Chapter 40: Caius's hesitation
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If it was just an ordinary 100,000 soldiers killed in battle, it would not be a nerve-wracking event for the Terrans with a total population of tens of millions. But there was even more shocking news from the fleeing defeated soldiers............ In this battle, the Magicians Association sent nearly a thousand magicians, all of whom were wiped out, including the saint-level magicians led by them, and none of them walked out of the battlefield alive.
This shocking incident immediately spread throughout the continent, and all races and forces were shocked. Everyone was looking for any minor information about the battle, and they wanted to know how the dragons and elves managed to slaughter nearly a thousand mages, knowing that all the mages who could be sent into the army by the Mages Guild were intermediate or above. The loss of so many people, especially a saint-level magician, has undoubtedly broken the guild.
The Holy See of the Apocalypse, the Magician Association, these are the two core forces that mankind relies on to rule the continent. Now that they have both been defeated, how can they not terrify the entire human race? But what makes people feel strange is that after this disaster, the Pope, who was supposed to come out to stabilize people's hearts, did not show up, and the Lord of Light was silent. It was as if the two of them had vanished like thin air. Even if the kings of the various human kingdoms are still the senators of the Holy See, they still can't dispel people's doubts when they appear in public to appease the rioters.
There is no happier news for a race oppressed by humans, especially the orcs in the northern tundra...... is already ready to move, especially the orcs of the White Deer Clan are the strongest!
From learning that the Baroque of the Frostwolf Clan was hunted down by the Holy See oracle. Thus began the disappearance. Caius, the great chief of the White Deer Clan, is planning something, although he and the Baroque are sympathetic, but on the huge tundra, there is no room for two orc heroes...... Especially heroes with great ambitions. Fate doomed them to opposition. One is bound to fall...... Or make a surrender. And Caius never thought of the word in his head.
In the spring, the Frostwolf Clan and the White Deer Clan each started a huge war with the humans. As a result, Caius's face was gloomy for a long time............ He led the orcs of the tribe and tried his best to block the offensive of the Kaplin Empire. And eventually drove them out of the northern tundra. I thought it was the most glorious victory, but I didn't expect that the orc army led by Baroque not only recaptured the grassland of the horse breeding land that had been lost for hundreds of years, but what was even more shocking was that it entered the territory of the Odria Empire and captured a large city of more than 100,000 people.
In such a contrast, Caius's glory is undoubtedly overshadowed too much. If that were all there was to it, Caius wouldn't have been too nervous. After all, in his opinion, Baroque didn't just rely on the strength of the Frostwolf Clan, he also had the help of Protoya's War Bear Clan. If there is no support from tens of thousands of people from the War Bear Clan. Presumably, the Baroque will not be able to regain the horse breeding land, and still have the strength to occupy a large human city.
But what made Caius feel threatened the most was ...... The cunning and wisdom of the Baroque. He actually hid behind his back to support Odria's second prince, Bukred, and went to compete with Odria Empress Vitasia for the throne. This led to civil strife in Odria, and the orcs hid in the rear to watch the excitement, completely stabilizing the ...... they had just captured A sphere of influence that was supposed to be in turmoil. At this point, the Frostwolf Tribe is already invincible, and no matter who wins Bukred or Vitasya in the end, the orcs who are ready to wait will be able to easily defeat one of the losers, and then grab the greater good.
Asking himself, Caius had to admire the Baroque. For a moment he felt discouraged, thinking that he would not be able to catch up with the glory of the Baroque anyway. Right now. There is news that Baroque was hunted down by the oracle and disappeared without a trace. Caius was ecstatic, and he almost jumped up from the ground and laughed wildly.
Followed by. Caius began to act. He was cautious and sent people to confirm the authenticity of Baroque's hunting. When his men returned from the Valley of Miracles with the exact news, Caius was finally reassured. Then he unscrupulously ignored the agreement reached with the Baroque at the beginning, and reached into the sphere of influence that originally belonged to the frostwolf clan in the western part of the northern tundra, and successively used strong oppressive means. Annexed several small and medium-sized tribes.
At that time, the elders within the Frostwolf Great Tribe had already begun to move, and the Great Patriarch of Ortu was fighting openly and secretly with them, making them anxious. Besides, the rich grassland of the horse breeding land is where their relationship is, no one cares about the barren tundra inside, because no one cares about these little things, and they don't care about the cries and requests of the small tribal patriarchs.
After some temptation, Caius finally became completely unscrupulous. His hand stretched out longer and longer, and finally swallowed up dozens of tribes, large and small, nearly 100,000 orcs that should have belonged to the frostwolf clan. The farthest place is even close to the pasture of the Frostwolf Clan. Those small tribes could not get the protection of the Frostwolf Clan, they could not fight against the increasingly powerful White Deer Clan, and they could only choose to submit. Three months after Baroque's disappearance, the White Deer Clan had become a behemoth with 800,000 orcs, with an army of 150,000 alone. The 80,000-strong team of the Frostwolf Tribe was far outnumbered.
Ambition was cultivated little by little, and the absence of the Baroque for three months completely reassured Caius. His gaze was on the other two great clans...... The Frostwolf Clan and the War Bear Clan.
At that time, Protoya of the War Bear Clan was frequently negotiating with the orcs of the Barbarian Bear Clan about merging, they were once a clan, and now it is much less difficult to reunite, but some of the old orcs are too stubborn to let go of the power in their hands, so that Protoya has to use a strong military force to suppress it. Caius wisely did not touch the clan that had clearly become a powder keg, and put them last, waiting for the Battle Bear Clan and the Barbarian Bear Clan to defeat each other, and then it would be twice the result with half the effort.
Turning his gaze to the Frostwolf Clan, Caius had to hesitate. Even though Baroque was confirmed to be dead, the excellent orc commanders he had cultivated single-handedly still made him extremely jealous. Caius thought that in the event of a battle, he was confident that he would defeat any of the six Baroque henchmen, such as Muru, Tulayan, Angre, Barotan, or Lorne Khan or Zainzu. But if all six of them showed up on the battlefield, Caius knew unsurprisingly that he would be defeated.
Sometimes Caius was jealous...... Why did the Baroque have so many good commanders, and his men were just a bunch of brutes with muscles in their heads?
Since it didn't work with strong measures, he was ready to take another path. Because of this, Hilda, the daughter of the Grand Chief of Ortu, came into his sight.
Caius had already had women, and several. But he thinks that for the orcs, his position of power is more than capable of having more women. Now that Baroque is dead, Hilda will always need to marry someone else, and Oltu will not be able to keep his daughter widowed for the rest of his life. So who better to fit than him?
Caius has been planning for a long time, and it just so happens that at this time, the Frostwolf Tribe is completely chaotic, and the behavior of those elders to divide the ranch property has even reached his ears, Caius thinks that this is really a great opportunity, maybe he can successfully annex the Frostwolf Tribe.
Immediately take action, let one of the most confidant elders lead a group of envoys composed of powerful orc warriors, and even in order to show his sincerity, he asked his fellow brothers to join them, preparing to formally propose to the frostwolf clan. Of course, Caius had a long secret conversation with the elder and his brother before the envoys set out on their way. This is also the reason why the White Deer Clan's envoy group would later meddle in the internal affairs of the Frostwolf Clan, and even dared to send people to help the rebellious Frostwolf elders sneak attack Tulayan and Anglei's military camp.
Everything was well planned, and Caius eagerly awaited the good news. He waited for a long, long time, and finally arrived...... A bolt from the blue!
The henchman elder fled back with less than a hundred men in a state of confusion, weeping bitterly and telling Caius what had happened!
Caius could barely believe his ears...... The people of the Frostwolf Clan actually dared to wantonly slaughter his emissary group, and they also released words to provoke, especially ...... His own brother was also killed, and even his corpse was not brought back.
Immediately furious............ The self-righteous man never thinks about his own reasons, as if it is right and righteous for him to let the envoy group go to the Frostwolf Clan to play a conspiracy and carry out a sneak attack. As for being discovered and then killed, it is unbearable.
Caius felt seriously offended by his dignity, and he didn't care about Muru, Tulayan, and the others gathered in the Frostwolf Tribe, and the soldiers were strong. Summoned all 150,000 orc armies, ready to completely bulldoze the army commanded by Muru with a devastating force, and annex the Frostwolf Tribe.
No one stopped Caius............ For orcs, dignity and humiliation sometimes trump all else, and are perfectly justified reasons to go to war. An army of 150,000 was overwhelming, ready to kill the Frostwolf Clan. But at this moment, the news that the human army in the south of the continent was defeated by the combined forces of dragons and elves finally came, and all the human kingdoms were panicked, and a large number of elite troops were mobilized to the south for reinforcements, and the Kaplin Empire was no exception............ The several fortress provinces bordering the White Deer Clan suddenly became much empty!
Caius hesitated...... He didn't know whether to go to the trouble of the Frostwolf Clan at this time, or whether he should seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enter the Kaplin Empire and seize the fat territory of the human race! Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.