Ronan's first night in the forest passed smoothly without any disturbance. When Ronan woke up, the bonfire had long been extinguished, leaving only a cloud of ashes. He stood up, stretched his waist, and put on his armor after moving around.
My limbs were stiff after a night's sleep.
Ronan put away his tent and moved on. Ronan didn't know the road, so he could only rely on the compass to keep walking north, because the north of the Jackdaw Forest is the Kingdom of the Holy Cross. As long as he keeps walking north, he will always get out.
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The forest is also very dark during the day, because the top of the head is basically blocked by the canopy of the towering trees. Only sporadic sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves. Bai Ze holds the compass in one hand and puts the other hand carefully on the handle of the knife at his waist.
As he walked, the hunting bow was also carried on his back.
"Whoops!" A running rabbit was hit by a sharp arrow, and the strong force directly pinned it to the ground. Ronan walked over, pulled out the arrow, picked up the rabbit, and put the arrow back into his backpack.
Nan is going to make a fire on the spot and roast the rabbit to eat.
This is the third wild animal that Ronan has killed. I don’t know why. There are not many wild animals here. After walking for a long time, Ronan only encountered this rabbit and the two unknown birds before. Those two birds
It was about the same size as a duck and was flying over Ronan's head at that time.
Ronan was not polite at all and just drew his bow and shot an arrow to send them back to the west. Ronan briefly handled them and threw them into the backpack for dinner. Ronan also knew the items in the backpack.
It won't perish, but you can't put living things in your backpack.
While Ronan was happily roasting rabbits, the pursuit team led by Amuda had also reached the edge of the Jackdaw Forest. They frowned at the shrubbery outside the forest. In desperation, they had to tie their horses.
Next to him, like Ronan, he cut the branches with a knife and followed Ronan's footsteps with great difficulty.
On the other side, one kilometer in front of Jianmen Fort in the rocky valley, the army of the Eagle Kingdom has been stationed. There are fireworks in the camp, and cooking is being started. On the long conference table in the lord hall of Jianmen Fort, five people
Nobles wearing luxurious satin clothing are holding a meeting.
"According to the spies' report, the Eagle Kingdom is leading the team this time with the chief of the Canglang Clan, Mukai Canglang. He is also accompanied by several small tribes such as the Raging Dragon Orcs, the Bloodfang Orcs and the Brown Bear Clan.
The total number of enemies is about 15,000. Although most of them are temporarily recruited herdsmen, the Eagle people make a living as nomads, their folk customs are sturdy, and the orcs are strong and wild. The berserkers of the Raging Dragon orcs are all based on
One warrior against ten.
And they are still adding reinforcements. Including the defeated noble coalition forces who fled here, we only have nearly 8,000 people, and the number of professional soldiers is less than 3,000. The situation is not optimistic." A person sitting on the left side of the main seat was wearing purple.
said the nobleman in robes.
"Baron Bowen is right. The number of enemies is about twice that of ours. Although we occupy a favorable location and there are dozens of powerful knights stationed in the castle, we still cannot take it lightly.
Jianmen Fort is the most important barrier for our country to defend the Eagle Kingdom. There is a plain behind Jianmen Fort. Once the city is broken, the Eagle will go straight into the hinterland of our country. It must be defended.
Baron Bowen continues to detect the enemy's movements. Viscount John, you gather the soldiers to prepare for defense. The enemy is likely to attack the city at night or at dawn tomorrow. Baron Holly, take a few guards and quickly go to the territory of Archduke Tully in the rear to seek help. Bo
Baron Ge, you go directly back to the royal capital to face the Holy Spirit, report the situation to His Majesty, and adjourn the meeting!" said Earl Zach Blackthorn, who was sitting at the head of the table.
As the nobles left their seats to complete their respective tasks, the hall fell into silence again.
Unlike what Count Zach thought, Mu Kai did not wait. About an hour after finishing the meal, he commanded the troops to move. The strong orcs put on simple armors and picked up wooden
Shields, a group of dozens of people carried the ladder, followed by a mixed wall-climbing team and archery team of humans and orcs.
Iron ore is scarce in the Eagle Kingdom, and most of the soldiers' armors are made of leather. Only some elite soldiers and officers and nobles can wear iron chain armor. Therefore, they are more eager for the mineral-rich Gaoling area, and they will do so almost every few years.
Attacked once, but Jianmen Fort has not been breached yet.
On the city wall, the defenders of Sword Gate Castle have also been prepared and ready. The leaders are Viscount John, who has put on a full set of knight's plate armor, and an extremely tall knight. He is probably nearly 2.3 meters tall, which is taller than those around him.
The other soldiers were half a foot taller. He wore a barrel-shaped helmet on his head, and his pulled-down visor was full of holes.
Dong, wearing a thick silver plate armor on the upper body, a similarly silver armor skirt and leggings on the lower body, and chain armor protection on the joints. He was fully armed like an iron can, and behind him was a dark red hat with two crossed battle axes painted on it.
pattern, and the armor on his body is also covered with a cloth shirt with the same pattern, which is probably his family crest.
He was holding a long-handled axegun that was a little longer than his height. The end of the ax handle was a thick weighted ball with some spikes on it. The ax head was an axe-blade on one side and an awl on the other.
There was also a huge ax with a spear point on it. He stood there with the weapon in his hand, like a high mountain, full of oppression, and quite like a man in charge.
The Eagle's siege team has been assembled. They stopped three hundred meters in front of Jianmen Fort. The leader was Mukai Canglang. Following his order, the team began to move slowly.
Then they began to jog, faster and faster, and arrows from the defenders also fell.
Gaoling mainly fights with cavalry and infantry. There is no specialized archer unit. These archers are basically composed of auxiliary soldiers and temporarily recruited farmers. Their accuracy is impressive and they have minimal impact on the Eagle siege team. On the contrary,
After the Eagle Siege Team approached, their archers caused some casualties to the defenders.
Seeing that the archers were of little use, John immediately ordered them to retreat and put on their long swords to guard the battlements in preparation for defense. John also led a dozen knights wearing full body armor and carrying various weapons scattered on the city wall to direct the battle.
As the ladder was put up on the city wall, the brutal battle to climb the city began. The leading orc soldier held a shield in one hand and climbed the ladder up with the other. There were also many soldiers below the ladder who pushed the ladder down to prevent the defenders from letting it go.
The soldier on the ladder was constantly hit and fell by stones and other heavy objects thrown from above. Fortunately, he survived and fell to the ground, groaning in pain. The other soldiers dragged him behind and continued to climb up the ladder, although most of the soldiers were
When he was about to climb the city wall, he was stabbed down with a spear by the soldiers guarding the city. However, some furious dragon orc berserkers among them still rushed up the city wall and fought with the surrounding soldiers.
They let out ear-splitting roars, their skin was congested and red, and the whites of their eyes were bloodshot. They wore simple leather armor that only protected their torsos, and held crude maces, giant axes and other weapons in their hands to kill them with just one blow.
The soldiers around him flew away with their shields and people, and some wooden shields were directly smashed, and the soldiers behind were also killed directly.