The Rout

In the broad valley, Aldo's three formations advanced step by step, their momentum unstoppable.

The Orcish Cavalry continued using the same strategy as before.

Engage, disengage, engage again, disengage again...

Relying on their superb horsemanship, they quickly adapted to the speed of Aldo Army's advance.

The orcs employed a divide-and-conquer strategy against the three formations, doing everything they could to lure them farther and farther apart.

The Aldo Army on the battlefield was an allied force hastily assembled from the various domains within a short period. Their coordination was far from tight.

The orcs' strategy soon took effect. The distances between the three formations grew wider and wider.

Catherine and the other commanders had not failed to see through the orcs' intentions. On the surface, it appeared that Aldo Army was forcing the Orcish Cavalry to retreat, but in reality, the Orcish Army was leading Aldo Army around by the nose.

The signal flags never stopped waving, doing their utmost to keep the various sections of their forces from scattering too far, but the effect was quite limited.

Montrelet, commanding the infantry in the center, began to grow secretly anxious.

But unlike Catherine and the others, he was not anxious because their own forces were being led around by the nose by the orcs.

Montrelet still believed that the spear infantry formation under his command could slaughter those savages without heavy armor.

What concerned him was that the allied forces which had circled around to the orcs' rear would launch an attack soon—or perhaps they were already on their way.

Once that happened, Aldo Army would be able to attack the Orcish Army from front and rear.

But he wanted to seize more glory in this battle. The troops under his command should become the main force responsible for wiping