Chapter 13: The Battle of the Moonblade Fortress
All the orc warriors below heard that the blood of the beast was boiling, and they were going to fight for themselves today.
"For fairness, for justice, for freedom!"
As soon as the orc kingdom's declaration of independence was announced, the orc army was ready to go, and the target was the Moonblade Fortress.
At the same time, the Moonblade Fortress also suffered a lot of blows due to the Kuroshio, and the city walls were damaged in many places. Originally, the lord wanted to send troops to Sagre to ask for compensation, but he had to put it on hold.
In the lord's hall of the Moonblade Fortress, the lord is feasting on the roast suckling pig on the long table. At the same time, there were several bewitching women around him serving him drinks.
Suddenly, an intelligence officer rushed back to report to him.
The intelligence officer told the lord that the plague had been stopped because of the orcs. It was precisely because of this battle that the originally scattered beast tribes regrouped. Now, the Orc Land is no longer under the rule of the Delman Empire, and is independent as an orc kingdom, and will soon attack the Moonblade Fortress.
"Tell me so late that someone dragged him out and hanged him. The lord ordered
Several guards immediately dragged the intelligence officer down, although the intelligence officer was still trying to defend himself.
"Hmph, if you want to rebel, you don't want to think about your strength, it's really a rabble. The lord said contemptuously
At the same time, the Moonblade Fortress entered a state of combat readiness, and the whole city was put under martial law. All non-human races in the fortress were held in isolation and imprisoned with Victor.
The Moonblade Fort was originally a military fortress, and it was one of the symbols of the Delman Empire when it was at its strongest.
So, its military facilities are very well-developed, the army is well-equipped and well-trained. Their lord may be an idiot, but the Commander of the Moonblade Fortress is not an idiot, he is a high-ranking officer with a lot of combat experience.
The commander of the Moonblade Fortress was called Harov, and the rank was Brigadier General.
Balk led an army of orcs to conquer the Moonblade Fortress, the first battle of the orc kingdom, and this battle was sure to be won.
Soon, Balk's army was on the city, and the Imperial army on the walls was ready for it.
The war was about to break out, and the soldiers on both sides were nervous.
In order to dispel the fear in the hearts of the soldiers, Brigadier General Harrov gave a lecture to his soldiers.
"Warriors, look at the orcs under the city, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid!" all the soldiers shouted
"In this battle, we will not do anything else, but for this group of rebellious orcs to invade our fortress. Our relatives, wives and children are in the fortress, and for their sake, we have to keep these stupid orcs alive. Brigadier General Harrov said
"There is no return, there is no return, there is no return!" shouted the Norgland soldier as he struck the ground with his halberd
Baturu understood human language, and he was annoyed.
"Don't talk nonsense with them, let's go to war!" Baturu said to his brother Balk
"The humans in the city listen, hand over Chief Victor and the hostages, disarm and surrender immediately, I can spare you from death. Balk shouted and asked Baturu to translate to the humans on the walls
Baturu reluctantly translated to the human, and in response to him was an arrow shot at his feet.
"The war has begun. Balk said
The orcs rolled out the catapult and began to smash it towards the Moonblade fortress. Because of their physiology, orcs hardly use bows and arrows. But their crossbows are very well crafted, and because of their strength, they are very good at using crossbows.
Moreover, most of the orcs use heavy crossbows and siege crossbows, which are extremely powerful.
Crossbow arrows like leeches shot at the city walls, and the war began.
Such long-range sieges had little effect, as the armies of these empires wore winged overlay helmets, heavy black armor, and metal shields.
Soon, the Tigermen, led by Chief Tiger Tiger, rode an iron-spine pterodactyl and prepared for an air raid on the Moonblade fortress.
The Pterodactyl Knights dodged the arrows fired from the walls and flew over the Moonblade Fortress, throwing the black powder bombs provided by the goblins into the city.
For a while, the city was in flames, but what they didn't expect was that there were several airships in the fortress. The airship is high-tech, equipped with heavy ballistas and can accommodate hundreds of soldiers.
Huge airships take to the skies, and countless arrows and ballistas shoot at the Pterodactyl Knight. Those who did not dodge were hit and fell to the ground.
The Pterodactyl Knight began to return fire with spears, taking full advantage of his speed, with casualties on both sides.
With the fierce bombardment of catapults, gaps soon appeared in the originally damaged city wall.
At this time, Balk ordered the entire Wolf Cavalry to charge. Baturu rode the frostwolf and rushed to the front.
Brigadier General Harrov also immediately ordered all the heavily armed knights to go out of the city to meet the battle.
The Orcs have begun a full-scale siege operation, and the Cyclops are responsible for attacking the gates with the Minotaurs under the cover of armed iron rhinoceros.
The Giant Bear hoplites attacked the city walls, the orc infantry also set up siege ladders, and the orc crossbowmen were responsible for cover.
The Harpy sneaks into the city with goblin raiders and wreaks havoc in the Moonblade Fortress.
The Moonblade Fortress was in a sea of fire, with cries and fights.
The wolf cavalry and the Delman hoplites fought together, both sides were strong, and they did not back down at all, and it was difficult to distinguish between the two sides for a while.
Besides, the Giant Bear hoplites, although their equipment is not as good as Delman's elite soldiers, their physical condition is much better than that of humans.
Although the fight was a little tough, not as easy as expected, but soon the Giant Bears had the upper hand.
Armies of the Orcs continued to pour into the city and engage in street battles with Imperial soldiers. Finally, the gates were smashed open by the Cyclops Gate, and the army stormed the Moonblade Fortress.
At the same time, an airship in the sky was badly damaged and fell, and a cyclops was killed on the spot.
Next, the orc army flooded down the Great Hall of Lords, where the remnants of the Imperial soldiers were last defended.
Seeing that the defeat was decided, and it was impossible for reinforcements to arrive in time, the lord was disheartened.
He ordered the killing of all non-human races in custody, including Victor.
Victor seems to have been mentally prepared for a long time, and he knows what it means to be a captive of humanity this time. He had already told Balk that sooner or later the orcs would take the Moonblade Fortress.
He made one last choice, and in order to survive, he chose to die heroically.
He encouraged all the imprisoned orcs to protect the next generation, and resisted desperately, and he could hold out for a while.
Soon, humanity was completely defeated, and none of the hoplites survived. The wolf cavalry were all silent, they respected their enemies, they were respectable warriors.
In this battle, the orcs fought very hard. However, the hard bone of the Moonblade Fortress was eventually taken.
When the orc army freed the hostages, Victor died heroically like many of the orcs who were imprisoned, but all the orcs survived.
The hall of lords was eventually conquered, and the orcs rushed in in a rage, killing all of them alive. The fat lord fell to his knees and begged for mercy, but was cut off by the ruthless axe of the Minotaur warrior. This fat lord is also pathetic, he wanted to escape and leave in an airship, but he was too large to move, and he was killed before he could do so.
The Battle of Moonblade Castle ended with a complete victory for the Orcs, and the Orcs succeeded in their independence.
Brigadier General Harrov was supposed to die for his defeat, but was saved by his loyal men, and they escaped from the Moonblade Fortress in a broken airship, evading the orcs.
A few days later, at Victor's funeral, Balk was crowned king of the orc kingdom, a unanimous choice of all tribal chieftains.
The old life dies and a new life is born. Baturu was also recognized by all the orcs for his strength and became the new orc general.
At the coronation, King Balk canonized us as Sagreu's eternal and honorable warriors, and made a pledge. If there is a need for the Orc Kingdom, the Orc Kingdom will make any sacrifices for the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group and the Demon Hunter Blade Mercenary Group. We were also awarded the Order of Independence, which is a testimony of glory.
In this way, the six of us said goodbye to the orc kingdom and our friends in the orc kingdom, and embarked on the road back to Bauhinia Manor.
When it was time to leave, we had formed a deep friendship with the Iron Wolf Mercenary Regiment. Thankfully, the Mercenary Guild's commission was paid according to the S-rank bounty mission, so we received a large bounty.
However, the veil of that mysterious dark aura has not really been lifted, and there are too many unknowns and mysteries waiting for us to explore......