"Silver-winged Knights! Charge! "
The Silver-winged Knights, the strongest troop in the Blackstone Fortress, quickly gathered and charged south under Wayne's lead.
The orcs who were causing chaos in the fortress had already split into small groups. Their goal was not to kill but to create chaos. As long as they saw human soldiers gathering, they would rush up and kill them.
Some Beastmen saw a large number of Knights gathered here and wanted to rush over. But before they could do anything, the Knights had already charged. Once the 500 Knights charged, these Beastmen were like mantises trying to stop a chariot. A dozen elite Beastman Warriors didn't even make a splash before they were completely submerged under the hooves of the Knights.
Behind the Silver-winged Knights, there were many other knights and scattered soldiers retreating. With the knights opening a path, the orcs in the fortress could not resist at all. Soon, the Silver-winged Knights rushed out of the fortress.
Seeing that the Blackstone Fort was engulfed in a sea of flames, Wayne called for one of his personal guards and said solemnly, "Give him the fastest horse!"
"Go to Calt City now! Tell Lord Eric that the Blackstone Fortress has fallen. Tell him to prepare as soon as possible! Go now! Quick! The few of you, escort him! "
Once Blackstone Fort was breached, the Northern provinces would be the first to bear the brunt of the attack. The only city that could resist the orc army was Calt. Once Calt was lost, the orc army would be able to march straight in.
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When Suhlen received the news, it was already five in the morning. He was sleeping soundly with Alex in his arms when he was woken up by a few harpies. When he heard that the Blackstone Fortress had changed hands overnight, he was also shocked.
"Are those humans good-for-nothings?" Su Lun couldn't help but complain. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the internecine battle between the Orc army and the human army. But he didn't expect that the human army was so disappointing that the Orc army was easily breached by the Orc army.
"How did the orcs break into the Blackstone Fortress?" Suhlen asked.
"The orcs sent out their elite troops. They crossed the Nefell Mountains and launched a sneak attack at night. The Blackstone Fortress was in chaos. The orc army outside the fortress took the opportunity to attack the city. The humans were unable to resist, so they could only abandon the city and flee," the harpy replied.
"Over the Nefell Mountains?" Su Lun stroked his chin and said, "It seems that there are also some ruthless people among the beastmen. But even if it's a small army, it won't be easy to cross the Nefell Mountain Range. Their numbers won't be too many, but if they want to disturb the Blackstone Fort, they won't be able to do it without at least five or six hundred people.
"The orcs must have used other methods!"
"When you were scouting, did you find anything unusual in the orc camp?"
"By the way, we discovered some Wyverns in the Orc camp," the Harpy said.
Su Lun nodded. "Wyvern. The orcs actually tamed this kind of wyvern. No wonder their sneak attack went so smoothly."
Tell our people to be careful. Don't be discovered by the orc scouts. Also, pay attention to those wyverns! "
Although wyverns weren't outstanding among the flying Yarons, their strength was at grade 3 and they had deadly venom. They were a very troublesome type of Yaron. However, the air force was still the air force.
"What's the situation with the orcs now?" Suhlen asked.
"The orc army is passing through the Blackstone Canyon. A portion of the orcs have started to rush into the northern provinces."
"Looks like the Kingdom of Florence is in big trouble this time. The Blackstone Fortress has been breached. Without this barrier, the northern provinces will be plunged into chaos. Moreover, the food will be ripe in a week. Now is the perfect time to supply those Orcs!"
"Once there is enough food, these orcs will be difficult to deal with!"
Just as Suhlen was hiding, the orc army began to advance into the human hinterland.
The first to suffer was Wintersun City. They didn't receive any news that the Blackstone Fortress had been breached. Then, at dawn, they saw the orc army. Apart from a portion of the orc army guarding the city, the rest were seizing the time to harvest the food.
Although the food would be ripe in a week, the orcs couldn't wait any longer. Seeing the orc army outside the city, the mayor of Wintersun City didn't have the courage to go out and fight. He closed the city gates and recruited soldiers to defend.
The orc army didn't care about Wintersun City's actions. Wintersun City wasn't as sturdy as the Blackstone Fortress. The most important thing now was to harvest the food. After harvesting the food, they would attack Wintersun City.
There were only a thousand soldiers in Wintersun City, and their strength was average. There were seven thousand temporary soldiers, but none of them had ever been on the battlefield. As for wizards, there was not a single one. The city wall was only six or seven meters high, which was far from the Blackstone Fortress.
Faced with this situation, the Shamans in the orc army also made their move. Bolts of lightning and flames were released, and this small city with a population of only twenty to thirty thousand was breached by the orcs in less than a morning. The orc army didn't stop. Instead, they went south.
The rest of the prepared cities started scorching the walls and clearing the fields. However, the orcs came too quickly. Most of the time, the orcs didn't even harvest half of the food. They could only burn it. Even so, large amounts of food were still robbed by the orcs.
The entire northern region was filled with Humans and Orcs killing each other. The orcs kept attacking, and the Humans started to resist.
In order to completely defeat the Humans, the orc army didn't stay in other cities for long. After robbing the food, they saw that the cities were ready. They didn't want to give the Humans a chance to rest, so they only left a small number of soldiers to guard the cities. A large group of orcs charged towards Calt City.
As the most important city in the northern region, Calt City had been the frontline against the orcs 200 years ago. Until the Kingdom of Florence defeated the orcs in a war and drove them further north. Then, they built the Blackstone Fortress. From that day on, Calt City hadn't experienced war for more than 100 years.
When Lord Eri Savoy heard that the Blackstone Fortress had fallen, he almost thought that he had misheard.
After confirming the accuracy of the news, Marquis Eri immediately issued a war mobilization order. Fortunately, the nobles living in the northern region hadn't completely forgotten the bravery of their ancestors. They were much stronger than the nobles of the southern provinces.
Fortunately, Calt City's defenses were well constructed. After continuous efforts, Calt City was finally ready for war before the orc army arrived.
The alarms in the fortress rang, and a large group of armed soldiers began to climb up the walls. Wayne and Gavin also led the remaining soldiers up the walls. The two of them didn't run away. They were responsible for the fall of the Blackstone Fortress. If they ran away now, the lightest punishment they would receive after the war was over would be a demotion in rank. It wasn't impossible for them to be executed.
So, in order to reduce their punishment, they had to contribute.
During this time, Gavin gathered more than 2,000 soldiers. These soldiers were all experienced veterans. As long as they were reorganized, they would be able to fight again. Wayne also gathered a large number of soldiers. He also had a knight order under his command.
Since the orcs' invasion, the war had lasted for more than half a month. In this half a month, both the humans and the orcs had suffered great losses. Of course, the humans had lost more. The orcs had captured more than 20,000 captives and slaves. They didn't intend to kill these humans. Instead, they wanted to enslave them.
After all the soldiers were gathered, Gavin and Wayne immediately led them to the city walls. Along the way, soldiers were in a hurry. The constant ringing of the alarm made many people aware of the severity of the situation.
When they arrived at the top of the city walls, they saw countless orcs. The entire land was covered in greenery. The war hadn't started yet, but many people were already sweating.
Below the city, an orc army of tens of thousands had finished gathering. The orcs had completely surrounded Calt City. The orcs had slaughtered their way into the human kingdom's hinterland in order to uproot Calt City. As long as they could take down the city, the orcs would be able to stabilize their territory.
The orcs would never be willing to let go of the fat meat that was already in their mouths. Even if this land wasn't fertile, it was still much better than the northern wastelands where the orcs originally lived.
For the Kingdom of Florence, the loss of Blackstone Fortress was like a bolt from the blue. If Calt City was taken over by the orcs, it wouldn't be easy for the human kingdom to reclaim it.
A low horn sounded, and the orc army began to move forward slowly. After moving into the range of the archers, the orcs began to charge forward with messy footsteps. All the siege weapons were brought out, including siege towers, siege chariots, ladders, and simple catapults in the style of the orcs.
Although these catapults looked crudely made, there was no problem with their function. After being covered in a layer of kerosene, the catapults were thrown out and smashed into the city walls.
Most of the rocks from the catapults weighed two to three kilograms. Some of the heavy catapults could even throw rocks that weighed a few dozen kilograms. The heavy rocks smashed into the city walls, shattering the places they hit. The burning rocks caused chaos on the city walls.
The humans didn't show any signs of weakness. They also began to bombard the orcs with their catapults. Due to the limited space on the city walls, the number of catapults was much fewer than the number of orcs. However, the humans' catapults were more accurate. Plus, they had a higher vantage point, so their attack range was wider.
Rocks flew out one after another. The rocks plowed a bloody path through the orc army. However, the orcs weren't afraid at all.
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