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In the northeastern part of Holy Os, the regular army has a standing force of one hundred thousand soldiers stationed in "Qingpu City." The other troops are distributed among various fortresses in the six neighboring provinces, with a total strength exceeding four hundred thousand. Excluding those who must remain for garrison duties, about three hundred and twenty thousand can be mobilized during wartime. Now, to counter our orcish offensive, these armies are being urgently mobilized, and supplies of grain and military provisions from stockpiles across the region are converging on "Qingpu City."

However, this state of gathering but not yet assembled is precisely when they are most vulnerable in my eyes. On the night we broke into the Holy Os Empire, I led the Snow Wolf Knights into our first battle, targeting the rear of "Qingpu City," where humans stockpile various supplies—the transit point known as "Giant Oak Town."

Thanks to the Radiant Temple's deep control over its four sacred kingdoms, I once found extremely detailed maps of the Holy Os Kingdom in the Temple's library. These maps, after being fully memorized and redrawn by the artificial person Lijia, now guide our army, clearly locking onto targets and striking with precision on human territory.

"Giant Oak Town" is only about thirty kilometers from "Qingpu City," connected by two land routes and one waterway, making it a crucial transit base for supplying the front lines. Normally, the amount of supplies stored here is not significant, as there are large warehouses in "Qingpu City." However, due to the recent influx of people and supplies, limited transportation resources have been prioritized for weapons, armor, and machinery, leaving a large amount of grain temporarily stored in the town, which gives me an opportunity.

Despite its large scale, "Giant Oak Town" is ultimately just a town. The surrounding walls, built of clay, stone, and wood, are less than ten meters high, and the few gates are merely constructed from massive oak logs. The garrison consists of ordinary local troops, though this was before the war began. Once the signal of war reaches the front, nearby military camps will immediately dispatch regular troops to take control. But now, it has become a feast for the Snow Wolf Knights.

The north and south gates of the town were shattered by me, a Sword Emperor, and a Ghost Wolf with strength comparable to that of a super monster. From the ten thousand Snow Wolf Knights, two detachments of two thousand each surged into the town from the north and south, directly attacking the garrison camps and warehouses, setting fires and slaughtering. For the unprepared humans, these four thousand wolf knights were more than enough to secure victory; increasing their numbers would only cause congestion and reduce the combat effectiveness of my subordinates. Therefore, the remaining wolf knights were divided into three groups to patrol outside the town, both hunting down stragglers and guarding against unexpected events.

The battle went unexpectedly smoothly. When the humans encountered orcs without preparation, they could barely muster a tenth of their combat power. In less than half an hour, the three thousand garrison troops were slaughtered, and dozens of warehouses, after we had selected our supplies, were burned to the ground. Had I not given strict orders, not a single resident would have survived. The reason I forbade the wolf knights from slaughtering the humans was not out of mercy, but to avoid resistance when ruling this land in the future. By the time the town was engulfed in flames, attracting the attention of surrounding garrisons, half of "Giant Oak Town" had already turned to ashes, leaving only trembling residents crying to the relief forces about the terror of the wolfmen. What I did not expect was that these frightened humans would greatly exaggerate the size of my army, so even though some junior officers noticed the small scale of the attack, the reports submitted to the kingdom's military department still stated that the orc attackers "definitely exceeded fifty thousand, with extremely formidable combat power."

Over the next few days, my wolf knights spread the flames of terror across the entire northeast of the six provinces. After reviewing the results of the previous battle, I realized that the Snow Wolf Knights did not need a large scale for surprise attacks. Thus, I decisively divided the troops into many small units, each consisting of several dozen to several hundred men, and sent them out with maps to strike in all directions, focusing on nobles and estate owners who lacked private armies. Leveraging their terrifying speed, my wolf knights could often raid five or six territories in a single night. After killing the nobles and estate owners, they would distribute their wealth to the local peasants and serfs, then drive them towards nearby cities to hide their possession of noble property. These peasants and serfs would also exaggerate the number of wolfmen to explain why the lord's wealth was plundered. Of course, many nobles managed to escape using various methods, but when they reached large cities, they too exaggerated the number of wolfmen, hoping to secure more soldiers to protect their lands.

For the towns along the way, small groups of wolfmen could only pose a threat, but when I divided the teams, I assigned the only two Snow Wolf Knight disciples at the Sword Master level—Antara and Oswiri—each with a thousand subordinates, to focus on attacking these towns. With the power of orcish Sword Masters, these ordinary towns could not resist and were quickly breached. However, my goal was to create chaos, so the wolfmen only slaughtered the defending soldiers and those who resisted, looted some supplies, and then left. Despite this, with the Snow Wolf Knights' terrifying mobility, urgent messages flew like snowflakes to military camps and the capital's military department from all over.

As for me, I commanded the largest detachment of three thousand warriors, tasked with attacking garrisons and disrupting the human army's assembly and deployment. An old saying goes, "An army of a thousand stretches across the sky, an army of ten thousand spans the earth." No matter how large the army, it cannot always stay together, especially during maneuvers. A ten-thousand-strong force would stretch for one or two kilometers, and the time spent encamping, resting, and eating would be considerable. It is impossible for tens or hundreds of thousands of soldiers to move together while maintaining combat formation, creating opportunities for me to launch surprise attacks. Over several days, my team roamed between more than a dozen major cities, tracking human troops. Our mount wolves make no sound, and whenever the humans relaxed, the three thousand Snow Wolf Knights would scatter across the mountains and fields, raining arrows and disrupting the human ranks. Then, with flashing swords, they would cut down human lives. After I seized the heads of human commanders, we would immediately withdraw, leaving behind a field of struggling and moaning humans. Although only a small percentage of the human soldiers were killed or wounded each time, the impact on the human army was devastating.