Before Ironpaw and Steelhoof arrived with the orcs, Lancelot and Jason had already led the Far East Army in two attacks against the Bright Crusade. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

One of these two attacks was to set up an ambush in the canyon for ambush, and this time the Far Eastern Army invested 4,000 troops, after all, the canyon terrain is limited.

Unable to accommodate large armies fighting at the same time, they had the advantage of being at ease and using bows and arrows and boulders as effective weapons in the treacherous terrain.

This raid dealt a heavy blow to the Bright Crusade, and the Far Eastern Army attacked fiercely, killing more than 2,000 heads and blocking the opponent for a full week!

If it were elsewhere, it would have been a great result, but after all, four thousand soldiers could kill two thousand, and almost two would kill one.

This is an astonishing proportion, and if other armies were to be attacked to such a degree, it would be on a long and narrow terrain.

I'm afraid they'll be slaughtered, but the Light Crusade is huge, numbering nearly 100,000 people, and the members aren't professional soldiers.

After all, unless it is an empire in its heyday, if it is not a country that has the ability to maintain a full 100,000 professional soldiers, this is a huge consumption of material resources, even if it is not possible for the current federation, its soldiers are temporarily assembled and armed for training, and will be disbanded after the war.

The members of these crusaders were not afraid of death, even if they had no military training and did not have decent weapons in their hands, while their opponents were well-trained and well-armed, but there was no fear in their eyes in the face of a powerful enemy, no wavering, only extreme purity.

They launched a charge again and again, forcing the attacking Far Eastern Army to retreat, and it was only by blocking the road by boulders that they could stop them.

But even so, they carved a path, and these crusaders, before they took part in this glorious expedition, were craftsmen from all over the land, tailors, farmers, stonemasons, and carpenters, and they did not stop their progress, and approached the king little by little.

The attack only served to delay it, and soon Lancelot and Jason launched a second charge in an open plain, this time led by Roland's cavalry troops, which involved 2,000 cavalry troops, but all of them were well-trained elites who had been on the battlefield.

Under the personal command of Roland, the cavalry was full of impact, and instantly carved a big hole in the crusader formation, and drove straight in.

Blood stained the plains, they were invincible and unstoppable, the armor of all the cavalry was stained with blood, and the horses neighed.

But even though they had shown such unparalleled strength, these fanatical soldiers were still fearless, forcibly intercepting them with their flesh and blood, and even Roland, who had already fought several tragic battles, was moved by it, and even felt timid to kill himself!

Until the end, the Holy Knights who had been standing still rushed out, Roland saw that the situation was not good, and then withdrew, if he had been stuck in the formation and did not withdraw his troops in time, he would definitely be trapped to death by these crazy guys, and after withdrawing, he scolded that he had never encountered such an opponent who was not afraid of death.

Lancelot could only order to continue retreating, it was not yet the time to win a decisive battle with the enemy, they needed to wait, wait patiently.

Until this successful rendezvous with the orc army, the crusaders on the other side of the river were erecting pontoon bridges and preparing to cross the river.

"These people are all skinny, poorly equipped, not even a decent piece of armor, and have no formation to speak of, is it so difficult to deal with them? In my opinion, it only takes 10,000 men to completely destroy them, and there is no pressure at all. ”

Iron Paw looked across the river, it was the first time he had seen their opponent's army since he had joined forces with Lancelot and the others.

On the way, he heard that the Western Front was under great threat, and he thought that it would be as strong as the elven army in the north.

But this time it didn't seem to be the same thing at all, these were weak soldiers, and there was no comparison between them and strong orcs.

"Don't underestimate the infinite power contained in the thin body, it is true that sending 10,000 elites can defeat them, but the degree of defeat is not enough, and even if it is ...... To destroy them all, we must also be prepared to pay at least 10,000 elite costs, which we cannot afford. ”

Lancelot shook his head, Ironpaw didn't know much about the situation when he first arrived, but he knew it, and he had avoided unnecessary conflicts.

Because his opponents, although they have rudimentary weapons in their hands, they are no different from ordinary people, which makes it difficult for him to kill them.

"It took several years for the Far East to train such an elite army, and if it is lost here, it will take several years to re-cultivate, but it is different for the opponent, they have launched an expedition of 100,000 men this time, maybe it will continue next year, they don't need to train at all. ”

Jason's face was covered with gloom, and he knew very well where the substantive gap between the two sides was, and they had to calculate their own gains and losses.

But the opponent is just blindly marching, which is a very terrible thing, and it is also the last opponent that these military commanders want to face.

"In other words, do they simply send ordinary people to the battlefield? But ordinary humans are different from us orcs, we orcs can all be soldiers and have strong combat effectiveness, but they don't have the strong physique of our orcs, so they can also go to war?"

Iron Claw's face was full of incredulity, he couldn't understand this kind of thing, this was simply giving his life in vain, no wonder it was so tricky.

"Don't underestimate the power of will and spirit, now we have retreated again and again, to the point where we can't retreat anymore, so we must stop them here no matter what, defend this misty river, once they cross the river, they will attack, and they must not be allowed to cross the river one step!"

Jason let out a low cheer, and for nearly three months they had been backing down, avoiding a large-scale head-on confrontation and taking advantage of the depth to retreat.

However, no matter how much depth there is, there is a time when there is no retreat, and now it is finally time to win, whether they want it or not.

The opponent no longer gives them a chance to retreat, the arrow is on the line, and this battle is going to be fought no matter what.

"It seems that this is the only way, get ready for battle, they are about to cross the river, put the archers in place, this will be their burial place, in order to defend our land and people, even if they are just ordinary people...... The only way to bury them all is to go to hell!"

Lancelot finally made up his mind, and this large-scale war on the Western Front, which had been delayed for three months, was finally about to break out.