There is a solid white stone bridge at the ferry at the foot of Berimion Mountain, which is flat and wide, connecting the Kingdom Avenue on both sides. Starting from Kazika Village and passing this stone bridge, there is a large open flat land, and the terrain becomes sloping a few hundred meters to the south.
It stretches towards the high mountain called Berimion.
This road is very easy to walk, and there used to be a small town at the end of the bridge. With the arrival of the orc army, the nearby residents have fled, leaving desolate ruins.
Warlord Mangrus Bloodaxe and his 5,000 troops are stationed on the east side of the bridge, on the flat land near Mount Berimion. To the southeast, you can attack the front of the camp of the remaining Teutonic clusters, and to the west, you can make a detour across the bridge.
From the downstream ferry, bypass the direction of Prince and Maximus and attack their side and rear.
After continuous marching and fighting along the way, and after the two vanguards were successively eliminated and defeated, Manggulus temporarily did not have the troops to launch a new attack. He ordered the construction of a position west of the bridge and erected a
The strong antlers and fences are waiting for Beyelan's army to attack. As long as the follow-up troops of the Tierne Front arrive, he can still start from here and continue his mobile warfare.
In the early morning, before dawn, the warlord was suddenly awakened by his subordinates. A small enemy force secretly crossed the Loire River last night and silently killed the security squadron stationed on Mount Berrimion. It was already halfway up the mountain.
Set up camp.
He hurriedly ran out of the camp and looked up, only to see that the efficient human soldiers, regardless of the hard work of the trek last night, used thick trees as the main body to erect arrow towers and wooden fences on the hillside, and dug out holes in the ground.
The trenches were dug out, and a low wall was built on the hillside with the excavated soil. Orcs who directly hit the wall would be exposed to the rain of arrows from archers from above.
This camp can also have a clear view of the camp below the mountain, and can communicate with friendly forces on the other side through flags.
Being able to cross the river quietly and kill the garrison on the mountain should be an elite force, but the transportation capacity on the river is limited and there will not be too many people. The warlord reviewed his deployment in his mind to see if there were any mistakes, and finally decided that he did not have that many troops to build.
While setting up camp on the west side of the bridge, we set up defenses everywhere.
The human commander is a wise warrior. While putting pressure on me head-on, he can also use several ships to maneuver around. He is an opponent worthy of attention. All in all, we must eliminate them as soon as possible.
"The Beyelan rats have picked up their trade again," the warlord immediately ordered a captain, "We will capture this lone army after breakfast."
Half an hour later, the armored soldiers of trolls and orcs began to storm the camp on the hillside. They pretended to attack the simple camp halfway up the mountain, and some even fell into the trench and were penetrated by sharp wooden stakes at the bottom. The rest rushed to
Under the earthen wall, hooks and ropes were thrown upward, and some simply set up short ladders to attack.
"Free fire!" Harandil shouted. His half-elf ranger flashed out from behind the wooden fence. Along with the continuous sound of bowstrings, there were all kinds of strange screams and groans under the wall.
Whether they were burly orcs, skinny half-orcs or tall trolls, they were all killed and wounded by the close-range shooting of armor-piercing arrows.
The attack brigade sent by the warlord found that the defenders on the mountain were tougher than they imagined. There were shooters with superb shooting skills. When the warriors finally broke through to the wall, warriors wearing strong armor and holding sharp blades would rush out.
A counterattack drove the warriors out of the trench.
The attack lasted for half a morning, and when the second attacking brigade retreated to rest, the clan alliance heard the rumble of war drums ringing along the hilly riverside, and a well-ordered army emerged from the forest to the west and headed towards the river.
A large number of human soldiers carried heavy shields and followed the siege chariot. The chariot was made of thick wooden boards, and the top was covered with iron sheets or cowhide for protection, making it difficult for spears and bows to penetrate.
These ugly rams approached the camp west of Qiao, and started to hit the camp gate under the rain of arrows like locusts. The gate was sunken inward and was sandwiched between two walls. The orcs guarding here protruded from the left and right sides. It flashed out from the earth wall and shot sideways at the humans who were not protected from the front of the car. Several of them were shot down in an instant. Others hurriedly raised their shields, but were also suppressed and unable to move.
There were even groups of figures moving ballistas on the earthen wall.
"This won't work." Nona adjusted her breastplate and picked up the strong bow. "I will lead people to suppress the enemy shooters. Countess, Captain Berthier, we can't delay here. Griffith's tactics require us to suppress them." I can't breathe on the other side."
"I'm with you." Galadia also grabbed the weapon. The three druids following her panicked and tried to dissuade her.
"Meow disagrees!"
"There are a lot of orc archers out there!"
"There are also ballistae, Miss can't take risks!"
Galadia waved her hand: "The orcs' crossbows cannot threaten me. However, you are right, Krista, we need the cover of you and other priests."
Krista was the person in charge of the main attack in the morning. After listening to everyone's opinions, she looked around and pointed at the 603 Squadron and other engineers who were concentrating on the right wing:
"Griffith discussed this issue with me before setting off.
"Next, let the artilleryman speak."
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Krista gathered the remaining artillery of the 603 Squadron and all the artillery that could be found, a total of 6 eagle cannons and 4 snake cannons, and gathered them all in front of the fortifications west of the bridge.
The orc army had already erected horses and wooden fences there. In the haste, there was no low wall or earthen barrier. The camp commander had just repelled the charging car, but before he could pursue him, he saw a platoon of people appearing more than 200 meters away. The black barrel and the big brown face instantly turned white.
"After breaking through the outer barrier, send the foot knights to attack and break the formation, and then use the Urenas Brigade to expand the results. We must chase across the stone bridge as soon as possible and form a formation on the east side of the bridge." Krista finished the arrangement, When he came to the artillery team, he raised his silver sword and pointed forward:
"Solid bullet, test firing."
A snake cannon opened fire first, its muzzle spurting out hot fire, and an iron ball flew out of the thick smoke like lightning. The two-wheeled gun mount took a big step back under the powerful recoil.
The orc leader watched as a big iron ball hit his antlers and horse, cracking open a piece of wood, bouncing and falling into the middle of the soldiers behind, taking away the head of a half-orc, and then another He walked on his calves, big and small, and rolled out a bloody path before stopping.
There was a commotion among the soldiers lined up behind the fortifications, and they scattered like a dam burst near the landing point.
"During the battle, everyone was too far away to see clearly," Krista turned around and said to Sonia, the officers and nobles who were not far away, "My lords, times have changed."
Ah! She looks like Griffith! Galadia shouted in her heart.
Before everyone could recover, Krista had given the order again:
"All artillery units, three volleys."
The roar that terrified the Clan Alliance soldiers was heard again. This time it was not a single cannon shot, but a continuous bombardment. The shells whizzed past like hordes of banshees, slamming down on the defense line.
The orc commander watched as his defense line began to collapse. Round after round of artillery shells rushed through the horses that were strong enough to withstand the heavy cavalry, piercing through the infantry lines behind them, tearing them into pieces and scattering their limbs all over the ground.
There was a violent commotion on the Qiaoxi defense line, and no matter how hard the officers and warriors suppressed it, they could not restore order. Moreover, they could not block the power of the artillery shells. These extraordinary people could remain standing even if they were slashed with swords, but once they were swept by the artillery shells, they would also
The chest and bones were broken on the spot.
Three rounds of shelling ended. Krista ordered again:
"Load the shotgun and fire three volleys.
"The knights on foot come out and drive them down."
The clan alliance military formation that was attacked by solid bullets was then strafed by a shower of shotguns. The commander watched his officers being taken away by pieces of lead bullets, and was unable to organize a small team to counterattack.
As soon as the terrifying bombardment ended, a group of heavily armored feudal knights and trainee knights rushed out of the smoke. They were all elite soldiers from the Bijelan or Odessa auxiliary corps. They were unable to act due to lack of property or the death of their horses.
The cavalry went into battle, but they were also well-equipped, with heavy armor, iron shields, giant swords, and war hammers.
Berthier organized them and launched an attack as a commando. Nona grabbed him and pushed him to the back, and then rushed forward with his men.
More than twenty knights on foot, holding heavy iron guns, led their subordinates and retinues to push away the antlers that had been blasted by the shelling. Only a handful of orc warriors and their soldiers were left there. They watched the elite human soldiers rush in.
, these warriors waved their battle axes and began to countercharge, buying time for the following troops.
"Throw the spear!" Nona, who was leading the charge, shouted, and the warriors following them pulled out their javelins hanging from their shields and threw them at the orcs who were just around the corner.
The attack power of throwing spears cannot be compared to that of bows and arrows. Three or five orc warriors who raised their arms and shouted were shot down by heavy and sharp javelins on the spot.
After using javelins to break up the formation of the orcs, the knights on foot drew their heavy weapons and swarmed forward. The remnants of the orcs could not resist and were killed one after another. The remaining ones, seeing no enemy, turned around and fled to the other side of the bridge, some even panicking and choosing their own way.
He jumped directly into the river.
The camp west of Berrymion Bridge was captured.
Krista held the eagle flag high. Under her leadership, the infantry passed through the camp and chased the defeated enemy across the stone bridge to the other side. They did not pursue, but stretched their marching troops to both sides, forming a line with their backs to the water.
The generous horizontal formation and formation changes were completed in one go, occupying the position east of the bridge before the enemy counterattacked.
"I didn't expect this army's attack to be so sharp." Mangurus, who was supervising the attack on Mount Berimion, withdrew his sight from the mountain. His army was not in a good position in the battle. The western camp was breached in the blink of an eye, and a large group of human infantry had already rushed up.
Qiaodong occupied the bridgehead and the defense line was in danger.
The military governor couldn't hold himself any longer and summoned his commanders:
"The first brigade continues to attack the camp on the mountain. The other brigade groups are coming with me. We are going to drive the Beyelan mice into the river.