Chapter 55: Fall, Broken Mountain!
The battering rams that resounded under the Broken Boundary Mountain did not stop attacking because they smashed open the gap in the city wall, and the fierce artillery fire continued to pour, and the distance of six hundred yards became a nearly unreachable distance, and the orc warriors who held behind the broken city wall could only watch as the dazzling death fireballs flew in, hit a certain section of the wall, and then exploded into shattering sparks.
What frightened the orc warriors who seemed to have no fear was not the big fireballs flying around, but the huge "Giant Leader" - the only one, the huge stones thrown with extreme precision, and almost every attack had an extremely clear purpose, rather than smashing it randomly.
But none of these orc warriors made any sound, just silently waiting for Totosa's order, waiting for the moment when the leader he trusted gave the order - if he had no ideas, he would completely give his thoughts to the leader, and then obey the leader's will at all costs, like a wolf pack, and let the savage orcs become the most terrible war machine.
Totoxar knew very well that when he occupied this castle, he and these humans were doomed to an endless end, neither side had any reason or need to be soft, and neither would easily let go of the other - any superfluous thinking was stupid and cowardly, and since the problem could not be solved, then simply destroy the problem!
But now was not the time to attack, and Totosa, holding on to the flames burning in his chest, clenched his battle axe and large shield. It's still waiting!
"Even though they're enemies, I already have some admiration for these guys. Under the banner of the Radiant Cross and the Golden Laurel Crown, Bran on an ochre pony looked at the city of Severcro in the distance: "To be able to stand in battle under the bombardment of fireballs and boulders is not only possible with high morale." ”
"It's certainly not morale, but it's certainly a respectable courage and conviction—though such a noble character is hard to imagine in an orc. Terenus nodded approvingly, "They're waiting." At the moment of waiting for our attack - that moment, the artillery fire will definitely stop. ”
"I'm not going to give them such a good chance, I'm going to have to make them pay a fifth of the casualties to meet our formation. Theodore's face was grim, and his black eyes seemed to look at a group of dead bodies that had fallen to the ground. Gently pulled out the glorious cross around his waist, held it flat in front of him, and gently kissed the cross-shaped guard.
"Leave an order to Belissa to order all the rangers to move quickly on either side of the line, and then dismount and fight with their bows to cover the phalanx—and if the enemy attacks, lure them over. Theodore cried out, "I'm going to let them come out first." And then hit our heads in front of our shield wall and bleed!"
"It seems like you don't intend to show mercy, and that's good. Bran looked at the herald's distant figure, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "You know our situation very well. ”
"There is no mercy to the enemy - and we have no merciful capital. Theodore muttered, "Annihilate them all here at the least cost—not one of them will be left!"
As he spoke, Theodor jerked the reins of his horse and rode away, his purple mane helmet striking everyone, and the black steed galloped before the army, and the glorious cross raised above his head was so dazzling. His black eyes stared at the Broken Mountains in the distance, the majestic and desolate mountains that made Theodore's heart surge.
"My warriors, my brothers, warriors of the northerners!" Diodore jerked the reins of his horse, and the galloping Webber hissed at the force, his black body standing upright. The front hooves kept pounced forward, and the tip of Caesar's sword pointed directly at the Broken Boundary Mountain not far away.
"Bring me victory—!!!"
The roar seemed to pour all its strength, and it was the power of longing. Full of the power of anticipation - because he has a lot of trust in these people behind him, believing that they can do it.
The call of the order "Legion--Forward-!!!" was accompanied by the melodious and heavy sound of trumpets, and spread like a wave to both sides of the front. The majestic legion, the neat pace is full of rhythm, and the continuous shield wall, like a moving barrier, slowly moves towards the enemy.
"This is my legion, this is my strength!!" said Theodore to himself, the sound of footsteps that seemed to shake the earth with each blow kept striking at his heart.
"The executioner hiding in the castle—" Theodore looked at the edge of the broken city wall not far away, raised his head and roared: "Come and fight to the death!"
"They're moving—roar, roar, roar!!!!" Totosa's eyes stared at the infantry phalanx in the distance, and he burst into an excited roar, constantly tapping his shield with his battle axe, and the excitement also infected the surrounding orc warriors, who roared madly. As Totoxar pointed his tomahawk forward, the massive orc warband began to move slowly.
There was no roar, no tyrannical atmosphere, as if it was a dull dark cloud in a cloudy sky, containing thunderous power, but it was withheld and not spoken. They looked rather idle, shields in hand, heavy spears and knives, and stood under the broken walls as if they were on their way to a duel with some familiar enemy.
"Warriors, charge with me, !!!" Belisarius, who received the order, couldn't wait to wave his hand to the Cato rangers behind him, and the steppe knights in grass-green cloaks immediately rushed out of the line and moved quickly towards the Savincro fortress from both sides.
Dust rose from the sky, and the rangers with bows and arrows on their backs slid gently past the sides of the central phalanx like two earthy tornadoes. Totosa, who was at the forefront of the orc warband, saw this scene at once, and his bloodthirsty face cracked open, and he stomped his foot sharply to give the order to charge.
But to its consternation, the human cavalry did not charge as it had hoped, but halted not far away. The horse's hooves kicked up dust and smoke, and it was impossible to see what was happening.
But it understood right away - hundreds of arrow feathers tore through the dust and smoke and flew out of the air, streaking across the sky like locusts, biting at the orcs!
The scream got closer and closer, Totosa's eyes widened, and he raised the large round shield in his hand, and a roar full of anger burst out from his chest: "Shield-!!!!"
The large rough wooden shields blocked most of the arrows, but a few orc warriors who didn't react in time were hit in the thighs and shoulders, locust-like arrows biting their thick furs.
But such an attack was enough, the Rangers' task was to hold back the orcs, and now their goal was achieved. Belisarius stared at the terrible orc warband like a hungry wolf, followed by a neat Roman heavy cavalry wing—they waited for their chance to talk.
Under the blows of bows and arrows on both sides, the orc warband, which was originally "strolling in the court", had to raise their shields and move backwards slowly, and was slowly forced back to the mouth of the Severcro city wall - Totosa knew that those cavalry were simply bait, and it was those damned humans who were luring them to divide their forces and charge, so that they could annihilate the entire power of the northern tribes one by one!
More ferocious and cunning than the sea serpent, Totoesar patiently waited for the movement of the central phalanx of the coalition forces, waited for the time when he could devour the enemy in one bite, suppressed the tyrannical flames in his heart, and clung to his shield and battle axe.
An increasingly dense rain of arrows poured down, and the crossbowmen who moved to the sides quickly shot their arrows, and the howls of death resounded in the air, and more and more orc warriors died under the waves of bows and arrows—eyes, throats, wrists, ankles...... The dense rain of arrows was almost pervasive, and one after another, bloodied corpses fell beside the rubble under the city walls.
The orc warrior standing in the back kicked away the fallen corpse in front of him with extreme indifference, and held up his shield to block the flying arrow rain, without the slightest fear or anger, let alone shock, as if he was just welcoming a new life.
"They don't take the bait......" Theodore frowned slightly, in the perspective of his mind, it represented the blood-red of the orc warband, and he didn't even move half a step!
Fearing that the orc's charge would put the crossbowmen in hand-to-hand combat, Theodore did not let them into the optimal range, but instead used a projectile - which shortened the range but greatly reduced the power.
The enemy had already seen his arrangement, and if he moved any closer, the few light infantry and light cavalry were threatened with slaughter, and the scattered troops might even disrupt the central phalanx.
Now that it has been seen through, let's fight it out in a dignified manner, Theodore's eyes looked into the distance with a strong killing intent, he had absolute confidence in his First Legion.
Now under his command is the essence of all the armies in the entire north, and he is the real elite division! If he can't even take the fortress of Severcro, the so-called glory of recovery is only vain!
The heavy infantry phalanx of the coalition army slowly advanced, shortening the distance between them and the orc warbands little by little, and both sides could even clearly see each other's faces, and Salald, who was calculating the distance, immediately raised the sword in his hand: "Stop advancing - steady your foot!!!"
"Roar Roar Roar ――――――――――――――――――――――――――!!!"
As if to respond to Salald's prediction, the dead orc wargroup suddenly erupted into a neat roar, and the roar of the earth shaking the mountains seemed to be shocked even by the Broken Boundary Mountain, and the gray orc sea pouring out seemed to be a desolate beast released from the cage!
The flames of war are ringing here!
(The flowers bloom two and each have a branch.,I don't know how to write two battlefields at the same time.,It can only be done at the same time.,So the next full climax.,Please look forward to it - the next update is Monday) (To be continued......)