Chapter 606: Crumbling
The gates were pounding hard, vibrating violently, but the dwarves had built them and passed through the enchanted walls, which were not something that these gnolls could shake.
The elves are still shooting arrows at the tower, their fingers are no longer numerous, but they still haven't stopped shooting, and in this case, stopping is suicide.
The arrows had formed a rain of arrows towards the gnolls, some of them had arrows stuck in their foreheads and hearts, and the elves were now seeking to kill as many gnolls as fast as they could.
Every moment a gnolls are dying, every moment a gnolls are part of that ladder and are trampled under the feet of other gnolls, even if they are still alive, they are trampled into meat sauce.
There were a lot of dead gnolls, but there were even more gnolls coming up from behind, and they quickly filled the gap in front of them and continued to climb upward.
To be able to become an elven archer, the elves stationed on the arrow tower are all elites, and 100 shots and 100 hits within 100 meters are only the most basic standard, and one arrow per second is the qualification standard.
At this moment, the elves' rain of arrows turned into an iron curtain, and no matter how the gnolls charged, they were firmly blocked by this iron curtain, and they could not move forward.
Even with a shield, the elves were able to make arrows pass through the tiny gaps between shields and hit the gnolls behind them, but that didn't make it easy for them.
They couldn't see any hope of resisting the gnolls, and if they didn't kill a single gnolls, they would rush out two or even more gnolls, so many that they felt desperate.
"Get out of the way, let's do it!"
A dull sound came from behind, and to the sound of rumbling drums, the giants rushed over, holding the stone balls in one hand and dragging the basket with the other, which was full of ammunition.
"It seems that these giants are still smart and know that this is the time to bowl. ”
Alice nodded appreciatively, this method of fighting originated from a sport she used to play called bowling, which was later taught to the Cyclops, and proved effective in the battlefield, not difficult, effective.
"Bowling, what's that?"
Semiramis asked curiously, since graduating from the academy, she had rarely been able to hear words from Alice's mouth that she had never heard before.
"It's a fun sport, it's quite suitable for girls to play, when I was in my hometown, I would occasionally go to play, I don't know if I haven't played for so long. ”
Alice said lightly, the corners of her mouth showed a smile of memory, although the short life was bland, but there are still many memories and memories in it.
"When I get back to Rice City, I'll teach you to play, the gameplay is very simple, as soon as I teach you, you'll learn. ”
"Hmm. ”
Semiramis answered, and the two of them turned their attention back to the battlefield, and the giants soon approached the wall, their bodies a cut above the wall, and they looked blankly at the gnolls who had fallen into madness below.
I saw them pick up the stone balls with one hand, and roll vigorously towards the stairs where the jackals were, rolling the stone balls in a row, like raging waves, and when the stone balls passed, only the stumps and severed arms and the flesh and mucus that did not even exist in the body were left.
What about the madness of the gnolls, in the face of such an attack, everything about them has become pale and powerless, and the only thing left is despair and unwillingness before death.
"Good chance, hurry up and attack, aim at those giants, hurry up and attack. ”
The centaurs in the distance screamed loudly, they didn't care what the gnolls had become, and at this time, the giants who appeared behind the city walls, became the best targets in their eyes.
They aimed at the giant's neck and eyes, hurling the javelins in their hands so hard that the bees flapped their wings and buzzed, and the huge giant had only time to close their eyes and raise their hands in front of their necks.
One javelin after another was inserted into the flesh and blood of the giant, and although the damage of each javelin was small, the dense number still made the giant feel pain, and it felt like an ant crawling up his leg and biting constantly.
"Don't stay here, retreat, retreat. ”
The herald quickly came to the giant's feet and shouted loudly.
The giant did not resist, obediently retreated to the rear, and some druids immediately began to deal with their wounds, although even flesh wounds are not small injuries, but in such a war, the slightest negligence can lead to a different ending, and the story of a nail does not need to be described too much.
Gohm stood at the top of the wall, frowning as he watched the giants who had managed to retreat to the city, the gnolls outside the city were stepping on the corpses and moving quickly, not crumbling from the previous attack.
The number of gnolls is actually beyond Gohm's imagination, compared to the small tribes he encountered in the forest, there are only a dozen or dozens of people, and they are not at the same level as these gnolls, not only in number, not only in their weapons, but also in the battle between them There is an irreparable gap.
"How many gnolls are there?"
Gorm asked the herald next to him, the people who could be the herald were all Gorm's cronies, his deputies, and he handed over many things to them to help deal with.
"More than 100,000, the number of gnolls in the Atila barracks is estimated to be more than 100,000. ”
The herald took a towel from his pocket, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied.
"More than 100,000? All the gnolls of the Northland are here, right?"
Gorm asked again, 100,000 gnolls, it was hard for him to imagine what it would be like for so many people to get together, and he guessed that everywhere he could see was filled with the figures of the gnolls.
"If this is the case, our Emperor Siegel's plan can be won. ”
Although the positions are different, although the two sides hate each other, but at this time, Gohm admitted that Siegel's strategy was effective, Attila's army has so many people, their daily consumption must be an astronomical amount, in the Baltic Empire in the backyard of the Attila Empire everywhere, cut off the supply line now, the Scandinavian Empire only needs to hold on, hold on long enough, the Attella Empire will naturally collapse due to logistical problems.
However, knowing is knowing, understanding is understanding, and Gohm would never approve of Siegel's approach, not only because he and his tribe were placed in the sacrificial ranks, but also because he himself could not accept Siegel's methods.
The Scandinavians have Scandinavian practices, and the Scandinavians have Scandinavian traditions, which are not Scandinavian at all.
Gohm took a few deep breaths of cold air, and he suppressed the emotions in his heart, maybe it was fear, maybe it was excitement, maybe something else, it would affect the emotions that would affect his next judgment.
"How's the battlefield in the skies, I mean our dragon and eagle troops, how are they?"
Gorm didn't have time to pay attention to the battle that took place above the clouds.
"It's not good, the other side is prepared, today's battle is much more difficult than the previous two days, our giant eagles have not been able to break through to the ranks of the Thunderbirds, they have to fight their much more powerful dragons. ”
"What about the white dragons? The green dragons should have caught the attention of the Thunderbird, what about the white dragons, what are they doing?"
Gorm asked again.
"The white dragon is also fighting the other side, but the red dragon and the black dragon are much stronger than the white dragon, and they cannot defeat each other without the support of the green dragon. ”
This is already a more euphemistic statement, to be more precise, after losing the support of the green dragon, the white dragon who faced the black dragon and the red dragon alone was pressed to the ground and rubbed, and had to put down the pride of the dragon and seek the help of the giant eagle.
"Tree man and mammoth, let them stand by in the rear, without my order, they will definitely not be able to appear in the battlefield, this battle has just begun, and the opponent's hole cards have not yet been revealed. ”
His eyes looked at the crazy gnolls below, at the centaurs cruising in the distance, and said.
Gohm was not confused by the current situation of the war, he clearly knew that the other party had not used the real hole cards, and Beamon, Mammoth, the two knights and Attila himself were all characters who could directly turn the tide of the war.
No, not to mention those who haven't played yet, the gnolls in front of them have already put the Scandinavians in a bitter battle, and after the giants' attacks, their offensive has been curbed for a short time, but as time passed, the gnoll's staircase approached the walls again.
With the last thirty meters left, it may only take a few minutes for the gnolls to rush directly onto the city wall and engage in a white-knuckle battle once again.
Gorm hadn't forgotten how terrible the gnolls had been the other day, and even the berserker team couldn't successfully defeat their attack, and if it weren't for that desperate raid, the city would have fallen, and Gorm and his people would have been slaughtered by the Attila army.
It was noon, and the blizzard had not stopped, and golden lightning flashed in the thick clouds, and from time to time you could see small black dots breaking through the clouds and falling to the ground.
At the bottom of the city wall, the gnolls were already less than ten meters away from the head of the wall, and in the previous thirty minutes, they had even climbed the city wall, but the appearance of giants, the rolling boulders, stopped them.
These stops were only temporary, and the gnolls did not stop their charge because of death or blood, and they stepped on a mountain of corpses made of the corpses of their fellow citizens, and with blood-stained weapons in their hands, they struggled to climb.
This is the real cruel war, this is the war that will do whatever it takes to achieve victory, and the life of an individual on such a battlefield is like an insignificant candle flame in a strong wind, which can be extinguished at any time.
The elves on the tower had stopped shooting, their bodies no longer allowing them to continue shooting, their slender palms were now covered with blood, and the bottom of the blood was covered with tiny scars, and fingers
's skin had peeled off, revealing the bright red flesh and white bones beneath it.
They stared wide-eyed at the enemies below, as the gnolls approached the walls little by little, getting closer and closer, and watched as the sense of powerlessness devoured their hearts little by little.
The first time an elf who had never experienced such a brutal war felt despair was more desperate than when hunting wild beasts, when they were pressed to the ground by wild beasts, with their claws on their necks, and their big mouths at hand.
"Don't give up, don't admit defeat, the war has just begun, you all give me a good rest, and there will be enemies you need to shoot later. ”
The representative of the elves, who was also their patriarch, comforted his fellow man with a loud voice, and if you looked closely, you could see that his hands were trembling slightly.
At this time, the elf's heart was full of impulses, wanting to take his people out of this battlefield that had turned into hell, but the reason of being a leader forcefully suppressed the fear and impulse in his heart.
"Don't be in a hurry, calm down, it's us who have the advantage right now. ”
I don't know when, Gom has come to the elf's side, he gently patted the elf on the shoulder, and said comforting in a soft voice.
"In close combat, we Scandinavians can't lose to anyone, mammoths and bears are no match for us, and these gnolls and centaurs are unlikely to be able to defeat us. ”
Gohm's comfort worked, and the elves, who had not participated in the war some time ago and did not know what had happened at that time, easily accepted Gohm's statement.
He regained his composure and began to lead the elves to the rear to rest and prepare for the next battle, only when they had rested and their wounds healed, they would be able to kill more enemies better and more efficiently.
"Hot water, hot water is there, hurry up and get the hot water ready!"
"After holding on for a while, the hot water was boiling. ”
The soldiers on the city wall were already sweating profusely, and there was no way to supply hot water in time because of the problem of time, and the heating speed could not keep up with the speed of consumption.
"Gorm, don't you use fish oil yet?"
The running back and forth made the herald's face extremely pale, although it was the Scandinavians who had the advantage now, but no one felt at ease when they saw the gnolls close at hand.
"Absolutely not. ”
There was unmistakable firmness in Gohm's tone.
"Such a cold and low temperature, if we light a flame on the city wall, it will make the city wall extremely fragile, I don't know if the other party understands this, I don't know if they are waiting for us to use the flame to make the city wall vulnerable, but I must not take this risk. ”
"The gnolls climb the walls, we can repel them, but if the walls collapse, then everything is over, we are just a coalition army, and the other side is an empire. ”
The coalition forces are destined to be able to twist together in the event of victory, and it is decided that they will go their separate ways when they are defeated, and it is absolutely impossible for them to unite and fight against the odds to turn things around.
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