Chapter 597: Military Rations
Fortunately! At this moment, the orc emperor's heart was filled with boundless happiness, if he hadn't personally supervised the battle on the eastern front, then he would have turned into powder under the power of the meteorite sky; if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to drag the ape clan back and arrange the powerful main battle races in the east and west lines, and also distribute the shamans equally, then the orc empire would have suffered huge losses, and this southern expedition would have been completely ruined.
His Majesty the Emperor is very open to the injury of the orc army, after all, the orc army on the east and west lines is not seriously injured because it is quite far away from the meteorite falling, but after being strongly shocked, low morale cannot be avoided. But for the Orc Emperor, this meteorite has solved a big problem for it, after the ape clan has experienced the weakness and detachment brought about by the accusation of madness, the shock wave of the meteorite impact is basically unspared, I am afraid that except for Fan Crushed Skull and a few personal guards, the ape clan has no soldiers to fight. This is good news for the lion royal family, once the ape race is eliminated, there is no race in the entire orc empire that can threaten the lion people's dominance.
"Withdraw your troops!Return to the camp and check out the situation!" His Majesty the Emperor's order caused the panicked orcs to immediately withdraw from the battlefield. Under the strong shock brought by this meteorite, neither humans nor orcs had the heart to fight, and the two sides collected their troops and cleaned up the battlefield very tacitly.
Seeing the orc army retreating, there was a discussion among many combat officers on the command platform of the Dawning Fortress: "My god of war blesses, is this a miracle? Are those orcs punished by God?" "Today is really a fluke, if it weren't for the strong fortress, I'm afraid we would be miserable!"
Prince Grantham was not affected by the comments of the officers, he looked at Leo deeply, whether it was from Leo's composure or his reaction, His Royal Highness was keenly aware that this sudden meteorite must be related to Leo. Although he couldn't believe that Leo could trigger such a grand and gorgeous offensive, the prince's intuition told him that Leo would definitely not be able to get out of the relationship.
This is because when His Royal Highness got up to investigate the situation outside the fortress, he unexpectedly found that when the soldiers on both sides of the human and beast were transformed into rolling gourds under the impact of the meteorite, trembling under the power of the sky, there were several figures standing there on the battlefield unaffected.
Achilles in shining armor, Immorton who is burly but wearing a robe, Joan of Arc who holds high the battle flag like a saint and cannot be taken lightly, and the figure of a person makes Prince Grantham vaguely guess the truth of the incident: Mage Merlin, who wears a hat and a gray ** mage robe, this mysterious old mage was preparing magic before, and then a meteorite fell from the sky.
Although he didn't know much about the magic system, at least Prince Grantham knew that it would be difficult to pull a meteorite from the sky to the ground or land exactly where it was intended. If this meteorite from the sky was really summoned by Mage Merlin, then the rank of this old mage would probably far exceed the Empire's original assessment of him.
In the intelligence analysis of the Holy Griffin Empire, Mage Merlin is evaluated as a fifth-level great magician, which is similar to the level of the deans of the Magic Academy of the Kingdom of Lorraine, in fact, when Mage Merlin teaches in the Academy of Magic, the magic he shows is only this level. But now this old mage actually cast a spell on the battlefield that can be called a forbidden spell, destroying the orc's camp in one fell swoop, and even the morale of the orcs on the eastern and western fronts fell to the bottom because of this.
The Leo in front of him is more and more incomprehensible to Prince Grantham, who has lived in a viscount family since he was a child, and is still the second son who is not taken seriously, how can he gather so many talented people?
Compared to the puzzled Prince Grantham, the Orc Emperor is now eager to scold his mother loudly. On the way back to the army, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly remembered something so important that he almost jumped from his seat with his wise mind and broad mind.
All the military rations were stored in the big camp, and this catastrophe from heaven wiped out the entire big camp, doesn't that mean that all the military rations are gone? The orc emperor then remembered, what was the heavy burnt smell in the shock wave of Shicai, and it was the damn smell of the military rations being burned!
100,000 vassal warriors and 20,000 ape warriors, the orc emperor can afford to lose, a dozen shamans die in battle, gritting their teeth, it doesn't matter if the reserve troops guarding the big camp are gone, the fertility of the orcs is enough to make up for these losses. However, the loss of military rations is related to the lifeblood of this southern expedition.
At this moment, no matter how calm his ordinary temperament was, it was impossible for the Orc Emperor to sit still. You must know that the Orc Empire was already short of food and clothing, and for this desperate southern expedition, all the races of the Orc Empire handed over most of the food reserves for the winter under the strong orders of the Emperor and the Beast God Temple. To put it mildly, without military rations, the orc army may not even be able to withdraw to their own territory, and even if they return to their territory, they will starve to death in winter.
"Order, the patriarchs and leaders of the various tribes will go to the big tent to discuss matters!" the orc emperor ordered in a deep voice with a gloomy face.
The original camp was naturally gone, and only a huge pit remained, like an ugly scar left on the wasteland. The orc emperor camped near the giant pit, and while ordering people to gather the remnants of the army, he quietly arranged for his guards to search for food near the giant pit.
When dozens of clan leaders gathered in the camp tent, the orc emperor glanced at them, and his heart was as clear as a mirror, after this catastrophe, these guys must have other thoughts.
"Summoning you here, there is bad news to tell you!" His Majesty the Emperor does not intend to hide the destruction of military rations, and this kind of thing cannot be concealed, so it is better to tell everyone directly and openly.
Among the patriarchs, there are some active minds who have already guessed what is going on, and they exchange glances one by one, and they continue to make small movements in private. The Orc Emperor saw these things clearly, but he didn't pay attention to them and continued: "Some people may have guessed that the meteorite destroyed not only our big camp, but also all the military rations stored in the big camp!"