Five hundred and twentieth chapters take a sharp turn
Longxiguan
This majestic pass that lies between orcs and humans has gone through countless wars since its construction. Not only has time not eroded this majestic pass, but it has been continuously reinforced for hundreds of years, making the defenses of Longxing Pass more and more perfect. .
In addition to the outer defense lines such as Dongling, there are also two walls at the pass that are more than ten miles wide. Among them are archery towers, bunkers, trenches, bed crossbows, and trebuchet positions for counterattacks. In some places, trenches were dug even at the expense of man-hours. It formed two ring-shaped structures, nearly two meters wide at the widest point and nearly three meters deep. One was covered with sharp wooden thorns, and the one that fell first had little chance of climbing out. The other was shallower but full of piles of wood. For flammable dry materials, you only need to pour oil on them, and they will quickly burn out a wall of fire when encountering an open flame, which can greatly deter enemies.
There are even heavy trebuchets more than ten meters high on the mountain walls at the two places. Not only do they have a long range, but they can also throw boulders with a diameter of more than one meter, which can directly destroy the large siege equipment of the siege party, and when the attacker gets closer, You can carry out a long-range attack on the opponent in advance.
After approaching Guancheng, we had to encounter the firing of thousands of crossbows. The intensity of the firepower was abnormal. As for conventional defensive weapons such as rolling logs, pounding stones, kerosene, and gate-locking knife carts, there were even more number.
Of course, the fundamental factor in war is still people. No matter how strong the city defense is and how well prepared it is, if the army has no combat power and no fighting spirit, then no matter how good the city defense is, it is empty talk. However, the army of more than one million at Longxi Pass is the kingdom of mankind. Thanks to the emergence of many wise kings in the kingdom, although the kingdom has existed for hundreds of years, the degree of corruption of the ruling class is not too high. Although the army is not as powerful as the founding army, it is generally online. In this state If we look at the dynasty in ancient China, it may still be in the so-called ruling and prosperous stage.
It stands to reason that if a large number of troops with tenacious fighting will are stationed at such a powerful pass, and with the backing of a country with relatively strong national power, it is definitely difficult to win such a strong city, but the war on this continent is far from easy. Cold weapon war is so simple.
Not to mention those knights and warriors with extraordinary combat power, the addition of creatures like giant dragons to the war completely changed the situation of the war. In a sense, the giant dragons are comparable to the existence of fighter jets on the Blue Star, or both land and air forces. The fighter jet used can not only fight in the sky, but also can transform into a tank and directly chase soldiers on the ground after landing on the ground.
"boom!"
"Dragon!"
"The dragon is here again!"
"crossbow!"
"Prepare the Mighty Crossbow!"
There was almost no stagnation in the pace of the orcs' attack. After seizing the defense line of Dongling, the orcs only paused for a day to wait for the deployment of siege equipment. After the siege equipment was in place, they immediately launched the first pass of Longxingguan. attack.
The trebuchet positions on the cliffs on both sides took the lead in fighting back against the attacking orcs. Dozens of giant stone bullets smashed into the orc formation. These stone bullets caused little casualties to the orcs, but they made the orcs who were hit extremely deathly. Tragically, the huge boulder thrown from a distance of a thousand meters is enough to turn all heavy armor into iron-clad flesh, and it is difficult for even a warrior-level orc to dodge such an attack.
On the contrary, the kerosene bombs fired among them were more threatening. These kerosene bombs carrying black smoke in the air fell into the orc attacking team and quickly started a fire several meters high, causing the orcs to cause small-scale volleys of fire from time to time. confusion.
Some boulders even accurately hit a moving well. This nearly 20-meter well was approaching Guancheng like a tall monster. However, the moment it was hit by the boulder, it could have been
Ignoring the heavy crossbow fire, the well suddenly made a roar, and then collapsed on the spot. The scene looked quite spectacular.
It's just that these heavy trebuchets didn't last long. When they defeated a well, they were immediately regarded as a threat by the orc commander. Several white dragons on both wings quickly separated from the team and attacked both sides of Guancheng.
trebuchet positions.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."
The bed crossbows and Shenwei crossbows placed on the cliffs on both sides were already ready to fire at the incoming white dragon.
In fact, there were no giant crossbow guards next to the trebuchet positions on both sides, and there was no need for any guards at all. They only needed a group of soldiers to operate the trebuchets, because originally the orcs had to attack the first pass of Longxing Pass before they broke through.
It is difficult to get close to the heavy trebuchets on both sides. In order for them to stop, they have to wait until they have exhausted their reserve of stone bombs.
But now it doesn't work. With the help of the white dragon, the orcs have an absolute advantage in the air. Before the infantry can break the city, the white dragon in the sky begins to try its best to remove obstacles for the orcs. Naturally, the human officers are also aware of the changes in the war situation.
, when arranging the defense, a large number of bed crossbows and Shenwei crossbows were temporarily allocated near the trebuchet positions on both sides.
Unfortunately, there are not many of them and their mobility is not strong. Thousands of Shenwei crossbows are definitely not enough to defend this line of defense that stretches for dozens of miles. Even if it is a key defense, it is difficult to take everything into account.
Dozens of giant crossbows were shot from the cliff, but Bai Longduo in mid-air avoided most of the arrows by relying on his flexibility. The giant crossbows of this era actually have the same virtue as the trebuchets, and they cannot be expected to follow them.
Modern anti-aircraft guns seem to have too much accuracy and can only barely determine the direction and range. Only the most experienced crossbowmen can barely improve the hit rate of this giant crossbow.
The first round of the giant crossbow was not without any results. The white dragon charging at the front on the left wing was pierced into the stomach by a giant arrow because it couldn't avoid it. The giant arrow broke through the white dragon's hard scales with great force.
, pierced Bailongdu’s abdomen more than one meter deep.
It caused the white dragon to let out a roar of pain. In this situation, if it were the previous group of cowardly dragons from the kingdom's dragon knights, they would probably have to passively avoid the fight when they discovered that the enemy was capable of causing fatal damage to themselves. But the white dragon was different.
These white dragons, who were forced into the battlefield by their family heads, came with a life-threatening mentality as soon as the war started.
After his companion was seriously injured, he not only did not retreat, but rushed towards the trebuchet positions on both wings at a faster speed. At this time, the second weakness of the giant crossbow appeared again. The loading and preparation speed was too slow. This design can hurt the giant dragon.
The heavy crossbow, even after Richard's optimization, still requires several soldiers to cock it at the same time, and it takes at least a minute from loading to re-aiming and shooting.
One minute may not seem like a long time, but it is too long in a rapidly changing place like the battlefield. One minute is enough for the cavalry to complete two charges, and it is also enough for the white dragon to fly the remaining distance...
Amidst the desperate shouts of the soldiers on both sides of the cliff, fires were ignited on the mountains on both sides of Guancheng. It was the white dragon that used its dragon breath to ignite various defensive equipment arranged on both sides. At the cost, two white dragons were injured, and one white dragon was injured.
The dragon fell on the mountain.
But the death of a white dragon was completely worth it to the orc army at this time. They had eliminated the threat to the attacking army on both wings, and large siege equipment like Jinglan had almost no threat...
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The stone bullets thrown by the orc trebuchets hit the city wall of the first pass of Longxing Pass crazily. However, this pass, which was built completely according to the terrain, was almost completely immune to the attacks of the trebuchets of this era. The stones hit the pass continuously.
It didn't even cause a few vibrations. The base alone is a majestic pass of more than ten meters. Even the cannons from World War II may not be able to blast it away quickly. The boulder is no different to it than scratching an itch.
But having to be hit without being able to fight back is a very demoralizing thing. Facing the overwhelming stones, some unlucky people are always hit and then scream and fall to the ground. This kind of depression makes some people hide in corners to avoid the stone bullets.
The soldiers were eager to fight the orcs in hand-to-hand combat rather than wait here for God's will.
"Ready to fight!"
"Drive the orcs away!"
Finally, when the orcs got closer and closer to the city wall, the trebuchet stopped firing. This long-range weapon with impressive accuracy would hit one of its own if it continued to hit.
"kill!"
A large number of orcs set up extended ladders at the corners of the wall. Although they were mentally prepared, many orcs still felt dizzy when they looked up from the city. The height of Longxing Pass, which was more than 20 meters, almost topped the entire era, and the orcs did not.
After conquering such a terrifying city, it was almost 40 meters to climb up the ladder from the bottom of the wall. The time it took was enough for the human soldiers to wash their hair several times with kerosene.
However, military orders are hard to disobey. No matter how high the city wall is, the orc soldiers who have arrived in front of the city wall cannot retreat or charge forward with weapons or shields on their backs.
"Leimu!"
"put!"
"boom!"
"ah…!"
Several orcs who had climbed halfway up the ladder were directly knocked down by the hammer. If they fell to the ground at this height, they would be dead or disabled. Of course, the defenders on the city were even more ruthless.
"Here, pour the golden juice for me!"
"Zi!!"
"ah!"
The boiling golden juice is even more terrifying than kerosene when poured down, and all the orcs who are hit by it are rolling all over the floor. The terrifying thing about this thing is that it will not only cause burns, but also cause a large number of infections. The orcs are almost primitive.
The only problem with using golden juice is that there is a stench on the city wall. The soldiers operating on both sides even have to cover their noses with wet cloths to dare to be normal.
breathe.
The orcs' ants took a lot of casualties as soon as they attacked the city, but everyone knew that this was just the beginning. The casualties of more than a thousand people could only be regarded as a small splash in a war of this scale.
"boom!"
The real siege beast finally approached the city of Longxingguan shortly after the ladder was erected. The difficulty of building such a siege well, which is the same height as Longxingguan, is actually not small. It has to maintain its height when it goes up.
With a stable structure, the requirements for craftsmanship will become higher and higher, which cannot be built by ordinary craftsmen. In this round of attacks in front of Longxing Pass, as many as ten such giant wells appeared...
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
When Jinglan approached Guancheng, first a burst of intensive fire from the crossbowmen on the Jinglan knocked down many human soldiers on the city wall, and then the wooden planks connecting the Jinglan and the city wall hit the wall, causing a loud noise.
"kill!"
Without any pause, a large number of elite orcs rushed out from the belly of Jinglan.
"clang!"
The first batch of orc warriors who were able to ascend the city by the well were all elite, and the leaders were all warriors and even masters of the great samurai level. They almost jumped over the three-meter-long passage and landed on the city wall, fighting with the surrounding human warriors.
stand up.
Facing the approaching well, the human defenders would certainly not be unprepared. With the giant arrow unable to destroy the well, a large number of knights and quasi-knights were already waiting near the well. The moment the orc warriors came up, the strong human beings
He cooperated with the rush formation to suppress the orcs with all his strength, not giving the opponent too much space, and trying his best to limit the opponent's range of activities.
For a time, a fierce offensive and defensive collision fell into a stalemate. This stalemate was actually quite unfavorable to humans. As the attackers, the orcs had already fought with humans on the city wall not long after the war began.
In the future, the casualties of human warriors will be much higher than that of orcs. If this pace continues, sooner or later the orcs will exhaust the defending humans first...
…
However, this stalemate did not satisfy Gro.
In the distance, Gro held a spear in one hand and looked at the battlefield where fighting continued in the distance. Almost every second, two digits of orc warriors fell from the city wall or lost their lives.
But in the eyes of Gro, this is a normal thing. What he is dissatisfied with is the slow progress of the entire attack...
"Chief Yisr, let Bailong come up."
"Hmph..."
Isl on the side squealed slightly dissatisfied, but in the end he did not refuse Gro's proposal. Hundreds of white dragons carried the giant arrows on the city wall and rushed towards the city wall. This was a force that could directly break the stalemate.
