298 half an hour
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"Cyclops!" Gordon and his party, who had just climbed the fortress wall, gasped almost at the same time.
The army of orcs who were so black that it seemed to fill the entire barren tundra was terrifying, but in terms of visual impact, it was still stronger than the two big men in the opposing army who were carrying boulders and throwing them at the fortress.
Captain Chuck Centurion, who had just been slightly relieved that the wolf cavalry had been defeated by the "reinforcements", sank to the bottom again at this time. He realized the frustrating fact that even if the two armies were now united, there was no way to resist the onslaught of the orc army.
When the two cyclops finished throwing stones, they climbed the city wall first, sweeping away the remaining human defenders, and everything was done.
Compared to Chuck, who was torn between hope and despair, Gordon's mind was extremely clear at this time, and he immediately asked, "Centurion, where is the teleportation room of the fortress?" ”
Right! Communication room!
Chuck woke up suddenly. Although the team that defeated the wolf cavalry was very small in number and could not turn the tide of the battle, there were several mages in the team! At least, the news that the Great Wall of Anduin was damaged by an earthquake and that the Tundra Orc army was coming to the city could be transmitted to Robb in time. Archduke Antelo.
"This way, Mr. Mage!"
Chuck pointed forward and quickly led the way for Gordon. He even felt that the outcome of this winter defensive war was likely to be determined by whether he walked fast enough at this time.
God knows if the boulders thrown by the two clumsy cyclops will happen to hit the communication room. If this kind of thing is really born, then it is called crying without tears.
The return of the defeated wolf cavalry to the orc army may have also stimulated the commander on the opposite side. With such a large number of troops, this winter attack must go from one victory to another, and finally scorch the entire northern part of the Ferreton Empire. is the perfect ending. Any small failure is unbearable.
Gordon knew that the opposite side would soon be attacking. Even without carts, feeding machines, and siege towers, the orcs were able to capture the fortress of Savato with just a rudimentary ladder. So he had to do his best to send the news back to Rob. Grand Duke Antelo knew.
As for the future, even if the worst happens, it won't be difficult for him to escape with Renus.
If you don't have the ability to turn the tide, you can only try your best to save yourself.
There is a small chance that the communication room will be smashed by a boulder thrown by the cyclops. And it didn't give birth. Gordon walked into the communication room, picked up the communication crystal ball, and activated the magic array smoothly.
Soon, a man wearing the robes of the Scepter Lord Mage Corps appeared on the crystal ball.
"I'm Gordon. Freeman, being at the fortress of Sevato. The orc army is about to launch a general assault here. The situation is urgent, go and inform Rob. Lady Antelo! ”
The mage on the other side was stunned for a moment. Then he said "wait a minute". He ran away as fast as he could.
It wasn't long before the face of the Scepter Lord appeared in the crystal ball.
"What is the damage to the Great Wall? How many enemies are there? ”
Gordon glanced at Centurion Chuck beside him. He had only just arrived at the fortress, and he certainly didn't know as much about the situation as the fortress commander.
Chuck immediately said: "The fortress is in a half-ruined state, and almost all the materials for defending the city have been buried by mudslides. The Anduin Wall to the west of the fortress has a gap thirty meters wide. The number of enemies...... At least 50,000 or more. ”
Military statistics is a very complex subject, and in the Ferredon Army. Unless it is a professionally trained scout, he can quickly and accurately estimate the number of enemy troops, so Chuck can only give an approximate number.
Anyway, whether it is 50,000 or 780,000 orcs, after it is unfolded, it will be all over the mountains. A scale that is not visible at a glance.
After listening to Chuck's debriefing, Rob. Antelo pondered for a moment and said, "Half an hour, I need you to hold on for half an hour." ”
"Got it." Gordon said.
The crystal ball fell silent.
"Mr. Mage, are you crazy!" Chuck couldn't believe the conversation between Gordon and the Wandlord.
"The situation of the fortress of Isevato, after that group of green-skinned barbarians attacked, not to mention half an hour, even half a minute, they may not be able to hold on!"
"What then? Escape? The enemy's wolf cavalry troops were not the only ones that had just fled. ”
Faced with Gordon's rhetorical question, the centurion was speechless. Although they will definitely not be able to hold the fortress with their strength alone, even if they retreat now, what can they do? I'm afraid that the probability of escaping into High Rock City alive is not even one percent.
"The Grand Duke is not a man of his own words. He told us to hold on for half an hour, and there must be a reason for him. If we were just to be cannon fodder to delay the orc's attack as much as possible, he would only need to order 'hold the fortress at all costs', and there would be no need to do anything more and set a time limit. ”
"You know the Grand Duke well?"
"Sort of."
Chuck's heart finally settled. He saw that the black young mage in front of him was acting calmly and methodically, even in this critical situation, he did not panic at all, and he should not be a mediocre person who talks about it. Compared to a petty officer like himself who had never even seen the real Scepter Lord, he might really know the temper and character of the Lord of the Northland.
"Even if in half an hour, Lord Antello will really descend from the sky to relieve the crisis of the fortress of Savato, then how can we hold out for half an hour? I had only two hundred unserviced auxiliaries and more than a hundred tired and wounded city defenders. ”
"Your soldiers can't, but I can."
"......" Chuck was speechless. Although he instinctively thought that this young mage was talking big, but looking at the other party's determined eyes, he was willing to believe that this mage would bring miracles.
As the two men walked out of the communication room, the defenders on the walls were crouching down and shielding their heads with shields to defend themselves against the orcs' rain of arrows. From time to time, two boulders that didn't know where they would hit whizzed and fell into the fortress.
"Centurion, take care of your soldiers and do what you have to do. Leave the rest alone. Gordon didn't have time to be polite to the other party, and after throwing down this sentence, he found Viscount Demont and the others.
He gathered all the priests and mages, as well as Renus, Antonov, Viscount Demon, and Darett.
In the battle to kill the commander of the wolf cavalry just now, Renus and the three had already shown their strength, and Darett, the captain of the Golden Dragon Sword Guard whose subordinates had all been killed, was also a high-ranking warrior whose strength was on par with Antonov. The reason why he didn't join the slashing operation just now was because there must be a qualified officer left in the team to command.
"Just now, I already got in touch with Archduke Antelo." In the dense rain of arrows flying overhead, this field meeting could only be as brief as possible, so Gordon went straight to the point, "He needs us to hold on for half an hour." ”
"How? Do you have a solution? Viscount Demont asked. He had just walked up to the city wall to observe the situation, and it was clear how difficult it would be to do this with such a meager force and with this ruined fortress. He was a military commander who knew how to arrange troops, how to train soldiers, and how to build a combat-capable army, but in the current situation, no conventional military means could achieve the goal. So he could only hope for this young mage who was valued by the Grand Duke of Wand.
After all, the power of arcane is the easiest way to make the impossible possible.
"Just now, that wolf army was defeated by us, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the commander of the orc army opposite. Therefore, the enemy must wash away the defeat with a brilliant victory that can show his great strength. Otherwise, it will have a negative impact on the psychology of the soldiers. ”
Gordon is a mage. The so-called art industry has a specialization, and he basically did not dabble in military knowledge, nor did he think of leading troops to fight, becoming an otherworldly military god who "talked and laughed and the orcs disappeared". However, in this extraordinary period, Gordon feels that only he can rely on his understanding of the psychology, thinking, behavior patterns, and cultural customs of orcs to achieve the ultimate goal: to hold on for half an hour.
"So," Gordon continued, "I'm sure the Orc Commander will only send those two Cyclops when he attacks the city next. ”
"In orc culture, the cyclops is the strongest warrior born with the blessing of the orc god Guush, a symbol of victory, and a totem of the spirit. Letting those two cyclops, who appeared on the barren tundra for the first time decades later, break through the fortress alone and win a victory in the southern invasion is undoubtedly the most ideal result, and it can also greatly boost morale. Renus said in response to Gordon's words.
"Lord Viscount is right. So after the two cyclops attacked, we had to kill the enemy before they could react. Gordon said.
But it is not easy to achieve this goal.
Cyclops are powerful creatures that challenge level 14. And with a quick glance just now, Gordon could already see that the two one-eyed orcs in the orc army opposite were unusual. Judging by their hoof-like legs, their crimson eyes, and the horns on their foreheads, they were demonic one-eyes mixed with abyssal blood.
Don't think about it, this must be the masterpiece of the Three Holy Baptists.
This one-eyed subspecies is more powerful than the ordinary one-eyed, and I'm afraid that if you put it in "Ancient Era", the challenge level will reach more than 16. This is the strength of a young dragon.
Well, slay two dragons in the shortest possible time...... Such a feat could have been written into songs by bards and sung in taverns for several years.
If he wanted to do this on his own, Gordon knew that it was impossible. So he had to mobilize the resources he had at his disposal, both human and material, and then make the most careful plans to achieve it. (To be continued......)