Early in the morning, the coalition forces left the camp and approached the greenskins.

As expected, the greenskins were also in array. The savage green-skinned creatures beat the drums and weapons of war to an ancient rhythm, shouting defiantly at the approaching foe.

As depicted on the map, the river runs through the middle of the battlefield, naturally dividing the battlefield into north and south wings.

This battlefield is actually a plain in front of two lakes, which is divided into two sections by a river. The battlefield is very flat, and there is nothing hidden on the lake, and the battlefield on the north side can be said to be unobstructed, while the battlefield on the south side is different. Since the greenskins occupy small heights, it is impossible to judge their size and number.

Comer stared into the distance. The entire coalition army was divided into three parts, the first part was on the north side of the battlefield, numbering 30,000 men, and consisted mainly of the troops of Oren City that he had brought with him. The second part was the former Shem army, which was placed in the south of the battlefield with a number of 25,000 men, and where Comer himself commanded the troops. The last part consisted of 10,000 cavalry from Turan. They serve as general reserves, ready to support or engage in pursuit.

Last night, several scout detachments had already confirmed. Although it was extremely difficult for soldiers on foot to cross the river with high water levels, the horses could barely swim. That is, the cavalry unit can rescue any side at any time in a crisis. Of course, it is better to seize that small high ground, and the river on the edge of the high ground can be easily crossed by even infantry without the help of any tools. Of course, Greenskin should already know about it.

This arrangement is superficially fair, and there is nothing to criticize about it. But in fact, there is still a bit of selfishness, and in Comer's conception, this battle for the high ground will be the core of the whole battle. The Greenskins will surely leave their strongest troops here. He skillfully avoided his descendants from the most intense fighting positions.

The confrontation between the two sides was very short-lived. In the blink of an eye, on the battlefield on the north side, the green skin, which had long been unable to hold back, had already launched a charge. The green waves crashed fiercely against the steel-clad embankment. The bloodthirsty cries of "Waaaaagh" came and went.

"Almost. Comer looked ahead. Obviously, due to the favorable terrain, the greenskins on the opposite side did not plan to take the initiative to attack. "Cannon ready!"

"My lord, the greenskins occupy the high ground, and the lethality of the cannon is limited!"

"The cannon starts firing!" Comer ignored his men's advice. Along with his order, the roar of artillery fire rang out earth-shatteringly. More than a dozen solid shells flew towards the high ground. However, as his subordinates suggested, on the slopes, the shells were difficult to exert the lethal effect of ricochet, and they did little to cause any effective lethality. As soon as the cannon stopped, several goblins jumped out, sneering and cursing in this direction.

"It looks like there's still a bit of fortification. Comer took a closer look at the hillside of the Highlands. "If we occupy high ground, will our artillery be able to support the other side of the river?" he asked a subordinate who was very knowledgeable about artillery.

"No, it's too far away. The power of the shells on that side also became very small. And the mud by the river is soft...... I'd suggest it's better to use a magician. ”

At this time, the cannon fired a second round, and the lethal effect was still limited. Happily, though, a cannonball happened to hit a goblin jumping around, turning it straight into shreds.

"O magician. Let's be honest...... I really want to keep their magic power to support the other side. But...... There is no other way. Let the magician do it!"

Oron brought not only 30,000 soldiers, but also the scarcest magicians of the Shem. As people know, the vast majority of magicians come from the magic academies run by the church in various places, so the church has a great influence on magicians. After Shem's clash with the Church, the number of magicians in their army immediately decreased dramatically. And this time, the church took the initiative to send reinforcements, so it was natural to take this aspect into account. At this time, there were nearly twenty magicians concentrated in the army, and they had powerful magical combat power.

A whole group of cloaked mages came to the front of the battle formation. By this time, the cannon had stopped firing, and the soldiers waited with bated breath for the magician to strike. And just now the mages brought news that today's magic wind is very suitable for offensive magic.

Deafening thunder rang out in the sky, and flames erupted in the high ground half a mile away, again and again, and continuously. Lightning fell on the edge of the Fountain of Fire, like a blue-white jagged spear. From time to time, screams rang out, or charred corpses were blasted into the sky, and then scattered into fragments.

A storm of lightning and fire rose and stopped, and all fell silent. On the highlands baptized by flames and thunderstorms, there were no trees that lit flames. However, some of the remaining goblins could be seen jumping out of their hideouts in panic and fleeing to the rear. Everyone knew that in the magic storm just now, the greenskins stationed on the hillside were hit hard and suffered heavy losses.

"Infantry ready ......" An adjutant general was just about to give the order, but was stopped by Comer. "No, it's too early. ”

On the north flank, which was a secondary battlefield, the two armies were still at loggerheads. The Greenskins attacked in waves, but discipline overpowered the wild, and the Greenskins' attack was successfully resisted. They have not even been able to break through the first line of humanity. Faced with halberds, muskets, swords and shields, and a combination of sturdy armor and unwavering faith, the Greenskin's attack was as weak as the waves washing over the reef.

"Your Excellency, now is the right time to take the high ground!" said the lieutenant eagerly.

"That's right, so Greenskin thinks!" replied Comer. "They're going to send reinforcements as fast as they can. And then...... The magician can do what he did again. ”

He now came to believe that there were no shamans in the Greenskins. At least, there will not be a lot of them, otherwise it will be impossible for the other party to spare their combat power in this critical place. This high ground is the key to the battle.

As Comer had predicted, a lot of greenskins soon appeared on the highlands. Due to the cover of the trees, it is faintly difficult to see clearly. If he had ordered the infantry to attack just now, then at this moment the two armies had already begun to fight on the high ground.

Without an order, the magicians immediately launched the next round of attacks. Swept the entire small plateau with the energy of destruction. Just like before, all the greenskins who escaped by magic turned around and ran.

"Greatswordsmen attack!" Comer ordered.

A few minutes later, elite warriors in fine armor and armed with greatswords crossed the front line and began to advance towards the high ground. As expected, this time the Greenskin reinforcements were much slower to replenish. The Greatswordsmen advanced to the top of the high ground before encountering the enemy. The two sides were fighting on the high ground, and although it was not clear what was going on, it was clear that the greatsword warriors were still advancing. They overwhelmed the enemy's resistance and crossed the top of the high ground and made their way forward.

I don't know what Lu Dao is about, but this gratifying scene made Comer feel uneasy.

"My lord, the heights are under the control of our army!" A short time later, an officer reported to Comer with an excited face.

No, it was the greenskin's resistance that was completely weaker than imagined! For what? This should be the core of the entire battlefield, in other words, the key position that determines victory or defeat. Occupying this position means that they have the chance to win, and they can't just give up this position!

"Order reinforcements to follow, and watch out for Greenskin's counterattack. Comer ordered. Although the Giant Swordsmen are the elite of the army, it is surprising that they can occupy the high ground in a single attack.

"The rest of the troops, all follow. Consolidate the defenses of the heights as fast as you can!" Comer ordered. In this way, even if the green skin has any tricks, it won't be used.

......

From the high ground, the view is extremely good, and even the battle on the other side of the river is clear. The fighting on the North Shore is still fierce, with soldiers falling every minute and the two sides tangled like two snakes. Wails and roars mingle into a battlefield ensemble. Infantry against infantry, cavalry against cavalry, both armies fought stubbornly. But in such face-to-face positional battles, the role of discipline is far more powerful than bloodthirsty passion. From time to time, a chariot or a few boar cavalry broke through the first line of defense and rushed in, but the gap they created was always plugged in time. Every time a human warrior falls, his companions calmly and quickly fill his place.

An experienced officer like Comer could see that the elite troops of the Church had completely blocked the enemy, and were gradually grasping the situation and preparing a counteroffensive.

But in the battle on the southern flank, the situation was completely different. The Greenskins in front of them reacted so weakly that they couldn't even launch an attempted counterattack.

"The number of greenskins is not as large as I imagined!" muttered an adjutant general. The view on the high ground is wide, and now a group of generals, including Comer, can see that the green skins on the north side are about thirty or forty thousand, and the green skins in front of them are only one or twenty thousand. Of course, it may be that the greenskins are hiding some of their forces - but the hiding of troops before the war is understandable, and now that the deployment of the two sides has been completed, what is the point of this concealment?

It was already understandable that the resistance that he had just encountered would be so weak, and this was because the enemy on the south side, who was facing Commer at the moment, was only about half the strength of a human being. And there aren't many orcs either, most of them are goblins.

"My lord, over there, there are still a lot of greenskins that have not yet been put into battle. "Someone pointed to the battlefield on the north shore. It is true that on the north shore, there are still many troops in the Greenskins. This is because the terrain is not large enough to throw all the troops in one go, so these troops are waiting and watching for the time being.

"My lord, it's hard to pull up the cannon!" one officer reported. "Greenskins dug a lot of holes...... Probably originally used to deal with our artillery fire...... Now there are difficulties in pulling the artillery to the high ground. ”

I don't understand...... I don't understand what the enemy thinks at all! In this core position, which can support both the north and the south, and this key position, which can be said to determine victory or defeat, the enemy's forces are very small. On the far second, North Shore, where the greenskins have gathered a large army. If the other party was a real green-skinned boss, maybe Comer wouldn't think so much. But he knew that the other party was actually a vampire. A vampire who has lived for many centuries and is unusually cunning and evil.

Comer watched the battle on the north shore in bewilderment. Didn't even notice the problem reported by that officer.