After leaving the First Unit of the Western Fifth Army, Yang Yu followed the temporarily assembled team to the rear to counter the mysterious forces sent by the Rose Empire.
This elite force, with a total of 500 men on the march, was led by a deputy general named Kunya, an orc who looked like a white tiger with a missing corner of his left ear and appeared to be experienced in combat.
The troops led by Yang Yu account for one-fifth of the team and have a high say in this army.
Looking around carefully, some subhuman officers lowered their status and became soldiers in the team.
The rank of the officers leading them is naturally not ordinary sergeants, corporals, or centurions. Each level is at least one level higher.
Due to the urgency of the situation, they marched quickly without taking a long rest on the road, braving the occasional light snow, and rushed to the first stronghold that could no longer be contacted.
The campsite used for living had been destroyed beyond recognition, and the thick snow seemed to cover up all the evil.
Lotkar sensed something and used his feet to dig through the snow, and found several bodies of Wansheng soldiers that were frozen as hard as stones.
The wounds were extremely regular and fatal, either on the chest or on the neck, and every wound hit the vital points.
After carefully exploring the surroundings, Kunya asked the canine orcs to record the scent of humans that appeared in the camp, and then immediately asked them to follow the scent and track them.
Even though orcs have abilities comparable to those of various beasts, it is not easy to follow the scent until they capture someone in the ice and snow.
After a forced march through several camps, they finally locked onto the movement path of the Rose Empire's mysterious troops.
They followed the smell and arrived at a towering city.
Unexpectedly, this city was originally conquered by Yang Yu and his team, but now the Wansheng Kingdom’s garrison is nowhere to be found, and the city walls are occupied by soldiers from the Rose Empire.
It seems that the Rose Empire did not send many soldiers to defend the city, so Kunya asked Yang Yu to get a few Rose soldiers to investigate.
Yang Yu nodded in agreement, and he and Lothcar quickly took action.
As soon as he got close to the city wall, Yang Yu used [Climb] to climb up the seven-meter-high wall, tied up two soldiers with [Thorny Binding], and then used [Rescue Charge] to return to Lothkar's side and brought the Rose soldiers back without any delay.
The interrogation process was full of twists and turns. Finally, Kunka grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into the soldiers' clothes. Only then did the soldiers of the Rose Empire tremble and tell him everything they knew.
The team that caused trouble in the Second and First Troops of the Western Fifth Army was the same team. Their total number was not large, only more than fifty people.
This was confirmed by the canine soldiers. They confirmed it repeatedly, but the total number of human scents they smelled was only about fifty.
The deputy general frowned and kept repeating, "More than fifty people? Is that really the only number?"
With such a small number of people, they were able to create such a huge wave in the rear and capture one stronghold after another. The strength of this team is probably unfathomable.
Yang Yu took out the military regulations manual he had obtained from Luhua Army from the system.
In addition to the basic military regulations, there are also war rules formulated by the Dragon God Council for both sides of the war, which are not much different from what Yang Yu learned before going to the expedition.
In addition to the fact that individuals with a rating above S cannot participate in the war and cannot use magic or skills of mass destruction, there are several other rules set by the Dragon God Council to prevent large numbers of casualties.
There is a rule that doesn't seem to be that important or commonly used.
If a team of more than 30 people has an average rating of more than A, or obtains an overall rating of S or above, then this team is not on the front battlefield but influencing the direction of the war elsewhere, which is a violation.
Putting aside the question of whether some weaker guys will be mixed into the high-quality team to balance the combat power in order not to violate this rule, just gathering more than 30 A-level soldiers is enough to be a headache.
According to Yang Yu's observation, except for the new recruits in his team, the majority of this elite marching army are of B+ and A- level strength. Those with strength above A- level are rare. Even the Deputy General Kunya who leads them is only S-.
To have thirty A-level soldiers is equivalent to asking for more than half of the elite troops of an army.
Wouldn't it be great if all these soldiers could be placed in the regular army and the combat capability of the front would be greatly enhanced
Why go to so much trouble to organize such a special operations force, risking punishment from the dragon or the risk of high-end talents being besieged and destroyed
This war is still under the supervision of the Dragon God Council.
Yang Yu was not clear about the abilities and supervision methods of the dragons, but since they had not taken any action to stop it, it meant that the Rose Empire's actions should still be in line with the war rules set by the dragons.
Kunya was thinking about the same question as Yang Yu, and also asked the two soldiers that Yang Yu had captured one last question.
"Which direction did you see those people go when you were on the city wall?"
Due to Kunya's extremely ferocious appearance, the two soldiers had to reluctantly show Kunya the way in order to save their lives.
Following the direction indicated by the soldiers, Kunya sent people to find the thin footprints that could not be seen clearly in the distance and the smell of humans. Only then did he release the two human soldiers.
Following the clues left by the mysterious troops, Kunya, Lotkar and other orcs with keen sense of smell continued to smell stronger and stronger human scent in the air.
Leaving the area where light snow occasionally fell, the human footprints on the ground became clearer and clearer, and then, they arrived at an orc stronghold after a quick march.
A tragedy also occurred there, and dozens of orc soldiers guarding the stronghold were killed.
Their cheeks had lost their color, turning pale in the freezing winter.
In the middle of the leaning tent, the simple stove for cooking food still stood firm, although the wood had been completely burnt into charcoal.
Kunya reached his hand into the charcoal and felt a little bit of temperature that had not completely dissipated. He opened the pot and saw that the food residue inside was still liquid and not completely frozen.
That group of guys not only killed the orc soldiers, but also so arrogantly took their army's food and cooked it and ate it.
It is unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable. I will tear them all into pieces.
Kunya bared his teeth, but soon he suppressed his anger. In order to fight back, he must not lose his calm and judgement.
"Attention, all troops! The enemy is not far from us. Don't miss any details and be ready to fight at any time."
Under Kunya's command, the orc soldiers immediately lined up in formation. There was no fear on their faces. Seeing this scene, an unprecedented anger filled the hearts of every orc soldier.
(End of this chapter)