The relentless fires centered on the area around Mount Ariel, raging relentlessly and flamboyantly in all directions.

All the officers and men of the First Legion of the Fifth Legion, including Pedy and Count Anse, felt as if they were walking on the edge of death during that time, and the sudden explosion of fire was like the death of hell, making everyone feel like puppets who had lost their souls for a short time.

In that moment, the feeling of fear, helplessness, and despair will be remembered for a lifetime.

As time passed, the fires around the crossroads began to drift away, and they were spreading like a plague to farther afield.

The air after the fire was filled with ashes and dust, and when the mountain wind blew, the charcoal sparks were sprinkled on the earth like fireflies in the sky, and the smoke that shrouded the earth could kill people if they were not careful!

However, Pedi had already prepared, and the streams around his stronghold were his reliance, and these natural streams could not only help dehydrated soldiers to replenish water in time, but also purify the air with the help of the magician's magic.

...

At three o'clock in the morning,

The fires around the crossroads were extinguished after burning everything they could, and the flames that were fading away were not as fierce as they had been at the beginning because the elemental power had been exhausted.

The officers and men at the crossroads were quiet after a period of busyness, and what had happened in the previous hours seemed to them as if they were asleep, but the smell of burnt air reminded them that it was all so real.

Ten minutes ago, the scouts sent out by Pedi earlier sent back the information: the 3rd Orc Banner Regiment in Mount Ariel was killed in the fire, except for more than 2,000 people in the Vanguard Army, but nearly 4,000 of the 13th Orc Mixed Banner in Minkner Canyon survived!

This is not good news, and from the scout's intelligence, it can be concluded that the orcs in the area of Banson Town plus the remaining more than 10,000 people of the Sixth Banner Regiment in the town still have a total strength of more than 15,000 people.

In other words, in a few hours, when the Bamson area is out of the flames, Pedi's stronghold will be hit by three times the enemy's size.

Moreover, this is a group of vengeful enemies, and their combat power will be even stronger.

In order to mobilize the morale of officers at all levels, Peidi held an overnight combat meeting.

At the meeting, Count Anse advocated that the two thousand weary orcs near Mount Ariel be defeated with absolute superiority, and then set up a passage to Mount Ariel in the town of Benson.

Pedi was a little moved, but he didn't make up his mind at the first time, after all, he only had 5,000 people in his hands now, if the orcs attacking Mount Ariel failed, then, his fragile northern defense line would face the charge of more than 10,000 orc troops, once he was breached here, at that time, the entire battle of the Klan Territory would fall into passivity.

Hades, who was Pedi's personal military adviser, quickly recognized Pedi's concerns, and immediately proposed a more cautious plan: to defend the passage of Banson Town in the north with heavy troops, and to retain only one brigade of troops for the defense line of Mount Ariel in the northwest.

Pedi thought twice and took Hades' advice, but Count Anse did not insist on his opinion.

At four o'clock in the morning, ten minutes after the end of the combat meeting,

Viscount Cassifel's emissary arrives at Pedy's command post, asks Pedi about the results of the battle, and then informs him of the details of the showdown in Brill Heights...

In the joint attack a few hours ago, due to the surprise attack of the cavalry led by Twak, the orcs had to divide their forces, and the hasty division of the orcs caused a hole in their defensive line.

In the end, the orcs had to abandon their outer defense line in order to preserve their strength, and now, the nearly 50,000 orc army was all cowering in their main camp.

The battle-experienced Duke of Gna completely cut off their supply lines and fresh water supply as soon as he surrounded the orcs.

Therefore, at this moment, in the Battle of Mount Brill Heights, the Imperial side has an absolute advantage.

If given enough time, the Battle of Brill Heights could even be won without bloodshed, but the orc warriors were clearly not an army that could be won in this way.

...

Time passes slowly,

In the eyes of everyone, whether expectant or worried, the fiery red sun slowly rose in the sky.

It's dawn,

The fire-ravaged earth regained its light, and the dust flying on the mountains became more clearly visible in the sunlight, and in the distance, the bare, black mountain passes told the truth of last night's fire.

After daybreak, the headquarters of the Kesai Overseer did not attack in a big way as Pedi imagined, and even the remnants of the 2,000 orcs in Mount Ariel actually began to retreat.

On the other side, the town of Brave, which is more than 100 miles away from Pedi, has started a fierce offensive and defensive battle!

It was the Fanged Overseers stationed outside the town of Beevest, and early in the morning, his three banner regiments surrounded the town of Beard and attacked the frontal defense line of the town of Harvest at the first time.

This Overseer has defied the command's order not to attack!

Three hours earlier, the Fangs Overseers had received two reports that had led him to disobey orders from the High Command.

The first military report was from the direction of Fort Montella, where the 15th Mixed Flag Regiment claimed that they were besieged by a large force of the Empire, and that its army was at least two legions or more;

The second, somewhat oddly reported, came from the Brill Heights, and they claimed that there was at least one regiment-sized Twak light cavalry to the northwest of the Brill Heights.

These two pieces of information surprised the Fangless Overseers, who found out everything about the current situation of the Klan Territory through the orcs' 'allies' of the Empire, including the details of the Klan Territory's defenses.

Combined with the current battle situation in the Klan Territory area, Fang quickly deduced that the 'two legions' in the mouth of the 15th Mixed Banner Regiment must be the garrison army of Biwest Town, and the Twak cavalry in Brill Heights, Fangs quickly thought of the strange 'siege battle' of the Imperial army yesterday afternoon!

Fangs read the two military reports carefully and repeatedly, and finally, he asked his chief of staff to confirm the accuracy of the two pieces of information as quickly as possible, and at the same time, he began to assemble his three flag regiments.

Two hours later, Brill Heights replied.

Ten minutes after Fangfang received a reply from Brill Heights, his three Banner Regiments were drawn under his military order, and the target: Bivest Town, and the Ninth Banner Regiment, which had been frustrated not long ago, was directly selected by him as the vanguard.

...

An hour after the battle in Best Town began, Duke Ron of Crane City received the news, he read the military newspaper in his hand several times, and then asked Lem next to him, "How long will the battle in Brill Heights last?"

Lord Lem barely slept all night, "We have limited forces in the Brill Heights, so there is no way to storm it, and besides, the defensive line of Mount Ariel, to which the Fifth Army belongs, is also facing challenges, although... While last night's fire had caused heavy losses to the orc army in the Benson Town area, they weren't completely incapacitated..."

"So, do you have any good advice?" Duke Ron couldn't help but interrupt, he didn't need to listen to this.

Lem frowned and thought for a few seconds and asked, "When will Count Omar's Seventh Combined Army reach the south bank of the Kemir River?" As early as the 28th, Duke Ron told his chief of staff the specific battle plan.

"Tomorrow at the earliest. Duke Ron replied.

Lem nodded, and then asked, "When will the 30,000 hoplites led by Cullen arrive?"

Duke Ron frowned, "The hoplites' equipment is too heavy and cumbersome to transport, so it won't be until three days later at the earliest. ”

"So..."Chief of Staff Lem tugged at the high collar of his military uniform with some unaccustomed feelings, "I suggest that Brill Heights try not to choose a strong attack, we should delay the time." ”

Duke Ron couldn't help but nodded, he understood the purpose of doing this, but then he frowned and pointed to the crossroads near Mount Ariel on the map, "But I'm afraid Baron Pedi won't last long here... Now that the town of Best is surrounded by orcs, if the crossroads of Mount Ariel are lost, our army in the Brell Heights will not only be in danger of being flanked in front and rear, but their supply lines will also be completely cut off!"

"It's easy!" Chief of Staff Lem pulled out one of his own markers on the map of Brill Heights and stuck it at the crossroads below Mount Ariel, "Just send the soldiers of Brill Heights to support Baron Pedy." ”

"Twak light horse!" Lord Ron reacted immediately.

Chief of Staff Lem nodded, "That's what I think, we should make full use of the long-range strike capabilities of the Twak light cavalry, and perhaps, when they finish solving the problem of Baron Pedi, they can also kill the carbines, so that the orcs who took the opportunity to break through in the Brill Heights can taste the taste of being charged by cavalry again." ”

"Haha. Duke Ron couldn't help but laugh, "Your idea is great... Also, you are a reliable chief of staff. ”

Lem smiled noncommittally.

...

June 30, 3 p.m.

The Sixth Banner Regiment led by the Kesai Overseers personally arrived at the periphery of the defensive line laid out by the Fifth Legion of the Empire at the crossroads of Mount Ariel.

At half past three,

The ready-to-finish orc army, under the orders of the Kesai Overseers, began to advance towards the Imperial lines.

The all-important attack and defense of Mount Ariel is about to begin...

Now, there is no strategy to use, and there is no strategy or tactic to play, what is fought is attrition, and what is fought for is only the tenacity and courage of the soldiers.

So in this battle, Pedi personally guarded the forefront of the northern defense line at the crossroads.

This was Pedi's first time on the front lines of the war, and the smell of earth in the trenches, the smell of sweat on the soldiers' bodies, the smell of leather and the smell of iron all mingled to form a special smell: the smell of the battlefield.

Ahead, a long and narrow orc army formation with no end in sight is steadily advancing, and behind this army array, there are more orc army formations and more orc soldiers!

On the two flanks of this array, there were bursts of black smoke rolled up, which was the effect of the high-speed movement of the orc wolf cavalry.

The originally stable earth trembled slightly as the orc army marched forward, and this tremor would change as the orc army formation got closer and closer.

Pei Di clearly felt the suffocating feeling like a giant mountain pressing down on his shoulders when the orc army advanced, and the killing intent of the orc warrior without a trace of emotion made his scalp tingle, and at the same time made people's blood swell.

"The Holy Force is with me!"

"The power walks with me!"

Pedi clenched the hammer in both hands, silently thinking in his heart, and soon, the holy power began to cover his armor all over his body.

"Whew"

"Whew"

All around, the soldiers' breathing grew faster and faster as the orcs approached...

"Raise your shield!"

"Spear raised!"

"Steady, steady!"

The low roars of the low-ranking officers came and went.

"Oooooooo

At this time, the orcs began to launch a group charge,

"Ahh

The tension of the Imperial soldiers for a long time finally turned into a roar!

A streak of blood spilled between the axe and the spear, and more blood poured out on the ground.