"Marshal Bott, this is already the third round of siege by the orc army. I think they will retreat after this attack, right? Those damn beasts really know how to choose the time for their invasion this time. They chose to invade just when the undead are resurrecting. They are simply adding fuel to the fire!"
While I was leading a large number of magicians to set up magic arrays outside the canyon, on the main tower of the Canglang Line, a strong man wearing heavy armor and holding a shining sword was watching the orcs rushing towards the wall while nonchalantly yelling to Marshal Bott, the highest commander of the Canglang Line. Although the human soldiers on the entire line of defense were extremely worried about the safety of the line of defense, for William, this was just a small scene.
"Humph, if it weren't for those undeads causing trouble this time, reinforcements from all over the continent would have arrived long ago. But to be honest, if it weren't for those undead mages, I'm afraid that even if the two countries didn't send more troops, those orcs wouldn't necessarily be able to defeat the Canglang Line of Defense.
After all, over the years, whether it was the performance of our troops in the previous attacks by the orcs or the reinforcements we made to the Wolf Line, they have all been extremely perfect. The only thing to worry about this time is the Undead troops. . . . .
Earlier, news came from the rear that the coalition forces of the two countries had wiped out nearly half of the undead army outside the Magic Temple of the Kingdom of Yan, but the remaining troops still numbered over a million. Although I also hoped that the number of undead could be further reduced under the pursuit of the coalition forces, in fact, this was just a fantasy.
Think about those necromancers, is it possible that they don't use the bodies of civilians to strengthen their team along the way? And can those ordinary humans catch up with those undead? These are all problems! "At this point, Marshal Bout sighed deeply, as if he was releasing the anger in his heart.
"Don't worry, sir. According to previous legends, it takes at least 4-5 ordinary undead warriors to deal with one formally trained soldier. If those 1 million undead come, we only need to send 5-6 reserve legions to the rear of the defense line to intercept them. I think there will be no problem. What's more, behind those undead armies, there are nearly a million troops chasing them!"
Seeing Bout's worried look, William, the commander of the first army of the Wolf Line, repeatedly comforted his old boss. At the same time, William was also depressed for his old boss. Originally, Marshal Bout should have retired before the Chinese New Year after this summer.
But with the invasion of the orc army, not only will his retirement be postponed indefinitely, but he will also be involved in a large-scale racial war. . . . .
"Alas! William, you are careless again... Didn't you read the battle report delivered last night? Those damned undead troops actually split up in the canyon that the coalition forces must pass through to reach the Canglang Line of Defense. At least 400,000 undead stopped advancing and completely blocked the narrow valley.
If it was somewhere else, maybe with the strong attack of the magician troops of the Kingdom of Yan, they might be able to force their way through... But you should remember that in the secret records of the Canglang Defense Line, it is clearly recorded that the 20 square kilometers around that damn canyon is the so-called forbidden area of magic!
The width is less than 100 meters, and there are 400,000 undead troops. If ordinary soldiers were used to attack them, I think even if hundreds of thousands of infantrymen died, they might not be able to break through there. . . . .
What's more, those dead soldiers may be resurrected by the undead... Oh! Look at my memory. Although I won't let the skeleton soldiers who have been controlled by the necromancer get out of control, it is impossible to re-summon new undead soldiers.
But even so, it is not so easy to pass through that canyon. Even if we don’t count the losses of the soldiers, just wanting to break through there, I don’t think it is possible without 2-3 days of fighting. . . . .
Plus, they are already more than a day behind the Undead... Alas! From tomorrow until the coalition reinforcements arrive, the battle will be very difficult for us... "
Marshal Bout was also very worried when he heard his beloved general being so nonchalant. If the orcs invaded at this time, Marshal Bout would not overestimate them. At least he still had a wall of more than ten meters to deal with those stinky orcs.
But facing the undead army rushing from the heart of the East Continent, the only thing they could do was to send troops to fight the enemy on flat ground. After all, all the fortifications on this Canglang Line were one-way.
In addition to being able to build a more stable defense line with the least amount of supplies, the deeper meaning is that when the orcs break through there, the Canglang Defense Line will not be used by the enemy and become an obstacle to the counterattack of the East Continent Coalition. But now, this cancer that broke out directly from the interior of the continent has become the fatal injury of this defense line. . . . . .
"But sir, I think it's too late to discuss this now. The only thing we can do now is to find a way to overcome the current difficulties. I think as long as we persist, we will be able to wait for the arrival of reinforcements... By then, we will definitely be able to exterminate those undead and drive those orcs back to the ice field."
"Oh, I hope so..."
"Sir, there are two latest battle reports from the rear. One is the reinforcements from the province of Camerson, and the other is the latest news from the coalition forces..." Just as Marshal Bout sighed and prepared to walk towards the battlements with William, an adjutant ran up and shouted, and at the same time he hurriedly handed the two documents in his hand to Bout.
Upon hearing that it was the latest military report, not only William, but also several other senior officers came over. After all, everyone is curious, not to mention that this news was related to their own lives!
"Sir, what's the situation? How bad is it?" After seeing Marshal Bout's gloomy face after reading the first document, several officers knew that this was definitely not good news. But out of instinct, they couldn't help but ask.
However, Bout did not answer them, but threw the document to William. At the same time, he walked towards the battlements on the city wall with a gloomy face.
"Damn, Camerson's 300,000 Mokaster Empire reinforcements were completely wiped out by the undead troops that caught up from the rear... How could this be possible? How could 300,000 soldiers be wiped out in just one battle? Damn, aren't those undead troops said to be weak in combat? 300,000 soldiers can at least resist millions of undead troops! This... This..." William couldn't help but roar before he even had time to read the second military report. Then, he and his colleagues quickly fell silent. Although they were confident that they were stronger than the troops from Camerson Province, they were also clear about the gap. If the more than 800,000 undead at that time could almost completely wipe out the 300,000 reinforcements, then the nearly one million undead mentioned in the intelligence now could definitely swallow up all of their 300,000 troops. . . . Then, what if all the 500,000 troops of the reserve legion were deployed on the Canglang defense line? What would be the result? Thinking of this, the officers present were almost shuddering with fear.
"We were wrong... Our estimate was completely wrong... The history books record that one human soldier can fight four undead warriors, but that only refers to the concept of single combat... We didn't consider that after our warriors were killed, even those undead soldiers smashed by our warriors, they were under the control of those undead mages. As long as their bones were basically intact, those undead mages would be able to transform them into undead warriors again..."
Marshal Bout took up the conversation after hearing William's low cry, but his words did not arouse the officers' frustration at all. At this moment, almost all of them were praying to the gods they believed in. . . . .
Turning around and looking at a large group of subordinates with dazed faces, Marshal Bout knew that he had to give them some hope. Otherwise, if he allowed them to continue like this, there would probably be no need to start a war, and everything would be over.
"Look at the battle report below... The coalition forces of the two countries have already broken through the canyon of the dead that we thought was a Jedi, and are now rushing towards us at the fastest speed. But according to their schedule, their main force will arrive nearly 2 days later than the undead troops...
Don't lose heart, things are not as bad as you think. According to the military report, after breaking through the canyon, the magician troops of the Kingdom of Yan are setting up a large teleportation array, trying to teleport most of the magicians here through the teleportation array. If this move can be successful, then I think it will not be a problem for us to resist those undead. . . . . .
But don't put all your hopes on it. After all, none of us know whether the teleportation array can really teleport the magician troops here. This kind of thing is just a legendary thing!"
"But sir, if they can really be teleported here, why didn't those magicians use this kind of magic circle from the beginning? They can simply ignore the undead troops in the canyon and come here directly to reinforce us..." After listening to Marshal Bout's words, William asked with a little dissatisfaction, and continued to read down.
"This question is difficult to answer. But I think there may be two reasons! First, they want to eliminate the undead troops in the canyon. Because according to the battle report, if there were no mages, I'm afraid the infantry would not be able to break through the canyon now. Second, I guess it's because of their magic arrays. It's not good to use the teleportation array in that area before breaking some altar. After all, I also heard that when a magician casts a magic array, there must be no interference..."
“…” (To be continued)