The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 14. The Teaching Battle!
"Have those magical humans come down from the sky to the surface world? And they've forbidden us from continuing to raid human villages?"

Inside the tent, the Blood Wolf Clan's chieftain listened to Hauge's trembling report as he fled back. Enraged, he slammed his fist on the stone table, cracks spreading across it.

The orc high priest beside him also looked solemn:
"This time, we not only lost more than 150 warriors, but more importantly, we lost a priest who praised the orc gods!"

“I recently heard that the other two major orc tribes also encountered similar situations, with their raiding parties being attacked by human mages and wiped out.”

"Those humans seem to be serious!"

Instantly, the air inside the tent became solemn and tense.

Over the past two or three centuries, raiding human villages has become one of the important means for orc tribes to continue and maintain their population.

Must such history be changed?

“Great Chieftain, perhaps we should seek cooperation with other orc clans, including the Flame Axe Clan and the Frost Dragon Clan, with whom we have fought for many years,” the High Priest suggested.

"Seek their help?" The high chieftain scoffed. "Do you think I can trust them?"

For the ferocious and warlike orcs, conflicts frequently occurred between different clans and tribes. They fundamentally distrusted each other.

The orc high priest gently admonished his hot-tempered chieftain:
"This is a last resort. If we want to defeat those annoying, magical humans, it would be best to unite the three orc tribes."

"Never forget, all orc tribes are under the protection of the orc gods. And those human mages are our common enemy!"

The chieftain wavered upon hearing the name of the orc god:
"Alright. We'll try sending envoys to negotiate with the other two major orc tribes soon."

…………

The weather is calm and sunny.

Pure white clouds drift across the blue sky, and brilliant golden sunlight spills across the green fields.

Hundreds of battle mages stood in neat rows on the open field.

Standing at the very front of the procession, gazing at the distant orcish tribe, was none other than Elrian, the Arcane Emperor of Eldoron. A biting wind swept through, causing his long robes to flutter wildly.

Of this batch of battle mages, at least half were mid-level mages who had reached the third ring, and the rest were second-ring mages.

This is where most of the elite fighting force of the entire Eldoron has gathered!

"Your Majesty, although we have warned the three major orc tribes to stay away from human lands and stop raiding and invading, not a single orc tribe has truly obeyed our orders..." Thor reported.

Elion was not at all surprised by the orcish tribe's reaction.

To expect those bloodthirsty, warlike orc tribes, who have a centuries-old tradition of plundering humans, to stop their invasions is nothing short of wishful thinking.

He had no hope that the orcs would heed his warnings and stop.

Only by taking the initiative and annihilating the orc tribes can the empire expand its territory!
“In that case, we should also keep our promise—to destroy them,” El-Erian said calmly, uttering these chilling words.

The monks all raised their hands and said in unison:
"As Your Majesty wishes."

A flicker of doubt crossed General Saul's face:
"Your Majesty, the orcs are numerous, and we have limited manpower. Where should we begin?"

Although he was a loyal subordinate personally promoted by His Majesty Elion, he was still very apprehensive about the task of eradicating the orc tribes.

A century ago, the mages of Eldoron gathered the strength of a thousand to create a floating city and ascend to the high heavens. One important reason for this was:
They needed to avoid the invasion and harassment of the orcs.

Although after a century of development, the level of magic and the quality of mages in Eldoron have improved to some extent...

However, annihilating all the orc tribes would be an extremely difficult task, and it is almost foreseeable that there would be huge casualties!

Currently, more than one chief member of the Imperial Council has reservations about Elion's reforms. If Elion inflicts excessive casualties on mages in the war against the orcs, it would undoubtedly give his opponents an opportunity to exploit the situation!
Elian sensed Thor's hidden unease:

"Thor, what do you think are the difficulties we'll face in eliminating the orc tribe?"

Saul answered truthfully:

"The difference in quantity is too great."

"The three major orc tribes combined probably have 10 warriors. We only have a few hundred."

"In legion battles, single-target damage spells are of little use; the core is area-of-effect damage spells."

"Area-of-effect spells are mostly at the third level or above, which at least half of battle mages cannot master, and they also consume a lot of resources."

"Even a top-tier eighth-ring high-level mage like myself can only cast a dozen or so area-of-effect spells a day under extreme conditions."

"And the enemy won't gather together to wait for our bombardment. After one or two spell bombardments, the battle-hardened orcs will immediately disperse."

"Not to mention, the enemy will also retaliate. We need to reserve at least half of our spells for defense, not for offense."

"Our firepower is really limited. We'll be stretched thin when facing a large orc army!"

El-Erian listened to his loyal subordinate's analysis with a slight chuckle.

What a primitive way of fighting!

Eldoron was, after all, the first nation in human history. The human mages, who had just mastered magic, had never fought a supernatural war, and their tactical thinking was extremely primitive.

The magical wars of this era consisted of each side sending out a team of mages. Then, they would throw fireballs and lightning at each other.

The approach is similar to Elian's previous life's "line-up for executions".

It might not be as good as that.

There was no information warfare, no systematic warfare, no teamwork, no clear winning point, no basic concepts such as teleportation and mobility combined with concentrated firepower to quickly eliminate personnel, and no application of deployment units such as undead/constructs/otherworldly creatures...

This is on a completely different level from the modern magical warfare that Elion has seen in the future!
"No wonder, according to the original history, when the Abyss invades 30 years later, the floating city will fall in less than an hour when faced with the demon army that flies onto it. Besides being weak on paper, inefficient tactics are also a key reason..."

Elian gathered his thoughts and reassured Saul:

"Don't worry, you just need to follow my instructions."

"We can drive out all the orc tribes in a relatively short time, and if we're lucky, we might even be able to achieve zero casualties."

Thor was slightly surprised to hear His Majesty the Emperor's promise.

It was as if, in the eyes of this High Mage, the orcish invasion that had plagued Eldoran for centuries was merely a simple, easily solvable problem.

"Thor, next, based on the battle mages' talents and areas of expertise, divide them into the following teams..."

El-Erian began assigning tasks.

This is another reason why Elion was determined to eliminate the surrounding orc tribes—

To train troops for the invasion of the dragon lords 10 years later and the invasion of the demons 30 years later!

He wanted to wage a "teaching war," demonstrating modern magical warfare tactics to the mages of ancient Eldoron.

Complete the military training of the Eldoran battle mages before the war that will destroy the empire arrives!

(End of this chapter)