On 18 November, the snow that had just stopped in the northern territory of Twak began to fall again, and it was getting heavier and heavier, accompanied by a bitterly cold northerly wind howling from the barren mountains.

In the morning, Leah, the head of the Wizards' Corps, reported to Pedi that the temperature in the Corwee Glades had dropped by at least ten degrees.

Thanks to Earl Anse's rich experience in snow warfare, at his suggestion, when it snowed in the middle of the night, many bonfires were set up in advance in various defense areas of the Corway Woodland for soldiers to keep warm.

At the same time, in order to more effectively ensure that the soldiers do not suffer from frostbite, Pedi appointed Sir Ike and Knight Alfred, who had been fighting in the Cologne Tournament for many years, as the commanders of the temporary logistics supervision team.

So despite the sudden drop in temperature, the soldiers of Pedi's unit were not greatly affected.

Compared with the change in temperature, the actions of the orc camp last night made Pedi more concerned.

Last night, just as the snow was falling, the quiet orc camp suddenly became noisy... The thundering drums of war and the roar of army soldiers continued from two o'clock in the morning until dawn, for which Peidi and the officers and men on the front line stayed up almost all night.

However, until dawn, the main army of orcs did not take a single step in the camp... And strangely enough, after dawn, the orc camp was quiet.

At this time, Count Anse found Pedi, who was inspecting the front line, and he pointed to the listless soldiers nearby and said: "Our soldiers can easily fall asleep in this situation, and the orcs will attack in two hours at the latest. ”

Pedi nodded, knowing he was still fooled.

Count Anse saw Pedy's concern, he patted Pedi on the shoulder and said, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much, your soldiers are all young people and have experienced the baptism of war, and they will not feel tired from not sleeping for a day... But a tactic like this would take at least five to seven days to be effective, but orcs don't have that time. ”

"I know. Pedy whispered, tightening his bearskin cloak and turning to Adjutant Otwood, who was following him, "Plant my battle flag where the soldiers can see it!" He looked at Earl Anse again, "When the war begins, you take the members of the command to retreat to the rear walled city headquarters... I need someone to coordinate the entire battlefield. ”

Earl Anse hesitated for two seconds before nodding his head, and then he said, "Our enemy is cornered, so they will not miss any opportunity to attack, and if they dare to attack, then they must be very well prepared... My opinion is that if the orcs attack our perimeter defense line at any cost, it is also necessary to give up some defensive areas appropriately, after all, if the orcs compete for a short period of battlefield attrition, the orcs have an advantage over us. ”

After hearing Count Anse's suggestion, Pedi frowned and said, "I'll think about it." ”

With that, he walked quickly towards the front-line command post.

...

Ten o'clock in the morning,

The Kewei woodland area received a strong northern cold wind.

In the cold wind, the orc warriors, led by the battle flag, began to walk out of their camp.

At the front of their endless queue, a row of siege towers that looked like moving walls stood out.

Half an hour later,

Pedy, who was at the frontline command post in the Central Defense Zone, received a notification from the battlefield scouts, and the orcs dispatched all the soldiers of the four banner regiments to advance to the three defensive lines in the Corway Glade in three directions.

An hour later,

The orc army appeared in front of the Pedi defense zone with solid steps.

At this moment, standing in the attic of the command post fortress, Pedi could see the siege tower cart at the front of the orcs like a moving city wall without a lookout scope.

Although he had been mentally prepared, Pei Di saw the siege tower cart like a hill with his own eyes, and his scalp instinctively tingled.

"How could these green-skinned brutes build so many siege tower wagons in such a short period of time!" Hades also couldn't believe what he saw in front of him, "Did those scout brigades that cost countless gold coins grow up eating shit?"

Pedi was in no mood to hold the scouts responsible, and immediately shouted to his herald, "Push our heavy crossbows up." ”

As soon as the words landed, a row of short spears suddenly rose in the back of the orc army formation, like a dense line of locusts crossing the border.

Hades immediately said, "It's the orc spearmen, they're cleaning our magic traps!"

I saw that the rising dense spearhead like a heavy rain poured down on the spearhead shone like a dazzling light like a star in the night.

That's a spearhead plated with Thorium!

"Pounce"

"Pounce"

Countless short spears thrust into the earthen ramparts, heading to a clearing not far away.

"Squeak"

"呲呲"

"Boom"

In an instant, all kinds of sharp sounds mixed together to make a sound that seems to break through the boundaries of human hearing, which makes people uncomfortable to hear... At the same time, countless magic circles flashed, and magic such as ground spikes, ice picks, fire dragons, and so on flashed in the clearing.

The scene is beautiful and spectacular!

But Pedi was not in the mood to watch, he looked at the short spears stuck in the ground like rows of straw in the clearing, and couldn't help but growl, "Damn it!" and then he yelled at the herald beside him, "Tell our archers that we can't let the enemy recover even a short spear." "Thur silver is more precious than purple gold, and used thrin must be recycled.

"The orcs in front of us have a banner regiment!" Hades whispered, "It would be nice if two heavy cavalry regiments were brought, and a single charge from the flank would have destroyed most of this banner regiment." ”

Pedi knew that Hades was joking, but he retorted, "In this damn snow, the heavy cavalry can only charge one charge, and then, what awaits them is to be slaughtered." ”

Hades could only smile brightly, and the conversation between the two stopped.

Ten minutes later,

Catapults on both sides entered the battlefield.

Suddenly, the entire battlefield was covered with a thick layer of black smoke like the end of the world, and rolling stones with fire oil on the ground kept falling.

At this moment, the whole earth trembled for this war.

Half an hour later,

The Orc Siege Tower is within range of the Heavy Crossbow and the Mage.

Once again, the brilliant magic of the magicians and the power of the earth of the priests collided, and the sound of ballistas whistling and the drums of war competed... At this time, the specially trained spear-throwers in the rear of the orcs mustered up their strength and threw their most lethal weapons into the enemy's line.

"Raise your shield!"

On the earthen walls, the leading officers of Crewe shouted military orders, and in a very short time, the veterans and recruits formed rows of shield wall defenses... At the suggestion of Count Anse, the mages no longer provide magical defenses, and they devote all their effective energy to casting spells to attack magic.

"Hala"

Watching the short spears land on the enemy's position, there was a cheer from the orc army, and they pushed the siege tower cart faster!

However, their cheers did not last long, as the soldiers of the Kru Leader on the defensive line immediately responded with a rain of arrows, accompanied by the magicians' various magics.

Soon, the number of siege tower wagons began to collapse.

But the pace of the huge orc army did not hesitate because of this small loss.

Another half an hour passed, and the main force of the orcs had arrived in front of the various defensive lines, and with the help of rushing carts, ladders, and siege tower carts, the orc warriors began to storm the Corvey woodland defense line.

The real bloody battle begins!