Lord Harland

The first to fight the main force of the orcs was the Sutton tribe.

The Sutton tribe of the three-way army has the smallest number of people and the weakest combat effectiveness.

Even though the orc reconnaissance force was suppressed, they still discovered this. The orcs in the eastern part of Puliland have just gathered fourteen brigades, preparing to defeat the Sutton tribe first and break the encirclement of Harland Territory.

It's not that Richard doesn't want to concentrate his strength, but there are two weaknesses in concentrating his strength on the attack.

First, if the main force gathers 100,000 troops to attack from one direction, the logistics supplies will be unsustainable and the marching speed will inevitably be very slow.

Second, once the three armies gather, the orcs will definitely not fight a decisive battle with the army led by Harland. The main force of the orcs retreated, and even if they captured Prilan, there would be a lot of trouble in the future. On the contrary, it is better to divide the troops into three groups. If the action is decisive, they can converge in the Pulilan area before the orc army gathers and fight the main force of the orcs.

The Eastern Route Army was very close to the Pulilan area, and Sutton's troops had the smallest number of troops and were marching faster, posing a threat to the orcs first.

As soon as Sutton's tribe crossed the Samba River, the orcs gathered 30,000 troops near the city of Pulilan and began the outpost battle of the Battle of Pulilan.

The commander of the east-route orcs is none other than Harland's old rival, the ninth-level giant lord Demeter.

The Dukedom of Harland and the Orc Empire have a borderline of 1,200 kilometers long. Not counting the eastern highland forest and the northern section of the Dukedom of Jonathan, the section from the northern part of the Demon Hunting City to the Crow Fortress is nine miles long. Hundreds of kilometers away.

With a 900-kilometer-long border, neither the Harland Territory nor the Orcs could gather their armies together and had to disperse.

Whoever can assemble first will have the advantage. The movement caused by the massed army must be huge. Thousands of troops marching will stir up countless dust, which can be easily seen dozens of miles away.

Moreover, before the army can be assembled, materials and grain must be transported to the frontline military stations. The orcs have planted spies in the human kingdom. Although many secret intelligence cannot be detected, the accumulation of a large amount of materials can be easily discovered by the orcs.

In the past three years, Harland's supplies have been gathering to the north. Although the orcs have doubts, they are not sure that Harland's army will launch a war.

If you want to detect detailed information, you need the Harpy and Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry to check it out in person.

Today's situation is different from twenty years ago. The reconnaissance power of Harland's leader has far surpassed that of the orcs. The harpies who were so majestic in the past are now beaten by gryphon cavalry and flying dragons and dare not go south.

Without the protection of the flying arms, the ground reconnaissance cavalry did not dare to fight with the army led by Harland to avoid being ambushed and eliminated by the enemy.

After all, the orcs are very good at this, relying on the advantage of aerial reconnaissance to often surround points for reinforcements. Now they are also afraid that Harland will lead the army to do this, and the efficiency of investigation has become very low.

Moreover, the forward base of Harland Territory is not far from the Pryland area. The Viscounty of Sutton is only 250 kilometers away from the Pryland area. The Southern Route Army where Richard is located is closer to Pryland City. The military station is less than 200 kilometers away from Pulilan. Marching on the open and vast grassland, if a strong camp is not built, it will take four or five days of marching. Soros's troops set out from Snow Mountain County, the farthest distance was more than 300 kilometers, and the marching distance also did not exceed ten days.

All factors combined, the Orcs did not notice the gathering of Haaland's army in the early stage. When Sutton led the army across the Samba River, the orcs only gathered fourteen brigades, and there was some chaos on the march.

Through the wyvern reconnaissance, Sutton immediately decided to eat this group of orcs and be the first to break the situation. Although the number of orcs was twice that of his own, Sutton was still confident and had a high chance of winning.

Although the East Route Army has the smallest number of troops, it does not carry the Star Necklace, and there are no magic crystal cannons incorporated into the army. Its ability to attack difficulties is not as good as that of the North and South Route Army.

But Sutton's army has more than 300 elf archers. Although the number of elven archers is small, the quality is very high. There are more than 40 high elves and more than 200 mid-level elves inside. They are equipped with enchanted armor and magic bows and crossbows provided by Harland Territory. Their combat effectiveness is very impressive. The Yunhai slave-catching group could easily defeat and capture the elves.

After all, the Yunhai Slave Catching Group is facing an elven tribe with scattered strength. When encountering hundreds of regular elven legions, a slave catching group of at least 3,000 people must be gathered to be able to fight effectively.

In addition, the bipedal flying dragon knights assigned to this group have equally extraordinary combat capabilities. The Demon Hunter Brigade and the Fourth Brigade of Warcraft Cavalry are also elite. The guards of more than 40 hereditary nobles were gathered together, and they also had more than 600 Warcraft Cavalry. Together, these elites far exceeded the Central Army of the Grant Royal Family.

Moreover, Sutton's mother, Sylph, also fought under Sutton's command. Sylve was already a legendary knight, capable of blocking a thousand with one in battle. You can kill generals and capture flags by surprise, which can determine the outcome of a battle to a certain extent.

With these trump cards, Sutton dared to fight against the orc army in the field.

Facing Sutton's active attack, Demeter had no choice but to respond. The first two sides to fight were the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade and the Silver Wolf Knights.

Although the Fourth Warcraft Cavalry Brigade under Sutton only has 500 soldiers, the Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry Brigade generally has 600 soldiers.

The mount of the Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry is a kind of magical beast called Howling Moon Wolf. Its combat effectiveness is better than that of the Iron Horned Horse. Generally speaking, the combat effectiveness of the same number of Iron Wild Horse Cavalry is not as good as that of one Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry, but Sutton He has a large number of noble guards under his command. These people are also Warcraft cavalry. Because they are carefully selected, the quality of the soldiers is better than that of the Warcraft cavalry brigade led by Harland. With the addition of 600 noble guards, they are actually the cavalry under Sutton. A little stronger.

Moreover, there are bipedal flying dragons in the sky above Sutton to assist in the battle.

Originally, the Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry was attacked from both sides by the Fourth Warcraft Cavalry Brigade and the Allied Nobles. The situation was very bad. Then they were attacked by a flying dragon in the air. Defeat was inevitable.

The outpost battle did not last long, and more than half of the Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry Brigade had been lost. The human Warcraft Cavalry only lost thirty or forty people, which was not considered a serious attrition.

The cavalry troops were defeated, and the orcs lost the initiative on the battlefield.

At Harland's planned combat location, Sutton decisively launched an all-out attack.

The demon hunter group took the lead and rushed to the front. The aristocratic coalition followed closely behind, fighting bravely, while the elven archers held the line at the rear, continuously firing magic crossbow arrows.

Although the number of elven archers is small, their lethality is extremely terrifying. The archery level of elves is generally above the fourth level, and their arrows bite flesh. More than 300 people are more threatening than the 3,000 archers of the general army.

After only three rounds of feather arrows were fired, an orc forward group was destroyed.

Seeing this terrifying scene, Demeter hurriedly dispatched the serpentine heavy infantry and raised their heavy shields to flank Sutton's defense line, hoping to disrupt the rhythm of the elves' archery.

Although the snake body man is relatively slow, he is very powerful. He can block the bows and arrows shot by the elves by raising a thick shield.

Although due to the emergence of the magic crystal cannon, the Snakeman heavy infantry is in danger of being eliminated because of its slow movement speed. However, Sutton's Department is equipped with field artillery, so the Snakeheads can still gather.

Seeing more than 400 snake-like people slowly approaching, Sylph quickly blocked the way with dozens of high-level professionals.

Although the snake-shaped man is very powerful, compared to Sylph, he is as immature as a child.

Sylph's strength exceeded fifty points, while most of the snake-like people did not exceed twenty. The weapons of the two sides collided, as if they were being crushed. In an instant, under the cover of two high-level warriors, Sylph was killed. Seven or eight snake-bodied men fiercely killed the snake-bodied troops through the formation.

Sylph's movement is extremely flexible, and she will never let herself be surrounded by snakes. Her agility exceeds twenty points, while snakes generally have no two points of agility. The gap between the two sides is more than ten times, unless they have A very large numerical advantage, otherwise the snake-like people would not be able to fight in close combat with a legendary knight like Sylph.

Although there are four hundred snake-like people, if there is no external help, they can use the military formation to force them back and besiege Sylph. But Sylph does not fight alone. She is accompanied by more than 40 high-level professionals. Many of these people are hereditary barons. There are some military nobles with extraordinary combat effectiveness, such as Grumang led by Harland. , Terrason, the eldest son of Viscount Luomen, has a ninth-level professional level.

Although the two ninth-level professionals are not as lethal as Sylph in close combat, they are still in a crushing situation against a single snake-shaped man.

It has been seven years since Grumang was promoted to the eighth level. He was originally the deputy commander of the Mad Lion Legion. He was knighted after his meritorious service in the northern border. His territory was located on the border with the orcs.

When Richard and the royal family exchanged the territory of the Grotta Province a few years ago, the baronies of Grumang, Vida, and Jose were included in the Duchy of Harland and became Richard's vassals.

This year just passed the goddess's birthday, Grumang was successfully promoted to the ninth level.

Terrason, the eldest son of Viscount Luomen, is stronger than Grumang. He was promoted to a ninth-level knight two years ago, and his combat effectiveness is only slightly weaker than Sutton.

There are now four ninth-level professionals in the Harland Territory. Sutton and Thoros are directly under the Harland Territory, while Terrason and Grumang are Richard's vassals.

Although the weapons and equipment of the noble coalition are not as good as those of the Harland leader, the quality of the professionals is extraordinary. With the cover of Grumang, Terrason and other masters, Sylph seemed to be like a fish in water, easily breaking through the shell of the snake-shaped man.

As the demon hunter brigade advanced rapidly, the elf archers continued to shoot rounds of feather arrows. At the same time, the Warcraft cavalry launched a surprise attack from the flanks, and the bipedal flying dragons also hovered high in the sky. From time to time, they seized the opportunity to dive and spray out a stream of arrows. A fierce flame.

The situation became increasingly critical. In a short period of time, the three infantry brigades of the Orcs collapsed, and the Chinese army was almost on the verge of collapse.

The defeat of the orcs was revealed, but it was Sylph who was the first to open up the situation. She led more than 40 high-level professionals and defeated the snake-like heavy infantry in less than half an hour, without killing anyone on her side. , killed more than 200 snake-shaped people, and defeated this elite orc army.

Among them, more than a hundred serpents were killed by Sylph herself. In just one battle, Sylph killed more than a hundred orc professionals, which shows the destructive power of the legendary knight.

After Sylph led the team to defeat the snake-like heavy infantry, two high-level professionals were left to protect five or six seriously injured people. She led more than thirty officers and attacked the command structure of the giant lord Demeter.

Facing the powerful legendary professional, the giant lord Demeter did not dare to fight. It decisively abandoned the soldiers, flapped its wings and flew into the air to escape.

As soon as Demit took off into the air, he was blocked by four bipedal flying dragons.

Although the ninth-level giant owl is very strong, it is no match for the four flying dragon knights. After all, the adult flying dragon is at least seventh level. Among the four flying dragons besieging Demeter, there is also an eighth-level monster.

The wyvern, a sub-dragon descendant, is inherently more powerful than ordinary monsters. In addition, there are four mid-level professionals on the wyvern's back to assist in the battle. Demeter was suddenly in a quandary and became extremely embarrassed and dangerous.

Sylph looked up and immediately took off the ninth-level enchanted bow and arrow from her back.

This bow and arrow comes from the Jonathan family. At last year's product expo, Richard exchanged the ninth-level ogre leather armor with the Jonathan family for this item, and then gave the ninth-level enchanted bow and arrow to Sylph. After all, Sylph is For legendary professionals, using level 9 enchanted bows and arrows is more lethal.

Sylph easily and freely pulled the string of the ninth-level enchanted bow and shot a fatal arrow at Demeter. For this arrow, Sylph also cast a magic arrow spell.

The arrow drew a beautiful arc and instantly hit the head of the ninth-level giant lord Demit.

Seeing that there was no time to dodge this cold arrow, Demit immediately released the seven-ring bloodline magic leaping into the air. In an instant, there was a jump in the space, and Demeter had appeared two hundred meters away. He flapped his wings desperately, trying to seize the opportunity to escape.

After the arrow missed, it circled in the air and circled behind Demit. In the disbelieving eyes of the ninth-level giant owl, the arrow had already penetrated his head.

In a sneak attack, Sylph killed Demeter with an arrow, deciding the outcome of the battle.

Without their commander, the orcs soon fell into disarray.

Sutton successfully won the battle with less than 2,000 casualties. In this battle, Sutton's tribe killed more than 5,600 orcs and captured 8,000 people. The remaining orcs The soldiers, taking advantage of the chaos, managed to escape.

After this battle, the orcs in the eastern part of Puliland had almost no complete garrison. A small number of troops were also stationed in the coastal forest, and they were unable to participate in the war in the Puliland area.

After the battle, Sutton immediately set up camp nearby. He left some soldiers to guard the prisoners of war and protect the wounded. He marched westward with 12,000 men and soon joined up with Richard's South Route Army.

At this moment, Harland's army was already about 20 kilometers away from Pulilan.

Seeing that the number of troops Sutton brought was somewhat insufficient, Richard had already guessed that Sutton's troops had fought a large battle.

"How are you doing?"

After hearing Richard's question, Sutton briefly introduced the situation of the battle. "I met a group of orcs on the road and fought an encounter. They killed about 14,000 and defeated 15,000, which is equivalent to annihilating an army of orcs. Compared with a few years ago, I think the combat effectiveness of the orcs has improved. It has dropped a lot. There are fourteen orc brigades, and there are no half-orc archers. In this battle, the orcs did not cause us much trouble."

"How are your casualties?"

"About 600 people were killed in the battle, and about 1,300 people were lightly or seriously injured. The total casualties of the forces directly under our territory were about 400, and the rest were the battle losses of the noble coalition, totaling 1,500 people."

After hearing Sutton's report that the number of casualties was not large, Richard finally nodded with relief, and then said a few words: "The battle achievements must be clearly counted, and the distribution of rewards must be fair and just."

"Don't worry about this. I know what's going on here."

"No big battle broke out in the Southern Route Army, but there is one situation we need to pay attention to. As we approach Pulilan City, the orcs have begun to slaughter human slaves. We have rescued 60,000 human slaves on the road. They are now We had almost nothing, and the logistical pressure on us to feed these people became even greater.

As the situation develops, we cannot allow the war to drag on for too long. "