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Chapter 436: Return

With a bitter smile, Vera felt that the rise and fall of life was too fast, which made him a little unacceptable. The five fortresses were all taken back by those Feng Yangjun. He was like a despaired dog and fled in panic with his remaining soldiers. I thought that he was still energetic a few days ago, threatening to capture Azes, attack Feng Yangling, and capture Ye Kaihuai alive... Now it seems to be a joke.

"I hope the Fortress of Tran is not captured." Vera prayed silently in her heart. Fortress of Tran is his last stronghold in Azeroth. If it is lost there, then he can only bring his five thousand remaining soldiers in shame. No, it should be three thousand remaining soldiers back to the Orc Alliance.

"Sir, the pursuers behind are biting again." The orc soldiers rushed over to report.

"These gang of ghosts, follow me to meet the enemy." Vera cursed angrily, and took the sword and rushed to the back of the team. There were more than 5,000 orcs who broke through with him in Aoki Valley, but unexpectedly, the more than 5,000 people followed him away from the city block that was taken back by Cheng Youjin, and they encountered the pursuers led by Locke. This group of cavalry was like a pack of wolves. They took advantage of it, and if there was no advantage, they were placed far behind their team. In just five days, their five thousand orcs shrank to three thousand, and were all killed by the pursuers behind their butts.

As Vera expected, when he led his men to the rear of the troops with his men and set up a formation to meet the enemy, the damn cavalry pulled their horses and ran away. Vera was so angry that she stood there, cursed for a while before she continued to retreat with her orcs in disappointment.

"Sir, those orcs are starting to break out." The scout loudly reported to Locke.

"I understand. Notify your brothers to rest for a quarter of an hour before chasing him." Locke put down his eyes and ordered. In the past few days, Locke has been a big shot in being a hunter, and he understands what Ye Kaihuai said when he was chatting with him. Bullying is much more enjoyable than being bullied. Seeing the orcs furious but have no choice but to do anything to him, Locke felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

"yes."

Tran Fortress

Xinyue stood on the city wall, looking at the busy soldiers, nodded with satisfaction. At this time, even if the orc named Vera brought another intact army to attack the Fortress of Tran, she was confident that she would defend it with her soldiers.

"Miss, everything is ready. Go and have a rest. You haven't closed your eyes these days." The personal soldiers around you stepped forward and persuaded. Since joining Feng Yang's leadership, the original horse thieves have disbanded. Some people who are willing to live a life of ordinary people arrange their lives, and some who want to continue to follow Xinyue will continue to follow Xinyue. In the past two years, those who have chosen to live an ordinary person have basically started a family, and those who choose to continue to follow Xinyue have basically become ten or centuries.

Of course, I also have to thank the lord's wives for protecting these female relatives. It is not convenient to use male soldiers. So Ye Kaihuai specially formed a female army of women in Fengyang's leadership, which was composed of women. The predecessor of this female army was the Red Moon Cavalry Team of Xinyue. Although Xinyue, who came as reinforcements this time, did not bring out his own team, the personal guards still had to take. The two hundred female guards were also a beautiful scenery in Fengyang's army, which were all masters.

"Well, I understand. I'll go to rest in a while." Xinyue nodded slightly and replied softly.

"Sir, I'm here. I wonder what instructions do you have to ask me for?" Li Ji followed Xinyue's personal soldiers and asked. This time he could regain the Tran Fortress so quickly. Li Ji was the biggest contributor, and it was certain to get promoted and make a fortune. So Li Ji was in a good mood and smiled.

"I want you to work hard to send a letter to your Shangguan Li Xiao."

"...I understand, I guarantee to complete the task." Li Jiluo thought about it and understood what Xinyue meant and patted her chest to ensure that she patted her chest.

"Okay, now I will temporarily promote you to be the centurion and lead a team of 100 people to find General Li Xiao. Tell him that the Fortress of Terran has been taken down by me, and ask him to quickly go to the near Hongze Lake, fifty miles away from the Fortress of Terran. I infer that the orcs will most likely return to the Orc Alliance through Hongze Lake after they learn that the Fortress of Terran was taken down by us."

"I understand. I'll set out now."

"Be careful on the road."

Three days later, less than twenty miles from Fortland, Vera looked at the scout who was heading to Fortland to reconnaissance and asked, "How is it? Is Fortland still in our hands?"

"Sir, the younger one can see clearly. The flag on the top of the city has changed. Those humans have reoccupied the Fortress of Tran." The scout replied in a low voice.

"..." Vera sat in her seat without saying a word. What should I do? Where should I go when the back road is cut off? Should I surrender? The idea of ​​surrender flashed through Vera's heart, and then it could not be gone.

Not only Vera, but also among the orc soldiers, there were also voices of surrendering to Feng Yang's army. In fact, it was not bad to be the captives of Feng Yang's leadership. I heard that each orc who lived in Feng Yang's leadership had their own farmland and property. As long as they worked for Feng Yang's leadership for ten years, they would be free afterwards. Moreover, each orc child also had the right to study and read in the school like children of other races. Compared with the current orc alliance, it seems that the life of orc civilians is not as good as that of orcs who were prisoners in Feng Yang's leadership. If you can have enough food, your children can also study. This is much happier than being a civilian in the orc alliance. Moreover, being a prisoner only lasts for ten years, and after ten years, you will be free.

"I know you are discussing surrender these days, but don't forget that you have family members in the Orc Alliance. Once the news of your surrender is known by the upper class of the Orc Alliance, then you should know what kind of treatment your family will receive. I don't need to say that you should know in your heart." Vera said to the orc soldiers under her with a gloomy face.

Hearing Vera's words, the orc soldiers who originally wanted to surrender couldn't help but feel sank. They understood that what Vera said was not scaring them. In the Orc Alliance, it doesn't matter to die in the battle, but surrender is unforgivable. Once they surrender, their families in the Orc Alliance will suffer. The elderly and young will be executed, the adult men are sold as slaves, and the adult women are used as camps.

Seeing that his orcs were temporarily stunned by their own words, Vera continued, "We are not at the end of our lives. Everyone tells me that there is another way to return to the Orc Alliance. It is Hongze Lake. As long as we cross Hongze Lake, we can return to the Orc Alliance and meet our families."

"Sir, although you are right, since you all know that we can return to the Orc Alliance by going to Hongze Lake, will the Feng Yang army that defeated us send people to intercept us in Hongze Lake? Maybe there is an ambush waiting for us to go to Hongze Lake now." A young orc stood up and said to Vera.

"You are right. There may be ambushes in Hongze Lake. But now we have other ways to go. The Tran Fortress has been retaken by Feng Yang's army, and our retreat has been cut off. If we do not retreat from Hongze Lake, where can we go?"

"But sir, since we know there is an ambush ahead, why do we still have to go to get in? I have a suggestion."

"explain."

"I suggest that we take the road to Tran Fortress. There must be not many defenders in Tran Fortress now. Although there is no problem in defending the city, if you want to go out of the city to attack us, he must not have the strength."

"What credentials do you have?"

"The Fengyang soldiers in Azes have about 30,000 people. After we retreated from Aoki Valley, we passed five city gates all the way, and each city gate has been recaptured by Feng Yang's army. Then the Fengyang army left the defenders among the five city gates, and there must be at least 10,000 people. They have been following us before, but now there are about 5,000 cavalrymen who are missing. In addition, the Fengyang army, which may have ambushed in Hongze Lake, they must have ambushed in front of us, and they must be cavalry, which is also counted as five thousand people. And the Fengyang army infantry that ambushed us in Aoki Valley. I guess there are only 5,000 people in the current Tran Fortress. If we choose to quietly bypass Tran Fortress in the night..."

"It's not easy. You said that the cavalry who had followed us before is now gone. If he suddenly came out when we were circled around the city, and the defenders of Tran Fortress were also attacking us at that time, and were under the enemy from both sides..."

"So I have another suggestion here, which is to divide the troops into two groups, separate the families of the beast soldiers from those with families. The soldiers without families asked them to advance towards Hongze Lake with great fanfare. If they really encounter ambush, whether they die in battle or surrender, they will follow them. The soldiers with families will hide first. When the soldiers who go to Hongze Lake attract Feng Yang's attention, they will quietly take them around the Fortress of Terran and return to the Orc Alliance."

"This method can be considered. I must lead the team back to the Orc League. My family is in the Orc League, so I have no choice. Who will lead the team in Hongze Lake as the bait?"

"Sir, you can divide the team first, and then let them choose the leader themselves, and then find the leader they selected, tell him the plan, and let him act according to the plan."

"Okay. Then I'll leave this matter to you. By the way, what's your name? After returning to the Orc Alliance, I will recommend you to the fifth prince." Vera looked at the young orc in front of her with admiration and asked.
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