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"Marshal, the enemy just left, should we pursue him?"

After hearing the general's questions, Duke Daniel hesitated. Several consecutive operations have failed, but this time I actually caught up with a tail. Could it be the enemy's conspiracy?

He soon gave up the idea. To carry out conspiracy and tricks, there must be room for development.

The battlefield is in the Orc Empire. There is no favorable time, place or enemy. Even if it is an ambush, the expeditionary legion does not have enough troops.

"Leave five thousand soldiers and horses to clean up the undead, and follow me to pursue the enemy!"

The army had just set off when smoke suddenly rose from the sky. Looking in the direction of the smoke, it turned out to be the route they came from.

"Oops, the enemy is eyeing the infantry regiment behind and deliberately lured us here!

After the order was passed, the entire army immediately changed direction and went back to rescue the infantry regiment! "

Duke Daniel, who looked panicked, hurriedly ordered.

The infantry regiments in the rear are all improvised mobs, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the cavalry regiments. Once they are attacked by the enemy, the consequences can be imagined.

However, rabble also has the value of rabble. A hundred thousand troops are put on the battlefield, even if they are used as cannon fodder, they can still play a big role.

On one's own territory, it is embarrassing enough to fail to capture the enemy who sneaked in. If he were to swallow another hundred thousand troops, he, the commander-in-chief, would be put on the pillar of shame.

Orcs don't know this, but Daniel knows it very well. A similar scene had happened before on the Warhammer Plains.

The miserable coalition of ancient survivors was defeated because of their lack of experience and fell into the enemy's tricks.

…

Above the clouds, Hudson, who was accustomed to riding a dragon, no longer loved galloping horses.

"Hudson, your men are about to run into the enemy."

Maxim said gloatingly.

For a long time, Hudson had played the role of a man with no plans on the battlefield. This was the first time that he had made a mistake in judgment.

Following Maxim's direction, Hudson saw nothing. It was obvious that the vision of humans and dragons was not on the same level.

"Go over and have a look!"

Hudson immediately ordered.

The marching route was temporarily selected by him, and in order to confuse the enemy, he changed it once midway. It is impossible for the enemy to determine their route in advance and ambush them halfway.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared above the enemy's head, and Hudson breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there are many orc cavalry below, they are obviously not strong enough to deal with the expeditionary legion.

Judging from the marching route, these guys looked like enemy troops who saw the smoke and rushed over to support them.

According to previous investigation intelligence, except for the army led by Daniel, there were no other cavalry units nearby.

Not understanding why the enemy divided his forces, Hudson simply didn't bother to waste any effort. With the strength of the expeditionary legion, it is not difficult to defeat the enemy in front of them.

The only problem is that after this battle, if you want to go back and clean up the enemy's infantry regiment, you will have no chance.

War is fought by surprise. If the enemy is prepared, Hudson will not attack by force.

It's not that you can't win, but exchanging elites for cannon fodder is simply not worth it.

The campaign itself was launched to mobilize the enemy's troops, confuse the enemy's sight, make them make strategic misjudgments, and create opportunities for the expeditionary force to withdraw from the prairie.

Without Hudson's command, the two armies met on the prairie in a moment. When the enemies met, they were extremely jealous and immediately fought together.

The Expeditionary Legion had nothing to do with it, it just suffered from the orcs. Originally, they deliberately took a detour to arrive late just for paddling. Unexpectedly, they accidentally bumped into the expeditionary force.

In full view, leaving was impossible. A slight deviation from the route on the battlefield and arriving at the destination a few hours late can be explained as an accident.

If you meet the enemy head-on, if you don't fight, the coach will not be able to explain it to you.

As soon as the confrontation began, the Warcraft Cavalry rushed into their formation, causing chaos in their formation.

To be precise, these orc cavalry had no formation in the first place. The so-called cooperation is limited to the cavalry of the tribe.

If it exceeds this limit, there is no need to consider it. Everyone was not familiar with each other, but they were able to gather together only because of the empire's order.

The conflicts between the tribes run deeper than friendship. Because of resource issues, there are few conflicts between neighboring tribes.

Elites VS cannon fodder, from the moment the battle broke out, the Expeditionary Corps had the upper hand. Countless orc cavalry were killed before they could adapt.

The tragic scene made all the orc chiefs groan secretly. Now they just hope that reinforcements will come soon to let the enemies in front of them know that the orcs are not easy to mess with.

Dozens of Yingmen fell down just as they took off. Not knowing what happened, he was sent to see the beast god in a daze.

The remaining Yingren were dumbfounded when they saw it. As a member of the royal family, following these vassal races is just for the convenience of communication, not for death.

Ever since the expeditionary legion entered the prairie, the Good Friday of the Eagle People has arrived. Whether it's going out for reconnaissance or delivering intelligence, it has become a high-risk job.

In less than two months, nearly Thousand Eagles died while performing their missions.

In order to save their lives, the Yingmen soldiers also learned well. As long as it was not a mission that they clearly could not refuse, they would fish whatever they could.

A large part of the reason why the Expeditionary Corps often loses its position is that the Yingren soldiers are afraid of being tortured.

Not only did ordinary soldiers suffer heavy casualties, but even two eighth-level Yingren warriors lost their lives during the execution of their mission.

"Captain Laimer, what are you doing standing still? Hurry up and send someone for help!"

roared the Khajiit chief.

In the past, he would never have dared to speak like this to members of the royal family, but times have changed now.

Under a series of blows, the five major royal families, whose strength has been sharply reduced, can hardly continue to adopt high-pressure rule over the vassal races below.

In order to fight against the great enemy of the human race, the five royal families had to win over the powerful factions in the empire, and some stronger races gradually gained a certain say.

"No matter how fast we go, we can't move faster than smoke. I know you don't have smoke. Just create some smoke to spread the news.

Judging from the distance, our route is only a few dozen miles off. Marshal Daniel should be able to receive the news. "

Laimer said angrily.

Finally I found an excuse to fool around. It's not easy to be a messenger. If he had known it was so dangerous, he would have stayed on the front line.

The fully formed regiment at the time of departure has now lost one-third of its strength, and the morale of the army has long been lost.

My tribe has suffered heavy losses this time. If it continues to suffer losses, it may not be able to escape the fate of being annexed after the war.

In the Orc Empire, tribes that have lost a large number of young people are not qualified to continue to exist. Once annexed by other tribes, the best outcome for those in power is to become marginalized figures.

If not, he would not cooperate with the vassal races below. As members of the five royal families, in addition to playing the role of messengers, they are also the "supervisory troops" sent by the empire.

The Khajiit chief reacted and did not pay attention to Laimer's implicit threat. He hurriedly rushed to the approaching guards and ordered: "You guys, hurry up and find something, make smoke, and be fast!"

…

Eighty miles away, Daniel, who was returning in a hurry with his army, was running wildly like a wolf when the voice of a guard suddenly rang in his ears.

"Marshal, there is smoke!"

He hurriedly stabilized his mount and turned around to look around. Daniel was dumbfounded. There were smoke in all directions, and he saw more than a dozen of them.

In an instant he knew something was wrong. It is even less likely that the enemy will attack in multiple directions, and there are not such dense orc tribes nearby.

There is a high probability that the enemy is aware of the threat of the smoke message, and is playing a trick, trying to confuse the situation in this way.

Unfortunately, knowing means nothing. Under the dense smoke, no one could accurately judge the enemy's true direction of attack.

You can't divide your troops to reinforce multiple directions at the same time, right?

"Send the order and the army will stop where they are to rest.

I order all the hawks to go out for reconnaissance and be sure to find out the location of the enemy. Violators will be killed without mercy! "

Daniel ordered coldly.

This kind of arrangement will definitely offend the Ying Ren Imperial Court, but there is no other way, war always requires someone to sacrifice.

At the critical moment of the battle of wits and courage with Hudson, Daniel didn't want to make any mistakes.

It doesn't matter if you are temporarily at a disadvantage, this is the Orc Empire. No matter how powerful the expeditionary corps is, they cannot wait for long.

Time is on their side, as long as the enemy is not allowed to escape. The longer they wait, the better their chances of winning.

Daniel clung to the expeditionary group, not because he was worried that the orc tribe would be killed, but because he was afraid that Hudson would run away with the team.

Being stirred up by the Expeditionary Legion in the country, the losses of the Orc Empire have been immeasurable. If he cannot keep the enemy, he will have no way to explain to the five emperors above.

…

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Arrows flew out again, and countless orc cavalry fell in response. This is already the expeditionary legion's last arrow reserve. Once consumed, the magic crossbow will become a display.

It was originally prepared for the main orc army, but now in order to achieve a quick victory, Hudson could only use it in advance.

The second-rate cavalry is also a cavalry, which is barely enough. If used on cannon fodder infantry, it would be a real loss of blood.

To be blunt, many orc slaves are not as expensive as a special arrow. It seems that what is shot is a rain of arrows, but in fact what is shot is money.

In the era of pure hand-making, the cost of arrows was not cheap, and arrows specially designed for magic crossbows were even more expensive.

you get what you pay for. These arrows are expensive for a reason.

Ordinary arrows cannot penetrate armor. The high penetrating power of crossbow arrows is based on the premise that the arrows are strong and sharp enough.

Every time there is a war, money is spent like water. One-fifth of the kingdom's financial hole is caused by disposable ordnance consumables such as arrows, knight spears, and throwing spears.

The troops on the battlefield were very fast, and the enemy did not send reinforcements immediately, which created an opportunity for the expeditionary legion.

It seems like 35,000 vs. 50,000, but actually on the local battlefield, the human race has more troops.

The five corps commanders were all recently appointed, and the longest-serving commander had been in office for less than a month. He had no time to smooth out the internal command and was forced to go to the battlefield.

The head coach was absent, and the prestige of the several legion commanders was not enough. The troops below quickly fought on their own in tribal units.

"Idiots, hurry up..."

Before the word "合" was uttered, the orc general received the lunch box. This is already the seventy-sixth victim on the battlefield.

Hudson, who patrolled the battlefield, was like the scythe of death. As long as there are orcs who show up, they will be harvested immediately.

The biggest advantage of the tribes fighting on their own is that they have strong centripetal force and can have the greatest trust in each other, but the premise is that the chief cannot have any accidents.

In most orc tribes, the chief holds military and political power, and there is no deputy.

The respect for priests, whose status is second only to that of chiefs, depends more on personal prestige than on military command ability.

Due to checks and balances on power, no rational chief would allow religious leaders to control the military power of the tribe.

The smaller the tribe, the more obvious this situation is.

After all, there are many priests in the large tribe, and their influence is divided between them. The only person who can threaten the chief's power is the chief high priest, and he is not as wary of ordinary priests.

This kind of army that relies on the personal charm of the chief often ends due to the death of the chief.

Realizing the shortcomings of the orcs, Hudson got even more excited.

If he hadn't considered that his identity was inappropriate, he would have wanted to train some powerful divine archers to specifically target the enemy's tribal chiefs.

The armies of one tribe after another were defeated, and the number of orcs defeated on the battlefield was increasing rapidly at an extraordinary speed.

The scurrying orcs' retreat did not bring any trouble to the expeditionary force, but instead became the last straw that broke the morale of the orc army.

Corpses piled up all over the ground, and blood flowed on the prairie, irrigating the earth. Reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun, the whole world became depressing.

Seeing that the reinforcements were delayed and unable to bear the casualties, the orc cavalry continued to retreat under the attack of the expeditionary force.

"Alternate cover and retreat in an orderly manner!"

I don't know who gave the order. Anyway, the orc soldiers who heard the sound only had the word "withdraw" in their minds, and they turned around and ran away. No matter how the commander called, they could not bring them back to the battlefield.

Pandora's box opened, and the nearby orc soldiers followed. Soon the retreat tide turned into a rout tide.

"Alternate cover and retreat in an orderly manner" is pure idealism.

No orc is willing to die if he can live. From the moment they choose to paddle on the battlefield, each tribe has a consensus - to preserve their strength.

In the face of life and death, no one wants to stay and break up. Then you can only compare speed. As long as you outrun your teammates, the enemy will have no time to chase them.

The orc soldiers who reacted quickly became the lucky ones in this war, and they quickly escaped from the battlefield.

The orcs who were belatedly realized were miserable. When they evacuated, they happened to leave their backs to the expeditionary force.

Chasing down broken soldiers and beating up drowned dogs will always be everyone's favorite.

Even after experiencing two battles today and running for dozens of miles, everyone's bodies were exhausted, but it was still difficult to stop everyone's enthusiasm.

With the support of spiritual power, the expeditionary legion burst out with unparalleled strength, which even the commander-in-chief, Hudson, was shocked.

This is a completely crazy rhythm.

Defeating the enemy was expected, but after defeating the enemy, a sudden wave broke out when expanding the results, which was beyond his expectation.

Judging from the performance on the battlefield, the expeditionary legion seems to have created a military spirit.

There are many powerful armies in history, but there are only a few that can give birth to military souls. Any army that gives birth to a military spirit is the pinnacle of its era.

How to create a military soul is a topic that no one can answer. Some troops forge their military souls through continuous victories and step directly onto the altar; there are also troops who persevere and forge their military souls in defeats and finally complete their counterattack.

Each unit with a military soul is unique and difficult to replicate again.

Looking down at the battlefield, countless fleeing orc soldiers sacrificed their lives for the sublimation sacrifice of the expeditionary force.

Kill, kill as much as you want.

It wasn't until the sky gradually darkened that Hudson ordered the troops to retreat. The battlefield at this moment was littered with corpses.

No statistics were made, but judging from the situation on the battlefield alone, Hudson was certain that the casualties of the orc army were no less than 30,000.

In a cavalry field battle, being able to kill 60% of the enemy's troops is a miracle.

Usually this kind of result only occurs when both sides are locked in a fight, or when one side surrounds the other.

After all, if you can't defeat the enemy, how can you outrun your teammates?

On the vast prairie, as long as the side with more troops wants to escape, most of the soldiers will be able to escape.

…

As night fell, Daniel finally received news from the expeditionary legion, but it came too late.

If he had known that the battlefield was less than a hundred miles away, he would have led his troops there for reinforcements, and the current tragedy would not have been caused.

Fifty thousand cavalry were defeated by the enemy right under his nose.

The specific losses could not be calculated for a while, but the mental state of the soldiers who escaped by chance had collapsed. It was obvious that this was due to major stimulation.

Even if he didn't appear on the battlefield, Daniel could guess how tragic the battle would be. If the weather hadn't darkened, it would have been difficult to find the enemy's exact location. He would have liked to lead his troops there immediately to take revenge.

Deep down in his heart, his dissatisfaction with Yingren reached its limit.

If these guys weren't afraid of death and didn't pass the information back in time, they wouldn't be so passive.

The morale of the defeated troops was completely lost, and their combat effectiveness was approximately zero. This means that in a short period of time, he lost 50,000 cavalry, even if it was only the second-line cavalry, it was enough to cause him pain.

They mobilized a large number of troops, lost troops and generals, but did not even achieve a decent victory. Daniel was also under great pressure. At this moment, he had no idea how to explain to the emperors.

Shit the blame?

This is not his style. What's more, no one can take the blame now except him, the coach.

"Send the order and summon the five army commanders to come over for a meeting."