Online Games Barbarism and Civilization

When the cannon goes off, there is a thousand taels of gold.

When an army goes out to fight, it consumes more food and supplies than usual every day from the moment they leave the station.

This consumption is proportional to the distance. The farther the distance, the greater the consumption.

When the Condor Empire was fighting in China, they could easily gather millions of troops in a certain place. They had no shortage of troops at all.

However, since entering the territory of the Kazakh Khanate, Ning Yuan has been making careful calculations. Not only does he strictly control the number of troops in different areas, he even makes very detailed decisions on how many troops should be reduced and which troops should withdraw at what time. s arrangement.

There is no other reason than that the logistical pressure on long-distance expeditionary operations is too great.

In the territory of the Kazakh Khanate, the Condor Empire was fighting on the road, and the same was true for the Central Asian and Middle Eastern coalition forces on Ibn's side.

When the number of their troops in the Zhezkazgan area exceeds one million, their logistical pressure will increase every day.

So even if they couldn't think of the best way to break the city, they could only bite the bullet and continue to attack the city, and they didn't even dare to rest for a few days.

This is also an important reason why the Condor Empire only deployed 150,000 defenders in the Zhezkazgan area even though it clearly had no shortage of troops and could even outnumber the opponent.

The more troops there are in the frontline areas, the more support personnel are required to serve them, and the more food and grass supplies are consumed every day.

This is a vicious cycle that is unavoidable, so in most cases the side with the larger number of troops will want to end the war as soon as possible to avoid logistical problems that may arise due to too much time.

Now in the Zhezkazgan area, the Condor Empire has three cities and 150,000 garrison troops, while the Central Asian and Middle Eastern Allied Forces have assembled more than one million troops.

The Condor Empire not only has the advantage of a city here, but also has a smaller number of troops. If the stalemate continues here, the longer the time goes by, the more the Central Asian and Middle Eastern coalition forces will suffer.

Therefore, even if the Condor Empire showed off a powerful weapon like the Divine Arm Bow on the first day, Iben and others still did not dare to stop completely. After a nervous and busy night, early the next morning, They launched another attack on the city of the Condor Empire.

This time, the first to go into battle were the Persian Immortal Army and the powerful orc army.

Nearly a thousand tall bear warriors walked at the front holding huge door panels high.

The huge door panels held by the bear warriors were all made by Ibn's craftsmen accompanying the army overnight.

In order to prevent the door panels from being penetrated by the crossbow bolts fired from the God's Arm Bow, these specially made door panels have three layers.

The outer two layers are made of thick wooden boards, and the middle layer is made of soft animal skin.

In order to prevent the defenders on the city wall from using fire attacks, they also deliberately wetted the thick wooden planks facing the city wall with water and then covered them with mud.

Sure enough, as soon as this huge three-layer shield came out, the divine arm bow archers on the city wall immediately became silent.

After seeing that the God's Arm Bow could not shoot through the enemy's thick wooden barrier, the God's Arm Bow shooters on the city wall immediately retreated to the second line, leaving the shooting position to the Elf Marksmen holding the power of nature.

However, facing the Persian immortal army wearing chain armor, the power of nature could not be fully exerted.

In addition to some arrows with tricky angles that can be harvested, the rain of arrows fired by the elven marksmen is also difficult to cause too much casualties to the enemy.

Seeing that the two long-range attack methods were all ineffective, William Storm, who was responsible for directing the battle on the city tower, immediately stopped the long-range attack and prepared for the upcoming hand-to-hand battle at the top of the city.

As the siege tower came into effective distance, the orc warriors on the siege tower immediately cut the ropes on the suspension bridge.

After a rumble, all the suspension bridges on the ten siege towers were erected on the city head.

Just when the powerful orc warriors on the siege tower wanted to follow the suspension bridge to the top of the city, a burst of wind suddenly sounded.

After the screams, the orc warriors at the front of the siege tower immediately fell down.

"Quick, raise your shield to defend."

"No, the power of this crossbow is too great, and the shield can't stop it at all!"

...

After the unfavorable start, the orc warriors on the siege tower immediately began to save themselves.

However, when shooting at such a close range, the iron-clad shields in their hands could not withstand the shots of the God's Arm Bow. Many orc warriors were shot through with their shields attached.

Seeing that if this continued, they would all be shot to death on the siege tower. Some of the orc warriors at the back could only escape from the siege tower with helpless expressions.

"Quickly, give us some three-layer door panels, otherwise we won't be able to approach the city at all."

"The plank is given to you, what should we do? Do you want us to become targets for the enemy to shoot down there?"

"Fuck, if you don't give us the board, will we be different after we get up there and still be targets?"

"Then we have nothing to do. Our task is to hold the door panel to protect the soldiers behind.

After the door panel is given to you, not only will we die, but other people behind will also be easily shot to death by the enemy as living targets. "

...

Because the preparation time was too hasty and the materials on hand were very limited, the number of three-layer door panels Ibn prepared for the siege army was very limited.

The problem now is obvious. Whoever holds the three-layer door panel has a higher chance of survival. Otherwise, he will be shot directly into the shape of a hedgehog by the God's Arm Bow.

As a result, in order to compete for the third-layer door panel, a huge conflict broke out directly among the orc warriors under the city wall.

Seeing that if things continued like this, physical conflicts among their own people would probably break out before the city could be attacked. The officer in charge of commanding the siege could only order the entire army to retreat temporarily.

Ever since, a magical scene appeared again. The siege tower that had just been erected on the top of the city was pulled back by the siege army in the blink of an eye.

...

"Abbas, what's going on? Who asked you to withdraw?"

Seeing the sudden withdrawal of the siege army, Iben was immediately furious, and the veins on his forehead kept beating.

"President, we have to retreat. We seriously lack the armor that can withstand the God's Arm Bow. The soldiers on the siege tower simply can't charge forward."

Seeing Ibn Thunder's rage, Abbas suddenly looked aggrieved.

He didn't want to let other people laugh at the end of the attack, but if they forced an attack on the city, there would be countless casualties on their side.

Because the distance was too close, the shields in the hands of many soldiers were shot to pieces. By then, the troops close to the city wall would have lost nothing before they could attack the city.

"Didn't I prepare a lot of three-layer door panels for you?

Why can't those three-layer door panels block the shots from the God's Arm Bow? "

Seeing the aggrieved look on Abbas's face, Ibn immediately asked with concern.

"President, the three-layer door panels can indeed protect against close range shots from the God's Arm Bow, but the number is too small.

We can defend the city, but we cannot defend the siege tower. If we defend the siege tower, the soldiers below the city will be exposed to the direct fire of the God's Arm Bow.

Moreover, the three-layer wooden plank is so large that it is difficult to lift it to the siege tower, and ordinary shields cannot withstand the close range direct fire of the God's Arm Bow.

So in order to avoid greater casualties, I could only choose to withdraw the army. "

Abbas explained with a depressed look.

"Is that divine arm bow really so powerful that it can't even withstand the shield in the hand of an orc warrior?"

Hearing what Abbas said, Ibn suddenly looked solemn.

"President, you can go to the siege tower and check it yourself. Take a look at the corpses of the orc warriors. The shields in many of their hands have been shot to pieces. They were shot to death by the God's Arm Bow."

In order for Ibn to believe it, Abbas immediately pointed to the siege towers that were pulled back in the distance.

"Come on, let's go there and take a look."

After understanding Abbas's intention, Ibn immediately suggested to several player leaders from other countries beside him.

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"What kind of crossbow is this? How come it has such strong penetrating power?"

"If I hadn't looked at these crossbow bolts, I would have thought that these orc warriors were shot by small crossbows."

"No wonder Ning Yuan only deployed hundreds of thousands of people here to defend three cities. It turns out he has a trump card in his hand!"

"Look at this iron-clad shield that was shot to pieces. It's twice as thick as the light shield held by the Persian Immortal Army, but it's still shot to pieces. This shows how lethal this divine arm bow can be at close range. How powerful it is.”

"How about we make more big shields like three-layer door panels?"

"I'm afraid three floors are not enough. Come and take a look.

The three-layer door panels were actually shot with holes everywhere, and they were almost shot directly through.

If I read it correctly, when the enemy fired at the three-layer door panel, the distance was between forty and fifty meters.

The distance between the siege tower and the city wall is only ten meters.

The distance has been shortened so much all of a sudden. I am afraid that even the three door panels may not be able to block the direct shot of the God's Arm Bow at close range.

I suggest that the army should rest for a day, and prepare some four- or even five-layer shields for the orc army attacking the city!

Otherwise, we would have lost a large number of troops just from the close range direct fire of the God's Arm Bow. "

"But there aren't any big trees nearby. Where can we get so many materials?"

"If it doesn't work, we'll dismantle the carriages transporting grain and supplies. As long as we can break through the city as soon as possible, temporarily losing some carriages won't have much impact."

"Okay, let's do it. I will immediately ask people to leave all the carriages that have not returned, and then dismantle the carriages to make thicker wooden shields."

...

Amid everyone's discussion, a vigorous activity of dismantling carriages and making shields began in the camp of the Central Asian and Middle Eastern coalition forces.

Two days later, the Central Asian and Middle Eastern coalition forces successfully produced nearly a thousand thick shields made of three layers of wood and two layers of cowhide.

With a thicker shield, Abbas once again led the siege army to launch an attack on the city where the Condor Empire troops were stationed.

This attack was smoother than the previous two.

Relying on the cover of the three-layer back door panel, the siege army successfully reached the bottom of the city wall.

When the suspension bridge on the siege tower was lowered, all the close-range direct shots from the God's Arm Bow on the top of the city were blocked by the five-layer thick wooden shield.

After seeing that the five-layer thick wooden shield lived up to expectations, Abbas immediately had people blow the horn of attack.

As the horn sounded, the orc warriors on the siege tower holding five-layer back wooden shields immediately rushed towards the top of the city along the suspension bridge.

Seeing that the God's Arm bow shot was ineffective, the orc warriors on the siege tower raised their shields and rushed toward the city. The God's Arm shooters facing the suspension bridge immediately dodged aside.

When the divine arm shooters ducked away, a big guy with a heyyyyyy face was immediately revealed.

It was a dark blacksmith box, with a long and thick huge iron pillar behind the box.

One end of the iron pillar extended into the box, and the other end was hung in a huge card slot.

As an orc warrior pulled a handle hard, the card slot immediately sank, and then the iron pillar that was originally stuck in the card slot immediately bounced forward like an arrow from a string.

The moment the iron pillar bounced forward, the baffle in front of the iron box also moved forward rapidly.

It turns out that the other end of the iron pillar is connected to a huge iron plate, and at the middle end of the iron pillar are two buckles, and there is a huge spring device behind the buckles.

Originally, when the iron pillar was stuck in the slot, the spring in the iron box was compressed. As the slot sank, the spring in the iron box immediately began to stretch. Then, under the action of huge elastic force, the iron pillar connected to the top of the iron box. The iron plate was quickly bounced forward.

The iron box was facing the suspension bridge on the city where the enemy was carrying them, so the orc warriors who had just stepped on the suspension bridge and rushed to the city were immediately ejected by the iron plate that stretched above the suspension bridge.

Under the huge elastic force, the orc warriors on the suspension bridge suddenly fell over.

The appearance of this scene shocked the orc warriors on the siege tower.

Looking at the huge iron plate that was beginning to shrink back, many orc warriors looked confused.

"Don't be stupid, keep attacking.

It takes a long time to reload that elastic device. You should take advantage of this vacuum period to kill me. "

Those aboriginal orc warriors did not understand the most basic principle of springs, but as a player, Abbas saw through the principle of this thing at a glance.

Although it is difficult to create such a device in the game, it is still very simple to see how it works.

As an engineering student, Abbas just saw the iron pillar inlaid with iron plates expand and contract, and he immediately knew what it was and what its function was.

Although he didn’t know how the Condor Empire came up with such a thing, Abbas knew very well that with the production technology in the game, this thing would definitely be very bulky and extremely prone to various problems, so he decided to The order to continue the attack was immediately given.