On the night of the 23rd, Dane led the army and parted ways with Morno.
It is said that they parted ways, but in fact, it is not that far. After all, Dane still shoulders the task of supporting and responding, otherwise, he would like to run a little further.
However, while taking on this responsibility, he also didn't want to sink himself into the huge vortex in front of him.
According to the available information, he roughly estimated the marching route of the orc army, and based on some strategies revealed by Morno, he drew a range of battlefields where battles might break out—basically centered on Shizuipo. an area. Then, he took his army directly, spent a day's work, and ran to a place fifty kilometers away in one breath before resting.
This should already be regarded as a relatively safe position. Fifty kilometers away, if the orcs dispatched an army, it would take two days to get there. It would take at least a day for a small group of troops to trouble him. What's more, it's not that he has no legs. If the enemy is coming against him, won't he run
What's more, the orcs are eager to escape, and Morno's harassment is enough. If Dane doesn't die, these guys won't go fifty kilometers away to trouble him, unless they really Not afraid of being caught up by Ou Ze. Of course, if you think about the situation in a better direction, maybe Morno's delaying tactics really succeeded? Who can say for sure
When he had just ordered the troops to set up camp, a Sword Falcon knight who was in charge of the communication between him and Morno sent a forward battle report.
"In the morning, General Morno had already set up a defensive line in Shizuipo with a small group of troops, and made the illusion that there were large troops stationed in it, hoping to scare the orc army, or at least make them suspicious. But There are too many enemy bipedal dragon cavalry. Our sword falcon knight brigade failed to stop them, and they found out the truth about Shizuipo. They are still continuing to march towards Shizuipo, and it is estimated that they will send an advance team Onslaught, our defense line at Shizuipo is not expected to survive tomorrow morning."
It was bad news at first.
Morno's idea was actually quite good. If the orcs were to pretend that there was a large army stationed at Shizuipo, they would have to hesitate more or less in front of Shizuipo, and the purpose of delaying time would be achieved. It's a pity that the comparison of aerial reconnaissance between the two sides is obviously uneven. The orcs have at least two hundred wyverns, but the number of Marlin's sword falcon knights has dropped to only about forty after several battles. , it is impossible to prevent them from probing the sky.
In this way, you can know at a glance what is true or false.
"Thanks for your hard work." Dane handed over a glass of water and said, "I will trouble you to continue to pass on the situation in the future."
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After sending away the sword falcon knight, Dane did not neglect. All of Patience's rangers were thrown out by him, including some sword dancers and soldiers with reconnaissance experience among the mercenaries. These scouting soldiers sent out totaled nearly 200 people, accounting for one-fifth of his forces. And their work is also very important-to ensure that nothing will go wrong within thirty kilometers.
As for the rest, there wasn't much Dane could do. Now, he can only pay close attention to the intelligence ahead and make corresponding preparations at all times.
In the early morning of January 25th, as expected by Dane, the outpost Morno set up on Shizuipo was violently attacked by more than 600 orc soldiers. The Eastern Expedition Army has deployed less than 200 people in total on several defense lines at Shizuipo. Of course, this manpower cannot hold on for too long. A fate of complete annihilation.
Fortunately, Morno also knew that such a sacrifice was worthless, not to mention that one of his soldiers died one less, and there was an important task of attacking the orc army in the future, so he simply ordered that if nothing could be done You can retreat by yourself.
Therefore, the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army deployed at Shizuipo fought and retreated. They didn't fight the orcs, but they didn't dare to fight with a knife or a shot. To some extent, they played a role of delay and hindrance.
By noon, Shizuipo was completely occupied by the advance team of orcs.
Morno didn't seem to care much about the loss of Shizuipo's control. He also understood that even if Shi Zuipo was in his own hands, he would definitely not be able to keep it, but he couldn't give it to others for nothing. His original intention was to create a little trouble for the orc army, and he didn't even think about fighting a life-and-death battle with the orcs here.
However, when the advance troops of the orcs put on a pose to infiltrate and occupy the surrounding areas of Shizuipo, Morno could not sit idly by. These places are the positions reserved by him to launch an attack on the orc army!
Ever since, under the order of the barbaric warlord, the soldiers of White Wolf Fort dealt a firm blow to the orc army who intended to expand their control.
The strength of the orc advance team was not very large. After a whole afternoon of fighting, they failed to take advantage of it, so they had to give up.
At noon on the twenty-sixth, the orc army arrived at Shizuipo. Because Morno's troops were watching the surrounding area, the orc army who had been marching in a hurry did not move on cautiously. Instead, they stayed in Shizuipo for a whole afternoon and sent troops to stay near Shizuipo all the time. Moreno, who was staying at a distance, was driven away.
The whole afternoon's delay is definitely a huge contribution made by the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Governor Oze, who was chasing after him, also took this opportunity to close the distance with the orc army. At this moment, the distance between the two sides may have been less than a day.
As dusk approached, the sword falcon knights patrolling around the orc army in the sky were suddenly attacked by a large number of wyverns. There was a huge gap in strength between the two sides. The sword falcon knight was not an opponent, and he was driven away after not being able to hold on for long. Originally thought that this would be the end of the matter, but what I didn't expect was that when the sky was getting dark, those biped wyverns were chasing the sword falcon knights endlessly, with the intention of destroying them all!
When night fell, almost all the Sword Falcon knights were driven to a place tens of kilometers away from the battlefield, and it was completely impossible to provide any intelligence support for the battlefield.
It is precisely because of this that Morno's mind moved and he realized that this is a fighter!
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The two watches were completed, I didn't want to talk, and I was a little disheartened. (To be continued.)