Chapter 21 Breaking the Army (Part 1)
In the early morning, the winter morning light shone on the ice field. With the rumbling war drums, the orc army launched an attack on the Snow Dragon Fortress.
The cold wind was biting, but the crown prince of the Orc Empire, Weisheite Dilangwen, felt hot in his heart. This battle is not only a battle of revenge for the Orc Empire, but also a battle for the establishment of Westheit!
At this time, a lion-human general came out of the crowd and asked for instructions:
"Your Highness, after the exploratory attack in the previous five days, we have basically figured out the defensive strength of Snow Dragon Fortress.
There are no strong saints in Snow Dragon Fortress. There are more than two, and the sixth-level masters should be around fifteen to twenty.
The other middle and low-level warriors should be less than 1/6 of ours. Should we continue to test today?"
Crown Prince Westheit said to the lions of the same clan The general replied patiently:
"Another legion will be sent to participate in the attack today. Matthew Yashan is a long-standing general. It is right for us to be cautious. If everything goes well, we will launch a general attack tomorrow! In
addition, after the general attack begins, we We must capture this place as soon as possible! Although according to the news returned by our secret line, the noble council of the Kingdom of Fontaine is still debating whether to send an elite standing army, but we cannot place our hopes on the other party." "His
Royal Highness, you are full of wisdom and sharpness. I can clearly tell that the various forces within the Fontaine Kingdom will hold each other back. Especially last time, the Marquis of Ashan took a lot of benefits from our Orc Empire. This time, I am afraid that many people are waiting for the Ashan family to suffer a big loss! "
Your Highness, a kobold flattered Crown Prince Westheit. Crown Prince Westheit needs the support of the people below, and those below don't need the Crown Prince's protection. There are never a few people who are flattering and flattering.
"Oh, the Kingdom of Fontaine has been at peace for more than twenty years and has lost all its vigor. The royal family, nobles, wizards' associations, and two major churches have been busy fighting for power and profit, and have long lost their previous vigilance.
In the past twenty years, our Orc Empire has worked hard to govern and strengthen its army. Wu and the implementation of the New Deal, although they lost a large area of land more than 20 years ago, the overall strength has long been different.
However, it is undeniable that the strength of the Fontaine Kingdom is stronger than before, and it is the number one enemy of our Orc Empire. .
This time the trip south to regain the lost territory was just a surprise. It was enough to be lucky enough to get back the territory that was taken away by the Fontaine Kingdom last time and hold it.
After all, the strongest force of the Fontaine Kingdom is still the elite army cultivated in their hinterland. A standing army. Against such a powerful force, I am not sure of victory." Westheit said modestly.
"His Royal Highness, you are too humble. Being able to catch the Kingdom of Fontaine by surprise is because you have a good strategy.
In the past, when the empire launched a war, which one did not conduct nationwide recruitment and assembly? The quality of the soldiers was uneven, and the command orders were mixed. The preparation time before the war is extremely long, and the movement is extremely loud.
By the time the army is dispatched, the enemy is often already prepared and waiting for us to hit us.
But this time you have small and medium-sized tribes team up nearby to attack in all directions as a containment, and the main army only recruits Large or above tribes.
When we launched the attack this time, the Fontaine Kingdom was not prepared at all. And although the number of the main army was not greater than before, its combat effectiveness increased instead of decreasing! The forces of other counties in the northern border of the Fontaine Kingdom were restrained by those small and medium-sized tribes Okay.
Thanks to your actions, the imperial army was so unstoppable that it arrived at the Snow Dragon Fortress in half a month!"
Just when the Orc Empire Crown Prince Westhay was enjoying the compliments of his subordinates, inside the Snow Dragon Fortress , countless counterweight trebuchets have been debugged and are ready to go.
"Lord Marquis, we have confirmed that under the orc army's banner outside the city is none other than the Orc Empire's Crown Prince Weisheite Dilangwen, as well as many tribal leaders and masters of various tribes.
And the orc army's distance from our city wall is still 700 meters, the parameters of all counterweight trebuchets have been adjusted according to the predetermined plan, please show me!" "Don't worry, everything will be done according to the predetermined plan." The fully armed Marquis Ashan responded calmly.
An hour later, the battle at the Snow Dragon Fortress became increasingly fierce.
All the witchcraft arrays on the city wall were turned to their highest power, and expensive alchemy bombs were continuously thrown out by the soldiers defending the city.
The orc army endured huge casualties and crashed towards the Snow Dragon Fortress one after another like huge waves.
The priests of the Beast God Cult accompanying the army twisted their bodies hard, danced war dances, and sang war songs. Already, sporadic orc warriors briefly boarded the top of the Snow Dragon Fortress.
The shouts of killing, the clash of weapons, the sound of explosions, and the sounds of war dances and songs were intertwined to create a battlefield symphony.
"Haha, it seems that Matthew Yashan is indeed old. The Snow Dragon Fortress, which is said to be impregnable, is nothing more than that." "
Matthew Yashan is just a withered bone in a grave. Naturally, he cannot be compared with Your Highness."
"Haha, This cannot be blamed on the incompetence of the Marquis of Ashan. I am just using my strength to overwhelm others and taking advantage. Pass the order and let Herrit lead his seventh legion to press forward."
Marquis Ashan stood on the fortress tower. After watching the orcs once again send out an entire legion, completely filling the last gap outside the Snow Dragon Fortress, he finally spoke.
"The time has come, the planned plan will be implemented in five minutes." Five minutes later
, Crown Prince Westheit was drawing pie cakes for the leaders of the major tribes, thinking about how to divide the meat after regaining their homeland, unaware that the danger was about to come.
"After the victory of this battle, the major tribes will distribute human slaves and trophies according to their contribution. For the tribes that have contributed the most, I will also petition my father to reduce or reduce your taxes for the next five to ten years." For
a moment, everyone said, Different expressions and twinkling eyes.
It has to be said that Crown Prince Westheit is quite politically competent.
There are about twenty races, large and small, in the Orc Empire, and each race is divided into several tribes of different sizes, but each major race has only one clan leader. Each clan leader holds considerable authority within their respective race.
For example, the Beast Emperor is not only the emperor of the Beastman Empire, but also the common leader of the seventeen tribes of the Lion Clan.
In this war, Crown Prince Westheit deliberately skipped the step of the clan leaders of each clan, whether it was war mobilization, command acceptance, or future profit sharing.
This operation is equivalent to splitting the authority of the clan leader, with part of it being embezzled by the imperial power and part being divided among the leaders of the major tribes.
Those tribes who serve as clan leaders will naturally be dissatisfied with this, but more tribes will eat the fat in their mouths without hesitation.
Soon, the overall strength of several tribes was quite strong, but the tribal leaders who could not serve as clan leaders immediately jumped out.
"His Highness is so generous, we will definitely do our best!"
Just as a few people expressed their loyalty, a dense sound of piercing the air suddenly exploded in the sky above the banner.
(End of chapter)