Lord Harland.

Chapter 23 Marching in the Late Night
After the continuous loss of troops, Wald's brigade reacted quickly and gathered the main force to Vickburg.At this time, there were only three squadrons left in Wald's brigade, and there were no more than five hundred orcs in total.

The reconnaissance brigade directly under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Ma Wen suffered very little. They participated in two consecutive battles and wiped out more than [-] orcs, with only more than [-] casualties.

Counting the mounted infantry commanded by Li Cha, Lieutenant Colonel Ma Wen still has more than 200 soldiers under his command.In addition, Harden Castle mobilized more than 60 auxiliary soldiers, responsible for escorting food and grass, and cooperating with Lieutenant Colonel Marvin.

Seeing the orc soldiers hiding in Vickburg like hedgehogs, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin could only be stationed in a village more than ten miles away from the castle to monitor the orc army.

The orcs avoided fighting, and Lieutenant Colonel Marvin would not choose to attack the city.They carried rations for ten days, and this place is relatively close to the grain storage area in the rear, so there is no problem of food shortage for the time being.Can be consumed with orcs.

Besides, the Kingdom of Grant is fighting on the inside line, not to mention other directions, the Flying Eagle Legion of Guanglahe Province has not participated in the battle yet.

Although the Flying Eagle and Flying Swallow legions are not as powerful as the main force, they are also the regular army of the Kingdom. The addition of the Flying Eagle Legion is enough to change the situation on the battlefield and repel the attack of the orcs.

If the Orc Empire doesn't spend a lot of money and puts more power into it, it will be difficult to open up the situation in the northern border and defeat the 10,000+ Grant Kingdom army.

Just like the previous wars, it only consumed the national power of some northern princes.If all the national power is mobilized to invade, the other human forces in the Chenxi Continent will not sit back and watch the orc empire grow, and will definitely send troops to assist the northern prince of the Chenxi Continent.

The race between humans and orcs broke out, and the orc empire is not the opponent of the Holy Glory Empire.

Even if the Church of the Seven Gods does not intervene, it will be difficult for the Orc Empire to win.If it fails to make a real fire, there is a high probability that the orc empire will perish.

There is no shortage of smart people in the Orc Empire, who have a full understanding of the balance of power between the enemy and us.Every time they invade, they invest only slightly more power than their opponents.

More is to capture human slaves and rob production materials, which will never threaten the survival of the northern kingdom.

In this situation, the top management of the Grant Kingdom is well aware of it.A low-ranking officer like Li Cha is still unaware of the tacit understanding of the high-level officials.

What the people of Northern Xinjiang can see is that the orcs burned, killed and looted, and plunged them into the cruel flames of war. Every person in Northern Xinjiang has hatred for orcs in their genes.

After returning to the camp, Li Cha took off the armor, carefully maintained it, and put it in a large suitcase.

According to Li Cha's level, there are already two guards with him, and this kind of thing can be handed over to the guards.

It's just that Li Cha has a modern soul in his body, and he likes to do things by himself, and doesn't like to trouble others.

Besides, the maintenance of weapons and armor should be done by oneself, so as not to be fooled by the guards.If the weapons and armor are not well maintained, and if something goes wrong in the battle and you are killed by the enemy, then you will be very wronged.

Unlike Richard, perhaps because of the hierarchy in this world, officers such as Marvin and Diarra almost handed over such trivial matters to the guards.Not only maintenance of weapons, but even washing underwear and dressing requires the help of guards.

Many officers don't even regard soldiers as human beings in their hearts.Although Li Cha is not used to all this, he can already get used to it.

After staying near Vic Castle for seven days, and it was about to enter the second half of May, the orcs of Wald's brigade remained unmoved.

Vic Castle has stockpiled a lot of food. The food in the baron's warehouse is enough for hundreds of orcs to feed for ten years. Moreover, even if the food is exhausted, the orcs can still eat people.

Lieutenant Colonel Marvin's subordinates are all cavalry, and they are not familiar with how to attack a city.

Li Cha commanded half a squadron of soldiers who were considered mounted infantry and were proficient in siege tactics, but the number was too small and there were no siege equipment to use.

It takes a long time to build siege equipment, and requires skilled craftsmen, and the conditions for siege in a short period of time are not mature.

After careful consideration, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin decided to lead his troops to leave, cross the Platos Mountains, cooperate with Baron Harden to attack the orc convoy.

Before crossing the Platos Mountains, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin decided to return to Harden Castle to replenish some food pack animals.

They carried fifteen days' worth of food, and in an emergency they could kill pack horses to eat meat, and they could last for ten days.

The upper half of the Platos Mountains runs east-west, and the lower half runs north-south. If viewed from a high altitude, it looks like a 120-degree arc, and the end point is connected with the Eagle Mountains.

The Platos fortress group is located in the middle of the mountain range, turning from east to west to north and south, and there is a canyon road connected to Baron Harden's castle.

If you want to bypass this valley road, you need to detour eastward for [-] kilometers, bypassing the Platos Mountains from the direction of Heihebao.

The direction of Heihe Fort is the main battlefield of the battle. It is not only very dangerous for their small cavalry to go to Heihe Fort, but it will be useless at all.

After eliminating the kobold squadron, the canyon passage has no orc defenders.Lieutenant Colonel Marvin decided to take a risk and marched under the nose of the orcs.

Taking advantage of nightfall, everyone approached Platos Castle along the canyon passage.

The canyon passage is about [-] kilometers long, and the road was just renovated last year, so it is not difficult to walk.In the middle of the night, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin led his troops to the vicinity of the Platos Fortress.

After holding on for more than a month, six of the nine castles have been lost, and most of the defense line has fallen into the hands of the orcs.

Now the two incomplete orc brigades are besieging the remaining three castles, and they are still attacking every day. It is difficult for the eighth brigade to hold on.

In order to cheer up the defenders, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin personally led the investigation team. After returning, he said with a serious expression: "I plan to storm the orc camp early in the morning. Everyone, please take a moment to rest and recuperate. Li Cha, take someone on sentry to prevent being attacked by the orcs. Scouts come to touch."

"Lieutenant Colonel, how many troops does the orc have?"

"The orcs are all in the camp, and we can't figure it out yet. But judging from the combination of flags, camp size, stoves, and lights, there are no more than two brigades at most."

Li Cha has a strong mental strength and is also very energetic. He personally guards for everyone and is very focused.

At dawn the next day, I was still very energetic.

Lieutenant Colonel Marvin's subordinates were all veterans with rich experience in war. Even under the eyes of the orcs, they could still sleep well. They rested for two or three hours before dawn and recovered some energy.

On the contrary, the soldiers under Li Cha's command, except for half of the veterans, the rest were very nervous, and when it was dawn, they were particularly sleepy.

Seeing that the orcs had come out of the lost castles, they formed a formation and attacked the remaining castles No. [-], No. [-], and No. [-] in a scattered manner.

A small number of scouts also dispersed to investigate the enemy's situation in all directions.

Lieutenant Colonel Marvin no longer hesitated, and immediately commanded the cavalry to charge.

This time, because the soldiers under Li Cha's command were not in good condition, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin asked them to serve as a reserve team to monitor the enemy.

Li Cha asked Ron to command the troops, and Lieutenant Colonel Marvin himself asked for a battle, hoping to participate in the action.

"This attack is different from the previous ones. The enemy's situation is unknown, and the orcs are very powerful. I'm afraid there will be more sacrifices."

Li Cha said firmly: "The people of the Harland family are not afraid of death, but they are afraid that they will not be able to make meritorious deeds!"

"Since you are so persistent, I will approve you to join us in the battle. I hope you can survive the war and make military exploits."

(End of this chapter)