"The warriors of our tribe fight bravely because they are confident in their strength. The reason why humans are weak and easy to bully is because they are unable to fight against our strong warriors alone. That is why their hearts are filled with fear and they have no will to fight … Once they are in battle, they will not trust their comrades and will usually scatter in confusion. This is the most important reason why we have never suffered losses in border conflicts. "
"But once they start to taste victory and lose their fear of us, you will gradually find that we are not as strong as you think. Objectively speaking, our soldiers are indeed stronger and taller than humans, but humans can make up for this shortcoming with warhorses … They have better weapons and armor, and this is a gap that we cannot ignore.
"Judging from the traces, their number is less than 40, and up until now, they may have killed more than 300 of our soldiers."
Sauron frowned and then asked in a low voice, "Teacher, then we are here for …"
Before he finished speaking, he saw Sarota reach into his robe and pull out a piece of grass sandpaper from his pocket and gently hand it over. Surprised, Sauron immediately took it with both hands. After opening it, he was surprised to find that it was actually a map.
It should be known that the Orc Kingdom's cultural level was much more backward than that of humans. Although they had their own cultural heritage, the proportion of "illiterates" was almost more than 90%. Of the nearly 100 Wolf Riders outside, only seven or eight were literate. Only Sarota and Sauron, who had the inheritance of a witch doctor, would be able to study something like a "map" that seemed ordinary in the eyes of humans.
It was no exaggeration to say that the Orcs rarely used maps, not to mention the "high-end goods" in Sauron's hands that were accurately marked!
No matter how one looked at it, Sarota was an extraordinary species among the Orcs. He understood the reason why humans were able to expel the Orcs to the grasslands nearly a hundred years ago, so he had never stopped exploring and learning. Now, this learning was showing results.
This map drawn on the grass sandpaper was almost the same as the one in Roddy's hands, and even more accurate in some details.
The map had marked the villages destroyed by Roddy and the places where the two Wolf Riders were attacked. These places were very regular. Sauron quickly found that the places where the incidents occurred were almost all along the border between the "Hammer of Roddy" and the "Bloodspear" tribe …
"He — if this was done by intuition, then … he is really …"
"Very scary."
Sarota nodded. His expression was cautious and solemn. "I even suspect that there is a spy among the Orcs like Earl Francis. Otherwise …"
He shook his head and added in a low voice, "No matter what, this guy …"
"We have to get rid of him."
Solon turned his gaze to the map and gradually understood why Sarota wanted to come to the Cossack Village. According to the pattern of Roddy's previous attacks, this was almost the best choice.
"They have successfully stirred up hatred between the two tribes. It's hard to imagine that a human who has never been to the orc kingdom would know so much about the conflict between the tribes and know how to use such a simple and effective method to make us fall into internal strife." Sarota sighed and said in a rather helpless tone, "Now, even if we tell Chief Rohar, our battle with Blood Spear is inevitable. Actually, whether we can stop these humans or not, we've already lost."
"This time, I admit my failure, but these humans who killed more than 300 of our clansmen must be … eliminated!"
Sarota's eyes were cold and awe-inspiring. Solon knew his teacher's character of doing what he said. At this time, he also understood what to do next.
"Then I'll go and let the soldiers lie in ambush and wait for them to come … and walk into the trap."
....。
In the early morning, the heavy rain gradually stopped.
In such an environment, it was almost impossible to sleep soundly at night, but the scouts were used to recovering their strength as much as possible under difficult conditions. So when the order to get up was issued, their mental state was still full. One by one, they walked out of the camp and began to sort out their equipment, water the warhorses, and silently began to prepare for the last raid of the entire operation.
Captain Sodelor rode his horse back to the camp from afar when the team finished preparing. Early before sunrise, he personally went to scout the Cossack Village, but unfortunately, it was raining cats and dogs at that time. Sodelor could not get enough information because of his poor vision. He could only look from afar and confirm that everything was normal before returning to the camp.
"Captain Roddy."
When he came to Roddy, his armor was soaked, and his face looked a little pale. It was obvious that the morning wind was a little uncomfortable.
"I don't think we can see anything, right?"
Roddy raised his hand and handed him the wineskin. He kept twisting his waist and legs to get his body into battle mode as soon as possible.
"The rain is very heavy, and there is no light in the village.
But … "Sodelor pursed his lips as if he was in a difficult position.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I can't see clearly, and I can't make a judgment. There are no abnormal signs."
Sodelor shook his head. Speaking of which … the Cossack Village was no different from the village the team had raided before. He wanted to say that there was something wrong with this village, but it was just an inexplicable intuition. There was no real basis for it. To him, Roddy had long become an insurmountable mountain in his heart. He was afraid that his "intuition" would cause Roddy to make a wrong judgment and affect the entire operation.
Roddy, who had just woken up, was thinking about the problem of the herbs. He did not notice the other party's hesitation and just nodded. He took out the "thorn leaf grass" and distributed it to all the soldiers, asking them to feed it to the horses that were about to go to the battlefield. Although Lu Ge and the others did not really understand its use, they strictly carried out the order.
Roddy got on his horse, looked into the distance, and said, "After this mission is over, we will go southeast and circle around the Death Swamp. Everyone must be careful and follow the team closely. If there is any situation, report immediately."
"Yes!"
The response of the soldiers was not as passionate as when they had just left Noran Village. Instead, it was indescribably steady and calm. This kind of mood already showed the difference between this team and the one they had when they set off for the expedition.
Roddy nodded in satisfaction. He then gently clamped the horse's belly and settled the warhorse down. He immediately led the team towards the Cossack Village in the distance …
Because the place where they had rested previously was very secluded, they soon saw the quiet village not far from the Cossack Village. At this time, the grassland was a little slippery after the rain, and the horses were a little strained when going up the slope. Roddy slowed down a little, then used his hand to shade his eyes and looked at the target in the distance.
Dozens of tents were arranged in picturesque disorder, like small mushrooms rooted in the gentle grassy slope.
"Prepare for battle."
Roddy raised his hand to give tactical instructions. Sodelor and Lu Ge immediately passed the order to the soldiers. In an instant, the silent atmosphere was broken by the crisp sound of swords being unsheathed. The team that was originally tightly gathered spread out on both sides under the silent order. In less than half a minute, they had tacitly formed a standard two-layer charge formation.
The team continued to push forward and gradually entered the range of a kilometer.
The wind that swept past their ears revealed the coldness after the rain, and their breath was filled with the fresh smell of fragrant grass. The scouts clenched the longswords in their hands and slightly lowered their bodies, preparing for the next charge.
Everything seemed to be no different from the previous attack on the five villages — they only needed to charge over and wave their longswords under the stunned gazes of the orcs who had no time to resist, and the operation this time would be completed perfectly …
But just as Roddy was about to raise the scimitar in his hand and give the order to charge, Sodelor, who was frowning more and more deeply, finally couldn't help but shout, "Captain Roddy! Something doesn't seem right! "
It was taboo for an army with high morale to stop midway. Sodelor's action was tantamount to breaking a big taboo. Carter and the other scouts only found it strange, but Lu Ge stared at Sodelor with an ugly expression, obviously extremely dissatisfied with his behavior.
But Roddy, who was charging at the front, also seemed to sense something. He immediately slowed down and turned back to ask in a low voice, "What's the situation? Speak clearly. "
There was no reproach or dissatisfaction in his voice because Roddy also felt that something was wrong. That uncomfortable feeling of being spied on and stared at still existed. Although it wasn't obvious, it kept his vigilance at the highest. Now that Sodelor suddenly spoke, it seemed to confirm some of the premonitions in his heart …
In the eyes of others, Sodelor was only a small team leader, but Roddy knew how capable this fellow was.
"It's too quiet. This isn't right — the orcs should have started to come out at this time, but there isn't a single orc in the village, and they haven't even lit a fire. This isn't normal."
"Captain, I don't see anything unusual. Maybe it's just a coincidence?"
Lu Ge's tone was somewhat dissatisfied, but before he could finish speaking, he saw Roddy raise his hand and make a "shush" gesture to him.
Familiar hand signals kept appearing in Roddy's hands. Commands like "quiet," "stop advancing," and "standby" caused the entire team to silently stop. Then, Roddy raised his hand and gestured for Sodelor to follow him. He also gestured for Lu Ge and the rest of the team to go around to the southeast side of the village. After a series of hand signals and a simple battle plan, Lu Ge nodded to indicate that he accepted the order. Although he was somewhat puzzled, he immediately led the scouts to go around the village.
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