Lord Harland

Today the orc army suffered a disastrous defeat and lost morale. Moreover, they had to prepare for Lieutenant Colonel Marvin's surprise attack. If they could not increase their troops, they would be unable to attack.

After defeating the orcs, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin did not enter the castle to join the Eighth Battalion. Instead, he took the time to collect the remains of the dead soldiers and treat the injured soldiers.

Richard led the troops into Fortress No. 7 and met his comrades from the Eighth Brigade.

After not seeing each other for more than a month, everyone was very happy to reunite with their comrades.

After the brutal battles, I now feel like I am surviving a disaster.

Especially the main squadrons of the Eighth Battalion, which had been holding on to the defense line for more than a month, had already suffered very serious casualties. Except for the Sixth Squadron, there were less than 400 people left, including more than 100 wounded.

"How is the situation in the Sixth Squadron?"

When he saw Richard, Captain Sharp had bloodshot eyes, red and swollen eyes, and a tired face.

It seemed that the war for more than a month had stretched his spirit to the limit.

"After replenishing the number of soldiers, the Sixth Squadron has not experienced hard battles. It has fought several victorious battles with Lieutenant Colonel Marvin. This time, there are more than forty of our soldiers coming to the rescue. It's just that they are inexperienced and their riding skills are average. They are all chasing the orcs in the rear and defeating them."

After listening to Richard's report, Captain Sharp said solemnly: "Now, your Sixth Squadron has the most abundant soldiers. After the war, I'm afraid we will need to recruit veterans from your squadron to supplement other squadrons.

"Captain, please rest assured, no matter who is transferred, our squadron will resolutely obey orders."

The two sides exchanged information and gave an overview of this month's war.

Richard said goodbye to his comrades and left Castle No. 7.

After the battle, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin took the time to ask.

"What are the casualties?"

"The 1st Reconnaissance Squadron suffered 13 casualties, 16 were seriously wounded, and 9 were slightly wounded. The 4th Reconnaissance Squadron suffered 7 casualties, 11 were seriously wounded, and 8 were slightly wounded. The two squadrons combined lost 64 people. Among them, the Fourth Reconnaissance Squadron The squadron leader fell off his horse and was killed, and the military judge of the first reconnaissance squadron was wounded."

The scouts under Lieutenant Colonel Marvin were only two squadrons, with a total of about 270 people.

After several battles, the casualties had exceeded 100.

Especially in this battle, although the results were brilliant, more than 400 orcs were killed and injured, which greatly improved the situation on the Platos front, and the own casualties also exceeded 60.

Now including the half squadron of mounted infantry commanded by Richard, the total number of soldiers capable of fighting is only about 240.

Besides, there are still more than forty wounded soldiers who need to be taken care of. If the wounded soldiers are ignored, morale will be greatly damaged.

After crossing the Platos Mountains, Marvin's detachment was already fighting without a rear. Once morale collapsed, there was no ability to continue fighting.

Lieutenant Colonel Marvin thought for a while and decided to send the injured soldiers back to Haddon Castle and pick up the wounded soldiers of the 8th Squadron.

"Richard, you lead two small teams of soldiers to carry out the mission of transporting wounded soldiers. The others will follow me into the Eagle Mountains, cooperate with Baron Harden in the battle, and ambush the orc logistics soldiers."

Although I still want to fight with Lieutenant Colonel Marvin and accumulate military exploits. But the commander issued a military order, and Richard must execute it.

Lieutenant Colonel Marvin left all the carriages with Richard, and then mobilized some pack horses from the Eighth Battalion.

The seriously wounded were crowded into the carriage, and the lightly wounded were holding on to their horses, and returned to the rear with Richard and others.

Two chaplains from the Eighth Battalion stayed behind and acted with Richard, taking care of the wounded on the road.

The orcs in the direction of Platos were already frightened, although the scouts discovered Richard's small team. Fearing that he was being ambushed again, Gunderson weighed the pros and cons and did not send troops to pursue him.

The convoy of wounded soldiers blatantly passed through the canyon passage and returned to Harden Castle.

The mission went very smoothly, but unfortunately six of the seriously wounded died.

Soldiers seriously injured in battle can basically save their lives if they survive three days later. However, many wounded soldiers did not survive for three days. The biggest factor in death of wounded soldiers was severe blood loss.

Although the priest has healing skills, he will give priority to treating officers.

More soldiers would die over the next two days. The process of waiting for death is undoubtedly very distressing.

Especially the surviving comrades, seeing the tragic death of their brothers, many people's eyes were filled with tears, which was very sad.

"How is the situation at Platos' defense line? Have you seen Captain Sharp?"

Diarra was very happy to see that Richard and the others came back safely. Captain Sharp was his old commander, and Diarra was very worried about the safety of the old commander.

"Captain Sharp is safe, Captain Sally has been killed, and Captain Roland is seriously injured. His left leg was cut off below the knee by an orc. I'm afraid he will retire after the war.

In addition, Captain Wright of the 1st Squadron and Captain Payton of the 5th Squadron were killed, and Captain Wiles of the 4th Squadron was seriously injured. The casualties of junior officers and backbone soldiers were all serious. It takes a long time to restore combat effectiveness after a war. "

Despite some speculations, Diarra was still shocked when he heard the news from Richard. Especially after hearing the news of Wright's death, his eyes suddenly turned red.

Wright was his comrade for many years and was in the same squad after joining the army. They have experienced many battles and have a very deep relationship. They are truly close friends.

Diarra held back tears to prevent others from seeing his weakness. He patted Richard on the shoulder and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"You haven't slept all night, go and get some rest! I will arrange for people to take care of the wounded soldiers."

After returning to Harden Castle, Richard and the others spent some leisure time again.

The war on the Platos Line of Defense has now fallen into a stalemate. The orc army suffered continuous heavy losses and was unable to attack.

The Grant Kingdom's troops were weak and unable to annihilate the orcs.

Time passed like this, and more than a month passed in the blink of an eye, entering late June.

This month, the Sixth Squadron has been training against the clock, and the supplementary soldiers have gradually integrated into the big family of the Sixth Squadron.

In the past month, Richard had participated in many reconnaissance missions and killed four orc scouts. Unfortunately, these scouts were not professionals and failed to achieve any military exploits.

However, the merit of following Lieutenant Colonel Marvin in fighting has been applied for, and the surprise attack on Platos Castle was fought beautifully.

As an officer participating in the war, Richard was awarded a medium meritorious service.

Now Richard has accumulated three times of medium power and seven times of small power.

Richard has not been idle this month. As long as he has free time, he works hard to practice breathing techniques and hone various skills.

Richard opened the attribute panel, and all skills and experience have been improved, but if he wants to advance, it will take a while to accumulate.