Chapter 386 Battle of Samba River 1

After the battle against the dragon, Wilde refined the Heart of the Holy Spirit potion and was promoted to the eighth-level golden knight, with a higher combat power. Anne and Butler were also quickly promoted to the fifth ring, and the young elf mage Eve also successfully advanced to the sixth ring, which slightly improved the strength of the Harland Mage Association.

Because a lot of precious magic plants were obtained from the dragon's nest, Sophia refined a batch of precious potions. In just over a month, the Harland Territory Mage Association added more than 20 magicians. Counting the magic apprentices who were promoted normally this year, the formal members of the Mage Association have exceeded 180.

One hundred and eighty magicians, more than half of the number of the Royal Mage Corps. Harland Territory has been developing for less than 20 years, and it is about to catch up with the Grant family's thousand-year heritage.

The reason why Harland Territory can develop to its current scale is entirely due to Richard's tolerant mind. The liberation of contract slaves and the expansion of the scope of talent selection are the core reasons.

After Sophia successfully refined the Styx potion, Richard began to focus on Snow Crystal Lake.

From August to October every year, the snow crystal fish will swim upstream and enter the Snow Crystal Lake to spawn. During this period, the Snow Crystal Lake is very dangerous, and even a powerful professional like Richard dare not set foot there easily.

August to October is the season for hunting snow crystal fish in Harland. At this season, the professionals in the territory will become very busy, and even need to draw manpower from the army.

According to the information left by Shao Gongyuan, the key to open the plane channel is left in the Lake of Life. According to the description in the magic book, Richard estimated that the so-called Lake of Life is most likely the Snow Crystal Lake.

Originally, after returning from Stanik, Richard was going to go deep into the Snow Crystal Lake to find the key. It's a pity that Grand Duke Jonathan proposed a request to join forces to defeat the dragon. Then, because the dragon blood fruit was found, Richard needed to take care of Sofia, so it was delayed for more than a month.

Now that the snow crystal fish have returned to spawn, the key to open the plane channel has to wait until the end of the snow crystal fish spawning period.

Harland has hunted a large number of snow crystal fish, and the pharmacist's life is unusually busy. Tenghui potions began to be put on the market in large quantities, and soldiers in Harland Territory also seized the opportunity to exchange potions.

Entering the end of September, the number of warrior professionals has increased by about 300 people.

Now, including the city defense army, Harland Territory has more than 100,000 troops, and the scale of professionals is about 10,000.

At this moment, the orc army gathered again. This time, it was not the commander of the giant owl who presided over the battle, but the commander of the grassland governor's district, the legendary third-level lion Melonla.

Melonla's level is also a big shot in the Orc Empire.

In addition to the territory directly under the Central King's Court, the Orc Empire has a total of only six governor's districts. The strength of the grassland governor's district ranks second. According to the system of the Orc Empire, Melonla should have three legendary deputies under his command. It's just that five years ago, Richard killed the legendary dragon vein dog-headed man Kiram, and the Grant Kingdom Front Army did not have a legendary orc to command the battle.

After all, it is not easy to be promoted to a legend. Even in the Orc Empire, if there is a battle loss of legends, it will take a long time to fill the gap.

In the past five years, the orcs have had two ninth-level promoted legends. It was not until August this year that the Orc Central Royal Court sent the deputy commander of the grassland governor's district to command the battle in the direction of the Grant Kingdom.

The new deputy commander is a jackal and is not familiar with the situation in the grassland governor's district.

The jackal is cunning. After taking office, it has been constantly inquiring about information and has a clear understanding of the strength comparison in the direction of the Grant Kingdom.

When Kiram was the commander, he commanded at most eighteen legions of orcs. However, after years of war and continuous attacks from the Grant Kingdom, the jackal commander only had about fourteen orc legions left.

Of the fourteen orc legions, two need to be left behind to protect the retreat. There are only twelve orc legions that can attack the Grant Kingdom. With a battle line of thousands of kilometers wide and facing more than 200,000 defenders, the twelve legions are far from enough.

The lack of military strength is also the reason why the orcs have become increasingly weak in recent years.

Because Harland controlled the Eagle Mountains, it had the advantage of being high above the ground. The frontline base was only about 200 kilometers away from the key city of Prilan in the northern prairie.

The orc leaders of the prairie front hated the defense line operated by Harland.

The most troublesome thing was that half of the defense line of Harland was along the river. Relying on the Samba River, a large river with abundant water, the defense pressure of Harland was reduced by about half.

However, Harland now had a strong army and sufficient food, and the territory also mastered a fourth-level magic item, which could largely determine the outcome of a medium-sized battle.

To break through this defense line, the orcs in the direction of the Grant Kingdom were far from enough.

After the commander of the jackals took office, he understood the situation and decided to change the strategic situation of the region as soon as he took office. He made a request to Melonla, the head of the Governor's District.

The jackals demanded to strengthen their strength, increase four legions, and strengthen their military advantage. He also requested Melonla to bring his guards to join him in the battle with Harland's army.

The two legends joined forces to greatly reduce the threat of the fourth-level legendary item. If Richard could be killed in the chaos and the Starlight Necklace could be snatched, the strategic situation of the orcs would change immediately.

The orcs had just assembled their army, and the news was immediately transmitted to Harland.

After defeating the legendary dragon, Harland's wyvern cavalry had expanded to thirty.

Although the wyvern is a very ferocious beast, it is an intelligent creature after all. Once it is defeated and admits defeat, as long as you do not abuse it, it will be highly obedient. After signing the magic contract, it will basically serve humans. The reason why the captured wyvern did not surrender last time was mainly because of the legendary dragon.

This time, the legendary black dragon Ramos was defeated by Richard. The horror of the starlight bomb has been imprinted in the heart of the wyvern. After catching the wyvern, it was quickly tamed.

By the end of September, after one and a half months of emergency training, the three wyvern squadrons were able to take off. In addition to the wyverns, Harland County also has forty-three lion-duck cavalrymen, whose combat effectiveness is also far superior to that of the harpy. In addition to the wyverns and lion-duck cavalrymen, Harland County has sixteen squadrons of magic hot air balloons.

Although the magic hot air balloons are not as flexible as the harpy and are restricted by wind direction in aerial reconnaissance, they are also high-altitude scouts and can play an important role in war.

Compared with the orcs' aerial reconnaissance force, Harland has already gained a great advantage. Now it's the orcs' turn to be careful in the air, otherwise they will suffer.

Especially in the direction of Prilan, which is the key area of ​​Harland's reconnaissance. Melonla and the jackals had just gathered their troops when the news reached Richard's ears.

Seeing that the orcs began to gather a large army, Harland immediately issued a first-level combat readiness order.

Throughout Harland, officers and soldiers began to stop their vacations and return to the barracks. The reservists who withdrew from the army also went to their respective castles for concentrated training. Both auxiliary soldiers and regular troops began to maintain their weapons and were ready to fight at any time. Even the intelligence department, at this time, widened their eyes and stared at every move of the territory.

Time passed day by day, and in October, the scouts of both sides had begun a brutal battle.

Because a large number of wyverns were deployed on the battlefield, the losses of the eagles became very heavy. In just five or six days, the loss of the harpies has exceeded one hundred, which is equivalent to the destruction of a legion of harpies.

You should know that even if the jackals added four legions, the number of harpies in the Eastern Front of the Grassland Governor's District is only more than 2,300.

The Eastern Front of the Orc Grassland Governor's District not only undertakes the battle in the direction of the Grant Kingdom, but also has to devote a certain amount of energy to keep an eye on the dragons in the eastern part of the Orc Great Grassland, and undertakes part of the combat mission in the direction of the Grand Duchy of Stannik.

In previous years, when invading the Grant Kingdom, more than a dozen legions were dispatched, and only thirty or forty harpies were lost in a few months of war. Even if the losses have increased in recent years, only seventy or eighty harpies have been lost in a major war every three years, and the losses are generally bearable.

Losing one hundred harpies in a battle in a few days is already very serious and unbearable for the orcs.

Despite the heavy losses, in order to ensure the suddenness of the sneak attack, both the legendary first-level jackals and the legendary third-level Melonla refrained from attacking the wyverns and lion cavalry. Their targets were all aimed at Richard. No matter how much they sacrificed, they could not change their determination. They must kill Richard and take away the legendary fourth-level magic props.

The orcs made a lot of preparations and did not reveal the traces of the two legends.

Time flashed to October 8th. Two orc legions guarded the rear road and the food route. Sixteen legions of orcs appeared near the northern mountain defense line of Harland.

From the No. 1 military station to the No. 14 military station, on the battlefield with a width of 600 kilometers, 100,000 Harland soldiers met the attack of more than 300,000 orcs. Including the auxiliary troops to maintain the food route, the orc force has reached about 450,000.

Now the royal central army has been transferred to the south, and there are only more than 20,000 reinforcements from the Mad Lion Legion near Harland.

Although Duke Edward and Duke Fox have a total of 100,000 troops, they are competing with the Duke of Harland and may not be willing to put the overall situation first and send reinforcements to help Richard defend.

Harland was defeated and Richard retreated to the Eagle Mountains. The orcs suffered heavy losses, which was good for them. If Richard defeated the orcs and swallowed up a large area of ​​territory in the Prairie Governorate, Harland's power would become larger and larger.

The bigger the neighbor, the more worried the two Dukes Edward and Fox were. If it were Richard, he would not lose his own strength and provide help to his neighbors.

Although the orcs' offensive was like a dark cloud pressing down on the city, Richard still had the confidence to hold the defense line.

The orcs on both wings approached the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 14, and No. 13 military stations. Five orc legions pinned down 30,000 soldiers of Roman and Soros.

The four orc legions attacked the No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, No. 11, and No. 12 military stations, which also put heavy pressure on Jennings and Wilde.

The orcs mobilized 100,000 troops at one time, making the navy that blocked the Samba River useless. After all, Harland's navy had only two or three thousand people and could not compete with the main force of the orcs.

Although the Samba River is a big river, its width is only about 200 to 300 meters.

The orcs can block the river by setting up a water fort on the river bank. Facing an army dozens of times larger, the navy, although having an advantage in military type, is no match for the orcs.

However, the Harland Lord has a navy cruising outside, and the orcs must station a large army in the water fort along the river, otherwise they will be cut off by the navy.

With the navy to contain, even though the enemy has four legions, Jennings and Wilde can easily hold on.

After discovering that the orcs had assembled a large army, Harland Lord not only mobilized fully, but also wrote letters for help to the Crazy Lion Legion, Edward, and the two Grand Dukes Fox.

Because the situation was urgent and he could not report to Nolan, the leader of the Mad Lion Legion, Pizarro, made a prompt decision and sent troops through the Kelaniya Valley, entered Martins Castle, and appeared near the No. 14 military station.

With the strong army of the Mad Lion Legion as a backup, Roman was able to defend this section of the defense line.

The seven barons of Jennings, Lost, Martin, Vito, Morgan, Davy, and Grumman near the No. 2 military station also organized a coalition of 3,000 nobles to act as surprise troops, threatening the orcs' food supply and pinning down three large groups of orcs.

The six barons of Sharp, Ron, Kent, Bernie, Jose, and Wendy also organized a coalition of 3,000 nobles to enter the No. 2 castle and strengthen the defense of the No. 2 castle.

As Richard sent a letter for help, the noble coalition forces of Black River County, Roman County, and Wright County also organized themselves. Under the leadership of Viscount Roman, 8,000 soldiers went to the east to reinforce and have already entered the Canyon Castle in West Grotta County, a step away from the No. 4 military station.

The Knight Academy Cavalry Regiment also completed the mobilization, took a boat up the Grotta River, and appeared in the Morgan Baron Territory, only a day's journey away from the front line.

Although the eastern defense line has added 15,000 reinforcements, although the strength is not as good as the Mad Lion Legion, the strength of the Soros Division is more than one level higher than Roman.

The Grotta Legion led by Soros has about 20,000 regular troops in Harland. Although there are many orcs in the three legions, with the addition of 15,000 soldiers, the Soros Division has enough strength to hold on.

Although the two Dukes Edward and Fox received Richard's letter for help, they acted very slowly. Both sides sent messengers with a solemn promise to send reinforcements, but the two sides said a lot of good things, but all they wrote were empty promises, and no brigade took any actual action.

The orcs were divided into five routes. The easternmost was the direction of the No. 3 military station, with three legions of troops, a main force of about 60,000 people, and the defenders plus the noble coalition, with a total of 35,000 people.

The westernmost was the direction of the No. 14 military station, with two legions of orcs, a main force of 40,000 people. Roman had only more than 10,000 soldiers under his command, and with the 20,000 people of the Wild Lion Legion, they could also hold on.

Jennings and Wilde had more than 40,000 people in total, but the defense line they were stationed in had the natural barrier of the Samba River and the help of the navy. Although they had to face the passing of four legions of orcs, the two divisions had the strength to hold on.

The orcs' main seven legions, with more than 150,000 troops, surrounded the No. 10 military station. Because of the huge military advantage, even the No. 5 and No. 6 military stations behind the No. 10 military station were surrounded by the orcs. The defense line of the No. 10 military station, including the auxiliary troops, only had about 30,000 soldiers. The force ratio of the two sides has reached 1:5.

The orcs divided two legions to surround the No. 5 and No. 6 military stations, pinning down 16,000 soldiers.

In the No. 10 military station area, the orcs concentrated 110,000 troops, while the defenders stationed in the No. 10 military station, plus the auxiliary troops, were less than 15,000. The force ratio was close to 1:8, which can be said to be different in strength.