The iconic low roar of the Hunter family's bear-hunting crossbow sounded. These small crossbows that are easy to move and powerful have been increasing. Now the standard configuration of a legion is fifty. Now Moriel has two legions with more than one hundred.
The bear-hunting crossbows were used at the same time, causing considerable casualties to the orc vanguard.
The short spear-like crossbow bolts directly penetrated the heavy armor of the orcs, causing dozens of casualties to the orc vanguard.
Seeing the range of human long-range means, Gert, who was observing, frowned. The crossbows equipped by the humans in the North were actually better than the human legion in Longxingguan. The range exceeded his expectations and exceeded his expectations.
It exceeded the expectations of the orc commander in front, causing his commander to raise his shield a step slower, resulting in more casualties.
"Shield! Shield!"
"drink!"
The orcs have been fighting against humans for so many years, so naturally they are not as stupid as the ogres. Soon, the orcs in the front row raised their tower shields with both hands, and the orcs behind them also raised their tower shields to protect most of the orcs.
With the round shields on their backs and the heavy armor on their bodies, ordinary arrows could not do anything to the orcs advancing like this.
"put!"
The reloading speed of the bear hunting crossbow was fast enough, and a second round of shooting was quickly fired. This time the orcs were prepared, and the result was indeed much worse than the last time.
Although the bear-hunting crossbow is quite powerful, and there should not be any armor in this era that can block a direct hit, the orc tower shield shoots very skillfully. Compared with the crude door panel of the ogre, the orc tower shield has some
Tilt, the giant arrow does not require direct frontal force to tilt. Although the tilted giant arrow can also cause damage to the warriors behind it, the loss is much reduced compared to facing it directly. This round caused more than a dozen orcs.
The casualties were completely within the range of the orcs.
"It took a while."
Moriel, who was riding a red flame horse, saw the performance of the orc vanguard and gave a rare compliment. In her opinion, based on the performance of these orcs, they can be regarded as qualified cannon fodder.
"Strong crossbow ready!"
"put!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
In the configuration of the Dragon Army, each legion also has 500 strong crossbowmen. These strong crossbows are miniature versions of bear hunting crossbows. They are more convenient to use than bear hunting crossbows. They can be carried by only one person during the march. During war,
Two people can quickly load and use it. This long-range crossbow, which is also produced by the ordnance field and is aimed at heavy armored units, also has a strong armor-breaking effect.
It's just that this weapon that once played a huge role in fighting ogres in the wilderness is still not effective against orcs. The orcs' armor wear rate is really too high, and it is not a crudely made armor. Orcs can actually be regarded as
Civilized races have also been developed since the Elf Empire period thousands of years ago. Compared with humans, the forging technology may be a little inferior, but there is absolutely no generational difference. In addition, the orcs are born with a somewhat different physique, and the armor pieces on their bodies are all
It can be thicker and the defense will naturally be better.
Hundreds of crossbow arrows did not cause much casualties to the orcs, and the two rounds of arrow rain were equivalent to the damage caused by the previous bear hunting crossbow.
"Throwing axe!"
As the distance between the two sides gets closer, of course the orcs will not just take a beating without fighting back. The orcs are generally not equipped with individual bows and crossbows and other long-range weapons, but this does not mean that they do not have long-range means. Each orc warrior will be equipped with two flying weapons.
Axes are thrown in front of the formation. The flying axes falling like raindrops will often directly defeat the unsteady human legions.
The response of the Dragon Army was very fast. When they were more than thirty steps away, the large shield on the Dragon Army's side had already been raised. The Crusaders in the front row also raised the round shields in their hands. These dense flying axes were difficult to deal with.
What threat does it pose to the Crusaders who are at the peak of their knightly strength?
"Dang, Dang,..."
The heavy flying ax made a heartbreaking metal sound. The large shield could not block all the damage. If one missed and hit the head, with the weight of the flying ax and the force of the throwing, no matter how good the quality of the iron was,
Even his helmet couldn't stop him, so he immediately fell to the ground.
The damage caused by the orc's flying ax was greater than the long-range attack of the dragon army just now.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
According to the usual tactics of the orcs, after approaching the human army with a dense shield formation, they began to speed up. At thirty steps, they launched a charge while throwing the throwing axe. Within ten seconds after the throwing ax fell, they were able to engage the human army at hand-to-hand combat.
Most of the human troops that had just been hit by flying axes would be in chaos, allowing the orcs to gain the upper hand in the battle.
But what the orcs didn't expect was that when they just launched the charge, a rain of arrows fell that was sharper than before, and the orcs without the tower shield formation suffered a sudden blow.
The marksmen and great elf archers hidden in the formation began to pour arrows at the charging orcs at the fastest speed. Only these system armies could shoot such a dense rain of arrows in such a scattered formation.
As early as when the orcs were dispatched, Moriel saw that the other party had strong protection against long-range means, and suppressed the system army until the end. The attack occurred only when the distance was close enough and the orcs lost the protection of their large shields. This pair of archers
It's a great test of your mental endurance, that is, the system army can play like this.
In just ten seconds, the sharpshooters and the great elves rained down at least three rounds of arrows. More than a hundred orcs fell in front of the formation, and the most prominent part was limped.
"retreat!"
When the orcs were about to approach, the sharpshooters and the great elves retreated from the gaps in the dragon army's columns, and the subsequent queues holding spears came up to meet them.
"boom!"
Although they encountered a round of extremely fast arrows, the bravery of the orc vanguard battalion was not affected at all. An army that has been fighting for blood all year round would be difficult to stop with such strong long-range means. In the end, the outcome had to be determined by a face-to-face close-range fight.
"Roar!"
"kill!"
The spears had a mediocre effect on the orcs, causing some casualties but not stopping the orcs' advance. These guys, who were more than twice as powerful as human warriors, could even pull the spears of the human front row soldiers in front of the formation and knock the people out of the formation.
Drag it out.
"Chi!"
Ron led a group of crusaders and followed behind the spearmen. As soon as they made contact, the crusaders rushed forward.
The Crusaders are indeed the backbone of the castle. They can easily deal with opponents of similar size like the Orcs. Their sharp battlefield swordsmanship and tacit cooperation can defeat the Orcs in an instant.
It's not that they haven't seen human knights before, nor have they ever seen human knights mobilized in a concentrated manner. There is a knighthood composed entirely of knights at Longxing Pass. This is not Richard's first creation.
But this is the first time we have encountered this kind of heavy infantry phalanx composed entirely of knights, and they cooperate with each other in such a tacit understanding. Except for Richard, no other force can use knights so extravagantly.
Just when the Crusaders withstood the orcs' charge, the soldiers of the Dragon Army did not just watch. These soldiers had high morale and the most sophisticated equipment. The only thing they lacked was actual combat experience. At this moment
It only takes the Crusaders to lead an area, and after experiencing this battle, the Dragon Army will undergo a qualitative transformation.
"kill!"
A large number of Dragon Army soldiers holding armor-breaking hammers also cooperated in groups to fight against the orc warriors. Judging from the scene, more than 10,000 human troops actually fought against 5,000 orc elites, and even vaguely gained the upper hand. This made people watching the battle from a distance