Heart of the Castle

Chapter 494 Siege, Negotiation, Governor

Since discovering the unusual behavior of the orc bandits, Levi and Mr. Dish have carefully studied how to deal with it, including how to avoid serious conflicts with the orcs as much as possible.A fully armed Gryphon Rider is undoubtedly a formidable force, but also a considerable threat.Their existence is of no benefit to negotiations, and once a conflict occurs, they cannot really withstand the violent impact of thousands of orcs.

So Li Wei took advantage of the opportunity to come to Kaidal Fort, and logically left Mr. Dish and most of the Griffon Knights behind as a housekeeper.In fact, shortly after Li Wei and the others set off, Mr. Dish led the other Griffin Knights out of the village, and after leaving the sight of the villagers, those Griffin Knights immediately returned to the Heart of the Castle through the portal, and Dish Mr. Shi used the flying technique to rush over.

"Li Wei, did you see that special totem pole?" Mr. Dish's voice came from next to him.After the Griffin Lord gave an affirmative answer in his heart, the old magician sighed softly, "It seems that the pre-negotiation work is no longer necessary, Li Wei, that totem pole represents Donggulunwa Kayo, that is...cough cough...Kalmos, the governor of the east field, came to the battle in person!"

"Is the Eastern Beastman King there?" Li Wei looked under the metal totem pole. The orc warriors there were indeed taller and more well-equipped than the orcs of other tribes.Those captain-level orcs even wore a complete set of metal armor. It is unknown whether there are blacksmiths who can make armor in the orc tribe, or some unfortunate human knights.Li Wei couldn't tell which of so many orcs was the bloody rage of Kalmos, but in the field of vision of the probing technique, it seemed that a round of purple-red scorching sun had risen there, and the dazzling light made Li Wei feel the blood in his eyes. After a quick glance, he had to look away immediately.

A panic-filled voice echoed in Kaidar Fort, "Orcs, thousands of orcs!" Li Wei could easily feel the desperation in those people's hearts. The morale of the sentry tower defenders was dropped to the bottom by the astonishing size of the orc army. If it wasn't for the orcs not accepting the surrender, let alone taking prisoners, someone would have suggested raising a white flag.

"We must stop the attack of the orcs, we must!" The griffin lord announced loudly, telling everyone in the sentry tower, and at the same time telling himself.Then he slammed the wooden door shut and turned his gaze to Ser Bandara and Knight Duncan, who were transfixed. "Two, please organize the soldiers immediately and prepare for battle."

"Prepare for battle? Why should we prepare?" Duncan Knight's answer was howling, and every word was soaked in the venom of despair. "How can we stop so many orcs? How is it possible? There are tens of thousands of them!"

"It's not just us who are blocking the orcs, but also the high walls of Fort Kaidar!" Li Wei's voice was extremely firm, as if he believed in what he said. "Fort Kaidar will protect us, goblins, wolf cavalry, roaring warriors, what's the use of these idiots? They are infantry, and they don't have siege equipment. Could it be that just throwing an ax from an ax thrower can destroy the armor? Darburg?"

"Siege equipment? Those giant mammoths!" Knight Duncan said with a mournful face, "They are like living battering rams, they can easily knock down city walls and trample everything... including all of us."

Before Li Wei could speak, Sir Bandara suddenly jumped up as if he had woken up, "That's right, Castle Kaidar will protect itself and us!" The old sir's face flushed red, his forehead There are blue veins on the neck and neck, making people worry whether he is on the verge of a stroke. "Those mammoths are afraid of fire, so we can drive them away with fire. As for those big birds, we entertain them with dense arrows!"

The old knight walked down the stairs confidently, while yelling at the servants to put on the armor for him, while repeating loudly the inspiring and heroic words, "The orcs are nothing special, we are too few in number on the plains to hold back their army! But now we are stepping on Kaidar Castle! Kaidar Castle has never been captured by orc robbers! Long live Kaidar Castle!"

"Long live Kaidar Castle!" A few scattered voices rang out, but the tone seemed uncertain.The old jazz didn't care at all, and continued to wave his fists and shout. "They want to scare us with numbers? It's impossible! We are on top of them, whether it's a stick, a big sword or a battle-axe, we can't reach us! We can even stand on the watchtower and face those orcs. pee!"

These words obviously raised the morale of the sentry tower defenders, "That's right, they can't reach us, hurt us, or frighten us!" The voices of approval sounded chaotically, repeated over and over again, as if Repeating this way, good wishes can come true. "Can't reach us, can't hurt us, can't scare us! Long live Kaidar Fort! Long live Bandara Porcupine!"

The sky suddenly darkened for a moment, and then it returned to light. It was a few giant eagles flapping their wings again, passing over the sky of Kaidar Castle, and the strong wind they brought was howling in everyone's ears.The cheers from Fort Kaidar were interrupted for a moment, and when it sounded again, it became less certain.

"What are you afraid of? Could those big birds rush into the castle and scratch your face? Look up and see, there is a solid roof over your heads!" Sir Bandara's excited voice came from the bottom of the tower It was heard, accompanied by the clang of the sword blade rubbing against the scabbard, "Shoot them hard with bows and arrows, the bigger the bird, the bigger the target, after this battle, everyone can eat the bird's legs and eat it!" support!"

"I'm full!" The tidy roar rolled endlessly inside the sentry tower, echoing like thunder.Levi looked down from the stairs and saw Sir Bandara standing among the barrels and sundries at the bottom of the tower, holding a long sword, his face turned as red as blood from excitement.

"Hit hard, shoot hard, and make the heads of those orc bastards full of holes! Fort Kaidar will never fall!" spear and hunting bow, and answered the old sergeant with the same cry, "Fort Caydar will never fall!"

"The morale is available, this old knight still has some skills in inciting emotions." Sir Rodriguez appeared beside Levi, and also bent down, with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, "But... Do they really know how powerful the orcs are?"

"Sir Rodriguez, they are all people who have lived here for generations, don't they know the strength of the orcs?" Levi asked suspiciously. "Hasn't this place been attacked by orcs many times in the past, but they all returned without success?"

"The orcs they are familiar with are just bandits. No matter how brave the orc race is, in terms of the discipline and equipment of the bandits, it is impossible to capture this strong guard tower. And the orcs surrounding here now... Sir Rodriguez snorted, his voice became severe and cold, "...it's the army!"

A low whining sound resounded from the orc camp, the sound was simple, solemn, desolate, and also carried a murderous feeling. "Bone bagpipes," Duncan Knight who stayed on the top of the tower said to himself, and then he seemed to have just woken up from a nightmare, staring blankly at the wall, as if he could see through the bricks and see the orcs An approaching scene. "They rushed over, ah, the orcs are coming!"

Bricks and stones cannot block the field of vision of the probing technique, so Li Wei can see the movements of those orcs without looking out of the tower.Indeed, as Duncan Knight said, these orcs began to approach, but the middle camp did not move, what moved was the cannon fodder troops composed of goblins and wolf cavalry on both sides, mixed with dots of orcs. The captain, cursing and kicking, drove the reluctant goblins and wolfriders forward.

The horn sounded again in the sky above Kaidar Castle, high-pitched and unruly, as if provoking the orcs.Afterwards, many people shouted loudly to the outside, suppressing the rumbling drums and the humming of bone bagpipes. "Orc, this is the territory of the Bandara porcupine! What are you doing here?"

A rough voice yelled out a series of orc language as an answer, the sound was like a dull thunderbolt, exploding into both ears, making people's spine tremble involuntarily.Levy could not understand a word, but he understood the words perfectly: "Our mighty Orcs are coming," the growl announced, "The mighty Orcs will plunder your lands, destroy your villages, trample your Your dignity will destroy everything!"

"There is no place for you here, orcs! The sharp spines of Bandara's porcupine haven't blunted yet!" Sir Bandara announced angrily, his old voice tearing apart the whistling wind like a sharp blade, "Go back to the grassland immediately, That way you can keep your stupid heads and feed those stinking cows and sheep!"

Li Wei didn't know if the orcs understood Sir Bandara's curse, but the pace of the orc troops' attack was obviously accelerated.He heard the whine of the bone bagpipes, the thump of the sacrificial war drum, the howl of the wargs and the muffled curses of the goblins, and the sounds came closer, and then Ser Bandara shouted command issued.

"Get ready to shoot arrows! Listen to my orders, no one is allowed to shoot blindly!" He waved the two-handed epee above his head, "Be sure to let those brainless greenskins have a taste! Duncan Knight, what are you doing, go Calibrate our ballista on the third floor!"

Cavalier Duncan agreed as if awakened from a dream, and then rushed down the steep wooden ladder, stumbled on the way, if Li Wei hadn't grabbed his shoulder in time, he almost fell headfirst and broke his neck.The Griffon Lord then followed him to the third floor of the sentry tower, and together they dragged out a small ballista from the storage room.Li Wei originally thought that he would see a sharp weapon for defending the city, but what he did not expect to see was an antique worthy of collection, which was so old that it could be traced back to the reign of King Arthur VII.

"Is this thing still usable?" Li Wei asked a little nervously.He looked at the ballista's rusted arms, cables, and reels, each of which he could not trust.This thing has undoubtedly made great achievements in previous battles, but time has passed, and it should now be kept in the military museum of Glory Capital to be admired, instead of being used in the battle against the orc army.

"No problem, my grandfather used this ballista before. He once shot down more than a dozen orcs in a row. He was known as the number one marksman of Kaidar Castle, and was granted the title of knight because of this." After touching the ballista , Cavalier Duncan seemed to have calmed down a lot. While wiping the dust and cobwebs on the ballista, he turned his head and assured Li Wei, "Your Excellency, Special Envoy of the Kingdom, just wait and see my performance. I will not disappoint the one-eyed sailor's family badge on my chest! I will not let down the ballista that has shown its might in the hands of my grandfather!"

"I'm not afraid that you will fail it, I'm afraid that it will fail you..." Li Wei swallowed his answer with a wry smile, walked to a shooting hole, and carefully looked outside the guard tower.

Although the troops rushing towards Kaidar Fort were mainly composed of goblin slave soldiers and wolf cavalry, with poor equipment, poor training, and low fighting will, but the huge number made their charge still look menacing.There are two or three thousand goblins rushing towards the sentry tower like a yellow-green turbid wave. The wolf cavalry on both sides accelerated forward under the urging of the bone bagpipes, and they approached the distance sentry in the blink of an eye. Where the tower was less than 50 meters away, the ferocious smiles of the wolf cavalry in the front could be clearly seen, and at the same time they raised their javelins high.

"Fire the arrows!" Sir Bandara's voice sounded, hoarse due to excitement, but no one cared.Following the order, the air was immediately filled with hissing sounds, and nearly a hundred arrows were thrown towards the wolf cavalry.

The soldiers guarding Kaidar Fort had not received very strict bow shooting training, and the hunting bows they used were simple weapons made of fir wood and elastic hemp rope. Those wolf cavalry fell in front of them, unable to cause any damage.Even with the height bonus of Fort Kaidar, the effect of this round of shooting was not very significant. After the messy rain of arrows, six or seven wolf cavalrymen on the left and right were shot at their vital points, turned over and fell down. A warg was shot and whimpered.

This loss was insignificant to the wolf cavalry. They uttered strange screams and curses and continued to charge forward, throwing spears and whizzing through the air, smashing the outer wall of Kaidar Castle until sparks shot out, and the loud collision sound continued endlessly.Sir Bandara roared and ordered to continue firing, "Draw, nock, shoot! Draw, nock, shoot!" one after the other without leaving any gaps.The arrows fired from the various shooting ports of Kaidar Castle sent death to the wolf cavalry who ran in the front without stopping, but the spears thrown by the wolf cavalry counterattacked because they couldn't accurately aim at such a small hole, so they all stuck in the ground. On the strong tower of Kaidar Fort.

Seeing that the wolf cavalry had attracted the long-range firepower of Fort Kaidar, the orc commanding the goblin slave soldiers shouted, urging the goblin cannon fodder to rush forward.Although creatures like goblins are known for their cowardice, after the number reaches a certain level, this cowardice becomes a kind of tyrannical foolishness.Under the kicking and cursing of the leader of the orcs, they uttered crazy screams and shouts, and rushed towards Kaidar Fort desperately.

Fort Kaidar has already closed the gates tightly. When building this sentry tower, it has considered the situation of being besieged by a large number of enemy troops, so the two gates were built extraordinarily strong, and the oak boards with iron nails were full. Thirty centimeters thick and surprisingly heavy, even if the latch is not closed, it takes a few strong men to slowly push it open.Before the battle began, the defenders of the sentry tower lowered the iron gate made of railings and iron chains. When the goblins rushed up, they could only use their crude weapons to knock on the wrist-thick cast iron railings, making a noisy noise. Clinking.

"Are these idiots trying to dig Kaidar Fort with their daggers?" A guard near the gate laughed. "Based on this progress, it might be possible for them to dig until next year!"

His words caused a burst of laughter inside the sentry tower, only Levi and Sir Rodriguez were not smiling, and their faces were a little more stern. "Beware of the orc's ax throwers!" The Griffin Lord suddenly reminded loudly, "They are hiding behind those goblins!"

Li Wei's reminder came at the right time. While the lingering sound was still echoing inside the sentry tower, several rows of orc ax throwers in simple leather armor suddenly stood behind the goblin cannon fodder troops. "Wow, fuck him!" The sudden roar stunned many watchtower defenders. Those orcs swung their surprisingly muscular right arms vigorously, followed by a terrible whining sound of breaking the wind. The double-edged throwing ax flew towards the shooting port near the gate. It was so powerful and fast that it was too late for people to react.

These double-edged throwing axes weigh more than ten kilograms, and they are all made of hard and brittle cast iron. The hit rate of the orc throwing axes at close range is extremely amazing. Most of the throwing axes hit the target accurately. On the firing ports on the first and second floors of Kaidar Fort.Sparks shot out, and the piercing crackling sound of the ax was accompanied by exclamations, and iron filings and fragments flew in like a shower of needles.

If there is no reminder from Li Wei, I am afraid that there will be at least a dozen casualties. This is definitely a heavy blow to the garrison of Kaidar Fort, which has only more than 100 people.However, even though Li Wei's reminder was very timely, there were still two people who didn't know whether they were slow to respond or didn't pay attention to the warning. They still leaned in front of the shooting port and wanted to continue shooting arrows. In the end, they were stuck in the face by countless fragments and fell to their knees screaming. , blood gurgled down from between the fingers covering his eyes.

"Help people, where is Maester Cleigh?" Sir Bandara ordered loudly, suppressing the groans and cries of the wounded, "Damn orcs, I want them to pay the price, open the killing hole immediately! Dump the fire Oil! Give those stinky bastards a nice, hot bath!"

(End of this chapter)