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(Author's note: Today's update is still a two-in-one chapter. These few paragraphs are very coherent so I won't divide them into chapters to avoid affecting the flow of reading.)
GOR Chapter 547 "The Tusks of the Kabaski Line of Defense"
On the northern wall of the main fortress, the brave General Miro led his personal guards to fight back and forth. They were like firefighters, putting out one danger after another. But from the looks of it, the defense of the wall was getting more and more difficult. The human soldiers were beginning to retreat and it seemed like they could not hold on for much longer.
At this moment, looking from afar, there were already dozens of scaling ladders set up on this side of the city wall. Then, under the city wall, the Beastmen's iron phalanxes moved up one after another. Because the city wall had already fallen into a battle, the defenders simply couldn't use their bows and arrows to restrict the advance of the Beastmen phalanxes below the city wall. The Beastmen phalanxes also sped up a bit.
The Beastmen's warrior formations were those iron armor formations that raised their shields and advanced. Each formation had about a thousand Beastmen warriors. Since the morning of the siege, Bistin had sent over a dozen formations. Over ten thousand Beastmen warriors were dauntlessly launching wave after wave of attacks on the human city walls.
On the wall, there was killing everywhere. Screams, wails, flesh and blood flying everywhere.
In front of the orc army in the distance, White Rhino Bistine coldly looked at the wall. He sneered: "Hmph, it seems these humans only have this much ability? I heard from the civilians captured by the wolf riders that the humans spent two years to build this line of defense … … it seems this is all there is to it! It's only been a morning and they can't hold on anymore. Hmph! "
Indeed, on the wall, more and more orcs began to occupy the climbing points. Then, they formed a few groups and firmly formed one formation after another. They firmly guarded the climbing points so that more orcs could climb up the wall.
The morale of the human soldiers seemed to be gradually declining. Although they were still resisting, they were gradually retreating. This allowed the orcs to occupy more and more space.
"That's it? This is the battle strength of the human army? Then, it seems that we will be able to occupy this fortress by today. I heard that the humans have set up three such fortresses in the north … Hmph, that's all there is to it. "
Bistin began to feel proud. He didn't even send in his elite reserves, he didn't even use the powerful siege weapons made by the Dwarves, and he didn't even use the Beastmen's Behemoths … Relying on the simplest scaling ladders, the Humans almost couldn't resist!
At this moment, the orc general couldn't help but look down on the human's combat power.
It seems that in front of the invincible Orc Warriors, humans really couldn't withstand a single blow!! Orc warriors, in terms of combat power, were indeed far superior to the weak races like humans!
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"Sir, it's about time."
While the defenders on the northern wall were retreating in defeat, a pair of eyes were coldly observing the fierce battle on the eastern wall through a gap in the wall from a tall tower on the eastern side.
Rostock's face was cold. Although he was old, this old general of the Empire was resolute and decisive. On the battlefield, he was much calmer than the other generals behind him.
"Sir …" As the son of the general, Reuenthal was braver than the others. He couldn't help but feel anxious. He couldn't help but whisper, "I think it's about time. General Miro seems to be in a tight spot."
"Shut up." Rostock frowned and looked back at his son. "General Miro is a brave general of our army. I know him much better than you do! He hasn't reached his limit yet! "
Looking at his son's eyes, Rostock sighed. After all, he was still young. Although his only son fought bravely, he was a pure brat who only knew how to fight ferociously. In the future, when he grew old, if his clan wanted to continue to stand firm in the army of the Norman Empire, they would need enough wisdom. However, wisdom was the quality that his son lacked the most.
Rostock's heart softened. He pointed at the fierce battle on the city wall in the distance and decided to give his son some advice. "Look carefully. General Miro is very smart. Although his soldiers seem to be retreating, they are not scattered. They are retreating bit by bit in a very strategic manner to give space to the enemy. They are trying their best to attract more enemies to the city wall! Do you understand? It's not time yet! Wait a little longer! Do you see below? The enemy's phalanx is still advancing! Let them come a little more! Since we have invested so much in this battle, we should get the most out of it! "
"But … the casualties of the soldiers …" Reuenthal was a little anxious.
"How can there be no casualties in a war!" Rostock looked at his son coldly. "Wait a little longer. Miro can still hold on for a little longer!"
Time passed by slowly.
The Empire's defenders on the city wall were retreating more and more. Almost half of the city wall had been occupied by the Orcs. Only the parapets on both sides of the city wall were still firmly occupied by the Empire's defenders. The Orcs on the city wall occupied one tower after another. They crazily destroyed the heavy ballistas in the towers. More and more Orc warriors crowded on the city wall, trying to attack inside. However, the parapets on the inner side of the city wall were still firmly occupied by the Human army.
More than 2,000 Orc warriors crowded on the city wall. Although the city wall of the Stronghold was much wider than the other military Strongholds of the Empire, it was still too narrow for the Orcs with their huge bodies. Groups of Orcs crowded together. Only the Orcs in the front row could take over the Human army. The Orcs at the back could only shout crazily and push forward. As long as the Human army firmly occupied the parapets and formed a defensive formation, they could still firmly resist the advance of the Orcs.
As for General Miro, after leading his brave personal guards back and forth for a few rounds, he seemed to have exhausted his spirit. This brave general who had just received the Empire's medal was also damaged in several places. Especially the armor on his left arm, there was a deep dent and a huge crack. The muscles on his arm were already blurred.
This was left behind by a High Grade Orc Warrior he had just fought. That Orc Warrior's saber slashed Miro's arm. Under the Orc's fierce strength, his armor was directly split open. If Miro wasn't a General and his armor wasn't made with Human craftsmanship, then the saber might have cut off his arm. His thigh also received a slash, but fortunately, it wasn't heavy.
At this moment, Miro's face was covered in blood and his arm was numb. He couldn't remember how many enemies he had killed. The longsword he had just used had already been bent. At this moment, he was holding a mace that he had snatched from an Orc Warrior and was waving it with all his might.
As time passed, General Rostock's expression gradually turned solemn. Although he still looked calm, his knuckles that had turned white from gripping the wall tightly revealed his nervousness.
Finally, when the generals behind him couldn't wait any longer, Rostock spoke.
"Okay! The rabbit has entered the nest! Let's begin! "
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In the distance, while Orc General Bistine was complacent, the Human army launched their final attack!
First, in the trenches under the city, which had been mostly filled up, there were pipes buried underground. After Rostock gave the command, "Begin."
The valves of the pipes had already been opened. The soldiers controlling the valves in the city desperately opened the openings of the pipes!
Soon, under the transportation of the pipeline, large amounts of oil sprayed out from the seemingly flattened trenches!
This expensive oil was secretly injected into the trenches and silently soaked the wood that the Orcs had filled in the trenches, as well as the things that the Humans had set up to ignite the fire.
At this moment, all the Orc Warriors on the city walls suddenly heard a series of strange noises …
Ka ka ka ka ka …
A series of noises that sounded like mechanical grinding wheels seemed to be coming from within the city walls! The noises were faint, but they were like muffled thunder. For a moment, the noises didn't stop, and the Orc Warriors were confused.
Below the city walls, there were still Orc armored phalanxes that were trying to erect more scaling ladders.
It was at that moment that the city wall … suddenly moved!!
As the mechanical noose inside churned, the stones on the originally flat surface of the wall suddenly tumbled down. Suddenly, rows after rows of huge spikes shot out from the surface! They were pulled out from the walls by the pulling of the ropes!
They were huge and extremely sharp spikes, and the roots of each spike were close to half a meter thick!! There were also some curved blades and barbs on them!
The entire side of the city wall, which was about ten meters above the ground, was filled with these huge spikes that were tightly connected together!
These sharp curved blades and barbs immediately disintegrated the scaling ladders that were still sticking to the city walls!!
Dozens of scaling ladders were quickly destroyed by these huge spikes, and the Orc Warriors that were still climbing the ladders fell down from the sky! There were even some that fell down, their bodies hanging on the huge spikes as they screamed!
All the scaling ladders on the city wall were smashed into smithereens in a matter of moments!
Below the city walls, the Orc armored phalanxes that were still trying to erect scaling ladders immediately panicked!
Without scaling ladders, what would the Orc Warriors that were squeezing under the city walls do? Would they use their heads to hit the city walls? Would they use their hands and feet to climb the city walls???
After the scaling ladders were all destroyed, the Orc Warriors that had occupied nearly half of the city walls immediately became water without a source! They couldn't advance because the human soldiers were firmly guarding the parapet wall. They couldn't retreat, and there were no reinforcements coming up because the scaling ladders were all destroyed!!
Seeing such a huge change, Beastman General Bistine's eyes, which were still somewhat capable, immediately turned gloomy! His eyelids fiercely twitched, and then he immediately roared, "Quick! Tell the Warriors below the city walls to retreat!!! "
His roar was filled with anger and anxiety.
But it was already too late!!
Within the fortress, the human longbowmen once again gathered in formation. Under the command of the observer, the longbowmen once again launched a few rounds of projectile fire!
But this time, the target wasn't the Orc Warriors, but ….. those trenches!!
Mounted on the longbow was a special rocket whose arrowhead was wrapped in igniting fuel! The officers held torches in their hands and trotted along the way, quickly running in front of the archers and igniting the arrows!
After a series of bowstring vibrating sounds, the sky was filled with fire arrows flying out! It was like a meteor shower from the sky!!
Countless fire arrows shot into the trenches, and in those trenches, there were already wood soaked in oil, sacks, and Orc corpses ….. as well as the incendiary items that had been buried under the trenches were instantly ignited!!
Flames quickly emerged from the trenches, and the flames quickly intertwined and condensed together. In almost a moment, before most of the Orc Warriors could react, the fire had already spread rapidly!!
The trenches were hundreds of meters long and deep, but in fact, every trench was connected to the inside! In addition to the fire arrows that covered the sky, the trenches turned into walls of fire, and then quickly spread along the connecting parts of the trenches, turning into a sea of fire that was a hundred meters wide!!!
Beneath the city walls, the Orcs who had lost their ladders and were crowding in confusion, as well as the Orcs who were approaching the city walls through the trenches, were engulfed by the sea of fire in the span of a few breaths!!!
One hundred meters!
What kind of concept was one hundred meters?
Even the fastest human would need at least ten seconds to run one hundred meters! Not to mention, most people didn't have that kind of speed!
Not to mention the Orcs! Although the Orcs had strong bodies, they were definitely not good at speed! Not to mention they were wearing heavy armor!! Running was even more strenuous!! Even slower!
Needless to say, with the Orcs' running speed, before they could run out of the sea of fire that was a hundred meters long, they would already be burned into a ball of fire!
The sea of fire that was a hundred meters long immediately engulfed the Orc Warriors one after another!
Countless Orcs desperately roared, pushed, squeezed, and tried their best to escape in all directions! Unfortunately, there was fire everywhere, causing many Orcs to panic and not be able to tell the direction!
In the panic, every Orc desperately tried to run back, every Orc tried 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 were unable to tell the direction! In the crowd, they quickly lost their way!
Most of the Orcs who couldn't tell the direction weren't running back at all! They were running to the side!
The trenches were a hundred meters wide, then what about the length of the two sides? Even longer!!
In this huge sea of fire, the Orcs' miserable howls could be heard! Countless Orcs were buried in the sea of fire, one by one, one by one, the Orcs turned into burning balls of fire! Their bodies were covered with long hair, and they burned more easily than humans! Most of the Orcs ran a few steps and fell down powerlessly, and some Orcs were choked by the smoke after being burned!
After being stunned for half a minute, Bistine finally came to his senses and issued an order!
He sent out two phalanxes to rush up to put out the fire, trying to pull the soldiers out of the sea of fire. But on the battlefield, where could they find something to put out the fire?
Moreover, the human archers were still hiding inside the city wall, and under the command of the observers, they shot round after round!
The Orcs below the city wall struggled and screamed in the sea of fire, and the flames soared to the sky! And the Orcs on the city wall seemed to have collectively fallen into shock!
Hearing the heartbreaking and tragic cries of countless companions and the same kind, the Orcs on the city wall were scared! Finally, they were scared!!
At this moment, from the towers on both sides of the city wall, teams of fully-armed human soldiers who had been reorganized rushed out! These soldiers had been waiting for a long time under Rostock's strict order! At this moment, under the order, these soldiers swarmed out!
The leader was General Rostock's son, Reuenthal, who was famous for his bravery in the Tempest Legion!
"Drive these spear-wielding monsters down the city wall!!!"
Reuenthal's majestic roar reverberated through the city wall. He pulled out his huge sword and took the lead, charging towards the Orcs on the city wall! Behind him were large groups of human soldiers!!
The fierce resistance gradually calmed down!
On the city wall, the Orcs who had lost their way of retreat and reinforcements, could not advance or retreat. After a fierce resistance, they were finally defeated by the continuous counterattacks of the humans!!
Countless Orcs were killed by the humans. Some of the Orcs who fought desperately grabbed the nearby humans and jumped down the city wall with all their might!
After nearly an hour of fighting, the more than 2,000 Orc warriors who had successfully climbed up the city wall in the morning were all killed!
Below the city wall, the sea of fire burned for a whole day!
Charred corpses of the Orcs were everywhere!
When the fire gradually dissipated, black smoke was still rising from the ground. The Orc corpses on the ground had been burned so badly that their original faces could not be recognized. Some of them were scattered, some were piled up. On the city wall, there were also many Orc corpses hanging on the huge spikes …
In the distance, the Beastman General Bistine fell into a terrifying silence. His eyes were full of anger, his teeth were clenched, and he stared at the human city wall!
The sound of fighting on the city wall had stopped. This was enough to tell Bistine that his attack had completely failed! The lone soldiers on the city wall had all been killed by the humans!
Ten armored square formations! Less than 3,000 of the 10,000 Orc warriors had returned!!
In addition to the 6,000 cannon fodder that had been lost to fill up the trenches, he had lost more than 13,000 lives in today's battle!
But this was the human city wall! The tall city wall was covered with spikes that made one's heart numb! After being burned by the smoke and fire, the city wall had turned black, but it still stood there majestically! It was silent, like a cold monster that would swallow the lives of the Orcs at any time!!
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"Victory! We won!! Father!! "
Reuenthal excitedly rushed to Rostock. This brave young general's armor was full of blood stains, and there were several wounds on his body. Only half of his longsword was left, and his helmet had fallen off.
But General Rostock's expression was not relaxed at all. Looking at his excited son, he said lightly, "We only 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 could not suppress his excitement, "Losing 10,000 people in one battle, father, this is a great victory!"
"Call me Sir in the army!" Rostock glared at his son.
Then he looked at the surrounding generals and said slowly in a serious voice, "Everyone! We can't be careless! There are still many enemies! Although we won the first battle, it was mostly due to luck! For example, the direction of the wind! Although the fire at the foot of the city burned many enemies to death, it was not because the north wind was blowing today! Think about it, if it was the north wind today, the fire we set on the south side would have burned our own city wall! "
"That's nothing! We set up an isolation belt under the city wall, and there are also fire extinguishing devices. " Reuenthal laughed, "Speaking of which, the city wall designed by the Duke of the Tulip Family is really great!"
General Rostock nodded, "Send a message to the Imperial Capital. Don't forget to write down the credit of the Duke of the Tulip Family in the military report. If it were not for the design of the city wall, we would not have won so easily … Also, give credit to the astrologer who calculated the weather and wind direction for us."
"Yes, sir!" The secretary beside him quickly wrote down everything.
After General Rostock finished speaking, he stood up and looked at the many generals under his command, "We can't relax! Everyone! The fire device in the trench under the city wall can only be used once! After using it this time, it can't be used again! Moreover, we have very little kerosene, and it is not enough for us to do it again. The enemies are not fools. If they fall for it once, it will be easy for them to do it again. Also, we have consumed too much of our heavy armor-piercing arrows! Ask the logistics officer to hurry up and mobilize them! Send the injured soldiers down as soon as possible … General Miro's troops fought bravely and sacrificed a lot in this battle. Let his troops retreat temporarily to recuperate … Reuenthal, order your men to go up the city wall and replace General Miro's men! "
After issuing the orders one by one, the old general's eyes swept over everyone, "Everyone! The enemy's strength is beyond our expectations! I believe everyone has seen that these monsters have far more fighting power than us, and they have fearless courage! There are also large numbers of their troops outside the city! We have to be prepared for a long battle! No one is allowed to slack off! "
"Yes, sir!"
Following the order of the general, all the generals of the Tempest Legion stood up.
"Also, in view of the success of the first battle, as the commander of the Empire's Northern Theater of Operations, I approve the second attack plan! Carry it out immediately! Send someone to contact General Andre. Now it's time for me to see the fighting power of this so-called air force. "
Rostock's eyes flashed with a trace of murderous intent, "Everyone, work hard! Kill the enemy bravely, and I will ask for credit for everyone! "
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Inside the largest tent of the beastmen's army, braziers were burning all around, illuminating the gloomy face of the beastmen's leader, Boulder.
White Rhinoceros General Bistine knelt in front of him, his huge body prostrated on the ground, his buttocks raised high, his forehead and palms on the ground, begging for forgiveness from his leader.
The Orcs' kneeling posture looked a little ridiculous, especially for a race like the White Rhinoceros. When they knelt, their huge buttocks looked a little strange.
But at this moment, none of the surrounding Orc leaders dared to laugh.
"King! Today's battle is my failure. Please punish me with the ancient method of my race! "White Rhinoceros General Bistine's voice was hoarse.
Rock stared at Bistine in front of him. He was struggling internally.
Although it was furious, as one of the leaders of the orcs, it had lost 13,000 orc soldiers in this battle, while the enemy's city wall was still intact. It was such a blatant defeat that it couldn't accept.
But punishing Bistine … Bistine was an outstanding warrior of the Rhinoceros race! As a member of the Rhinoceros race, Rock naturally had to treat his own kin with special care! Although the Rhinoceros race was the royal family of the Rhinoceros race, and also the royal family of all the Hoofbeats, the Rhinoceros race's population had always been small. As a king, Rock was even more unwilling to punish his loyal subordinates.
"Get up." Rock finally opened his mouth, speaking in a low, muffled voice.
White Rhinoceros General Bistine heaved a sigh of relief. He knew that the king's anger wouldn't erupt for the time being.
"We underestimated the fighting power of the humans. It seems that these despicable fellows have become more cunning over the past 10,000 years. These fellows aren't a match for us Orcs, they only know how to use these despicable tricks … We have to be more careful next time. "
Rock's voice was heavy, but no one dared to refute this leader's words.
"We've only lost once. Moreover, we haven't used our elite trump card yet! Those damn Dwarves, hurry them up! Make them build those siege weapons as soon as possible! They've been bragging all day about how amazing their technology is, hurry up and bring out some real stuff! "
Rock roared angrily, pacing back and forth in the tent. Suddenly, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes. "Let the priests prepare … It seems that if we want to take down the human city wall, we need the Behemoth to participate in the battle!"
As soon as these words came out, most of the Orc warriors around showed a surprised expression.
Soon, the first to object was the defeated general, Bistine!
"King!" Bistine knelt on the ground again and pleaded loudly, "King! Now is not the time to mobilize the Behemoth! It's not winter yet, the fur of the Behemoth hasn't fully grown yet! Moreover, every time the Behemoth is mobilized, controlling and controlling the Behemoth will consume a large amount of magic power from the priests! This is only the first line of defense that we're attacking! The human population is huge, who knows how many city walls there are in their kingdom! Didn't we capture a human and torture them to find out that the human kingdom is a very big city?! And we don't have many Behemoths, so we can't use them at the beginning … We should save them for the most critical moment … "
As he spoke, he raised his head, but suddenly met Rock's cold eyes. White Rhino Bistine's heart suddenly turned cold!
He hurriedly shouted, "King! Please give me another chance! I don't need the Behemoth to move, I can definitely take down this human city! I will use victory to wash away today's failure! "
"Good, I'll give you a chance, I'll give you a team of rhinoceroses! And a team of priests … In addition, I'll give you two monsters to help you! "Rock shouted," If you can't take down this city, then I'll personally go! But you have to know! If the situation forces me, the king, to personally go, then it'll be a disgrace to our entire tribe! The first thing I'll do before going is to cut you down and slaughter your entire tribe! "
Bistine quickly calculated in his heart.
The rhinoceroses with the strongest fighting power, and a team of priests … This was a huge help! And there were two monsters!
Although the monsters were much weaker than the beastmen's Behemoth, their fighting power was still terrifying. (It's the several meter tall behemoth with a huge drum and a hexagonal iron awl in front of the formation. It's said that these monsters have the bloodline of the Behemoth. Although their fighting power is much lower than the real Behemoth, it's still very terrifying)
As long as he was careful of the human's tricks, then … there shouldn't be a problem!
"Yes! King! I'll definitely take down this city! "
White Rhino Bistine gritted his teeth.
"Fight well, don't let that tiger and wolf laugh at us!" Rock fiercely gritted his teeth.
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