This is the forefront of the Longguan defense line. A city wall that stretches for more than ten miles is built against the slope of the East Ridge. It lies across the path of the orcs heading west. If the orcs want to break through from the center line, they must first bite it.
Dongling is a tough guy.
"Is the First Corps ready?"
"General Casas, the army is ready and can attack at any time."
Casas is the frontline commander of the orcs' battle, commanding ten legions of more than 200,000 troops. His mission is to break through the human east ridge defense line, sweep away all human peripheral defenses in the center line, and lead the troops forward.
Arrive directly under Longxiguan Pass City.
These days, he has been stationed in front of the human Dongling defense line. In addition to dividing his troops and cleaning up the surrounding observation towers, he is also preparing siege equipment. Although the craftsmanship style of the orcs is different from that of humans, the level is not bad, and even the craftsmanship is as good as that of humans.
Even between brothers, they can build a large number of siege equipment.
Casas glanced at the more than 20,000 troops arrayed in front. They were pushing more than a dozen well rails, more than 20 shield carts, and a large number of ladders and long ladders. Their faces were determined, and they had obviously done everything to stand in front of them.
Preparation.
Casas nodded with satisfaction and said to the adjutant on the side, order the First Army to attack.
"yes!"
Casas gave the order, and drums sounded in the orc camp. The more than 20,000 orcs of the first legion began to divide into several square formations, pushing siege equipment towards the defense line of Dongling.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Before the orc army arrived, the first thing to show its force was the trebuchet position set up by the orcs. A large number of stones were smashed against the city wall of the East Ridge defense line. The trebuchets of this era were generally accurate, and the error was within fifty meters.
But once the number increases, they can still create the feeling of a rain of rocks from the sky, effectively suppressing the defenders on the city wall.
The orcs didn't expect that dozens of trebuchets could smash down the city wall that humans had built for hundreds of years. They just wanted to create some conditions for the siege troops.
The gravel smashed against the city wall, and the human soldiers couldn't stand still and take the hits. Some soldiers held their shields and hid in the corners of the city wall. These places were blind spots for catapults to throw stones. They were designed from the beginning.
It was used by soldiers to take shelter.
But there were always a few unlucky ones injured by flying stones, and screams could be heard from time to time on the city wall. Hundreds of stones were thrown down by the orcs, always causing casualties to dozens of human soldiers.
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"Order the No. 3 trebuchet position to prepare!"
"Towards the 45-degree direction of the southeast corner, replace all arson bombs."
"emission!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Facing the orcs' trebuchets, the human side is not without the ability to counterattack. After all, it has been in business for so long. If they don't even have the means to counteract the trebuchets, then the defenders of Dragon's Breath Pass in the past are too incompetent.
There are four trebuchet positions in the entire Dongling defense line. They are arranged on gentle slopes and covered by the city wall. Once the orc trebuchets are fired and the target is exposed, the trebuchets on the East Ridge can immediately launch a counterattack.
Dozens of arson bombs smashed into the orc trebuchet formation, igniting several trebuchets at once. The surrounding orcs rushed up to put out the fire, which instantly relieved the pressure on the defenders on the city wall.
"Trebuchet position No. 4, prepare five hundred meters in front of the pass."
"emission!"
"Bang! Bang!"
Dozens of stone bullets were thrown directly at the orc army attacking the city. These attacking orcs did not have a place to hide like the humans on the city wall. The most they could do when attacking from the ground was to hide behind the shield cart's well.
, most of them can only stand in the open space with their shields raised and carry them.
The power of these more than ten kilograms of stones thrown by the trebuchet is beyond the ability of ordinary heavy armor to withstand. If they are hit at will, they will be killed in one blow. Even a warrior-level orc will not be able to survive if he is hit by a stone bullet.
Only a powerful orc at the level of a great warrior can directly use his fighting spirit to split stone bullets in mid-air to resist them head-on. Even a moving well railing was immediately decomposed when it was hit by a stone bullet. A well railing more than ten meters high
It collapsed directly from the waist, causing the surrounding orc soldiers who were pushing the shaft to flee.
What's even worse is that some of the stone bullets shattered after they hit the ground, and the flying stones that flew up were also very powerful. Even if they hit the orc soldiers, they could still cause some internal injuries even if they couldn't break the armor. Basically, they would lose most of their armor with just one touch.
Combat strength.
This round of stone bombs alone caused dozens of orc casualties, and the trebuchets of the human defenders did not stop attacking. The orc army was hit by stone bombs again when they marched to a distance of 300 meters in front of the city wall.
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For trebuchets of this era, it was not easy to adjust the attack distance and angle. Generally speaking, it was difficult to attack moving military targets.
But humans also have a solution, which is to arrange more trebuchet positions and adjust the distance and launch angle in advance. When the orc offensive troops enter the attack range of another trebuchet, they will immediately encounter another trebuchet.
Trebuchet attack.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"ah!"
Nearly a hundred stone bullets flew towards the attacking orc army again, and about half of them fell into the orc formation, causing dozens of orc casualties.
However, this level of casualties cannot even dampen the morale of the orcs. The orc troops in this first round of attack are all elites from the northern grassland legion. They can be regarded as warriors who are used to life and death. In addition, the orcs are already
They are brave and brave, and most of them live in poor environments. When some tribes of orcs get older, they will even take the initiative to walk into the blizzard on the plateau. They take death much lightly than humans. Now, any orcs who have the power to propel siege equipment
Once it falls, the orcs behind it will immediately catch up and continue to push the equipment forward, while the other orcs still hold up their shields and follow the siege equipment.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
The commander on the orc side was not just a freeloader. When the trebuchets in the East Ridge continued to show off their power and caused casualties to the attacking orcs, the orcs also roughly judged the location of the human trebuchet based on the flight trajectory of the stone bullets, and responded.
The human trebuchets fought back, which also caused trouble for the human trebuchet positions.
"Lord Taize! The No. 7 trebuchet position was attacked by orcs' arson bombs! Five trebuchets were lost!"
"Let them move the trebuchet to position 10 and wait, and don't counterattack for the time being!"
"Yes, sir!"
Taize's command tent stood on the back of a gentle slope behind the East Ridge. The view here was wide and he could observe the situation of the entire battlefield and grasp the dynamics of the battlefield at any time.
At this time, the attacking army of the orcs has approached the city wall of Dongling, and the real battle that determines success or failure is about to begin. Although the trebuchets in this era have some effect, they are still difficult to play a decisive role in the battle like the God of War artillery.
, especially in this era of extraordinary military force, in the end the war will still have to be fought with real swords and guns.
"kill!"
There is no doubt about the bravery of the orc warriors. The first few thousand-man teams quickly set up long ladders and began to attack. The movements of these heavily armored orc warriors were not greatly affected. Among them, the brave ones held weapons in their mouths, but
In a few seconds, he rushed up to the ten-meter-high city wall.
"boom!"
However, the orc warriors who rushed up at this time faced the human soldiers who were waiting for them. Most of them were knocked down by the stones thrown from the wall when they were halfway up, as well as the spiked crossbars.
Going down can even clear the entire long ladder of orc warriors.
"Oil!"
"fall!"
"ah!"
"Zizzizi!"
The Dongling defense line was well prepared, with almost all imaginable defensive facilities in place, from rolling stones, rolling wood, and kerosene to trebuchets and crossbows. As soon as the orcs got close to the city wall, heavy rain poured down on the city.
The hot oil in the pot, the orc soldiers who were splashed with hot oil all let out shrill screams. The boiling hot oil also made a sizzling sound when it was poured on the orcs, directly scalding a layer of skin. If you smell it carefully, you can even smell it.
There is a smell of meat.
"boom!"
Along with the hot oil came torches, and several long ladders were directly set on fire and became unusable.
But these are just appetizers. Even the orcs who attacked with long ladders were just cannon fodder to distract human forces. After several long ladders were burned, more orc warriors rushed from behind the shield cart with long ladders.
Come out and continue the attack without any hesitation.
The focus of the attack finally fell on the dozens of huge wells.
"aim!"
"put!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
As the well is getting closer, the arrows on the city wall are also hitting the well one after another. There is a heavy template in front of the well, and the orcs even put iron sheets in front of it, so that the arrows will penetrate the well.
It is almost impossible to do it in the well, but the original purpose of these arrows was not to directly harm the orcs in the well.
These arrows were wrapped in cloth soaked in kerosene, lit and then shot towards the nearby well. Their only purpose was to set the well on fire.
However, this task is quite difficult to complete, and the orc craftsmen are not stupid. They naturally know what the well is most afraid of. Although the well is made of wood, it is divided into layers. The iron layer, sand layer and partitions are all designed to be quite
Excellent, except for the small fires that broke out in two well rails and were quickly extinguished, the other well rails clearly had a large number of fire arrows stuck in them but showed no signs of burning.
"boom!"
The nearest well was completely close to the city wall. The thick wooden passage hit the wall heavily, forcing several human soldiers back. This wooden passage was nearly two meters wide, enough for two orcs.
The soldiers passed in parallel, and when the road leading to the city wall was erected, the orc warriors who had been hiding in the belly of the well quickly swarmed towards the city wall.
"kill!"
The road leading to the city wall is not that easy to walk. There have long been human knights with elite forces guarding the section of the city wall near Jinglan. The defense line of Dongling is not short of troops now. This section of the defense line is
Hundreds of thousands of troops were deployed, and there were many strong knight-level warriors.
When the first orc warrior jumped down from the passage through the well, he was greeted by spears piercing him from all directions.
The orc warriors were so strong that they couldn't stop several spears from coming at them, and they were soon driven off the city wall.
"boom!"
"kill!"
At this time, an orc warrior fell directly into the ranks of human soldiers, and swept down several human warriors with a single wave of the battle ax in his hand. This orc warrior did not come through the passage set up by the well, but climbed up
When he reached the top of the well, he relied on his warrior-level strength to jump directly into the crowd from a higher place.
Although it was a risky move, the effect was indeed good. An orc warrior jumped into the formation, causing confusion among the human soldiers. Even the attacking orcs found the opportunity to rush to the city wall.
"Knights!"
"East Ninth Section support!"
In order to deal with the orc warriors relying on their bravery to break through, Taize also gathered some knights as support forces on the city wall. When a crisis was discovered on a section of the city wall, the knights reacted quickly and surrounded the orc warriors who broke through.
"Chi!"
"clang!"
Although the orc warriors were brave, they also fell behind the large group of human soldiers. These defenders of Longxing Pass were all well-trained regular troops of the kingdom. After experiencing the initial panic, they quickly reacted. After the knight master
Under the leadership of the leader, he launched a siege on the orc warrior, and soon the orc warrior was beaten by several spears.
"kill!"
"Drive the orcs away!"
The battle on the city wall is still under the control of humans for the time being. Although the orcs have successfully passed through the well and gained the opportunity to fight hand-to-hand on the city wall, their numbers are not large after all. The number of troops who can scale the city wall at one time is no more than a thousand.
At first, the orcs figured out the advantage of force and occupied several openings, allowing more soldiers to board the city and gradually expand the victory. However, the human soldiers refused to give in. Even if the orc soldiers climbed to the city wall through the well, they were suppressed in one place.
Within a very small scope, it is difficult to make any big breakthroughs.
"Order the Fifth Flag Regiment to move towards the western section, let the prepared Seventh Flag Regiment go up, and then add a knight team to act together, so that the orcs on the wall don't find any chance!"
"Yes, Lord Taize!"
Following Taize's order, the human soldiers on the defense line made slight adjustments. If someone could overlook the overall situation from the sky at this time, they would find that every movement of the human army was just right, and the commander was like a micro-manager.
Use each team to the limit.
Currently, Taize is the only one who dares to command the army in this way. In the hands of people who are not skilled enough, the micro management method can easily become a random command that is divorced from reality. Most micro management experts will eventually become a laughing stock. After all, the situation on the battlefield
Things are changing rapidly, and commanders at the rear are often unable to grasp these changes as quickly as possible.
But Taize's command seemed to be as he expected. Some support troops even arrived at the place where the orcs were preparing to break through in advance. As soon as the orc warriors opened the gap, they were quickly blocked again by the reinforcements transferred by Taize.
The orcs who had to attack felt extremely uncomfortable.
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The battle lasted from the morning until the afternoon and when the mountain was approaching sunset, half of the wells that had been continuously devastated by fire arrows finally started to catch fire. The attacking orc army finally received the order to retreat after leaving behind tens of thousands of corpses.
After the golden sound of "Dang, Dang" sounded for retreating troops, the attacking orcs retreated like a tide...
