" Zhao E and their presence inadvertently attracted a large wave of hatred away from Liku.

To the extent that even the blame that fell from the sky seemed to be shifting towards Zhao E.

This made Lie Ku, who was in the midst of battle, feel a significant reduction in pressure.

Upon hearing Zhao Yi's words, he quickly directed his werewolf warriors to hurry towards the high ground among the various orc groups.

The wolf tribe was relatively more disciplined.

When Leua was still the chieftain, he had the intention of training the werewolf tribe, his favorite sons, into an elite force.

Although Leuj's training plan ultimately ended in failure, they'd still undergone some training, and the werewolf warriors could still form some simple formations.

After a fierce charge, the werewolf warriors had formed a rudimentary shield formation that was noticeably lacking in sophistication.

If this formation were to be placed among human troops, it would be a typical example of a counterproductive lesson.

A shield formation is not merely about standing together holding bronze shields.

The essence lies in each shieldbearing soldier maintaining coordination with their comrades on either side when facing enemy attacks providing mutual cover and support while ensuring that the defense of the entire formation is not compromised.

That is what constitutes a shield formation.

As for the werewolf warriors, one could only say they had imitated the appearance but had not learned the essence.

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Chapter 43.

The layout of Zhao E.

With no time to comment on the poor formation of the werewolf warriors.

Zhao already had a plan in mind.

In terms of strength, they should still hold an advantage.

However, they lost the initiative at the beginning and lost control being relentlessly pushed by the hyena people, which kept them in a passive position.

Afterwards, it was evident that Liku was somewhat anxious, trying to launch a counterattack to regain the initiative in one go.

But such matters are often not something that could be rushed.

And with Leuia and the habitual frontal combat of Liku against the enemy, how could they understand any tactical formations? It could even be said that he hadn't considered any strategies at all, but was simply planning to forcefully push back using brute strength.

However, this approach, unless one side has an overwhelming advantage, is unlikely to show results in a short period of time.

Even if it succeeds in the end, it would likely come at a significant cost in casualties.

This can be seen from the fact that the werewolf warriors under Leu have not succeeded in pushing back the hyena people so far.

Now, having taken command, Zhao, he clearly had a good strategy in mind.

His idea was quite simple.

Since they had lost the initiative, they might as well not worry about it for the time being.

If the enemy wants to take the initiative to attack, then let them do so.

We can defend passively, right? A series of commands were quickly issued, instructing the frontline shieldbearers to adopt a defensive stance, firmly holding the line to protect the crossbowmen in the rear, planning to execute a defensive counterattack.

With this arrangement, even Leu, who was not well-versed in formations, could clearly sense that the situation on this mountainous battlefield had subtly changed.

Zhao.

He seemed to have taken a step back, but in reality, he had pulled the hyena people who had always controlled the initiative into his rhythm, making a beautiful move of retreating to advance.

Now that the situation was stabilized, simply holding the line would not make the hyena people retreat.

After watching his werewolf warriors withstand two waves of the hyena people's attacks, Leica quickly retreated back into his own formation.

Breathing a little heavily, the continuous battles had significantly drained his stamina.

Don't worry, Zhao Yi<unk>s voice was filled with confidence.

Emphasizing the point as he spoke, he waved his hand and with his command, the core of the counterattack began to operate at high speed.

50 crossbowmen fired simultaneously, shooting a barrage of crossbow bolts at the charging hyena people.

These hyena people had tough hides, but so what if they were deliberately protecting their vital points? Can you withstand a full volley from the crossbowman, but can you withstand the second, third, and fourth volleys? He had been mentally prepared for a long battle since entering the northern forests.

Each crossbowman was fully stocked with bolts and was not afraid at all.

One round after another of Voli's relentlessly targeted the hyena people below.

Gradually, the whales of the hyena people became more and more numerous and louder.

Seeing the scene, Leica felt a complex mix of emotions.

Although Zhao was also leveraging the power of their wolf clan, the means by which the other side turned the situation around in such a short time made could take an interest in this so-called formation layout for the first time.

Liku had seen formations before when fighting against human armies.

But no matter how strong a formation was, it could not withstand the attacks of their orc army.

Such a fragile thing naturally could not peak the interest of orcs.

But at this moment, watching Zhao, he demonstrate his tactics.

Leica suddenly realized that formations might not be as useless as he had previously thought.

Are we going to use this method to deal with these hyena people now? Deal with them? Zhao.

He quickly confirmed the battlefield situation with a glance, then replied calmly.

It's probably a long shot.

Then, "Don't worry, the reinforcements sent by his majesty are just outside the northern forests, and I had informed them when I called the shieldbearers to take the barbarians out.

Once the people are delivered, they will immediately bring the reinforcements to this area to support us.

" As he spoke, Zhao pondered for a moment, calculating the time.

The first batch of barbarians had likely already been sent out, and this area was not far from the outskirts with all the commotion they had caused.

If they held on a bit longer, the reinforcements should arrive soon.

This simple exchange of words instantly laid out Yei's entire plan.

It turned out he had set this up when he sent out the first tribe of barbarians.

Even Leu felt a bit of admiration in his heart for this foresight.

At the same time during this conversation, a dense and heavy sound of footsteps was heard from afar, getting closer and closer to them.

The werewolves and hyena people present were known for their keen senses of smell and hearing.

In the midst of such intense fighting, these two senses would naturally be somewhat affected.

However, the footsteps were so heavy that if they couldn't hear them, they would indeed be deaf.

As thoughts raced, Helang, who was supervising the front lines with a hand order from Logia, personally led the reinforcements to support them with a sudden sweep of his bronze war knife.

A squad of Minotaur infantry behind him roared into the battlefield.

The addition of this force caused a significant change in the overall situation, and victory began to tilt rapidly in favor of Zhao E and the others.

The hyena queen was clearly not foolish.

Despite her overwhelming hatred, upon seeing the enemy reinforcements arrive, she knew she had lost her chance of victory.

She quickly let out a couple of howls and led her hyena warriors to retreat rapidly into the depths of the northern forests.

The minotaurs were not as fast as the hyena people, and being unfamiliar with the terrain, they were naturally unable to give chase.

However, fortunately, the objective of this trip had already been achieved.

His Majesty's task of recruiting the barbarians had been completed.

As for clearing out the hyena people, that could wait until they returned to Mingjing city and consulted Laj's opinion.

Otherwise, relying solely on their current manpower.

It would be quite difficult to eliminate that many hyena people completely.

With this matter temporarily settled, at the same time, the 7-day deadline had arrived on the side of Mingjing city.

Jeang Daong, who had invaded earlier, retreated quite decisively.

Luo Jia himself, while earning a small profit in civilization points, unsurprisingly, received a bronze treasure chest.

However, rewards like bronze treasure chest clearly couldn't peique Lu Gia's interest.

He opened it casually and then tossed the bronze level item into his backpack.

And that was that.

Chapter 404.

Returning to the capital, another day has passed.

Luing, you little heartless creature.

Only now do you know to come back? Or have you been wandering these days? Teasing Luing, which had just flown back from outside.

Lu Gi felt a strong sense of longing after not seeing it for almost a month.

At this moment, even the official duties at hand were temporarily set aside, which clearly showed his affection for Luing.

It is also worth mentioning that as the beloved pet of his majesty, the emperor, Luing's story told by storytellers has spread widely, leading to a growing trend of raising eagles throughout the myriad civilizations.

Nowadays, many affluent people have begun to purchase young eagles at high prices.

And the profession of eagle keeper has emerged as a result, causing quite a bit of trouble.

In addition to numerous reckless individuals risking their lives to climb cliffs to raid eagle nests and capture young eagles, resulting in injuries or even fatalities.

The market has surprisingly seen counterfeit goods for the first time.

After all, this industry has just begun, and there were originally not many people in the myriad civilizations who had raised eagles, let alone seen young eagles.

This allowed some inscrupulous merchants to take advantage of the situation, selling ordinary bird chicks as young eagles for a high price, thus defrauding many.

Considering the long-term implications, Lu G certainly could not condone such fraudulent practices and had to impose strict penalties.