Heroes of Might and Magic: Knight Chapter 322: First battle

"Crossbow!"

"Let it go!"

The iconic low roar of the Hunter family's bear-hunting crossbow sounded. These small crossbows that are easy to move and powerful have been increasing. Now the standard configuration of a legion is fifty. Now Moriel will combine two legions. More than a hundred bear-hunting crossbows were used at the same time, causing considerable casualties to the orc vanguard.

The short spear-like crossbow bolts directly penetrated the heavy armor of the orcs, causing casualties to dozens of orc vanguards.

Seeing the range of human long-range means, Geert, who was observing, frowned. The bed crossbows equipped by the humans in the North were actually better than the human legion in Longxingguan, and the range exceeded his expectations. , and also exceeded the expectations of the orc commander in front, causing his command to raise the shield a step slower, resulting in more casualties.

"Shield! Shield!"

"Drink!"

The orcs have been fighting against humans for so many years, so naturally they are not as naive as the ogres. Soon, the orcs in the front row raised their tower shields with both hands, protecting most of the orcs behind them. The orcs also raised the round shields on their backs. Coupled with the heavy armor on their bodies, ordinary arrows could not do anything to the orcs advancing like this.

"Let it go!"

The loading speed of the bear hunting crossbow was fast enough, and a second round of shooting was quickly fired. This time the orcs were prepared, and the results were indeed much worse than the last time.

Although the bear-hunting crossbow is quite powerful, and there should not be any armor in this era that can block a direct blow, the orc tower shield shoots very skillfully. Compared with the crude door panel of the ogre, the orc tower shield is even more powerful. With some tilt, the giant arrow does not require direct frontal force to tilt the giant arrow. Although the tilted giant arrow can also cause damage to the warriors behind it, the loss is much reduced compared to facing it directly. This round caused the orcs A dozen casualties were completely within the range of the orcs.

"It's a bit of a surprise."

Morill, who was riding a red flame horse, saw the performance of the orc vanguard and gave a rare compliment. In her opinion, based on the performance of these orcs, they can be regarded as qualified cannon fodder.

"Arbalest ready!"

"Let it go!"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

In the configuration of the Dragon Army, each legion also has 500 strong crossbowmen. These strong crossbows are miniature versions of bear hunting crossbows, which are more convenient to use than bear hunting crossbows. Only one person can carry them when marching. , two people can quickly load and use it during wartime. This long-range crossbow, also produced by the Ordnance Field for heavy armored units, also has a strong armor-breaking effect.

It’s just that this weapon, which once played a huge role in fighting ogres in the wilderness, is still not effective against orcs. The armor wear rate of orcs is really too high, and it is not a crudely made armor. Orcs can actually Counted as a civilized race, it has been developed since the elven empire thousands of years ago. Compared with humans, the forging technology may be a little inferior, but there is absolutely no generational difference. In addition, the orcs' natural physiques are somewhat different, and the armor on their bodies The armor pieces can be thicker, and the defense will naturally be better.

Hundreds of crossbow arrows did not cause much casualties to the orcs. Two rounds of arrow rain were equivalent to the damage caused by the previous bear hunting crossbow.

"Throwing axe!"

As the distance between the two sides gets closer, of course the orcs will not just take a beating without fighting back. The orcs generally do not have long-range weapons such as individual bows and crossbows, but this does not mean that they do not have long-range means. Every orc warrior will be equipped with one. Two flying axes were thrown in front of the formation. Such flying axes falling like raindrops would often directly defeat the unsteady human legions.

The dragon army reacted very quickly. When they were more than thirty steps away, the big shield on the dragon army's side had already been raised. The crusaders in the front row also raised their round shields. These dense flying axes It is difficult to pose any threat to the Crusaders who are at the peak of the knight level.

"Dang, Dang,..."

The heavy flying ax made a heartbreaking metal sound. The large shield could not block all the damage. If one missed and hit the head, with the weight of the flying ax and the power of the throwing, no matter how high the quality was, Even a good iron helmet couldn't stop him, and he immediately fell to the ground.

The damage caused by the orc's flying ax was greater than the long-range attack of the dragon army just now.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

According to the usual tactics of the orcs, after approaching the human army with a dense shield formation, they began to speed up. At thirty steps, they launched a charge while throwing the axe. Within ten seconds after the ax fell, they were able to catch up with the human army. In close combat, most of the human troops who had just been hit by flying axes would be in chaos, allowing the orcs to gain the upper hand in the battle.

But what the orcs didn't expect was that when they just launched the charge, a rain of arrows fell that was sharper than before, and the orcs without the tower shield formation suffered a sudden blow.

The marksmen and great elf archers hidden in the formation began to pour arrows at the charging orcs as fast as possible. Only these system armies could shoot such a dense rain of arrows in such a scattered formation.

As early as when the orcs were dispatched, Moriel saw that the opponent had strong protection against long-range means, and suppressed the system army until the end. The attack only occurred when the distance was close enough and the orcs lost the protection of their large shields. This pair The psychological endurance of the archer team is greatly tested, that is, the system army can play like this.

In just ten seconds, the sharpshooters and the great elves rained down at least three rounds of arrows. More than a hundred orcs fell in front of the formation, and the most prominent part was lame.

"Retreat!"

When the orcs were about to approach, the marksmen and the great elves retreated from the gaps in the dragon army's columns, and the subsequent queues holding spears came up to them.

"Bang!"

Although they encountered a round of extremely fast arrows, the bravery of the orc vanguard battalion was not affected at all. The army that has been fighting for blood all year round is difficult to be stopped by such strong long-range means. In the end, it has to fight face to face at close range. determine the result.

"Roar!"

"Kill!"

The spears had a mediocre effect on the orcs, causing some casualties but not stopping the orcs' advance. These guys, who were more than twice as powerful as human warriors, could even pull the spears of the human front row soldiers in front of the formation and kill the orcs. Drag it out of the array.

"Chi!"

Ron led a group of crusaders and followed behind the spearmen. As soon as they made contact, the crusaders rushed forward.

The Crusaders are indeed the backbone of the castle. They can deal with opponents of similar size like the orcs with ease. Their sharp battlefield swordsmanship and tacit cooperation can defeat the orcs in an instant.

It’s not that they haven’t seen human knights before, nor that they haven’t seen human knights dispatched in a concentrated manner. There is a knighthood composed entirely of knights at Longxing Pass. This is not Richard’s first creation.

But this is the first time we have encountered this kind of heavy infantry phalanx composed entirely of knights, and they have such a tacit understanding. Except for Richard, no other force can use knights so extravagantly.

Just when the Crusaders withstood the orcs' charge, the Dragon Army soldiers did not just watch. These soldiers had high morale and the most sophisticated equipment. The only thing they lacked was actual combat experience. At this moment, only the Crusaders are needed. After this battle, the Dragon Army will undergo a qualitative transformation.

"Kill!"

A large number of Dragon Army soldiers holding armor-breaking hammers also cooperated in groups to confront the orc warriors. Judging from the scene, more than 10,000 human troops were evenly matched against 5,000 orc elites, and even vaguely gained the upper hand. This made The orc commander Gert, who was watching the battle from a distance, was a little displeased...