The battlefield was ever-changing. Just a moment ago, the humans on Li Huailin's side were preparing to retreat. They didn't expect the enemy's Overlord to suddenly kill them, causing a huge change in the morale of both sides. While Li Huailin's side was in a daze, the humans on Li Huailin's side slowly began to counterattack.
"This is bad, this is bad … Something bad is going to happen." Li Huailin didn't have the time to care about Sulfur's idiotic actions. If this continued, the Humans would really win.
"Marshal! Our chance is here. Our morale is high now. If we counterattack now, we will have a great chance of winning. " Naturally, Maccon was keenly aware of this opportunity. He immediately said to Li Huailin, "Marshal, cancel the retreat order. We will take the initiative to attack."
"Bullsh * t, take the initiative to attack." Of course, Li Huailin knew that if he counterattacked now, he would definitely be able to force the Undead to retreat. This was because the Undead's ambush was a surprise. But now, the Humans were slowly coming over. Moreover, the Undead's general was dead. If they continued to fight, they would be able to chase them all the way to the Undead's main camp. But the problem was that this wasn't the result that Li Huailin wanted.
"What the hell is going on? Why can I win no matter how I fight? I've already let the enemy's troops ambush me, and I can still win. Is it because I'm born to win battles …" Li Huailin said as he held his forehead.
"Marshal! Please give the order. This is a rare opportunity. " Maccon didn't know what Li Huailin was thinking, but he couldn't let go of this opportunity. He immediately urged.
"Retreat …" Li Huailin suddenly said.
"Eh?" Maccon was surprised. "Marshal, did you say retreat? Now? "
"Yes, retreat." Li Huailin confirmed.
"This …" McCann was taken aback. He couldn't understand why they had to retreat. Indeed, the frontline had suffered heavy losses, but they still had the advantage in numbers. Moreover, their morale had risen. It was time for them to counterattack. Although they had suffered heavy losses, they would still win in the end. Why did they have to retreat?
"Ugh … Ugh …" Li Huailin thought for a long time before an idea came to him. He clutched his chest. "The Undead General shot a poisonous arrow at me when you weren't paying attention. I'm feeling really bad now …"
"What!" McCain immediately became nervous. "Really? I didn't notice it at all! "
"Of course it's true. Can't you see how pale my face is?" Li Huailin said.
"Eh? Really? "Maccon took a look and didn't see any paleness at all.
"Hurry up and retreat, or else I'll die from the poison!" Li Huailin immediately said.
"Oh, yes." Although McCann was puzzled, he didn't suspect anything. He immediately shouted, "Retreat! Retreat!"
"Retreat?" The human soldiers didn't react in time. Didn't they just say that they were going to counterattack? They were already prepared to fight back. Why did they have to retreat now?
Although they didn't know why they had to retreat at this time, the Second Legion had strict military discipline. Since the General had given the order, the human soldiers carried out the order and began to retreat slowly.
The Undead were also a bit puzzled. They didn't know why the Human Race had retreated. To be honest, they were relieved because they could clearly feel that the Human Race had recovered and were preparing to counterattack. Fortunately, the Human Race had retreated for some reason. It was like saving their lives.
Of course, at this time, the Undead wouldn't choose to pursue. They were eager for the human army to leave. Seeing the human army retreat, the Undead archers continued to shoot a few rounds before giving up. They stood in place and waited for the Lord's order.
At this time, Soudeis discovered that Sulfur's upper body had been sent flying. Sulfur's injuries were too severe and he had already fainted. Soudeis looked at Sulfur's body. Although the vital parts were preserved, even an Undead would die after receiving such an attack. This wasn't a place for treatment, so they had to rush back immediately.
Looking down, the human army had already retreated. Moreover, they were retreating slowly. It seemed that it would be very difficult to pursue them. The Undead didn't seem to have the morale to continue fighting, so Soudeis could only accept this result. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, retreat!"
"Retreat back to camp!" The adjutant immediately shouted.
Thus, the first full-scale battle between the human army and the Undead army finally ended. Because the battle was relatively sudden, no one thought that the Undead would choose this place to ambush. Therefore, although there were a lot of spies from the surrounding countries, they didn't immediately arrive at the battlefield. However, the final battle report was immediately received by everyone.
Both sides suffered losses. On the human side, more than 8,400 people were killed, 2,200 were seriously injured, and 13400 were lightly injured. On the other hand, on the Undead's side, 1,200 troops were killed, and 4,000 were either seriously injured or lightly injured. Judging from the battle losses, the Undead's ambush was very successful. Not only did they kill nearly 10,000 human troops, but they also obtained nearly 10,000 fresh corpses. If the Undead were given some time, these corpses would immediately be transformed into fresh combat power.
In addition to the soldiers' battle report, there were two more pieces of news that were more eye-catching. One was that during the battle, the Undead Lord, Sulfur, suddenly mounted a surprise attack on the Duke of Aquitaine's tent. As a result, he was intercepted and was seriously injured, almost dying. However, his surprise attack was very effective because the God of War, the Duke of Aquitaine, seemed to be injured, so the human army could only retreat.
The human army was defeated? The Duke of Aquitaine was injured? This was a very big piece of news, so the spies here immediately reported this matter back.
At the same time, the human army also safely retreated back to Degara City. Macken immediately contacted the medical team to gather at the headquarters and told all the soldiers to keep quiet.
Macken saw the captain of the medical team was looking at Li Huailin's "injury" and immediately asked, "How is the Marshal?"
"Uh … to be honest, the Marshal is an adventurer. Adventurers are not the same as us natives. Even if he was poisoned, we wouldn't be able to tell," Tiago, the captain of the medical team, replied.
Indeed, injuries on the players' side were different from those on the NPCs' side. Generally speaking, as long as a knife wound didn't cause bleeding, it wouldn't even leave a wound. On the other hand, if it was an arrow wound, the system would automatically remove the arrow from the body. That was why Tiago couldn't tell if Li Huailin was injured or not.
"Marshal, how are you?" The medical team couldn't tell, so Macken could only ask Li Huailin himself.
"Cough cough cough … I feel a little tired. By the way, how are the losses?" Li Huailin asked.
"According to the report, our army lost about 8,000 people, and an estimated 1,000 were seriously injured and couldn't be rescued in time. That's a loss of nearly 10,000 people," Macken said. Ever since Li Huailin became the Marshal of the 2nd Army, this was the 2nd Army's biggest loss. Since it was the first time they lost, Macken didn't know how to face it.
"Ten thousand?" Li Huailin frowned. This number was much less than he expected. The 2nd Army had a total of 90,000 troops. Excluding the logistics and reserves, there were still 70,000 troops left. Losing only 10,000 people was equivalent to losing one-seventh of the combat force. This … was a little insufficient.
"Marshal, this is all my responsibility," Bruno immediately said. Bruno immediately said from the side. He felt that this was his responsibility. After all, Li Huailin had been attacked by the poison arrow, and he had not noticed it at all. As a Knight, he had really neglected his duty.
"Marshal, this is all my responsibility," Dramo immediately said. Dramo immediately knelt down and said, "If it weren't for my eagerness to seek merit and guarding the Marshal, this wouldn't have happened."
"Ah … this, right …" Li Huailin wanted to say that they were not to be blamed, but he realized that it was all their fault. If these two guys had not rushed up and killed Liu Ke, they would not have had to pretend to be sick and retreat. Instead, they would have suffered a greater loss. So he immediately said, "It's the two of you who are at fault. Damn it, why did you attack people for no reason? Look at how embarrassed I am now."
"Your subordinates know their wrongs." Both of them replied at the same time.
"Men, drag him out and beat him until he becomes an idiot," Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
"This subordinate accepts the punishment. Marshal, please take care of yourself." The two of them answered at the same time, and without any resistance, they followed the soldiers to get beaten up.
"Marshal, this is a small defeat, but most of the main forces are still here. The Undead will probably be more aggressive after winning this battle. Marshal, how should we deal with them?" Maccon asked immediately.
"Well … there's no hurry. Let's see how they react first," Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
"Huh? Marshal, this is very urgent. We must find a way to fight back immediately. Otherwise, the corpses of our soldiers will become fresh soldiers of the Undead, "Maccon said immediately. This was the scariest thing about the Undead. As long as they were given time, they could replenish their soldiers on the battlefield, which was not good news for them.
"Hey, at least let me rest," Li Huailin said.
"But Marshal …" Maccon wanted to say something, but Li Huailin suddenly covered his chest and said, "Wah, wah, wah, wah, I suddenly feel very tired. I need to recuperate. Defend the city and wait for me to rest."
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