Chapter 547 [The fangs of the Kaspersky line of defense]
Chapter 547 [The Fangs of Kaspersky Defense]
On the city wall to the north of the main fortress, although the heroic General Milo led his personal guards to fight back and forth, like firefighters, constantly extinguishing one dangerous situation after another, from a formal point of view, it looked like a city wall.
However, the defense became more and more difficult, and the human soldiers began to retreat step by step, and they seemed to be unable to resist.
At this time, looking from a distance, dozens of ladders had been set up on this city wall, and then, under the city wall, the orcs' iron square formations came up one after another, because the city wall had fallen into
In the midst of the fighting, the defenders were unable to use their bows and arrows to restrict the advance of the orc phalanx below the city. The orc phalanx also sped up a bit.
The formation of orc warriors, the kind of armored phalanx that advances with shields held high, each contains about a thousand orc warriors. From the siege battle in the morning to now, Bastine has invested a total of more than a dozen phalanxes, more than 10,000 of them.
The orc warriors launched wave after wave of attacks on the human city walls.
There were fights, screams, wailings, and blood and flesh flying everywhere on the city walls!
In front of the orc army in the distance, White Rhino Baistin looked at the city wall coldly. He sneered: "Humph, it seems that these humans are all capable? I heard from the human civilians captured by the Wolf Cavalry that humans are...
It took a full two years to build this defense line...it seems like it is nothing more than that! It only took one morning, and they couldn't resist it, hum!"
Indeed, on the city wall, more and more orc warriors have occupied climbing points one after another, and then several groups have been firmly formed into arrays one after another, guarding the climbing points fiercely and letting the people behind
There can be more orc warriors who can scale the city wall!
The morale of the human soldiers seemed to have gradually declined. Although they were still resisting, they had gradually and unknowingly retreated, allowing the orcs to occupy more and more space!
"That's it? Is this the combat effectiveness of the human army? It seems that we can occupy this fortress within today! I heard that humans have set up three such fortresses in the north... Humph, it's nothing more than that."
Bastine began to feel a little proud. He didn't even invest in the last elite reserve team. He didn't even use the powerful siege equipment built by the dwarves, and the Behemoth beast of the orc tribe didn't appear either.
...Relying on the simplest ladder is almost overwhelming for humans!
At this moment, the orc general couldn't help but look down on the fighting power of humans.
It seems that in front of the invincible orc warriors, humans are really vulnerable!! The orc warriors are indeed far better than weak races like humans in terms of combat effectiveness!
"Sir, it's almost done."
While the defenders on the northern city wall were retreating steadily, in a tall tower on the east side, a pair of eyes were looking through the gap in the wall, coldly observing the tragic scene of fighting on the city wall.
Rostock had a cold face. Although he was old, this veteran of the empire had a resolute and courageous face. On the battlefield, he seemed much calmer than the generals behind him.
"Sir..." As the son of the coach, Reuenthar was a little bolder than the others. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He couldn't help urging in a low voice: "I think it's almost done. General Milo seems a little nervous.
"
"Shut up." Rostock frowned and looked back at his son: "General Milo is a brave general of our army. I know him much better than you do! He has not reached his limit yet!"
Looking at his son's eyes, Rostock sighed in his heart. After all, he was still young. Although his only son fought bravely, he was a simple warrior type boy. In war, he could only fight and rush. In the future,
After he grows old, if his family wants to continue to gain a foothold in the empire's army, it will still need enough wisdom and intelligence. But this is the quality that his son lacks the most.
His heart softened. Rostock pointed to the city wall where the fierce battle was taking place in the distance, and decided to give his son some advice: "See clearly. General Milo is very smart. Although his soldiers seemed to be retreating, they were not scattered. They
They are retreating little by little strategically, giving space to the enemy, and trying to attract more enemies to the city wall! Do you understand? It's not the time yet! Wait! Do you see the bottom?
These enemy phalanxes are still advancing! Let them come more! Since we have invested money in this battle, we must get the maximum harvest!"
"But... the casualties of the soldiers..." Reuenthar was a little anxious.
"There is no such thing as immortality in war!" Rostock glanced at his son coldly: "Wait a minute, Milo can still hold on for a while!"
Time passed minute by minute.
Seeing that the Imperial defenders on the city wall are retreating more and more, almost half of the city wall has been occupied by orcs. Only the part along the female walls on both sides is still firmly occupied by the Imperial defenders. The city wall
The orcs above occupied towers one after another, and they frantically destroyed the heavy ballistae in the towers. More and more orc warriors crowded on the city wall, trying to attack inside, but the ones who got down from the inside of the city wall
The female wall is still occupied by the human army, resisting every step of the way...
More than two thousand orc warriors crowded on the city wall. Although the fortress wall was much wider than other military fortresses in the empire, the city wall was still too narrow for the huge orcs. There were piles of them.
The orcs were crowded together, and only the orcs in the front row could take over from the humans. The orcs in the back could only shout crazily and crowd forward. As long as the humans firmly occupied the female wall and formed a defensive array, they could still survive.
Resisting the advance of the orcs.
And General Milo seemed to have gradually exhausted his energy after leading his brave guards back and forth for several rounds. This brave general who had just received the Imperial Medal also had several broken armors, especially
It was the armor on the arm guard of his left arm. There was a deep dent, and there was a huge crack, and the muscles of the arm were blurred.
This was left for him by a high-level orc warrior he had just fought against. The orc warrior's knife slashed Milo's arm. The orc's powerful force directly cut his armor into pieces. If it weren't for his body,
As a general, Milo's armor is a masterpiece of human craftsmanship. If it had been replaced by an ordinary soldier's armor, Milo's arm would have been cut off with this knife. He also received a knife on his thigh, but
Fortunately it's not heavy.
At this moment, Milo's face was covered with blood and his arms were sore. He couldn't even remember how many enemies he had killed. The long sword he had just used had already been curled, but now he was holding a sword that he had snatched from an orc warrior.
The mace was swung vigorously.
Time passed by, and in that tower, General Rostock's face gradually became serious. Although he still looked very calm, the knuckles of his fingers, which were slightly white when he was clinging to the wall and stomping, were also exposed.
The nervous mood of the old general.
Finally, when the generals behind him could no longer hold it any longer, Rostock spoke.
"Okay! The rabbit has entered the nest! Let's start!"
In the distance, when the orc general Baistin was complacent, the humans launched a decisive attack!
First of all, in the ditch under the city that has been mostly filled in, the trenches originally dug by humans have been buried underground one by one. After Rostock gave the order "Start".
The valves of those pipelines had already been opened. The soldiers who controlled the valves in the city desperately unscrewed the openings of the pipelines!
Soon, under the transportation of the pipeline, large areas of oil sprayed out of the trenches that seemed to have been filled in!
These expensive oils are now being secretly poured into the trenches, quietly and silently soaking in the wood that the orcs filled in the trenches, as well as the fire starters originally arranged by humans.
At this time, all the orc warriors on and off the city suddenly heard a series of extremely strange sounds...
Click, click, click, click...
A series of sounds that seemed like the rolling of mechanical winches seemed to come from inside the city wall! The sound was faint, but it was like muffled thunder. For a while, the sound kept ringing, and the orc warriors were a little confused.
Under the city wall, there are still one orc armored phalanx one after another crowded under the city wall, trying to continue to erect more ladders.
But at this moment, the city wall suddenly... moved!!
As the internal mechanical noose rolled, on the outside of the city wall, suddenly, on the originally flat wall, stones rolled, and suddenly, rows of huge spikes! As the noose was pulled, from the wall
Turned inside out!
The roots of each of those huge, polished and extremely sharp thorns are nearly half a meter thick! There are also some curled blades and barbs on them!
The entire city wall, a long row about ten meters above the ground, all had huge thorns that were closely connected together!
These were equipped with sharp curling blades and barbs, which immediately caused the ladders that were still standing against the city wall to disintegrate and burst into pieces!!
Dozens of ladders were quickly destroyed by these giant thorns. The orc soldiers who were still climbing on them fell from the sky with screams and howls! Some even fell down, with their bodies hanging on the huge thorns.
Above, there were endless screams!
All the ladders on the city wall were shattered in just a matter of seconds!
Under the city wall, those orc armored phalanxes who were still trying to set up ladders immediately became panicked!
Without the ladder, what would the orc warriors crowded under the city wall do? Should they bang their heads against the city wall? Use their own hands and feet to climb the city wall???
After all the ladders were destroyed, the orc warriors who had occupied nearly half of the city wall immediately turned into sourceless water! They could not move forward because the human soldiers were firmly guarding the female wall of the lower city.
, they cannot retreat, and there are no reinforcements coming up behind them, because the ladders have been completely destroyed!!
Seeing such a huge change, the orc general Baistin's eyes, which were still somewhat capable, suddenly fell into a haze! His eyelids jumped fiercely, and then he suddenly shouted: "Quick! Let the soldiers under the city wall hurry up.
Come back!!!”
There was anger and anxiety in its roar.
But, it’s too late!!
Within the fortress, the human longbowmen once again gathered in formation. Under the command of the observer, the longbowmen once again conducted several rounds of projectiles!
However, this time, the target is not the orc warriors. But... those trenches!!
On top of the long bow, there are special rockets whose arrows are wrapped in igniting fuel! Each officer holds a torch in his hand, trots all the way, runs quickly in front of each archer, and lights the arrows!
After waves of oscillating sounds of bowstrings, densely packed rockets shot out of the sky! It was like a meteor shower in the sky!!
Countless rockets were fired at the trench area. In those trenches, the wood, sacks, and orc corpses that had been quietly soaked in oil... and the ignition materials that had long been buried underneath were instantly destroyed.
Lit!!
One by one, flames quickly broke out in the trenches. The flames intertwined and condensed together quickly, almost in just a moment. Before most of the orc warriors could react, the fire had already spread rapidly.
It has spread!!
A group of trenches that are hundreds of meters deep. In fact, each trench is internally connected! Coupled with the rockets covering the sky, the trenches turned into walls of fire, and then spread rapidly along the connected parts of the trenches.
It turned into a sea of fire up to a hundred meters wide!!!
Under the city wall, the orcs who had lost their ladders were crowding around in a daze, and the armored phalanx of the orcs who were crossing the trench positions and approaching the city wall one by one. Almost in just a few breaths, they were engulfed by the sea of fire.
Swallowed!!!
One hundred meters!
What is the concept of one hundred meters?
Even the fastest runner among humans needs at least ten seconds to run 100 meters! What's more, most people don't have that kind of speed!
Not to mention the orcs! Although the orcs are strong and strong, they are definitely not good at speed! What's more, they are also covered in heavy iron armor! It takes more effort to run! It's slower!
Needless to say, at the speed at which the orcs were running, the fire was a full hundred meters away. Before you could run out, you would have been burned into a ball of fire!
The hundred-meter-long sea of fire immediately engulfed team after team of orc warriors inside!
Countless orcs roared, pushed, crowded, and tried their best to flee around! Unfortunately, there were flames everywhere. Many orcs were in a panic and couldn't even tell the direction!
In the panic, every orc was desperately trying to run back, and every orc was trying to push away the slow companions in front of them to escape. However, the orcs who were trapped in the sea of fire and unable to escape could not tell the direction! In a sea of fire, they were unable to escape.
In the crowd, you quickly get lost!
Even a large number of orcs who didn't know their direction were not running backwards at all! They were running sideways!
The trench position is up to 100 meters wide, but what about the length on both sides? Even longer!!
In this huge sea of fire, the screams and howls of orcs rising to the sky were heard! Countless orcs were buried in the sea of fire. One by one, the orcs turned into burning fireballs! Their whole bodies were covered with long hair.
, it is even easier to burn than humans! Most of the orcs fell down powerlessly after running for a few steps, and some orcs were choked by the smoke after burning and could not breathe!
After being stunned for almost half a minute, Bastine finally woke up and issued an order!
It sent two phalanxes of people to rush to put out the fire, trying to pull out the soldiers caught in the flames. But on the battlefield, where could they find anything to put out the fire?
What's more, the human archers are still hiding on the inside of the city wall, shooting round after round under the command of the observer!
The orcs below the city struggled and screamed in the sea of fire, and the flames shot into the sky! But the orcs on the city wall seemed to be collectively shocked!
Listening to the heart-rending and inhumane howls from countless companions and similar species, the orcs on the city wall became timid! Finally they became timid!!
At this time, from the towers on both sides of the city wall, groups of human troops who had already been organized and fully armed rushed out! These soldiers had been waiting for a long time under the strict orders of Rostock! At this moment, under the order, these soldiers
Come out in droves!
The leader is General Rostock's son, Reuenthar, who is famous for his bravery in the Storm Legion!
"Drive these spear monsters off the city wall!!!"
Reuenthar's majestic roar rang out from the city wall. He pulled out his huge sword and took the lead, rushing towards the crowded lone orc army on the city wall! Behind him were large groups of human soldiers!!
The resistance gradually turned from intense to calm!
On the city wall, those lone orcs who had lost their retreat and reinforcements and were unable to advance or retreat, after putting up a vigorous resistance, finally succeeded in a steady stream of human counterattacks!!
Countless orcs were killed by humans, and some desperate orcs simply jumped under the city wall with the nearby humans in their arms!
After nearly half an hour of fighting, more than two thousand orc warriors who had successfully scaled the city wall in the morning were all wiped out!
Under the city wall, the sea of fire burned for a whole day!
There are burnt corpses of orcs everywhere!
Until the fire gradually dissipated, the ground was still filled with black smoke. The bodies of the orcs on the ground were burned to the point where their true identities could no longer be identified.
On top, there are many orc corpses hanging on those huge spikes...
The orc General Bastine in the distance fell into a terrifying silence. Its eyes were full of anger, its teeth were chattering, and it was staring at the human wall!
The sound of fighting on the city wall has ended, which is enough to tell Bastine that its attack has completely failed! The lone troops on the city wall have all been wiped out by humans!
Ten armored phalanxes! There were a total of 10,000 orc warriors, but less than 3,000 came back!!
In addition to the nearly 6,000 cannon fodder that was lost to fill the trenches... In today's first battle, I lost more than 13,000 lives!
But the human city wall! That tall city wall is covered with thorns that make people feel numb! After being burned by smoke and fire, the outer edge of the city wall has turned into a black wall, but it still stands there majestically! Silent
, like a cold monster that can swallow the life of the orc at any time!!
"Victory! We are victorious!! Father!!"
Reuenthal rushed to Rostock with excitement on his face. This brave young general, his armor was covered in blood, and his body was also stained with paint. Only half of the long sword in his hand was left, and his helmet had fallen off.
But General Rostock's expression was not at all relaxed. Looking at his excited son, he said calmly: "We just won one battle, General Reuenthal. Now is not the time to be happy."
"According to the observation report, these monsters lost at least 10,000 people!" Reuenthal still couldn't suppress his excitement: "Injury of 10,000 enemies in one battle, father, this is a great victory!"
"The army wants to call me Sir!" Rostock glared at his son.
Then he looked at the generals around him and said slowly in a serious voice: "Everyone! We can't be careless! There are still many, many more enemies! Although we won this first battle, a lot of it was due to luck! For example, the direction of the wind
!Although the fire under the city killed many enemies, it was because the wind was not blowing from the north today! Think about it, if the wind was blowing from the north today, and we in the south had set the fire ourselves, we would have
We’ve burned our own city walls!”
"What's the matter! We have set up isolation zones under the city wall, as well as fire-extinguishing devices." Reuenthal laughed loudly: "Speaking of which, the city wall designed by Lord Tulip Duke is really great!"
General Rostock nodded: "Chuangjie, go to the imperial capital. Don't forget to write down the merits of Duke Tulip in the military newspaper. Without the design of this city wall, we would never have won so easily... and the one who calculated the climate for us.
The astrologer with the wind direction also gives him a share of the credit.”
"Yes!" The secretary officer beside him quickly wrote down everything one by one.
After General Rostock finished speaking, he stood up and looked at the many generals under his command: "We cannot relax! Everyone! The fire-setting device in the trench under the city wall is one-time use! After it is used up this time, it will not be used next time!
Moreover, we have very little fire oil. It is not enough for us to do this again. The enemy is not a fool. If they are fooled once, it will be so easy next time. Our armor-piercing heavy arrows also consume too much.
Too many! Let the logistics officer mobilize urgently! Send the injured soldiers down as soon as possible... General Milo's troops fought bravely in this battle and sacrificed a lot, so his team was temporarily retreated to repair... Luo Yanta
You, order your men to go to the city wall and replace General Milo’s men!”
After issuing the orders one by one, the old general's eyes scanned everyone deeply: "Everyone! The enemy's strength is beyond our expectation! I believe everyone has seen it. These monster races have capabilities that far exceed ours.
Fighting power, and fearless courage! There are still large numbers of their troops outside the city! We must be prepared for a long-term battle! No one is allowed to relax!"
"yes!"
Following the commander's order, all the generals of the Storm Legion stood in silence.
"Also, in view of the smooth progress of the first battlefield, I use the power of the commander-in-chief of the northern theater of the empire to approve the second set of raid operations plan! Execute immediately! Send someone to contact General Andre. Now it is time for me to take a look at this plan
What is the so-called combat effectiveness of the Air Force?"
A trace of fierce murderous intent flashed in Rostock's eyes: "Everyone, please work hard! Kill the enemy bravely, and I will ask for credit for everyone!"
In the largest tent among the orc army, the fire basins all around were burning, illuminating the face of the orc giant Rock in the tent with a gloomy look.
White Rhino General Baistin knelt in front of him. His huge body lay on the ground with his butt raised high, his forehead and palms on the ground, and he faced his leader to plead guilty.
The kneeling posture of the orcs looks a bit ridiculous. Especially for the white rhino race, when they kneel down, their huge butts look even more weird.
But at this moment, none of the surrounding orc leaders dared to laugh.
"King! Today's battle was my failure. Please punish me according to the ancient methods of my clan!" White Rhino Baistin's voice was hoarse.
The rock stared at Bastine in front of him. It was struggling in its heart.
Although he was angry in his heart, after all, he was one of the giants of the orcs. In this battle, 13,000 orc soldiers were lost, but the enemy's city wall was still intact. It was a naked defeat that he could not accept in his heart.
But punishing Bastine... Bastine is an excellent warrior of the Rhino Clan! As a member of the Rhino Clan, Rock naturally treats his relatives with extra kindness! Although the Rhino Clan is the royal family of the Ox Clan, it is also among all the Hoof Clan.
The royal family, but the population of the rhinoceros family has never been large. As a king, Yan Yan is not willing to take action on the loyal direct lineage he relies on.
"Get up." Rock finally spoke. He said angrily.
Baistin, the fair-skinned cow, felt relieved, knowing that the king's anger would not explode for the time being.
"We underestimated the fighting power of humans. It seems that these despicable guys have become more cunning in the past ten thousand years. These guys are no match for us orcs, they will only use these despicable tricks... We must be more careful next time
That’s all.”
Despite the heavy sound of the rock, no one around dared to refute the giant's words.
"We just lost once. Moreover, our elite trump card has not been used yet! Those damn dwarves, urge them! Let them make those siege engines as soon as possible! They brag about their amazing technology all day long, let them
Come up with something real quickly!"
Rock roared in annoyance and walked back and forth in the tent for a few steps. Suddenly a trace of determination flashed in his eyes: "Let the priests prepare... It seems that to capture the human city wall, we need Behemoth to join the battle!"
!”
As soon as these words came out, most of the surrounding orc warriors showed surprised expressions.
Soon, the first person to object was the defeated criminal general Bastine!
"King!" Bastine knelt on the ground again and begged loudly: "King! Now is not the time to send out the Behemoth beast! It is not winter yet, and the fur of the beast has not all grown yet! Moreover,
The Behemoth behemoth is dispatched once. Controlling and driving the behemoth requires a lot of mana from the priests! Now this is just the first line of defense for the humans we attack! There are many humans, and there is no telling how many there are in their country.
City wall! Didn’t the humans we captured and tortured reveal that the human country is a very big city! And we don’t have many Behemoths, so we can’t use them like this from the beginning... They should be reserved for the most critical ones.
Time again..."
As he said that, he raised his head and suddenly met the cold eyes of the rock. White rhinoceros Baistin felt a chill in his heart!
It quickly said loudly: "King! Please give me another chance! I can definitely win this human city without the help of Behemoth! I will use victory to wash away today's defeat!"
"Okay, I'll give you a chance. I will transfer a team of rhino warriors! And a team of sacrifices... In addition, I will also give you two giant monsters to help you fight!!" Rock shouted: "If you can't take this city again
, then I will go into battle in person! But you have to know! If the situation forces me, the king, to go into battle in person, it will be a shame to our entire family! The first thing I do before going into battle is to chop you down and slaughter you.
Your entire household!"
Bastine made a quick calculation in his mind.
The most powerful rhinoceros team of the Ox tribe, and a team of sacrifices... This is a huge help! There are also two giant monsters!
Although the giant monster is much weaker than the Behemoth monster of the orc tribe, it is also terrifying in combat power (it is the kind of monster in front of the formation that is several meters tall, with a huge drum and a six-sided iron cone. This kind of giant monster is
The strange legend has the blood of the Behemoth. Although its combat power is much lower than the real Behemoth, it is still very scary.)
As long as he is careful about human beings' tricks, then... it shouldn't be a problem!
"Yes! King! I will definitely take this city!"
Bai SiTing, the white rhinoceros, gritted his teeth and said.
"Fight hard, don't let that tiger and that wolf see our joke!" Rock gritted his teeth fiercely.