Pivot of the Sky

Cloud dreams have ordered the soldiers stationed in the city to hide in a safe place at the roots of the city walls and the horses to lead them to the corners where the boulders fell. Philistines outside the city saw the scene and drank loudly: "They can't hold on any longer, they attack hard! ”

Two rows of giant warriors covered the front and the sky with giant shields, rushed towards the city gate with a giant hammer, and in other directions, warriors with giant shields rushed towards the low side of the city wall with ladders. Lu Shin assembled the priests in front of the battlefield to lay a magic array, countless singing voices coming from the sky, the light falls down to provide various guards to the soldiers attacking the city, a wind blade and energy impact will cut a gap in the great array of magic guarding the fortress.

Felix used the priests at critical moments to form a theological array to cover the warrior's battle, when the priests in the fortress should be exhausted. Whether you break through the gates or climb the walls, Giant warriors should not be able to resist the fighting power of the city's guards.

Crossbowmen stand on high platforms, and if someone shows up on the walls to fight back, they are immediately fired upon by a crossbow, the most common tactic used by a legion of giants when attacking a castle. A lot of soldiers suddenly appeared on the walls of the fortress, shaking with their helmets in leather armor, trained soldiers had developed a subconscious habit, and the crossbow arrows instantly fired at the target.

This first round was quick and accurate. The giant warrior's heavy crossbow was truly powerful, and some arrows actually penetrated the city wall. Almost all the soldiers on the walls were hit by arrows, but did not fall immediately. The arrows were raining in the air, and some of them were hit by several arrows in succession. At this time, the main priest Lu Shin shouted: “When you see it clearly, shoot the arrows. Those are the fake ones! ”

Giant crossbowmen reacted by picking helmets and fur armor with wooden poles outside the castor, but the giant crossbowmen on the platform had shot out the first round of arrows and the heavy crossbows needed to be re-stringed. It was then that soldiers appeared on the walls of the city, shooting at the gap of the bamboo with a heavy crossbow mounted with good strings. They were still a little short on their lead, far less trained than giant crossbowmen, but this round of sudden shooting also hit a number of giant warriors, more than a dozen giant crossbowmen fell from the high ground.

At last, the shouting sounded, and the soldiers attacking the city rushed up, holding a shield and erecting a long ladder, the giant crossbowmen no longer shot together, but aimed alternating arrows at the wall above the attacking soldiers, so that the city guards could not stop the giant soldiers from climbing the city. The air suddenly buzzed, dozens of fire snakes fell, along the long ladder erected by giant soldiers into a flaming sea, which was a counterattack by the Great Enchantment.

The soldiers of the Legion of Giants also rushed under the city gate, hammering into the city gate and making a loud noise. The gate was still intact, but the entire wall nearby was slightly trembling. The Great Array of Divine Arts combines the impact of the city gate with the city wall, either breaking the line or collapsing the entire city building. Hot oil fell on the city floor, ignited in the air, and landed on the shield of the giants into a flaming sea.

Even if the giant warrior attacking the gates of the city is not poured into the fire oil, the giant shield will not be able to hold it at all for a moment. He blames himself for throwing down the shield and is then struck by stones thrown down in the city. The giant crossbowman fired an arrow, and many soldiers who fought back in the city were shot by arrows. Some lay with arrows on the shovel, others fell and both sides were killed or injured.

The Giant Legion first bombarded with firestone for half a day, consuming the fortress's magic array of defenses. Once both sides engaged in battle, the scene was unusually harsh. The magic array surrounding the city wall suddenly had a flash, and the archery fired by the giant crossbowman seemed to be drawn by the thick air, and the range fell halfway down, and the power of this magic array suddenly recovered!

Philistine turned around and looked at Lu Shin. The look clearly blamed the main cleric for his error of judgment. Why did the other party's magic array suddenly regain its power? Didn't you say that it was difficult to persevere after half a day? Lu Shin's face was also a little ugly, and he whispered: "This is a dying struggle, they are dying, we have attacked the city! ”

Philistine then ordered that tanks mounted on tall platforms advance, and that the better magic array could not stop the firing of so many strong crossbows at close range. However, as the crossbowman moved forward, he entered the archery range of the city guard soldiers. The crossbows of both sides were fired in the air, and people continued to smash down the ladder with fire oil and boulders, moaning and shouting.

In the basement hall of the fortress, the Cloud Dream has replaced Rafael's position, and all 10 magicians who were just beside the Auxiliary Array have been rotated. Raphael is telling the six generals in the city: "Be sure to hold on to the first round of offense, consume their stones and heavy crossbow arrows. These things are not easy to replenish. Once the sharp air is lost, we can do it. If we repel this offense, our soldiers will have real confidence and learn how to fight. ”

Philistine gathered the tools to attack the city and focussed on attacking a fortress, because soon after he started his army formation, he received a scouting reward. The troops of Salem City's out-of-town array stayed outside the city for a while and went back with the flag, and did not dare to go to the front line to reinforce the fortress, so he was relieved of the fierce attack.

In Philistine's battle plan, it took half a day to take down the fortress, and another fortress lost its response. The city guard watched as the fortress was plunged and left alone in the plains in despair, so that he could take it down. These two fortresses will serve as a forward base for the attack on the city of Salem, followed by a breaking bamboo.

But the situation was unexpected. From morning to dusk, at the cost of nearly a hundred casualties, the fortress was still unbroken, the magic battle of the guardian fortress was still in operation, the power adjusted with the strength of the siege, and the defense was accompanied by a cold counterattack.

As the fire dragon in the air drifted down the long ladder that attacked the city, Lucerne also commanded the clerics in the Legion of Giants to initiate a theological formation. An ice fog rolled up and blew the fire dragon, and the scene was both brutal and glaring. Lu Shin felt very alarmed. The fortress's guardian was strong and weak for half a day. Isn't the great magician who presided over the great battle tired? He commanded the Cleric Formation to assist in the attack on the city, and so far, he has felt a little tired.

The critical moment must not frustrate sharpness, or the future will be lost. Lucerne avoided the heaviest defensive gates in the direction of the focus, and a dawn fell on giant warriors on the long ladder rushing toward the city. The arrows fired by the city guard soldiers and the stones smashed were blocked by a giant shield. The magic battle of the city guard was also swept open by Lu Shin's magic. Some soldiers are already climbing the city wall.

The fortress sounded the drum that conveyed the order. A cloak guard appeared on the wall about to be captured. The skilled giant crossbowman immediately cooperated with the attacking soldiers in shooting at this section of the city wall. A number of city guards were arrowed. A giant warrior had already swung his machete and jumped on the wall. As long as these men hold their heels on the walls, the giant warriors behind them will continue to rush.

At this critical juncture, a strange roar was heard, a large long tail flashing with a golden light suddenly rolled up from the air and swept down the city, knocking over three long ladders erected on the city wall. Sergeants guarding the city poured over five or six giant warriors who had climbed the walls in the past, taking the opportunity to slaughter them.

The Gentlemen of the Giant Legion who fought outside the city were stunned for a moment, and there was a horrible monster in the fortress! Is the magician who presided over the great battle still good at summoning magic? Lu Shin raised his staff in shock, and the surrounding clerics sang in unison. The smoke and flames in the sky quickly gathered, and a giant serpent appeared with claws of teeth dancing, spreading smoke and flames to the city. In any case, it is important to flush the gap and fight the monster with the giant serpent that has been transformed into this magic.

But after the long tail swept, there was no sound of monsters. The giant crossbowman outside the city felt nothing but a flower in front of him, and he saw a beautiful girl suddenly jump onto the bamboo. The girl was so petite and dressed in a fiery red robe that she looked so bright on the battlefield that the crossbowmen instantly forgot to even fire an arrow at her.

The girl was beautiful, but what she had in her hand was horrible. Her hands were raised above her head, holding a stone ball bigger than half her body. It was surrounded by flames that burned out half of the city. It was the giant army that had just fired stones into the city with a stone thrower. As soon as the girl showed up, it was her turn to land the big ball and smash it to the ground!

With a sharp whistle, the fierce friction with the air rekindled the fire, and if it was hit this time, the great magician Russon had to instantly turn into flesh and blood. Too suddenly, Lu Shin was directing the magic array to assist the warriors in their siege. It was too late to evade. He hurried to pick a staff. The snake that had just condensed in the sky approached the boulder. The snake was smashed apart and the flying stone fell into the magic array.

A stone this big rolled over, smashing two or three clerics was fine, at this time heard another roar, a brilliant luminous slant of light came, smashing the big stone ball to pieces. It turns out that Philistine, the leader of the Legion of Giants, suddenly stepped empty in the chariot, wielding a giant sword and jumping before the ceremony of the priests. Philistine himself is also an eight-level warrior, and thanks to the gifts of the Titans of the Plateau, his strength is staggering.

At first sight of Felix, Yunmeng drank high on the city floor: "Dumb and stupid big man, if you have the guts to fight me in the city! ”

Lu Shin shouted in the back: “Sir Legion Commander, you are the commander of the entire army and cannot go to the city in person!” He feared that Philistine would actually hit the wall, and if the commander was trapped in a fortress and the soldiers could not attack him, the military's heart would be in disarray. I had no idea there was not only a great magician in the city, the girl was obviously a great warrior, watching her throw flying stones with her bare hands, also had the power to fight Philistines.

Even if Philistine is strong, he is not an invincible samurai like Enqidu. Besides, he is the commander-in-chief of the entire army. Even if he can rush against the city wall alone, he cannot be so arrogant. He waves a giant sword in front of the battle and cries: "Girl, if you have the guts, you will go out of the city to fight! ”

The crossbowmen finally fired arrows, dozens of heavy crossbow strings, and the giant arrows shot into the clouds with a broken voice. Yunmeng suddenly pulled out a long-handled wolf tooth stick from behind the city wall, swung empty, and with a wind smashed the crossbow arrow 708 times. This wolf's tooth stick is twice as long as her own, with a big hammer full of spikes and such an appalling wave that giant warriors across the street look silly.

Cloud dreams shot down the arrow, carrying a wolf's tooth stick and pointing a finger at Philistine: “Are you as stupid as you? Out of town to fight you? Beautiful! … you are attacking the city, then come in yourself!” After speaking, he jumped off the walls and disappeared. Philistine stared with a giant sword for half a day, and it was at that time that the scouts sent forward flew in return, and the troops of Salem City went out again.

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At dusk, the fierce attack of the Giant Legion finally came to an end and the sound of the killing subsided. The fortress withstood the first impact, and the city guards paid the price of nearly 100 casualties. Five hundred soldiers had such a large casualty rate, and if they had been in an open array, the battlefield would have been destroyed long ago, fortunately, by the fortress's death.

Apart from some of the civilian husbands sent by the State of Syria, the soldiers had never experienced war, and when the siege had just broken out everyone was nervous and to a certain extent, people were numb or collapsed. After successfully withstanding the fierce attack of the Giant Legion, everyone gained real confidence, not unjustified fanatical confidence, so they could also fight!

In the basement hall in the center of the castle, Raphael is resting. Each of the two castle theological arrays has a sacred stone that displays images of each other, and Raphael is talking to Link in another castle. "How are the casualties?" asked Link. ”

Raphael replied: "With the great battle of magic and fortifications, there are still nearly 100 casualties. The battle for the defense of the city is similar to the casualties on the side of the siege. The battle power of the legions of giants is indeed strong. ”

LINK: “As Commander George said, the fighting power of the army was built, as was the case with the Angela Regiment back then. The Giant Legion is fierce, the first wave of attack is the fiercest, and you hold on to it is victory. ”

Raphael: "This kind of siege is too expensive for a legion of giants, but I don't know how many more rounds they can have? Even if the warriors could insist, but the Great Spiritual Array was so devastated, the spare stones I have stored here today are half depleted. ”

Link: "I've been watching the battlefield. Their bombardment stones and heavy crossbow arrows consume a lot of money. These things aren't easy to replenish in the short term. Fifty catapults damaged seven of them when they were in use. I had no idea your bones would be so hard to eat. At such a great price, they should have launched a stronger onslaught, and you should be ready for another vicious war. If I can't make it, I'll be right back. ”

Raphael shook his head: “In any case, I will hold on to the next attack. George gave the order that you should not move lightly in the first two rounds of the attack, unless the Great Enchantment breaks, and let the Cloud Dream take us to your side. Before the siege breaks out, I need you to open a large faction of soldiers to come out of the city, and I think it's time for Salem City to do the same. ”

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By dusk, the attack had to stop and it was time for the Giants to rest. The fighters took turns launching three waves of attacks without taking down the fortress, and the line of sieges stood for a day. After dark, it is not suitable for large regimental operations. The archers cannot see the target clearly. They need the entire army to set up a camp to eat and rest, and send scouts on all sides to be alert.

The two fortresses are a little awkward in their position, and Philistine wants to return to Enrique a little further, and the army has to spend the night on the road. He was planning to set up a three-mile camp, followed by a heavy offensive tomorrow, and the Quartermaster officers reported the day's consumption of combat, consuming one third of the attack stones and heavy crossbow arrows carried by the army, in addition to nearly 100 casualties.

The cart throws stones, and in theory, as long as the weight does not exceed the limit, stones of almost the size can be thrown out. But trained soldiers use stone balls of specific specifications and shapes to achieve the furthest range and the most accurate hitting rate, and bombardment stones are specially mined and processed. Heavy crossbow arrows, of course, also require specialized craftsmanship, and there are many processes that are important strategic goods.

It is not possible to carry too many firestones and heavy arrows in the military formation, all of which are rationed according to operational requirements. Materials in continuous combat need to be continuously transported to the front line by logistical munitions teams. Philistine had intended to break through the walls of the city of Salem, and occupying the fortress was just a smooth blow, not expecting to fail today. Looking at this frame, the rocks and heavy arrows carried by the regiment had to be depleted when they seized the two fortresses, and he ordered the logistics team to move urgently from Enrique.

When the logistics militia camped, most of the soldiers in the regiment could not rest. After the Siege Battle retreated, the remaining 2,000 soldiers opened up their ranks on the avenue, and at dusk they were suicidal.

According to reports from the scouts, the Salem Legion had more than a thousand men lined up outside the city in the morning, but shortly thereafter the soldiers returned to the city. By the afternoon, more than a thousand people had left the city and lined up to approach the position of the two fortresses. Many soldiers were carrying torches that had not yet been lit. Obviously, they were trying to reinforce us at night. Do they want to fight a mixed war at night?

Night wars are the most fearful of people and horses trampling against me in chaos, so Philistine army formation ordered that the strictest impact formation must not be chaotic, only waiting for the final battle. If the main force of the Salem Legion can be defeated, the two fortresses, who are alone and waiting for help, will sooner or later not attack themselves.

Philistine stood on the chariot with a sword in her hand, the temperatures cooled down at night, and the wind blew through her armor at night, leaving the gentlemen feeling a little chilly. Fifty miles from Salem City to Fortress, not far or near, the Salem Legion should arrive at midnight, the Giants Legion is ready for labor, and Philistines has ordered the generals to prepare the torch. In the history of warfare on the Heavenly Pivot, there has hardly ever been a Night Array of Major Legions duel, and the commander of the other side would never have fought?

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