"Woo-woo-"

In the vast expanse of snow, a tall beast-shaped metal statue stood, and in front of it was an altar burning with green flames.

Tens of thousands of orc soldiers surrounded the statue, kneeling with reverence and awe on their faces.

At the edge of the altar were hundreds of powerful and respected orc shamans, who held aloft their bones in their hands, their mouths full of obscure incantations.

The shaman in the middle was more than three meters long, but he was as thin as a bamboo pole, and his body was covered with all kinds of teeth, skulls, eyeballs, and other things.

He stood above the flames of the altar, singing ancient songs in a low voice.

He suddenly raised his arms and shouted: "The beast god is immortal!" ”

"The beast god is immortal!" All the orc warriors let out a frenzied cry, and the snowflakes floating in the sky seemed to be shattered by them.

"Great and supreme beast god, please give us strength and guide us!" The shaman reverently knelt down to the beast god.

Immediately, a large group of heavily armed orc soldiers approached with a large group of captives, numbering in the thousands, including not only humans, gnolls, goblins, but even dwarves and orcs.

They fell to their knees on the edge of the altar with a blank expression, and the flames burning inside could not cause any fluctuations in their hearts.

"Beast God, please enjoy your sacrifice."

As soon as the shaman finished speaking, the orc soldiers pushed the escorted captives into the altar one by one, and the green flames instantly consumed their flesh and blood.

But their souls were stripped out individually, and all converged to the metal statue of the beast god, and finally merged into it.

For a moment, the sky above the altar suddenly changed, and a blood cloud shrouded the below, the strong smell of blood inside was disgusting, and the noisy cries inside were even more chilling.

As the captives were thrown into it one by one, the scale of the blood cloud also grew, but the extent of the sacrifice was much more than that, and soon another group of captives were escorted over and thrown into the altar one after another.

Nine waves of sacrifices have been made, and the blood cloud is already boundless, and this time the sacrifice is over.

"Bye-"

With the shaman taking the lead, all the orcs present knocked their heads into the snow again.

The originally ordinary metal sculpture suddenly erupted into a burst of ghostly light, and the blood cloud in the air suddenly formed a vortex centered on the sculpture.

The blood cloud was quickly absorbed, and after absorbing it, the entire sculpture turned scarlet, and its body was filled with bloody aura.

"Buzz"

The flames in the altar suddenly began to shake extremely quickly, and soon these flames actually formed a flat mirror, if it were not for the flames beating, it would really be exactly the same as the glass mirror.

"Hum—"

The central point of the mirror suddenly protrudes outwards with a small dot, and then this part of the protrusion grows longer and larger, and finally gradually forms the shape of a tomahawk.

The orc shaman, with a fanatical face, approached it step by step and reached out to pick it up.

It was a slightly broken tomahawk, red overall, and the lines on the axe's surface seemed to be blood flowing in it.

This is the battle artifact given to them by the beast god, [Bloodthirsty Battle Axe], which represents the will to rage and kill, it is the most powerful killing weapon in the whole continent, and every appearance represents countless bloody storms.

"The beast god has given us infinite strength, now, send troops to attack!" The orc shaman waved the battle axe in his hand and pointed at the human fortress in the distance.

"Woo-woo-" A low horn sounded, the snow curtain was dispersed, and a large army of orcs was revealed.

Fierce wolves, tall chariots, and endless orc soldiers, they rumbled like a green torrent in the direction where the tomahawk was pointed.

At the beginning of March, 300,000 orcs marched into the kingdom of Tistan, and the war between humans and orcs officially began.

In just one week, the human kingdoms in the east that were on the front line were fiercely attacked by the orc army, and for a while, blood flowed like rivers and smoke everywhere.

Although it had been prepared for a long time, the army of 300,000 orcs still put a lot of pressure on the frontal battlefield, and the garrison in the west and south added up, less than 180,000, and some of them were transferred to the north, and the number was even less.

Together with the private armies of the two grand dukes, dozens of marquises, earls and other great nobles, the total strength is less than 500,000, which is quite a huge number, but for powerful orcs, this number is not safe.

For a while, the conscription order was scattered like snowflakes, and more than half of the minor nobles received the conscription order and immediately led the troops to the battlefield.

Fortunately, the Kana Territory belongs to the border territory and has the task of guarding the border, so it is rare good news that he did not receive a conscription order.

The entire kingdom of Tistan is like a machine, it has been rumbling into action, and most of the country is going all out for the orc battlefield.

At the same time, the northern frontier is also full of armies, and more than 150,000 troops have been hoarded in the fortress of Shuofeng, sharpening their swords, and there is a steady stream of soldiers gathering.

Constantine II was ambitious, and this time he planned to devote about 300,000 troops to the northern battlefield to take Kuwait in one fell swoop.

There are also more than 200,000 orcs attacking the Andes Kingdom, and the border line bordering the orcs is already a mess, but even so, they have not neglected the defense of the border.

On the front line of the Kuwaiti snowfield, the Andes Kingdom deployed a huge army of more than 200,000 people to prevent the Tistan Kingdom from taking advantage of the fire to loot.

This battle is destined not to be easy......

At the beginning of April, the weather was sunny and the spring ploughing had just ended.

The battle of "Tiankeng" is about to begin.

A large number of supplies were transported to Linshan City, and more than 20,000 hired migrant workers were also evacuated in batches.

Three thousand heavily armed soldiers awaited the final orders of the commander-in-chief, Delai.

The road to the "sinkhole" has already been opened, and they start early in the morning and reach the edge of the sinkhole in the afternoon.

This time, Delai can be said to have made a bloody investment, and a large number of crystal bombs and shells were transported in advance, and the battle ended together with a thunderous blow.

He even dismantled and transported a heavy cannon, which is a sharp weapon against big targets, not to mention those crispy demon seeds, even if the thick-skinned demonic beasts below level 5 have to lose at least half a life if they are hit by a single shot.

"Mr. Stirling, you know the devil best, do you have anything to explain before you act?" Delai looked at Sterling, the chief advisor beside him.

Stirling stood up and said, "Demon seeds often lack the means to attack from a distance, but they move quickly and are numerous.

Therefore, from the beginning, we had to concentrate all our firepower, try to kill their living forces, and try to avoid hand-to-hand combat.

If you don't wear rune plate armor, it is difficult for ordinary plate armor to play a defensive role, so I recommend that you don't bring ordinary armor, which will affect the agility of the soldiers.

Also, on this map, most of the important facilities in the sinkhole are marked, and once the war starts, please attack these places first.

Also, the gray fog in the sinkhole is slightly corrosive to the creatures, so it's best to hold on to the ground and let the demon seeds come out of the sinkhole to fight us, so that we can use it to drain a lot of their living power.

In the end, we only need to gather a capable force to go deep into the sinkhole and destroy the Grey Mist Tower, and if we succeed, this battle is basically won.

Because neither the demon seed nor the devil can survive in an environment without gray fog for a long time. ”

"Well, Mr. Stirling has already spoken in detail, ordering the troops to be deployed!" Delai gave an order, and the heavily armed soldiers stepped into the Warcraft Mountain Range one after another.

This time, Delai can be said to have used all his strength, as soon as their side fought, the only defense force led by Kanna was left with the third battalion under the command of Hans, so they had to fight quickly.

After the troops arrived at the periphery of the "sinkhole," they began to rapidly build fortifications, and temporary warehouses, barracks, and command posts were erected one after another.

As Sterling said, they are not currently equipped to clash with the devil head-on in the "sinkhole", so they can only continue to eat away at their living force.

This time, they brought a lot of equipment, including one [Magic Crystal Heavy Cannon], thirty field guns of the artillery battalion, and six rapid-fire guns.

There are ten trebuchets, but instead of stone bullets, they are firing [crystal bombs] composed of fifty chaotic crystals, which are very powerful.

The [Thousand Machine Crossbow] is equipped with three full brigades, that is, three hundred handles, all of which are improved versions, which can be fired five times in a row, and if you take turns shooting, this number will be extended.

In addition, thanks to the excavation of the White Crystal Vein, the [Crystal Bomb] is no longer a weapon with a small number of equipment, as long as the number is reduced, it can be transformed into a powerful grenade.

This time, tens of thousands of such grenades were prepared, using all the white crystal stocks in the territory for more than half a year, and, just in case, the rune laboratory specially sent a group of researchers to the arsenal to specialize in the production of cannonballs, grenades, rune arrows and other consumables.

As many white crystal veins are mined, they will be sent over as much as they want, and they are ready to fight a protracted war!

In the temporary command post, the commanders of various units gathered, as well as the high-end combat forces invited to sit in the town - Sterling, Xiyue, Meilan, and Boley.

Each of them has a high-level and above strength, with the aim of preventing powerful demons from carrying out decapitation operations.

Delai spread out the drawings provided by Sterling and looked around: "Ladies and gentlemen, the battle will start on time at sunrise tomorrow, and as soon as we make a move, it must be a thunderous blow!"

Artillery battalion! ”

"Here." A young-looking officer stood up and said.

"You are the main force, I need you to deploy artillery positions on both sides and in front of the sinkhole, and when the heavy artillery on my side is fired, your field artillery and trebuchets will attack immediately.

Your targets are these points, and the attack cannot be stopped without my orders. Delai sketched out several target areas on the drawings.

"Yes."

"Korn, Thea, and Mias, your three infantry battalions are tasked with building fortifications around three artillery positions, and the demon seed will attack with bows, crossbows, spears, and other weapons as soon as they emerge.

If you encounter a large demon seed, use the [Thousand Machine Crossbow] to strike accurately, and when the attack is fierce, you can use the [rapid-fire cannon] and grenades, and try to avoid hand-to-hand combat.

But, without my orders, you have to be firmly nailed there, even if the demon seed enters the fortifications, you can't take a step back, understand? ”

Delai looked at them solemnly, although he wanted to avoid casualties as much as possible, he also had to be mentally prepared to make huge sacrifices when necessary!

They can't afford to lose this battle, let alone afford to lose!

"Understand, as long as we still have a breath of air, we will never take a step back." The three battalion commanders accepted the task with a heavy heart.

Their pressure is the greatest, and once a head-on conflict begins, the weapons they can use to inflict damage on the demon seed are very limited, and hand-to-hand combat is unavoidable.

"Very well, Levi, your troops will serve as reserves, ready for my orders."

"Yes." Levi took the order calmly.

"The security of the rear and the transport line will be handed over to your heavy brigade." Delai looked at a strong man in the corner, the Heavy Brigade had been expanded since Peter was transferred, and now numbered three hundred, led by Peter's lieutenant Omore.

Although this place is on the edge of the Warcraft Mountain Range, there are often Warcraft haunts, and the movement will definitely not be small after the battle starts, and maybe there will be a sneak peek at the Warcraft, and their task is to defend the rear of the army and receive the supply team of the territory.

"I will not be dishonored." Omore got up and answered.

When everything was arranged, Delai announced that he would disband, and let them go down and prepare.

But for some reason, Delai always felt a little uneasy in his heart, because these demon seeds were so quiet that they actually allowed them to dig fortifications and build positions.

Not to mention a large-scale attack, even harassment has never been, which is really a bit abnormal.

"General Delai, what are you thinking?" Sterling walked over to Delai.

"Mr. Sterling, I'm wondering if these guys are too quiet." Delai voiced his doubts.

"It's really unusual, tonight could be a sleepless night."

"You're saying they're going to do a night raid?" Delai's eyes lit up, he knew where his uneasiness came from, and night fighting was a big shortcoming of theirs.

Once the enemy takes the initiative to attack in the middle of the night, his arrangement will be completely disrupted, and it will be difficult to say whether he will win or lose.

"It seems that there is only a preemptive strike, and the initiative must be in our hands!"

At present, the fortifications are not very perfect, and Delai originally waited until tomorrow when he was fully prepared to attack, which is also in line with his usual style of seeking stability.

But improvisation is also an essential trait for a commander.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, with the roar of the muzzle of the [Magic Crystal Heavy Cannon], the "Tiankeng" war suddenly began.

Three artillery positions at the first moment began to pour fire on their intended targets.

"Boom"

"Bang-"

For a while, the sound of various explosions was endless, and the strong light generated by the explosion surged under the gray fog in the "sinkhole", which did not stop for a moment.

I don't know how many years later, the battle between humans and the devil began again......

(End of chapter)