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Chapter 98 The Ultimate Refueling Tactic
Roland, who had long expected that there would be casualties, didn't show any expression, he was just a little worried about Fox.After all, it was his first time commanding a battle, but the mask covered his face, and at first glance, he was just cold.

The soldiers surrounded the flag officer closely and fought hard.

Dozens of flags of the enemy and us are flying on the battlefield. This is the best battlefield indicator light, which represents the position of our army.At the same time, it is also to clearly distinguish between the enemy and the enemy on the chaotic battlefield, so as to carry out necessary support and quick strikes.

It's just that for these half-orcs, it only serves as a distinguishing function. At the same time, they serve as the pillars of courage for the half-orcs. As long as the flag does not fall, they will fight to the end.

With a whistle, the cavalry who were paying attention to the battlefield were drawn back, only to see that the half-orcs as the rear army were almost approaching the battlefield.

"Raise the shield, set up the gun, and prepare to charge!"

Roland took out another lance, clamped it under his arm in the same way, held the front with his arms and hands at the same time, and turned the horse's head at the same time.

Looking at the ready cavalry, Andal gave the order to charge.

Amidst the cheers of the cavalry, the war horses began to accelerate. As the speed increased, the sound of horse hooves became more and more intensive.

This made the charging half-orc army stagnate, and rushed to the battlefield regardless.Because they soon realized that it was impossible for them to escape the charge of the cavalry, and the orcs as the vanguard were already in trouble, and they had to rush to support them.

"Squads 7, 8, 9, and 10 surrounded the half-orc forward and continued to strangle. The other infantry lined up, shielded the wall, prepared to throw spears, and shot two bursts quickly. Then they picked up their spears and prepared to support the first row of soldiers."

Obviously, Fox discovered some problems in the battle and made supplements, because he was afraid that if he gave different orders after the battle, he would break their proper rhythm and cause chaos.

He had to take advantage of the time now and make arrangements quickly.

But this time is enough, Fox has completed the whole army again, the soldiers quickly formed a shield wall after leaving a part to surround the remaining forwards, and have completed the basic action of topping the shield and erecting spears, ready to deal with the orc attack A new charge.

The spear throwers in the rear were also ready. Following the distance reported by Fox, they quickly threw the spears in their hands, quickly adjusted their direction, and threw the second wave of spears again.

Then he picked up the spear on the ground and came to the front, ready to face the remaining orcs in the orc charge and attack the orcs so that the soldiers in the first row could relax.

The strike effect of the first wave of spear throwing was very good, but the strike effect of the second wave was a bit unsatisfactory, only dozens of orcs fell down.

The cavalry on the right are charging, while the archers on the left are reaping their lives.The half-orcs ignored the threats from both sides and felt physically exhausted. Their physical strength no longer allowed them to continue to be in a hurry.

But this is enough, the less dense half-orc rear army gave the cavalry a good environment for fighting.

After sending out the tie, the cavalry began to strangle repeatedly.

The infantry in the first row were deeply touched. The impact brought by these half-orcs who had experienced a long-distance charge was effortlessly blocked by them.

Looking at the spears that had been broken or inserted into the body of the half-orcs, they pushed their shields forward in a uniform manner. When the spears fell, they also stumbled these half-orcs.

This gave them a chance to draw out their long swords, and then the long swords they handed out ended their lives, and the second wave of spears that followed was just because the sight was not good enough, or the cooperation was not tacit enough, they did not No good angle was found, so the spears of this wave of raids had only a slight effect.

In the shield-wall formation, in the narrow combat space, slashing and sweeping actions cannot be used, and the only effective offensive method is stabbing.That is to say, in the shield wall, all dueling skills and heads-up skills are equal to 0, what is more needed is the endurance of holding a shield and more accurate eyesight.

"Using the squad as a unit, open the formation and strangle the orcs."

Apparently Fox had thought of a better way. Facing the sword and spear combo from the shield wall, the half-orcs had nothing to do, which made them a little frustrated.

It's just that the formation that opened suddenly made them have no time to think about it, so they rushed in ecstatically, but what greeted them was not a victory, but countless spears stabbing towards them.Even to death, they didn't understand why they were faced with a fierce attack even though they 'broke through' the line of defense.

It's as if the enemy is waiting for them to come in!
Seeing that enough orcs had entered, the soldiers quickly blocked the gap according to the pre-rehearsal. The task of the soldiers in front was not to kill the enemy, but to maintain the front line.The soldiers in the rear are responsible for strangling the fish that slipped through the net.

They repeatedly opened the formation, closed it, strangled it, and opened it again.The speed of killing was extremely fast, coupled with the cavalry's repeated charges, the number of orcs decreased at an exaggerated speed.

The old and weak half-orcs left behind in the city became anxious. Seeing that the half-orc men were dead and injured, they rushed out of the gate with various "weapons" under the leadership of an elder, and went straight to The human army is leaving.

This scene obviously surprised Roland and the others. They had not estimated the situation of the civilians, which also meant that they did not have a reserve team.

More importantly, they can't guarantee that these half-orc warriors will be killed before these reinforcements arrive.

If they can't solve it smoothly, they will inevitably usher in more casualties due to excessive physical exertion.

Especially for the cavalry who had repeatedly charged, seeing the horses that had slowed down significantly, if they charged again, the horses might fall down and die.

Was it necessary to send a backup medical unit? Looking at the poorly equipped medical unit behind him, Fox couldn't make up his mind for a while.

"Take the cavalry to the archers, then dismount the cavalry and let the archers take care of the horses. We will be in front."

Andal, who heard the order, quickly followed suit, because the cavalry fought on horseback, and they retained a certain amount of physical strength.Even as a third-tier cavalry, the dismounted combat power is already between the fourth-tier and fifth-tier infantry.

Facing the old and weak half-orcs, although there are a lot of them, what they have to do is to withstand the attack, not to fight back. I believe they can do this.

Although Roland and the others did not know the impact of the orc warriors, the power they felt when forming a circular formation was not very strong. This may be the reason why they are not warriors.

But facing so many enemies, they can only defend as much as possible, and hand out the knight sword in their hands when they see the opportunity.Even Roland took out the shields, but his fighting style was wild and violent. He waved the shields, and each shield had a 'children', each of which shattered the bones.

"Lord Roland, don't focus on killing, pay attention to the soldiers around you!"

Apparently Andal, who was acting as a firefighter, was already a little overwhelmed, so he had to remind Roland to pay attention to the rescue.Roland, who heard the reminder, also turned into a rescue team member. It can be said that their formation is impregnable for the time being.

Fortunately, compared to the military quality of the half-orc warriors, these old and weak military qualities were worse. They surrounded Roland and the others and stormed, but completely forgot their original intention of rescue.

It's just a violent attack as if venting.

A cavalryman looked at the little half-orc in front of him at a loss, until he jumped up and stabbed the short dagger in his hand, but at this time he couldn't react.

Fortunately, Roland was nearby, pulled the dazed cavalry past him, and slapped the weak half-orc away with a shield.

"What are you doing, soldier!" Looking at the refilled battle line, Roland grabbed the soldier and shook him violently to wake him up, "Everyone remember, what is in front of you is Enemies. You must know that they are alien races, if you hesitate, you will lose.

It would be good if he was killed, but if he didn't die, just wait for the ridicule from others. "

Roland put down the soldier and reminded all the cavalry at the same time, in case they made similar mistakes again, not to mention losing their own lives, it would also boost the morale of the enemy.

The cavalry remembered Roland's words, and most importantly, they were not reduced to talking and laughing stock for others.

"Yes, my lord, I will not make such a mistake again."

Looking at the adults who continued to rescue, the cavalry showed a ruthless face and joined the battle line again.

Looking at the encircled cavalry, Fox said anxiously: "Everyone, speed up the pace of the battle. Your Excellency is standing at the forefront for our safety."

Without words, they no longer skimp on physical strength and focus on defense, but attack more widely.Slap the shield in your hand, or hold the shield directly to hold down the enemy's weapon, and the others will follow up the attack.

The imperial soldiers who were no longer retained turned into killing machines, splashing green blood.Soon, the vanguard of the orcs had been wiped out, and the other part of the orcs, the rear of the orcs, after this period of killing, the number of soldiers was far greater than the number of half-orcs.

And the orcs were surrounded in the middle. Under such circumstances, the half-orcs who had no way out started a frenzied counterattack. Obviously, they could not continue to attack violently.That would only increase the casualties in vain, and would not be of much help to the quick extermination.

"Teams 7, 8, 9, and 10, break up and move forward quickly." Seeing several soldiers fell to the ground because they were too aggressive, Fox felt distressed, "The other 6 teams are fighting steadily, we have laid the foundation It's a victory, don't add unnecessary casualties anymore."

In the case of a small engagement area, it is of no use to fill in more troops.Under the leadership of Fox, they ignored the rear army of the orcs, but went straight to the besieged cavalry.

As the battle continued, the fierce battle quickly consumed everyone's physical strength, and the cavalry who faced the siege felt a little tired both mentally and physically.

Roland noticed this keenly. Looking at the flag floating towards it not far away, he knew that it was reinforcements coming. Roland shouted:
"Cheer up, guys, our reinforcements are approaching. If you don't want to be looked down upon, show your strength; their infantry beat the regular army, and our cavalry are going to lose to a group of half-orc women and children?"

Stimulated by Roland's simple words, coupled with the reinforcements that were about to arrive, they obviously didn't want to be seen by the infantry as tired. They began to regain their spirits and fight the enemy bravely.

"Everyone line up, shield the wall, adjust your breath, and prepare for the impact!"

Fox knew that in an extremely unfavorable situation, they would surely usher in the final madness of the half-orcs.

Sure enough, although the last half-orcs had discovered the traces of defeat before, when this fact was presented to them, they knew that they had no hope of surviving.

Even if they run away, without the protection of warriors, they will face plunder, killing, and even slavery from other races in this land.

That kind of life is not what they want, otherwise they would not have escaped from the place of the orcs to come here.

Their red eyes flashed this inexplicable fierce light, and they will show their madness to the fullest without any hope.

After welcoming the baptism of throwing spears, the dangling spears on their bodies could not stop their charge.

Compared with the half-orc warriors, they were not strong enough, and with the same number, no matter how crazy they were, it only added a little trouble to them who adapted to the strength of the half-orc warriors.

The cavalrymen, whose pressure had dropped sharply, also began to show their due level, and they even started to counterattack with ease.

This is not the first time they have faced half-orcs. This time their army is already composed of skilled infantry of the third rank and above, among which there is a mix of fourth rank, as well as a small number of top infantry and cavalry.

After cutting down an orc, there was no living beast in sight.Looking at the half-orc corpses on the ground, as well as a small number of human corpses.

Roland spat, and couldn't help cursing: "These damn bastards, give priority to treating the wounded. Everyone, please help and work harder. Then count the casualties and see how many people we have left."

Roland unconsciously began to command again, but fortunately, this did not affect the experience gained by Andal and Fox, because the soldiers were all assigned to them by Roland.

With the entry of a medical team of 200 people, some soldiers who were still alive were treated in time and rescued. It was more because of too much time wasted, and because of excessive blood loss, they had already died for a long time.

As the cleaning of the battlefield continued, the final data was sent to Roland.

128 people died, 48 people were able to continue fighting after being seriously injured, and 84 people were unable to continue fighting.As for those soldiers who couldn't make it through tonight, they have already been counted in the death toll.

In other words, after a battle, a little more than two squads lost soldiers, and the casualties exceeded their expectations.

"I miscalculated the number of enemies and ignored the women and children among them. This caused us to face twice as many half-orcs. This was my mistake, and the responsibility rests with me."

Looking at Andal and Fox with dejected faces, Roland stood up and assumed the responsibility, because the last investigation was indeed his own estimate.

"This is not the responsibility of adults alone. We also know the number of soldiers, but we ignore the fact that all people of foreign races are soldiers. This is our cognitive bias as human beings. In terms of responsibility, as commanders, we all responsible."

Fox even directly pointed out the essence, which is due to the cognitive bias brought about by different species, but as they have to deal with alien races for a long time, they must not forget the lesson of blood.

"Clean the battlefield, clean up the city wall, bury our soldiers, and pile up the corpses of these half-orcs to warn those alien races who try to cross here. We are repairing here today."

Considering that the living people need to be properly taken care of, Roland still gave the order to bury the corpse and repair it here.

After cleaning the half-orc's stronghold, they moved into the stronghold with wounded soldiers and prepared to repair it.

(End of this chapter)