Chapter 15, Fort Augustus(1/2)
The twilight of summer falls, and the afterglow of the sunset reflects the blood-red earth, and the loud horns press the pause button for this war.
Amid the sound of retreating horns, the already chaotic orc army became more and more chaotic.
Beast soldiers from different races and tribes fought fiercely around the remaining goods, weapons and equipment on the battlefield, and even the bodies of comrades.
If the defenders attacked at this time, they would definitely have achieved considerable results. Unfortunately, the defenders in the city had long become frightened birds.
The previous defeat made everyone lose their confidence in going out for field battles. Now they just want to survive the final period of service and return to their hometown alive.
A army with no morale can last until now, besides the factor of defending the city, the most important thing is that there is no way out.
The two legs could not run away from the four legs. Without the protection of the city wall, the infantry could not escape the pursuit of orc cavalry.
The scared army did not have the courage to take the initiative. Even if the fighter plane really appeared, they could only watch it in the city.
"Supervisor team, go up and separate these messes!"
Crown Prince Alex ordered angrily.
This was his first time leading the army after becoming the crown prince. He led the Bemon Legion with the strongest combat effectiveness, and his performance could only be said to be unsatisfactory.
In the battle ahead, Alex led the Bemon Legion to defeat the noble coalition in Fengyun Province, but because of a small command mistake, the noble coalition still allowed the noble coalition to enter the city.
The Bimon Legion, which was invincible in the field, was also very weak in the face of the Bauhinia Pass in front of him, and siege was never Bimon's strength.
Siege is a process of exchanging life for life. Crown Prince Alex is reluctant to fight with his own elite and human army.
According to previous practice, this battle that requires a large amount of life-consuming battles was completed by vassal races.
Unlike the Bemon Legion, which has priority for logistics, the logistics of the vassal race can only be said to be better than nothing. If you want to survive on the battlefield, the corpse of your companion is the best food.
Even if there are some specialties and are unwilling to eat the same kind, they can also be exchanged.
If there is not enough food to supplement it for a long time, it is common for weak races to make up for the food gap.
For the orc tribes participating in the battle, the enemy is not only the human race, but also the orc tribes of different races.
When you sleep, you must be more careful, otherwise you will go to the barbecue when you wake up, which will be a tragedy.
If you leave the order, you must run away quickly. When there is no danger, allies are the biggest danger.
"Military discipline" is too luxurious for a group of beast soldiers who cannot eat enough.
Commanding a chaotic army to attack the city naturally won’t have any good experience. Unable to get the Bauhinia Pass for a long time, the Crown Prince Alex also felt the pressure.
I tried my best to arrange such methods in the imperial court, but before I could do it, I was thrown to the front line by Emperor Bemon.
Deep in his heart, Alex was very suspicious of whether his son had noticed something, so he quickly took action to disrupt his layout.
If you cannot preside over the overall situation yourself, you want to launch a coup in the imperial court with remote control, the possibility of success is infinitely zero.
In fact, even if all of them are ready to take their place and as planned, the probability of Alex successfully seizing power will not exceed one-third.
It seems that the chance is not great, but for the battle for imperial power, this is already a very high success rate.
No matter how well you prepare, the success rate cannot be 100%. Many times, as long as there is 10% hope, everyone will give it a try.
Now everything has become a bubble. Without taking charge of yourself, even if the coup is successful, I don’t know who is on the throne?
Within the Bemon Court, there are many people who are qualified to compete for the throne. Alex is unwilling to fight for his life and go to make wedding dresses for others.
"Your Highness, the defenders in the city are like birds frightened by bows and arrows, and they will not come out no matter how they are lured.
The nearby castles are mutually supportive. If you don’t take down the Bauhinia Pass first, it is not easy to fight other castles.
The strong attacks in recent days have caused great losses to the tribes. If you continue to attack with force, you may be unstable.
It’s better to stop the attack first and find a breakthrough in other places.”
Commander of the Argustin Legion persuaded.
He has never had any confidence in this crown prince who is good at eating, drinking and having fun. Alex's performance on the front line has surpassed his previous expectations.
It is precisely because of this that Agustin is even more worried.
A playboy who only knows how to eat, drink, bet and gambling has limited destructive power; but a crown prince with some abilities can often break the sky when doing things.
Fortunately, Alex is not young. If it were a hundred years ago, who would have doubted his military command ability, he would definitely be a whip.
Time is the best weapon, and Alex's edges have long been smoothed out. After decades of his dandy career, he has long been able to face his shortcomings.
"General Agustin, what advice do you have?"
There is a father who wants him to die soon, and a group of nephews who want to seize the throne. For Alex, who is not stable in the position of the crown prince, winning the war is the first priority.
"Your Highness, the defense on the front line of the Alpha Kingdom is too tight. Even if you break through the defense line of Zijing Pass and cannot move forward far, there will be a new defense line.
With one line of defense after another, the enemy clearly wants to use these castles to constantly bleed us and consume our strength step by step.
If we continue to attack the whole way, we will probably be exhausted if we hit the capital of the Alpha King.
This is a common technique used by the enemy. In all the wars, we all lacked enough explosive power in the later stage because of the excessive consumption in the early stage.
In contrast, the situation in the other two human countries is much better. As long as they break through several lines of defense on their front line, the resistance behind them will be much weaker.
From the map, as long as we…”
Before Agustin could finish his words, Alex interrupted: "Sir, a similar plan has been formulated in an empire.
It’s just that we are not responsible for implementing it, but the eagle with the highest mobility. The specific plan remains unchanged, just know that this is the case.
Now we are implementing the sheep attack plan, attracting the attention of the human race as much as possible. Of course, it would be even better if we can find opportunities to break through the previous levels!"
Alex also had no choice but to show trust in his seemingly trustworthy performance. As the crown prince, he had to have several close confidants.
He pretended too successfully in the early stage. Now that he wants to accept me, Alex must show more sincerity.
As a commander-in-chief, Agustin undoubtedly has a high value for winning over. Deliberately revealing some secrets is Alex's way of winning over the hearts of the people.
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Augustus Fort, as the most important part of the Mosey Duchy's defense against orcs, has always been stationed with heavy troops to guard it.
After the war broke out, this place became the front line.
As the guard Urbis, he lived a good life.
Since the outbreak of the war, he has sent troops to attack the orc army outside the city seven times, all of which have achieved good results.
If it weren't for the king's strict order, he would have organized the eighth sneak attack.
Although all the fish were killed, Urbis was completely accused of being a great military achievement compared to his passively beaten colleagues.
If this situation continues, Urbis will most likely be able to get the title of marshal. And not only the marshal of the Duchy of Moses, but also the marshal recognized by all the human nations.
This is also a means by the Human League to encourage everyone to fight against foreign races. As long as you make great contributions in foreign wars, the titles and military ranks you will receive will be recognized by the entire human race.
Having such a title can be eaten in all human kingdoms.
Urbis has been immersed in glory, as if he has become a human hero.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The huge rocks falling from the sky directly confused the officers and soldiers guarding the city. The crossbow arrows, magic crystal cannons, and catapults deployed on the city wall were destroyed as soon as possible.
Urbis, who received the message, hurriedly ordered:
"Send a signal quickly and let the griffin cavalry come and reinforce!
Order the archers and organize a counterattack immediately.
The entire army had officers who flew monsters and immediately took off to the air to disrupt the formation of the Hawkman.
Notify the magicians and wait for an opportunity to initiate..."
It can be seen that Urbis is still a little capable. After encountering an enemy attack, he immediately used all the power he could use to counterattack.
Unfortunately, all this was too late, and there were too many eagles who launched the sneak attack. In addition to ordinary eagles, there were also many eagles sacrifices.
Although the power system is different, the attack methods are similar to those of magicians. The only difference is that these guys can fly.
The magician group had just taken action and was attacked by the Sky Hawk Magician and Archer, and there were heavy casualties in an instant.
Although the noble officers who took off in scattered air had strong combat power, they were too few in number. Under the siege of the Eagle Master, they soon fell into a disadvantage.
Not to mention the archers below, except for some sharpshooters, most archers could not shoot the eagle flying high at all, but the falling arrow made mistakes and injured many of their own people.
The chaos on the city wall created an opportunity for the orc army outside the city. Taking advantage of this chaos, countless orcs had climbed up the city wall.
Under the cover of air force, the city wall was quickly seized. When the griffin cavalry of the Duchy of Mosey arrived, the situation was already one-sided.
Due to the number of reasons, the griffin cavalry was unable to compete with the Hawks for air supremacy, and they quickly evacuated after a brief battle.
Without air force support, Urbis could only command the defenders to retreat to the inner city and resist step by step with the help of the buildings in the city.
As time goes by, the competition around Augustus became more and more intense.
One side is a continuous army of orcs; the other side is a defender who has no way out and can only fight to the death.
The most heroic scene since the outbreak of the war kicked off in August.
Except for a small number of strong men who evacuated with the surviving magicians, all the defenders burst out with the blood of the human race.
With his flesh and blood, he interprets an inch of mountains, rivers and blood, expressing the tragic songs of the human race.
To be continued...