Chapter 67: Fort Vick Defense Battle III

After repelling the orcs' initial fierce attack, the defenders of Vicburg finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The messenger sent by Sofia for help successfully reached three baronies.

The Pratos fortress group was withdrawn, and Harden Castle has become the front line.

The Stopa Territory still has grievances with the Harden Baron Territory, and even if Harden Castle still has spare strength, it is unwilling to take the risk of rescue.

The strength of the Diram Baron Territory is relatively average, and it has trained two squadrons of private soldiers, which is only slightly stronger than the Stopa Territory.

After the orcs crossed the Eagle Mountains, Baron Diram became a frightened bird and was unwilling to send troops to rescue.

After the messenger returned from Harden Territory and Diram Territory, Sofia's face became very ugly.

Although the orcs' attack was repelled, the situation of the enemy being strong and we being weak has not changed.

If the orcs change their tactics, use wolf-headed people to climb and attack from the cliffs on both sides, and tauren to attack from the front to contain, and then cooperate with the eagle-body people to attack from the air, Vic Castle may not be able to be defended.

Only one squadron of soldiers in the castle garrison had been trained, and the remaining two newly formed squadrons were a mob.

The newly formed team had no complete backbone and could only fight with the wind.

Once there were large casualties, panic would spread.

The newly formed squadron caused chaos on the top of the city, and it would also cause the main squadron to panic.

Under the chain reaction, the orcs could take the top of the city in the chaos.

Without the protection of the city defense fortifications, a main squadron of orcs could defeat the defenders of Fort Vick.

After receiving the letter of help from Fort Vick, Richard did not hesitate for too long and decided to send reinforcements to help the Stopa family defend the city.

First, the Stopa family had a good relationship with the Harland family.

Second, the two territories were very close, and they could be said to be in a desperate situation.

Once Fort Vick fell, Stopa's territory would fall. The brick kiln factory and reclamation camp in the rear would become the front line.

At that time, it would be necessary to clear the fields and fortify the walls, which would seriously affect the life and production of the Harland territory.

The most critical point is that Fort William now has sufficient troops.

There are four main squadrons stationed in Fort William, three squadrons of the city defense army, and the newly formed squadron also has the backbone of mercenaries brought by Soros, and their combat effectiveness is not much worse than that of the city defense army.

The two auxiliary squadrons mainly operate catapults, and their role in defensive operations is very critical.

There are more than 1,600 soldiers stationed in the castle.

Due to geographical conditions, it is difficult for the orcs to deploy their attack formations.

There are four main squadrons, two auxiliary squadrons, and two city defense army reserves, which are enough to defend Fort William.

Richard held a pre-war meeting and analyzed the situation nearby.

In the end, it was decided to draw the seventh squadron of the eighth battalion of the Mad Lion Legion and the second squadron of the Harland Territory to form a rescue detachment.

He personally commanded the rescue detachment, left Fort William overnight, and launched a raid at dawn tomorrow to rescue the Stopa Territory.

The garrison of Fort William was handed over to Soros and Diyala for command.

After the reinforcements entered Fort William, Richard had been clearly appointed as the commander of the garrison of Fort William.

There are frequent wars in the northern border, and the main army often needs to cooperate with the noble private soldiers.

It is also common for noble officers to command the main army soldiers. For example, in the last orc invasion war, Baron Harden was the supreme commander of the Pratos defense line.

The troops commanded by Baron Harden include not only the Baron Knights, but also the Eighth Battalion of the Mad Lion Legion, Baron Stopa's private soldiers, and six squadrons of the city defense army, which looks quite messy.

The two squadrons of the Mad Lion Legion are very familiar with Richard's ability and are willing to cooperate with Richard's command.

The main army has no objection, and the city defense army certainly dare not make trouble.

Now it is a wartime state. If Richard wants to enforce battlefield discipline, he can execute the first-level officers of the squadron.

As long as he can win the battle, no one will pursue this matter after the war.

Because everyone understands that the command power on the battlefield must be concentrated, and only one voice can speak.

When necessary, every commander will punish the head bird and warn other officers.

Richard led two squadrons of soldiers to march all night. In the middle of the night, he vaguely found a camp ahead.

The moonlight is bright today, especially in the second half of the night, when the moon hangs high in the night sky and the visibility is relatively good.

Richard immediately issued an order to be on alert. The sentry in the front camp found something unusual and immediately lit a torch, causing some chaos in the camp.

The commander of the seventh squadron is Richard's old comrade Dida.

They joined forces to kill Walder in the Orc Brigade.

After this battle, Dida made meritorious service, exchanged for the breathing method, and successfully advanced to become a professional.

Three years later, Dida has grown into a second-level warrior, the captain of the seventh squadron, and an officer with the rank of captain.

He has very good talent. Although he was delayed at the bottom for many years because of his low background, he can seize the opportunity once he encounters it.

His position in the Mad Lion Legion is a little higher than Ron.

Although Ron has also advanced to the second-level professional, he is only the captain of the tenth squadron, commanding a newly formed squadron, and has the rank of lieutenant.

Dida's eyesight is very outstanding, which is also the key factor in his becoming a sharpshooter.

In the dim light, Dida said with certainty: "It is a sheep-headed camp. It is not very large, with at most two squadrons of sheep-headed people stationed there."

"This place is ten kilometers away from Fort Vick. If we fight a battle here, the surprise attack at dawn will lose its surprise."

Hyman drew a suggested map on the ground with a stick and said decisively: "Our whereabouts have been exposed, and the surprise attack on the main force of the orcs has failed. It is better to attack the sheep-headed camp and cut off a finger of the orcs."

Richard analyzed the situation and said very boldly: "Speed ​​is the essence of war, just do it."

The two squadrons each divided into three teams to harass the sheep-headed camp from both sides of the camp.

Dida and Heiman commanded the detachments respectively, and Richard led the main force to approach the sheep-headed camp from the front.

The sheep-headed people are a weak orc brigade, and their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the dog-headed people. The strength of the sheep-headed professionals who can use spells is also very average.

Richard led a dozen sharpshooters and quickly shot sharp arrows, accurately killing the sentinels.

The sheep-headed people have no long-range projection ability, so they can only hide behind the fence and in the tent in a panic, shivering and waiting for the judgment of fate.

He took the lead, led dozens of soldiers in heavy armor, and fiercely split the wooden fence of the camp with heavy swords.

After killing more than 20 snake-bodied people and pulling off a large number of snake-bodied people's scales, William Castle made dozens of low-level enchanted armor, and the armor of the grassroots officers of the two main squadrons was replaced.

A piece of enchanted scale armor of a snake-bodied man is worth more than a hundred gold coins, and dozens of pieces of armor are worth thousands of gold coins.

The grassroots officers are equipped with enchanted armor, and the backbone soldiers are equipped with the iron armor replaced by the grassroots officers.

The equipment of the two main squadrons of the Harland Territory is better than that of the main squadron of the Mad Lion Legion.

Richard led the soldiers to rush into the sheep-headed man camp, and opened up the situation smoothly like cutting melons and vegetables.