The battle during the day seemed to be over, as both sides inside and outside the Far North Fortress stopped fighting in unison.
The fierce fighting also forced both sides to take a breather. Even the army was almost exhausted after a day of fighting.[.]
"Has the battle damage report come out?" Zhang Liao, commander of the Far North War Zone, was asking the officer in charge of statistics. The battle lasted for nearly seven hours during the day, and the losses in Longcheng were still relatively large.
"Reporting to the commander, there are 2,401 soldiers killed and 4,06 wounded."
Just hearing this battle loss is the largest casualty since the establishment of the Second Army and even Dragon City!
But you must know that this time the Far North Fortress is also the most powerful enemy Dragon City has ever faced alone!
Don't think that during the April War, a lone cavalry division seemed to be facing the entire Alton Empire, but they were cavalry, and their super mobility allowed them to take all the initiative!
Looking back at the losses of the orcs, more than 80,000 people were strangled on the northern wall of the Far North Fortress. It can be said that the Second Army consumed one-fifth of the enemy in the daytime battle.
"Well, I understand. Go ahead and take care of the wounded with all your strength. In addition, order the troops to take time to rest. Each troop will take turns on duty tonight." From Zhang Liao's expression, there was no sign of pain over this casualty statistics, as if he was
Don't care about general at all.
In fact, this is just because Zhang Liao, in the position of commander of the theater, must abandon personal emotions and take the overall situation as the foundation. As the commander of the Second Army, I am afraid no one cares about his soldiers more than him. Every living life is
The wrong members, no matter the generals or soldiers, are bound to each other.
After the officer left, Zhang Liao looked at the preliminary statistical report in his hand and felt that his heart was bleeding. But at this moment, there was no room for Zhang Liao to be sentimental. It was still nearly an hour before the arrival of the three supporting troops in the arrangement plan, and it was not possible for Zhang Liao to be sentimental.
Just one day and one night! During this period, the Second Army had to resist the orcs' mad attack alone.
In the cold winter nights in the north, the temperature reached more than ten degrees below zero. The scouts responsible for monitoring the movements of the orcs crawled in the snow, enduring the biting chill of the low temperature, and constantly watched the movements of the orc army.
In the orc army, Thor did not ask how many orc warriors were lost in the day's battle. Because he knew that even if he asked, it would be useless. At this moment, the orcs had only one belief, and that was to capture the Far North Fortress!
"Thor! Give the order!" said the old orc Sarion, looking at Thor.
"Leader! Give the order!" The orc warriors around also looked at Thor and said in unison.
Thor looked around, his eyes gradually moistened as he looked at these warriors who had given up their personal life and death and were willing to die for the entire tribe.
"Warriors! Attack!"
Thousands of words can only be condensed into this one command.
After receiving the order, the orc troops began to attack again. This time, the uncharacteristic night battle also heralded that a new battle was about to begin!
"Sarion, I order you to lead 50,000 warriors to bypass the northern fortress and attack the fortress from the southern city wall!" Thor ordered Sarion to lead an elite orc army to attack the southern city wall while the army attacked the northern city wall.
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If this deployment was during the day, it would likely be discovered by the Far North Fortress. But at night, an unexpected surprise attack might have an unexpected effect.
Following Thor's order, the orc army quickly began preparations for battle.
"Quick! Send the signal! The orcs are about to attack!" The scout responsible for monitoring the orcs' movements saw the orcs' strange movements and immediately knew that they were preparing for a new battle at night.
Whoosh...
A red signal bomb shot into the air, blooming an eye-catching signal in the cold winter night sky.
The observer who was monitoring on the tower immediately saw the signal in the night sky. After being stunned for a fraction of a second, he quickly reacted. He strode up to the tower to visit the place where the gong was ringing, grabbed the gong and put it on the ground.
The wooden hammer on one side struck the gong.
Bang!
A loud warning sound spread throughout the Far North Fortress.
The sleeping soldiers were alerted by the sound. They stood up, grabbed their weapons and rushed out of the camp. Outside the camp, there were already densely packed soldiers who had woken up.
"Quick! All troops are in position immediately!" The officers of each army in the crowd were shouting orders. Each army already knew its combat position, so the crowd was divided and arrived at their respective combat positions in a very short period of time.
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As the gong sounded, the Far North Fortress tensed up in a very short period of time, and the walls were filled with defensive soldiers.
Zhang Liao didn't sleep at all. At such a tense moment, the soldiers needed to rest to replenish their physical strength, but Zhang Liao and other combat commanders couldn't sleep. The moment he heard the gong, Zhang Liao rushed out of the headquarters and ran to the front tower.
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Zhang Liao asked about the situation on the way and learned that it was a red warning signal issued by frontline reconnaissance. He immediately knew that the orcs were preparing to attack in a large scale. Zhang Liao then issued a combat order, requiring all troops to fight the orc attack with all their strength.
Arriving at the high tower, Zhang Liao looked around. At this time, the Far North Fortress was already brightly lit, and the city walls were covered with torches prepared in advance. The four tall buildings were also used as lighting objects to illuminate the situation below the city.
In the distance, the advancing pace of the orcs was faintly visible. Zhang Liao secretly took a breath of the cold winter air. He knew that the most severe test for the Far North Fortress, or for the Second Army, was about to come.
A large number of bows and arrows were consumed during the day, and some troops went to the city at night to collect them after dark. However, it was a drop in the bucket for the huge consumption. The previous logistics officer also bluntly said that nearly 60% of the bows and arrows were consumed in one day.
The reserve quantity is not enough to support tomorrow's use!
For this reason, the crossbow arrow configuration on the front line has been compressed, and each soldier can only use a maximum of three base numbers of crossbow arrows, that is, nine crossbow arrows!
This is very disadvantageous for the Second Army, which relies on long-range firepower to consume a large number of orcs in attack, because once the long-range firepower is reduced, it will inevitably mean brutal hand-to-hand combat with the orcs. In this way, the numerical disadvantage of the Second Army will be highlighted.
Come out, and it is likely to affect the entire combat plan!
It can be said that the Second Army did not want to start a new battle at night at this time, because there was still one day less than the planned encirclement!
Why did the plan have to wait two days after the orcs attacked to encircle the enemy? In fact, this is because if the orcs were surrounded by Dragon City when they first arrived at the Far North Fortress, they would probably retreat to the far north, and the orcs would be completely intact.
The army will be very dangerous in terms of combat effectiveness. Even the Dragon City military is not completely sure that it can annihilate more than 10,000 orc troops in the field!
Therefore, the orcs must be allowed to stay in the Far North Fortress for two days and use the strong city walls to consume a large amount of the orcs' vitality. In this way, when the three parties are encircled, the threat of the orcs will be reduced to the range that Dragon City can bear!
Therefore, the key to this plan lies in the Far North Fortress. It is necessary to defend this base point that is crucial to both sides, and at the same time consume a large amount of the orcs' vitality. It can be said that the task is very arduous.
The size of the Far North Fortress meant that a large number of guards could not be deployed here. Finally, after repeated evaluations, the military staff decided to deploy the main force of the 40,000 elite Second Army to hold back the orcs' plan.
The battle during the day was just as Dragon City had predicted. The orcs were held back by the Far North Fortress, and unknowingly lost one-fifth of their combat effectiveness during the battle. This greatly reduced Dragon's ability during the encirclement.
The danger of the city.
But the battlefield is always a place full of surprises, and no one can really know what will happen on the battlefield at the next moment.
Orcs who have never fought at night unexpectedly started fighting at night! Are those orcs no longer night-blind?
The answer is no, the orcs still can't see anything at night, but there is a way to greatly change this situation. That is the Dragon City lights up the Far North Fortress!
In order to clearly see the attack movements of the orcs, the Far North Fortress was lit like a torch and illuminated the entire area. This allowed the orcs to see clearly their surroundings.
Perhaps it was this neglect that caused the bad situation that followed.
But at this moment, the Far North Fortress could already see the progress of the orcs. There was no time to think about why the orcs chose to attack at night. The defenders of the Far North Fortress started fighting according to the routine of the Dragon City army.
It is still the coverage of long-range firepower, which has become the subconscious behavior of every Dragon City soldier. Emphasizing killing the enemy first, using superior long-range firepower to consume a large amount of the enemy's effective strength, while preserving one's own combat effectiveness, this has become the Dragon City military
Fundamental dogma in the Academy's syllabus.
Fighting at night is very complicated, but Longcheng has attached great importance to night fighting a long time ago. Therefore, according to the aspects that need to be paid attention to in night fighting, the Second Army carried out the orders of the commanders in an orderly manner.
The first wave of attacks by the archers used special fuel rockets. They needed to provide clear markings for the entire battlefield. Therefore, the first wave of bows and arrows were like meteors from the sky, falling across the night sky towards the advancing orcs.
force.
The fuel-fired bow and arrow can burn for a long time, and once it falls on the enemy's body, the fuel wrapped in the arrow will instantly cover the enemy's body. You can imagine the panic caused when this terrifying killing method appears in the enemy's advancing formation.
How strong it is.
Each of the orcs hit by the rocket turned into a burning fireman in a very short period of time. They did not die immediately but struggled in pain. Their heart-rending howls made people feel numb. More
Don't say that if you are not careful, the fire will spread to others!
Thor looked at the compatriots who were set on fire one by one in front of him, listened to their painful struggle in the fire, and finally couldn't bear to give the order to end the lives of these burning orc warriors!
The weapon that was supposed to stab the enemy had to be pointed at our compatriots at this moment. This pain was incomprehensible to others.
War is always so cruel!
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