The situation in the Orc Wasteland changed much faster than Arthur expected.
Arthur originally planned to rest his troops at the secret supply point for three days. The orcs' pursuit range would never expand to 300 miles within three days, but he underestimated the anger of the Lion King Elliot.
The Lion King's anger almost mobilized half of the tribes in the Orc Wasteland. All the orcs, young and old, were mobilized to find the traces of the human cavalry.
The traces of orcs appeared outside the supply point where Arthur's cavalry was stationed the next day. The orcs disappeared in a flash, and the sentinels stationed on the periphery had no chance to catch up.
Out of caution, Arthur immediately made the decision to transfer his troops.
Less than an hour after Arthur's cavalry left the original place, a group of more than 200 orc cavalry rushed over.
Arthur and his men evacuated too hastily, and some traces of fire and camping activities were not covered up in time. Therefore, although the orc cavalry missed, they also locked the position of the human cavalry.
While sending the intelligence back immediately, the orc cavalry also followed the hoof prints of the silver-horned stag.
The orc cavalry caught up with Arthur and his men in the evening of that day when they stopped to rest.
Since entering the wilderness, Arthur has never relaxed his vigilance during the garrison, so he discovered the orc cavalry that followed him all the way at the first time.
In view of the small size of this orc cavalry, Arthur and Gold decided to defeat him after a simple discussion.
Although the human cavalry regiment lost a lot of personnel in the battle to assassinate Hicks five days ago, and some seriously injured soldiers had not even recovered their combat effectiveness, that battle gave the cavalry regiment momentum and the belief that they must win.
How could the cavalry that could defeat even the Orc Guards and the Golden Lion Guards take the ordinary orc cavalry in front of them seriously?
This is indeed the case. The human cavalry completely defeated the orc cavalry that caught up with them with a charge, and the rest was a one-sided massacre.
The human cavalry completely defeated the orc cavalry of more than 200 people at the cost of only two deaths and more than a dozen injuries. This record was unimaginable when the soldiers of the Seventh Squadron first entered the Orc Wasteland more than two months ago.
The only regret is that the orc cavalry was not killed. Twenty or thirty orc cavalry fled without resistance after being overwhelmed.
Arthur and Gold did not take it seriously at the time, but later facts proved that it was these escaped cavalry that became the root cause of Arthur and his team's thousands of miles of travel and hard battles in the future.
Although it was another great victory, this battle was like the beginning of a nightmare. From this battle, Arthur and his cavalry regiment never stopped fighting.
Arthur did not dare to stay where he was. He just asked the soldiers to replenish food and water, and moved overnight after a short rest.
The cavalry regiment galloped all the way until the second half of the night, and did not even stop to rest. They did not even set up camp. Many soldiers jumped off their mounts and fell asleep on the ground.
Before it was completely light, the soldiers were awakened by the sound of animal hooves galloping on the ground, and another group of orc cavalry caught up.
The orc cavalry was still far away, but from the vibrations coming from the ground, it could be judged that the scale of this cavalry would definitely not be small.
The human cavalry had to immediately embark on the road of transfer again.
This journey took a whole morning. Even eating and drinking were done on the back of the mount. Fortunately, Arthur and his team rode two horses, otherwise even the silver-horned stag would be exhausted.
It was not until near noon that they completely got rid of the pursuers, but Arthur and his team still did not dare to stop, but just slowed down their pace.
In the evening of this day, Arthur and his team encountered an orc army blocking them for the first time. Two or three hundred orc warriors set up a checkpoint on a major traffic route.
With pursuers behind and blockades ahead, the human cavalry could only choose to force their way through the checkpoint.
After paying the price of more than a dozen casualties, the cavalry regiment finally broke through the orc checkpoint.
In normal times, the troops would find a place to hide and rest after casualties, but now they can only continue to move forward, and only by constantly moving can they avoid being surrounded by orcs. The injured warriors can only be bandaged simply, and Alia's current healing magic can only give priority to the most seriously injured warriors.
In the next three days, Arthur and his cavalry regiment were chased by waves of orc cavalry. As long as they stayed in one place for a while, orcs would soon catch up. The scale of these cavalry that caught up first was not large, with a few hundred or two hundred cavalry at the least, and no more than four or five hundred cavalry at the most.
Arthur's cavalry regiment could easily defeat the pursuers, but it also cost several to dozens of casualties. After defeating two groups of pursuers, Arthur tried to avoid fighting with the orcs, because the human cavalry could not withstand any small loss of personnel, while the orcs could be replenished continuously.
After three days of running and fighting, the soldiers' buttocks were worn out, and they could fall asleep directly on the backs of stags. Every day, silver-horned stags were exhausted to death.
What's more terrible is that the wounded have no chance to recover at all. The condition of many wounded has begun to deteriorate, and they can only rely on Alia's healing magic to maintain their lives. Alia's magic power is always in a semi-exhausted state. Every point of recovery is immediately used on the most seriously injured.
In the evening, after confirming that they have finally shaken off the pursuers again, the cavalry regiment ventured to camp and rest on the upstream bank of a stream. If they don't stop to rest, even if the soldiers can still hold on, the silver-horned stag mounts can't hold on. If they run continuously for two days, the cavalry regiment may become an infantry regiment.
Silver-horned stags were drinking water by the stream, and the soldiers took the time to wash themselves. For the first time in the march, they set up a fire to cook.
The water in the pot had not yet completely boiled, and the sentry sounded the alarm again. More than a hundred orc warriors came up from the downstream.
The soldiers' expressions had become numb, and many soldiers subconsciously mounted their mounts, and a new rush would be staged again.
Arthur was completely enraged, "Don't run anymore, the other side is infantry, soldiers and mounts continue to rest in place, those above the rank of lieutenant follow me, we will kill them all first."
Arthur said a word, and more than 30 lieutenants, including Jose and Monkey, walked out of the soldiers and stood silently behind Arthur.
Jose and Monkey successfully broke through the lieutenant the day after the assassination of Hicks. The life-and-death battles squeezed the potential of every soldier.
Arthur and Gold waited until the orcs got close before they rushed forward. As a result, there was no surprise. Because of the overwhelming force, Arthur and his team dealt with more than a hundred orcs without any casualties, and did not let a single orc escape.
Arthur deliberately left a few alive in this battle, because the pursuers they encountered in the past few days, including the orcs today, were obviously several groups who came to die.
Arthur wanted to know what exactly did the orcs want to do?