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Volume 7: The bloody battle of Tallon (Part 2) Chapter 9: The bloody battle begins (Part 1)

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    As Tomad had deduced, the orc army would officially launch its attack early the next morning.  Thousands of slaves, urged by whips and curses, sweating profusely, pulled the arms of the slings back, almost parallel to the ground, and then filled the large basket at the top with stones of all sizes.  piece.  The strange man wearing shaman costumes once again appeared in the middle of the barbarian orc army.  Under the protection of a team of roaring warriors, he carefully checked the status of the slings and siege towers, and then nodded with satisfaction.  A warrior leader beside him immediately raised his hands, and an earth-shattering roar broke out from his chest.  "Hey!" The next moment, thousands of throats echoed in unison, "Hey!" The slaves quickly used machetes to cut the ropes binding the sling arms.  The sound of howling wind was endless, and the deadly stone rain thrown by more than a hundred catapults almost covered the sky, falling like a black haze on the first wall of Tallon Fortress.  This is a very terrifying scene. Although the stones thrown by the catapult are of different sizes, the lightest ones are more than ten kilograms. After acceleration, even the stainless steel armor worn by the knights cannot withstand it, let alone ordinary soldiers.  They were wearing studded leather armor.  At least a hundred guardsmen were injured and died tragically in the first round of stone rain. One of the boulders hit a watchtower near the city gate, breaking a quarter of the tower.  The four archers on the watchtower screamed miserably. One of the bolder ones jumped out a second before the tower collapsed and fell to the wall and was seriously injured. The remaining three screamed all the way as it collapsed.  The remains of the tower fell on the outside of the city wall, and they were all broken into pieces.  Seeing this scene, the barbarian orc army let out a burst of cheers of "Hey!", followed by bursts of harsh crunching sounds. The slaves continued to pull back the sling arm, then tied it with hemp rope and loaded it into the basket.  Go up to the rocks.  Half a minute later, stone rain descended on the walls of Tallon Fortress again, taking away dozens of lives of the defenders.  The throwing arm of the catapult was pulled back again and again, and the warrior leader under command raised his arm again and again, and then put it down with force.  Every time, death rain fell from the sky, and every time it was accompanied by the screams and moans of the dying.  Wearing a full set of pilgrim's silver-plated armor, Tomad Ann stood directly above the city gate, and together with the guard soldiers, bore the baptism of terror unleashed by the barbarian orc army.  He had no intention of evading or lowering his body. He stepped on the crenellations of the city wall with his right foot, holding the gryphon sword in both hands, and the blade of the sword was inserted into the rock under his feet.  This contemptuous and arrogant look naturally attracted the attention of the barbarian orc army. More than twenty catapults launched an attack targeting him. Waves of flying stones smashed several crenellations above the city gate.  It was smashed to pieces, but not a single piece could hit Tomad's body.  This is of course the effect of long-range weapon deflection, but since this magic does not have such a gorgeous light and shadow effect, the faint blue light is almost invisible under the sun. What it shows is the image of the hero who is calm and composed despite the stone rain.  , which made many soldiers who had developed fear feel ashamed. They lowered their bodies and gritted their teeth to endure the terror of death falling from the sky.  After the fourth round of stone rain, several catapults malfunctioned, and the slaves were all sweating from exhaustion. Some of the weaker ones had collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily, and were beaten with fists, feet and whips by the supervising orc warriors.  , unable to stand up even if he was alive or dead.  The weirdo dressed as a shaman used a bronze looking glass to observe the impact of the sling. He frowned from the beginning. Hearing the continuous crying from behind, he turned around and mumbled a few words in a deliberately low voice.  sentence.  The warrior leader next to him seemed a little reluctant. It wasn't until the weirdo made the request for the second time that he nodded stiffly, and then roared a few words in orcish with a thick accent.  The whipping and humiliation of the slave was over. The weirdo once again raised the bronze looking glass to observe for a while, and then shook his head.  "The effect of the strike is not very goodthe city wall is too high, and the defenders are unexpectedlystrong. Continuing to throw stones is just a waste of time, use the siege tower." "Hmph, this should have been done long ago. Stand.  Throwing stones from a distance is something that no cub without a reputation is willing to do." The warrior leader patted his chest, then raised his head and let out a roar that echoed through the sky.  With this roar, a barbaric response came from the camp of the barbarian orcs, which truly penetrated into the hearts of the guards of Tallon Fortress.  Immediately afterwards, the array of barbarian orcs began to move forward, wave by wave, row by row, like the vast sea raising violent waves, trying to submerge the unsightly Tallon Fortress under the tide.  A dozen giant siege towers began to move forward slowly, driven by the combined efforts of hundreds of wild giants, and the rumbling sound of rolling wooden wheels was deafening.  Next to the siege tower, tens of thousands of cannon fodder troops composed of slaves and servants strode forward with long ladders and hooks.I ran and shouted, as if the entire Gobi Desert suddenly came alive in front of me.  Tomad raised his right hand, which was the agreed signal.  When the catapults began to attack, the soldiers who had withdrawn from the city wall quickly rushed back to their posts along the ramp. The stretcher soldiers quickly rushed to the wounded who were covered in blood, helped them onto the stretchers and carried them off.  These people will be quickly sent to the temporary medical center located inside the second city wall, where they will receive treatment and recuperation.  Tomad took a quick glance and saw that there were about 200 casualties. Due to the existence of medical magic and herbalists, about half of them were able to recover from their injuries and return to the battlefield within a few days.  For the garrison with only more than 5,000 people, this is a big loss, but it is still bearable. However, if the orc slings are allowed to hit like this, Tomad doubts that the first city wall can still survive.  How long will you hold on?  Lord Thoth strode to Tomad's side, took off an astonishingly large steel longbow from his shoulder, and then placed two bundles of feather arrows at his feet.  Hundreds of archers were separated along the left and right, at arm's length from each other, and formed a horizontal formation on the city wall.  The same number of fighting soldiers holding shields and battle axes quickly ran to the archers' side, holding their shields high, ready to block attacks from projectile weapons from the opposite side.  Tomad glanced at Lord Thoth in surprise, "Are you still a marksman?" He murmured in awe, "The Shadow of the Steel Fist is indeed worthy of its reputation." "Wellactually I am not a marksman."  Lord Thoth explained with some embarrassment, "I can draw the most powerful steel longbow, but I have never practiced archery much. The arrows I shoot are usually difficult to find because they are too far away from the target."  " Tomad couldn't help but open his mouth, and was so surprised that he forgot to speak for several seconds, "So why are you the commander of the archery unit now? Aren't you usually the best marksman in the army?  "Come to take charge?" "Captain Houston was injured in the stone rain attack just now, but his right arm was fractured. I'm afraid he won't be able to draw the bow or shoot an arrow in a few days."  The Lord tried pulling the long bow in his hand twice, nodded with satisfaction, and then licked his lips at Thomasden, "Have you seen so many barbarians down there? What does it matter if the shot misses? I don't believe in shooting.  The arrows will not hit the enemy. Here, Lord Tomad, if you also want to practice archery, I also brought a spare bow and arrow." After Lord Toth finished speaking, he picked up a feather arrow and put it on it.  The bowstring was on, and then pulled hard. The steel bowstring made a subtle creaking sound. On his left and right sides, the same action was repeated by all the archers.  Lord Thoth aimed at the big orc who was rushing at the front, released his fingers, and the arrows shot out with a sharp crackling sound.  The big man continued to run forward without any injuries. A guy about ten meters away screamed, covered his chest that was pierced by a sharp arrow and fell down.  Then hundreds of feather arrows shot out of the string, like a gust of iron-blue wind. More than two hundred enemies fell into the rain of arrows, and almost the same number of enemies were also tripped.  companion.  However, the incoming angry waves did not stop at all. Thousands of feet stepped on the bodies of the dead and wounded and continued to rush towards Tallon Fortress.  "Keep shooting! Don't stop! Open the bow, shoot! Open the bow, shoot!" Lord Toth shouted loudly, and the arrows came out one after another. Every time, an enemy fell to the ground, but soon  Less is his target.  Tomad also made the same move. Since the training courses of the pilgrims did not involve the use of bows and arrows, his archery skills were even worse than Lord Thoth, but as the first branch leader just said,  , it was really not easy to miss any targets. One arrow even flew to the back of the charging array, shooting a gun who was roaring to boost morale to the ground, causing a small commotion, and at the same time, it also greatly encouraged  Thomas is trying out archery for the first time.
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