Fifteen of the twenty-five giant trebuchets were made by the craftsmen of Mordor in a single afternoon, but they had been hidden in the dark. Together with the remaining trebuchets and the giant trebuchets exchanged by the contestants, a total of twenty-five trebuchets were quietly transported over under the cover of night, then quietly assembled at the frontline!
By now, the city of Minas Tirith had been stirred up by Grond's Battering Ram and the nine Nazgûls in the sky. No one had noticed what was going on here for a while.
When the order was given, the twenty-five giant trebuchets raised their spiral arms and hurled burning kerosene bombs and stones at the walls of Minas Tirith. Under such circumstances, the combined power of twenty-five giant trebuchets was not to be underestimated. They were the main force of the third line of attack!
"Then, the fourth line of attack …" Sheyan had already figured it out. With his strategic vision, he had already seen through the trump card of the enemy's think tank. He looked at the figures that were beginning to gather in the darkness. He had already realised that the third and fourth lines of attack should complement each other.
That's right, they were the only troops that could pose a threat to the walls of Minas Tirith at present – the Orc Arsonists!
The 30-metre attack limit meant that the Orc Arsonists had to sneak under the walls to launch an effective attack. The giant trebuchets were not cannons. After every five or six rounds of attacks, they had to be inspected and replaced. Otherwise, they would break down too quickly. Therefore, during this period, there would be a 10-20 minute gap in firepower.
During this period, the Orc Arsonists could quietly sneak under the walls and continue to launch a continuous barrage of attacks on the devastated first layer of the walls, spreading fire, poisonous smoke and stench all over the battlefield!
These four lines of attack were closely linked and complemented each other. Sheyan could even tell that the seemingly most powerful line of attack, Grond's Battering Ram, was actually a feint. The real killing blow was still on the section of the wall that the Blu-ray Party had obtained from the intelligence they had gathered.
The reason why Grond's Battering Ram was said to be a feint was because it had already appeared in the movie and left a deep impression on the audience. Knight and the others had even investigated the topography and geology of the vicinity of Minas Tirith in detail without knowing the actual battlefield. It was impossible for them not to have a backup plan to deal with the attack.
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"Do you think there are any loopholes in my plan?" Sheyan, who was half-lying on the bed with his eyes closed, suddenly asked.
The only person accompanying him at the moment was the cold old butler, Old Charlie. He usually followed Sheyan around like a shadow without any sense of presence, but when Sheyan needed him to play a role, he could really play a role.
After hearing Sheyan's question, Old Charlie was silent for a while before answering.
"There's almost none left, but the risk is too great!"
Sheyan calmly uttered five words.
"Wealth comes from danger."
At present, the intense battle was raging on top of the city walls. Sheyan remained alone within his tent, repeatedly going over his plan. Only after ascertaining that there were no major loopholes, did he lay down on his simple bed and fell into a deep slumber.
This wasn't because he was slacking off, but because if things were to develop as he expected, then if he didn't conserve his energy and take a good rest, he might not be able to sleep in the future.
If he could conserve his energy now, he would have a better chance of winning in the future.
The intensity of the battle was far beyond Sheyan's expectations. Apart from him, everyone else in the party was involved in the battle!
After Grond's giant Battering Ram pushed their way to the city gates, the defenders of Minas Tirith naturally could not just sit back and watch. They immediately gathered a large number of soldiers on the city walls around the city gates and rained down stones and arrows at them. The stones and arrows were enough to kill several people with just a spit of saliva.
Under such circumstances, Zi's' Force 'attack, Aldaris's' Psionic Storm 'and Kulutego's powerful' Stone Thrower 'could all hit the enemy directly. Reef, on the other hand, was responsible for their safety.
Ronnie, whose strength had greatly increased, rushed to the front. For a Temperer like him, the first city wall of Minas Tirith, which was nearly 20 meters high, was no longer much of an obstacle for him. He could easily climb up by stabbing his dagger into the wall as support during his charge.
The contestants of the alliance were generally one tier lower than the contestants on Sauron's side, but they had an absolute advantage in terms of numbers. Therefore, once Ronnie climbed up the city wall, he did not waste any time fighting. Instead, he immediately created a doppelganger, 'Ghost Flash'!
Wherever his doppelganger passed by, a clear and sharp ray of light would appear! Eleven dazzling rays of light shot in different directions, piercing through everything as if they were nothing! If one were to look down from above, they would discover that the scene was actually as strange as a demonic giant flower! Wherever the giant flower bloomed, coupled with the passive ability of the Blood Weapon in Sheyan's hand, wails and cries could be heard everywhere. Blood flowed like rivers!
Party Ace relied on their powerful individual strength to earn a lot of contribution points. Most importantly, because Reef did not have to fight on the frontline, he was only responsible for blocking long-range attacks and using 'Divine Hand' in an emergency. Therefore, he had the easiest time. It was precisely because he considered that he would not be able to display his skills on such a battlefield that he decided to stay in the camp to conserve his strength.
***
The white and beautiful city had been burned black by smoke and fire; the rivers of blood flowed like rivers near the city gate; the piles of corpses had reached several meters high, almost reaching half of the city wall; the fire on the first city wall had not been extinguished; the ordinary people who were tortured by the screams of fear of the Ringwraiths were almost driven mad ….
However, even when the light of dawn fell, Minas Tirith … … had not been breached!!!
Both sides fought fiercely in this battle. Although Party Ace did not lose any members, that was built on their incomparably powerful party abilities. Of course, there was also Reef's' Divine Hand 'ability to accurately rescue their fallen comrades. More than a third of the contestants on both sides had been killed or injured.
The famous storyline characters could not escape the fate of death either. In the midst of the grim smile of the Grim Reaper, there were also strong heroes who perished one after another, whether it was on Sauron's side or Minas Tirith's side.
The high-level combatants of the city.
On Sauron's side, Grond's Battering Ram was the first to be destroyed. This supposedly indestructible weapon was first attacked by a group of mages with a blizzard spell, then covered by the area-of-effect spell 'Meteor Shower'. The enemy had cleverly used the principle of thermal expansion and contraction to destroy this legendary siege weapon!
What was even more amazing was that Knight had obviously made some arrangements to deal with the Ringwraiths. With Gandalf's help, two powerful Ringwraiths had fallen!
Among the 25 catapults that were used to attack the city, only two of them were still functioning properly. Most of the others were completely destroyed because they exceeded their limits. Only a few of them were destroyed, but the result was the same. They could not be used anymore. More importantly, this also meant that Sauron's side had exhausted their reserves of materials in the production of war equipment. It would take them a few days to recover, but now, what Sauron's side lacked was time!
The only Orc arsonists who could barely attack the city walls were mostly dead. It was almost impossible for them to reappear.
Sauron's four-pronged attack had all been thwarted! And it was the kind of heavy setback where their heads smashed into the stone walls!
Of course, there were gains and losses in everything. Sauron's side had suffered such heavy losses, but how could the price paid by the Alliance be small?
Gandalf was seriously injured. Although he was still conscious, he would not be able to fight for three days. Now that the Regent of Minas Tirith, Deneth II, had fallen into madness, Gandalf could only become the spiritual leader.
The royal guard guard, Beregon, had died in battle. Perhaps this guy was not very famous, but after his death, the people who participated in the attack on him had an average of 1300 contribution points and 1 Sauron Badge. From this, one could see his identity. After his death, the morale of the defenders immediately dropped by 30%.
In addition, a small party won the lottery. They sold everything they had to buy a giant catapult, and the stones thrown from it hit a member of the Fellowship of the Ring, Pippin, the son of Paladin. The Halfling died on the spot, and it was unlikely that he would be left with a whole body. No one knew the specific gains they made, but they were recognized as the people who were closest to obtaining legendary equipment.
In addition, driving away the Ringwraiths and Pterosaurs and killing them were two completely different things. Therefore, in the extremely unfavorable situation of the battle at night, of the twenty-three Great Eagles that were exchanged for, thirteen died, seven were seriously injured, and the remaining Great Eagles refused to carry out any orders.
The humans had asked them to fight in the extremely unfavorable darkness, which led to such a terrifying casualty rate. In other words, in the face of the remaining seven Ringwraiths, the city had lost its effective means of restraining them. But for the Ringwraiths, the annihilation of two of their companions should have made them more vigilant, and they would no longer act recklessly.
With the arrival of dawn, the offensive of the Orcs retreated like the tide, leaving only corpses and smoke everywhere. There were even hungry crows that flew onto the battlefield to peck at the corpses. For a moment, there was a strange silence. Both sides were like severely injured beasts, growling and licking their wounds while hating each other. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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