Summoning Total War

Chapter 78 Deadly Battle! (Middle) Second!

Gale

Flag war drum

The desolate horn resounded on the earth.

In the low echo, everyone's nerves were tightened in an instant. The flag bearer began to deliver orders, and the messenger rode a fierce horse before the battle.

Howling wind

The flags erected in the array were blown grinningly

The dull sound of the horn carries the sorrowful aura of loess and high slopes, and the morale of the entire half-orc battle formation of God-making has become high.

They have survived for decades in the barren land on the high slopes of the Loess Plateau, where only a small amount of poor food can be grown. As soon as the winter arrives, the entire ethnic group will die because of hunger and cold. They have to seize this opportunity because these half-orcs are also working hard to survive

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The two armies were separated by three miles, looking at each other, a strong and bleak murderous aura brewing on the battlefield.

Discoloration

Clang

Murphy rode his horse and galloped in front of the battlefield. He raised the sword in his hand and fixed his eyes on the soldiers in front of the battlefield.

Standing in front of the formation, he exhausted all his strength and shouted: "Array"

"Array"

"Array"

"Array"

The messenger and the standard bearer followed his orders and roared, the majestic voice echoed on the earth, and the low horn sounded in the Athens army.

Twenty-four horns were sounded

High-pitched and rhythmic war drums sounded, and under the order of military music, the Greek heavy infantry stepped forward, standing up their long spears, and shielding them in front of the army, forming the first line of defense before the battle.

The total number of the Athens army is 15,000. Except for the 7,500 soldiers of the First Army, the rest are militia auxiliary corps recruited from the aborigines. Excluding these militiamen who have only received basic military training, there are only 8,500 soldiers on the Athenian side that are truly the main force. The army of half-orcs is conservatively estimated to be over 60,000, and there are more than 30,000 main combat soldiers with equipment.

Whether it is the total force or the main combat force.

The number of half-orcs is very obvious, more than four times that of Athens.

The only advantage is the battlefield.

On the right is the dense forest, on the left is the river. With Murphy’s chosen battlefield is a plain area, but the area of ​​the battlefield is not large enough for the half-orcs to invest more than 10,000 troops

Suppress the half-orcs from playing numerical advantage.

On the overall battlefield, they come out to fight a local war

This is the first step in Murphy's plan.

Is also the most important step

As long as the scope of the battle on the battlefield is reduced to less than 20,000 people, then Athens' superiority of elite soldiers can be used.

And the two-wing cover formed by the terrain can make Murphy rest assured that it will be swept by the auxiliary army.

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The distance between the two armies narrowed to one kilometer.

At a distance of less than a kilometer, Murphy could clearly see the black orc warrior.

They are wearing simple leather armor to protect the heart and other vital parts. They are holding unified weapons. The middle army is a sword and shield hand, the left wing is an axe warrior, and the right wing is uniformly equipped for up to seventy. Centimeter heavy infantry with two-handed blades.

They intend to suppress

On the "Total War" auxiliary system strategic map, Murphy clearly sees that the right wing must be more sophisticated in terms of numbers and equipment. At the same time, the troops ambushing behind the right flank began to move, advancing in ambush around an arc. They move quickly, they should be cavalry units

Bang

Dong dong

Dong dong dong

The earth trembled slightly, and the half-orcs of over 60,000 stepped forward

The Chinese army heard the drums of unity.

And these orc warriors stepped out with the sound of war drums, and the power of the bī people made everyone feel depressed even at a distance of one kilometer.

Like a black cloud covering the sky and the sun

Came slowly and firmly

Overwhelming

Murphy waited quietly, waiting for the distance to get closer again. He could see that the Orc commander had the intention of defeating Athens in one fell swoop, so he showed such a strong momentum at the beginning and tried to knock down his opponent psychologically before the battle began.

The Chinese army slowly separated.

Murphy looked at the orc army that was approaching, and suddenly sank his raised hand.

The chief priest of the God of War walked to the front of the formation naked, his dark skin in the sun was like a steel casting. I suddenly tore off the bright red shirt symbolizing the glory of Sparta, and let out an earth-shattering roar

"Spartan"

Without much language, the three words Spartan are enough.

It's more than enough

Sparta is the pride of the Greek city-state, their most powerful warrior is the guardian of Greek civilization

Their existence symbolizes discipline, killing, strength and glory

Bang

The soldiers of Athens raised their spears and shields high, and followed with the same roar

"Spartan"

The warriors in Athens tapped their shields with their spears. This unique ‘drum of war’ of the Greek civilization encouraged their courage, and a high morale was passed from them.

For a time, the power of the army of god-creating and half-orcs has been exhausted.

On the contrary, the rhythm was disturbed by the sound of the spear striking the shield neatly, and the sound of the neat war drums suddenly became a little overwhelming.

How many war drums can there be?

Athenian infantry armed with spears and shields totaled 12,000 men

The army of orcs who attempted to suppress the morale of the Athenian fighters with their power was immediately victimized, and the drums were hardly heard later.

Post-production

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted

The robbed orc army was immediately affected, and even the forward line was skewed.

The rhythm of the Athenian soldiers striking their shields with their spears has been specially trained by Murphy. This rhythm is in line with the heartbeat of a person and easily disturbs the attention of others. As a modern man from the 21st century, Murphy deeply understands how important momentum is on the battlefield of cold weapons and even directly affects the morale of soldiers and even the victory of a war.

Winsome

This Athens-specific ‘drum of war’ is an important weapon used by Murphy to suppress the humanity of half-beasts and offset the coercion generated by their numerical superiority

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The distance narrowed to 800 meters.

The half-orcs front army pioneers began to increase, while the Chinese army's main formation remained in place.

On this battlefield selected by Murphy, the number of soldiers who can put in 10,000 head-on battles is already the limit. No matter how large the number of people is, the army will not be able to deploy. At that time, they are the living targets of archers. Orc soldiers have different fighting skills from Athenian soldiers. Their fighting methods are wild and violent, and they need enough space to display their power.

But Athens is different. The Greek Pike phalanx in Athens pays attention to the dense formation, which uses strict discipline and the tacit cooperation between the soldiers to kill the enemy.

Regarding the recruitment of infantry in the most elite round of "Total War in Rome", these Greek heavy infantry fighters, apart from the Roman legionaries who can fight one or two, are basically crushing the superiority of their discipline, their cooperation, and their Morale is unmatched by other non-top infantrymen. Although they do not have the strength of the Spartan heavy infantry, they are the undoubted backbone of the Greek city-states.

This is Murphy's second hole card.

On the local battlefield, form the advantage of playing more with less

The Greek infantry phalanx has a dense front, and the soldiers use the advantage of their long guns to suppress the enemy.

But those half-orc warriors can’t do this. Whether it’s the weapons they use or the way they are used to fighting, it means that they will face more than two spears at the same time in contact battles, although they have physical advantages. , The level of productivity in this era is not enough to equip them with sophisticated armor, which means that they are only wearing leather armor, when facing the sharp long guns of the Greek heavy infantry, the advantage brought by their physique will be suppressed. To the limit.

In the absence of military training on both sides.

A tall person can easily defeat a person who is much shorter than him.

But if he is facing two people who are shorter than him, he will definitely fail or even die.

This is Murphy's tactics

An upright but absolutely advantageous tactic.

However, this tactic has a very strict requirement for Athens.

That is, the main defense line composed of the Greek heavy infantry must not be breached, and the defense line of the first and second echelon must not appear hún1uan.

This is the most fatal weakness of the Greek phalanx

Once the defensive line is broken by the enemy, then this battlefield has already failed.

As long as the front is not equal, then the first and second echelon of Greek heavy infantry is a city wall made of steel, and the Athenian longbowmen standing behind them will turn into brutal twisting machines, one after another. Orc kill

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The Chinese army pressed forward and its wings moved forward. The distance between the two armies is 600 meters.

Murphy stood solemnly on the six-meter-high point general stage, with flag bearers lined up on both sides behind him, and the messengers were distributed around.

This is a fairly primitive era of communications. This is a war of more than 80,000 people. This means that Murphy can no longer personally command the various armies like in the past. He can only assign the tasks of each line of defense to the generals under his command. To command the soldiers on the local battlefield. What he has to do is to grasp the overall situation and grasp the changes on the entire battlefield.

"Longbowman ready"

Murphy moved the flag to the right, the flag bearer began to pass the order, and the messenger ran around.

Following the order passed by the Chinese army.

Three thousand Athenian longbowmen, under the command of General Marcus Kane, moved forward fifty meters and stood in front of the Greek heavy infantry.

Before the battle, the formation of the Greek heavy infantry was an evacuation formation, separated by a distance of nearly fifty centimeters, which was just enough to allow an Athenian longbowman to pass.

After twelve breaths.

The distance between the two armies was narrowed to 500 meters.

The giant catapult behind the front began to operate. Five catapults threw stone bullets weighing about 20 kilograms. The stone bullets did not have enough range and landed in front of the army.

There were no casualties.

Although the trebuchets of this era are astonishing, their true lethality is quite limited.

After a miss, the Orcs began to push forward the trebuchet, and the Orcs officer in charge of the trebuchet began to recalculate the angle and distance.

The service life of the trebuchet is not high.

From the first battle at Canyon Pass to the break of the Athens Fortress, these trebuchets operated in the rain several times, and their accuracy and range have been greatly affected. The engineering equipment of this era has no effective effect on such plains battles. The main force in the real battle is still soldiers, and those who determine the effectiveness of the battle have to rely on those well-equipped heavy infantry troops.

The distance between the two armies is 400 meters.

The Orc Sword and Shield hand raised the shield to the front, and started to charge

The Orc warriors with other equipment followed closely behind. The charging distance of 400 meters is already the limit, which is already close to the charging distance of the cavalry. That is, only a half-orc with such a strong physique can withstand it. If it is replaced by a human warrior, I am afraid that the strength will be a little tired after the 400-meter sprint. At that time, facing the enemy who was waiting for work, the result would be hard to predict.

The distance is narrowed to three hundred meters.

"Ballista"

"shooting"

Under Murphy's order, the twenty-four ballistas began to operate, and the soldiers filled the stone bullets busy, and then aimed at the army of orcs that was approaching fast.

boom

The orc warrior who rushed to the front poured a slice like wheat.

Shattered shield

The orc warrior that was hit was almost blasted in half

The range of the ballista was about meters, but Murphy waited until the distance was close to meters before ordering an attack.

What you want is a sudden explosion effect

Unlike the catapult, the ballista's attack method can be parabolic or straight. The attack route of the catapult is a large parabolic arc, but the ballista is different. The attack route of the ballista is a small arc. If you control it and even shoot the Athens ballista in a straight line, the attack method is a bit like a netg crossbow, catapult. After the projectile, the attack is a point, but the ballista attacks a line.

In this way, the intensive firing of the twenty-four ballistas has a shocking effect like cutting wheat.

The soldier who rushed in the front was deterred by the sound of the ballista, and hesitated briefly.

But at this time, the Orc Army blasted the desolate horn again, and the half-orc warriors who hesitated suddenly rushed up again, howling.

Murphy looked unmoved.

Only when the eyes fell on the flag hung by the half-orcs, did the eyes show a strong killing intent.

Two hundred and fifty meters.

The orc warrior rushing in front entered the shooting range of the Athens longbowman.

"Longbowman ready"

"Sixty-degree right line, intensive shooting"

In the initial confrontation, the Orcs were suppressed by Athens, and the formation was already tilted. The angle of inclination is front right and back left, and the distance between the front and rear is only 50 meters.

This kind of leaning of the front line is not noticed by the orc commander, because an army of tens of thousands of people, without the perspective of the sky, cannot be seen.

But Murphy is different.

Murphy has a "Total War" war support system.

From the beginning of the battle to the present, every few minutes he will check the light point changes on the strategy map page of the auxiliary system.

So the tilt of the front line angle was clearly grasped by him.

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Three thousand Athenian longbowmen started pouring firepower toward the right corner of the Orc line at the rate of twelve arrows per minute.

Each of them has a netbsp in front of them; a distance of 300 meters, even with the strong physique of a half-orc, according to the world sprint championship standard, it takes half a minute to create a god. But in fact, they couldn’t get out with weapons and equipment in leather armor at all, and the orc warriors who rushed to the front were almost killed on the spot under the dense arrow rain.

Less than a minute.

Three thousand Athena longbowmen poured a full thirty thousand long arrows forward

In the blank area in front of the two armies, a dense cluster of arrows and corpses appeared almost instantly.

In less than a minute to create a god, the half-orc forward suffered more than two thousand casualties.

The dense shooting area shrouded by arrow rain was almost emptied out of a dead area

Dead still

There was a strange silence on the entire battlefield.

The momentum of the Orcs' charge slowed down, but then resumed under the order of the officer.

As forwards, they are all elite fighters. Although they were deterred by the enemy's offensive, they quickly adjusted. The battle of the plains is not a siege battle. The battle determines the morale of the army. The commander of the orcs will not be so stupid that they will send out cannon fodder to consume the arrows of the Athenian army.

Although the army's forward has the highest mortality rate.

But it is also where the elites gather. Although it is not as good as the trump card in hand, it is a leader in the military.

The 30,000 arrows were poured out, and the Athenian longbowmen no longer wanted to fight under Murphy's order. After the distance between the two sides was reduced to 100 meters, the Athenian longbowmen began to retreat. They retreated from the space between the Greek heavy infantry and retreated to the third step of the defense. Murphy will never make a mistake to put the Athenian longbowmen into close combat in pursuit of short-term results.

After the Athens Longbowman retreated to the second step~www.readwn.com~ Murphy stood up abruptly, raised the sword high, and roared: "Change formation"

"Changes"

"Changes"

The majestic voice of the messenger spread throughout the war, and under Murphy's order, Greece reloaded immediately.

Their formation became dense, the two wings began to retract, and the depth of the defensive line was enlarged, and the vacant positions were filled by the Athenian militia under the order of General Jerry Ribad.

The shield is held high, and the spear is flat.

The Greek heavy infantry is ready to face the surging army of orcs

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With the sound of a dull shield impact, a tragic melee fight began.

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