As if Yao Meng's words were confirmed, the Beastmen finally launched an attack on the fortress in the early morning. The 20,000 Lion Tribe soldiers took the lead and attacked the city gate. The area where Feng Xingtian was at was attacked by the Bear Tribe soldiers.
Apparently, Long Qingying had been prepared for this. She ordered the soldiers not to take off their clothes while they were sleeping. When the new soldiers heard the bugle call, they all grabbed their spears and shields and gathered together.
When they arrived at the city wall, the main force was already in formation. Two meters away, there was a soldier, two archers, a mage, and four rows of soldiers behind them. Feng Xingtian and the others were waiting at the bottom of the city wall to receive them.
The orcs attacked. In the dark night, the ground was densely packed with orcs. Their high-pitched battle songs filled the entire space. The earth-shattering howls made the recruits 'hands tremble.
All kinds of catapults shot large rocks at the city wall from where they were. Soon, there were casualties. Those who were hit by the rocks had lost their limbs. Most of them were smashed into a bloody mess, and the smell of blood began to spread.
The imperial army on the city wall quickly responded. Under the illumination of the torches, the boulders flew towards the orc camp below like locusts.
In the distance, a large rock flew towards where Feng Xingtian and the others were standing. Their position should be very safe, but the power of the powerful catapults could not be ruled out.
Feng Xingtian quickly pulled Song Yu over, almost brushing past them. The boulder smashed to the side, and another soldier who could not dodge in time was smashed into meat paste.
Song Yuhe and a dozen people immediately vomited. Death was right beside them. A portion of them began to regret joining the army with their beautiful fantasies and passion.
Yao Meng shouted at the man who was bending over and vomiting. How could he see the rocks in the sky clearly like this?
Just as he was about to support one of them, another large rock flew over. One of the two soldiers had his head smashed off, and the other had his leg broken. Immediately, a priest came over to heal him.
After a while, the stone-throwing battle finally ended. The orcs took this time to get close to the city wall.
A black rain of arrows followed closely behind the boulders. A large portion of the soldiers in the first row fell, and the ones behind immediately replaced them. At this time, the mages began to cast attack spells. All kinds of lightning and large fireballs responded to the Beastmen below, temporarily stopping the Beastmen from advancing.
The sky was already lit up by torches and magic, and the few Shamans among the Orcs began to block all kinds of magic attacks. The Orcs began to move again.
The archers tightened the bowstrings in their hands. When the orcs began to gather slightly, the order to fire was issued. The orcs at the front fell in batches. This was only because the orcs were shot above the neck. The bear tribesmen, especially, only paused for a moment after being shot in their limbs. However, they quickly rushed forward again. The lethality of arrows was not even as good as magic. In such a charging team, many bear tribesmen with arrows hanging from their bodies howled.
The scaling ladder had been set up by the city wall. The Orcs were very well-equipped this time. They even had a few small fortresses in the Wind Travelling Sky area. The moving fortresses that were as tall as the city wall were slowly moved towards the city wall by the Behemoth in front and the dozens of Orcs behind. Inside was death.
Groups of orcs climbed up the ladder. The mages had already retreated to the back. Feng Xingtian held the heavy sword in his hand and did not say anything.
The first Beastman climbed up the city wall. A soldier standing next to him didn't even think about it and slashed down with his sword. The Beastman immediately fell down, smashing down two of his companions behind him.
However, before the soldier could turn around, he was immediately cut in half by an orc charging at him.
As the announcement was made, more and more Orcs began to climb up the city wall. The recruits below could clearly see the ferocious faces and terrifying combat power of the two-meter-tall Bearmen. Almost every Orc that fell would bring three Empire soldiers with them. As a result, the soldiers in the front two rows began to shrink. Before the soldiers at the back could fill in, groups of Orcs had already rushed into the middle of them.
A few towers also approached the city wall. With a loud bang, a long iron bridge extended from the tower's door, smashing the city wall and firmly hanging on top of it. The Beastmen inside surged out.
The human mages used their last bit of magic power and cooperated with the archers to eliminate the group of orcs at the front. However, the orcs at the back stepped on the corpses of their companions and rushed up with shields raised.
A large number of imperial soldiers surrounded the orcs. They only had the time to swing their swords, and either they fell or their enemies fell.
While the reserve army was still in a state of panic, the first few hundred orcs that had rushed up were all wiped out by the Empire's army that had suffered heavy casualties. A portion of the scaling ladders on the city wall had also been destroyed. The second batch of orcs rushed up immediately after.
The fierce battle here also affected the city gate. This was the main attack area of the orcs, and there were many more troops than the surrounding areas.
Long Qingying, Huang Ming, and Yang Chong were standing in the fortress. A few generals were in charge of a section of the city wall. It was the first time that Huang Ming had seen such a fierce battle. He couldn't stand it anymore. However, in order to prevent Long Qingying from underestimating him, he still tried his best to control his urge to vomit and observe the battle.
"Beastmen are really arrogant!" Yang Chong sighed.
Normally, only when the enemy's forces were twice or more than theirs could they start a siege. However, the Orcs were still trying to force their way through when faced with so many soldiers. Although they were very fierce, this was just wishful thinking. No one knew what they were thinking.
"The commander of the Beastmen this time is the second strongest warrior of the Beastmen, Ying Long. We have fought with him for many years, and he is not an impulsive person among the Beastmen.”Long Qingying looked down with worry.
" Sir, you mean…" Yang Chong asked tentatively.
"How's the situation on the eastern front of the Imperium?" Long Qingying turned around and said,"
"According to the news from these two days, the Demon Race did not make much of a move. They are only gathering troops at the border. Don't worry, Ling Feiyang and the others are already prepared.”Huang Ming saw that he could finally get a reply and hurriedly said.
"This is interesting. With the beastmen stirring things up, all three sides are in chaos!”Long Qingying closed her eyes.
Huang Ming looked at Long Qingying's beautiful figure from behind, wondering when he could make this invincible God of War panic.
Fire Dance was participating in the battle in the western section of the city. She was mainly focused on the attacks of the leopards. As she gripped the flames tightly, Fire Dance was more concerned about Feng Xingtian's situation. However, she did not have much time to worry. The leopards had already relied on their outstanding speed to rush over.
A strong hatred flashed in Huo Wu's eyes. She shouted and rushed forward. The flames drew a perfect arc and ended the life of a leopard soldier.
A few drops of blood splattered on Huo Wu's face, but she did not wipe it off. She continued to rush towards another leopard person. Among the thousands of people in this section, Huo Wu's speed was the closest to that of the leopard person. She was also the focus of this battle. The others were surrounded by four or five soldiers to charge at a leopard person, while she was facing three or four alone. Even the battalion commander could only deal with one. Huo Wu's outstanding ability was fully displayed at this time.
When the first batch of leopard people was repelled, Huo Wu's armor had two long wounds. At this time, the imperial soldiers who approached her were surprised to find that Huo Wu's eyes were blood-red, and a few faint stripes had appeared on her beautiful jade face. For some reason, the soldier felt that these stripes were somewhat like tiger stripes.
The second batch of Orcs quickly rushed up. Fire Dance grabbed an Archer's arrow and shot it at a ladder that was rising into the air. An arrow flashed, and the ladder slowly fell, smashing down a large number of Orcs. Fire Dance accurately shot the rope that supported the ladder.
Before the surrounding soldiers could rejoice, the second batch had already rushed over. Fire Dance threw away her bow and arrow and swung her sword again. Her agile figure was like a demon god from hell.
When the sword pierced through the chest of the last attacking wereleopard, the wereleopard pointed at Fire Dance and said in the beast language," You... you betrayed..."
"Not betrayal, but destruction." Fire Dance replied in the beast language as well. She pulled out her sword forcefully, and blood spurted out.
The surrounding soldiers fell silent. They remembered Huo Wu's background.
The Orcs were forced back until dawn. The reserve army did not have the chance to attack. The Orcs seemed to know that they would suffer heavy casualties if they continued to attack like this. This time, they lost five to six thousand soldiers, while the Imperial Army lost six to seven thousand men. This was enough to show the Orcs 'strength.
Returning to the camp, the recruits were all silent. They had been comrades for so long. They were still joking just now, but now they were gone. From this moment on, the recruits had their first real lesson.
"What the f * ck are you all doing! How can you return to the battlefield like this? F * ck, if you continue like this, you'll be the next to die!”Yao Meng shouted loudly. This was the route that new recruits had to go through. He had done the same in the past.
"Motherf * cker, that kid Fick still owes me two gold coins, and he took advantage of me just like that.”Feng Xingtian laughed.
His words were much more effective than Yao Meng's loud scolding. His words made everyone's mood better. Fica was the one who was killed by the boulder just now.
"F * ck! What was there to be afraid of? With just a light slash from the Beastman's greatsword, there was no pain at all. It was even more effective than suicide. It saved him the trouble of not being able to die when he was old! Hehe." Chu Gang continued.
These crude words ignited the bloodlust hidden in the recruits 'bodies. Yes, when charging forward, only fresh blood could resolve the fear of death.
"Brothers, let's do it!" Feng Xingtian stood up and said loudly.
"Fuck!" More than a hundred people echoed.
Yao Meng silently looked at Feng Xingtian and Chu Gang. At this critical moment, the personalities hidden in each of them were exposed. The affinity and dominance emitted from these two people were obviously something that Yao Meng could never compare to.
When Feng Xingtian went to see Huo Wu, Huo Wu had just returned from seeing the wounded soldiers. Seeing Feng Xingtian unharmed, Huo Wu ignored the people around her and directly threw herself into his arms. This was the first time the two of them had publicly become intimate.
"Don't work so hard in the future. It's better for men to fight and kill.”Feng Xingtian lovingly stroked Huo Wu's hair. Along the way, he had heard about the strange things Huo Wu had done on the battlefield.
"I can't stop them when I see them.”Fire Dance said tiredly.
"Then go ahead. Just promise me that you won't use it again.”
The two of them walked into the house.
"Got it." Huo Wu lowered her head." I'll only use it for you in the future.”
The first meeting started in the commander's tent. Huang Ming, Long Qingying, Yang Chong, and the three Dragon Knight Commanders were present.
"This king's opinion is to charge out of the pass and take advantage of the victory to defeat the beastmen. We have the advantage in numbers.”Huang Ming spoke first.
Long Qingying frowned. What a kid! What was an army of 200,000 soldiers? If they attacked directly, the orcs wouldn't be able to spread out the terrain, not to mention the orcs 'schemes. If they couldn't coordinate with each other, she would be in a mess. How could she fight them?
"Your Highness, it seems that we should wait and see what the Beastmen are planning.”Yang Chong said.
"General Yang's words are not without reason, but we clearly have the advantage in numbers. If we don't come out and fight, the Beastmen will attack us for a long time. It will cause a bad influence on the soldiers, and by the time the other reinforcements arrive, it will be too late.”One of the Dragon Knight Captains of the Central Army was the Left General, Zheng Guangdao.
"General Zheng, don't forget that the Orcs can fight against three of our Empire's soldiers. When we surround them, we can only win by a narrow margin. If the Orcs have reinforcements, there won't be any soldiers left to defend the pass!”General Liu Yuan, who was also the Dragon Knight Commander of the Clear Shadow Legion, retorted.
At this moment, the tent was obviously divided into two camps: the Central Army led by Huang Ming and the Left and Right Generals, and the Clear Shadow Army led by Long Qingying, the Middle General, and Yang Chong.
"So, General Liu means that we will forever stay in the fortress and let the Beastmen attack us?”Right General Ren Qiang said.
"What does General Ren mean? Are we all afraid of death?" Yang Chonghuo came up as well. The border guards had been complaining that Long Qingying wasn't their commander-in-chief.
Huang Ming didn't say anything else. The unhappiness on his face became more and more obvious. Weren't the central army and the field army the imperial army? Why were these soldiers so arrogant?
"Are you done?" Long Qingying, who hadn't said a word, stopped her from making a big fuss. It was a big taboo for a general to be in a different camp!
"Your Highness, can we wait for two days?”Long Qingying's words gave Huang Ming enough face.
"Alright then, according to Long Shuai's wishes.”Huang Ming lost his temper.
"Gather all the ten thousand cavalry commanders and redistribute the defense.”Long Qingying looked at Yang Chong.
"Yes, sir!" Yang Chong said in a deep voice.
"Xiao Wu, are you alright this morning?" That night, Long Qingying secretly summoned Huo Wu.
"How can something happen to a mere section of the city wall?”Huo Wu saw Long Qingying's worry.
"Xiao Wu, I'll give you a thousand cavalry commander.”Long Qingying felt that she wasn't strong enough. She needed Huo Wu at the critical moment.
"Qingying…how can this be?" Huo Wu was stunned. Many people would not accept the fact that she had risen from a flag captain to a thousand rider captain.
"I will give you a chance to shut everyone up.”" Your ability is known to the whole army," Long Qingying said with a smile." If I don't promote you, the ordinary soldiers will be disappointed."”
" But…" Fire Dance was speechless.
"Xiao Wu, you know my methods. On the battlefield, I've always won with speed, fierce attacks, and agility. But this time, I'm advocating defense. Do you know why?”
"Qing Ying, you mean…the beastmen must be plotting something?”Fire Dance probed.
" Definitely, but I still can't think of why. Look at the Beastmen this time. The lack of troops shows that they are arrogant, but attacking the city in the early hours of the morning is not their method. They worship strength and don't like to do these sneaky things.”
"They seem to have become much smarter since this morning.”Fire Dance pondered.
"This time, their equipment is very complete. I expect that they will still attack this morning.”
Fire Dance looked at Long Qingying in surprise. She was the only one who had expected the orcs to have such a trick.
"Not only today, but every morning in the future, they will attack until our army is exhausted. Only then will they stop replenishing our troops. Then, while we are numb, they will launch a final large-scale attack.”
" Don't they consider military strength?" Fire Dance said in disbelief.
"This is also something I can't figure out. Perhaps I'm thinking too much.”
Although Long Qingying said that, Fire Dance knew that she didn't mean it casually.
"Thus, I request Xiao Wu to launch a counterattack against the Beastmen tonight.”
Fire Dance couldn't say a word. The orcs couldn't figure out why Long Qingying would launch a counterattack so quickly.
"I'll give you a battalion of cavalry. Only choose the most agile and fierce ones from each team. Now quietly exit the pass and attack the attacking orcs in the early morning. Don't linger in the battle.”
"I'll do it well." Fire Dance said softly.
"With you there, I'll be at ease, but the danger is also very great. Xiao Wu, I'll wait for you to come back and help me.”
After Huo Wu went back, Long Qingying immediately issued an order to gather the light cavalrymen.
They selected 1,000 cavalrymen, each of whom had a thick cloth wrapped around their hooves and a horse's chew on their mouths. The 1,000 cavalrymen quietly slipped out of the pass. The purpose of this surprise attack was not to kill many orcs, but to boost morale and create an atmosphere. However, this number was already the limit. The time they took to enter the pass after charging at the orcs was very short. If there were too many of them, they would be giving the orcs a chance to enter the pass for nothing.
Feng Xingtian was standing beside Huo Wu. After knowing Huo Wu's mission, he insisted on going. Long Qingying didn't stop him, so Feng Xingtian carried Warsong on his back.
The 1,000 cavalrymen brought their best equipment. Each of them carried a crossbow and a longsword. The black armor was the super equipment that all mages had added enough elemental blessings to. In the entire army, there were no more than 2,000 pieces.
After the cavalrymen came out of the pass, they quietly laid in ambush on a slope in the distance.
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