The huge bell of the alarm wafted over the Fortress of Harryon, calling people from the calm of their bedtime, and all the locals knew that it was an alarm for war, and an army of orcs was coming!

All those who lived outside the city ran into the city as fast as they could, with their parents, wives, and children, and the soldiers desperately carried more stones and arrows up the walls. Because Shen Hao discovered the enemy's movements in advance and rushed back to the fortress as fast as possible, he bought enough time for everyone, and everything was still in time. When the defense of the human race was basically completed, the army of the Orc Empire finally appeared in the distance.

General Cameron stood on the city wall, and Shen Hao stood beside him, this was because he had been following from the general's mansion, so he followed the city wall, and as a member of the Holy Crusade, he was also slightly higher than the status of an ordinary scout. Probably because the orcs realized that the humans were fully prepared, they stopped advancing and began to camp in the humans' line of sight.

A young officer in golden crusade armor ran towards Cameron, "General, why don't you send troops to meet you?" He asked.

"You should not go out without understanding the enemy's situation!"

"You're just watching these filthy orcs camp under our city?"

"It's dark now, it's not good for us, we can't know the enemy's condition, instead of taking the risk of attacking, it's better to stick to the walls, this is a foolproof approach!"

"But ......"

"Say no more, I'm the commander here, obey orders!"

“…… It was "after the other party raised his rank, the young officer finally gave in, but it was clear from his eyes that he absolutely did not obey the order."

"Huh? Who are you? The young officer finally noticed Shen Hao on the side, who was wearing the heavy armor of the Crusaders who could not see the original color at all.

"His name is Shen Hao, a brave crusader scout. It was he who penetrated deep into Mount Esquil and discovered the army of orcs, which bought us enough time to set up our defenses. General Cameron made an introduction, and Shen Hao knew that this young officer was actually the son of Roma, the lord of Gangdelong City, and the deputy commander of the Hairian garrison.

Hearing Shen Hao's name, Xiao Rom's pupils obviously shrank slightly, and he said with a smile: "It turned out to be you, I have long heard that you are very capable of fighting, yes, then don't stay in the scout team, go to the city wall to defend." It's just the time when you're desperate with the orcs for a while, and that's exactly what you need. ”

"Yes, sir." Shen Hao saluted quietly. He understood that this guy was obviously in league with the nobles he had offended. Going to the city wall for defense, as well as being responsible for carrying all kinds of equipment, it is difficult to confirm military merits in the melee, this thankless task is indeed very "suitable" for yourself.

The day finally dawned, and at night, the orc army did not take any action, and the humans were the same, but the soldiers on the city wall did not dare to relax, believing that the orc sentries were the same. Every warrior knows that this day will be the day of the Hades' harvest, because today there will be a lot of life to die under the sword.

As soon as dawn came, the orc army marched under the castle, waving flags of various colors and calling out to the humans on the city walls. On the watchtower, General Cameron was carefully observing the enemy, and judging from the size of the enemy's camp and the size of the battle array, he judged that the enemy was only about 20,000 to 30,000. Such a number of enemies is not much, because at this moment, there are nearly 40,000 human defenders in the Helion Fortress alone, and the most elite Holy Crusade also has more than 15,000 people. Although the human population is superior, General Cameron is still carefully observing the enemy, carefully analyzing whether there is a conspiracy here.

This orc army is dominated by infantry, supplemented by a small number of wolf riders. The flags were very chaotic and the formation was rather loose, not like the main army of the Crulords, but rather like a rabble of stragglers stationed in the nearby mountains. Carefully dispersed out of range of their bows and arrows, they swung their weapons and roared at the humans at the city, though most of the Korulod orc was not understood by everyone.

The combat effectiveness of the orcs cannot be ignored, they are stronger warriors than humans, talent and hard life have created their fierce character, their individual combat effectiveness is higher than that of humans, and they are not afraid of death when they fight, and they rush forward vigorously, although they are loosely disciplined, but they are still very formidable enemies. Humanity has lost count of how many times they have collapsed and disintegrated under their frantic onslaught, and then have been relentlessly hunted down.

The biggest problem now is that there are not enough holy priests in the fortress, whether it is magic or the divine skills of the priests are the nemesis of the orcs, as long as there is the strong firepower of the priests, it is absolutely not a problem to defeat such an orc army.

In the eyes of humans, orcs are a dirty, bloodthirsty, stupid, and arrogant inferior race. They are stupid and can't master esoteric techniques such as magic or magic, and although the body is somewhat resistant to magic and magic, just because they are resistant doesn't mean they are not afraid of these spells. As long as there were enough priests to cooperate with the warriors, it would be a no-brainer to exterminate the rabble beneath the city.

But there are not many priests in the Helion Fortress now, although Erathia has a strong holy priesthood, but recently due to the Elven Kingdom Aveli participating in the war, Crulod has not launched an attack on the Hyrian Fortress for a year, and with the withdrawal of the main army of the orcs, Erathia has also withdrawn part of the defenders from the Helion Fortress.

In addition, last month coincided with the coronation of the new pope, and most of the holy priests returned to the capital, and now there are only a few fifty priests left in the fortress, and fifty priests are really not of much significance for the war of tens of thousands of people.

While Cameron was thinking, Rôm Jr. rushed over.

"Sir, why don't you fight, they are no more than 30,000 people, there is nothing to fear!"

"Be careful with everything, and watch for a while!"

"Wait a little longer, when are we going to wait, when they take everything we left outside the city, and then leave in a big way? It's clear that we have the advantage, so why don't we fight. ”

"......" Cameron knew that there was nothing wrong with this, and when the orcs got impatient, they would loot all the houses outside the city and return with a full load. Although this is a border fortress, since there has been no fighting for a year, many residents have moved outside the city, and although most of the population has fled into the city urgently, the property and food left outside are still a loss. Maybe this group of orc stragglers is here to raid.

"This old fellow, he is so old that he doesn't even have the courage to do so. Okay, if you don't dare to fight, then I'll fight, as long as I defeat these orcs, the battle report will reach the capital, and see if you, a timid old guy, can continue to be the commander-in-chief. At that time, the entire Helion Fortress was mine, and I was no longer disturbed by your old thing that was in the way. Little Rom stared at Cameron who was still hesitant, his eyes flashed with a gloomy light, "Isn't it just a group of orc stragglers, what is there to be afraid of, look at their rabble appearance, with my command ability, I can easily defeat them." ”

Of course, Cameron didn't know what the deputy had in mind, but he naturally had his own plans. Just when little Rôm was waiting a little impatiently, he raised his head and asked solemnly: "Well, if you must insist, I will send you into battle, how many troops do you think can defeat these filthy guys?" ”

"20,000 men is enough, 8,000 crusaders plus 12,000 pikemen!" Although he was eager to fight, Rom Jr. was indeed an excellent talent, and he quickly judged the total amount of combat power of both sides, and then came to a correct conclusion.

"I'm sorry, I don't think it's a good idea to go out of town and fight." A voice interjected at an inopportune time, and little Rom looked back to see that it was actually Shen Hao, the crusader who had been sent to the front line by the nobles of Gangdelong City. Although he ordered him to go to the city wall as a defender, it seems that the old fellow Cameron appreciates this kid and actually promotes him to be his own soldier. But what about the pro-soldiers, they are still just cannon fodder.

The corners of Xiao Rom's mouth curled up into a contemptuous smile, he didn't pay attention to Shen Hao at all, and he wasn't even interested in scolding him, such a miscellaneous civilian had no status in his eyes, and even saying a word to him was an act of direct degrading. He sneered, and went down the city wall to prepare to go out of the city to face the battle.

"General Cameron, I think this might be a trap for the orcs." Shen Hao frowned, stood behind Cameron and said in a low voice, "When I found their camp in Esquil Mountain, their lineup was very neat, and the army was in order, not at all like the chaos it is now. And the number of enemies at the moment does not match the original camp, and more importantly, I seem to have found traces of the 'ogre' there......"

"Ogre?" The pupils of Comeron's eyes shrank slightly, he looked back at Shen Hao, and asked with a stern face, "Are you sure it's an ogre?" ”

The Ogre is a powerful class of Crurod, with a stout, tall, bloodthirsty body. Its combat power is not inferior to that of the Holy Crusade of Erathia, and even outperforms ordinary Crusader warriors in individual combat. However, the Ogre in Korurod do not have a large population, and they are usually only found in the main army.

"In fact...... I didn't see them with my own eyes. Shen Hao frowned and hesitated for a moment before he explained, "At that time, because I needed to rush back to the fortress in time to report the news, I did not go deep into the enemy camp to investigate. However, after several of my men were killed, all the bodies were taken away by the orcs. Ordinary orcs don't eat human corpses, only ogres have such a hobby......"