From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 70 Stalemate and Chance of Victory

The frontmost 'array' of the three trolls suffered heavy losses in the first few rounds of concentrated fire. However, they faced waves of heavy spear bombardment and did not immediately collapse. Instead, they continued to charge bravely.

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After crossing the 'death line' of 100 to 70 meters, as more and more trolls entered the shooting range, the fangs' attacks naturally spread out.

Although the casualties were still heavy, due to the dispersion of attack points, the perceived impact was no longer so terrifying.

When some enemy trolls broke into within 60 meters, since this distance was almost within the range of the 'oblique shot', the warriors, under the command of Blade Tooth, stopped continuing to throw heavy spears at this time;

"All the soldiers are here! Change the shield formation! The first to fifth squadrons! Forward defense!"

"Sixth Squadron, Seventh Squadron, spread diagonally to both wings! Defend diagonally!"

The soldiers bent down to pick up the giant shields that were laid flat in front of them, and began to compress the array that had previously been widened due to the need for shield distance and projectile;

Soldiers from the 1st to 5th squadrons have different movements in the three rows when forming an array;

The soldiers in the first row pulled out the heavy sword inserted in front of their right hands, bent their knees, bowed their waists, and raised their shields in front of them and below their eyes;

The soldiers in the second row also drew their heavy swords, but they did not bend their waists like their colleagues in the front row. Instead, they bent their knees and raised their shields diagonally above the heads of the front row, including their heads and those of their colleagues in the front row.

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The soldiers in the third row did not bow their waists or bend their knees. They just drew their swords, raised their giant shields above their heads, and started to defend against the inner upper waist of the second row's giant shields.

In front of the enemy trolls that are constantly extending to both sides, many places where the front row meets the enemy have changed from three rows to two rows; in order to have more blocking areas, many back row soldiers have to insert themselves into the front row.

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The front gradually changed, and the distinction between the wings and the front became increasingly blurred;

At the same time, there was also an order to injure the enemy troll as seriously as possible but not to completely kill the enemy troll. The greedy Blade Tooth never gave up on his desire for ‘labor’.

The soldiers were not afraid of throwing spears, but the unshielded units at the rear were different. For this reason, Blade Ya made a hasty decision.

I saw some soldiers who were clearly carrying a 1.5-meter heavy sword, but because they couldn't reach the enemy, they had to awkwardly hit the backs of their teammates in the front row.

When entering the stage of hand-to-hand stalemate, the enemy and our trolls, which could even be called "seriously injured and unable to leave the line of fire" according to the concept of the previous life, can always successfully bring the battle into a stage of physical competition.

In addition, for trolls who easily enter the red-eye-killing stage, ‘fighting will’ does not seem to be a scarce thing;

Even due to long-term "militia" training, they even surpassed the enemy in terms of organization.

The battle continued, and the front line composed of 40 trolls and the side line composed of 16 trolls were obviously not enough to completely block the enemy's team that had begun to spread out.

Only a few unlucky ones in the front row will be hit by the spears that penetrated through the gaps between the shields;

Among the injured, those who can persevere will naturally grit their teeth and continue moving forward; those who cannot persevere can only hold their heads and fall to the ground to prevent them from becoming an obstacle to teammates who continue to move forward.

Fortunately, the reserve team led by Blade Ya filled the gap in time and stabilized the formation, preventing the unshielded Hunter team that was following up from behind from facing the front.

Not to mention, some of them actually smashed the enemy's head directly.

But Blade Tooth obviously didn't mean this. He jumped off the platform, walked to the front line in two steps, picked up a throwing spear and quickly thrust it through the gap in the shield, seriously injuring an enemy troll immediately.

Seeing his operation, the soldiers nearby also tried it, and found that it was much more convenient than heavy swords. Especially when they were in a stalemate in a dense formation.

Of course, from his point of view, the advantage at this time is still the dental side; and the advantage is not small, but it is just that it cannot be defeated quickly.

This can be roughly understood just by looking at the casualties.

Finally, the left and right wings 'joined' at the rear at a certain moment, and our own soldiers were completely compressed into a 'hollow' circular formation, guarding the 'amateur troops', witch doctors and other trolls inside.

The vacancies left by them will naturally be filled by the warriors in the back row.

Except for the initial few rounds of concentrated killing caused by the re-throwing spear, in the subsequent battles, although not all trolls died directly on both sides, there were really very few.

He realized that he seemed to have made a rather stupid mistake in his choice of weapons. Fortunately, there was still room for remedy.

Blade Tooth ordered the hunters to stop throwing spears that had not achieved much results due to angle problems;

Let them take out some of the remaining heavy-throwing spears and give them to a few warriors who are in the back row and cannot attack effectively.

With an order, soldiers from seven squadrons started to move forward at the same time, trying to reduce the number of times the enemy could throw spears.

As for the podium that the witch doctors had worked so hard to build for him, of course it was wasted like this.

After all, Banya is just an 'amateur general'. Before anyone can teach him how to conduct a real war, or figure out a path by himself, he can only make up his own mind.

But now, it is time for them to prove that what they have been eating is not free rice.

Therefore, Banya is not in a hurry. He has already stood on the platform that was once again built. Under the cover of Daba who volunteered, he is commanding the reserve team to assist the front lines in crisis everywhere while thinking about what else he can do.

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This is not easy, but this is what these off-duty workers who do not hunt or engage in any production activities usually train for.

Many arrays were dented by this impact, and the soldiers in the front and rear rows collided involuntarily.

In fact, strictly speaking, our own hunters are actually the same nature as the enemy's 'army', they are both half hunters and half soldiers;

He took the time to look back and saw that there was no longer an angle to throw spears near the platform, and the hunters would soon be trapped with nothing to do;

The two squadrons of soldiers responsible for the defense of the left and right wings also quickly deployed diagonally backward in similar formations under orders.

This is undoubtedly not the decision of the 'Two Swords War Commander' Banya, but the natural evolution of the situation that has forced it to be like this.

At this point, Blade Ya realized that he had underestimated the troll race.

The above two factors are the fundamental reasons why this battle could not be won quickly. He has not fought many battles, or this is the first battle he has participated in in the true sense. This is what he concluded.

Fortunately, as the two parties moved forward in both directions, the distance between them became smaller and smaller, and they soon collided with each other like waves.

Afterwards, he explained the follow-up matters of the Hunter team, and then he led the reserve squadron to follow the soldiers at the front.

"Everyone! Maintain defensive formation! Move forward!"

As long as there is no gap of more than several generations between weapons, or there is a decisive advantage in terms of extraordinary strength, then it seems that we cannot expect to achieve devastating results in the face of these thick-skinned trolls.

The three arrays are obviously still a little weak, and the most serious sections are even in danger of being completely washed away.

This point seems to be more obvious in larger-scale battles. On the contrary, in small-scale encounters, it may be relatively easier to collapse.

The expansion of the attack range drastically reduced the pressure on the front row. A large number of enemy trolls on the front line fell to the stabbing attack, leaving the front row warriors with no opponents for a time.

With such an obvious effect, the throwing spears were passed forward row by row, and finally replaced the heavy sword and became the main weapon in the hands of all soldiers.

The soldiers moved forward slowly, forming a three-row formation. Basically, only the soldiers in the front row had a clear view, while the two groups behind them could only follow their lead.

Inferior weapons cannot destroy the warriors' shields, but a collision with the enemy with all his strength can cause a great impact.

Therefore, if you really go into a head-on confrontation, you won't lose the opponent.

The sound of 'dong, dong, dong', and the accompanying impact, are constantly coming from the shield surface, but the killing effect is extremely limited.

Not only the soldiers, but also the members of the hunter team also joined in one after another with extra spears, attacking and stabbing from two meters away.

Soon, the new usage of the re-throwing spear was learned by the soldiers farther to the left and right, and successfully spread to the ears of all soldiers in a circle.

But after all, the tribe has made a division of labor. It is better for the soldiers to bear the responsibility of the soldiers, otherwise there will be a backlash of the current special treatment one day.

The 'experimental subjects' who received the nearly 2.5-meter heavy-throwing spear were at a loss. They thought it was the commander who asked them to continue throwing the spear. A few of them with fast hands had already thrown it almost vertically.

Faced with this sudden change, the enemy's front line was obviously unable to continue.

The large number of casualties that appeared in the front row in an instant made these red-eyed trolls wake up a little;

Negative emotions such as thinking about their own safety and not being optimistic about their own victory began to take root and deeply affected their combat effectiveness.

At this point, the commander of the two swords finally stopped acting like a two swordsman, and Benya realized that this seemed to be an excellent opportunity.

He gave the order to the witch doctors to use thorns and vines.

Witch doctors have been playing the role of 'buff stacking mages', 'nanny dads' and other roles before. They are still the kind of inefficient mages who can only heal one target at a time and can only add buffs to one target.

When the new order was sent, they immediately stopped the almost endless "repetitive work" that they were almost tired of, and geared up to get ready for a big job.

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