Chapter 78: Fight to the death! (Part 2) Second update!

Fierce wind!

Flag! War drum!

The sound of desolate horns echoed on the earth.

In the low echo, everyone's nerves tense in an instant! The flag bearer began to pass the order, and the commander rode a fierce horse in front of the battle formation!

The wind is howling!

The flags erected in the formation were blown away!

The dull horn sound was filled with the sad aura of the loess high slope, and the morale of the entire orc battle formation became high for a moment.

They have lived in the barren land on the loess slope for decades, and only a little pitiful food can be planted there. When the entire tribe comes to winter, some people die due to hunger and cold. They have to seize this opportunity because these orcs are also working hard to survive!

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60000vs15000.

The two armies were three miles apart and looked at each other from afar, and a strong and bleak murderous aura was brewing on the battlefield.

The wind and clouds change color!

Sharp!

Murphy rode his horse in front of the battle formation. He raised the sword in his hand and stared at the soldiers in front of the formation with determination.

He stood in front of the formation and roared with all his strength: "Let the array!"

"Array!"

“Array!!”

"Array!!!"

The commander and the flag bearer followed his order and roared, and the powerful voice echoed on the ground, and a low trumpet sounded in the Athenian army.

Twenty-four horns were blown!

The loud and rhythmic sound of war drums sounded. Under the command of military music, the heavy Greek infantry stepped forward, stood their spears solemnly, and shields protected their chests, forming the first line of defense in front of the battle formation.

The army of Athens totaled 15,000 people. Except for the 7,500 soldiers of the First Legion, the others were militia auxiliary legions recruited from the indigenous people. Apart from these militias that had only received basic military training, there were only 8,500 soldiers who were truly considered the main combat force on the Athenian side. The army of the orcs was conservatively estimated to be more than 60,000, and more than 30,000 main warriors with equipment!

Whether it is the total force or the main combat force.

The number of orcs is very obvious, more than four times that of Athens!

The only advantage is the battlefield.

On the right is a dense forest and on the left is a river. With Murphy's chosen battlefield is a plain area, but the area of ​​the battlefield is not enough for the orcs to invest more than 10,000 troops!

Suppress the orcs to exert their numerical advantages.

Force them out to fight a local war on the overall battlefield!

This is the first step in Murphy's plan.

It is also the most important step!

As long as the scope of battle on the battlefield is reduced to less than 20,000 people, Athens' elite soldiers can be used.

The two-wing cover formed by the terrain can make Murphy feel at ease to hand it over to the auxiliary legion to the plundering formation.

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The distance between the two armies was closer to one kilometer.

A distance of less than a thousand meters allows Murphy to clearly see the dark orc warrior.

They were wearing simple leather armor, protecting the heart and other key parts. They were holding uniform weapons, the central army was a sword and shield, the left wing was an axe warrior, and the right wing was a heavy infantry equipped with heavy hands as long as 70 cm long.

They intend to suppress the right wing!

On the auxiliary map of "Total War", Murphy clearly saw that the right wing had better numbers and equipment. At the same time, the troops lying behind the right wing began to move, ambushing and advancing in an arc. They moved very quickly, and they should be cavalry units!

Dong!

Dong! Dong!

Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

The earth was trembling slightly, and the orcs with more than 60,000 were stepping forward!

The central army heard the sound of unified war drums.

These orc warriors took steps with the sound of war drums, and their formidable power even a kilometer distance made everyone feel depressed.

It's like a black cloud covering the sky and the sun!

It came slowly and firmly!

Power overwhelms people!

Murphy waited quietly, waiting for the distance to be closer again. He could see that the orc commander intended to defeat Athens in one fell swoop, so he showed such a strong aura at the beginning! He tried to knock down his opponent psychologically before the battle began!

The central army slowly separated.

Murphy looked at the approaching army of half-beasts and sank his raised hand down.

The chief priest of the God of War walked to the front of the formation with his upper body. His dark skin was cast in the sunlight like steel! He looked around the soldiers in front of the formation, and the faces of the twenty-four Spartan conquerors were cold like killing machines coming out of a mountain of corpses and blood! They suddenly pulled off their bright red battle roars that symbolized Spartan's glory and let out a shocking roar!

"Sparta!"

It doesn’t take too much language, the three words Sparta are enough.

It's more than enough!

Sparta is the pride of Greek city-states! It is their most powerful warrior! It is the guardian of Greek civilization!

Their existence symbolizes discipline, killing, power and glory!!!

Bang!

The soldiers of Athens raised their spears and shields high, and then let out the same roar!

"Sparta!!!"

The warriors in Athenians hit their shields with spears. The unique "war drum" of Greek civilization inspired their courage, and a high morale was conveyed from them.

For a moment, the power created by the half-beast *** army was gone!

Instead, the rhythm was disturbed by the sound of neatly spears hitting the shield, and the neatly sound of war drums suddenly became a little messy.

How many war drums can there be?

There were 12,000 infantrymen equipped with spears and shields in Athens!

The half-beast army, who tried to use their power to suppress the morale of Athenian soldiers, was immediately injured, and later the drums could hardly be heard.

Take the initiative!

One round of energy will fade again and then disappear three times!

The half-beast army, whose momentum was seized, was immediately affected, and even the forward line was tilted.

The rhythm of Athenian soldiers hitting shields with spears was specially trained by Murphy. This rhythm was consistent with the heartbeat of a person and could easily disrupt others' attention. As a modern person from the 21st century, Murphy deeply understood how important it is to be in the battlefield of cold weapons! It even directly affected the morale of the soldiers and even the victory of a war!

The momentum is amazing!

This unique "war drum" in Athens is an important weapon used by Murphy to suppress the energy of the half-beasts and offset the pressure generated by their numerical advantage!

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The distance is closer to 800 meters.

The vanguard of the orc front army began to accelerate, while the central army's main formation stayed in place.

On this battlefield selected by Murphy, it is already the limit to investing 10,000 soldiers head-on battles. No matter how many people are, the army will not be able to operate. At that time, they will be the living targets of archers! The combat skills of the half-beast soldiers are different from those of Athenian soldiers. Their fighting styles are wild and violent, and they need enough space to exert their power.

But Athens is different. Athens' Greek spear quadratic array emphasizes dense formations, and uses strict discipline to cooperate with the tacit understanding between soldiers to kill the enemy.

As the most elite round of recruiting infantry in "Roman Total War", these Greek heavy infantry soldiers, except for the Roman legion soldiers who can fight against one or two, are simply crushing advantages! Their discipline, their cooperation, and their morale are all incomparable to other non-top infantrymen. Although they do not have the power of Spartan heavy infantry, they are the unquestionable backbone of Greek city-states!

This is Murphy's second trump card.

On local battlefields, the advantage of fighting less is formed!

Greek infantry was densely packed with rays, and the soldiers used their spears to suppress the enemy.

But those orc warriors cannot do this. Whether it is the weapons they use or the fighting style they are used, they all mean that they will face more than two spears at the same time in contact battles! Although they have physical advantages, the productivity level of this era is not enough to equip them with excellent armor, which means that they are only wearing leather armor. When facing the sharp spears of Greek heavy infantry, the advantages brought by their physique will be suppressed to the limit.

In the absence of military training on both sides.

A tall person can easily defeat a person with a size far smaller than him.

But if he is facing two people who are smaller than him, then he will definitely be the one who fails or even dies!

This is Murphy's tactic!

An open but absolutely advantageous tactic.
To be continued...