In the camp of the Orc Commanders, the Lion King Kankula was holding a military meeting. Other than the Orc Commanders, there were also some Demon Generals present.
"Leonis, we can't continue attacking. If this continues, we will only increase our casualties.”The mysterious woman who had appeared in Yinglong's tent that day, who was also the commander of the Demon Race this time, Ye Mei, spoke.
This time, the Demon Race was the one who initiated the alliance army. The Demon Race only had a hundred thousand soldiers, so the decision was still in the hands of the Beast Race. Ye Mei could only watch as the Beast Race brutally attacked the city.
"So, General, do you mean we should just stand around the fortress and not move?”Kanku was about two meters tall, and his entire body was emitting the domineering and brave aura of a king. This time, he had been opposed by most of the beast tribes to form an alliance with the demons.
"We can attack, but we have to think of a way to lure the humans into a direct battle.”Ye Mei could hear the unfriendliness in Kankula's tone. The alliance this time was built on that fragile political marriage, with their princess marrying Kankula as the foundation.
"How would the humans dare to come out of seclusion? They have long been afraid of us. How could the Beastmen be as cowardly as some people?”
A thunderous voice rang out, and a tall figure stood up. It was the Bear Tribe General Meng Bei.
"Lion King, we're facing the most outstanding human general. She's Long Qingying.”Ye Mei looked at the big picture and suppressed her anger, sneering that the orcs had never won against Long Qingying.
"Long Qingying? Hehe, she will soon be this king's subordinate.”Kankula said disapprovingly.
"He's really hopeless." Ye Mei sighed in her heart. It was so hard to cooperate with these brainless and arrogant orcs. She had told them, but they didn't listen. Among them, only Ying Long was smart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to her plan to lure Long Qingying into the fortress with Feng Xingtian. However, Long Qingying was surrounded by 400,000 orcs, which made the orcs who didn't trust her even more dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty, General Ye is right. The human reinforcements will arrive soon. It is not a good idea for us to continue attacking like this.”Ying Long stood up and defended Ye Mei.
"Then what do you think we should do, General Yi Ye?”Kankula wanted to stump Ye Mei.
" We'll do it the same way. Lure Long Qingying to come out and fight. I believe in your fighting ability when we have the same number of people.”Ye Mei was telling the truth.
"Haha! 'Of course, even if the human army is much stronger than us, they're only here to die. But, will Long Qingying come out?'”Ye Mei's words made Kankula very happy.
"Lion King, don't forget that Long Qingying isn't the only human commander this time!”Ye Mei said with a smile, momentarily stunning the generals in the tent.
"Human prince?" Kankula did not understand what Ye Mei meant.
" As far as we know, the human prince, Huang Ming, is an arrogant guy. He's eager for quick success. Last time, if it weren't for him, Long Qingying wouldn't have come out so easily. This time, as long as we provoke him a little, Long Qingying will be subdued again.”Ye Mei said slowly. Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy was the way to victory.
"Is this okay?" Kankula was puzzled.
"We'll know if it's possible or not once Leonis tries!”Ye Mei said confidently.
Feng Xingtian led his team out of the mountains. They avoided the Beastman villages. Even if they had no choice but to encounter Beastman civilians, they were forbidden from harassing them. Thus, they did not alarm the Beastman army along the way.
However, there were already differences in the team. Feng Xingtian advocated leading the team deeper into the beast race, while the three battalion leaders, especially Zhou Cang, insisted on crossing the border and entering the empire's territory as soon as possible.
"This is a sensitive period. The Beastmen must have deployed a large number of troops at the border.”The team temporarily rested, Feng Xingtian painstakingly tried to convince the three battalion leaders.
"I say, Feng Xingtian, what are your intentions? Sooner or later, we'll have to rush into the country. Why do you always bring us deeper into the country?”Zhou Cang said in an unfriendly tone.
"Lord Zhou." Feng Xingtian buried his head under his arms for a while. When he raised his head, he had a kind smile on his face." Most of the borders are dangerous. On the plains, with more than 2,000 cavalrymen attacking the Beastmen's border, I think you all know the consequences better than me!”
"Sigh, it's not that we don't understand what you're saying, but there must be a place where the Beastmen's forces are weak!”Sun Ce could tell that the atmosphere was not right.
"Yes, if we continue to travel like this, we will starve to death before we reach the east.”Fan Li said. It seemed that the three of them were determined to leave.
"Gather all the team leaders and above.”Feng Xingtian calmly looked at the three of them. He suddenly felt like giving up. For Huo Wu, he had already done everything he could.
After gathering everyone, he heard Feng Xingtian briefly explain the situation.
More than two hundred people fell silent. They all wanted to go home.
"Brother, actually…what the three lords said makes sense. Seeing that we have already escaped from the beastmen's encirclement and the border is right in front of us, if we continue to walk east, there will be more problems!”Even Huang Liang, who had always supported Feng Xingtian the most, began to disagree with his opinion.
"Three hundred miles to the southeast, the terrain there is relatively low and the Beastmen's line of defense there is relatively weak.”Feng Xingtian finally compromised, and he gave up as well.
The news that they were about to rush home encouraged every single cavalryman. They all took out the last bit of rations to feed their warhorses, and then charged in the direction Feng Xingtian had told them. Almost no one doubted Feng Xingtian's words. He had cleverly led everyone to avoid the orcs in the past few days, and had completely conquered all the cavalrymen, except for the three battalion leaders.
After a day and night of rapid marching, the troops finally arrived at the location that Feng Xingtian had mentioned. As expected, the terrain here was very flat. Although it was still a mountainous area, this did not affect the mobility of the cavalry. The desire to go home made the soldiers eliminate all difficulties.
Feng Xingtian did not say a word along the way, especially after they arrived here. He maintained his silence. When they arrived, the team first found a camp and set up camp. The charge should be at night.
Although he was silent, Feng Xingtian still took the initiative to go out and investigate the situation. As expected, the Beastmen's forces here were relatively weak. After hiding for half a day, Feng Xingtian estimated that the Beastmen had about 2,000 troops in this area, but they were all very powerful tiger tribes.
" That's the general situation. The Beastmen's forces are more scattered. I suggest a collective attack. The time is set at midnight. If we rush to the other side, we will win.”Feng Xingtian explained the situation to them and did not speak anymore, letting them distribute it themselves.
The three battalion leaders discussed for a while, ignoring Feng Xingtian. In the end, Sun Ce gave Feng Xingtian a brief summary of the plan, and Feng Xingtian didn't say much.
In the evening, everyone was ready. The cavalrymen led their horses to the back of the orc camp and hid silently. Everyone's heart was in their throats.
Midnight, when Sun Ce and the others were about to give the order to attack, they realized that Feng Xingtian had disappeared. They searched the entire team but could not find him. The three of them looked at each other for a while and decided not to care about him anymore.
The three of them gave the order to attack, and more than 2,000 cavalrymen mounted their horses in an orderly manner, charging towards the defense line like lightning.
The sudden attack of the cavalrymen caused the orcs to be temporarily in chaos, but they quickly reacted and organized an encirclement. The tiger tribe was different from the cat tribe last time. The tall bodies of the tiger people stood in front of the cavalrymen, almost at the same height as them. Moreover, the tiger people were born with divine strength. Their hands were hard and they could flip people and horses over. The advantage of the cavalrymen's charge began to decrease.
More and more orcs gathered in front of them, and the cavalry's rapid charge was obstructed. However, this instantaneous charge had already brought them to the edge of the defensive line. If they could hold on for a while longer, they would be in the territory of the Empire.
Casualties began to appear in large numbers. When an orc fell, it would bring along a cavalryman. Sun Ce and the others, who had already rushed to the border, realized in despair that there was no dynasty army to receive them.
The short pause had given the orcs enough time to defend. The troops stationed at the border were not like the ones who had ambushed the orcs 'rear camp. The equipment here was to prevent the enemy cavalrymen from charging. Soon, all kinds of stumbling ropes, rolling logs, and scattered nails blocked the cavalrymen's advance. Many horses lost their ability to move, and the cavalrymen had no choice but to dismount and fight. They were not a match for the orcs, and the situation was clearly not favorable for the cavalrymen.
The cavalrymen who were caught in a bitter battle began to despair. The passion they had at the beginning had already been exhausted. Death began to envelop the hearts of every soldier.
At this time, the troops could no longer gather together. As many as could charge out, Sun Ce, who had rushed to the front, could not turn back. The cavalry behind them had almost been wiped out.
Suddenly, the center of the Beastmen's camp began to fall into chaos. The Beastmen in front did not know what was going on. They saw a tall man riding an adult Behemoth from their commander's tent, waving a huge battle sword as he charged straight at the human soldiers. Under the illumination of the torch, what made the nearby Beastmen tremble in fear was that he was holding the bloody tiger head of their commander high in his hand!
Losing their commander was equivalent to losing their backbone. The Beastmen began to fall into chaos for a short period of time. At this time, the cavalrymen seized the opportunity to counterattack, while Sun Ce and the others turned their horses around and charged back.
On the three-meter-tall Behemoth, Feng Xingtian was as brave as a god of war. Unconsciously, Huo Wu's shout that day began to appear in the cavalry's hearts. The god of war, the god of war who gave them courage and life!
The determination to fight to the death appeared on everyone's body. Feng Xingtian shouted in the beast language that the commander was dead as he charged, which made the already unstable morale of the Beastmen even more chaotic.
Everyone's eyes turned red from killing. Their courage turned the cavalry, who were originally not good at infantry combat, into a ferocious army. The confrontation between human nature and beast nature erupted at this moment. Humans had also become beasts!
With the help of the Behemoth Beast's charge, Feng Xingtian met up with the besieged cavalrymen and then led them to charge through the encirclement one by one. The team behind him gradually regrouped.
"Bring a fallen horse with you. Don't linger in battle!”Feng Xingtian roared loudly and threw the head in his hand to the orcs behind him. He then grabbed Huang Liang, who was fighting bare-chested on the ground.
"Release the arrows!" Under Feng Xingtian's command, the cavalrymen took out their usual superb riding skills and shot the remaining arrows at the orcs.
The powerful crossbow bolts stopped the orcs, and most of the troops broke away from the encirclement and finally rushed into the mountains at the border of the empire.
Feng Xingtian seemed to be very familiar with this area. He led his troops to turn east and west, and finally completely escaped the pursuit of the orcs at dawn.
After reorganizing the troops and checking the casualties, Feng Xingtian discovered that only a little over a thousand people had rushed out, and there were less than seven hundred horses left. Furthermore, the battalion leader Zhou Cang was missing, and his life and death were unknown.
The thousand plus people were silent. If Feng Xingtian hadn't appeared at the critical moment, they would have been completely annihilated. Feng Xingtian had quietly left while they were discussing. Just like last time, he had hidden in the Beastmen camp for a long time and changed into the Beastmen's military uniform. His face was also covered with some tiger patterns, so no one could see him clearly at night.
After he got the beastmen's password, he hid around the main camp of the beastmen. He wanted to capture the leader first. Feng Xingtian saved the team at the critical moment.
" Something's not right. Most empires have troops stationed here, unless…"
Feng Xingtian didn't continue, but everyone understood that unless the Orcs had already occupied this place, there were often remote villages occupied by the Orcs at the border of the Empire. This was something that couldn't be helped. As long as there wasn't any big commotion, the Empire wouldn't care. The Orcs often harassed the border, and small armies would be wiped out. When the army arrived, they would leave after looting. As a result, the villages on the border became fewer and fewer, and people moved to cities where the army was stationed.
"How about this, I'll go out and take a look. You guys stay here and wait for me to come back.”Feng Xingtian said when he saw that they did not speak.
" Sir…" Feng Xingtian had just moved his feet when Huang Liang's voice sounded from behind.
"What's wrong?" Feng Xingtian turned his head around and strangely found that everyone was looking at him silently.
"Don't worry, I won't leave you behind.”Feng Xingtian thought for a moment and smiled. He understood that they were afraid that he would take the opportunity to escape because the soldiers knew that he was very familiar with this place. It was much easier for him to escape alone than to bring so many people back.
His words made everyone lower their heads in shame. That's right, thinking about what Feng Xingtian had done to them these past few days, they had no reason to doubt him anymore.
When Feng Xingtian came back in the afternoon, his face was gloomy. It was the first time everyone saw him with such an expression. He usually had a smile on his face, so no one asked him first.
"The situation is not good. I estimate that this area has fallen into the hands of the orcs. The orcs are facing the imperial garrison in front of them. There are probably four to five thousand troops.”
Feng Xingtian's words made everyone's hearts drop to the freezing point. They had finally rushed back, but they did not expect to be surrounded.
"Sir, what do you think we should do?" Huang Liang spoke first.
His words aroused everyone's agreement. Feng Xingtian's actions aroused everyone's respect.
" Gather the team and reorganize." Feng Xingtian thought for a moment before raising his head and speaking.
After regrouping, the entire team was left with 1,174 people. There were still 660 intact horses, and everyone's equipment was only longswords and bows with few arrows left.
"Everyone understands the current situation. All of us are already on the Empire's death list. Home, we have returned, but this is no longer our home. The future is not up to us, but we cannot give up. As soldiers, even if we die, we will die on the battlefield. Thus, I have decided that we will fight the Orcs to the death here. This time, I won't give you the chance to choose like last time. Those who leave now will be killed without mercy. However, I believe that the blood in your bodies is warm!”
Feng Xingtian calmly looked at the team in front of him whose fighting spirit had dissipated. Condensing the team was an effective way to restore morale.
Very quickly, the thousand over people were condensed into four flag squads, divided into two infantry squads and two cavalry squads. Sun Ce and Fan Li were appointed as the captain and vice-captain of the battalion, Huang Liang and the three surviving hundred cavalry captains were promoted to flag captains, and the remaining captains were selected from the survivors or soldiers with outstanding performance. Thus, a supernumerary battalion was formed.
As Sun Ce and Sun Mo's positions had not changed, and many people had been promoted, they did not have any objections to this private establishment. As long as they could live, nothing mattered.
Feng Xingtian brought them secretly into the mountains again. From his appearance, he was extremely familiar with this area. He could feel where the terrain was flat and where there were cliffs clearly. Thus, they found a hidden valley and temporarily stationed their troops.
The terrain here was very suitable for defense. Behind them was a cliff, and the entrance to the valley in front was a narrow mountain path like Fengxia Pass.
At night, the team sent out a portion of soldiers to hunt some small animals nearby. A simple camp was also set up. The team that had been on the run all day could finally eat fragrant roasted meat and sleep soundly.
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