Lord Harland

North of Hurricane Castle, the Harland Army and the Orc Army have been facing off for more than ten days.

In the past ten days, both sides launched many tentative attacks.

After more than ten days of contact battles, Richard discovered that the orc regiments with higher numbers were indeed more powerful.

According to Richard's many years of war experience, the combat effectiveness of the lower-numbered orc army is not as good as that of the Northern Army, let alone the main army of Harland Territory.

As for the Orc Legion with the highest number, its combat effectiveness is significantly stronger than that of the Northern Legion because it has strengthened the Snakehead Heavy Infantry Brigade, the Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry Brigade, and the Harpy Scouts.

According to the information from Thoros's department, the Thirteenth Legion also had Orc archers participating in the battle. This elite orc soldier is good at long-range projection and can rival Harland's professional officers.

If it weren't for Thoros's heavy trebuchet and the help of his searing ray gun, he might not be able to stop this orc army.

This time, although the Eastern Front of the Prairie Governorate was unable to transfer the legendary commander, it strengthened an elite legion and also transferred the orc legion used to attack the Dukedom of Jonathan to the Harland territory.

On the first day of April, there was no April Fool's Day in this world. Richard led his army slowly out of the Hurricane Castle defenses and took the initiative to fight the orcs.

Seeing this scene, Mad Wolf Saumir, the commander of the 17th Orc Legion, felt a little suspicious. He didn't know why the other party gave up its advantageous terrain and wanted to fight with him in the field?

After more than ten days of testing, both sides gradually figured out the true identity of their opponents.

With the same strength, the orcs would be more advantageous in a field battle, and the elite orc army would have a better chance of winning.

However, since the enemy wanted to take the initiative for a decisive battle, the mad wolf Saumir was certainly not afraid of his opponent and immediately began to arrange his troops, with the elite serpentine group at the forefront. Next are two tauren brigades with strong combat capabilities, ready to follow the snake body heavy infantry to expand the gap and tear apart the defense line.

On the Harland territory, almost everyone came out to drain the troops from the rear.

The first group of Warcraft Cavalry formed behind to guard against the flank attack of the Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry. They could bypass the formation and fight against the Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry at any time.

The Third Brigade, the Fourth Brigade, and the Guard Brigade have relatively strong combat effectiveness and have been tested for a long time. They are arrayed in the middle. The headquarters command organization, the Harland Territory Mage Group, follows the Chinese army in combat.

The 7th Battalion, the 12th Battalion, and the 21st Battalion were on the left wing.

The 8th Battalion, the 9th Battalion, and the 22nd Battalion are on the right wing.

The 1st, 6th and 8th squadrons of the Magic Hot Air Balloon, together with Haaland, led the Lion Cavalry Team into the air to fight against the Harpy Scouts.

The only ones left behind were the 26th Brigade and 7,000 second-line troops. In addition to guarding the rear castle, their task is to cooperate with Archbishop Senna to guard the undead stronghold.

In a field battle between the main forces, second-line troops with weaker combat effectiveness cannot be used rashly.

Because of the weak combat effectiveness of the troops, the military formation can easily be penetrated by the elite orcs. Not only will they be unable to help, but the main force will also be distracted from taking care of them.

The collapse of the second-line corps on the battlefield will also affect the morale of the main force.

In a duel between two elite teams, it was a matter of breath at the critical moment.

If this tone is vented in advance, failure will be difficult to avoid.

Richard, Sophia, and Wendy all followed the Chinese army to fight. They saw the snake-like heavy infantry moving forward slowly. The iron guns they carried weighed more than a hundred kilograms. The gun heads and barrels were as thick as a bowl. Six meters long, like a jungle of iron spears.

Even the most elite first brigade of Haaland Territory infantry has worse frontal impact than the Snakeman heavy infantry.

If the third battalion were to collide head-on with the snake-like people, the casualties would be high.

Seeing that the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and they were about to enter the archer's shooting range, the snake-like man raised the giant shield in his hand, apparently preparing to block the arrow.

Before the main decisive battle, Richard had adjusted his tactics and prepared to use star bombs on the heads of the orcs.

Anyway, star bombs were used twice near the mausoleum of Princess Ofland, but they could not be concealed from the church personnel. Now that this legendary fourth-level magic item has been leaked, Richard is ready to let the people in the dark take a look.

As soon as the snake-shaped man raised his giant shield, Richard handed the star necklace to Wendy.

In an instant, a thick beam of light fell into the orc army formation, and there was a loud rumble and a loud noise that shook the earth. A dazzling white ball of light appeared in the orc army formation.

The intense white light was extremely dazzling and accompanied by a scorching temperature. Even two hundred meters away, there was still a burning and stinging sensation. Soldiers raised their shields to protect themselves behind the shields to reduce radiation damage.

The orc army formation was at the center of the explosion, and countless snake-like people were wiped out in an instant.

Of a 600-man Snakehead heavy infantry brigade, 260 Snakeheads were turned into fly ash on the spot, and the rest also suffered severe radiation damage and were basically unable to fight.

The Minotaur brigade, which was very close to the snake-like people, was also not immune. Even without statistics, Richard could see that the casualties had exceeded a thousand.

It's just that they were farther away from the center of the explosion, so there were fewer direct casualties and more minor casualties.

After Wendy used the Star Necklace, she consumed 360 points of magic power, and the magic power in her body was basically exhausted. The magic power was consumed too much, and Wendy became very tired, as if she was about to fall asleep. Wendy steeled herself and handed the star necklace to Sophia.

Sophia didn't hold back and immediately released the second star bomb.

This shot was aimed at the orc central army, and a thick beam of light hit the orc guard brigade hard.

After suffering the first round of blows, Crazy Wolf Saumir had a bad feeling in his heart.

He deliberately ordered the soldiers to disperse to avoid the damage of the star bombs, but if they dispersed on the battlefield, they would not be able to compete with the enemies who formed a tight military formation. They would also be massacred by the enemies, and failure in this battle was inevitable.

Crazy Wolf hesitated a little, but the second star bomb had already hit his command organ.

Once the starlight bomb is activated, its speed is extremely fast. This powerful energy is as fast as the speed of light. Even though Mad Wolf Saumir was a ninth-level professional, he still couldn't react, let alone dodge in advance.

In an instant, there was another explosion with shocking power, and more than half of the guard squadron was immediately killed or injured. More than 600 people were directly killed and nearly 1,000 were injured.

Even the orc army commander Saumir could not avoid this blow.

Because Sophia was aiming at him, Somir was instantly wiped out.

After the second star bomb landed, Richard took the star necklace from Sophia, launched the third attack, and decisively released the third star bomb.

This time, Richard aimed at the Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry in the rear. The cavalry formation was relatively scattered, and the casualties from the starlight bomb attack were smaller.

Although the shot released by Richard was the most powerful and covered the largest area, it only killed more than 120 people and injured more than 200 Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry, resulting in just over half of the casualties.

Three rounds of starlight bombs struck directly, annihilating the Snakeman Heavy Infantry Brigade and the Guard Brigade, and severely damaging the Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry Brigade and two Minotaur Brigades.

The two sides have not yet met, and the casualties of the orc elites have exceeded 3,000.

The Seventeenth Orc Legion is a large-scale army, with a total of fifteen brigades. Even though the Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry and the Snakehead Heavy Infantry brigades are smaller in number, the total strength is 27,000.

Logically speaking, the casualties of 3,000 should not affect the battle.

But the three thousand orcs who were casualties today were the aces of the Seventeenth Legion. These three ace troops lost their combat effectiveness, and the orcs' combat effectiveness had been reduced by half.

In addition, the powerful power of the star bomb has been deeply engraved in the minds of the orcs. In an instant, 3,000 people were injured and killed, which has broken the will of the orcs. In addition, without the command structure, some orc armies have begun to collapse.

Although the mad wolf Saumir died in the battle, the 17th Legion was an elite orc after all. After realizing that the situation was not good, the remaining middle-level officers immediately dealt with the deserters and organized the orc soldiers who had lost their will to fight.

However, without the headquarters command, the scheduling was obviously not working well, and the orc formation was already in chaos.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the orc army formation, the soldiers in Harland's territory immediately unfurled their bows and released the first round of feather arrows.

When ordinary human legions fight against orcs, their biggest advantage is archery.

The vast majority of the orc army cannot shoot arrows, and half-orc archers are a scarce unit. The total number of the entire orc empire is only 30,000 to 40,000. Scattered in a huge territory, they can only be placed in the main attack direction and serve as a trump card.

And every free citizen in northern Xinjiang began to learn archery under the guidance of his father when he was seven or eight years old.

After soldiers enter the army, archery is also the most important combat skill. After years of combat training, northern Xinjiang soldiers generally have good archery skills.

Coupled with excellent physical fitness, the lethality of the arrow rain is extraordinary.

More than 10,000 soldiers shot arrows at the same time, and the rain of arrows suddenly blocked the sky and the sun. It looked dark and gave people a shocking feeling.

After the arrow rain fell into the orc army formation, it achieved a very good killing effect.

The soldiers of Harland Territory fired arrows very fast. In just one minute, they fired three rounds of volleys, and more than a thousand orcs were hit by arrows.

Seeing that the Harland Territory army wanted to keep a distance and use long-range projection methods to enhance the killing effect, the commander of the orc army unanimously issued an order to speed up the march and engage in close combat with the Harland Territory army.

The quality of the 17th Legion was very good. This part of the orcs marched very fast. It took one minute to break through a distance of more than 100 meters and enter their own attack range. They used slings to fire stone projectiles at the military formation in Harland's territory.

Occasionally, there are some very powerful orcs who project alchemy bombs at the military formation in Harland's territory.

The original alchemy bomb, due to the use of fire crystals, was twice as powerful as the Harland Territory knockoff. A large number of alchemy bombs were thrown into the military formation, and a large number of casualties began to appear.

Seeing that the orcs were bombarded by three rounds of starlight bombs, they did not collapse. Instead, under the command of middle-level officers, they exerted their subjective initiative and continued to fight against themselves.

Richard waved his hand fiercely, played his second trump card, opened the bottle of starlight, and used the Iron Golem Legion.

Under the control of the Harland Territory Mage Group, eighteen steel golems launched an attack, instantly defeating the Orc forward squadron and embedding themselves fiercely into the Orc army.

Even though the Golem Legion has some weaknesses, the ability it can exert in the position battle between the two armies is more powerful than that of the ninth-level knights.

Moreover, the level of orc magic civilization is very low. Only very few orc shamans have magic abilities. They are not proficient in spells such as soul strike, and they cannot grasp the weaknesses of the Iron Golem Legion.

Eighteen steel golems, like eighteen sharp arrows, penetrated fiercely into the orc army formation and penetrated the formation of an orc brigade.

The forward brigade was penetrated by the Golem Legion, and the second echelon also had no good way to face the Golem Legion.

The steel golem is six meters tall and is very resistant to physical attacks. Even a ninth-level orc would have a hard time defeating the steel golem with physical attacks. Moreover, with Saumir's death in battle, the orc headquarters was completely wiped out, and it was impossible to mobilize enough high-level professionals to intercept.

The Chinese army commanded by Richard followed behind the steel golem, constantly tearing and expanding the breach. The three infantry brigades of the Chinese army are all capable veterans. They have been in the army for more than ten years, and their combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the orc brigades.

There were steel golems serving as arrows and equipped with a large number of alchemy bombs. In just ten minutes, they penetrated the military formation of three echelons of orcs, totaling four brigades.

At the same time, the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade in Harland Territory had defeated the Orc Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry Brigade and began to flank the Orcs' left flank.

After the defeat of the Chinese army, the defeat of the left and right wings was inevitable.

Richard and the Warcraft Cavalry directly surrounded the orcs on the left and right wings.

The orcs were already at a disadvantage, and now they were attacked from both sides. The situation was extremely bad.

However, this orc army was very tenacious. After being flanked, it did not collapse. Instead, it ran out of ammunition and food and was completely annihilated by the soldiers of Harland Territory.

The battle lasted for more than six hours, from ten o'clock in the morning to four o'clock in the afternoon. Although it took Richard some effort to annihilate the orcs, he had not used up all his trump cards. At least Richard's remaining magic power can still release two rounds of star bombs.

By four o'clock in the afternoon, all orc resistance was finally over. The soldiers began to clean the battlefield and treat the wounded.

Richard smelled the gunpowder smoke drifting over from the battlefield and watched the auxiliary soldiers in the rear acting as a stretcher team, constantly carrying the wounded, who groaned one after another. Some people couldn't bear the severe pain and shouted loudly.

The health workers from each brigade simply treated the wounds, and all the seriously injured were sent to the Hurricane Castle Field Hospital.

By nightfall, the battlefield had not yet been cleared.

Early the next morning, Richard directly asked the officers of the staff department.

"Have our casualties been counted?"

"In yesterday's battle, we lost 383 people killed and 609 lightly or seriously injured. The total casualties were less than 1,000."

Although Richard had some estimates in his mind, after hearing the exact number of casualties, the pressure in his heart suddenly eased.

The southwestern part of the territory is still being plundered by orcs. Richard immediately ordered the division of troops. He decided to personally command the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade, the Third Brigade, the 21st Brigade, and the 22nd Brigade to go to the Baron of Harden for reinforcements.

The Fourth Brigade, the Guard Brigade, the Seventh Brigade, the Eighth Brigade, the Ninth Brigade, and the Twelfth Brigade formed the northward detachment, with Marcus as the commander, attacking the Orcs' logistics line, and cooperating with the Nit Canyon defenders.

Because there were supply depots in the Harland Territory along the way, the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade was very fast. It marched more than 200 kilometers in a day and a half and arrived in the former Harden Barony area.

The action of the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade was very sudden. Because the lion cavalry was covering the sky, their whereabouts were not noticed by the orcs.

Captain Sauron was very decisive and immediately launched a surprise attack on the orcs who were plundering. He fought four small battles and annihilated more than a thousand orcs.

After realizing that the situation was not good, some orcs immediately gathered.

The orcs gathered together and immediately reduced the threat to the local area.

After discovering the arrival of reinforcements, Viscount Luomen and Conde, the dean of the Knight Academy, mobilized their legions and took the initiative to fight against the orc army.

As reinforcements arrived, the situation reversed in an instant.