Chapter 168 Encirclement and Annihilation Battle
One early morning in mid-April, Maruland issued a letter of challenge to Richard early.
On this day, Richard assembled all the troops, with the soldiers commanded by the two Barons Sharp and Leon as the left wing, and the soldiers commanded by the three Barons Rice, Duck, and Barzel as the right wing. He personally commanded the infantry of the Haaland Territory as the center army, and the Warcraft Cavalry squadron formed behind the infantry.
As for the four hundred serf soldiers under Baron Diram, they could only become a burden in the field, so they were allowed to stay in the camp.
However, Baron Dirham still has his guards, because he is a hereditary noble and must participate in the battle.
Because he had to fight with the infantry, Richard did not ride the Iron Wildebeest, but gave up his mount to a Warcraft Cavalry.
In war, sometimes a little strength can decide a battle.
By giving up your second-level iron horned horse to a cavalry, the Warcraft Cavalry Squadron can increase the combat effectiveness of a second-level professional.
If your warcraft horse kills a few more orcs in the battle, the orcs may not be able to hold on a few seconds earlier.
Who can win in a war often depends on who can persist to the end.
If you hold on for one more minute, your opponent may collapse.
When the two armies fought, the casualties on the battle line were actually relatively small. Most of the casualties occurred when the opponent lost its organization and retreated to flee.
The April morning was very cool, perfect for fighting.
The wind howled in my ears. Richard squinted his eyes, measured the wind speed, took out the enchanted longbow, and aimed at an opponent.
The arrow pierced the sky and accurately hit a third-level kobold.
The sound of the attribute panel sounded in my mind, even though I decided not to use the killing experience. But Richard likes this feature very much.
With this function, any means of pretending to be dead are useless here.
Even this little ability is equivalent to a very advanced detection magic, which can sometimes have very good effects in battle.
As soon as the third-level kobold died, the orc squadron under its command fell into chaos.
As the distance between the two sides got closer and closer, and they entered the range of the archers, the soldiers in Harland's territory fired arrows one after another.
Due to physical limitations, the hands of many orcs are far less flexible than humans.
Without flexible hands, of course one cannot use a bow and arrow well.
The orcs' long-range attack method mainly uses slings.
Now that there is a heavy trebuchet, the orcs' long-range attacks have been strengthened.
Richard's invention is relatively easy to copy. Although the heavy trebuchet allowed the Grant Kingdom to gain a short-term advantage and win the battle, in the long run it actually enhanced the orcs' siege power a lot.
In the last siege, Maruland suffered a defeat, and the trebuchet in the hands of the orcs had been burned by Richard.
The craftsmen who can make trebuchets are also behind the Orc Empire.
An important factor in Maruland's willingness to fight in the field was that through reconnaissance, he discovered that heavy trebuchets were being manufactured in Richard's camp.
Once these trebuchets are built, the orcs will be unable to fight back.
Under heavy stone bombardment every day, the camp's defenses could not hold up for too long.
When fighting human soldiers, the orcs will always suffer from long-range projection.
Seeing the constant rain of arrows and the increasing casualties, Maruland could only lead his soldiers to speed up and fight in close combat with the human soldiers.
After entering the archer's shooting range, just over a hundred meters away, the orcs suffered more than 600 casualties.
As for the casualties of human soldiers, only a few dozen were injured by slings, and most of them did not affect the battle.
When the two sides fought with swords and guns, there were only 1,500 orcs left in the army, and the number of soldiers under Richard's command exceeded 3,000.
Thousands of men from the two armies collided on a 200-meter-long front.
The breath of death hit his face, blood was flowing everywhere, broken limbs and broken arms were flying in the air, and the strong smell of blood actually made people feel like vomiting.
Seeing the powerful and heavily armored snake body man rushing forward again, Richard immediately released the super fireball technique.
Nine large fireballs exploded in the queue of snake-like people like a barrage of cannons. In an instant, eight or nine snake-like people died again, and more than ten were injured.
Looking at the less than forty snake-like people left, Maruland suddenly felt a sense of fear.
Thoros and Roland led the cavalry, slowly bypassed the formation, and charged towards the corner of the orcs.
The powerful Warcraft cavalry easily defeated an orc squadron like chopping melons and vegetables.
The cavalry swept past and slashed with great force, easily cutting off the orcs.
The two armies intertwined, and Soros's face was already covered with blood.
After defeating the orc squadron, the cavalry continued to move forward and appeared behind the serpentine heavy infantry.
In order to avoid being attacked from the front and back, the snake-like people could only change their formation and mobilize some soldiers to turn around.
Thoros did not charge hard, and the Warcraft Cavalry threw another round of alchemy bombs.
Although the reserve of alchemy bombs in Harland Territory is not high, it is enough to fight several medium-sized wars.
Before this decisive battle, Richard mobilized some alchemy bombs and equipped them on the Warcraft Cavalry.
This round of alchemy bombs was thrown, and the snake-like man finally knew how to dodge.
Dozens of alchemy bombs exploded, leaving flesh and blood covered in blood and smoke.
When the smoke cleared, the Snake Man counted the casualties and found that eight or nine were killed again and a dozen were injured.
The alchemy bomb, coupled with Richard's super fireball, once again severely damaged the snake-like heavy infantry.
After many consecutive attacks, there were only less than twenty snake-body professionals left.
These snake-like men finally broke through all the obstacles and slammed into the first squadron like twenty sharp iron chisels.
The 1st Squadron is the main force in Haaland's territory and the backbone of the front.
Seeing the snake-body man rushing forward, ten veterans wearing brute force armor immediately activated their fighting spirit, applied brute force spells on themselves, and stood in the front.
At the same time, Thoros also led the cavalry in a circle and reappeared behind the snake-shaped man.
Thoros personally commanded a dozen sharp archers to shoot arrows from behind and sneak attack the snake-shaped man.
The remaining soldiers, commanded by Roland, attacked the flanks of the orc army.
Thoros loosened his bowstring, and a snake-like man was shot into the lungs.
The powerful arrow penetrated the snake-shaped man's chest, and the snake-shaped man immediately fell to the ground, spitting red foam from his mouth.
In a fierce battlefield, no matter whether it is a human soldier or a snake-like man, he will be spared once he falls.
Although the First Squadron suffered heavy casualties in resisting the attack of the Snakeheads, they gritted their teeth and persevered.
Seven of the ten veterans wearing brute armor have been killed. Deputy squadron leader Darcy was killed in the battle, and squadron leader Martin was wounded. However, the officers and veterans cooperated with the soldiers and had killed six snake-like people.
Thoros led a sneak attack with archers from behind, and the result was very good, killing seven snake-like people.
The few remaining snakemen were surrounded by the remnants of the first squadron, and it was impossible to survive.
Richard led his soldiers, brandishing his sword, and rushed towards the few snake-like people. Support the 1st Squadron to prevent the 1st Squadron from being unable to support due to heavy casualties.
Although the snake-like people are very strong, they are unfortunately outnumbered.
The last snake-like man brandished his long sword and stabbed Martin, who was lying on the ground. Martin had already closed his eyes and was waiting for death. Richard stepped forward to help Martin with the fatal sword blow.
Richard's mental power was running low, so he could only release a magic wooden vine entanglement at the feet of the snake-shaped man.
The snake-shaped man was entangled in the sudden appearance of vines. The nearby soldiers rushed forward and immediately stabbed the snake-shaped man several times, killing the last snake-shaped man.
The full-time professional heavy infantry of the Snake Man was killed in the battle, and the remaining orcs were not spared. They could not defeat the soldiers of Harland Territory in the frontal battlefield, and were attacked by the Warcraft Cavalry from the rear. The formation could no longer be maintained.
(End of chapter)