Most of the knights fantasized about being able to join the battlefield at the most crucial moment along with the morning light. The forest of lances, the iron-like frontline, and the righteous charge would determine the outcome of the war, and the people of Auster would be eternally grateful to the Brittany for their timely assistance.
Only Laing knew very well that to support Wolfenburg, they would have to march 150 kilometers within 40 hours. This was the maximum distance for a human army.
Of course, there would definitely be people who would say that this was nothing. If the walking speed was 5 kilometers per hour, they could walk 200 kilometers in 40 hours!
There was no reason for this, right?
To put it simply, in ancient times, the average speed of an army was about 10 kilometers per day. 20 kilometers was already considered a forced march.
Even in the famous era of Emperor Nara, marching 20 kilometers per day was considered a forced march. At that time, the French army was even faster than the Western countries.
If they wanted to be faster, they would have to meet other conditions. For example, they had to have a very good road and prepare all the supplies along the way. There were also other conditions.
Rapid march was no longer a long distance race. They had to maintain their combat strength and join the battle immediately. It was not a matter of running and being done with it!
Therefore, when Rimanrus appeared in Herzig and asked Laing to send his own troops to support Wolfenburg, Laing's first reaction was to refuse.
You can't just ask me to send my troops and I'll send my troops. There are more than 60,000 soldiers here, and they have to march 150 kilometers to support Wolfenburg? What kind of terrifying military adventure was this? Most likely, any commander with a normal brain would refuse, right?
However, Rimanrus insisted. He could not watch 380,000 people die in Wolfenburg. Laing had to send his troops immediately.
An intense argument broke out between the two Original Bodies. There was no warmth or brotherhood between the two of them. Instead, they immediately shed all pretense of cordiality and had a huge argument. Clayon told Ruth that the seventy thousand troops under his command were the elites of the old world. If they were to be destroyed in Auster, the trouble the Empire would have to face wouldn't just be the massacre of Auster.
Even if they were lucky enough to defeat the army of Chaos, they would not be able to recover in five to ten years. As the commander, he could not take such a risk. The knights, nobles, and the people of the kingdom had handed over the command to the Knight King. He could not risk the lives of so many people.
Rimanrus's attitude was even more resolute. He questioned whether Laing could be considered a person with some meat. The people of Auster are fighting the Chaos Army at the frontline, and all of you are just going to watch? Could it be that our original form of the Grey Knights is inferior to this beast? The human race has already suffered so much, and millions of lives have been plunged into misery and suffering. Are you going to treat all of this so coldly and numbly? Just to preserve his strength? For the sake of the so-called big picture?
Laing could guarantee that the spittle and curses that Rimanrus had spat on his face in the past ten minutes were enough to make any Green Dwarf pale in comparison.
In the end, Rimanrus managed to "convince" Laing to send troops.
This was because the Wolf King had pressed the Wine God Spear against Laing's head.
Are you going to send troops or not?
However, no matter how miraculous and powerful Rimanrus was, he could not go against the laws of physics. The army immediately set off from Herzig. Even though there was a small part of the road where they could take a boat and a large number of civilians were recruited, the two-day rapid march exhausted the reinforcements. When Laun, Berchemund, Helberg, and the others led a large group of cavalry to Wolfenburg, the sudden appearance of the Chaos Demon Army and dozens of monster gangs caused them to suffer heavy losses. The powerful firepower of the Chaos Dwarves made the cavalry unable to raise their heads.
At the crucial moment, Laing personally entered the battlefield. Veronica created a large shield of arrows to block the attack of the Chaos Dwarves. In addition, Morgiana released a key spell of the Lake Goddess — the Blessing of the Goddess. Only then did the cavalry have the opportunity to withdraw from the battlefield.
Laing personally ordered the army to stop the attack and regroup. They retreated slightly and waited for the follow-up artillery and infantry to arrive before trying to attack again.
As for Rimanrus, he had already rushed forward impatiently, but this was exactly what the Chaos Demons wanted. The demons surrounded the Wolf King, and the Eternal Dancer of the Perverted Demon began to fight with Rimanrus. Its exquisite combat skills and never-ending dance were specially designed to deal with Rimanrus's violence and wildness.
"We can't fight like this!" Laing said to Marshal Rick, Helberg, and Marshal Nur Erstein. Emilia was in Herzig and did not come. The Knight King and the two marshals of the Empire discussed, "We have to wait for all the troops to arrive before we fight."
Helberg frowned. Marshal Rick once suspected whether Laing intended to preserve his strength, but as a soldier, his keen perception told him that there was no chance of winning.
"I agree with His Majesty Laing's opinion." Marshal Nur Erstein had already expressed his agreement with Laing's opinion. The Armoured Nur and the Blackstone Guards had all left except for one hundred people each to protect Emilia. After a long and rapid march, even these people were very tired.
In this way, the reinforcements were forced to retreat slightly. Laing ordered the army to take a short rest and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive. At the same time, they set up a battle formation and prepared for battle.
After Laun, Berchemund and the others rushed forward, they also realized that they could not win, so they temporarily retreated. Duke Hagen was injured in the first charge and was rescued by the attendants. Now, with the help of the Lake God's prophets, his wounds were urgently treated. Morgiana chanted a divine spell, Mist of the Goddess, and shrouded the army in the mist.
After waiting for about an hour, the follow-up troops arrived. The two armies set up a battle formation and began a fierce battle at the south gate of Wolfenburg, Wolfra Gate.
However, the battle situation was very unfavorable for the reinforcements. After a long journey, the human alliance army was very tired, and the Chaos army had completely occupied the city gate and the nearby area. Under the leadership of the Chaos Two-Headed Giant Guge and the Chaos Dwarf Warlord Hossein Sayid, they had built a very strict defense position.
The reinforcements attacked wave after wave, but they were repelled by the various war machines and demon engines that the Chaos Dwarves had arranged in advance. The knights tried to charge in a roundabout way, but several Chaos Egg War Gangs and Chaos Troll War Gangs were already prepared. Facing these monster troops, the cavalry could not gain any advantage. After two rounds of attacks failed, they could only choose to retreat temporarily.
Just outside the city, Knight King Laing anxiously looked at the army that was forced to retreat. There was nothing he could do.
The Old Guard Commander Bertrand, whose clothes were blown up by the Chaos Dwarves' cannons, was covered in dust and mud. He quickly ran over and shouted at Laing, "Your Majesty, the Chaos Dwarves have already built the fortifications in advance. We can't rush over! We have to think of another way! "
"Damn it, our actions have already been predicted by Motekin." Marshal Rick Helberg took out a telescope and looked at the city gate.
The Chaos Dwarves' ten cannons formed several cannon positions, forming a large firepower net. Under the leadership of the Chaos Dwarf Warlord Hossein Sayid, the human reinforcements from afar could not get close to the city gate at all.
Even more terrifying were the Chaos Lava Cannons placed behind the front line. These extremely terrifying cannons were operated by the Chaos Ogres and Chaos Dwarves' engineering warlocks. The cannons did not spit out cannonballs, but hot lava!
In addition to these cannons, there were hundreds of Chaos Dwarves firing continuously!
"Meteorite!" Veronica released the Meteorite Spell and blew up an artillery position. The witches cast all kinds of spells at the same time. However, the Chaos Dwarves' strong resistance to magic and high resistance to fire made the effect of Veronica's spells not obvious. The Demon Engine was not afraid of being blown up. The Chaos Dwarves immediately fed the captured humans to the demon. After devouring a large amount of flesh and souls, the demon instantly recovered to its original state.
This was a waste of cannonballs! Armoured Nur Commander Jubal Fokke hurriedly ordered to stop attacking the Chaos Dwarves' cannon positions. The army was marching in a hurry, so how could they have so many cannonballs?
Morgiana had to maintain the Goddess' Mist. Otherwise, the army's position would be directly exposed to the countless cannons of the Chaos Dwarves!
"Lady Aurora?" Laing could only look at her for help. Knight King had already tried to charge in personally, but the dense firepower of the Chaos Dwarves forced him to retreat.
Teresa did not come, and the female Sorceress was left behind in Herzig by Laing.
"I need some time to summon the Ice Elemental Supreme Lord." Aurora's expression was very ugly. "After this, I need to rest for two to three months."
"After this, you can rest for a year!" Hailberg roared. "If you have any skills, use them as soon as possible!"
The situation outside the city was in a stalemate. Both sides fired at each other and concealed themselves. The Chaos Demons would be attacked head-on if they tried to attack, so they could only rely on the city walls for defense. However, in the face of the Chaos Dwarves' strong defense, the human alliance was helpless.
"We must find a way to destroy the Chaos Dwarves' gunpowder warehouse!" This was the consensus of everyone.
But what could they do?
The military situation was like fire, and the city was in a mess. The Chaos Army had already begun to besiege the Bull Fortress!
What could they do? Laing once again led the knights to try to bypass the Chaos Dwarves. Knight King even personally killed the two-headed Chaos Giant Guge, but in the end, after leaving behind more than 300 corpses, they were forced to retreat again!
The battle at the front did not stop. The Chaos Dwarves' gunpowder warehouse was hidden in a few small demon trains behind the city gate. The Chaos Dwarves moved the ammunition back and forth without worry.
What no one noticed was that on a stone wall beside Wolfra's city gate, a small door secretly opened halfway, and a lame elf and an orange-haired dwarf came out from it.
The two of them secretly looked at the gunpowder warehouse not far away.
"We must destroy the gunpowder warehouse of our fallen relatives, or else the Knight King's army will not be able to break through the firepower net of our fallen relatives. I know very well how fallen these relatives are … and how cursed their weapons are." The Butcher King Agrim Iron Fist panted heavily. From the beginning of the night until now, even the Butcher King who was full of energy was very tired.
"Very well, then what are we waiting for?" Aralos limped behind the Butcher King. The wood elf hero looked at the battle in front. The human alliance was fighting the Chaos Army, and it seemed that there was no clear winner for the time being. "And, Iron Fist, how did you know there was a small path here?"
"Wolfenburg was built by the dwarves, and the dwarves know everything about this castle like the back of their hands!" The Butcher King proudly carried the Dagor's Axe on his shoulder and shouted at Aralos, "Elf boy, are you okay?"
"Shh!" Aralos noticed the Chaos Dwarves' sworn guards passing by. He quickly pressed down on the Butcher King's conspicuous orange mohawk, and the two of them squatted together. "Be careful! Shorty! "
Not far away, the gunpowder warehouse of the Chaos Dwarves was there, but there were still many guards there. "Come on, let us take care of them!"
The two of them observed for a while, and Agrim Iron Fist shook his head. "It's too far, pointy ears."
Aralos wanted to laugh at first, but the wood elf quickly realized something. He looked at his lame leg, and his face was pale. "You mean …"
"You can't pass, elf boy." The Butcher King shook his head.
Aralos clenched his teeth, and his gums bled. He clenched the green long-handled axe in his hand, which was his backup weapon. The wood elf hero whispered, "So you jump over? And I can only watch from here? "
"What else?" The Butcher King was eager to try.
"No!" Aralos thought for a long time, and finally said carefully, "Throw me over."
"What?" The Butcher King was shocked.
"I said, shorty, you're very strong, right? And I'm very light. " Aralos' face was red. The wood elf hero whispered, "Just like this, grab the clothes behind my neck and throw me over. My leg is injured, I can't jump that far!"
"Are you sure?" The Butcher King looked as if he had seen a new continent, and he couldn't help but show his teeth. "Are you ready, elf boy?"
"And!" Aralos quickly emphasized. "Remember! Shorty, don't tell anyone! "
"Grannie above, not a word." Agrim Iron Fist nodded. "Let's go!"
The Butcher King gathered all his strength, grabbed Aralos' cape, and flung it hard. The wood elf appeared out of nowhere! After flying a dozen meters, he landed in the middle of a group of Chaos Dwarves!
"Aralos, the brave is here! In the name of Lilith, accept your death! " Aralos landed on the ground and swung the greataxe in his hand. The two Sworn Guards were directly cut in half! Then, the wood elf took out his bow. "Kunos' Arrow!"
The power of Star Fire filled the sky.
"Oh ho!" The Butcher King took two steps back, took a deep breath, and jumped high like a spring. "In the name of Grimnir!"
An orange meteor fell from the sky!
While the human allied forces were still fighting bitterly, something strange happened. The Chaos Dwarves' gunpowder warehouse at the back suddenly exploded!
A few minutes after the explosion, the Chaos Dwarves stopped firing. Without support, the Army of Chaos was in chaos.
This was an opportunity! Laing, who was observing the battle, pulled out the Nemesis. The Knight King shouted, "Army! Advance! "
"For the Lady and the King! For Brittany! "
"For the Empire! For the Savior, Ludwig! "
"For Yurick!"
Without the support of the Chaos Dwarves, the human alliance pressed forward, and the Chaos Army at the city gate of Wolfra finally collapsed after more than ten minutes! The reinforcements opened up a path to the city.
When Laing personally killed his way to the city gate, the scene in front of him shocked the Knight King and the human commanders speechless!
Aralos and the Butcher King were fighting side by side under the city wall.
Each of them held a big axe in both hands, and the two axes combined to fight against the Chaos Army!
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