"Whew"

The cold wind in the wild mountains howled over the Corvey woodlands, and on the land below, countless figures swayed back and forth against the backdrop of the firelight, screams and shouts of killing mingled in the forest.

Under the banner of an orc blood wolf, countless orc warriors rushed forward to attack the defense line of the Crewe soldiers on the high ground, and with the full assistance of siege tower carts, a large number of sandbags, and two squads of priests, they successfully extinguished a burning trench after paying the lives of nearly three hundred soldiers.

But it's not that simple... Chief of Staff Lunding was right when he said that the warehouses of the Imperial army were now full of tar, and, if they wanted, the mages could extract more from the nearby jungle at any time.

Tonight, it seems that all the gods are on the side of the Human Empire, and the heavy snow that was originally enough to seal the sky gradually stopped when the two sides were fighting, and the clear weather and the howling north wind were providing sufficient conditions for the Empire to attack.

That being said, the relentless fire still didn't stop the orcs from moving forward!

Under the banner of the Perich Blood Wolf, the fearless orc warriors had already crossed the blockade of the wall of fire and attacked the Imperial defensive positions.

At the forefront of the bloody battle was Billridge himself.

I saw that Bilich was wielding a giant axe in his right hand and rampage, and the iron ball with spikes on the iron rope of the meteor hammer in his left hand smashed accurately on the helmets of the Imperial soldiers between the flips of his wrists, and the flesh flew with the lives of one Imperial soldier after another.

Behind Billridge, Lunding, dressed in a gray leather armor suit, waved a one-handed warhammer inlaid with a black skull in his hand from time to time to provide spell assistance to Billridge.

The two of them were surrounded by at least two hundred-strong orc soldiers, and behind them, countless orc warriors with the help of various siege equipment attacked the defensive line arranged by the Imperial soldiers in the belly of the highlands.

The relentless fire was like a void in front of these orc warriors!

...

Peidi stood on a high platform less than twenty meters behind the battlefield of this defensive line, he did not rush down to support, after observing the battle situation in the nearby area, he said to Hades, who had just completed the logistics task and came to report: "Is the attack of the orcs too urgent?"

"It's a bit of a rush, but it's understandable, after all, they don't have much time. Hades casually took over the topic, his face visibly tired, "They have to be in such a hurry. ”

Pei Di looked at the blood wolf battle banner moving back and forth under the firelight, and the orc warriors near the battle flag, looking at their resolute eyes that were generous to death, and asked, "How is the staff office preparing?"

He was asking about the logistical tasks he had given to the General Staff Office.

"The Earl of Anse is very experienced... Sir Bowenwright had lost most of his troops today. Saying this, Hades raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "My lord, I have to remind you that now there are at least one-fifth of the Twaks in our army, if..."

"I'm not Arbowen, and my cousin wouldn't be that stupid. Pedi shook his head.

Seeing that Pedi was not angry, Hades said again: "Maybe you should follow the advice of the staff office, this war really needs cannon fodder!" As he spoke, he also pointed to the battlefield ahead.

Putting the helmet on his head and putting down his armor, Peddy said, "Sir Andy will arrive at the defensive line by tomorrow afternoon at the latest, and you can ask Sir Grek to tell him the plan of the General Staff." ”

"You're wise!" Hades said heartily.

"Your compliment makes me look ugly, sergeant. Pedi said indifferently: "If you do this, the Reagan family will build a sword for you." He gripped the hammer handle erected beside him, "Maybe in a few days I'll have to call you Knight Hades." ”

"It is my pleasure, my lordship. Hades held back the joy in his heart.

Pedi didn't speak, he moved his joints to ensure the continuity of his armor, and then took two steps forward with his hammer... At this moment, on the battlefield dozens of meters away, in the interval between his conversation with Hades, Don Wright led his team of paladins to come to the rescue, and their arrival successfully stopped the pace of the orc's advance.

Peidi, who was going to support, stopped and asked the adjutant on the side, "What about the battlefield reports of the other defense zones?"

The Oldwood Knight obviously didn't expect Pedy to suddenly ask him, and his answer was half a beat slower: "The officers of the other wards claim that there are a large number of orc soldiers hovering on the other side of the fire, but no battle reports have been received by ten minutes. ”

"According to Tang Wright's intelligence, that blood wolf battle flag belongs to the leader of the orc seventh banner regimental flag, Biriqi. Hades looked smug as he put a lot of thought into writing down the information from Don Wright, "Billridge should be down there, you should send some more soldiers." ”

"Oh?" Peddy didn't agree with Hades' suggestion, he thought for a few seconds and asked, "Don't you think there's something strange about tonight's attack?"

"Really?" Hades really didn't pay attention.

"Look at the other defense zones around you. Pei Di pointed to the nearby defense areas, which seemed to be crowded with people, but in fact, the real war did not break out.

Hades raised his eyebrows and asked Otwood, "There are no battle reports from the other defense zones?"

"Yes, the officers just said that there were a large number of enemy troops on the move. "Maybe they're waiting for the fire to go out," Otwood said. ”

"Maybe," Hades replied, then looked at Pedi and said, "The orcs are attacking in vain, in other words, they are just sending them to death, are you wondering about that?"

"Yes, that's it!" Pedi asked, lifting his visor, "What do you have in mind?"

Hades was silent for a few seconds before replying, "The orcs are gathering their forces and planning to storm one of our defenses!"

"Anyone can guess. Pedi shrugged, "But the question is, which line of defense do they want to attack us?"

"This..."Hades paused, then took a breath before continuing, "This is an unsolvable problem, and the only solution is to gather our reserves in case of contingencies, and have the magicians set up teleportation circles on various defensive lines that can transmit military messages at any time. ”

"Well... Feasible. Pedi agreed and said to the Oldwood Knight, "Let Chief Leah set up the magic array." After a pause, he looked at Hades and said, "Call Baron Danmen, and Don Wright, and let him retreat from the front." ”

...

Half an hour later,

The command post of the line of defense in the hills of the Corvey woodland, Baron Danmen and Don Wright arrived one after another after receiving the order of Peidi.

Pedi looked at Don Wright, "Take off your heavy armor, it's clear that you're not fit to be on the battlefield at all." ”

"I'm very sorry. Don Wright didn't explain.

Pedi didn't care about his defeat, and after two seconds of silence, he said bluntly: "My staff office tells me that our enemies are gathering their heavy forces in the night..."

"Staff Office, where did they get the news? Baron Danmen couldn't help but interrupt the chief's words, and a smug smile appeared in his mind.

"Isn't the orc's performance on the battlefield clear enough?" Peddy glared at Baron Danmen in displeasure, "Also, I don't like it when someone interrupts me. When Baron Danmen was about to apologize, he waved his hand again and continued: "Five hours, you only have five hours, I need to know the specific movements of the orc army before three o'clock in the morning. ”

"Yes, sir. Don Wright took the order with a blank face.

"I'll do my best. ”

"Good. Pei Di nodded and continued: "I also hope to get specific information before three o'clock to investigate the military order for the transfer of Shikan's department!"

"This—" Baron Danmen was a little embarrassed.

Tang Wright said loudly: "My lord, even if my spies can find out the information of the transfer of Shikan's department within the specified time, it is impossible to send back the news before three o'clock. ”

Peidi didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "What do you need?"

Baron Danmen preemptively said, "If there are enough spellcasting materials..."

Pedi interrupted his intelligence officer, "Chief Leah will give you everything you need. ”