When the sun was about to set, Quartermaster Dick put the things Roddy needed into more than a dozen packages, and handed them to him breathlessly. Some unspeakable respect.
"Everything is ready."
Rody took the package, nodded, and then turned to give orders to the soldiers who had changed into dark black clothes and wore blackened long swords behind them—
"Check the equipment!"
The time to fight has finally arrived, but at this moment, the faces of these scouts can no longer see much confusion and tension, because a day of training and explanations have made them mentally reach the best state - the simple "orcs are not invincible" The stereotypes have been instilled into their brains by Rody, and the greatest fear of "the unknown" has disappeared. What they are now facing is a group of enemies who already know almost all their weaknesses.
So at this moment, the morale of this team is unprecedentedly high, and even everyone has strong confidence in the upcoming battle.
Each of them is equipped with a short bow and carries 6 arrows. They carry the package specially requested by Roddy on their backs. The long swords are in place and the armor is fastened. Go far away.
Everyone had a full meal before leaving. When they left Nolan Village, the villagers seemed to have noticed that these soldiers were different from usual. They looked at the dust and smoke in the distance and remained silent.
"Is this really possible?"
Carter didn't quite believe that this attack would be as sure as Roddy said. Although he had won two encounters with orcs, he had no idea of the strength of these guys. The young people around him really It is estimated that they will only be slaughtered one-sidedly. Although Rody has mentioned many weaknesses of orcs, after all, this is just a theory.
"why not?"
Looking at the fading sun in the distance, Rody replied, holding the rein with one hand and stroking the handle of the scimitar with the other, "Now is not the time to think about whether you can defeat the opponent, Because we have to believe that we can win, and only then can we continue to fight this battle.”
The last ray of light in the sky disappeared.
The 30-kilometer journey passed quickly, and when night fell, the horses gradually slowed down. Finally, under Rody's order, all the soldiers began to abandon their horses and move forward on foot.
The wind of the prairie still carried that faint fresh smell, and the body crouched over a low grass slope, only the sound of the whistling wind could be heard in the ear, and the probe looked at the distance of 300 meters, where the light of the bonfire was shining. The orc camp came into view.
All the scouts crouched on the other side of the grassy slope, looking at the orc camp from a distance, their faces became serious—most of them looked at Rody, not knowing how the temporary commander planned to attack.
As the leader, Rody licked his index finger, lifted it up, measured the wind direction, and then led the group of people slowly around the downwind vent. During this period, all the soldiers took out their short bows and set up their arrows, ready to deal with any sudden attack. What happened... Everyone is nervous at this moment. No matter how much Rody said about the weaknesses of orcs before, when he really sees those two-meter-tall guys whose arms are thicker than their legs, they can remain completely calm , after all, only a minority.
Rody didn't expect them to fight bravely, but his only request now was to refrain from making any unnecessary movements—as they slowly approached the orc camp, these young scouts could even hear the orcs talking loudly.
Roddy was at the front, Ruger was in the middle as support and orders, and Carter was in the back. The entire group seemed to be "forbidden" because of the training in the morning.
Although this camp is simple, there is also a wooden sentry tower, and at this time there is a sentry who is dozing off on it. It's just that the sky was dim, and the sentinel had no way of noticing the dozen or so human scouts who were at a disadvantage a hundred meters away.
In other words, he never thought about the possibility of being attacked by humans at all.
Among all the people, only Rody understands that orcs' eyesight is much worse than that of humans at night - this is the experience that Rody has successfully summed up in countless nighttime attacks on orcs.
The camp in front of them dug ravines around them to prevent the charge of war horses. Because the resources of the Orc Empire were poor, the only wood they had was used to build sentry towers, so they used this simplest method with only a handful of strength. As a defensive measure... And this has caused a big disadvantage: when someone hides in these ravines in the dark, even the sentinels standing on the sentry towers cannot detect the slightest bit.
For Rody, the key to this battle is not whether the scouts behind him can fight bravely, but whether his plan can be carried out smoothly—confirming that the sentry's eyes are on the other side, Rody leads the scouts to quietly He jumped into these trenches against the turf, and after confirming that everyone was in place, he left a "standby" order, and then a person walked down to the ground silently like a ghost.
The essence of the "Ranger" profession lies in its strength when walking alone - it has the stealth ability similar to an assassin, and has a strong long-range sniper ability. Therefore, in "Cracking Earth", a ranger is often better than an assassin on a battlefield with complex terrain. Play a bigger and more active role.
How much strength can Luo Di, who is only level 2, display at this moment? For a guy who has gone through countless games and can pass through the highest difficulty level without taking damage, this is the first test for him to take the initiative after coming to this world.
The figure slipped quietly in the shadows, and when he came to the edge of the tent which was only fifteen meters away from the sentry tower, Rody was already clear enough about the figure of the orc above. At this time, he seemed to be integrated with the grass. His gauntlets and weapons had long been blackened with fire and no longer reflected light. He was lying motionless on the ground, like a stone.
So... now is the time.
The sentry on the sentry tower yawned, and Rody immediately took advantage of the short few seconds to get under the sentry tower—this distance was hard for the sentry to find, but on the other hand, the people in the camp The orcs could easily notice this uninvited guest—but everything was still quiet, and the few orcs who walked by in the camp didn't notice it. Rody's figure was completely standing in the shadow of the tents and sentry towers, because the only light source came from The bonfire in the middle of the camp, so he can easily view the entire camp structure without being noticed by anyone.
Tents, animal pens, and simple sentry towers, these are the only three types of buildings in this camp. After re-evaluating the number of orcs, Roddy estimates that there may be around 25 orcs in the camp at the moment—remember the entire building layout, It took a total of about five minutes to inspect the ratio of troops and the route. After completing all the preparations, he immediately returned to the trench not far away at a very fast speed without making the slightest movement.
Know yourself, know your enemy, and win every battle. This sentence has been chanted for many years, but Rody clearly understands its significance. At this time, after the adventurous survey, he has already made a suitable plan in his mind for the next battle.
When Rody reappeared beside the scouts, those young people were taken aback by his silent but extremely quick movements, while Ruge was shocked in his heart. He naturally understood what Rody's ability meant, and this It also made him more at ease - at least the greater Rody's ability, the higher the chance of success in this battle.
"Take out the package."
Roddy made a silent gesture, Ruger was the first to react, Carter and the rest of the soldiers then dug out the packages, and then they found that they were some arrowheads that had been stained with fuel, and the flint and tinder used for ignition were almost Everyone gets a set.
"The second team, follow me, the first team is on standby."
Roddy said in a low voice that he missed the time when he could communicate with his comrades only by tactical gestures, but obviously these people in front of him didn't have that kind of tactical literacy at all. Ruger, the captain of the first team, was called, and he added: "Let each of the first team prepare three rockets. Once you hear the screams in the camp, ignite them immediately, and then shoot at the connected tents in the west. After finishing this, walk 60 meters west along the trench, and when you see me appearing at the sentry tower, rush directly into the camp, understand?"
Ruger immediately understood Roddy's tactical intentions, and nodded solemnly to accept the order.
"Carter, bring the people from the second team and follow me."
Rody looked up at the not-so-bright moonlight above his head, clenched his horn bow, and walked along the ditch to the east.
When the seven scouts from the second team followed Rody to the east side of the camp, everything remained silent. However, the rapid heartbeat of the soldiers made their foreheads sweat slightly, the palms holding the short bow were a little slippery, and the surge of adrenaline caused the fingertips to tremble slightly—these phenomena were unavoidable, and Roddy would not say anything more .Because even he himself was the same when he first ambushed the orcs.
Calling all the scouts of the second team to him, Rody arranged the next task in a low voice—"There are three orcs on regular patrols in the camp, and there are four in total including the sentry towers. We need to shoot them all together, and then immediately Climb up the sentry tower to attract firepower from a high position, and try to shoot and kill the opponent, Ruger will support us later, and just listen to my orders when they rush into the camp."
His eyes swept over these young people and Carter beside him one by one, and then pointed to the small round shields that he carried as spare equipment before and said: "After climbing up the sentry tower, one person covers the other to shoot arrows. Don't let yourself become the opponent's target. That's all I have to say, understand?"
Those bright eyes in the darkness were slightly nervous and expectant. Seeing everyone nodding, Rody picked up the horn bow and motioned for everyone to take arrows—those patrolling orcs would pass by the trench in a few minutes, and what they had to do, Just wait. And give the fatal blow.