Chapter 79: The Imperial Expedition
After Gladstone was trapped at the top, he did not panic, and immediately sent troops to occupy the commanding heights, relying on favorable terrain for defense.
The top of the mountain lacks nothing but rocks and tree trunks, which is an excellent weapon for defense.
The advantage of the beast's large size is gone in front of the cliff.
"There is only one path to the main peak, the rest of the place is a mountain cliff, guard the entrance, I came to ask for help from the Sun Flame Tower, let them harass Andre from behind, and help us tear a hole. β
Gladstone did not intend to hold the siege responsible, but tried to minimize the damage as much as possible.
The knights placed all the small shields they carried with them, and in a daze, they cobbled together a metal wall three or four feet high, with similar barriers every three hundred meters, blocking the road layer by layer.
At the front of the shield, piled with various rocks and trees, was temporarily held in place with a rope buckle, and was manually controlled by the knight behind him.
Fifteen meters behind the shield, at both ends of the bushes, there were also a large number of crossbowmen, and once the metal walls were breached, they would suppress the orcs with a rain of arrows and cover the retreat of the knights.
The flare was lifted into the air, and three rounds were fired in succession, which was very urgent.
Then, red smoke rose from the summit, which spread all over the mountains and fields, covering half of the sky.
"Commander Gladstone seemed to be in danger, and the situation was urgent, and immediately sent a knight order to meet him. β
Alexander stood at the mouth of the city wall, and when he saw the wolf smoke slowly rising in the distance, he was convinced of his worries.
This is a pre-agreed communication signal, and the three flares represent the failure of the surprise attack, and the wolf smoke rises into the air, indicating that they are trapped in place and cannot retreat, and need support.
There are many spies in the city, and even if they attack at night, the pants can get the news in advance, and they can deploy troops much faster than the knights.
But Gladstone was too confident to listen to the advice of others.
This is an advantage, but it can also be a disadvantage.
Of course, if this surprise attack on the granary can be successful, it will be able to solve the dilemma of the siege of the Riyan Tower, and it will also free up troops to cooperate with the Monty Royal City to encircle and suppress the Li legions that are deep behind the enemy.
Unfortunately, this is just a trap.
When the Knights left the city, they were ambushed by the orcs, and they were forced to retreat.
And then out of the city, it will still be the same.
There is a full orc legion stationed on the periphery of the Sun Flame Tower, a full army of 100,000 orcs, and the open plain area gives full play to the advantages of the elephant cavalry.
No matter what formation the knights charged, they could only be trampled by the elephant cavalry.
If you want to help Gladstone tear a hole, it's hard to get to the sky.
"Gladstone is trapped at the top, like a lamb to the slaughter, and whoever can be the first to climb to the top and take off his head, I will reward him with a hundred beautiful maidens, and then make him the lord of the Tower of Sunfire. β
AndrΓ© wore a black blindfold and stood on the back of an elephant waving a battle flag.
It looked like a pirate of the Caribbean.
The orc legions behind him are all ready to move, riveting their strength, and they can't wait to capture the top and chop off Gladstone's head.
"Kill, warriors, the so-called god of war in the Monty Kingdom will stay on the top of the mountain and unleash your wrath to your heart's content. β
Andrei planted his battle flag on the ground, and a large number of orcs flocked along the path to the summit.
But the oncoming rocks and trees repelled them, and the orcs were huddled together in order to take the lead, and the road was narrow, and there was nowhere to dodge, so they could only rush forward hard, and then they were smashed into meatloaf by the rocks.
In this way, he attacked back and forth several times, but he was not successful, and he could not even break through the first metal wall.
"This Gladstone is simply the spiritual pillar of the Terran Knights! Being surrounded and suppressed by the orc legion like this, do you dare to resist stubbornly? Even if you resist stubbornly, you can still cooperate with the battle in an orderly manner?"
Andriy grinned, hating Gladstone even more.
At the beginning of Petersburg, Gladstone relied on 50,000 silver armor to defend the city and fight the street battle, which dragged the 200,000 allied troops of the Pants and Li tribes to death, delaying their plan to make a surprise attack on King Monty by detouring through the Star City.
In the end, it was the spies who took advantage of the chaos to sneak up on Gladstone, which reluctantly captured Petersburg.
In this battle, although he won, he suffered heavy losses and directly crucified Andrei to the pillar of shame.
"Then simply don't attack, anyway, it will take seven or eight days for the Li tribe to reach the southern end of the Riyan Tower, we will guard here, and when the food at the peak is exhausted, it will not be too late to attack." β
Gladstone also has 50,000 light horsemen under his command, and he has a condescending terrain advantage.
However, they did not carry enough grain and grass.
In the previous battle with Gladstone, Andre suffered several big losses, so when he encountered a disadvantage, he stopped in time and chose a more secure plan.
Time is not valuable to Andre, but for Gladstone, every second that passes is one step closer to death.
The scarcity of grain and grass is not particularly fatal, but the worst thing is that I can't find a single fresh water through the entire mountain, and it is all drained by Andre in advance.
If you don't eat, you can survive for seven days, but if you don't drink water, you will definitely not survive for three days.
Most of the trunks at the summit are highly poisonous, and they can only survive on the pitiful sap of grass roots.
During these days, the city lord of Alexandria was not idle, and sent many knights one after another, but they still could not break through the plains outside the city.
The elephant cavalry was in formation and waited on the opposite side.
No matter how many knights they sent, they couldn't withstand a single charge.
In desperation, Alexander conveyed the situation of the battle to the royal city of Monty.
Gladstone cannot die, and if he falls, the knights of Monty Kingdom will lose their backbone.
By the time Chen Feng received the news from the flying pigeons of the Sun Yan Tower, Gladstone had been surrounded for three days and four nights, the food and grass were basically exhausted, and the knight could only barely survive by gnawing on the bitter grass roots.
"Uncle is in trouble, I can't sit idly by. β
Leah picked up the Bauhinia Knight's sword on the table and wanted to push the door to leave, "Convey my order, let General Layton mobilize the Knights, and I will personally go to the Sun Flame Tower." β
"Leah, don't be impulsive, even if you go, it should be me. β
Chen Feng stopped Leah, "It's just, if I leave, who can protect you? Principal Mani and Greenland alone are obviously not the Pope's opponents." β
"The Pope is just an old fool, he has lived for hundreds of years, and the kingdom of Monty is now at war and millions of civilians are suffering, and he only thinks about how to stabilize the divine power?
If the Wizards could help, we wouldn't have fought this battle so hard, and Uncle wouldn't be in danger. β
Leah pulled out the Bauhinia Knight Sword and used the blade to force Chen Feng back.
Follow General Layton and take the Praetorian Guards and the Knights Templar from the palace to the south of the city to review the army.
"Anyway, with the Pope here, it is difficult to lose the city of Monty, and we will transfer half of the Knights. Chen Feng showed his neutron sword and transferred away the sword-wielding knights stationed at the city gate, which was equivalent to emptying half of the Monty King City.
Although the Pope is fighting with Leah's nest, if the royal city is besieged, the hundreds of high-level magicians in the Holy Hall will definitely not stand idly by.
It only takes ten high-level mages to cooperate with each other to slaughter a full army of orcs at will.
Therefore, Chen Feng can rest assured that he can transfer troops and rush to the aid of the Riyan Tower, even if he is all transferred, it doesn't matter.