"Boom!"
A huge fireball, burning with raging flames, fell from the sky and landed in the city of Blanc. The huge stone ball, with its intense flames, raised a huge cloud of smoke in the city, and the thick flames began to spread rapidly.
As the huge stone ball rolled down, several orcs who had not been able to dodge in time were crushed into meat paste. The stone ball, which had been stained with kerosene, immediately burst into flames. Many people were directly hit by the kerosene and turned into flaming men. They screamed and struggled as they were burned to death. At the same time, many people who had been standing guard on both sides rushed out to put out the fire.
As the flaming stone ball fell, more fireballs appeared in the sky, one after another falling into the city. Tracing the source of the fireballs to the outside of the city, one could see a row of catapults constantly operating, throwing flaming stone balls onto the city walls and into the city.
Outside the city, a large army of orcs stood densely. Under the sunlight, their layers of armor reflected the light. At first glance, it seemed as if there was no end in sight. There were tens of thousands of them, and they looked endless. This was especially true when the army of 50,000 was lined up in the distance. One could see that the army of Blanc stretched all the way along the hillside to the back, and there were even more behind them.
Spears were like a forest, and shields were held high. Everyone stared at the city of Blanc. As the catapults continued to bombard Blanc, everyone could feel the pressure of a dark cloud pressing down on them, making them unable to lift their heads.
This kind of weapon had not been popular in the human kingdoms for long. It was said that if one traced back to its origins, it could be traced back to human wizards. The first large-scale battle was the fall of the Kingdom of Menkaure, and the second was also in the orc kingdom, during the battle between Verthandi and the Mad King Raymond Narando for the throne.
With the support of the Faith of the Sun, Verthandi had obtained the blueprints for the catapults and recruited a large number of craftsmen to start building them. This was how she was able to win in the subsequent battles, forcing Raymond Narando to surrender and give up the throne of King Engido.
Only then did everyone truly realize the power of this kind of catapult. As a result, many nearby kingdoms began to purchase these catapults from the human kingdoms.
These beastmen from the southern border of Engido had actually brought a large number of catapults, and they were bombarding Blanc City. Fortunately, Blanc City was a fortress that had been through hundreds of years of war, and it was able to defend important areas. As such, its walls were tall and large, and they were definitely not easy to break through.
Moreover, the city walls were not built in the traditional shape of a square city or a circle. Instead, they were in the shape of a star. This way, no matter which direction the enemy attacked from, they could attack and shoot at them. Moreover, the walls were sturdier. This was a true war fortress. It was precisely because of this that Lanto was confident that he could defend the city with the help of three thousand knights, the miscellaneous soldiers in the city, and the people who had just been mobilized.
"My Lord!"
"My Lord!"
Lanto shuttled through the tunnels between the walls. His chainmail was covered with a purple robe with the pattern of the sun, which represented his identity as a Holy Knight. Wherever he passed, the surrounding soldiers and archers quickly stood up and saluted Lanto. Lanto nodded gently. The sound of the catapults bombarding the city and the walls kept ringing in his ears, and the generals following him immediately became impatient.
"My Lord, should we use our catapults to counterattack? This way, we can disrupt their rhythm, and maybe even destroy their catapults!" A young dog general, wearing chainmail and carrying a long sword, could not help but ask as he followed behind Lanto.
Lanto ascended to the top of the city wall and looked at the enemy's army. A dense mass of human heads appeared in front of him. The shock was enough to make people who had never been on the battlefield tremble in fear. Not to mention, there were fireballs flying above their heads from time to time. Many of the soldiers were huddled in the corners, shivering.
At this moment, a stone ball directly bombarded the nearby city wall. Immediately, the entire wall shook violently, and everyone felt that they could not stand still.
"It's not time yet. They're just testing the waters. Their catapults are large and can reach up to 400 meters. Ours are only medium catapults, which can only reach around 260 meters. Also, look at the wind speed and direction. They're in their favor, while we're against the wind." Lanto pulled the Houndfolk general aside and patted him on the shoulder. "It's not time yet.
"If we counterattack now, we will be complying with their strategy. They will find the location of our catapults and immediately destroy them. When that time comes, we will really have no way to deal with them." Lanto had fought in the war for the throne with Verthandi, so he had a good grasp of the advantages and disadvantages of the catapults on the battlefield.
The continuous bombardment of the catapults dealt a huge blow to the morale of the soldiers in the city and on the city wall. Lanto and the other generals constantly ran on the city wall, encouraging the soldiers and giving them courage.
As expected, after the first round of suppression and testing, the enemy immediately began to attack the city. The dense mass of soldiers pushed and carried all kinds of siege weapons and began to rush towards the city wall. After the fall of the Kingdom of Menkaure, the orcs had slowly begun to learn the human way of attacking and defending cities. Their battle tactics and tactics had also undergone great changes.
At this moment, the catapults in the city immediately began to counterattack. The three thousand knights that Lanto had brought were all elite soldiers who had experienced the war for the throne. Among them, there were soldiers who could assemble and operate catapults.
The accuracy of the catapults was not high, but they had a good grasp of the timing and distance of the enemy. Compared to the enemy, they had a better grasp of the distance, direction, and speed of the wind. After a few rounds of attacks, the people outside the city were immediately thrown into disarray.
The enemy had thought that there were no catapults in the city after a few rounds of probing. Now, they suddenly attacked, catching the enemy off guard. A large number of soldiers were bombarded by the giant stones and crushed. Blood dyed the battlefield red. Many siege vehicles and siege ladders that had been pushed were directly destroyed. One by one, the orcs beat the enemy until they were dizzy.
However, the enemy had a total of fifty thousand soldiers, and they still managed to force their way up. They drove the siege ladders up to the top of the city wall, and the battle immediately became a stalemate.
Rolling stones, logs, and kerosene were thrown at the enemy's head one by one. Fire oil and boiling water were continuously poured down. One by one, the orc soldiers screamed and fell from the ladders.
The archers on the city wall kept firing, but the enemies continued to rush up to the top of the city wall with no regard for their own lives. They were like raging waves crashing against the city of Blanc.
Corpses kept piling up at the foot of the city wall, forming a thick layer. Many people had already begun to rush up the city wall and began to fight for it. The soldiers on the city wall beat them down wave after wave.
Lanto took the lead, holding his Holy Knight longsword, which emitted a dazzling white light. He led his men on the city wall and kept beating the enemy down.
Like priests, the Holy Knights had received the seed of divine incantation. However, the Holy Knights and priests strengthened their bodies differently. The Holy Knights strengthened their weapons, turning them little by little into deified metal cells. From this, they could control the power known as combat aura. Fundamentally, it was the same as the Holy Judgment of the priests, but the emphasis was different.
There were battles everywhere on the city wall, and the enemy's soldiers continued to climb up. The sound of fighting could be heard everywhere. Someone died every second, and the thick smell of blood was nauseating.
Lanto's entire body was covered in blood. After stabbing and pushing a bear-tribe orc to death with a sledgehammer, he finally saw the other side begin to retreat. Lanto knew that this was just the first wave of a war of attrition. The other side would continue to attack the city, and he had promised his lord that he would defend Blanc for a full ten days. He knew that this would be an incomparably fierce battle to defend the city, and there was no way he would retreat even half a step.
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