"Marshal, the enemy has just left, shall we chase?"

Listening to the general's questioning, Duke Daniel hesitated. Several successive operations have been pounced, and this time they actually caught up with a tail, could it be the enemy's conspiracy?

He quickly dismissed the idea again. To carry out intrigue and trickery, there must also be room to play.

The battlefield is in the Orc Empire, and the time and place are not as good as the enemy, even if it is an ambush, the expeditionary legion does not have enough troops.

"Leave 5,000 soldiers and horses to clean up the undead, and the rest follow me to pursue the enemy army!"

As soon as the army set off, wolf smoke suddenly rose in the sky, and looking in the direction of wolf smoke, it was the route they had come.

"Oops, the enemy is targeting the infantry corps behind and deliberately luring us over!

The order went down, and the whole army immediately turned around and went back to rescue the infantry corps! ”

Duke Daniel, who looked flustered, hurriedly ordered.

The infantry corps in the rear are all improvised rabble, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the cavalry corps, and once they are attacked by the enemy, the consequences can be imagined.

However, a rabble also has a rabble value. 100,000 troops are put into the battlefield, even if they are used as cannon fodder, they can play a big role.

It's humiliating enough to fail to take down the infiltrated enemy on your own turf. If another 100,000 troops are swallowed up, he, the commander, will be put on a pillar of shame.

Ordinary orcs don't know it, but Daniel knows it very well. A similar scene has happened on the Great Plains of Warhammer before.

The sad alliance of the ancient relics was defeated because of a lack of experience in dealing with it and fell for the enemy's tricks.

……

Above the clouds, Hudson, who was accustomed to riding a dragon and hurrying, had no love for galloping horses.

"Hudson, your men are about to collide with the enemy."

Maxim gloated.

Hudson has long played a decisive role on the battlefield, and this is the first time that he has made a mistake in judgment.

Following Maxim's direction, Hudson didn't see anything. It is obvious that the sight of man and dragon is not on the same level.

"Let's take a look!"

Hudson immediately commanded.

The route of the march was chosen by him on the improvisation, and in order to confuse the enemy, he changed it once in the middle of the way. It was impossible for the enemy to determine their route in advance, to carry out an ambush halfway through.

In the blink of an eye, Hudson was relieved to appear above the enemy's head.

Although there are a lot of orc cavalry below, if they want to deal with the expeditionary legion, they are obviously not enough.

Judging from the route of the march, these guys looked like they had seen the wolf smoke and rushed over to support the enemy army.

According to the information of previous reconnaissance, there were no other cavalry units nearby except for the large army led by Daniel.

I didn't understand why the enemy divided his troops, so Hudson simply didn't bother to waste his efforts. With the strength of the expeditionary legion, it is not difficult to defeat the enemy army in front of you.

The only problem is that after this battle, if you want to go back and pack up the enemy's infantry corps, you will have no chance.

The war was fought by surprise, and if the enemy was prepared, Hudson would not attack it.

It's not that you can't win, but it's not worth it at all to exchange elites for cannon fodder.

The campaign itself was launched in order to mobilize the enemy's forces, confuse the enemy's sight, make them make strategic miscalculations, and create an opportunity for the expeditionary force to withdraw from the steppe.

Hudson was not needed to command, and in a few moments the two armies met on the prairie. When the enemies saw each other, they were very red-eyed, and they immediately fought together.

The expeditionary legion is nothing, it just suffers the orcs. Originally, they deliberately deviated from the detour and arrived late just for the sake of paddling, but they didn't expect to collide with the expeditionary force.

In full view, it is impossible to leave. Slightly off course on the battlefield and arriving at the destination a few hours late can also be explained as an accident.

If you meet the enemy head-on, if you don't fight, the boss can't explain it.

As soon as they clashed, the Warcraft cavalry rushed into their formation, causing their formation to be chaotic.

To be exact, these orc cavalry did not have any formation in the first place. The so-called cooperation is also limited to the cavalry of the tribe.

Beyond that boundary, then don't think about it. Everyone was not familiar with each other, and it was all because of the order of the empire.

The contradictions between the tribes are far deeper than friendship. Because of resource problems, there are few neighboring tribes that do not have conflicts.

Elite vs cannon fodder, from the moment the battle broke out, the expeditionary corps had the upper hand. Countless orc cavalry had been killed before they could get used to it.

The tragic scene made the orc chieftains secretly complain. Now they just hope that reinforcements will come sooner to let the enemy in front of them know that the orcs are not easy to mess with.

Dozens of eaglemen had just lifted off and landed. I didn't know what was going on, so I was sent to see the beast god.

The rest of the eaglemen were instantly dumbfounded. As a member of the royal family, following these vassal races is only for the convenience of communication, not to send their lives.

Since the expeditionary corps entered the savannah, Good Friday for the Hawkmen has arrived. Whether it is going out to investigate or transmitting information, it has become a high-risk job.

In less than two months, nearly 1,000 eagles died in the course of their mission.

In order to save their lives, the eagle soldiers also learned to be obedient, as long as it is not a task that can be clearly refused, the rest is to touch the fish if they can.

A large part of the reason for the frequent loss of the position of the expeditionary corps is that the eagle soldiers are tossed and afraid.

Not only did the ordinary soldiers suffer heavy casualties, but even the two eighth-order eagle man powerhouses lost their lives in the course of their mission.

"Captain Lemur, what are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and send someone to ask for help!"

The Tiger Chief roared.

If he had stayed in the past, he would never have dared to speak to members of the royal family, but now times have changed.

Under a series of blows, it was difficult for the five royal families, whose strength had been sharply reduced, to continue to exercise high-pressure rule over the vassal races below.

In order to fight against the great enemy of the human race, the five royal families had to win over the powerful factions in the empire, and some of the stronger races gradually gained a certain right to speak.

"No matter how fast we are, we can't go as fast as we can. I know you don't have wolf smoke, just make a little smoke and get the word out.

Judging by the distance, your route is also tens of miles off, and Marshal Daniel should be able to receive the news. ”

Lemur said angrily.

Finally found an excuse to get the lake over. It's not easy to be a herald, and if he knew it was so dangerous, he would have stayed on the front line.

The full regiment at the time of departure has now lost one-third of its troops, and the morale of the army has long been gone.

His own tribe suffered heavy losses this time, and if it continued to suffer, it would not be able to escape the fate of being annexed after the war.

In the Orc Empire, tribes that have lost a large number of young and strong people are not eligible to continue to exist. Once annexed by other tribes, the best outcome for those in power is to be relegated to the margins.

If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have paddled with the vassal races below. As members of the five royal families, in addition to playing the role of heralds, they are also the "overseers" sent by the empire.

The tiger chieftain who reacted didn't have the heart to pay attention to the vague threat of Lemur, and hurriedly rushed to the guards in front of him and ordered: "You guys hurry up and find something, make smoke, be fast!" ”

……

Eighty miles away, Daniel, who had hurried back with a large army, was running wild with wolves, when the voice of a guard suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Marshal, there's wolf smoke!"

Hurriedly steadied his mount, turned his head and looked around, Daniel was directly dumbfounded. There was wolf smoke in all directions, and there were more than ten strands of smoke he could see alone.

In an instant he knew something was wrong. It is also more impossible for the enemy to divide his forces into multiple attacks, and there are no such dense orc tribes nearby.

There is a high probability that the enemy is aware of the threat of wolf smoke transmission, and directly plays tricks, in a vain attempt to confuse the line of sight in this way.

It's a shame that there is no point in knowing. Under the dense wolf smoke, no one can accurately judge the true direction of the enemy's attack.

You can't divide your forces and reinforce multiple directions at the same time, right?

The order went down, and the army stopped and rested.

Order all the eagle men to go out for me to investigate, be sure to find out the location of the enemy, violators will be killed! ”

Daniel ordered indifferently.

This kind of arrangement will definitely offend the Eagle Court, but there is no way, war always needs someone to sacrifice.

At the crucial moment of the battle of wits with Hudson, Daniel did not want to slip through the cracks.

It doesn't matter if you're at a disadvantage for the time being, this is the Orc Empire. No matter how powerful the expeditionary corps is, it is impossible to wait for a long time.

Time is on their side, as long as they don't let the enemy run away. The longer it drags on, the better their chances of winning.

Daniel clung to the expeditionary legion, not for fear of the orc tribe being killed, but for fear that Hudson would run away with the team.

Being stirred up by the expeditionary legion in the country, the losses of the orc empire are already immeasurable, if he can't leave the enemy behind, he can't explain to the five emperors above.

……

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......"

The rain of arrows flew out again, and countless orc cavalry fell in response. This is already the last reserve of arrows lost in the expeditionary legion, and once it is consumed, the magic crossbow will be turned into an ornament.

Originally, it was prepared for the main army of orcs, but now in order to achieve a quick victory, Hudson can only use it in advance.

Second-rate cavalry is also cavalry, barely enough. If it is used on cannon fodder infantry, it will be the real blood loss.

To put it mildly, many orc slaves don't have a special arrow. It seems to shoot a rain of arrows, but in fact, it is money.

In the era of pure hand-made, the cost of missing arrows was not cheap, and the price of missing arrows for magic crossbows was even higher.

You get what you pay for. These arrows are expensive, and there is a reason why they are expensive.

Ordinary arrows miss, but they can't penetrate the armor. The high penetration of crossbow arrows is based on the premise that the arrows are strong and sharp enough.

Every time there is a big war, it is like spending money. One-fifth of the kingdom's financial holes are caused by one-time consumable ordnance such as lost arrows, knights' guns, and throwing spears.

On the battlefield, the soldiers were very fast, and the enemy did not send reinforcements at the first time, which created an opportunity for the expeditionary corps.

It seems to be 35,000 vs 50,000, but in fact, on the local battlefield, the Terran has more troops.

The five corps commanders were all recently appointed, and the longest tenured was less than a time, and they were forced to go to the battlefield before they had time to smooth out the internal command.

In the absence of the commander, the prestige of the legion commanders was not enough, and the troops below soon fought separately in the tribe.

"Fools, ...... it's coming"

Before the word "he" could be spoken, the orc general received a box lunch. This is already the seventy-sixth victim on the battlefield.

Hudson, who patrols the battlefield, is like the scythe of death. As soon as an orc rises to the top, it is harvested immediately.

The tribes fight on their own, and the greatest advantage is that they have a strong centripetal force and can trust each other with the greatest trust, but only if the chieftain does not have accidents.

In most orc tribes, the chieftain holds the military and political power, and the deputy does not exist.

Sacrifices, second only to chieftaincy, were respected more by personal prestige than by military command.

Out of the balance of power, no rational chief would allow a religious leader to control the military power of the tribe.

The smaller the tribe, the more pronounced this is.

After all, there are many sacrifices among the great tribes, and they have diluted their influence among each other. The only one who could threaten the chieftain's power was the chief high priest, who was not so wary of ordinary sacrifices.

This kind of army, which is united by the personal charm of the chief, often ends with the death of the chief.

Sensing the shortcomings of the orcs, Hudson killed even more.

If it weren't for the fact that his identity was not suitable, he would have wanted to train some powerful archers, specifically targeting the enemy's tribal chiefs.

One tribe after another's armies were routed, and the number of orcs on the battlefield was increasing dramatically at an extraordinary rate.

The rout of the orcs did not bring any trouble to the expeditionary force, but became the last straw that crushed the morale of the orc army.

The corpses were piled up all over the ground, and blood flowed on the prairie, constantly watering the earth. The afterglow of the remnant sun made the whole world depressing.

Seeing that the reinforcements were delayed, the orc cavalry, which could not bear the casualties, continued to retreat under the blows of the expeditionary force.

"Alternate cover, orderly retreat!"

I don't know who gave the order, anyway, the orc soldiers who heard the voice only had the word "withdraw" in their heads, and they all turned around and ran, no matter how the commander called, they couldn't pull people back to the battlefield.

Pandora's box opened, and the nearby orc soldiers followed. Soon the tide of retreat turned into a wave of rout.

"Alternate cover, orderly retreat", that is pure idealism.

To be able to live, no orc wants to die. From the moment they chose to paddle on the battlefield, the tribes had a consensus – to preserve their strength.

In the face of life and death, no one wants to stay and break off. Then you can only compete with speed, as long as you run past your teammates, the enemy will not have time to chase them.

The orc soldiers who reacted quickly became the lucky ones of this war and soon succeeded in leaving the battlefield.

The orcs who realized it were miserable, and when they withdrew, they happened to leave their backs to the expeditionary force.

Chasing down the rout and beating the water dogs will always be everyone's favorite.

Even after two battles today and dozens of miles of land, everyone's body is tired, and it is still difficult to stop everyone's enthusiasm.

With the support of spiritual power, the expeditionary legion burst out with unparalleled strength, which made Hudson, the commander, startled.

It's a completely crazy rhythm.

The defeat of the enemy army was expected, and after defeating the enemy, a sudden wave broke out when the results of the battle were expanded, which was beyond his expectations.

Judging from the performance on the battlefield, the expeditionary corps seems to have created a military spirit.

There are many strong armies in history, but there are very few troops that can give birth to military souls. Any army that gives birth to the soul of the army is the pinnacle of the times.

How to create the soul of the army, no one can answer this topic. Some troops forged the military soul in continuous victories and stepped directly on the altar; There are also troops who are indomitable and give birth to the military spirit in defeat, and finally complete the counterattack.

Each unit that gives birth to the soul of the army is unique, and it is difficult to replicate it again.

Looking down on the battlefield, countless fleeing orc soldiers sacrificed their lives for the sublimation sacrifice of this expeditionary force.

Kill, kill to your heart's content.

It wasn't until it was getting dark that Hudson ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops. At this moment, the battlefield is full of corpses.

No statistics have been made, but judging by the situation on the battlefield alone, Hudson can be sure that the orc army suffered no less than 30,000 casualties.

In the field battle, the cavalry can kill sixty percent of the enemy's troops, which is a complete miracle.

Usually this kind of record will only occur when the two sides are deadlocked, or when one side surrounds the other.

After all, if you can't beat the enemy, can you still outrun your teammates?

In the vast prairie, as long as the side with more troops wants to escape, most of the soldiers can escape.

……

As night fell, Daniel finally received news from the Expeditionary Corps, but it was too late.

If he had known that it was less than a hundred miles away from the battlefield, he would have brought his troops over to reinforce him, and he would not have caused the current tragedy.

50,000 cavalry, just under his nose, was routed by the enemy.

The specific losses could not be counted for a while, but the soldiers who escaped by luck collapsed one by one, and it was obvious that this was due to a major stimulus.

Even if he didn't show up on the battlefield, Daniel could have guessed how terrible the battle was. If it weren't for the dark weather, it would be difficult to find the exact location of the enemy army, and he was eager to immediately lead his troops over to take revenge.

Deep down, his dissatisfaction with the Eagle Man has also accumulated to the limit.

If it weren't for the fact that these guys were greedy for life and afraid of death, and didn't pass the information back in time, they wouldn't have been so passive.

The morale of the defeated soldiers is completely lost, and the combat effectiveness is about equal to zero. This means that in a short period of time, he lost 50,000 cavalry, even if it was only a second-line cavalry, it was enough to make him feel painful.

The army moved the people, lost the troops, but did not even have a decent record, Daniel was also under a lot of pressure, and at this moment he didn't know how to explain to several emperors.

Dump the pot?

That's not his style. What's more, now this pot, except for him, the coach, no one can carry it at all.

"Send the order down and summon the five legion commanders over for a meeting."