Chapter 130: Defeat -
In the hasty orc camp.
"Lord Warren, the front army suffered a setback because the opponent's elite standing army, the Iron Wall Army, was dispatched. We were unable to penetrate the enemy formation for a while." "Why are there still
a group of humans lying across our orc ranks? Didn't I just say that Has the entire enemy team collapsed?"
Warren Isbell's adjutant was confused for a moment.
"Let the people below pull out the nail quickly, and don't give the human race an opportunity to take advantage of it!"
"Yes!"
A cavalry formation on the side of the Fontaine Kingdom said,
"Lord Earl, can we really win this time?"
"Win? The best result is to temporarily repel the orcs. The strength gap is there. Even if the Marquis of Ashan comes, I dare not say that he can win!
Now we can only place our hope on the Iron Wall Army. If the Iron Wall Army can hold back Orcs, if we continue to harass the orcs' flanks, or even look for opportunities to separate and penetrate, then the orcs may temporarily withdraw their troops for stability." "
But Lord Earl, the risk is too high, and next time we will The military disadvantage will become more obvious, and there will be no hope of victory in the future."
"Then what else can we do? We can only pass this level first!
Everyone pay attention, do not rush into the orc army later, use cavalry first Bow attack, followed by side impact to shake the orc army formation!"
said the Iron Wall Legion.
"Legion Commander, those lions and bears are really powerful! They have only been fighting for a quarter of an hour, and many of the brothers in front have already lost their combat effectiveness!" "
Tell the brothers below that we have no way to retreat. ! On the plains, how can the infantry outrun the centaurs, werewolves, leopard men and other races of the orcs! Only by holding the line can we survive!"
As the thousands of cavalry led by Count Mensa continued to scrape On the flank of the orcs, the orcs also showed signs of instability.
The small circular formation composed of Viscount Dohit's private army and the remaining standing backbones of the levy corps also got a moment of respite, and was still struggling in the ocean of the orc army.
The most intense battle was with the Iron Wall Legion.
As one of the ten elite standing corps of the Fontaine Kingdom, the Iron Wall Legion managed to maintain a two-hundred-meter-wide front with just over 3,000 men.
The two main orc legions composed of a large number of powerful lion men and bear men had a six-fold advantage in strength, but they were unable to break through the opponent's defense line for a while.
"Lord Warren, why don't we ignore the rear and just press forward with all our strength!
Although the elite standing army of the Kingdom of Fontaine on the opposite side is indeed powerful, they only have more than 3,000 people. Our chances of winning are still very high!"
" Wrong! The battle line is only so long, and the contact area is so small. No matter how many people are suppressed, the only people in the front row who can catch the enemy are the people in the front row. On the contrary, the rear route must be guaranteed!
The cavalry on the opposite side is too cunning, and they just keep harassing them. , they dare not confront us head-on, but their constant harassment has a serious impact on the morale of our army."
"That's true, I feel that the army ahead has some signs of wavering!"
Warren Isbell pondered. After a while, he made a decision decisively,
"Retreat! We hit here first today, and we have disabled another ten thousand people on the opposite side today. We have made enough today, there is no need to take any more risks!"
Fontaine Kingdom side At this time, the camp
was filled with the wails of wounded soldiers. The soldiers patrolling back and forth also looked weak. The morale of the soldiers was very low.
In the large meeting tent in the center of the camp, the atmosphere was very solemn at this time, and everyone had a grim face.
"Tell me what you think." Count Mensa, as the kingdom's deputy wartime commander and the actual commander of this army, sat in the main seat and asked expressionlessly.
"Lord Earl, let's retreat! First retreat to Luke's Fortress, rely on the city to continue to resist, and wait for the Kingdom's large forces to arrive!" "
Luke's Fortress? Can Luke's Fortress hold so many of us? And there is still a long way from here to Luke's Fortress. It's such a long way, if the orcs chase us one after another, we might be separated halfway!" Another person stood up and retorted. "Then what else can we do, continue to fight the orcs here? The army was shocked by the attack on the food road before. During this period,
the orcs relied on their numerical advantage to press us step by step. Don't give me a chance to breathe! Everyone has seen today's battle. If the orcs hadn't been seeking stability, they might have won a complete victory today!" "It's not
your Fourth Recruitment Legion that caused trouble. An army of ten thousand people could collapse at a moment's notice. Collapse!"
"You're going to throw the blame directly on my head?! What I'm holding up in front of me is the main army of orcs composed of lion-men!" For
a moment, the whole tent exploded, and a group of people began to accuse and curse each other.
The nobles with private armies scolded the levy corps for not working, and the levy legions scolded the nobles. The private armies only know how to preserve their strength, and will not move when friendly forces are in trouble.
The standing elite army called other armies useless.
The western nobles and the southern nobles teamed up to confront the northern nobles passionately, while the northern nobles rolled up their sleeves and prepared to take action if they disagreed.
When the war went wrong for this complex army, the contradictions were completely exposed. The whole tent was more lively than the vegetable market.
"Enough!"
"I said enough!"
Count Mensa smashed the chair under him with a slap, and the whole tent became quiet.
"I have made up my mind. The orcs will attack every four days. I will make some repairs tonight. I will send cavalry to harass the orc camp the next two nights. The main force will break camp and go south the night after tomorrow. They will alternately cover the retreat. The order of retreat will be discussed tomorrow!"
After that, Count Mensa left the camp without caring about the other people in the tent.
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Late the next night, Marquis Yashan, who had been on duty at the military headquarters for a long time since the war, was awakened by his adjutant.
"Is Count Mensa unable to hold on now?" Marquis Ashan looked at the emergency military report sent from the front line and couldn't help but frowned. According to his plan, Count Mensa would have to hold on for at least another week. .
"Your Majesty, Marquis, do we need to reject Count Mensa's request?"
"Reject? If you can't beat the front line, you can't beat it. If you hold on forcibly, the whole army will be completely wiped out.
Don't worry about whether Count Mensa sent Count Foster by the way. Now that you are breathing, let the Griffin Knight quickly send a message to Earl Foster, asking him to retreat in an orderly manner."
"Follow your orders!"
"In addition, the progress of the Black Rose Project must be accelerated, and the work of clearing the wall must be completed as soon as possible. ! This time the orcs will not march straight in like last time. The old beast king will definitely attack steadily this time!
The residents of the villages and small towns scattered in the counties of Edir and Palink have all moved to big cities or other counties. "
"Sir, won't the crops in the fields be burned?"
"If we don't burn them, we will let them relax their vigilance first, and then we will have no harvest!"
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