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Volume 7: The bloody battle of Tallon (2) Chapter 8: On the eve of the battle, siege the giant tower

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    Not every banquet of warriors can end in a peaceful way. When Tomad stood up, he had already raised his vigilance to the highest level. His right hand never left the hilt of the Griffin Sword, and this was just an illusion.  The real killing move lies in his left hand. Ice Spear Shock, a magic with dual attributes of strong killing and wide-area destruction, has been prepared. With just a gesture, he can fly to the target chosen by Tomad.  This target is not Zulu Gritoutz, but Dogo Troll, the leader of the White Guards standing next to him.  The strength of the King of Barbarian Orcs is unfathomable. This is the most profound impression left on Tomad after this meeting.  Zulu Gritotz's arms and chest are strong and powerful, his movements are smooth and elegant, and his wrist is as steady as iron when pouring wine into the gold cup. These are all things that a good warrior must have.  Although Ice Spear Shock is a high-level killing magic, it is still far from being able to severely damage a strong man like Zulu Gritoutz.  However, until Tomad mounted his war horse and retreated to the bronze gate of Tallon Fortress, Zulu Gritoutz never gave the order to kill. Instead, with a arrogant smile that seemed to be sure of victory, he continued to act.  Sitting at the table, eating and munching, and taking a sip of wine from the glass from time to time.  Dogo Troll approached him to ask for orders, but was met with an unexpected cold reception. The king of barbarian orcs didn't even look at him, and just ate up the food in front of him.  Stand up.  "Pass my order to set up camp in each hillock, and begin the attack on the city at dawn the next day." "But Your Majesty, are you going to let that guy go back like this?" Dogo Troll glanced at it and was about to return to Tallon Fortress.  Tomad asked with a somewhat surprised tone, "The chief shaman of Kayid died in his hands. If he is allowed to return to Tallon Fortress safely, it will take a lot of money to capture this fortress.  "I know." Zulu Gritouzi said calmly, "His death has already been determined, but if you want to cut off the entanglement of the thread of fate in advance, it will take more than just strength.  It's possible" The king of barbarian orcs suddenly closed his mouth and glanced at Dogo Troll with a cold gaze, "Why are you still waiting here? My warrior, do you want to disobey my order?  Or am I not expressing myself clearly enough? " "No, it's nothing. My head turned too slowly and I couldn't immediately understand your order!" Dogo Troll's burly body immediately fell to the ground, "Your Majesty, I  Go and convey your order and let them set up camp and prepare to launch an attack tomorrow." "Very good, that's it, let's go." Seeing Dogo? The troll got up, bowed three times, and then hurried away.  Going to convey the order, Zulu Gritotz turned his eyes to the direction of Tallon Fortress again.  He stared thoughtfully at the towering fortress for several minutes before stretching his arms and flexing the stiff muscles in his neck.  "The eye of time can't be wrong, the beetle-eyed god of death your legend ends here, add a glorious record to the Banner of the Beast King!" As soon as he retreated into the gate of Tallon Fortress, Tomad found himself  Being tightly surrounded by cheering crowds, it was difficult to move even an inch.  Fully one-third of the fortress garrison soldiers gathered behind the city gate, raising their arms like a dense forest, shouting Tomad's name over and over again.  Among them were many low-level knights of the Knights of the Steel Fist, and even Lord Thoth was among them, waving his arms, his face flushed, and his usual stern expression had long been forgotten.  This was a good opportunity to make an impromptu speech, but Tomad was exhausted from the brief meeting with Zulu Gritots.  Facing the enthusiastic crowd, he said a few words casually, the content of which he couldn't quite figure out, but the shouts that followed made him understand that these words were actually quite well put together.  Bishop Kurgan squeezed into the crowd under the protection of Silva and several fellow pilgrims, stroking his beard and smiling approvingly, "Well said, well done." He stretched out his arm and patted Thomas.  De's shoulder, "You are very tired now. Brother Thomas, go and take a rest first. Don't worry about the guard work at the top of the city for the time being. Such high morale is not easy to be defeated." "I'm not worried about that, Ku.  Lord Bishop Ergan." Tomad wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied in a low voice, "The orcs will not launch an attack in a hurry. They have brought a lot of things, siege equipment and other things, and they are obviously ready.  Fighting a long and arduous siege. Zulu Gritouz would let his warriors take turns to rest, wearing down our courage with the sight of a large army preparing for battle. At the same time, he would send small groups to threaten the city walls and create unbearable chaos.  The atmosphere is tense." Bishop Kurgan frowned in embarrassment, "This is a problem, Brother Tomad, I am not good at military strategy, how should I deal with it?""Marquis Dragunson has experienced hundreds of battles, so it should be easy for him to come up with countermeasures." Thomasad sighed and said, "But I guess he doesn't have any good solutions. It's just a shift to rest. The initiative is now  When we get to the orc side, we can only wait." Tomad returned to his room, ordered Trish Blood Snake to lead a small team of shadow assassins to do guard work, and then fell asleep.  An hour before sunset, he was awakened by a rapid knock on the door.  "Brother Tomad, please wake up." The voice sounded a little strange. Tomad turned over and sat up, hung up his sword belt, and walked quickly to the door.  The door opened, and an anxious Brother Pilgrim appeared in front of the door. Trish Blood Snake was standing less than a step behind him, her dark purple eyes watching him coldly, the poison-quenching dagger already  It was moved to the most convenient position.  "Ah, you're finally awake, Brother Tomard." The patroller let out a deep breath, not only because of the urgency of the order, but also because he could finally get rid of the cold and bone-chilling sight behind him.  "The barbarian orcs are building a very huge siege weapon. Dean Kurgan asks you to go to the city wall immediately and discuss countermeasures with everyone." "Siege weapon?" Tomad repeated doubtfully, and then  Wiping the traces of fatigue on his face with his hand, "Okay, I'll be there right away." A few minutes later, Tomad climbed onto the city wall wearing a full set of silver-plated chainmail of a pilgrim, a helmet and iron gloves.  In the past, he rarely wore such formal attire, but now his actions and clothing must conform to the image of a young hero. This is a matter of life and death for the fortress. Even if it is getting late, Tomad does not dare to do anything.  slack off.  The scene in front of me is truly terrifying.  Looking south from the city wall of Tallon Fortress, the terrain is extremely open. Except for some sparse jungle, there are only rolling sand dunes that continue to the end of the field of vision.  But now the Gobi desert has become a huge barbarian barracks. Thousands of bonfires are lit, and the rising smoke pillars are like countless slender fingers, stroking the gradually darkening sky; thousands of strong barbarian warriors hold hands  Torches and whips urged countless slaves to carry supplies, dig trenches, and build huge siege weapons.  These siege weapons are far more crude and simple in manufacturing technology than similar products mastered by humans, but they are not necessarily not practical enough.  Hundreds of catapults equipped with huge wooden wheels lay prone on the ground like black monsters. The top of the ferocious catapult arm was a large basket woven with red willow branches, which was filled with large rocks knocked from the nearby hills.  More than a dozen wooden siege towers stand in the center of the camp like giant warriors. Each tower is composed of three parts. A huge wheel is installed on the base. To ensure that it is foolproof, the surface of the wheel is also covered with precious bronze; in the middle  Part of it is a hiding place for soldiers, enough to accommodate nearly a hundred roaring warriors. Countless rawhide soaked in fire retardants are hung on the surface to withstand rocket attacks; the top floor of the tower is actually a special wooden bridge with a long  It is ten meters long, enough for four barbarian orcs to pass side by side.  Using lubricated bearings, the wooden bridge could be tilted in four directions, creating a passage for the soldiers inside the tower to quickly rush up the city wall.  "Each such siege tower was pushed forward by ten genuine wild giants. The rumbling sound made the earth tremble and the blood quickly faded from the cheeks of the defenders at the top of the city.  Tomad saw a guy in shaman costumes gesticulating and shouting, and then the slaves removed the wooden bridges on the tops of four of the siege towers and replaced them with a huge wooden box with the opening upward.  Bishop Kurgan¡¯s face didn¡¯t look good, but he couldn¡¯t tell whether he was shocked by the scene in front of him, or he was terribly sleepy because he didn¡¯t take a nap.  He squinted his eyes and stared at the busy slaves for a while, then turned his head in confusion, "Brother Tomad, why are these barbarians demolishing and building again?" "Because of the terrain of the fortress,  There was no way to deploy more than ten siege towers at the same time, so they removed the wooden bridges on the tops of the remaining siege towers and replaced them with wooden boxes that could be used by the archers to cover their bodies." Tomad looked at them.  Siege weapons, without looking back, explained, "Mr. Bishop, have you seen it? Each wooden box can accommodate fifty archers. Four wooden boxes equals four hundred. I just visually checked  , the height of these siege towers is between 20 and 25 meters, which is almost the same height as the first wall of Tallon Fortress. Tomorrow's battle may not be simple. " "This war will not be simple from the beginning.  It won't be simple." The muffled voice came from the heavily armed Lord Toth. The first branch commander walked over from the other end of the city wall with heavy steps and threw a cold wave towards the outside of the city.  glance.  "But I'm really surprised. Tallon Fortress has been dealing with these barbarians for hundreds of years, and there has never been a record indicating that the barbarian orcs would build such a thing."  Tomad showed an expression of approval, nodded heavily and said, "That's true, but as early as when the Barbarian King's Banner attacked Tatarchuk, they had used similar siege weapons. This is what I have never seen before.  The information obtained from Duke Bamilyan should not be wrong. " "So, it will not take more than half a year for the barbarian beasts to obtain the construction technology of siege weapons." Lord Toth looked at the city with bright eyes, "I said.  I really want to know who brought these technologies into the hands of the barbarian orcs." Tomad suddenly remembered the figure in shaman clothing he had just seen, but when he looked carefully, he found that person's face.  The figure has disappeared, leaving only a group of barbarian warriors roaring and giving orders, as well as the crackling sound of whips and the wails and screams from the slaves.
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