A burly man stood in the forest, staring at the group of new soldiers led by Gra as if he were staring at prey.
“As expected of an orc, you have extraordinary insight.
However, you will never be able to defeat us. There is a substantial gap between us humans and you.
If we have the same number of people, a single human may not be able to defeat you, but a thousand humans will definitely fight you on equal terms. If there are more than ten thousand humans, it will most likely be a massacre."
With a confident smile on his face, Sikakun drew his sword, and the soldiers behind him also drew their blades in unison.
The Rose Empire knew that the Wansheng Kingdom would send new soldiers to replenish the battlefield every year, and also replenish the logistics.
Next year is the best time to build the city wall, and those stupid demihumans probably realized this.
If Wansheng Kingdom regains the plain and finds that it cannot withstand the human offensive in the spring, it will definitely use every possible means to destroy the nearly completed city wall, laying the groundwork for Wansheng Kingdom's subsequent winter offensive.
For some unknown reason, the Rose Empire has decided to completely end the war within two years.
The Cerrovomen Plain was the most important supply point and garrison location, and it was impossible for the Rose Empire to allow the Wansheng Kingdom to take it back.
Sikakun was the general who was ordered to lead his troops to block the new recruits and logistics heading to the battlefield.
He didn't bring many soldiers, only about fourteen thousand. If there were more, their whereabouts would be easily exposed.
Fourteen thousand, four hundred are elite soldiers, which are enough to deal with these little brats who have never been to the battlefield.
Even if there are some experts protecting them, they can use the charge of the advancing troops to break up the formation, and then, taking advantage of the chaos, suddenly rush out and knock down the logistics troops supplying the front line.
The damaged supplies and the frightened large number of recruits will certainly greatly reduce the morale of Wansheng's soldiers, and the goal of disrupting Wansheng's winter offensive will be successfully achieved.
Under Xikakun's watch, the assault troops attacked from the flank of Wansheng's new recruits. At the same time, the one hundred elite soldiers under Xikakun's command had blocked the recruits' retreat.
However, the scene that Xikakun had imagined, where Wansheng's new recruits were routed, did not come true.
Without saying a word, Yang Yu pulled out He Meng from the hood behind Bai Jin, and kicked He Meng towards the middle of the team like a ball. Immediately afterwards, Yang Yu picked up Bai Jin and used [Aid Charge] to catch a ride with He Meng, moving to a place near the middle of the team.
After putting Bai Jin on the ground, Yang Yu instantly took out a large shield and a sword to meet the attacking Rose soldiers.
A red light pierced into Yang Yu's palm, and the sword in his hand burst into orange light. Yang Yu's blood volume was astonishing, exceeding nine thousand. This [Double-Sided Slash] was enough to pierce the chest of an ordinary soldier.
Blood was flying everywhere. Yang Yu swung his sword again and launched several consecutive normal attacks, getting the first drop of blood on the battlefield.
However, the other soldiers of the Rose Empire did not stop because of the scene before them. They continued to charge until the weapons in their hands collided with the new recruits of the Wansheng Kingdom.
All of a sudden, countless wailing sounds were heard. The new recruits on the flank, who had not had time to prepare themselves, were cut all over their bodies and blood was gushing out continuously.
"Listen to me! If you don't want to die! Take up arms and resist!"
Gra's voice was deafening. He also took up his weapons and led other veterans to resist. He knew that there was still a long way to go before the battlefield.
The Rose Empire would not bring too many people here to ambush, and Rose has only one goal.
The only thing Gra was worried about now was that this sudden attack would catch the new recruits off guard, causing them to lose the courage to respond and be slaughtered in vain.
At this moment, Gra saw that the pace of the Rose soldiers who had interrupted the attack on the logistics troops suddenly slowed down.
Then, a strange magic circle expanded under the feet of the elf that looked a bit weird. Countless black shadows surged in the magic circle and turned into black ghosts that attacked Rose's soldiers.
After beheading several soldiers, Yang Yu thrust his sword deep into the ground.
"[Bound by Thorns]"
In an instant, countless thorns grew out of the soil, forming a thorny fishing net in front of Yang Yu and Bai Jin, entangled several attacking soldiers.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the new recruits and logistics troops behind Yang Yu reacted. They chanted magic together, and before the magic of the Rose Empire fell on their heads, they suddenly deployed a barrier to offset the flying magic.
Yang Yu took a deep breath, and then, an illusory shield suddenly unfolded in front of him.
This is not used to intercept projectiles, but to perform a combo.
A burst of red gushed out from Yang Yu's body, covering his entire body, including the huge illusory shield. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in front of Yang Yu, blowing up the blood-red on his body.
At this moment, Yang Yu seemed like a bullet ready to be fired.
"[Red Blood Opens the Way]"
Of course, as soon as he said the name of the skill, Yang Yu rushed towards the charging Rose soldiers like a speeding high-speed train.
[Red Blood Opens the Way] The width of this skill's path is linked to the user's body size.
The tall blood lion could naturally open up a wide road easily, but Yang Yu, who was of normal build, was not as big as the blood lion, so the road he opened up was naturally much smaller.
Yang Yu had tried this skill several times when he and Lothkar went to the plant tribe to deliver a letter.
Finally, the linkage between [Intercept] and [Red Blood Clearing the Way] was discovered, and the size of the illusory shield deployed by [Intercept] was linked to the size of the shield itself, so Yang Yu deliberately chose a large shield before the battle.
Thanks to this great fortune, Yang Yu's advance path was more than three meters wide. He used the illusory shield to quickly push away the Luo Ze soldiers who were fighting hand-to-hand with the new recruits, making them crash into the nearby trees like buns on a string.
The Rose soldiers who continued to launch a surprise attack on the team of new recruits were also pushed back several meters because of Yang Yu's skill.
There was a brief period of vacuum in the offensive of the Rose Empire ambush force. The new recruits, who were confused about the situation at first, realized the seriousness of the problem after hearing the calls of the veterans, and recalled what they had learned in the previous training.
They must fight. If they don't fight and just think about escaping, they will be killed without a trace by the enemy in front of them.
Waves of courageous roars rang out, and the new soldiers of Wansheng Kingdom launched a resistance.
Seeing this scene, Xikakun revealed a trace of solemnity, which took away his ease.
He didn't say much, but just raised his sword and ordered the elite troops around him to launch an attack together.
(End of this chapter)