205 The Eve of the Great War
The attack and defense battle of the vast city has lasted for three whole days, from the first day of the 3,000 orcs attacking the city with their bare hands, to the second day of the 20,000 orcs carrying the ladder to attack the city, until the third day a full 50,000 orcs pushed out the siege vehicles.
At the beginning, Shi Meng and Hou Wen also took the initiative to attack with the cavalry group, and they also achieved a lot of results. But when the number of orcs reached more than 50,000, the role of the cavalry group was getting weaker and weaker. As a last resort, the cavalry of the vast city could only retreat behind the city wall and act as spectators.
Losing the cavalry, the main force that controls the field, Shi Zhongxing and they can only watch those satellite cities outside, and one fortress after another being breached by the orcs, Shi Zhongxing is not without thinking about counterattacking, but the intelligence brought by the golden thread eagle is becoming more and more severe, and now the orcs who are gathering towards the vast city are not only 100,000, but more than 150,000, and there are still countless orcs pouring over in the distance.
"What kind of basket did they stab? The two guys, Jade Qilin and Li Feiyang, were determined to splash dirty water on the flowing fire, and they didn't have any serious information, damn..."The depressed stone punched the bluestone, splashing countless stone chips.
Hou Wen hadn't closed his eyes for three days, and now his entire eyes were full of red bloodshots, "Don't pay attention to those two bastards, now Yun Shuyue doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and the vast city is facing such a big crisis, only one step is one step..."
As the two were patrolling the city walls and talking, the soldiers suddenly made an uproar. Countless people looked at the western sky and exclaimed.
"It's broken. There's Fortress No. 8, the largest castle, and even there..."
Everyone is not mistaken, when three fiery red meteors exploded in the western sky, everyone already knew that the last outer fortress had been breached, and none of the three thousand defenders escaped.
At this time, the city wall near the south side of the No. 8 fortress had collapsed into a hundred-meter-long gap, and countless giants were climbing on the ruins, desperately rushing towards the city.
And the castle was full of flames, the remnants of the soldiers were relying on the houses for defense, and all the people in the face of life and death burst out with the strongest fighting power, because everyone knew that giants do not keep prisoners.
The spearman who sprang out of the corner had just pierced the heart of an orc when he was smashed in the head by a stone hammer.
The Awakened who summoned an ice pick on the roof only cast two waves of ice rain before his neck was severed by a scimitar flying at high speed.
The grease-soaked soldier set himself on fire and pounced on the nearest orc, the raging fire quickly taking two lives.
The brilliance of the magic weapon flickered, and after only a few breaths, a violent explosion resounded in the city, and the bodies of countless giants rolled in the sky in the thick smoke and flames.
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While the resistance in the fortress continued, outside, just outside the gap in the wall, an unusually tall orc was directing countless giants to attack the city.
At this time, beside the scorching sun, there were two orcs dressed as patriarchs, who were carefully waiting behind him. The moment the sun turned his body into a humanoid cannonball and smashed into the city wall, the orcs besieging Fort No. 8 were all dumbfounded.
It is said that the altar god will be strong, but I never expected it to be so strong. actually turned his body into a sharp weapon for siege, and it only took three charges to break through a hundred-meter-long gap. This is God, the absolute God.
Just as the sun was enjoying the joy of victory, a figure suddenly flashed from afar, and rushed to him in an instant.
"Trouble is dead, you actually fought for so long in a small castle, I broke three fortresses in a row, and you only got one?" Moon Shadow's arrogant tone immediately made the sun rage.
"What are you proud of, your three forts together are not as big as mine..."
Moon Shadow didn't bother to quarrel with the sun, he just quietly watched the blood and fire in the city, without saying a word. Of course, Moon Shadow had a reason to be proud, in the battle just now, he had taken his strange identity to the extreme, no city wall could stop him, and there was no gate that he couldn't open.
What's more, Moon Shadow actually had the two strange grasping ropes thrown at him by the Flowing Fire in his hand, wasn't this just giving wings to the Black Panther?
Moon Shadow looked at the rope in his hand and said faintly, "I don't know what happened to Flowing Fire now? He is the son of the God of War, so he shouldn't die so easily, right?"
Jiaoyang glared at him and said, "Nonsense, you can't die if you die... Damn, these despicable northerners, they are so bad at harming their own people, chasing and killing fires, abandoning women, what kind of bastards are these..."
"Perhaps, this time it is the revelation of the god of war to us, let a plate of scattered giants unite together, kill the north, drive those despicable northerners into the sea, and this continent should also change a group of rulers..."
Just as the two gods were sighing there, a series of explosions suddenly came from the city. It was the last legion of hunters, who set fire to the warehouses where the oil was stored, and they held out to the end, proving their mettle with their lives.
Moon Shadow looked at the sea of fire at the end of the city, and let out a long sigh, "Although the northerners are despicable, these soldiers are all good and worthy of our respect..."
The fall of Fort No. 8 meant that there were no outlying strongholds on the entire vast frontline, and in these three days, 100,000 orcs launched a surprise attack in front of the fortress group more than 20 miles long. In just three days, hundreds of fortresses and countless military villages were uprooted, and 40,000 soldiers of the Creation Gate lost their lives.
Now, the eyes of all the orcs are focused on the Vast City, a huge city that holds the only mountain pass in the Great Snow Mountain, which is the only way to the Chu State.
At night, Shi Zhongxing stood on the city wall, looking at the endless bonfires outside the city, listening to the sound of the breeze, and his mood was unusually low. It was the giants cheering, and the slogan was so harsh.
"Raze the vast city... Into the snowy mountains..."
"March... Enter... Marching towards the state of Chu... March into the mortal world..."
Listening to these extremely arrogant slogans, all the soldiers did not have contempt, but solemn faces. The battle situation in the past three days is really chilling for everyone, and the loss of one castle after another has made the morale of the entire coalition army extremely low, and everyone knows that tomorrow will be the moment when the giants attack.
Next to the brazier of the city wall, a group of soldiers are gathering where to bake the fire, Shi Meng in order to boost morale, for the first time to give this group of defenders a lot of wine, although each soldier is only given a small bottle, but now the soldiers do need alcohol to anesthetize themselves.
"Come on, take another bite, damn it, the vast mountains are just this ghost weather, and it's still so cold at night in the summer..."
"Nonsense, let's close to the big snow mountain, the cold wind on the mountain blows all day long, it's better in summer, and you'll cry in winter..."
"By the way, veteran. Why do you think we're going to fight these orcs? Can't we just hold on to the mountain pass? The orcs can't beat it..."
"You raw melon egg, what do you know... A few years ago, Master Shi had already made it clear to us that there was a ten-way spiritual pool in the vast mountain, which was the hope for the future of our Creation Gate, could it be done if we didn't grab it?"
"You kid, if I remember correctly, it's been five years since I was promoted to a sword master, right? Do you want to rush up and become an awakened person?"
When the recruit's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Isn't this nonsense? Who doesn't want to wake up... But that also depends on your own ability..."
"That's right..."The old soldier patted him on the shoulder and said, "As long as we grab this spiritual pool and throw you into it to soak it, it will be a I Ching cleansing marrow, mortals can be washed into a sword master, and the sword master will at least wash out an awakened person..."
The veteran's words made everyone interested, and they asked nonsense, "Is it really fake?
The veteran smiled, took another sip of wine, and suddenly whispered mysteriously.
"You don't know, the Jade Family, the first family of the Creation Gate, controls a small spirit pool, a spirit pool that is ten times smaller than the depths of the vast mountain... It was with this spiritual pond that their family got up, and the first place to sit in this position is today..."
"Oh, no wonder the Yu family is so good! In this way, we also have a spiritual pool in the Creation Gate, although it is smaller, but it can also be used, why do so many people die to rob it?"
The veteran came up with a brain meltdown, "Pig brain, you... The Yu family will be so kind to you? You didn't wake up, did you..."
"Let's all cheer up, we may not be able to lose, now the reinforcements are estimated to have rushed over, and we will get through it if we hold on for a few more days..."
I have to say that the people in the Creation Gate see the awakening more than the sky, after all, these people are the group of people who are closest to the awakened, let alone anything else, just the long life of the awakened is attractive enough.
Goals, as long as people have goals, they will not be confused, and if they have goals, they will have motivation, and morale will naturally recover.
"Damn, let's do it, fight for this life, and give the children a new way out..."
"Yes, don't say that you don't have to die, even if you die, I'll give my brother a chance, that kid is smarter than me, if he can soak in the water of the spirit pool, maybe he is also a great master..."
"Haha, you're dreaming again, you really dare to think about it..."
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In the middle of the night, countless soldiers gathered together to talk about the purpose of the battle, and countless soldiers were inspired by the hope they had never seen before, and their morale was restored little by little.
Shi Zhongxing hid in the darkness and listened to the words of these soldiers. I don't know how to do it, Shi Zhongxing suddenly had a sour nose, and two lines of tears flowed down his face.
His heart was crying out, blaming himself.
Poor children, I really don't know if what I am doing is right or wrong, for 50 years I have brought you together for a slim hope, and countless children have thrown their youth and lives on this land.
But what about me? I have not achieved anything for decades, and I still guard this broken mountain pass, looking to the south.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry for you guys... Forgive me for my incompetence, forgive me..."