SWDnovel Chapter 981: Encircled, the Orc Vanguard’s Desperate March!
Chapter 981: Encircled, the Orc Vanguard’s Desperate March!
On the walls of Tyre.
The governor, wearing heavy armor, tore open the neck guard at his collar.
Breathing in the bloody air.
Just now!
He had lost count of how many attacks from the orcs outside the city he had repelled.
look around.
All I saw were corpses all over the ground.
His fine steel sword was also full of gaps.
The alchemical necklace hanging in front of him, which was worth a thousand gold, was already covered with cracks.
With just a slight touch, it broke into pieces.
If it weren't for the shield of this necklace.
The Governor was already dead.
It blocked at least ten attacks for itself.
Not long ago, a spear pierced his neck, relying on the alchemical necklace.
He just escaped a disaster.
Holding the fragments in hand.
Governor Tyre thought with some regret.
"I should have bought more."
"It's a pity that there is no such opportunity anymore."
Governor Tyre stood up, sword in hand.
The family-trained guard knights had long since disappeared.
There were hardly any living people on the city wall.
He turned around and looked into the city, but the reinforcements had not arrived yet.
"such a pity."
"The city of Tyre will be lost in my hands."
“But I tried my best.”
"The orcs' attack is like a tidal wave."
"I can hold off until now, and that's already the limit."
"The next attack will also be my own death."
Just when Governor Tyre was about to sacrifice his life for the city.
Suddenly a voice sounded.
"Return!"
"Return!"
The sudden voice made Governor Tyre very confused.
"What's the withdrawal?"
"The orcs are retreating!"
A louder voice came.
On the originally silent city wall.
Soldiers stood up one after another.
They stuck their heads out and looked outside the city wall.
There!
The originally dense army of orcs retreated like a tide.
"Return?"
Governor Tyre looked outside the city, his eyes full of confusion and doubt.
"Why did you suddenly withdraw?"
"Could it be that reinforcements have arrived?"
"Squire!"
the Governor shouted.
The soldier with only one leg left in the distance responded.
"Bill is dead."
"Head smashed in by an orc's great axe."
"I can't find it among the dead."
"who are you?"
"I am Fifth-Class Squire Dodge."
"Okay, from now on you are my attendant."
"Dodge, I'm the Governor."
"Go and find out immediately whether reinforcements have arrived!"
The soldier named Dodge looked at his legs.
"Governor, I don't think I can help you."
At this time the Governor sighed.
Just prepare to go over and support the other person.
A familiar voice sounded behind me.
"Not reinforcements!"
The Governor turned around and saw that it was the Chief Alchemist Kro.
"Kro, you're not dead."
"Lucky, I almost became disabled."
One of Crowe's hands was bandaged.
"I just found the messenger."
"He only has half of his body left."
"Tell me before you die."
"The king did not prepare any reinforcements at all. We have all been deceived."
"The old king is dying."
"But which prince will inherit has not yet been decided."
"His favorite prince does not have the support of the nobles in the capital."
"The most hated prince, yet he has the support of the local nobles."
"The nobles in the capital have split into several factions, each supporting a prince to fight against each other."
"At the same time, he rejected the princes supported by the local nobles."
"The various forces are fighting openly and secretly."
"They called for an army of 500,000 to provide support, but in fact they didn't recruit a single knight."
"All the strength was used to fight for the throne."
“We have all been deceived!!!”
When the border governor heard this, he was completely stunned.
Soon he thought about his father's death.
"Is it my father too?"
Crowe took a deep breath.
"The messenger said it is possible."
"The rebellion of the Harvest Evil God in the Southeast Province did not even come from outside, but was the result of forces within the kingdom colluding with the Evil God."
"Intends to weaken the local nobles and thus drive out the prince they support in the battle for the crown prince."
"Our intervention at the border has brought changes to their plans, and may even have directly destroyed their plans."
"It ultimately led to the accidental death of His Excellency the Duke."
Governor Tyre covered his head, finding it difficult to accept this fact.
"I~"
After a long time.
Governor Tyre looked up.
"Thank you, sir."
“This news is critical for our border.”
"The orcs have retreated, but I'm afraid they will come back in the future."
“I also want to reorganize the border.”
"When you return to the capital, tell the border that you have no intention of getting involved in any fight for the crown prince."
"I just want to defend the border and resist the orcs."
Crowe showed admiration for the Governor.
This is the most correct move.
"That's all for the future."
"Your Excellency the Governor, aren't you curious about the reason why the orcs retreated this time?"
Governor Tyr looked at the orcs walking away outside the city.
I am also very confused.
"If they attack once more, Tyre City will be captured."
"Why did you suddenly withdraw your troops?"
“It’s Rainbow Land!”
Hearing this, Governor Tyer was slightly stunned.
"them?"
Crowe nodded.
"The nobles of the Rainbow Land suddenly launched an attack from the flank and repelled the orcs' blocking force."
"It triggered a great rout of the orcs."
After listening to this, Governor Tyre fell into deep thought.
"How many troops did Rainbow Land send?"
Crowe shook his head.
"But your Excellency should know soon."
"Oh, there is another piece of news. It is rumored that there seems to be a more crucial reason for the orcs' retreat this time."
"To the northwest, those pioneering nobles who retreated into the jungle suddenly entered the heartland of the orcs."
"Killed a large number of orcs in succession."
“I just don’t know if this news is true.”
After hearing this, Governor Tyer suddenly realized a possibility in his mind.
"perhaps!"
"The orcs' retreat and the victory of the Rainbow Land may all be due to these pioneering nobles who entered the orcs' heartland."
"If this is true, the border will soon usher in decades of peace!"
Governor Tyre murmured.
Then he looked suddenly at Kro.
"Your Mightiness."
"If that's the case, perhaps the border is also a force in the fight for the crown prince."
"I guess the Duke of Rainbow Land is also a royal family."
"I wonder if you're interested!"
Crowe bowed slightly.
"With such great contributions, he is indeed qualified to be the crown prince."
"Then your Excellency the Governor."
"Just let me go to the Rainbow Land and contact the Rainbow Duke!"
The governor stood up and turned towards the city of Tyre.
"of course."
"This may open up a new future for us border nobles."
And while they were discussing.
flank.
The Rainbow Land Legion was intercepting a group of five thousand orc infantry.
"Your Excellency Aria."
"Your message is very timely."
"The orc infantry is trapped in the valley."
"We are mobilizing the heavy cavalry now."
"Just wait for His Excellency the Duke's main force to arrive."
"These five thousand heavily armored cavalry will be wiped out."
After hearing this, Aria just nodded slightly.
Starting from the flank counterattack, Aria led the knights to rush to the front.
The small noble cavalry from the Rainbow Land followed behind him.
We actually won victory after victory.
It even directly penetrated this orc army.
Reversed the situation on the side.
It was this victory that earned Aria extraordinary reputation among these pioneer lords.
Even the Duke of Rainbow Land is a die-hard fan and a loyal knight of the royal family.
They all regarded Aria as the goddess of war.
On the battlefield, whoever can fight is a god.
If you can’t win, you are useless, and being bad is your original sin.
And their victory soon reached the ears of the Duke of Rainbow Land.
In order to compete for military merit.
The Duke of Rainbow Land took the initiative to send out all his heavy cavalry into battle.
Aria had no grudge against this.
Even other nobles were dissatisfied with this.
Because this would undoubtedly diminish Aria's contribution.
Then the Duke of Rainbow Land will get the first credit.
But Arya has higher aspirations.
Her target is the Beast God.
Even the 5,000 orc infantrymen who intercepted this time did so on purpose.
If she wants.
None of the 30,000 troops on the flank could escape.
"Ok!"
Aria nodded calmly.
"Then tell His Excellency the Duke."
"Eat them as soon as possible. Duke Carlo's vanguard army will follow."
The person in charge of the contact was the confidant of the Duke of Rainbow Land, who was delighted to see Aria being so calm.
He was also relieved.
"I'll go right away."
"His Excellency the Duke said that he will never forget you, nor will he forget the Moulin Rouge."
"After this battle, if you are willing to join the Duke's army, I will definitely recommend you an earl."
"If you don't want to, you will be given a lot of compensation."
"Your lord, Lord Moulin Rouge, will also receive the title of count."
Aria waved.
"Go ahead and deal with these five thousand people first."
"Yes!"
When the Duke of Rainbow Land arrived with his heavily armored legion.
The moment to charge at the intercepted 5,000 orc infantry.
On the other side.
Duke Carlo's vanguard was fleeing in a panic towards the orc territory.
During the retreat, bad news continued to arrive.
"Report, Mr. Carlo."
"The Red River Valley Temple Legion suddenly retreated."
"Our lateral movement army was exposed to the human nobles."
"The Red River Valley has sent out eight thousand knights and thirty thousand infantry."
"Prepare to block our flank retreat route."
"At the critical moment, Lord Nova personally led 3,000 infantrymen to cover the retreat."
"We fought desperately for two days and held off the pursuers in the Red River Valley."
"It bought time for the flank's retreat."
"But the news just came."
"Lord Nova personally led 3,000 rearguard knights, all of whom died in the Red River Valley."
"His head was cut off by human nobles and hung on a flagpole for display."
Little Nova was born into the orc Nova family.
It is also the merit of successive generations.
But unexpectedly, he died in the Red River Valley.
After Duke Carlo heard it.
There was a look of anger in his eyes.
"asshole!"
"Shameless human nobles!"
"There are even more shameless temples."
"What is recorded in the ancient books is indeed correct."
“All gods are untrustworthy.”
"They all deserve to die!!!"
"Good job, little Nova."
"When I return, I will definitely take back his head."
"Buried in the Kingdom's Hall of Valor!"
Then Carlo continued to ask.
"Where has the Red River Valley Legion retreated to now?"
"Your Excellency, we have arrived in Anton Province and are stationed at the frontline castle."
Andong Province is the orc frontier near the Red River Valley.
There are many castles there.
There are tens of thousands of troops stationed here.
The nobles in the Red River Valley also suffered heavy losses.
With the protection of the castle, the human nobles did not dare to attack easily.
It's safe over there.
"What about the southwest direction?"
Duke Carlo asked again.
"Over there~"
The aide-de-camp took a deep breath.
“A great rout.”
"The latest news is that there are still 5,000 heavy armored infantry blocked."
"Duke Rainbow is personally leading the heavily armored knights to provide reinforcements."
"Now I'm just afraid~"
"Fortunately, the remaining legions withdrew."
"But sir."
"After the flank legions left, we became an isolated army."
"The human nobles are likely to outflank us from both sides."
"Block us."
Duke Carlo is also a veteran on the battlefield.
After hearing this, he said without hesitation.
“Don’t think of it as possible, think of it as inevitable.”
"Where's the coach?"
"Can we get reinforcements?"
"It's difficult. The coach has already retreated."
"The human cavalry that raided into our borders was brutal."
“Hollyoaks Province suffered heavy losses.”
"More than ten thousand nobles have died."
"The Guards can't stop it."
"So we can only dispatch the commander's army to intercept."
Old Carlo took a deep breath.
The orc kingdom eventually decayed.
Just like the human kingdom.
The existence of nobles can indeed expand territory and maintain strong combat effectiveness.
But as time goes by.
As the nobles begin to become corrupt, their fighting power will also decline.
This time they were defeated in a surprise attack.
Maybe it's not a bad thing.
"As long as we can capture this human cavalry, we can still save some face."
"Your Majesty is doing the right thing."
But the attendant asked.
"So how do we leave?"
Old Carlo looked at the map.
He did not have many cavalrymen under his command, most of them were siege infantry.
And because of the siege, many soldiers were injured.
There was no way Carlo would give up on them.
And marching with them would inevitably be slow.
Old Carlos thought for a moment.
"It's not difficult."
"The Rainbow Lands are mostly heavily armored cavalry, and their marching speed is not fast."
"The Red River Valley army has experienced a great war, and there are not many legions that can be mobilized."
"Their blockade of us is not impossible to break through."
"And we don't need to return to the capital to break out."
“As long as we get here!”
"Lehman City!"
Here, my eldest grandson is stationed.
As long as we reach Lehman City, we will be safe.
Rely on city walls and existing fortifications.
There is no need to fear the pursuit of human nobles.
Immediately, old Carlo ordered all the nobles to discuss the plan.
Soon, a breakout plan came out.
The cavalry goes ahead and serves as the vanguard.
Be the first to attack the intercepting legion.
Then the infantry pressed forward.
Widen the gap.
Finally, the wounded soldiers and baggage soldiers followed.
After the successful breakout.
All legions converged in the city of Lehman.
After this battle plan was formulated.
The orc army was divided into three.
Old Carlo was in command of the infantry.
The vanguard cavalry began to separate from the main force.
And at the same time.
The five thousand pursuing knights from the Red River Valley have arrived.
After learning about old Carlo's retreat direction.
Decisively cut into the battlefield and intercepted their vanguard, and at the same time sent a part of the cavalry to intercept the baggage and wounded soldiers in the rear row.
This was to delay the retreat of old Carlo's army.
In the southwest direction.
The Duke of Rainbow Land successfully annihilated five thousand heavy armored infantry.
At Aria's suggestion.
He chose to lead the heavy armored legion and chase them from behind.
And Aria brought the noble knights to intercept from the front.
at this time!
Old Carlo's vanguard army was being chased by heavily armored knights from behind.
There are Red River Valley and Aria cavalry blocking the way ahead.
If we fail to attack quickly, the entire army will be wiped out.
at the same time.
Inside the Moulin Rouge.
Fang Yuan also received battlefield news from various places.
"Oh!"
"We have surrounded old Carlo's vanguard so quickly."
"It seems that they are breaking out in the direction of Lehman City."
"Any news from Christian?"
"Return to your Excellency."
"An hour ago, Lord Christian had already taken over Lehman City."
Hearing this, Fang Yuan's mouth curled up slightly.
"Old Carlo led the remaining soldiers to the city and saw his grandson's head hanging out."
“You can imagine how desperate it is.”
"Just wait until old Carlo and his vanguard are wiped out."
"All we have to do next is wait for civil unrest to break out in the Orc Kingdom."
"Somebody come!"
"Go tell Brainy, once tonight is over."
"Spread the news in the Orc Kingdom."
"Old Carlo died in battle, and the vanguard army was completely wiped out!"
"The reason is that the temple wanted to kill people and deliberately leaked the information."
"Yes!"
Fang Yuan walked out of the castle and looked at the bloody sky outside.
"Just wait until the Beast God dies!"
"The next step is to take control of the Alpha Kingdom." (End of this chapter)