Chapter 597 Fire Attack! Fire Attack!

More than 4,000 Denlanders were driven to attack by the Uruks.

Chang Wei knew that the Uruks had the siege weapon, the Big Bomb, so he would not let them get close to the city.

That is, time is limited, and supplies are scarce, otherwise Chang Wei would let the Uruks know what the tactics of defending the city that will never fall are.

Now, all they can do is shoot arrows when the Denlanders approach, and then pour kerosene and ignite the siege ladders when their siege ladders are placed on the city wall.

Destroying the opponent's siege equipment is the kingly way.

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After all, the siege warfare in this world is still in a very primitive stage, and the Uruks army cannot carry large siege equipment. Their Big Bomb is already a product at the forefront of technology.

Although there is not much kerosene, it is enough to ignite the long ladder.

The Denlanders were startled when they saw the long ladder burning with flames, and then the kerosene flowed down very smoothly, and they were ignited.

The Dunlanders shouted and jumped down the ladder, but the flames of kerosene were not so easy to put out.

Although King Theoden did not have time to bring too many supplies, he was not without preparations to prevent sieges. After all, this was common sense, and at most he did not have as many tricks as Chang Wei.

So the quantity of kerosene was still acceptable, and Chang Wei liked to use fire attacks very much, mainly because playing with poisons would easily hurt himself first and then hurt others, and fire was easier to control.

Of course, Chang Wei also observed the sky at night and found that the wind direction was favorable for them before choosing fire attacks. Otherwise, if the wind direction was against the wind and there was still fire attacks, wouldn’t it be burning themselves?

More than 20 ladders were ignited by the flames, and the blazing flames made the ladders, which were not easy to burn after being treated, crackle now.

However, in addition to the siege ladders, the Dunlanders were also knocking on the castle gate. They used thick and huge tree trunks to knock on the door. After Chang Wei saw them raising shields to block arrows, he did not let people continue to shoot arrows to avoid wasting arrows.

It's just that there is no good way for them in this direction except archery.

But Chang Wei has asked people to make Molotov cocktails.

Take a fragile wine bottle, fill it with kerosene, plug a piece of rag in the bottle mouth, and light a flame, it is a simple incendiary bomb.

Chang Wei threw such an incendiary bomb, which hit the tree trunk of the siege. The wine bottle shattered with a sound, and the kerosene inside splashed. At the same time, the flame on the rag ignited the kerosene, and instantly set the tree trunk of the siege on fire!

The Dunland people finally couldn't bear it, and they had the idea of ​​retreating. Any creature is afraid of the flame.

"This thing is really useful!"

Aragorn looked at the box of Molotov cocktails next to him. He didn't know what this thing was used for before, but now he knows.

He couldn't help but sigh that Chang Wei was really able to come up with new tricks frequently, making him not know what to say.

And Aragorn and his men also learned something. They could make such a simple Molotov cocktail casually, but the lethality was very great. Those Dunlanders who were splashed with kerosene had no time to take off their clothes, and then they fell down with a howl and were burned to ashes.

There was a strange smell of burning in the air, but those who smelled it couldn't help vomiting.

The Dunlanders wanted to retreat, but the orcs disagreed. They betrayed humans and joined Saruman, thinking that they would be treated well.

As a result, they didn't expect to be used as cannon fodder and food by the orcs, which made the Dunlanders feel very angry, but the orcs were numerous and powerful, so they didn't dare to resist and could only swing their swords at the weaker ones.

But now they can't even do this, because the Horn Castle is obviously a hard bone to chew.

The orcs forced up, and the retreating Dunlanders were beheaded by them with their swords.

There was no way, the Dunlanders could only charge again.

Fortunately, the orcs also followed this time.

The Hornburg failed to stop the assault this time. Although casualties were caused, the Uruks and Dunlanders still rushed to the city wall.

However, because the siege ladder was burned, they could only choose to attack the castle gate.

Seeing that the city gate was in danger, Aragorn asked the elven archers to cover himself. He jumped down with the holy sword in hand and rushed out from the north side of the city gate.

The Uruks and Dunlanders were caught off guard. Aragorn, holding the holy sword Flame of the West, was unstoppable.

Every time he swung the sword, there was a whistling sound of breaking wind. This holy sword was incredibly sharp. The Uruks' armor and shields were like tofu in front of the holy sword. Aragorn chopped them like melons and vegetables, and they were unstoppable like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves.

The dwarf Gimli and his men also jumped down. Except for the dwarf Gimli who swung his axe, everyone else used the elven short sword to attack, which also caused one-sided casualties among the Uruks.

Legolas's arrows never missed their target. Every time he released the bowstring, one or two orcs would fall down. Their armor could not stop Legolas' arrows.

At this time, the orcs took out new siege tools.

Hooks!

This thing is more laborious than a ladder, but it is light and easy to carry. At the same time, there are many of them!

Chang Wei was just careless, and hundreds of hooks were thrown up. Some hooked on the wall, and some hooked on people, and they were immediately pulled down by the orcs with screams.

The orcs and Dunlanders who had hooked onto the city wall quickly climbed up along the grappling hook. Chang Wei was quick-witted and grabbed the Molotov cocktail and lit it before smashing it down. He didn't smash the orcs, but the city wall itself!

The kerosene splashed and spread along, and the flames covered the city wall.

"Pop! Pop! Pop!"

The others quickly followed suit and threw the Molotov cocktail. The rope of the grappling hook was quickly ignited. The orcs and Dunlanders had to retreat in the face of the fire wall tactics.

The city wall was cracked and crackled by the flames, and even the overwhelming heat waves and hot air made it impossible for the defenders to open their eyes, so naturally they couldn't continue to hold on.

Fortunately, the orcs and Dunlanders couldn't continue to attack the city.

The flames lasted until midnight and then went out. The charred city wall was emitting white smoke and the unpleasant smell of oil smoke.

Neither the orcs nor the Dunlanders continued to attack, but they could see that the people of Horn Castle relied too much on fire attacks, but it didn't matter, because fire attacks were not something that could be used all the time.

Kerosene and wind direction are all factors that limit fire attacks. Otherwise, why hasn't fire attacks become mainstream if they are so good?

Isn't it just consumption? With so many strong orcs, they are really not afraid of consumption.

Chang Wei actually doesn't quite understand why they don't change the big bombs into grenades and throw them in. If that happens, Hornburg can't be defended.