The orcs retreated, leaving behind mountains of blood and corpses.

The howling north wind showed no sign of stopping, but no matter how strong the wind was, it couldn't blow away the thick smell of blood.

Although the soldiers of the 1st and 3rd Corps stationed in the fort area were too tired to move, they did not have time to rest, and they had to hurry to clean up the corpses around the city walls, as the heavy snow would freeze them into ice.

If left untreated, the giant wooden wall will be level with the ground in less than half an hour, and at that time, the orc warriors will be able to swagger up to the wall.

"Puff"

"Puff"

It's like the sound of digging ice in the city wall area,

The soldiers picked up the axes left behind by the orcs and dug up the orc corpses piled up on the edge of the city wall one by one like a crop. Under the corpse, pure white snowflakes were infected crimson, and the entire field seemed to be excavating a huge monster corpse.

Peddy had left all matters to Sir Bowenlet, who was now praying on his knees on the walls with many paladins.

This is the habit of the paladins after the battle ... Pray for the dead and bless the living.

In the beginning, Pedi did not have the habit of praying after the battle, because the deep-seated thoughts of the previous life controlled him, but now the brutal war has made him revere life and gods.

Gradually, their prayers worked.

I saw that on the city wall, the soft holy power began to slowly emerge, bringing the warmth of winter to the soldiers in the area near the city wall.

"Praise the Divine Radiant Power!"

This is a holy power that does not require the paladin to use mental power to control,

These holy powers are like mothers caressing the skin of the soldiers on the wall, driving away their tiredness and healing their wounds.

I don't know how long it has been,

A cacophony of voices suddenly appeared in Pedy's empty mind,

He couldn't hear what the voices were saying,

But he knew that it was indeed someone talking.

It's the whispers of the dead!

Pedi remembered the words of his Paladin Mentor, Bishop Jeffrey, "When a paladin prays sincerely for the dead, the last words of the dead are heard." ”

At the time, Pedi was deeply skeptical, and later as he explored the world, he learned that the so-called 'whispers of the dead' were actually fragments of the deceased's fleeting memories.

To see these memory fragments, a specific environment is required.

And Pedi just entered this specific environment at this moment.

Pedi couldn't sustain this strange feeling because there were so many dead people here, and their negative emotions almost made Pedi lose control.

"My lord, don't substitute your emotions when communicating with the deceased. When Pedi opened his eyes, an older paladin beside him said, "You should use your wisdom to appease them, this is the purpose of the paladin's prayer for the dead." ”

Pedi only nodded faintly at this, and soon began to pray again.

...

On the other side,

The orcs who retreated to the camp were busier than the soldiers in the fort area.

They helped to prepare the army for war.

Orc Commander Cabe chose the location of the battle in a village called Nemeto in the southwest of the Cove Woodlands, a horse farm used to raise horses before the war.

There are good defenses in the vicinity of the horse farm,

Arrow towers, attics, low-lying stone walls, garrison forts, etc., are the main reasons why Kabe chose this column as the battlefield.

At this moment, Kabe's Twentieth Banner Regiment had already entered the village and was making pre-war deployments.

The war has been fought so far, and there are more than 35,000 soldiers left in the four flag regiments in Kabe's hands, originally more than 60,000 people!

Among them, the 20th Banner Regiment did not suffer any losses as a reserve force, while the 7th, 12th, and 16th Banner Regiments lost nearly half of them in the previous Battle of Twak City and the attack on the Kowei Woodland Defence, and the three Banner Regiments of nearly 50,000 soldiers were now less than 20,000.

But these 20,000 people are all elites in a hundred battles!

After consulting with the other two flag commanders, Kabe decided to organize the 20,000 men into a flag regiment and a most elite wing.

The flag regiment continued to use the number of the seventh flag regiment, and the wing continued to use the number of the sixth wing, which was completely annihilated.

...

Five hours after the orcs had withdrawn from the Corvey Woodland defenses, no orcs could be seen outside the woodland.

Four o'clock in the morning,

The Cabe department was stationed in the camp of Namei Toma.

An hour later,

Pedi's scouts reported back: "The orcs barely defended us. ”

After hearing this, Bowenwright commented: "Orcs are sometimes pure, they are real warriors. ”

"But a warrior can never become a ruler. That's Pedy's assessment.

...

Today, the night in the Corvey woodland area ushered in a rare lull.

The drums of war were gone, the shouts of killing and screaming were silenced, the elemental power and magical energy returned to nature, and the holy power and anger returned to peace.

The orcs were sleeping in their newly established camp, and the human soldiers who hadn't slept well for half a month were also able to sleep to their heart's content.

In the second half of the night on 20 November, the Covey woodland area was excessively calm.

But that peace was soon shattered.

At 9:30 a.m. on the 21st,

The vanguard army of Shikan arrived at the grassland north of the horse farm in the village of Nameto.

Half an hour later,

They chose a high ground that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and began to set up camp.

Half past ten

Kabe took the lead in organizing the forces of his two wings to launch a surprise attack on the vanguard army of Shikansuo.

However, the vanguard army did not fall in love with the battle, and retreated decisively after the surprise attack.

However, their task of establishing a camp was put on hold.

In the face of the evacuation of the vanguard, Kabe did not order a pursuit, but if the other party dared to stop and try to establish camp again, Kabe would immediately command the troops to attack it.

Under the stalemate between the two sides, the time came to six o'clock in the afternoon,

It was almost six o'clock to be exact, when the earth began to shake.

This is a reminder to everyone in this area, the main force of Shikan has arrived,

At this time, only the afterglow of the sun is left in the sky.

It's getting dark,

There was no time left for Shikan to set up camps.

"Knock"

"Knock"

The earth-shattering war drums suddenly shattered the rare calm.

It's the sound of war drums from the horse farm,

At the same time as the war drums sounded, the battle flags like a sea of red began to surge, which were infected with blood.

Under the battle flag, are fearless orc warriors.

What everyone didn't expect was that in this battle, Kabe's department actually launched an attack first!

...

Sitting on his peculiar col-like mount, Shikan said to the left and right, "Cabe knows how to use his soldiers better than Pereth, and if it is possible, I hope you will capture him alive." ”

"That's up to his luck, my axe doesn't have long eyes. The head of the First Banner Regimental Banner, Kanjit, had a fierce glint in his eyes.

Shi Kan waved his hand, "Let's fight." ”

"Let the 3rd Wing of the Vanguard Army try the depths. Feiduo's chief of staff immediately suggested, "I think the soldiers of the Third Wing have long been holding back their grievances and need to vent. ”

Kanjit, as the commander of the third wing, immediately said: "Good idea, I will personally press the formation for the third wing." ”

...

Half an hour later,

The two armies, who had long been unable to resist the killing intent, fought together on the vast snow outside the Namitoma Race.

The former robes are now on the battlefield to meet each other,

There is no mercy,

It won't be impossible to get started.

Because the orc warriors have long been accustomed to attacking each other, just to exist in each other's hearts for the desire to conquer.

This is the orcs,

They naturally love to fight.

Blood once again stained the white snowflakes, staining the otherwise peaceful land.

An hour after the engagement,

When the sky was completely dark, Shi Kan took the lead in giving the order to retreat.

Cabe did not pursue.