Violet Tower.

After the completion of the Magic Tower, the fortifications at the mouth of the valley continued to be built. Allegri spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build defensive stone walls and fortresses, and Onisha also gave a considerable amount of support. However, the valley was in ruins, and some of the mercenaries were still living in makeshift tents. It must have been a fantasy for the craftsmen drawn under such circumstances to reach the level of many years of operation in the Green River Valley in such a short period of time.

What's more, the mission of the Violet Tower is to guard against the attacks of a certain number of strong people, who would have thought that such a large-scale army would be able to break through An Lan's layers of defense and march here?

Up to now, the stone fortifications at the mouth of the valley have only been completed about 60%, which is far from being complete. Before the other party arrived, the labor of the entire valley was mobilized to dig trenches in front of the defensive line, and the excavated earth filled the gaps, piled up low walls, and formed a line of earth and stone mixed with the fortifications that had already been constructed. But the exact strength of this temporary defense line still needs to be tested by actual combat, but Dios would rather not have such a day.

"The archery battalion will be stationed at the top of different fortresses according to the squads, and I will arrange for someone to transport arrows," Dios turned his head and ordered, explaining, "Don't pursue killing too much, it is difficult for a papal soldier with the blessing of a priest to be shot, and the main thing is to suppress." ”

"Yes, Deputy Commander. Dios's prestige among the mercenary regiments was supreme, and the acting commander of the Bow and Arrow Battalion shouted loudly and trotted to arrange.

"Lord Priest, are you here?" Diosche, who had just turned around, saw the maiden priest of the ogre tribe walking towards him, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. Although he seems to have heard someone say the girl's name, he still calls it that way in general, after all, it is safer.

"Listen to Bai Ji. An enemy is coming?" the maiden priestess frowned slightly, her voice still calm.

"Yes, the enemy's forces are very strong, and I hope you will send people to defend them as well. Dios suggested, carefully studying the girl's expression.

"Okay," the Maiden Priestess nodded without hesitation. Pointing to the back, he said, "I've brought the warriors from the tribe, so you can give the order." ”

Dios secretly admired in his heart, the girl's unproclaimed attitude made him very satisfied and admired.

"Do you need me to order them to the front?" asked the girl, pointing to the line of defense in front of her, but there was still some nervousness in her eyes. The three-metre-wide trench has been dug and the defensive line is almost complete. Some parts of the wall are solid stone walls, while others are earthen walls that have just been built. Mixed together, the color is different, it looks a little mixed, and it doesn't seem to be stable.

"Nope. As soon as Dios shook his head, the girl couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Hoel traveled to the White Dwarf Kingdom to make a special heavy armor, and some of it had already been manufactured and shipped back. The ogre warriors who have updated their equipment are all very powerful heavy warriors, and even Dios can't help but admire. In her anticipation. This group of fighters will surely be pushed to the front of the line, even if she chooses it. After all, they are at the front of the pack and are the most tactically appropriate. But since then, a large number of casualties are inevitable, which is also what she does not want to see.

"I remember Illo said that ogre warriors also have some ranged attack capabilities, right?" Dios, of course, asked as he explained why.

"Yes, you can throw spears or stones. But the frequency is not too fast, after all, the throw of the boulder is not a small burden on the arm. The maiden priest explained.

"I know," Dios nodded, "the forts built on the cliffs on either side of the valley mouth. and the watchtowers on the city walls, can you send them out, I will send someone to provide stones and javelins. ”

"Okay, no problem. The maiden priestess nodded hurriedly, this seemed like the other party's care for the tribe, after all, it was the safest position. She nodded respectfully and walked over to the ogre warrior to give orders.

The reason why the ogre warriors were not gathered was because Dios was extremely familiar with the methods of the Papal army. With the support of the Priests, the combat ability of the Papal warriors will be greatly improved after being blessed with enhanced magic and shields. In front of the soldiers with shields, the disadvantages of the lack of attacking ability of high-level archers are completely exposed, and they can only suppress or harass and contain them, but cannot cause any effective damage.

In this kind of offensive and defensive warfare, the biggest advantage of the defender is the terrain and fortifications. A condescending ranged attack is the attacker's greatest threat, and when the two sides are close to hand, the defender's advantage is almost gone.

As a result, he dispatched the ogres to the cliffs on either side and to the well-located watchtowers in the walls, all of which were able to make the most of their ranged attack capabilities. A boulder that fell from a sentry tower more than ten meters away would definitely be able to break through the shield blessed by a priest below the high ranks, and these manpower "spear throwers" and "catapults" were the most important ranged attackers in his strategy.

However, he took a deep breath, for these arrangements to play their expected role, the most important thing is whether the frontal battlefield can be held. And this task must be handed over to himself and the war cavalry battalion of the mercenary group.

He removed the shield from his back and moved his muscles, which was no easy task. But in just a moment, he regained his spirits, he was an expert in defense, and there was no more suitable candidate than himself in the entire river valley. However, can those young mercenary warriors prove themselves under such tremendous pressure?

Dios stretched out his hand and grabbed his sword, strode up the stone wall, and shouted in a loud voice, "Gather the warrior battalion, the knight battalion!"

As twilight began to rise, the muffled sound of trumpets sounded again in the valley.

Herseus and Brooke had activated the "energy furnace" of the magic tower, and one by one the magic crystals were thrown into it without money, and there were even faint flames rippling on the spire. The dark red magic pattern on the tower's body also became brighter, and the free flame energy around it was refined and condensed, and the magic tower was ready to deal with any big move that the other party might use.

At the mouth of the valley, the Xiyu River has also been dug into several gaps, and the raging water is rapidly pouring into the trenches, and the floating earth is mixed into a viscous mud, which can delay the advance of the besieging soldiers.

At the same time, the archery battalion and ogre warriors, who were ranged attack classes, also rushed to their assigned positions and settled down in small teams. Artisans and sturdy people, and even some sturdy female ogres, are rushing to their locations carrying stones that would otherwise be used for construction. Behind them, the few legal professions in the mercenary group were also ready to fight.

Dios took a deep breath, drew his long sword, and gave the order to the young mercenaries in front of him to prepare for battle.

The war is about to begin.

The night was getting deeper, and the stars were sparse, but the moonlight was unusually bright.

People who have a good vision can even see the situation at the mouth of the river valley in the distance, and the sparkling waves on the surface of the Xiyu River make people have a dreamlike feeling. The atmosphere was eerily silent, with the occasional whisper or two of muffled whispers from familiar warriors.

"Deputy commander, the other side has begun to camp three miles away from the mouth of the river valley, but a part of the army is inspecting the equipment and preparing for the attack. A scout snuggled up to Dios and whispered.

"It seems that they don't want to waste any time," Dios nodded, "and order the whole army to be ready for engagement." ”

The order was passed on word of mouth, and the soldiers subconsciously clenched the weapons in their hands and hid in the fortifications, waiting for the moment when the war horn sounded.

Finally, in the deep darkness at the mouth of the valley, heavy and neat footsteps gradually came.

Dios stood at the front of the defensive line, holding the "Burning City" long sword, looking at the darkness in the distance with a solemn gaze, and a faint energy began to linger.

One step, two steps, three steps.

His eyes froze suddenly, and the soldier at the front of the other party had already appeared in view, and he let out a loud shout, and the vigorous flames burned on the long sword. He held the "Burning City" in his hand high, like a pillar of fire, which was particularly eye-catching in the dark night.

"Throw torches!"

Torches wrapped in flammable materials on the city walls were thrown out of the city walls, burning dozens of paces outside the walls, illuminating a large area of the field within hundreds of paces. For defenders, it is very important to have a bright horizon to make ranged attacks more lethal.

The attacker wishes that the other party would not be aware of it, and only by secretly attacking a little can the situation be better opened.

This is an important difference between the two sides in an offensive and defensive battle, where the defender relies on long-range attacks, while the attacker needs to shorten the distance between the two sides with this attack, and wait until the hand-to-hand battle is considered to be basically in control. Of course, the premise is that the damage to your side in the process is not so severe that the main force is completely lost.

In the firelight, you can already see the marching Holy See army, the warrior at the front with a broad sword and square shield, bright armor, is the most suitable sword and shield hoplite for siege. Behind them were the longsword battalions armed with two-handed swords, the white-robed priesthoods, and a large number of mixed infantry units. At the rear of the flanks were nimble mounted archers, patrolling the flanks that protected the army.

At the very center of the white-robed clergyman's group, Inedil suddenly looked up and glanced at the middle of the defense line in the distance.

Among the countless swords, guns, swords, and halberds, the most prominent position on the city wall, a tall and straight, heavily armored shield warrior, like an extinct volcano, silent and heavy.

The sword in his hand burned with a raging black and red flame, like a blazing torch. (To be continued......)

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