Chapter 335 Gorgeous "Dance Steps" (5000!)

"What's the current situation in the royal city?" Rand asked the burly pirate noble with a scar on his face.

Only then did the burly nobleman with a scar on his face look at Rand.

He looked up and down Rand's too-young face, then glanced at the prince and princess.

"I've never heard of you." The scarred nobleman ignored the scepter in Rand's hand.

Rand frowned. This was the bad thing about these fierce pirate nobles. They didn't care about many rules.

There won’t be another duel, will it? He thinks the pirate noble in front of him is pretty good, so he plans to be gentle later.

The scarred noble grinned again and said, "But I think you are good."

Rand breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he said unhappily: "Then don't waste time and tell me what's going on in the royal city."

"The looting should be almost over." The scarred noble said, "During this period, there are more and more orcs near the royal city. I estimate that the orc army will regroup in the next few days and head to the White Kingdom."

The orcs will obtain a large amount of supplies from the royal city of the Gaomu Kingdom, including weapons, equipment, siege equipment, livestock, and food.

It's only been a few days and we're about to gather and set off.

Then it seems that the orcs must be really anxious.

Rand grinned like the scarred nobleman.

By now, he had discovered the orcs' first real flaw.

The orcs have not rested since they landed, or at least very little.

Rand had captured several living orcs for experiments.

After being transformed into hell, his power increases greatly and he becomes extremely violent, but he does not completely lose his mind, nor does he retain his energy forever.

After being transformed into hell, orcs do have more energy, but they will still get tired.

You also need to rest.

And now it seems that the orc commander on this route was too impatient.

However, this loophole is not easy to exploit now.

Rand got on his horse and gave the order: "Scouts should spread out to investigate at a distance, and the rest should camp and rest. We will face a large orc army in the next two days."

At night, in front of the campfire, Rand lay on his side on the bench that had been moved over, his head resting on Olenna's soft and elastic thighs, thinking about strategies to deal with the orcs.

Ellie sat quietly on the side, supporting her chin with her hand and watching Rand's occasional frown with interest.

The flickering bonfire dispelled some of the chill between autumn and winter.

At this time, the blond prince came over, and his sister stuck half of her head out from behind the prince.

The prince said hesitantly, "Rand, Lord Rand."

Rand stood up and saluted: "Your Highness, please speak."

This handsome prince, who looked like he had just reached adulthood and was still very young, was not very accustomed to Rand's etiquette.

He knew that Rand was an earl and was well aware that his status was higher on the surface, but he also knew that Earl Rand was the only person who could save the Takagi Kingdom now.

Count Lander was a dark-haired man who looked about the same age as him.

The young prince bowed his head, bent his waist and said, "Please, I would like to ask you to be our teacher. My sister and I want to learn from you."

Rand laughed out loud: "Ha~"

Rand liked these two siblings very much.

They are completely different species from the Second Prince of the Frost Moon Kingdom.

The handsome young prince and the beautiful young princess were somewhat confused about Rand's laughter.

Rand smiled and said, "Of course, Your Highness, Your Highness."

"What do you want to learn?" Rand smiled.

Rand also had some experience in teaching. When the hideout was first established, he personally taught classes in the upper level hideout.

In fact, after he became successful, he would occasionally guest-star as a teacher in the upper-level den and the small classroom at the foot of the mountain.

His first batch of students have become the backbone of the Earldom of the Moon Phase.

The prince and princess looked at each other in surprise, and then the prince said, "We want to learn swordsmanship."

They actually wanted to learn how to march and fight, as well as how to govern a country, but now it was too late, so they wanted to learn swordsmanship first and kill several of the orcs that were wreaking havoc on their land on the battlefield.

They wanted to be as brave as Rand and be able to command troops in battle.

Even if they use weapons as shameless as those of Rand's guards, they have no scruples. Rand's eyes curved and he said, "No problem. I have three swords here: the sword of the monarch, the sword of the noble lord, and the sword of the knight. Which one do you want to learn?" (Note 1)

Once again, the prince and princess were confused.

Ellie and Olena on the side covered their mouths and laughed.

Rand is normal most of the time, but sometimes he is like this and says some incomprehensible things.

This seems to be Rand's hobby.

However, after Rand finished speaking, he would often explain that the top leaders of their hideouts were already used to it.

Now that I have been in contact with Rand for a long time, I can even roughly understand what Rand wants to express.

The prince and princess had no choice but to bow their heads and say, "We all want to learn it."

…

The next morning, Rand led the army to set off.

Then in the afternoon, Rand finally saw the main force of the orc army.

When facing the orc army, Rand only brought cavalry, namely his own guards, the Knights of the White Kingdom, and the noble cavalry gathered in the Takagi Kingdom.

Rand ordered both the infantry and logistics troops to retreat.

Because Rand did not intend to confront the orcs head-on right away.

In the flat terrain of the Takagi Kingdom, the cavalry's advantage in mobility can be better demonstrated.

In front of Rand, there were orcs all over the mountains.

The orcs did not form an army formation as Rand had imagined, but simply surged across the flat land like a tide.

Now Rand knew exactly how many orcs had landed.

The number is much greater than expected. I hope the White King can solve the problem on the northeastern front as soon as possible and come to support us, otherwise he may not be able to hold on for too long.

Among the orcs there was an orc general who was obviously stronger than the other orcs, or rather, a huge one. He stood out among the orc army.

This orc, who also had dark red markings on his body and red eyes, looked at the human cavalry. As far as he could see, there were more than a thousand of them.

He knew he was finally going to meet some decent opponents.

He can be said to be a genius among the orcs, and the one most likely to become the "king" among the orcs.

But in order to break through the northern defense line, in order to quickly destroy the Principality of Green Shadow, and in order to land here.

This was his third time drinking the "fire soup".

The "fire soup" can only be drunk once, and only one spoonful can be drunk at a time. If you drink it a second time or drink too much, you will immediately turn into a charred corpse, even for the highest-level orcs.

He is the only orc who can drink the "fire soup" multiple times.

Even as the orc genius who had the greatest chance of becoming the "king", after drinking it for the third time, he felt that he could not hold on for much longer.

But for the rise of the orcs, so many orcs have sacrificed their lives, and he is not a big deal.

He gripped the spear tightly in his hand, gathered strength, and threw the spear at the human general.

Of course Rand noticed the javelin, and he knew he couldn't avoid it.

But it doesn't matter.

Elsa, wearing a black robe and holding two daggers, appeared in front of Rand.

The pitch-black dagger blocked the orc general's spear.

Elsa was knocked back a distance by the huge force.

Elsa then returned to Rand and whispered, "Very strong, far superior to the normal high-ranking."

Rand's expression did not change.

The orcs are a populous race, so it is normal for them to have a king. However, this huge and burly orc with dark red lines all over his body should not have reached the level of a king yet.

But you still need to pay attention.

"Let's go." Rand ordered loudly.

Then Rand whispered to himself, "Let's start running."

The overall terrain of the Takagi Kingdom is flat, but there are still some slightly complex terrains such as forests.

And because the direction of the orcs had been guessed long ago.

Rand also used his old skills to dig many traps.

If they charged directly, even though their cavalry of about 1,500 men were all elite knights, they would not be able to defeat such a large number of Infernal Orcs.

And Rand noticed that these orcs were still in high spirits.

So Rand planned to avoid the attack first.

In a battle, the army always makes a strong push at the beginning, then it weakens, and finally it is exhausted.

And these orcs must not have had a good rest.

Therefore, Rand's initial strategy was very simple. He launched the sixteen-character mantra: if the enemy advances, I retreat; if the enemy stays, I harass; if the enemy is tired, I attack; if the enemy retreats, I pursue.

Rand has many local nobles of the Gaomu Kingdom as guides, and they must be more familiar with the terrain of the Gaomu Kingdom than these orcs.

Slightly more advanced tactics can also be used.

The orc general was somewhat surprised to see the human army retreating.

Is this enough to scare him off?

He thought he would be an interesting opponent, but now it seems he will be disappointed.

Feeling uninterested, the orc general ordered a charge.

These infernal orcs cannot be commanded too accurately, as the violent infernal power will torture them and wear away their sanity.

The orc general himself was not sure how long he could retain his sanity.

Every second counts.

Then they tasted the first of Rand's gifts.

A simple hole trap that may not be effective against wild animals under normal circumstances.

Rand had already guessed the orcs' attack route, so there were many things he could do along the way. The only pity was that there was not much time and not many traps could be dug.

Even if there are wooden spikes at the bottom of a simple pit trap, it is very difficult to directly kill the hellish orcs.

But it can effectively slow down the orcs' attack speed.

After Rand led his cavalry to distance themselves from the orcs, he still had time to teach the prince and princess.

Rand did not assign the prince and princess the required course of war studies, as this was not something that could be learned in a short period of time.

Rand now only talks about some refined things, which are the "incomprehensible words" that are often criticized by the top leaders of the den.

"The sword of a monarch is to embrace the mountains and rivers, the four seasons, and to subdue the nobles and commoners with laws and virtues, using the mountains and rivers as the sword's tip and the people as the sword's handle, so that everyone in the country is willing to obey the monarch's will."

If the nobles of the country could obey his orders as a monarch, the king of Takagi Kingdom might not have fled in such a miserable way as he did now.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand." Rand looked at the confused prince and princess and said, "You are actually doing very well now."

Rand pointed to the many noble knights behind him: "There are many of them, and they are gathered here because of your courage."

Rand led the knights to distance themselves and rest for a while.

We waited for about two days until some orcs passed the trap area.

Rand led his army in the first charge.

Rand pointed at the map and said, "Heavy cavalry cannot make very flexible tactical moves, so before charging, if you are not sure that you can crush the enemy in one go, you must carefully choose the route."

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This is not said to the prince and princess, but to Edward, the Knight Commander of the Snow Wolf Knights.

Ever since he discovered that Rand didn't mind teaching him some knowledge about marching and fighting, Edward often came to seek advice.

Rand personally led the knights to charge and dispersed a group of the orcs' vanguard.

This group of orcs had just passed the trap area and were a little disconnected from the rear, so many of them were killed by the army led by Rand.

Rand personally beheaded three infernal orcs.

…

Two days later, Rand led his knights out of the dense forest to ambush the orcs on the road and destroyed a lot of baggage that the orcs had looted from the Tallwood Royal City.

Rand personally beheaded one, and the princess of the Takagi Kingdom personally beheaded one.

…

Three days later, Rand once again led the cavalry to attack the orcs' rear. This time, they had some contact with the orc generals, and the knights suffered some losses. The prince of the Takagi Kingdom was seriously injured, but was healed by Rand.

The prince of the fucking Takagi Kingdom is a woman.

Someone who has the same interests as the White King.

But Rand had no interest in the prince.

…

Then five days passed.

At night, the orc general looked gloomy.

He had given the order to station them, but he knew very well that the group of human fleas would appear soon.

Either throwing feces or throwing kerosene.

And they also pollute water sources.

The infernal orcs are not monsters that do not need rest or food at all.

The orc general admitted that he had underestimated the human general this time.

He had never seen such a disgusting strategy.

Cannot be caught up, cannot be avoided, seems to be everywhere.

If all human generals were like this, he felt that the orcs would have no future at all.

Sure enough, in the distance at night, a team of almost unarmored suicide light cavalry appeared.

The orc general ordered to stop the attack, but did not order a pursuit.

The last time the order was given to pursue, the pursuing wolf cavalry were swallowed up by countless arrows in the dark.

Humans were far more familiar with the terrain here than they were, and were extremely cunning. He could never guess what the human cavalry would do next.

This group of human cavalry is about to become their nightmare.

If the orcs had not become more violent and murderous after being transformed into hell, the orc generals were sure that their morale would be on the verge of collapse by now.

But even with purgatory, the orcs' situation is not good.

They hadn't rested for a long time since they landed.

Whether it is day or night, the human army will not let them rest well.

For example, just now, some light cavalry came to harass us again.

If he would rather waste time setting up a stronghold for defense, humans would even feint an attack and make all kinds of noise to prevent the orcs from truly resting.

And we can't really ignore them, because there are quite a few human knights, and they will really attack.

"A bunch of disgusting insects!" The orc general angrily smashed the equipment in the tent.

However, in the end, humans still did not dare to confront them head-on, and they continued to move forward.

Even though they were constantly harassed and suffered heavy casualties, they still moved forward.

We are about to reach the border of the White Country.

He had already figured out that the group of people opposite were from the White Country.

Then the White Country must have a city that must be defended by the other side.

At that time, the opponent will always be forced to fight a decisive battle.

…

Five days later, Rand stood on the city wall at the border of the White Country, looked at the prince and princess standing far away, and asked, "How are the soldiers resting?"

The prince of the Gaomu Kingdom looked at Rand with a somewhat timid look in his eyes and whispered softly, "Have a good rest."

"How is the civilian evacuation going?"

"According to your order, everyone has evacuated."

"Well done, Your Highness."

His Royal Highness took two steps back when he heard the praise.

On the other side, the orcs were already at the gates of the city.

The orc general let out a long sigh.

Finally, it’s time for the final battle.

The group of bugs on the opposite side finally stopped running away.

Although most of their baggage was destroyed, the siege would inevitably result in more casualties.

But humans finally stopped running.

All the orcs became excited.

In the past half month, they were almost driven crazy by torture from humans.

Now it's finally time for a head-on confrontation.

They were very sure that they would rather fight a siege every time than face the disgusting human insect tactics that they could neither catch up with nor avoid.

The orc general ordered an attack.

Due to the obstruction of this group of human insects, their progress was much slower than planned.

Some orcs with weak constitutions have died, and some orcs with weak wills have gone mad.

The orc general felt that he was already on the brink of madness.

The distant and vast orc war drums beat on the earth.

Then came the sound of the horn.

Then the orcs took off running.

The orcs' footsteps made the earth tremble as if it were thunder.

A large number of harpies flew from the sky towards the city. From a distance they looked like clouds or dense swarms of locusts during a locust plague.

A small number of giants lifted huge stones and smashed them against the thick city wall, embedding the huge stones into the wall.

The trolls and orcs rushed to the top of the city wall carrying ladders.

They were not afraid of the boiling kerosene and the rolling logs and stones covered with spikes that poured down from the city walls.

They were already exhausted, but they finally found a chance to vent their anger caused by the torture they had suffered over the past half month.

Orcs and trolls clung to the city walls like ants, moving upwards.

Rand personally stood on the top of the city wall, directing the soldiers to defend.

A large flag with the Rand family crest was planted on the top of the city wall, fluttering in the cold wind.

The orcs would take a look at this flag when attacking a city.

Although during this time they have been calling humans disgusting insects.

But they also had to admit that the noble commander on the opposite side must be a formidable opponent.

Disgusting, but worth remembering.

On the city wall, the prince brought the princess closer and whispered, "Can we hold it?"

"It can't be defended." Rand said without any burden.

"Wouldn't that give the orcs a chance to rest? Moreover, if this city is used as a base, they can send troops from all directions to attack the White Country."

The prince and princess were well educated and at least knew the geography of the border between the White Kingdom and the Takagi Kingdom.

What if the orcs really occupied this border city on a major transportation route?

Then the harassment tactics that were previously implemented in the Takagi Kingdom would be almost ineffective.

And at that time, the White Kingdom’s royal city would not be very safe.

They may also attack the Northeast Front from the back and surround the White Country's army on the Northeast Front.

Seeing the prince's concern, Rand asked, "In a military war, are people more important, or are cities more important?"

After thinking for a moment, the prince replied, "People are important."

Note 1: Zhuangzi: On Swords

He said, "Whatever I offer you is acceptable. However, I have three swords that only the king can use. Please tell me first and then try them."

The king said, "I would like to hear the three swords."

He said: "There are swords for the emperor, swords for princes, and swords for common people."

The king asked, "How about the emperor's sword?"

He said: "The sword of the Son of Heaven has Yanxi and Shicheng as its tip, Qi and Mount Tai as its edge, Jin and Wei as its spine, Zhou and Song as its hilt, and Han and Wei as its sides; it encompasses the four barbarians and wraps around the four seasons; it is encircled by the Bohai Sea and belted by Mount Changshan; it is regulated by the five elements and governed by punishment and virtue; it is opened by yin and yang, held by spring and summer, and moved by autumn and winter. This sword is straight and has no precedent, it can be raised to the highest point, it can be pressed to the lowest point, it can move without sideways, it can cut through the clouds above and break the earth's laws below. Once this sword is used, the princes will be in harmony and the world will be subdued. This is the sword of the Son of Heaven."

(End of this chapter)