Chapter 55: The Decisive Battle (7) Interlude
The orc who slashed and killed Reki was Brooks, he was already old, and his physical strength had declined slightly, as a real orc warrior, he didn't want to die in bed, and he was looking forward to an orc-like glorious death, so although he didn't belong to the Warsong tribe, when he heard Thrall talk about today's plan, the usually silent Blox, also took the initiative to ask for help to join this dangerous assault.
Brooks didn't have time to pay attention to what Reki was thinking before he died, he cut off Reki's head with a backhand axe and carried it in his hand, the latter's body fell to the ground, a book with a purple cover slipped out of Reki's robe, Bloxes picked up the book and put it away, and then cut down several enemies with a few axes and made peace with Grom, and the wolf cavalry rushed out again.
This time the breakthrough was much easier than expected, all the soldiers of the Scourge Legion lost the will to fight, and only fought on instinct, and the wolf cavalry rescued many injured companions and successfully broke out of the Scourge Army's position.
The reason why Reki was able to become the commander of today's Cataclysmic Army was not because of his three-legged cat's command and combat ability, but because of his strong mental power and spiritual connection ability, which allowed him to command all the soldiers of the Cataclysm Army on the battlefield, so when he died, the spiritual connection of the entire Cataclysmic Army was suddenly interrupted, and all the soldiers of the Cataclysm Army were a little dazed and overwhelmed for a while, and even the ice dragons that had just taken off in the rear also landed again after losing their targets.
The first to find out that Reki was dead was a bunch of necromancers, and the necromancers who were forced to fight on the front line and suffered heavy casualties had wanted to escape for a long time, and at this time, after discovering that their top boss could force them to die, one by one the necromancers secretly applauded Reki's death in their hearts, and began to retreat from the front line.
And after noticing the departure of the necromancer, the Death Knights did not hesitate to command their brigade to begin to retreat, as officers with excellent qualities, they can clearly judge the situation that arises, after losing the unified command, the Scourge Legion has lost the hope of victory if it continues to fight, and it is meaningless to continue fighting, so except for a small number of broken troops, the Scourge Army began to retreat on all fronts.
In the face of the enemy's evacuation, the exhausted tribal warriors were also unable to pursue, after eliminating the broken rear troops of the Scourge Army, most of the warriors gasped and sat down to rest, and the few warriors who still had strength either went to the wounded companions to encourage their companions, or went to collect the corpses of their companions, put away their weapons and pull out their fangs, so that they could be brought back to their companions and relatives in the rear.
"Gianna, my warriors are reaching their limit, and it won't be long before the enemy comes up again, and now we have to take this precious opportunity to retreat." Sal said to Gianna.
"Thrall, the Horde has done far beyond our expected combat goals, and the remaining enemies should be handed over to the Alliance first." Gianna was convinced, and in the previous battles, both the tenacity of the tribe and Thrall's ability to judge the situation had made Gianna admire.
Thrall gave the other orcs the order to withdraw: "Quick, prepare to withdraw!" Let's all move, and rest when we retreat to the third line of defense! ”
After receiving the order, the surrounding originally exhausted tribesmen all insisted on getting up and began to evacuate, putting their wounded teammates and remaining war supplies on Kodomon, or riding wolves or walking to start retreating in batches, and the surviving high-level rangers and druids of the Night Elves also rode on the Hippogriff to start evacuating, some of them will return to the third line of defense to rest, and some will continue to join the defense of the human defense line.
Grom and Blox followed the wolf cavalry back to Thrall, and by this time Reki's skull had been hoisted from the Warsong Clan's banner, and Brooks pulled the purple-covered book out of his bosom and handed it to Thrall: "Great Chief, I found it on that lich. ”
"Thank you, Brother Brooks." Thrall took the book and flipped through it, and after saluting Sal again, Brooks walked over to Wallock, intending to take a look at his brother's condition.
After reading it for a while, Sal found that the book was actually Reki's notes on studying magic, and Sal handed it to Gianna: "Gianna, this thing doesn't have much effect on our tribe, you can take it and study it with the members of Kenrito." ”
Gianna opened the book and after a cursory look at the contents, she was immediately attracted by the contents, and then she thanked Sal and said, "Thank you, Sal, this notebook has a lot of reference for me and Kenrito, but we will not take your loot for nothing, and we will exchange it with you for magic items of equal value in a moment." ”
"I'm sorry for you, Gianna." Thrall didn't refuse, he gave this magic notebook to Gianna and Kenrito also to get on good terms with the two parties, he had discovered the great power of magic in the previous battle, but Kenrito's relationship with the tribe has always been relatively bad, if he can find a chance to communicate and cooperate with Kenrito, he will definitely grasp it.
Twenty minutes later, Gianna followed the orderly evacuation of the tribesmen through the alliance camp, at this time the news of the battle situation on the front line had been brought back by some of the scouts and the first to withdraw the battle members and spread, the tribe not only held on longer than scheduled, but also dealt a heavy blow to the Scourge Legion, at this time many alliance soldiers looked at these tribesmen with complicated eyes full of scars, singing desolate war songs passing by.
Gianna came to the side of Varian and Marshal Windsor and other high-ranking members of the Alliance, and told the Alliance leaders the details of the battle, from the disadvantage of the moment, to the persistence of the tribesmen and Thrall's calm decision, and finally slashed Reki to completely turn the tide of the battle.
After listening to Gianna's words, Marshal Wendsol, Lieutenant General Hammond and other generals were obviously jealous of Thrall and the tribe, but Varian first repeated Thrall's words with great interest: "When facing a strong enemy, you need perseverance and patience, and when you find a flaw in the opponent, you will fight back with a fatal blow." ”
After Varian finished thinking about it, he laughed: "Haha, this sentence is well said, I will write it down, Gianna, and when I have time in the future, I will make a magical image of the scene of the battle just now, let me see it." ”
Gianna also smiled and said, "I see, Varian, there is also good news, because I didn't save a lot of mana with group teleportation just now, I can also help a lot in the battle for a while." ”
"With you in the fight, the pressure on us can be reduced a lot." Varian was also a little pleased with Gianna's participation in the battle, and then he turned to the left and right generals and said: "The tribe fought well just now, and we can't let the tribe despise it later, we have to show our human strength." ”
The generals' eyes lit up with a fierce fighting spirit, and they suddenly promised: "Obey!" Your Majesty! ”
It wasn't long before the rancid smell and the smell of sulfur came from the Scourge and the Burning Legion to the vicinity of the human lines.
Reki's death is huge, Annatheron doesn't have the strong mental connection ability of the Great Lich, and he can't command thousands of elite warriors to fight at the same time like Reki, so in the new offensive and defensive battles, both the Scourge and the Burning Legion will join the attack on humanity.
At this time, Annatheron, who had been beaten in the tribal camp, was staying by Akmund's side with Azgalor, Kazloga and other demon lords, waiting for Akmund's fate in fear, Akmund's face was still indifferent, but a slight frown showed his displeasure.
"Forget it, the failure just now wasn't your fault, Annetheron." After all, Akmund did not pursue Anatheron's mistake just now, and the Dreadlord breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and bowed his head even more humbly, "Thank you for your kindness. ”
Akmund continued to say indifferently: "Your combat power is too weak, and you can't control so many forces of the Scourge Army at the same time like that fool like Rekey, you won't be so far forward in a while, protect yourself in the rear, command the Scourge Legion to fight and support it with the rain of chaos." ”
"I see, sir." Annetheron still bowed his head and said respectfully, he now understood that after Reki's death, the authority of the Scourge had been completely transferred to him, and now Akmund not only would not settle accounts with him, but he was also afraid that he, a scumbag, would run to the front line and give away his life.
"In a battle for a while, Anatheron can control as many natural plague troops as you can to send as many troops as you can to the front." Akmund continued, and after Anatheron agreed, Akmund turned to the other two lieutenants and ordered:
"In our own legions, Azgalo will be in the front, and Kazloga will be in the center to direct the battle."
"Yes, Lord Akmund." The abyssal demon king Azgalor, who was known to be arrogant, was obedient like a kitten in front of Akmund, and hurriedly obeyed after receiving the order.
"Yes, Lord Akmund." Kazloga also pressed his demonic wings tightly to his body, and said respectfully.
Akmund said lightly: "Although I didn't want to make a move before I saw the World Tree, if you two haven't broken through this line of defense by noon, I will go into battle myself." ”
After hearing this seemingly ordinary sentence, the two demon lords both heard the meaning of the words, and shuddered in fright, if Akmund was forced to go into battle in person, wouldn't it mean that both of them were waste, and the two of them were no strangers to how waste was disposed of inside the Burning Legion.
"We won't let you down, my lord." The two demon lords hurriedly reassured.
"I'll see how you behave, now let's get ready for battle." Akmund remained flat.
Azgalor and Kazloga turned to leave, their eyes shining fiercely, intending to behave well and do everything they could to tear apart the human defenses as quickly as possible.