Chapter 14: The Fall of Doubt

Turning back to the battle of tackling key problems in the past, even with such a terrifying long-range spell strike force, Xiongguan still inevitably fell, indirectly reflecting the super strength of the Demon Alliance.

Dawn and Normer loosened the reins and slowly moved forward with their mounts, observing the remaining traces of the semblance and exchanging ideas softly, and from time to time they encountered problems that they were not sure of each other, so they asked the old magician behind them in time, and the butler uncle was a truly knowledgeable and knowledgeable man.

"Uncle, may I ask how long did the 'Visigothic Gate' hold on to the fierce demon alliance before it was captured?" Sighing at the eventful years of the past, Normer asked humbly.

For the war that took place thousands of years ago, which lasted for 70 years, the historical archives of the Terran countries are not the same, and only on the issue of triggering the war, the differences between the parties are very large, and it is a common phenomenon for each to say its own words, and it is even more secretive about some key events.

For example, the offensive and defensive battles of the "Visigothic Gate" obviously had a great impact on the outbreak and progress of the entire war, but every time the history books of various countries come here, they are all lightly brushed aside, only mentioning that there was such a battle, but the relevant details are not mentioned, the actual strength comparison of the two sides involved in the war, the specific arrangement and process of attack and defense, and the number of casualties of each other, are completely inadequate. As for the main generals who commanded and participated in the battle, they did not mention anything, as if they were afraid of something.

This made Normer, who had a strong desire to learn, very depressed, and today happened to be at the meeting, remembering this question, and hurriedly asked the old magician who was familiar with the past for advice.

Plitander raised his eyebrows, smiled mysteriously, and replied, "Well, let's sell the old man, and it's not too late to go to the top of the city wall in a while." ”

"Oh. I guess there's another wonderful story, right?" Dawn was the first to react, and said with a grin.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever it comes to such a time, the old housekeeper with a mysterious smile must have a very wonderful story to share with them, or something interesting and novel to show them, just like the old naughty boy full of innocence, and can't help but be more interested.

Talking and laughing, they walked forward for hundreds of meters, and as the distance narrowed, Normer and Dawn saw that the tall walls of Xiongguan were also densely covered with spells or various traces caused by siege equipment.

It turns out that the so-called different shades of blue-gray seen from a distance are actually only visual errors, not because the stone used to build the city wall itself is uneven in color, but because after being attacked from the city, the stones in different parts of the city wall are damaged to different degrees, resulting in different degrees of sunlight reflection, and from a distance it looks like an inconsistent color. When you get closer now, you can see that the original color of each stone is very close.

Normer and Dawn shook their heads, judging from the fierce attack on the wall of the defending side, the strength of the attacking side was also extremely large, and the coverage was also extremely wide, and the defensive pressure faced by the Terrans defending the city in the past was unprecedented, if not overwhelming.

Coming to the bottom of the city walls, the lifeless road to extinction in the Valley of Doom has finally come to an end, and the slightly oppressive atmosphere has begun to gradually ease.

The horse's hooves stepped lightly, stepping into the huge arch doorway that had long been empty, and the sun near noon cast on both sides of the doorway, shining on the uneven side walls, reflecting on the ground to form a mottled shadow, just like the days that had passed, beautiful, but only monotonous black and white for nostalgia.

The surroundings are quiet, there is not even a sound, there is no bird call, no insect song, not even the sound of the breeze blowing through the doorway, as if time is frozen in this moment, the long river of years can not bear to wash away the ancient battlefield thousands of years ago, history is integrated into reality, this situation and this scene, for a time it makes people sigh as if they are in another world.

Normer and Dawn slowed down their mounts once more, and walked gently, quietly watching everything around them, basking in a slightly sentimental nostalgia.

Scarred, is the first impression of people to see Xiongguan, even the small half of the door hole in front of the threshold has not been spared, from top to bottom, all are the marks of axes, chisels, hammers, knives, stabbing guns, etc., confirming how tragic and iron-blooded the fierce battle at the moment of the city fell and broke the door, and it is fully worthy of a heavy stroke in the history books.

One side will not give an inch, fight to the death, determined to shed the last drop of its own blood, and the other side will fight bravely and fearless to death, vowing to plant the battle flag on the top of the city wall!

One step over the remnants of the threshold, the stone wall of the second half of the door hole will be much better preserved, with the progress of the pace, the traces of the fierce battle gradually decreased, the demon vanguard attacked here, the fall of Xiongguan is inevitable, the defeat of the defenders is only in a moment, the bravest soldiers died one by one, can no longer resist the pace of the strong enemy's advance, so the mood is low, the army is in chaos, and the hasty retreat has become the only way out.

Jin Ge Iron Horse, the heroic epic, the eventful years, just jumped out of the boring yellowed pages, vivid and heroic, like a trickle into a river, flowing into reality, silently telling the tragic scene of a thousand years ago, reciting a generous hymn.

Plitander didn't bother them, and let the two of them carefully experience this rare mood.

Life is a practice, if you want to reach the other side smoothly, it does not mean that you can only blindly practice hard, according to the situation, it is often more effective with half the effort, and can make them grow up healthily, and this is also the wise viscount and his wife specially ordered the two young people to travel with good intentions, the deep purpose.

The old housekeeper was obviously very familiar with Xiongguan, and it was not until the group passed through the long doorway and came to the back of the city wall that he instructed the two of them to observe the rows of caves behind the city wall, several meters deep and seven or eight meters wide, and said: "Those are the hidden soldier caves that the books often say."

"So much. Dawn exclaimed.

"The Terran Holy Ranks who led the troops to build this city and lead the defense back then are really powerful people. Knowmer was also impressed.

Ordinary people who have not experienced the baptism of war cannot imagine that the military is the most representative "technological industry", and through war, we can accurately judge the overall degree of civilization of a country, the technological content it has, and the overall quality level of the people.

For example, when defending the city, it is not best to send all the soldiers at hand to the city wall, and too dense defense in the city will not only not play a positive role in increasing the defensive strength, but will affect the effect of different arms in performing their duties with each other, the efficiency of cooperation, and will provide the enemy with the convenience of killing a large number of people at one time.

If you don't accept it, just put all the medical guards somewhere in the city. In case a certain dragon of the enemy flies by, and a mouthful of dragon flame erupts, then congratulations, no one in the entire Xiongguan knows how to give first aid and know how to bandage, let alone perform high-tech work such as surgery.

Taking the "Visigothic Gate" as an example, even at the top of the seven-zhang wide city wall, when the battle was at its most intense, there were only seven to eight rows of different types of warriors, including common sword and shield men, archers, pikemen, powerful melee soldiers who held giant axes and war hammers and were responsible for repelling the enemy who attacked the city, and there were also technical warriors who specialized in controlling large and medium-sized defensive equipment such as bed crossbows, trebuchets, sassers, and rackets, medical soldiers who were responsible for treating the wounded, and more technical soldiers who were responsible for carrying arrows, stones, and The people who use various consumables such as hot oil and gold juice are also commonly known as "strong men".

All of these people need to have room for their own actions, and they need to leave a way for them to cooperate with each other, and arrange reasonable routes and priorities.

Once the battle starts, the loss of personnel and the consumption of materials will instantly turn into a series of cold and ruthless numbers, all of which will be pressed on the shoulders of the guards, testing their psychological endurance, and also measuring their overall planning and scheduling capabilities.

Therefore, before the start of the war, it is necessary to arrange the elite soldiers as soon as possible, so that they can replace and supplement the front-line defense troops at the head of the city at any time as needed.

Although the Terrans have the advantage of a high wall, it does not mean that the demons outside have no way to fight the Terran army inside, but they have air troops, and the dragon clan who is extremely strong in flesh does not talk about him, the famous "Griffin Legion" is enough for the defenders to drink a pot.

In order for the strategic reserves to maintain their strength, spirits, and safety and soundness in waiting for the battle, it is necessary to provide them with safe hiding places, and to set up a location that not only meets the conditions just mentioned, but also close enough to the head of the city so that they can rush to the top in time to provide support.

These numerous caves, to which the old butler was referencing, played such an important role.

One after another, the "hidden soldier holes" are arranged on the back of the city wall, and people can rest in them, not only to avoid the boulders and crossbow arrows projected by the demons outside, but also to climb the special ladder as quickly as possible to rush to the city to participate in the battle.

According to the introduction of the old housekeeper, in the Xiongguan "Visigothic Gate", there are two stairs that can ascend the city, one left and one right are symmetrically set up, the two stairs are chiseled according to the mountain, on the original cliff, along the steep mountain, artificially chisel out the long steps, and the one by one continues to the top of the Xiongguan.

Plitendshi Ran dismounted with two young men, chose the staircase on the left side of the hill, and began to ascend the city.

Normer and Dawn silently followed the old butler, walking up step by step.

The steep staircase up to 100 meters is very difficult to walk, it was carved out from the solid cliff back then, the time is urgent, everything is simple because of the ugliness, how simple it is, the height of each step is not small, the width is not big, it is more laborious to walk on the top. It is estimated that from the designer's point of view, the people who walked were strong soldiers anyway, and they were not tourists.

The further you go, the stronger the mountain wind becomes, and the staircase is in disrepair, and the original wooden railing facing the outside of the cliff has long been rotten to the point that nothing remains, leaving only deep holes in the upper part of the stairs, confirming that the guardrail did once exist. Therefore, in addition to being careful from time to time if there are stones falling from the top of their heads and hitting their heads, they must always be on guard against the steps that may loosen under their feet, and it is not easy to fall from such a high place without paying attention.

With such a steep staircase, the generals and soldiers who were left on the ground by the Terrans as a reserve back then relied on these two rather difficult and dangerous passages to transport all the materials needed for defense to the top of the city wall, and received the comrades who had retreated and repaired after heavy casualties.