Chapter 047: Counterattack on Draenor (4)
The arrival of war seemed very sudden. After determining that the Hellfire Fortress was only the remnants of the tribe led by the Broken Hand Clan led by Kargas, the Sons of Lothar did not give the orcs a chance to wait for reinforcements, and launched a surprise attack overnight.
Of course, it's a raid, but in reality, Kargas isn't an interstellar player either. With tens of thousands of troops moving, there is no possibility or need to hide them at all.
Relying on the weakness of the air power of the Hellfire Fortress, the Griffin Knight fired the first shot with a high explosive made by the gnomes. With an enduring roar, most of the catapults and cannons within the walls of Hellfire were drowned in the flames.
As soon as the explosion sounded, the ground troops, who had been waiting in the distance for a long time, immediately charged. With the griffin knights cutting down the enemy's city defenses, the ground forces came to the foot of the city gate without much loss.
Of course, the tribe is not vegetarian either. After a few volleys had knocked down many griffins, the archers and ballistae quickly reached the walls. In the face of the rain of arrows, the losses of the Alliance's soldiers rose rapidly.
Seeing that the enemy's long-range strikes were gradually gaining scale, Danas in the rear nodded to the dwarves and gnomes beside him. Then, the little men actually pushed several cannons forward with a snort.
I only heard a few loud noises shuttling through the shouts of killing, and the whistling cannonballs exploded directly on the city wall one after another huge black fireworks.
In front of the closed gate, Tulayan, who was belatedly guarding the battering ram, saw that the enemy's long-range troops were being suppressed by artillery and elven marksmen, and immediately shouted at the warriors: "Go up the ladder!"
The shield array suddenly cracked open one by one, and the agile rangers immediately carried the ladder to support it. As the barb hung on the edge of the city wall, the soldiers who had long been unable to hold it immediately rushed forward.
Holding his hand at the splash of dust, Kargas looked at the grim situation below, and his face couldn't help but look ugly. His original plan was to hold the league for at least a week, but now that these guys were as fierce as if they had taken hormones, the fierce but orderly offensive completely caught him off guard.
But, regardless of the outcome, he must take this opportunity to do his best to consume the alliance's living forces.
With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen orc warlocks in robes stepped forward. With bursts of terrifying and suppressed chanting, the raging flames climbed up the ladder like a snake, whistling and devouring the Alliance soldiers who had no time to retreat.
The orange-red flames lacked a destructive aura, but the overwhelming heat and pervasive heat still easily ignored the steel armor of the Children of Lothar. The soldiers engulfed in flames rained down.
In the middle of the crowd, Khadgar and the heavily protected mages immediately fought back.
I saw a succession of pale blue light shoot out from the crowd, and the surging frost magic exploded the moment it hit the city wall. The Frost Nova instantly extinguished the flames on the ladder, and the splattered ice crystals and cold air even affected the archers and warlocks on the city walls, and the orcs' ranged attacks couldn't help but weaken further.
Unfortunately, the flames released by orc warlocks are no ordinary flames. Despite the first rescue, most of the ladders were unrecognizable.
It took time to build the second batch of ladders, and this successfully diverted the orc's attention to Tulayan's group.
Sensing the crisis, Tulayan immediately raised his hands and held up a huge shield of holy light above the battering ram. Almost at the same time, boiling oil pouring down from a raging fire.
Tulayan protected the battering rams, but he was powerless to extinguish the raging fire at the gates. Under the threat of the sea of fire, the alliance soldiers who protected the goal-breaking team had to retreat one after another. Naturally, the archers and warlocks on the city walls focused their attention on them.
Tulayan, who was about to increase the output of holy light energy, rolled his eyes, but just happened to see a vigorous and familiar figure leap up, jumping one after another on the rapidly falling apart cloud ladder not far away, and in the blink of an eye, he was already approaching the edge of the city wall.
Seeing that the battlement was close in sight, Aurelia raised her arm, hooked the barb on the wall with the corner of Sardora, and then swung herself up, and after a beautiful spin, landed firmly on an orc archer who had no time to react.
The blades tied to the sides of Sardora pierced through the orc's flesh, and the blood stains splashed on his face rendered the ranger's fierce and hideous face because of hatred extremely terrifying. Without giving the other orcs time to react, Aurelia pulled her bowstring and let a visible hurricane converge in her hands, and the arrows sped across the walls with an unstoppable howl, propelled by the wind.
For a moment, a large number of orcs were torn apart by the arrows of the wind, and the blood stained the city walls red, sending the terrible wails into the air.
"Aurelia, come back!"
Seeing that the rangers broke away from the large army and went deep alone, Tulayan was so anxious that he jumped to his feet. Even if Aurelia is extraordinary, but the hero can't stand the crowd, he definitely doesn't want to see the ranger have any strengths and weaknesses. It's a pity that he really doesn't have the leisure time to help the other party now.
This is a battlefield, not a gladiatorial arena, and those who exert their individual heroism generally do not end well.
Soon, the slaughtering Aurelia was blocked.
An arrow shot at the orc warlock who was chanting not far away, Aurelia grabbed the longbow with her backhand, only to hear a low shout, relying on the speed of the indistinct explosion, it was the two orc guards who directly attacked and crashed down the city wall. However, just as she put another arrow on the bowstring, a violent sense of crisis hit her with an unreactive speed.
Scold!
The bright sword light was fleeting, and the golden broken hair slowly drifted in the air. Aurelia, who tried her best to dodge the sneak attack from behind, didn't have time to turn back, and immediately blocked the direction of the sword light with her bow.
In the next second, she felt an unbearable force coming, and Aurelia slammed into the battlement. Holding back the churn in his chest, the ranger rolled on the spot and quickly left his position.
Almost at the same time, a vague figure rushed forward and kicked Aurelia down the battlement that Aurelia had just hit.
The ranger gasped one after another to stabilize his mind, and when he looked at it, what appeared in front of him was an ugly orc with gray skin.
Kargas didn't talk nonsense, and after showing a hideous and bloodthirsty smile, he immediately bullied himself.
"Damn!" "In the distance, Danas clearly saw Aurelia's dangerous situation with the help of his monoculars, and immediately determined the direction and shouted at the gunner, "Quick, keep your distance, due west to the north eleven and three-quarters of a degree, cover the blow!"
As the overlord of the gladiatorial arena, Kargas's ferocious attacks killed her, giving Aurelia no time to breathe. And as Aurelia was suppressed, the archers and warlocks around her also pointed the finger at her.
Please, this is the battlefield, there is no fairness, only life and death.
Seeing that the arrows and magic were about to tear her to pieces, Aurelia turned ruthless, and after blocking the opponent's attack again, she immediately drew her scimitar and fought back at the risk of her life!
Boom, boom, boom......
The incoming artillery fire kicked up a cloud of black smoke in the sky, instantly engulfing the figures of the rangers and orcs. Seeing this scene, Khadgar, who was always concerned about Aurelia's safety, suddenly revealed, confused?
If you're not mistaken, did something flash a little?