Chapter 10: The Great Victory and the Capture of the City
Baroque still left a little regret in the end! Guarded by the great magicians who came back to their senses, three strategic-level magic giant crossbows were aimed at him at any time to be released, and nearly a thousand guards surrounded Roxana, forming a solid military formation. It was impossible for him to kill the Human Commander. Fortunately, Roxana was seriously injured and fell into a coma, the victory and defeat have been divided, and the overall situation has been decided. Just let him pick up a life!
Among the blackfriars who went to sneak attack, the only one who escaped rushed back in a hurry, shocked by the situation in front of him! Eddington and the three of them all died tragically on the ground, and nearly a thousand elite guards and several great magicians were seriously injured by the comatose Roxana. And the one who caused all this was actually just a young orc.
The frightened blackfriar lost the last of his courage and did not hesitate to burrow into the military formation. The attack that the Baroque had just hatched had no opponent, and for a moment it was ridiculous.
The human vanguard finally routed, and with a series of screams and screams, the defeated soldiers turned around and fled frantically. Pushing and trampling each other, the orcs behind were excited and brutally chased and killed, without any mercy. In order to escape for their lives, the inferiority of human beings is fully revealed, and they begin to attack each other, just to fight for a gap to escape for their lives. Some were hacked to death by their peers, and some were trampled to the bottom and never got back up ....... It's chaos, and even the best commanders can't save the fate of defeat!
The elite guards protected the archmage and commander Roxana and began to retreat, and the Baroque had nothing to do with them...... He is not arrogant enough to fight a thousand against a thousand, so he can only go.
In any case an incredible victory, the Baroque was refreshed. The Wolf Beast Armor dissipated, and the Thunder Eagle Beast Armor attached to his body, flapping his wings behind him. Rush into the air with him. Seeing the tide of orcs, the rank and tail of the army chasing and killing the defeated human soldiers, encroaching on pieces of them. Humans who have lost their resistance can only be killed passively, Baroque suddenly moved in his heart, he turned around and flew towards the orc army ......!
At this time, the 10,000-strong team of the orcs had already fought on their own, except for Anglei, Tulayan and Yatutu who were injured and forced to retreat to the rear to recuperate, the remaining captains finally had a chance to perform. They let out a roar of rage with red faces and ears, calling out for their warriors to pursue the completely disengaged humans, an opportunity that has not been seen in a thousand years. Be sure to kill them as much as possible.
Baroque originally wanted to find Muru, but seeing that the 100,000-strong team was fighting on their own, he also knew that in such a chaotic situation, it would be difficult to convey military orders. Then he flapped his wings and turned back. In mid-air, he found the banner beside the captains. Catch up with them one by one.
The captains were stunned at first, but the Baroque order was inviolable, and no one wanted to refute it. Soon, the screams of the orcs sounded around: "Surrender and don't kill, put down your weapons, kneel on the ground with your head in your hands, or you won't ...... killed!"
Baroque just wanted to capture the defeated human army, and he suddenly had this idea. After this war. The forces of the Audria Empire and the Holy Maiden Evangeline can be regarded as a serious injury, unless the forces of the Holy See of Bright Mountain put aside their prejudices. Ignoring the greater threat to the south...... the Dragons, and sending the elite to aid the Holy Maiden. Otherwise, the power in the hands of Evangeline and Empress Vitasia is only enough to defend, and they will not even think of fighting the horseland steppe for a year or two. Even because of the shadow left by this great war, the Adria Empire was bound to riot, and it was not known that they would not be able to suppress the turbulent situation!--At least the Baroque knew that a certain His Royal Highness the Second Prince of Bukred would definitely take the opportunity to stir up trouble within the Adria Empire. This matter is good for the orcs, and he will support it strongly. Then capturing the defeated human army is tantamount to preparing for His Highness Bukred to counterattack the Empire's army............!
No one knew that the Baroque ambitions had swelled, from the beginning of the struggle to win, to the further coveting of the great human cities on the borders of the Madi steppes. And if he could succeed in helping Bukred to counterattack Odria, he suddenly thought of an allusion in the ancient Huaxia Kingdom in his previous life...... Perhaps the orcs can also occupy a large strategic area in the north of Audria and have their own [Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures]!
Of course, it was too early to think about this, and Baroque was only beginning to plan in his heart.
The orc armies no longer slaughtered the defeated human soldiers, they sent wolf cavalry to the front to intercept the large group of defeated soldiers and stop their escape, and then the orc army in the rear quickly caught up with the encirclement, forcing them to surrender on their knees. At this time, even those bloody brave people were quickly killed by the orcs, and the remaining frightened soldiers finally made a wise choice, throwing away their weapons one after another, and even taking off their armor, wearing only a thin undershirt, shivering in the cold wind of early spring.
The battle began in the morning and lasted only three hours. But the pursuit was long, and the steppe battlefield was nearly two hundred miles from the border of the Adria Empire. The human soldiers fled, and the orc tails pursued for days. In the end, fewer than 10,000 people were able to escape their lives. In addition to the more than 10,000 people who died on the battlefield, the remaining 35,000 were taken prisoner by the orcs.
Because they were frantically attacked and killed by humans when they first came into contact, the losses of the orcs were not small at all, and they even died more than humans. On the battlefield strewn with corpses, a total of 15,000 corpses of orc soldiers were finally brought out. Although none of the commanders died, more than a dozen warriors of the commander level died, and even a few battle shamans died heroically. This is already a great victory unseen in a thousand years, and it is still such a heavy loss. When Baroque got the final statistics, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh with grief on his face. At the same time, the idea of supporting the infighting between Prince Bukred and Empress Audria in his heart was even stronger.
The 35,000 captives were found in the grassland valleys, separated from more than a dozen places and imprisoned, and the food every day was only half full, and if they could not die, should they be fed and drunk enough and then have the strength to riot?
Baroque was not alone in his mind about the captives, but the clever ones were that Buclay, after getting through the initial shock of the orc's victory, immediately sought out Baroque and begged him to meet him to discuss important matters. Baroque had important business at this time, and he didn't have time to meet him, so he just asked the commander Muru, who was in charge of the finishing work in the rear, to meet him, and by the way, allowed Bukred to contact the captives.
When Muru relayed this Baroque relay, Bukred suddenly realized...... That orc may have thought of it with himself!
Allowing Bucred to access the human captives and allowing him to take the opportunity to buy people's hearts is also to add some weight to the future negotiations. Of course, the Baroque was not afraid that the captives would be led by Bucred to riot, after all, this fiasco unseen in a thousand years was just around the corner, and they were completely frightened, and they would definitely not be able to resist in a short time. If Bukred wasn't stupid, he would know how to use this power properly.
The things in the rear have Muru to wrap up...... It seems that the Baroque has a growing tendency to use Muru as a big steward of logistics. Although he is about the same age as Baroque, only twenty years old, his prestige in the frostwolf tribe is in full swing, except for Baroque, a god-like existence, Muru has already faintly overwhelmed Grand Chief Ortu and the two chief elders. With him to deal with the post-war period, prestige convince.
Even after a few days of the battle, the orcs still had no intention of giving up. Most of the warriors of the Frostwolf tribe were too tired from fighting, so Baroque transferred 10,000 people from the War Bear Clan to regain his friendship with 5,000 people in the [Valley of Miracles], and then added 15,000 frostwolf soldiers, a total of 30,000 troops, to break through the small undefended fortresses on the border between the grassland and the Odria Empire, and entered the territory of the empire.
The Baroque collected the most complete map of the northern province of Adria. The province is only half the size of the horse farm, with six large cities of 100,000 people, and even more small towns with thousands of people. Not only is the land rich and fertile, but also the geographical location is extremely critical, which can be said to be the logistics supply base for Audria to attack the orc tundra. The Baroque had long coveted the entire northern provinces, and although it was unrealistic to swallow it completely, it was still possible to occupy a large city.
The northernmost part of the northern province is the last place where Roxana led his army into the grassland of the Horse Raising Land, where there is a rare prosperity because of the frequent rotation of troops in and out, and the large number of citizens and merchants in the city. The combined resident population and floating population are almost as large as the entire population of the entire Frostwolf Tribe. In the past, even the most daring orcs had the luxury of launching an offensive here.
But at this time, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the news of the disastrous defeat of the human army cannot be concealed, and it has long been spread............ When I went, there were 60,000 elites, but when I came back, there were only 10,000 hastily defeated soldiers, the commander Roxana was seriously injured and dying, half of the six army commanders were killed in battle, and the commander of the thousand people was even more killed and wounded, and the most terrifying thing was ...... Where are the other 50,000 soldiers?
This is not the end, when the news of the orc tail chasing came out, riots and panic broke out uncontrollably in the city, seeking good fortune and avoiding the nature of the murderer. Well-informed merchants were the first to flee, followed by the townspeople. They could no longer take care of their possessions, and all poured out of the city gates, ready to flee for their lives. In this out-of-control situation, no one can think of consolidating the city defense, and even the city gate can't be closed!
Baroque, Protoya, and Hilnado, among others, smiled happily when they saw the chaos in their hideaway outside the city. I thought there would be a tough fight, but now it seems that there is no need!
Twenty beastly warriors were the first to blend into the chaotic crowd and approach the city gates, and then the army of orcs rode in on the wolf. The crowd was in chaos and fled back into the city, and the soldiers defending the city did not even think that they could close the city gates.
An army commander arrived and ordered the gate to be closed, and for this reason he did not hesitate to slaughter the civilians who blocked the city gate. But it's useless, twenty beast armored warriors are enough to stop them, and buy time for the wolf cavalry to rush over!
.................. Dividing line ..................
Roxana briefly woke up from a coma from a serious injury and immediately heard the news that the city gates had been breached. He was also decisive enough to weakly issue an order: all the elite troops retreat from the southern gate, and leave the city of Xuedon alone!
Immediately Roxana fell unconscious again, but the commander's order had given everyone enough reason. They don't have to worry about being punished by the Holy Maiden or Empress Vitasia for abandoning the city and retreating. So the remnants of the 10,000 soldiers threw down the riotous city of Shoton, cleared all the people or obstacles that stood in their way along the way, rushed out of the south gate, and escaped smoothly! )