Chapter 512: Western Expedition (14) Reinforcements?
It has to be said that Zygmund and Siegel made a big mistake in this battle, that is, there was not a single banner figure in their army, especially in the caster's army, and there was no figure like Alice or Nitokris Pharaoh.
No, not to mention Alice, if there were people like Sigoness in this army, who had the prestige, the means, the strength, and the experience to twist these spellcasters together, then the Scandinavians would not have become so passive in the next situation.
Those few fireballs slowed down the gnolls' onslaught, and the burning flames also boosted the morale of the Scandinavians and gave them a respite from the fight.
But in reality, when their magic is not successfully countered by the other side, the Scandinavians should be vigilant and should begin to wonder if they have fallen into the trap of the Attila army.
After all, according to the current situation, the caster power of the Attila army, whether in terms of quantity, quality, or experience, especially in terms of combat experience, is the Attila army has the upper hand.
When you know that you are inferior to the other party, when the other party suddenly shows a flaw and it is very obvious, the real way is not to attack the enemy's flaw like this, but to carefully withdraw the claws that have been exposed, and pay great attention to deal with the opponent's next move.
But now, even if they wanted to deal with the enemy's attack, it was too late, and now that their magic was exhausted and their bodies were weak, they could only watch the enemy's flying troops move towards this side.
Even from a long distance, they could clearly hear the roars of those shocking dragons, and some of the weak-willed people couldn't help but fall to the ground with pale faces just by hearing the roar with dragon might, temporarily losing their combat effectiveness.
For the Scandinavians, who was the most difficult enemy to fight in the Attila army?
However, the higher-ups represented by Siegmund all know that the really difficult enemies to fight are those dragons, flying dragons and thunderbirds, and in the case of flying, this is a difficult advantage to solve.
As long as one side of the battle can fly and the other cannot, then the result is often a one-sided situation, and the least able side to fly has the confidence to retreat calmly.
Now, in Upland City, how many combat forces are there that can fly and engage flying enemies in the sky? How many ways are there that can accurately attack the enemy in the sky on the ground?
Relying on those bed crossbows is indeed a method, but the crossbow bolts fixed on the ground, the loading speed, the skill of the personnel, the wind direction, etc., all affect the play and hit rate of these bed crossbows, even with the help of the magic arranged in the sky, the play of the bed crossbow is still not optimistic.
The dragon's roar lingered in the distance, but their attacks began to rage through Upland, the sky where clouds of blizzards were falling and golden lightning leaped in between.
The cloudy sky is a favorite environment for the Thunderbirds, where they don't need to exert much effort to condense powerful thunderballs to deliver powerful blows to their enemies.
The enchantment placed in the sky is not something specifically for defense, and neither is the magic attached to the enchantment, the golden lightning is unimpeded, but the speed of landing has become a little slower, and it continues to land towards the place where the warriors on the city wall are.
The fist-sized thunderball contained a high concentration of plasma, which exploded enough to destroy everything within a radius of ten meters, and the intense heat could even melt steel into molten iron.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way!"
"Don't stand stupid, these things, don't touch them!"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't get in my way. ”
The Scandinavians on the ramparts were confused by the sudden attack, and many of them had experience fighting the Thunderbirds, and knew how terrible the damage caused by such an inconspicuous orb of golden energy was.
Hard resistance is impossible to resist, the equipment on their bodies is simply impossible to resist the attack of those thunderballs, imagine using a wooden shield to resist the thunderballs, those who do this will only be a staff that does not understand anything.
Dodge, in such a dense place, where they had previously gathered together to defend against the jackals' slings and centaurs' javelins, now made it very difficult for them to dodge.
As for the spellcasters in the army...... Who would expect anything good now from those who had fallen to the ground and couldn't even move, they had forgotten the gratitude and adoration they had given to the caster for fighting off the gnolls a few minutes ago.
One by one, the thunderballs landed accurately on the top of the city wall, and it has to be said that compared to those compatriots who have not experienced any training, the thunderbirds who have fought many wars and accumulated rich experience in these Atila armies have made great progress in controlling magic.
In just a moment, lightning spread across the walls, and even the soldiers who were hit did not realize that they were dead, and before the pain could reach their brains, before the nerves could react, their entire bodies turned into stinking black charcoal, like black charcoal that had been burned out without a trace of moisture.
Because of the density of people, each thunderball took the lives of more than ten Scandinavian warriors, if you look down from the sky, then you will find that in just a moment, the entire city wall full of people, suddenly appeared dozens of strange holes, the inside of the hole is full of black dots.
The Thunderbird attack killed hundreds of Scandinavian warriors and damaged more than a dozen catapults, bed crossbows, and ballistas...... What's more, there were thousands of wounded people who had temporarily lost their combat effectiveness, unconscious on the city walls, unconscious.
It's really getting bad, and now the situation is for the Scandinavians.
In a short period of time, the caster had lost his combat effectiveness, and the morale that had been gathered with great difficulty was lowered by the dragon's roar and the effective attack of the Thunderbird, even lower than before.
On the other hand, on the side of the Atilla army, the gnolls have been regrouping, and this time their formation has begun to become orderly, no longer chaotic and orderly, although their aggression has decreased, but on the other hand, the threat and combat effectiveness of the gnolls have increased.
They were taking advantage of the confusion of the Scandinavians, pushing the wooden ladders at a rapid pace, some of them still holding the stone, and the power of the stone-throwing at close range was much higher, and the accuracy of the stone-throwing was also much higher.
At the same time, the flying units of the Atila Army are also flying towards this place at a rapid pace, and in less than ten minutes, dragons, dragons, and thunderbirds will join the battlefield.
In addition, the legendary magic prepared by the other part of the Attila spellcasters, the long preparation time and the powerful prelude, all speak of the power of this magic.
No, this situation is not just bad to describe, if there is no way to deal with it, today, the first day of the launch, the city of Uppland will be captured.
This is completely contrary to Siegel's plan, he predicted that Upland City would be captured, and he also determined that Upland City would definitely not be able to defend it, but he just couldn't hold out on the first day, and it was captured, which was completely unexpected.
Not only in terms of the loss of combat effectiveness, but if Upland were captured on the first day, then a large amount of the supplies stored in it would be obtained by the Athila army.
It was estimated that Upland would be able to hold on to supplies for more than half a year, and such a huge thing, if it was for the Attila army to consume, it would be enough for them to consume it for half a month.
Now, what restricts the advance of the Atila army is honestly not anything else, it is the supplies, the food to eat, the clean water to drink, the potions used for healing, and the magic materials needed to release magic, which are the main reasons why the Atila army has not begun to land in Scandinavia until now.
Let's make a move, if you don't make a move at this time, then there will be no need to make a move soon
Seeing how bad the situation had become, Siegmund had to go to the edge of the city wall to take out the sword that had been kept in the sword silk and complete a one-man quest to turn the whole battle around as a hero and warrior like Beowulf.
It can already be called a great cause, when the disparity in strength is so great, when the situation becomes so bad, not everyone can turn the situation around, especially in front of the other party still has a strong person like Atira who can change the situation in a region.
However, at the last moment, a hint of surprise flashed across Zygmund's face, and he stopped moving forward and taking out his sword.
Turning his head, he looked in the direction of the sea, the direction of the east wind, in the vast white blizzard, as if something was rushing towards this side, this battlefield that was already covered with blood rushed quickly.
Who is it? Is it the enemy? Attila's backhand, the other Atila army, at this time, at the Scandinavians at their last moments, as the last straw that broke the camel's back?
Or...... The person who came was not the Atira army at all, but the reinforcements of the Baltic Empire led by Alice, as they did last time, forcefully inserted into the battlefield of both sides and changed the situation of the war?
The reason why he did not guess the identity of the person who came was the part of the Scandinavian army led by Siegel was because Siegmund knew that he knew that with the man's heart, he would never run into such a dangerous battlefield.
After all, that man's force, he has never been known for his strength, maybe on such a battlefield, Attila sent him to Valhalla with a light cannon.
It's the Baltic reinforcements, and they're the only ones who will come from the sea to the east...... With the cunning of Alice's woman, she must have known what the consequences of the fall of this Upland city would be, and she must have known that if Scandinavia was conquered by the Attila Empire without much resistance, then the countdown to the fall of the Baltic Empire would remain.
Siegmund quietly breathed a sigh of relief, although he didn't really want to admit it, but the name Alice still carried a lot of weight in his heart, and it could even be said that he had put some of his hopes on Alice, which he didn't know how to describe.
Siegmund was not alone in perceiving the situation in the east, as the commander-in-chief of the Atila army, the famine was also perceived, and as Siegmund thought, he also thought that it would only be the Baltic Empire and Alice who came here to intervene in this war.
On land, Alice is the only one who can get her hands on the entire Baltic Sea, and if the person who comes is not Alice, there is no Alice, then no matter how many people come, they will only be slaughtered by the Atila army.
For Alice, the famine is still fresh in her memory, and in several battles, their Attila army did not take advantage, and it can even be said that the battle in which the war died was also caused by Alice's single-handedly planning.
If Famine and others hunted for the Scandinavian Empire as prey, then their views of Alice and the Baltic Sea were mixed with personal grudges against war deaths.
Although from the overall situation and from the intellectual point of view, they chose the Scandinavian Empire as the first target of conquest and the first object to be dealt with, but this does not mean that they will let go of the Baltic Sea, and it does not mean that after attacking and conquering Scandinavia, they will live in peace with their neighbor Baltic Empire.
Peaceful coexistence, these four words are not surprising no matter where they appear, but they will not appear in the Attila Empire, this deformed empire established by the power of Attila will only keep conquering one land after another, destroying a civilization with one, and finally completing the unity of the entire main plane The clarion call to attack the gods, or destroy on the way to conquest.
Is it the Baltic reinforcements? Similar questions came to the minds of those present who were aware of the anomaly in the east...... The centaur troops had stopped throwing javelins and instead gathered together and began to run back and forth in the field.
They received orders from famine to prevent the Baltic Empire from entering the battlefield and affect the imminent victory of the war, even if they could not defeat the enemy army, they wanted these centaurs to delay the opponent's movements and buy time for the subsequent army to make changes.