“The mission Ogre Scourge has been completed
1. Kill the ogre chief Grugesh (completed).
2. Eliminate his direct tribes and block his path to rise (completed)
Please claim the mission rewards as soon as possible”
The task rewards given by the system have always given Richard a big surprise, and the more difficult the task, the richer the reward.
Because of this reward, Richard focused on annihilation battles when formulating his initial battle plan, rather than pursuing defeat battles.
If the main focus is on rout battles, Richard has at least several ways to drive the four major tribes out of the central area of the wilderness. Whether it is cavalry harassment or blitz operations using the speed advantage brought by knight gloves and magic boots, he can Achieve the goal of defeating the ogre while controlling casualties.
But it is easy to defeat, but difficult to annihilate. The wilderness is too big, even larger than the entire Northland. Hundreds of thousands of ogres are scattered in the wilderness.
If Richard defeated them by stewing knives and cutting flesh, the casualties would definitely be much smaller than now, but in order to complete the mission, Richard would probably have to play hide-and-seek with the ogres in the wilderness,
After all, the four major tribes are not stupid. When the casualties reach a certain level, they will no longer stick to the territory in the middle of the wilderness. Compared with the civilization, technology and wealth, survival is of course more important,
If the four major tribes were directly dispersed and fled in all directions, even if Richard could catch up and slowly eliminate them, the time would not be worthwhile,
It is better to lead the ogres to a decisive battle in a dignified manner. The four major tribes who have not experienced the terror of Richard’s system army must still focus on fighting when facing the attack of the human army that does not seem to be too large.
This gave Richard the opportunity to eliminate the main force of the four ogre tribes at once. In order to get the mission reward, it was worth suffering some losses.
…
“Gu, Gu…”
The sound of mourning birds kept coming from the battlefield. These unlucky things made many soldiers upset, but they subconsciously drove them away, but they couldn’t be driven away.
These scavenging birds such as mourning birds are not common in human territory. Humans have the habit of disposing of corpses, whether they are humans or animals. Therefore, mourning birds do not have many sources in human territory. They only appear once in a while. They were all regarded as unlucky symbols and were driven away.
However, the creatures in the wilderness have no habit of cleaning up corpses. Whether it is wild beasts, kobolds, ogres, etc., the final destination of the corpse is to enter the belly of other creatures or mourning birds.
This also feeds a large number of mourning birds. After the war, these mourning birds don’t know whether they smell the smell of blood or the smell of death. They appear in groups on the battlefield. The number is so large that it makes people feel chilly.
However, it is the existence of mourning birds that prevents the accumulation of a large number of corpses from causing a plague. It can be said that this extremely ominous creature in the human world is actually an important part of the wilderness ecology.
There are too many corpses on the battlefield, and they have not been completely buried yet.
The corpses of ogres and kobolds were buried directly in deep pits, but humans themselves should not be too perfunctory. Not only should they not let mourning birds be used as food rations, but they should also try their best to identify their identities and have a higher status. Officers should try their best to take the corpse back, and even ordinary soldiers must bury it alone and erect a monument if conditions permit.
Although these things are cumbersome, Richard still tries his best to ask for them if conditions permit. Although death is like a lamp going out, some things are done for the living to see, and a certain sense of ritual is conducive to To maintain the morale of the army.
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Night gradually envelopes,
The soldiers finally set up camp before it got completely dark,
A temporary camp like this for a night’s rest will not be particularly elaborate, but there are still some necessary barriers and shallow ditches. In addition, a few temporary towers have been built, and a few semi-sighted people with good eyesight have been placed. Elf scouts serve as sentries,
In fact, with Royal Griffins and other air units conducting aerial reconnaissance, these sentries are of little significance,
But Richard still has strict requirements on the two legions of the Flying Bear Army and the Tiger and Leopard Army, or in other words, on all non-system legions under his command. He does not want these armies to be unable to fight without the system army one day. The battlefield qualities are a must.
Richard inspected the camp as usual and checked whether the standards had been relaxed. The result was quite satisfactory to him. Although he had just experienced a very tragic battle and the huge casualties made the morale of both armies not high, But the role of daily strict requirements and strict training is reflected,
The work done in the camp was still meticulous, but the atmosphere was still inevitably a little heavy. After all, although the victory was won, it could not be said to be a complete victory. The losses were not small, and there were still many wounded soldiers in the camp.
However, Richard is not too worried. As long as the rich rewards after the war will soon heal their wounds, these successful survivors will become models and encourage more people to embark on the journey. The road to joining the army.
“Hello, Lord Marquis.”
“Your Majesty the Marquis…”
Richard took Elena and several officers all the way to patrol, and finally came to the last stop of his patrol,
Wounded Barracks.
In addition to those who died directly in battle, there are more injured people who are receiving treatment at the moment. Compared with other armies in the Golden Dragon Kingdom, Richard’s army pays more attention to battlefield treatment and is more professional. , although it is not as good as the medical treatment of later generations, the routine bandaging and disinfection is very good, and it also greatly improves the survival rate of wounded soldiers. After all, in this era, what kills wounded soldiers more is subsequent infection.
“Ah!”
“Brother, give me a happy one!”
In the wounded barracks, there were constant wailings. Even though there was a good treatment team, Richard didn’t know how to use anesthetics. All the pain caused by the treatment had to be resisted by the soldiers.
“The Marquis is here.”
Soon, sharp-eyed people discovered the existence of Richard and others. Many injured soldiers who could still move tried to salute Richard, and even the original wails became much quieter.
“Don’t move, take a good rest.”
Richard stopped the people who tried to salute him, and began to patrol the wounded soldiers’ camp, speaking words of encouragement to the wounded soldiers, and helping with two more medicines, and soon comforted the wounded soldiers. Come down,
Basically all the wounded soldiers who can be carried here can be saved. Only those who recover well may even be able to return to the battlefield. However, sometimes they are a little surprised. At this time, Richard stopped in front of a bed. Come down,
The person lying on the bed was a low-level officer of the Flying Bear Army. The injured officer did not seem to be missing any arms or legs. There seemed to be no serious injuries. There was just a little blood oozing from the corners of his mouth, but Richard could tell that he My chest has sunken a little, and my internal organs have been injured. I’m afraid I won’t survive for long.
The other party is an old man who has been working for Richard since the time when the Hunter family and the Will family were fighting. Although Richard can even call out his name, the other party slowly accumulates military merits in exchange for breathing skills in battle after battle. , became a low-level officer. If he could survive, with his accumulation, he would probably be able to replace the steel breathing method this time.
The person lying on the bed also felt something and slowly opened his eyes.
“Lord Richard.”
After recognizing Richard, the other party even wanted to stand up and salute, but was quickly stopped by Richard.
“Sir Richard, I’m afraid I can no longer serve you.”
Richard remained silent. Sometimes Richard defined some of his actions as a show, but after doing this kind of show for a long time, who can tell whether it is true or not.
It is said that if you keep doing something, you will become a gentleman.
When you keep doing something, it can no longer be simply called a show.
Richard was inevitably touched by such a loyal person who wanted to serve him until his death.
Richard turned to look at Elena. He remembered that Elena could use all light magic, which might have miraculous effects on treatment.
Elena shook her head helplessly at Richard. She understood what Richard meant. She also wanted to try her best to treat the wounded soldiers, but her condition did not allow it.
“My magic is always running out of energy here.”
“Magic?”
Richard thought for a moment, took out a small piece of red crystal from his arms and threw it to Elena.
“Here, try this…”