Heroes of Might and Magic: Knight Chapter 628: Unable to retreat

Retreating is the best thing that can reveal the level of a commander and the quality of the army. Being able to fight smoothly is the minimum requirement for a commander and the army. Most armies will be in chaos when they retreat. There has never been a lack of retreat evolutions in the history of war. A disastrous disaster.

And if the retreat can be arranged in an orderly manner, then the commander must be an excellent commander, and the army under his command must be an elite division.

It just so happens that the orc commander Gro is an excellent commander, and the orc army under him is also an absolutely elite force.

During the attack, the orc army prepared a retreat plan. The hundreds of thousands of orcs attacking from the front did not evacuate across the board like a tide. to guard against possible attacks.

Those who needed to evacuate had to break away from contact with the human army as quickly as possible. They even laid several traps on the road to wait for the pursuing humans to come up and launch a counterattack.

Fortunately, Catherine, the commander-in-chief of the Northland army, was not easy to deal with. She did not send out a team to pursue her, but just let Mrak and his cavalry hang behind the orc army to look for opportunities.

The White Dragon Clan Chief’s injuries were somewhat serious. After Natalie entered the Holy Level, her fighting spirit took on new characteristics. Not only did she leave several bone-deep wounds on the White Dragon Clan Chief, but the death fighting spirit still remained. On the other side's wound, the White Dragon Clan Chief's injury never got better.

However, after some friendly exchanges with Adelillo, Bailong still used his remaining strength to cover the retreat of the orc army. Adelillo was afraid of the God-killing Rings that humans might possess, but he trained Bailong into submission. Submissive.

Dozens of white dragons are not going to fight the air forces in the North. After all, facts have proven that they are no match. These white dragons have been following the orc army within the attack range of the dragon-hunting crossbow, covering the orcs' retreat. At the same time, it also accepted the cover of the orc army on the ground.

After all, the airborne legions in the North are still wary of the hundreds of dragon-hunting crossbows and more equally powerful giant crossbows on the ground. It is impossible to fight the white dragon in the sky with the long-range support of the orcs.

The army of over 400,000 orcs retreated in a very organized manner in the middle. Sir Mrak and his cavalry waited for a long time but did not find any chance.

However, the armies on both wings encountered some trouble when they joined the army in the middle.

In addition to the main force of the Dragon Army, Gru on the left wing also has a large number of system soldiers. Only four of the twenty giants were injured by the orcs' giant crossbows and are still recuperating. The remaining ones still maintain complete combat effectiveness. How could Gru, who had a huge advantage, let the orc army retreat easily?

As soon as the orcs retreated, Gru commanded the army to stick to them. Nearly a hundred Scarlet Crusaders were also not vegetarians. Compared with the giants in terms of physical strength, they had a keener battlefield sense. Under Ron's Under the leadership, they suddenly detoured back to the center of the right-wing orc army, cutting off a section of the orc army like a sharp blade. More than a hundred people blocked the retreat of the tens of thousands of orc army, and cut off a section of the orc army's tail.

In the end, only more than 100,000 people from the orc army on the left wing successfully evacuated, half of which were left on the battlefield by Gru.

As for the undead army on the other side, the orcs were even more difficult to get rid of. The undead army chased them all the way, and the death knights and bone dragons repeatedly attacked.

When there was originally a stronghold as a barrier, giant crossbows were set up on the camp, and there were a large number of horses and traps blocking the way. The death knights, skeleton cavalry and bone dragons were still a little wary.

After all, Sandru treasures the few high-level undead units he has in hand. He will not use the high-level undead units in his hand to storm a stronghold when he can use them as cannon fodder.

But after the orcs broke away from the protection of the camp fortifications, the high-level undead units played a greater role.

The death knight led a large group of skeleton cavalry to directly complete a large roundabout outflank, blocking the way of the orcs, making the orcs' rear army meaningless, and the low-level undead in the rear continued to pursue.

The skeleton cavalry had no fear at all, and were not afraid of losses at all. When gathered together, they dared to directly collide with the orc phalanx composed of heavy infantry.

Under normal circumstances, the cavalry cannot attack the infantry in an organized formation. Even if the light cavalry rushes over at a speed of 70 or 80 yards, the huge impact can easily overturn the heavy infantry in the front row.

It's because cavalry are humans too, and they don't want to die, and they can exchange cavalry for infantry. If they are qualified cavalry, even if they exchange for heavy infantry, it will be a big loss.

So if they are not forced to do so, the light cavalry is more willing to repeatedly pull with the infantry, find the infantry's flaws in the pull, and then launch a fatal blow. This process generally depends on the patience of both parties and the situation on the entire battlefield.

But the Skeleton Cavalry does not have these worries. As long as the time is right, they can attack the orcs in formation at any time. The Skeleton Cavalry, which is not afraid of death, can completely disrupt the orcs after paying the death of hundreds of riders. Coupled with the bone dragon in the sky, the orc army on the right wing had to leave a large amount of materials for Sandru with every step of retreat.

If Gro had not made arrangements in advance and sent a large army to respond, all the orcs on the right wing might have been left behind.

Even so, the orc army on the right also suffered heavy losses in the retreat. It took three days to retreat from a short distance, leaving more than 100,000 corpses in embarrassment before it successfully completed the battle with the main army in the center. Convergence.

By the time the three armies of the orcs converged, the originally mighty army now numbered less than 800,000 including centaur warriors. The battle losses were close to one-third. It was a bit reluctant to even say that the main force was still alive. , at most it can still fight.

At this time, the orc army is not completely hopeless. The orc army is far more than this number. The orcs can still bear the casualties of three to four hundred thousand. The entire orc kingdom has been armed with more than five million young orcs. And the recruitment scope has been expanded. The orc army is entering the central plains through Longxing Pass in a steady stream. Groh only needs to retreat temporarily, and he can gather more troops in half a month at most.

However, Richard has no intention of letting the orcs go easily. His goal has not changed at all. What he wants is to completely annihilate this orc army...

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"Master Great Shaman, all the human armies have gathered together, but they are still following us, and the forward has not been more than ten miles away from us."

The orc army has been retreating south for two days. At this time, it is camping in a large open space to rest. The scout responsible for reconnaissance came to Gro without any hindrance and reported to him the movements of the human army.

"What do humans mean? It doesn't look like a pursuit. What's the point of following us after gathering the army?"

Although the Northland army also suffered heavy losses in the battle, because there were many corpses on the battlefield that the orcs had not had time to destroy, the number of the undead army decreased instead of increasing. The number has exceeded 300,000, including death knights and bone dragons. The number of them has reached 20 respectively, and there are thousands of black warriors. Both quantity and quality are different from before. This force has almost reached the limit of Sandro and Aisha's control.

After the undead army and the Northland army merged, a total of 800,000 troops followed the orcs. Even though the orcs had retreated in an orderly manner, they were still a little scared.

After all, they have seen the combat effectiveness of this northern army. Compared with the regular army of the Golden Dragon Kingdom, they are much stronger. If they really want to fight a head-on battle, they have no confidence at all.

In the big tent, the top orcs were a little confused about the movements of the Northland army. If the other side wanted to keep them, they should intercept them directly.

The orcs have even made preparations. If the human armies on both wings want to forcibly intercept, they can concentrate their forces and take advantage of the fact that the human army is divided into three separate groups and seize one of them to launch a beautiful counterattack.

But the human army did not give them any chance. After chasing them for a certain distance, the two wings actively retracted and stopped pursuing. Instead, they waited for the army in the middle to converge before continuing to follow the orc army.

Of course the orcs will not collide with the combined human army. Seeing that the human army is cautious and does not give them a chance, they can only give up their careful thoughts and retreat seriously.

But now the human army has been following him and has not come up to pursue him. What exactly the humans want to do is a question that Gro, Adelillo and all the orc generals cannot figure out.

"How far are we from Bourque City?"

Because he couldn't figure out the meaning of the Northland army's movements, Grot felt a little uneasy. After all, the actions of an army of hundreds of thousands should have a purpose, and the unknown was even more unsettling.

"Your Majesty the Great Shaman, if we keep this pace, we will be able to arrive at Bourke City in about five days. In two days at most, the reinforcements from Bourke City should be able to join us."

The orc army was not completely unprepared when it went north. The city of Bourke was a fulcrum on the way for the orcs to retreat south.

A city with a low presence on the central plains, but a large one. Faced with the orc attack, Bourke City, which had few defenders, surrendered without holding on for two days.

All the supplies accumulated in the city belonged to the orcs. Some nobles broke out and fled, while some stayed and surrendered to the orcs and were raped. Most of the civilians were driven out of their houses and became hard labor for the orc army.

This originally inconspicuous city gathered an army of more than 300,000 orcs. The orc army that did not follow Gro at first and the orc army that came later all gathered in Bourke City to run the rear for Gro. road.

As long as Gro led his troops to the vicinity of Bourke City, the Northland army would not dare to continue the attack. Not only because the orc army had a strong city as a fulcrum, but also because after penetrating deep into the central plains, it would be difficult for the Northland army to continue its attack. When human reinforcements arrive, they will immediately be surrounded by a steady stream of orcs coming to support them.

Gero suppressed his uneasiness a little when he heard that Bourque City was only five miles away. No matter what the meaning of the human army was following closely, as long as they reached Bourque City, they would be safe.

"Ask the troops coming from Bourque City to take over, don't be anxious, and maintain good physical strength and condition during the march."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Great Shaman!"

The messenger quickly left the camp, and Gro turned his attention back to the map, trying to figure out the human intentions.

Then he seemed to think of something, turned around and gave instructions to the general beside him.

"Let the troops camp more compactly tonight and don't give humans a chance to sneak attack."

"Yes, sir!"

When we arrived here, we were surrounded by endless plains, not even a forest or gentle **** could be seen. After thinking for a long time, Gro had no idea why he was uneasy, so he could only order his men to be vigilant.

On the other side, the human Northland Army, which had been following the orc army from a distance, also stopped marching. When the sky just darkened, many senior officers such as Richard and Catherine gathered in the big tent to do key things. deploy.

"Sir, the orc army has stopped and camped at the reserved location."

"As far as the eye can see, there is no obstacle at all. During the day, you can even directly see the orc camp. It is a suitable place for fighting a battle of annihilation."

"Sir, do you want to think about it again? In fact, we don't need this kind of method. It's not a big deal to let them go. The orc army is not without the strength to fight, and there should be two saints from the realm. Level master."

"No, if you miss this time, you won't have such a good chance to defeat the orcs in one fell swoop. You must keep them."

"Yes, sir!"

Catherine saw that Richard was determined and stopped trying to persuade him. Instead, she stood aside like several heroes and waited for something.

I saw a small shackle suddenly appear in Richard's hand. It was a mini version, but it looked extremely delicate. If you look closely, there seemed to be an inexplicable power flowing in it.

Treasure: Shackles of War

Effect: Special treasure, effective for all hostile targets within the designated range. If the user survives, the targets within the designated range must fight to the last moment.

Introduction: A very special treasure. Under the watchful eyes of Asha and Namtaru, both sides have no way to escape. The battle must end with the death of one party. Please fight until the last moment.

This is the treasure Richard purchased among the new products of a certain month...

"If you want to leave, it's not up to you."

"Let me see how much the rules of the world of Invincible Heroes can affect this world."

After saying that, Richard flew directly into the air and looked in the direction of the orc camp from a distance. Although it was getting late, it had little impact on Richard. He could clearly see the orc army's large account. After confirming the location, I immediately used the treasure in my hand...