The next day was also the fourth day since Bai Xiaowen accepted the second main mission [The Flames of War of the Black Lava Nation].
Early morning.
The big bell on the city wall was rung, and in the distant horizon, a black army appeared, accompanied by wild horns and desolate drumbeats.
Prince Nicholas stood on the city wall, his brows furrowed like a statue. Beside him was Archbishop Arlo, whose brows were also furrowed.
The other commanders of the human army also came to the city wall.
Exclamations rose one after another.
As the distance narrowed, the magnificent military appearance of the allied forces in the distance also appeared in the vision of many high-level members of the Human Alliance Army.
A group of trolls riding velociraptors acted as the vanguard, leaping forward. This was the troll and velociraptor hunter troop, followed by a phalanx of other troop types.
A phalanx of orcs riding huge wolves moved forward in an orderly manner.
"The elite wolf cavalry of the orcs!" Someone recognized them.
After the cavalry was the infantry. These infantry were all dark-skinned, with slender and sharp ears. They had the characteristics of elves, but the style of their clothing was mainly dark, especially the females. In the cold wind of the Northern Frontier, they actually exposed a large part of their dark skin, with only a few thin pieces of cloth at the key points. They were really not afraid of the cold.
"The dark elves' scimitar warriors, there are actually a total of four thousand people!" The one who spoke was Count Denton.
In the middle of the dark elves' phalanx, there were also the figures of huge creatures. These were giant lizard-shaped beasts, with thick jade-like skin, and a single horn on their protruding noses.
"Giant thunder beasts! Oh my god, with these giant beasts, it's enough to make up for the lack of magic of the barbarians … "Nicholas' magic advisor sighed.
These flying soldiers of the remnant army were all slender and small, and most of them were female, with eagle-like wings growing on their backs.
In their slender hands, they held short bows, and the arrowheads shone with a cold light.
"Harpy archers! Damn it, since when did Sin Domain have so many birdmen, these feathered beasts can really give birth! "Another old Northern Frontier Feudal Lord recognized the flying unit's origin.
Each phalanx composed of elite soldiers of remnant people left a wave of exclamations on the city wall of Black-Rock Fortress.
Seeing the terrifying number of the allied forces, and then associating it with their combat effectiveness, most of the nobles in the human alliance army felt a deep fear.
A few days ago, the scene at the ball was recalled from many people's memories. Many people used their eyes to look for the figure of the young lord who dared to speak the truth but was ridiculed by the group.
Before they could find him, a dull drumbeat sounded. A tall orc riding a giant wolf stepped out from the formation of the orc wolf riders.
The orc's body was extremely thick and burly. He spoke in the common language of the Cain Plane (ancient Latin). Perhaps it was because of his poor grammar, but he spoke very slowly. He spoke word by word, like a hammer hitting an anvil, clearly spreading across the entire battlefield.
"I, Absolom Herzlitt, chief of the orc clans, commander of the allied forces."
"Human … surrender. Live on as a slave."
"Resist … massacre the city!"
On the city wall, although they had been awed by the allied forces of the remnant people, many humans still cursed loudly.
Prince Nicholas raised his big hand wrapped in armor and stopped the cursing of the crowd. He said slowly, "Orcs, with me here, Black-Rock City will never fall. Don't talk nonsense, speak with your sword! "
The chief of the orcs, Absolom, commander of the allied forces, showed an indescribable smile on his fangs protruding face.
"Attack!"
This shout was shouted in the language of the remnant people.
In the phalanx of the remnant people, the originally desolate drumbeats suddenly became hurried, and a feeling of excitement rose from the bottom of their hearts. Countless remnant soldiers waved their weapons and roared as they rushed to the city wall of Black-Rock Fortress!
After entering the range of the city wall and arrow towers, they were greeted with a torrential rain of arrows. Although the remnant soldiers were all elites and had strong combat power, they would still die if they were shot by multiple arrows.
The phalanx of orcs with spears was at the forefront of the charge. However, the trench around Black-Rock City made this group of orcs spend twice the time and pay more casualties before they rushed to the bottom of the city wall.
A large number of orcs lay at the base of the city wall. The orcs behind them jumped on their comrades with extraordinary agility and built a human ladder. Soon, three or four layers of human ladder were stacked and they approached the edge of the tall city wall.
These orcs were exposed to the range of the archers of the human allied forces on both sides of the arrow towers and became live targets.
The archers of the human allied forces shot a rain of arrows behind the orcs and formed a pincer attack with the human defenders on the city wall. One by one, the orcs fell.
"This defensive formation with the arrow towers and the city wall at each other's corners is indeed very valuable in actual combat." On the city wall, Count Denton saw this scene and said to Prince Nicholas.
Prince Nicholas nodded. "If the orc commander is not stupid, he should not continue to stupidly attack the city wall like this …"
Sure enough, in the remnant camp, a bugle horn sounded. Immediately, elite soldiers such as troll headhunters and troll swift dragon riders rushed to the arrow towers and tried to climb them.
However, the difficulty of climbing the arrow towers was the same as climbing the city wall. They also had to bear the baptism of arrows from the city wall. Soon, under each arrow tower, there were high piles of corpses, just like around the city wall.
The raging orc vanguard began to hack at the arrow towers with the weapons in their hands. After all, the arrow towers were temporarily built. Although they were also made of black rock, they were not as thick as the city wall. With a knife here and a hammer there, the remnant army paid a large number of casualties and the arrow towers began to crumble.
"We can't sit back and watch them demolish the arrow towers. Your Highness, please allow me to lead the charge!" Count Denton cried.
Nicholas shook his head slowly but firmly.
Everyone was stunned.
"These newly built arrow towers have played a big role. In order to destroy one arrow tower, the enemy has to pay at least dozens of soldiers' lives. It's already quite worth it." Prince Nicholas said. "According to Dior's opinion, as the defenders of the city, we should try not to rush out of the city and fight with the powerful enemy. I don't think this is a good time to charge. "
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