It's getting late.
The human side's front line has retreated again and again, retreating at least two or three miles.
The front line of these two or three miles is really full of blood. Every time mankind takes a step back, many warriors will be sacrificed. Every time you retreat, a certain number of lives must be added to prevent the front from collapsing.
Although the human commanders tried their best to seize every opportunity, the gap in strength cannot be made up by wisdom. Even if they tried their best, they still couldn't reverse the defeat.
All they can do is to defeat as much as possible without chaos, and defeat without collapse.
Behind the human front, the goddess of virtue looked as grave as water.
"Do we need to attack?" asked a strong demigod.
The goddess shook her head and was silent for a long time before saying: "Retreat to the Great Wall defense line and let them attack the city!"
This was also one of the original tactics, but no one expected that the battle that everyone thought should be easy to win would end up like this.
Fortunately, the Great Wall is still there.
With this line of defense that stretches across the eastern part of the northern land and separates the human kingdom and the orc kingdom, even if the orcs have an advantage, they cannot easily win.
Even without the help of divine magic, humans can still rely on the advantages of location and numbers to consume.
The gods have not fallen, there is just something wrong with the connection with the human world. When the problem is eliminated, it will be time for mankind to launch a full-scale counterattack!
At that time, the tired orcs' military disadvantage will be completely exposed, and just one fierce attack will cause them to collapse!
Until then, all humans have to do is endure.
The darkness did not stop the two sides from fighting, nor did it slow down the retreat of humans.
The orc emperor Iroh was still standing on the chariot, with the night wind blowing his long hair. The lion man's golden mane had turned gray due to old age, but his hair had not dried up yet, just like the passion and fighting spirit in his chest.
"Humans are retreating. They probably want to retreat to the Great Wall defense line." He spoke for the first time since the war began. "If you want them to bleed more, you must launch a fierce attack now."
"We don't have enough strength to attack." A veteran of the staff group sighed. "Although we still have reserves, considering the subsequent siege, our soldiers need to rest now."
Iroh nodded slightly. He was not good at the art of war. He always respected the opinions of professionals and followed the advice of others.
At this moment, a young staff officer suddenly spoke and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion!"
This kind of very unethical behavior would definitely be severely reprimanded in a human country, but there is no problem among orcs. They don't care much about "qualifications" or "rules".
Iroh looked at the other party with interest, and the first thing he noticed was the pair of fox ears. There was no doubt that they were members of the Wilder family, who were always called "wise men."
"Little Wilder, what do you suggest?" the emperor asked.
The young fox man was so excited by the emperor's friendly attitude that his face turned slightly red. He took two deep breaths, and then said in as calm a tone as possible: "I think we should send some mobile troops to destroy human logistics. and supplies.”
The emperor was stunned. Ever since the Civil War of the Gold Coin Federation, the reputation of the "Mobile Force" has been known to everyone. After further discussion, the mainland countries unanimously adopted a treaty that "prohibits the use of mobile forces to attack enemy logistics and civilians." Now Little Wilder's suggestion that the Orc Empire form a mobile force is tantamount to unilaterally tearing up the treaty. For the Orcs who always respect credibility, it is a very embarrassing and disgraceful thing.
Emperor Yiluo was also a person who valued credibility, so when he heard this suggestion, his first reaction was surprise, and then he wanted to reject it.
However, he did not speak immediately, but looked at the other members of the staff group.
As a monarch, he should consult the opinions of his ministers before making a decision.
Everyone in the staff group was shocked and angry at first, and then they all looked thoughtful. After a while, several of the oldest veterans nodded in agreement.
"The treaty is meaningless now. This battle is a decisive battle between orcs and humans. The winner becomes the overlord, and the loser is likely to be kicked out of the main plane. In this case, of course any means can be used. There is no need to worry about it anymore.”
"Yes, we keep our word in order to get the neutrals to support us. Now the entire main plane has been involved in this war, either friendly or enemy forces, so there are no neutrals left! Since there are no neutrals Why should we tell them any more about trust?"
"But be careful not to engage in massacre, otherwise it will anger His Majesty the Mask of the Void..."
"His Majesty the Mask of the Void has clearly declared that he doesn't care about anything except massacres and refugees. As long as the mobile troops do not go too far, he will not interfere."
"Then what's the point of not going too far?"
"This... let's discuss it carefully..."
Emperor Yiluo nodded and asked his staff to discuss this issue.
But before starting to discuss the issue, the staff committee made another suggestion.
"Your Majesty, since we plan to send mobile troops to harass the human rear and supply lines, there is no need to consider the issue of siege." The oldest veteran said, "Then the reserve team does not need to rest, continue to attack, and take advantage of the opportunity Now that we have an advantage, if we can kill more, we can kill more!"
Emperor Yiluo naturally accepted his opinion, and the order was passed on.
With this order came more brutal fighting and more bloodshed than during the day.
After a day of fighting, both sides were tired. Even the reserve team, which could rest during the day, found it difficult to rest well in this environment, so each other was in poor condition. However, the orcs can use large-scale magic to quickly restore the soldiers to their condition, but the humans who have exhausted their mana cannot.
To make matters worse, orcs generally have dim vision or even dark vision, and the night does not hinder their vision. But humans can't. Even with torches and fires for lighting, most human soldiers' sight is greatly hindered, which makes it difficult for them to see the enemy clearly, make it difficult to hit with their attacks, and harder to avoid enemy attacks.
So on this night, human losses were extremely heavy. When daybreak came, as the battle line retreated significantly, the commanders were shocked by the losses of human soldiers.
Of course, during this night, humans also relied on some arrangements originally located in the camp to successfully launch several counterattacks, which consumed a large amount of the orcs' troops. However, from the overall statistics, in this short night, the orcs The exchange ratio with humans has exceeded one to five. In other words, on average, the fall of every orc soldier will be accompanied by the fall of at least five human soldiers.
Not only that, the seriously injured soldiers of the orcs can save their lives under divine treatment and even recover as quickly as possible. The human side can't do that. They can only rely on pre-prepared healing potions and the like for rescue, and the effect of the potions is very limited after all, which makes it almost impossible to save their seriously injured people. If this factor is taken into account, the ratio of battle losses between the two sides this night may even exceed one to ten!