The five hundred and ninetieth chapter [the roar of the young lion]
Chapter 595 [The Young Lion’s Roar]
After about an hour of fierce fighting, the human warships finally collapsed under this embarrassing predicament. The warships were sunk one by one, and countless sailors jumped into the water. At this time, it was not
A large number of sailors took the initiative to enter the water to meet the enemy. Seeing the critical situation, they had to jump off the boat to survive. For a while, the river was crowded with people. These sailors swam towards the river bank in an attempt to escape.
However, in this chaos, the hippo orcs were hunting human sailors wantonly. Some sailors were devoured and bitten by the hippo orcs in the water, some were injured and drowned, and some even fled in panic.
But he forgot to identify the direction and swam to the north shore instead! As soon as he landed on the shore, he fell into the claws of the orcs' wolf cavalry who had been waiting on the shore and stared at them eagerly.
General Dominguez's face turned pale when he saw it on the shore. He roared and screamed in pain, but he could do nothing about the situation on the water.
Seeing that the fleet was destroyed, the entire river was filled with broken ship planks and dead bodies, and the blood dyed the entire nearby river red!
On the water, the sailors' screams and howls shook the sky, and the human soldiers on the shore changed their colors.
Although there were some soldiers on the shore who were familiar with water and jumped into the river first to try to rescue their colleagues, most of those who jumped fell into the prey of the hippo orcs.
On the water, beast shadows can be seen everywhere, and the hippopotamus orc tribe stole the show in this battle!
In this battle, the Hippo tribe among the orcs, which was originally just a small tribe with less than 8,000 members in total, invested more than 3,000 Hippo orcs at once this time. The water in this area was suddenly covered with water.
.It turned into a hell-like death zone.
Before evening, the sun was still slightly setting in the west, but the battle on the river had come to an end. The fleet stationed in the eastern fortress, all eight Imperial Sea Spirit-class warships, were sunk!
More than 3,000 sailors died, the water surface was full of floating corpses, and the color of the river water has completely turned into a frightening dark red.
At the end of the battle, densely packed heads of terrifying hippo orcs appeared on the river. Thousands of hippo orcs roared crazily on the water, shouting intimidatingly at humans.
The human soldiers on the shore fell into a deathly silence. Many soldiers bit their lips and looked miserable, but they watched their colleagues on the water being killed, while General Dominguez clenched his fists and stabbed his fingertips.
The palm is broken and dripping with blood!
In the evening, humans tried to prevent a counterattack. A group of 150 airships were mobilized under orders. After receiving strict orders from Domingos, they immediately went into battle... However, what was waiting for them was...
It is a more miserable outcome than a battle on the water!!
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When airships flew overhead, it once boosted the morale of the human army! Those airships with the Empire's thorn flower totem flew towards the north bank in formation, with bombs like eggs hanging under the airships.
, with a faint cold light.
However, in the sky, a large number of densely packed shadows of stars soon appeared in the north. From a distance, they looked like a large and dense flock of birds.
When they flew closer, they revealed their true colors!
A large number of elves flew in. Those elves used their gifted wings to soar in the sky. After approaching the airship, they quickly broke into pieces and dispersed!
One by one, the elves flew dexterously, holding the bows in their hands, and started a clever encirclement and suppression of the airship. All the elven archers had magical talents, and thousands of elven archers joined in. They immediately provided guidance to the human airship troops.
Disaster is coming!
In front of the dexterous elves, the airship's bulkiness, slow flying speed, and lack of air-to-air counterattack capabilities were all exposed!
One by one, the airships seemed to be stuck in a quagmire. They were often surrounded by dozens of elves. Those elves were like flying flies, flashing around, and arrows with the purple magic light of the elves were shot out. Although the humans'
The airship and those leather balloons have been thickened before the war, but no matter how thick the leather is, it still looks so fragile under the bows and arrows of the elves with magical properties...
Just like the sky blooming with sparks, each balloon, after being shot through by magic bows and arrows, exploded under the light of magic and turned into balls of fire.
This group of human air forces were all air forces that had received strict training in the northwest. Many bravely took up bows and arrows to shoot at the elves, but those dexterous elves flying in the sky were so easy to be shot.
? Even if you accidentally hit it, the elves are a race born with magical talents. These elves are covered with gorgeous armor, and those hollow patterns may seem fragile, but they often have some strange magic blessing attributes. Humans
It is difficult for warriors to use ordinary bows and arrows to effectively kill them.
A large group of airships seemed to be trapped in a sea of clouds. One by one, the airships were quickly engulfed. In the sky, some airships turned into a ball of fire after the balloon exploded, while others turned into a ball of fire.
The balloon fell from the sky after being punctured.
Less than a tenth of the airships dropped their bombs in a hurry. Unfortunately, the accuracy of this hasty bombing was not worth mentioning, and it hardly caused any effective damage to the orcs on the ground.
Compared with water, humans lose more miserably in battles in the sky!
One hundred and fifty airships were completely wiped out, and not a single airship could fly back!!
More than a thousand air force soldiers died in battle. More than half of these dead soldiers died tragically under the sharp bows and arrows of the elves, while the other half turned into flames in the air when the airship exploded. The rest
Some, in despair, fell from the sky to death. Some fell from the sky, and even if they miraculously landed on a tree and survived their injuries for a while, they were quickly captured by the orc wolf cavalry patrolling the north shore...
When the sun went down, the battlefield fell into silence!
The human fleet was completely wiped out on the river, and the airship troops in the sky were wiped out.
Watching this scene blankly, General Dominguez, the supreme commander of the Eastern Fortress, turned pale. Finally, he swayed, opened his mouth and spurted out a mouthful of blood, and then fell off his horse. The soldiers around him quickly went up to hug him.
Got him.
At this time, the orcs on the north bank began to cross the river!
On the river, those hippo orcs became the vanguard of building the pontoon bridge. These hippo people, who were huge and terrifyingly powerful, could hold the wood and fall into the water directly without spending much effort, and then use their natural strength to
Water-based. Bridge piers were quickly erected on the river.
The humans on the south bank still fought back, the archers continued to shoot, and the catapults were roaring. But after finishing dealing with the human airship troops, the dense elves flying in the sky immediately pounced on the human army on the ground on the south bank.
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These elves, flying like the wind, wantonly plundered the lives of human soldiers with their precise and tricky arrows.
Facing the enemy in the sky, the human army finally experienced the terror of the "air force" firsthand!
On the river, the orcs' pontoon bridge was being built faster and faster. Under the influence of the hippos, planks were soon put up one by one, and the bridge piers stood on the water one by one.
The human army resisted to the death. The archers had to deal with the elves attacking from the air, and at the same time they shot at the other side of the river. The infantry raised their shields and formed square formations to resist the elves' arrows flying in the sky.
From time to time, arrows penetrated through the gaps in the shield, and the soldiers screamed in agony.
The human catapults and ballistae on the shore became the priority targets of the elves. As the catapults were destroyed one by one, some human soldiers even lay down on the crossbow in order to protect the ballistae.
On the cannon, they used their own bodies as shields, and some people were directly penetrated by the long arrows of the elves and nailed to the ballista stand!
Despite this difficulty, the orcs still paid a considerable price in the process of crossing the river. During the construction of the pontoon bridge, the hippos, who had shown their ferociousness in the water battle just now, finally emerged from the water and were attacked by human archers.
Heavy damage, each of the huge hippopotamuses, if they were not hidden underwater, then their huge bodies would be the best targets for archers.
Those huge hippos often have dozens or even hundreds of arrows stuck in their bodies. They are covered in blood and are struggling and roaring in the water...
When night fell, the pontoon bridge was finally built. When the pontoon bridge extended to the south bank, the human infantry immediately ignored the rain of elven arrows and rushed to the river bank crazily. Some even swam to fight against the hippos in the water.
past.
In the shoal, the river water only reached a person's waist. The soldiers tried their best, holding up their shields to resist the rain of arrows, and holding their swords to chop at the hippos.
The battle for the shoal was extremely fierce. This shoal even turned into a meat grinder! In just an hour, large numbers of infantrymen died on the river beach. Many soldiers' bodies were still floating in the river after their death.
On the water, the scene was extremely tragic. The Hippo tribe suffered the biggest collision since the war began. In the battle to seize the river beach, more than 300 Hippo orcs were killed or injured in just one hour. Facing the huge
Although the hippo orcs and humans are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of size and body, they swarm up like a swarm of ants, stabbing the enemy desperately with the spears and swords in their hands.
The corpses gradually accumulated, and the river beach almost became a huge corpse field!
On the shoal, when the first team of orcs stepped on the pontoon bridge built by the hippo orcs on the river, and finally rushed across the river to the south bank, the bank was almost piled with corpses, and there was no place to stay.
Without the warships on the water, the "half-crossing and attacking" strategy previously expected by humans on the river was completely impossible to realize. The only threat the orcs had to face when crossing the river was just the shooting of human archers.
The intensity of the archers' shots became weaker and weaker. After all, the human soldiers still had to face attacks from elves in the air.
First team, second team, third team...
Team after team of orcs finally rushed to the south bank on the pontoon bridge. During the process of crossing the river, humans launched two desperate counterattacks. The south bank was once recaptured, but under the counterattack of the hippos, the orcs re-established their
They reached the bridgehead on the south bank. As more and more orcs crossed the river, they formed a thick phalanx formation on the south bank, resisting the human counterattack.
Finally, when the moon rose into the sky and the stars began to appear in the sky, human morale inevitably weakened.
After fighting from dusk to midnight, humans suffered heavy losses such as the annihilation of three infantry regiments and the maiming of two infantry regiments. On the shoal on the south bank, there were corpses of dead human soldiers, orc warriors, and hippopotamus tribesmen.
Those who were separated from each other fell together. Some of them still maintained their fighting posture after death.
The orcs finally established a firm foothold on the shoal on the south bank. One by one, the phalanx was tightly split, and they guarded the position. More and more orc troops were behind them. They strode forward from the pontoon and rushed to the south bank!
General Dominguez had already mobilized two more regiments of reserves from the city, but seeing that the situation was over, he knew in his heart: the river defense line had been lost!
In fact, ever since the human fleet was sunk on the river bank, this fact cannot be changed!
Without the warships, humans have lost their advantage on the water, and it is difficult for this big river to provide much protection for the human defense line. With this momentum, even if the orcs can be blocked from crossing the river today, then tomorrow. The day after tomorrow...
Always irresistible!
General Dominguez's eyes were red, and his mouth was still stained with blood. At this time, even though he was extremely sad and angry, he had to order the army to retreat while there was still a chance. He had to lead his people back to the fortress. In the future, he could only retreat to the fortress.
The fortress was defended!
If the delay continues, once more and more orc troops rush across the river and reorganize on the south bank, then they will chase them one after another, and their troops may not even have a chance to return to the city!!
At night, the elves finally began to take the lead in retreating. After a lot of fighting, these terrifying races in the sky finally retreated to rest. Because the strategic plan to cross the river had been completed, and they no longer needed to put pressure on humans.
And the orders of the human commander were issued one after another. Even though they were filled with hatred and anger, the human army had to retreat step by step.
At this time, when humans seemed to be giving up on the river beach, several orc phalanxes that had already crossed the river cunningly advanced!
It seems that the orcs have a huge appetite. They not only want to occupy the river, but also try to swallow up the human army guarding the river!
Dominguez immediately sensed the crisis of the situation. At this time, he had to make a decision: he must leave a team to break up the rear, and then the large army could have a chance to retreat back to the city. Otherwise, I am afraid that the entire army will be destroyed.
The enemy is firmly killed here! But... if the Duanhou army is left behind, it will probably be a narrow escape with no chance of survival!!
At this time, before Dominguez could issue this difficult order, a general at the forefront of the human army had already understood the battle situation. He suddenly ordered the flag bearer to wave the flag, then raised his sword high and roared, and countless of his men
Warriors rushed towards the muddy river beach!
Dominguez was behind and saw the flag clearly. The content of the flag was clearly:
Die for the Empire!
The commander of the Eastern Fortress recognized the general on the front line, who was the division commander of the 6th Infantry Division of the Storm Legion, Major General Funk! This major general was a famous brave general in the Storm Legion, and was also known as the young man.
He and Legion Commander Lord Rostock's son Reuenthar is known as the "Little Tiger Cub" in the Storm Legion.
lion"!
The two are known as the twin heroes among the younger generation of generals of the Storm Legion!
In today's battle, the division led by young lion Fink was at the forefront. In the battle of the Disabled Persons' Federation for the river beach, his division had been maimed and suffered heavy losses...
Seeing the flag in front of him at this moment, Dominguez knew that it was the young lion General Funk who took the initiative to take on the important task of breaking up the rear!
He...is begging for death!
At this time, Dominguez has no time to be sad. As a general, he must bring this army back to the city to garrison it!
After giving the order, the rear troops began to retreat in groups and left the battlefield. In front of them, the young lion Fink had already used the most audacious roar to inspire the morale of his remaining soldiers and commanded the remaining soldiers around him.
There were not many soldiers, and one by one they pushed forward towards the orc phalanx that was pressing towards the river beach!
At this time, there were no tears! All the tears had been burned into blood.
The last reserve team around him has already rushed forward. The commander of the imperial division, the major general, is already standing at the forefront. There are no soldiers in front of him. On the shoal in front, his subordinates are fighting with their flesh and blood.
With his body, he firmly delayed the orcs who were trying to pursue him!
I looked around and saw that there were less than two hundred personal guards left around me.
These two hundred personal guards are all cavalry. Although Finck is the commander of the infantry division, as the division commander Imperial Major General, it is also his prerogative that the personal guards are all cavalry.
There was no time to hesitate at this moment. He grabbed the captain of the soldiers beside him, his eyes were bloodshot, and gave him the last order:
"Take ten men... and destroy all the catapults and catapults we left behind! Set them on fire! Not a single piece of wood can be left for these enemies!!"
The soldier captain also knew that today was the day to die, but he showed no fear on his face. He gritted his teeth and agreed with tears in his eyes. He immediately led ten people to dismount and light torches before leaving.
Young Lion Fink looked behind him and saw that the large group of men and horses, led by Dominguez, had left the battlefield and retreated far away towards the fortress defense. He felt relieved.
General Funk's young face was full of perseverance. He knew that he was doomed today. Hum, that Reuenthal, I'm afraid I won't be able to fight him in the future! It's a shame that until now, I still haven't been able to break up with him.
Make a difference!
Young heroes? Humph! Reuenthal, I, the young lion Fink, am stronger than you! Braver than you!!
brush!
He pulled out the saber and raised it high. Fink shouted to the cavalry of less than two hundred people around him: "Brothers! Today is the day we die! Even if we are all dead, but the Sixth Division's
There is absolutely no shame in the flag! There is only glory!! Are you afraid of death!!"
The shouts of two hundred people were as powerful as an army of tens of thousands at this moment: "Don't be afraid!!"
"Okay! Follow me!"
The young general laughed wildly, raised his saber high, kicked his spurs, and galloped towards the river beach. Behind him, two hundred cavalry guards followed without hesitation, and no one hesitated for a moment!
In this battle, all the river banks on the eastern front of the Imperial Kaspersky Defense Line were lost, the fleet and airship troops in the eastern fortress were completely wiped out, a thousand airmen and three thousand sailors were killed, and a division of infantry soldiers died heroically!
And Finke, the young lion, became the highest-ranking general among the imperial soldiers killed since the war began.
In this battle... no one in the Sixth Infantry Division of the Imperial Storm Legion he commanded survived, including the general himself!
On the last day of March, the fight continued until the early morning of April 1st!
And on the battlefield, the last slogan was the last cry of General Funk, the young lion: