"Enemy attack, enemy attack." The alarm sounded throughout the entire Thunder God Fortress in the silent night. When the orc soldiers outside the city wall saw that humans had discovered their traces, they all stood up from the ground, no longer caring about their hidden whereabouts, and used all their strength to They ran towards the city wall of the Thunder God Fortress. The one closest to the Thunder God Fortress was less than 100 meters away.
"Uu~lu, lu, lu, wu~"
The orcs shouted, raised their shields high, and ran towards the Thunder God Fortress as fast as possible. These night-attack orcs were all covered in leather armor made of thick cowhide, protecting their vital parts. , and in their hands were all iron battle axes and solid bronze bucklers. Although these orcs only numbered four or five thousand, they were carrying at least fifty wooden ladders, and the vast distance in the distance was vast. It was impossible to see anything clearly on the prairie. Naturally, it was not known how many follow-up troops these orcs had.
The 5,000 night watchmen on the city wall did not expect that the orc army was so close to them. After the initial instinctive alarm was sounded, the scene immediately fell into chaos. These night watchmen were not originally selected from the same army. Now some mercenaries have been added who have never experienced formal military training. At this moment, the enemy is facing the enemy. These people have no tacit cooperation at all and act completely according to their own ideas.
The soldiers who came to the equipment battalion desperately twisted the winch of the trebuchet, trying to start firing as quickly as possible; while the human archers from the archer battalion swarmed to the edge of the city wall, illuminating the faint light outside the city wall. The shadows of the soldiers who came to the infantry camp were shooting; some of the soldiers who came to the infantry barracks were holding short swords and shields, some were holding long spears, and there were more than a dozen wielding battle axes, standing in a mess on the edge of the city wall, just looking at it, passively Waiting for the orcs to climb, of course there are also some warriors who move the boulders and logs, regardless of whether there are enemies under the city wall, and just throw them away.
And those mercenaries behaved even more chaotically. They basically stood at a loss with their teammates in the mercenary group. Each of their faces also showed various expressions, some were excited, They felt that they could kill as many orcs in exchange for gold coins as promised in the mission. Some were worried. Seeing an unknown number of orcs emerging from the boundless darkness outside the city wall, they wondered if they could withstand it. Some had already turned up on their faces. Full of fear, they were even looking around, planning how to evacuate safely... There were even a few timid mercenaries who looked at the densely packed orc soldiers outside the city and screamed in fear.
Ryan turned his head and looked at his companions, and then at the orc soldiers who were less than 30 meters outside the city wall. He secretly screamed, the defenders were in chaos now, and they might not be able to survive the arrival of reinforcements, but things Now, there is no retreat. Once the orcs break through, they will face thousands of miles of flat prairie. If these green-skinned guys are willing, they can even reach the imperial capital of Fernando.
Although the situation was critical, Ryan's mood at this time was actually calm, as if he was strolling in a leisurely garden. There was no tension or excitement before the war, but Ryan couldn't think about why he was like this, because his mind Many things that General Orlando had given him had naturally emerged, and he soon had a rough but complete plan.
Ryan nodded at Alando, and then recited the spell silently. Six mirror images that were exactly like him appeared around him instantly. After taking protection, Ryan recited the spell and began to gather the fire elements. Soon, After this fireball technique was completed, Ryan also had a fist-sized fireball in his hand.
The ten-meter-high city wall allows a magician standing on the city wall to cast a spell, and the fireball spell released by normal chanting can fly dozens of meters further. However, Ryan's current target is the orc soldiers not far under the city wall, so He paid more attention to the power of this fireball technique.
"Whoosh." The flashing red fireball flew out of Ryan's hand, drawing a beautiful arc in the dark night sky, and landed accurately next to several orcs who were running fast.
The loud sound of "Boom." immediately attracted the attention of everyone inside and outside the city wall, and the strong white light produced after the fireball exploded made many people who directly saw the scene blurred their eyes and could no longer see. Clearing away anything, the magical flames and thick smoke that soared into the sky swallowed up those orcs, and brought up the broken limbs.
After Ryan released this fireball, he was not idle at all. He quickly released another fireball. This time, the fireball hit a long wooden ladder, not only exploding the wooden ladder into dozens of pieces on the spot. It also blew up the two orcs carrying the wooden ladder and an orc near it to pieces.
Ryan's two magics took the lead and shocked everyone, "Magician, we have a magician." This was the excited cry of the human defenders. There is nothing like the imminent battle between the two armies and suddenly discovering that there is a powerful magician on their side. Something even happier,
Ryan also used the power of his two magics to calm down the chaotic state of the human defenders. "Don't be afraid, everyone, the final victory must belong to us." Ryan followed General Orlando's example and started a simple morale boost: " As long as we fight the enemy bravely, our reinforcements will arrive in 15 minutes at most."
"Yeah, kill them."
"Kill, kill."
"Listen to the magicians, they are the smartest."
The constant cries of the human defenders made them no longer have the worry and fear they had just now, and Ryan took the opportunity to issue an order: "Trebuchet, use burning 'balls' to illuminate us, and then use stone bullets to attack distant places." Here, cut off the orcs' follow-up troops. Archers, don't waste your ammunition and suppress the pace of the orcs' attack. The focus is on those guys carrying wooden ladders. The other soldiers please form on the city wall as you usually train. The strongest line of defense, and fellow mercenaries, move those boulders and logs and teach those green-skinned guys a lesson."
When everyone was at a loss, they suddenly received an order from a magician. They didn't think about why they had to obey at all, but directly and subconsciously started to act. Maybe it was Ryan's two beautiful magic spells. The effect produced, maybe human beings naturally hope to wait for the leadership of a strong leader. In any case, everything is slowly developing in a direction that is beneficial to the defenders.
Several powerful orcs forcibly broke through the sniping attacks of human archers. The shields in their hands were equipped with at least seven or eight feather arrows. These orcs put up wooden ladders on the city wall, and then let out a series of unknown words from their mouths. Shouting, starting to climb the city wall on the wooden ladder,
"Boom." This is the sound of bowstrings. Straight arrows are shot out from the city wall, mercilessly piercing the bodies of the orcs carrying the wooden ladders. "Boom." This is the impact of huge rocks, which will knock the climbing people away. The orc warrior's brain burst out after being smashed, and he fell to the ground, "crunch, crunch." This was the sound of the cable tray being twisted, and accompanied by the sound of the ejection rod due to the huge vibration, a burning "cloth ball" was high Flying high, it pointed out the distribution of the orcs to the human defenders on the city wall, and the orcs who were illuminated would soon be attacked by dense flying arrows.
An orc desperately used the shield in his hand to block the spear thrust by a human soldier. Then he grabbed the spear and dragged the human soldier down. But before the orc warrior let go of the barrel of the spear, a 40-kilogram weapon hit him. The boulder hit him squarely on the head, knocking him down the wooden ladder together with the two orcs below him. The other orc nimbly dodged the falling corpses of his companions and the boulder, stuck the ax behind his back, and used his shield. He put it on his head and climbed up desperately. Just halfway up, a fireball roared over and swallowed up the orc and the wooden ladder together. The orc's charred corpse and the burning half of the wooden ladder were helpless. He fell to the ground, but was stepped on by the following orc warriors. Another wooden ladder was set up on the city wall, and another orc began to climb...
Ryan stood on the city wall. Next to him were two identical mirror images. Under the sneak attack of the orc archers, several of Ryan's mirror images used to protect him were shattered. Of course, the orc archers who sneak attacked him were not attacked. The fireball that followed Ryan swallowed him up, and he fell into a pool of blood with seventeen or eight feather arrows in his body.
Ryan calmly observed the offensive and defensive battle between the orcs and humans. Once he needed help and was within the range of his magic, he would release a fireball without hesitation. With Ryan's silent support, Under the circumstances, 5,000 human defenders were able to withstand the attack of 5,000 elite orc warriors, albeit only for a few minutes. This was simply unimaginable before. Under normal circumstances, even if humans defended the city, they would have to pay two to one. Even at a cost of three to one, this ratio is still during the day when various human instruments and formations can exert their greatest effect.
Seeing that the orc army had already attacked an area 100 meters outside the city wall of Thor Fortress, and his own trebuchets were completely powerless, Ryan issued a new order: "Each trebuchet will give up the attack and directly light the 'bubble'." Throw down the wall, and then all the sergeants move boulders and logs to support.”
Alando, who was standing behind Ryan, let out a sharp and long roar, and then shouted out Ryan's order. Several soldiers not far away loudly repeated the orders delivered by Alando, and sent orders to those further away. The companions conveyed that the human warriors who were playing with the catapults immediately stopped what they were doing. They moved the "cloth balls", lit them and threw them down the city wall. Many smart soldiers even aimed at the wooden ladders and threw them out. , letting the burning fireball roll down the wooden ladder, not only igniting the wooden ladder, but also burning the orcs who were climbing. From time to time, there would be screaming orcs with the blazing fire all over the city wall. They kept struggling, and this cry once again boosted the morale of the human soldiers,