At dawn on August 29th,

In the camp of the orc army on the Jamici Plain outside Harrensburg, the sound of horns sounded over the camp in the morning, and in a short time, columns of orc warriors and goblin mercenaries began to walk out of their respective camps and assemble.

Since five days ago, the combined forces of orcs and goblins have been attacking Harensburg's forward defenses on time every day.

Five days have passed, and the coalition front has advanced ten miles, and the results are quite satisfactory... If this progress continues, within three days, the combined forces of orcs and goblins will be able to reach the city of Harrensburg.

...

Behind the continuous army, at the top of a heavy and massive siege tower cart, the Orc Expeditionary Commander Morinda Old Overseer stared blankly at the towering Harrens Castle in the distance.

Perhaps the old Overseer lacked the strength of the orcs as the old Overseer had lost his strength over the course of time, and he sat down in a large wooden armchair, covered in a thick bear skin from the cold morning wind.

No one dared to underestimate this old orc, who had already proven his command skills in the unification wars of the northern clans, but his cold-bloodedness was even more famous than his command skills ...

In the war of unification of the northern clans, more than a dozen orc tribes were exterminated by the Morinda because they did not submit to the rule of the Shikan chieftain... It was the extermination of the tribe in the true sense of the word, and the people of the entire tribe were put to death regardless of men, women, and children.

Such a massacre, such a killing, only a person with a heart as steel can do it!

"Is there any news from the Fifteenth Banner?" the old Overseer spoke in a very small and unchalant voice.

Tony, the captain of the old Overseer's guard, bowed down and whispered in his ear, "Chief of Staff Donmu sent in at two o'clock in the morning... The human forces rely on the primeval forest as a cover, completely rendering our superior forces, rapid mobility, and powerful combat power completely useless, and..."

"What do my generals have to suggest. Morinda Old Overseer interrupted Tony's explanation.

Tony said: "It was suggested to use a fire attack, but it would require a lot of elemental energy. ”

The old Overseer immediately commented, "Wasteless, we don't have any extra resources to spend on this army of laborers." ”

"The Chief of Staff of Donmu thinks so too, so he proposes to maintain the blockade and perfect our supply lines as quickly as possible. A sharp voice came from the side, it was a goblin general in fine leather armor, his name was General Biviclow, one of the three goblin princes, Prince Krennet's most relied on general.

"Well... Let's do it first. The old Overseer looked at the fading queue and said, "Tell the Wolf Mar of the Tenth Banner Regiment to let his troops intensify their attacks, we have wasted a whole month... After the battle of Klan, the Empire has obviously adjusted their strategic deployment, and if we can't take Harensburg within half a month, perhaps, there will be no chance to move forward in the future. ”

"I couldn't agree more. General Bivicro looked down at the advancing ranks below, "The wealth of Crewe is not what you can imagine, if those humans are willing to risk bankruptcy, they can even gather nearly two hundred thousand troops in a short period of time, so, although it is a little offensive, I still have to say that our battle plan for the previous month was wrong. ”

"Hehe—" Morinda Overseer was silent for a few seconds, then smiled lowly, but he didn't refute the goblin's words to justify his mistake.

Judging from the overall strategic deployment, his decision may really be wrong!

But he will not regret his choice,

Because a month ago, even if the orc expeditionary force captured Harrensburg, it would be defeated by the army led by Kru due to logistical supply problems, which means that the expedition launched by the orcs at the cost of countless money is almost in the service of the goblins!

Therefore, the Morinda Overseers did not choose to attack.

Of course, perhaps in the overall strategic sense, it should be worthwhile to do so.

After all, as long as Harrensburg can be attacked, it is equivalent to paralyzing the entire northern frontier of the empire...

However, the stubborn Morinda Overseer didn't think so, and he didn't have the big heart to sacrifice 30,000 orc warriors in the service of the goblins.

It's not just that the Morinda Overseers don't have such a mind, but everyone in the Orc High Command, except for the Great Chief of Shikan, had not agreed to storm Harrensburg in the previous month.

"We have gained the upper hand in the war with the Empire ... Sir. Biwickro, that's enough. "I need to remind you that your allegiance has broken with the Empire, and if you don't want your Prince to be ousted, then you should use all your strength to put pressure on the human defenses in Fort Cowind." ”

General Bivicro chuckled a few times in a shrill voice and said, "No need for your warning, Morinda Overseer, I'll show humanity that goblins aren't just about business. ”

Morinda said, "I hope, but I need to remind you that although the explosives you have invented are powerful, don't forget that humans have a huge number of magicians. ”

"We have enough explosives to blow Fort Cowinde into the sky!" said the goblin general's words with confidence.

"May your self-confidence last until the end of the war. ”

...

Southwestern part of the Fort Covind area, the Nessega Pass Line,

Three days had passed since the goblins had gathered nearly 20,000 troops in the open space northwest of the pass, and had officially launched their assault at noon on 26 August, but the line of defense on the Nessega Pass had not lost a single piece of it despite the fierce resistance of the leading officers of the Covinder army.

Viscount Tif, commander of the Nessega Pass Line, a young and gifted commander.

As soon as it was dawn this morning, Viscount Tiv walked into the command post, as usual, and at the door, he tore down yesterday's date from his calendar, revealing a large 30th.

By now, four days have passed since the battle officially began!

The daily reports from the front let the young commander know that it was time to give the order to the front-line fighters to retreat, because he had less than 6,000 men, so he had to make sure that he could effectively kill and wound the enemy while also minimizing the casualties of his troops.

"Boom"

Suddenly, a loud bang exploded in the ears of the unprepared Viscount Tif, making his heart instinctively speed up a lot.

"What's going on?" said Viscount Tif, reflexively throwing away the breakfast in his hand.

"Boom"

"Boom"

No one answered Viscount Tif's question, and then there were several loud bangs, and Viscount Tifu grabbed a two-handed sledgehammer and ran outside.

Outside, the soldiers were panicking because of the loud noise just now.

"What's the matter, go back to your respective positions!" Viscount Tiv yelled, looking at the oncoming lookout observer, "What's the matter?"

"It's the front-line defense zone, an unknown explosion. ”

"Yes!" Viscount Tif's heart sank, thoughts flashed through his mind, and he finally looked at his herald, "Give the Sergeant Terre at the front line an order to retreat to the central line... Also, go and get Lord Keliff. ”

"Sir, Lord Keliff returned to Fort Cowinde yesterday. Adjutant Del, who had arrived, cautioned.

Viscount Tiv held back a trace of anger in his heart and roared: "Then go to our magician, I need to know what is happening on the front line in half an hour!"

...

Half an hour later,

Inside the command post of the central defense line of the Imperial Defense Zone in the Netega Pass, Viscount Tiv was holding a report with very obvious wrinkles, with a look of disbelief on his face, "Oh, my dear Miss Naima, you are trying to tell me that the goblin attack just now was a physical attack?"

"Yes, the members of the wizard team and I have carefully sensed the elemental fluctuations in the surrounding area and found no anomalies, so, I swear, the goblin must have used some means we don't know about, so that the power of its explosion can be comparable to that of a small compound magic. Nema's eyes also had obvious doubts, "From the pungent smell wafting through the air, it may be caused by a violent reaction of certain drugs mixed together, I have seen this when I have checked the goblin literature before, but the specific situation, I need time to study." ”

Viscount Tiv sighed, he knew that this kind of thing was in a hurry, "Then as soon as possible, Miss Nema, use your knowledge to figure out what the hell is going on as soon as possible, for the sake of those dead soldiers." ”

"Don't worry, sir, it's my duty, I'll contact my mentor, as well as professors from other wizard organizations, and I'll get back to you in the shortest possible time. Nema's expression was serious, "I think they're going to be very interested in that." ”