Chapter 508: Western Expedition (10) Mistakes

Several imperceptible arrows with orange flames mixed in the [Flame Arrow] struck the top of the wooden ladder, bringing a series of explosions, the runes on the surface of the wooden ladder flickered slightly, and then quickly dimmed, it was obvious that the runes engraved on it could not resist such a powerful explosion.

The dry wood soon burned in the hot explosion, and at the same time the jackals who could not dodge, their clothes, shields, and hair were the best combustibles, and in the midst of the raging flames, there were terrible wails one after another.

This kind of burning is not something that can be extinguished by a blizzard, and it can even be said that the violent storm made these flames burn more violently, and in just a few seconds, those gnolls who were still struggling, frantically escaping, and rolling on the ground were silent.

【Explosive Arrow】

This kind of destructive power is much greater than that of [Flame Arrow], even if it is more than [Fireball Technique], but in appearance, it is not much different from [Flame Arrow], it is difficult to distinguish, and it is difficult to distinguish with eyes.

Of the five wooden ladders, only three remain, and they were only one moat away from the wall of Upland, and behind the moat, there was only a small open space of about ten meters, because it was very close to the city wall, and the moat could not be excavated, in order to prevent the water of the moat from corroding the foundation of the city wall and causing the city wall to collapse.

The foreseeable white-knuckle battle is about to appear...... The Gnolls, who had abandoned the wolf pack tactics, were given some additions to their equipment, and instead of holding weapons made of bone and stone, they held more advanced weapons made of hard wood.

Don't underestimate these weapons just because they're made of wood, which is not made of wood, but wood that has been soaked in animal fat and dried in the sun.

Maybe these things are still very fragile to flames, and they will only turn into firewood in the face of high temperatures, but at least in terms of sharpness and hardness, they are not inferior to those weapons made of bronze, and more importantly, this weapon is cheaper than bronze weapons, that is, it is very versatile.

They don't need ore like bronze weapons, they need to be processed, they need experienced craftsmen to build, they are very expensive, and they need to be carefully maintained after they are made to prevent rust and corrosion.

These wooden weapons are very easy to make, even the women in the family who do not have much knowledge and knowledge can easily make them, as long as there is wood, animal fat and good weather.

You don't need to use it carefully when you're fighting, and you don't need to find a way to repair it if it's damaged, just throw it away and replace it with a new one.

Such a weapon is also enough for the gnolls, at least cutting the leather armor of the Scandinavians is not much of a problem, no, in other words, in fact, it is enough to be a weapon that can cause damage to the enemy, it has nothing to do with sharpness or hardness.

The sudden explosion made the casters of the Attila Army feel hot on their faces, but fortunately they didn't laugh out loud just now, and they didn't say loud sarcasm, otherwise it would only be more embarrassing now.

After the embarrassment, it was a wave of anger rising from the bottom of their hearts, as the most noble spellcasters, of course they would not think that the reason for this situation was that the second wooden ladder was damaged was because of their own negligence and carelessness, because of the little Jiujiu in their hearts who did not show it on their faces.

This is already a common problem of people in high positions, when they encounter difficulties, they always like to attribute the reasons to others, and look for reasons in others, and only when they are truly irreparable, when the real crisis comes in front of them, they will change.

But most of the time, it is too late to make changes when the crisis comes, so every time there is a change in this world, most of the people who fall are those diehards who insist on not making changes.

They will only blame the enemy, the Scandinavian spellcasters, and it is precisely because of their foolishness, because of the cunning of the other party, that they will make such a mistake, that the second wooden ladder will be destroyed and burned to ashes by the raging flames.

Fight back, fight back, fight back

Let the Scandinavians taste the wrath of the Attila army, and let them understand who they are fighting against, and what kind of existence they are fighting against.

What about the two defeats on the battlefield, there is no Beowulf, no Skaha, no Knights of the Red Branch from Ulster, and no witch named Alice in the other army.

In Upland City, the only person who can be called in the city now is Siegmund, the human boy who rose to prominence in the last battle and finally defeated the orcs by luck, Prince Barusenge.

Such a person, such a simple opponent, did not obediently choose to surrender, did not open the city gate and put his hands on the top of his head and bowed to the ground, how incredible it was, what a ridiculous thing.

What's even more ridiculous is that the Atila army, which has an absolute advantage, will be at a disadvantage in the tentative battle because of these people, and will be played by the other party one after another.

Centaurs, gnolls, humans, mammoths, bears

These teams of spellcasters composed of various races, at this time, invariably had the idea of counterattacking in their minds, they glanced at each other, nodded, and without saying anything, buried their heads in the magic of preparing for the counterattack.

Maybe the magic they're using now doesn't really fit the knights' plans at all, or maybe they shouldn't be doing it at this time, when both sides are in the tentative phase on the first day.

However, the most noble casters have capricious capital and power, and when they are united, they squander their magic to complete their ideas and vent their inner emotions.

Those knights can't stop it, and it's impossible to stop it, it's okay to say that a single spellcaster is good, but a group of spellcasters of all races do this, and if they really stop it, they will offend all the races under Attila's command.

Brilliant magical brilliance appeared on the bodies of these spellcasters, and incalculable energy converged in the sky above the Attila army, although it was not possible to know the specific details of this spell, but judging by the strength, it had reached the level of legendary.

In a war that is destined to be protracted, as the attacking side, the side with heavy supply pressure actually uses the power to reach the legend first.

This is extremely rare in previous wars, because in many cases, the commander of the attacking side has the problem of inexperience, thinking that by putting the chips in his hand on the table in one go, he can solve all the problems and win the war.

But in reality, this is not the case, and the casters of the Atila army use legendary spells in a fit of anger, on the one hand, they are venting their inner anger, but on the other hand, they do not have the idea of breaking through the city and gaining the first victory on the battlefield.

The promise that Famine had made to Hogg the Gnoll was already a well-known secret, and of course the spellcasters of other races knew about it, but it was one thing to know it, and it was another to accept it.

The terrible gnoll of the gnolls, the people living in the north have a deep understanding, and it is precisely because of this understanding that it is difficult for them to accept that this fertile land becomes the territory of the other party, and that a united gnoll kingdom appears on the northern continent.

After all, if that really happens, then it is foreseeable that the unrestrained gnolls will develop at a very fast speed, like a wild horse without the reins, and develop a deformed monster in this land.

At that time, what happens in the Baltic Sea on land will also become a matter of course, and the large and powerful gnolls will need more supplies, more land, and higher status.

And the Attila Empire, which is nominally an empire, is actually a super-large alliance united around Attila and several knights, as long as it does not touch Attila's bottom line, then the limited expansion of the Gnolls is also allowed.

Even if the strength of the gnolls is enough to deal with those Scandinavians and he occupies the whole of Scandinavia, it is estimated that Attila will allow it, after all, with the brains of the gnolls who don't have many brains, it is still impossible to have the idea of turning their backs on Atila.

However, no matter how unwilling they were to let that happen, they did not dare to oppose it openly, and the side that made the promise was famine, and their opposition could not only incur the hostility of the knights, but also the displeasure of Atira.

They didn't have the guts to do anything like that, and although it was very likely that the orcs wouldn't have happened now, as the upper echelons of their respective races, they couldn't take the risk for that very small chance.

Among them may be people who can sacrifice everything for personal gain, but more often than not, they have grown up in the clan and obtained the supply of the clan to become a spellcaster, and they also have a status second only to the chief, or even the same status as the chief.

Therefore, when the tribe needs them to give, most casters will not hesitate to do their best, even if it costs their lives.

However, those who can become spellcasters, at least in terms of intelligence, quickly discover the loopholes in the promises that Famine made to the gnolls, or rather, they were not actually loopholes, but the conditions that the famine had put forward in order to achieve its goals.

If the city was attacked without much effort, and if the gnolls did not play much of a role when attacking the city, then naturally that promise would only be a promise, staying at the stage of verbal agreement, and would not become a reality.

No matter how you think about it, it is absolutely impossible for Attila and the knights to hand over this Upland city to each other without the jackals paying much price and not getting much attack.

Therefore, the caster troops tacitly implemented their plan, and even the shamans among the gnolls were involved, due to the limitations of the gnoll race, their IQ was also the lowest among all the spellcasters present, the weakest group, so they were also the ones who didn't understand anything.

While the other casters were all engaged in the preparation of the legendary magic, they were the same, they did not think about what would happen if Upland City was captured by a legendary magic, and they devoted themselves to the preparation of the magic like the other casters.

In the midst of these thoughts, crimson flames turned into a fireball above them, and the hot and dry wind began to blow, colliding with the cold blizzard, creating a stalemate in the air that could be clearly seen by the eye.

This feeling, such a hot feeling, makes people feel as if they are in the middle of the middle of the Sahara Desert in the middle of the death zone, every wind is taking away the moisture from the body, and the hair, eyebrows, and beard are emitting white smoke, as if they will burn at any moment.

The water in the body is evaporating rapidly, and if it is not stopped, it may take ten minutes, maybe twenty minutes, and the whole person will become like slices of meat that have been grilled in the oven, exuding a rich smell of barbecue.

This is also not inferior to the legendary magic that Alice once used in Jutland, and the magic that wiped out the Filipino-British army, including Horosga, with one blow.

However, the power of this magic is worthy of recognition, but the stalemate is only temporary, because the Attila spellcaster army from the beginning to the present has once again made a mistake at this time, a very simple mistake that should not be made by their group of experienced spellcasters.

That huge fireball is very conspicuous, and the power is also very huge, if it hits the city wall, the high temperature contained in it can definitely easily annihilate the runes that the Scandinavians have carved on the city wall, and melt those hard masonry into magma.

When the lava cools, the Atila army will be able to rush directly down the collapsed walls to the city of Uppland, and with the support of the air force composed of dragons, wyverns, and thunderbirds in the sky, the Scandinavians will be slaughtered in a very short time.

However, their opponents are also experienced spellcasters, whether they are original Gothic spellcasters or spellcasters of other races, who have survived countless battles to this day.

Especially the druids from Barusenga, who lived through the last war and then survived the catastrophe that destroyed Barusenga.