About half an hour later, the Orcs also sent in their reserve troops.
Even though the battlefield was huge, it was still not enough for both sides, which had more than a million soldiers. Neither the humans nor the Orcs could send all their troops to the frontline at once.
Of course, the first to step onto the battlefield was definitely the most elite troops. After all, everyone wanted to gain the upper hand. But since the first wave did not manage to defeat the enemy, they could only turn the battle into a continuous battle of position and attrition.
It was like a grinder of flesh and blood.
The Orcs' training was not as good as that of the humans. When their reserve troops stepped onto the battlefield and the exhausted vanguard troops were preparing to retreat, the humans also sent in a new reserve troop at the right time and strengthened their attack on a large scale. With this, they immediately controlled the situation of the battle, and the Orcs' vanguard troops could not retreat in time.
The exhausted and retreating troops had to turn around and fight with the well-rested troops. What would the result be?
In just a few minutes, the Orcs' most elite vanguard had suffered heavy losses, and many of the famous legions had almost been beaten to the point where they were no longer in formation.
The Orc Emperor watched all of this silently. He did not give any orders. He only let the advisory committee, which was composed of old generals and strategists who were familiar with military affairs, discuss and decide.
He knew that he was not someone who was good at thinking. Compared to the previous emperor, his strength was that he had been in the army for many years and had outstanding prestige. When it came to war, he could at most see the situation. What to do in a situation was beyond his ability.
Most famous Orc generals were like this. When they fought, it was nothing more than "follow me," "follow me," "follow me," "follow me," "follow me," and so on. They weren't careless when it came to charging at the front and retreating at the back, but they weren't good at judging the situation and adapting to the situation.
Of course, the humans were not much better. But the advantage of population meant the advantage of talent. The talents that could be selected from three hundred people would, of course, be much more than those that could be selected from one hundred. Not to mention that the education level of the human society was generally higher, and the success rate was also much higher.
So even though the human commanders might not be as brave as the Orcs, they were much better at observing the battle situation and grasping opportunities than the Orcs.
Just like now, the Orcs had to wait until the advisor group made the decision before mobilizing their troops to provide support. In the end, the vanguard troops that were able to successfully retreat were less than one-third of the total number of troops that participated in the battle. It could be said that they were completely crippled.
Reality was not a game. If a troop lost one-tenth of its members, it could rejoin the battle after a short rest. If it lost one-third of its members, it would need to recruit new soldiers or reorganize. If it lost more than half of its members, not only would it need to replenish its troops and reorganize, it would also need a longer period of rest to restore its fighting spirit. If it lost two-thirds of its members, it would be no different from a total collapse. It would not even be possible to divide them into other troops because their low morale might affect others.
Such an army had to return to the rear to recuperate for a long period of time, allowing a stable life to heal the fear and pain in the hearts of the soldiers before they could return to the battlefield again.
The Orc Emperor furrowed his brows and his face darkened as he watched the once famous troops retreat to the rear with fear written all over their faces.
He knew that at least in this war, it was impossible for these troops to fight a tough battle.
When they were attacked when they were planning to retreat just now, it had almost caused them to collapse. The reason why they were able to fight and hold on until the reinforcements arrived was because of the sacrifice of the elites in the army and the courage that they had mustered in desperation. Now that they were safe, their courage had naturally dissipated.
This was just like how many soldiers who were very brave on the battlefield would become neurotic after returning to the rear. They would be afraid all day long because the courage that came from danger had dissipated. All that was left was fear.
The old Emperor did not say anything. He only stood silently under his royal flag and stared at the battlefield.
He did not think much about this war. It was nothing more than doing his best to fight.
If he could win, that would naturally be the best. If he could not win, then he would die on the battlefield and write a dignified ending to his life of killing.
As for the question of whether he could win or not … he had no confidence at all.
The Orc gods did not tell their plans to the mortals. Even the Orc Emperor, who had the highest status among the mortals, had just received the news that the great Master God, the Sky Devourer Canine, had already driven the Orc God Kingdom, the Endless Field, to the human God Kingdom, the Light Plains, to perish together.
According to the Orc gods' plan, this attack would definitely be able to severely injure the human gods. What was left was to lead the gods from various races who had rushed over to join forces and kill the group of injured human gods.
Of course, a beast that was in a desperate situation was the most vicious. Especially a powerful person like the God of Light. Even if he was seriously injured because of the explosion of his God Kingdom, he was still not easy to deal with. Therefore, the Orc gods were determined this time. Even if they had to sacrifice their most powerful forces, they had to kill the God of Light.
Only by killing the God of Light could they really have a chance of winning this war.
Before that, all the mortals had to do was to fight with all their might. They had to take advantage of the fact that the human gods were temporarily unable to build the God Power Channel because their God Kingdom had been destroyed to weaken the human side's combat power.
It was like simple arithmetic. Everyone was subtracting from each other, and the only thing that was being subtracted was the lives of the humans.
Time passed bit by bit, and the situation of the war gradually became unfavorable to the human side.
The advantage of the support of divine arts was really too great!
Before the Orc soldiers started fighting, they would often be equipped with supporting spells. This made them stronger, faster, and filled their hearts with courage. Their weapons were sharper, and their armor was sturdier. Even when they were injured, they would receive a certain degree of healing, allowing them to fight for a longer period of time.
In comparison, even though the human soldiers were well-equipped and trained, their innate physiques were lagging behind. Coupled with the difference in supporting spells, they often needed a few people to fight against one Orc.
Before the war started, the human spellcasters could still use spells to provide support. However, the number of spells was limited, and very quickly, their magic power was exhausted. Even if they used the various tools that they had prepared beforehand, they could not recover much. Therefore, the difference in supporting spells became bigger and bigger, and the combat power of both sides gradually became more and more distinct.
Even though the human soldiers were still brave and fought with all their might, their battle line was slowly pushed back, bit by bit, step by step.
Every step of the battle line was stained with blood. Towards the end, the soldiers on both sides were even fighting directly among the piles of corpses.
This bloody battle caused everyone to be shocked and uneasy.
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