After the sun sets, there is only half moon and stars in the sky.
Gusas frost wolf sticks out his tongue and licks the blood at the corner of his mouth, beckons to the back of the team, and then several quick frost wolf assassins follow. Just now, they had a little trouble. Two of their companions were attacked by unknown creatures and killed on the spot!
It''s dense forest, and it''s within the kalazan range.
According to the news from nufengzhe, there are hurricane karazan pterosaurs at a straight distance of no more than 50 kilometers.
Even the elves did not dare to cross the dense forest at will before. They had to pay a little price for crossing from here to the hinterland of Athens. Although I don''t know what attacked me, according to the accumulated experience of gosas frost wolf, it felt that it should be the shadow leopard, a kind of black, very agile creature, good at hiding and attacking.
"Don''t fall behind, don''t worry about it!" "As long as they get out of this forest, they won''t keep up," gusas frost wolf yelled at the whole team
In other words, the normal group of shadow leopards is a male with two females. In such a dense forest area, although it has a number of advantages, but in the face of such an extremely agile biological action, Goss frost wolf is still an unusual headache! But fortunately, these creatures generally live in the jungle. As long as they go out to the plain, they are not in any trouble.
The unfortunate ones who were attacked just now were all left behind and killed by the shadow leopard!
It was completely dark.
There is not much problem for the slave pilots to fly in the dark, but it is not enough to continue to investigate them and provide intelligence.
Gusas frost wolf can only rely on the simple map left by the former slave scouts to move on. The so-called simple map is actually a few symbols, which mark the approximate distance and the direction of progress.
In addition to a lot of equipment, the orc Empire provided three domesticated enslavers to the clan.
But now there''s only one left.
One lost news while going to Athens to scout, and the other was unlucky to meet the hunting hurricane karazan pterosaur. These damned hurricane pterosaurs, they have such a strong sense of territory, all the large creatures that enter their airspace will attack as long as they see them, and almost never stop attacking!
The orcs won''t lose much when they conquered the gorge, but they lost two trumps before the real war started in Athens.
Two slaves died in one breath, and the orc''s plan of airlifting the army had to be reimbursed.
There is no way, the orc chief can only order gusas frost wolf to lead an army through the dense forest to bypass the rear of Athens.
And the only one left, the slave wind, serves as their sky guide and guides them.
"Come on! Fool Gusas frost wolf kicked a fallen Orc soldier on the butt and roared, "if you are left behind, I will leave you to feed the beast!"
There is no road in dense forest.
Surrounded by low shrubs and vegetation, their speed has been greatly affected.
Fortunately, it''s almost here. According to the mark on the map, as long as you cross the river in front and walk about five kilometers, you can get out of this damned dense forest.
The night wind is blowing.
Walking in front of the team, gosas frost wolf seemed to see a fuzzy shadow on his left side.
As a soldier who has been on the battlefield for a long time, gusas frost wolf almost did not hesitate to pull out his flying axe and hurl it out!
Howl!
There was a cry of wild animals in the forest.
Gusas frost wolf looked excited, took a few Pro guards and quickly walked past.
The flying axe fell on a big tree.
However, a pool of blood was left on the tree. On the ground, half of the tail was cut off by a flying axe. The color was gray black, which was difficult to distinguish in the dark.
"Bah! This will make it run away! " Gusas frost wolf spat, pulled the flying axe from the tree, and then drove to the direction of the team.
It doesn''t have time to stay here too long.
Tomorrow morning at the latest, the orc army will launch a general attack on the fortress. It must go out as soon as possible to arrange the next task.
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"Ambush!"
Cavalry is much faster than infantry.
What''s more, the orc army had to go through the dense jungle, so although Murphy started later than them, he got to the destination first.
With the "total war" auxiliary system, Murphy can judge the direction and destination of the orc army according to the icon changes on the strategic map. After judging the surrounding terrain, Murphy immediately decided to ambush the whole army behind a high slope.
There is a small river in front of this high slope. This Orc army must cross the river to get out.
Murphy didn''t need much good ambush. He just had to wait for the orcs to cross the river before launching an attack.
In that case, they can''t run away!
"Your Excellency, there is a movement over there!" A soldier who was sent out to investigate came back quickly and whispered.
Murphy nodded, raised his hand, snapped his fingers, and said, "prepare for Longbow!"
This time, Murphy only brought out more than 1000 people. In addition to 560 cavalry troops, there were only 480 Crete bowmen.
After the last food aid to the Centaur tribe, Milun sent a batch of horses to Murphy the next month. The number was not very large, only 500. But it helped Murphy to arm the cavalry in Athens.
Now the Macedonian elite cavalry under the command of Athens are two horses and one man. Murphy himself commands them.
Although Crete Longbowman can''t ride and shoot, there is no problem in riding. Judging by the light spots on the strategic map, Murphy estimated that the number of ORC soldiers around should not be more than 1000. With the establishment of Crete bowmen and Macedonian elite cavalry, they can cope with them. Most of the bows and arrows used in riding and shooting are short bows. Weapons like long bows require high strength to pull apart. Unless they are special creatures like centaurs, other creatures can''t attack at all on horseback!
About half an hour later.
On the other side of the river came the sound of footwork, followed by the sound of the water.
It seems that the orc soldiers have begun to cross the river.
"Right, 100 meters." Murphy made a sign to the general Marcus Kane and whispered.
General Marcus Kane nodded, then touched it with his hand, half of his Crete bow. This high slope is only about 20 meters high, but the slope is not small. It looks like a bulged hill. Under Murphy''s command, general Marcus Kane, with half of the crew of Crete bowmen, quietly ambushed to the side. His mission is to stop and kill the orc soldiers who want to escape later.
There are about 700 Orc soldiers around, but they are well equipped.
Due to the need to cross the dense forest, although they are equipped with leather armor, flying axe, long sword, shield and so on, they are not equipped with armor.
This is because they are wearing heavy armor, they are afraid that they will be tired on the way down.
Although the purpose is to go around the rear of the raiding fortress or straight to the town of Athens, these Orc warriors are well equipped. In addition to Dao Dun soldiers, there are also flying axe players who are specially responsible for long-range attacks. Orcs are not good at bows and arrows. They are clumsy in bows and arrows because of their big fingers. This is their inherent disadvantage. It is difficult to improve even by hard practice.
But orcs have a great talent for weapon throwing.
They are very powerful and can easily throw their hatchets tens of meters away. Some elite Orc flying hatchet hands have thick arms because of long-term practice. They can even hit the target 120 meters away with flying hatchets!
Compared with the arrow, the killing power of the flying axe is much higher!
The main infantry of orcs will carry one or three flying axes on their bodies, which are not on their waists or behind their backs. Before the battle, when the distance between the two sides is about 50 meters, the first thing they do is to throw a round of flying axes!
The killing power is amazing!
This way of fighting is a bit like the Roman Legion''s javelin throw.
The sound of the water came.
About five minutes later, most of the orcs crossed the river, where they assembled, waiting for the rest of their companions.
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After walking out of the dense forest, gosas frost wolf was relieved.
He looked back at the dense forest, and found no more vague shadows. However, he realized that the shadow leopards had given up their pursuit and felt much more relaxed.
"Rest where you are Gusas frost wolf said to the orcs crossing the river, "eat some dry food first! There will be another battle waiting for us later! "
It took a whole day to get out of the dense forest. Even if the soldiers in the team were all made up of the elite members of frost wolf clan, they couldn''t bear it physically. Climbing through the jungle is a very troublesome thing. Along the way, they have to use their weapons to cut down some shrubs and clear a road. This greatly delayed the forward speed, but also increased the soldiers'' physical consumption.
The orc soldiers across the river raised several fires, surrounded the fire, baked the prepared dry food hot, and then took it up and devoured it.
Gusas frost wolf didn''t completely relax. His habit made him prepare to send some quick soldiers to check the surrounding environment.
However, as soon as the soldiers sent by him went out dozens of meters away, they fell to the ground with a "pop".
"Enemy attack
Gusas frost wolf clanged out his weapon and roared: "ready to fight!"
This army is worthy of being made up of the elite members of the frost wolf clan. When they heard the news, they immediately threw away their food and took up their arms to stand by the orc commander.
But at this time, it''s a wave of arrow rain coming!
The orcs in front of the fire fell down like wheat!
Gusas frost wolf''s eyes turned red!
Great anger makes it want to tear these sudden enemies in two! But its will can''t lead the change of the battlefield. In just a few breaths, another wave of arrows came. Those elite warriors from frost wolf clan even died without seeing where the enemy was!
"Put out the fire!"
"Put out the fire!"
Worthy of being a veteran Orc general, gusas frost wolf immediately realized that it was the rising fire that provided vision for the enemy.
At his command, the orcs put out the fire, and then the sword shield soldiers picked up the square shield and formed a defensive formation around them.
As soon as the fire was put out, the position of the enemy was revealed.
With a glimmer of the moon, the enemy is no longer dark and I am clear. Gosas frost wolf finally finds the enemy''s position.
It''s on the hillside not far away.
Shuttle, shuttle!
Another wave of arrows came, but this time the prepared Orc elite didn''t lose much.
"Archer!"
Gosas frost wolf''s eyesight is good, a look at it to see a row of archers.
All the enemies are archers?
incorrect!
Is there an ambush?
Gusas frost wolf looked around alertly.
How do those humans know we''re here? Do they have flying mounts that know what we''re trying to do?
I looked around.
Gusas frost wolf didn''t see any other ambush nearby. The vision that night could provide was limited. It couldn''t see far away. Behind him is a river. Now there is no place to retreat. Realizing this, it growled and roared: "come with me! The enemy has only archers! "
"Kill them all!"
"Kill all these people!"
The orc officer took the lead, and the other frost wolf elite also rushed up.
Whether there is ambush or not, they must kill these archers first!
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"It''s a quick reaction."
Murphy looked at the battlefield not far away and sighed softly.
Orc officers have a good sense of fighting. They even know to put out the fire immediately. Without the fire to provide vision, Crete''s Longbowman''s lethality has been greatly reduced. After all, if the marksman like them can''t shoot accurately, the damage caused by concentrated shooting alone is still quite limited.
But it doesn''t matter. In the first wave of shooting, Murphy''s expected result has been achieved.
The rest of their role is to attract the enemy''s attention.
Three hundred meters, two hundred meters, one hundred meters.
Before frost wolf''s elite close up, Crete''s Longbowman seized the time to launch a three round volley attack.
Due to the dim vision in the dark, they only fire coverage at a point under the command of the commander, resulting in limited lethality.
When the distance gets closer to 100 meters.
The frost wolf clan, who rushed to the front, released its flying axe and prepared to throw it at the archers standing on the hillside.
But the enemy immediately made a move to make them dumbfounded!
The Crete archers put away their weapons and ran down the hillside to sayazi.
The enemy just ran away?
What should I do now?
Chasing?
Or not?
As anyone who has played Total War knows, as a long-range arm with powerful lethality, krit archers'' melee ability is still quite limited. Of course, it''s just a euphemism. In fact, Crete archer''s melee ability is very weak. No matter facing infantry or cavalry, they have no resistance.
However, as one of the top arms, Crete Archer has another two very powerful abilities!
That is -- [fast moving] and [good endurance]!
Yes, fast moving.
Crete archer''s running ability is known as "Roman total war" infantry first!
It''s famous for being fast.
It can be said that in the whole Roman total war, except for those with four legs, those with two legs walking on the ground can hardly catch up with them.
As soon as they ran, the orcs who toiled up the hillside were suddenly dumbfounded.
The enemies are all lightly armed, with only one piece of clothing on them, and hardly any equipment that affects their movement. When they finally rushed up the hillside, the archers had already run far away, and the distance was nearly 200 meters.
Before the orcs can catch their breath.
At this time, another wave of arrow rain came from the side of the hillside.
The cream wolf clan elite who finally ran up the hillside suddenly became a pile of live targets, and fell down again!
And the enemy!
Then, with the visual superiority of the hillside, gosas frost wolf suddenly found that there were a group of enemies lying in ambush on the side of the hillside.
What now?
Which way?
This kind of difficult problem forms a very serious damage to the brain of gosas frost wolf!
Before it could figure out how to deal with it, the crite Bowman who had just run away stopped again under a command. They arched and aimed at the elite of the frost wolf clan on the hillside. Another wave of arrows came.
What a fuss!
A dozen orcs fell to the ground with a howl.
This time!
Gusas frost wolf finally realized that there was almost nothing he could do for those enemies who could not catch up with and could not run.
Before the enemy touched the edge, he lost nearly half of his hands first!
Gnashing his teeth, the anger in his heart almost made gusas frost wolf crazy, but he still gave an order with great difficulty.
"Retreat!"
Gusas frost wolf knows how to stay now, and will be consumed by these crafty enemies later.
But at this time.
Under the cover of the night, the earth trembled slightly, followed by the sound of a galloping horse hoof!
Immediately!
A wave of cavalry came like a black torrent!
There was a trace of despair on the face of gusas frost wolf.