18th, night.

Countless torches were surging along the defensive line in the deep hills of the Corwei Woodland, rolling stones like meteors were whistling in the air, rockets were rolling like yellow sand, and the shouts of killing were even more shattering the sky.

Upon learning of Sir Bowenlet's retreat, Pedi immediately agreed to Earl Bane's request to retreat, and the orcs followed suit after Pedy's forces retreated.

The battle has been fought for a full six hours!

The deep defenses in the hills are stronger than the forward lines, and this is the edge of the woodland, and the vast jungle can effectively slow down the orcs' attack.

But under the onslaught of the orcs, the battle line was forcefully pushed forward for five miles!

Ten o'clock in the evening,

In his improvised war room, Pedi waited for Baron Danmen, who had been missing for nearly an afternoon.

"Our spies have picked up something behind the orc army. Seeing that Pei Di's face was not good-looking, Baron Danmen explained, "I went to see it myself. ”

"I hope the information you bring will satisfy me. Pedi said stiffly.

"You'll be satisfied. Baron Danmen bowed and said, "Good news... The army of Shikan had already been drawn, and the scout team of their vanguard had even engaged the orc patrol opposite us in the daytime. ”

"Oh?" Pety, his crimson eyes gleaming golden in the silver of the firelight, he stared at Baron Danmen and said, "I need absolutely accurate information. ”

"I can guarantee my family honor that the information is absolutely accurate. Baron Danmen puffed up his chest, "If you need specific information, I'll send it to you tomorrow morning at the latest." ”

"Well... Okay!" Pedi nodded and said, "Tomorrow morning, you and Don Wright will come and report to me." ”

"I see. Baron Danmen lowered his head.

After Pedi finished speaking, he looked away from his intelligence officer, and then walked out of the command post, and the moment the door opened, two completely different sensations of cold air and heat wave immediately came to his face, and a disgusting smell was poured into his nose.

This is the taste of tar after burning,

I saw that not far away on the battle line, like a wall of fire emerging from the depths of the earth, between the orcs and the Crewe soldiers... This is the tar arranged in the hidden trenches that have long been prepared on the defensive line and burning!

The fire had been burning for nearly half an hour, and the snow in the vicinity had melted rapidly under the scorching heat, and the evaporated snow water had a 'sizzling' sound and a white mist rising to provide heat to the nearby area, and the hay and wood hidden under the snow were also ignited by the rising fire.

Soon, the nearby engineering tower carts, wooden ladders, and cotton clothes and cloth armor on the corpses of the soldiers also burned.

...

On the other side of the fire, the flag commander of the Seventh Banner Regiment, Bilich, had a gloomy face, staring at the wall of fire that blocked his troops from continuing to the front line, not knowing what to think.

"We should wait until the fire stops before going on the offensive. Chief of Staff Lunding reminded his superiors, "The Imperial army is backed by a vast forest, and their magicians can refine a steady supply of tar for the troops, and if they attack rashly, our army will only be killed in a sea of fire." ”

"We don't have time to waste here, reality doesn't allow us to waste even a second!" Bilridge didn't listen to the chief of staff, he stared at the Imperial soldiers behind the fire and said, "Judging from the daytime battle, the Imperial soldiers are not very ambitious, but our soldiers are determined to die. ”

"But if the soldiers are allowed to storm the wall of fire, they are not intended to be sent to their deaths, I bet there is an inexhaustible supply of tar in the warehouse of the Imperial soldiers!" Lunding did not give up persuasion.

"To win this war, someone has to die!"

"But..."

The sound of footsteps in the snow interrupted the quarrel between the two, and a herald carrying the command flag of the headquarters galloped in... The herald stopped three meters away from Bilich and shouted: "Order, the 15th and 23rd Wings of the Seventh Banner Regiment immediately move closer to the Twelfth Banner Regiment on the left flank." So saying, the herald handed him the order and the receipt in his hand to Billich.

But Bilitch didn't take the order immediately, he looked at the herald, "This is an order from Chief of Staff Kabe himself?"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. The herald replied truthfully.

Billridge nodded, and then took the order flag and military order.

Lunding looked at the back of the herald leaving, and breathed a sigh of relief, without the support of the two wings, Bilridge would definitely not attack the defensive line again.

But Bilich then said, "Prepare to attack, my friend. ”

"But..."

"Have the warriors strapped sandbags to the siege trucks. Bilitch looked at the chief of staff who was still going to persuade and said, "General Cabe obviously wants to raid this line of defense from the left, so our attack here can only be strengthened, not weakened... We can't see our purpose as human beings. ”

Lunding was stunned when he heard this, looked at Bardeen who was resting in the distance and whispered: "But the 6th Wing will suffer heavy casualties!"

"As long as we can take this place, it will be worth burying the entire 6th Wing. Billridge said expressionlessly, his anger surging all over, "This time I will personally lead the troops to attack!"

Lunding was silent for a few seconds before saying, "In that case, I will move my hands and feet. ”

...

At this moment, the Imperial soldiers in the defense area were seizing the time to rest because of the isolation of the wall of fire.

Most of the soldiers will take out the kettle they carry and boil the water at this time, and when the water boils, they will cut the bread that is frozen like a stone into small pieces with a knife and put it in boiling water.

In a short time, an intoxicating 'aroma' was present throughout the camp of the defense zone.

After inspecting the position in front of him, Peidi came to the wounded barracks, where four or five hundred wounded soldiers lined up to wait for the treatment of the Holy Force... When he had healed the ninth wounded, his adjutant Otwood rushed into the wounded barracks.

"Boom" As the Otwood knights entered, a series of loud noises and chaotic military orders rang out outside the wounded barracks.

It's the sound of rolling stones hitting the ground!

Pedi stopped his manual movements at the first moment, and Adjutant Otwood greeted him and said, "The orcs are going to attack, and they seem to have prepared a lot of sandbags. As he spoke, he handed the freshly dressed helmet to Pedi.

Pedi took the helmet and walked out of the wounded barracks as fast as he could... I saw that in the edge area that could be covered by the firelight, rows of active torches were slowly approaching the high ground of the defense area, and under the faint light of the fire, more than a dozen tall siege tower carts, as well as sandbags attached to the tower carts, and of course, those brave orc warriors.

"I now have some admiration for our enemies. Pedi suddenly burst into words, which was his heartfelt thought.

"They really deserve admiration. The Otwood Knight rarely took over the topic.