The orcs had suffered a great loss in the battle last night, but they still did not give up on the idea of defeating Northguard Castle.
Early the next morning, the orcs and their servants began to chop wood to make rafts on the north bank of the Whitewater River. It was obvious that they were planning to continue crossing the river.
For the next few days, the two sides faced each other across the Whitewater River. The orcs made many rafts. Finally, on this morning, the orcs began their attack.
To Su Lun's surprise, these beastmen actually split up into several teams and crossed the river from different areas. There were only two thousand beastmen in Northern Town City. If they split up like the beastmen army, they would all be defeated by the beastmen except for the team led by Su Lun.
In other words, the orcs knew that Northguard Castle had fewer people, so they used this method to cross the river. Even after the orcs split up, each group was still outnumbered by Northguard Castle. Even if Suhlen wanted to defeat one group, it would take some time. The orcs would use this time to finish crossing the river and regroup.
It didn't matter which team the Northguard Fort attacked. The orcs had crossed the river in the end.
Although Suhlen was not happy, he did not attack the orcs again. Instead, he began to get into formation and prepare for the final battle. He planned to have a final battle and defeat the orcs with his true strength.
When he saw the orcs crossing the river, Suhlen called two scouts and told them to contact the centaurs. It was time to decide the outcome of this battle.
Because they had enough rafts, the Orcs only needed less than half an hour to cross the White Water River.
The other scouts also sent the news. Suhlen threw away the ice scale fruit that only had the core left. He then asked Ayton, "What's the situation?"
"Where are the centaurs?"
"They have already moved to the back of the orcs from the flank. They will reach their destination in an hour."
"Mm." Suhlen nodded.
"Is there any movement from the orcs?"
Ayton said with a serious expression, "Not much movement. They are gathering."
"Oh right, they didn't bring any supplies. They only brought some dry rations."
Didn't bring any supplies? He only brought dry rations? It seemed like these beastmen wanted to devour Northern Battlefront City in one go!
Suhlen's lips curled into a mocking smile. He then turned around and ordered, "Inform everyone to prepare for battle."
The wind howled.
The flag fluttered in the wind.
The muffled sound of the horn echoed across the land.
Amidst the low and deep sound of the horn, a huge army slowly approached. The army was a black mass that stretched as far as the eye could see. There were more than ten thousand people in the army, and there were at least fifteen thousand people in the army of orcs and servants.
In the middle of the army, a flag was raised high and fluttering in the wind. The flag looked very simple, with some beastman characters drawn on it. There were also a few strange-looking skeletons on the flagpole. Those were probably the heads of the other tribe leaders that the beastmen had defeated.
The beastmen in front of them could be said to be at their strongest. After defeating their nemesis, the centaurs, the beastmen tribe was invincible in the wilderness. However, Northern Battlefront City occupied the best place in the wilderness. Of course, the beastmen didn't want to accept such a situation.
Of course, they didn't know that the Northern Battlefront City's environment had become better because of the Harvest Altar. However, Suhlen didn't think they would care even if they knew. In the northern wilderness, this was the only place that wasn't covered in snow during winter.
The beastmen had lived in the wilderness for hundreds of years, and so did the Burning Blade Clan. They knew what this meant. This piece of land could prevent them from dying in the winter. They didn't have to worry about the old and weak in the tribe surviving the winter. It also meant a lot of food.
Therefore, once they knew that Northern Battlefront City was in Suhlen's hands, the conflict between them couldn't be resolved. One side had to be defeated completely.
The two armies were about two miles apart. Neither side spoke. The entire battlefield suddenly became silent. A strong murderous aura was brewing on the battlefield.
"Roar!"
"Warriors of the Burning Blade Clan! We have defeated the trolls, the ogres, and the centaurs. I am proud of you. Now, we will defeat these humans in front of us. "
"They have occupied the best land in the wilderness. As long as we occupy it, we will never starve again. The old and weak in the tribe will never freeze to death in the winter."
"This land was given to us by the great Father God Gewushen. Now, we will take it back!"
"Take it back!"
"Kill all the humans!"
"Dong dong dong!" The war drums made of Kodo Beast skin sounded loudly. The beastmen army and their servants began to slowly advance.
Suhlen chose a plain as the battlefield. On the left was the White Water River, and on the right was a swamp with lush water plants. The swamp was filled with reeds that were as tall as a man. It could easily hide thousands of people. However, Suhlen didn't leave anything behind. Although the reeds were easy to hide, the people hiding inside would be burned alive if they were set on fire.
The width of the battlefield limited the number of beastmen that could participate in the battle.
A tall beastman in iron armor appeared on a high platform. Behind him was the flag of the beastmen army. Beside him were a few old beastman shamans.
Ancient beastman language came from their mouths. Their voice was low but penetrating. The entire battlefield could hear them clearly.
"Battle Song: Frenzy!"
A strange energy swept across the battlefield. The beastmen's eyes turned red, and their breathing became heavier.
As the Beastman army approached, Su Lun could clearly see the first row of Beastman Warriors. They were wearing simple leather armor, and some of them didn't even have leather armor. They only wore a breastplate to cover their vital parts. The weapons in their hands were also a variety of weapons. There were crude maces, spiked hammers, rusty axes, and spears. It was clear that these Beastmen weren't elites.
There were also a large number of gnolls, bugbears, and earth goblins among them. It was clear that this army was the beastmen army's cannon fodder. They wanted to use the cannon fodder to deplete the strength and morale of the beastmen army.
On the strategic map, Suhlen could clearly see that behind these beastmen was the true main force of the beastmen army. At the same time, a large number of yellow dots were quickly circling around the edge of the map. Those dots were the centaurs.
Over sixty ballistae were already loaded. When the beastmen cannon fodder were 500 meters away, they fired.
"Beng! Beng! Beng! "
The sound of bowstrings rang out unceasingly. Sixty two to three-meter-long crossbow bolts were shot out in an instant. The crossbow bolts carried great destructive power as they rushed towards the orc army. Everywhere they passed, blood mist rose. Every crossbow bolt pierced through at least five orcs' bodies.
The Barbarians didn't look at the results. With the help of a few auxiliary soldiers, they quickly reloaded the ballistae and fired again. The ballistae originally needed at least four adults to draw the bowstrings. Now, only one Barbarian could do it.
The sixty ballistae fired continuously. A large number of beastmen, bugbears, and gnolls were pierced through like candied haws. They died painfully. However, death didn't scare these people. Instead, it made them even angrier.
The ground was shaking. Despite the heavy casualties, the beastmen army was still pushing forward. Their intimidating aura was stifling even from a few hundred meters away.
Suhlen waved his hand. Hathaway and Karina stepped forward and started casting spells!
"Group Haste!"
"Group Petrifying Skin!"
"Group Enchanted Weapon!"
Beams of spells buffed the warriors of the Northern Citadel, making them even stronger.
Suhlen raised his Purple Dragon Halberd. His figure looked extremely tall under the sunlight. As the Lord of the Northern Citadel, he had led the army to victory again and again. In the hearts of the soldiers, he was the God of War.
"Victory!" Suhlen roared.
The entire army of the Northern Citadel was like an awakened lion.
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
The warriors of the Northern Citadel raised their spears and shields and roared in unison.
The dull horn sounded, and a wave of high morale spread from their bodies.
Suhlen could raise the morale of his troops without doing anything after winning so many glorious victories. This time, he even used a Morale Boost. Although it was only a Basic Morale Boost, it was even more effective than an Advanced Morale Boost.
The beastmen army finally reached two hundred meters away from the Northern Citadel. With a furious roar, a large number of beastmen charged at the Northern Citadel's defense line.
"Raise your shields!"
"Raise your spears!"
"Longbowmen! Fire at once! "
A wall of shields as tall as a man was instantly erected, followed by long spears glowing with a cold light. The Northern Citadel army instantly turned into a giant porcupine. The archers behind the spears drew their bows and nocked their arrows. A black shadow formed by countless arrows soared into the air and landed on the beastmen army. A large number of beastmen were hit by the arrows.
Two hundred meters wasn't a long distance. It only took a dozen seconds for the beastmen army to reach the Northern Citadel army, braving the arrows and the ballistas. They crashed into the wall of shields in front of them. The wall of shields shook a little, but it quickly stabilized its formation.
The battle became extremely intense as soon as it started. Suhlen took out the Wind Dragon Flag from his storage dimension. In order to win this war, Suhlen had taken out this magic item as well.
Suhlen sneered when he saw more and more beastmen approaching. He then injected his energy into the Wind Dragon Flag.
"Wind Dragon Sky Spin!"
Violent wind elements appeared in the sky above the battlefield. A few hundred-meter-tall tornadoes quickly appeared on the battlefield. A large number of wind blades spun in the tornadoes. All the beastmen, gnolls, and other monsters that got close to the tornadoes were instantly shredded by the wind blades.
Eight tornadoes appeared where the beastmen army was the most concentrated. They swept away all the beastmen like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
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