Chapter 833 Mouth
For them, this is a big problem. Should they use artillery bombardment?
It seems a bit too extravagant to do so, if you don't do this, the minefields they worked so hard to lay will basically be abolished after they are trampled, and the enemy will never give them a chance to make up for them.
"One round!" Sophilia in military uniform raised a finger.
With an order, more than 300 shells were launched into the sky at the same time, and countless sheep were blown into the sky on the spot.
These sheep don't know any straggler tactics, and they are all crowded together, so that the power of this round of shelling can be brought to the extreme. It is not uncommon for a single shell to blow up and kill a dozen of them. Hit by flying shrapnel, he was injured but not dead, lying there bleating and screaming.
This round of shelling did have a certain deterrent effect, but it was only aimed at the flock of sheep around the point where the shell fell, and failed to startle the entire flock, run around, or even recoil.
"Stop the shelling and let the longbowmen prepare. Once the sheep are within range, they will attack indiscriminately. The tigers and the Holy Spirit Legion are standing guard at the gate of the camp, ready to welcome the sheep into the barracks. The rations sent to the door for nothing should not be wasted. It's gone." Sophie Liya was not surprised by this situation.
Hai Ridongbu has a wealth of experience in dealing with shelling, and knows that before charging, plug the ears of the horses to prevent the huge noise from the shelling from affecting their horses, let alone driving the sheep.
And it was done more thoroughly, directly deafening the ears of the flock, so naturally they would no longer be affected by the shelling.
They only rushed in the direction they were being driven away, even if the ones in front were shocked by the bombing because they stepped on a landmine, they would have no way to run back, but would be pushed forward by the whole flock.
The reason why the minefields are only deployed 300 meters outside the barracks is mainly for use with the Andis longbow.
Their progress was delayed by the minefields on their side, and the rain of arrows would rain down on the other side, which would definitely have extraordinary lethality.
It's a pity that this trick was not used on the Odin orcs, but on the sheep.
Click! Click!
When the flock driven by Hai Ridong was completely pressed up, the gates on three sides of Sophilia's military village opened with a rumble at the same time.
Three groups of sheep rushed into the army camp along the mine-free road reserved by Sophilia and the others.
Although the flock of sheep that hit the minefield was deafened by poking, they were not blind. After being frightened, they instinctively ran to a safe place.
Under the double pressure of minefields and arrow rain, the flocks of sheep in other places shrank back in front, while those in the back were driven forward and squeezed into a ball.
Only the safe passage here has become a flood outlet, and the flock of sheep quickly drilled into it.
After the flood outlet appeared, the impact of the flock on the minefields was significantly weaker.
"The Legions of the Holy Spirit each form a human wall passage."
"Hush the sheep to the back and circle them up, don't let them run wild in the barracks!"
"Resist the pressure, don't let them break up the formation, be ready to deal with the impact at any time, and we will have free meat to eat later."
"Leader, just wait and see, for the sake of these meat, we will guard the door!"
Of course, the gate of the army village was not opened casually. Sophie Liya dared to make such a decision out of her trust in the two main battle legions supported by the Yong Ye army leader.
Whether it was the military staff headed by Kellman or the responses of the two main battle legions, Sophilia was not disappointed.
Without his detailed instructions at all, the two main battle legions responded impeccably.
The Kentana barbarian soldiers of the Holy Spirit Legion, carrying large shields tailored for them, gathered behind the gates of the military strongholds they were stationed in, forming a shield wall channel with a length of 100 meters. The flock of sheep was channeled to the second half of the military village, ensuring that the space around the gate of the military village would not be filled with sheep.
Once the Odin orcs from Hairi Dongbu follow the flock and kill them, they can cut off the influx of the flock at any time and close the gate of the general village.
"Get rid of the sheep, hurry up, don't let them run around in the barracks."
Although these flocks rushed into Sophilia's army stronghold, they still failed to escape the fate of death.
The Tiger Legion, another leader of the Eternal Night Army, pulled out their short knives one by one, rushed up, hugged the sheep, aimed at their necks, and cut off the main artery with a clean knife. He bled to death.
They stick to a camp, and all kinds of supplies are relatively limited. Even if they put sheep in, it is impossible to have so much extra food and grass to feed them. It is the most trouble-free thing to kill them directly and cleanly.
"Great opportunity, gather the elite, rush up, follow the sheep, and definitely take down their city gate." Sophilia's bold response method really caught the Odin orc's side for a moment, and then they showed their faces one by one. Cheerful shout.
A single sheep is indeed the only one that is slaughtered by everyone, but it can't hold them back and they now have more than 200,000 sheep.
At that time, the sheep will squeeze the sheep and block the gates of their military strongholds to see how they close the gates.
As long as they enter their interior, the deterrent power of their black powder kegs will be greatly reduced.
Soon, elite death squads of Odin orcs were organized to drive the flocks with more violent means, allowing the flocks to attack the minefields and military strongholds at a faster speed. Once the number of flocks decreased, they would follow. .
"Why didn't Her Royal Highness order the gate to be closed? What does the military staff do? How could they make such a low-level mistake? Could it be that they really want to lure the other side to attack?"
Seeing the flock of sheep driven by Hai Ri Dongbu to attack the camp, those who were killed were bombed, those who shot were shot, and those who rushed into the military camp rushed into the military camp. The number of sheep outside the military camp was less than one-third. The Odin orc siege troops have already begun to move around.
Governor Amelia, who is not from a major, obviously felt that their reaction was a bit slow.
At this time, shouldn't we forcibly block the influx of sheep and close the gate of the military camp?
If things go on like this, it will not only be as simple as triggering the Odin orcs to forcefully seize the door, but also mobilizing the entire Hairi Dongbu and taking the opportunity to launch a full-scale attack. This is not very beneficial to them. The opponent's advantage in numbers is Not to mention the truth, their army camp is a temporary camp after all.
The city wall was only a little over four meters, and it was made of logs, masonry, and soil. It was not ideal in terms of height or firmness. Some short places could be reached by Kentana barbarian soldiers by jumping.
Once the opponent is allowed to rush in and a large-scale melee occurs, not to mention their long-range weapons will be greatly weakened, and the shortcomings of insufficient training of recruits will undoubtedly be exposed.
When Amelia hurried to the command tower, not only Sophilia stood there in military uniform, overlooking the entire battle situation, but Kelman's main chief of staff also stood behind her.
Governor Amelia was not polite to Sophilia, and directly raised the question in her heart.
"Narentoya led his undead army to the south and attacked the northern fortress led by the Eternal Night Army." Sophilia did not directly answer Amelia's question, but said an irrelevant sentence.
Amelia showed a listening look, she knew that it was impossible for Sophilia to say something irrelevant in such an emergency.
Sure enough, Sophilia went on to say: "Compared with these Odin orcs, those living dead require us to devote more energy to deal with them. The war on our side cannot be dragged on for too long. If that old fox Hai Ridong, Finding that there is no way to eat us, choose to pass us, jump directly into the territory, and divide the troops to harass us, which will cause devastating damage to our interior.
Instead of this, it is better to let them see a little hope of breaking through the camp, put all their troops in, and fight in advance. "
Amelia changed her color slightly and said: "If the opponent's strength is not sufficiently weakened, a decisive battle will be triggered. Even if we win the final victory, it will be a disastrous victory, and the casualties we will pay will exceed our imagination."
"I know." Sophilia nodded coldly, "But it's better than them rushing into the mainland, the losses caused by burning, killing and looting are much smaller, the lesser of two evils, this is an unavoidable choice .”
There is another important reason Sophilia did not say, they must kill the enemy as much as possible under the Tower of Heroes, or be killed by the enemy. Only in this way can they collect enough souls to support Sean to start the fight against the Shadow Lord. The second battlefield of the mother and her puppet lackeys.
In order for his wife Sophilia to cooperate with him, Sean had to explain the harsh situation they are facing to her and let her understand the importance of the matter.
"But..." Amelia wanted to say something, but it was too late.
A series of loud horn horns sounded from the opposite side, which was the horn of the Odin orcs' full-scale attack.
Countless Odin orcs, shouting the slogan of Ula, rushed over on horseback. As the vanguard, it was one of the few heavy armored cavalry of Odin orcs.
The main purpose of the heavy armored cavalry is not to attack the camp, but to drive away the flock of sheep squeezed on the safe road and open the way for the siege team behind.
In front of these heavy cavalry running at high speed and armed to the teeth, the snow-white sheep were cut open like a tide, and countless sheep were driven and squeezed into the nearby minefield, causing countless rumbling explosions , adding a bloody rendering to their charge.
Although some people in Hai Ridongbu also doubted that this tactic was too smooth, they still would not let go of this excellent opportunity. The assembled elites took the time to attack.
boom! boom! boom!
The artillery, which had been silent for a while, fired again.
The focus of the first round of attack was the heavy armored cavalry rushing to the front.
In a purely cold weapon war, heavy armored cavalry is definitely synonymous with the pinnacle. Armed to the teeth, they are indestructible and indestructible, and can often have a decisive influence on a battle.
The appearance of artillery directly shook their dominance.
Their armor, in the face of powerful kinetic energy, was like paper, easily torn to pieces, and kneaded into a mass of twisted lumps of steel and flesh.
Just three rounds of shelling severely damaged most of them.
But this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the Odin orcs to attack, because most of the tasks of these heavy armored cavalry had been completed, and they had torn most of the sheep blocked in front of the military camp, opening the way for the attacking troops behind.
Compared with the original safe passage reserved by the military village, after being trampled by the sheep, it has been five or six times wider, presenting a huge trumpet shape.
Although the flock has the awareness of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, the new weapon of minefields is far beyond their cognition. They don't know the scope of the safe area. It depends on luck.
boom! boom! boom!
After the artillery regiment started roaring, it didn't stop, and went to the place where the Odin orc troops were most dense.
hum! hum! hum!
The rain of arrows thrown by Andis' longbow, as the Odin orcs' attacking troops approached, they also reversed their attack direction and smashed at them overwhelmingly.
The only difference is that this time, what is thrown out is no longer an ordinary arrow, but a full-weight armor-piercing arrow.
The simple wooden shields held by the Odin orcs, which were pieced together from original planks, easily penetrated like paper paste in front of the armor-piercing arrows, allowing them to be connected to their arms.
Those who are experienced, no matter how painful they are, they forcefully control them, keeping their movements intact.
Those who are inexperienced, once their movements are out of shape, it is very likely that another armor-piercing arrow will penetrate their flesh and blood.
No matter how powerful the artillery is, there are only about three hundred guns, and there can only be a hundred guns in one direction.
No matter how dense the arrow rain is, the range and duration of its coverage are relatively limited.
However, the troops attacked by the Odin orcs seemed to be infinite, just like the tide, and they flowed continuously.
Those who rushed at the front fell, and more rushed up from behind. Each wave of impact brought them one step closer to the gate of the camp.
Especially after the guarding corps on Sophilia's side made a gesture of cutting off the influx of sheep and preparing to close the gate of the military stronghold.
The Odin orcs seemed to be crazy, and began to press up on the siege troops regardless of casualties.
Humans are such strange creatures. If they hadn't seen any hope before, they might still be able to restrain their reason.
If they find that success is in sight, and they are still short of a little bit of investment, they will no longer have any scruples to invest in it.
But often that trace is very fatal.
Now the 150 meters away from the gate of the camp became the trace of Hairi Dongbu.
The Odin orc troops, like a wave, surged up wave after wave, and each time they surged, they moved forward two or three meters.
Advancing to this distance is exciting news for the Theodin Empire.
Because they are no longer blindly passively beaten, it is enough for those Odin orcs who are good at shooting to send their arrows into the enemy's camp.
Especially the gate they are trying to close has become the main target of their cavalry and shooting.
Soon the three military gates were filled with arrows.
This greatly encouraged the enthusiasm of the Odin orcs, who shot arrows harder and charged more violently.