Lord Harland.

Chapter 253 Capturing Orc High-ranking Officers
The reason why the orcs dared to divide their troops into three groups and attack the swamp basin was because of their aerial reconnaissance intelligence.

In the area of ​​the Grant Kingdom, every orc invasion battle relied heavily on the power of the Harpy.Because of the advantage of aerial reconnaissance, orcs can always easily grasp the initiative on the battlefield.Therefore, when wars were launched, the orcs relied heavily on aerial reconnaissance intelligence, and each battle relied entirely on aerial reconnaissance to guide operations.

It's a pity that the orcs never expected that two mage towers were built in the swamp basin. Under the sudden attack of the two mage towers, the orcs suffered heavy casualties, and the entire army was almost in danger of being wiped out.

The officer commanding the three orc brigades was named Raquel, an eighth-rank lion man.Faced with such a dangerous situation, Raquel was a little at a loss.

The place he chose to camp was the highest point in the swamp basin, less than a kilometer away from the Tower of Lightning.

Although the location of this camp is good, it is just within the strike range of the Lightning Tower.The reason why Soros allowed the orcs to camp here, instead of sending troops to harass and stop them, was to set traps for the orcs.

Sure enough, Raquel was immediately fooled, and his unit was attacked by the Tower of Lightning, killing and injuring hundreds of soldiers, and then was attacked by the cavalry inside the Tower of Lightning, causing heavy losses again.Suffered two blows, the loss has already exceeded a thousand.

The situation of Raquel's department is not the worst. He sent out to attack the orc brigade of the Tower of Flame, and now almost all of them have been wiped out.

The orc brigade rushed forward greedily, fell into the trap, and was maimed by the fire storm.Coupled with the blow of the castle trebuchet, it has almost collapsed by now.

Standing in the center of the camp, Raquel asked the Kobold officer who had climbed up to the lookout post: "How is the situation of the Gula Brigade?"

"Your Excellency, Legion Commander, the banner of the Gula Brigade has been cut off by humans, and now it has lost its organizational structure and is unable to resist the massacre of humans."

"Can you see Captain Gula?"

Raquel's camp was not far from the Flame Tower, and it was on a high ground, so the situation on the battlefield could be clearly seen.

Raquel knew in his heart that it would be difficult to turn the tide by relying on a few senior officers in a situation where the army was defeated.The only thing he hopes now is that Captain Gula can save his life and gather the defeated soldiers.

As long as the Gula brigade is not completely wiped out, some human soldiers will be restrained, and they can cover themselves to evacuate from this dangerous place.

Raquel is already a mid-to-high-level orc, so of course he knows the charging time of the mage tower.A normal mage tower only takes one day to charge, and a mage tower with low charging efficiency can also be fully charged within a week.

What's more, the mage tower can also use the energy of magic crystals to release magic. If the defenders have enough magic crystals, they can continuously release chain lightning.

If the enemy continues to be attacked by magic, the [-] troops under Raquel's command will also collapse.

After Raquel forced back Soros's troops, he immediately organized the soldiers to retreat.In order to pack lightly, he even strictly ordered the soldiers to abandon hundreds of wounded.Abandoning the wounded is an act that seriously affects morale, but in order to preserve this army, Raquel can only do this.

The area of ​​the swamp basin was not very large, and it was surrounded by gently undulating mountains. As long as they retreated to the mountains, they would not be afraid of being chased by monster cavalry.

As soon as Raquel was transferred, he was immediately discovered by Soros who was waiting for work.

Soros pursued with cavalry, but Raquel couldn't withdraw at all.In desperation, he could only lead his army to stop and fight Soros.

Soros has only [-] cavalry under his command, and although Raquel has suffered heavy losses and the morale of his troops is very low, the number of soldiers is also [-].

If Raquel inspires the courage of the orcs, it is likely to fight a beautiful counterattack.

Without complete assurance, Soros will certainly not attack when the troops are insufficient.

In the swamp basin, the soldiers of the Harland Territory took the initiative on the battlefield. After the soldiers of the Flame Tower surrounded and wiped out the remnants of the orc brigade and joined Soros's troops, they would look for an opportunity to fight the orcs.

With cavalry watching from behind, Raquel's troops couldn't walk fast at all. After dragging for more than three hours, they only walked two kilometers, halfway to the mountain.

In the past three hours, Sophia and the defenders of the Tower of Flame have wiped out the remnants of the enemy and wiped out the defeated orc brigade.

All the main officers of the Gula Brigade died in battle, and the three or four hundred orcs who managed to escape from the battlefield had already dispersed in the wilderness.

The arrival of this new force made the situation of the orcs even worse.

The squadron leader of the guard squadron, Charlemagne, commanded [-] infantry, a very resolute assault orc formation.

Behind the main force, followed by [-] auxiliary soldiers.

The auxiliary soldiers in Harland's territory need to train for two months every year. Although they are not professional full-time soldiers, they have somewhat combat effectiveness.Although these auxiliary soldiers have less steel armor, they are well equipped with weapons.

Although the treatment of the auxiliary soldiers in the Harland Territory is very low, the real combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the serf soldiers. Coupled with professional officers, the combat effectiveness can be compared with the inland city defense army.

The auxiliary soldiers often undertake the task of defending the city, and they also have rich battlefield experience. They practiced well in formation. Although they were very nervous, they were afraid of the harsh military law, and they still followed the soldiers of the guard squadron to participate in surprise battles.

Normally speaking, the 600 soldiers of the guard squadron, plus [-] auxiliary soldiers, are simply unable to fight against a half-horse brigade of orcs, and they dare not assault the orcs' front.

But on the one hand, there is a brigade of monster cavalry to restrain them, and on the other hand, the morale of the orc army is low.Charlemagne grasped this point decisively, and launched a surprise attack without hesitation.

The distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer, Charlemagne suddenly lowered his raised right hand, and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"

The soldiers of the guard squadron heard the command and untied their bowstrings neatly.

There are two guard squadrons in the Harland territory, which are used to perform guard tasks.Because of their special nature, the soldiers of the guard squadron naturally have to be carefully selected.The members of this army are all veterans, and they have to go through strict political review to prevent spies from getting in.

The two guard squadrons were under the command of Charlemagne, and they were very well equipped. The soldiers were all dressed in steel armor and equipped with bows and arrows with excellent range.The officers at the grassroots level are all wearing enchanted armor, equipped with enchanted crossbows and enchanted long swords.Even if the combat effectiveness is not as good as the [-]st Squadron.The second squadron, the first-rate infantry in Harland's territory, was also stronger than the general field army.

The arrows were like locusts, covering the array of orcs in an instant. Rows of orcs fell continuously, and the weapons in their hands fell to the ground.

At the same time, the orc soldiers also used slings to throw stones. The stones hit the iron armor viciously, making a clanging sound.A few soldiers were unlucky and were hit on the cheek by a stone. Suddenly, like a watermelon that was blown up, a pool of red and white flowed down.

Charlemagne swung the enchanted long sword to block the stones hitting him. He estimated the distance and immediately issued an order.

"Grenadier, throw alchemy bombs!"

Charlemagne's voice was very loud, like thunder.

In the Dawn Plane, a loud voice is a prerequisite for becoming an officer.

Only when the voice is very loud and on a noisy battlefield can the password be heard by the soldiers under his command.

"Boom!"

There was a loud bang, and the orc formation was filled with white smoke.

Morale was already very low, but casualties suddenly increased, and an orc squadron collapsed directly.

Seeing that the orcs were so weak, Soros decisively invested his troops, leading the monster cavalry to cooperate with Charlemagne to attack the weak points of the orcs.

Almost all the mages in Harland's territory were in Charlemagne's formation, fighting with infantry.

More than a dozen greasy spells were released, and the orc army in front immediately slipped and fell.The guard squadron immediately fired a round of feathered arrows, easily defeated the orc squadron, and broke into the orc formation.

Seeing magicians cooperate with infantry, the threat is so great.Raquel took his own soldiers and launched a counter-raid, hoping to kill and injure the members of the mage group.

Raquel's movement was immediately spotted by Wendy.She waved the lightning staff and aimed at Raquel and fired a bolt of lightning.

Wendy stretched out her finger, and a flash of lightning suddenly hit Raquel.

Raquel hastily arranged a vindictive shield, wrapping himself in the vindictive shield from head to toe.

The lightning hit the battle qi shield fiercely, knocking the battle qi shield apart in an instant.

The vindictive shield shattered, and Raquel felt severe pain in his body instantly, and the current in his muscles ran wildly.

Before Raquel could breathe a sigh of relief, Sophia released the wall of fire technique, and a wall of fire suddenly hit Raquel.

Raquel's flesh was tingling from the raging flames, and he swung the long sword vigorously, with a powerful grudge in his hand, and this energy split the wall of fire in two.

A wall of fire passed through Raquel, setting his clothes on fire.Raquel instantly turned into a burning man, and let out a mournful cry.

Raquel endured the severe pain in his body, and rushed into the formation of the guard squadron with a long sword in his hand.

He swung his long sword and was about to slash at a magician.Two professional officers raised their heavy shields and stood in front of Raquel.

The long sword hit the shield fiercely, and the powerful force directly shattered the iron-clad shield. The hands of a second-tier professional officer holding the shield were also cracked by this powerful force.

Just as Raquel was about to continue his shot, Wendy held the lightning staff and continued to send out a second bolt of lightning.

The lightning staff is a magical equipment of the legendary level. Wendy holds the lightning staff, and its attack power is stronger than that of a magician with seven rings.

The attack speed of the lightning spell is so fast that it is almost impossible for people to dodge, and they can only rely on the vindictive shield to block it.

Raquel's vindictive shield was shattered just now, and he was unable to condense the vindictive shield in a short period of time. In an instant, he was scorched black by the lightning, and his whole body was numb.

Sophia reacted quickly, and hastily released a powerful magic activation rope, which transformed into a magic rope to bind Raquel.

The body was bound, and Raquel let out a long cry, and his body exerted force suddenly, breaking the magic rope.

Just as Raquel broke the magic rope, Charlemagne killed him, and the long sword in his hand slashed at Raquel's head.In a panic, Raquel could only raise his left hand to block.

The long sword swung across and instantly cut off Raquel's left hand.

Raquel raised his leg abruptly, kicked Charlemagne hard, and broke Charlemagne's ribs in an instant, kicking him more than ten meters away.

Seeing that Charlemagne was seriously injured, Sophia hastily released a four-ring magic spell to treat serious injuries, pulling Charlemagne's vitality back to half.

Raquel severely injured Charlemagne with one kick, and just about to continue killing, Heath and Butler released spells one after another.

Heath released the immobilization technique, and Butler released the blindness technique.

Although Raquel is already at the eighth level and has high magic resistance, these two spells still give him a serious negative state, making his movements and reactions very slow.

At the same time, Wendy raised the lightning staff for the third time, releasing a third bolt of lightning.

This flash of lightning was like the last straw, and it knocked down Raquel in an instant. The soldiers rushed forward and immediately tied up the eighth-level lion man with iron chains.

After fighting the orcs for many years, the Kingdom of Grant had never captured such a high-ranking orc officer.

Sophia was worried that the man was seriously injured and died halfway, so she released healing magic on Raquel and helped Raquel stop the bleeding.

Raquel personally raided the formation of the guard squadron, but was besieged by the professionals in Harland's territory, and instead became a prisoner.The commanders were all taken prisoner, and the morale of the orc army fell to the extreme, and it quickly collapsed.

The situation in the swamp basin cannot be hidden from the orcs who have the advantage of reconnaissance. When the orc army was ambushed by the mage tower, Platt realized that the situation was not good, and immediately dispatched troops to prepare for support.

As soon as the orc moved, Li Cha immediately went out of the city to fight with the main force of the military station.

The main force of Harland's territory was stationed in the Garrison Fort. There were four infantry brigades and one scout cavalry brigade. There were [-] elite soldiers.

With [-] elite soldiers in check, the marching speed of Pratt's troops was naturally very slow.

After he rushed to the swamp basin, Platt found that Raquel had been captured by humans, and the remnants of the orcs had dispersed.The human army had cleaned the battlefield, and most of the soldiers returned to the castle.

Now the situation facing Platt's troops is very bad. There are nearly [-] enemies in the swamp basin in the north, and [-] elite soldiers from the Harland Territory in the south.

Lost three brigades of soldiers, although the orc army has 4000 main force and [-] sheep-body people as auxiliary soldiers, the situation has become more dangerous.

After analyzing the situation, Platt felt that there could be no further delay.

Now there are reinforcements on the east and west sides of Harland's territory, and on the east side is the fifth and sixth brigades of Harland's territory, with two thousand elite soldiers.To the west is the coalition of nobles in Heihe County, with a total of [-] soldiers.When the human soldiers are assembled, their troops will be completely encircled by humans.

At the critical moment, Platt was very decisive. He immediately sent an order to let the orcs under his command attack the enemy on the southern line, trying to break through and block them from the front.

After the orc turned around, Li Cha immediately ordered the soldiers to fight in formation.

Compared with the orc army, although the number of soldiers commanded by Li Cha is small, they are like a rock, determined not to take a step back.He took the lead and successfully mobilized before the war.

The two armies approached slowly, shooting at the orcs from a long distance and causing heavy casualties.Platt suffered more than a thousand casualties before he led the soldiers close to the formation of soldiers in Harland's territory.

(End of this chapter)