In the following two days, the smell of blood and death accompanied everyone's breath. The war seemed to burn endlessly, using the flowing blood and lying corpses as fuel, blowing terror into the towering tower. Erlon Fortress. The barbarian orc army began to launch a fierce attack day and night, regardless of the cost and casualties. The temporarily repaired catapult was dragged up the first city wall and threw boulders weighing hundreds of kilograms towards the fortress. Although these bulky big guys soon It was destroyed by the alchemical ballistae, but it still left two huge scars on the second city wall and the loss of hundreds of soldiers. Together with Silva, Tomad led a team of twenty pilgrims and forty tauren warriors to run on the city wall, filling every gap opened by the barbarian orcs. The casualties of the guardsmen were quite serious, and fatigue was an even greater threat. Many companies had less than half of their manpower left, and not many of them were unscathed. There were not many regular knights among the company captains who changed again and again. , some teams even had to let older soldiers serve as temporary commanders, and their combat effectiveness and cohesion dropped again and again. Lord Thoth gathered fifty steel fist knights around him, waiting in a hidden soldier tower on the second city wall. This force is also the final reserve, always ready to fill any vacancies. In the past two days, Lord Thoth attacked a total of six times, each time killing the barbarian orcs who rushed to the city. However, the troops around him also changed their blood three times, and more than 60 steel fist knights fell on the city wall forever. , the blood made this fortress more solemn and solemn, like an unyielding giant wearing a blood robe. Someone died every hour, and there was a long list in the field hospital, and this list kept getting longer as the war raged on. Captain Deborah had his head smashed by a roaring warrior in the melee; Patroller Dallas leaned against the crenel and closed his eyes forever, with more than twenty orc corpses lying around him; Catless and several of his men were killed by a group of The orcs were besieged under a guard tower. He fought hard and refused to retreat, until he collapsed on the ground covered with bruises. Lord Deliber, who led a group of soldiers to come to the rescue, was ambushed. The bones of his right arm holding the sword were broken, and at least two people were injured. He couldn't continue fighting with his sword for a week, but luckily he rescued the seriously injured Cateles in time. The battle entered its most intense stage, and even Marquis Dragunson, who was sitting at the rear, could not hold back and joined the battle several times. The second city wall fell in the afternoon two days later. Although Tomad and others fought to the death, more than 200 defenders were still killed on the city wall. This fall was unexpected, so there was no time to set up traps and destroy steps. The barbarian orcs gained a solid foothold. Under Zulu Gritotz's strict order, the barbarian army was not prepared to give the fortress defenders any chance to breathe, and the third city wall was quickly attacked. Throughout the evening, batch after batch of barbarian orcs howled and climbed to the top of the city, and then were beaten with swords, battle axes and clubs, and fell down the city screaming. Tomad seized a gap in the attack of the barbarian orc army and organized a risky counterattack. He almost fought back to the second city wall. One of the "Qiang" who directed the battle was killed by the blade of the gryphon sword, and the other Then he was chopped into pieces by Marquis Dragonson who took action personally with the Ripper. However, this was a failure after all, and the results of the counterattack could not cover up this fact. When night came, the barbarian orcs lit bonfires on the second city wall, sang wild war songs all night long, and shot arrows and stones at the third city wall, disturbing the fortress defenders. Since there was not enough defensive space between the two city walls, eight hundred soldiers had to guard the city in full gear all night. Burning torches were dropped on the city every few minutes to see if the barbarian orcs were coming again. A sneak attack was launched. At the military meeting that followed, Thomas thought that Viscount Tonks would definitely take the opportunity to put forward his "honorable ending" argument. To be honest, the conversation at this time was much more convincing than the previous few days. too much. Tomad discussed with Bishop Kurgan privately and prepared a long speech to deal with it. However, what he didn't expect was that Viscount Tonks actually called on everyone to resist to the end in a sonorous tone, completely changing the talk he had made a few days ago. Forgot. The meeting finally decided to abandon the third city wall that was difficult to defend. Although this wall was not damaged, the barbarian orcs were able to rush to the city without any hindrance. For the fortress defenders who already had only 2,000 men, hand-to-hand combat meant Huge casualties are a price that must not be tolerated. Before dawn, the third city wall was voluntarily given up to the orcs, but it was just a wall filled with firewood and sprinkled with hot glue. The orc army, which had experienced a warm barbecue welcome, did not even send out cannon fodder troops, but fired hundreds of rockets directly at the city wall until the entire city wall was turned into a sea of ??flames. In the bright and clear air, Tomad ate a cold breakfast at the top of the city: bread, cheese, two kinds of vegetables, and a glass of water mixed with honey. Five hundred archers and three hundredThe infantry boarded the last barrier of the fortress and stood ready. Less than two hundred meters behind them, all the remaining troops who could still stand were gathered on the stone square of the main castle. At the front of the team, Marquis Dragonson of the Steel Fist, wearing a black and blue knight's heavy armor, rode a huge war horse. The blood-red cloak fluttering in the wind was embroidered with the family emblem of the huge Steel Fist. Bishop Kurgan followed closely behind, wearing his sacred relics that could enter the Imperial Capital Museum. Since the bishop's riding skills were not good, his mount was replaced by a docile and unlucky mule, which was chewing the gaps in the stone slabs with its head lowered. The green grass growing between them looked much more calm than its owner. "Today may be the last days of Tallon Fortress." Bishop Kurgan looked at the troops waiting in front and sighed in a low tone, "Mr. Margrave Dragunson, you have more war experience, do you have any good suggestions? "That depends on what the King of Barbarians has planned." Marquis Dragunson's voice came out through the helmet's visor, sounding muffled, "If Zulu Gritoutz does it at all costs." With a forceful attack, it is indeed possible to break the last line of defense before the afternoon. However, we can still retreat into the main fort and make a final resistance with strong buildings. It will take them at least a week to completely capture the fortress. Bishop Kurgan sighed heavily, "If you retreat into the main castle, it will be no different from evacuating here." He pointed to the gate below the main castle that can accommodate a dozen people passing through side by side, "You." Look, the barbarian orc army can completely surround us in the main castle, and then quickly open the door and enter the Moon Whispering Plain without any hindrance In my opinion, instead of guarding the useless main castle, it is better to directly guard the city gate. Yongdao, let's fight to the death with those barbarians." Marquis Dragunson pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head, "No, in that case, the guard team must face the barbarian army, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to sustain and will collapse." " They have been fighting bravely and tenaciously these days, and not one of them has surrendered or escaped," Bishop Kurgan pointed out sharply. "Because they rely on the extremely strong city wall, and there are many Steel Fist Knights and Pilgrim brothers fighting side by side with them." Marquis Dragunson snorted, "Well, the temporary training of that boy Thomas also worked. Some effects make them at least look like a group of elite troops. However, the time is too short, and the training only gives them the skin of an elite troop. Once they are put in a desperate situation, do you know what will happen? " Bishop Kurgan shook his head in confusion. Although he had learned some knowledge of commanding battles when he was young, it had been wiped clean by decades. In fact, what the pilgrims learn are small-scale conflicts and the command of troops below the company level. Commanding thousands of armies is definitely beyond the control of these brothers who are half knight and half priest. Marquis Dragunson's eyes flashed, "It seems that you don't know, this is really interesting, and the chief pilgrim who is still a little girl doesn't know either, but that boy Tomad knows this very well. Let me do it Let me tell you, the army will collapse, like an iron sword that has been beaten too much, breaking into thousands of useless pieces of iron."