Rise of the Horde

Sentries of both camps were indeed capable of their duties but the horde had a distinct advantage over the Ereian camp. The horde had Trot'thar in their side and they didn't have anyone who was close to his capabilities. Thanks to his powerful eyes, the scouts sent by the opposing side were never even been able to get close to the walls before they were discovered.

On the side of the horde, the special unit that has the night as their friend began to infiltrate the enemy camp without much trouble. Their expertise in blending in with the dark was as powerful and deadly as their strikes could be. Few of the sentries from the Ereian camp were already taken down by them without alarming the camp.

"Locate where they stash their supplies," their leader ordered and the group quickly scattered around the enemy camp. Utilizing the blind spots of the sentries and the patrols of the camp, they quickly located the enemy supplies but there was a huge problem.

The location of the supplies was heavily guarded with torches everywhere, illuminating the surroundings which made the possibility of sabotage impossible.

"What now?" one of the Verakhs made a query towards their leader.

The leader of the Verakhs was also stumped by the problem that they have encountered. There was no way for them to sabotage the enemy supplies with how heavily they guarded it. Their opponents seemed to have learned their lessons from those who they have encountered before.

"Supply sabotage is impossible but we can gather information," the leader recommended.

Under the cover of the night, the Verakhs moved silently around the enemy camp. They grabbed all scrolls that seemed to contain something important. Some even went ahead and silently assassinated enemies that looked like leaders of the enemy army.

It was past midnight when the Verakhs finally pulled out from the enemy camp. Their silent strike took out more than a dozen lead figures of the enemy army and plenty of useful scrolls from the enemy camp.

Unlike the Verakhs who easily snuck into the Ereian camp, the scouts sent out by the enemy army were faced with an undesirable end. Some captured while others met a grim end.

*****

The battle under the cover of darkness was another resounding victory of the horde.

After discovering the corpses of the fallen sentries and some of their leading figures, the enemy commander gave out a thorough lashing of the one in-charge of the camps security. Heads rolled while some were beaten badly.

It was past noon when the Ereian commander was done dealing with the aftermath of the Verakhs assault.

He was fuming with rage with how easily their enemies snuck into their camp. The missing scrolls also contained much needed information for the army. Maps of the surroundings and the detailed report of the army's situation were all in those scrolls. Their current supplies and other vital information.

Two days passed without much activity from both sides. No one was eager to engage in battle without being fully prepared.

The Ereians were busy reorganizing their ranks as they incorporated the survivors of the previous battle into their ranks while Khao'khen was also doing the same thing with the army of Adhalia.

Although Adhalia's army was close to the thirty thousand mark in total, there mixed level of capabilities in battle was a bit of a problem. Units had to be broken up and regroup.

Most of the soldiers that he brought with her were considered light infantry and light cavalry except for the Drakhars which was considered in the heavy category. Many of the men that she brought with her had little to no training at all but they were all willing to fight for her cause.

Some joined willingly while some were persuaded by her promises.

*****

On the fifth day since their arrival, the Ereian camp was calling for battle in the early morning.

Their side forming up a formidable battle line.

The Ereian commander divided their army into four partitions. Right and left center and right and left flanks.

There left center was comprised of the survivors from the previous battle while the right center was made up of new fresh recruits. The forefront of their center was comprised of spear and shield infantry which was supported behind by the javelineers.

To their right flank was their heavy cavalry followed by two units of a spear and shield infantry. The bulk of their archers make their left flank supported by their light cavalry and four units of a sword and shield infantry. A few units of archers were held in reserve with the bulk of their sword and shield infantry.

The arrangement of the enemy commander surprised Khao'khen. Such an arrangement of the enemy army was new to him. He thought that all the commanders on the Ereian side would run the same layout for their battle line.

Seeing the new formation of the enemy army, Khao'khen made his arrangement for their side. He divided their forces with the same number of partitions. The debuting War Elephants accompanied by the Rhakaddon riders supported by a two units of sword and shield infantry was to their left flank.

The forefront of their left and right center was made up of the range soldiers from Adhalia's followed by their sword and shield infantry. And right behind them was the bulk of the Drakhars.

The right flank of the horde had the bulk of the Troll Skirmishers accompanied by the Warg riders with the eight warband supporting right behind them.

The ogres and the rest of the horde were being held in reserve alongside the cavalry of the Drakhars.

Both sides had made their arrangements and the sound for general advance from both camps echoed through the battlefield.

Right at the rear of their advancing allies, the orcs who were being held in reserves were envious of the eight warband who will be able to fight earlier than them. They were also grumbling that they might not even be able to join in the fray if things go to well.

In their minds they were all hoping that the enemy army would be able to give their allies a hard time so that they would have the chance to join in the fight.