The news of the large-scale invasion of the Beamon Empire spread like a wind throughout the Byzantine Empire, and then the news continued to spread eastward, and soon, all the human kingdoms in the eastern part of the Norsenside continent learned of the Orc invasion to the east.

Although the current battle is only taking place within the territory of the Byzantine Empire for the time being, the other human kingdoms in the Eastern Continent do not dare to take this lightly.

These human kingdoms knew that once the Byzantine Empire between them and the Bimon Empire collapsed, the orcs would naturally become them. If even the Byzantine Empire, the most powerful human country on the continent, could not resist the orc army, let alone these second- and third-rate countries.

The entire human world is closely watching the war between the Beamon Empire and the Byzantine Empire.

And the behemoth of the Byzantine Empire is worthy of the title of the most powerful country in the human world, and when it was learned that the orc invasion force had reached 450,000, the war machine of the entire country immediately turned at full speed.

Although the Byzantine Empire lost 80,000 horses in one day in the central plain under the invasion of the orc army, in the entire west, the Byzantine Empire still had a regular army of more than 200,000, plus the reserve soldiers who were quickly incorporated into active duty in the western provinces under the war mobilization order, the number of the Byzantine Empire's army in the west suddenly expanded to nearly 600,000, and the number of soldiers even far exceeded that of the invading orcs.

In addition, in the cities and villages of the western provinces of the Byzantine Empire, in the face of the invasion of the orcs, in order to defend their homeland, they also organized countless urban militias and villager self-defense forces, so that the number of human soldiers and armed militias facing the orc army at this moment is probably not less than one million.

With this as high as one million armed forces against the 450,000 invading troops of the orcs, the Byzantine Empire was not at ease, and urgently transferred elite troops from garrisons all over the country to organize an army of more than 300,000 people, and was personally led by Field Marshal Harris Augur Heywood, the contemporary patriarch of the Heywood family, the most powerful family in the Byzantine Empire, and rushed to the western front day and night.

Judging from everything that happened on this surface, I am afraid that this invasion of the Byzantine Empire by the orcs will be difficult to please.

Indeed, if the 300,000 elite divisions led by Marshal Heywood can smoothly merge with the western garrison, then the original 200,000 border veterans of the western garrison will be able to combine these 300,000 elite soldiers, and the Byzantine Empire will be able to have 500,000 soldiers with combat experience to fight against the 450,000 invading army of orcs, plus the 400,000 reserve recruits recruited by the western garrison on the spot with temporary combat experience, as well as those who are weak in combat effectiveness. But it can also cause a lot of trouble for the orc army of hundreds of thousands of local forces, no matter which way you look at it, the Byzantine Empire has the advantage over the orc invasion army.

But it's all if.

After the orc army invaded the western part of the Byzantine Empire, it was the most important thing to capture the largest city in the western part of the Byzantine Empire and the famous city of the political, economic, and cultural center of the entire western Byzantium.

The capture of the Syndicate would not only deal a heavy blow to the morale of the entire Byzantine Empire, but would also greatly disintegrate the determination of the military and civilians in the western part of the Byzantine Empire to resist the orc army. In addition, the countless money, food, and supplies hoarded in Syndicate City also deeply attracted the attention of the orc generals.

In the winter labor expedition, although the orcs have done their homework in terms of logistics and supply, logistics supply has always been the biggest haze in the hearts of the orc generals. If you can capture the city of Syndicate, get the money and food hoarded there, and invade the Byzantine Empire's army of 450,000 orcs, at least for a year, you won't have to worry about logistics and supplies.

General Rasmussen is also well aware of the significance of the Syndicate City's gains and losses to this big battle.

In the face of the 450,000 orc army attacking the Syndicate City, General Rasmussen concentrated almost all the 200,000 veterans and 400,000 recruits of the western garrison of the Byzantine Empire in the direction of the Syndicate City.

Because the number of 600,000 troops was too large, if the army was stationed in the city, even a large city like Syndicate City could not be fully accommodated, so General Rasmussen simply stationed all the 600,000 troops around a dangerous pass forty miles outside the city, relying on the geographical advantage, camped and built fortifications, hugged into an iron plate, took a defensive position, choked the orc army to the Syndicate City's communication arteries, prevented the orc army from attacking the city, and while stepping up the training of the 400,000 recruits, while waiting for the arrival of Marshal Heywood's 300,000 reinforcements。

General Rasmussen's plan was to ensure the safety of the Syndicate City, while waiting to join forces with Field Marshal Heywood, and then launch a counterattack against the orcs with absolute superiority.

Immediately after reaching the outskirts of the Syndicate, the vanguard of the orc army launched a tentative assault on the Byzantine camp on the outskirts of the city. The Byzantine army could not hold out, and did not let the vanguard of the orcs get any advantage.

A day later, Beamon Emperor Ioleo the Great personally led the main force of the orc army to the outskirts of the Syndicate, and found that the Byzantine army camp was strong, well-defended, and had a geographical advantage, like an iron bucket, knowing that if it was attacked, his side would also suffer heavy losses, so he tried to lead the Byzantine army out of the camp and conduct a field battle.

When Iorio the Great sent people to curse the battle every day, General Rasmussen turned a deaf ear to this, hung up a sign of exemption from battle, and issued a military order, "Whoever goes out to fight the enemy without permission shall be killed!" During this period, General Rasmussen had a confidant and a favorite general, who listened to the orcs scolding the formation and insulted Rasmussen many times, and was so angry that he went out of the camp without permission and killed the orcs with his own hands.

When Admiral Rasmussen learned of this, he was furious and immediately beheaded his confidant to show the public. The Byzantines will beg each other bitterly, but to no avail. After the henchman was beheaded by Rasmussen, his head hung high above the gate for three days. Since then, no one in the Byzantine army has dared to defy the law and fight against the orcs privately.

"This Rasmussen is also a character!" said Iorio lightly after learning about Rasmussen's beheading.

Subsequently, the orc army began another fierce and tentative attack on the camp of the Byzantine army.

Arrows rained down and stones like meteors, and after only two days of fierce fighting, five thousand orc soldiers fell in front of the fence and deep ditch outside the Byzantine barracks. Although the Byzantine side suffered more casualties than the orcs, the camp of the army was still as strong as a rock.