Chapter Fifty-Four: Attack!
Looking at Aldaryan who was slowly riding his horse back, even if he was mentally prepared, Leo was the first time he had seen the terrifying archery skills of the Noldor elves in reality, and the others were fine, and Keith next to him even subconsciously touched his throat with palpitations...
After a short period of coldness, Stormwind's army finally reacted from their sluggishness, "Ho! Ho! The energetic roar of the champion swordsman struck the shield with his long sword, and the morale climbed to the peak under the power of this arrow. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
On the other hand, the defenders of White Moon City, not to mention the pale faces of the nobles who are usually pampered, even the Duke of Orlando, who is known for his martial bravery, has his arms trembling uncontrollably at his side, not to mention the ordinary soldiers, the previous noisy and provocative voices are empty, and their faces are full of horror and disbelief.
The morale can be boosted, seeing that his momentum is like a rainbow, Leo immediately did not hesitate, took two steps forward, and swung the paladin sword in his hand vigorously "Attack~~~~~!" ”
"Attack! Attack! Attack! With a frenzied roar, the champion swordsman, who had long been unable to hold back, took a heavy step forward in the queue, and his neat pace continued to increase in the slight vibration of the ground, gradually turning into a trot.
The formation of the champion swordsmen in the running was not chaotic, the first two rows of soldiers raised their shields in their hands, trying to prepare themselves and their companions carrying the ladder behind them to shield themselves from the rain of arrows, it is worth mentioning that all the officers appeared at the front, and the phalanx rushed towards the city wall like a metal monster without hesitation.
Such a big movement also woke up the defenders, and in the constant shouting of "archers prepare, archers prepare~" on the city wall, with the wave of the flag painted with the bow and arrow icon, the first wave of slightly sparse feathered arrows quickly shot out, drawing a curve in the air, falling rapidly under the traction of gravity, and in the following tens of seconds, a more dense rain of arrows continued to occupy the sky.
Looking up, he saw dense black dots flying with a whistling, and Rhodes, who was in front of the team, quickly raised his head to judge the distance and time while running, and at the same time that the shield in his hand was raised again, he also shouted "raise the shield!! ”
With the order, all champion swordsmen who did not carry the ladder raised their shields above the top at the same time, and the neat shield wall looked like a silver dome from above, and at the same time a continuous stream of feathered arrows rained down.
Under the large-scale coverage and throwing, the suppressed cries of pain and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground in the charging champion swordsman formation continued to be heard, due to the fact that some of the siege ladders were carried, the area of the shield wall this time was not only reduced a lot, even if they were desperately closed, there were many omissions in many places, and it also made the soldiers inevitably attrition in the march.
Fortunately, Leo has always invested heavily in the armor of the champion swordsman, and the almost full-coverage armor finally saved the lives of many soldiers, except for a few swordsmen who fell to the ground and died directly through the face, most of the rest only suffered injuries of varying severity.
After resisting the rain of arrows from the defenders three waves, the first wave of attacking troops finally entered the dead corner under the city wall, and there was no time to feel the sacrifice of their comrades, and the arm propped up the shield to swing a pile of stones thrown from the city wall.
He didn't have to wait long, as the first ladder finally leaned against the city wall under the desperate push of the soldiers, and after the iron hook at the top of the ladder firmly fastened the wall battlement, Rod pushed away his subordinates in front of him with a dull roar, and took the lead in raising the shield with one hand to climb up......
The sharp steel longsword easily cut off a few stabbing spears, and Rod, who successfully climbed to the top of the ladder, relied on the sturdy armor on his body, and swept around with the edge of the shield, and in the screams and bone cracking of several unlucky ghosts, he actually jumped directly onto the city wall with a roar of fitting, waving the long sword and shield like a mad demon without any rules, forcing the defenders to retreat while resolutely defending this gap.
Under the warm sun, the fertile plains are dotted with villages, and the fragrance of the earth and the clear blue sky give people a feeling of being in a calligraphy and painting scroll, comfortable and quiet, but on the white moon city wall, it is a different scene...... It's like a hellish scene!
The viscous blood adsorbed the soles of his feet, making every movement a little awkward, his nasal cavity had become accustomed to the strong smell of blood, and at this time he had already been numb to the point that he didn't feel anything, Rhodes pulled out the long sword inserted into the chest of a young man who might be 15 or 6 years old, and didn't look at the face of the other party wearing tattered leather armor with a mixture of fear and stunned expressions, took a few steps back, and hid behind his companion with the hilt of the sword and breathed in the fishy sweet air.
There was a temporary numbness in his arm after the continuous slashing and slashing suddenly stopped, and Rhodes couldn't recall how many enemies had died under his sword, and even the steel-forged longsword had now had many gaps, and nearly an hour had passed since the beginning of the siege, and his companions were either sacrificed or thrown off the wall, or hastily evacuated to repair according to the order.
At this moment, most of the companions in the battle next to him are soldiers in the next few waves of attacks, only he is still gritting his teeth and persevering, maybe he doesn't want to give up this hard-won gap, maybe it is the dream of never extinguishing his heart to become stronger and stronger, Rod miraculously persevered!
Throwing away his unwieldy sword, he bent down to pick up a discarded war hammer from the ground, and used the handle to smash away a pile of arrows that had pierced the surface of his shield, and after taking a deep breath, Rhodes rushed back into the seemingly inexhaustible enemy......
Slowly riding his horse to Leo's side, Finn couldn't help but be a little anxious in the face of the tragic and slow-moving battle on the city wall, "My lord, please consider my request again and let the Knights of Punishment join the battle!" ”
"Nope! It's not time yet, Finn, you have to understand, it's not that I ruthlessly ignore the sacrifices of these soldiers" Towards his loyal subordinate, Leo still turned his head and patiently explained, "This is only the first day of siege, even if the enemy's morale has been low before, but the huge number still makes them have enough confidence and perseverance, in this situation, I can't throw you into this meat grinder-like whirlpool, wait with peace of mind, my friends, you will be the decisive force in this war, don't forget, The other party's knights have not yet appeared on the city walls. ”
Temporarily pacifying the Grand Master of the Knights of Punishment, Leo turned his head to look back at the battlefield again, and there was absolutely no peace in his heart, looking at the champion swordsmen who were constantly overwhelmed by the number of people on the city wall, and even pushed off the city wall, and saw the first wave of soldiers who were about to take turns to attack the city after only resting for a while, his clenched fists could almost pinch out water.
The corner of his eye twitched a few times uncontrollably, seeing that a champion swordsman was provoked by several spears and thrown out of the city wall, and the swordsman in mid-air continued to wave the half-black war hammer in his hand, and then fell heavily to the ground without moving, Leo finally reached the limit of patience, and decisively ordered Finn, "Retreat, let the elves take the storm wings to suppress and cover the retreat of the soldiers on the city wall, this battle can't be fought like this, we can't afford to exchange ......"
Without waiting for Finn's reply, with a tired wave of his hand, Leo turned and walked towards the camp, he had to be alone and quiet, and then think about how to break the tortoise shell.