Chapter 585: Bloody Siege (I)
After a few seconds of silence, the three of them finally reacted, and then Renault tentatively asked Xiao Storm, "Are you talking?"
Xiao Storm didn't have any expression, and naturally replied with one word: "Hmm." β
Renaud and the other two looked at each other, they were a little speechless, they didn't expect this person to be able to speak, Ngawang's face immediately pulled down, and immediately said: "Hey, you're not dumb, then why haven't you said a word in the past two days? I asked you so many words and you didn't answer a word?"
It's impossible to say that he is not angry, Ngawang is simply angry, in the past two days, he has been very patient to take care of Xiaobang, and bought him food and clothing, it is really pitiful to see Xiaobang, Ngawang is rare to be gentle once, and thought he was dumb, and sympathized with him more, this is good, this girl can speak, and he has not said a word to him for two or three days, Ngawang has not asked less.
Seeing that Ngawang was really angry, An Luoluo hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Hey, don't be angry with the child, maybe he has something to hide? Besides, it's only been a few days since we fished him out of prison? β
Ngawang was still muttering something, but Renault looked at Xiao Storm with interest and said, "What did you just say?"
Xiao Storm looked up at Renault, a pair of clear eyes were frank and natural, and then said, "I also want to participate in the battle." β
After Renault made sure that he had heard correctly, he squatted down, let his eyes be parallel to Xiao Tyran, looking at this half-grown child, he didn't mean to be shy, he also looked at Renault directly, his expression was a little unnatural, and after a while Renault said, "Why do you want to participate in the battle?"
Xiao Storm didn't look at Renault, but lowered his head and said, "You guys are good to me, I want to do something, right?" β
Renault was happy, and bared his teeth at Ngawang, indicating that the little guy would still be grateful, and the latter's face was finally better, and then Renault asked, "What? After two days of hard work, you think we are good? Maybe we lied to you." β
Xiao Bang lowered his head and whispered, "No, I can feel it." β
An Luoluo kicked Renault with his toe and said, "Hey, Nuotuan, don't tease him, there is still a war now." β
Renault also realized that it didn't seem appropriate to ask this kind of question now, and then paused, and said with a somewhat serious expression: "You should understand what we're doing now, right?
Ngawang continued: "Didn't I say it, boy, it's good that I let you come with me, you still want to join the fight, you are such a little brat, you are going to go to war, what do other people think of us? Not to mention that we abuse children?"
Xiao Storm was obviously a little uncomfortable with such an occasion, and lowered his head and said in a lower and lower voice: "I want to try." β
Renault felt amused, stood up, and regardless of the reaction of the other two, he took Xiao Tyrant's hand and led him to the front of Basaka not far away, and then naturally took a warrior's saber, this warrior has a gun and a shield, Renault took his saber and he didn't dare to say anything.
Renault handed the knife to Xiao Storm, a long knife of more than a meter, almost as tall as him, Xiao Storm hesitated for a moment, then took it, Renault squatted down and patted his cheek and said, "How is it?
Xiao Storm just nodded, didn't say anything more, Renault stood up, then patted Basaka on the shoulder and said: "This little ghost will stay in this post with you, you don't have to worry about him, just do your own thing." β
Basaka's post is to guard the city gate near the city gate tower more than a person wide, although Basaka is a little strange Renault's behavior, but Basaka is very respectful of Renault, Renault said he will do so, nodded at Renault, said no opinion.
Renault patted the tower-like man again to express encouragement, let him cheer, and no longer cared about the little storm and the inexplicable soldiers around him who didn't dare to ask, turned around and walked back.
An Luoluo looked at Xiao Tyrant holding a big long knife very uncertainly, and said, "You are still here in the Nuo Tuan?
Renaud smiled and said: "Luo Luo, it's not that you don't know about him, I estimate that there are more lives in his hands than yours, I think there is probably no problem, besides, don't you want to see what this little ghost is capable of?"
Ngawang was obviously not so angry, but he looked a little worried: "Although I know that kid is extraordinary, is it really good to let him go up like this? This is not the same as the situation he had at that time, this is a war." β
Renaud smiled and said: "You really care about him enough, it's okay, let him try, he also said, he is here to express his gratitude, most of them are also expressed to you, besides, there are a few of us here, so close to the distance you still don't have time to react." β
Renault was right, Anluo and Ngawang both agreed, but looking at Xiaobang's small figure sandwiched among the fighters, it looked very awkward.
After the orcs were repelled in a wave, they were slightly neatly drummed in the distance, and they pressed up again, but this time the formation was much more rigorous than the last time, and it seemed that their commander had realized that he had just been impulsive, so the first wave retreated very quickly, and he was able to quickly organize an effective and rigorous second wave of attacks, from here it can be seen that this orc force is not simple.
The pig-headed man is in front, the fat body is in the forefront, and he is carrying a large shield like a small door panel, the movements are neat, the shield is arranged like a wall, slowly pressing over, the pig-headed man is followed by the half-orc, they raise the shield above their heads, it is also a tight fit, and it is connected with the shield of the pig-headed man in front, connected together, like a flat steel monster. Under the cover of the shield, there are kobold warriors and werewolf warriors, among which werewolves are the absolute main force, there is no doubt that a thousand werewolves are the main force for siege, they are strong, they are fierce, and they are often able to deal with three or four or even four or five human warriors with the same equipment, even if it is a siege, they will be a good hand, and it is also part of Renault's greatest concern.
The entire orc formation is integrated, and the footsteps are like waves following each other, neatly and faster, pressing on the hearts of the human defenders, invisibly creating unspeakable pressure, and the accompanying footsteps are a killing shout, different from the orc team that Renault encountered before, this orc team, even the sound of killing is uniform, and the sound created by these two or three thousand people is no worse than their five or six thousand people.
At the same time, the orcs' six tall siege tower carts also moved, slowly approaching this side, and the trebuchet also began to operate, just the formation has stopped scary, the veterans and those who have experienced a lot of battles are okay, those recruits are now pale, and some of the timid have unconsciously trembled, fortunately, their task is not to directly participate in the battle, Renault's task is to be strong, and the second is to lay hands, rescue the wounded, carry military supplies, etc.
Standing at the head of the city, Renault also frowned and looked at the menacing orcs, and he understood that the werewolf general was really not a mediocre talent, the arrangement of the troops, the whole team and the blocks, and the position of the siege equipment, etc., were all very old-fashioned, much more powerful than the werewolf who defended the city before.
"Don't panic, men, steady, archers ready, trebuchets ready, ballista ready, let them come closer!" Renault ordered in a deep voice, and despite his youth, his composure made many of the warriors feel more at ease.
Step by step, the orcs got closer and closer, until they were within effective range, and then Renault ordered: "Archers! Shoot, mainly the feet of the front row! Trebuchet fire, suppress them head-on! Break up their formation! Ballista! Show me where a werewolf is coming up, shoot at me! The target is only the werewolf! The others stick to their posts, better prepare!"
With Renault's order, the defenders reacted quickly, first of all, the archers' shots, the arrows were quite sufficient, but in the face of such a defensive formation as the orcs, the bow and arrows were really not able to play a big role, but although the orcs raised their shields, the surface of their feet still had to be exposed, although they could not directly kill the orcs, but it was good to be able to disrupt the formation, so the arrows were shot towards the feet of the orcs in the front row, and it turned out that there was still some effect.
Then there was the trebuchet, accompanied by a "squeak" from the top of the city The sound sounded, a piece of stone that was more than a human head a few circles was thrown high, and then smashed down, no matter how strong he was an orc, even a person with a shield would be smashed down, not dead and crippled, a dozen trebuchets suddenly tore a big hole in the orc formation, in the low-end battle situation, trebuchets are definitely a weapon of major destruction, even if you have some fighting spirit, some strength, in the face of stones with huge inertia, it is also quite fragile, after all, the vast majority of people are still ordinary people, even warriors, not brothers can have pupil skills like Renault and Ngawang, and the strength at the same level is far beyond ordinary peopleγ
Ballista and trebuchet are the most meaningful trophies to take Sydney Burt, different from trebuchets, although the ballista is worse than the trebuchet, but it is more accurate, more penetrating, used to break the effect of a single click is very good, with a muffled sound, a thick crossbow arrow shot, the target is directly aimed at the werewolf, the ballista is extremely powerful, the crossbow arrow can even pass through the shield and can also cause enough damage to the people under the shield, immediately there are twenty or thirty werewolves shot through by the crossbow arrow.
Under the command of Renault, there was finally some confusion in the orc formation, revealing gaps one by one, and the warriors saw the opportunity to increase their attacks, but the orcs were not slow to react, and their trebuchets also moved, and large stones brought out beautiful parabolas and smashed them on the city head or city wall one by one, which immediately caused a wail.
I have to say that there is still a big difference between what orcs make and what humans make, just take trebuchets as an example, human beings are obviously better, more beautiful in appearance, stronger in structure, easier to control, more accurate, etc., while orcs are more inclined to rely on their own strength, and don't pay much attention to equipment, so their trebuchets look rough, and they look like a pile of wooden shelves from a distance, of course, basic damage is still there. Maybe at the time of the war, they also knew that the ordnance made by the West Ink Bess Empire was good, so the war weapons such as trebuchets were treated as treasures by the orcs, not only on the city of Renault, but also on the trebuchets in the hands of the orcs, all of which were produced in the West Momebeth Empire, as for the orcs and their own trebuchets, it is estimated that they themselves felt unsightly, after all, the orcs had won too many battles, and they paid a lot of weapons and equipment.
"Bang", a wall buttress next to Renault was smashed out of a gap by a big stone falling from the sky, and the body of a warrior who couldn't dodge was smashed, Renault frowned, how many pieces are this? It seems that the purpose of the orcs is still very clear, concentrating firepower to hit the city gatehouse, but Renault then sneered, let's fight, let you fight, this Chen gatehouse is actually nothing, it's just a symbol, and you want to attack Renault himself? Even throwing a hundred and ten stones at a time could not hit Renault, and Renault was happy to attract fire, that is, standing at the head of the city and letting them fight.
But soon Renault discovered the orc's new move, the orcs covered by firepower in addition to trying to maintain a steady formation, the originally tightly knit shields revealed gaps, and then one by one the orcs grabbed fist-sized stones and threw them towards the city.
Renault cursed, damn it, it's this trick again, this kind of trick that seems to be a child is also very skillful played by orcs, and the lethality should not be underestimated, Renault hurriedly shouted: "Shield soldier! Raise the shield!"
The sound of "clanging" continued to sound, although the firepower at the head of the city could still maintain a certain degree of catharsis, but it was disturbed by the orcs, although it did not cause much damage, but it really disrupted the rhythm of the defenders, and the orcs hurried to step towards the city wall.
"Damn!" Renault cursed in a low voice, these orcs are really elite, under the blow of their fierce firepower, they are only a little chaotic, and they can quickly return to the formation, they are getting closer and closer to the city wall, and they have already revealed a pair of secondary siege ladders under the shield, as well as a huge siege vehicle, I am afraid that it is difficult to avoid short-handed combat.