Chapter 40: Still Persevering
"Ballista! Ballista up! Xiao Yan's face was covered with blood, and he couldn't tell whether it was his own or the enemy's, "Aim at that shield cart and don't let him get close to the main entrance." ”
Relying on overwhelming manpower superiority, the soldiers of the coalition army attacked the gates of the fortress again and again.
Another wave of half-orcs approached under the cover of the shield cart. Once the shield cart was close enough, the orcs rushed out of the shield cart's cover and threw the dirt bags they were carrying into the trench in front of them.
A similar attack had been going on for three days, and the four-meter-deep and four-meter-wide trenches of Fort La Mor had been filled in several places, and bags of earth had even piled up halfway up to the city walls.
Once the mud bag path is completed, the orc warriors can go straight to the castle head and engage in hand-to-hand combat.
At the same time, seven or eight siege towers were approaching the walls of the fortress from different directions, and a rushing cart covered with iron sheets was already rushing to the main entrance. With a few hits with that thick, sharp ramble, the wooden fortress door will be opened.
"Ahh A human militiaman operating a ballista collapsed screaming, an arrow with multiple barbs piercing his chest.
Oclal, the lizardman warrior who shot this one, was not interested in today's 20th result, and was so quick that he quickly retreated and waited for the next arrow to be fired. This cunning archer never fired two arrows in a row from the same position, but each shot was extremely tricky, and the target was either a low-ranking human officer or a ballista operator. Xiao Yan organized several hunts and failed to kill him, but instead lost several rangers.
"If only Galadia were here!" Xiao Yan looked at the corpse at his feet and thought fiercely. After entering this world, the tall girl with long hair has appeared in his mind many times, "When I build a group, I must bring her in." She can't agree with it! Yes! No way! ”
A cold arrow hit Xiao Yan's shoulder, causing him to hurriedly retreat. On the battlefield where arrows are flying, he doesn't know how much he has suffered because of his mediocre perception attributes.
This is also the danger of this mission, although it is easier to profit from the chaos, but it is also easy to deal damage with a rain of arrows and enemies from all directions.
Thanks to Oclal's arrow, the bastion missed the perfect opportunity to attack the tin chariot, and the thick ramshell had already struck the city gates.
"Pour oil! Pour oil! "The soldiers desperately poured the oil onto the cart, then picked up the torches and threw them down.
Oclair suddenly appeared, and with an arrow he shot down a human soldier holding an oil drum, scattering fire oil all over the ground. The lizardman didn't retreat this time, but bent his bow at a soldier with a torch.
"Ahhh There was a terrible scream on the top of the city, and the soldiers who poured oil on the rushing cars and the rushing cars below were all set on fire, and the city was burned to the ground, and everywhere there were figures covered in fire struggling and shouting.
"Stop those ogres!" Xiao Yan saw several tall and sturdy figures in heavy armor rushing towards the city gate that was already on fire, each with a big axe, obviously trying to take advantage of the chaos to cut down the door.
The fire on both sides of the fortress immediately covered them, but the strong ogre slashed at the gate in the rain of arrows, and by the time they were all knocked to the ground, the fortified gate was crumbling.
"Retreat to the second gate!" Erwin beckoned to the soldiers, and after a few days of fighting, the brave, professional sergeant had been promoted to chief centurion, the head of all the soldiers.
After leveling up, he also gained an additional skill that increased the attack and defense of soldiers within a radius of 200 meters by 10%, which can be called a template skill for a commanding officer.
At his beckoning, a group of soldiers in heavy armor, armed with heavy shields and spears, lined up in a corner behind the city gate, waiting for the orc alliance to break through.
With a loud bang, the main gate, which had been holding out for three days, was breached, and a large number of ogres and orc warriors rushed in.
And then...... Then they were attacked from all sides. Human spearmen had already been lined up at angles to the entrances and exits of the city gate from the left and right, and the 4-meter-long spears stabbed unnoticed, killing a helpless coalition soldier with each stabbing blow.
Whether it was a short orc or a tall ogre warrior, they were immediately hit by sharp spear tips from the left and right as soon as they burst through the gates, and were quickly killed. Layers of corpses even blocked the city gates.
Suddenly, a white figure flashed over. Before the two human spearmen could react, their throats had already been severed.
"Moonlit Night Swift Finks (Rare Elite). Race: Werewolf. Attributes: Strength 28, Agility 39, Stamina 27, Perception 20. ”
Xiao Yan expected that there would be a powerful person attacking, and when he saw this figure, he immediately greeted him.
Finks used two daggers to kill like a whirlwind in the crowd, killing and wounding four or five people the moment Xiao Yan rushed up.
The werewolf was about to kill a human sergeant when suddenly a strong sense of crisis struck. The werewolf was swift enough to dodge a blood-glittering axe.
"Warriors of the Race!" Finks recognized Tudor's bone-shattering battle axe on the spot, realized that it was the unparalleled fierce general in the human race in front of him, and rushed straight to Xiao Yan with great joy.
Xiao Yan casually took the axe, and Finks felt as if he had hit a mammoth, and his whole body trembled, and the dagger almost escaped.
41 Strength against 28 Strength. Xiao Yan didn't wait for the werewolf to react, and swept it with the vanguard shield with his backhand. The capable and agile werewolf was knocked out on the spot, and even one of his fangs was knocked out.
Taking advantage of the dizziness of the shield blow, Xiao Yan raised his hand and slashed down with an axe, Finks couldn't dodge, and his entire left arm was unloaded, bleeding profusely.
Seeing that his life was in danger, the werewolf turned around and wanted to escape, but the speed that he was proud of was much lower than usual, and the human burst speed that was supposed to be a slow heavy warrior was about the same as his own.
"Boom!" A bloody light flashed, and the werewolf assassin was in a different place, and the eyes of the wolf head that fell to the ground were full of unwillingness and doubt.
"Hit my freezing effect, plus the acceleration of the Wind Boots." Xiao Yan picked up the wolf's head, "It's too late if you want to run." ”
This rare elite dropped a blue cloak that looked like a fluffy white wolf skin, and looked very good.
"You have obtained the item: White Wolf Cloak (Cloak). Grade: Blue. Attributes: Agility +3, Perception +1, Intelligence +1, Spirit +1, Charisma +1. ”
Xiao Yan liked it very much, and directly draped the white wolf skin cloak on his shoulders.
Although he killed one of the opponent's generals, the defensive formation also became messy because of this fight. The spearmen began to feel overwhelmed by the rushing orc warriors, and had to retreat behind the second and final gate.
Between the two gates is a small urn city, designed to kill and injure enemy troops who break through the gates. After the half-orcs rushed in, they were blocked by the second way, and they were covered by a rain of arrows that split their heads and covered their faces, and they wanted to retreat and were blocked by the surging warriors behind them, and they could only use their skin and flesh to connect them, and naturally they suffered heavy casualties.
The third day of fighting was over, and Dai Shan looked at the heavy casualties with a sad face, the warriors of all races had lost more than 3,000 people in three days, and even warriors like the moonlit night Finx were killed.
And the only gain is to break a city gate. Hopefully tomorrow will be a step closer.
The orc alliance occupies the city gate that has been opened with countless casualties, and they have an advantage in night battles, and they are not afraid of human night attacks at all.
Xiao Yan actually has no ability to attack at night. The defenders of more than 3,000 men had suffered more than 800 casualties, of which more than 300 were killed and 500 wounded, and the rest were exhausted.
"If the orcs break through the defenses, we'll retreat to the city through this tunnel." Xiao Yan took Sonia to the entrance of the tunnel. The command post of the fortress served as both the last bastion and the tunnel entrance to the city of Odessa.
"We've been holding on for so many days, and the mission evaluation should already be very high." Sonia glanced at the dark tunnels, the wounded had been transported to the city through this place these days, and all kinds of supplies were constantly being sent to the city, "I heard that during the breach of the Hearthplace, a giant beast called Beamon appeared in the orc army, and they threw stones to destroy the black stone wall. ”
The girl held Xiao Yan's hand and looked at him seriously: "After this giant beast appears, it will be difficult to resist the current city wall. Promise me that if that time comes, you will be sure to get out of the battle and return to space as soon as possible. ”
"Don't worry! I've got my own measure. Xiao Yan smiled confidently, "It's not here yet, it's not there yet." ”