Chapter 207·Beast Man Tactics

The war ended four hours later.

"Eight hundred and sixty-seven..."

"Eight hundred and sixty-eight..."

"Eight hundred and sixty-nine..."

The army secretary who recorded the results of the battle wrote "swish" on the parchment. In the open space of the building complex where he was, dozens of soldiers carrying the corpses of beastmen surrounded a mountain of flesh made of dead corpses, each with horns.

The corpses of beasts, bull beasts, centaurs and beasts were burned, and black poisonous gunpowder smoke rose into the sky.

Yes, they successfully recaptured this long-fallen human castle.

But the soldiers had no time to rejoice. Years of chaos and corruption had completely changed the natural environment of this forest plain. Relying on nature's self-repair alone would take a long time. The coalition forces had no intention of waiting, so bonfires were burned one after another.

Ignite, the evil corruption will be burned out by the fire, and the soldiers sprinkle the holy water, chastity seal and blessed salt on the ground, giving priority to purifying the main body of Duncan Castle.

A large amount of logistical baggage needs to be moved, and several heavy artillery will be placed in a position with wide visibility to prevent the coalition forces from being suddenly attacked.

Along the way, the soldiers cheered for Lelan enthusiastically and spoke without hesitation. Some of the halberdiers happily presented their trophies, expecting to be recognized by Baron Draco.

Passing through the crowd, Lailan, surrounded by several knights, came to the depths of Duncan's Castle.

This is a huge sacrificial altar. From the countless rocks around it, Lailan can feel the terrifying chaotic energy flowing on the surface of the stone. The rocks are carved with blasphemous runes, beastman marks, and simple ropes will connect one after another.

The skeletons were tied around, wrapped around bloody human sinews, and fixed with sharpened wood.

Those are human skulls, because these skulls all wear knight's kite helmets that symbolize status. From the helmet style and clothing, you can tell which knights they belong to.

Most of the weapons captured by the beastmen from the defeated were broken, severely damaged armor, flags, and partially disemboweled human and elven remains were placed around these desecrated rocks, dead bones that should have been buried deep underground.

, but exposed to the air, allowing deformed rats and flies to eat the remaining flesh and blood.

Lailan looked up at the center of the circular altar, where the Ten Thousand Demonic Rocks should have stood. At this moment, there was only a hollow.

"Ah! Those are those?!" Von Tugenheim stood aside and looked intently. The adopted son of the Elector, who had killed dozens of beastmen, exclaimed, his eyes filled with sadness: "It can't be wrong.

The 'Black Guard' company of the Cheetah Knights. Their entire company covered the retreat of the army during the Mendevno Guard Battle. They disappeared. That was... Sir 'Black Blade' Lange, yes, it must be him.

I can’t mistake that gold-edged cheetah coat of arms!”

"There are more here..." Armand walked to the other end and saw the extremely familiar wolf head emblem. There were at least thirty heads of white wolf knights impaled on wooden stakes by beastmen.

Many of the White Wolf Knights present cursed the creations of Chaos loudly. They were extremely angry at the misfortune of the knights.

The Baron Flag Officer, Adrian Gentle also saw several pure skull emblems symbolizing the Rick Knights. As a former member of the Rick Knights, Adrian gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Finally, we

The shame of the Empire’s warriors has finally been washed away, and it’s time to turn this uncleanness into ashes!”

Lelan stood silently, expressing his condolences to the knights sacrificed by the beastmen.

"No, it's not over yet!"

After a moment, Baron Draco said in a shocked voice: "Didn't you notice that all the most important horn totems in the Magic Rock, the magic stones, have disappeared. The enemies defeated by the coalition forces were just a group of weak horned beasts. I doubt that the beastmen really

The power is still hidden in the darkness, waiting for the next attack!"

After being reminded, several knights present immediately realized this.

"What should we do next?" Looking at the bare Demonic Rock Altar, von Tugenheim took a deep breath: "The beastmen in the ruins of the castle are either dead or captured by us.

After escaping, we only need to wait for our army to completely establish a foothold. With the existing strong long-range firepower and high morale, there will be no problem in guarding the inner castle!"

"We have no problem capturing Duncan Castle. The key to the problem is that we must defend it, and it is in Dracowald Forest!" Adrian immediately put forward the opposite opinion, and the baron flag officer gradually learned many aspects.

Thinking: "Don't forget, our supplies are only enough to last for five days. If the Beastman Beast King is cunning enough, he will definitely cut off our supply line. In the forest, horned beasts can run faster than humans!"

"Adrian is right, the coalition's supplies are very limited. If the beastmen choose to swim instead of attack and attack outposts along the way, in the event of a lack of supplies, the coalition will have no choice but to retreat." Lailan nodded, and he took two steps.

, frowning and thinking about countermeasures: "The Ten Thousand Demonic Rocks standing in the ruins of the castle have been moved, which means that their main force is still intact. Even if we leave one third of the army, it is impossible to defend the castle."

Speaking of this, von Tugenheim had to nod in agreement.

The troops assembled this time are really not very large. Three-quarters and more of the military forces that can be mobilized in Baron Draco are here. It can be said that they are taking great risks and can easily affect the spring plowing. And those who participated in the war

The Midden Army was only a part of the standing army mobilized from the border. After several battles, the total number remained at 1,800.

This is still counting a small number of dwarves and the wood elf army that was subsequently replenished.

A tribe of beastmen with Ten Thousand Demonic Rocks does not need to consider logistical supply issues. The energy source of Ten Thousand Demonic Rocks continuously provides Chaos Divine Grace to support those powerful single behemoths, not to mention a large number of cheap horns used as cannon fodder.

Lailan conservatively estimates that there are at least three thousand of the beast war group.

In this situation of numerical advantage, it is a common tactic of the beastmen to swim without attacking, cut off the supply lines in the forest, and wait for the human army to evacuate on their own.

"Your Excellency Tugenheim, if you were to command an extremely difficult siege. The enemy had strong firepower and high morale, but your military strength was greatly advantaged, what would you do?" When everyone hesitated,

Lailan spoke to break the calm.

"If I were in charge..."

Von Tugenheim held his chin, thought for a moment, and said seriously: "Any wise general will not choose to attack the city directly. If the military strength is superior and the logistics line is intact, I will choose to siege the city and exhaust the defenders.

For supplies, of course, ambush in the wild is also an effective tactic."

Everyone nodded, agreeing with von Tugenheim's point of view.

"Under what circumstances would you choose to attack a city?" Lailan then asked.

"The morale of the defenders collapsed and the city was in chaos." The words of the adopted son of the White Wolf Elector hit the nail on the head.

"Yes, the morale of the defenders collapsed and chaos broke out in the city." Lailan began to guide everyone step by step: "Even though the beastmen are extremely cunning, their purpose of action is very clear, to sacrifice more sacrifices to the dark evil god in exchange for more

God's grace has completely destroyed the order. The beastmen have only temporarily moved to the Demonic Rock. They are bound to retake this castle."

Adrian gradually became more understanding of plans under Lailan's guidance. He said to Lailan: "My Baron, the initiative to attack the city lies in the hands of the beastmen, then..."

"We need some special methods." Lailan said confidently, turning his eyes to the soldiers coming and going: "Since we can't control when the creations of chaos attack, then we control the army and let them take the initiative!

"

"Now, seize the time to deploy defense lines. Remember that fortifications must be built at every key intersection and road. Street fighting can make up for our numerical disadvantage."

"No problem, let the dwarves do it! They are born to be excellent construction craftsmen!" Adrian put the knight's sword into the scabbard. The flag officer smiled and said: "Our dwarf friends are the favorite.

It's a battle between positions and streets, and their shield wall is indestructible!"

Others also smiled and nodded. The dwarf warriors of the baron played a big role in the war. Everyone saw it for all to see. The shield wall formed by the bearded men was as solid as a rock and could firmly stand at the forefront of the battle line.

, greatly reducing the pressure on human soldiers.

"Without further delay, purify the Chaos corrosion inside and outside the castle and start setting up defense lines!" Lailan said no more. He immediately ordered: "A new battle is about to begin. We must defeat the counterattack of the Chaos creatures."

"Tugenheim, Francis!"

"Please give me your instructions!"

"You lead people to strengthen the city defense, and be sure to coordinate the defense before the beastman army counterattacks!"

"yes!"

"Adrian, you immediately organize the soldiers and transport as many supplies and various materials as possible into the castle, especially to assist our artillery battalion. Every artillery is crucial."

"clear!"

Several people went down.

"Engineer Sutson, place the heavy artillery on the wall of the inner fort as soon as possible to occupy the high point." Lelan then told his imperial engineers: "The power of crossbows is limited, and the coalition forces need the help of artillery."

"My Lord Baron, it will take some time to transport the heavy artillery to the city wall. Simple dragging method cannot do it." Bennick Sutson knew the importance of this and said in a deep voice: "Can you give me

for how long?"

"It's hard for me to decide." Lailan shook his head: "Two days, two days at most, this is the deadline for my reserved plan."

"I understand, Baron, don't worry, leave it to me!"

It's night, and half of Duncan's Castle is illuminated by torches.

On the outer city wall, hundreds of busy figures were repairing the gaps and strengthening the city defenses. By dismantling the beastman buildings inside the ruins, the coalition forces obtained a large amount of wood, so there was no shortage of building materials resources.

Seven or eight stonemasons among the dwarves were in charge of on-site command, and two of the bearded men had participated in the construction of the legendary strong fortress Karak Kaderin. For them, repairing the city wall, something that a moustache could do, was even more important.

No problem.

The stern voice of the bearded man, blowing his beard and glaring, echoed in the dark night.

The forest surrounded by black buildings revealed a terrifying depth.

Lailan walked alone in the courtyard of the inner fort. Many of the limestone walls were damaged, and the evening wind blew in through the gaps. This inner fort, which had been abandoned for many years, was full of filth. As he walked, he used the holy light to purify the place.

"Laylan?" a female voice came from behind him.

"Well, it's you, Your Highness Shen Zhu." Lailan stopped, turned around, and exchanged greetings: "Have the soldiers affected your rest?"

"Fortunately, I have actually been helping in the wounded barracks and have not been affected at all. However, I want to remind you that the injuries of some injured people need to be paid attention to. The corrosion of this land has not been cleaned up, which is very detrimental to their recovery.

." Her silver-white eyes looked particularly clear in the moonlight.

"Okay, I will send someone to move the wounded soldiers' tents to the purified inner fort." Lailan nodded slightly towards her and expressed his thanks: "Thank you very much for the reminder."

"It's a lot of work, you can't always be a burden." Shen Zhu smiled lightly. She looked around, as if she had something to say, and sincerely praised: "I saw you killed that Gur beast, it was a very good feat.
To be continued...