Chapter 387

The first wave of the orcs' attack was defeated.

At this time, Virgil looked at the piles of corpses at the base of the city wall. There were humans and orcs here. The corpses were mixed together and it was impossible to tell who was who.

He took a breath.

Then he walked down the city wall and went to the command center to find Xiuwas.

The situation at the command center was not good at the moment. The guards who were responsible for standing at the door had already gone to the battlefield. Xiuwas sat alone in the command center with a solemn face.

There was no calmness as the two of them talked and laughed three days ago.

"According to statistics, our troops are less than two thousand people left in this round of attack..." Xiuwas sighed.

"Now, not only the reserve troops, but even the city walls are full."

"Then should we release the city walls and fight street battles with the orcs?"

"This can delay time, but don't forget that orcs have a natural advantage in street fighting..."

"In short, Prince Orson's troops are on the way. We just need to hold on for a few more hours. As long as we hold on until they arrive, we will win."

"I hope so." Hearing this, Xiuwas nodded, and then he began to order the soldiers on the city wall to withdraw one after another, shrink the defense into the city, and fight street battles with the enemy relying on the houses in the city.

The killing of the enemy in street fighting will definitely not be as high as that in city wall fighting, but the key is that street fighting can delay the enemy's time very well.

For both sides at present, the most lacking is time.

The orcs need time to attack the city and obtain the food and grass supplies in the city, while the human side hopes to delay until the arrival of the large army.

If the large army cannot arrive, then Xiuwas and his men can only burn the food and grass supplies in the city.

Around two o'clock in the afternoon, Baru saw that the orcs had rested enough, so he prepared for the next wave of attack.

At this time, Baru suddenly found that there was no trace of humans on the city wall, which made him doubt for a long time.

Are humans playing an empty city trick with him?

Or is the city wall actually a fraud?

But Baru can't care so much at the moment. Today's siege, another 10,000 orc soldiers fell here. He only has less than 60,000 soldiers in his hands. He wants to take these 60,000 soldiers back to the desert, and the orcs will have more possibilities.

Otherwise, when the capital for the next invasion is ready, Baru's age will not be able to hold up until then.

Then, Baru ordered the army to enter the city.

And the moment he just gave the order, a heavy sound of horse hooves came from the land behind him.

The appearance of the sun these days has alleviated the muddy situation on the ground, and Orson's large army took less time than the orcs to reach the front line.

And at the forefront, it was the Silver Dragon Knights.

Prince Arthas rushed to the front of the cavalry formation, leading the armored heavy cavalry behind him to charge towards the large army where Baru was.

Behind the Silver Dragon Knights was the most elite unit of Duke Antica, the Black Army.

The Black Army soldiers were also riding on horseback at this moment, following the Silver Dragon Knights closely.

At this moment, the other orc soldiers in the tent also turned their heads to look behind them, and then they saw a scene that made them unforgettable in their lives.

Under the shining afternoon sun, the two colors of armor, one silver and one black, reflected different lights.

The heavy sound of horse hooves seemed to shatter the earth, and it was like the whisper of the goddess of death, all telling the future of the orcs' imminent defeat.

Chapter 10: Single Duel

On the battlefield, how powerful are the armored heavy cavalry?

In the past imperial wars, there was a classic case. At that time, 30,000 rebels besieged a city in the empire. The city lord held on for three days and waited for the imperial army to rush to help.

The Imperial Army's armored heavy cavalry, with only 500 men, easily defeated the 30,000 rebels without cavalry with the exaggerated visual effect brought by their powerful charge.

At this moment, although the orcs gathered a group of wolf cavalry and prepared to launch a counterattack against the human side, they were facing the wrong people.

The Silver Dragon Knights can almost be said to be the strongest ground army on the continent, and they are not inferior even when fighting against powerful alien races.

The hastily assembled wolf cavalry crashed into the cavalry formations of the Silver Dragon Knights and the Black Army, which was like an egg hitting a stone, and an ant shaking a tree.

On the battlefield, the wolves and orcs' wailings were endless.

The cavalry's charge did not stop.

If the cavalry's charge only made Baru feel uneasy, then the waving human flags a distance behind the cavalry made Baru's heart completely cold.

In the end, he still lost to God's will. His attack only captured a few border cities, but the orcs paid a devastating price.

Even so, he summoned the troops around him and launched a final attack on the human reinforcements that came to support him.

At this moment, everyone in the city heard the drums and shouts of war outside the city, and they were all in high spirits.

The orcs did not climb the city wall, but reinforcements arrived!

Virgil led a team of soldiers to climb the city wall and saw the scene of fighting on the battlefield outside the city, and he was very happy.

It's time to let the orcs on the opposite side experience the feeling of despair.

The army of the Silver Dragon Knights used Arthas as the spearhead to tear a big hole in the enemy's formation, and behind the Silver Dragon Knights, the black army filled in the gap and continued to harvest the lives of the orcs lying on the ground.

Compared to the Silver Dragon Knights, the Black Army that defeated the orcs on the battlefield more than a decade ago seemed to scare the orcs more.

However, the number of both was still insufficient, and the charge was soon slowed down by the number of people, turning into a close-range melee.

Although the elite troops still did not suffer in the melee, the fierce visual impact just brought was also gone.

Baru looked at Arthas on the front line, and from the power he exuded, he knew that his opponent was the human prince.

Then, he raised his battle axe, rode on the giant wolf, and roared at Arthas.

Arthas was lamenting the weakness of the orc army. At this time, a tall orc suddenly rushed up, which also aroused his interest. Then, he raised his two-handed sword and chopped directly at the orc.

Baru was not afraid at all. It would be better to say that fighting with strength was his strong point.

He held the two-handed axe across his chest, and with the potential energy of the giant wolf's charge, he chopped fiercely at the position of the two-handed sword.

As long as the enemy leader is killed, the orcs still have hope of winning.

The two heavy weapons collided with each other, and the sound of metal clashing almost resounded throughout the battlefield. The air wave raised knocked all the warriors within five meters around the two men to the ground.

The warhorse neighed, and the giant wolf also howled.

The two-handed sword in Arthas's hand was almost shaken away, and he used all his strength to barely catch the blow.

The impact on Baru was not small, but the orc's thick skin and flesh made him look a little better than Arthas.

At this time, there was no more contempt and arrogance in the eyes of both sides, and they all became cautious.

The opponent's strength was similar to theirs, and it was not easy to solve.

The two fought to one place again.

At this time, just before the orcs were about to surround the human cavalry, the human army had arrived.

The first to bear the brunt were the students of the Imperial Academy, led by Olivia and other student union members, and divided into classes to fight.

Students who can study in the Imperial Academy must have the strength of the second level when they first enter the school. Except for the first-year students who are mostly at the second level, the senior students are basically at the third and fourth levels. Their combat capabilities are no worse than those of elite soldiers. In this battlefield, they can cooperate and kill the enemy while protecting themselves. It is more than enough, not to mention the protection of the class teacher.

Behind them, the direct troops of the Duke's territory also fought with the orcs.

Although the quality of the Duke's army is not as high as that of the Silver Dragon Knights and the Black Army, it wins in numbers.

Now on the front battlefield, humans have gathered more than 70,000 troops, while the orcs have less than 40,000 troops, with a ratio of nearly two to one. Moreover, the orcs have just rested for a short time after the siege and have not eaten to replenish their physical strength. Compared with the orcs, although humans have also spent some energy on the road, their energy is still higher than that of the orcs.

The siege is to use the troops stationed under the city to wait for the enemy to tire out and defeat the enemy, but when the troops waiting for the enemy to tire out become the troops coming to support, the siege is in danger.

Although Baru has notified the orc army in the remaining three city walls to support the front battlefield, their commander does not seem to have this idea, but takes the army and runs away directly.

Of course, Baru has no time to care about other armies now, and even now he can't even care about himself.

"Are you the commander of humans?" Baru has never seen Arthas, and thought he was the enemy's commander Orson. "Orson!?"

"Ah?" Arthas was stunned for a moment when he heard Baru's words, and then sneered.

"It seems that you have a reason to lose, you can't even recognize people." Arthas said this, raised the sword in his hand, and the runes engraved on the sword lit up.

"Remember my name, the prince of the empire, Arthas!" Then he swung the long sword down.

Baru was shocked when he heard this name.

He is actually the prince of the empire?

So the troops around him are the most elite troops of the empire?

The empire is willing to send out such a force this time...

But at this moment, Baru can no longer care about so much. He picked up the giant axe stuck in the ground and prepared to parry this attack.

The two weapons collided again, but this time, with the bonus of the strengthening rune, it is obvious that Arthas is better.

And what makes Baru even more chilled is far more than that.

He can feel that the orc warriors around him are becoming fewer and fewer. Originally, at least half of the orcs were in his sight on the battlefield, but now, only one-third are left.

This is not only the retreat of the front line, but also means failure.

Baru's heart was chilled in an instant. At this moment, he no longer had the will to fight. He hurriedly exchanged a few moves with Arthas and then withdrew from the battle and retreated.

Arthas looked at Baru's back and did not choose to pursue him. Instead, he continued to harvest the orcs on the battlefield with the large army.

Chapter 11: You Have Another Choice (5K)

The orcs are a brave and warlike race. To be the leader of the orcs, one must have extraordinary military power. However, at this moment, the orcs saw that their leader had taken the initiative to escape, and their morale dropped greatly. Many orcs also wanted to escape.

Gradually, more and more orcs began to flee back.

Even, in order to make their escape faster, they even threw away their weapons and armor, completely unaware of what would happen if a troop appeared in front of them at this time.

Fortunately, the human troops in the city did not come out to pursue them at this moment, but stayed in the city.

Their defensive work is done and the rest is well deserved.

Three hours later, under the attack of the human coalition, the orcs left 30,000 corpses here. The hatred between humans and orcs has been long-standing. Therefore, there is no such thing as a prisoner. Even if they are caught, they will not be killed for the time being. , and will be executed in public later to boost morale.

The remaining orcs who escaped did not total more than 40,000. Compared with the more than 100,000 when they came, they were already suffering heavy losses.

On the human side, due to proper tactics, the losses were slightly smaller, but at the same time, due to the difference in size and strength between humans and orcs, humans still suffered about 10,000 casualties.

However, once a human soldier is injured on the battlefield, the chaplain who follows him will

The soldier's injuries can be stopped in an instant. As long as the head or heart is not directly split open by the orcs, he can usually survive.

Therefore, of the 10,000 casualties, only 4,000 could not be saved, and the lives lost were lost. The remaining soldiers, with the help of the priests, were soon able to return to the battlefield.

In the military camp behind, a girl with long pink hair was chatting with Orson.

"I really didn't expect that Mr. Osen would actually use our support here." The girl said this, covering her mouth and laughing softly.

"Of course, compared to the previous field hospital model, if there are advantages, fighting with the army can definitely play a greater role." Orson said this and smiled back.

The opponent is the representative sent by the church during this battle, Saint Lilia.

In the empire, in addition to alchemists who can make recovery potions, mages can also use magic to achieve a certain degree of healing effect, but all of these pale in comparison to priests.

A priest is a profession that truly specializes in treatment and protection. In normal times, every local church will arrange a priest. If someone is seriously injured, it is right to find a priest.

And if you are cursed, you can only find a priest to get rid of the evil spirits.

Of course, not all of the assistance that priests can provide is free. Except during festivals commemorating the goddess of life, all churches provide free treatment and purification services. Normally, these need to be paid, and they cost a lot. .

This is to prevent some people from running to the church for both big and small matters, causing trouble for the pastor and at the same time leaving the pastor no time to save people who really need treatment.

Therefore, it promotes the development of small clinics and related industries.

The empire had already achieved the separation of church and state hundreds of years ago. Although the church still has a great influence among the people, it no longer has the right to interfere in the politics of various places.

In order to compensate the church, the empire specially established laws and gave the church considerable autonomy in its operations. For thousands of years, the church and the royal family have always respected each other. The coronation of the emperor needs to be carried out by the pope, and the appointment of the pope will also be carried out. Received royal congratulations.

In normal battles, church pastors near the battlefield will be temporarily recruited by the army to treat the wounded. However, in large-scale battles, there are often thousands of wounded, and the pastors cannot treat them at all.

Moreover, in order to ensure safety, the previous priests stayed in the rear area and waited until the war was over before treating the wounded. This caused a group of seriously injured soldiers on the battlefield to miss the perfect opportunity to rescue and died.

Now that Orson has asked the priest to follow the army, more people can be saved.

"If we repel the orcs this time, the border should be able to enjoy peace for more than ten years." Lilia said and sighed.