Chapter 68: A Victory Not to Be Celebrated

A headless corpse covered in silver armor lay on the white linen, and old Hampel almost lost all his strength, lying on the corpse, his lips trembled, and raised his head blankly, and said in a mournful tone to General Thomas of the Golden Horn Legion and General Roxana of the Crown Buck Legion, who were standing aside: "Look, what have they done to my Boris! I swear in the name of the god of light that I will make the orcs pay." ”

There is no friendship between Roxana and Hampell, they are just colleagues, and they choose to remain silent, neither accommodating nor stimulating the fragile emotions of the old man who has lost his child. General Thomas's face was full of regret, leaned over to help the old Humpel up, and he said comfortingly: "General Humpel, everything is irreparable, this is a shame for the entire empire, and we will inevitably avenge Boris." But you should also know...... His Majesty the Emperor's Anniversary Ceremony must not be flawed, and we need to capture enough orc slaves before we can take care of anything else. ”

Old Humpel nodded, shook his head again, and said to his two colleagues: "I believe that the two generals, even without the participation of the Double-Headed Eagle Legion, with the two legions of Golden Horn and Crown Buck, will not let His Majesty Anthony's ceremony be delayed in any way. Please understand the grief of an old man who has lost a child, and let me step away and lead the double-headed eagle to avenge my Boris. I have only one child, Boris, and when I die, my family will be cut off. I have nothing to be nostalgic about, and revenge is the only insistence I have to live. ”

The blow suffered by Hampel was beyond the expectations of the two generals, and they remembered that the old general's family blood was weak, except for a few remote side branches, there were really only two father and son, Humpel and Boris. When Boris died, the family was on the verge of falling apart. The old man has no desires and only wants revenge. No one will offend such a person, and Roxana, who has been silent, spoke: "General Hampel, I will capture enough orcs with General Thomas, you don't have to worry about anything, you can concentrate on chasing down the murderer of Count Boris." If you need it, you can send someone to inform me at any time, and I will lead the crown bucks to reinforce immediately. ”

Roxana acted resolutely, bowing his head slightly after speaking. Turn and leave. Thomas also said goodbye to Humpel: "General Humpel, you know, I am ready to do your bidding. While I have confidence in you leading the Two-Headed Eagle Legion to seek revenge on the orcs, I ask you to accept my kindness...... Please notify me as soon as the situation changes. Thomas found Hampel to be in poor mental condition. Before he said goodbye, he was not without worries.

"Thomas, don't worry, Boris was killed because he was careless and underestimated the enemy, and a few scum of the human race defected to the orcs, so he used a magic giant crossbow to sneak attack, otherwise with the strength of Boris Sky Knight, it is still possible to escape. I'm not Boris, I'm Old Oak Humpel, and the orcs meeting me is a sign that they've met a mountain. Destined to be shattered. ”

Thomas said nothing more, and immediately departed. His Majesty the Emperor's anniversary ceremony required ten thousand strong orc gladiators, and they had now captured less than five thousand. In addition, the Double-Headed Eagle Legion has withdrawn from the ranks of capture, and it is time to hurry up.

The remnants of the Two-Headed Eagle Legion and the scattered team returned one after another, and Hampel regrouped with a cold face. Although only 2,000 of the 10,000-strong legions were killed in the battle, more than 200 of the core Douqi warriors died, and almost all of the 100 magicians were wiped out, and all of them lost three strategic-level weapons, the magic giant crossbow. At this time, the Double-Headed Eagle Legion can be described as broken, and most of its combat power has dropped directly.

Old Hampel gathered the remnants, and the first thing he did was to hang more than a dozen legion generals in public. He once went out of his way to advise these commanders to assist Boris, who had never experienced a major war. But the commanders of the thousand-man detachment did not have the slightest objection to Boris's erroneous order to disperse, and in his opinion Boris's death was partly due to these people. The old general faced the discontinuation of the family, and it didn't matter if he was discouraged and desperate, and he used iron-blooded means to reunite the remnants. The air of decadence was cleared.

Two days later, the eight-thousand-strong Double-Headed Eagle Legion entered the northern tundra again, and this time, Old Humpel did not intend to spare any living orcs!

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A victory that is not worth rejoicing about - this is the idea of the Baroque. Unlike the elated orc coalition, who were still excited after several days, he thought more.

Even without talking about this so-called battle. There were more orcs killed or wounded than humans, and less than 3,000 of the 5,000 remained. Just after stabbing the hornet's nest, he will face the crazy revenge of humans, which is enough for him to have a headache.

Baroque still underestimated the combat power of the human legion, in his opinion, he gathered 5,000 orcs, with a deliberate and unintentional, with more and less sneak attacks, it was still a tie, the orcs are really sorry for their strong physique! And the culprit of all this is the loose nature of the orcs.

Of the 500 Hungry Wolf Legion trained in the harsh discipline of the Baroque, only a dozen or so people were killed in that battle, but nearly 1,000 humans were killed, accounting for almost half of the human casualties. Undoubtedly, this is where strict discipline comes in. There is a desire to purge the orc alliance, but he is only a temporary leader, and when the human legion retreats and the alliance is disbanded, the Baroque is still only the patriarch of the blue wolf tribe. The stupidity of training an army for someone else was not something that the Baroque would do.

There is no way, if you want to be strong, you can only strengthen the blue wolf tribe as soon as possible............ No matter what!

The Baroque was already thinking about how to annex the surrounding small tribes after the war, and the scouts also sent the latest news!

The two treacherous magicians told Baroque everything about the Two-Headed Eagle Legion. It also lets Baroque know that he didn't kill the real Legion, but only the Legion's son. This is also one thing he has been particularly concerned about recently--the high-ranking cadres who came to the legion were killed, and the high-ranking officials behind him are bound to go crazy to take revenge!

As he expected, the Double-Headed Eagle Legion retreated to the horse farm to regroup, and then entered the tundra again, led by the legitimate legion leader [Old Oak] Humpel. Baroque had a headache in his possession...... Even before there is enough force to achieve a strategic balance in part, the last thing you want to see is this kind of calm commander. They are like a mountain, which can only be destroyed head-on, all so-called surprise attacks, sneak attacks, divisions, intersperses, and attacks. ...... And so on and so on are useless. There were less than 3,000 orcs left under the Baroque, and there was nowhere to replenish the army for a while. Using 3,000 scattered orcs against the enemy's elite 8,000 human elites is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg!

Of course, it wasn't without good news! At least there was no sign of the other two legions around. They seem to have deliberately ceased the tundra to the west and let the Two-Headed Eagle Legion take revenge. The Baroque did not have to worry about facing the horrors of the three legions, and only had to deal with the double-headed eagle with one heart.

Human scouts are everywhere, and it won't be long before the orc coalition is spotted. No kidding, the various tribes of the orcs have just retreated into the depths of the tundra. The elderly, weak, women and children walked very slowly with a large number of livestock supplies. If the coalition chooses to retreat, it will be exposing its tribe to the iron hooves of humans, and the outcome is unthinkable.

I can only hold on!" Baroque thought with a wry smile.

The victory certainly brought the prestige of the Baroque to its peak, but it also brought some negative effects. That is, the orc commanders led by them have become lazy, and every time the Baroque summons them to discuss how to deal with it, these orcs take it for granted and say to the Baroque: "Baroque Commander, we believe in your wisdom. We just need to follow your commands, no need to bother with it. As a result, the Baroque could only be called Protoya. Noltega and Barrotan, Angre, and Soto, the henchmen of the Blue Wolf Tribe, study strategies against the enemy.

In fact, this situation is what Baroque likes to see, as long as the orcs develop a habit, they will rely on him for everything in the future, and under the deliberate guidance, it will undoubtedly make it very convenient for the blue wolf tribe to integrate more small tribes.

It's still the same animal skin map, and I can't remember the first time I discussed countermeasures. Even the Baroque brought in two human magicians to participate. Two human magicians, Savati and Pahomi. Became a magical advisor to the Baroque...... To put it more bluntly, it is the two thugs of the Baroque who wield the magic giant crossbow. They can't go back to the human world at all, and can only follow the Baroque.

"Judging from the spring clearances over the years, the Human Legion will only stay in the tundra for a month. And then there will be a retreat. It's a big deal for us to deal with the Two-Headed Eagle Legion, and we'll always get through this time. Barrotan offered his advice.

"We killed the son of the Captain of the Two-Headed Eagle Legion, Hampel, and he will not rest on his laurels, and he will certainly not be evacuated in a month. In addition, the emperor and empress of Odria will hold a commemorative celebration, which requires the use of orc gladiators, and this year three legions have entered the northern tundra. They won't stop until they have enough orc captives, and who knows how long they'll stay. We can't sit still, we have to do something. Angley objected.

"Let's choose another good opportunity to sneak attack and slaughter Old Hampel as well, so that the Two-Headed Eagle Legion will be abolished. After the Centurion of Salomon finished speaking, he shook his head first, knowing that it was wishful thinking. The nickname of the old oak tree of Hampel was not called in vain, even if he was angry and grieving, he did not lose his mind, and the Double-headed Eagle Legion never dispersed, leaving people with nowhere to start.

The tribesmen were discussing countermeasures, but Baroque kept staring at the map in silence, as if he was distracted. Suddenly, he pointed to a location on the map and asked Plottoya, "Here, I remember you said it was a low hill?"

"Yes, there are big and small ravines, there is no meadow, it is very barren, and we rarely go there to graze. Protoya replied as he looked at the map.

"So can we lure the Legion of Double-Headed Eagles there...... In those ravines, the Double-Headed Eagle Legion is bound to not be able to keep a complete queue, and it is a good opportunity for us to attack. Baroque said, looking at the two human magicians.

"General Humpel will not be fooled, if you orcs lure him there, he will go around and block the retreat from the rear first, and he will suffocate you alive in the ravines. Savattie the Magician shook his head.

"You say that Hampel will go around and not follow us into the ravine?" asked Baroque.

"Yes. As if to show himself, the magician Pahomi also hurriedly said: "General Hampel is cunning, he will definitely see through your scheme, and he will definitely go around from the side...... And if you look at the map from the detour, it's not far away. ”

"Hehe, that's good, let's do it!" Baroque smiled, excited for no reason in the eyes of the orcs―――――― Baroque laughed like this last time, and then succeeded in killing Boris in a sneak attack, this time there must be another trick! )