Throne of the North.

Chapter 383: Orcs roaming around, the city is breached again (Update)
Xiangshan Plain.

Thousands of human soldiers were fleeing madly, abandoning their weapons and armor. Behind them, the devil-like Black Goat Men were cruelly hunting down the fleeing humans, digging out their hearts and putting them into their mouths.

The Xiangshan Plain Fortress was completely occupied. Behind the escaped people could see broken ruins, broken city walls and black smoke rising into the sky.

There was no desire to fight in the minds of human soldiers, only the desire and fear to survive. Many soldiers still don't understand why the Xiangshan Plain Fortress was breached. Most of them did not even encounter the enemy in the fortress.

The defeat of the war seemed to happen in an instant, and then the orcs rushed into the fortress, slaughtering humans crazily. The soldiers were terrified, and when the knights stopped resisting and began to flee, these soldiers no longer cared about fighting and fled into the province.

But as they ran, the soldiers at the front looked into the distance in fear. They stopped and their teeth chattered. It was late summer and the North Wind Province had not yet entered the cold winter, but their bodies seemed cold and stiff and unable to move.

"There are orcs ahead."

Dense groups of Black Goat People appeared in front of their escape. After the fortress was occupied yesterday, a part of the Black Goat People rushed into the North Wind Province and surrounded Hanshan City where Viscount Landa was located.

After a long attack without results, the Black Goat People turned around and surrounded the human soldiers who had escaped from the Xiangshan Plain Fortress today.

Their faces were hideous, and their pitch-black heads revealed their bloodthirsty cruelty. They roared and rushed towards humans.

The soldiers who had abandoned their weapons and armor in order to escape were completely unable to defend themselves against the horns of the sheep. The moment their bodies were pierced, they felt the despair of death and all they could see was their mediocre lives.

The soldier raised his fists in resistance, but he had no strength left.

The Black Goat People who returned from Hanshan City began to surround the thousands of fleeing human soldiers together with the orcs in the north of Xiangshan Plain, and the massacre began. Without the advantage of terrain and weapons, humans were no match for the orcs.

Hanshan City.

Viscount Landa walked briskly on the city wall. After experiencing an orc invasion, the viscount had become much more stable. He gave up many of the enjoyments of the nobility and transformed from a wealthy noble lord into a powerful and decisive noble.

But even if he made changes, he could not save the human soldiers who escaped outside. He tried to send the knights' army to the Xiangshan Plain to rescue those soldiers, but the army was driven back by the Black Goat People again and again, suffering heavy losses. The number of Black Goat People outside Hanshan City was increasing, and in addition, there were also some weak orcs at the slave level among the orcs.

"Why was the fortress in Xiangshan Plain defeated?!"

"The money we spent allowed that fortress to have a magic formation that could fight against legends!"

Viscount Landa was roaring and questioning the knights who had returned from the fortress. The terrible thing was that even he, the viscount who was closest to the Xiangshan Plain, did not know how the fortress was defeated.

It happened too fast, everything happened too fast. In just one day, the fortress in Xiangshan Plain was breached by the Black Goat People. The orcs once again entered the human land as if they were in an empty land, and the dignity of the North Wind Province was once again trampled by the orcs.

"Why!"

Viscount Landa placed his knight's sword on the neck of a golden knight from the Earldom of Winter. He lowered his head and said in fear:

"We...we underestimated the cruelty of the orcs. They attacked the fortress in the dark. There were less than a thousand soldiers defending the fortress walls. The army was unable to react at all."

Viscount Landa slammed his sword across the opponent's body and almost roared in suppression.

"The Black Goat Man can climb walls. He can climb walls! Don't you know that?"

"The city under your feet was originally conquered by the Black Goat People!!!"

Viscount Landa was extremely angry. What were the defenders of the fortress thinking? There were only less than a thousand soldiers defending the fortress walls.

"The Black Goat People are not used to darkness. We don't know why they can see clearly in the dark. Moreover, the Black Goat People are not afraid of fire."

"enough!"

Viscount Landa kicked the knight down and shouted at him.

"Now, immediately send your soldiers to tell Earl Winter to send the Flying Wolf Legion to support the Xiangshan Plain. The North Wind Province must not allow the orcs to invade our territory a second time. This will be a shame for the empire and the entire North Wind Province!"

After Viscount Landa finished shouting, he walked towards other places. He needed to seize every opportunity to collect food and equipment from the territories of the nobles outside while the Black Goat People had not surrounded this place. This city was the first human land to face the orcs after the Xiangshan Plain Fortress was breached.

He didn't dare to imagine what would happen if the Black Goat People broke through Hanshan City for the second time. Perhaps most of the people in the city would die, and he, Viscount Landa, would once again become a wandering noble.

The Xiangshan Plain Fortress, which took several months and cost countless money and materials to rebuild, was breached within a day. The news spread throughout the Beifeng Province. Every noble who heard the news was in disbelief and could not believe the result.

"How could it be breached?"

Even the two earls were puzzled. They sent the Extraordinary Legion to the Xiangshan Plain. Now was not the time to be selfish and complacent. Just as Viscount Landa said, if the North Wind Province could not resist the Black Goat People for the second time, the nobles here would become the laughing stock of the entire empire.

They had put in so much effort to integrate their family emblem towards the south, but now they were going to lose everything?
"The Black Goat People must not cross Hanshan City. We must stop the orcs outside Hanshan City."

The nobles quickly formed an army and headed towards Hanshan City to provide support, but before they arrived, the orcs from the Xiangshan Plain had already surrounded Hanshan City.

Looking at the densely packed Black Goat People outside, Viscount Landa's heart was trembling. He didn't know when the war would break out.

At night, Viscount Landa in his mansion heard a deafening roar. He woke up from his bed, and his pair of red eyes frightened the Viscountess next to him.

"What happened?"

The Viscountess asked, and Viscount Landa already had a bad answer. He hurriedly put on his clothes and ran out. In the mansion, nervous soldiers had drawn their swords and were staring at the direction of the distant city wall.

"The orcs attacked?"

Viscount Landa asked, and the knight answered reluctantly. He was not completely sure, but the shouting and killing in the distance forced him to say it.

"Yes sir, it seems the Black Goat Man launched an attack this evening."

The people and slaves in Hanshan City did not sleep all night. The smoke coming from outside the city told them what happened last night. The Black Goat People really launched an attack.

Fortunately, having learned from the previous experience, Viscount Landa ordered the army to be vigilant at night, and the Black Goat Men were ultimately unable to break through the city walls.

Looking at the corpses on the city wall, Viscount Landa's face was cold. He was very tired. After not sleeping all night, his pupils were not so focused, but the number of these corpses still made him feel a little scared.

Outside, in the distance, there were still orcs wandering around. No one knew how many orcs were left in the forest, and the soldiers did not dare to leave the city.

"At least tens of thousands of Black Goat Men launched the attack. Those Black Goat Men warriors were able to climb on the surface of the city wall, and the remaining ordinary Black Goat Men built ladders. Perhaps... this is how the Xiangshan Plain Fortress was defeated."

Viscount Landa was surprised to see tools appear in the Black Goat Man's army, but he quickly accepted it because orcs are also an intelligent race. Having a bad brain does not mean they are fools. They also use simple tools in their lives. The last time the orcs went south, they robbed humans of their pots, pans, and utensils.

The soldiers were also extremely tired. They leaned against the city wall and fell asleep. During the day, Hanshan City was very quiet and everyone was catching up on their sleep.

Another night, the Black Goat People once again launched an attack in the darkness. Without the vision brought by light, the humans' hearts kept beating. They were so nervous that they could not fall asleep at all. Until the dawn, the crowd gathered together to pray. They prayed for the new light of the empire. The war was too close to them, and countless people were shrouded in the horrific shadow of war.

Gradually, support from the surrounding nobles arrived at the vicinity of Hanshan City, but they were blocked outside. The orcs were sandwiched between them, making it impossible for them to enter Hanshan City.

Moreover, before more noble troops came to support, the orcs launched an attack on these reinforcements. The ferocious orcs forced the noble troops to retreat again and again, and they were almost defeated.

The noble reinforcements did not dare to approach Hanshan City any further. They were waiting for the noble armies from other counties behind them. Three more days passed, and even the cavalry corps of Viscount Hogg of Yinchuan County had come to support. More than 15,000 soldiers gathered together and marched towards Hanshan City under the leadership of Hola Winter.

"Why are there so many of these damn orcs? Has their population recovered in just two years?"

Someone said angrily that it had been less than two years since the last orc invasion, and they were once again facing orcs heading south. For them, the past few years had been terrible. The army stopped, and there were traces of a large number of orcs in front of them, blocking the way between Hanshan City and them.

"Can Viscount Landa in the city send out his troops?"

Lord Hora asked, he hoped that the army of Hanshan City could provide support and attack the orcs from both sides.

"There are also orcs threatening the north of Hanshan City. I will try my best to provide support."

Viscount Landa gave a response and asked the Flying Wolf Cavalry to bring it back. Lord Hora nodded, and after a short rest, he commanded the army to attack forward.

"Kill those ugly orcs!"

As the army advanced, Flying Wolf Cavalry descended from the sky and tore the Black Goat Men apart. They were strong, and the strength of a single soldier was even greater than that of the Black Goat Man warriors.

The overwhelming force of fifteen thousand soldiers rushed over, and the Black Goat Men, who only had one or two thousand people, were also overwhelmed.

Inside Hanshan City, Viscount Landa saw this scene and dispatched hundreds of people to open the city gates for support.

At this moment, dense groups of howling orcs rushed out from the east and west, killing towards the human army. The ferocious faces and the sudden appearance of unknown orcs made the soldiers a little nervous. They had just arrived and had not yet entered a state of war.

"Defend, we move forward and charge into Hanshan City!"

Lord Hora shouted immediately. He could see clearly that the number of orcs appearing on both sides was about the same as their army, but with the presence of the Extraordinary Legion, they would not lose this war, and their goal was also to enter the city.

The fight between humans and orcs lasted for two hours at a distance of less than three hundred meters. After two hours, the exhausted orcs fled, leaving behind a thousand or two thousand corpses.

The Flying Wolf Cavalry turned back after chasing for more than a thousand meters. The Flying Wolf Cavalry Corps, which had suffered many losses, would no longer chase the enemy easily.

The arrival of 15,000 soldiers made the people of Hanshan City feel much more relaxed, especially Viscount Landa. The continuous night attacks by the Black Goat People over the past few days had made him nervous. There were not many soldiers in this city to begin with, and most of them were ordinary people who were forced to join the city temporarily and did not have much combat effectiveness.

"We want to take back the Xiangshan Plain Fortress!"

Viscount Landa said this. He certainly did not want the war to break out in Hanshan City. Retaking the Xiangshan Plain Fortress was the best option.

"We are still unsure of the number of orcs, and our army is too small to fight the Black Goat Men on the Fragrant Plains."

Hora rejected Viscount Landa's proposal. Of course, he also wanted to take back the Xiangshan Plain Fortress, where there were still a large number of soldiers who had fled and hidden. However, the current strength and number of the army made it impossible to do so.

……

"Hahaha, these stupid humans, they actually locked themselves up."

On the Xiangshan Plain, in the orcs' tent, the tall 'Jag' werewolf was laughing. The reason why the black goat men were able to attack at night was, of course, thanks to the werewolf.

"Chief Weiss, humans have entered their city, making it more difficult for us to capture that city."

"Last time, we had tens of thousands of warriors and were able to easily defeat the human city, but now, we can no longer send a large number of Black Goat Men into the city."

Inside the tent, the leader of the black goat people, who was also their chief, said in confusion, "Humans are cunning and are hiding in the city, which should make it more difficult for them to attack. Why are the werewolves laughing?"
"Foolish fellow! It is because of a stupid orc chieftain like you among the orcs that the cunning humans have occupied the land in the south!"

Werewolf Weiss roared angrily, then proudly explained his wisdom.

Hanshan City.

Viscount Landa and Lord Hora were suddenly surprised to find that the number of orcs surrounding the city had decreased.

Soon, Flying Wolf Cavalry came to report that a large number of orcs had scattered and appeared in other places, and some nobles had discovered traces of orcs around their own territories.

"damn it!"

Lord Hora punched the wall. He understood that the orcs surrounded them here and then dispersed to attack the nobles' territories.

The army here is composed of soldiers from the nobles. By sending the soldiers here, the number of troops in the hands of the nobles has been sharply reduced. How can they fight against the sudden orcs?

"No, we need to rescue those noble territories."

It is now the end of summer and autumn is about to begin, which means that the autumn harvest is approaching and the land is full of golden grains. The humans in the noble territories simply cannot let the food be wasted, so they must come out to harvest it.

Otherwise, I will definitely not be able to survive this winter, and it will be no different from death.

Lord Hora did not bring many people with him. Only Viscount Hogg's cavalry and the Flying Wolf Cavalry went out of the city. They had very strong mobility, galloping across the land and began to rescue the besieged noble territories.

"It's not enough. It's totally too late. There are too many orcs!"

As a last resort, Hanshan City sent another 5,000 troops to support the outside of the city.

Before, the army tried desperately to get into the city, and now they tried desperately to get out of the city, but the Black Goat People would not allow them to leave so easily.

The extraordinary legion of the Flying Wolf Cavalry was still putting out the fire in the distance, and the cavalry with strong combat effectiveness on the plains also followed far away. This time, when the 5,000 soldiers left the city, they were attacked by a large number of orcs.

At the same time, the Black Goat People once again launched an attack on the northern wall of Hanshan City, making Viscount Landa dare not send additional troops to support the 5,000-man army leaving the city from the south.

"There are only two or three thousand orcs attacking them. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Viscount Landa thought so, and on the battlefield in the south, the 5,000 human soldiers who were attacked finally resolved the attack after a terrible fight. Hundreds of orc corpses were lying in front of them, and the remaining orcs were fleeing.

They rushed non-stop to support the besieged nobles. Behind them, Hanshan City encountered the strongest attack. The Black Goat People were more suitable for daytime wars, and it was during the daytime that they could unleash more powerful combat power than at night.

Frozen land, on Rhino Horn Mountain.

Ryan looked at the news coming from afar and couldn't help but look anxious.

"idiot!"

Ryan slammed the letter on the table, stood up and left. The female official put mithril armor on him. Many people on Rhino Horn Mountain were a little panicked.

"Are you planning to go there yourself?"

Avril asked, the Tundra Territory is still facing the threat of werewolves, so Ryan wants to leave at this time?

"We can't let anything happen to the Xiangshan Plain Fortress. Otherwise, the Frozen Land Territory will be attacked from all sides. I don't want to give up my land, so those nobles must defend the Xiangshan Plain."

Ryan said this. Although werewolves were scary, Ryan had to make such a decision at this time.

Hanshan City.

Viscount Landa opened his eyes wide and looked outside the city wall. In the midst of the black air, there was the tall black goat man running wildly and roaring, and finally arrived at the gate of Hanshan City. The black goat chieftain raised his head cruelly and smiled at Viscount Landa, then roared and hit the city gate with his claws.

The power of the Holy Land erupted at this moment. A blurry black goat was roaring. With a roar, the gate of Hanshan City turned into fragments and flew through the flesh and blood of dozens of human soldiers.

(End of this chapter)