After rebirth, one gold coin bought the Elf Princess

He knew very well that this was the effect of the blessing potion left by Roland.

When Roland said goodbye to him, he gave him a small bottle and told him to take it when he was extremely tired.

At that time, I thought it was just a slightly expensive physical strength potion and didn't take it seriously, but now it is simply a life-saving miracle drug.

The monarch can greatly boost morale by going to the front line and fighting alongside the soldiers.

The prerequisite is that the monarch himself can hold on.

Whether they are humans or orcs, they are all descendants of the ancient orcs and have martial blood flowing in their bodies. Aesop's bravery in leading the troops inspired the morale of his own side and also severely hit the arrogance of the orcs.

The day-and-night offensive and defensive battle was a contest of steel, flesh and blood, and will.

With the help of human insiders, the orcs built many large siege weapons, including giant catapults, heavy battering rams covered with animal skins, and mobile arrow towers taller than the city walls, and put them into the battlefield.

They were determined to win, but they were facing an undefeated fortress, a Hanseatic city that controlled the main transportation routes between the East and the West, surrounded by the sea on two sides and backed by mountains on one side, with only a ten-kilometer-long front wall that could be attacked.

The city has never been breached head-on since its founding.

The defensive force required in other directions is not too much, so the front is not an ordinary city wall, but a comprehensive deep defense line.

Even if they managed to break through a line of defense, they would be surrounded and completely defeated by the defenders.

With the help of siege weapons, the orc army tore a hole in the city wall on the first day.

However, they did not know that the Hansa city was difficult to impenetrable not because of its hardness but because of its elasticity.

The overall defense line was like a sponge that could absorb water, swallowing up the orc vanguard.

After three attempts to break into the city and three complete defeats, the orc commander finally realized that he had been tricked.

He decisively stopped the attack, but when he counted the number of people, he found that the losses had exceeded 20,000.

Not to mention the thousands of casualties, the losses caused to the orc army by the tens of thousands of wounded were even more shocking.

When a person dies, he can be buried anywhere, but when he is injured, we can’t just ignore him.

The wailing, screaming and negative emotions of the wounded quickly spread, causing more people to lose their will to fight.

The orc commander realized that morale was collapsing, and generals from different tribes were displeased with each other over which tribe had suffered more casualties.

This is the biggest problem of the coalition forces.

When the situation is favorable, contradictions will be covered up, but when the situation is unfavorable, problems will be exposed.

Fortunately, the orcs are a race that values ​​strength, and their supreme commander Tiger's bravery is unmatched, so these complaints and dissatisfaction will not spread indefinitely.

After three days of rest, Tiger made up his mind to mix the elite troops of his own tribe with soldiers from other tribes. The entire army was divided into three shifts, and they began to launch a frenzied attack day and night at all costs.

The Hansa city defenses were strong and difficult to break through head-on, but the Hansa defenders also had a fatal flaw: they were too small in number.

Although the whole country has been mobilized, many local lords did not respond to the call. They refused to respond to the king's call on the grounds that their territories needed to be defended.

According to common rules, this was legal and the king could not vent his anger on the local lords.

If you want to use the nobles' private soldiers, you have to pay extra money.

King Aesop did not add any more money, and the arrival of these disunited local troops would only cause trouble.

He chose to use the last funds of the national treasury to hire mercenaries with high professional qualities.

More than 7,000 high-level mercenaries entered the city to join the war, plus the Hansa Kingdom's original 8,000 regular troops and 15,000 temporarily recruited militiamen. These 30,000 people were the entire garrison force of the Hansa City.

The number of orc troops participating in the attack exceeded 370,000.

Thirty-seven thousand versus thirty thousand, the advantage is indeed on the orcs' side.

The troop strength ratio is more than twelve to one, which is an absolute advantage. What's more, there are more than 10,000 conscripted soldiers in the city with impressive combat effectiveness.

Orc warriors are more powerful than most human soldiers in one-on-one head-on combat, which makes the defense of the city more difficult.

If Aesop had not insisted on fighting on the front line, coupled with the outstanding quality of the mercenaries, the first day of the attack might not have been able to hold.

As the orc army deployed in full force, the weakness of the city defense force's insufficient numbers was fully exposed.

The orcs seemed to have no idea what death was. Under the help of the shaman's bloodthirsty magic, they roared and launched wave after wave of death charges.

The thick and huge trees hit the towering city walls, making a dull sound.

Burning stones continued to hit the top of the city, making a rumbling sound.

The unfortunate soldiers were hit by stones and screams continued to be heard.

In the melee, Aesop, who had been fighting all the time, was hit by a stone. Half of his shoulder was instantly broken and blood gushed out through the gaps in his armor.

He gritted his teeth and held on, not letting out a scream.

Just as he was about to step back, he was surprised to find that the broken bones healed quickly.

Aesop shook his arms in surprise, thinking of what Roland said when he was drinking that he would not die as long as he was not beaten to death on the spot. At that time, he thought Roland was drunk, but now he suddenly realized what he meant.

The orcs immediately realized how terrifying a warrior with a near-immortal body could be on the battlefield.

Aesop was like a bloodthirsty berserker, constantly strangling the orcs who had managed to climb onto the top of the city wall.

On a hill a few miles away, a group of high-ranking orc generals were observing the battle situation. When they suddenly saw the lively Aesop, they were a little confused.

"Is that human the King of Hansa?"

"It's him, but he shouldn't be that powerful."

"Nonsense, that was last year's intelligence. It's been so long, it's no longer accurate."

"What did you say? Are you doubting the intelligence of the Hawkeye tribe?"

......

"Shut up, everyone!"

The commander of the Orc coalition, Tiger, roared, interrupting everyone's argument.

"Don't worry about him. One person's bravery can't change anything. Even if he can kill a hundred or a thousand people, it won't change the outcome."

"Continue the attack!"

Tiger's argument was too arbitrary and the leaders of other tribes did not accept it.

Aesop has a special identity. His bravery is not just a fight of one person, but will inspire all Hansa people to fight.

Although they still believe they will win, the price they pay is several times higher.

What Tiger said is very simple, but who will bear the additional losses?

Seeing that the other tribal leaders were in a dilemma, Tiger knew that he had to come up with something genuine. He gritted his teeth and announced loudly:

"After the city is captured, massacre is allowed. The tribe that enters the city first can massacre the whole city alone for one day!"

The tribal leaders were stunned for a few seconds, then burst into earth-shaking cheers.

There are always benefits to fighting a war. Over the years, Boss Tiger has always been tied up in his hands, not daring to do this or that. However, it is not easy to integrate into the world of civilized people.

Not massacring the city before did not win the respect of other races. Instead, it made others laugh at it, saying that the orcs had lost their blood.

In this case, it is better to follow tradition and slaughter those who need to be slaughtered.

Tiger looked at the tribal leaders who were drinking and rejoicing, and lamented in his heart that although the killing was satisfying, the process of orcs' integration into the civilized world would be greatly delayed.

What future do the orcs have with this bunch of insects?

He waved his hand, quietly called over his clan's confidant, and gave him some instructions.

Other tribes can massacre the city if they want, but our tribe must not be stained with blood.

There is no harm without comparison. Compared with other barbaric and cruel tribes, the Tiger Tooth Clan he belongs to seems much more civilized.

This is even an opportunity for them to be accepted by civilized races.

Although they didn't understand why the patriarch said one thing in public and another in private, Tiger's confidants still resolutely accepted the order and left.

What the patriarch said is right.

If it doesn't feel right, it means you haven't thought it through.

The young adjutant left with a firm stamp of thought, but he never considered it at all.

The prerequisite for a massacre is that the city must be captured.

If we can't break through the city defenses, what's the point of thinking so much?

Not only did he not think about it, Tiger had never thought about this possibility, and the leaders of other tribes would not think about it either.

To them, this was not even a war, but a gorgeous hunt.

Just as the orcs intensified their attack, a wolf rider scout came galloping from the west.

Seeing the scouts looking exhausted, several tribal leaders were a little confused.

There is actually an enemy in this direction?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

To the west there are only a few principalities and the Kingdom of Oro two thousand miles away.

The combined strength of these principalities is not as great as that of the Hanseatic Kingdom. Why do they dare to come to our support?

The Kingdom of Oro is even less likely.

They rarely get involved in mainland disputes and will not get drawn into conflicts for things that have no benefit.

In short, it's impossible!

Just when several tribal leaders were puzzled, the scout had already jumped off the wolf's back and came to Tiger, panting. Before he could kneel down, Tiger grabbed his arm.

"Don't be in a hurry, drink some water and talk slowly."

Tiger kept winking at the scout, suggesting that he should report good news but not bad news.

Most of those who can serve as scouts are smart and clever. Although the wolf rider scout was dizzy from running, he still understood the hints from the clan leader.

He took a few sips of water and reported loudly: "Chief, the three human principalities in the west have formed a coalition to rescue Hansa. The number of people is about 5,000 to 8,000."

This funny number made all the tribal leaders present burst into laughter.

That's it?

This amount of people is not even enough to fill the gaps between our teeth.

The chief of the Violent Bear Clan stood up and laughed, "Leave this little thing to me!"

Tiger shook his head slowly and did not accept the Violent Bear Chief's request for battle. Instead, he said calmly: "The honor of breaking the city first belongs to you. Our tribe can just allocate some of its forces to resist."

Chief of the Violent Bear tribe frowned, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, but when he thought of the huge benefits of having priority in slaughtering those who broke into the city first, he stopped thinking about it and turned to look for his own tribe's army.

Tiger avoided the gazes of other clan leaders and his expression instantly turned ugly after he learned about the enemy situation from the scout.

Has the vanguard of the Oro Kingdom’s reinforcements arrived?

Although there are only more than 10,000 people, the combat effectiveness of the army of the Oro Kingdom is incomparable to that of a small principality. The combat effectiveness of these more than 10,000 people is comparable to that of 30,000 to 40,000 ordinary human beings.

He thought for a moment, then called his trusted generals and whispered to them to lead their elite troops to the west to hold out for a while.

He then ordered the elite troops of all ethnic groups to go out and capture the Hansa city in the shortest possible time.

He knew the Kingdom of Oro. It was a secluded country that had little contact with the outside world. The rescue this time was completely beyond his expectations, which made him feel very uneasy.

He must capture Hansa City as soon as possible to force the Kingdom of Oro to withdraw its troops.

The cities we support are all destroyed, there is no reason to force support on them.

He believed that the Kingdom of Oro only came to support them out of moral or some unknown reasons, and would most likely not fight them to the death.

After all, they had no blood feud and no reason to fight to the end.

Although there were some unexpected changes, Tiger didn't care too much.

The advantage is still his, he just needs to seize the time.

Feeling that time was running out, Tiger issued three orders in a row, dismissing two generals and a dozen officers who had performed poorly in the front line and punishing them by military law.

Stimulated by the bloody heads, warriors from various tribes risked their lives to fight their way out, climbed to the top of the city walls one after another, and finally captured the outer city in the middle of the night.

Hansa's reputation as an impregnable city was not undeserved. After the outer city fell, King Aesop led his army in an orderly retreat and entered the inner city to continue defense.

In the battle for the outer city, he lost nearly five thousand soldiers, and most of the remaining soldiers were injured, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

Many soldiers had expressions of numbness and despair on their faces.

The outer city was breached after only a few days, how long can the inner city hold out?