Heroes of Might and Magic: Knight Chapter 253: Offense and Defense 1
"Tap, step, step, step..."
"Hurry up!"
"Bear Hunting Crossbow! Prepare!"
"Let the stone come up quickly!"
Teams of city guards and militiamen were preparing for battle on the walls of Ironwood City, but Ironwood City was not actually a very majestic city. It was a small city, and the city walls were not tall enough. Military castles such as Ironwood Castle and Boulder Castle are very strong.
But as the place where the Hunter family started, the city defense materials and facilities are absolutely beyond the standards. There are seven or eight bear hunting crossbows fixed on one city wall alone, and the iron pot is already boiling with gold juice. The soldiers The fighting spirit is high and the city has sufficient supplies.
Although the city is small, it would have taken a lot of effort to break such a city in ancient China. However, the attacking party now is the orcs after all, and no one dares to be careless.
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Below the city, when Ironwood City was mobilizing for battle, the orcs were not idle either. Unlike the ogres, the orcs had their own civilization and were much better than the ogres in making siege tools. Has its own style.
In a short period of time, the orcs did not build any large-scale siege equipment. They only built some tools such as flying hooks and ladders, as well as some shield vehicles to help them get closer to the city wall.
If these siege tools are used to deal with fortified cities like Helburg or Zhenbeiguan that are completely built for military purposes, they will definitely not be enough, but they are more than enough to deal with Ironwood City.
With the strength of the orc warriors, they can throw the flying hook directly to the city wall and hang it. The city wall is more than ten meters high. For these elite orc warriors, it is only a matter of seconds to climb to a height and set up a ladder. Later, they can be even faster.
"Lord Nuno, the guards of this human city seem to be strong."
In the distance, the orcs were also observing the Ironwood City carefully. Of course, the movements on the city wall could not be hidden from the orcs' eyes. The orcs could also see the iron pots hung high and the large crossbows placed at the top of the city. More, this set is the most basic among the Longxi Pass defenders.
"Humph, you are stubbornly resisting."
"Send a team of 100 people to test it out first."
"Yes, sir."
In the past, the orcs faced Dragon's Breath Pass, which was said to never fall. Any military fortress there was several levels harder to chew than the walls of Ironwood City. It was normal for Nuno to look down on Ironwood City's defenses.
But Nuno is indeed an excellent commander. Even if Ironwood City doesn't look like much, he still cautiously tests it first.
Under the city wall of Ironwood City, a group of hundreds of orcs carrying shield carts and siege equipment began to approach the city wall of Ironwood City. Behind them were more orc troops carrying ladders and other siege equipment. , always ready to follow up.
"Bear hunting crossbow, prepare!"
"Let it go!"
"Buzz, buzz buzz..."
Although the orcs are still far away at this time, the bear hunting crossbows mounted on the city wall have a longer range. These crossbows have not been miniaturized. They can be directly mounted on the city wall and can be operated by four people at the same time. Even if a pulley set is used to pull the string It takes two people to wind the arrow at the same time, and the other person is responsible for nocking and launching the arrow.
The effective range of this large bear hunting crossbow can reach a thousand steps.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Seven or eight giant arrows landed relatively accurately near the orc team pushing the shield cart. One of them directly hit the front of an advancing shield cart. Several orcs in charge of pushing the cart were shocked. He took off his hands and fell to the ground, unable to recover for a long time.
Unfortunately, although the giant arrow proved to have hit the shield car, it did not destroy it. The orcs covered by the shield car did not suffer any substantial damage. After a while, there was still a piece of armor hanging on the front. The shield car with the giant arrow started to move slowly again.
"Bear hunting crossbow, prepare!"
"Loading completed!"
"Let it go!"
"Buzz, buzz..."
Regardless of whether it caused damage or not, the bear-hunting crossbow on the city continued to pour arrows at the advancing orcs,
Because of Richard's obsessive-compulsive disorder, the Bear Hunting Crossbow has a standardized process from loading and stringing to aiming and firing. The soldiers have become quite proficient in this process through day-after-day training, and it has speeded up invisibly. The launch speed of the bear hunting crossbow has been increased,
Within twenty seconds after the first arrow was fired, the bear hunting crossbow completed preparations again and completed another round of firing.
This time the orcs were not so lucky. Although a giant arrow was still stuck on the shield cart, the orc hiding behind was still stabbed by half of the giant arrow that passed through the shield cart.
Except for naturally powerful creatures such as giant dragons, normal flesh and blood creatures cannot withstand such giant arrows. Half of the giant arrow penetrated the iron armor in front of the orc in an instant and sank into its heart. The kinetic energy The powerful giant arrow completely shattered his heart, but the orcs also had extremely strong vitality and forcefully pulled themselves out of the giant arrow before falling to the ground and twitching a few times and dying. The other orcs completely ignored the death of their companions. Soon there were orcs who took his position and continued to advance. These carefully selected orcs were elites who had long been accustomed to life and death. On the battlefield, they didn't even care about their own life and death. How could they care about it? Will care about others.
On the contrary, the eyes of Nuno, the commander of the orc army who was watching the battle from behind, jumped. As the commander-in-chief, he naturally saw more things.
The range and launch speed of this kind of giant arrow are much stronger than the giant arrow in Dragon Breath Pass. Is there any big progress in human war equipment? Even a small town like this can be equipped with such a sharp weapon. ?
"Bang, bang..."
The bear-hunting crossbow on the city wall fired another volley, this time causing the casualties of two orcs. In just a hundred steps, three elite warriors were killed. Nuno still felt a little meaty in his heart. It hurts,
These are all elites who can serve as great talents in ordinary legions. It is really a loss to be killed by human long-range equipment like this.
"When the shield car approaches the city wall, let the whole army press on it together. We must use the power of thunder to take down the city wall with one blow."
"Yes, sir..."
Nuno felt that he had almost seen the opponent's trump card in defending the city, and he could launch an attack with all his strength once the shield car in front found a safe path,
After all, they still have many tasks to do in the North, and they cannot stay in this small town for too long.
"Gam, you and I should also be prepared. I will lead a few warriors later and rush to the city wall when we find a suitable opportunity."
"Also, I will order the troops in front to protect the crossbows after taking down the city wall, and don't let others destroy them."
"Yes, sir!"
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On the other side, just as Nuno was feeling distressed about the loss of several elite orc warriors, the human officers watching on the city wall were not satisfied either,
"Why is the wooden cart pushed by these orcs so strong? It proves that it was not broken even after being hit by a bear hunting crossbow!"
"That's right..."
"The orcs are coming up, everyone keep their positions!"
"Yes!"
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