359: Chapter 29, Epic Victory_1 359: Chapter 29, Epic Victory_1 Exposing your back to the enemy is a very dangerous thing.
The eager Wolf Cavalry, now finds itself committing this mistake.
Upon catching up, Hudson chose not to immediately lead a charge, instead, he decisively chose to greet the enemy with an onslaught of arrows.
The Wolf Cavalry, with their backs turned and exposed, became live targets and were met with instantaneous screams of agony.
With Moxi Infantry blocking in front and Hudson’s Cavalry chasing from behind, the already distraught Wolf Cavalry’s morale began to drop even further.
Realizing the dire situation, the elder, no longer concerned with the army, coldly ordered: “Disperse and break through!”
As he gave the command, his War Wolf mount burrowed out and in the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared amongst the army.
Already thrown into disarray, at this moment, the Wolf Cavalry became even more chaotic.
Many soldiers, no longer concerned with direction, dashed outwardly in a frantic attempt to escape.
At the brink of life and death, potential for the greatest performance is often unlocked.
The sudden breakout of the Wolf Cavalry gave Hudson quite a fright.
However, seeing these fellows desperate to break through, Hudson’s worry disappeared instantly.
A cornered beast fights back, but poses no deep threat.
If thousands of cavalry chose to defend stubbornly, it would not be easy to bring them down quickly.
But once they start to flee in defeat, the situation drastically changes.
As the Wolf Cavalry were fleeing, the situation was even worse for the Orc infantry on the side, who at this very moment were being chased around by the Layton County Legion.
The only regret is that the heavy infantry moves too slowly to participate in the chase.
Regardless, they were not idle, gradually moving closer to the cavalry battlefield.
If the Wolf Cavalry doesn’t disperse and break through soon, they will quickly experience the delightful feeling of being squeezed by the heavy infantry.
The encirclement and killing operations lasted for two hours before Hudson ordered a halt to the pursuit.
Except for a few Wolf Cavalry who were lucky enough to break through, most were annihilated in the final encirclement.
The only regret is that the battlefield was too chaotic, and the Orc Army Commander managed to escape in a moment of inattention.
This was unavoidable.
In a chaotic battle, a strongman can easily escape if he wants to.
Even if he discovered this, Hudson wouldn’t have Belsden chase after him.
If there were other strong Orcs lurking around, who could attack him brutally after Belsden leaves, it would be a tragedy in life.
Without time to tally the results of the battle, Hudson urgently arranged for the Priests to rescue the wounded.
If they have to exhaust all available resources, so be it, for staying alive on the battlefield is paramount.
Only those who survive need to think about the future.
Looking at the second generation soldiers wailing on the ground, Hudson realized that these guys were valuable.
They were unreliable most of the time, but they proved themselves when it mattered most.
There was no need to pacify the military’s morale, the victors only need to celebrate.
Anyhow, with the existence of the priests, the lightly wounded will be bouncing around in no time, and the severely wounded will die soon, so counting the dead is enough.
This is the privilege of the “Elite Forces”, if it was a ragtag army, the Priest wouldn’t have time to treat infantrymen on the ground.
It’s not the lack of compassion, but rather the scarcity of priests, there are simply not enough to go around.
Especially the High Priests, there were only two in the entire Layton County Legion, both were assigned after the recognition of their elite status by the Kingdom.
In the Moxi Army, which is composed of a lot of second-generation individuals, there was only one High Priest assigned.
The regular Cannon Fodder Legion couldn’t get their hands on these high-end talents at all.
The disparity in treatment was all-encompassing.
Not just medical resources, the difference in logistical supply between the Elite Legion and regular Legion was like night and day.
In the bread for the Elite Legion, there was no trace of things like wood chips or sand, it was just supplemented with some vegetables.
It didn’t guarantee a stomach full of meat, but at least meat was a sight they could see every day.
Every ten days, they would also receive a small piece of sugar cane.
In places where conditions allowed, they were also supplemented with a few eggs.
These benefits were ones the Cannon Fodder Legion wouldn’t dare dream of.
It is precisely because of such substantial benefits that Hudson would perform so earnestly along the way.
At the end of the great battle, the exhausted army certainly could not continue its journey.
After cleaning up the battlefield, they chose a nearby place to set up camp.
The night gradually descended, and a downpour suddenly fell from the sky, washing away the blood from the battlefield.
Only the half-burnt corpses, left in the rain, told tales of the brutality of war.
In a luxurious tent, Hudson was busy with a group of officers tallying the outcomes and casualties of the battle.
The Layton County Legion didn’t suffer much in the daytime battle.
In the early battle against the Orc infantry, the heavy infantry was at the forefront, their thick armor blocked most of the enemy’s attacks.
During the cavalry battle, Hudson had the upper hand, turning the clash into a one-sided slaughter.
The combination of both only resulted in a few hundred deaths and a slightly larger number of wounded, which surpassed four digits.
However, after the treatment from the priests, most of them have already recovered.
They just need to ingest some more nutrients and rest for a few days to recover their fighting strength.
On the other hand, the Moxi Army suffered more significantly, despite being the victors.
Facing a desperate enemy, they paid a not-so-small price.
Hudson didn’t inquire about the specific casualty numbers.
They weren’t his soldiers; if they died, he wouldn’t feel heartache.
Compared to the glorious victory, these losses were not worth mentioning.
Just on the battlefield, over ten thousand Orc corpses were collected.
As for the dismembered bodies, Hudson didn’t care if they were counted twice in confusion.
In such a brutal scene, unless you observed at a close distance, it’s hard to identify the bodies.
In the situation where humanity was losing battles one after another, any victory was worth praise.