It can make the inhabitants of the empire's borders feel terrified when they hear the reputation of the orcs, and the strength of the orcs is undoubted.

Although in the face of Qingyuan Town, they were defeated and suffered losses, but this does not mean that the orc army is weak.

On the contrary, in the face of cross-era weapon attacks, the orcs still do not collapse, which is already very strong.

If it is a normal human army, if you lose 30% of the troops, the morale of the army will begin to slacken and rout.

The orcs, on the other hand, are the ones who can really fight to the end, and of course there are cases of the transcendent overseers behind them.

Because there was no transcendent Overseer, the first batch of captured orcs were born.

And these orcs have also experienced the attack on Qingyuan Town, and they are very aware of the power of artillery, if they continue to resist at that time, the consequence is only a dead end.

Although they orcs also have their own solar terms, that is only when facing opponents of the same class.

But what is this Qingyuan Army? It's a machine gun and an artillery, and whoever fights it is the same.

On the battlefield of Ancient Stone City, although the orcs were inferior in numbers, they were still able to firmly control the entire city defense arrangement in their own hands.

When the Emperor *** team and the orc army are strangled together, the artillery loses its role.

As for guns, artillery and other equipment, the only shortcoming problem is this, once there are their own people on the front line, these weapons lose their advantage.

After all, not everyone's weapons come with the assistance of a hundred shots, and if there is a little deviation, it will hit their own people, which is the behavior of the enemy.

It was also the orcs who discovered this and immediately commanded the army to continue to advance and wrench with the emperor's *** team.

The more Imperial soldiers around, the safer they will be.

Although there are many enemies, this kind of battlefield is the one they are most familiar with and good at, even when facing several Imperial soldiers, the orc soldiers can easily deal with it.

Under this kind of pure contest between armies, it was difficult for the four battalions of the Qingyuan Army to give full play to their due advantages and effects.

However, under the first wave of attack and blocking, the Qingyuan army has created an unparalleled fighter for the emperor, and the command of the emperor's team is not a rice bucket, and under such an advantage, it has also begun to change tactics, and began to divide the battlefield and gradually encroach on the orc army.

The war between you and me also gave Goodern the first time to see the shocking scene of nearly a million people fighting.

And this scale of operations is at most a medium-scale operation between the two countries, such as the front line of the Broken Vein Fortress and the Gobi Sand City in the barren land, where the scale of the operation is that each side invests more than one million troops in the battle.

The war was fought from morning to afternoon, from afternoon to evening.

Taking advantage of the dual advantages of numbers and depth of the battlefield, the soldiers on the front line can take turns to retire and replenish their strength, and then continue to fight.

And although the orc army has a space for movement in the area of the city wall, it is difficult to fight with the rotation like the emperor.

And the main reason is that the rear stove fire came together, and the shells that followed fell into the barracks of the logistics, and the normal supply work could not be completed, and many orcs on the front line were engaged in high-intensity operations.

Later, in order to prevent the barracks from being bombed again, the orcs had to capture a group of human civilians who could cook and force them to make food needed for the front line.

When the scouts discovered this, they were also forced to stop the shelling mission.

The night sky is full of stars and the moon is shining.

The emperor who had been attacking for a whole day finally sounded the order to retreat.

The retreat of the army does not mean that the war has been lost.

Attacking a city garrisoned by hundreds of thousands of orcs is not something that can be completed in a day, and if the defense is tighter, I am afraid that the two armies will have to stalemate until at least the end of the snow season before making a final decision.

The armistice at night was to allow the armies of both sides to take away their own corpses, and nearly a million people fought in one round

The total number of people killed in the battle between the two sides reached 160,000.

Among them, the empire lost people, and the orcs lost 110,000 people.

This battle damage situation is already a miracle battle loss for the emperor.

After all, the enemy facing is an orc, and it is a siege battle, and the loss under normal circumstances is at least one by one, and the empire is one orc.

And now the tide of the war has been reversed, the orcs have become two, and the empire has become one.

Such battle losses also have a lot to do with the participation of the Qingyuan Army in the war.

Inside the Great Tent of the Imperial Camp.

The emperors and officials who reunited showed their wonder about the battle damage, but they sighed more about the artillery help of the Qingyuan Army.

"It's the first time that you can fight such a battle with the orc army, and after this battle, I'm afraid that the little bunnies at the Military Academy will have another battle analysis."

Taylor's face was full of joy, and he also made a joke about this serious military discussion.

"It's also thanks to Lord Goodern's weapons, I don't know how many times they have helped us on the battlefield, I dare say, without the help of artillery, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be able to touch the ancient city today."

For everyone's praise, Gooden, as the protagonist, just smiled and responded modestly one by one.

Artillery is a killing machine born for war, and it is thanks to the help of magic technology that it can perform a variety of attacks on the battlefield.

Although Qingyuan Town's chemical technology is already much higher than this world, many steps are taken shortcuts, simplified or bypassed with magic technology.

Without the support of chemical technology, I am afraid that the strongest gunpowder weapon that the Qingyuan Army can use now is the flintlock pistol, the kind that shoots once and then reloads for seven or eight seconds.

"Speaking of which, Lord Goodern, your Qingyuan Town has been able to defend under the attack of an army of 400,000 orcs, and you have also seen our offensive layout today, you have experience in defending in this area, do you have any suggestions for improvement?"

As both a transcendent and a general of the Eighth Legion, Karloff suddenly asked Goodern a question and suggestion, and when everyone present heard it, they couldn't help but stop their communication and look at him.

Hearing this, Taylor and Hogg also had a hint of anticipation on their faces, wanting to hear Gooden's words.

Having a lord who governs a territory give advice to the emperor's war is something that has never happened before in the empire.

If it had been yesterday, I am afraid that no one present would have been able to take this seriously and hear it, and if it had really been said to the other side, everyone would have picked on the thorns to embarrass Goodern.

But after a day of combat understanding, everyone has been deeply impressed by the strength of the Qingyuan Army.

Although there are not many battles and times, each shot and the result can surprise and shock everyone.

Just the city wall, if they let them come by themselves, I'm afraid that a week of storming may not have such an effect.

Gooden was also slightly stunned when he saw that the other party suddenly threw a tricky question, and then praised with a smile.

"As an ordinary lord, I don't really know much about this aspect, but just from the situation I see today, the emperor's coordination and attack are already very tacit, and the angle and tactical coordination of the battlefield attack are also impeccable."

In other people's territory, you definitely can't just say the shortcomings as soon as you come up, but this statement makes everyone not satisfied.

What everyone wanted to hear was shortcomings, not compliments, but Gooden, as a layman, couldn't see any shortcomings, and he couldn't be blamed.

The officers only sighed in their hearts, but what Goodern said next made them suddenly look forward to it.

"I may not see anything wrong with the Empire, though, but if I switch to the orcs, I can say a lot."

"Although the attack of the emperor *** has a perfect plan and deployment, the main attack area of the battlefield has not achieved the desired offensive effect, although the number of orc defenders is large, but the number of emperor *** is more, and the weapon support is more in place."

"When the orcs dragged into their strangulation area positions, the offensive strategy against the emperor has been alleviated by more than half, and doing so will greatly increase the battle damage of the imperial soldiers."

Being dragged into their combat rhythm by the orcs, a group of emperor officials also discovered this matter, but they didn't have a good way to solve this method for a while.

After all, for hundreds of years, the tricks and tactics used have been clearly felt, and today's battlefield battles are the most stable and effective ways to fight again and again.

"In the face of such a defense, in fact, the emperor can choose to change the offensive idea, and the only variable of the orc army is this army stationed outside the northern city."

"With their presence, all attacks on Ancient Stone City will be blocked and alleviated by them, if they can be dealt with first, the defenders of Ancient Stone City will have no means of external support, and it will not be a problem to push into the city to fight at that time."

"But the orcs also know this, they will definitely defend the army outside the northern city, even if all the troops die in battle, they have to defend this place, because this is their last lifeline."

For Goodern's analysis, the three empires are still very satisfied, and the problem of orcs is exactly that.

Although several attacks today have already entered the city, the orcs outside the northern city can always come out to support at a critical moment and cut off the retreat route of the city wall.

In this way, the soldiers who attacked the city were forced to evacuate outside, giving up the advantage that they had finally fought back.

"The key point is good, and the offensive point is also there, so if you are the commander of the whole army, how will you solve it?"

Hogtz also wanted to see how Goodern's commander's thinking and strength were, and handed him the simulated sand table of the command.

"I don't have much experience commanding so many men, but in my thinking, I'll put the next day's attack to the north and draw at least half of my troops to attack."

"At the same time, the attack on the eastern wall turned into a confrontation, so that a group of troops waited outside the broken city, and if they did not attack, they would put pressure on the other side to prevent them from coming out of the broken city wall to support the northern battlefield."

"The Qingyuan army can also exert its full strength on this kind of battlefield in this environment, if the orcs want to support, then they have to give up the city fortifications and fight with us in the plain area."

"But if they can't hold out, then the northern battlefield can gradually encroach and stop the complete destruction of the opponent's lifeline, leaving only an ancient stone city that is difficult to turn over, and when the time comes, the siege army will attack from the north and east at the same time, and the orc's defense will not be as strong as the first day, and it is only a matter of time before the city is broken."

Commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, Goodern has no experience in this kind of thing, and the slightest carelessness is a joke.

Therefore, Gooden's approach to the offensive is only a general statement, and there is no elaboration on it.

As for Gooden's idea, everyone discussed the feasibility in a low voice after listening, and finally came to the conclusion that there was no problem at all.

The strength of the orcs and the strength of the emperor have a number in their hearts, and this style of play is not radical, but very conservative.

It is the conservative style of play, and the organizational ability of the emperor will not be divided too much, and the execution can also be arranged according to the said tactics, so after the comparison and calculation of consumption, the final result is just as Gooden said.

Once the strangulation of the orc army outside the northern city is completed, it will last for a maximum of three days, and the ancient stone city will be completely taken.

Such a preset result can be much faster than the time they originally specified, for the orc defenders of Ancient Stone City, the emperor's plan is to take it in seven days.

But now with the help of the Qingyuan Army, it can be taken as soon as possible.

However, Goodern's idea was able to solve the orcs faster, and this kind of thinking and deployment made everyone quickly start to discuss the execution of the details in detail.

Taylor and Hogs were also surprised by Goodern's thinking, and Goodern was stronger in observing and deploying the battlefield than they thought.

Karloff, who asked the question, also changed his opinion about Goodern at this moment.

The idea given by Gooden gave the emperor *** officials a new deployment arrangement, and after showing the strength of the Qingyuan army and wisdom, he was also recognized and accepted by the group.

On some issues, people will also discuss with Goodern in an attitude of equality and class, and such a change in attitude is the best manifestation of their own strength.

It didn't take long for the night tactical replenishment, and after determining the offensive idea for the second day, everyone immediately began to get busy.

As the three direct commanders, Chao Extraordinary, he greeted Gooden for a while and immediately went to arrange the task.

At night, in order to prevent each other's sneak attacks, the two sides did a very strict job of patrolling and protection, and even on the artillery positions of the Qingyuan Army, there was a company on standby at all times to be ready for battle at any time.

Fortunately, after a day of fierce fighting, the soldiers on both sides were already extremely tired, and neither side gathered the army for the night attack.

By the next morning, the Imperial army was quickly moving according to the arrangements set up last night.

From the west, the south mobilized troops to surround the orcs outside the northern city from the left, and the main army from the east also drew troops to surround the orcs from the right.

At the same time, the artillery positions that had already received orders fired the first shot of today's first battle.

Thirty-six artillery, the area of the attack is the orc camp outside the North City, because the orcs know that the artillery will not attack the area with civilians, there are also many areas between the orc camps outside the North City to hold town residents.

This made the artillery attack somewhat limited, but the focus of this attack was to destroy these according to the simple defensive measures outside the camp, so that the emperor could attack the camp.

At the same time, on the battlefield on the east side of the north, Emperor *** also deliberately gave up an area and handed it over to the Qingyuan army to fight.

The weapons and equipment of the Qingyuan army have a crushing gap, and the orcs will let people enter the camp if they don't defend, but if they want to defend, they can't stop the attack of the Qingyuan army.

Such a situation raised the intensity of the entire war by a notch from the very beginning.

At the same time, Hadri in the city also had a heavy face.

After the emperor's offensive conversion, it was undoubtedly a huge pressure for him.

Once the orc army outside the northern city is dispersed, then the orcs can really only fight the trapped beasts, but at present, the emperor has gathered 300,000 people to attack, and the gap above the number has reached three to one.

For the defense outside the city, the orcs are already willing but not enough.

What's even more strange is that there are battles in the west and south, but the eastern city wall, which was the most heavily attacked yesterday, is quiet at the moment.

Although the emperor was deployed outside, they did not attack, which made Hadri feel a little strange in his heart, and at the same time even more uneasy.

But as the fighting in the north became more and more intense, Hadri also had to respond, asking the gap in the eastern city wall to mobilize troops to help relieve the danger of the siege of the northern city.

But as the first orcs stepped out of the walls, a steady stream of bullets and cannons fell, blocking any orc who dared to step out of the walls.

At this moment, Hadri understood why the emperor didn't attack the area of the city wall, which was waiting for his reinforcements to come out!

"Damn Goodn...... Order the army to fight out from the West City and support the flank of the North City camp."

"Yes!"

Sensing the battle situation, the faces of the three extraordinary orcs in the room were not good.

The Empire's fighting strategy is just their most critical weakness, but at the moment, they can help the deployment of troops outside the northern city to be suppressed in the eastern city and cannot get out, that is, they are entangled by the griffin army in the sky.

The only army that could bypass it was also led through a battlefield area, and such a delayed battle was very disadvantageous for the camp outside the northern city.

Under yesterday's battle losses, the 270,000 troops outside the northern city lost more than 60,000, and at the same time, in order to make up for the defense in the city, the defenders at this moment were not many.

In the face of the attack of the imperial army, the orc soldiers on the front line were almost in a situation of three or even four.

Although the orc army is good at standing more with less, it also has to fight on the same basis, but the current situation is not on the same basis

On the contrary, it is still a state of suppression.

This made it impossible for the orcs to fully exert their strength, and at the same time, with the official participation of the Qingyuan army in the frontal battlefield, the orc's defense was obviously a little inadequate.

As the battle line continued to adjust and contract, the orc camp outside Beicheng was soon completely divided and dispersed.

Seeing this scene, Hadri no longer had the confidence to continue to hold on to the outside, and ordered the Northern City army to withdraw to the city for the final defense.

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