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GOR Chapter 629 Scatter In A Hubbub
"First team, go to the right side and light the fire. Second team, make a ruckus and create chaos. Third team, be responsible for providing support. I will personally lead some men to light the fire on the left side! "
In the darkness of the night, Longbottom and his group of subordinates were hiding in a grass hut behind a hillside. They casually drew a topographic map on the ground. After giving his orders, they lifted their feet to wipe away the traces on the ground. Then, they turned to look at their subordinates beside them. "Do you all understand?"
"Understood, Boss." A mercenary leader with a full beard grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "This is not the first time we've done this."
Far away from the hillside was an orc gathering point. This place was built on the foundation of an abandoned human village. There was also a piece of farmland in the surroundings. It was currently late autumn and the crops in the farmland had been harvested. The orcs had built something similar to a granary and a large amount of harvested crops were piled up there.
From the looks of it, the surrounding defence was not tight – probably because this was the rear of the Sinners and far away from the frontline. Thus, the Sinners did not put in a tight defensive force.
After many days of stealth, Longbottom led his group around the frontline. They went west and then north. At present, they had already entered the depths of the Sinners' territory.
If they were to pursue the matter, Longbottom's group, who belonged to the central war zone, could be considered to have 'crossed the line'. That was because this place was already considered the territory of the western war zone.
"Good! Then let's do it! After running around for so many days, we have not gotten anything. We can't just go back empty-handed! "Longbottom's smile appeared somewhat ferocious under the night sky.
Then, he looked at Muse who was beside him. "You follow me."
Muse remained silent and nodded. Then, he inserted a dagger into his leather boot.
In the middle of the night, the orc gathering point in the distance had fallen into silence. There were not many orc warriors here. Most of them were old, weak, women and children. Judging from the size of the town, there were at most a few hundred orc warriors.
Even so, Longbottom did not dare to be careless. That was because he had dealt with the orcs too many times. He already understood that even the underage orcs were comparable to an adult human warrior in terms of physical strength and combat strength. Even the old and weak orcs and female orcs were not to be underestimated if they were to be organized.
After lying in ambush for a while, they launched a sneak attack in the middle of the night.
The people in charge of feinting and creating a ruckus in the surroundings launched the first wave of attacks. In the woods and bushes around the gathering place, the human warriors deliberately made some noise. Battle cries and the sound of horns were heard. Some experienced mercenaries even used stones to imitate the sound of galloping horses.
Soon, these noises alerted the orcs in the gathering point. A large number of orcs rushed out from the gathering point. In the dark night, countless torches could be seen flocking out. Although there were only a few armored warriors and most of the old and weak orcs were holding sharpened wooden sticks, there were at least a thousand of them.
These orcs were attracted by the humans and rushed out of the town. The humans who were responsible for making noise slyly retreated step by step, attracting the orcs as far away as possible.
Then, two groups of people who were responsible for setting the fire took the opportunity to approach the gathering point from both sides and quickly ran to the barns.
Although there were a few orcs guarding the barns, in front of these mercenaries who were used to hunting magic beasts all year round, this kind of sneak attack in the dark was their specialty. A few orcs were quickly shot to death by arrows. Most of them didn't even make a sound. And even if some orcs weren't killed by arrows, they were quickly pounced on by the experienced mercenaries. Although the orcs were strong, they were still muddle-headed and had their throats slit.
After clearing out the orcs, the mercenaries used secret signals in the dark to signal to each other that everything was going well. These guys used birds as a signal to communicate with each other.
"Quick! The brothers responsible for attracting their attention won't be able to hold on for long! " Longbottom took the lead and was the first to pick up the leather pouch that he carried with him and sprinkled the liquid inside on the barns. One by one, the mercenaries followed suit. These leather pouches weren't filled with wine or water, but with kerosene!
These guys were very experienced as they sprinkled the kerosene evenly all over the place. Then, one group after another quickly ran away. The last person to cover the rear was responsible for setting the fire …
In the distance, the orcs who were attracted by the commotion caused by the humans suddenly realized that behind them, in the direction of the barns, there was a raging fire! In the dark of the night, the movement of the flames was particularly clear and bright! Almost half of the sky was illuminated as though it was daytime!
"Fire! Fire! "
The orcs began to shout in panic. Even more orcs were so angry that their liver and guts were about to burst!
Because that was their food! Their most precious food!
After a year of hard work, they had finally returned to the first piece of land that they had taken over from the humans. And now, they had finally reaped the harvest of food!!
They, the old, the weak, the women and the children, as well as the frontline warriors who were fighting against the humans! Everyone had to rely on this food to survive! Moreover, it was already late autumn. How many mouths had to rely on this food to survive the winter!
If this food were to be burned …
The orcs no longer cared about chasing after the humans in the dark. They cried out and turned around, running back to the barns in a chaotic manner.
Under the effect of the kerosene, once the flames started burning, the momentum was extremely fierce. The raging fire burned the hearts of the orcs to pieces! At the same time, the fire illuminated the night, exposing the tracks of Longbottom and the others who were about to escape after setting the fire!
"Humans! You burned our food! Humans! "
The orcs saw Longbottom and the others who were running away in the distance. These orcs who were mad with anger quickly chased after them with reckless abandon.
The warriors in armour all rushed forward. Even if they were far away, they had no intention of giving up! The actions of the humans had angered these orcs. If they didn't kill all of these damned humans, they would never give up!
Beside the fire, the orcs began to try to extinguish the fire. However, the fire was like adding oil to the fire. Such a fire spread with the wind in the dry autumn. The orcs almost fought with their lives, but they couldn't stop the fire.
Many of the old and weak orcs fell to the ground and cried bitterly. They beat their chests and stamped their feet. Their cries spread far and wide.
"Don't be in a daze! They're catching up! " Longbottom ferociously kicked Muse. Muse's performance during the sneak attack was pretty good. She personally cut the neck of one of the beastmen with the dagger she stuck in her boot.
But when she retreated, Muse seemed to be in a daze when she heard the cries behind her. Longbottom's scolding woke her up.
Behind them, the orc warriors raised their shining swords and chased after them with murderous looks on their faces!
"Go go go! Go quickly! "
Longbottom gave Muse a tug and whistled.
Soon, the orc warriors chasing after them received a painful blow!
A team of human warriors had been lying in ambush in advance and were hiding in the bushes next to the retreat route. They used bows and arrows to launch a sneak attack on the orcs chasing after them.
In the darkness, these mercenaries who were good at hunting magic beasts used what they were best at: harassment, ambush …
After the first wave of arrows, a dozen orcs had fallen and they quickly fell into chaos. Because in the darkness, they couldn't tell how many enemies there were and where they were! And those cunning mercenaries fully displayed their mobility. After shooting the arrows, they quickly left their original ambush positions and ran while continuing to shoot arrows to harass the orcs.
After a few rounds of arrows, although the orcs' injuries weren't too serious, they were already completely knocked out.
At this time, Longbottom's main force had already run further and further away. The warriors who were in charge of providing support and bringing up the rear also dispersed in an uproar. They quickly split into countless small teams and fled in all directions.
It was clear that the orcs here lacked tactical literacy. This kind of chaos in the darkness made them somewhat at a loss. In the darkness, they didn't dare to continue chasing. Although they were very angry that their food had been burned, they had to be careful at night. Who knew how many human troops had come to ambush them?
"Unfortunately, they aren't chasing."
After running far away, Longbottom's group ran into a forest. He used an agile movement that didn't match his body size to jump up a tree. He took out his binoculars and looked back carefully for a while before letting out a sigh.
"What a pity. If they had continued to chase, we could have set up an ambush. Maybe we could have swallowed this small team of orcs!"
The mercenaries beside him all sighed regretfully. Many were already rubbing their hands, and some were already wiping their blades. Hearing that there was no battle to fight, many people showed gloomy expressions.
"Alright, then let's retreat." Longbottom waved his hand and looked at the sky: "Tonight's operation was well done. But it's almost dawn. We are now in their territory. If our whereabouts are exposed, we will be in trouble. "
With that, he coughed, "Same old rules. Everyone will retreat according to the original plan. Pay attention to hide your whereabouts and gather at the predetermined location … I'll say this first. When the time comes, if anyone is late, no one can wait for them! Whoever falls behind will have to find a way to crawl back home! "
The mercenaries laughed, but everyone's face was very serious.
Everyone understood that Longbottom wasn't joking! Doing this kind of thing behind enemy lines, the danger was self-evident. After retreating to the predetermined location, if anyone fell behind, then no one would risk the lives of the main force waiting for them!
Even if Longbottom himself was late and didn't arrive at the predetermined time, he would still be abandoned! This was the rule set by Longbottom himself!
The main force dispersed in a hubbub. This was the tactic set by Longbottom when he formed the Wolf Fang Army: swarm forward, then scatter.
Muse followed Longbottom's group of less than three hundred people, all the way to the southwest. According to the original plan, they would walk for two days, then turn around and go south. This route was designed to not be discovered by the enemy. Even if they were discovered, they could try to get rid of the possibility of being surrounded as much as possible.
The four groups retreated in different directions. Muse and Longbottom's group, for the first two days, hid during the day and went out at night. And when they hurried, they tried to stay away from the main road as much as possible. They went up mountains, through forests, and chose remote places to walk.
That evening, the group arrived at the edge of a small forest. Longbottom looked at the surrounding terrain and calculated the time. "Soon! I remember on the map that there is a river in front. We will reach that river tomorrow, then we will turn back to the southeast. In two days, we will be able to meet up with our brothers. "
The group of mercenaries laughed heartily. Everyone had an expression of victory on their faces.
In these two days, they also attacked two orc villages on the way, killing about sixty orcs. They also set up an ambush and annihilated a group of orc soldiers on patrol.
According to the reward set by Longbottom when he formed the army, if they could return alive, then everyone would receive a large reward. Because the Wolf Fang Army was not a regular army of the Empire, in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of these people, Longbottom followed the mercenary model and set a set of rewards for killing enemies. For example, how many gold coins would be rewarded for killing an orc, how many gold coins would be rewarded for killing an orc warrior, and so on …
In any case, he had the support of Du Wei, the rich big boss behind him. Such a generous reward was absolutely not available in the other armies of the Empire.
Just as the group was about to pass through the forest, they suddenly saw a few mercenaries who were scouting ahead running back. They all had nervous and serious expressions on their faces.
These few people ran back from the depths of the forest and rushed in front of Longbottom. They immediately lowered their voices and said quickly: "We can't go forward!"
"What's wrong?"
"Wolf riders! So many wolf riders!! "A mercenary scouting ahead was out of breath and his face was pale.
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