Chapter 168: Encirclement and Annihilation

One morning in mid-April, Maruland had already issued a declaration of war to Richard.

On this day, Richard assembled all the troops, with the soldiers commanded by the two barons Sharp and Leon as the left wing, and the soldiers commanded by the three barons Les, Dak, and Bazel as the right wing. He personally commanded the infantry of Harland Territory as the center, and the squadron of Warcraft Cavalry was lined up behind the infantry.

As for the 400 serfs under Baron Diram, they could only become a burden in the field battle, so they were left in the camp.

However, Baron Diram also had his guards, because they were hereditary nobles and had to participate in the battle.

Because he had to fight with the infantry, Richard did not ride the iron-horned horse, but gave his mount to a Warcraft cavalry.

In war, sometimes a little strength can decide a battle.

By giving his second-level iron-horned horse to a cavalry, the Warcraft Cavalry Squadron can increase the combat effectiveness of a second-level professional.

If his own Warcraft warhorse kills a few more orcs in the battle, the orcs may not be able to hold on a few seconds earlier.

Who can win in a war often depends on who can hold on to the end.

If you hold on for one more minute, the opponent may collapse.

When the two armies are fighting, the casualties on the front line are actually relatively small. Most of the casualties are when the opponent loses his organization and retreats and flees.

The morning of April is very cool and very suitable for fighting.

The wind whistled in my ears. Richard squinted his eyes, observed the wind speed, took out the enchanted longbow, and aimed at an opponent.

The arrow cut through the sky and accurately hit a third-level dog-headed man.

The prompt sound of the attribute panel came from my mind. Although I decided not to use the killing experience. But Richard likes this prompt function very much.

With this function, any means of pretending to be dead are useless here.

Even with such a little ability, it is equivalent to a very advanced detection magic, which can sometimes play a very good effect in battle.

When the third-level dog-headed man died, the orc squadron commanded by it was in chaos.

As the distance between the two sides got closer and closer, they entered the archers' range, and the soldiers of Harland's territory shot arrows one after another.

Due to physical limitations, many orcs' hands are far less flexible than humans.

Without flexible hands, of course, they can't use bows and arrows well.

The orcs' long-range attack means are mainly slingshots.

Now with heavy trebuchets, the orcs' long-range attacks have been strengthened.

Richard's invention is easier to copy. Although the heavy trebuchet gave Grant Kingdom a short-term advantage and won a battle, in the long run, it actually strengthened the orcs' siege power a lot.

In the last siege, Maruland was defeated, and the trebuchet in the hands of the orcs had been burned by Richard.

The craftsmen who can make trebuchets are also in the rear of the Orc Empire.

One of the important factors why Maruland is willing to fight in the field is that through reconnaissance, he found that heavy trebuchets were being made in Richard's camp.

Once these trebuchets are built, the orcs will have no power to fight back.

Under the attack of heavy stone bullets every day, the fortifications of the camp could not hold out for too long.

When fighting with human soldiers, the orcs always suffer from long-range projection.

Seeing the continuous rain of arrows and the increasing casualties, Maruland could only lead the soldiers to speed up and fight with human soldiers in close combat.

After entering the archer's range of just over 100 meters, the casualties of the orcs exceeded 600.

As for the casualties of human soldiers, only dozens were injured by slingshots, and most of them did not affect the combat.

When the two sides engaged in sword and gun battle, there were only 1,500 orcs left, and the soldiers under Richard's command exceeded 3,000.

Thousands of people from the two armies collided on a battle line as long as 200 meters.

The breath of death came, blood flowed everywhere, broken limbs and arms flew in the air, and the strong smell of blood made people feel like vomiting.

Seeing the powerful heavy main force of the snake-bodied people rushing up again, Richard immediately released the super fireball technique.

Nine large fireballs exploded in the snake-bodied people's ranks like a string of cannonballs.

In an instant, eight or nine snake-bodied people died again, and more than ten were injured.

Looking at the less than forty snake-bodied people left, Maruland suddenly felt a little scared.

Soros and Roland led the cavalry, slowly bypassed the large formation, and rushed towards the corner of the orcs.

The powerful Warcraft cavalry easily defeated an orc squadron like cutting melons and vegetables.

The cavalry swept past, chopped with great force, and easily cut off the orcs with one knife.

The two armies crossed, and Soros's face was already covered with blood.

After defeating this orc squadron, the cavalry continued to move forward and appeared behind the snake-bodied heavy infantry.

In order to avoid being attacked from both sides, the snake-bodied people could only change their formation and withdraw some soldiers to turn around.

Soros did not charge hard, and the Warcraft cavalry threw another round of alchemical bombs.

Although the reserve of alchemical bombs in Harland Territory is not high, it is enough to fight several medium-sized wars.

Before this decisive battle, Richard mobilized a part of alchemical bombs and equipped them to the Warcraft Cavalry.

This round of alchemical bombs was thrown, and the snake-bodied people finally knew how to dodge.

Dozens of alchemical bombs exploded, and blood and smoke filled the air.

When the smoke cleared, the snake-bodied people counted the casualties and found that eight or nine were killed again and more than a dozen were injured.

The alchemical bombs, together with Richard's super fireball, once again severely damaged the snake-bodied heavy infantry.

After several consecutive attacks, there were only less than twenty snake-bodied professionals left.

These snake-bodied people finally broke through the layers of obstruction, like twenty sharp iron chisels, and hit the first squadron hard.

The first squadron is the main force of Harland's territory and the backbone of the front line.

Seeing the snake-bodied people rushing up, ten veterans wearing brute force armor immediately urged their fighting spirit, applied brute force to themselves, and stood at the forefront.

At the same time, Soros also led the cavalry to circle and reappeared behind the snake-bodied people.

Soros personally commanded a dozen archers to shoot arrows from behind and sneak attack the snake-bodied people.

The remaining soldiers were commanded by Roland to attack the flank of the orc army.

Soros released the bowstring, and a snake-bodied person was immediately shot in the lung.

The powerful arrow penetrated the snake-bodied person's chest, and the snake-bodied person immediately fell to the ground, spitting red foam from his mouth.

In the fierce battlefield, once you fall, whether it is a human soldier or a snake-bodied person, you can't escape.

Although the First Squadron suffered heavy casualties in resisting the attack of the snake-bodied people, they gritted their teeth and persevered.

Seven of the ten veterans wearing brute force armor have been killed. Deputy Squadron Leader Darcy died in battle, and Martin in the squadron was injured, but the officers and veterans cooperated with the soldiers to kill six snake-bodied people.

Soros led the archers to attack from behind, and the results were also very good, shooting and killing seven snake-bodied people.

The few remaining snake-bodied people were surrounded by the remnants of the First Squadron, and it was impossible to escape.

Richard led his personal soldiers, waving a long sword, and rushed towards the few snake-bodied people. Support the First Squadron to prevent the First Squadron from being unable to hold on due to heavy casualties.

Although the snake-bodied people are very strong, unfortunately they are outnumbered.

The last snake-bodied person waved a long sword and stabbed Martin who fell to the ground. Martin had closed his eyes and waited for death. Richard stepped forward to help Martin with a fatal sword.

Richard's mental power was running out, so he could only release a ring of magic wood vines under the feet of the snake-bodied people.

The snake-bodied man was entangled by the vines that suddenly appeared. The nearby soldiers rushed forward and immediately stabbed the snake-bodied man several times, killing the last snake-bodied man.

The snake-bodied man, a group of heavy infantrymen with all professions, died in the battle, and the remaining orcs were not spared. They could not defeat the soldiers of Harland Territory in the front battlefield, and were attacked by the Warcraft cavalry from the side and rear, and their formation could no longer be maintained.