The fire-like air spreads through the air, slowing down one's heartbeat and making you feel an indescribable heat and boredom. But the strange wind made people tremble, and their hearts were cold.

"Caesar. Mesimus stood behind Theodore, and when he saw him standing motionless, he had to whisper, "Caesar." ”

"Mesimus, go and inform the infantry wing, and all of them are ready for battle at once!" Diodor said quickly without looking back: "Order Leoses to prepare ballistas and trebuchets and stand by at any time, and all archers will immediately enter the designated positions and wait for instructions!"

"Do as you ordered, Caesar!" said Mesimus, bowing his head at once, saluting Theodore, turning away from the walls and walking in the direction of the barracks.

Turning eagerly, Theodore looked into the distance as if shrouded in black clouds, and kept piercing bursts of piercing and disgusting roars, incomparably chaotic.

"Oh my God! How many monsters are there?!"

Aaron, who came up from the stairs on the side, was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him and involuntarily cried out.

"Four thousand, or five thousand, and probably one to come. Theodore calmly replied, "Twice or three times as much as ours." ”

"Are you scared?or, regret coming to this place?!"

"You're insulting me! you're insulting a knight!" Enraged, Aaron's face flushed, and he grabbed the collar of Theodore's cloak in excitement and shoved it forward. Valens on the side wanted to come up to stop him, but saw Theodore make a stop look, so he had to stand aside and watch his master being pressed against the wall by the other party.

"I have fought with you in the dark night, and I must admit that your courage and cunning are admirable, but that is not a reason or excuse for you to mock me!" Aaron's eyes were red, staring at Theodore's expressionless face, and he kept panting: "Daoqian to me! Otherwise, accept my challenge! I will defend my dignity even if I die!"

"It looks like I've hurt a knight's pride. The corners of Theodore's mouth curled slightly, and he slowly pulled Aaron's hands away: "In that case, then return to your post, show your fearless side, let me see if you are like you, if so, I will naturally ask a knight!"

"Then please wait and see!" Aaron said coldly, turning to leave.

Theodore smiled, but before he could leave, he saw Aaron standing there, turned his head with his back to him, said "I'm sorry!", and hurried away.

"He's a knight. Valence said suddenly.

"Yes, there is no doubt about that. Theodore affirmed, looking at Aaron's panicked figure, his eyes showed a hint of a smile: "It's just too nervous, this will kill him!"

"That's why you're doing this?"

"No!" Deodore denied, smirking bitterly at himself, "That's because I'm nervous too!"

"If you are too nervous, you will not be able to speak, your body will not obey the call, your legs will tremble, and you will not even be able to escape, that is, you will wait for death. Saying with some sadness, Theodore leaned against the city wall, his eyes a little confused: "I wish I could fight with him, then I can put everything down." ”

"When will the orcs start attacking?" asked Varens, pointing to the other side.

"Soon, it's going to begin. Theodore swiped in the direction he was pointing: "It won't be long. ”

"The battle is about to begin. ”

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It was two o'clock in the afternoon.

On the walls of the central gate of Severcro, the bright red Roman legions, led by the centurion, lined up in three columns—apparently too thick a queue was not allowed on the narrow walls, otherwise Leoses would have gathered all the archers together to use them—which would have been more powerful.

The archers were waiting at the gates and towers. Holding the bow in their hands, the quiver full of arrows is leaned against the wall next to them for easy use, and this little habit can speed up their shooting.

Theodore sat beside the guardrail, gently wiped the long sword in his hand, let himself relax as much as possible, and looked at the bright sword body without saying a word, the broad sword body can take advantage of a lot when chopping again, and the short Roman one-handed sword, although it is very weak against cavalry, is most suitable for hand-to-hand combat, and fiercely pierces the tip of the sword into the enemy's rib gap!

The tall Roman shield could block an attack from almost any direction, and the sharp one-handed sword could pierce through any gap!

The only flaw is that this tactic is not suitable for forest warfare, as too complex terrain will make it difficult to use the shield and become a useless cumbersome.

"Woo————————————————............"

Two horns came from the east and west sides, respectively, and the somewhat nervous soldiers were cheered.

"It looks like they're ready. Theodore stopped what he was doing, put his sword into its scabbard, and exhaled a long breath: "Let the trumpeter blow the trumpet!"

"Understood!"

"Caesar, how will these savage orcs attack?" Valence suddenly asked, "Could it be that they will climb up directly?!"

"These orcs have a certain civilization, and things like siege ladders are not very complicated. Theodore dispelled Valense's doubts: "And aren't there slaves?"

"Slave, what ......"

Before Valence could finish speaking, he understood and shut his mouth.

What slaves are there besides humans?

The Holy Empire has a population of more than 10 million, the population of the north is only more than 2 million, and the rest is all in the south, so it is naturally impossible for the orcs who occupy there to let go of this resource, especially the craftsmen who can craft weapons and the farmers who know how to plant!

According to Elendil's description, the first orcs consisted of leather armor and weapons made of wood, stone, and some animal bones, but later, as mentioned by Malbert, who had attempted to aid the emperor, these men began to be armed with some iron weapons!

With the brains and IQ of these guys, it is naturally impossible to build it themselves. From primitive tools to iron tools, there is a gap between civilization of at least two to three thousand years, which cannot be easily crossed. Those iron weapons can only be forged by slaves.

"Since there are slaves, it is possible that they will encircle these poor people to attack the city together, so that we will not dare to release arrows easily. Theodore said in a deep voice, "It will be a great test for all of us, mentally and spiritually!"

"These damn brutes!" Valence's facial muscles twitched, "and they're the only ones who can do this!

"Huh. Theodore smiled mockingly, "Yes, only brutes can do such a thing. ”

"Only brutes can do it. ”

"Roar—————————— roar ————————————!!!!!!!"

"It's coming!" Theodore stood up sharply and turned his gaze to the top of the tower: "Leoss——!"

"Yes——! Caesar!" "Hold the flag——!!!! blow the trumpet!" and command all the ballistae to prepare——!!

The sharp sound of the military horn sounded, and the soldiers standing on the watchtower immediately struck a stirring and lifted their spirits. The sappers struggled to push the ballistas and trebuchets into their designated positions, waiting for the next order.

The soldiers on the city wall, trembling and squinting, tried to look at the "gray sea" pouring down in the distance, and kept shouting the howl of the wild beast, and strode towards Severcro.

As expected, in front of the orc army, five thick siege ladders were coming this way. It's rough, but it doesn't need to be nice to have a lot of jishu content.

It's heavy enough, long enough, and strong enough.

Theodore deliberately opened the strategic map and took a look, but the result was unexpected, these orcs did not seem to deliberately attack a certain city gate, although scattered, but like a thick line directly pressed up.

They want to suppress it completely! And they have that confidence!

"What arrogance!" Diodore cursed, looking at the orc army slowly advancing: "It seems that you have to suffer a little before you know what it means to respect your opponent!"

"500 meters ——!"

Leosis waved his hand violently: "Trebuchet launches ——!!!"

The trumpeter on the side hurriedly blew the trumpet, and the sapper who heard the order picked up the big gavel and smashed it down. The trebuchet that triggered the mechanism immediately began to operate, and the throwing lock sleeve threw the 90-kilogram stone ball at a 45-degree angle!

"Knock——————!!!!!knock——————!!!!!"

Heavy stone balls burst through the ranks of the orcs, and howls scattered along with blood and severed limbs, but that didn't stop them, they kept going!

"Keep bombarding——!" Theodore ordered: "Pull three hundred meters closer and use ballistas, and try to knock out as many siege ladders as possible!"

If the ballista is to use projectiles, it is difficult to say the hit rate.

"Four hundred meters——! archers in position——!"

The advancing orcs began to put their round shields on their chests and trotted forward in silence, a calm silence that was all the more terrifying.

Theodore's previous thoughts were proven - the physical strength of these orcs should not be too good, otherwise if they advance quickly at this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult for long-range weapons to cause them too much damage.

Short-range charge, the power can compete with the cavalry, but after all, it is a humanoid creature, and the terrible explosive power is covered by the shortcomings of physical strength!

They're not so invincible either!

"Three-hundred-meter ——! ballista firing ————!!!!"

Twenty clay pots filled with fire oil were shot out by ballista shells and rushed directly to the front of the orc army!

"Knock-knock-knock——............"

After hitting the enemy, the fire oil sprays out in all directions, and sparks shoot in all directions. Driven by the powerful inertia, a long line of fire was drawn on the ground, and all the orcs in its path were charred!

"Okay, hit one. ”

Theodore looked at a siege ladder in the distance that had been set on fire by fire oil, and the dried timber was instantly turned into a large torch, and the orcs who carried it were also killed.

"Two hundred and fifty meters ——!!!!"

Leosis shouted: "All shoot ————!!!"

Eight hundred archers opened their bows and fired arrows, which did not require aiming at all.

It's all about quantity!

Ballistas roared, arrows weaved through shields, taking life after life, and the Grim Reaper's scythe swung through the orc army, which made the coalition soldiers feel a little more relaxed.

However, the silent momentum still made them feel cold!

Two hundred meters, after paying a lot of casualties, the enemy finally began to advance rapidly.

"What's going on?" said Theodore, whispering to himself.

The orcs in front began to run quickly, but they actually broke away from the large group, and almost all of them were alone, as if they were deliberately lined up in a scattered formation.

"Uh-huh——,?!"

"Roman legions, tortoiseshell formation——!" Theodore immediately gave the order, he thought of a possibility: "All squat, ——!"

There is no need to ask at all, the Roman legions, who absolutely obey the order, completed Theodore's instructions as soon as possible, set up a shield in the front row, and raised the big shield in the back row, and the imperial guards around Theodor also completed the tortoiseshell formation by his side in the blink of an eye, wrapping Theodore in the middle.

The orc soldiers who ran out of the array, in the stunned eyes of the coalition forces, took out javelins from behind their backs—heavy javelins that were nearly more than a person tall!

They wanted to shoot directly at the soldiers on the city walls from eighty meters away!

"Hoo ——————!!!!"

These orcs, with explosive power far beyond humans, hurled heavy javelins directly at the city walls!

"Bump-bump-bump-——!!!!"

The javelin with armor-piercing power shot fiercely at the shield, three layers of wooden planks, a layer of cowhide and a Roman shield reinforced with iron edges narrowly blocked them, and many of the shields on the front line were even directly pierced!

"The Roman legions ——! ready to meet the enemy——!" Theodore raised his sword and shouted, "Draw your sword——!!!!"

Almost at the same time, four siege ladders were also erected on the city wall, and the orcs with excited howls quickly climbed up the ladders!

"Roar—————————— roar —————!!!!!!!"

“strengthandhonor——————！！！！”