Lord Harland.

Chapter 25 Escorting the wounded

The orc army suffered a disastrous defeat today, and their morale was gone. Moreover, they had to be prepared for a surprise attack by Lieutenant Colonel Marvin. If they could not increase their troops, they would be powerless to attack.

After defeating the orcs, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin did not enter the castle to join the Eighth Battalion, but seized the time to collect the remains of the dead soldiers and treat the wounded.

Li Cha led his troops into Fortress No. [-] and met his comrades in the Eighth Battalion.

After not seeing each other for more than a month, the comrades-in-arms reunited, and everyone was very happy.

After a series of brutal battles, now there is a feeling of surviving a catastrophe.

In particular, several main squadrons of the Eighth Battalion have held the line of defense for more than a month, and the casualties have been very serious.Except for the sixth squadron, there are less than 400 people left, including more than a hundred wounded.

"How is the situation of the Sixth Squadron?"

Seeing Li Cha, Captain Sharp's eyes were bloodshot, his eye sockets were red and swollen, and his face was full of tiredness.

It seems that this more than a month of war has stretched his spirit to the limit.

"After replenishing the number of soldiers, the Sixth Squadron has not experienced bitter battles. It has won several battles with Lieutenant Colonel Marvin. This time, we have more than 40 soldiers. It's just that everyone is inexperienced and their riding skills are average. Chase and kill the orc rout in the rear."

After listening to Li Cha's report, Captain Sharp said solemnly: "Nowadays, your No. [-] Squadron is the most well-manned squadron. After the war, you may need to transfer veterans from your squadron to supplement other squadrons."

"Please rest assured, Captain, no matter who is transferred, our squadron will resolutely obey orders."

The two sides exchanged information and gave a general account of this month's battle.

Li Cha bid farewell to his comrades and left Castle No. [-].

After the battle, Lieutenant Colonel Marvin took the time to ask.

"How are the casualties?"

"Thirteen people were killed in the First Investigation Squadron, 16 were seriously injured, and nine were slightly injured. Seven people were killed in battle, 64 were seriously injured, and eight were slightly injured in the Fourth Investigation Squadron. The combined reduction of the two squadrons was [-] people. Among them, the leader of the Fourth Investigation Squadron He fell from his horse and died, and the military judge of the First Investigation Squadron was wounded."

The scouts under Lieutenant Colonel Marvin's command were no more than two squadrons, with a total of about 270 people.

After several battles, the casualties have exceeded a hundred.

Especially in this battle, although the results were brilliant, more than [-] orcs were killed, which greatly improved the situation on the Pratos front, and their own casualties also exceeded [-].

Now counting the half squadron of cavalry infantry commanded by Li Cha, the total number of soldiers capable of fighting is only more than 240.

Moreover, there are still more than forty wounded soldiers who need to be taken care of. If the wounded soldiers are ignored, it will greatly damage morale.

After crossing the Pratos Mountains, Marvin's detachment was already fighting without a rear.Once morale collapses, there is no ability to continue fighting at all.

Lieutenant Colonel Marvin thought for a while, and decided to send the wounded soldiers back to Harden Castle, and pick up the wounded soldiers of the Eighth Squadron by the way.

"Li Cha, you lead two small groups of soldiers to carry out the task of transporting the wounded. The others will follow me into the Eagle Mountain Range, and cooperate with Baron Harden to ambush the orc logistics."

Although I still want to fight with Lieutenant Colonel Marvin and accumulate military exploits.But the commander issued a military order, and Li Cha had to carry it out.

Lieutenant Colonel Ma Wen left all the carriages to Richard, and then mobilized some pack horses from the Eighth Battalion.

The seriously wounded were squeezed into the carriage, and the lightly wounded rode their horses, and returned to the rear together with Li Cha and others.

The chaplain of the Eighth Battalion stayed behind two people to act together with Li Cha and take care of the wounded on the way.

The orcs in the direction of Platos were already frightened, although the scouts found Richard's small team.Fear is the bait, and he was ambushed again. After weighing the pros and cons, Gunderson did not send troops to chase.

The convoy of wounded soldiers blatantly passed through the canyon channel and returned to Harden Castle.

The mission went very well, but unfortunately six people were seriously injured and died.

Soldiers seriously injured in the battle, if they can survive three days later, can basically save their lives.However, many wounded soldiers could not survive for three days, and the biggest factor in the death of wounded soldiers was severe blood loss.

Although priests have healing skills, they will give priority to healing officers.

In the next two days, more soldiers will die.The process of waiting for death is undoubtedly very worrying.

Especially the surviving comrades-in-arms, watching the tragic death of their brothers, many people's eyes were full of tears, which made people very sad.

"How's the defense line at Pratos? Have you seen Captain Sharp?"

Diarra was very happy to see Richard and the others come back safely. Captain Sharp was his old officer, and Diarra was very worried about the safety of the old officer.

"Captain Sharp is safe, Captain Sally has been killed, Captain Roland was seriously injured, his left leg was chopped off by the orc below the knee, and he may be retiring after the war.

In addition, Wright, the leader of the [-]st Squadron, and Peyton, the leader of the [-]th Squadron, were killed. Wiles, the leader of the [-]th Squadron, was seriously injured.It takes a long time to restore combat effectiveness after the war. "

Despite some guesses, Diarra was still very shocked when he heard the news from Richard.Especially when he heard the news of Wright's death, his eyes suddenly turned red.

Wright is his comrade-in-arms for many years, and he was in the same team after joining the army.They have experienced many battles, and their relationship is very deep, and they are true friends who have passed their lives.

Diarra held back his tears, so as not to let others see his weakness, he patted Li Cha's shoulder, his voice was a little hoarse.

"You guys haven't slept all night, go and rest! I will arrange someone to take care of the wounded soldiers."

After returning to Harden Castle, Richard and the others spent another leisurely time.

The war on the Platos defense line has now fallen into a stalemate.The orc army suffered heavy losses in succession and was unable to attack.

On the side of the Kingdom of Grant, the army is weak and unable to wipe out the orcs.

Time passed by like this, and more than a month passed in the blink of an eye, and it entered late June.

This month, the Sixth Squadron raced against time for training, and the supplementary soldiers gradually integrated into the big family of the Sixth Squadron.

In the past month, Li Cha participated in several reconnaissance missions and killed four orc scouts. Unfortunately, these scouts were not professionals and failed to make any achievements.

However, the meritorious service of following Lieutenant Colonel Marvin has been applied for, and the surprise attack on Platos Castle was well fought.

Li Cha was awarded a medium merit as an officer participating in the war.

Now Li Cha has accumulated three times of medium skills and seven times of minor skills.

This month, Li Cha has not been idle. As long as he has spare time, he will work hard to practice breathing and hone various skills.

Li Cha opened the attribute panel, and all skills and experience have been improved, but if he wants to advance, he still needs to accumulate for a while.

(End of this chapter)