The mage arrives

"Cyclops!" Gordon and his party, who had just climbed the fortress wall, gasped almost at the same time.

The orc army that was so dense that it seemed to fill the entire barren tundra was terrifying, but in terms of visual impact, the two big men in the opposite army who were lifting the boulder and throwing it at the fortress were stronger.

The centurion Chuck was just a little relieved because the wolf cavalry was defeated by the "reinforcement army", and now it sank to the bottom again.He realized a frustrating fact: even if the two armies were now joined together, there was no possibility of resisting the attack of the orc army.

When the two cyclops finished throwing stones, and then climbed up the city wall first, and wiped out the remaining human defenders, everything was over.

Compared to Chuck, who was hovering between hope and despair, Gordon's mind was extremely clear at this time, and he immediately asked, "Centurion, where is the communication room in the fortress?"

right!Communication room!

Chuck woke up with a start.Although the team that defeated the Warg Cavalry was very small and could not turn the tide of the battle, there were several mages in the team!At least, the news that the Great Wall of Anduin was damaged by the earthquake, and the army of tundra orcs approached the city, could be passed on in time to Grand Duke Rob Andelo who was far away in Clearwater City.

"This way, Mr. Master!"

Chuck pointed forward and hurriedly led Gordon.He even felt that the outcome of this winter defense war was likely to be determined by whether he walked fast enough at this time.

God knows if the boulders thrown by those two clumsy Cyclops will hit the communication room by chance.If this kind of thing really happened, it would be called crying without tears.

The defeated Warg cavalry returned to the orc army, which probably stimulated the commander on the opposite side.Launching this winter attack with such a large force, one must go from one victory to another, and finally turn the entire northern part of the Freydon Empire into a piece of scorched earth.That's the perfect ending.Any small failure is unbearable.

Gordon knew that the opponent would launch a general attack soon.Even without charging carts, food feeding machines, and siege towers, the orcs could still capture Saihuatuo Fortress with just a simple ladder.So he had to pass the news back as soon as possible to let Grand Duke Rob Antello know.

As for the future, even if he encounters the worst situation, it is not difficult for him to escape with Lenas.

If you don't have the ability to turn the tide, you can only try your best to save yourself.

There is a small probability that the communication room will be destroyed by a boulder thrown by a Cyclops.It didn't happen.Gordon walked into the communication room, picked up the communication crystal ball, and activated the magic circle smoothly.

Soon, a man wearing the robes of the Scepter Lord Mages appeared on the crystal ball.

"I'm Gordon Freeman, and I'm at Fort Salvatore. The orc army is about to launch a general attack here. The situation is urgent, please go and inform Sir Rob Antaello!"

The mage on the opposite side froze for a moment.Then he said "wait a minute".Then he ran away quickly.

Not long after, the face of the Lord of Wands appeared in the crystal ball.

"How is the Great Wall damaged? How many enemies are there?"

Gordon glanced at Centurion Chuck beside him.He has just arrived at the fortress, and his understanding of the situation is definitely not as good as the fortress commander.

Chuck immediately said: "The fortress is half-destroyed, and almost all the supplies for defending the city were buried by mudslides. There is a 30-meter-wide gap in the Anduin Great Wall to the west of the fortress. The number of enemies...at least fifty thousand or more."

Military statistics is a very complex subject, in Freyton's army.Only professionally trained scouts can quickly and accurately estimate the number of enemy troops, so Chuck can only give an approximate figure.

Anyway, no matter whether it is [-] or [-] or [-] orcs, after unfolding, there will be mountains and plains.A scale that cannot be seen at a glance.

After listening to Chuck's report, Rob Antello pondered for a moment and said, "Half an hour, I need you to hold on for half an hour."

"Got it," Gordon said.

The crystal ball fell silent.

"Mr. Mage, are you crazy!" Chuck couldn't believe the conversation between Gordon and the Lord of Wands.

"With the situation of Saivato Fortress, after the group of green-skinned savages launch an attack, let alone half an hour, even half a minute, they may not be able to persist!"

"Then what should we do? Run away? The enemy's warg cavalry troops are more than the ones that fled just now."

Facing Gordon's rhetorical question, the centurion was speechless.Although their strength alone would definitely not be able to defend the fortress, but even if they retreat now, what can they do?I am afraid that the probability of escaping into Gaoyan City alive is not even [-]%.

"The Archduke is not a person who talks nonsense. He told us to hold on for half an hour, there must be a reason for him. If we are just used as cannon fodder to delay the attack of the orcs as much as possible, he only needs to order 'hold the fortress at all costs'. No need to overdo it, set a time limit."

"You know the Grand Duke well?"

"It is."

Chuck's heart finally settled down.He saw that the black-haired young mage in front of him acted calmly and methodically. Even in this crisis situation, he didn't panic in the slightest.Compared with a small officer like himself who has never even seen the Lord of the Scepter, he may really understand the temperament and character of the Lord of the Northland better.

"Even if Lord Antaello will really descend from the sky in half an hour to save the crisis in Saivato Fortress, how can we persist for half an hour? My subordinates only have two hundred unusable auxiliary soldiers, and 100 There are many exhausted and wounded city defense troops."

"Your soldiers can't, but I can."

"..." Chuck was speechless.Although he instinctively thought that the young sorcerer was talking big, but looking at the firm eyes of the other party, he was willing to believe that this sorcerer would bring miracles.

When the two walked out of the communication room, the defenders on the city wall were squatting down and covering their heads with shields to resist the orcs' arrow rain.From time to time, two huge boulders roared towards where they didn't know where they would hit, and fell into the fortress.

"Centurion, take care of your soldiers and do what you are supposed to do. Don't worry about the rest." Gordon didn't have time to be polite with the other party. After leaving this sentence, he found Viscount Demon and others. people.

He summoned all the priests, mages, and Lenas, Antonov, Viscount Demon, and Dai Lite together.

In the battle to kill the commander of the Warg Cavalry just now, the three of Reinas have already demonstrated their strength, and Dai Lite, the captain of the Golden Dragon Sword Guard whose subordinates have all been killed, is also not as strong as Antonov Comparable senior fighters.The reason why he didn't join the beheading operation just now is because there must be a qualified officer in the team to take command.

"Just now, I have already contacted Grand Duke Antaello." In the dense rain of arrows flying overhead, this battlefield meeting could only be as brief as possible, so Gordon went straight to the point, "He needs us to persist for half an hour."

"How? Do you have a solution?" Viscount Demond asked.He walked up to the city wall to observe the situation just now, and he knew very well how difficult it is to achieve this with such a meager force and this dilapidated fortress.He is a military commander who knows how to form troops, how to train soldiers, and how to build a combat-capable army, but in the current situation, any conventional military means cannot achieve the goal.So he can only pin his hopes on this young mage who is valued by the Grand Duke of Scepter.

After all, the power of arcane art is the easiest way to make the impossible possible.

"Just now, the wolf army was defeated by us, which undoubtedly gave the commander of the orc army on the opposite side a slap in the face. Therefore, the enemy must use a brilliant victory that can demonstrate its great strength. Clean up the failure just now. Otherwise, it will have a bad impact on the psychology of the soldiers."

Gordon is a mage.The so-called specialization in martial arts means that he basically has no knowledge of military affairs, nor has he thought about leading troops to fight, becoming an alien military god who "disappears orcs in smoke while talking and laughing".However, in this extraordinary period, Gordon feels that only he can rely on his understanding of orc psychology, thinking, behavior patterns, and cultural customs to achieve the ultimate goal: stick to it for half an hour.

"So," Gordon continued, "I'm sure that the orc commander will only send those two Cyclops when he attacks the city next."

"In the orc culture, the Cyclops is the strongest warrior born with the blessing of the orc god Gruumsh. It is a symbol of victory and a spiritual totem. Let the two Cyclops who first appeared on the barren tundra decades later Breaking through the fortress alone and winning the first victory in the south invasion is undoubtedly the most ideal result, and it can also greatly boost morale." Reinas said following Gordon's words.

"Your Majesty Viscount is right. So after the two cyclops attack, we must kill them as soon as possible before the enemy reacts," Gordon said.

But it is not easy to achieve this goal successfully.

Cyclops are powerful creatures with CR 14.Moreover, Gordon had already seen from a quick glance just now that the two one-eyed soldiers in the opposite orc army were unusual.It can be seen from their hoof-shaped legs, red eyeballs, and horns on their foreheads that they are demon one-eyed mixed with abyssal blood.

Needless to say, this must be the masterpiece of the Three Holy Baptist Church.

This kind of one-eyed subspecies is more powerful than ordinary one-eyed. I am afraid that if it is put into "Ancient Era", the challenge level will reach level 16 or above.This is the strength of a young dragon.

Well, slaying two dragons in the shortest time... Such a feat can already be written into songs by bards and sung in taverns for several years.

Gordon knew that it was impossible to accomplish this by his own strength.Therefore, he must mobilize all the resources he currently has—whether it is human or material resources, and then use the most careful planning to achieve this goal. (To be continued..)