In the ten days since the allied forces arrived at the foot of the Thunder Bluff and completed the complete siege of the fortress, every day of artillery fire and tentative siege has not stopped.

Large tower catapults, giant bed crossbows with explosive effects, rushing cars covered with fire-resistant materials, arrow towers and wells higher than the city walls, and even layers of tunnels to advance. Of course, all of the above is just a tentative attack.

The wooden fence lacked stability, and the soldiers on it staggered and fired at the orc soldiers on the opposite wall, which immediately drew an even more fierce counterattack. So, after a burst of embarrassing shooting, the coalition side found that its losses were much greater than those of the other side, and immediately retreated directly.

The tunnel was only dug in front of the moat, and high bags of earth were piled up on the ground. A large number of soldiers lay behind the dirt bags, and the nearby defenders on the city wall stared at each other, but none of them could attack each other. This kind of situation has quite a kind of gameplay for future war civil engineering operations. The orc soldiers thought they would move on, quickly filling the moat with these mounds, and then storming the walls. However, it is a pity that when the orcs were ready to fight, the other party directly set up observation posts and guard posts under the earthen bag, and even arranged the dwarven repeater crossbow in the hidden place, and the large army then retreated.

As for the attacks of large trebuchets and bed crossbows, even if these are dwarf and elf technology, and even enchanted, the attacks will come with all kinds of BGM Ah no, the attribute effect, range and destructive power have also been significantly improved, but for the walls of Thunder Cliff, such an attack is not painful at all.

Of course, the most uncomfortable thing for the orcs is those strange metal barrel weapons. The cannon fire that roared from the thing constantly put tremendous pressure on the outer walls, and each flame and shock wave gave the defenders the feeling of being in an earthquake. Only the destructive magic cast by the transcendent spellcaster would have such an effect, right? They had a lot of faith in the wall that had (almost) never been breached, but the psychological pressure they were under on a daily basis was an absolute ordeal for the average soldier.

If it weren't for the fact that the orcs were indeed a very tough race, maybe there would really be a defender who couldn't withstand the pressure and opened the city gates and surrendered. In addition, in terms of the confrontation of magic, the shamans did not suffer a loss, and it also inspired a little bit of fighting spirit.

In the past, the spellcasters of the coalition army had of course used large spells to bombard the walls and gates, but the ancient spells still worked on the perimeter of the Thunder Bluff Fortress, giving the defenders the greatest support. The abilities of the orc shamans are naturally no match for the elven druids and the mages of the Learned Alliance, but in the past few days of magical confrontation, they have not fallen behind. Under the influence of the eight ancient Gersa Star Towers that were still in operation, the operation of the surrounding elements became more and more chaotic, and the spellcasters of the coalition army were never able to complete the technical structure of the city-level large-scale spells.

The closest to success was a super-sized meteor rain spell. In the judgment of the Book of a Thousand Laws, it is a super-large city-level spell of the tenth ring. If this level of magic were to be performed alone, even if Orucello was here, it would take several hours to prepare. And now, the army of the Federation is probably to brush up on the sense of existence, and directly mobilized the best battle mages on their side, led by Uncle Aemon? Lieutenant General Wilambat personally presided over - Lu Xi was not there, of course he was the current head of the Federal Army - on the mountain on the side, this powerful magician who was born in a famous arcane family, together with ten comrades, spent almost a day and night, braving the enemy's attack, and finally completed 90% of the magic array.

Well, even if Lu Xi is standing here, he has to admit that these guys, as generals, may all be idiots who take off the street lights, but as spellcasters, they are really good. You must know that in order to maximize the deployment of the magic array and exert the power of the meteor shower, they are not far from the position of the city wall, which is equivalent to drawing a map while withstanding the enemy's attack.

The ballistas thrown by the orcs from the city walls and the like were not a threat under the protection of a few transcendent mages and their followers. However, those 10,000-year-old antiques, those fortress magic towers built by the Gelsas, although only half of them are currently operational, put the greatest pressure on the magicians.

The three magic towers worked together, of course, not just throwing some small tricks like lightning, fireballs, ice slag, etc. Their mechanism caused the abnormal movement of various magical and energy elements, creating a small but powerful thundercloud storm over there. It is said to be small, its scale is not large, it only shrouds the small hill, but in the strange black clouds, powerful thunder continues to fall. The power of each lightning bolt was by no means under the chain of lightning, and the continuous thunder rumbled, so that the mages who maintained the defensive circle couldn't help but want to vomit blood.

This duel between spear and shield ended with two veteran battle mages running out of oil, and the rest of the mages could only withdraw their defenses and flee. Most of the magic arrays that had been completed fell apart immediately.

The orcs felt that they were still blessed by their ancestors and the gods of the heavens, and their morale suddenly soared. The two high-ranking federal officers and high-ranking mages with the rank of colonel have also become the biggest names given to orcs by the coalition since the siege.

What a joy!

It would be even more gratifying if the enemy's higher-ups were to engage in military justice for the current reason, such as cutting them all down and sacrificing the flag.

"Of course, considering that the tricks in the sky are all a bunch of sissies, and even their commander is a delicate woman, maybe they are hugging and crying at this time."

The city defender patrolling the first layer of the city wall, Berune? Silverhoof, said to the defenders. This large minotaur over 4 meters tall doesn't tell jokes very well, but the orcs have a very low laugh point and prefer to seek their own superiority from the average size advantage of the group. As a result, this "joke", which was actually a bit embarrassing, still attracted a burst of knowing laughter from ordinary soldiers.

It must be said that the misunderstanding in Belun is actually very big.

However, it must be noted that although he was full of fighting spirit and revolutionary romanticism, he could not be as heartless as an ordinary soldier. In fact, in the past few days, it was the "big iron cylinder" pushed over by the "sissies" of the Federation that brought the greatest lethality and mental pressure to the soldiers under his command.

Then, he learned from the Khan that the "big iron cylinder" was called a cannon, and it was a new type of weapon.

Well, the Great Khan of Asog was always one of the most cultured in Orgrimmar! Well, let's call those big guys cannons. However, no matter how powerful these things were, whether they caused several explosions on the city wall and killed their comrades several times, it was impossible to achieve anything in the face of the impregnable Thunder Cliff city wall.

Yes...... It is a stone wall up to 10 meters thick, and it is said that it has the bonus of ancient incantations. Look at those little iron cylinders, they are not as big as the barrel mouth of our drinking...... Obislachi! What the hell is that?

On the hill just a few miles outside the city walls, that was exactly where the Federation magicians had prepared to place the Meteor Rain Circle a few days ago. Now, at this time, a shallow trench extends from the flat ground to the top of the hill, and the trench is paved with logs to form a roller-skating track. A large iron pedestal rests on the tracks, and a huge metal column as tall as a story is firmly attached to the pedestal. A dozen mountain trolls, presumably prisoners of war from the coalition forces, with ropes tied to their bodies and pulling the pedestal on one end, walked with difficulty, dragging the iron pedestal and the giant metal cylinder on it step by step towards the preset position at the top of the hillside.

The weight of this thing is probably exaggerated, and even fat creatures like trolls are panting one by one. However, the overseers who followed behind him quickly shook it off with a long whip of constant magic.

The trolls howled in pain, but they didn't dare to resist, and could only use their strength to push forward.

It wasn't until the iron base had stabilized on the hillside that the orcs on the city wall suddenly realized that this thing was clearly the same thing as the cannon that had been bombarding the city wall indiscriminately in the past few days, but it was several times larger. They involuntarily let out a frightened sound, and some people subconsciously retreated from the side of the city wall, and those who were a little more alert had already begun to operate the weapons on the cannon positions of the city wall and began to attack.

The stone bullets thrown from the city wall quickly smashed to the ground, and even the farthest one was still more than 200 meters away from the gun position.

"Quick, go tell His Majesty Ronzas! Turn on Bollinger! Berun grabbed one of the guards and yelled at him.

Bollinger is one of six magic towers still functioning, and the closest to the outer walls. Of course, this powerful magical mechanism from the time of the ancient Gelsala Empire was completely in the hands of the Shamanic Order - after all, if it was handed over to the rest of the orcs, they would not use it at all.

However, we all know that the more powerful and sophisticated the magic mechanism, the more time and steps it takes to activate.

"Heh, it's not in vain to prepare for so long, this thing is even better than I expected." Lu Xi looked at the large guide cannon that had been completely erected on the hill, and felt that he had lit up an important node in the technology tree again.

"Speaking of which, since it's such a powerful big guy, we don't seem to have a name yet." The little dwarf princess, who presided over the cannon casting, muttered in a low voice, "...... I always feel that something like this should be called General Kamui or something. ”

"If it's called Gustav, you really can't understand it at all, but you can't call it a general or anything like that, and you accidentally think it's a bronze antique that shoots solid iron eggs." Lu Xi held his chin and groaned: "Uh, but, according to the current actual situation, it seems that it can be called Urban Cannon or something?" ”

"So, even if you want to make us laugh, at least let us know where the meme comes from! Heck, at some point, I really want to open your head and see what the hell is going on? Sehireux sighed helplessly and pointed to the tower behind the opposite wall. The energy of the magic turned into blinding lights and arcs of light, pulsing and converging at the top of the tower.

"We're in a hurry. I don't want to be like Lieutenant General Wilambart and be beaten all over the ground by a real antique machine. Miss Student Council President said seriously.

"Don't worry, according to the reconnaissance of the outpost troops in the past few days, although the power of that magic tower is good, the internal mechanism is too classical. It takes at least half an hour from activation, charging, and forming a magic attack. What we have is time. ”

“…… I said, Lu Xi, you didn't deliberately let Lieutenant General Wilambart run to the city wall to draw a magic array in order to determine their activation time, right? Sai Xiliu looked Lu Xi up and down with a suspicious gaze, and then looked him directly into the eyes.

“…… Hehehe, dear Sehireu, don't say this kind of thing outside! It's obviously Uncle Seaweed, Ah No, Your Excellency Deputy Commander of the Lambat, who did what he did when I was away. Of course, in the absence of the commander, the deputy naturally has the right to arbitrary. Although he failed, and the loss of his troops and generals did indeed suffer a face of ashes, his efforts are still worthy of praise. ”

Seyriliu snorted coldly with an expression of "I believe you're the hell", but he didn't say much.

However, Nicole said with some doubts: "But, Lu Lu, the more sophisticated the magic mechanism, the more troublesome it is to activate." If in wartime, you can't just shut it down, at least keep it running to a minimum, right? You see, our Norda Forest Realm has never been completely closed. ”

"Probably because of the wear and tear of the parts." Lu Xi thought about it for a moment and said: "There were twelve magic towers that could be used back then, and now there are only six left, it is conceivable that the orcs have no ability to repair them at all, that is, some exquisite parts inside are worn and destroyed, and there is no replacement." When not in use, it can only be completely shut down, probably because I want to extend its service life in this way. ”

Then, as the crowd was talking, the huge barrel of the cannon pointed diagonally towards the sky under the manipulation of the artillerymen. At this moment, the power of the magic tower was still condensed, but it did not have time to form an entity with enough destructive power.

Artoria stood aside, watching curiously as the soldiers shoved a large conical shell into the chamber. She keenly felt that when this cannon began to roar, the future war situation would probably change in a direction that she could not have imagined.

Of course, not only him, but also the high-level leaders of the coalition forces present, but everyone who is a little sensitive and forward-looking, has such a hunch.