Chapter 388 Battle of Samba River III

As Harland's army continued to advance, the Orcs also entered their attack range.

Three hundred scorching ray guns were fired at the same time, and the archers of Harland's first brigade also shot feather arrows. The magicians also released fireballs and lightning to attack the Orcs from a distance.

However, the long-range attack power of both sides was still clearly strong and weak, and the exchange ratio was obviously at a disadvantage.

In this case, Sofia could only let the first brigade charge at the Orcs under the rain of arrows, hoping to fight in close combat to offset the Orcs' long-range attack advantage.

The situation on the battlefield had already fallen into Richard's eyes. Although he could now release the third starlight bomb to defeat the Orcs, improve the battlefield situation, and let Harland's army reduce casualties and gain the upper hand.

But Richard awakened his talent for danger perception and vaguely sensed that there was danger hidden in the dark.

Think about it with your brain. How could there be no legendary orcs in the attack of hundreds of thousands of orcs?

Richard has been leading troops in battle for twenty years. He is a veteran in the northern border. In addition, he is cautious by nature. He feels that the crisis is still hidden in the dark. Naturally, he has to stabilize first to see what cards the orcs have and will not exhaust his magic power.

Seeing that the orc archers continued to shoot arrows, they soon shot the second and third rounds.

After six rounds of arrow rain, Harland's first battalion rushed through this road of death.

In a short distance of 300 meters, the soldiers of Harland's first battalion had suffered six rounds of arrow rain from the orcs, and nearly 500 people were killed or wounded. The casualty rate reached two-fifths.

If it were an ordinary army, it would almost be directly defeated after suffering such heavy casualties. However, Harland's first battalion is a unit with a strong sense of honor. Despite the heavy casualties, it still launched a fierce charge against the orc battalion.

The officers and soldiers were like injured tigers, their eyes were completely red, and they fiercely crashed into the orc battalion formation.

Entering the melee, the casualties of the first brigade were immediately reduced.

At the same time, the magicians who cooperated with the first brigade in the battle released grease spells, spider web spells, and fireball spells to help the first brigade defeat the enemy.

Although the rain of arrows from the orcs was powerful, the magicians could release spells such as defensive arrows and magic shields. With the key protection of professional officers, the six rounds of arrow rain from the orcs left the magicians of Harland almost unscathed.

The orc archers fell into melee. Although they were also very strong in melee and could compete with the first brigade of Harland, they were not as terrible as long-range attacks. With the help of magicians, the battle line was balanced.

Just as the first brigade was in a bitter battle, the second brigade of Harland led the troops to break the balance.

Although this brigade was not as elite as the first brigade, it was also equipped with more than 600 pieces of enchanted armor, and the number of professionals in the brigade exceeded 300. The Second Battalion was also equipped with 300 scorching ray guns, which caused heavy casualties to the Ninth Battalion of the Orcs in the long-range attack.

After entering the melee, the Ninth Battalion of the Orcs was quickly defeated.

The Second Battalion was freed up and immediately cooperated with the First Battalion to attack the Orcs from the flank.

The flank was hit by the Second Battalion, and the casualties of the Orcs immediately increased. The situation became worse and they fell into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

At this moment, the retreating orcs had completed the reorganization. The three legions of orcs were freed up and prepared to launch a counterattack to cooperate with the Thirteenth Legion to surround the soldiers of Harland who were leaving the city.

The magic crystal cannons on the No. 10 military station continued to attack and block the orc reinforcements. The orcs still gritted their teeth and moved forward despite the casualties.

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more serious, the senior officials of the Harland Mage Association took action one after another, and the Elf Squadron and the Special Squadron jumped out of the army formation and acted as scattered soldiers to hunt the orcs.

The flying troops, including the Lion Duck Cavalry, Wyvern Cavalry, and Magic Hot Air Balloons, were all dispatched, ready to cooperate with the soldiers to attack the Orcs from the air.

The harpies in the Orc army also gathered together and launched a counterattack against the Lion Ducks and Wyverns.

The Lion Ducks and Wyverns were much more powerful than the Harpies, and with the help of the knights on their backs, their combat effectiveness was far superior to that of the Harpies.

Although there were six or seven hundred Harpies near the No. 10 military station, they were actually at a disadvantage in the battle with the flying troops of Harland.

The magicians, such as Wendy, Wendy, and Eve, were very powerful. Once the magicians of the Harland Mage Association exerted their strength, the casualties of the Orc brigade increased immediately.

Hundreds of mages released a round of magic, and the casualties of the Orcs were nearly two hundred. After all, there were many mid-level mages in Harland, and with a large number of low-level mages, the Mage Corps was already a heavyweight weight that determined the outcome on a medium-sized battlefield.

The orcs were originally caught in a dilemma by the first and second battalions, and now they were hit hard by the magician group, and the situation suddenly became unsustainable.

At this moment, Richard had led the second Warcraft Cavalry Battalion to attack the tenth battalion of the orcs from the side.

The combat effectiveness of the tenth battalion of the orcs was relatively weak, and it was unable to resist the attack of the Warcraft Cavalry Battalion. Almost in one charge, the tenth battalion of the orcs had been defeated.

The Warcraft Cavalry Battalion freed up its hands and immediately went around to the right wing of the orc battalion, cooperating with the first and second battalions to attack the enemy.

Now the orcs were caught in a hand-to-hand fight, and were besieged by the first and second battalions led by Harland. There were not many people to shoot arrows, and the Warcraft Cavalry was approaching quickly.

At this point in the battle, Harland's army had already defeated the first, sixth, seventh, ninth, and fifteenth infantry battalions of the Thirteenth Legion of the Orcs, and the two special battalions of the snake-bodied people and the Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry.

Now that the Warcraft cavalry has rushed up, the last elite orcs are also trapped in a desperate situation of being surrounded on three sides.

In addition to the orcs killed by the magic crystal cannon, the casualties of the orcs are already very heavy.

Although Melonla has transferred four legions to Grant this time, these four legions are legions of average combat effectiveness and their numbers are relatively low.

The Orc Grassland Governor's District is vast, not only with three million square kilometers of northern grasslands, but also with millions of square kilometers of Silver Wolf Mountain Range, millions of square kilometers of eastern coastal forests, six million square kilometers of northern ice fields, and millions of square kilometers of Fili Highlands.

More than a hundred years ago, the Orc Grassland Governor's District also managed millions of square kilometers of Eagle Mountain Range, and the territory extended to the south of the Dragon Canyon, including the three northern provinces of the Grant Kingdom, Edward, Fox, Harland, and Jonathan.

More than a hundred years ago, Duke Brenna won a decisive victory in the Dragon Canyon, and the orcs gradually withdrew from the Eagle Mountain Range, and have lost nearly 600,000 square kilometers of land to date.

Despite the loss of a large area of ​​territory, the territory managed by the Orc Prairie Governorate covers an area of ​​more than 12 million square kilometers. Although nearly half of it is a cold ice field, the orcs are also very short of manpower to guard such a vast land.

There are a total of 68 orc legions in the entire Prairie Governorate, with a regular army of nearly 1.4 million people. In addition to the ten legions controlled by Melonla, it is divided into three fronts.

The main opponent of the Eastern Front is the Grant Kingdom, which is organized into 14 orc legions, with nearly 300,000 troops.

Nineteen years ago, Richard invented the counterweight catapult. Martins, the commander of the Northern Legion, relied on this new weapon to achieve a great victory. The Grant Kingdom invaded the northern prairie and killed the legendary wild boarman, the commander of the Eastern Front.

In order to improve the situation of the Eastern Front, the orcs mobilized four legions of reinforcements in this direction.

In more than 20 years of fighting, the orcs suffered heavy casualties. In total, more than 200,000 troops were annihilated by Harland, and the legendary dragon vein dog-headed man was also lost. In the last battle, even the ace 17th Legion was completely lost.

Although cannon fodder troops are easy to replenish, cannon fodder alone cannot win in war. Every time an elite unit is surrounded and annihilated, the war potential of the orcs is weakened.

This time, four legions of reinforcements were mobilized, and Melonla has done his best. In order to stabilize the situation, the Prairie Governor's District can no longer continue to send troops to the Eastern Front in the past ten years.

We can't give up the Fili Highlands and the Silver Wolf Mountains. The Orc Prairie Governor's District is not the only enemy of Harland. The red dragons on the coast and the legendary ogres in the Eagle Mountains are, to some extent, enemies of the orcs.

What's more, there are five human countries, the Grant Kingdom, the Grand Duchy of Stannik, the Kingdom of Ryan, the Grand Duchy of Larson, and the Grand Duchy of Crimea, all of which are enemies that the Prairie Governor's District needs to defend against.

Faced with so many enemies, the Prairie Governor's District simply cannot transfer all its troops to Harland.

Seeing that the half-orc brigade was about to be annihilated, once this elite brigade was annihilated by Harland's army, the 13th Orc Legion would inevitably be defeated.

Seeing that the battle had reached here, Richard still did not release the last starlight bomb. The commander of the grassland governor's district, Melonla, finally couldn't hold back. He suddenly appeared and launched a surprise attack on Richard alone.

Melonla was already a legendary level 3, and his speed was extremely fast. In an instant, he turned into a residual image and charged towards the direction of the second Warcraft Cavalry Brigade.

Melonla was a lion man. After being promoted to the legendary level 3, he awakened six spells, three of which were already at the legendary level. His personal strength was no less than that of the Duke of Brena in those days, and was slightly stronger than the legendary level 2 black dragon.

The legendary level 3 was already a high-level of the Orc Empire. Melonla's status in the Orc Empire was roughly the same as Richard's status in the Grant Kingdom.

Although the level of magic civilization of the Orc Empire is not high, it has a vast territory and can produce a variety of magic resources. Through trade with the Magic Kingdom of Markholm, the Celtic Magic Kingdom and other magic countries on the west coast, Melonla already has two legendary props for self-defense.

Melonla held a heavy axe in both hands, like a flash of lightning, and charged upstream against the second battalion of the Warcraft Cavalry.

Seeing this scene, Undine immediately released the powerful eight-ring magic dimensional cage.

A dimensional space appeared beside Melonla, instantly trapping the legendary third-level lion man in the dimensional cage.

Seeing that he was trapped in the other dimension, Melonla's ferocity increased instantly. He roared suddenly, and his body immediately swelled three times, stimulating his blood, and suddenly raised the legendary axe and smashed the dimensional cage.

Although Melonla reacted quickly, the slight chance that Undine fought for Richard was enough on the battlefield.

As soon as Undine released her spell, Richard decisively released the third starlight bomb.

When Melonla had just escaped, a white light suddenly fell from the sky and hit the legendary third-level lion man.

Seeing this scene, Melonla hurriedly took out a magic bronze bell, and the magic bell instantly turned into a ten-meter-high giant bell, covering Melonla from head to toe in the giant bell.

The thick starlight suddenly hit the giant bell, causing layers of ripples, and the two legendary magic props exploded with huge energy fluctuations. Dazzling light burst out, and in an instant, a strong explosion sounded from the giant bell.

In an instant, a deafening sound came from the area near the giant bell.

The aftermath of the battle made Richard, who was one kilometer away, unable to help but plug his ears and squint his eyes. The second battalion of the Warcraft Cavalry led by him also fell into chaos at the same time.

The power of the starlight bomb far exceeded that of the legendary first-level magic bronze bell. The violent energy lasted for a moment and pierced through the magic bronze bell fiercely.

In an instant, Richard heard a shrill scream. Although the legendary third-level Melonra survived by relying on the magic bronze bell, his injuries were also very serious.

Melonra seemed to be steamed all over, and his life energy was knocked down by 70% to 80%. Even the legendary magic bronze bell he relied on was pierced by a big hole by the starlight.

This injury has weakened Melonra's combat effectiveness by 40% to 50%.

Seeing that the starlight bomb injured Melonra, Richard immediately turned his horse's head, joined the first battalion, and handed the starlight necklace to Sofia.

After Sophia refined the legendary Styx potion and broke through her mental power, she put on the Starlight Necklace and could release three starlight bombs. If she could hit it once more, it would be enough to kill Melonla.

Melonla had a very sharp vision. Although he didn't know Sophia's background, he immediately changed his mind after seeing this scene. He turned around and tore the dimensional scroll into pieces, and escaped with magic.

Melonla chose to give up and left decisively. The legendary first-level jackal hidden in the dark was as cunning as a ghost and also did not show up.

The two legends stopped, and the Orc Brigade naturally could not avoid the fate of being surrounded and annihilated.

Without the elite troops of the Orc Brigade, the 13th Legion was quickly defeated. Even with the support of other Orc armies, it only gathered 6,000 soldiers.

In this battle, the orcs lost another battle. Counting the results of the magic crystal cannon on the city wall, the orcs lost nearly 20,000 soldiers.

More than half of these 20,000 soldiers were strong soldiers in the orc army. The elite soldiers and generals were annihilated and could not be replenished in a short time.

Although the orcs tried their best in this attack and used 16 legions to besiege Harland, they still could not break the situation. Instead, they broke their teeth at the No. 10 military station and lost the 13th legion, a strong soldier.

After the Battle of Samba River, the orcs quickly accepted the reality and began to withdraw on October 16.