Lord Harland

Chapter 12 The Orcs Are Coming
On the fourth day after Soros and his party left, the Eighth Battalion received a military order to station at the forts in the Platos Mountains.

The Platos Mountains are [-] kilometers away from Flame Fortress, located in the northeast direction of Flame Fortress.

There is a mountain valley road in the middle of the mountains, which can lead directly to Flame Castle.

Guarding this valley road is equivalent to guarding the flanks of Flame Castle.

If the fortress of Platos cannot be breached, the food road of the orc army may be cut off at any time if troops are stationed under the city of Flame Fortress.

If you want to bypass the Platos Mountains, you need to walk an additional [-] kilometers of mountain roads.

The orc army consumes a lot of food and fodder every day, and the addition of [-] kilometers of transportation lines makes it difficult for the orc army to bear.

Decades ago, the Wild Lion Legion built a solid fortress in the Platos Mountains. Unfortunately, during the last orc invasion, the fortress group fell, and a large group of soldiers was wiped out.

After the orc army retreated, they destroyed the forts. Although they have been repaired in recent years, only half of the castles can be held.

Six squadrons of city defense troops are permanently stationed in the Platos fortress group, and there are two nearby baronies.

The two baronies belong to different provinces. The Barony of Harden belongs to the province of Gascoigne, which is located south of the Platos Mountains.The Barony of Stopa is located in the province of Gerda, southeast of the Pratos Mountains.

The combat effectiveness of the city defense army is very average, far inferior to the three main armies.The equipment is relatively weak, and the number of professionals is also very small.

There are only seven professionals in the six squadrons. In previous wars, they could barely undertake the defense tasks.Cannot fight orcs.

On the contrary, Baron Harden is directly under the army, and his strength is very impressive.

Although the knights under the Baron only had a hundred or so members, there were more than 30 professionals.The rest of the soldiers are also elite, and the number of monster mounts is more than half.In a head-to-head fight, the combat power is comparable to the main force of the Wild Lion Army.

The Eighth Battalion, a brigade that has not been organized, is not as good as the Baron Knights.

After receiving the order, the Eighth Battalion set off immediately, and arrived at the Platos fortress group after walking for a day from morning till night.

There are extraordinary powers and magic factors in this world. Ordinary humans in the Dawn Continent are stronger than Lan Xing.According to Li Cha's observations over the years, the average strength of middle-aged men in the northern border exceeds 1.5.

Some strong men with better talents can actually reach 4 to 5 points in strength. This kind of strength is enough to rival the Blue Star Hercules.

Physical strength also surpassed that of the Blue Star men. Wearing heavy armor and marching, if there are supplies, military depots along the way, the main army can easily travel hundreds of miles a day.

Nine camps, large and small, were built on the Platos Mountains.

The nine castles are located on both sides of the valley road in the mountains. The distance between the castles is relatively close, and they can use crossbows and trebuchets to support each other.

The nine castles are of different sizes and are guarded by different numbers of city defense troops.

Entering the state of war, the castle will be taken over by the main army.

Counting the Seventh Squadron, which has just formed more than half, the Eighth Squadron has less than eight squadron soldiers.

Among them, the seventh squadron's combat effectiveness is weak, and it is slightly better than the city defense army.

The Sixth Squadron has been established for more than half a year, and some backbones have been removed from several old squadrons. The combat effectiveness is not very strong, and it is slightly weaker than the main squadrons.

After taking over the castle and settling down the soldiers, the main officers of the Sixth Squadron received orders to go to Castle No. [-] for a meeting.

Presiding over the meeting was Baron Harden, who was also commander of the Platos line.

"In the past few days, I led a team to investigate and found that the orc army was not far from the defense line.

On our side, the city defense army, the main army, and the command systems of the two baron private armies do not belong to each other, and they do not train together all year round. There is no tacit understanding and it is not suitable for mixing with each other.

The area of ​​the castle is not too large, and the grain storage is limited.I decided to withdraw the city defense troops and stay at Baron Harden's Castle in the rear.The Eighth Battalion is scattered and stationed inside the nine castles.The cavalry under my command were cruising outside, sneak attacking the orc food road, and cooperated with the soldiers of the Eighth Battalion to defend the line of defense.

You guys, do you have any comments? "

Baron Harden is over 70 years old and once served as the commander of the Feiyan Army.

He was born in a declining nobleman. After awakening his blood, he advanced to the seventh-rank silver knight.

The king placed his fief near the Platos fortress group, just to rely on his strength to stabilize the Platos defense line.

After the outbreak of the battle, Baron Harden personally led a team to investigate and killed more than 20 orc scouts in the past few days, so he had a better understanding of the enemy's situation.

Although there is nothing extraordinary in the tactical arrangement he made, it is quite stable.

The Eighth Battalion had just arrived and was still unfamiliar with the enemy's situation, so naturally no one would make random comments.

On the second day after the meeting, Li Cha was preparing to practice his archery when he suddenly heard the sound of a horn from afar.

Li Cha quickly ran to the foot of the city wall.

Climbing up the city wall, I found a puff of smoke and dust approaching the castle group quickly.

Li Cha took a closer look and found that an army of thousands of orcs had arrived nearby.

These orcs should be the vanguard of the army, and soon dispersed into three teams, and began to attack castles one to three without preparation.

Castle No. [-] is located at the northernmost part of the Valley Road, at the foot of the Platos Mountains. It is an outpost castle with a relatively large scale.

Castle No. [-] is located on the mountainside above Castle No. [-]. It is relatively small in scale, but the arrows shot from Castle No. [-] can effectively reinforce Castle No. [-].

Castle No. [-] is located on the mountain range on the east side of the valley road.

The mountains on the east side are low and gentle, about tens of meters high, and the depth is continuous, more than ten kilometers, which is a typical hilly terrain.

The three castles also formed the first line of defense, and Castle No. [-] was the focus of defense.Captain Sharp Valla arranged for the garrison of the third squadron.

The third squadron is one of the main squadrons, the number of veterans exceeds 80.00%, and the combat effectiveness is considerable.

The No. [-] castle is stationed by three squadrons of the fifth squadron, and more than ten sharpshooters have been strengthened.Castle No. [-] is guarded by the No. [-] Squadron. Compared with Castle No. [-], the pressure is less.

When the orc army approached, the Sixth Squadron had already made preparations. Each squad stood at the designated position, and the reserve team was already in place, ready to support at any time.

Li Cha is the deputy squadron leader, and the command position is at the forefront.

Squadron leader Diarra coordinated the overall situation, dispatched troops, and another deputy squadron leader Brown was responsible for commanding the reserve team to check for omissions and fill vacancies.Military judge Owen stood motionless on the top of the wall, without seeming to be in the slightest panic.

Under the protection of the immediate team, the chaplain Ed has set up a simple battlefield rescue station, ready to treat the wounded at any time.

Ed is a second-level priest, and his mental power can release six healing spells for minor injuries every day.

Although it is called treating minor injuries, the effect is outstanding. Li Cha has personally seen that casting a healing spell for minor injuries can instantly stop bleeding from a knife wound that is two inches long and one inch deep.

Even if the internal organs are injured, the bleeding can also be stopped quickly.In Li Cha's opinion, Sihuan's magic in treating serious injuries is better than going to a top-tier hospital for emergency treatment.

The healing technique of the chaplain will only heal important officers.

Ordinary soldiers were injured and could only get simple bandages. After the wound became inflamed, they could only resist it. If they could not resist, they would amputate their limbs and even lose their lives.

Ordinary people in Chenxi Continent, their lives are as cheap as worthless

(End of this chapter)