Chapter 17: The Wolf Smoke Rises
Walloon Fortress, a garrison fortress on the eastern border of the Li family, of course, cannot be compared with the first fortress Shouyangguan. But after all, it is also a strategic point, and it is still a mixed battalion of the Wolf Smoke Legion.
Although the enemy army can go around the city after the outbreak of war, and it does not play a role in stopping the army, this kind of city is undoubtedly a deterrent at the border of the frontier.
Perhaps it is because there has been no major war in Beast Mountain in recent years, and the garrison has begun to relax, and there are even rumors that the family has made peace with Beast Mountain and begun to live in peace. Although Li Yuanhao recently sent a military order to strengthen the vigilance, it has not improved significantly.
At dusk, two patrolling soldiers on the walls of Walloon Fortress were leaning against the wall and chatting about something.
"Have you heard? This time, the general came back and brought a new order from the family, saying that we have reconciled with the Beast Mountain, and we will never fight again, and we will go home. “
"Forget it, I've heard this kind of thing no less than ten times in half a month. The soldier yawned back.
"This time it's different, the general's military order just arrived yesterday," after a pause, he added "I saw it with my own eyes"
"Really?" this time the soldier came to his senses, and even his waist straightened. Looking at the man who spoke, his eyes seemed to glow, "Oh! I haven't been home for half a year," the soldier sighed and wilted.
"Of course it's true, don't worry, brother, I will definitely take you home. After speaking, he raised his hand and patted the soldier, and was about to say something with his mouth open, but there was a sound of knocking from the city. "Damn," he said foully, but reluctantly walked to the city wall and looked into the distance.
From the forest far away from the city, some graceful black figures began to appear, and even more had already walked around the moat. The soldiers had already seen the orcs at the head of the row, muscular, armed with spears and swords. The soldier was already sweating profusely, and he didn't think that the orcs were out for a walk at night, so there was only one case.
"Enemy attack......" The soldier shouted loudly to inform his brothers in the city, and also exposed himself, followed by a throwing gun.
The soldier was still staring at his eyes when he was dying, not knowing whether it was because of the horror of the enemy attack or because he regretted not returning home. A roar completely kicked off the war.
The whole city sounded the alarm, lit wolf smoke, and the infantry went up to the city wall one after another. Everything began to be ready, and there was silence on the front, except for the sizzle of flames igniting wolf smoke.
And the orcs under the wall also began to charge, and the distance of less than 100 meters was also instantaneous. This siege battle of the orcs completely changed the fighting style of the rush, the front row is the orcs who are good at rock climbing, this kind of orcs have a characteristic, their hands and feet have a thick layer of webbing, and they can climb the city wall step by step without any climbing equipment.
And the back row are all giant orcs that are more than two meters in color, and they have super strength to easily throw dozens of catties of boulders onto the city tower. The Wolf Smoke Legion vividly refers to it as a "humanoid trebuchet".
In this battle, the humans showed a disadvantage from the beginning, because of the negligence of the patrol soldiers, the alarm was not raised until the orc legion approached the city wall, and the human defenders had not come to their senses, and the orcs in the front row had already climbed the city wall.
The commander of the mixed battalion of Walloon Fortress was killing the last enemy beside him, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw another orc climb up, and Li Shibiao hurriedly ran over and beheaded him with a knife.
Only then did I have time to watch the battle, the dense orc army under the city was still rushing upward, and the heroic Li family warriors in the city were engaged in a bloody battle with the orcs, but because of the huge gap in numbers, the Li family soldiers were sharply shrinking the defense line.
"Ah Xiu, Ah Xiu. Li Shibiao shouted his chief guard over to his side and said, "Ah Xiu, the orcs have not been found at the south gate, you leave there immediately and tell the general about the situation here." ”
After Li Shibiao finished speaking, he saw that Ah Xiu still dragged his feet and refused to leave, he knew that the blood in the heart of the slightly delicate young man in front of him was no worse than that of any soldier of the Li family, Li Shibiao kicked Ah Xiu on the thigh hard, kicked it and staggered, and yelled
"This is an order, Wallon can't keep it, it's my Li Shibiao's crime, but I have to let the general know the basic situation of the orc miscellaneous,"
Li Shibiao's voice softened as he spoke, and he faintly let out tears, "The life of the Wolf Smoke Legion and the safety of the family are all in your hands, I beg you." ”
Saying that, he was about to kneel, but Ah Xiu hurriedly helped Li Shibiao up, "I'll go, battalion commander, I'll go." Li Shibiao raised his head, his eyes were a little moist, "Go and work hard with the general, and your sins will be atonement for you." ”
Ah Xiu turned around and left, he didn't dare to stay any longer, he was afraid that his firm heart would soften again. The battalion commander, an iron-clad man, will shed tears, whether it is because of the fear of death, or the nostalgia for the world, or perhaps the self-blame for losing the city. Ah Xiu didn't dare to think about it, and he couldn't figure it out.
Li Shibiao looked at Ah Xiu's distant figure and said in a low voice, "Live well." ”
"Uhhhh "Woo Hula" (Long live the Beastmaster) The cries of the orcs came like a tsunami. Li Shibiao pointed his long knife at the sky and shouted at the soldiers of the mixed battalion, "The general is coming with reinforcements, victory and meritorious service are just around the corner, after killing these miscellaneous people, we will go home." Kill..."
Li Shibiao roared and took the lead in cutting off the head of an orc. There was a tingling sensation on his face when the warm blood splashed on his face, Li Shibiao enjoyed this feeling more and more, and the soldiers were aroused to blood, and they slashed the orcs who climbed the city wall with the long knife in their hands. A soldier of the Li family was stuck in the chest by an orc spear, and he still hugged the orc and pushed it down the city wall, and he died together. The clanging sound of the blades colliding with each other, and the screams of the soldiers on both sides, seemed even more terrifying in this dark night.
Wallon is like a meat grinder, whether it is the soldiers of the Li family or the orc warriors, they are all crushed. The soldiers of the Li family slashed several times the enemy with a low city wall. But without the slightest reinforcements, the fighting was still shattered by the impact of the orcs that kept coming up, and the soldiers of the Li family fell one after another in the shouting of killing, and the wolf smoke military flag that was still fluttering in the wind a moment ago also fell with the flagpole and fell on top of the burning fire, and the fire burned more than the original because of the addition of a piece of cloth.
Yun Sen, the commander-in-chief of the orc legion, said to the remnants of the Li family who were surrounded, "The great god of Oze (the main god of the orc faith) has witnessed your bravery, surrender," Yun Sen's shallow voice, coupled with that tall body, made people feel irresistible.
"It's okay to surrender, let your beast god come and talk to me. Li Shibiao held his sword in both hands and was back to back with the only two left, his tattered armor could not cover those terrifying wounds.
"Orcs respect warriors" Yun Sen turned to leave, and he didn't know who he was saying this to. It is conceivable that without the restraint of the chief, the orcs who killed the red eyes would not let go of Li Shibiao and the others. The long-lost sounds of fighting and screaming resounded throughout Wallonia again.
At the beginning of the Walloon siege, Shouyang Pass had already seen the wolf smoke in the sky, and the wolf smoke after a few years reminded people of the war years of the Jin Ge Iron Horse again.
Shouyang Pass, all named after "Guan", are a husband when the pass is not open to the dangerous boundary, wolf smoke together, must be given to take the pass, in order to have no worries, all the way up.
The atmosphere in the general command room was tense, and Li Yuanhao was furious. "It's been a few hours, and I don't even know the number and equipment of the enemy, what your staff is doing to eat. After speaking, he slammed the document in his hand to the few people standing on the ground.
A few people on the ground sighed for a while, and they didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere, and their heads were almost under their crotch. Li Yuanhao couldn't help but get angry when he looked at it. "What are you doing here, go and send all the reconnaissance teams out for me, and if you can't find out the staffing and number of the orcs, don't come back. Several people on the ground said "yes" in unison, and hurriedly left the command room.
Through the wolf smoke that came, it could only be judged that Wallon was attacked by the orcs, as for the enemy's equipment, Li Yuanhao still didn't know anything about the number of people, and the battle began, but he didn't know the basic situation of the enemy, which was a taboo in war.
Li Yuanhao has been working since he was woken up in the middle of the night, and now he can't help but be a little tired when he stops arranging, and then he thinks of these bursts of exhaustion. Li Yuanhao yawned deeply and was about to rub his temples. Outside, there was a report from the guards.
"Come in"
The guard gave a standard military salute and said, "General, there is a soldier of the family who claims to be from Wallonia and wants to see you." ”
Li Yuanhao suddenly stood up when he heard this, "What did you say, from Wallonia?" Li Yuanhao said excitedly.
The guards thought they hadn't made it clear, and shouted "Yes, it's from Wallonia"
"Where is he? You take me immediately" Li Yuanhao didn't even wear a military uniform, and went out of the command room directly in a single suit, and saw a soldier shouting at the guard on duty from a distance.
Li Yuanhao approached and found that this soldier was only about twenty, although the Li family had beast mountains eyeing the tiger, but it had not yet reached the point where all the people were soldiers, the bottom line of recruitment was generally a middle-aged person who was nearly thirty years old, because thirty-year-old middle-aged people had the best physical and psychological quality, and more importantly, most of the thirty-year-olds had already married and had children.
"I'm Li Yuanhao, you're from Wallonia?"
Ah Xiu turned his head to look at Li Yuanhao, and pounced directly, the speed was so fast that even Li Yuanhao was surprised, not to mention the surrounding guards. The guard raised his spear and pointed it at Ah Xiu and shouted a loud scold. Li Yuanhao pressed with one hand and motioned for the guards to stop. Ah Xiu, who looked down at him and hugged his thighs, was also slightly angry.