The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 561 Orcs' All-Out Attack
"Those guys look like they're going to attack again!" a soldier said.

"Be on guard! Are there any unusual movements from the orcs in other directions?" Renault turned to ask the messenger behind him.

"Orcs from other directions are gathering here! I led my men around through the passage!" Merck Leopold suddenly appeared and patted Renault on the shoulder.

"Nonsense! What if this is a diversionary tactic by the enemy?" Renault was dumbfounded. If they secretly led their troops out of the defense zone, they could be beheaded in wartime.

“I left the flag and withdrew the infantry; they shouldn’t notice for a while!” Merck Leopold shook his head.

"Hurry up and take the soldiers back; we're already short-handed!" Renault shook his head.

"I'm afraid that's unnecessary!"

"I think this might not be a conspiracy by the Ringwraiths, but rather they are preparing for a full-scale attack!"

Before Renault could finish speaking, Luke Leopold and Lafitte Anthony had already appeared behind him.

“The orcs outside our defense zone are also converging on your side! They probably can’t wait any longer!” Lafit Anthony and Luke Leopold exchanged a glance.

"Tsk!" Renault let out a soft exclamation. This time, he didn't urge them to go back, but instead turned his head to carefully observe the orcs that were beginning to gather below.

“Boundless…” Renault shook his head.

“It really looks like we’re about to launch a full-scale attack…” Raffit Anthony solemnly pointed to the giant trolls carrying catapults. You see, during this period of mutual probing, the orcs had not sent these giant trolls out as cannon fodder. It was rare to see nearly a hundred giant trolls gathered together in the war scenes of Middle-earth.

"Wolf Riders!" Luke Leopold pointed, and everyone looked in the direction he pointed. Good heavens! A thousand-meter-long, gray-yellow wolf rider swarmed in like an earthen dragon.

"How many troops have they gathered? They've abandoned the Black Gate? They're not defending Mordor anymore?" This scene left even the previously confident Renault speechless. After all, this raw combat strength ratio was no longer a simple matter of quantitative change leading to qualitative change.

"So, is there any hope left for us?" Merk Leopold asked, a pang of heartache in his eyes, as he looked at the ever-growing orc army. (For a visual representation, please refer to the Battle of Pelennor Plains: The Siege of White City.)

"What is there to fear? When Lulong City falls, it will be time for us to give our all!" Renault drew his longsword and said calmly. A true paladin needs to possess the excellent qualities of seeing through life and death and remaining calm in the face of danger. Let time answer the question; the Holy Light will guide us forward!

“That makes sense! For the Empire!” Lafit Anthony nodded solemnly. He was a member of the Anthony family, after all! Though not a dragon knight, the blood of a dragon knight flowed in his veins! Fear? Terror? The blood of the dragon knight family would forever boil!

"What's there to be afraid of! We should have died outside Lulong Fortress long ago!" Merck Leopold and Luke Leopold put their arms around each other's shoulders and laughed heartily.

"Fight! Fight! For our homeland! Kill those bastards!" Even the swift infantry and other soldiers on the city wall roared in unison.

Years later, people have long forgotten the details of this battle, only remembering that there was once a lone army standing on the pinnacle of faith, mocking the powerlessness of the Ringwraiths.

"All infantry, raise your shields! Watch the crenellations! Don't let the orcs climb up!" Renault calmly ordered. "Send a group of swift infantrymen to operate the catapults! Those things are one of the few powerful weapons we can use freely!" Renault continued.

"Save your stones, we've almost run out!" Luke Leopold said upon seeing this.

"Get someone who knows how to operate it! Replenish their ammunition!" Renault tossed out a spatial bracelet without saying a word.

Did he really think the war fortress came for nothing? If it weren't for the limited storage space of the catapults on the arrow towers, he would have loved to crush the arrow towers with stones!
Seeing Renault's generous gesture, everyone's initial anxiety subsided. After all, ample weaponry would allow the fortress to unleash its full firepower, and the morale boost from a fortress brimming with martial spirit would be unimaginable!
“By the way, the garrisons on the other three sides that have no angle of attack can be withdrawn. They are a good choice whether to serve as reserves or to strengthen firepower!” Lafitte Anthony said to Renault.

“That makes sense! Leave the sentries on guard, and the rest retreat to the south wall!” Renault readily agreed to Lafitte Anthony’s suggestion.

The entire fortress was in a state of tense preparation, and a tense atmosphere of impending war slowly emerged. However, overall, Lulong Fortress still had the upper hand. In order to capture this human fortress, the Ringwraiths habitually consolidated their forces and prepared to smash the turtle shell in one fell swoop. However, they miscalculated this time. Lulong Fortress, which was specifically built for war, was designed to deal with orcs! Moreover, they did not launch a siege, but instead attacked from one direction. This allowed the previously scattered forces in the fortress to be gathered together directly. It must be said that the Ringwraiths were quite resourceful.

(The Ringwraiths hoped to shatter the morale of the defenders with their brutal attacks, causing the human garrison to abandon the city and flee. They also did not want to get into urban warfare with the humans, especially urban warfare within the fortress!)

"Roar!" The orcs roared in unison, drawing the attention of everyone on the fortress.

"They're coming! All hands on deck! Shields! Shields! Maintain minimum shield strength! Just block the siege engines! Send the infantry up!" Renault had already devised a plan in a flash. After all, fully activating the shields to directly block the orcs would increase the consumption of magic crystals, while blocking only the flying stone magic would consume much less. After all, a fully activated shield is like a barrier, but if the orcs swarm to attack the shield, the consumption would be terrifying. Renault, who didn't consider himself rich and powerful, naturally wouldn't give such an order out of ignorance.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~" The orcs still led the way in the same old way, first roaring, then throwing stones, and finally a group of minions swarmed forward... There was nothing new about it.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Without Reno and the others giving the order, the archers on the arrow towers began to fight back very spontaneously. Because the orcs swarmed in, the crossbows on the arrow towers abandoned their accuracy and began to spread fire directly!
Instantly, several parts of the orcs' charging "arrowheads" were dented. Lafitte Anthony glanced at them and tsk tsk tsk, what a mess! The orc "sticks of candied hawthorns" were still struggling desperately...

"Get the catapults moving! Don't let those bastards attack with impunity!" Renault glanced at the giant troll that was launching erratic stone projectiles and said to the people behind him.

"Crunch!" Soon the fortress's catapults responded, and millstone-sized stones crushed a path of flesh and blood!
"Keep going! Well done! That's it!" Everyone waved their arms excitedly!

“Those things are almost at the moat!” Renault checked the distance.

"How many lives are they prepared to sacrifice to fill her this time?" The soldiers nudged the moat with their elbows and jokingly made a bet.

As it turned out, the orcs intended to use countless lives to fill the gap, and soon hundreds of orc corpses collapsed on the banks of the moat.

"Splash! Splash!" The sound of the body falling into the water struck everyone's hearts.

"Damn it! These bastards are insane!" Renault shook his head, looking utterly dejected.

(End of this chapter)