Chapter Seventy-Four: The Pursuit of Refugees
However, what is rare is that after knowing the news, Chihu, who is the great patriarch, did not kill in anger.
At this moment, after suffering such a blow, he instead became calm.
"I was wrong," he said bluntly, "I should not have wasted my time and energy and the precious lives of the soldiers. We have come thousands of miles here to be slaves, not to compete with these failed slave races.
I have decided to send 800 men to surround this place. The rest of you, join me in doing what is long overdue. ”
The unexpected death of the commander made Chihu, who was the great patriarch, also suffer a lot of private doubts. The war of the orcs is like that, they only look at the results.
Therefore, when they are victorious, they can sing praises to the Red Tiger. But if you fail and don't get anything good, the previous hymn will immediately turn into invective.
Red Tiger knew this, so he decided not to continue wasting time in the Sanctuary. Because in the end, even if the Templar was captured and all the people in it were destroyed, the tribe would not be able to gain any substantial benefits.
It's just that Chihu doesn't know that his determination is still too late. But at this moment, the army led by the witch Lin had already set off for four days. Now, they are about to come to a city that has been overrun by the orcs, but has not yet been completely conquered.
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"Show me the slave species in there. If they dare to come out, kill them!"
By the next morning, everything had unfolded as Red Tiger had planned. He divided 800 men and surrounded the church, and he himself was to lead the remaining 3,000 to leave.
So before leaving, he once again told the commander who led the eight hundred people.
And the commander naturally patted his chest and assured loudly, which can be described as full of confidence: "Please rest assured, patriarch." I vouch for you with my life, if these lowly slave races dare to come out of their lair, they will die. ”
"Good!"
He patted the commander on the shoulder with satisfaction, nodded to several shamans sitting here, and Chihu set off with his three thousand warriors.
They left the eastern gate of the city on their wildebeest, following the footsteps of the inhabitants who had fled the city like hunters. Just went all the way to the territory of Xihe.
After tracking the distance, the thousands of residents who fled the city gradually dispersed along the road leading in different directions.
Many of these refugees who fled from Xiping have trusted friends and relatives in nearby cities. So they left the large army led by the adjutant, and went to their friends and relatives.
In addition to relocating these refugees, the adjutant who led the large army was also concerned about the safety of his commander and his companions, so his target was Anseong, a large city in the west of Xihe Kingdom, which was 110 miles east of Xiping City.
At that time, it was the largest city in the western part of Xihe Kingdom, with a population of nearly 40,000 in the city alone. Under the direct rule of the king, it has always garrisoned an army of 2,000 men.
It's a pity that the war broke out too suddenly, although the message for help was sent out at the first time. But Ancheng has to gather the kingdom's army from all over the western border, and it has delayed time!"
The adjutant turned his head to look at the long line of refugees behind him and sighed.
The general in Anseong, whom he knew, was a guy who tried to be safe in everything. Therefore, when I knew that there were 5,000 orcs, I couldn't help but be frightened. It is necessary to gather all the armies of the other ten cities in the west before they dare to go to support.
But the result was that before his side could be gathered, Xiping City quickly fell under the attack of the orcs.
So every time I think of this, the adjutant is also angry. I feel that the situation has become the way it is today, and the general in Anseong is also responsible.
However, whenever this thought arises, the adjutant will force himself to suppress the anger in his heart. He is well aware that now is not the time to hold accountable.
"The most important thing now is to resettle these homeless refugees as soon as possible!"
Looking back at the long line of refugees, the adjutant couldn't help but frown. Although the distance between Anseong and Xiping is only 110 miles, the speed of the refugees is still too slow.
Forty-eight hours have now passed since the Xiping City they left the afternoon before yesterday, but there are still thirty miles to go.
"At this rate, we won't be able to arrive until noon tomorrow at the earliest!"
He secretly said in his heart, untied the water bladder on his waist and was about to drink water. But unexpectedly, at this moment, a faint sound of horses' hooves came into his ears.
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Red Tiger did not let his soldiers be scattered by the dispersal of refugees, and he understood that his fingers could only be clenched into fists to hurt people. And he was afraid that there would be other accidents in this strange land, and his soldiers would die in vain.
So he led the three thousand warriors and kept biting behind the large army led by the adjutant. Now, when the sun was about to set in the sky, the sentries who walked at the front of the procession brought him good news.
"As you wish, Patriarch, we have found traces of those damned slave species. Pick up the speed and I think we'll be able to catch up with them before the sun goes down. ”
"Well done. Warriors, come with me, and let's catch the escaped slaves!"
With a shout, thousands of orc warriors sped east after him. And the sound of thousands of wildebeest carrying the heavy orcs on their backs is really like countless war drums.
Therefore, the adjutant who led the refugees on the way had already heard the sound of the pursuers behind before he saw anyone.
This made him hurriedly urge the refugees to speed up their pace, but how could a two-legged one outrun a four-legged one.
Just as the orc sentry had said, before the sun set, the orcs caught up with the refugees.
In order to fulfill his promise, the lieutenant volunteered to stay behind the temple and lead the thirty newly blessed Templars and one hundred and ten warriors to resist desperately to buy time for the refugee team.
But under the huge disparity in strength, they didn't even have half an hour, and they were slaughtered by the surging orc warriors.
Then, after the sun went down, the orcs caught up with the refugee team who could not escape, and the slaughter began again without suspense.
In the ranks of the refugees, all those who dared to resist were killed. Under the threat of death, the remaining ones obediently became captives of the orcs.
"Roar !!"
After fighting for so long, the orc warriors of the Fireblade Tribe finally got such a satisfactory harvest. The team couldn't help but burst into cheers.
"Well done, my warriors. Now, tie up these slaves, and don't let go of our possessions!"
Red Tiger laughed. Looking at the thousands of people who were captured, I was very satisfied.