Dozens of leopard cavalrymen surrounded the carriage in the middle.
The demon ape warriors stood in a circle on the periphery, with all their bows and arrows aimed at the carriage.
A leopard cavalryman stepped forward and used his lance to lift the curtain, but was stunned when facing the empty carriage.
"We've been fooled, this is a trap, retreat quickly!" An orc dressed as a leader suddenly roared.
At the same time, the sound of horse hooves came from far to near on both sides of the east and west.
The reinforcements coming at this time were naturally the reinforcements of the Frost Thunder Legion. When the demon ape warriors appeared, Dylan's signal had been secretly sent out. He led the cavalry battalion to fight the orcs desperately, just to buy time for the reinforcements in the distance.
"Run, run to the woods!" The orc warriors swarmed into the woods not far from the road.
But they had just run halfway when a fire started at the edge of the woods, and the fire soon became very big. Through the flames and smoke, we can see several figures setting fire in the forest. What's more annoying is that they are using powerful fire magic scrolls such as "Rain of Fire" and "Earth Fire" to set fire. No wonder the fire became so fierce in an instant?
The orcs running into the woods is equivalent to jumping into the fire pit, so they have to turn around and run in another direction.
The orc hunting team did not run far before they encountered the Frost Thunder Legion light infantry rushing up from the front, with a full regiment in number. The cavalry rushing from the front and back directions have also revealed their figures. Judging from the smoke and dust, there is at least one cavalry regiment.
The Frost Thunder Legion set fire and surrounded the orcs on three sides, completely blocking the escape route of the orcs.
"Break out from this side!" The orc leader pointed the axe in his hand and led all the orcs to rush towards the human light infantry in front.
"Can the infantry regiment on the opposite side withstand the charge of the orc leopard cavalry? Let's go over and help." Joan said worriedly while looking at the battle situation in front of him in the woods.
"Just sit here and watch the excitement. We have created such a good opportunity for him. Dino will never make a mistake in the ambush." Arthur said with his shoulders hugged.
Cavalry is the nemesis of light infantry in terms of arms, not to mention the leopard cavalry with both speed and impact. This is also an important reason why they chose to break through in the direction of the human infantry regiment.
When the leopard cavalry plunged into the human infantry regiment, they found that this infantry regiment was different from any opponent they had fought. The armor and weapons of these human warriors are obviously a level higher than those of regular troops. When they faced the charge of the orc cavalry, the expressions they showed were not the fear or tension common among human warriors, but excitement flashing in their eyes.
Moreover, these human infantrymen have a set of combat skills specifically for dealing with cavalry. Unlike other infantry regiments, they do not rely on shield soldiers to resist head-on, but flexibly avoid the frontal charge of the cavalry, and use the swords and guns in their hands to attack the waist and abdomen of the cavalry and the mounts from the side.
As the cavalry continued to advance, the infantry quickly retreated, attacking while retreating. It seemed that the cavalry rushed into the infantry regiment, but in fact they were trapped in it. No matter how they charged, they could not break through the infantry regiment's formation, and it was even more impossible to turn around and return.
The entire orc leopard cavalry and the magic ape warriors who came later were wrapped in this human infantry regiment like dumplings. The regiment kept squirming, and the orc warriors were constantly killed and killed in the squirming.
What's more terrifying is that each human warrior has a single-soldier combat power that is no less than that of the orc warrior. Using the team formation to cooperate in combat, they killed many orcs while paying very little casualties.
Joan, who was watching the battle from a distance, couldn't help but swallow his saliva, "Where did this inconspicuous infantry regiment come from? Its combat power is not inferior to our previous silver-horned stag cavalry, right?"
Arthur sighed lightly, "It is far superior to our cavalry regiment. We relied more on equipment and the impact of silver-horned stags before. This infantry regiment is far superior to us in terms of individual combat power and tactics. The Grand Duke's personal guard regiment is indeed well-deserved!"
That's right, in order to catch all the orcs who looted the transport convoy, Dino directly borrowed the direct personal guard regiment of Grand Duke Palmer.
Although the Frost Thunder Corps's record in recent years is not as dazzling as the Snow Wind Corps, as one of the five major field corps stationed in the border area all year round, how could it be possible that it did not have elite troops to guard the house?
With the arrival of the Frost Thunder Cavalry Regiment, there was no suspense in this ambush, and none of the more than 400 orc elite hunting teams escaped.
On a hill not far from the battlefield, Xi Duo was completely dumbfounded. He couldn't figure out how such a careful arrangement could fail.
Xi Duo stood there for a long time without moving. He struggled violently in his heart, wondering whether he should return to the barracks or simply escape back to the royal city?
As the mount moved forward aimlessly, when the mount was outside the barracks, Xi Duo suddenly shuddered in his heart, and at this moment he really woke up.
It was too late for Xi Duo to turn around. A young lieutenant saw him and ran over quickly, "General Xi Duo, the legion commander, is looking for you in a hurry. Please go to the general's tent to discuss matters."
Xi Duo had to bite the bullet and follow the lieutenant to the central army tent.
As soon as he entered the general's tent, Xi Duo felt that the atmosphere was not right. Grand Duke Palmer's face was covered with a layer of frost, Edmund had a blank expression and didn't even look at him, but Dino looked at him with a half-smile. Especially the two people kneeling in the middle of the tent, a glance, made Xi Duo cold from head to toe.
"Xi Duo, do you know these two people?" Grand Duke Palmer asked sternly.
"Alva used to be under my command, and I have never seen the other one."
"Alva has already testified that you planned the robbery of the transport convoy. Do you have an explanation?"
"Absolutely not! I punished him for making extra money in the military supply department before, and he was deliberately seeking revenge." Xi Duo still pretended to be calm.
"Then what do you think this is?" The Grand Duke threw a booklet on the table to Xi Duo, "He said this is the profit he gave you from every military expenditure for material purchases."
Xi Duo's cold sweat had already flowed down, but he still shouted: "He is slandering me, I have never taken a gold coin from him!"
"Okay, okay! You stand back." The Grand Duke nodded, "Bring up the captured orc leader."
A leopard man tied up with his hands was pushed in from outside the military tent. When the orc entered the tent, he saw Xi Duo in the queue and roared at him, "You despicable human, coward, I shouldn't believe you, you humans are all untrustworthy cowards."
Shine had not interrogated these captured orcs severely before, but only hinted that it was the employers on the human side who betrayed them, and then they were all caught in one fell swoop. Knowing that there was no way out, the orcs naturally sprayed all their anger at Xi Duo, the traitor and informer.
Grand Duke Palmer slammed the table heavily, "Xi Duo, what else do you have to quibble about? Why did he only target you among all the generals in the camp? Could it be that this orc is also resentful and wrongly accusing you?"
Xi Duo could no longer deny it, and knelt down in fear, "I know I was wrong, I was just confused for a moment, please forgive me, Grand Duke."
The Grand Duke snorted coldly, "Now you know you are wrong? Do you know how many legion soldiers died in the hands of orcs because of your mistake? Do you know how to deal with them according to military law!"
Xi Duo was really scared this time, and cried, "No, uncle, don't kill me, I'm your nephew!"
If Xi Duo didn't shout, and there were generals below to plead for him, Grand Duke Palmer might still spare Xi Duo's life for family affection. But Xi Duo's popularity was too bad, and Edmond was afraid that this matter would implicate himself and avoided it. No one in the central army account stood up to speak for Xi Duo.
Grand Duke Palmer has led troops for half his life and is well versed in military management. How could he be partial to someone in front of all the generals in the camp when he has no way to back down?
Grand Duke Palmer could only sigh, "You are my nephew, but military law is ruthless. Colluding with orcs and robbing military supplies are unforgivable crimes. Not killing you is not enough to enforce military discipline and show military prestige. Come on, take him away and execute him!"