The straight-line distance to the west of the Bloodfury Fortress is less than 150 miles, but the actual distance traveled is more than double the distance in a dangerous canyon on the remaining branch of the Mazanu Mountains. The war is raging.
There is a castle in the middle of the canyon that is not considered majestic, but it firmly guards the advance of hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Northern Elf Army.
The long and narrow canyon terrain makes it impossible for the elves to deploy even if they have more troops. Kong has an advantage that is far more than ten times that of the castle in front of him, but he can only be wasted by the opponent day by day in front of this canyon.
The dwarves may not be as good as the other three major civilizations in other abilities, but their ability to build cities is as good as their ability to build equipment and weapons. Combined with their unique talisman system, any castle has strong magical and physical defenses. .
"How long will it take to break this damn castle??"
Along the way, in addition to a few majestic fortresses, the elves' army mostly had castles built in dangerous mountains and dangerous areas. Although it was impossible to stop the elves' army from moving forward, it could delay the elves for a long time. It also cost the elves a heavy price.
The demigod archmage and former president of the Mages Guild, "Golden Lightning" Garros, was a little impatient and kept playing with a small lightning bolt like a snake in his hand.
"Your Excellency, please rest assured, give us two days and we will surely capture this castle!"
The general in charge of the Northern Army, Viscount Shaonak of the Kingdom with green hair, responded in a deep voice.
For him, the small castle blocking their way was not too difficult. He was more concerned about the Blood Rage Fortress that he would face after the castle was demolished.
The scouts spread out in front reported that the reinforcements from the Dwarf Kingdom to Bloodfury Fortress have arrived at the fortress. Combined with the original 300,000 troops in the fortress, the opponent's troops guarding the fortress have exceeded their own legions.
Although he was confident in the combat effectiveness of his soldiers, Xiaonak would inevitably feel a little heartbroken when he thought about the losses caused by chewing a hard bone again.
The kingdom's major defeats on the southern front and the wilderness front have affected the kingdom's attitude towards the war. Many of the kingdom's dignitaries who were not very supportive of sending troops took advantage of the heavy losses caused by these defeats. Making a fuss and constantly criticizing the kingdom's decision to launch a war has greatly affected many grassroots elves.
War will always kill people, but like the Southern Front and the Wilderness Front, where more than four to five million soldiers were killed or injured at one time, no matter how mentally prepared everyone is, hesitation will inevitably occur.
It is difficult for elves to have children. It is difficult for elves to reproduce a population of one or two million in a year. It takes 30 to 40 years of careful cultivation before they can reach adulthood. Now, only half of them have been lost in just a few battles. Which elf does not feel distressed when hearing this news?
After all, most of the dead and wounded elves were from grassroots families. It was not easy for everyone to raise a child. They all hoped that their children would have a bright future and not become expendable items on the battlefield like they are now.
Dissent within the kingdom has brought considerable obstacles to the recruitment and supply of troops on the front line. For example, the Northern Army Corps commanded by Shaunak himself has lost nearly 100,000 troops in more than a dozen offensive battles, but has been unable to obtain the mainland. The reinforcements were added, which also made Xiaonak adopt a cautious attitude towards every subsequent siege battle.
Just like the castle in the middle of the canyon, the defenders are only 10,000 dwarves. If Shaonak is really willing to sacrifice the elven warriors, then even if the actual fighting venue is limited, Shaonak will still be able to completely defeat it in two or three days. Instead of being blocked here for five days like now, progress has been slow.
"I hope you can keep your word!!"
The blond Garros glanced at the other party with dissatisfaction. The aloof, calm and rational mage demigod did not care about the loss of the army. In his eyes, those unrelated elven warriors were just cold numbers. tool for purpose.
Since it is just a tool, you should make the best use of it instead of wasting your precious time in this unknown little place.
"clear!"
Xiaonak endured the demigod's sharp eyes like sharp arrows, but still resolutely carried out his plan, and would not be swayed by the constant pressure from the demigod in the past few days.
"snort!!"
Garros, who once again failed to achieve his goal, grunted, turned around and left the outpost built on the hilltop at the entrance of the canyon, flying down to the continuous military camp.
"Send the order to the Third Army to replace the Eighteenth Army and attack."
"yes!!"
...
As expected, the small castle was captured by the Elf Legion. At the same time, the army's losses were within the tolerance of Shaonak and other legion psychics. They only lost over 10,000 Elf soldiers.
Without any hindrance, the elven army advanced at full speed under Shaonak's order, quickly advancing towards the territory of the Bloodrage Fortress along the winding road in the valley.
Dozens of miles in front of them, a group of strong dwarves with less than a thousand soldiers retreated while resisting the elven pursuers who were biting behind them.
From time to time, dwarf warriors fell down. Even if they were wearing heavy armor that was as solid as an iron barrel, they could not completely block the tricky bows and arrows of the elven archers, which penetrated through the few gaps in the armor and stabbed their vital parts.
Even if the dwarf warriors wanted to fight back, it would be in vain. The speed difference between the elven archer warriors riding panthers, unicorns and other mounts was too big and they could easily distance themselves at any time. As for the mid-range weapons such as axes and darts thrown by the dwarves, it is difficult to pose much of a threat to the elf warriors.
It wasn't until a group of galloping blue sheep cavalry appeared in the direction of the dwarves' escape that the captain of the elven cavalry raised his left hand to signal the team behind him to stop attacking.
"withdraw!!"
In fact, the size of the elven cavalry chasing the defeated dwarf troops was not small. The dwarf cavalry brigade approaching quickly from the front did not have a large numerical advantage. If the two sides really wanted to fight, the outcome was unknown.
But this place is the territory of the dwarves after all, and the elven cavalry captain cannot let his subordinates take risks just for this little merit.
"Thanks!"
The dwarf commander, who was leading the remaining troops to evacuate with difficulty, breathed a sigh of relief, opened his helmet mask, and smiled wryly at the cavalry leader who was one height taller than himself.
"You've worked hard!"
"We will handle everything from now on!"
The cavalry leader gave his comrades a bright smile and waved his hands to make way for a passage so that the retreating comrades could safely retreat to the Bloodrage Fortress.
On the top of the high mountains, clouds and mist shrouded, and above the clouds and mist, there were several sturdy figures standing in the air.
"It is estimated that most of the elves will have two days to reach the fortress."
"Are our soldiers in the city getting along well with each other?"
Next to the gray iron dwarf commander Gurrett was an unfamiliar dwarf face with red skin and red hair. The two stood side by side overlooking the rolling mountains on the vast land and the winding gray-white road with a long black snake-like shape. Flow of people.
Behind the two men, there were several strong dwarves, among whom the face of Odes, the defender of the Bloodfury Fortress, was prominently among them. However, the other man's eyes were less arrogant and more submissive at this time.
What could make Odes, who came from the wild dwarf royal family, bow down was definitely not the methods shown by the gray iron dwarf Gulet in just a few days, but the dwarf general Prigg who had been sitting behind the legion to guard against accidents.
This dwarf general of the semi-god level has a distinguished family background, and the blood of the dragon flows in his blood. Although not all children from this family can awaken this blood, at least in Prigg he was lucky enough to activate it. His own dragon bloodline.
Prigg, who has the blood of the silver dragon, came with the army and was willing to serve as the deputy of the gray iron dwarf Gurrett. First, he came to coordinate his relationship with stubborn guys like Odes, the frontline general. With the help of Prigg, he was able to control the Wang Kingdom. With his noble status, he can suppress these arrogant old guys; secondly, he can also observe and understand Gurrett's true ability at a close distance, so that he can be entrusted with important tasks in the future and change the kingdom's current predicament.
Of course, the deeper intention is still to be uneasy about the gray iron dwarves. With Prigg, a man with outstanding skills and strength, no matter what methods the gray iron dwarves use in the future, the dwarf kingdom will have a chance to counterattack.
"Don't worry, I took care of some frizzy little guys in the fortress, and they feel very good now!"
Prigg and Gurrett have known each other for a long time. Although there is a big gap between the other party and himself in terms of individual strength, when it comes to commanding the army and strategic layout, Prigg is still very convinced of the gray iron dwarf. .
Most dwarves are paranoid and stubborn. Even Prigg is bound to have this problem. However, he was able to rise to the rank of demigod step by step. Although his own bloodline helped a lot, it was more due to Prigg's own talent and wisdom. Super ordinary dwarf.
Although Prigg's military talents were limited, it did not prevent him from seeing the obvious gap between the kingdom's dwarf generals and the gray iron dwarf commander Gurrett through comparison.
It was precisely because he understood Gurrett's excellent military abilities that Prigg was more willing to use his talents in the right place to regain the lost face of the kingdom and deal a heavy blow to the hateful elves.
"How likely is our plan to succeed?"
"Then it depends on whether the next action of this elf will be as we wish!"
"Let's go back. There will be a long fight next!"
Several dwarf generals returned to the mountains and landed in the Bloodfury Fortress, less than a hundred miles away, waiting quietly for the elves' army to arrive.
And the other party lived up to expectations. Two days later, the vanguard army had begun to clean up the open area at the foot of the Bloodfury Fortress. Half a day later, the massive main force of elves arrived at their feet.
After a day's rest, the Elf Legion began a fierce exploratory attack on the third day. Dozens of ancient war trees specially cultivated for war transformed into huge trebuchets, roaring on the towering walls of the Bloodfury Fortress.
The team of spellcasters headed by Garros was also focused. All kinds of powerful magic poured out on the solid city made of blue-gray green granite, cast with magic symbols and metal, causing violent tremors. Even this A huge mountain range is shaking slightly.
There was also the rain of arrows shot by the elven archers, which was like a continuous black cloud, turning the huge mountains into a hedgehog.
The dwarves also showed no sign of weakness. They pushed huge stone balls weighing tens of thousands of pounds from the heart of the mountain in the fortress, overturned them and rolled down the city wall. There is not much flat open space outside the fortress built on the mountain, but a gently sloping mountain that remains the same. As the ball begins to roll down to the foot of the mountain, everything encountered along the way is weighed down by this heavy, overturned mountain. The rolling stones coming faster and faster destroyed the area, leaving a mess behind.
Even after rolling to the foot of the mountain, the rolling stones did not stop immediately, but continued to roll forward. Many of them crashed directly into the military camp built by the elves. Even the strong elves who accompanied the army retreated from the rolling stones and did not dare to easily block the destruction. , let alone those generals with ordinary strength.
The preliminary tests by both sides lasted for two days, with each suffering casualties. On the third day, the elven army began to increase the intensity of the attack, sending more elite warriors to climb up the gentle slope to the fortress on the mountainside, apparently to launch a formal siege. Fight.
The dwarves are very familiar with the battle of fortification. The fortress defenders, who occupy a strategic advantage in the city and have sufficient supplies, calmly wait for the opponent's main force to attack, and then another wave of rolling stones falls down, setting off waves of dust.
At least at this stage, the gray iron dwarf commander Gurrett's response method is no different from that of ordinary dwarf generals, and it is completely unclear what clever tricks he will have in the future.
The city wall continued to be destroyed. One moment, the ice magic froze the world. In the next moment, flames were rising in the air, burning every ounce of combustible nutrients on the earth.
Between the mottled walls, huge arrows shot by giant crossbows were deeply embedded. One by one, the outstanding elf soldiers grabbed the arrow bodies made of fine steel and climbed up nimbly.
During this period, many soldiers were knocked to the ground again by the throwing axes, spears and other weapons of the dwarf warriors above them, but it was difficult to stop the determination of the elf warriors to climb up.
More than half a month passed in this fierce fighting. Countless outstanding elf warriors fell in front of Shaunak and Garros. However, under the cold orders, more fresh troops were driven towards Climbing mountains not far away.
Several times, the elven soldiers had gained a foothold on the fortress wall, but were then dispersed by the brave dwarf warriors at all costs to retake their territory.
In the sky above our heads, the monstrous shock caused by the legendary powerhouses on both sides turned into violent winds, rain, lightning and thunder, and hit the ground. After getting angry, the powerhouses on both sides even exchanged injuries for injuries, just to create opportunities for their companions to kill their opponents. timing.
The first legendary unlucky guy appears, the second...
The dead legendary strongman was no different from an ordinary warrior. He smashed his head to the ground and was mixed in the corpses of countless warriors, so he was inconspicuous.
"it's time!!"
Gurrett, the commander of the gray iron dwarves who had always maintained a cold face, looked at the elves who had almost mobilized most of the army at the foot of the mountain, and then looked at the dwarf warriors fighting fiercely on the fortress. His eyes suddenly burst out with a cold light, and he murmured.
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