General Kyenst watched hundreds of meters away, tens of thousands of orc soldiers pouring into the Thor Fortress. Although most of the orc siege equipment were destroyed by human catapults, the faces of those orc soldiers could not be seen. Fearful, they rushed towards the Thunder God Fortress in a chaotic manner. They didn't even think about how they could climb the nearly ten-meter-high wall of the Thunder God Fortress, as if their goal was to die in battle at the foot of the Thunder God Fortress.
"A hundred thousand cowards are not as good as ten thousand fearless warriors." General Kyenst softly read a famous saying of Fernando I. His voice was so small that even Adjutant Hans standing next to him did not hear it clearly. When Adjutant Hans was about to ask General Kyenst what he had said, General Kyenst issued another order: "500 meters in front of the target, launch without distinction."
Ten thousand archers loosened the bowstring in their hands, shot the arrows that were already pointing into the sky, then took out another arrow from the quiver behind them, put it on the bowstring, pulled the bowstring again, and shot out again... into the sky Suddenly it was covered by a "dark cloud". The shooters stationed in the Thunder God Fortress are the most elite shooters in mankind. They have undergone rigorous training for many years. If they are aiming at the enemy and shooting, they can fire an average of 12 arrows per minute, and if It is an indiscriminate throw without considering the target. These archers only need to shoot the arrows hard into the enemy's sky. In that case, at least 15 arrows will be shot per minute.
10,000 shooters, shooting 15 times per minute, that is 150,000 feather arrows that can take away the enemy's life. The orc attacking troops did not have much protection at all. Under such a dense attack by human shooters, the losses were huge, like raindrops. Generally, no, it should be said that the feather arrows, denser than raindrops, fell from high altitude and penetrated into the head or chest of the orc, immediately taking a life.
The rain of arrows shot by the human archers covered the entire sky like dark clouds. The attacking orcs were attracted by this sudden sight, and they all raised their heads to watch. The hundreds of orcs who bore the brunt showed no resistance at all, and did not even hum. He was hit by dense arrows and fell to the ground.
When many orcs carrying homemade wooden shields saw this, they immediately raised the simple wooden shields in their hands high and blocked them directly in front of them to block the "arrow rain" attack, but the feather arrows fired by the human archers It was so dense that it was impossible to completely wrap it up with just a small wooden shield, and the arrows that were thrown out had sharp arrows at the front, plus the attack that fell from a high altitude. With such force, a small number of feather arrows directly penetrated the rough wooden shields made by the orcs, and directly hit the heads of the orc soldiers.
"Ah." An orc who held his shield high and placed it on his head as much as possible to prevent his vitals from being hit by the feather arrow screamed. A slender feather arrow penetrated his wooden shield and shot It hit him in the head, and the severe pain made the orc no longer able to hold the shield in his hand. His shield fell to the ground. The orc covered the sparse hair on his head and made no move. Seven or eight feather arrows were inserted into his body one after another, and he fell to the ground covered in blood.
Another clever orc soldier saw that he had been hit by several arrows. He became ferocious. He lifted the body of a companion from the ground and put it on his head. He used his dead companion to block the arrow rain for himself. Now that he is dead, he only has some cattle and sheep, but if he can climb the ten-meter-high city wall and kill a human soldier, he can get a war horse and a good weapon.
Other orcs were inspired by him and picked up their fallen comrades on the ground and filled their shields with them. There were even a few orc soldiers who were not dead and were lifted above their heads by their companions, who heard screams one after another. This aroused the ferocity of the orcs. They let out a series of monosyllabic shouts, carried the corpses of their companions, and ran madly towards the Thunder God Fortress with more or less feather arrows on their bodies. ,
Behind these orc soldiers, the advancing speed of several battering rams also accelerated a lot, because many orc soldiers hid inside the battering rams, using the thick wooden boards of the battering rams to avoid bow and arrow fire. The orcs pushed these siege engines together, naturally speeding up their advance.
There were also many orcs who swung their weapons and smashed down the scrapped trebuchets and parts of the siege ladder. Even a piece of wood was better than charging without any protection, and the wooden ladder of the siege ladder was It was completely dismantled by the orcs. Several orcs carried it forward and rushed forward. One person was hit by an arrow and fell down. Immediately, the orcs next to him took over the ladder and continued to rush forward.
At this time, less than 20,000 of the Black Hawk clan's 30,000 troops are left, and most of them are more or less injured. However, their desire to fight is getting stronger and stronger, and their running speed is getting faster and faster. Faster and faster, they gradually pushed under the wall of the Thunder God Fortress. In the large open space behind the orcs, the corpses of the orc soldiers were lying in various directions. Densely packed bows and arrows were stuck on the ground, and their white tail feathers pointed high into the sky, as if they were A large lush forest,
At this moment, the human archers can no longer use projectiles to kill the enemy, but they can lower the launch angle and continue to harvest the lives of the orcs with more accurate shots. However, the bows and arrows shot no longer fall from high altitude. The impact force is already difficult to shoot through the orc's body.
"Your Excellency General, the orcs are only 100 meters away. I ask you once again that for your safety and the safety of Thor Fortress, please enter the command post immediately." Adjutant Hans said anxiously in General Keenst's ear. He had even already He signaled to the general and the guard commander who was following him. If the general still insisted on standing on the city wall with almost no defensive measures, he would force General Keenster away at all costs.
Fortunately, General Kyenst did not persist any longer. After issuing the order to "prepare for battle", he hurriedly left the city wall with his guards and hid in a strong command post, on the southern wall of Thor Fortress. Below, there is an extremely strong small defensive fortress, which is the command post. This small fortress is close to the city wall. Due to the angle problem, it is almost impossible for the stone bullets thrown by the orc army to pass through the Thor Fortress. Hitting this place behind the city wall, as for the bows and arrows shot by the orcs, even if they really fell on the fortress, how could they penetrate the wall that was at least one meter thick
When resisting the attack of the orcs, especially in close-quarters defense battles, the top commander of the Thunder God Fortress will be here to understand the battle situation and direct operations through the messengers. If the top commander is stationed in a place with relatively weak defenses and faces the orcs directly, On the city wall where the army attacked, if a stray arrow from the orcs hit the supreme commander of the Thunder God Fortress, how would the subsequent defensive battle be fought
When General Kyenst withdrew from the city wall, the frontline commander General Clark assumed the responsibility of battlefield command. He issued a series of instructions in accordance with the orders issued by General Kyenst:
"The first brigade came forward and took over the position."
The four messengers standing next to General Clark immediately raised the two small red and white flags in their hands, and quickly conveyed General Clark's order to the messengers on both sides of the city wall through flag language. After receiving the order, the messengers immediately shouted out. , notified the captain standing near them, and at the same time issued a semaphore to the next group of messengers on their left or right,
Within a few minutes, General Clark's order spread throughout the entire city wall of the Thunder God Fortress. A large number of human warriors holding sharp iron swords in one hand and iron-covered shields in the other hand walked neatly to the north of the city wall of the Thunder God Fortress. On the other side, he focused his attention on the enemy who was less than 50 meters outside the city wall.
"All archers give up their positions, evacuate the city wall to rest, and replenish their bows and arrows."
The archers who had just fired continuously immediately left the first line of defense. Their bows and arrows were of little use in hand-to-hand combat. Besides, in the round of shooting just now, they had basically finished shooting the arrows in their quivers. , it’s time to add some more,
"The second brigade came forward, crossed positions with the first brigade, and cooperated with each other."
Groups of human soldiers holding spears almost trotted all the way to the edge of the city wall. These spear warriors were good at attacking enemies from a distance. The spears in their hands were at least 3 meters long. If they added the length of their arms to thrust out with all their strength, they could Attack the climbing orcs, but the spear warriors have poor protection for themselves, so they need the protection and cooperation of the sword and shield warriors who are good at close combat and have good defensive capabilities.
"The fourth brigade is on standby to provide support at any time."
A few meters away behind the spear soldiers and sword and shield soldiers, groups of soldiers moved heavy stones and wood, ready to give the enemy a fatal blow at any time.
A long wooden ladder was set up on the wall of the Thunder God Fortress. An orc covered in blood let out strange screams and climbed up the wooden ladder. He was holding a whip in his hand. This was his son. It is a thing used for grazing, but if this thing is whipped hard on a person, it can still open a long wound.
The orc raised his head and had just climbed halfway when he saw the faces of human soldiers emerging from the city wall. The orc swung the whip in his hand hard and was about to pull it out when he saw a long stick. The spear stabbed him down. He stood on the wooden ladder and had no way to avoid it. The spear immediately pierced his chest.
The human soldier swung the spear with great force. After being hit hard, the orc's limbs became weak. He could no longer hold on to the wooden ladder due to the spear. He fell straight down and hit his companion. His companion shouted loudly. Cursing, he pushed away the orc pressing on his head, grabbed the wooden ladder with one hand and climbed up quickly, while the other hand waved the bronze ax in his hand, waving it over his head, using To block the spears thrust down by human soldiers,