Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 324 From Hell
The "Hammer of Purgatory" division, which withdrew from the Red River Valley with scars all over its body, was hit hard again at the most unexpected time and place.

It happened on the evening of the third day after they encountered the air raid.

At that time, the entire "Hammer of Purgatory" army had just set up camp on a plain in the northeast of the Red River Valley.

Compared with the arrogance when they came here, the state of the elite orcs at this time is so miserable that they can play a bitter drama.

Compared with the casualties, what made the orc officers more distressed at this time was the loss of supplies:
On the day of the air raid, the "Hammer of Purgatory" almost left most of the belongings brought by the army in the valley bombing area. Although the enemy's bombing offensive weakened later, they still seized the opportunity to kill their carbine and rush into the valley again, barely picking up the leak. Some materials were recovered, but compared to the huge staff size of the division, it was still a drop in the bucket.

Not to mention weapons and equipment, just the gap of nearly a thousand tents is enough to kill orcs in this wasteland.

Last night, the retreating "Hammer of Purgatory" also camped in the wasteland, but even though it was "camped", there were not many tents to set up at all.

Even though they had tried to cut down dead wood and sew cloth to make temporary tents during the retreat during the day, most of the orc soldiers in the division still had to wrap their coats and sleep directly on the cold wasteland. With the meager heat of the "flaming crystal", I barely survived the night;
In order to encourage the morale of the army, the orc officers of the "Hammer of Purgatory" division also had to treat them equally with the big soldiers and spend the night in the open air.

As a result, countless people froze to death and suffered frostbite overnight.

In the evening of this day, the situation was similar to that of the previous day. Most of the orc soldiers had no tents to live in after camping, so they had to wear their coats to face the bitter cold. Nearly [-] soldiers died, so some of the lucky wounded were able to get an extra "flame crystal" left by the dead to keep warm.

If the situation of "Hammer of Purgatory" has improved compared to when they first came to the wasteland, I'm afraid it can only be said that the vigilance they are marching now is indeed like sesame blossoms.

Even though they set up camp on a plain with an extremely wide view, the "Hammer of Purgatory" was still like a frightened bird, sending countless scout cavalry in all directions, for fear of another round of sneak attacks by mysterious human troops at night. PTSD means—

——After all, the mighty "Hammer of Purgatory" suffered a lot in reconnaissance and intelligence during the Red River Valley battle!
As the sky was getting darker, while the orc soldiers were entering a sleepless night in this distant cold foreign land, the commanding staff of the "Hammer of Purgatory" gathered together again and held a military meeting.

As for the content of the military meeting, it is the same as the one last night:

Now, what on earth is "The Hammer of Purgatory" to do?
In this open-air meeting illuminated by the "flame crystal", the discussion was still similar to last night:
There were a few radical young officers who insisted on continuing to carry out the original marching plan, so they regrouped, first went west to take Shuangfeng Ridge, then went north to cross the Lion Heart River, and sacrificed human blood and bones to the God of War!

And when someone pointed out that the current material situation of the "Hammer of Purgatory" could no longer support continued operations, the radical officer said firmly:
As long as you turn around and head west, first kill the insidious human army that succeeded in sneak attack, and then take down the human settlement of Shuangfengling, then the "Hammer of Purgatory" can naturally seize a large amount of food and equipment, and replenish supplies in one fell swoop hole!
——It’s not that the orc army has never encountered the end of the road due to shortage of supplies, but "supporting war with war" is also the strategy that the Glorious Federation Army is best at!
After all, this group of radical orc officers still firmly believed that with the quality and actual combat effectiveness of the "Hammer of Purgatory", they could still run wild in this wasteland and plunder supplies from the enemy. Those cunning human beings were lucky enough to succeed in the sneak attack:
If the "Hammer of Purgatory" were to compete with the enemy face to face, then no human army, no human territory could survive three hours in front of the people of the God of War!

However, although the voices of the radical officers were loud, they did not receive much response.

Including the shaman leader, Master Saki, and General Gullit Gale, they knew in their hearts that the reason why these young officers said this was because they couldn't let go of the honor and fanaticism in their hearts, and they didn't want to just admit defeat and withdraw from the Federation. That's all.

After two days of deliberation, coupled with seeing the horrors of last night, any sane and mature officer has to admit that after the Red River Valley battle, the "Hammer of Purgatory" at this time can only go back the same way and go through the Dusty Mountain Passage There is one way to withdraw from the federal border:

An army without material support is the weakest army, even for the best Orc divisions.

General Gullit Gale knew in his heart that the mission on his shoulders at this moment was no longer to kill many humans and unplug a few territories, but to do everything possible to take as many people as possible from the "Hammer of Purgatory" division. The children were brought back to their hometown safely.

Because, his own child can't go back.

In the end, the military meeting ended without a problem: the radical officers hoarse their voices, but General Gullit Gale just said "we will continue to go east tomorrow", and all disputes ended.

The orcs' loyalty to their leader was as fanatical as their pursuit of honor. Now that the division commander had spoken, the middle-level officers naturally had no room to comment.

Of course, when the radical officers bowed their heads deeply, their eyes were still full of shame and anger. General Gullit Gale could almost hear this group of young orcs swearing in their hearts to destroy human beings. the sound of.

As if God deliberately wanted to stimulate the spirit of these orc officers, just after the meeting ended and the officers hadn't dispersed, the group of high-level "Hammer of Purgatory" raised their heads in shock from the noise coming from the north.

"What's going on!" General Gullit Gale yelled at the table, frowning and looking north.

The night was dim, and nothing could be seen, only the noise became more and more obvious.

Immediately, several orc officers sent the guards they had brought over to the north of the camp, wanting to find out.

And a group of orc officers listened to the faint voice from the north, you look at me and I look at you, and finally lost the patience to wait for the guards to return.

So, a group of orc officers, led by General Gullit Gale, strode northward.

As a result, within a few steps, he bumped into the guard who reported the news.

To the surprise of General Gale and the orc officers, the expression on the guard's face was neither fear nor panic, but joy beyond words.

"Division Commander! Division Commander!" After seeing General Lie Feng, the guard waved his hands impatiently and shouted, "God of War! They are back!"

"He...they?" General Gullit Gale froze in bewilderment.

"They! Our wolf cavalry!" The guard shouted happily, "They didn't die at all, and they rushed back from the northwest! Someone saw them from a distance, passing by the northern plain, and they should be looking for our large army ! The brothers who camped in the north have already lit a bonfire to lead them over!"

As if to confirm the report of the guards, the orc officers saw a bonfire rising in the north, as if it was a lighthouse guiding wanderers home in the dark.

And the orc officer with outstanding eyes has also vaguely seen at this time that on the distant horizon, there is indeed a large group of cavalry galloping towards this side following the firelight. Judging from the speed and appearance, it seems to be the "Hammer of Purgatory" No doubt the Wolf Cavalry.

The orc officers of "Hammer of Purgatory" were stunned by the news like a thunderbolt from the clear sky.

"Wolf, the wolf cavalry is not dead?!" An officer stammered, "But...but the previous report didn't say..."

"They just didn't die! The brothers in the north have seen it with a telescope, and it's them!" The guard who reported the news couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, and jumped twice on the spot, "I just said, how could human beings defeat A whole thousand invincible wolf cavalry!"

At this moment, the bright smiles suddenly returned to the faces of the orc officers who had been worried these days.

"Great! Our wolf cavalry is still alive!" An officer shouted joyfully, "The bastard who told us that the wolf cavalry was wiped out must have a brain problem and was frightened crazy by the battlefield situation." Already!"

Several radical officers even waved their fists and clamored that with the wolf cavalry, the "Hammer of Purgatory" had a greater chance of launching a counterattack!
Even some moderate military officers couldn't help but become active:

The wolf cavalry is the invincible blade of the "Hammer of Purgatory". Since the wolf cavalry did not die as the previous false news said, it seems that the goal of counterattacking the human army and pulling down Frost Maple Ridge to support the war is not the goal. So out of reach...

Only General Gullit Gale stayed in place for a long time before he frowned and said:
"That's not right...Since the wolf cavalry has rushed back, but...but why didn't the sentinels we sent out report the news after seeing them?"

And the leader of the shaman, Master Saki, was even more unsteady and screamed:

"No, that's not right! Those humans! Their first round of magic bombing, they obviously used necromancers—"

Master Saki's voice was lost in the destructive roar from the northern camp.

……

In the large-scale wars of the Haven Continent, the role of necromancy is actually very embarrassing.

It's not that there are no necromancers sneaking into the enemy's city, raising a group of zombie skeletons to bloom in the center and massacre the city;
But on the frontal battlefield, there may be only a few necromancers who rely on necromancer magic to defeat the enemy in an upright manner.

In the final analysis, necromantic magic is not like the main magic, as long as you remember the spell, you can open your mouth and come, and the style of the two blossoms.

The fatal flaw of "needing raw materials for casting spells" still firmly blocks the room for the necromancer to play.

Whether it is the school of "Wraith Spirit Art" that drives the wraiths, or the orthodox "Necromantic Art" school that resurrects the dead into zombie skeletons, if a Necromancer wants to show his glory, he must obtain high-quality corpses as materials for casting spells. .

On the frontal battlefield, although killing and death are everywhere, it is actually not easy to get a bunch of corpses for resurrection:
First of all, our corpses are absolutely unusable—soldiers are not scabs. How can there be any reason to be filled with unrighteous indignation when they see their colleagues being resurrected as undead creatures to squeeze out surplus value?

Unless there are special circumstances, if a necromancer dares to temporarily resurrect our dead as zombies to participate in the battle, before killing the enemy, it will be a heavy blow to their morale: remember, not all soldiers are extremely educated Gao's Frost Maple Ridge hunk can engage in coordinated tactics with undead creatures with peace of mind.

How about using the enemy's corpse?
The problem is that the three major regimes in the Haiwen mainland all have a tradition of restraining their own dead after the war. With the fragile body of a magician, they openly pick up corpses on the battlefield. describe.

What's more, necromancer magic consumes a huge amount of mana, and casting spells is not fast. Even if a necromancer puts forth effort, he may not be able to create an army of undead in a hurry—if there are enough Time is not impossible, but in war, the opportunity is fleeting, and there is really no room for the necromancer to slowly plan and operate slowly.

Therefore, the necromancers in the history of the mainland were good at sneaking up on the rear, but they were all dumb on the frontal battlefield.

But unfortunately, these restrictions do not exist for a certain Duke of Shuangfengling and "President Southern Military Affairs".

corpse?With a total of one thousand elite wolf cavalry, such high-quality necromancer magic materials cannot be found in the whole continent!

——It even comes with a thousand tundra frost wolves, buy one get one free!
morale?The commander of Igor's Pioneering Army is a death knight. The soldiers of the Pioneering Army have long been indoctrinated by the political department with the idea of ​​equality that "the times are different, and people and ghosts are the same"!

Time, magic?For ordinary necromancers, this is indeed a problem;
However, Xiahou's mana supply does not follow the line of Haiwen's God of Death at all.
——Although it is true that there is a limited amount of master-level magic for permanently resurrecting zombies, it couldn't be easier for Xia Houyan to temporarily pull up an army of undead with free low-level magic!

It has to be said that the lord has fully demonstrated the superb ability of the cunning earthlings to use the rules:

Lord Yan, didn't you set a limit for Grandmaster magic?

Then if I catch low-level magic and use it violently, it's not against the rules, right?

Even, in view of the high quality of the corpses of the orc wolf cavalry, Xia Houyan didn't dare to waste them. He just used low-level magic to make do with a zombie wolf cavalry force of 500 people, and it was over.

As for the remaining corpses of the wolf cavalry, he planned to freeze them all in the East Ice Storage, and spend a monthly quota to permanently revive a few of them in the future, so he had a stable supply of death knights from then on.

Besides, these five hundred zombie wolf cavalry alone are enough.

Especially in the dark night, the unlucky "Hammer of Purgatory" saw them as wolf cavalry allies returning from hell due to their poor eyesight. Wielding a long knife to kill...

That night, in the "Hammer of Purgatory" camp, some orcs stayed up all night, and some orcs slept forever.

Above the wasteland, the cold moon hangs high.

(End of this chapter)