Summoning Total War

Chapter 79 A fight to the death! (Down)

The wind is howling!

Blood and carnage! A strong smell of blood filled the entire battlefield with the strong wind. After entering the fierce hand-to-hand battle, the casualties on both sides began to increase rapidly. Both the Orc warriors and the Athenian soldiers fought desperately on this battlefield that decided each other's fate.

In just ten minutes, thousands of casualties occurred in the melee zone where the two armies met, a one-kilometer-long front line! Especially in the Zhongjun area where the fighting was the most brutal, the piles of corpses on the ground were already half a meter high! Dark red blood flowed along the ground, almost forming a stream!

However, after the initial stalemate, the balance of the war still tilted towards Athens. With the advantages carefully calculated and arranged by Murphy, the Greek heavy infantry faced the orc warriors from a stalemate at the beginning to suppressing them in just ten minutes. The Orcs' fighting style is wild and sharp, and their explosive power is amazing, but at the price, their lasting combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the Greek hoplites. As long as they survive the few minutes of their outbreak during the battle, they will be somewhat powerless in the subsequent battle after the rush.

Contrary to the fighting style of the orcs, the fighting technique of the Greek hoplites was very simple, blocking with shields, cooperating with each other, and then piercing with spears. Either way, it does not consume a lot of power, which greatly extends the duration of the protracted battle. This can be seen from the 300 Spartan warriors facing the Persian army in the Battle of Thermopylae. It is really because the fighting method does not consume much physical energy that they can face the Persian army's wheel warfare tactics without any fear!

Although our own casualties also increased greatly, the orc army was consumed at an even faster rate.

After entering hand-to-hand combat, the Greek hoplites in the first and second echelons stabilized their direction, while the Athenian longbowmen in the third and fourth echelons began to show off their power.

Murphy elevated their position before the battle, which was a very simple ladder filling. The effect of the filling was that the Athenian longbowmen stood one meter higher than the horizon to attack!

One meter is enough.

It was enough to provide the Athenian longbowmen with a smooth and condescending view.

They did not need to attack the orc warriors who were caught in the chaos. Those people would naturally be dealt with by the Greek heavy infantry. What these Athenian longbowmen have to do is to shoot accurately at the enemies behind the battle line. Taking advantage of the range advantage brought by the centaur longbow, they began to firmly suppress the enemies behind the line.

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When the balance of the war began to tilt toward Athens, the Orc commander suddenly felt something bad.

Obviously, it also realized that the enemy was far more difficult than it imagined.

And in terms of pure combat effectiveness, it is simply not comparable to the soldiers of those human city-states. In the past, the tactics used by orcs against humans were a wave of ferocious and abnormal attacks, using their wild fighting styles to tear apart the enemy's defense line, forcing them to shrink their defense lines and enter a melee where they would have an advantage over the tall orcs. But when facing the Athenian army, they seemed a little weak. Because those Orc warriors simply could not break through the solid defense line composed of Greek heavy infantry. Once they could not break through the defense line, after the initial fierceness was consumed, these Orc warriors became a living target for the Athenian long archers. .

Orcs' main formation.

"Chief! Let me join the battle!" A half-orc general, who was wearing leather armor and holding a huge two-handed axe. He was more than two meters tall and looked very powerful. He said in a muffled voice.

Grom-Frostwolf frowned and rejected the Orc general's proposal without hesitation.

The enemy hasn't even begun to reveal their trump cards, so how can he put his elite into the battle first?

But he also realized it.

If we really do nothing, I am afraid that if we persist for a quarter of an hour at most, the vanguard army on the front line will collapse. In just ten minutes, our own casualties have exceeded 3,000. At this rate, the morale of the Orc Vanguard Army will inevitably collapse!

The enemy's frontal confrontation ability is very powerful!

And the range and lethality of those longbowmen are amazing!

They are quite a nuisance!

After closing his eyes and thinking for a moment, when the half-orc chief Grom Frostwolf opened his eyes, his eyes had changed to determination.

It looked around and gave the next order calmly.

"Thalas - Angry Bear! You lead the axemen to attack the enemy's right wing!"

"yes!"

"Modor-Ice Fox! You lead the armored heavy infantry to attack the enemy's center!"

"yes!"

"Aster-Frost Wolf! You lead the wolf cavalry on standby! Wait for my order to charge!"

"yes!"

As a series of orders were issued, the Orcs' main formation also began to move.

A group of well-equipped orc heavy infantry, all equipped with scale armor, began to enter the battle, and on the right wing, those orc warriors with strange double-handed blades and strange costumes also launched an attack on the right wing of Athens. After the distance was reduced to a hundred meters, these Orc warriors holding strange two-handed blades took out a palm-sized (orc's palm) flying ax from their backs, and then threw it towards the long archers behind Athens!

Murphy, who was watching the battle, suddenly narrowed his eyes and saw thousands of flying axes whizzing at the Athenian longbowmen of the third and fourth echelons. Immediately, the archers in the rear began to suffer a large number of casualties.

These Athenian longbowmen were not equipped with armor, and there was almost no way to defend against such an attack.

Fortunately, these orc warriors were not equipped with many throwing axes. After three rounds of throwing, they had to engage in close combat.

Our own casualties have exceeded a thousand people.

Although the casualties of the half-orc army were greater, their numerical advantage was there, and Athens would really be unable to bear it if they continued to consume it.

Murphy's eyes crossed the bloody battlefield and turned to the Orc chief who stood solemnly at the center of the army. There was a large flag erected there, and Murphy could clearly locate its location.

"Have you not discovered such an obvious loophole yet? Did I really overestimate you?" Murphy slowly lowered his head and murmured softly.

At this moment, a herald rushed to Murphy's side on horseback and said hurriedly: "Your Excellency, the right wing can't hold on any longer!"

"General Jerry Rivard asked me to come over and request support!"

Murphy frowned when he heard this, and suddenly felt irritated. He roared at the herald in front of him: "If you can't hold on, let him hold on!"

Angry roar!

Murphy's terrifying appearance frightened the herald. He did not dare to irritate the furious Murphy, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Yes!"

Yes. That's right.

The biggest weakness of the Athens defense front is on the right wing!

Because the number of Greek heavy infantry was limited, Murphy had to tighten the defense line and widen the depth. This would free up a large area on the defensive front.

What to do with this vacant area?

Murphy put militiamen recruited from the indigenous people into the area.

Therefore, the area that seemed to have the largest number of people was actually the weakest point in Athens' defense front!

Fighting a war of attrition is not Murphy's purpose.

If the enemy does not discover this weakness, I am afraid that the plans made will have to be changed.

Murphy frowned and looked at the main formation of the half-orc army without saying a word. The suppression on the frontal battlefield did not make him feel happy at all, because the current advantage seemed to him to be a matter of course. And in his plan, the real key to determining the outcome of this war is precisely the weakest part of Athens' defense front!

At this moment, he suddenly hoped that his enemy would become smarter.

Fortunately, he didn't have to wait too long.

Twenty minutes into the bloody and brutal hand-to-hand combat, the Orc commander finally discovered Athens' weakness after throwing the second echelon of warriors into the battle.

The right-wing defense line, which seems to have the largest number of people, is actually strong on the outside but hard on the inside!

After two consecutive attacks by the orc army, not only did the formation begin to shake, but even the second echelon was in chaos.

The Greek heavy infantry completely suppressed the orc soldiers on the frontal battlefield, but the militiamen who had only received basic military training were unable to do this. Although Murphy increased the number of defenders in that area to 4,000, they soon collapsed under the impact of the second wave of elite orcs entering the battle! These militiamen are far from having the combat skills and tacit cooperation of the Greek heavy infantry, so in the battle with the orcs, their casualties were also greater, and they even suffered one to one casualties with the orcs!

Murphy's long-awaited Orc commander finally discovered this weakness.

As a result, the soldiers on the right wing of the third echelon began to approach, and on the "Total War" auxiliary system strategic map, the elite troops ambushing on the right wing also began to move.

They want to completely break through the right-wing defense line, divide Athens' defense front, expand the results of the battle, and finally defeat the enemy!

"Finally took the bait!"

As soon as the enemy moved, a smile appeared on Murphy's lips.

The right wing, which seems to be strong on the outside but capable on the inside, is actually Murphy's real foreshadowing move. Now the orc commanders finally discovered this and launched a more violent attack, and Murphy's layout began to come in handy. His real purpose is to use his powerful right wing to attract the enemy's troops, and then defeat him in one fell swoop! If the purpose of attracting firepower cannot be achieved, then the prepared killing move will not only be useless, but will become his fatal weakness!

Right wing of the battle line.

A group of two thousand elite orc heavy infantry, all equipped with half-body armor, finally entered the battle.

The Orc armies on the second and third steps also began to move towards the right wing of the Athenian front.

Suddenly!

The militiamen on the right side of the Athenian front faced as many as 6,000 enemies!

In less than three minutes, Athens' right-wing defense line began to collapse. Facing the more elite Orc warriors, the militiamen simply could not resist! The torn hole began to expand, and the defensive line composed of the Athenian militia gradually eroded, and a large number of elite orcs broke into the formation!

The orc generals sensitively seized the opportunity for victory!

Amidst the dull sound of horns, the elite orc troops on the right wing began to gather, and then launched a charge towards the rear of the line! They want to completely defeat the right wing of Athens!

A smile appeared on the corner of Grom-Frostwolf's mouth, and he even felt that victory was approaching him.

But deep down in his heart, there is still a trace of regret.

Because the seemingly powerful enemy is actually so fragile, it doesn't even have time to use the trump card it prepared.

But before it could finish laughing, the horn sounded to turn the tide of the battle!

The sound of the horn is loud and deep, three long and two short.

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Time is frozen in this moment.

The Athenian right wing collapsed, and a large number of elite Orcs broke into the formation.

Just when the Orcs seemed to be in sight of victory, the right-wing militiamen suddenly retreated like a tide.

Then, a scene that made their heartbeats stop appeared before their eyes.

The cold wind is blowing!

The strong smell of blood stimulated Murphy's spirit. He raised his sword high and roared: "Scythe Chariot!"

"charge!"

As the "charge" horn sounded, three teams formed up, covering the entire right wing of the front, and a total of 360 sickle chariots moved into action.

"drive!"

"Drive! Drive!"

The distance of one hundred and fifty meters is enough for the chariot to accelerate.

As the dull horn sounded, the soldiers driving the sickle chariot waved their whips without hesitation with a sense of solemnity and solemnity!

The chariot began to move, and the scythe blade shining coldly in the sun made the orc warriors gathered on the right wing almost forget to charge! At this moment, they even have the urge to drop their weapons and run for their lives alone!

They may not be afraid of a chariot.

Facing ten chariots, they may also be convinced that they can defeat them.

But facing the densely packed scythe chariots that almost filled the entire right-wing front, they were afraid!

That sickle blade shining with cold light, that galloping that made the earth tremble, that was no longer just the fear brought by the heavy cavalry!

That is simply a symbol of death!

Three hundred and sixty chariots with scythes charged at the same time. Facing the enemies who rushed towards them without hesitation and brandishing their whips, the orc warriors were finally shrouded in fear. This is something that the infantry cannot resist, because facing the charge of the chariot, the orc warriors who are not used to using spears have no way to fight against these killing machines in the cold weapon era except using their flesh and blood to block it!

no matter who.

It is impossible to survive facing these charging tanks.

Any enemy who tries to block their progress will be crushed by the chariot!

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Three hundred and sixty scythe chariots consumed almost all the war horses in Athens!

A full half year of hard work!

Murphy has hardly recruited any more troops since the beginning of spring, in order to accumulate this army of tanks that will play a decisive role in the decisive battle!

Boom!

In the plains, the terrifying lethality of the sickle chariot was revealed to the world for the first time.

Three hundred and sixty sickle chariots pulled out a 600-meter-long battle line! These warriors driving chariots roared and charged towards the half-beast army in front of them with indomitable momentum!

Suddenly!

The man fell on his back!

The scythe chariots of the first row were consumed rapidly, but the scythe chariots of the second row still rushed forward without hesitation!

The entire battlefield was littered with broken corpses.

As long as the orc warrior is hit by the scythe chariot, he will be killed or injured immediately!

The cry of war horses!

Orc warriors who were crushed by chariots and whose flesh and intestines flowed out but were still alive, and soldiers whose bones were shattered after being knocked to the ground by frightened horses.

The orc generals finally realized that flesh and blood alone could not stop these chariot hordes.

Almost as soon as the scythe chariot charged against the half-orc army, the enemy had already begun to disintegrate.

They may not be afraid of death.

But he didn't have the courage to use his flesh and blood to stop the army of chariots covered with blades in front of him!

The elite orcs who broke through the formation retreated almost as fast, leaving corpses all over the ground behind them.

After repelling the half-beast army on the right in one fell swoop, the army of sickle chariots did not stop.

"charge!"

"For Athens!"

The right-wing defense line was retaken, but those soldiers who had already held the belief of death before the battle did not stop. They drove the chariots covered with blades towards the half-orc *** army that collapsed in the front and launched a suicidal attack without hesitation. Charge!

The chariots crushed their enemies, tearing their bodies apart.

Broken limbs and broken arms all over the ground!

The orc general finally realized that there was no way to retreat without destroying the chariots in front of him.

"Throwing axes! Target those riders!"

A ferocious-looking orc general roared at the retreating soldiers: "Kill those riders with flying axes!"

The horses pulling the chariots were all covered in iron armor, but the riders were only equipped with ordinary leather armor. Galloping horses may be difficult to kill, but those knights in chariots are vulnerable. The half-orc warriors who woke up began to throw throwing axes at the chariot, and even the weapons in their hands. Some elite half-orc soldiers with a belief in death even flew forward and pulled the rider of the chariot off.

Soon, none of the chariot riders who broke out of the defense line survived.

But the killings didn't stop there.

Without the rider's control, the war horse lost control due to pain. The frightened war horse dragged the chariot and ran rampant among the half-beast army!

They went crazy.

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(There is something wrong with the computer. It seems to be a problem with the graphics card. I am depressed. It seems that the graphics card died while running "Medieval 2".

So sad! )