Chapter Ninety-Seven: Flying Axes
Looking at the army that the other party had assembled, Xiao Yu was still drinking red wine leisurely, having nothing to tease Xiaolong, and there was no big battle in front of him. Now the little dragon has grown bigger, and its wings are harder, and it can even flutter and fly.
Moreover, Xiaolong's breath is much more powerful than before, and a mouthful of flame can roll up and burn everyone to death. So, Xiao Yu had a fantasy about Xiaolong to ride for himself when he grew up, dragon knight, who doesn't want to be it.
Through Osilia's reminder, Xiao Yu remembered that Xiaolong was a dragon after all, and if he kept feeding it any ordinary food, roasted chickens and ducks or something, it would make Xiaolong's original wildness in his body lose.
Therefore, when Xiao Yu was in Tito City, he bought a large amount of raw meat from Warcraft and brought it to Xiaolong to eat.
At the beginning, Xiaolong was very unaccustomed to eating such bloody things, but Xiao Yu forced Xiaolong to eat these things, otherwise, there would be nothing else to eat.
Poor Xiaolong was in tears every day, biting the flesh of the monster, and looking up at Xiao Yu, that appearance was really heartbroken for those who saw it, and cried for those who heard it.
Xiwen couldn't get used to it, and often secretly took advantage of Xiao Yu's inattention to give Xiaolong a few bites of the snacks it usually likes to eat. Xiao Yu saw it occasionally, but he also turned a blind eye. Educating children, sometimes you can't take it too seriously.
By this time, the orcs had already learned that someone was coming to attack. Out of hatred for humans, they are all gearing up and wanting to fight fiercely.
Xiao Yu also faintly felt that the orcs' hatred for humans would be a hidden danger, and he had to be slowly corrected in the future, so that they could know that humans were not all bad people. Otherwise, it is easy to cause large-scale racial conflicts, just like the history in Warcraft at the beginning.
However, it is true that the current human beings do not regard orcs as equal creatures, but as low-level beasts, and feel that they can kill and raise them at will.
If Xiao Yu wants to make reasonable use of these orcs, he must solve these contradictions. After he goes back, he will slowly popularize the concept of equality of all races in the realm of the Lion King City, not allowing racial conflicts to be provoked, and slowly allowing all races to merge.
After this period of training, although the orcs are not very proficient in the use of ballistas, there is no problem with basically aiming and firing.
At this time, Tyrande kept riding the leopard out, observing the other party's military situation, and then came back to report.
Through Tyrande's report, Xiao Yu learned that the other party had now gathered about 3,000 men and horses, all of them well-equipped, and all of them were cavalry.
However, they were all light cavalry, not heavy cavalry.
After all, they are doing volleys this time, and it is impossible to use heavy cavalry to volley, which is powerful, but it moves slowly, has poor endurance, and can't run for long.
Only such a mobile light cavalry can achieve the best surprise effect.
It's just that Xiao Yu's deployment has reduced the advantage of their light cavalry a lot. Although there were only 500 people on his side, Xiao Yu had absolute confidence to wipe out the opponent.
From the appearance of the other party, he has been preparing for more than an hour, but he still did not take the initiative to attack. They sent some cavalry to make a tentative attack, but found it extremely difficult to get past the obstacles made by Xiao Yu. Even if you pass through the gap in the obstacle, you have completely lost the speed of the charge, and you are completely sent to kill others.
There is a sentence in Rommel's military quote, as long as the troops are resting and stationed, they must build fortifications quickly, and dense firepower and strong fortifications are the key to reducing casualties.
Although Xiao Yu is not an orthodox military strategist, he still knows this kind of common sense, and building more fortifications can improve his strength by a few grades.
So, when he had nothing to do these days, he had the orcs cut down countless trees, sharpen their heads, bundle them in rows, and then stick them upside down at the bottom of the slope, forming a very advantageous position.
Xiao Yu's current combat thinking is the idea of trench warfare during World War I, and it is also this kind of fighting style, the other party's military level, no matter how high it is, is still much worse than him in terms of ideological level.
With these obstacles, the opposing cavalry has basically lost half of its power. No one would have thought that Xiao Yu stayed here and didn't leave.
Originally, they were to prevent Xiao Yu from escaping, so they were all equipped with cavalry, but now it seems that it has become a burden.
In a situation where there are enemies on all sides and they are being chased all the time, the subconscious of ordinary people must be to quickly run back to their nest, so that they can feel at ease.
But who would have thought that Xiao Yu would be so bold and dare to stay like this and not leave. At this point, all their ambushes will be invalid. They can't keep lying there in ambush and waiting for Xiao Yu to come, who has that patience.
The cavalry could not charge, and the other side occupied the favorable terrain and the convenience of the fortifications, and the commander was also in a dilemma, not knowing how to launch an attack appropriately.
Naturally, it was impossible for their cavalry to carry any heavy weapons, so there was no way to attack from a large distance.
"Send a vanguard of five hundred men, dismount and turn into infantry, and rush forward to clear these obstacles." In the end, the commander gave such an order.
If these obstacles are not clear, the cavalry is just an ornament, and it is useless at all. Such an obstacle, if you send cavalry to charge, you will be a fool.
Immediately five hundred horsemen dismounted, armed with small shields and short swords, and quickly charged to clear the obstacles, while the other cavalry were prepared in the rear, and once the obstacles were cleared, they charged.
Seeing five hundred cavalry turned into infantry rushing over, Xiao Yu poked his head out of the carriage, holding red wine, lying on the edge of the window, squinting his eyes, not in a hurry at all.
It wasn't until the five hundred people reached less than two hundred meters that Xiao Yu said lazily: "All the orc warriors are ready, and when they reach the obstacle, they will attack with hand axes, and within ten seconds, throw all ten axes out for me, and whoever can't finish throwing them won't be given food tonight." Moreover, no one is allowed to rush down the slope even a step without my orders, otherwise he will be punished with ten lashes. ”
After speaking, Xiao Yu continued to tease Xiaolong.
Grom was now standing at the top of the slope, directing the battle. Xiao Yu asked Grom to learn to command this time, after all, he needs to be the leader of the orcs in the future, but he can fight and kill.
Soon, the infantry rushed to the front, and as soon as they approached the obstacles, they used their shoulders to resist the stakes that were tied together.
However, they were soon surprised to find that they could not carry these bundled obstacles at all. A dozen huge logs were sharpened and bundled together, how many catties did that weigh?
Even if a few orcs carried it together, it was very reluctant, and the logs were pulled over and tied together.
Seeing that the soldiers were there carrying the wood with all their strength, Grom stood on it grinning, and he did not immediately give the order to attack.
After following Xiao Yu for a long time, he naturally learned a lot of Xiao Yu's tactics and bad ideas, since they can't carry it, why are they in such a hurry to attack?
Sure enough, the human soldiers couldn't carry it at all, so many of them continued to go inside, trying to cut the ropes that bound the logs from behind. At this point, their formation spread out.
And at this time, Grom yelled and said, "Release." ”
After receiving the order, the orc warriors immediately picked up the hand axes in their hands and smashed them out. All of a sudden, the sky seemed to be covered by something, dense, as if it was a swarm of countless bats.
Before they could react, the second wave of hand axes had already gone up to the sky.
Puff puff......
The sound of axes entering the flesh sounded, and these soldiers had not had time to make any precautions, and they had already been directly struck by several axes.
Some soldiers raised their small shields to resist, but the small shields of this cavalry were very small and lightweight, and they could not stop the flying axes that roared from the sky. Sometimes, an axe shatters the shield alive.
Only a few clever soldiers moved forward quickly, hiding under the obstacles, and the rest were dead by the time the fifth round of axes came down.
However, these orcs resolutely carried out Xiao Yu's order, and the remaining five hand axes were all thrown out, slamming on the corpses of these soldiers.
The effect of flying axes in the sky, as shocking as rain, made the spirits of the soldiers hiding under the obstacles almost collapse, and the cavalry who were standing not far away and waiting also stayed in the local area, unable to say a word for a long time.
They had never seen such a blow of dense fire.
Rommel said that heavy fire was the key to victory. Xiao Yu resolutely implements these famous words, and the people of this era can't keep up with Xiao Yu's tactical thinking, so they will naturally be finished.
After throwing all ten axes, the orcs stood there stupidly, looking at the corpses all over the ground, and did not move.
However, in the eyes of each of them, there was a strong bloodlust and excitement. The blood of the orcs has been boiling, and Xiao Yu's tactics and the huge results achieved have made them more confident and unswerving in Xiao Yu's leadership. In the past, they faced the regular forces of the human race, but they all suffered losses.
They gradually believed that as long as Xiao Yu led them, they would never lose the battle.
Xiao Yu was very satisfied when he saw this scene, only strictly disciplined troops could win the battle, otherwise, as before, the orcs would rush up and cut down indiscriminately as soon as they fought, and they would definitely be killed by the human phalanx.
After a full minute or so, there was no sound on either side, only the north wind whistling by, whining, as if to tell something.
Xiao Yu's side was not allowed to attack without an order, and the cavalry side was completely stupid, not knowing what to do next.
"Go and pick up all the axes, be fast, and if you see the other party attacking, withdraw immediately, without the slightest hesitation, otherwise you will be whipped ten times." Xiao Yu finally gave the order.
So, the orcs immediately rushed down and picked up the axes. The few soldiers who were hiding under the obstacles, in this more than a minute, did not dare to come out at all, they were already frightened and nervous, feeling that as soon as they went out, they would definitely be killed by the flying axes in the sky, but they did not know that the orcs' flying axes had run out.
So, these orcs came down to pick up the empty space of the axe and killed them one by one very casually.
In a battle, both sides killed 500 people on the other side without any contact, this kind of record, no matter where it is placed, is rare.
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Thanks to Yanfei, Xuantian Yiyiyi, Zizi Fuyun, and guifsy for their tips.