"Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Battle of the Breakout, Fifteen"
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As time passed, the number of orc armies gathered around the breakout army reached a staggering 200,000, and the passage that the breakout army needed to pass through was more than 8,000 meters long, while the passage opened by the Iron Guards could only reach 4,000 meters.
Before the Fire Legion took over the offensive, the Iron Guard's strong onslaught had already exceeded the task assigned to them by Bai Feng, but the performance of the Fire Legion made Bai Feng understand that it was unrealistic for them to hope for the continuation of the passage.
At this time, the vanguard cavalry that was the first to rush out of the fortress had already pushed their offensive spearhead to the rear of the orc army, and in front of the vanguard cavalry were less than 20,000 orc warriors, and there was a distance of more than 1,000 meters, and the vanguard cavalry that fought endlessly could kill the orc encirclement!
After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the four teams of ironclad cavalry that followed closely behind Aetius had less than 80 knights left in each team, and the casualty rate exceeded 30 percent.
The impact and defense were inferior to the ironclad cavalry's companions, and although their task was to strangle lone orc warriors in the rear of the ironclad cavalry charged, the actual casualties were not much less than those of the ironclad cavalry charging forward, and even more so.
The attack spearhead composed of about 300 ironclad cavalry and 250 companion cavalry was already much worse than before, and the 500 cavalry under Cabaye's command were naturally harassed by the fierce orc warriors who were not afraid of death in such a fierce battle.
The charging ironclad cavalry and the companion cavalry sweeping the passage will only rush forward desperately, and the orc warriors who have re-surrounded behind them cannot catch up with the galloping ironclad cavalry and partner cavalry, so they will attack the cavalry brigade that is slightly inferior.
Even with the ferocious charge of war horses, it is still difficult for ordinary Imperial cavalry to sweep away orc warriors like ironclad cavalry and companion cavalry, and the Imperial cavalry is not strong enough, and there are constantly unlucky knights who are thrown off their horses by rushing orc warriors on the way to charge.
The cavalry brigade, which suffered the heaviest casualties among the three cavalry, had nearly three hundred of the five hundred Imperial cavalry killed, and if it had not been for the ironclad cavalry and companion cavalry in front of them to guide them and sweep away the orc warriors as much as possible, I am afraid they would have collapsed long ago.
At this point in the battle, the charging speed of the vanguard cavalry is getting slower and slower, while the orc warriors in front of them are getting denser and denser; judging from the current state of the vanguard cavalry, even if they can kill the heavy encirclement of the orc army, there will not be many cavalry left.
After leaving the fortress, the Marquis of Rundstead did not waste a single soldier to reinforce the soldiers who had been fighting both sides of the passage, and the Marquis, who knew the situation well, led his army along the passage straight ahead.
"General, there are more and more orc armies blocking in front of us, and the orc armies attacking us on both flanks are becoming more and more ferocious; ”
A bloodied captain of the Predator Guard came to Ranocchia's side under the guard of several elite warriors, but unfortunately, as soon as his words came out, Ranocchia, who was the first soldier, rebuked angrily without looking back:
"Do you think that the Flame Legion's bunch of wine bags and rice bags can help us hold the flank? You have to remember: on the battlefield, never hand your back to an ally who is not worthy of trust! Now, you give me a quick back command of the battle!"
"This ...... No!" The captain, who had been scolded by Ranocchia, wanted to hold on a little longer, but when he saw Ranocchia glaring back at him, he decisively chose to accept Ranocchia's order and turned back to his own brigade.
After sending away the captain under his command, Ranocchia's right hand wielding the fire magic sword paused visibly, how could Ranocchia, as the commander of the Predator Guard, not know about the situation of the Predator Guard, who was extremely familiar with the soldiers under his command?
It's just that knowing what to do is another matter, and the battle has been going on so far that it has been an extremely difficult test for both the breakout army and the orc army.
In such a life-and-death test that would determine the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people, all Ranocchia could do was to lead the soldiers of the Iron Guards to advance with all their might, and every meter more advanced by the Iron Guards, the subsequent breakout army could have less pressure to advance.
In the heat of battle, the slightest distraction can lead to the death of a powerful warrior on the spot, and Ranocchia, who has the strength of a low-level great swordsman, is much more powerful than an ordinary orc warrior, but it is not so difficult to kill.
While Ranokia was distracted and thinking about the battle situation, two tigerman warriors with good combat strength slashed the giant axes in their hands at Ranokchia at the same time, and Ranokia, who came back to his senses in an instant, suddenly raised his right hand almost instinctively and blocked the two giant axes with his long sword.
The magic sword with fire magic will not be cut off by the ordinary giant axe in the hands of the Tiger Warrior, and although Ranokia uses the weapon in his hand to block the attack of the Tiger Warrior, the talented Tiger Warrior uses their power to suppress the Nokia.
Ranocchia's brief confrontation with the two Tigermen gave one of the nearby Leopard warriors an excellent opportunity to assassinate, and the Leopard Warrior stabbed his short spear into Ranocchia's chest with lightning speed.
"General Ranocchia, the general has asked you to lead the soldiers of the Predator Guard to consolidate the defensive line on the spot, and soon the main army led by the Marquis of Rundstead himself will catch up. A low voice rang in his ears, and this was what made Ranocchia react from the shock just now.
Just when Ranocchia thought that he couldn't dodge the short spear in the hands of the leopard warriors, three ghostly warriors in black tights suddenly appeared beside the three orc warriors, and the three orc warriors who almost killed Ranocchia turned into three corpses in an instant.
After killing the three orc warriors, the other two mysterious warriors turned around and disappeared into the orc army, only the mysterious warrior who had killed the leopard warrior came to Ranocchia's side and conveyed Bai Feng's latest order to him.
In fact, these three shadow killers were specially sent by Bai Feng to secretly protect Ranocchia, and the so-called relay order was just that Bai Feng was unwilling to let Ranocchia know;
In fact, not only Ranocchia, but also Hans, Asassis, López, Athos and other generals who participated in the battle had shadow killers who secretly protected them;
After receiving the latest order from the Shadow Slayer, Ranocchia immediately suspended the Predator's offensive, ordering the Predator's men to build a defensive line on the spot, and sending people to call for help from the Fire Legion in the rear.
The Fire Legion, which had been following behind the Predator Guard, did not actually fight the orc army directly face to face, and even the two sides of the passage that they were responsible for taking over were later taken over by the Seventh Wing and the Assault Wing, and their casualties were still relatively light.