The transport convoy was attacked late at night, and the human guards were at a disadvantage as soon as they fought.
The guard soldiers were completely suppressed by the magic ape warriors, and the cavalry battalion that rushed out was attacked by the orcs' leopard cavalry, and suffered heavy casualties in an instant.
The human wildebeest cavalry and the orcs' wolf cavalry could still barely compete, but they were completely crushed by the faster and more powerful leopard cavalry. In the melee between the two cavalry, the human cavalry kept falling.
The soldiers of the guard battalion had an advantage in numbers, but they couldn't even rush out of the camp. As soon as they rushed out, they were shot back by a rain of arrows from the magic ape warriors.
Looking at the battle in front of him, Arthur, who had been lying on the ground, guessed instantly that there must be a ghost inside the Frost Thunder Legion. The orcs' targeting was too obvious. It was clear that they used the magic ape warriors to lure the Frost Thunder Cavalry out.
The number of the magic ape warriors and leopard cavalry that raided was not large, only about two hundred people, but they were all the strongest and most elite tribal warriors among the orcs. Such orc warriors were definitely not something that hundreds of human guards could deal with. Even if Arthur and his men exposed their identities and fought with all their strength, they might not be able to protect the transport team.
What's more, Arthur had no intention of taking action at all. He wanted to see who was behind these two powerful orc hunting teams.
Arthur suddenly blew a loud whistle, and Hughie and Gold, who were fighting with the leopard cavalry in the human cavalry, suddenly burst out with fighting skills and stabbed several leopard cavalry in front of them to death.
Then he turned his horse's head and ran away under the surprised eyes of the human and orc cavalry. When he passed Arthur and Arya, he pulled them onto the horse's back.
At the same time, Joan and Moral also rode out of the camp on horseback. These two cunning guys did not charge with the cavalry camp at all.
The human cavalry was close to collapse in the melee with the leopard cavalry. The behavior of several people deserting the battlefield dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the human cavalry, and they collapsed instantly under the impact of the leopard cavalry.
Because of Arthur and his previous bad example, the human cavalry began to flee after being defeated, and only a few warriors were ready to fight to the death in the face of the orcs.
The cavalry troops collapsed, and the guards trapped in the camp were doomed to die. Many soldiers were ready to defend to the death under the leadership of the battalion commander, and some soldiers who were afraid of death directly crawled out of the camp from under the truck and escaped.
Everyone has his own destiny. These soldiers may escape from the orcs' pursuit, but I am afraid they will also bear the shackles of their hearts in this life.
Arthur and his friends had no burden in their hearts, but they were also in a sad mood, after all, the ones who died in the battle were their comrades in the army.
This is because Arthur had just arrived at the Frost Thunder Legion and had no feelings for these warriors. Otherwise, according to his personality, he would definitely fight the orcs to the death with the warriors.
Arthur and his men actually stopped not far from the battlefield, and then sat down to wait for the end of the battle.
"Are you sure your method will work?" Gold asked with some concern.
Arthur smiled slightly, "Don't worry. What was robbed this time is food. This is the control area of the Frost Thunder Legion. They will definitely not be able to transport such a large amount. They will definitely find a place to hide it first, or someone will help them deal with it. As long as they follow this batch of goods, there will definitely be big fish biting the hook."
So no one said anything, waiting patiently to see what they can wait for in the end?
After about an hour, Arthur suddenly stood up and said, "The truck is back on the road. Let's get ready to move."
Alia looked at Arthur in surprise. She couldn't understand him anymore. "How did you know the truck was back on the road?"
"Secret." Arthur smiled and avoided the question deliberately.
Of course, Arthur couldn't tell Alia that he was using the dark magic "Dark Perception". As a full-line magician, Arthur had learned a few practical dark magics from Arnold after three years of getting along with him. However, the level was not high, so Arthur didn't dare to use them casually.
In order to avoid being discovered by the orcs, Arthur and his friends even gave up their mounts and always kept at the farthest distance that "Dark Perception" could vaguely sense.
Several people followed from a distance and found that the transport convoy was actually walking in the direction of the way back. After walking for a distance, it got off the official road from a small road and then headed north.
The convoy traveled for half the night, and the hijacked transport convoy stopped when it was about to get light.
The place where the orcs stopped was a small, uninhabited valley. Arthur roughly estimated the distance. It was at least 30 kilometers away from the place where the convoy was hijacked. It would be difficult to find this place if it was not followed all the way.
"I'll get closer to scout the situation. You stay here and wait for me." Arthur said and prepared to sneak in.
Gold immediately followed, "I'll go with you. More people can take care of each other."
"Too dangerous."
"Don't think you're the only one who's good at reconnaissance and stealth. It's almost dawn. Your "shadow stealth" may not be better than my reconnaissance technology." Gold's temper was so bad that no one could resist.
"Stop arguing, the two of you. There's movement over there among the orcs." Joan suddenly interrupted their argument.
Light and chaotic footsteps sounded, and the orc troops were moving towards their location.
"We've been discovered!" This was the thought that instantly came to everyone's mind.
"Fight or run?" Moral's voice trembled a little. He was the only one among the few who had not experienced a life-and-death battle with orcs.
"Don't worry, they may not be coming for us, let's retreat to the side."
At Arthur's suggestion, several people crouched and slowly retreated into the wilderness. The wild grass could completely cover the figures of several people.
The orcs of the large group walked past them fifty or sixty meters away, without even looking at the place where they were hiding.
"Gone?"
"Why did they leave empty-handed? Where are the things they robbed?"
"What should we do next?"
The orcs who suddenly left confused everyone.
"Let's split up. Gold and Hughie, you two follow these orcs and see where they will end up. I'll take Joan and the others to the col to see what's going on inside." Arthur made a decision in an instant.
"How do we meet?" Gold asked the most crucial question.
"Use marching marks."
Gold nodded, and quickly followed the path the orcs took with Hughie.
If the four of them acted in pairs, Hughie would be Gold's best partner, because he rarely spoke or expressed opinions, and was simply a perfect thug. If Joan or Moral partnered with Gold, if there was a disagreement, it would be very likely to mess things up.
After waiting for a while, no more orcs came out of the col, and Arthur and the others slowly moved towards the col.
The closer they got to the col, the faster their hearts beat. What secrets of the orcs were hidden inside?