Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1130 1112. Space for Time

A huge cylindrical creature, like a snake or a worm, with a body diameter of at least ten meters, poked out directly from the mountain!

The gray skin is not very attractive, but the flower-shaped mouthparts at the front were tightly biting a huge rock when it rushed out.

The muscles on the cylindrical body bulged in an instant. Although the outline was only revealed for a moment, it was enough to show that its entire body was almost entirely made of powerful muscles!

"Crack, crack, bang," the teeth-grinding sound spread from the hills to the wasteland.

After only a moment's revealing of its muscles, the gigantic creature easily crushed the boulder with its mouthparts!

In the blink of an eye, several dark tunnels leading directly into the mountain appeared on the originally desolate and silent hillside.

The dark orc army poured out of the tunnel like a dirty mudslide, gathered together, and rushed straight towards the elves and dwarves who were confronting and fighting in front of the Lonely Mountain Kingdom!

"Forward!" Azog shouted excitedly from the high ground of Crow Hill, overlooking the battle, "My army!"

Now is the time.

Although if they want to fully exploit the advantage of launching a surprise attack in the midst of the enemy's chaos, the orcs should advance the distance they come out of the ground a little further.

But firstly, these tunnels had actually been dug several days ago, and it would be too late to continue moving forward now.

Second, Azog's message did not travel smoothly in the strata. It was already difficult to determine the place to break out of the ground in advance and then find the right time to come out together.

There was no longer any energy left to give more detailed instructions to the orcs who had not yet emerged from the ground.

But it’s totally enough!

Azog let out a hissing sound of excitement through his sharp teeth.

The elves were already in formation, and the dwarves' chariots and goat riders were rushing down the hillside toward them.

At this point, the inertia of going downhill not only allows the cavalry and chariots to quickly speed up, but also makes it difficult for them to turn.

They will collide with each other, get entangled, and then become scum torn apart by the orcs in the chaos!
But at the moment when the orcs came out of the ground, the elves and dwarves each had a surprised reaction.

But the elf formation that had been standing quietly behind Thranduil suddenly changed!
The sunlight shone on the golden armor of the elves, and it seemed to spread out a layer of mist like golden sand.

“Ding, ding!”

A sound so orderly that it seemed like a single voice came from the elves' formation.

The elves who were originally standing shoulder to shoulder suddenly turned sideways in unison, standing with their chests pressed against their backs.

This created dozens of passages in the originally tight formation.

"Aha!"

Dain, who had almost fought with Thranduil from a distance just now, now rode a wild boar and led the dwarf cavalry and chariots behind him straight into the passage left by the elves' formation!
At the narrowest point, the dwarves' chariots, which were made entirely of steel and equipped with rams and sharp blades, almost scraped past the elves' calves!

But the elves were veterans in archery with at least hundreds or thousands of years of experience, and they were so calm that there was no disturbance at all.

Their superb distance control gives them full confidence in themselves.

I also have confidence in the dwarves' chariot driving skills.

The elves and dwarves have been at odds with each other for tens of thousands of years, and they each know exactly what their opponents are capable of.

"Fight! Fight!"

Dane roared, and the goat riders and chariots, which had already increased their speed, passed through the elves' formation and rushed straight towards the orcs!

Azog on Crow Ridge immediately widened his eyes, but then regained his composure with a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

"Playing tricks on me? Luring the enemy? Great!"

The Pale Orc had already made up his mind to kill on his way to Lonely Mountain. No matter whether the elves and dwarves could fight or not, he would definitely kill them.

Even though it's obvious that he's been tricked, a head-on killing is still a kill!

The left arm with the double-pointed knife swung towards the dark battlefield, as if reaping lives.

"Send out the ogres! Pin down their cavalry and chariots! I will prevent them from charging!"

"Send out the flanking troops! Attack River Valley City and force them to fight on two fronts! If they dare not rescue River Valley City, simply cut off their retreat!"

By setting up a command post in advance from a high vantage point, Azog was able to smoothly overlook the entire situation.

Crow Ridge is a small group of towers built high up in the hills far away from the city when Dale City was still prosperous, in order to monitor the movements of evil.

But River Valley City has been in ruins ever since. The towers that were once used to fight against darkness are now being used by the forces of darkness.

The elves and dwarves formed an alliance hastily and had conflicts with each other. If it weren't for Llan, Gandalf and Balin mediating between them, they might have started fighting as soon as they met.

Therefore, there is no possibility of unified command, and being able to achieve this kind of tacit temporary cooperation is already the limit.

Now the orcs are coming like a tide, and all we can do is fight hand-to-hand.

"Bang!"*5
The sound of five mechanical triggers hitting each other was heard.

From the high ground on the hills that the dwarves had previously occupied, the ballistas fired a huge volley of ammunition.

The ammunition was like a spinning electric fan, swirling and leaving afterimages, and fired towards where the orcs were gathered!

Pieces of flesh and blood with armor suddenly flew all over the sky.

The elves used rain of arrows in the rear to reduce the resistance of the dwarf chariots and cavalry.

"Fire arrows!"

Thranduil swung his knife forward at the stag, and immediately there was a uniform sound of bowstrings being released.

It was like a rain of arrows flying all over the sky, knocking all the orcs in a large area to the ground, leaving not a single one standing.

But there are exceptions.

The ogres, who were three or four meters tall, with different developments and deformities, rushed out from behind the orcs' formation.

Among them, the thinner ogres could crush a whole dwarf with one foot. Most of them had a cystic nose, crooked teeth that could not be covered, disproportionate and uncoordinated limbs, and held a simple club made of tree roots in their hands.

The stronger ones received more resources from the orcs and had iron weapons and armor.

These ogres had thick skin and flesh. They grabbed the corpses on the ground with one hand to protect their vital parts, guarding against the elves' rain of arrows that plowed the ground, while rushing towards the dwarves' cavalry and chariots.

The most important thing about chariots and cavalry is impact force. Without momentum, they are close to death.

However, these chariots and cavalry are naturally invincible when fighting against creatures of similar size.

Monsters like ogres weighing at least three or four tons stood in their way and it was impossible for them to crash into them.

The smarter ogres hit the chariot from the side, causing it to flip sideways. Then they swung their clubs like playing whack-a-mole, beating the crew members of the chariot to death.

The unwise ones would just charge head-on. The ogres in front would most likely be hit or crushed to death, or shot to death at close range by the crossbows mounted on the chariot.

But even if they were corpses, they were enough to slow down the chariot's speed.

As Azog's second order was issued, a large group of orcs split off from the dark torrent and rushed towards Valley City.

"The war has begun."

Lan En, who was still running around the city, making arrangements for the residents of Changhu Town, realized this the moment the horn sounded.

He pulled the Qilin's pale mane that was floating in the air due to static electricity, and the sound of horse hooves suddenly resounded in the empty streets of River Valley City.

"There you are, Baines!"

Near the city wall, Lan En saw the dazed boy at a glance.

In fact, he had no right to call himself a Barn boy. After all, the other party looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was only in his early twenties. However, the difference between experience and experience is the key to psychological maturity.

"What happened?"

Baines asked in panic and confusion.

"It was just a lure, and the enemy took the bait." Lan En briefly described the situation. "Have you finished your business? Have your sister, the elderly, the weak, the women and the children arrived at the underground warehouse?"

"They're all there! I sent them there!"

"Now you go too."

"Me? I can fight!"

"But someone has to guard that underground warehouse, understand? Go there immediately!"

There is nothing much to say. Although Barn is at the age where he wants to perform and take responsibility, he is also sensible and knows what to do.

Watching Barn turn around and run away, Qilin gently exerted force on its four legs and jumped directly onto the wall of River Valley City.

"I'm here, everyone, don't panic!"

Shouting loudly, Lan En ran on the city wall, using this method to calm the militiamen's spirits.

At this time, the unstable emotions of our own soldiers may be more terrifying than the enemy's knives.

"River Valley City is not the main attack direction, and there is no need for us to defend it to the death. We just need to buy time! The main battlefield is not here!"

Lan's steady, rational voice helped calm the militiamen, who were already breathing heavily before they even saw the enemy.

This is the significance of the commander-in-chief when the soldiers' training and quality are insufficient.

Lan En used his every move to sort out the emotions of the Changhu Town militia, making them nervous but not tense.

He controlled the mental state of this crude unit and updated and evaluated it at any time, then made fine adjustments on the spot.

He has always been excellent in this aspect.

"Just shoot all your arrows downwards. If you can't defend the city wall, retreat into the city. I left marks on the buildings along the way. The terrain and topography of those places can be used as temporary fortresses. Retreat inward layer by layer. Do you understand?"

In a very short period of time just now, Lan En completed a series of tactical arrangements.

River Valley City was not the focus of this battle. Lan En realized this immediately when the war started.

So what he arranged for humans was to delay time, even if it meant exchanging space for time.

After running around the city wall, the fluffy ball also jumped up from below, clung to Lan En's shoulder, and looked at the battle situation below the city wall seriously.

Seeing that the orc troops were rushing over, Lan En simply pulled out the dark sword from the alchemical leather bag at his waist.

As [Muddy Stream·Destruction] was fully revealed in the militiamen's "seen a ghost" expressions, a brutal and brutal aura also overflowed.

Lan En took in the militiamen's expressions.

When the quality of our soldiers is not high, this greatsword is not suitable for display in the crowd.

Fortunately, Lan En had no plans to stay on the city wall.

He has arranged everything that can be arranged, and now the key to ending this war is not in River Valley City.

With a "click", Qilin's hoof landed outside the city.

"Huchi~"

Hot air gushed out of its moist nostrils, and its ruby-like eyes looked at the orcs rushing towards it.

And on its back, Lan En also gripped the hilt of the greatsword tightly.

Gandalf had reminded him that Sauron had 'made some arrangements' for him.

To be honest, he was quite curious.

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