smoke of the battlefield could no longer be smelled, nobles such as Baron Sharp could still feel the intensity of the battle.
In just a few years, the Harland Territory had become so powerful. This situation made Sharp, Rice and others feel unbelievable.
Twelve years ago, Richard was still a junior officer under Sharp. His status was far from that of Sharp. Only his father, William, could be compared with Sharp.
Nine years ago, Richard and Baron Rice joined forces to fight against the orcs. At that time, the strength of the two territories was not much different.
In just ten years, the situation in the Geda Province changed dramatically. Richard actually developed a powerful territory. The soldiers of the Harland family actually defeated an orc legion?
Seeing this scene, many nobles were silent.
This was the fear of power. They knew in their hearts that after this battle, the Grant Kingdom would add a new great nobleman and the northern region would have a new power.