In the early morning, there were no clouds, and a slight wind blew, bringing a little coolness to the mountains.

Golia, the commander of the coalition forces in the Ural Mountains, gathered all his troops and went to the square that had been set up to sacrifice to the gods, where the shaman and their servants were already preparing, and one by one the pale captives were sent to the open space in the middle of the square.

These captives were captured during the victory that day, and they were not fished out of the swamp, but they did not die, and they were healed of their wounds, and they were provided with excellent food, so that they could come today as a tribute to the gods.

Gloria walked at the front, followed by her retinue of guards and the chiefs and warriors of the tribes, all with reverent and solemn expressions on their faces, and there was an indescribable meaning in their words and deeds.

The shaman and the priest, who had been waiting for a long time, watched the arrival of Golia and the others motionlessly with their slaves and did not come forward to greet them, they now represent the servants of the gods, the majesty of the gods, and they cannot be neglected a little.

Goliath came to this clearing, and in front of her were statues of gods and goddesses, large and small, made of the most precious materials, in different forms and lifelike.

Because the gods of each tribe are different, so they can only be sacrificed in this way, of course, because the strength of each tribe is different, the position of the gods they believe in is also different, the middle one is the god believed in by the Golia tribe, the ancestor of their tribe, and the founder of the tribe.

The servants walked over and put the captives in front of the idols one by one, making sure that each idol had a captive in front of them, and that they all had the same tribute.

Afterwards, Golia took a delicate bone sword from the shaman's hand, and in the sunlight, the whole sword emitted a cold white light, which was a sacrificial weapon that every tribal chief could obtain.

The preparations for the sacrifice were completed, and then the chiefs of the various tribes came to the idols of the gods they worshipped, and invariably plunged their bone swords into the throats of the captives in front of them.

The sound of silk sounded, blood sprayed, and all the tribal chiefs and the soldiers who were watching behind knelt down, buried their heads deeply, and chanted hymns to praise and sacrifice to the gods.

In the eyes of everyone, those forms made of various materials and different shapes began to emit colorful light, and all those who saw such a scene lowered their heads deeply, not daring to blaspheme in the slightest.

It's the gods answering their prayers, without any blessings, not curses, as if the gods are saying, I know, general, very ordinary responses.

After the light slowly faded, the chiefs of the tribe, the ordinary soldiers, slowly raised their heads, they wanted to vent in a frenzy, and they didn't know who started cheering first, and then the others also began to cheer.

The war had not yet officially begun, and it was as if they had already won the victory, and they rejoiced as if they had been blessed with the assurance of victory simply by seeing the response of the gods.

"Victory, victory, victory, victory, victory, victory, victory!"

All kinds of languages, converging into two words with the same meaning, if there are hymns and flowers at this time, then they really seem to be victorious troops.

Levi, who was standing beside Golia, saw the soldiers all in a frenzy of cheers, and his face still maintained a calm expression, as if he were a bystander, and looked at him coldly.

"Levi, you should smile at this time, this is a moment to celebrate, the morale of the soldiers is high, and the battle below is much easier. ”

Gloria saw Levi's expression out of the corner of her eye, and she whispered.

"Gloria, don't be too optimistic, this kind of morale, if you fall into a setback, will become a life-threatening charm, just as the higher you stand, the harder you fall, and when defeat comes, the situation will get worse. ”

Levi sighed, he whispered persuasion, at this time he only hoped that the person he liked could remain calm and be able to maintain a normal mind to deal with this war.

There are too many people in history who have ushered in defeat in this way, and when they have already gained an advantage, they have been overturned by the weaker side because of carelessness or arrogance.

Goliath heard Levi's words, but she didn't plan to pay attention to him, on the one hand, she didn't like to hear these cold water words at this time, which was an instinct that almost everyone has, and on the other hand, she was now the focus of everyone, and it was not suitable to communicate with the same guard.

"Looks like they think they've won. ”

The commander of the Sixth Legion stood on the city wall, listening to the cheers coming from his ears, his eyes looking at the inexplicable light shining in the distance, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily showed a sneer.

"Be careful, the gods have answered their prayers. ”

The herald whispered a reminder, his eyes full of worry.

The herald was relatively young, and after he was born, the gods had left this world, and he had not really witnessed the greatness of the gods, and all the things about the gods could only be learned from books and from the mouths of others.

"Don't worry, the gods just responded to them. ”

The Legion Commander patted the herald on the shoulder and said comfortingly.

But he had already discovered that it was not just the herald alone, but the soldiers who were on the city wall, and the soldiers who saw the light had a worried expression on their faces.

After all, no matter what, this is a world dominated by gods, and the gods have an invincible power to do whatever they want, and the mortals below can't do anything but pray.

The Legion Commander took a deep breath of cold air, raised his right hand high, and shouted loudly.

"Don't worry! Don't worry! Valkyrie's eyes are watching me. ”

The spear in his hand followed his voice, and a golden light appeared in his hand, and all those present stopped moving in their hands, and all looked away, their eyes widened, their mouths opened, and then they knelt down, bowed their heads, and began to pray.

"So, see, the gods are watching us, so bring victory to the Valkyrie, and there is no reason for us to be defeated by the Valkyrie's gaze. ”

It's so simple, the legion commander's single action boosts morale.

"Next, you need to deal with the armies of orcs and gnolls, you fought with them yesterday and knew their difficulties, and today you have to deal with the same enemy. ”

"Remember my orders to you, the half-giants deal with the orcs, take out the orcs as quickly as possible, try not to let them use rage, and the other warriors deal with the gnolls. ”

"You don't have to worry about the trolls and ogres, the bed crossbow and the archers behind you will take care of them. ”

The expression on the Legion Leader's face didn't look like a joke at all, it was clear that because of the orcs and gnolls rushing into the city wall yesterday, the bed crossbow couldn't attack the trolls and ogres well, which caused him to have to let the half-giants enter.

When the first rays of sunlight appeared on the horizon, the battle of the day officially began, and the ground began to shake slightly as the sound of messy footsteps mixed together.

The Baltic people standing on the city wall saw that the crowd was surging like a black tide, even if there was no chaotic order and formation, but the terrible number could still easily smash the reef blocking in front of them, which was suffocating.

"Here we are, warriors, prepare to meet the enemy!"

The generals standing on the city wall were loudly reminding their soldiers to cheer up for the next battle, all the soldiers clenched their weapons in their hands, sweat the size of beans appeared on their foreheads, their hearts were beating rapidly, and adrenaline was also secreted rapidly.

As the enemy drew closer, they could already clearly hear the various shouts, and at that moment, behind them, a dense and neat buzz sounded, the sound of the bowstring vibrating.

A huge dark cloud began to appear in the sky, and then this dark cloud quickly descended, covering the sky, and then the sound of arrows piercing the air sounded, and one after another sharp arrows successfully enveloped the enemy's camp ranks.

A large number of soldiers in rudimentary costumes were hit, and some of the tall orcs were even stuck with multiple arrows, but many more soldiers carried these arrows and marched forward even more frantically.

This is really an army that fought hard with willpower, and in the case of equipment and tactics were at a disadvantage, they stubbornly relied on their willpower to withstand the enemy's arrow rain and rushed to the bottom of the city wall.

Then, as yesterday, they set up the ladders and began to climb up quickly, and the Baltic people standing at the head of the city cut down the ladders with their weapons, and with great force they held the rolling stones and rolled down the ladders.

At such a stage, a large number of orcs fell from the ladder, and in such an environment, there was never any serious injury, because as long as they could not move, they could only wait for death to come.

The Baltic people who are now standing on the city walls still use throwing axes for long-range combat, while shields and swords are used in melee combat, because of their excellent equipment, the only weaknesses are speed and flexibility.

The Orcs' offensive was temporarily stagnant due to the defense of the Baltics, but this stagnation was only temporary, the pressure on the defending side was higher, and they consumed more physical strength, as long as they waited a little longer, and waited a little longer, they would definitely be able to climb the city wall.

"We must not let them come up, the Valkyries are watching us!"

"For our glory!"

The Legion's morale-boosting actions before the start of the battle had an effect at this time, even if they were facing these fierce enemies who were not afraid of death, they could hold their weapons steadily and attack, and they would not be afraid of the other side's madness.

Alice and Semiramis are still right, although these soldiers have become strong enough because of their training, but they are only technically strong, their minds are still very fragile, and their combat experience is still very lacking, let alone the battle between life and death.

"They seem to want to turn this battle into a protracted battle. ”

The herald whispered in the commander's ear.

In today's battle, although the orcs and gnolls charged ahead, and the trolls and ogres followed, as yesterday, there were no giants in the battlefield.

Those giants have played a key role in the previous battles, especially the previous defeat, and if it were not for these giants operating the land, the Baltic cavalry force would never have suffered such huge casualties.

In particular, the move that turned the land into a swamp allowed the natives of the Ural Mountains to obtain a large amount of equipment from the Baltics, so that the orcs really had the means to compete with the Baltics.

"It doesn't matter, if they want to fight a protracted war, then let's fight a protracted war, in terms of logistical capabilities, our Baltic Empire has never been afraid of anyone. ”

The commander of the army said calmly that the logistics capacity of the Baltic Empire is indeed unparalleled in the world, but the premise is that the Baltic Empire is really willing to go all out to conquer this region.

But of course, the legion commander can't tell the truth, because if the soldiers below know the Empire's thoughts, then they will definitely not go all out to fight.

"It's enough for us to hold on to the most difficult days, the elite orcs on the other side are very limited, as long as all those orcs die here, it will be easy in the future. ”

The legion commander looked at the orcs who kept being defeated and continued to attack upwards, and he saw that the upper body of an orc was full of arrows, and his feet had left the ground, and when he was about to fall to the ground, he still squeezed the last bit of strength in his body and threw the javelin in his hand.

A soldier who could not dodge was directly hit by the javelin, and the wooden javelin hit the solid armor and did not penetrate, but the huge force carried on it still knocked down the soldier, and it is not known whether the internal organs were ruptured or directly unconscious.

Such scenes took place all over the battlefield, because of the almost universal doom of the orcs, because of the passage of time and the consumption of physical strength, the defenders on the city walls had begun to hold on.

The half-giants are indeed very powerful, their strength can easily knock the orcs away, but it still brings a rapid loss of physical strength, and those soldiers who have no strength have begun to retreat, returning to the rear to rest, and have just stepped forward to replace them

The soldier could not be in place at the first time because of the armor on his body.

This gives the orcs a chance to take advantage of the situation, these brown-skinned guys, because of the problem of equipment, have less physical exertion, and at this time the disadvantages have turned into advantages.