The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 20, Section 19: The Final Collapse
High in the mountains, many miles from Bloodstain Canyon.

El-Erian gazed at the distant canyon, where crimson flames soared into the sky and billowing black smoke rose.

In his hands, one arcane spell after another was dancing, allowing his consciousness to merge with the surrounding environment and control the weather of the entire area.

"Weather Manipulation" spell.

The blazing sun, the cloudless sky, and the scorching winds that fueled the fire were not natural; they were the result of El-Erian's control over the weather.

Obviously, since a fire attack has been chosen, the weather must be taken into account for a well-prepared mage. Otherwise, if it rains, things will become very difficult.

In theory, Elion could personally intervene and participate in the battle. This would make an already brutal fight even simpler.

But he didn't choose to do that; he simply assisted from the sidelines in silence.

After all, this was a "teaching war," a necessary exercise to help the battle mages of Eldoron gradually learn modern military thinking and become familiar with systematic supernatural warfare.

"Using intelligence to uncover enemy weaknesses, combining tactics with terrain and environment, making good use of non-supernatural means for pre-battle preparation (combustible materials), surprise attacks and tactical maneuvers based on teleportation, and teamwork under unified command..."

"Throughout the entire process, there is almost no need to expose oneself to enemy fire or engage in direct combat..."

"Hopefully, the mages of Eldoron can learn enough from this and then pass on the corresponding military ideas..."

Furthermore, among the many combat plans, El-Erian did not choose the most efficient one, but rather focused on the one that would have the best "training" effect...

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When the orcish alliance returned to their tribes, leaving behind the corpses of countless mighty warriors and dragging their burned and exhausted bodies, their carnage did not cease.

Over the next ten to twenty days, Eldoran's elite mage forces launched numerous night raids against the exhausted orcs.

They formed multiple teams, each with a high-ranking mage responsible for casting a long-range "teleportation" spell, bringing the entire team directly to the orc tribe.

Then, the instant the teleportation was completed, all the mages in the team except for the teleportation spell caster finished their first wave of incantations and unleashed a powerful barrage of firepower, fiercely attacking the orc camp in the dead of night.

The orc tribe, which was in its sleep, suffered a devastating blow, and many orc overseers were beheaded.

Before the orcs could realize they were under attack and immediately organize a counterattack, the mages teleported away to the next target location.

Sometimes, the mages might only appear and bombard the orcs for a dozen seconds before disappearing, giving the orcs no time to gather strength and launch an effective counterattack.

In this way, several high-ranking orc warlords and orc priests were beheaded, and the three major orc clans suffered heavy losses as a result.

Concentrate your forces, use speed to defeat slow attacks, and break through enemy lines one by one!

The goal is to eliminate the enemy's manpower as quickly as possible.

This is in accordance with El-Erian's instructions and is the most effective way to attack against a large number of weaker units.

The enemy might be stronger if they gather together, so we should divide and conquer them, preventing them from converging. Meanwhile, our own forces are concentrated.

Lanchester equations.

—This is the predecessor of Elion's predecessor, a combat dynamics theory proposed by humans on Earth in the 20th century, which emphasizes the strategic significance of "concentrating firepower" and "defeating them one by one" when fighting within sight.

Orcs are not good at magic, and their only unit that knows divine magic, the "Orc Priests," is few in number and of low quality, making them completely unable to counter spatial magic.

In short, after nearly a month of frequent attacks, the three major orc clans were completely destroyed. "Leave here, far away from the land of Eldoron!"

This is what the mages shout during each attack.

The orc tribes now fully realize that they are indeed no match for these magical humans.

The two-month-long war between the orc clans resulted in the Horde losing too many orc warriors and skilled priests;
In the raging fires of Bloodscarred Canyon, the orcs left behind the charred corpses of tens of thousands of warriors;
The frequent night raids and the decapitation strikes against the orc overseers have become the final, fatal blow to the heart of the orc tribe...

The three major orc clans have lost an entire generation in just a few months.

In this struggle between humans and orcs, they lost.

"Chief, let's escape, let's get out of here."

"Yes, those human mages are just too powerful. Our tribe has suffered heavy losses and has no way to fight anymore."

"If the fighting continues, the clan will be destroyed!"

"..."

As fear spread through the tribes, the orc chieftains of the three clans were forced to make a final decision:

"There's no other way, let's retreat."

"Leave here, go further south—to the southeastern corner of the continent, far away from the lands of those hateful humans!"

"In the mountains and forests of the southeastern part of the continent, there lives a powerful dragon lord. He commands tens of thousands of goblins, kobolds, half-dragons, and sub-dragons. We can go and seek refuge with that dragon lord..."

"Perhaps one day, with the help of that green dragon lord's forces, we can return and completely annihilate the human race, avenging the heroes who died today!"

As he listened to the chieftain and high priest announce the migration plan, and watched his people pack up all sorts of supplies and prepare to embark on their long journey south, Haug Blood Wolf's heart sank to the bottom.

"Why is this happening?"

"Aren't humans a gift bestowed upon us by the orc gods for slaughter?"

This orc warrior, whose arm had been taken by General Thor, did not want to leave this land where he fought against humans.

He refused to admit the orcs' defeat!
A bold plan took root in Hauge's mind:

"Humans cannot defeat orcs. This must be a test from the orc gods."

"I cannot shamefully flee with the clan!"

"I want to find other like-minded orcs and quietly stay on this land together."

“Once all three orc clans have withdrawn, the human mages will definitely lower their guard and return to Sky City.”

"Then we can raid human villages and kill as many humans as possible!"

"Let the orc gods see our courage!"

There will be another update this afternoon.

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(End of this chapter)