The Invincible Overlord of Heroes

3 kilometers outside the Stone City, the Cyclops, who were once again mobilized by the Beast King Sachs, were constantly throwing boulders in their hands towards the distant city wall.

However, even with the blessing of ballistics, this distance was the limit of the Cyclops.

Most of the boulders thrown out did not hit the target, and even if they did, the damage was extremely limited.

Sachs did not want the giants to move forward a little further, but if they moved forward, they would not only be attacked by the catapults of the Stone City, but also by crossbows and turrets.

In addition to catapults, there were also a number of advanced crossbows in the Stone City, all of which had a range of more than one kilometer.

These crossbows, with the blessing of ballistics, city walls, and arrow towers, had an attack range of just about 3 kilometers.

Moreover, compared with the extremely poor hit rate of the catapults, the hit rate of the crossbows was much higher, and the operators were all veterans of the logistics troops, who were used to operating them.

Even if they only went forward ten meters, the blows suffered by the Cyclops would be more than doubled, but the key point was that the damage to the city wall was still not obvious.

Unless they could enter the half-arrow range, that is, within 1,500 meters.

But in that case, the phantom archers with the blessing of the arrow tower on the city wall and the ultimate archery skills could also exert their power.

After easily dropping hundreds of Cyclops corpses, Sachs never dared to try the terrifying rain of arrows again.

So the two sides could only be separated by a very long distance and could not cause any fatal damage to each other.

On the human side, because of the advanced catapults, the range is very long, and three kilometers is considered within the half-arrow range, which can cause full damage.

However, compared with the orcs in the stronghold, the number of human catapults is too small.

After all, the construction of the Stone City has not been long, and there are barely 8 catapult positions on the city wall.

However, behind the city wall, there are also many temporary catapults being assembled.

Although these catapults will be blocked by the city wall, the hit rate will not be too high, and the ammunition may be consumed a little more.

But even if ten catapults can hit a target and kill a Cyclops, it can reduce the threat of the orcs to the Stone City.

The resources that Xu Lai piled up for the Stone City in the early stage finally came into use, which was also the confidence of Reina to consume so much.

Whether it is Reina or Xu Lai, they are heroes who would rather consume more resources and reduce casualties as much as possible.

There is no way, there are too few available people in the grassland, and each one is extremely precious.

Besides, the city wall loses a little durability, and they only need to consume the physical strength of the civilians and the ore inventory.

The orcs, on the other hand, are actually using the life of the Cyclops to fight with their own side.

That is, the orcs' formation is not tight at this time, otherwise if the explosive bombs on the human side are fully bloomed, the orcs would probably not be able to hold on.

Even now, the battle has been going on for more than an hour. In addition to causing some durability damage to the enemy's walls, the stronghold has lost hundreds of Cyclops bodies.

Counting the Cyclops left behind during the previous test, nearly a thousand Cyclops were lost in the morning.

Although the troops in the rear are still advancing continuously, they have not made any progress. It is not a good thing to waste human lives with the enemy.

There was a break for a while at noon. After several battles with humans, the stronghold is now short of soldiers and generals.

Sword Saint, Axe King and other fierce generals who can lead the first attack died one after another. With the loss of soldiers and generals, Beast King Sachs also became hesitant.

But after a short meeting at noon, Sachs also understood that the stronghold had reached the point where it had to be launched.

The Flying Legion, the Wolf Rider Legion, and the Infantry Legion were all seriously damaged.

If he gave up at this time, such a large cost of silence, even if he was the Beast King and even if he still controlled the Behemoth Legion, he would have to pay the price.

At the least, he would have to abdicate, and at the worst, the chieftains of the strongholds would have to chop him to death to vent their hatred.

Strongholds are different from empires. Strongholds are tribal, and power is more dispersed than feudal nobles.

Apart from the death of so many Cyclops, York, one of the commanders, had expressed his extreme dissatisfaction at the temporary meeting at noon.

At that moment, Sachs decided to try a charge in the afternoon.

The Wolf Cavalry Corps went deep into the enemy's hinterland without carrying any baggage and supplies. Although it successfully destroyed the enemy's logistics route and mobilized the enemy's main cavalry regiment.

But a lone army would not be able to hold out for long, not to mention that in order to save food, the Wolf Cavalry had to find food on their own, which added several times the danger.

If they did not attack the city at this time, when Xu Lai came with a large number of support, they would have no chance.

Sachs not only formulated a siege strategy for the afternoon, he even had to fight himself and rush to the front.

No matter how brave the Behemoth is, it is basically useless if the city is not broken.

But all the tribes in the stronghold suffered heavy casualties. If he and his Behemoth tribe do not take responsibility, it will be difficult to explain to the public and private.

Of course, Sachs is the beast king after all, and it is impossible for him to really ignore his safety.

As soon as the battlefield opened in the afternoon, the orcs launched a full-scale attack.

The big Stone City has great advantages. After the defense line is lengthened, the main force of the orcs dare not easily bypass this heavy city.

However, the longer the city wall, the more places the orcs can climb and the more directions they can attack.

If the city had enough defensive forces, it would be fine, but now that the main knights have gone, the force of the stronghold must be two to three times that of the Empire.

The key is that the stronghold can be continuously replenished, while on the Stone City side, if one is lost, one is gone.

The woods on both sides of the Stone City were originally set up for ambushes, so that the strongholds dare not bypass this long defense line, and by the way, provide wood for the construction of the Stone City.

This strategic goal was achieved, but it also provided great convenience for the orcs to attack the city.

This time, Sachs was unable to bring too many orc craftsmen and could not make more advanced siege weapons.

But simply using wood to build wooden ladders and making large wooden shields to prevent arrow rain is not a big problem.

After the orcs spread out and attacked in a large scale, Reina was also under great pressure.

She had mobilized all the infantry and archers to the city wall, and even the 4th and 5th level knights left by Xu Lai dismounted and blocked the city gate.

The Qingfeng Legion, which was originally quite strong, was scattered on this several-kilometer-long wall and was weak everywhere.

The archers went up to the arrow towers and arrow towers, and the griffins fell behind. On average, only one or two infantrymen could be placed on the wall for one meter.

The key is that there are many fierce orcs. If the orcs rush up on any section of the wall, it will be a huge blow to morale.

"Let me guard a section of the wall. With me here, the orcs will never rush up." Elvi said.

Lena shook her head firmly, and first summoned more than ten green dragons with the Dragon Heart, plus the ones recruited by Xu Lai for her, a total of 15 green dragons.

These green dragons occupied the top of the wall, and spewed poisonous breath from above.

The orc infantrymen who climbed up with a roar melted on the wooden ladder in pieces.

"No, you are the only reliable reserve I have, and the opponent's flying troops have not yet taken action, you must not move.

I have discussed with the leaders of the major mercenary groups this morning. I will open a section of the city wall and leave the defense to them."

Xu Lai used bounties to recruit a large number of mercenaries before, which played a great role in the early stage.

But later, when the orc army arrived, it was not easy for the mercenaries to continue to go out alone.

Nowadays, there are at least tens of thousands of mercenaries gathered in the Stone City.

Anyway, Xu Lai's bounty mission has not been issued. Although the city defense battle is dangerous, it is not much different from hunting in the wild.

With these mercenaries, Reina's pressure can be greatly reduced.

Although the orcs are in full bloom, it seems that there are orcs climbing every wall, but in fact, the orcs also have main attack and cover.

Otherwise, after losing a large number of troops before, the orcs can't support a full-scale attack.

The real main attack direction of the orcs was naturally where the high-level orcs were, such as the beast king who held high the flag and charged forward.

Giselle brought a large number of high-level phantom arrow saints and focused her main energy on these high-level orcs.

Suppressed by the powerful rain of arrows from the phantom arrow saints and being taken care of by the dozen green dragons, the main attack force of the orcs has made no progress.

The orcs who were responsible for creating momentum and covering the main force in other places have already climbed the wooden ladder, passed through the crossbows, and appeared on the top of the city.

The main force, let alone the city wall, has not even approached the moat.

When she found that there were orcs climbing the city wall, Elvy once again eagerly asked for a fight:

"Leina, the one under that big flag must be the orc king, let me kill him!"

Elvy has always been responsible for capturing the king first, and now seeing that the situation is not favorable to her, she will use the same trick again.

However, Leina disagreed.

Xu Lai might agree to this, but Lena would not.

Lena would not think that Xu Lai left Elvy and the angel troops to her, and that she really felt that her status in Xu Lai's mind was higher than Elvy.

"The Beast King is not the witch Moriel. Moriel is not good at close combat, and I have abolished her ability to cast spells.

And at that time, besides some unreliable black dragons, she didn't even have a close guard.

Even so, you almost fell into the hands of that woman.

The hero Beast King is not weak in close combat ability, and he is surrounded by masters of the stronghold.

Even if you can rush in with the Seraphim, how many of them can come back alive."

Without waiting for Elvy to speak, Lena said:

"Don't worry, the orcs just climbed up the wall. Look at them, how much morale has increased?"

Like killing the general and seizing the flag, climbing first can also greatly boost morale.

But as far as Elvy could see, the morale of the orcs had not increased, but had dropped a lot compared to the beginning of the war.

After all, the battlefield was too big, and even Elvy could only make basic judgments based on the flags of both sides.

The orcs' flags appeared on the top of the city, which must have been carried by the orcs, which also meant that the troops that originally occupied these positions must have retreated.

In the end, Yu Lan, who was watching the battle on the side, explained with a smile:

"Sister Elvy, you can rest assured. The orcs only seem to have an advantage. In fact, the casualties of both sides are not at the same level.

The orcs are powerful, and they can squeeze in if they force their way in.

But in terms of combat effectiveness, we obviously have the advantage. The low- and middle-level orcs don't even have the qualifications to break through the defense, and they can only stare blankly when they come up."

Elvy thought that it was true. During the charge just now, the orcs were completely beaten.

Even if each of them was carrying a big wooden head, they could not resist the powerful crossbow carts or the crossbowmen with armor-piercing ability.

That is, the damage of the low- and medium-level archers would be greatly reduced, and the phantom archers in the arrow tower would not be affected at all.

Just by approaching the city wall, the orcs suffered at least 10,000 casualties. The healing totems that appeared on the battlefield were always hit by the phantom archers.

The warriors on their side had heavy shields and heavy armor in front, priests for treatment in the back, and Reina's defense skills as a blessing.

Unless the attack was extremely high or had an attack effect that ignored defense, the orcs did not even have the ability to hurt their own warriors.

Therefore, Reina was not worried about the orcs climbing up the city wall.

Just let the heavy-armored spearmen guard the crossbowmen and priests, and let the swordsmen, mercenaries and crusaders fight those orcs.

The only thing that really deserves attention is the beast king who tried to attack the gate of the Stone City.

The beast king braved the arrows and stones, and his shield was broken one after another, and the high-level orc warriors around him fell one after another.

His purpose was also very clear, that is, to be able to get close to the city wall.

Although it was difficult to advance, dozens of behemoths with him had died, and he also killed two green dragons that blocked the road, but he still slowly approached.

If the distance was too far, Sachs would not be very sure. At this time, it was less than 100 meters away from the city wall, so there should be no problem.

He took out a khaki scroll from the space ring.

With the advantage of the city wall and being an authentic elf, Rena has excellent eyesight.

Although Sachs's scroll has not been unfolded yet and no one can see the content on it, Rena instantly guessed a terrible spell based on the khaki light.

Sure enough, as Sachs finished casting the spell, everyone on the city wall felt a tremor.

"Earth-type 3rd-level spell, Earthquake."

Earthquake is a powerful destructive spell, but it destroys cities and city walls.

Although the walls of the Stone City are castle-level and have been strengthened, a large section of the wall still collapsed under the Earthquake spell.

However, the Earthquake spell can certainly collapse the wall, but it cannot fill the moat.

The Behemoths are so large that they are not afraid of drowning in the moat, but the poison in the river water is eroding the lives of these Behemoths every minute and every second.

However, at this time, the city wall has been opened. If we don't take the opportunity to occupy this section of the wall, and then let the Stone City not repair it, wouldn't it be a waste of tens of thousands of orcs' lives?

Even if the wall collapsed, Reina didn't panic at all.

She was even at ease, watching these huge Behemoths rushing to wade through the extremely poisonous moat. (End of this chapter)