Heart of the Castle

Chapter 547 Escape from the bloody battle, demonize the capital (Part [-])

The sound of the horn echoed endlessly in the blood-red twilight, and the human defenders began to withdraw quickly from the dilapidated second line of defense.The first to leave were the White Wolf Guards and the mountain people from the distant forests and seas, followed by the soldiers of the King's Capital Guard Army and the veterans of the Northern Territory who had participated in the battle to defend the Great Wall of Ice.They marched towards the north gate all the way, and merged with the defenders of the third and last line of defense.

The alchemists in the heart of the castle continued to stand firm until all the defenders withdrew. The sharpshooters launched the last volley of silver alloy armor-piercing arrows, which frustrated the swarming demon offensive. Then Quickly get out from behind the cover.Although they had gone through a long and arduous battle, the alchemy warriors were still agile in their movements and steady in their steps, without showing any sign of fatigue at all.

"The support time of the second line of defense is a little shorter than expected, Mr. Dish." The Griffin Lord stood on a temporary watchtower, staring at the demons in front of him like black and red turbidity with a serious expression. Dajun, while thinking, talked softly to the old magician beside him, "However, the situation of the battle has not become too bad. After all, the retreat is still proceeding according to the original plan, and this battle is far from over."

Compared with Li Weiston's optimistic view, the old magician seemed more cautious, "Master Li Wei, I am afraid that this battle is almost over. Although we can get the support of long-range bows and arrows from the top of the north gate, the third way The line of defense is far from being as solid as the second line, and the offensive method adopted by the demon side just now...we have no good way to break through."

Li Wei was silent, his expression on his face was a little stiff, and it took a full minute before he let out a long breath. "You are right, Mr. Dish." Although the voice of the young Griffin Lord was soft, every word seemed to be burning with angry flames, "The devil's offensive method is to use throwing shots when the forwards are close to each other. The fireballs of the fire monsters and the incinerator troops carry out covering strikes...how could they do such a cruel thing?"

"Because we don't really understand demons, so we can't think from their perspective." The old magician replied with a sigh. "Humans have never thought about understanding demons in the past, understanding the living environment, historical origins, social forms, and other related things of these creatures in the abyss plane. We only know that demons are enemies, and they are incommunicable objects, but In fact, as long as it is an intelligent creature, it should be able to communicate, and demons are no exception."

"Such as...Scott?" Levi interjected.

"That's right, Scott did let me know some secrets about the social form of demons. Unfortunately, his original rank was too low to provide more in-depth things. But now he is already a burning lord, maybe It will soon be possible to figure out a very important thing.”

"What do you mean by the key...?"

"The key to freeing the kingdom forever from the threat of evil disasters..." the old magician said thoughtfully, and then cast his eyes into the distance. "However, it's still just a hypothetical stage. Master Li Wei, I think we should pay more attention to the current battle situation."

Li Wei's eyes also looked over. A few hundred meters away from the watchtower, an almost endless army of demons was passing through the dilapidated second line of defense. The few remaining wooden fences and low walls were almost instantly They were trampled and passed by, unable to cause any obstacles to the surging army of demons.Seeing that the demon army was approaching rapidly, but the retreating troops had not all reached the third line of defense, Li Wei couldn't help showing a trace of anxiety in his eyes.

"Messenger, blow the horn, order the cavalry of the reserve team to attack, and delay the demon's actions!"

The horn sounded immediately, and the loud and clear notes faithfully transmitted Li Wei's order, but a moment later, the horn sounded in response seemed hasty and uneasy.Li Wei just listened for a few seconds, his eyes widened suddenly, and he took a deep breath at the same time.

"Barud, the god of war, above!" His voice was trembling with panic, "What happened to Lord White Wolf? The reserve cavalry refused to attack!"

In order to quickly rush to the vicinity of the king's capital and support the slandered Griffin Lords, the Northern Allied Forces assembled all the cavalry in the hands of the lords at that time. The main function of the cavalry is to charge and raid, and it is not suitable for defensive positions.Therefore, after discussing with the lords of the northern border, Li Wei decided to use [-] elite cavalry as a reserve team and station them on a square with fountains and exquisite stone carvings near the west side of the north gate.

According to the original plan, this force should charge the demon army from the side when the horn sounded.This is of course a very dangerous thing. Powerful demons are different from ordinary infantry. If their leader reacts quickly enough, the cavalry is likely to suffer heavy losses.But in comparison, the frontal attack against the demons behind the simple defense line is not very safe.

The commander of this reserve team was originally the Grand Knight Commander Donner nicknamed the Roaring Bear. He once swore a soul blood oath to Li Wei, and his loyalty was completely trustworthy.But as early as when the fierce battle on the first line of defense was in full swing, the long-lost servant knight Gran Worm brought the news that the Death Knights had been attacked by the accused. After weighing the pros and cons briefly, Li Wei had to send Tang Na led the Gryphon Riders to support and ensure that the retreat to the north was unimpeded.

Therefore, the commander of the reserve team was replaced by Cedric, the Lord of the White Wolf. This elderly sword-bearing Lord had served as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Territory for more than ten years. Because of the late Earl of Ansair, Sheriff, and Levi Stone, who rose like a comet.What is more critical is Lord White Wolf's attitude, perhaps due to the entrustment of Earl Ansair, but it is undeniable that Lord Cedric has been a staunch supporter of the Griffon Lord from the very beginning, and this position has never happened too shaken.

It was precisely because of his complete trust in Lord Cedric that Li Wei entrusted him with the important task of commanding the reserve team. It is conceivable how ugly Li Wei's face became when the answering horn sounded a message of refusal to attack.

The result of this behavior is absolutely fatal, the timing is fleeting, the red and black turbid current has caught up, and rushed towards the retreating human defenders with lightning speed.If the broken troops were not alchemy warriors but other soldiers, then it would definitely change from an orderly retreat to a rout, making the battle situation unmanageable.Fortunately, the alchemy warriors didn't have the emotion of fear. Almost as soon as the demons pounced on them, they formed a tight horizontal formation again, and their raised spears formed a steel jungle gleaming with cold light.

There were screams and roars at the same time. Since there was no cover, the pressure on the pikemen array this time was far greater than any attack launched by the demons before.Perhaps because of some stern orders, the attacks of these demons were also extraordinarily crazy. The howling horned demon who rushed to the front opened his blood-red eyes and rushed straight towards the sharp spear point.Accompanied by a sharp scream like sawtooth cutting the eardrum, these howling horned demons were all pierced through the chest by the sharp spear point without exception, and died on the spot. However, the weight of their corpses and the impact force also caused the spears in the front row to hang down. .

The pikemen behind hurried forward to fill their positions, but under the violent impact of the demons, the horizontal array was forced to retreat step by step, and the central part that was under the most pressure was even depressed inward like a crescent moon.Seeing this scene, the demon's attack became even crazier. Whether it was the little demon, the horned demon or the hellhound, they all seemed to have gone crazy. .

All they get is death.

Alchemy warriors are the soldiers that all commanders dream of. They are never tired, never afraid, cooperate with each other seamlessly, and value orders more than life.Even if a terrifying demon pounces on them, even if the breath of death is imminent, their arms holding the spears and giant swords are still as stable as cast steel.

The spear stabbed out neatly, blocking the demon that was rushing up like a raging wave, and then the spearman stepped back half a step, replaced by the alchemy swordsman who raised his two-handed giant sword and strode forward, slashing fiercely with fierce arcs.Under such a counterattack, the demon sprayed a large amount of purple-red blood, and the strong bloody smell mixed with the smell of sulfur evaporated into smoke in the cold winter night.

The high-intensity and brutal battle lasted for a full 5 minutes. Thousands of demon corpses lay in the narrow streets. The corpses were piled up half a person high. A crude fortification.The human side retreated about ten meters in an array composed of pikemen and swordsmen, but they did not suffer any greater losses. Some alchemy warriors were seriously injured and had to withdraw from the battle temporarily, but the rest of them still tenaciously made up the front line .

Theoretically speaking, the bottom of the half-moon front is the weakest and most dangerous part, because the array at that part has been elongated, and there are obvious gaps.The demon army indeed seized this opportunity, concentrating on launching round after round of violent attacks.

However, the seemingly precarious battle line has not been shaken. The most powerful crusader swordsmen and euphorbia warriors are all concentrated there. Typically, many demons who charged forward had to face the jabbing of the halberd first, and then were cut to pieces of flesh and blood by the two-handed giant sword.More than one demon stopped at the last moment, trying to dodge this terrible attack, but they couldn't retreat, because the companions rushing from behind had already blocked the escape route, so they had to die in vain. with another that fell.

But the attack of the demon army entangled the broken army after all, preventing them from retreating to the third line of defense and joining the other troops there.This is an extremely dangerous situation. Li Wei saw that the red and black turbid flow split into two tributaries, outflanking them from east and west respectively, and wanted to open a new breakthrough.The only thing that can hinder their progress is some stone buildings. Under the terrible brute force of the demons, these buildings will almost be demolished in a few minutes.

If surrounded by an army of tens of thousands of demons, no matter how heroic and skillful the alchemy warriors are and how well coordinated they are, there is no hope of surviving.However, Li Wei couldn't think of any way to save them. Although the human defenders on the third line of defense could take the initiative to attack, that was exactly what the demon side wanted to see. It is only a matter of time before the melee starts and the entire army is wiped out.

A sharp horn sounded through the noise, and the reserve cavalry was dispatched. They frantically whipped their horses and galloped along the road on the west side.The charging power of the cavalry was indeed enormous, they trampled hundreds of demons under their feet in an instant, and this number continued to rise.

However, it was too late, and the demon army was ready. Although they suffered certain losses, they did not cause confusion. If the enemy array was not disrupted, it meant that the cavalry of the reserve team would have to face dozens of times. against one's own enemies!

The elite cavalry who launched a group charge are unstoppable. Unless they are facing a long-prepared spear formation, it is difficult for light infantry with ordinary equipment to stop their attack. Even ordinary knights who are not proficient in strategy are very clear. Elite cavalry can often penetrate an array of infantry that is several times larger.

But when fighting demons, this rarely happens.

It's true that the little devil can't stop the cavalry's charge, and the fire monster can't deal with the fast-moving cavalry; but the horned devil, which is more than three meters tall and has strong bones and muscles of [-] kilograms, is not so easy to deal with; Like a calf, a hellhound is the natural enemy of a warhorse. Even if you just feel the breath of this evil hell creature, many undertrained warhorses will hiss and jump violently.

Once the cavalry lose their speed under the siege of demons, it will be their end.

There are not many choices that Li Wei can make: the first choice is to order the whole army to charge and die together after causing huge losses to the demon army; The first line of defense and the defenders at the top of the north gate left the capital; of course, there is the last and worst option, which is to continue to wait and see in fear until the alchemy warriors and reserve cavalry are completely wiped out, and the battle situation completely collapses.

The results of the three choices made the young Griffin Lord unacceptable, but he knew that he had to make a choice immediately, otherwise only the most hopeless ending awaited him.He turned his eyes to Mr. Dish beside him, hoping to get a different answer from this almost omnipotent alchemist, but the old magician showed a helpless wry smile.

"Master Li Wei, we still have some trump cards in our hands. The Alchemy Colossus is one, the dead from the Magic Mountain is one, and some surrendered liches and death knights are barely counted as one. But even if we play all these trump cards Coming out will not help, but it will cause the fragile alliance in front of you to collapse." Mr. Dish shook his head heavily, "At that time, no one will believe your position, and they will definitely regard you as a devil or a dead person Party."

Levi understood that Mr. Dish's advice was right.The dead on the Devil Mountain look no different from the spirit-bound corpses, and if those liches and death knights are released, they will be regarded as members of the dead in the first place.What's more, even if all these trump cards are played, there is no ability to repel the demon army and save the defeat. It can only delay the inevitable failure for a while.

"The orderly...abandon the line of defense, and the whole army...evacuate!" When Li Weiston made a decision, bitterness filled his mouth. For several seconds, he couldn't even utter a word, only Can use gestures to issue their own orders.

The alchemy swordsman who served as the messenger was ready to execute the order without hesitation, raised the huge military horn high up, and brought it close to his mouth.However, before the first note sounded, there was a sudden roar in the sky, and then the enchantment of the sacred domain, which had been dim, suddenly became brighter, and countless golden light spots fell from the sky like heavy rain. It looked as if all the stars in the sky had suddenly descended on the world.

These rays of light are almost everywhere, and even Levi and Mr. Dish's heads have fallen a lot.Li Wei stretched out his hand to catch a spot of light, and it felt as warm as touching the sun. The golden light melted into his palm immediately, making his body suddenly feel relaxed, and his heavy heart was swept away. The fatigue is also reduced a lot.

"Divine intervention... I haven't seen this kind of scene for a long time." Mr. Dish sighed in a low voice, then nodded to Li Wei and said, "It seems that we are lucky, the benevolent Father God gave us a The possibility of getting out of the body."

"Mr. Dish, is the divine intervention you mentioned just this golden rain?" Li Wei continued to catch it a few times with his hands, and found that except for the first time, it was more obvious, whether it was to eliminate fatigue or replenish physical strength. Nothing works. "If it's just to supplement some physical strength, it may not be of much help to us."

"Master Li Wei, look ahead. The effect of replenishing physical strength is on humans and other natural creatures. For those lower-level demons, this shower of light is a very fatal blow."

Following Mr. Disch's voice, bursts of terrible wailing came from the front battlefield. Levi looked up in surprise. He saw that the demon army that was still launching a fierce offensive just now was collapsing. Fleeing in all directions, stumbled and ran wildly along the street when he came, the wounded demon was trampled under his feet mercilessly, even a burly horned demon warlord was overturned, and was trampled alive under countless claws. A puddle of blood and mud.

(End of this chapter)