After the defense of Vic Castle ended, Bastruan headed southeast with an orc army.

An orc brigade coming from the west was blocked by Barony Harden, and the two barons of Haaland and Stopa ushered in a brief peace.

In the northern part of the Haaland Valley, however, there are still two large groups of orcs stationed.

But Maluland suffered a loss and was not willing to fight hard at all.

In order to prevent the human army from crossing through the northern Harland Valley from Fort William and attacking the back of the orc army, the orcs in the northern Haaland Valley must have a garrison.

For a while, the two sides confronted each other like this, and the time slowly entered May.

Now the fog of war is gradually lifting, and the situation is clear.

The situation in the three directions of the northern frontier of the Grant Kingdom is still the easiest in the east.

Duke Jonathan is a legendary knight, and the Duke's army is also very warlike and has expelled the orcs.

Now Duke Jonathan personally led his troops, crossed the Grotta River, and counterattacked the territory of the orcs. Annihilated many orc tribes, and even orc slaves captured about 30,000.

The war on the Eastern Front, the Kingdom of Grant has won.

The situation on the Western Front is still stalemate.

Duke Edward agreed to King Charles' request and handed over the six unclaimed baronies in the dukedom to the king, and King Charles sent reinforcements to Duke Edward.

This legion was formed by the noble private soldiers and the second-tier city defense army.

Although the combat effectiveness is average, the number is 16,000 people.

Sixteen thousand fresh troops came, plus reinforcements brought by the Duke of York.

Although several castles were lost and more than 20,000 people were captured by the orcs, the situation was finally maintained.

The situation in the territories directly under the royal family in the middle lane is the most severe.

This time, the orcs put in five and a half legions in the middle lane, and the three provinces were at a disadvantage.

To the west, the province of Gascoigne abandoned many of the outlying castles.

The Platos Line retreated, and the Orc Legion laid siege to Flame Castle.

The orc commander Gunderson led three large groups of orc soldiers to burn, kill, and loot everywhere in the province of Gascoigne, capturing human slaves.

By now, four baronies in the province of Gascoigne have lost their domains.

The Lab Basin organized four brigades of noble alliances, and cooperated with Baron Harden to barely maintain the balance of the battle line.

The situation in the central province of Geda was not very good, the barony of Dirham fell, and Bastruan led a brigade of orcs to attack the hinterland of Geda province.

Maruland led two large groups of orcs to blockade the Harland Valley and hold off the defenders of Fort William.

The main force of the orcs invaded from the eastern mountain road, conquered several military forts at the southern foot of the Eagle Mountains, and the territory of Phillips was lost, and once again threatened the Black River Castle, wanting to enter the Dragon Canyon and plunder.

The situation in the eastern province of Lach was the worst, with all six baronies on the border lost.

The Grizzly Legion is pinned down by the main force of the Orcs and besieged by the Orcs in Grizzly Castle. Although the two corps of Feiyan and Feiying are both in Lahe Province, they are both second-line corps, and their combat effectiveness is far from sufficient compared with the main force in terms of the quality of officers and men and weapons and equipment.

The two second-line legions did not dare to fight the orcs in the field at all, and were broken by the orcs individually.

The Eagle Legion was almost completely wiped out by the orcs, and the losses exceeded eighty percent. Even the Flying Eagle Castle, where the Flying Eagle Legion is stationed, was once on the verge of being lost.

If it weren't for Duke Roger and the Warcraft Cavalry Regiment to storm the flank of the Orc Legion and severely damage the Orcs, the situation in Lah Province would probably be difficult to support.

Now the Eagle Castle is still in the hands of the Grant Kingdom, and Duke Roger, with a royal cavalry regiment, is active in the province of Lah, attacking the logistics line of the orcs.

Three scattered orc brigades were wiped out.

The orcs did not dare to continue to divide their troops, but more than 100,000 humans had been captured by the orcs in the province of Lah.

If the orcs were to plunder the 100,000 people back, the battle would be lost.

Duke Roger was ready to snatch this part of the population over.

But this part of the population is already under the protection of the main legions of the orcs.

An army of 30,000 orcs confronted an army of 16,000 grizzlies, and Duke Roger led a cavalry regiment to cruise near the main force of the orcs.

Although it is still a long time before the heavy snow closes the mountain, the orcs have already gained a lot along the way and have begun to slowly withdraw their troops.

Blackriver Fort was besieged by the main force of the orcs, and Richard could not receive military orders from his superiors.

It just so happened that there had been no fighting in the past month, and Richard was willing to paddle to avoid drawing the attention of the orcs into Haaland's territory, so he did not take the initiative to provoke the orcs.

Although Richard was very fond of fighting, each time he killed an orc, the killing experience increased.

Every time he participated in a battle, every time he killed an orc professional, Richard's strength could also increase by one point. In the northern Xinjiang region, every point of strength increases, and the survivability of the battlefield is one point stronger.

The strength has been strengthened, and you can get all kinds of benefits.

For the last month or so, Richard has been stationed at Fort Vick with two squadrons, and his main focus is on learning magic.

With Sophia's guidance, Richard finally learned the first three-ring magic fireball technique.

Fireball is almost synonymous with magic, and it is also the most famous lethal magic in the Dawn Continent.

Almost all three-ring magicians learn this magic.

After learning the Fireball Technique, Richard's mental power increased by 0.2 points, and the experience points of other skills also increased slightly.

Richard experimentally launched a fireball, and found that the release of the standard three-ring magic fireball technique required the investment of four points of mental power, which consumed about forty points of mana, and was as lethal as a grenade. Even a soldier in steel armor couldn't stop a fireball technique.

If he puts 20 points of spiritual power into the Fireball Technique, the lethality is not weaker than the Nine Rings Magic, and the destructive power is equivalent to a large-caliber cannonball.

With the right timing, a single Super Fireball is enough to kill a high-level pro. Especially for warrior professionals, without the protection of high-grade defensive equipment, they can't stop this super fireball at all.

But after using this fireball, Richard's mental power will also be depleted, and it will take a few days to recover.

There are many ways to bridge the gap between the battles between mages, below the legend, and between the ranks.

Mental strength and magic equipment can determine the outcome of a game.

Richard was born with strong mental power, and his 20 spiritual power was equivalent to the level of an ordinary five-ring magician.

Even if Sophia, a well-known genius magician, carried magical equipment that increased her mental power, she was able to break through 20 points of spiritual power after advancing to the four rings.

Richard hadn't learned lethal magic before, and he hadn't been able to use his talent for mental power.

Now that he has learned the fireball technique, his magic explosiveness is not much worse than Sophia's.

Although the explosive power of destruction is already comparable to that of a middle-level magician, compared with a middle-level magician, Richard still has many deficiencies in his comprehensive ability, and he still knows relatively little magic and cannot adapt to various complex environments.

In the face of spatial magic such as arbitrary doors, Richard has no means to counteract, and his magic ability is far from enough to deal with complex situations

(End of chapter)