To be honest, in fact, the casualties caused by two rounds of giant crossbow fire, plus the attack of kerosene bombs, were not very large.
In total, there were only 3,000 casualties, and the casualties were less than 10%.
But the rhythm of the Silver Alliance's 40,000 forward army was completely broken.
Before, four square formations charged in order.
But now, it has become a complete mess.
The most deadly thing was the lime bomb.
The dust storm raised by tens of thousands of kilograms of lime powder enveloped almost 30,000 to 40,000 people, and 50% to 60% of the soldiers had quicklime in their eyes.
No matter how tough the barbarian soldiers are, their eyes are still the most vulnerable part.
Once the eyesight was lost and the pain was burning, it was obvious that he was in absolute panic.
Once the queue was lost and panicked, the command system completely collapsed.
Tens of thousands of soldiers were scurrying around like headless flies.
If you're being particular, using fish oil bombs after lime bombs is an unreasonable behavior.
If lime gets into your eyes, you cannot wash it with water, but you can wash it away with oil.
It was just the first time that the barbarians came into contact with quicklime on a large scale, so they obviously didn't understand this.
After careful consideration, Suo Mo decided to take advantage of this panic and use fish oil bombs to cause large-scale destruction.
Compared with gunpowder, the attack power of fish oil bombs was much smaller, but it still caused more than 2,000 casualties.
More importantly, the scene of more than 30,000 troops in a panic, with flames shooting into the sky and thick smoke billowing everywhere, is indeed very shocking.
Constantine and Alfonso shouted desperately and beat the soldiers desperately, but to no avail.
The entire battlefield order has completely collapsed.
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Seeing this scene, the leader of the Silver Alliance was shocked, and King Rakshasa's consort Naishu was also shocked.
I thought that the Flame Demon Tribe, which had just been established for a few months, was definitely a ragtag bunch. After all, the combat effectiveness of the Near Human Tribe was always inferior to that of the Barbarians.
Therefore, Naishu and all the chiefs believed that this was an effortless battle.
Forty thousand troops rushed to the city wall, and then the battle was over!
Unexpectedly, when the battle just started, such a scene would appear.
The fierce and sturdy 40,000 forward troops were caught off guard when they were only a few hundred meters away from the city wall, and they were in a panic!
The leader of the Silver Alliance couldn't help but look at Noshu to see what instructions he had.
However, Noshu just stood up and looked at the battlefield with surprise, without any orders!
He was really surprised, and he found that Suo Mo was always the one commanding the battle, not Lan Ling. It seemed that he was not in the tribe, so where was he?
Suddenly, the leader of the Silver Alliance shouted loudly: "Constantine, Alfonso, what are you doing? Hurry up and reorganize the army and continue the charge!"
Constantine and Alfonso have worked hard.
When the sky was filled with lime powder, they didn't know what it was. They just instinctively released the magic air shield to pop out the lime powder.
It was only when the soldiers complained that their eyes hurt and they were blinded that they realized how scary this thing was and became even more cautious.
But it is too difficult for them to restore order in the army.
Because quite a few soldiers can't see, so they just circle in place or run around.
The entire chain of command collapsed and recovery was impossible.
At this time, the most correct choice is to retreat.
The soldiers were already in a panic and could not tell the difference between east, west and north. Once they heard the sound of ringing gold, they would instinctively run in the direction of the sound, so that most of the soldiers could return to the army safely.
However, Naishu didn't say a word, and the leader of the Silver Alliance, eager for revenge, let Constantine and Alfonso restore order to the army and continue the charge. This was a huge mistake.
The consequence of this is!
This gave the Balrog Tribe time for a new round of attacks.
The third round of giant trebuchets is launched!
Another giant lime bomb, tens of thousands of kilograms of quicklime powder once again hit the panicked army, and once again raised up hundreds of thousands of square meters of stone dust storm.
However, this time there were far fewer soldiers recruited.
Because most of the soldiers' eyes were so painful that they seemed to be blind, and they did not dare to open their eyes at all.
However, this round of lime bomb attacks hit more soldiers who were originally unobstructed.
They finally experienced the burning pain that almost blinded their eyes.
"Ah...ah..."
The screams on the battlefield are even more endless!
The army, which was already in chaos, became even more chaotic.
After a few minutes……
The trebuchet attack roared once again.
This time, the fish oil bombs were still thrown.
But what's even more deadly is that there are also three thousand rockets attacking together.
Therefore, almost the moment the fish oil bomb explodes, it is completely ignited and even explodes!
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The vanguard army in chaos was once again plunged into a sea of fire.
The casualties this time were even greater.
Some of them were burned to death, and a larger portion were injured and killed as a result of trampling on each other.
Suo Mo on the city wall and the soldiers of the Balrog tribe looked at all this with great surprise.
The battlefield is truly a place full of surprises and miracles!
Most people think that among the secret weapons designed by Chief Lanling, the giant crossbow must be the most powerful. It can shoot more than a dozen giant arrows at a time and is extremely powerful.
Next is the fish oil bomb, which burns so powerfully that it can even explode.
The worst thing is the lime bomb, after all, it cannot cause direct damage.
However, I didn't expect that on the battlefield, it would be the lime bomb that would play a decisive role.
Regarding this lime bomb, the Balrog tribe has conducted many secret experiments. It is very simple to crack it. When you see the lime bomb hit the ground, just charge towards it with your eyes closed, and nothing will happen.
However, on the battlefield, the enemy knows nothing about lime bombs and does not know how to charge with his eyes closed.
Moreover, the group effect will amplify the power of lime bombs many times.
If only two or three people have lime in their eyes, it doesn't matter. There will be no chaos. As long as one of them can see, they can be taken out and order restored.
However, in an army of 40,000 people, as long as one-third of the soldiers have lime in their eyes, the order of the entire army will completely collapse, and they will trample on each other and become a mess.
Just like that, under the wrong command of the leader of the Silver Alliance.
This 40,000-strong forward army fell into a situation of being passively beaten.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Swish, swish, swish..."
The soldiers of the Silver Alliance's vanguard army were already in a mess. Some were running towards the city wall, some were running towards the rear, and some were running towards both sides.
The Balrog tribe seized this golden opportunity and attacked with trebuchets frantically throwing fish oil bombs one after another.
More than a hundred giant crossbows were launched wildly.
Some invisible soldiers rushed directly towards the city wall of the Balrog Tribe, and what greeted them was a real rain of arrows.
The 20,000 soldiers on the city wall fired thousands of arrows!
In this way, not long after the war started, the 40,000 vanguard army led by Constantine and Alfonso fell into a situation of being passively beaten.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime golden moment, we must try to cause as many casualties as possible!
Every second, no one knows how many soldiers died.
The battlefield was filled with flames and screams.
Seeing the soldiers of his tribe fall one after another, the chief who was watching the battle behind was completely worried.
"Leader of the alliance, please withdraw your troops, otherwise it will be too late!"
Many chiefs asked for money to withdraw their troops!
The leader of the Silver Alliance is really unwilling to withdraw his troops. It is so embarrassing. He withdraws his troops not long after launching the attack, and the enemy's city wall is not even touched.
However, it is completely impossible not to withdraw the troops at this time. The tens of thousands of vanguard troops have completely lost their command and are like a mess. If this continues, it will only increase casualties.
"Ming Jin, withdraw your troops!"
Suddenly, a special bell rang!
This is the signal to retreat!
Sure enough, there were many invisible soldiers, and a group of panicked soldiers immediately identified their direction and ran and retreated in the direction of the bell.
A quarter of an hour later, all the vanguard siege troops retreated back to the main army formation, leaving corpses everywhere!
After counting the number of people, the hearts of the chiefs present were bleeding.
Out of a total of 40,000 troops, only 27,000 returned!
Thirteen thousand people were lost on the battlefield. Of course, they were not necessarily dead, most of them were just injured.
However, no one brought them back, and only death awaited them!
In this huge casualty, the leader of the Silver Alliance is undoubtedly the most responsible, because when the vanguard army was in panic, he did not call in the troops in time, thinking that with the abilities of Constantine and Alfonso, he could recover again
order.
However, it's not that these soldiers don't obey orders, it's that they can't see. No matter how powerful the battlefield commander is, it's useless.
Faced with such huge casualties, the leader of the Silver Alliance had no choice but to order a temporary halt to the attack and convene an emergency meeting!
Less than three hours after the battle started, and before nine o'clock in the morning, the battle was suspended!
This is a huge blow to morale!
I thought it would be a crushing battle, but I didn't expect that it would turn out to be so embarrassing and ugly!
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"There has been a large-scale reaction among soldiers. After the white powder enters the eyes, it can be washed away with oil. Although the eyes will be hurt, they will not really go blind!"
"Actually, the fire demon tribe's giant arrow attacks and even fish oil bomb attacks are not very lethal. The key is the white powder, which makes the order of the army suddenly out of control. As long as one-third or even one-fourth of the soldiers
If the eyes can no longer see, the army will be doomed if it only needs to be used."
"It's actually very simple to defeat the white powder attack of the near-human hybrids. When you see the big packet coming, just close your eyes and rush towards it."
"Their secret weapon can only be fired twice in a quarter of an hour. In this time, our army has already rushed to the city wall!"
At the meeting, each chief became an afterthought and made suggestions one after another, taking responsibility for the mistakes in command on the battlefield before.
That's right, anyone can figure out how to crack the lime bomb attack after calming down afterwards.
But the battlefield is about to break out, and there is no time or opportunity to deal with it!
"In the afternoon, continue to attack the Fire Demon Tribe!" said the leader of the Silver Alliance: "And we must be the first to destroy the Fire Demon Tribe's secret weapon!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Although there is a way to crack the white powder, the giant crossbow array and throwing weapons of the Balrog tribe can cause huge casualties.
If the army can destroy all these attack weapons of the Balrog Tribe before charging, then the charge to the city wall will be smoother!
"Order three hundred gryphon warriors to throw boulders from high altitude to destroy the enemy's giant crossbows and secret throwing weapons!" said the chief of the Silver Alliance.
Generally speaking, large-scale air strikes are the most effective method.
At this time, a chief suddenly said: "Leader, the enemy's giant crossbow can shoot very far, will our gryphons be in danger?"
The leader of the Silver Alliance sneered: "You also saw it, how far can their giant crossbow shoot?"
"More than four hundred meters!" said the chief.
The leader of the Silver Alliance said: "That's condescending. If you shoot it towards the sky, how far can it be shot? Moreover, the giant bows of the Flame Demon Tribe are placed on the city wall and weigh a thousand kilograms. You let these close
Can you shoot a human bastard on your shoulder?"
The chief's doubts were scolded mercilessly!
However, what the Silver Alliance chief didn't know was that the Fire Demon Tribe had built more than a dozen secret towers, all of which were aimed at the air.
Moreover, the powerful crossbows used for air defense are all specially made and can shoot to a height of more than three to four hundred meters.
And the most terrifying thing is that these giant crossbows can move freely and aim, and can shoot more than a dozen arrows at a time. Each tower is equipped with three such giant crossbows.
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Half an hour later!
Under the order of the leader of the Silver Alliance.
Three hundred knights, riding three hundred gryphon beasts, came out in full force, carrying a huge boulder, and flew towards the Balrog tribe.
The goal is to destroy the giant crossbows and trebuchets of the Balrog tribe!
The normal load of a griffon should be about five hundred kilograms, and the maximum load is about one thousand kilograms.
There are only twenty griffins in the entire Yanmo tribe, and based on the feedback from the battlefield just now, Lan Ling, who possesses heaven-defying shooting skills, is not in the Yanmo tribe. Therefore, there will be no risk in attacking with these three hundred griffins.
In order to achieve the maximum attack effect, the leader of the Silver Alliance unscrupulously ordered each griffin beast to take off with its maximum load. In addition to carrying a knight, there was also a stone weighing nearly a thousand kilograms.
The power of the gryphon is indeed amazing!
It is possible to fly with a load exceeding 1,000 kilograms, but it is already difficult and the speed is very slow.
In order to avoid the aerial attack of the Balrog Tribe, three hundred griffons lined up in order, and the griffon knights on them bent their bows and nocked arrows. Once the griffons of the Balrog Tribe dared to take off, they were guaranteed to not be able to escape the arrows of the three hundred griffon knights.
rain.
Just like that, the three hundred gryphon beasts of the Silver Alliance lined up neatly and flew towards the sky above the Balrog Tribe.
Each griffin beast carries nearly a thousand kilograms of stones, flying at a speed of dozens of kilometers per hour.
Seeing this scene, Suo Mo was completely shocked!
Who is the opponent's top commander? He's just a pig teammate, and he actually used such a move.
Fearing that the Balrog Tribe's anti-aircraft crossbows would miss, three hundred gryphons were ordered to line up in order and fly slowly.
This Cao Cao connected all the warships with iron chains, which was similar in approach but similar in purpose.
As everyone knows, the leader of the Silver Alliance only wants to maximize the attack and defend against the Griffin Army of the Balrog Tribe, concentrating firepower to avoid being defeated one by one!
Looking at the orderly and slow-flying Griffin Legion.
On more than a dozen high platforms, more than fifty anti-aircraft giant crossbows were aimed and aimed again and again.
I can't wait to polish the arrows on every crossbow until they shine. It's really tiring to wait.
Just wait for the three hundred gryphon beasts to get closer and closer and enter the shooting range!
Eight hundred meters...
Five hundred meters...
Three hundred meters...
Two hundred meters...
Three hundred gryphon beasts entered the range of the anti-aircraft giant crossbow!
"shooting!"
With an order, fifty giant anti-aircraft crossbows and seven hundred giant arrows were shot out like a torrential rain from the high platform!
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