This ambush was also a simple idea on Bloodhand's part.
As experts of the Vertical and Horizontal Realm alike, Holy Roland I's strength was certainly greater than his.
Therefore, the longer this dragged on, the more Holy Roland I's strength would recover.
Rather than wait until then, it was better to fight with all his might now!
Their Greenskin army was not at a disadvantage in terms of troop numbers to begin with. The key lay in the previous clash between Holy Roland I and the Greenskin Emperor, which had shattered the balance between the two sides' most crucial high-end combat forces.
In other words, as long as he took advantage of this information gap and found a chance to ambush and kill Holy Roland I, the advantage previously held by the allied forces could instantly turn into an advantage for their Greenskin army!
A camp hastily set up in the wilderness during a march and used for spending the night could never match a fortress in defensive strength, no matter how carefully its defenses were arranged. That was even more true when their opponents were Greenskins renowned for their offensive power.
The Greenskins' main force attacked their camp under cover of darkness, launching a full assault from all directions at once. The scant defenses around the camp were as fragile as thin paper before the Greenskins' onslaught, and they were quickly breached completely. In a short time, the entire camp was plunged into a melee with the Greenskins.
The Saint Roland army led by Marshal Adolf, as well as the Smith troops led by Fisher, had faced situations like this far too many times.
In the wilderness at dead of night, while being caught in a surprise Greenskin attack, trying to gather together and fight a large-scale positional battle