After a series of losses, Wald's brigade quickly reacted and gathered the main force to Vikburg. At this time, there were only three squadrons of soldiers left in Wald's brigade, and the total number of orcs did not exceed five hundred.

The reconnaissance brigade directly under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Marven suffered very little losses, participated in two consecutive battles, annihilated more than 300 orcs, and suffered only more than 40 casualties.

Counting the mounted infantry commanded by Richard, there were more than 200 soldiers under Lieutenant Colonel Marven. In addition, Harden Castle dispatched more than 60 auxiliaries to escort grain and grass and cooperate with Lieutenant Colonel Marvin's operation.

Seeing that the orc soldiers were like hedgehogs, hiding in Fort Vic, Lieutenant Colonel Marven could only be stationed in a village more than ten miles away from the castle to monitor the orc army.

The orcs avoided the battle, and Lieutenant Colonel Marven would not choose to attack the city. They carried 10 days' rations, and this place was relatively close to the rear grain field, so there was no shortage of food for the time being. It can be consumed with orcs.

Moreover, the Grant Kingdom is fighting on the inside line, not to mention other directions, and the Flying Eagle Legion of Guanglahe Province has not yet participated in the war.

Although the combat strength of the Flying Eagle and Flying Swallow legions is not as good as the main legion, it is also the regular army of the kingdom, and the addition of the new force of the Flying Eagle Legion is enough to change the situation on the battlefield and repel the attack of the orcs.

If the orc empire does not invest more blood and put more forces into it, it will be difficult to open up the situation in the north and defeat the army of more than 100,000 Grant kingdoms.

As in the previous wars, it was just a drain on some of the northern princes' national strength. If all the national forces are mobilized to invade, the other human forces of the Dawn Continent will not sit idly by and watch the Orc Empire grow, and will inevitably send troops to aid the northern princes of the Dawn Continent.

A war broke out between humans and the orc race, and the Orc Empire was no match for the Divine Radiance Empire.

Even if the Church of the Seven doesn't interfere, it will be difficult for the Orc Empire to win. If you don't get the real fire, there is a high probability that the orc empire will be wiped out.

There is no shortage of intelligent people in the Orc Empire, who have a full understanding of the balance of power between the enemy and the enemy. Each time they invade, they put in only a little more power than their opponents.

More in order to capture human slaves and rob production materials, it will never threaten the survival of the Northern Kingdom.

The top management of the Grant Kingdom also knew about this situation. This tacit understanding at the top level is not yet known to a low-ranking officer like Richard.

What the people of Northern Xinjiang can see is that the orcs burn, kill and loot, and let them fall into the cruel flames of war, and every Northern Xinjiang person has a hatred for the orcs in their genes.

Upon returning to the camp, Richard took off his armor, carefully maintained it, and then put it in a large suitcase.

According to Richard's rank, there are already two guards with him, and this kind of thing can be handed over to the guards.

It's just that Richard has a modern soul in his body, and he likes to do his own things and doesn't like to trouble others.

Besides, the maintenance of weapons and armor should have been done in person, so as not to be fooled by the guards. If the weapons and armor are not well maintained, and something goes wrong in the battle and is killed by the enemy, it is very wronged.

Unlike Richard, perhaps because there is a clear hierarchy in this world, Marvin, Diarra and other officers almost all leave this kind of trivial matter to the guards. Not only to maintain weapons, but also to wash underwear and put on clothes, you need the help of guards.

Many officers don't even treat soldiers as human beings in their hearts. Although Richard is not used to all this, he can already get used to it.

After seven days near Vic Castle, and as it seemed to be late May, the Orcs of Wald's brigade remained unmoved.

Vic Castle has hoarded a lot of food, and the food in the baron's warehouse is enough for hundreds of orcs to eat for ten years, and even if the food is exhausted, the orcs can still eat people.

Lieutenant Colonel Marven was a cavalryman and was unfamiliar with how to siege a city.

Richard commanded half of the squadron of soldiers on horseback, proficient in siege tactics, but the number was too small and there were no siege equipment to use.

It takes a long time to make siege equipment, and it also requires skilled craftsmen, and the conditions for siege in a short period of time are not mature.

After much deliberation, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin decided to leave with his troops, climb over the Pratos Mountains, and fight with Baron Harden to attack the orc convoy.

Before crossing the Pratos Mountains, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin decided to return to Harden Castle first to replenish some of the food pack animals.

They carried food for fifteen days, and in case of emergency, they could kill pack horses for meat, and they could last for about ten days.

The upper half of the Pratos Mountains runs east-west and the lower half runs north-south, and when viewed from above, they look like a 120-degree arc, ending at the Eagle Mountains.

The Platos Fortress complex is located in the middle of the mountain range, turning from east to west to north, and is connected to Baron Harden's castle by a canyon road.

To circumvent this valley road, you need to detour 100 kilometers to the east, bypassing the Pratos Mountains from the direction of Fort Black River.

The direction of Heihe Fort is the main battlefield of the battle, and their small cavalry going to Heihe Fort is not only very dangerous, but it will not play a role at all.

After eliminating the kobold squadron, the canyon passage was left without orc defenders. Lieutenant Colonel Marvin decided to take the risk and march through the eyes of the orcs.

Taking advantage of the nightfall, the crowd approached the castle of Pratos along the canyon passage.

The canyon passage is about thirty kilometers, and the road was just renovated last year, so it's not very difficult to walk. In the second half of the night, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin led his troops to the vicinity of the Platos fortress complex.

Holding on for more than a month, six of the nine castles have been lost, and most of the defense line has been lost and fallen into the hands of the orcs.

Now that the two crippled orc brigades are besieging the remaining three castles and still attacking them every day, it is difficult for the eighth brigade to hold on.

In order to cheer up the defenders, Lieutenant Colonel Marven personally led the team to investigate, and said with a serious expression after returning: "I plan to storm the orc camp early in the morning." Everyone squinted for a while, recuperated and recuperated, Richard, you lead people to keep guard to prevent being touched by orc scouts. ”

"Lieutenant Colonel, how many troops do the orcs have?"

"The orcs are all in the camp, and they can't figure it out yet. However, judging from the flags, the size of the camp, the stove, and the lights, there are no more than two brigades. ”

Richard is very energetic and energetic, he personally guards everyone and pays very much attention.

At dawn the next day, I was still in good spirits.

Lieutenant Colonel Marven and his subordinates are all veterans with rich war experience, and even under the noses of the orcs, they can still sleep, and they rested for two or three hours before dawn to recover some of their spirits.

On the contrary, the soldiers under Richard's command, except for half of the veterans, the rest were nervous, and when it was dawn, they were particularly sleepy.

Seeing that the orcs had come out of the lost castle, they formed a formation and attacked the remaining castles of No. 6, No. 8, and No. 9 in a scattered manner.

A small number of scouts also dispersed, reconnoitering the enemy in all directions.

Lieutenant Colonel Marvin no longer hesitated, and immediately commanded the cavalry to launch a charge.

This time, because Richard's soldiers were not in good condition, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin asked them to act as a reserve to monitor the enemy.

Richard asked Ron to command the troops, and he volunteered to join Lieutenant Colonel Marvin, hoping to participate in the operation.

"This attack is different from the previous ones, the enemy situation is unknown, the strength of the orcs is very strong, I am afraid there will be greater sacrifices."

Richard said firmly: "The people of the Haaland family are not afraid of death, but they are afraid that they will not be able to make meritorious contributions!" ”

"Since you insist like this, I will approve you to participate in the battle with us, hoping that you can survive the war and make a meritorious service."