Chapter 385

Are they mercenaries? Impossible. The number of mercenaries fighting against the orcs these days has been counted.

There are only more than 5,000 people in total. I have arranged 10,000 orcs in the rear to defend these cities. Even if they really can't win, it is more than enough to defend the city.

Thinking about it this way, there is only one possibility.

That is, the human army that was originally independent of Orson's command in the intelligence gave up their own garrisons and took the initiative to surround them.

But according to the intelligence given to me by the insider, the human allies have already discussed internally, no one will send troops, and only stick to their own positions. Could it be that I have been deceived?

As soon as this idea appeared in Baru's mind, his heart was like falling into an ice cave.

Could it be that this attack was just a strategy from beginning to end, a strategy to lure the main force of the orcs out of the desert and then encircle and annihilate them all?

Thinking of this, Baru's back suddenly became covered with cold sweat, and his body was trembling slightly because of suspicion and anger. He felt a pair of eyes, looking at him with the look of looking at prey.

He had cooperated with the insider of the human side for twenty years. From the last invasion of the orcs until now, they have been more or less in contact. Why did they betray him this time?

At this time, the voices of others pulled Baru back from suspicion.

"Chief Baru, you have to give us an explanation!" Sven said so, with a hint of anger in his tone. "Didn't you say that other human armies would stay put?"

The orcs arranged a number of troops to contain other humans on the periphery. Although there were also 100,000 troops, most of these 100,000 were ordinary orcs who were put together from here and there. They usually did not have the obligation to fight in the tribe. This time, they were dragged to the battlefield just to fill the facade and to delay other human armies as a deception.

As a result, now his own plan seems to have been discovered, and even the retreat has been cut off.

"..." Baru was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Everyone, how much food and grass do we have left in our army now?"

"There are less than three days left. In our original plan, we can directly resupply when we return to the rear city, but now the city is gone, we must retreat to the rear and join the outer troops to get supplies." A chieftain said.

"Then, let's just capture the city." Baru said this and looked at everyone.

"Think about it, the enemy has just captured our city, and the losses themselves must be quite a lot. In addition, our outer troops are restraining us. Even if they split their troops, the number is definitely not large. At this time, we take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold and few troops. It is the best way to capture the city."

"Otherwise, if we take the risk of bypassing the city and the enemy comes out of the city to harass us, it will take at least four or five days for us to join the outer troops. By that time, our supplies will have been eaten up."

"You're right, so whose troops should be sent to attack?" At this time, Tucker asked.

As soon as Tucker asked this question, the atmosphere on the field instantly cooled down.

Everyone present was silent.

Finally, it was Baru who raised his hand.

"Since your troops have suffered heavy losses, let me send my legion to attack."

As Baru said this, the emotions of the people present eased a little.

...

On the other side, the border town of Trava.

This city fell on the third day after the orc invasion. It was also the border city that the orcs had occupied the deepest. Now, this city has become a bridgehead blocking the orcs' return.

"Thank you, General Xiuwas." On the wall, Virgil was talking to a man in armor and with gray hair.

"Don't thank me. The Duke and Miss Olivia have both told me to obey the commander-in-chief's command." Xiuwas said this and smiled. "But I didn't expect that the commander-in-chief this time

turned out to be our son-in-law."

As the most trusted general of Duke William, Xiuwas had a good relationship with the Duke's family, so much so that he could often joke with the Duke's family members.

"This is also a good thing, isn't it." Virgil said this. "At least, this way, you will understand that the marriage between Master Orson and your family is definitely a good thing."

"I admit this." Xiuwas nodded.

This time, Virgil went deep behind the enemy's back. In addition to gathering mercenaries to ambush the orcs, he also had another task, which was to find out the intelligence around the battlefield and contact the support troops sent by the Duke of Prussia.

As the future in-laws, Prussia's assistance to the Duke of Antica this time was considerable. There were more than 10,000 troops sent over alone, plus other material assistance, which was not a small amount.

Before Lucius was assassinated and the commander of the front line was vacant, Carlisle temporarily took over as the commander-in-chief. Some of the decisions he made made the generals on the front line somewhat dissatisfied, which led to the collective disobedience incident later.

But even so, Xiuwas did not join the disobedient group. Instead, he tried his best to help Carlisle. It was just that he did not speak at the meeting, making others think that he was also a member of the crowd.

Of course, the recovery of several border cities this time relied not only on the army of Shuvas, but Virgil also brought troops from the royal direct jurisdiction and the Dukedom of Orleans.

The armies of the two regions, their masters have a good relationship with Lucius, so they are willing to send some troops to help Virgil.

Afterwards, everyone followed Orson's plan and surrounded several cities on the border during the days when the rainstorm came and the roads were blocked.

Afterwards, the tactics of "surrounding three and missing one" were adopted to make the orcs think that the army on the front line had been defeated, which led to the disintegration of the army and eventually the city fell without attack.

After conquering these cities, the human side only suffered a loss of about 3,000 people, while the orcs suffered more than half of their casualties.

Afterwards, after successfully taking over the city defense, the human army immediately strengthened the city defense, with the purpose of building a steel barrier. When the orcs passed by, they either went around or bit up and broke their teeth.

...

Phoenix City, Orson was still looking at the battle report on the front line today.

At present, everything on the front line is quite smooth, and it is all in Orson's plan.

The large army of our side also began to slowly pursue the orcs from the valley where the orcs passed, along the trajectory of their retreat.

If the orcs did not retreat, but chose to capture the city, the time wasted would be enough for the large army to form a double-sided trap against the orcs.

Just as he was about to take a break, a pair of soft hands suddenly covered his eyes.

"Guess who I am~" Behind him, Olivia's familiar voice reached Orson's ears again.

"Who else could it be? Of course it's my dear Olivia." Orson said so, reaching out and touching the back of Olivia's hand, saying with a smile.

"Hehe, it's been so long since I saw you, it seems you haven't forgotten me yet." Olivia said so, letting go of her hand, and then bent over and put her face in front of Orson.

"Do you miss me?"

"Yes." Orson nodded without concealing it.

This made Olivia a little shy. Before establishing a relationship, the two of them were clearly playing ambiguous cards with each other, but after establishing a relationship, Orson played straight every time he saw Olivia, which always made Olivia's heart confused.

"Hmph, you missed me but didn't send me a letter." Olivia blushed, stretched out her hand and poked Orson, then stood up straight.

"It's been more than ten or twenty days, and I have to ask others for news every day to know that you are safe."

"I'm sorry, I didn't think of this." Orson said this, helplessly clasped his hands together, and apologized to Olivia.

After about ten days of discussion, the Imperial College Council decided to set this year's final exam as practical training, and the training location is the front line of the war between humans and orcs.

Here, the college will be based on classes, and each student's performance will be determined by their performance on the battlefield, and finally graded by the class teacher.

In general, as long as you don't flee from the battlefield or coward before the battle, you can get a passing score in the end.

As for the full score, you have to make a significant contribution on the battlefield to get it.

The score difference in this practice is destined to be small, which is a good thing for poor students. As long as they follow the situation, they can pass. For excellent students, it is a bit troublesome because it is difficult for them to widen the gap with excellent students of the same level.

However, these are not what Orson needs to worry about, because Orson's

grading method is different from theirs.

Who let Orson be the commander-in-chief on the front line.

"Okay, okay, I forgive you, who let you do greater things." Olivia said with a pout, and then she moved a chair and sat next to Orson.

"Have you finished your work?"

"Well, today's work is done. If there is no emergency, the next step is to wait for the new battle report."

"Okay, so you mean, can you accompany me more?"

"Ahem." Orson coughed twice and glanced to the side. "Of course you can."

At this time, Lit walked in from the door.

She had just helped Orson send a letter out, and when she came back, she saw the woman she least wanted to see appeared next to Orson.

Like a kitten with its fur standing on end, Lit immediately walked to Orson and poked Orson's shoulder.

"Orson, when did this guy come?"

"What are you talking about this guy?" Orson said, and flicked Lit's forehead with a smile. "You should call her Senior Sister Olivia."

Orson knew about the relationship between the two of them.

Lit's feelings for Olivia were more like friends and rivals.

If the two of them didn't mention Orson, they might still be able to talk, but once Orson was mentioned, the two women with extremely high possessiveness would have a fight.

"Oh, then, Orson, when did Senior Sister Olivia come?"

"You ask her." Orson said, looking at Olivia.

"I just arrived." Seeing that Orson was trying to protect her, Olivia was of course very happy in her heart. She looked at Lit and smiled gently.

Bitch, but Lit didn't feel any warmth from it, and could only feel the sarcasm in the words.

Orson also said that he had seen fewer men, even though he had also seen fewer women.

Of course, Lit did not deny that Olivia was also a very good person, but compared with the more outstanding Orson, it could not be said that they were a perfect match, but that they had climbed a high branch.

However, it was because Olivia was the first to attack Orson, and the first to let Orson experience the sweetness of love, that she was the first to hold Orson's heart.

After all, when it comes to love, timing does matter.

If an equally excellent woman had appeared at that time, who was usually kind to Orson in this way, and then confessed to Orson, Orson would definitely accept it.

Leeteuk has been with Orson for so long, so it’s not clear what his personality is yet. Once Orson recognizes him as one of his own, Orson will behave very gently.

Of course, if Orson is not considered one of his own, no matter how good his relationship with that person is on the surface, it is just a disguise. When it comes time to take advantage of him, he will never hesitate at all.

"Oh, Senior Olivia has just arrived. She didn't even take a break and ran to Orson. She seems to miss Orson a lot." Leeteuk said this and sat down directly, squeezing into a room with Orson. on the chair.

"Of course I want to." Olivia narrowed her eyes when she saw Li Te's actions, and then she also leaned against Orson, squeezing Orson with her whole body.

During the movement, the softness of his chest inadvertently touched Orson's arm, and the white and smooth thigh also rubbed against Orson's leg, making the latter feel distraught.

Orson was sandwiched between two beautiful girls, and for the first time he experienced the troubles of happiness.

Chapter 9: Reinforcements Arrive (6K)

"Ahem." In the end, Orson was the first to surrender, and he stood up directly between the two of them.

After all, if he doesn't stand up, little Orson will.

Without the support of Orson, Olivia and Leete leaned against each other.

After a brief moment of astonishment, the two people quickly distanced themselves from each other.

They don't want to be that close to each other.

Although Olivia didn't know Li Te's true gender, she had already defined him as a boy who liked boys and was not a threat to her at all. But at that moment, she still instinctively felt a little repelled.

It's psychological rejection.

After all, no matter how effeminate or girlish the other person usually behaves, he is still Orson's brother, a real boy.

Olivia thought so.

On Lee Teuk's side, her reaction was slightly smaller.

After all, she knew that both of them were girls, so nothing would happen, but now this

The situation made the somewhat proud Li Te unwilling to admit defeat, so she had to pretend to hate Olivia.

"I asked you two, can you be a little more normal?" Orson said, holding his forehead, and then looked at Olivia.

"Okay, Olivia, go back to the academy first. I'm just about to give orders to the academy's troops."

"Eh? We've only been reunited for less than half an hour, Orson, are you going to drive me away again?"

Olivia said this and looked at Orson with a resentful expression.

Orson couldn't stand this look and quickly glanced over.

"There's nothing we can do...the front line is important. Let's wait until the time...back to school."

"Okay, I know~" Olivia said this, not wanting to cause trouble to Orson. She stood up and walked past Orson.

A gust of fragrant wind blew by, and Olivia's figure walked out of the room.

At this time, Orson's pounding heart slowly returned to normal.

He looked at Liteuk and sighed helplessly.