"Quick, everyone is divided into groups according to the previously arranged arrangement. The captains will lead their respective thousand-man teams to the areas where they have deployed their defenses!
"The strength of the thieves this time is not clear yet. We should focus on defense in the early stage. Don't attack rashly yet!"
Under the command of Chu Ge and various commanders, the players quickly took action to seize several previously planned defensive locations.
The city wall is already full of players, and players are setting up defenses in different directions of the city wall, especially the west side, which will inevitably become the focus of the demon's attack, and there are two thousand-man teams defending it.
Before Chu Ge and other players entered the final trial, the players had actually already planned their strategy for this Orderer expedition.
With the experience of the last Orderer expedition, all the work this time has been prepared in advance, and everything is in order.
In principle, the team formation is still based on the previous method. The largest combat unit is the Thousand-Man Team. However, since the number of closed beta players has almost doubled, these Thousand-Man Teams have been reorganized.
The original Thousand-Man Team was divided into two, each adding 500 new players to form a new Thousand-Man Team, and the outstanding players in the original Thousand-Man Team became the new Thousand Captains.
In this way, the new Thousand-Man Team is basically made up of half old players and half new players from team to squad, which ensures to the greatest extent that these new players will not run around like headless chickens and affect the entire combat plan.
The player's field of vision is still the same as last time. The formation interface and city defense map appear. You can judge the current battle situation through the light spots above, and you can also quickly communicate with the group or within the team through various communication channels.
communicate.
In addition to the players fighting directly on the city wall, there are also reserve teams on standby in the city, and many players are busy transporting various supplies to the city wall.
For example: props such as rolling logs and stones that can be used for defense.
Most of these timber and stones were accessories produced during the construction of the city wall.
In the hilly areas near the Fortress of the Orderer, there are many woods and mines. NPCs, the phantoms of the indigenous people, are usually responsible for cutting down trees, mining ores, and transporting stones.
After players consume the construction value, they can speed up the mining of these materials and use NPC craftsmen to build these materials into tall and solid city walls and various other buildings.
However, since the output of stone and wood is slightly higher than the speed at which players obtain construction value, and many players move bricks in order to make money faster, these stone and wood are actually in relative surplus.
state.
This is a good time to use it to defend the city.
At this moment, someone shouted in the team chat: "Huh? A new batch of supplies seems to have appeared in the armory! There are also props like thunderbolts and muskets in there!"
As soon as these words came out, the players all became energetic.
There are even firearms?
The players near the armory and blacksmith shop immediately got over and found that there was indeed an extra batch of equipment.
There are thunderbolts packed in wooden boxes, as well as various types of muskets, matchlock guns, etc.
The quantity of this batch of supplies is limited, but it is given away for free.
Chu Ge hurriedly said: "Don't move yet! Each commander will send someone to get it, and the several thousand-man teams on the front line will be evenly distributed. Don't grab it randomly! Those who know how to use matchlock guns, bird blunderbuss and thunder should apply to the commander themselves.
The captain will allocate it at his discretion."
The quantity of supplies is limited, and it is obviously unrealistic for every player to have them, and they can only be distributed to some players.
Some players have used matchlocks in regular trial dungeons, while others have not.
Don't mix it up if you haven't used it. If you really get these precious firearms, it's a waste of resources. If you don't know how to use the Sky Thunder to take it by force, it may cause harm to yourself.
At present, Chu Ge has no way to tell whether these players will use it one by one. He can only hope that the players will become more aware.
Fortunately, at least the players in the team basically know each other, and most players should still be aware of this.
If you don't know how to use it but steal supplies, you will definitely be discovered by players in the same team, and you will definitely be despised afterwards.
After all, the team allocation in the game "Dark Sand" is more like a fixed group, not a wild group that breaks up after one fight. Players still have to pay attention to their own image.
Soon, each captain sent people to the armory to take away their own share of supplies.
The players on the front line are all gearing up and can't wait.
Since the end of the last Orderer expedition, they have not participated in such a large-scale national war with many people, and they have long been itchy, not to mention that their equipment has been fully updated at this time!
In addition to the newly issued firearms in the armory, players' own basic equipment has also been upgraded.
The blacksmith shop has been selling advanced versions of weapons before, including shields, waist knives, spears, armors, etc. Players have worked hard to move bricks for so long, and most of them have already replaced them with new equipment.
There was no way to bring these equipment to regular trials, and the number of monsters that accidentally entered the Orderer's fortress was very small, so they might not be able to grab it, so they never found a good opportunity to test the weapons.
Now we can finally have a battle!
Chu Ge looked at these brand-new firearms and had some guesses about the future development of the Fortress of the Orderer.
"The previous armory contained very conventional equipment, such as shields, waist knives, etc., and they were all unimproved versions by General Deng.
“But now, there are not only new-style waist knives, shields, wolf spears, boring handles and other equipment, but also a variety of firearms.
“Does this mean that every time a historical slice is conquered, the Orderer’s fortress will be updated with a new batch of equipment?
"The equipment in the armory is more likely to be given away for free in response to this Orderer expedition. In the future, the blacksmith shop is likely to update these equipment, allowing players to spend money to purchase them freely.
"Furthermore, as long as this expedition of the Orderers is successful, this new slice of history should be able to be eaten, right?
"In this way, as long as everyone continues to work hard to conquer the historical slice, the number of players, combat power, and the size of the Orderer's fortress will continue to expand.
“There’s a lot to be done, a lot to be done!”
Chu Ge couldn't help but be full of longing for the future.
Just imagine, as players conquer historical slices one by one, the power of the Orderers starts from the Great Sheng Dynasty and advances to ancient times step by step. In the Fortress of the Orderers, new cities are rising one after another, and they are mutually reinforcing.
With the power of turning a corner, the entire history is sliced into pieces and made into an impregnable weapon...
Finally, have a hearty final battle with those ancient gods and demons, how exciting it would be!
But one thing is still uncertain: according to the actual situation in history, weapons and equipment must have been gradually upgraded, such as matchlock guns and bird guns in the late Dasheng Dynasty. If you get relatively advanced weapons like Yan and Chu,
Dynasty, isn’t it a direct dimensionality reduction attack?
It certainly can't be that simple.
Those earlier dynasties were closer to the ancient times, so the power of demons must be stronger. It is not ruled out that all these barbarian soldiers will be greatly strengthened by demons.
Maybe the style of painting will develop in a relatively fantasy direction by then...
In short, the progress of the game "Dark Sand" so far is estimated to be less than 20%, and there is still a lot of room for expansion in the future.
While Chu Ge was thinking about the future, the Dongyi bandits and Northern Barbarian cavalry controlled by demons also began to attack!
The number of Dongyi bandits was not very large, only about 10,000; while the number of Northern Barbarian cavalry was a bit scary. At a rough glance, there were at least 70,000 to 80,000 people.
Altogether, there are more than 100,000 people!
The total number of players who are fully equipped is only between 30,000 and less than 40,000. A large number of them have to shoulder the important task of transporting supplies and will not participate in the battle in the early stage.
Based on this number calculation, each player must kill at least four enemies to have any hope of winning this battle.
It has to be said that even if the players occupy a favorable position and have a chance to resurrect, this is still a very challenging task.
"Prepare to fight!
"The west city gate where we are located must be the focus of the demon's attack. Everyone should brace themselves and never take a step back!"
The two captains at the west gate are shouting to the players to boost their morale.
In ancient armies, the elites were always at the front. The reason is very simple. If the elites are at the front, the troops will not retreat.
Of course, the ancient armies would also give adequate rewards to these warriors who dared to charge forward. As the saying goes, "Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men."
The same is true for the players. The two thousand-man teams are basically some brave and capable players, and the job distribution is very reasonable. There is a scribe player in each team to add buffs to everyone at any time.
The players are even more motivated to fight than the first warriors in the past.
The reason is very simple. Players have a chance to be resurrected. Even if they die, they will be resurrected. Even if the number of resurrections is exhausted, they will only enter a spectator state and will not really die.
In this case, of course, the most exciting thing is to go straight to the front line to kill the enemy.
“Boom!
“Boom! Boom!
"Woooo..."
The drums and horns of the Northern Barbarian cavalry sounded, and the cavalry troops like black clouds were already approaching the city.
Those Dongyi bandits did not rush up immediately, but hung around and watched.
This may be because the Dongyi bandits did not have many siege equipment. After all, they were rogue bandits who committed crimes. Even if there were many rogue warriors from the regular army, they would not be qualified for such a large-scale siege battle.
With just a few of their ladders, trying to break into the Fortress of the Orderer was obviously a dream.
Therefore, the demon wisely did not let the Dongyi bandits come forward to die, but instead let the soldiers from the Northern Barbarians attack the city first.
In addition to heavy cavalry and light cavalry, the soldiers of the Northern Barbarians also had many siege equipment, such as trebuchets, large ladders, siege rams, etc. After all, the once prosperous Northern Barbarians could not conquer so many fortified cities with cavalry alone.
's city.
The leader of the Northern Barbarian cavalry rode on a war horse, raised the scimitar in his hand, and pointed at the Fortress of the Orderer in front.
As expected, they chose the relatively gentle West Gate as their main attack direction.
Following the leader's order, the catapults began to throw stones and oil barrels at the Fortress of the Orderer, and the barbarians began to carry ladders and, with the cover and cooperation of the cavalry, launched an attack on the Fortress of the Orderer!
In reality, cavalry siege would look silly.
On the one hand, cavalry is too valuable; on the other hand, it is actually impossible for cavalry to cross the towering city walls. Even if they run to the city gate, they can only dismount and serve as infantry.
But at this time, all the barbarians were under the control of the demon, so the demon didn't care whether the horses were valuable, let alone the lives of the barbarians. The only goal was to break through the city gate as quickly as possible so that the large troops could march straight in.
