The sky continued to darken, as if the rolling dark clouds were about to reach the ground. The dark clouds churned and even swallowed the White Tower at the highest point of Minas Tirith. Light rain was falling everywhere. Even if one stayed in a tent by a fire, the dryness in front of the tent only made the wetness on one's back stand out. It was sticky and lingering.
Since the shocking reversal of the situation on the Pelennor Fields, Sauron was not disheartened by the 200,000 Orcs who had died, as well as the believers and war elephants in the south, because he had seen the great results of the battle. Even if the battle was now a failure, the fact that he could cut off the royal bloodline of Isildur's faction was already worth it!
He clearly knew that being able to forcefully turn the situation into a stalemate under the previous dangerous situation was already an extremely difficult victory.
Therefore, the excited Sauron poured even more divine power into this area. The damp weather was like a sharp wart to the testicles, seriously damaging the bowstrings of the long-range weapons guarding Minas Tirith. For the Corsairs of Umbar, who were supposed to be the main fighting force, they would feel uncomfortable if they did not come into contact with the damp weather.
It had been two days since the battle. The two sides were still in a stubborn stalemate, seemingly waiting for reinforcements. Sauron's elite Uruk-hai army, led by Faerun, had set off for Minas Tirith two days ago.
After hearing the bad news of Aragorn's death, Eldron, the Elven King, agreed to his daughter's request. He acquiesced to Arwen's request to lead a small number of his people to avenge her fiancé. There was no doubt that if these Elves were stationed in Minas Tirith to participate in the battle, the difficulty of defending the city would increase tenfold. After all, the arrival of Faerun, a marksman, could not cover up the fact that the Uruk-hai were not good at long-range attacks.
***
At this time, the leaders of the dark side had gathered in front of the 3D map of Minas Tirith. Under the illumination of the satellites, the situation here could be clearly seen. The human alliance had given up on the second, third, and fourth walls and was now defending the fifth wall.
This was because the length of the fifth wall was only about half of the length of the first wall. When the attackers launched a large-scale attack, they had to follow an S-shaped path like a winding mountain road. Therefore, there was more than enough space for early warning, and the shorter city walls could also make up for the lack of manpower.
After the garrison made such an arrangement, Party Ace felt a headache coming on. Minas Tirith was not the most dangerous city on the continent of Minas Tirith for nothing! Now that the enemy had retreated, if they wanted to launch a large-scale attack, they would have to walk five to six kilometers from the foot of the first wall to the gate of the fifth wall.
To be specific, the path was in the shape of a 'bow'. One had to enter from the left gate of the first city wall, walk 50 meters forward, and arrive at the bottom of the second city wall. Then, one had to walk along the right gate for two to three kilometers before arriving at the rightmost gate of the second city wall. After entering, one would have to repeat the procedure and arrive at the bottom of the third city wall. Then, one would have to walk a long distance to the rightmost gate of the third city wall … Not only that, but one would also have to endure the projectiles of the enemy. If it had been an ordinary army, they would have already collapsed from the projectiles during their march.
"According to the latest data we have, the enemy's Knight has spared no expense in exchange for a group of people. The defensive force has reached about three thousand people," Jax, the leader of the Blu-ray Party, said with a gloomy expression.
"In fact, those damn pirates are completely useless. We're in a passive position when attacking the city. Relying on the city walls, the enemy can inflict an astonishing amount of damage on us. "
"We're not here to listen to your discouraging words," said Percival disapprovingly. After the deal with Party Ace, Percival, who now had the Sword of the King, had a much greater say in the party. With this weapon, he had successfully roped in more than 70% of the elite members of the party and was ready to make a name for himself in the future world of the Lord of the Rings.
But for Percival, his way of looking at the problem was from the enemy's perspective. Even if the Elven reinforcements came, the hundreds of reinforcements would be nothing more than child's play! Would the enemy dare to come out and fight?
Party Ace had bravely defended the Source of Darkness hall when they were surrounded by tens of thousands of enemies and even killed Aragorn to turn the tables. Now, almost every one of them had a piece of legendary equipment, especially the MT. He was probably the first contestant in this batch to own a legendary shield! With this group of people guarding the Source of Darkness hall, it was almost impossible for it to fall. Since they were already in an invincible position, they should be worried about the enemy instead.
"To be honest, the current situation is the result of our original plan. There are still some areas that we haven't considered thoroughly," said Reef seriously.
The biggest reason for this is that we forgot one thing – we did not predict the huge crater created by the earthquake under Minas Tirith, "Sheyan explained," The area and time of the flood is at least one-third less than what we predicted. The biggest reason for this is that we forgot one thing – we did not predict the huge crater created by the earthquake under Minas Tirith. "
The earthquake under Minas Tirith was a classic masterpiece created by the think tank of the human alliance. It cleverly destroyed more than 80% of the siege weapons and left a terrible scar on the ground under Minas Tirith.
When Party Ace broke the dam to flood the city, the scar swallowed at least one-fifth of the river water, which directly caused the level of mud and the amount of flood to decrease to varying degrees.
"If it weren't for that crater, there shouldn't be more than two thousand defenders left," concluded Reef. "But the problem we're facing now is: should we continue to play it safe and wait for reinforcements to arrive, or should we try to end the war by force before those damn Elves arrive?"
"If the Elves come, we'll be in an even more passive position," said Jax. Jax pointed out the hidden danger. "The elves can launch deadly attacks from 500 meters away, and the darkness will become their ally. They can harass and sneak attacks at night. Their high perception in the dark makes it difficult to ambush them, and our army will be slowly whittled down by their guerilla warfare."
Percival laughed triumphantly.
"The Elves may be powerful, but the sissies in the woods have a fatal weakness, and that weakness should lie with me and Lady Zi. I believe that as soon as they arrive, they won't be able to resist coming to fight us to the death. Because the woman leading them, oh, I should say she's a widow, has already made up her mind to die. As long as Andúril and the Necklace of the Evening Star appear in front of Arwen, how can she not rush over? "
What Jax said made sense, and Percival's judgement was not wrong. Sheyan closed his eyes and thought carefully for a while.
"Have you considered the problem of attacking the reinforcements?"
Besieging a city to attack reinforcements was a very common tactic, but it was still often used. The reason was that it was an overt scheme. The reinforcements had to be rescued, and they had to come. The attackers, who were waiting for the exhausted enemy to arrive, naturally had a great advantage in this regard.
Percival pondered for a moment.
"It's not that besieging a city to attack reinforcements is a bad idea, but the people in Minas Tirith must be in close communication with the Elves. Unless the people in Minas Tirith encounter a dangerous situation that they really can't solve and raise a beacon, the Elves will be thrown into disarray. If they travel through the night, it'll be easy for them to fall into the enemy's trap. But …. "
Percival was trying to save Sheyan some face, but he did not directly state the meaning behind his words. There was no doubt that it was urgent to find a way to make the people in Minas Tirith feel a strong sense of oppression.
Sheyan had already started speaking.
"Before that, we have to do two things. The first is to deal with those damn walls of Minas Tirith! Our people have to rush to the bottom of the fifth wall. If we advance according to the normal rules, we'll have to endure a rain of arrows for several kilometres. "
At this point, Sheyan sneered and continued.
"Then we won't take the route that the enemy wants us to take! In fact, the straight-line distance from the gate of the first wall to the fifth gate is only about 300 metres. According to field investigations, only the first wall of Minas Tirith is extremely sturdy. The quality of the rest of the walls is rather poor. Not to mention, the Regent of Gondor for hundreds of years doesn't seem to have paid much attention to the construction of the walls. "
Jax snorted disdainfully.
"No matter how poor the quality is, it's still a wall. In an era without firearms, are we going to rely on the pirates to dig it out?"
Sheyan said flatly.
"So, our party has made a decision. We're ready to make an investment."
Right after Sheyan finished speaking, an incomparably mournful roar suddenly drifted in from outside. That roar was distinctly sharp and penetrating. It was extremely unique. One could tell it was the incomparably sharp cry of an elephant!
Immediately afterwards, the ground shook slightly. Abnormal ripples appeared in the cups in everyone's hands ….
The iconic creature of the Haradrim people in the south, the most terrifying siege weapon to date, had once again made its appearance!
After some discussion, Sheyan and the others had actually managed to exchange for a terrifying giant elephant! A Mammoth War Elephant! It must be noted that the contribution points and Sauron Badges required to exchange for this thing were almost equivalent to the value of a legendary equipment. Moreover, this thing could only be used once. There was no way to bring it back!
But it must be said that this move had hit the weakest spot of the human alliance! With this war weapon that was more than 10 metres tall, the advantage of the city walls was nothing more than a bubble. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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