Riding on the griffon, Duke Turingor saw countless boulders piled up in the open space in front of the walls of Stormthunder Castle, one in the east and one in the west. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the second half of last night, Turingor heard a scout report that there was a strange noise in Wind Thunder Castle, and he immediately ordered the scout to investigate again.

After paying the price of hundreds of lives, the scouts reported that Sauron's army was transporting boulders to the battlefield beyond the city walls, trying to create obstacles on the battlefield and prevent the army from attacking the city.

At that time, Turingto was hesitant to send cavalry to stop Sauron?

The location of Sauron's army was too close to the walls of Storm Thunder Castle, and it was completely within the range of all artillery and trebuchets, and there were more cavalry sent to die. There were fewer cavalry sent, and it didn't work, so they were sent to death.

Moreover, after only a few hours, it was difficult for Sauron to change anything.

Early this morning, Turingtuo and Kuo Li climbed to the top to take a look, and sure enough, a few hundred meters in front of the defense line of Wind Thunder Fort, there were dense obstacles made of boulders everywhere.

The tallest is only half a person tall, and it's completely disorganized!

Riding on a griffon and looking down from the sky, these boulder obstacles are also very sparse.

Oli suddenly laughed and said, "Sauron is really poor in donkey skills, just a few stones, and even a few thousands of troops are blocking me?"

He completely ignored the sparse mass of boulder obstacles, and it seemed that he could not stop them.

And the arrow is on the bow, it has to be sent, and time is not good for it!

Every day that drags on, someone may surrender to Sauron, and the night will be long and dreamy.

The appearance of these boulder obstacles could not affect the will to leave the decisive battle in the slightest, and hundreds of thousands of troops were still charging wildly!

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Sauron stood at the head of the city, and felt tremble under his feet. Looking at the soldiers around him, his faces were a little blue.

Looking at the hundreds of thousands of soldiers surging in, it really seems like an endless tide.

At this time, the originally strong and heavy defense line of Wind Thunder Fort was particularly fragile.

Taking a deep breath, Sauron looked behind him. Tens of thousands of troops were already lining the ground behind the walls.

In the entire Tianshui City, Sauron can use about 170,000 soldiers, of which 100,000 are placed in the defense line of Wind Thunder Fort, and 100,000 are against 400,000.

Of the 100,000 defenders, 30,000 were spread over the city walls, including 15,000 Rock Bandits and 15,000 Suo's City Guards.

The remaining 70,000 were all in the open space of the barracks behind the city walls.

10,000 Luanyang revenge army, 15,000 rock bandit legions, and 45,000 southeast new army.

The new army in the southeast was captured and reorganized from the southeastern army of Weiwei, and it was this army that Sauron was most worried about.

Sure enough, the faces of the 45,000 Southeast New Army turned pale and blue, and even their bodies trembled slightly.

They must have been full of fear, but also full of reverie.

After these people were captured by Sauron, they actually had a good life, their salaries doubled, their weapons improved, their armor improved, and even their daily food was much better.

So they have a certain amount of gratitude to Sauron, but when it comes to loyalty, it's really hard to overestimate, especially when it comes to life and death, and really anything can happen.

On the contrary, Luan Yang's revenge army, with red eyes and hideous faces, was full of desire to fight, and they wanted to wash away their shame.

In particular, Tu Liyang approached Sauron several times and asked him to arrange for Luan Yang's revenge army to take the lead.

In Sauron's opinion, Luan Yang's revenge army has a good will to fight and average combat effectiveness, so it can't take the lead.

Sticking to the front line of the city wall can only be the most loyal and elite Suo's city guards, as well as the most ferocious army of rock thieves!

And the Rock Bandit Legion, when they heard the tsunami-like shouts of the enemy army outside, suddenly the whole person trembled with excitement.

It's going to be fought, it's going to be killed, and it's still so many.

It's so enjoyable, it's so enjoyable!

"Hahaha......" The Rock Bandit Legion on the city wall has begun to cut their faces with knives and burn their fighting spirit.

The Rock Bandit Legion under the walls could no longer sit still, let out a series of strange screams, and began to lick the blade with its tongue, licking it until it was dripping with blood.

"Quack ......"

"Woo woo woo ......"

Seeing that the Rock Bandit Legion was as excited as a holiday, the Southeast New Army couldn't help but relax a little.

One of the soldiers turned his head to look at it a few times, and found that they were all acquaintances, so he couldn't help but say to a fellow villager on the side: "Actually, although the Marquis of Sauron is a little arrogant, he is still a good person, and the reorganization has not disrupted us, and we are all together." ”

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"Fight to the death, and those who retreat die!"

"Heavenly Punishment Sauron!"

The charging detachment army, the front has already entered the artillery range!

"Fire...... Fire...... Artillery ......"

Sauron gave an order!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A series of loud noises from hundreds of artillery pieces drowned out the tsunami-like shouts of the departing army.

Then, hundreds of solid bullets shot out like black lightning!

At this time, there was no need to aim at all, and the entire battlefield was on flat ground between two mountains, only about four miles wide.

The army of hundreds of thousands is densely packed, like a swarm of ants, and can be hit with closed eyes.

"Boom Boom ......"

Hundreds of solid cannonballs rushed out of hundreds of blood paths. Everywhere he went, all the bones flew and died.

One shell is the most, and it can kill dozens of people!

A single round of shelling caused thousands of casualties.

However, this is a drop in the bucket for an army of 400,000 people, like a splash in a pond that quickly disappears.

The preparation time for each round of artillery firing was too long, and even if Sauron's artillery was skilled enough now, it would still take about six or seven minutes.

When the rear-loading rapid-fire cannon arrives, that's the real boon.

Sauron imagined in his mind that if there were hundreds of rear-loading rapid-fire guns, all with spontaneous shells, with the success of high explosives. That is guaranteed to kill these hundreds of thousands of people cleanly.

If there were Maxim machine guns, not too many, just a hundred! Sauron could guarantee that he would kill these 400,000 people in a few hours.

It's a pity that none of these Saurons have any!

Not to mention the rear-loading rapid-fire cannon and the Maxim, which he will not have in his lifetime, and the high explosive thing will not be for a long time.

At present, his only hope is that these boulder obstacles in front of him will be effective!

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Hundreds of thousands of troops are still roaring and charging.

It is only two miles away from the defense line of Wind Thunder Fort.

From here, the ground ahead is no longer flat.

Last night, Sauron's mind was refreshed after sleeping in the city, and a thought suddenly occurred to him.

Therefore, he sent tens of thousands of troops and thousands of pack horses to transport the unused boulders for the construction of the defense line of Wind Thunder Fort outside the city walls, and placed them casually to create obstacles on the battlefield.

There are pros and cons to placing these things, the disadvantage is that it affects the lethality of artillery and trebuchets, and it cannot completely stop the detachment of the army, but can only effectively delay it.

But what is most important to Sauron?

It's time!

If the interval between the firing of artillery and trebuchets is too long, then create obstacles and slow down the enemy's speed and time.

Time is more precious than gold to Sauron.

Soon, the vanguard of the Lili army had rushed within a mile, and all kinds of obstacles here were even more dense.

The soldiers who used to carry the siege ladder could still be unblocked, but now they need to turn around a lot, and the speed is even slower.

"Trebuchet, launch!"

"Whoosh Whoosh ......"

Hundreds of giant trebuchets were hurled at each other.

This time, all of them were primitive cluster bombs, and hundreds of pounds of gunpowder bags were filled with countless lead bullets and steel bullets.

A huge ball of gunpowder, arcing through the air.

Fall into the midst of a sea of enemy troops.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Earth-shattering explosion!

That terrible picture appeared again!

It was as if a metal storm was blowing, and nearly a million steel balls exploded violently.

The whole area, completely empty!

Because of this area, boulder barriers are placed everywhere. Countless steel balls are shot at it, causing ricochet to bounce, dealing secondary damage.

A cloud of blood rose in the air.

After a long while, people climbed up one after another!

"Rush, rush, rush......"

The officer next to him yelled desperately!

Suddenly, the soldiers, covered in blood, continued to rush forward.

Some slowed down, while others rushed a few steps before falling to the ground and never getting up again.

The countless armies behind were still rushing up frantically.

But within 800 meters of the city wall, it was immediately blocked by these countless boulder obstacles. It's like a huge wave crashing against a reef and then it stops directly.

Suddenly, the charging formation of the entire army was in chaos!

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Sauron's strategy was to pile up boulder obstacles within a distance of 800 to 150 meters from the walls.

In this way, the enemy, who is eight hundred meters away, is hit with solid artillery shells.

Enemies within a distance of 100 to 500 meters are hit with trebuchets.

The enemy within a hundred and fifty meters was hit with artillery shotgun, as well as scorpion trebuchets.

This obstacle division tactic was originally a whimsical of Sauron, and he thought that it might work wonders, but it was difficult to fundamentally change the tide of the battle.

However, I didn't expect it to play such a big role.

If the small number of people is not significant, it is enough to go directly between these obstacles.

But with hundreds of thousands of troops, once they charged, they couldn't stop at all.

The front wanted to stop, but the back kept crowding. What's more, this is a siege army, and it is necessary to carry a siege ladder more than ten meters long.

All of a sudden, the entire army was completely stuck in these obstacle areas, not only slowing down, but also crowding countless armies.

On the battlefield, time is precious, especially for Sauron, where every minute counts.

Because of his trebuchet, his cannon could be fired every six or seven minutes.

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On the battlefield, it was clear that the army was divided into three parts by Sauron.

The first part, which had already rushed within one hundred and fifty meters, had already reached the city wall, and there were very few people in this part, only about twenty or thirty thousand people.

The second part, stuck in the 800-meter boulder barrier, was very crowded and slow, with tens of thousands of people.

In the third part, eight hundred meters away from the walls of Wind Thunder Castle, there were hundreds of thousands of people, who had completely slowed down, waiting for the army in front to pass through the boulder barriers.

The 800-meter boulder obstacle group is like a filter, making the enemy more and less, and like a speed bump, buying Sauron the most precious time.

Soon, the second round of shelling of several hundred guns on the defense line of Fort Wind Thunder was ready!

By this time, twenty or thirty thousand people had rushed under the city walls.

"Scorpion trebuchet ready, launch!" Sauron ordered.

Hundreds of small and medium-sized scorpion trebuchets were launched, throwing out balls of gunpowder that were dozens of pounds large.

This kind of trebuchet is launched by elastic force, and it hits relatively close, more than 100 meters. But the advantage is that it is small and the launch speed is fast.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Hundreds of gunpowder balls flew out more than a hundred meters and smashed into the twenty or thirty thousand troops who rushed under the city wall.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

There was a violent explosion, and countless steel balls were shot out.

Thousands of lives were harvested.

Soon, the second round of shelling was ready!

However, instead of attacking the 20,000 or 30,000 enemies under the walls with artillery shotguns, Sauron used solid shells to attack the enemy at a distance of 800 meters.

Because the enemies there are more crowded, they can inflict more frenzied damage.

As for the twenty or thirty thousand enemies under the city walls, rush up and rush up!

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"

Hundreds of artillery pieces, again roaring!

Hundreds of solid iron balls, like lightning, slashed through the air with a sharp whistling sound, and smashed towards the enemy eight hundred meters away!

Because of the boulder barrier in front of it, the army here is already crowded, and there are people everywhere!

After hundreds of iron balls are smashed!

"Brush ......"

Hundreds of blood paths were opened alive.

Sauron's shelling caused unprecedented damage.

Countless enemies were crushed to pieces and died.

Even, because of the tragic death, it makes people change color!

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At this time, the army at the front had already rushed under the city wall.

After two rounds of killing, there were only about 20,000 people who rushed under the city wall, but the army of Lili behind continued to pass through the obstacles and rushed under the city wall.

"Climb the walls, climb the walls!"

"Bang bang bang!"

After a loud bang, hundreds of siege ladders were added to the city walls, and countless soldiers climbed up like ants.

For this war, even the siege ladders have been specially renovated, and half of them are welded with iron bars.

Although the siege ladder would be heavy and would require a dozen wrestlers to carry, it was very sturdy and not afraid of fire.

The man at the head of the siege ladder was armed with a huge fire shield.

One out of every three people wears a fireproof cape!

"Bang ......"

On the city wall, countless barrels of fire oil smashed down.

And then countless rockets were fired.

Suddenly, the ground burned under the entire city wall.

"Ah...... Yes...... Ah......h

The soldiers, who did not have fireproof cloaks, immediately let out a terrifying cry as soon as they were burned by the fire.

Struggling in the raging flames, he soon lost his breath and fell to the ground to die!

"Climb, Climb, Climb......"

The elite Dragon Guard Legion, completely ignoring the terrible howls around them, and the flames that filled the sky below, climbed up frantically!

Finally......

Under this desperate madness, less than an hour after the start of today's decisive battle, after paying the price of fifty or sixty thousand casualties, the Lili army finally climbed the wall of the Fenglei Fort defense line for the first time!

Battle, into the most brutal white-knuckle battle!

The 10,000 Rock Bandits on the city wall, like wild beasts, wielded and fought in battle.

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At this time, Sauron closed his eyes at this time!

Although the most brutal battle had just begun, he could vaguely see that he should win this decisive battle!

And the main reason for winning turned out to be that inconspicuous boulder obstacle group.

Slowing down the enemy and filtering the number of enemies makes the whole battle enter a very subtle rhythm.

This group of boulder obstacles divides the battlefield into three parts. This makes Sauron's most elite weapon the most lethal of weapons.

The artillery hits the long range, the trebuchet hits the medium range, the scorpion trebuchet hits the short range, and the rock bandit army is close to each other!

Once the battle gets into this active rhythm, it's really about winning!

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