Chapter 466: The Ancient War

The army was in formation. Although there were not many people, both sides had more than 10,000 people, and the army of Mordor was estimated to be about 20,000. This was after deducting yesterday’s losses. Wesley did not care about a war with such a small number of people. If it was just a medieval battlefield similar to the origin universe, Wesley would definitely not participate. Now, he was just here to experience it.

The army moved into formation. Wesley did not let them form a phalanx at random. The Elven army was in the middle, using a phalanx directly. They would be used first as archers, and Rohan’s cavalry was split in two by him. The left and right sides guarded the flanks of the bow phalanx, led by King Rohan and Éomer.

Wesley, on the other hand, was riding at the front. He looked at the Orc army and saw that they were still assembled in phalanxes. This time, their catapults were gone. There were only infantry, and at the back were huge war elephants. Wesley did not care about this kind of guy. He could kill one with each arrow. It all depended on when the enemy was sent.

The orc drums and horns sounded, and then the phalanx in front began to advance, followed by the phalanx in the rear. It was a decent move. Wesley did not give any orders. This kind of infantry charge had no power, even if there were many of them. They were not fast and could not form an effective impact. He was now looking in the direction of the White City, where he had sent his men. The purpose was for Gandalf to send troops to attack the rear of the enemy when he got the signal. If he agreed, it would give him a signal to respond, but it had not been there.

“This Gandalf, can’t he be more straightforward?” Wesley said unhappily.

Beside Wesley, Hadihar said, “I heard that the Regent of Gondor is a little crazy. Maybe it will be difficult for Gandolf to talk to him. What should we do?”

“I hope Gandalf can think it through. After all, the war now concerns the entire Midlands. If he can’t be decisive, then he should know what the consequences will be. But don’t worry, even without them, we won’t lose. I just want to reduce the casualties of the soldiers. I hope they can bear my anger after the war.” Wesley said with a murderous look.

Hadihar’s heart also trembled. This person really doesn’t care about anything. His anger must be directed at Gandalf and the King of Apprehension. He doesn’t care about their identities at all!

Finally, a signal flag appeared above the White City. Gandalf used his wand to knock the King of Apprehension out and then took over the command of the White City. This was the power of sorcerers. Their prestige was too high.

Wesley only smiled when he saw the agreed-upon signal. The orc army was still five hundred meters away. “Archers, get ready. Cavalry formation.” Wesley gave the order, and Hadihar hurried to send the signal.

The first line of elves drew their bows and the orcs began to run. Their footsteps began to sound very orderly, some like thunder, but then they began to scatter. At a distance of two hundred meters, Wesley swung his sword.

The first row of elves released their bows and arrows, then turned around and walked back until they became the last row. The second row of elves drew their bows and arrows, and Wesley swung his sword again.

The rain of arrows was like a wall that hit the front of the orcs at once. The orc’s charging formation clearly paused for a moment from a distance, and then they encountered another wave and paused again. As a result, the distance of 200 meters was a little far.

The orcs in heavy armor were not fast. At the same time, the elves’ bows were indeed powerful. Otherwise, Wesley would not have used this tactic. After all, there were no defensive phalanxes like shields and spears in the front row.

The stalemate would not last long, but Wesley did not really care. After all, the archers were not the point. They were merely wearing down the speed of the other party’s charge, and the cavalry formation was complete. “Send the signal. The cavalry will begin to charge, cross-charge.”

The cavalry on the left and right wings began to accelerate. They hedged from the two wings of the orc formation. At the same time, their impact formation was cone-shaped. Each column of cavalry was about a hundred meters apart. As cavalry, this distance was not far. The warhorses could arrive in a few steps, but the impact could form a wave.

“Kill, fight to the death” Rohan’s king and Éomer each led the cavalry and began to charge, their speed already rising. The first wave of cavalry hit the flanks of the orcs and then began to advance. They would not look back, but kept going forward until the impact reached the opposite side. Two huge gaps were torn in the orc formation, then the second wave of cavalry arrived, followed by the third wave.

The enemy’s formation was broken, and the force of the attack on the elves’ phalanx was reduced. As a result, they became the targets of the elves’ shooting, and the cleanup was very fast. “Archer phalanx, prepare to shoot.”

“Yes.” Hadihar went to give the order again. This time, the target of the projectile was the orcs in the distance. They were divided by the cavalry and now piled up together, which was the best target for the attack to kill. The attack of the elves was far enough away to complete this attack. Moreover, the orcs in front of the elves had been destroyed and they could now move forward.

Buzz! The arrows that were thrown shook the air and a dense rain of arrows fell directly. Because of the vision, the orcs could not see the action of the arrows at all. The first wave was caught off guard, and before they could react, the second wave had arrived.

The cavalry charge was completed, and the cavalry on the left and right flanks completed the hedging and exchanged positions with each other. The losses were negligible, and they excitedly lined up on both flanks again, while the elves moved their phalanx forward. The impact of the orcs was completely broken, and their formation was scattered and they began to retreat.

Wesley, of course, would not give up this opportunity. He gave the order again, and the elves began to move forward and shoot. But the other side fled very quickly, and the elves did not achieve much. But in the battle just now, the other side had lost thousands of people, and their side had lost very little. They began to respect Wesley.

The deformed leader of the orcs had a very bad temper. “Let the war elephants go to the front and use the war elephants to attack their line. Let’s see what they can do.”

“Leader, is the human from yesterday still there?”

“Ignore him. I don’t believe that he can kill the war elephant. Get the war elephant to attack immediately. The army, get ready and follow him.”

“Yes.”

The ground rumbled as the war elephants strode forward and came directly to the front of the orc army. The beast tamers began to get the war elephants into formation. There were not many of them, only a dozen or so, but they were too big and stood directly in front. It was too much pressure for the soldiers. Wesley clamped his horse with his legs and walked straight forward.