Although the word contribution is clearly included in the conditions for achieving the main quest, many numberers who have not come into contact with this item do not know how precious it is until they have access to it.

Hu Bin knew very clearly how difficult these contributions were to obtain, and the previous two-thousandth contribution in the Beacon Fire mission could be said to be in play, but the one-thousandth obtained in the naval battle after that was completely dependent on luck and strength.

After that, even if Hu Bin completed the dangerous task of counterattacking the Auriogon Fortress, he only got less than 3/10,000 of the contribution, and the contribution reward in the attack on the supply line task was even less pitiful, and with the pressure of the half-orc army, before the war, Hu Bin did not even complete half of the main line contribution requirements, which was very different from what he expected before.

I thought that by the time of the attack and defense of White City, there would be a qualitative leap in the accumulation speed of contributions, but the fact gave all the numberers a heavy blow. Take Hu Bin himself as an example, the round of crazy shooting on the second-story city wall consumed most of Hu Bin's arrow reserves, and he and his subordinates killed no less than 200 half-orc soldiers, but the contribution could only be increased by a little more than 2/10,000, so calculated, Hu Bin had to kill at least more than 5,000 ordinary half-orc soldiers to complete the main task.

Fortunately, in addition to killing orcs, the numberers also have other ways to gain contributions, such as when the wolf led a group of people to resist the enemy with Lord Dale's frenzy potion, the numberers who went together and survived gained a lot of contributions, but the price paid for this was about 60 numberers in half a squadron, and less than half of them came back alive.

Now, because Hu Bin had invested a lot of oil, the half-orc offensive at the corridor was delayed for a short while, and Hu Bin found that he had received more battlefield contributions than he had gained by killing a hundred orc soldiers. The other numberers also discovered this, they just passively guarded the end of the corridor, and the contribution on their bodies was actually increasing little by little, and this easy-to-defend and difficult to attack corridor was actually a treasure land for brushing contributions. But only if it is not captured by the orcs. Now, even if it's for the sake of contribution, the numberers of Gondor will have to defend this place.

Lawrence and many of the Dark Faction Numberers also reached the outside of the corridor, but they didn't dare to get a step closer, and the fact that the orc elites who attacked in front of them had already used their blood to tell them that the slope was simply a road to hell, and that any rash move was a death move until they were absolutely sure.

"It's hard to do, the space there is too small, no matter how many troops are put in, it's hard to spread out the formation, if you guess correctly. The numbered person on the opposite side must be at the end of the road, and if they resist for a moment, the walls on both sides will be splashed with boiling oil and something. "One of the numbered people who arrived early witnessed the defeat of their orc elite just now, and gave Lawrence a basic introduction to the situation ahead, and the numbered ones who heard this all turned pale, and they finally knew where the strange smell in the air was coming from.

"What about advancing step by step with a strong crossbow force?" Bieber suggested it, but it was quickly overruled.

"The angle of the shot in the corridor is so small that the Gondor people actually made the shooting hole diagonally downward, and we couldn't see the outcropping guy at all. The shield guard at the end also seemed to have a hard time breaking through their defenses with a strong crossbow, and without a shield defense, the crossbowman would not survive in the corridor at all. The numberer said helplessly.

"Lawrence, is there anything you can do?" Bieber turned to look at Lawrence. At this time, only he could think of anything.

"The solution is very simple, fill it with the lives of the orc soldiers, and the defenders will definitely not have a lot of oil, and they will run out after a few rounds. When the time comes, as long as we spread out the formation through a small area, our numerical advantage will be able to play a role. Lawrence added meaningfully: "We still have a lot of time to play with each other." ”

Hearing this, the faces of the nearby numberers softened a lot. Apparently knowing something.

The orc commander in charge of the siege once again ordered a group of soldiers to attack Yongdao, but soon the group of orc elites lost most of them and withdrew, and within a minute of all of them pouring into Yongdao, the defenders ignited the originally cooled fire oil on the ground, burning the attacking enemy and the corpses in Yongdao into charcoal.

Before the flames in the tunnel were completely extinguished, the second group of orcs attacked again, but they were drenched in hot oil again, and then ignited by the unextinguished sparks, and this time not even a single person escaped.

Smoke, stench, and scorching heat, the environment in the corridor became more and more cruel, and the pressure on the orcs to attack was also increasing, and they had wasted nearly half an hour of their precious time by attacking several times in a row.

Seeing this, even Lawrence couldn't sit still, the defenders of Gondor obviously didn't care much about the consumption of fire oil, and did not hesitate to invest in the defense of the corridor, it seems that the reserves are not as scarce as Lawrence expected.

"Bieber, go and bring everyone down there to collect some wood or something that can be burned, and if there is water, collect some too, and then gather the numberers of the wind system, and I will give you half an hour, and after half an hour, no matter how much material is collected, you will have to come back here." Lawrence rubbed his temples and said, since the other party is attacking with fire in the corridor, the best way is actually to use a large amount of water to resolve it, but the Gondor side has done a good job of clearing the wall, and the dark side has no way to collect a large amount of water in a short time, so Lawrence is ready to attack fire with fire and use smoke and dust to force back the defenders.

Within half an hour of Bieber's departure, the half-orc commander, who was about to drive him crazy, launched several more frenzied sieges, but no progress was made except for adding many charred corpses to the corridor, and even if the commander personally supervised the battle, it was only the result of minor burns.

The numberers of the Gondor camp finally had a respite, they had been fighting and shifting since the beginning of the Orc siege, knowing that now was the time to get a good rest. Several attempts by the orcs were unsuccessful, and although they remained vigilant, they were able to take turns taking short breaks, and the strong defenses in the corridor gave them a lot of confidence, and they were satisfied with the large amount of contributions that had been recorded over time. Little by little, morale was building up among the numberers, and they had completely shaken off the frustration of being beaten and run. More and more accustomed to the enemy's attack.

The sturdy figures of the Yongquan guards still stood at the forefront, the surface of the originally smooth and visible shield was covered with traces that the orcs could see, the dried blood on the spears told the fall of the enemy one by one, the only thing that remained unchanged was the cold expressions on the faces of the guards and the hands holding the weapons steadily, as if the previous battle had no effect on them.

Hu Bin had already been replaced from the defensive array below, although there were Yongquan guards in the front, but the continuous excitement still made him feel a little tired, and there were many numbered people who had not grabbed the defensive position were waiting to change defenses, after all, that position received the most contributions. Hu Bin didn't want to occupy the end of the road all the time, so he simply returned to the city wall with his men. The vacant line of defense was immediately replaced by other numberers.

"Bad news, Reed!" Poromir said with the message that had just been passed down from the upper floors. "Rohan's reinforcements were ambushed halfway, although they solved those ambushes, but the trip was delayed a lot, it seems that we have to rely on ourselves."

"There are not enough reinforcements from there, the main force of Sauron's orc army is here to attack White City, and they are the only ones who have the ability to ambush Rohan's reinforcements." Hebrew said that he didn't need to worry about contributing, so he and the other two lords stayed by Boromir's side. Apparently also knew the news.

"It seems that the numberers of the dark side have invested a lot of money! I said why they didn't bring too many men with them when they attacked the city, and they all sent to the north to intercept Rohan's reinforcements. If I'm not mistaken, it was a large number of wolf cavalry who ambushed the Rohan cavalry! Hu Bin felt that something was not good, although he had now successfully resisted the attack of the orcs. But everyone knows that this is only temporary. Sooner or later, the fire oil will be exhausted by the attack of the first **, and the numbered person on the opposite side will not let them spend the rest of the time in peace.

"That's right, it was a group of wolf cavalry that Rohan's side encountered, and it stands to reason that it is impossible for the orc army to divide their troops there. But it is true that an enemy has escaped our sight and is ambushing in the north. If this news hadn't come back from the nearby rangers, I would even think it was an excuse for the Lohan Kingdom to be deliberately delaying. If they hadn't arrived on time, the time and sacrifices we had made to storm the fortress would have been in vain. Boromir made no secret of his concerns.

"Didn't we succeed in holding this place? The orcs had been kept out for more than an hour. We can rely on this to delay until reinforcements arrive. Lord Dale's optimism made Hu Bin and Hebrew smile wryly.

"How much oil do we have left?" Hu Bin asked Boromir.

"Four or five barrels, it's still sufficient, but it's depleting quickly." Boromir didn't have the optimistic view of Lord Dale, the orcs were already launching their ninth attack, and because of the frequent attacks, the heating of the oil was a little unable to keep up, which made the boiling oil lose the lethality of the high temperature.

"Let's make a saving from now on, and we will take the opportunity of letting the orcs be fooled into launching a general attack to give them a hard time, so that the time to heat up the oil can keep up." Although Hu Bin knew that doing so would cause a lot of pressure on the Yongquan guards on the front line, in order to hold on to the defense line here for as long as possible, the materials such as fire oil should be used carefully.

"Lawrence, the other party's oil seems to be running out." Bieber and the others brought back the wood and other combustibles they had collected during this time, but the orcs were on the attack, and the numberers were not ready to act. The numberers on the dark side were fortunate enough to find a deep well in the plaza on the first floor, where they received a lot of water.

"Alright, let's get started." Seeing the orc commander continue to increase his troops to the front line, and the Gondor defenders having to sprinkle fire oil once more, Lawrence knew that the offensive was coming to an end. "Tell the Scar Leader to let their men in with this fuel, and the next time I attack, I'll need more fire and smoke in the corridor."

"No problem." Bieber had already guessed Lawrence's plan, and the orcs with fuel were basically sacrificed as living fuel, but Bieber was confident that the Scar Leader who commanded the orc attack would not refuse the suggestion.

Soon, the defenders of Gondor realized that something was wrong, and the orcs had attacked again too soon, and before the temperature in the corridor had completely cooled, a group of orcs with burdens on their backs rushed into the corridor.

The captain of the soldiers guarding the city walls did not rush to defend with fire oil, but quickly reported the anomaly to Boromir.

"The numberer on the other side finally made a move. It seems that they also want to use fire attack to consume us, and they actually came up with a countermeasure so quickly, and the guy named Lawrence you mentioned does have some brains. Hu Bin was a little surprised when he heard the news that came, and originally thought that the enemy would not be able to enter before his own fire oil was exhausted, but now it is difficult to say, if the dense smoke and dust are allowed to drift in, it will cause great trouble to the soldiers defending the city.

"Is there any way to do it?" Hebrew asked worriedly.

"Huh." Hu Bin turned to Boromir with a smile and said, "Boromir, don't use contingent defense this time, please." ”

"Do you have any plans?" Boromir asked curiously.

"Since the enemy wants to attack with fire, we simply let them use it. Let Rose and them retreat, the next play is not for them. ”

Boromir had some doubts about Hu Bin's words, but he trusted Hu Bin very much and recalled the Yongquan guards.

"Let's go, mobilize all the numberers, maybe the chance to brush up on the contribution degree has come!" Hu Bin walked down with Ta Dun and Lin.

Without the resistance of fire oil, a fierce confrontation broke out between the orcs and the humans guarding the end of the corridor, while the archers on the city wall desperately fired arrows to reduce the number of orcs in the corridor, and finally the defenders repelled the attack, and the orcs left many corpses and voluntarily withdrew from the corridor.

"It's time to go. Bieber, take our men, gather another group of volunteers, and we're going to get ready for a storm. Lawrence noticed that flammable materials had accumulated in the hallway. Summoned the numberers.

"Lawrence, we're not sure if we've run out of fuel on the other side, why don't we try a few times before attacking?" Bieber hesitated, and Lawrence's bold move did not in any way reconcile his usual cautious character.

"Bieber. How much do you contribute to the battlefield? Lawrence gave a rare look of distress at this point.

"Less than half, what's wrong?"

"Do you think other people are more or less contributing than you?" Lawrence then asked.

"I don't think there will be many more people than me." Bieber felt something was wrong, and he finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Yes. The orcs who are allies are numerous and powerful, and in this siege battle, this is both our strength and our disadvantage. Lawrence paused, allowing Bieber to digest the meaning.

"You mean......" Bieber suddenly looked up and glared at Lawrence.

"That's right, it's safe to assume that the longer we delay in this place, the less chance we have of completing the main quest. If we wait until the orcs finally capture this place, it is estimated that we will no longer be able to get additional contribution rewards. ”

"So you let our numberers attack as soon as possible!"

"Yes, if you guess correctly, the longer the opposite numberer resists, the more contributions they will receive, which is why they will stay on the opposite side of the corridor in the first place, and it is obvious that they will not expose themselves to danger if they are not driven by enough interests." Before Lawrence could finish speaking, Bieber couldn't wait to gather the manpower.

"Space is not going to allow us to sit back and enjoy it, and if we want to live well, we have to put our lives on the table to fight." Lawrence whispered the unfinished words, he has always given the impression to others that he is cautious and very desperate, in fact, Lawrence is not afraid of desperately, but has not yet encountered the time when he really needs to be desperate. What others don't know is that a wise man will be crazier than anyone else when he is desperate.

"Quick, we're going to rush in while the people on the other side are affected by the smoke, so get the wipes ready." One of the numbered ones shouted in a loud voice with a bucket of water, while the numbered ones of the dark side who were preparing to attack handed over their masked scarves.

"Looks like this little water isn't enough!" One of the numbered people said when he saw the bucket that was quickly bottoming out.

"Haha! You don't put some water on your own. The loud speaker in charge of the dip stared at the other's crotch and laughed, and the others burst out laughing.

"Great idea!" The numbered person was not angry, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, he took his masked towel and left, and the other numbered people who had not been given water glanced at each other, and they all looked for a place to solve it, after all, it was much better than choking on the hot smoke and dust in the battlefield later.

"Assemble!" Bieber shouted.

"Everyone knows why we are in such a hurry to attack, so we will use all means, and when the time comes, it will be more than worth the loss to leave regrets." Lawrence said in front of the crowd, dressed in scale armor, he weighed the weight of the large shield in his hand, and tried to shrink behind it, this time Bieber might not be able to protect himself.

"Hey! Even Boss Lawrence is desperate, and we can't be too cowardly, can we. The opposite of Lawrence, one of the people below, laughed loudly, causing everyone to laugh.

"Please tell General Scar that you can set fire to it now." Seeing that everyone was ready, Lawrence casually said to a half-orc elite beside him.

"I await your good news!" The orc tried to bless in the lingua franca before leaving, and he felt that at least the mercenaries had a commendable courage.

A group of Wind Numberers were already waiting at the crossing, and they were responsible for blowing the smoke and dust to the side of the Gondor defenders, and it was up to them to do the rest.

A team of orc crossbowmen came to the entrance of the tunnel with rockets, igniting the flammable materials accumulated in the corridor, and as the fire grew, the smoke gradually gathered in the corridor.

Looking at the somewhat blurry figure of the defenders of Gondor on the other side of the corridor due to the high temperature, Lawrence coldly gave the order.

The wind gradually grew stronger. (To be continued......)