On the fourth day after Soros and his party left, the 8th Brigade received an order to go to the fortress complex in the Pratos Mountains to garrison.

The Pratos Mountains are located forty kilometers from Fort Blaze and northeast of Fort Blaze.

In the middle of the mountain range is a mountain valley path that leads to the Flame Castle.

Defending this valley road is equivalent to defending the flanks of Flame Castle.

If the fortress of Platos cannot be breached, the food route of the orc army may be cut off at any time.

To get around the Pratos Mountains, you need to walk an additional 300 kilometers of mountain trails.

The orc army consumes a lot of grain every day, and the increase in transportation lines of 300 kilometers makes it difficult for the orc army to bear.

Decades ago, the Legion of the Wild Lions had built a strong fortress in the Pratos Mountains, but unfortunately in the last orc invasion, the fortress group was lost, and a large group of soldiers was completely annihilated.

After the orc army retreated, the fortress complex was destroyed, and although it has been repaired in recent years, only half of the castle can be defended.

The fortress complex of Pratos was stationed in six squadrons of city defense, and two barons were nearby.

The two baronies belonged to different provinces, with the Barony of Harden belonging to the province of Gascoigne, located south of the Pratos Mountains. The Barony of Stopa is located in the province of Geda, southeast of the Pratos Mountains.

The combat effectiveness of the city defense army is very average, far inferior to the three main army corps. The equipment is relatively weak, and the number of professionals is also small.

The six squadrons combined have only seven professionals, and in previous wars, they could only barely undertake garrison duties. Cannot field fight orcs.

On the contrary, it is the direct force of Baron Harden, and the strength is very considerable.

Although the knights under the command of the baron only had more than a hundred members, the number of professionals exceeded thirty. The rest of the soldiers are also elite, and the number of Warcraft mounts is also more than half. Head-to-head, the combat effectiveness is comparable to the main brigade of the Wild Lion Legion.

The Eighth Brigade, which has not been organized and completed, is not as good as the Baronial Knights.

After receiving the order, the 8th Brigade immediately set out and arrived at the Platos fortress complex after walking for a day from morning to night.

There are extraordinary powers, magic power factors in this world, and ordinary humans in the Dawn Continent are stronger than Blue Star. According to Richard's observations for many years, the average strength of middle-aged men in the north is more than 1.5.

Some strong men with better talent can reach 4 to 5 points in strength, which is enough to compete with Blue Star Hercules.

In terms of physical strength, it also surpasses the Blue Star male, wearing heavy armor to march, if there are supplies along the way, the main army can easily travel hundreds of miles a day.

Nine fortifications, large and small, were built on the Pratos Mountains.

The nine castles are located on both sides of the mountain valley road, and the castles are relatively close to each other, and they can be supported by crossbows and trebuchets.

The nine castles were of varying sizes and garrisoned by varying numbers of city defenders.

In wartime, the castle will be taken over by the main legion.

Counting the 7th Squadron, which had just formed more than half of it, the 8th Squadron had less than eight squadron soldiers.

Among them, the 7th Squadron was weak, and it was slightly better than the city defense army.

The 6th Squadron has been formed for more than half a year, and some backbones have been removed from several old squadrons, and its combat effectiveness is not very strong, slightly weaker than several main squadrons.

After taking over the castle and settling the soldiers, the main officers of the 6th squadron were ordered to go to the third castle for a meeting.

Presiding over the meeting was Baron Harden, who was also the commander of the Platos Line.

"In the past few days, I have led a team to reconnoitre, and I found that the orc army is not far from the defense line.

On our side, the city defense army, the main army, and the command system of the two barons' private armies are not subordinate to each other, and they do not train together all year round, and they are not suitable for mixing with each other without tacit understanding.

The area of the castle is not too large, and the food is limited. I decided to withdraw the city defenses and leave them in the rear at Baron Harden's Castle. The Eighth Brigade was scattered throughout the nine castles. The cavalry under my command roamed outside, sneaking up on the orc food routes, cooperating with the soldiers of the Eighth Brigade and guarding the defensive line.

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Baron Harden is over seventy years old and has served as commander of the Swift Legion.

He was born in a declining aristocracy, and after awakening his bloodline, he advanced to the seventh-order Silver Knight, and obtained the title of knight for his military exploits, and gradually became a heavyweight commander in the north.

The king placed his fief near the Platos fortress complex in order to rely on his strength to stabilize the Platos line.

After the battle broke out, Baron Harden personally led the reconnaissance team, killing more than 20 orc scouts in recent days, and he already had a good understanding of the enemy situation.

His tactical set-up, while nothing out of the ordinary, was quite solid.

The Eighth Brigade had just arrived, and it was still very unfamiliar with the enemy's situation, so naturally no one would put forward opinions arbitrarily.

The day after the meeting, Richard was about to practice archery when he suddenly heard the sound of a horn in the distance.

Richard hurried to the foot of the city wall.

Climb the city walls and find puffs of smoke and dust rapidly approaching the castle complex.

Richard took a closer look and saw that an army of thousands of orcs had arrived nearby.

These orcs were supposed to be the vanguard of the army, and they quickly dispersed into three teams, and began to attack Castle 1 to 3 without preparation.

Castle No. 1 is located in the northernmost part of the valley road, at the foot of the Pratos Mountains, and is an outpost castle with a relatively large scale.

Castle 2 is located on the mountainside above Castle 1 and is small in scale, but the arrows fired from Castle 2 can effectively reinforce Castle 1.

Castle 3 is located on the eastern side of the valley on the mountain range.

The mountain range on the east side is low and gentle, about dozens of meters high, and the depth is endless, more than a dozen kilometers, which is a typical hilly terrain.

The three castles also formed the first line of defense, with Castle No. 1 being the focal point of the defense. Group Leader Sharp Varla arranged for the 3rd Squadron to be stationed.

The third squadron is one of the main squadrons, the number of veterans exceeds eighty percent, and the combat effectiveness is considerable.

Garrisoned at Castle No. 2 were three squads of the Fifth Squadron, which reinforced more than a dozen archers. Castle 3 was garrisoned by the 6th Squadron, which was a little less stressful than Castle 1.

By the time the orc army approached, the sixth squadron was ready, the squads were standing in their designated positions, and the reserves were in place, ready to support at any time.

Richard was the deputy squadron leader and the command position was at the forefront.

Squadron Leader Diarra coordinates the overall situation and deploys troops, while another deputy squadron leader, Brown, is responsible for directing the reserve team to check and fill in the gaps. Military Judge Owen stood motionless at the head of the city, looking unfazed.

Under the protection of his squad, Chaplain Ed has set up a simple battlefield ambulance station, ready to treat the wounded at any time.

Ed is a second-order priest whose psychic powers can unleash six healing spells per day.

Although it is called the treatment of minor injuries, the effect is very prominent, and Richard has personally seen the release of a spell to treat minor injuries, which can make a two-inch-long and one-inch-deep knife wound stop bleeding instantly.

Even if it hurts the internal organs, it can also stop the bleeding quickly. Richard's feeling that the magic of the four rings treats serious injuries is better than going to a tertiary hospital for rescue.

The chaplain's healing technique will only heal important officers.

Ordinary soldiers were injured and could only be bandaged simply, and after the wound became inflamed, they could only resist hard, and if they could not resist, they would amputate their limbs and even lose their lives.

Ordinary people in the Dawn Continent have a life as cheap as a mustard