Chapter 171: Rainy Night Surprise Attack II
Zachary took a deep breath and shook the raindrops off his armor. His armor glowed with white light, and it was quite well-made, using a lot of precious Mithril and Adamantite Gold, and the price of this armor alone exceeded three thousand gold coins.
Rain ran down Zachry's emaciated cheeks, his hand gripping the enchanted sword, slightly pale from nervousness.
"Are the orcs defenseless, has the battle begun?"
Seeing a scout jumping off his horse vigorously, Zachary asked eagerly.
"The orcs are indeed not well prepared, and Captain Rab has already launched an attack with cavalry."
"Give Captain William an order to speed up and enter the battle as soon as possible, and don't let the orcs breathe."
Watching the herald leave in a hurry, Zachary's eyes were blazing, and he stared into the distance as he hurried with his soldiers.
As the commander of a legion, the pressure on Zachary was very heavy.
He has the security of a province on his shoulders, and every decision is related to countless lives.
If this battle is lost, the Black River Fort will be lost, and the gateway to the essence of Geda Province will be opened.
If the orc legion is allowed to enter the rich Dragon Canyon and plunder, the royal family's elite territory in the northern region will suffer heavy losses.
King Charles had a good understanding of him, and if things really came to that point, Zachary could only take the initiative to die on the battlefield and apologize for his crimes.
As he walked, Zachary waited for intelligence from the front.
The dark and rainy night was the best cover for a cavalry raid, and the sound of falling raindrops drowned out the roaring hooves of horses.
The mist formed after the rain also obscured the orcs' line of sight, allowing the cavalry to launch a surprise attack closer.
In the dark and rainy night, Rabe, the commander of the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade, rode on a fire dragon horse, his body bent to form a straight line with the horse's back, although it was biting and cold, but Rab felt the restlessness in his veins.
As the commander of the cavalry in this operation, Rab could feel the blood boiling in his body.
"In this battle, Rabe's name will inevitably resound throughout the northern frontier and establish meritorious service for the Grant Kingdom."
Rab violently urged the Warcraft Warhorse and shouted, "Everyone charge with me, let us advance against the blade and open the door to victory." ”
Rab is a seventh-order silver knight, the commander of the Warcraft cavalry, and the deputy commander of the legion, and his position in the Northern Legion is more important than William's.
The war horse under his crotch is also a sixth-order demonic beast fire dragon horse.
This kind of horse has dragon blood, and its temperament is very difficult to submit, but once the knight has the approval of the warhorse, the fire dragon foal is often very loyal to its owner.
The intelligence of the dragon foal is already very high, close to that of an adult human, and after a long period of training, even human language can be understood.
Rab rode on the dragon pony and slashed open the door of the orc camp, and with a single turn of his blade, he killed the sentry with ease.
The orc camp was suddenly attacked, and the camp was blown up at once.
Even the orc commander Delency never expected that the Northern Legion would attack in such a ghostly weather.
Delency immediately decided to take his own soldiers to stop the Warcraft cavalry.
As soon as Drency walked out of the tent and gathered his own soldiers, he saw a commotion in the orc camp, many people wearing armor in a panic, and crowded together.
On a dark and rainy night, once the establishment is lost, even if it is a legendary professional, besieged by the Warcraft brigade, it is not an opponent at all.
"Raise your shields and put your spears up. Again, immediately the whole team, everyone put up their spears. ”
Drency roared with all his strength, and the sound spread throughout the orc camp, unexpectedly suppressing the thunder.
Delency was a ninth-order lion man with a high prestige among the orc legions, and his voice immediately made the orcs suppress their fear, and slowly lined up under the command of the junior officers.
Outside the orc camp, the auxiliaries of the Northern Legion who cooperated with the Warcraft cavalry threw out rope hooks one after another, hooking the thick wooden fence, and the war horse neighed and immediately pulled the thick wooden fence apart.
The cavalry regiment of the Knight Academy immediately rushed towards this gap and rushed into the orc camp.
Although the three cavalry of the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade, the Cavalry Regiment of the Knight Academy, and the Legion Reconnaissance Brigade are strong and weak, they are just as brave and good at fighting, and they are like three long dragons, turning the orc camp upside down.
The unorganized orc soldiers, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, easily died by the swords of the cavalry.
In just ten minutes, the orcs suffered more than two thousand casualties.
Derenci, with an organized army of orcs, surrounded the cavalry that stormed the camp. William also rushed to the battlefield with the second echelon and immediately threw himself into battle.
Although the second echelon is only two brigades, it is the most powerful infantry in the Northern Legion.
In these two brigades, many of the soldiers are veterans who have been in the army for ten years, not only have rich combat experience, but also have a large number of professionals, and the junior officers wear enchanted armor.
Some of these elite infantry squadrons are a few points stronger than the first squadron under Richard.
These two infantry brigades are the two pillars of the Northern Legion, and the officers who lead the team are all with the rank of major general, high-ranking professionals, and they are all high-level members of the Northern Legion like Rabe.
The second echelon went into battle, leaving Derenci's efforts in vain.
The orc soldiers who had just been organized were once again scattered, and by the time Zachary led the third echelon into battle, the orc army had already lost and was decided.
In desperation, Drency could only withdraw with the organized orcs and ordered the scattered orcs to disperse and break through.
In the rainy night, the orcs were driven away in all directions, screams and screams mingled with the sound of killing.
In this night raid, the Northern Legion fought quite successfully.
The next day, the Northern Legion suffered less than 3,000 casualties and killed more than 14,000 orcs.
The orc army commanded by Drency has suffered more than fifty percent casualties.
After the defeat, Drency hurriedly joined up with the Gundersons, and the orc army withdrew overnight and fled back to Graveson Castle to recuperate.
The tide of the war in Geda Province has changed radically, and Drency and Gunderson hurriedly sent a message from the Harpys to request reinforcements from the superior legendary kobold Kiram.
The kobold bloodline cap is very low, and very few kobolds advance to mid-level professionals.
It is rare to see a kobold who can be promoted to a legendary for hundreds of years.
Because of Kiram, the status of kobolds in the orc empire has improved slightly in recent years.
The legendary kobold Kiram is the supreme commander of the orcs who invaded the northern provinces of the Three Elements, and this time he strengthened two orc legions under his command, making a total of eight orc legions.
But the war has developed to the present extent, and the soldiers under Kiram's command have suffered many casualties, adding up to more than 30,000.
And the results achieved by the orcs, including the defenders under the command of Baron Martins, were less than 10,000 people.
By now, the orc army's strength advantage has weakened a few points.
After receiving the letter asking for help, Kiram's face suddenly became gloomy, and he immediately scolded Derensi for his waste.
(End of chapter)