After capturing Greyforson, but with most of the brigade killed and wounded, Gunderson's heart was already very angry.

But the bad news followed, the orc brigade stationed at the station was raided by Richard.

The military station was lost, the left-behind brigade suffered heavy casualties, the captain and deputy captain were all killed, and only more than 700 remnants of the defeated generals were collected.

In two battles, Gunderson's losses were already close to two thousand soldiers.

Although there are still 8,000 troops under his command, the main force is less than 5,000 left, and the remaining 3,000 orcs are all sheep-like people, and their combat effectiveness is very weak, and like the city defense army, they can only undertake some second- and third-line tasks.

Gunderson returned to the tent and looked at the map carefully.

The war had grown to this point, and the choice was once again in his hands.

Is it to attack Haaland's territory and besiege Fort William?

Or go south, defeat the coalition of nobles of Heihe County, and fight with the main army?

While Gunderson was analyzing the pros and cons, the Harpy once again sent a new order from his superiors.

The combined forces of the nobles of Wright-king, Brenner, and Rohmon County, under the command of Viscount Rohm, attacked the baggage of the main force of the orcs and plundered a batch of grain and grass.

The commander of the Orc Legion, Drency, issued an order for Gunderson to go south, reopen the grain route, and eliminate this noble coalition led by Viscount Rohman.

Gunderson was inclined to attack Harland and avenge his men. But the order was given by his superiors, and he could only obey the order and lead his troops south to fight Viscount Rohman.

Richard found that the Orcs of the Gunderson Department were heading south, and he also let go of his worries, the Orcs had five thousand main forces, and although there were many troops in the Harland Territory, even if the combined forces of the nobles of Heihe County were added, the field battle was not the opponent of the Orcs.

Once the orcs enter the territory, rob the population, burn down the houses, pollute the wells, even if they defend the castle and repel the orcs, the Haaland territory will suffer heavy losses, and it will not be pleasant.

When Gunderson's troops went south, Richard immediately asked the indentured slaves gathered in the castle to hurry up and spring plough to avoid agricultural production being affected by the war as much as possible.

Gunderson had just left south with his army, and Richard had received a letter from Baron Sharp asking for help.

Baron Sharp married Baron Raphael and became lord of the castle of Pratos.

Platos Castle belongs to the county of Black River in the territory.

Militarily, however, it was under the command of the province of Gascoigne, and was the flanking fortress of Fort Flame.

Defending the Castle of Platos forms a complete line of defense with the Flame Castle.

In recent years, Baron Sharp has trained two squadrons of soldiers. He absorbed a part of the retired officers and soldiers of the Wild Lion Legion, and the quality of the army was not bad.

Before the outbreak of the war, Baron Raphael supported a squadron of soldiers to strengthen the defense of the fortress complex of Pratos.

Coupled with the help of Baron Harden, there is enough strength to hold on.

The orc commander Maruland led three brigades, and after a month of grinding, he still did not break through the Platos defensive line.

But in recent days, the situation of the war has changed.

This time the orc invasion, because of the increase in troops, the pressure in the direction of the Flame Castle is also very high.

A few days ago, the cavalry under Baron Harden was transferred to the direction of the main decisive battle.

Without the powerful cavalry of Baron Harden, Baron Sharp suddenly couldn't hold on.

Detected that Gunderson was heading south, and Haaland's territory was safe for the time being.

Richard decided to take the main force of the territory, plus the alliance of the nobles of Heihe County, to defeat Maluland and defeat the orc army all the way to eliminate his worries.

Sophia Fort is more than ten kilometers away from Platos Castle, once Platos Castle is lost, Sophia Fort and Iron Mountain Fort may not be able to hold it under the cold of survival?

Now Blackriver Fort is blocked by orcs, and communications are cut off.

Although Richard defeated a brigade of orcs, the defenders of Blackriver Fort could not receive his retribution

Richard ordered the heads of the orcs to be pickled, and asked his superiors for credit after the battle.

Then he took the cavalry to Vic Fort and wrote a letter to the coalition of nobles of Heihe County, asking the coalition of nobles of Heihe County to go north to join him.

The allied forces of the nobles of the county of Black River are stationed at Fort Felik in Barony Bazel.

In Felik Castle, the armies of the four barons of Bazel, Les, Dark, and Dirham have poured out.

Baron Rice mobilized the three main squadrons of the territory, Baron Bazel and Dack mobilized two main squadrons, and even the weakest Baron Dirham mobilized 400 auxiliaries to carry out second-line tasks.

This time the orcs were menacing, and several barons sensed the danger and gathered their forces together.

The aristocratic coalition had planned to defend Barony Bazel, but received a request from Richard to join forces.

Richard held the rank of reserve major general, a rank one head higher than that of several barons.

In wartime, it is possible to command the aristocratic coalition army.

Moreover, Richard had already commanded several aristocratic coalition armies, and his ability was also recognized by the aristocratic coalition of Heihe County.

In terms of strength, the Haaland family is already second to none in Heihe County.

He also explained in detail the reasons for the transfer of troops, and strictly ordered the coalition forces not to pass the buck, and they must appear in Vikburg the day after tomorrow.

Otherwise, after the war, it will be proposed at the council of nobles, and the nobles who do not carry out their orders will be seriously held accountable.

If this battle is won, Baron Rice and others are not afraid to pursue it.

It's a big deal to quarrel at a meeting of nobles.

If this battle is lost, Baron Rice and others will be used as an excuse if they do not carry out their orders.

Being a scapegoat will never be beneficial.

They will even be revoked of their titles of nobility and deprived of their hereditary territories.

This time the Orc invaded, the Grant Kingdom was ill-prepared, the Count of Martins was lost, and the Count also died at the hands of the Orcs.

After suffering such a big loss, it is inevitable to find a scapegoat after the war.

Richard had already made military achievements, and he was not in a key position, so the reason for the defeat in this battle was naturally not to blame him.

At that time, the scapegoat can only be the coalition of nobles of Heihe County who do not obey orders.

Because of this, even after the troops were transferred north, the territory became extremely empty, Baron Les and others still did not dare to disobey the order, and took the soldiers to Vic Fort to join Richard.

In order to defeat the Orcs of Maruland, Harland's territory also poured out. Ten squadrons of infantry and one squadron of cavalry were gathered together, and after converging with the coalition forces of the nobles of Heihe County, the number had exceeded three thousand.

In addition, the troops in the Platos Castle have no disadvantage in numbers, and they have some advantages in combat effectiveness because of the alchemy bombs and the Warcraft cavalry.

For the sake of the soldiers' speed, Richard decided to hurry immediately.

They set out in the morning, and at ten o'clock in the evening, they traveled more than fifty kilometers and arrived at the southern part of the Platos fortress complex.

The arrival of this reinforcement alarmed the orcs in the north of Platos Castle. However, after dark, the enemy's situation was unknown, and Maluland did not rush to send troops and provoke a battle.

(End of chapter)