Night fell quickly. Suhlen did not rest after dinner. Instead, he walked around the camp with a few guards to check on the soldiers, comfort the injured, and boost their morale. Suhlen was very familiar with this kind of work.
At eleven o 'clock in the evening, Su Lun finally finished his patrol and returned to the tent. At this time, except for the soldiers on night watch, the others in the camp had already fallen asleep. Su Lun was not sleepy at all. The rise of every city or tribe was accompanied by the decline of other races.
To truly conquer the land, one had to defeat all competitors. Calt City was the same. If Suhlen's Northguard City wanted to rise, it had to go through the same process.
If Northern Town City could defeat the orc army on the battlefield, then the small and medium sized tribes nearby would be forced to back off. Only by defeating them would the other tribes fear them.
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Within the Fireblade Clan's orc army, a sturdy orc was sitting in a spacious tent. In the center of the tent was a bonfire, roasting a fat pig that weighed at least two to three hundred pounds. The rich aroma of the meat filled the tent.
"Did you find the centaur army?" The orc used a small knife to cut open the roasted pig. The fat dripped onto the firewood and ignited a flame.
"We've scouted the surrounding thirty miles. There are no centaurs," another orc said.
"Could the centaurs have taken the chance to escape?"
"Probably not." Gordon shook his head.
"Should we carry out tonight's operation?" another old orc, who seemed to be a shaman, asked.
Gordon took a big bite of the roasted meat and said, "The plan is the same! Even if the centaurs are hiding nearby, we'll leave some people here and wait for them to come. "
"Great shaman, it's up to you tonight. I will tear those humans apart and avenge my children."
"Cough, cough … Leave it to us," the old shaman coughed twice and said in a hoarse voice.
Time passed quickly. It was already one in the morning.
At this time, the wilderness was very quiet. Even the nocturnal animals would avoid this place. The orc camp looked very messy. Some of the orcs on night watch were also sleepy. The torches around the camp swayed back and forth in the night wind, reflecting all kinds of twisted and strange shadows.
In this quiet night, a group of orcs walked out of the territory. These orcs didn't stop and directly walked into the forest on the other side of the camp. In the depths of the forest, 2000 orcs silently squatted on the ground. There were no flames here, only some moonlight shining through the leaves.
These Orcs didn't make a single sound. The 2,000 Orcs were like 2,000 statues. After a long time, the strongest Orc looked at the sky and made a gesture to the Orcs beside him. The Orcs around him began to take out their dry rations and slowly chew.
Even when eating, these Beastmen didn't make too much noise. The leader of the Beastmen sat down again and took the wineskin from a strong Beastman warrior beside him. He took a big gulp and passed the wineskin to another Beastman.
In the dark forest, a group of orcs arrived.
"Great Shaman!"
"Is everything ready?"
"Ready."
"Then let's begin."
With a slight magic fluctuation, an invisible shadow shrouded these Orcs. As the shadow spread, the figures of the Orcs in the shadow became abnormally blurry. These shadows quickly stopped expanding, and the Shaman continued to cast spells.
About ten minutes later, the 2,000 orcs were all shrouded in shadows. With the cover of the night, these Orcs seemed to be invisible from afar.
The Orcs didn't cross the river from the spot during the day. Instead, they continued to move downstream for another kilometer. They planned to cross the river from here.
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"Warning! Warning! A large number of enemies have begun to move. "
"Warning! Warning! A large number of enemies have begun to move. "
Su Lun was suddenly awakened by the alarm in his mind. He opened the strategic map and saw that the Orcs hiding in the woods were moving downstream of the Whitewater River. Obviously, these Orcs were planning to cross the river downstream.
Seeing this, Suhlen immediately got up and sent someone to inform everyone to gather immediately. It took 15 minutes for all the soldiers to gather. After seeing all the soldiers gathered, Suhlen took out the Sky Illumination Lamp and activated the ability of this item.
"Group Invisibility!"
A glass-like item quickly spread out from Suhlen's hand. The glass cover quickly covered the entire army in the camp. By the time everyone was shrouded in, the camp had become empty from the outside.
"Everyone, march silently!"
At Su Lun's order, the whole army of the North Town quietly moved downstream of the Baishui River like horses and hooves. More than 2,000 people were all enchanted with Invisibility. The Orc scouts on the opposite side didn't notice anything strange.
The distance of one kilometer wasn't close, but it wasn't far either. Soon, the Northern Battlefront City army arrived at the river where the Orcs were crossing.
The night was hazy. Water vapor rose from the river. A fog began to spread on the river. The Orcs who were enchanted with Invisibility were even more difficult to distinguish. The night had completely covered their bodies.
If it wasn't for the map showing them, Suhlen would've overlooked them. Although the Orcs' method wasn't very clever, it was good as long as it was effective.
The 2,000 Orcs rowed their wooden rafts across the river. Suhlen didn't immediately attack. Instead, he waited for more Orcs to cross the river. He already planned to use this opportunity to wipe out the entire Orc army in front of him.
All the spearmen were lined up at the front. These spearmen formed a huge spear formation. The archers followed closely behind the spear formation. At the front of the spear formation were the elite spearmen. These spearmen were all wearing heavy armor, holding a large shield in one hand and a spear in the other. The spears were like a forest, the shields were like a wall. The spear formation was like a wall. As long as Suhlen gave the order, they would directly push forward.
On both sides of the spearmen were 30 ballistae. The ballistae were diagonally facing the Orc army. There was a huge killing weapon hanging on each of the ballistae. Three meter long spears were mounted on the ballistae. If these things were fired at such a close distance, it was very likely that a few Orcs would be hanging on each spear.
All the archers were ready. Suhlen stared at the red dots on the map. Soon, one-third of the Orcs had reached the shore. The rest were quickly approaching the river. Suhlen's eyes were cold. He took out the sky lamp and directly used its other function.
"Break Invisibility!"
An invisible energy wave swept forward in a fan shape with Su Lun as the center. The energy wave was very fast, and in just one breath, the haze on the orc army on the shore and the orc army on the river was instantly dispelled.
All the Orcs were instantly exposed to the Orcs in front of the Orcs. The Orcs all looked ferocious and murderous. They were all wearing heavy armor. There were about 500 to 600 Orcs in iron armor. It didn't take a genius to know that these Orcs were the most elite warriors of the Fireblade Clan. If these elite warriors were wiped out, it would definitely be good news for North Town City.
"Longbowmen, get ready!"
Suhlen raised his right hand. More than 700 longbowmen immediately nocked their arrows. They were only 50 meters away from the Orcs, but these 50 meters formed four defensive lines. It wouldn't be easy for the Orcs to break through.
"Ballistae, get ready!"
"Fire!"
With Suhlen's order, the prepared ballistae immediately fired. At the same time, all the longbowmen also fired.
"Boom!"
The Beastmen soldiers crowding the shore were cut down like wheat, but the most shocking thing was the crossbow bolts fired by the sixty ballistae.
The three meter long bolts were like the scariest messengers of death. Like a stick of candied haws, the spears pierced through the first Orc and continued forward, piercing through the Orcs behind it.
The sixty ballistae fired at the same time. The Orcs at the outermost perimeter suffered a great loss. With the addition of more than 700 longbowmen, the Orcs on the shore suffered heavy casualties.
The range of the ballistae was four to five hundred meters. Suhlen waited until they were 200 meters away before announcing the attack. He wanted to unleash the full power of the ballistae.
After the attack, everyone's invisibility effect disappeared. The spear formation advanced toward the shore in an orderly manner. The Orcs were stunned by the sudden attack. But when they saw the Orcs from the Northern City, they immediately charged forward.
"Longbowmen, get ready!"
"Fire in three straight sections!"
The endless rain of bolts kept coming. Large numbers of Orcs died. At the same time, many Orcs continued to charge toward the Northern City's army. However, although these Orcs were quite strong, they were facing a shield wall that had already been set up.
Javelins and axes were thrown at them. The shields made a lot of noise. Then, some Orcs with maces and axes smashed at the shields. The powerful force made the shields tremble.
The spears on the side were like poisonous snakes. They quickly stabbed and retracted. Large numbers of Orcs were pierced and bled.
The Orcs on the shore suffered heavy casualties. But soon, a large number of new Orcs joined in. They were the Orcs that had just crossed the river. As soon as they came ashore, they immediately met up with the other Orcs. As the elites of the Orc army, although they were stunned by the previous attack, they quickly adjusted.
After seeing that it was difficult to break through the front, large numbers of Orcs took advantage of the time when the ballistae were loading the bolts. They braved the rain of bolts and charged toward the ballistae on both sides.
However, to their disappointment, Suhlen specifically transferred more than half of the Barbarian Guards to guard the ballistae to prevent this from happening. Those Orcs who managed to charge through the rain of bolts were ready to kill. But they ran into the Barbarian Guards who were already ready to attack.
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