476: Chapter 73: The Rapidly Deteriorating Situation_2 476: Chapter 73: The Rapidly Deteriorating Situation_2 “The thing we feared the most has happened.
As soon as our army arrived at Alentejo, a scout horseman reported: ‘Your Excellency the Count, a large contingent of Bimon cavalry has appeared.
Their numbers are vast.
They are everywhere.'”
The paucity of vocabulary left the scout struggling to find more suitable adjectives!
He could only say they were everywhere.
The exact number of forces?
Unfortunately, the scouts had no time to count.
The speed of the charging Bimon was top-notch.
If they were a hair slower, they wouldn’t even have the qualification to return and report.
In fact, by the time the scouts relayed specific news, the ground had begun to tremble, and faint black spots appeared on the distant horizon.
“Form ranks to face the enemy!”
As Count Fidelis issued orders, he also sighed with relief.
Thankfully, he was cautious enough.
As soon as they received the smoke signal, they immediately took emergency measures.
If they encountered the Bimon cavalry unprepared in the open field, it would be a farcical collapse.
In a blink of an eye, the bloody slaughter had started.
There were no dialogues, not even the generals of both sides showed their faces, the battle just erupted.
“Crossbowmen, fire!”
“Archers, ready, loose!”
“Spear throwers, ready, loose!”
…
Orderly commands could not prevent the march of the Bimon cavalry.
Their armor, enveloping their entire bodies, shielded the charging Bimon from a large number of arrows.
“Bimon heavy cavalry”, this thought had just formed when the military formations on the outskirts were already torn apart by the enemy.
The scene before him made Count Fidelis furrow his brows.
His elite forces were limited, unable to cover all positions, the enemy finding gaps was inevitable.
“Give the order, no one is allowed to retreat.
The supervisory team is responsible for monitoring.
Whoever disrupts the formation is to be executed without question!”
The command was timely, but it was still powerless against the crumbling situation.
Regardless of how strong the supervisory team was, they couldn’t stop the speed of the troops’ collapse.
He once considered ordering his knights to counterattack and stop the Bimon cavalry, but in the end, Count Fidelis held back.
If he saved the crumbling situation, he would run out of knights.
Besides, stopping the Bimon cavalry once did not mean they could stop the second onslaught.
The harsh reality tells him that bringing a large number of new soldiers on the road was the biggest mistake.
However, the battle still needed to continue.
Only a local battlefield had collapsed, it’s not enough to make Count Fidelis give up.
“This battle will not end anytime soon.
Kevin, find an opportunity to break through and deliver the news to the capital.
Have them seize the opportunity to initiate a great war, forcing the Bimon cavalry to return to aid!”
While he spoke lightly, deep inside, Count Fidelis had absolutely no confidence.
The armies from various places were on the move, reinforcements would not make it in time.
The only way was for the cavalry to charge and coordinate with the defenders in Dapes City, collectively launching an attack on the orc army besieging the capital, forcing the Bimon cavalry to return for aid.
This was a competition of life and death.
Whoever finished the battle first would be victorious.
“Father, but…”
Before Kevin could voice his concerns, Count Fidelis interrupted him.
“There are no buts, this is an order!
All you have to do now is carry it out!
Everything else is none of your concern.”
…
At the same time the great war broke out, the top five orc courts also started a war at their borders.
The initial strategy of shifting west was actually a ruse.
Caught off guard, several border fortresses fell in one battle.
The desperately defending Teluns City also began to falter.
Facing the suddenly deteriorating situation, Marshal Hodge could only look up at the sky in silence.
It’s not that the defenders weren’t strong enough, but that the enemy was playing a bigger game.
As soon as they withdrew forces from the front line to alleviate the siege of Dapes, they encountered a fierce orc onslaught.
It’s obvious that the enemy was well prepared.
Under normal circumstances, even if the orcs used the army besieging Dapes City as bait, they should send a large army to cross over the defensive line and reinforce.
In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the strategic relief of Dapes, Marshal Hodge specifically arranged a force, intending to intercept the orc army halfway.
However, plans never keep up with changes, and the orcs simply did not play by the rules.
The plan to coordinate inside and attack the Warhammer Kingdom was suddenly canceled, and the trapped army was left to their fate.
Their ultimate aim was to eliminate these “hard-nails”.
A large number of troops were diverted away.
This is exactly when the Teluns defense line is at its weakest.
Apart from helplessly watching one fortress after another fall, Marshal Hodge found himself unable to do anything.
Suddenly, he came to a realization.
From the beginning to the end, the orcs’ target was the several hundred thousand defenders on the front line.
If these troops were gone, the Moxi Duchy would be finished.
Even if the siege of Dapes was lifted, it could not stop the decline.
Seeing through the conspiracy was useless.
If they didn’t seize this opportunity to launch the relief battle, then the plan to storm Dapes City would become a reality.
If Dapes City fell, the Moxi Duchy would lose not only its capital, but also its hope and faith.
The key point is the frontline army will become an isolated force.
Not only will the morale of the soldiers be severely damaged, but they will also lose all their logistic supplies.
Even though they had stored a large amount of grain and fodder in the city beforehand.
But as the saying goes, ‘Sitting and eating from your stockpile, one day it will run out.’
Compared to food supplies, the more troubling issue is the supplies needed for city defense.
The battle consumes a large amount everyday, relying solely on the supplies stored in the city would not be able to sustain for long.