Chapter 14: Baron Harden
Diarra, Richard, Brown and other professional officers and veterans, armed with huge levers, pushed the snake man down the city with force.
After just three successes, the snake man came up with a way to deal with it.
A snake man pulled backwards and dragged Brown and two veterans off the wall.
The three Browns had just stood up and were surrounded by orcs on all sides, their bodies torn apart in the blink of an eye.
The time spent together is short, and the relationship is average.
But in a state of war, friendship not only comes quickly, but also feels extraordinary. If Brown hadn't taken the initiative to step forward just now, it would have been Richard who commanded the soldiers to push the stick.
Brown died under the city, but Richard was still alive because Richard had better luck than Brown.
Faced with the tragic death of his comrades, Richard couldn't be indifferent at all, he instantly lost his cool and was red-eyed.
Richard took two steps back and snatched the enchanted longsword from Ron's hand and slammed into the serpent.
The Serpentine fought with a dozen soldiers, with his back to Richard. In the face of Richard's ferocious sword, he didn't notice it at all.
The battlefield was very chaotic, with swords, guns, swords, and halberds stabbing from all directions.
The Snake Man had just killed the three soldiers when Richard's ferocious sword struck from the flank, stabbing the Snake Man into the heart and then pushing the Snake Man off the wall with all his might.
After killing the third-order snake man, the experience increased by two thousand at once.
When the battle reached the most critical moment, it was very urgent and intense, and we could not relax for a second. Richard can only wait for the battle to end and add killing experience.
Although the time of the battle was relatively short, in the face of the overwhelmingly superior orc army, the casualties of the sixth squadron had exceeded one-third.
Deputy Squadron Leader Brown fell off the city wall and died, nine squad leaders were also killed, two were wounded, three were wounded, and the backbone of the veteran suffered heavy casualties, losing half of them.
The brutal battle made most of the soldiers weak in their legs, and the sixth squadron was about to collapse.
A long horn came from a distance, and reinforcements from the rear finally arrived.
Leading the reinforcements was Deputy Captain Sully, who, like Roland, was also a fourth-order.
The reinforcements were more than two squadrons, and with the help of this new force, they finally repelled the orc attack without danger.
As soon as the orc army was driven off the city wall, an elite cavalry rushed out of the canyon, scattering the orc formation in one fell swoop.
The officer who commanded this cavalry was none other than Baron Harden, the supreme commander of the Platos Line.
Baron Harden rode a fourth-order boar demonic beast and easily broke into the orc army formation, and none of the orc warriors who passed along the way could stop him for a moment.
In a short period of time, more than six orcs died at his hands, including a third-order orc officer.
Rushed by the cavalry, the formation of the orc army was completely dispersed.
Baron Harden led his knights and followed the orcs unhurriedly and killed the lone orc.
The orcs suffered more and more casualties, lost their formation, and soon more than half of the casualties were lost. They ran for their lives, bypassing the main road and fleeing into the jungle in a panic.
The knights were just about to dismount and chase, Baron Harden raised his left hand and said: "The situation in the forest is unknown, maybe the orcs have ambushes, don't chase!" ”
The cavalry gathered and gave the task of cleaning the battlefield to the infantry.
The first battle was victorious, but Richard had no joy in his heart.
The comrades-in-arms who get along with each other every day have suffered many casualties, and many familiar faces will not be visible in the future.
Stumps and severed arms were scattered on the city, and the heavy smell of blood wafted everywhere.
Richard suppressed the mixed feelings in his heart and led the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.
The captive orcs are gathered, and the living orc captives are worth more than the dead human head.
For example, killing a snake can only get three small skills, and capturing a healthy snake can be exchanged for a medium skill.
More than twenty orc captives, the combined feats are already very impressive.
Of course, not all of these feats belonged to the 6th Squadron, which had four and a half squadrons in battle.
Two and a half squadrons defended the city, and two squadrons were strengthened.
The decisive role was played by the Baron's Cavalry Regiment.
Everyone will share some of the merits of this battle.
After the end of the war, Baron Harden once again summoned all the officers.
In addition to the knights under the command of the baron, the officers of the eighth brigade, there were also officers above the squadron of the city defense army.
"Have the casualties been counted?"
Baron Harden turned his head and asked his lieutenant.
"Three cavalry regiments fell from their horses, two of whom were killed and one seriously wounded. One of the dead was a second-order warrior and one was a high-ranking apprentice. Seriously wounded was the knight Richard. ”
"How's Richard's injury?"
"Recuperate for at least three months."
Richard, the nephew of Baron Harden, is a third-order knight whose combat power is comparable to that of Roland.
As the cavalry regiment stormed the orc formation, Richard was besieged by four serpents. He fell off the Warcraft Warhorse, was crushed by his mount, the Iron Armored Horse, and almost died on the battlefield.
In the midst of war, even mid-level professionals are actually very vulnerable. The fourth-order minotaur on the orc side was not spared in this battle.
Baron Harden nodded, turned to Sharpe and asked, "How's the Eighth Brigade going?" ”
Group Leader Sharp Varla stood up and said, "Only the sixth squadron suffered heavy casualties, and the other four squadrons did not affect the combat effectiveness. ”
As soon as the words fell, Baron Harden was suddenly a little unhappy, and said loudly: "I want detailed casualty figures." ”
Although the baron didn't say anything too ugly, he still made Captain Sharp sweat profusely.
He quickly summarized the situation of each squadron, stood up for the second time, and said solemnly: "The sixth squadron has borne the heaviest casualties, with twenty-one casualties. Nine people were seriously injured and 26 were slightly injured. The cumulative number of casualties is 56, which is more than half. ”
"The sixth squadron is a new squadron?"
Baron Harden reacted quickly, and just listened to the casualty figures, and immediately understood that the sixth squadron was not at full strength.
Deputy Group Leader Sally Darren stood up and replied: "The formation time of the Sixth Squadron is only nine months, but we have removed more than a dozen backbone veterans and shortened the time for forming an army. ”
"What about officer casualties?"
"Deputy Squadron Leader Brown was killed, Deputy Squadron Leader Richard, and Military Judge Owen was slightly wounded."
Baron Harden nodded: "Draw the best soldiers from the city defense force to supplement the sixth squadron." What about other squadrons? ”
"The 3rd Squadron suffered six casualties, and the total number of minor and serious wounded was seventeen. The soldiers stationed at Fort No. 2 were attacked by the Harpies, three were killed, four were seriously wounded, and there were no minor wounded.
The reinforced 4th Squadron suffered seven casualties and 19 minor and serious wounded. The 5th Squadron lost two casualties and five were slightly or seriously wounded. ”
"The total number of people in your brigade is not more than a thousand, right?"
"Counting the squadrons directly under the brigade headquarters, we have formed seven and a half squadrons, plus the recently replenished half of the squadron recruits, the total number is 965 people. The main thing is that several old squadrons are not fully staffed, and there are some shortages. ”
"What about the results, have you counted them?"
"Six hundred and twenty-one orcs were killed and twenty-three taken prisoner. Kill seventeen orc professionals, including one fourth-order minotaur, five third-order snake figures, and two third-order harpy people. One second-order kobold, four first-order kobolds, two first-order sheep-like people, and one second-order werewolf. The rest of the orcs are low-level miscellaneous soldiers.
Among the twenty-three orcs captured, there was a third-order snake body, but unfortunately he was seriously injured and didn't know if he could survive. ”