With the low sound of war drums, the Troll Warlord quickly commanded his army to divide into three groups, trying to encircle the human cavalry who had just massacred thousands of their own warriors in front of them.
Some priests, witch doctors and mystics even used various mages to cooperate.
Especially some acceleration magic can even make a small number of trolls walk fast and catch up with the speed of horses in a short time.
But unfortunately, the number of these trolls was so small that they were covered by arrows one after another before they even got close, and eventually died miserably on the road to charge.
Even if a few of them occasionally rush forward, Ignaus will personally lead his Highland cavalry to rush forward and trample them alive into pulp.
The two sides fought back and forth for several rounds while testing each other.
The trolls could not keep up with the speed of the human cavalry, and the human cavalry with only 5,000 men on hand did not dare to easily attack the army of tens of thousands of troll warriors and spellcasters.
After half an hour of going back and forth, Allen realized that there would be no bargains to be gained today, and immediately raised his hand and gave the order to retreat.
In the blink of an eye, the five thousand cavalrymen immediately changed direction and disappeared over the horizon, leaving only corpses scattered on the ground and dust raised by the horses running.
Seeing the enemy walking away, the troll warlord felt that his lungs were about to burst with anger.
Because he has led the army in battle for so many years, this is the first time he has been beaten so hard.
The way Allen fights is different from any opponent he has encountered before.
He does everything he can!
And there is almost no sense of honor!
It directly turns war into a simple numbers game!
As long as there is a battle plan, the enemy's losses will be far greater than our own losses, so we should launch it without hesitation.
This was the case before when they set up traps to annihilate the Velociraptor Dragoon Legion, and now it is the same for the forwards of the assault army.
As for wanting to squarely set out in a traditional battle to decide the outcome, don¡¯t even think about it.
After all, Allen knows very well that with the current strength of the Arathor Empire, wanting to fight a head-on war with the Amani trolls is basically not much different from self-destruction.
In addition, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has a guiding principle in the cold weapon era, which is called "win first and then go to war."
??This means that before launching a war, it is best to consider your chances of winning. If you are not sure, don't act rashly.
However, with the annihilation of the Velociraptor Dragoons, Allen has firmly grasped the initiative in the war.
What he has to do next is to accumulate more "first wins" through constant harassment, until the balance of power between the two sides changes fundamentally.
The poor troll warlord didn¡¯t know that today¡¯s nightmare was just the beginning.
In the next few days, he will witness with his own eyes a kind of tactics and tactics from the pinnacle of the earth's cold weapon age.
Without enough cavalry or long-range weapon strikes, it is almost impossible to win with infantry alone.
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At the same time, Allen and Ignaus, who had retreated more than ten kilometers away, had dismounted and sat on the top of a relatively high hill to rest.
The soldiers who had just won a glorious victory happily built simple stoves with stones, then placed iron pots on them, added water, and cooked them with bacon jerky, dried mushrooms, and beans.
It didn¡¯t take long for them to make a hot soup that was ¡°delicious¡± in their eyes, and ate it with hard slices of bread.
While eating, they were still talking about the hearty battle not long ago.
The war horses were gnawing on high-grade feed mixed with wheat, beans and egg powder to replenish their physical strength.
As humans, they never thought that a troll with powerful regenerative abilities would be pinned to the ground and blasted by them, without even a chance to fight back.
Similarly, they gradually began to realize that the cavalry, which was regarded as a remnant of the tribal era, did not seem to be as bad as the nobles thought.
Quite the opposite!
At certain times, these units that cannot fight head-on can play a surprising role in winning.
The young girl who was selected by Allen to join the Cavalry Army flushed with excitement, and used the blood of the troll to smear three skulls on her skin.
Each skeleton represents a living person she shot in battle.A picture of a flood of burning flames rushing into the troll camp emerged, and he immediately asked Ying with gleaming eyes: "Your Excellency, please be sure to entrust me with this glorious and great task."
"No problem! After the water rushes into the troll camp, you must lead the cavalry to attack from the flank as soon as possible. And my cavalry will cover you from the other side."
"Understood! We Highlanders will never miss any opportunity to kill trolls. Only dead trolls are good trolls!"
In this way, the two quickly reached an agreement and began to issue orders in an orderly manner to let their soldiers take action.
Some of them rode horses around the abandoned village on the other side of the lake, took down the wooden boards of the houses, then nailed them back together and stuffed them with dry straw, and then poured them with various oils extracted from animals and plants.
In less than two hours, one or two hundred such simple fire ships were made.
As for Allen, he attacked again with the well-fed horse archers, constantly harassing the trolls who were cutting trees, mowing grass, and building camps, firmly attracting the enemy's attention.
As long as the troll mobilizes large-scale troops, he will immediately turn around and leave without any hesitation, taking full advantage of the mobility advantage of the horse archers.
This shameless harassment made the troll warlord furious, but there was nothing he could do.
As for those ordinary troll warriors, their mentality has already collapsed.
Some even ignored the orders and roared directly towards the hedgehogs, who were shot by bows and arrows.
They would rather die in a clean battle than endure the humiliation and endless harassment.
Fortunately!
When the sun sets and night falls, these annoying human cavalry like flies and mosquitoes finally disappear.
Everything seemed to be quiet again.
The demoralized troll warriors gathered in groups around the bonfire, roasting the fish caught from the lake, as well as the wild ducks and wild geese that nested by the lake.
If the first two defeats only made them want to vent their pent-up anger, then now they are deflated, and they begin to resist and hate war from the bottom of their hearts.
Looking at this group of deadwood troll warriors who had lost their fighting spirit, the warlord showed an expression of impatience and anxiety on his face, and quickly asked his adjutant: "How far are we from the town you mentioned?"
"It should be very close! As long as we can successfully attack that town and allow the soldiers to slaughter and plunder human wealth wantonly, I believe morale will be restored soon." The adjutant promised confidently.
Killing!
Rape!
Loot!
It is always the best way to stimulate the subconscious animal nature of soldiers.
In this way, the senior leaders of the Amani trolls kept promising the recruited tribes that they could do whatever they wanted to the speed elves, regardless of men, women, old or young, and they could also plunder the enemy's money, houses and land. .
It is with the help of such cruel methods that the Amani Empire slowly gained the upper hand in thousands of years of struggle.
Right now, they are very close to their goal of capturing Silver Moon City.
The warlord obviously knew this, and the worries in his heart eased slightly. He gently rubbed his eyebrows and sighed: "I hope so. But I think that cunning human noble should pay more attention to it. If nothing else, he will It is a powerful enemy that poses a huge threat to us.¡±
"Strong enemy? Just these barbaric and stupid humans? They don't even understand what magic is yet. What's more, we are only mobilizing a part of the Deadwood tribe this time. If the empire goes south with all its strength, it can be defeated in a matter of minutes. The entire human race is wiped from this land." The adjutant's tone was filled with the unique arrogance of the Amani trolls.
Of course, he also has the right to be arrogant.
With the brutal character of Zul'jin coming to power, the Amani Empire is becoming more powerful than ever.
Even the High Elf Kingdom, which possesses powerful magical power, has to shrink its power, let alone the newly rising humans.
"No! You are wrong! Aren't those cavalrymen armed with bows and arrows causing enough damage to us? Just imagine, if this kind of tactics is promoted, with the human population base, it is possible to form an army of dozens of people Thousands of Rangers. By that time, with the few Swift Dragoons we have on hand, it will be impossible to wipe them all out even if we die from exhaustion. But they can run rampant in open terrain through constant attacks and harassment, He even took the initiative to go deep into the forest to destroy"
Before the troll warlord finished speaking, he suddenly felt a slight vibration on the ground.
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