Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Great Rout

As time passed, the battlefield became more and more chaotic. Whether it is the orc army or the human army, they have fallen into the embarrassing situation of "the soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers".

The situation of the Terran soldiers is better, and the ordinary soldiers do not have so many mortal enemies. Even if there is a few enemies, the probability of encountering them on the battlefield is not very high.

The orc army is different, although it is a joint operation, but the racial hatred accumulated over countless years cannot be eliminated by a single military order.

After falling into chaos, the original military orders and laws also lost their binding force on everyone.

I don't know who made a bad start, killing the hostile aliens who strayed into the army of their own race, and then spread to the whole army.

When Pandora's box opens, the situation is no longer out of control. At this moment, the ugliness of the beast was all exposed.

First, it kills the hostile race that has strayed, and then it becomes an active search for revenge. This kind of thing happens a lot, and naturally it is impossible to keep it secret.

It's a beast brain, and it's not so clever when thinking about problems. When he found out that he had been killed, he picked up a knife and took revenge without even thinking about it.

"Stop, you idiots! Overseer the warband, separate them ......"

Balatz roared.

At this time, there can still be cannibalism, and he can't do anything. This wave really has "pig teammates", and it really can't be brought away!

It turns out that the low-level orcs with insufficient IQ will not think so much once they kill the red eye. The intervention of the Warlord only added a group of people to the melee.

Commanding a large army to fight?

At this moment, it has become a joke. Even if it was an expeditionary force, Hudson was now able to mobilize only the reserves in his hands that had not yet entered the battle, and the cavalry that roamed the fringes of the battlefield.

The team that was caught in the big war had already been in a mess at this moment. In the past, the training could only allow the soldiers below to maintain a small group of ten-person linkage.

Officers who can gather hundreds of soldiers are talents. As for more troops, it is no longer a question of whether you want to think about it or not, but reality simply cannot do it.

In the era when communication relied on roaring, after the army fell into chaos, the limit of the soldiers that the front-line officers could directly command was the range of his voice.

Beyond this limit, the soldiers will not even hear the orders of the officers, let alone carry them out.

There is no doubt that in this chaotic scene, no matter how many troops are thrown into it, they will quickly be dragged into the big brawl.

Now the more you do, the more you get wrong. For soldiers who are deep in the battlefield, any order will trigger a new round of chaos.

There is no point in increasing troops, so just watch them kill indiscriminately!

After this bloody battle, those who survived were all veterans. They couldn't stand the test of war and fell on the battlefield, which can only be regarded as unlucky.

In troubled times, the most worthless thing is "life".

……

"The south gate stopped shelling and switched to shelling from the other three. You don't need to aim, just shoot at me, and the farther the shell hits, the better! ”

Count Martins suddenly ordered.

The battle in the south of the city has been going on so far, and the two armies have been fighting together, and if the magic crystal cannon continues to bombard, it will be to fight with their own people.

On the contrary, there are three other sides, and at the moment there is a black oppression, and nothing can be seen. Add a little artillery fire, and it can create psychological pressure on the orc army.

"The magic crystal cannon will shoot me back!"

Balatz was in a hurry to go to the doctor's order.

This was the second time he had made a mistake, he had just ordered the besieging army to come and reinforce him, and now he wanted them to organize fire back, which was a big failure.

It's a pity that Balatz can't help it, watching the army fall into collapse, he has to do something.

Don't look at the two sides are still fighting, it's just that the orc army in the center has nowhere to run. There are more and more deserters in the fringe areas, and some even run away as tribes.

Originally, the centripetal force of the orc empire was not strong, and the army obeyed the orders of the five royal families, purely out of awe of the strong.

They are all oppressed beasts on weekdays, and asking them to use their lives to serve the orc empire is obviously deliberately embarrassing the "beasts".

The magic lamp on the castle tower can't cover the entire battlefield after all. There are too many unknowns hidden in the dark corners.

Orc soldiers kept fleeing, and reinforcements from the other three sides of the city wall kept coming, and the collapse of the battle was dragged down in a blur.

It is a pity that Balatz is not happy in the slightest.

The scene was too chaotic, the orc army had been overwhelmed, the expeditionary force still had reserves, and the defenders in the city had not all been killed.

Dawn is their end, and they probably don't need to wait for dawn.

As the minutes ticked by, the battlefield was completely in chaos. By this time, Balatz did not know to whom to give the order, even if he wanted to.

The commanders of the major legions under his command have all lost contact, and he, the commander, is only available to his own tribe's own soldiers.

The big collapse finally came, but this time it came with some blood.

More and more deserters directly led the reinforcements who came in later directions and ran wildly in the night.

By the time the tribal leader realized that it was too late, he could not find his troops in the darkness of the night, and the rebel army behind him squeezed the team in front of him and disappeared on the way to escape.

Whether it was accidental or deliberate is no longer important.

Without reinforcements, the orc soldiers, exposed to the lights, quickly realized that something was wrong.

The comrades-in-arms have all run away, and whoever stays to fight bloody battles is a fool.

One by one, they rushed to run away, anyway, there was cover in the night, and they were not afraid of the enemy's pursuers.

"Mingjin collects the troops and treats the wounded!"

Hudson ordered suddenly.

In the vast dark night, only the light emitted by the moon, he really didn't dare to let his army continue to pursue.

Reason told him that if the soldiers attacked at this time, there would definitely be more people who would be lost tomorrow morning than those who would die in battle tonight.

By now that the battle had progressed, the scattered orc soldiers had fled to no apparent destination, and it was not easy to regroup.

What's more, all the siege weapons they carried were lost under the city, and even if they completed the reorganization again, they lost the ability to threaten Dapest.

Watching the soldiers collect the magic crystal cannon and bed crossbow, Hudson was speechless. Sure enough, it was very orc-like, bigger than anything he had ever seen before.

Being able to transport so many big guys over is a testament to how hard the orcs worked.

It's a pity that these five big and three rough guys are destined to have nothing to do with the expeditionary force, and can only be thrown to the Mossi people as a city defense weapon.

The magic crystals and magic cores that act as emitting energy are most likely packed and taken away by the orcs, and none of them are left.

Hudson searched all the orc camps, but found no valuable loot, leaving Hudson feeling lost.

The broken copper and iron all over the ground really couldn't arouse his interest, so he simply left the aftermath to the Moshees.

"Your Excellency, a celebratory feast has been prepared in the palace, please ......"

Before anyone could finish speaking, Hudson interrupted: "I'm tired today, orc reinforcements may appear at any time, and the expeditionary force still needs to deal with follow-up work."

I will not attend the celebration banquet, and His Excellency will thank His Majesty the King for his kindness on my behalf! ”

The news of Chriss IX's illness was kept strictly secret, and all the edicts were issued in the name of the king, even Hudson.

Hearing the words of rejection, Renato was both embarrassed and relieved.

The refusal to participate in the banquet was a minority, and the point was that the expeditionary force did not ask to enter the city. The military discipline of the army has not been very good these days, especially this kind of guest army.

It's just that other places are plagued, but Dapest is the royal capital. If you are tossed, you will have to lose a lot.

Even if it is rumored that the expeditionary force is strictly disciplined, the high-ranking officials of the Principality of Moxi do not dare to gamble.

I didn't know how to refuse the expeditionary force to enter the city, but I didn't expect Hudson to let everyone into the city at all.

With his worries solved, Renato became more and more eager.

It's a pity that Hudson is not a diplomat, and he is not interested in having an in-depth exchange with the foreign secretary of the Duchy of Moxi, so he sent him away in a few words.

Take the opportunity to deepen the friendship between the two countries?

That was something that the king and the ministers in the royal capital had to consider, and as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, he only needed to fight a good battle.

It's not a good character to be in his position and stretch out his hands everywhere, who makes Hudson, the manager, still budding?

The current status is all played out. His foundation in the kingdom was so precarious that he was not qualified to be a ruler at all.

If it were replaced by a certain old nobleman, who estimated that he was already in charge of the affairs of the Duchy of Moxi at this moment, and took as much cake as possible, he would not leave a chance for others at all.

In fact, Hudson is also operating. It's just that they are all good friends in their personal capacity, and they can't be effective in the short term.

After the war is over, the fruits will be harvested. He is not qualified to touch the political interests that are on the surface, which does not mean that the commercial interests hidden in the secret cannot be interfered with.

As a commander of the army, it is also necessary to be cold. How indifferent you are in business, how passionate you are in private. Smart people deal with it, and everything is in plain sight.

The lifting of the siege of Dapeth is only half complete. Next, you have to withstand the counterattack of the orcs before you can really complete it.

Sending Renato away, Hudson was already secretly thinking about what to do with Beamon's cavalry. Again, it's a race against time.

The five royal courts of the orcs have all sent reinforcements, and they will be under the city of Dapest in five days at the earliest. The slowest is still building roads, and I don't know when I will be able to arrive, so I don't have to think about it for the time being.

If you want to inflict heavy damage or encircle and annihilate the Beamon cavalry, there is only five days left for them, and maybe even less.

The news of tonight's battle will soon reach the orc court, and it is likely that they will change their decision and let the cavalry throw off the brigade and come first.

Then the original five-day journey can be completed in two days at most. If he dared to run all the way, Hudson would not be surprised to arrive at the front line one day.

Of course, the probability of such a thing happening is very low. If you really play a long-distance attack, your combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, and if you are not careful, you will suffer a big loss.

Taking advantage of the different times of the arrival of the orc's reinforcements, it is undoubtedly the best choice to play a gap gap.

Dare to plan like this, Hudson is also confident. The orcs have reinforcements, and the Duchy of Moxie also has reinforcements.

Although the reinforcements from the southern provinces were beaten by the Beamon cavalry, they have not received the bad news of the total annihilation so far, which means that the situation will not be too bad.

What's more, the other two reinforcements are still good at present. And the time of arrival is still so much faster than the orc army.

Even if you ignore the ordinary army, the elite legions of the Duchy of Moxi can always come in handy. Especially those knights, they are the absolute main force.

Relying on the superiority of troops, fighting the enemy with a time difference, and turning the orc's encirclement plan into a "refueling tactic", it would be perfect.

Whether it can be achieved or not, there is always a plan. Although the success rate is low, what if the enemy is stupid?

If you open the history books, you will find that 99% of the legendary battles are full of a large number of fools.

On the contrary, it is the kind of peak duel that rarely becomes a legend. Unless there is an absolute difference in strength, the result of the two strong encounters will most likely end in a lose-lose situation.

……

Bathed in the first rays of the morning, he turned to glance at the Beamon cavalry, who were waiting in battle, and Prince Butzweig waved his hand: "The whole army is set off, return to Dapest!" ”

Seeing the mighty Beamon cavalry leave, Count Fiedris, who wanted to order the whole army to attack several times and stabbed the Beamon cavalry in the eye, finally resisted the temptation.

I really can't afford to provoke it, with the small number of cavalry in his hand, if he provokes the Beamon cavalry, few of them will be able to come back alive.

Not to mention the infantry, not even the shadow of the Beamon cavalry, let alone the trouble caused by others in the past.

Suddenly, an eagle man descended from the sky and landed in front of the Beamon cavalry. From the color of the blood hidden in the eagle's eyes, it can be seen that he must not have slept well last night.

Although the eagle man has good eyesight, in the dark of night, it is inevitable that he will go off the rails.

In order to send the information as soon as possible, in the event of a great rout, all the hawkmen in the orc army traveled under the stars to find traces of Prince Butzweig's camp.

In the end, it was the herald who had made two trips before to find the Beamon army first.

"Quick...... Tell Prince Butzweig that the army is ...... In the middle of last night...... Something happened! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he fainted directly, and it was considered a successful transfer of the bad news to Prince Butzweig.

"Sacrifice, save people!"

Prince Butzweig, who received the news, hurriedly ordered.

He can not care about the life or death of an eagle man, but he can't ignore the life or death of the 300,000 besieging army.

Even if these armies were defined as cannon fodder from the beginning, they could not be buried in such an unknown way.

The ancient sacrificial ballad sounded, and the eagle man, who was originally unconscious, slowly opened his eyes, and just opened his mouth to say something, when suddenly he was stuck.

The sacrificial expression in charge of the treatment changed, just thinking about waking up the person as soon as possible, but he didn't expect that the side effects of the spell cast were too great, and he sent the person away directly.

kept complaining in his heart, but his face did not change and said: "Your Royal Highness, this eagle has been injured many times, and its body has long since run out of oil, and now it has returned to the arms of the beast god!" ”

Without asking for any useful information, and wasting the time of the journey, Prince Butzweig's face was very ugly.

But in the face of fearless sacrifices, he was powerless. In this kind of professional matter, a layman like him has no right to speak.

"Keep going!"

As he spoke, he had already rolled over and jumped onto the war beast.

(End of chapter)