Summoning Total War

Rain of arrows!

The dense rain of arrows enveloped the lizard warriors!

Although they improvised a large number of shields, those shields were simple long shields made of split logs and put together. At best, they were called shields, but at worst, they were just door panels with handles. Don't underestimate a bow or a shield. These seemingly common pieces of equipment require a lot of production processes. They can only be reserved in advance before starting a war. It is very difficult to make them in a short time. []

These door panel-like shields can block arrows in front of you, but it is more difficult to block arrows thrown from above your head.

The lizardmen can't create a turtle shell formation. Simply put, they use shields to focus on the head rather than the tail. At best, they can only reduce some casualties. At the very least, holding a shield can block a lot of arrows for them. This can be seen from the densely packed surface of the shield, which looks like a hedgehog. Some shields were so heavy because they were filled with arrows that the lizard warriors holding them had to hold them with both hands.

The firepower poured out by the half-elf archers is truly terrifying!

It's a pity that the enemy won't stand there for you to shoot, and the archer's range also limits this terrifying firepower to only a short distance.

The lizard warriors relied on their shields to resist and gradually pushed forward. Although they suffered heavy casualties, they successfully closed the distance to a hundred steps. The lizardman archers in the rear also began to try to counterattack with fire. However, as soon as they counterattacked, they immediately became the target of the firepower of the half-elf archers. Using arrow rain to deal with the lizardman heavy infantry holding shields may weaken their lethality. , but they are still very powerful against these lizard man archers.

Suo Suo Suo!

Just three waves of arrows passed by, and most of the lizardman archers were killed or wounded, and they no longer dared to take the lead.

"If Athens had so many elite archers, it would be easy to sweep across the entire southern plain!" Murphy said with some emotion as he looked at the rain of arrows used by the large number of half-elf archers.

Just like last time, after the distance between the two sides narrowed to fifty steps, the half-elf archers began to retreat, and they were supported by the melee combat troops from behind.

Although it took a lot of time for the lizardmen to get close to each other this time, because they were generally equipped with shields, the losses they suffered were far less than the last time. Once they entered the close combat, the lizardmen warriors immediately left behind He took off the shield and entered a gluing state with the half-elf army. In this case, the archer can only projectile cover the enemy approaching from behind.

If the front line can hold off the enemy, they can sustain their firepower.

But if the half-elf warriors on the front line can't stop the lizard people's attack, then the archers as auxiliary troops will have no way to stop the lizard people. At that time, it will be a big rout!

"Deepen the vertical line!"

"Reserves are coming in! The Greek heavy infantry is on standby!" Murphy looked at the brutal fighting in front of the front and gave the order seriously and calmly.

The wild fighting style of the lizardman heavy infantry is much more powerful than the long sword stabbing used by the half-elves. Often, a lizardman heavy infantry will turn the battle ax half a circle with all its strength, both in terms of lethality and range. Much stronger than half-elves. The battle on the front line was very fierce, and it fell into a strangled state of life-and-death struggle. It often took the lives of two half-elf warriors to kill a lizardman heavy infantry.

And the enemy's dying counterattack will also cause you to suffer great losses!

"It won't work like this. Even if we win, we won't be able to withstand the next attack!" Murphy frowned and kept watching the movements of the lizard people. So far, he has not seen the legendary giant. Lizard Legion, and the enemy seems to have no idea of ​​using giant war beasts like giant lizards to break the formation, but is fighting a life-and-death war of attrition with the half-elves!

"Second gradient step forward!"

"Strengthen the defense line!"

Facing the lizard man's crazy attack, Murphy had to expose his trump card first. Although he has widened the traditional four-column front to a six-column front, it has become shaky under the crazy impact of the lizard heavy infantry. The elite troops of Athens are led by General Leodalius to defend the central army, while the Mexican army Fei had twelve full Greek hoplite legions on standby.

As the herald loudly conveyed Murphy's orders, the half-elf rangers and rangers on the second line who were not equipped with shields began to join the battle.

These people are elite troops among half-elves who are good at individual combat. They are famous for their agility and superb swordsmanship. Putting them into front defense is a serious waste. Murphy organized them as a coordinated assault. force. These half-elf rangers and rangers work in units of ten, blending into the previous defensive formation, hiding behind shields, and waiting to attack the enemy.

As the half-elf ranger joined the battle, the losses of the lizardman heavy infantry suddenly increased.

Often after they kill the enemy in front of them with a single blow, a tricky stabbing sword pierces their heart like a poisonous snake spitting out a message. After the enemy succeeded, they refused to fight and immediately withdrew back to the defensive line!

These half-elf rangers were extremely agile. They managed to get away with a single blow and retreated quickly. Ordinary lizardman warriors couldn't keep them at all.

——Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! ! !

The dull horn sounded, and seeing that the lizardmen's heavy infantry could not attack the enemy's direction, their commander began to dispatch the elite heavy infantry in the center into the battle!

——"Heavy armor!"

Murphy's pupils shrank suddenly, and he saw the elite troops from the separated lines of the lizard people, which made him feel nervous.

Groups of significantly stronger and taller lizard warriors appeared in front of the front line. They were uniformly equipped with strange-looking heavy armor, metal helmets, and held long-handled battle axes. They gathered in front of the front line. These well-equipped elite lizard troops number about three thousand, and their morale and combat effectiveness are much higher than those of ordinary heavy infantry!

Just after forming a formation, a bleak murderous aura filled the battlefield!

This is a truly elite heavy infantry force, an elite force that can be compared with the heavy infantry of Athens!

"Kane Pollard!" Murphy said with a solemn face and quickly issued military orders.

"Here! Lord Governor!"

"You lead six groups of Greek heavy infantry to stabilize the left defense line!" Murphy threw down his flag and said solemnly.

"Yes!" General Kane Pollard nodded in response, leading six teams of full Greek heavy infantry towards the defense line on the left, which was already shaky under the impact of the lizard heavy infantry, and the battle had even begun. Strangulated into the third line.

"Artoria!"

"Here!" the girl said with a serious expression and a firm gaze.

"You lead the Guards Corps to join the battle. You must support the elite lizard men. As long as you can survive for half an hour, the Athenian army will be able to support you!"

"yes!"

Under Murphy's order, the girl joined the battle with a solemn face and the most elite palace guards of the half-elves.

…

The brutal fighting continued, and a strong smell of blood filled the battlefield.

Although the battle on the front line is extremely fierce, neither side has invested top-notch troops that can determine the outcome of this war! Murphy was waiting, waiting for the enemy to reveal his final trump card, and the lizardman commander was probably waiting for the moment when Murphy couldn't sit still. Lives are disappearing in the crazy killing, and the commanders on the battlefield are also competing with each other. The strength of both sides has been leveled to a stalemate. Whoever reveals their trump card first will be able to gain a temporary advantage, but it is likely to lose the entire battle. A battle!

"Sir Murphy!" The stalemate on the battlefield continued. Although the half-elves stabilized the defense line, the casualties they paid were more heavy than the lizardmen. Seeing the tribesmen dying one after another, a wild druid couldn't help but speak. road.

——"Stand back!!!"

Murphy's face was expressionless, calm, and cold. He roared angrily at the wild druid who couldn't hold himself back, and reprimanded: "Otherwise, you will be punished by military law!"

murderous look!

A powerful pressure suddenly burst out.

During the war, Murphy's momentum was astonishing, as if he were another person. Not only the wild druid, but also the half-elf queen was also shocked by his momentum.

When several wild druids heard this, they could only clench their fists and retreat.

Although they really want to join the battle at this moment, they now know to some extent what "military orders are like mountains". If they want to win, they must obey the orders.

Murphy's eyes have been staring at the battlefield, and his hand has been holding the sword tightly, tightly!

The right to attack the battlefield is in the hands of the lizardmen, so the initiative is also in their hands. Although the half-elves in passive defense have certain advantages, the greater advantage lies with the lizardmen. 'Stay constant to cope with all changes', once Murphy couldn't help but reveal his trump card first, the half-elf's defense would be full of loopholes. As long as the lizardmen's giant lizard army avoids Murphy's elite troops and attacks other weak links, then their heavy infantry army can expand the results and collapse the entire half-elf defense line!

At that time, there was really no way around it.

The lizard man can't help but reveal his trump card first, then Murphy can adjust his tactics to deal with it. But once Murphy couldn't help but reveal his trump card first, the lizardman army would easily break through the half-elf's defense line.

kill!

kill!

kill!

Roaring, panting, and fatigue enveloped everyone!

The battle that lasted for nearly half an hour made both sides red-blooded. The huge consumption of physical energy made each other send their reserve soldiers to the battlefield. In such a brutal hand-to-hand battle, even the Athenian army suffered a lot of casualties, and nearly 40% of the Greek heavy infantry suffered damage. Some half-elf archers also picked up their weapons and joined in the hand-to-hand combat after shooting all their arrows.

This is a test of endurance and will!

The wild druid has asked Murphy to fight several times, but has been suppressed by Murphy again and again.

It’s not time yet!

Even if you have to sacrifice your life to fill it, you have to fill it until the enemy can't help but send the giant lizard army to the battlefield! All the Greek heavy infantry around Murphy have been engaged in the battle, and even the Spartan heavy infantry he brought were sent to support the half-elf Guards Corps that was in a stalemate on the battlefield. In such a large-scale war, unless it is a power beyond legend, an individual's combat effectiveness is almost negligible!

It is impossible to defend all blind spots in a battle. Even an orc sword master will be drowned in the boundless sea of ​​people.

No one knows the pressure Murphy is feeling at this moment!

As the commander-in-chief of the battlefield, Murphy is under greater pressure than anyone else at this moment!

But he must persist and be patient!

Be patient until the lizard man himself can't bear it.

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Boom, boom, boom!

The rapid sound of war drums came from the enemy's center, and the heavy footsteps of some large creatures stepping on the ground also sounded.

"Finally! Can't help it anymore?" A smile appeared at the corner of Murphy's mouth. He picked up the telescope and looked at the lizard people's main formation. He immediately saw nearly a hundred monitor lizards gathered together. Some lizard people The trainer sat on the giant lizards and began to drive them towards the battlefield. These huge war beasts stepped forward, trampling on the ground, and trotted towards the battlefield!

Bang bang bang!

The sound of nearly a hundred giant lizards running was like a thousand troops, and the earth shook under the burden. Before joining the battle, just such a momentum was enough to completely suppress the enemy!

--"Roar!!!"

The appearance of the monitor lizard legion boosted the morale of the lizard warriors fighting on the front line. Their fighting spirit was immediately boosted, and the offensive became more intense.

Under the huge momentum of the giant lizard army, some half-elf warriors turned pale. They just gritted their teeth and resisted with all their will to defend their homeland. If Murphy didn't have a trump card to fight against these giant lizard armies, he might not need them. Charging, the half-elf army had already begun to disintegrate. After all, it is quite difficult to fight against such a war beast with mortal strength. Because many people have lost the courage to fight when facing such terrifying creatures!

Sonorous!

Murphy pulled out the sharp sword from his waist and shouted loudly: "Ballista!"

"500 meters to the right of the center line of the battlefield!"

"Array up!"

"aim!"

Crossbows were pushed onto the battlefield one after another. The half-elf soldiers lined up the crossbows. The mechanics began to load the ammunition and adjust the shooting angle. Four teams of Silver Shield Legion infantry also appeared on the battlefield, guarding the more than a hundred ballistae. With the appearance of these siege equipment, the morale of the half-elf army suddenly improved. On the contrary, the lizard man trainers who drove the giant lizards became a little panicked.

Even if they don't know what it is, the structure of the ballista alone already makes them feel a huge threat.

Unfortunately, it’s too late!

As the longest-range siege equipment in the cold weapon era, although the Greek crossbow cannot reach a range of nearly 1.5 kilometers like the Middle-earth composite crossbow, it is still enough to bring the emerging monitor lizard legions into the range. Guilty. Let’s not say whether China’s composite crossbow has an exaggerated range of 1.5 kilometers, but there is no doubt that the Athenian crossbow has a range of more than one mile!

"Launch!" Murphy swung the sword in his hand heavily.

——Boom! ! !

The torsion spring made an overwhelmed muffled sound, and then more than a hundred heavy javelins cut through the air, making a sharp whistle, and were shot at the charging monitor lizards with huge kinetic energy!

The ballistae has fairly good accuracy. Although it cannot hit the vital points of those monitor lizards, it is still very easy to hit those monitor lizards that are nearly two and a half meters in diameter! Almost in an instant, the giant lizards that had charged towards the half-elf army with alarming momentum let out a mournful cry, and then fell heavily to the ground with a 'crash' sound. The strong inertial force pulled the lizardmen on them away. The beast tamer was thrown hard and fell on the battlefield. Even if he was not dead, his bones were almost broken.

And some unlucky lizard man trainers were crushed under them by giant lizards whose weight was calculated in units of ten tons, and were completely silenced.

In just one round of shooting, more than ten monitor lizards at the forefront died on the battlefield.

These monitor lizards are equipped with five to ten heavy javelins ranging from five to ten. Under the powerful kinetic energy of the ballista, these heavy javelins are almost completely submerged into the monitor lizard's body. Only one after another can be seen. The blood hole in his body was spitting out blood. Although the monitor lizards shot by heavy javelins did not die immediately, they had lost their ability to move. Death was only a matter of time.

"Victory! Long live!"

Seeing the defeat of the giant lizard army, the morale of the half-elf army was greatly boosted. They cheered and mustered up their confidence to fight again, and even launched a counterattack towards the lizard people.

…

The distance is still nearly 450 meters, which is enough for the ballista to fire two more times.

The commander of the lizardmen obviously also realized that letting the giant lizard army retreat at this time would undoubtedly lead to death, so he could only order the shaman to beat the war drum and let the giant lizard army rush over in one go! As long as they can rush into the enemy's line, no matter how powerful the lethality of those siege equipment is, they are nothing more than a pile of broken wood.

Victory still belongs to it!

Three rounds of ballista fire took away nearly 70% of the monitor lizards, but after the distance was reduced to a hundred meters, nearly thirty monitor lizards still rushed over. As long as they were allowed to rush into the half-elf's defense line, , then the situation is irreversible! Because no one can stop the charging pace of these behemoths, they will crush the half-elves' front line like flesh and blood crushers!

But!

At this moment, the wild druid who finally received Murphy's order roared!

They came to the battlefield with boundless rage. Witnessing the death of their own kind but being unable to join the battle had already turned these wild druids into angry beasts! They roared, and their bodies began to swell and change. These high-level wild druids who majored in the 'Soul of the Giant Bear' let out bursts of roars, and under the mysterious power of the change system, they transformed into huge brown bears!

High-level wild druid!

Join the fight!

(To be continued).