Chapter 300 General Attack at Dusk
After cleaning up the battlefield, Richard went directly to the field hospital to express his condolences.
After Richard arrived at the hospital, he immediately expressed his condolences to the wounded. Relying on better medical conditions, many veterans with serious injuries were able to save their lives. Most of the soldiers were able to recover and return to the army. These injured and recovered soldiers will greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the army.
Excellent medical ability is an important reason for the super combat effectiveness of Harland's army.
According to statistics from staff officers, today's raid killed more than 5,600 orcs, including more than 900 bodies left by the Dragon Vein Dogheads.
Harland's troops not only conquered the orc front camp, but the Grizzlies also conquered the orc left camp.
The losses of the orc middle camp and the right camp were also very heavy.
Because the human army won and controlled the front line, after the war, they could not only treat their own wounded, but also slaughter the orc wounded.
In this battle, the orcs lost 5,600 people, and captured more than 700 orcs. In addition, more than 3,000 wounded entered the orc camp.
The casualties caused by this battle to the orcs were no less than 10,000.
Although the results of this battle were brilliant, the losses of Harland Territory were not light.
The first battalion had 280 soldiers killed, more than 560 seriously injured, more than 800 casualties, and the casualty rate was close to 60%.
With 60% casualties, it did not disintegrate and persisted until after the war. The first battalion of Harland Territory was undoubtedly a strong army.
The Warcraft Cavalry Battalion suffered more than 160 casualties, 45 deaths, and more than 100 seriously injured. For a team of 400 people, the casualties were also very heavy.
The guard battalion had 86 deaths, more than 200 seriously injured, and the Harland Territory army that attacked the right camp suffered more than 600 casualties.
In this fog raid, the regular army of Harland Territory lost more than 600 people and more than 1,300 seriously injured.
Harland suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, and the Grizzlies also suffered heavy losses.
Because the Grizzlies were not equipped with many alchemical bombs, they suffered heavy casualties in the attack on the left camp of the orcs. Although they annihilated many orcs, more than 800 people were killed and more than 1,500 people were injured.
In this battle, the human army suffered more than 4,200 casualties and annihilated more than 10,000 orcs. In particular, the core dragon vein dog-headed people of the orc army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and the loss was very heavy.
After this battle, the number of human regular troops exceeded that of orcs.
The military strength in the northern region of the Grant Kingdom gradually became unbalanced.
After the battle, Richard came to the Grizzlies camp and met his father William.
After William took office in Grizzlies Castle, he did not take his family with him. Although William Castle is now very prosperous and Richard has invited Mrs. Aura, Mrs. Aura still does not want to settle in William Castle. She and her children still live in Black River Castle.
William sat in the command tent and was a little unhappy that Richard called off the troops. But Richard was already Earl Harland, and his status was a few points higher than his own, so he was patient and did not scold him directly.
"Through the battle this morning, I found that the morale of the orcs has declined. Now the Grizzlies still have nearly 17,000 soldiers who can fight, and Harland has about 13,000 people. Together, we have a total of 30,000 regular troops. The orcs suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and only 20,000 people were left in the main army. The six battalions of auxiliary soldiers in the orc rear camp are useless in the field. The opportunity has appeared, and we should seize the opportunity to attack the orc camp. I don’t know why the earl wants to withdraw his troops?"
Richard heard the unhappiness in his father's voice, so he explained a few words.
"The heavy catapults have not been assembled yet. Without long-range strike force, the casualties of the orc camp will be heavy. I think we should not be anxious. Let's wait. When the catapult troops are assembled tomorrow, under the continuous attack of long-range projection force, we can force the orcs to leave the fortifications and fight us in the field. This will not only reduce casualties, but also increase the probability of winning."
William was still not very satisfied with Richard's explanation.
"If we don't seize the time to attack and give the orcs time to reorganize, the morale of the orcs will be restored a lot. We may pay more sacrifices in the field tomorrow. Moreover, we give the orcs time to rest and recuperate. The orcs will take the initiative. Once the orcs retreat tonight, we will lose the opportunity to annihilate the enemy. Such a situation will never be forgiven."
Decisions on the battlefield have always been a matter of public opinion. William and Richard disagree, mainly due to the style of fighting.
Although William is older, he is more fierce than Richard in commanding battles and more greedy for merit than Richard. As long as the opportunity for war appears, he will hold on to the enemy tightly and not let go, no matter how heavy his casualties are. He will try every means to defeat the enemy.
Although Richard is young, his command style is more stable and he is not greedy for merit. Even if the opportunity for war appears, he will focus on himself, try to reduce his own mistakes and reduce his own casualties.
This command style is partly determined by their positions.
William is the commander of the Central Corps. Even if there are casualties, they mainly rely on the central replenishment, and he himself does not worry much. Richard is a local earl, and every casualty must be borne by his own territory and replenished.
For the Harland Territory, as long as the Kiram Corps is repelled and the casualties of its own side are relatively light, it will be a great victory. Even if the Kiram Corps is annihilated, the casualties of the soldiers of the Harland Territory are heavy, which is not worth the loss.
Because fighting the orcs is a long-term war, the orcs may send more legions to attack Harland in three years. Once Harland suffers heavy losses and cannot recover in three years, it may face a worse situation.
But for William, only by annihilating the Kiram Legion can he make great military achievements. If he kills the legendary dog-headed man in person in the battle, William will also become an earl, and the Harland family will take over a new earldom.
William is not the only son of Richard. This new earldom will most likely be passed on to his favorite eldest son Ron. Or it can be split into three viscounts and left to Ron, Hayden, George and others.
The essence of this matter is that the interests between father and son are no longer the same.
The two quarreled for a few words. Seeing that Richard's opinion was very firm, the two sides could only compromise and decided to advance the attack time a little and attack the orc camp in the evening.
The craftsmen in Harland were very efficient and successfully assembled 20 catapults in the afternoon.
Seeing this, the orcs sent troops to harass, trying to delay the assembly of the catapults, but were repelled by Richard and William who were well prepared.
The two armies joined forces and organized a 600-man Warcraft cavalry. With this Warcraft cavalry watching, the orcs' actions would inevitably be in vain.
After seeing the catapults assembled, Kiram knew that failure was inevitable, the human army had taken the initiative, and this battle could not be won.
In Kiram's military career, he had experienced many defeats. When he just advanced to the legendary level, he was beaten by Duke Brena and almost lost his life.
More than a decade ago, he was also chased by Duke Jonathan, and only a dozen personal soldiers were left around him.
But Kiram was still unwilling to lose to a rising star, Earl Harland.
Kiram was a man with strong self-control. He quickly suppressed his distracting thoughts and quietly ordered the Dragon Vein Dogman to prepare to retreat after nightfall. With a large number of Warcraft cavalry watching, it is impossible to retreat during the day. Once the retreat turns into a rout, the losses will be even more severe.
The retreat of a large-scale army cannot be done without a team that is left behind. The Dragon Vein Dogheads are from the Kiram tribe and are also the core of his foothold in the Orc Empire. Of course, they cannot be left behind to cover the rear.
The only ones left as scapegoats are the four battalions of orcs in the right camp.
This morning, the right camp was attacked by the infantry led by Harland, and more than 600 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured. However, after the war, they gathered nearly 2,000 remnants of the left camp, and the paper strength was strengthened after the replenishment.
In order to stabilize the right camp, Kiram personally rushed to the right camp to inspect and talk with the grassroots officers.
Just when Kiram finished his inspection and was about to leave, a large army with neat steps was slowly approaching.
Before the army approached, Kiram heard the neat footsteps.
At the same time, the high-pitched horn sounded, followed by the dense drumbeats.
Kiram walked out of the tent and looked up. He found that it was almost dusk and night would fall soon. Looking at the sunset, Kiram thought to himself: "As long as we hold on for a while and hold on until night, the enemy may retreat. In any case, a breakout tonight is inevitable."
More than 20 catapults launched alchemical bombs, and screams were heard in the camp.
In the battle this morning, the alchemical bombs caused serious casualties to the orcs. Hearing this explosion again, the orcs immediately remembered the horrible memories, and the morale of the army was immediately unstable.
Although the number of people in Harland's territory is small, their combat effectiveness is stronger, so their mission is to attack the orcs' middle camp, and the Grizzlies' combat effectiveness is slightly weaker, attacking the orcs' right camp.
As alchemical bombs continued to be thrown into the orc camp, the human army slowly approached, and the orcs were suddenly in a dilemma.
If the orcs stayed in the camp and were continuously attacked by the enemy's trebuchets, they would not only suffer a steady stream of casualties, but also suffer a heavy blow to their morale.
The orc army was also equipped with heavy trebuchets, but the orc soldiers who operated the trebuchets could only use this weapon based on experience. The orcs were used to throwing heavy stone bombs with a very short range, and it was impossible for them to fight against the trebuchets of the Harland Territory.
If they retreated, the orcs' organizational ability was average, and it was easy for the retreat to turn into a rout. Moreover, humans were also watched by the Warcraft cavalry, and once they retreated, the casualties would be heavy.
The only better option was to dispatch troops out of the camp to fight against humans.
Although Kiram had plans to retreat, he regarded the 8,000 orcs in the right camp as scapegoats.
The orcs' cohesion was average. If Kiram directly ordered them to cover the rear, the orc officers and soldiers in the right camp might not obey the order. At that time, they would inevitably scatter in a hurry, and it would not play a role in restraining the enemy at all.
So Kiram could only resort to deception and personally came to the right camp to boost the morale of the officers and soldiers. Unfortunately, in the evening, the humans launched an attack. Seeing that the morale was getting lower and lower as the delay continued, Kiram thought for a while and decided to let the soldiers of the right camp launch a counterattack.
In order to mobilize morale, Kiram decided to lead the troops and personally lead the team to participate in the operation.
The commander led the troops, which had a great impact on morale. Soon, under the sticks and whips of the orc officers, the four battalions of orcs in the right camp organized their formations.
"Hurry up, run faster, through the range of the trebuchet, we can defeat the humans."
The orc officers kept boosting morale, and the orcs dragged their scattered formations, seemingly a bit chaotically attacking the Grizzlies Legion.
Facing the charge of the orcs, the Grizzlies did not dare to underestimate them, especially the veterans with rich combat experience. It was this seemingly chaotic attack that broke the Grizzlies' army formation three years ago and killed countless Grizzlies' soldiers.
Of course, the orcs' attack three years ago was much larger than this time. There were a total of 16 orc battalions participating in the battle, with more than 30,000 orcs.
"Don't panic, shoot! Shoot!"
The officers kept urging, and the soldiers of the Grizzlies shot arrows one after another.
The orcs were thick-skinned and some professionals had dozens of feather arrows stuck in their bodies, but they still bravely rushed forward.
A tauren professional held a shield with hundreds of arrows densely nailed on it, and rushed up fiercely. The tauren professional was very powerful, and knocked down three shield soldiers of the Grizzlies in an instant.
As the Tauren professional broke through the shield formation, more than a dozen orc warriors rushed through the gap in an instant, disrupting the formation of the squadron and putting it in a predicament of disintegration.
The brigade discovered this situation and immediately dispatched dozens of elite soldiers to fill the gap.
These elite soldiers held enchanted bows and had extremely high archery skills. They drew their bows and arrows, and a round of volleys eliminated more than a dozen orc professionals, helping their companions stabilize the shaky formation.
For a time, such scenes appeared everywhere on the one-kilometer-long battle line.
Although the orcs' offensive was fierce, the number of troops was small after all, far less than that of the Grizzlies.
After half an hour of fighting, the Grizzlies had begun to gain the upper hand.
Seeing that the battle was stalemate and his side had fallen into a disadvantage, Kiram made a quick decision and decided to lead the charge himself to defeat a human brigade and reverse the disadvantage.
Kiram pointed his hand and a flaming dragon appeared in the sky. This is the bloodline spell of the Dragon Vein Doghead Man, and the destructive power of the spell is already at the level of the seventh ring.
Kiram is a legendary first-level. Although his magic ability is average, he can also use the standard model of the Fire Dragon three times.
The Fire Dragon rushed down and exploded directly among the soldiers, killing and injuring fifty or sixty people in an instant.
Kiram's bloodline spell caused more than one-third of the casualties in a squadron, and the battle line was also shaky. The strength of a legendary professional is so tyrannical.