081: The Art of Commanding in Battle
"Woo!~" Heavy trumpets sounded on both sides, and drums thundered. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Dozens of shamans chanted large mantras, and six-pointed stars rose from the soles of the orc's feet, and in the flickering light, the orc's muscles quickly bulged and roared violently.
Then the two thousand orcs at the front began to take heavy steps, approaching the Imperial legions on the opposite side, and the ground trembled with the sound of their footsteps rolling like thunder.
Count Reis, who was on the cliff, also began to read out the order in an orderly manner: "The sixth, seventh, and heavy infantry advance six and move two to the left laterally, first to defend and then attack; the Chinese army to retreat two; and the heavy cavalry to move two to the left laterally, and then to the third." ”
There are many ways for the Saint Laurent Empire to command the battle, and the Count of Reis here gives the most conventional command code, one stands for 100 meters, and so on.
The command was quickly passed into the hands of the major army commanders, and the human phalanx began to change significantly.
The two heavy infantry at the front of the right flank were blessed by the magician and began to move forward with heavy steps.
It seemed that Count Reis was preparing for this first exchange of fire with heavy infantry.
When the two heavy infantry had just arrived at their intended position, the orc's vanguard was less than two hundred meters away from them, and the prelude to the battle was completely opened at this time.
“kill!frohtehroed!”
"Draw your sword!
At the command of the commanders of both sides, the orcs spread their feet and let out a beastly roar, and ran wildly across the wilderness, and in the next moment, they had already crashed headlong into the imperial cluster.
"Poof!"
"Click..."
"Kill!"
All sorts of voices resounded across the battlefield, debris of shields mixed with severed limbs and severed arms flew everywhere, and large expanses of blood spilled onto the clear sky and stained the earth red.
As a high-level unit in the regular army of the empire, the cost is second only to the heavy cavalry, although it cannot form a slaughter situation like the heavy cavalry, but with heavy armor and sharp broadswords, the heavy infantry still has an advantage on the battlefield.
Not long after the battle began, the heavy infantry was not routed by the orc charge, but instead gained a foothold and gradually advanced in the battle.
"Woo!~" The horn on the orc's side sounded again.
The orc army began to move forward three hundred meters in its entirety, and the left and right wings expanded outward.
Then another 3,000 orcs broke away from the Chinese army and began to advance towards the battlefield in front of them, and at the same time, more than a dozen harpys also rose into the air and flew towards the Imperial Army.
"The eighth and ninth heavy infantry marched into eight and moved two to the left laterally to support, the heavy cavalry moved two to the left laterally, the griffin knights intercepted, and the other teams stood by in place. Count Reis ordered calmly
More than a dozen griffin knights wearing magically forged special javelins rose into the air, entangled with the flying harpy, and the incessant screams exploded above the battlefield, and the thunderous javelins shuttled through the air like a thunderbolt that tore through the sky.
On the ground, two more heavy infantry teams were ordered to take steps away from the main formation and join the battle circle in front.
Or take heavy infantry to fight the main force?
After seeing Count Reis's military move, Kane frowned slightly.
It is true that building expensive heavy infantry is a class of human beings to compete with the orcs on a frontal battlefield, but without the support of other troops, they will still struggle to fight.
And...
Didn't the Count notice that the heavy infantry was too far away from the main force?
At first, the heavy infantry advanced 600 meters of heavy infantry, while the main army retreated 200 meters, and in the battle, the heavy infantry advanced a distance of about 100 meters, and the distance between the two sides was already more than 800 meters.
While thinking, Kane's eyes continued to focus on the battle ahead.
After the two armies joined, the heavy infantry still had the advantage, and the orcs looked a little weak in front of these soldiers who were tightly wrapped in iron armor, and were defeated and retreated.
Seeing this, the orcs sounded their horns again, and invested another 3,000 orcs, and at the same time, the empire also had countermeasures - two heavy infantry joined the battle circle!
The orcs had just taken advantage of the disadvantage of the newly recruited corps to move back slightly, and with the replenishment of these two heavy infantry in place, they were once again at a disadvantage.
Seeing the heavy infantry achieving successive results, they were invincible and the morale of the imperial army was greatly shaken.
It's just that compared to the joy of most soldiers who obviously climbed up their eyebrows, Kane's brows became tighter and tighter.
What's going on?
At this point, Kane had a faint feeling that something seemed wrong.
It is true that the strength of the heavy infantry is good, but at most it can only achieve a certain advantage when the number of frontal battlefields is equal.
But now the orcs seem to be helpless in the face of these iron bumps, and instead of pushing back the heavy infantry, several new sources of troops have allowed them to enter step by step.
It's like... Deliberately leading them towards their own formation?
Just thinking of this, Kane's eyes widened!
Because he suddenly realized that at this time, the heavy infantry was already more than a thousand meters away from the large army, but on the contrary, it was less than five hundred meters away from the orc army!
What made Kane even more frightened was that at this time, the large army of the orcs, except for the pikemen who were staring at the heavy cavalry and the orcs moved to the far left with the heavy cavalry, the remaining large forces had expanded to the left and right flanks, faintly showing an arc-shaped trend towards the heavy infantry.
At this time, if the heavy infantry continues to move forward, and the follow-up large army still does not follow, once the orcs press the large army, the heavy infantry will inevitably be under heavy surrounding!
It's impossible not to notice...
This change in the tide of battle that even a graduate like him, who had little experience in war, felt that it was impossible for Kane to be unaware of the famous lion of the empire throughout his life.
Don't...
I understand!
Count Lacey had already seen through the orc's intentions, so he prepared to take the heavy infantry to take the opportunity to achieve certain results and relieve the pressure for the ensuing battle.
I see!
Thinking of this, Kane couldn't help but sigh that Jiang was still old and spicy, after this successive battles, the orcs suffered a lot of losses, and at this time, whether it was morale or quantity, the empire's side had an advantage in the battle.
Although it will still be a bit difficult to press the whole army up and fight the orcs at this time, the odds of victory are indeed much greater than at the beginning of the battle.
It seems that I still have a lot to learn...
Such an exclamation just came out of my heart, and the horn on the side of the empire sounded unexpectedly, and the instructions of the herald were passed down as soon as possible.
It's just that the subsequent change in the tide of battle made Kane can't believe his eyes!
Count Reis still ordered the whole army to stand by, and pressed the remaining heavy infantry on it!