Heroes of the Invincible Knight

In the west, a smear of the setting sun was like blood, shining on the Longxiguan battlefield where corpses were strewn across the field.

"Dumb, dumb, dumb..."

The scavenging birds were attracted by the dead bodies on the battlefield. The strong rotting and dead air was a great temptation to them. At the beginning, the orc soldiers who cleaned up the battlefield had to drive away one or two. Later, there were too many corpses Now, the orc soldiers are too busy, so they can only let these disgusting blackbirds feast on them. After a while, wolves and wild dogs will also be attracted. No time to work hard for the dead...

Broken weapons, dense corpses, mutilated corpses, damaged battle flags blackened by smoke and fire, and the ground that has been soaked in blood has turned dark red as a whole. Even veterans occasionally walk in a trance during the period, thinking that I have left the world and entered hell...

The fight at the first pass of Longxiguan finally came to an end with the setting sun. The two sides fought for several days. Although the time was not long, the battle was extremely tragic. The total area of ​​the two sides was at least ten square kilometers. More than 200,000 corpses were left there.

Between the first pass and the second pass taken by the orcs, there is a long road of more than 20 miles. In the original layout, camps were built on the cliffs on both sides, and a large number of ballistas and thunderbolts were arranged. Cars and other long-range weapons, even if the orcs attack, they should make the opponent peel off.

It's just that all of this is based on the fact that the orcs have no air superiority. With the white dragon clearing the way, the human camps on the cliffs on both sides are as vulnerable as the orc cottages in the northern dense forest facing Richard's army.

Fortunately, although Taize was unable to turn around such a huge disparity in strength, he still did what a qualified commander should do. He led his troops to break away from the orcs and returned to the second pass of Dragon's Breath Pass.

Although it only took some time for the orcs to clear the forts on the two wings, only the subsequent trench traps and fire walls on the ground played a role. After the human soldiers passed through the hidden safe passage, the chasing orcs fell into it in a hurry. In the long trap, suffered a lot of losses.

And when they were not willing to let the human soldiers escape, they stepped on the corpses of their companions and crawled through the trap ditch, and soon faced a wall of fire four or five meters high, so no one dared to continue to rush up. It should be biological instinct. I can only watch helplessly as the retreating human army retreats calmly...

"Huh huh huh..."

Coincidentally, just after the human army escaped from the pursuit range of the orcs, it began to rain again. The rain was not too heavy, and it was hard to see any decent heavy rain in winter, but the rain still subsided The smell of gunpowder smoke on the battlefield was suppressed, and the wall of fire that was still burning violently was suppressed.

Seeing this scene, the leader of the orc army who was in charge of the pursuit gritted his teeth with hatred.

If the rain had come ten minutes earlier, it would have entangled the group of retreating human soldiers. Although the humans lost a lot in the battle at the first pass, at least more than 200,000 people were withdrawn. The army retreated back to the last pass of Longxi Pass, not knowing how many more casualties it would cause to its subordinates.

"Lord Great Shaman, if you don't let the wolf cavalry chase, maybe you can catch up..."

The head of the orc army who did not give up simply proposed to Gero to send wolf cavalry to pursue and keep the retreating Taize.

But Gro looked at the human army that was already the size of ants in the distance and shook his head.

"The wolf cavalry are still useful, and they shouldn't be wasted here. Letting them retreat is nothing more than more casualties for the infantry."

Gro thinks further, the loss of tens of thousands of pawns is not a big problem for the orc kingdom that has been fully mobilized now. If the decline in the quality of the army is not considered, the fully mobilized orc kingdom can at least pull Tens of millions of infantry came out.

The racial advantage of orcs is still very obvious in front of humans. Even orc recruits who have not experienced fighting can still fight against human soldiers after picking up weapons and wearing armor.

The wolf cavalry is already considered a valuable technical unit. Unlike the infantry that can be used as cannon fodder, the wolf cavalry not only needs to train and exercise riding skills all the year round, but also cultivates feelings and tacit understanding with giant wolves from time to time. Carnivores are much harder to tame than horses, and the number of giant wolves is limited. It is difficult to recognize a new owner after the death of a wolf knight. It is more troublesome than replenishing human cavalry. The value of a wolf cavalry is probably in Gro's eyes. It is worth more than a dozen infantry.

In the entire orc kingdom, there were only about a hundred thousand wolf cavalry. Most of them had to be placed on the northern grasslands to prevent the centaur from being harassed, but now almost all of them were transferred to Gro.

Gro has been ignoring them, waiting for them to really play a role after breaking through the dragon's breath and entering the central plain. The wolf cavalry is his trump card against the human cavalry on the central plain...

"Don't think about the pursuit anymore. Let them retreat. It's starting to rain. Set up camp as soon as possible to rest. Don't be sloppy in the camp. Beware of human sneak attacks..."

"Yes, Great Shaman!"

Seeing that the great shaman had no intention of sending troops to continue the pursuit, the head of the orc army lost his mind, and immediately led his people to set up a camp at a suitable place for camping. necessary.

...

"Master Taize, the orcs didn't come after us."

Taize's retreat is definitely not a simple retreat. As an excellent general, Taize also planned to bite the opponent when he retreated. On the long road between the two passes, he had already set up ambushes. An orc army was eager to attack, and if they dared to separate from the main force, Taize would command the ambush to teach the opponent a lesson.

It's just that the orcs didn't give Taizexiu another chance, and started camping in place after a little testing.

"call"

After heaving a sigh of relief, Taize didn't intend to stay here any longer and do useless work.

"Get out!"

"withdraw!"

Following Taize's order, several caves appeared on the originally flat ground, and several stone gates were abruptly opened on the cliffs on both sides, and a large number of human soldiers came out of them. At this time, he could only do white work, and followed Taize back to the last pass of Longxi Pass.

…

Dragon's Rest Main City

The soldiers in the city are being mobilized urgently, and the dark clouds weigh on everyone's hearts. The orcs have never been so close to the last pass of the Dragon's Breath Pass.

In the past, although the orcs did not attack the Longxi pass, they usually stopped at the defense line of Dongling. After all, it was extremely difficult for the orcs who did not have air superiority to break through the first pass. It's better to look for opportunities in the north and south lines if you want to die.

But this time, the orcs have already broken through the first pass, only one pass away from the main city, and the soldiers and civilians in the city with better eyesight can already see the raging white dragon in the sky.

If it were an ordinary city, it would probably be in chaos at the moment, but Longxiguan is a military city after all, in addition to the army, there are civilians who serve around the army, but there is not much panic about the upcoming war. On the contrary, in the oppressive atmosphere, they each performed their duties and prepared for the battle.

In the meeting hall of the main city, an important military discussion is also going on at this time. More than a dozen senior military officers of Longxiguan are sitting together, and Li Cha and Mo Lier are also among them, but Li Cha's status is even higher. Gao, and Rose sat on the main seat.

The military at Longxiguan at this time is actually a very strange command system. Ross is the commander in name, but Li Cha also controls part of the military power, and almost all high-end military forces. It is basically a situation of two military orders. , I am afraid that the entire defenders of Longxiguan will fall into chaos.

Fortunately, Ross and Li Cha cooperated well, so the worst situation did not happen. However, no matter how well the two cooperate at this time, the overall situation cannot be changed. Compared with the worries of ordinary people and soldiers outside, the senior officers here are actually I realized more clearly that this time the Dragon's Breath Pass cannot be held.

"Currently, we have a total strength of more than 3.5 million troops at Longxi Pass, but only a few million will be able to participate in the decisive battle before the pass."

Although there are many defenders at Longxi Pass, they are scattered over thousands of miles, eighteen large cities and dozens of small and medium-sized cities. It is not bad to be able to gather millions of elite troops after losing a large number of troops in a few battles.

It's just that everyone knows that to stop the attack of the orcs, just having more than one million people is definitely not enough. The current army of orcs is already more than this number, not to mention that there is still a steady stream of people in the orc kingdom. The front line mobilized reinforcements, and the help of the white dragon greatly offset the advantages of humans defending the city. This battle is somewhat unsolvable.

"My lord, the current strength of the main pass alone may not be able to stop the attack of the orcs. Let's continue to mobilize reinforcements."

"Where to call? Dragon's Breath Pass? Central Great Plains? Where can we call in reinforcements?"

The officer who proposed remained silent, and almost all the reinforcements that could be mobilized came. There was really no place to mobilize reinforcements in a short time. Faced with this inevitable failure, the officers in the hall were either frowning, expressionless or determined in their eyes, as if they were ready to sacrifice.

Even Li Cha felt a little depressed. Although Li Cha had prepared the retreat route from the Dragon's Breath Pass from the very beginning, as long as the foundation of the Northland was still there, time was on his side, but from Li Cha's heart, He hoped that the Dragon's Breath Pass would be guarded, and if the pass was broken, he could imagine what the human beings in the rear would go through.

"I'm not sure how to hold this dragon's breath."

When Ross said another word, all the officers below looked up at him. The reasoning is correct, but as a coach, it is not good to say it like this?

However, Ross didn't care about the eyes of the officers below, and continued:

"But I am confident that if the orcs break through, I will definitely fight the enemy with weapons and die forward."

"Lord Ross!"

An officer of the Western Territory Army below heard what Ross said, and he was a little anxious. Compared with other legions in Longxiguan, their Western Territory Army actually has a way out. They have more than 100,000 cavalry. At worst, they will go directly with Ross when the orcs pass the level. Run away, the Central Plains is just behind them, which is just right for them to escape. Now Rose's words are more like cutting off his retreat first.

However, Ross just waved his hand, indicating that the other party need not say more.

"Everyone is a senior general of Longxiguan. You must never give up any city. All the cities around Longxiguan must compete with the orcs city by city. Buy more time for your wives and children on the Great Plains and in the capital. .”

"yes!"

Several officers stood up and answered. Everyone seemed to be infected by the desolate atmosphere brewing in Ross. In addition, this battle was a battle against the orcs, and there were some blessings of human righteousness. Almost all the officers in the hall did it to survive and die with the dragon's breath. Even Li Cha was a little bit excited about the preparations.

At this time, the battle was urgent, and the senior officers on the field, and even Peggy left quickly after receiving the assigned task, making final preparations for the battle. Soon there were only Richard and Rose left in the hall.

"Lord Richard, according to His Majesty's order, you don't have to spend it at Dragon's Breath Pass to take away the cavalry and some elites of the Western Territory Army. It's just that after Lord Saul died in battle, you and I must leave one person to take charge of the defense."

"Um…"

Li Cha nodded subconsciously, and Rose's next sentence made Li Cha a little embarrassed.

"But I know that Mr. Richard is definitely unwilling to stay, so I made my own decision, and I will live and die with this dragon..."

Richard "..."