Chapter XXVII: Counteroffensive

Logan, a mountain ranger, is an accurate and excellent musketeer (self-proclaimed). He could have enjoyed a walk in the snow of Danmoro with his beloved sheep Big, and every now and then he drank a sip of Winter Springs from Kalimdor while he was on his rounds, not to mention how pleasant it was.

But now, after hearing Prince Muladin's account of the tragedy that happened in Lordaeron, Logan volunteered to join the regular army and join the reinforcements without hesitation, he was not to hide from the fierce orc-like mother-in-law at home, but Lord Logan understood that he had followed the covenant to help Lordaeron through the difficulties. But then something went wrong, and the general of Lordaeron transferred them to Kalimdor, where he became part of saving the world along with the gnomes from Danmorrow!

Oh, the forge is on it! It's not a dream, is it?

Logan woke up excitedly in his sleep more than once, he never thought that he could participate in such a great war! You must know that once this is done, he will not even need to find a new topic of drinking for several years after returning to Ironforge, he can guarantee that as long as he shows up in the tavern, those lazy old drunkards will definitely circle around him and listen to him tell this magnificent epic legend!

"Bang, bang......" The continuous and dense sound of firearm fire brought Logan's thoughts back to reality, and he subconsciously pulled the trigger, and his long-trained eyesight made him easily keep up with the red projectiles fired from his musket.

"Poof!"

"Wow! this is a big guy!" Logan was thrilled to see his projectile hit a damn abomination in the left eye, successfully interfering with the monster's attempt to drag some hapless ghost into the monster pile with that vicious hook chain!

"Hey, Logan, it's a rotation, get me down!" Rom, the guy who was behind Rogan who had already finished changing ammunition and was about to rotate forward, put his hand on the shoulders of his shouting comrades in the front row, he saw Rogan just turn his face sideways and wanted to give him an apologetic smile, but the next second his smile turned into confusion, disbelief and horror......

Rom's hand felt loose, and the object on his shoulder disappeared in front of his eyes in an instant, and by the time his gaze followed the magical light that had been struck by some evil to its destination a second later, Logan's figure had disappeared into the dense army of undead and demons...... At this time, RΓΆm trembled and noticed that there was a death knight in front of the enemy's team!

Damn! They're mostly focused on the abominations that threaten them the most, when did those Death Knights come out? Hiding behind the Abomination and secretly wielding the Death's Grip?

After several battles, the living were basically familiar with the various units of the undead army, so Rom's first reaction was that his buddy was dragged into the enemy line by the Death Hand, and there was no better ending in this situation than death......

Immediately, the mages led by Gianna quickly discovered the critical situation, but by the time they remedied the powerful magic bombardment, the cunning Death Knights had already retreated, allowing the cannon fodder units to continue to attract firepower. It has to be said that this way makes the advance of the coalition forces slower and pays more costs.

1000 yards ...... 500 yards...... 300 yards ......

Gianna followed the group with some respite, nearly a quarter of the 500 musketeers had been killed, and the ranged units such as orcs and mages behind had been bombarded by some enemy meat grinders, but these losses were still acceptable.

"Gianna! It's time! This person who is away from me can sprint!"

Sal's voice came, and Gianna replied with a sigh of relief, "Okay, over to you, Sal!"

After that, Gianna lifted the blizzard spell that had been maintained in order to suppress the opponent's special operations units such as the Death Knight, and in the next moment, she quickly summoned two water elementals comparable to abomination, and the summoned water elementals quickly pressed up with their huge bodies, picked up a fist as big as a clay pot and smashed it at the enemy, this kind of violent physical attack is not like the style of water elements at all.

And this is the signal agreed before the battle, the remaining battle mages have released the magic they are casting, and instead summon water elementals, although these water elements are not as big as Gianna, they are still very cooperative with their bodies to block this small mountain road.

At the same time, the musketeers, who had been on the front line under tremendous pressure and casualties, quickly retreated to the rear through the passage separated by the orc and troll ranks.

A soldier of the Kukaron Guard said to the dwarven musketeer who was already sweating and looking weak as he passed, "You dwarf is doing a good job, you have to watch it, it's time for our Kukaron warriors to perform!"

The dwarven musketeer didn't stop, he turned his head to look at the ugly orc grinning at him, for the first time he felt that this murderous face looked quite reliable as a comrade, "Hmph, I'll see your joke when you take the position, I killed 31 ghouls just now, do you want to compare?"

"That's it, it's settled, dwarf!

The Kukaron warrior's voice grew quieter, and the dwarven musketeer smiled and followed the group behind the heavily, re-aligning with the ranged troops sent behind.

After a while, after confirming that the orc infantry had taken the front, Gianna shouted, "Mages, end the summoning and prepare for support!"

The water elementals who had been beaten "all over their bodies" in front of them were relieved of their summons and disappeared into the air in the form of sprinkled droplets.

The demon guards in the first row finally saw what was behind the sight of those tall water elementals, and it wanted to take the opportunity to quickly go up and take out a few annoying dwarves under the cover of those damn ghouls, but when a row of almost identical tall and angry strong green skins appeared in its sight, its not-so-high IQ made it feel as if something had changed, and it instinctively felt a little scared?

It's a member of the Burning Legion, so how can it be afraid?

But before the demon guard could come up with a solution from its barren brain cells, it heard a deafening cry not far from it, "Loktar."

ogar!” "Blood and glory!"

As the Kukaron guards accelerated forward, in the next second, the mages quickly came to support, and the scorching flames gushing out from the ground instantly covered these demon guards who couldn't figure out the situation!

Of course, this Flame Storm was nothing to the demons who were born with a certain resistance to flames, but it only provoked the anger of the demon guards in this row, "Roar! The Legion will destroy you!"

Gianna and her battle mages didn't simply think that the Firestorm alone would solve the problem, and the moment the flames began to weaken, the ice that fell from the sky frostbitten and froze the demon guards and the lucky ghouls who survived to death!

Fire and ice.

Thrall, who was running in the front position, shouted "Storm Spirit, answer my call!"

Rich lightning instantly poured out of Thrall's palms, and they were very "smart" to bypass their own people, and with a blinding flash, they bombarded the demon guards who were deeply frozen in place by the blizzard in just a moment!

β€œ......”

The spell that was originally a chain of lightning tripled the number of connections among frozen enemies, and the damage dealt was even more impressive!And inspired by Thrall's leadership, several shamans who followed the army began to do the same, once again turning those already very strong and powerful demon guards into a pile of crushed ice slag!

β€œloktar ogar!”

"Damn the undead!"

At the age of 40 yards, the warriors of the Kukaron Guard began to condense their anger, and the blood-red aura enveloped the rough berserkers, and the red light or the short spears of the spear-throwers rose into the air and slammed into the back rows of the enemy line, or like straight rays, crashed into the front rows of the enemy line that had been shattered by long-range fire!

The mages eliminated the range of destructive spells they had maintained, and instead began to seek out enemy casters for control or to find gaps to support their allies while engaging in front, while the shamans summoned two glowing ghost wolves under Thrall's leadership, and then they also turned into a ghost wolf, jumping from behind to join the battlefield carved out by the Kukaron Guard.

It is undeniable that the Kukaron Guards and the Ghost Wolves have created more and greater confusion for the enemy front, but it has also made the spearmen and mages supporting in the rear feel at a loss, which is like the orcs are fighting well, and they no longer care about the cooperation with the friendly forces, they are just covering and attacking alternately with their own people.

In desperation, Gianna had no choice but to command the mages to abandon the mission of supporting the orcs, and began to cast crowd-killing magic on the rear of the enemy formation, which was densely packed with enemies, in order to delay and weaken the enemy's reinforcements.

Compared to the shouts of slaughter in front of it, the heavy armor phalanx, which was dominated by humans, was much quieter, and at this moment, Erigor, who was leading these soldiers armed to the teeth, also took advantage of the height difference of the ramp to see the almost endless enemies below the slope that could be connected to the end of the horizon......

This made Eregor feel his scalp tingle, and at the same time, he also saw that after the round of subtle cooperation that surprised him as a veteran, those invincible demons also fell down like wheat harvested by a sickle!

From the beginning of the retreat of the musketeers to cover the retreat of the musketeers, the mages carried out actions to attract fire and block the sight before summoning the water elemental, and then the orc named Thrall also ordered the troops to follow as if they had cooperated for a long time, and I had to sigh that the orcs were such creatures with a keen sense of smell for battle, and the timing of their cooperation was very exquisite.

This advance, retreat, and advance, the musketeers have to retreat to the back of the heavy armor, which takes time, and this string of cooperation not only gives the musketeers enough time, but also seems to arouse the fighting spirit of the other party, and those clever mages adapt to the situation and cast just the right spell to make the battle situation very favorable! This kind of offensive method with a clear division of labor among the various arms is not impossible if it is carried out by the soldiers of the Alliance, but it takes a long time to train, and the command needs more grassroots officers to be able to do it, unlike the orcs who can maintain such an offensive posture without too much command in such a chaotic battle, which really makes Erigor feel impressed.

The orcs' fighting instincts are indeed very enviable and very powerful, but in the case of having broken through into the enemy's formation, their combat instincts are limited to the cooperation with their own people, and there is no more, and now their offensive link has been disconnected from the guard, if it weren't for Gianna's strong adaptability, allowing the mages to shift their attack targets to the rear of the enemy formation, I am afraid that under the continuous pressure, the casualties of the orc soldiers would have risen in a straight line.

"I heard you're hunting demons, so it's not too late for us to arrive, are we?"

A casual male voice interrupted Erigor's thoughts, he turned his head to see that it was a blood elf ranger, I have to say that the elf, a creature that hangs on the side of the beauty, looks pleasing to the eye, especially the blood elf, which is more in line with human aesthetics.

Erigor smiled, he knew that it was the follow-up reinforcements coming, it seemed that the general was determined to take that position back, he stared at the black tide below the slope that was being dispelled by the green warriors and the ice blue magic light, retreated, Erigor said humbly: "I am the commander of the heavy armor Erigor, thank you for the reinforcements, I think the high slope over there will soon become a stage for you to show your skills." ”

"I'm Ranger Captain Haduron Mingyi, and I'm ordered to support. ”

Following Erigor's fingers, Haduron saw that the mages were smashing the clumps of spells at the enemy casters who were standing on the high platform and were constantly using the height and distance to shoot the orc warriors.

Now that the threat of long-range attacks was lost, the warriors of the Kukaron Guards launched an even more frantic attack, and the black tide of demons and undead began to be like stones rolling down the hillside!

Haduron also smiled, and he said, "Yes, it looks like we're going to be busy soon." ”

Soon, with the courageous onslaught of the orc warriors, the 500-yard-long ramp was back in the hands of the defenders. Subsequently, with the rangers

, musketeers, and mages quickly entered the high position, while the heavy armor advanced to replace the Kukaron guards who were extremely reluctant to retreat, and the long-range suppression gradually unfolded!

At this time, the strength of these wastes, which in the eyes of the orcs are just some iron bumps, and they are useless except for being able to resist a few more attacks, is displayed.

"Bang Bang ......"

"Lala......"

This harsh and uncomfortable sound came from the fact that the ghouls were constantly moving to the rear due to the change of guards and the targets of long-range attacks, and those small, fast-moving ghouls began to burrow out from many various places and directly attack the heavily armored line that had just finished plating. Those disgusting monster claws and fangs did not show the slightest mercy, and swung down at these heavy armor soldiers!

But the claws and fangs that could have easily torn through iron didn't do what they had been able to do, leaving only a shallow trace on the armor that was so strong that it cost a lot of money to make silver ingots.

I have to say that the elite cavalry of Fenris Castle has really been cultivated with blood, but I don't know if this is the meaning of King Terenas or the meaning of Marshal Garissus, but these two are already dead, and it is impossible to know whose meaning it is, anyway, this is already cheap Edlan is.

"Thorn"

At the sound of the command, spears were like forests, and thorn-like blades appeared from the array of heavy armor!

The howling screams of ghosts and wolves and the harsh grinding of iron weapons contrasted sharply with the simple stabbing movements of the silent heavy armoured soldiers.

In the first round of the clashes, the heavy armoured soldiers suffered 0 casualties, and the ghouls flew up desperately like moths to the fire, and they were almost stabbed to death in a string on the three rows of spears.

"Kill!"

The second order was given, and the first row of heavy armor soldiers lowered their spears under the cover of their shields, not only the arms of those soldiers were almost unable to hold the corpses of ghouls that were worn in strings, but this was also part of the tactics, and they drew their swords one after another. At the same time, the heavy armor soldiers in the second row stabbed out the second round of "thorns", and combined with the long swords in the front row, they completely formed a "wall of death"! And in the third row, they were holding tough, slender special spears, which were enough for them to use the cover of their comrades in the first two rows to stab frantically from the gap in the crowd, making up for the shortcomings of the heavy armor soldiers' killing efficiency. Then, as the enemy's offensive slows down, they rotate and either advance slowly or retreat, a uniform movement that really amazes the others.

The number of heavy armor soldiers is not much, far less than the Kukaron guards, but the combat effectiveness that can be displayed makes Sal frown, in the face of such an enemy formation, if there is no effective long-range killing, no matter what kind of troops come to hand-to-hand combat, there will be very huge losses, and after paying losses, it may not be able to destroy this formation......

Erigor was also very satisfied that his soldiers could do so well, he thought that these guys were just cavalry materials, but what he didn't expect was that they also performed so well in the defense of the position! When did Lordaeron have this army? Erigor had read the information, these people seemed to be from the garrison of Fenris Castle, and they were the elite troops under the command of Marshal Garithars?

Erigor was very proud that he could lead such an elite army, and he was also very proud that the kingdom of Lordaeron still had such a regular army that could fight, he participated in and watched the whole process of the battle, and obviously discovered the advantages and disadvantages of these so-called new tribes of orcs, and then looked at the strength of his own troops, Erigor secretly assessed the strength of the two sides.

At least in the defensive operations of the position, the role of the heavy armor is much better than that of the orcs who will only bury their heads and disconnect from the backup, don't you see that now those long-range units that cannot stand on the high platform have begun to intercept and kill the enemy close to the heavy armor in a very rhythmic manner? When those lucky monsters rush in front of the heavy armor soldiers, they are either injured or very few of them are left alone, which can allow the heavy armor soldiers to kill at ease, and can even link with the ranged on the high platform, so that they can relax a little, and at the same time, the heavy armor soldiers can kill more, which can allow the ranged units to take an effective rest a little, and vice versa.

This kind of efficiency is much stronger than the orc's bloody courage to rush into the center of the enemy and kill indiscriminately!

Indeed, the indomitable and heroic charge of the orcs warriors was very inspiring and could really disrupt the enemy's formation, but at what price did they pay? The ranged units could not cooperate, and they were encircled, and after a few minutes of fighting, they actually caused a tenth of the battle losses! This is still the most elite unit of the orcs, although they killed more than twice the number of their losses, but what is it compared to the enemy army at the bottom of the hill with no end in sight?

This kind of sacrifice is unnecessary, it should not be, it could have been avoided! Erigor even thought that if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't come back after the heavy cavalry raid, if it weren't for the fact that his elite heavy armor didn't have enough training and didn't have enough numbers in the assault formation, if it weren't for the fact that the heavy armor was not suitable for long-term fierce battles, Erigor felt that General Edlan would not even let these orcs play!

But there was no such thing as an established fact, and Erigor rotated to the first row and continued to kill ghouls, and when it was his turn, there were very few ghouls who could pass through the increasingly dense and perfect long-range unit strike net, which also made many people breathe a sigh of relief for a while.

It didn't take long for this section of the hillside passage to be cleared by the follow-up troops, and the troops on the front line also ushered in the presence of the commander-in-chief Edlan. It's not that he Edlan is afraid of death and waits for his men to come here after they have piled up a small victory with their lives to confirm safety, but he must personally inspect the situation on the front lines up close, just as he did when he first took over the position left by the Night Elves.

There is at least a vertical drop of 5 meters on the high platform on the side of the mountain, although the area of this high platform is not large, and it can't even be stuffed into a blade car, but the mortar team can make up for this shortcoming, plus now the long-range firepower of the coalition forces has been added by the mages, such a height difference will become more and more important with the long and winding downhill, which is a very deadly terrain for the enemy!

With such terrain, as long as sufficient rotation and supplies were ensured, in the absence of a strong enemy, he felt that the coalition could even block the entire army of demons and undead here!

Hmmm, that's ...... What the?