Wizard: This witcher is not doing his job

Chapter 259 The Battle of the Five Armies

After returning from the Lonely Mountain, Wayne got his wish and got another master-level mission and an epic-level mission from Thorin.

They are the master-level [Decapitation Action] and the epic-level [Defeat the Enemy].

He originally wanted to do a few tasks with King Thranduil to see if he could kill two birds with one stone or even three birds with one stone. As a result, the system did not let him take advantage of this loophole. After testing it several times, he found the same thing, even if he found other People will not trigger similar tasks, which makes his idea of ​​getting rewards for free prostitution tasks come to nothing.

However, this is only impossible to achieve at the system level. In reality, there is no such restriction. Therefore, Wayne still obtained a copy from the Elf King by assisting the Silvan elves to fight against the orc army. In a real-life contract, the entrusted reward is the permission to copy the books collected by Silvan Elf, which is not a particularly precious thing.

Such a meager reward also made the Silvan elves think that Wayne was just a high-spirited person who was unwilling to ask for too much and was a friend worth keeping.

Soon, a month after obtaining the information, the orc army finally appeared.

They set off from the Gray Mountains and headed straight to the north. They were a group of about 3000 elite half-orc warriors, fully armed with wargs and heavy armor. It was Mr. Wayne who got the news. .

In order not to waste time and actively improve his own strength, during the gap when all races were actively preparing for war, he simply took a mission to detect the enemy army every day, driving a magic flying carpet and going out to look for traces of the orc army.

These are expert-level tasks. Although each investigation takes two to three days, compared to completing ordinary-level tasks, the cost-effectiveness is still very high.

After detecting the news about this orc army, both dwarves and elves became nervous.

War is not a child's play. Every war is accompanied by blood and death. All the races in the north, down to each individual, basically have relatives who died at the hands of orcs. This is their unforgettable hatred. , no one will forget it.

As the orc army continued to approach, the eyes of the elves and dwarves focused on this army, and some brave scout teams were sent out to monitor the enemy's movements at any time.

But at this time, Wayne had no idea of ​​​​progressing.

The first reason is that he shot the first bird. Although with his flying and shooting abilities, he may be able to follow this army and continue to consume their numbers. As long as the time is long enough, he may even kill them until they collapse, destroying an army with one person. It's not impossible.

But in that case, he would become the focus of everyone's attention and be targeted by the commanders among the orcs, which would even affect his subsequent beheading plan.

As for the second reason, as a hero, being too dazzling is not a good thing. In addition to attracting the attention of the Dark Lord Sauron, it may even attract the attention of the Creator God of Middle-earth, affecting this powerful man. God's plan.

Killing Smaug has already brought him a lot of limelight, and has even changed the entire Battle of the Five Armies. It is not appropriate to go too far at this time, and it is also a good thing to keep a low profile and bide your time.

Therefore, Wayne just hid in the dark, watching the movements of this army from a distance, no longer showing too much publicity, but lurking like a poisonous snake.

In this fantasy world, good and evil can basically decide each other's situation in just one large-scale battle.

If he can take it by surprise, he can kill with one blow, capture the opponent's commander as quickly as possible, and destroy the opponent's command system.

It can greatly damage the opponent's morale. Maybe because he did not participate in the battle in the early stage, there may be more casualties, but as long as he can complete the beheading operation and accomplish this predetermined goal, the role played and the lives saved will definitely be higher than those at the beginning. Being active on the battlefield is much stronger.

This elite team of orcs moved very fast, and each one was equipped with a warg. It only took about five days to get from the Gray Mountains to the vicinity of the Changhu Town ruins.

However, what no one expected was that they thought this army would go directly to the Lonely Mountain to attack the country of the dwarves and avenge their predecessor Azog.

As a result, after a short night's rest in Changhu Town, this army marched straight towards the dark forest where the Woodland Kingdom was located, seemingly preparing to attack the Silvan elves first.

Such an action immediately put the Woodland Kingdom on high alert. All the elves were busy preparing weapons and guarding their homes, ready to fight at any time.

The Elf Prince Legolas and the Elf King Thranduil did not flinch. They took the lead and stood at the forefront of the battlefield, always ready to fight the orc army to the death.

Even the one hundred light crossbowmen composed of refugees from Changhu Town rushed to the battlefield enthusiastically and were arranged in a safer defensive position, waiting for the enemy's arrival.

And Wayne was not idle either. The orc army would give priority to attacking the Woodland Kingdom, which was actually what he expected.

Unlike the dwarves who are protected by tall city walls and huddle in solid mountains, the kingdom of the woodland elves is established in the forest and does not have too strong defenses.

Moreover, the elves are mostly archers and light armor. Although there are currently more woodland elves than the Lonely Mountain dwarves, dealing with the elves who are good at long-range attacks in advance and preventing them from supporting the dwarves will also reduce the subsequent processing of the Lonely Mountain. Trouble with dwarves.

In just one day, this elite team of orcs had reached the border of the Woodland Kingdom and blocked the Silvan Elf's palace from the front.

There was no verbal communication. As soon as the two parties met, they immediately started to fight for real.

The elven city wall is not high, only about three or four stories high. It cannot be compared with the tens of meters high wall like the Gushan city wall, but even so, it is not a height that the orcs can climb with bare hands.

However, in the thousands of years of confrontation with elves, humans and dwarves, the Oak family has already skillfully used various warfare methods. Although they are barbaric and cruel, they are not idiots without intelligence.This elite orc force of about 3000 people carries many siege ladders and a large number of shields. They wear heavy iron armor with strong defensive capabilities. Each one of them is a strong and huge man. They have obviously been attacked for a long time. Be prepared to attack the city under the rain of arrows.

After the battle began, these elite orcs immediately formed a group of seven or eight, holding huge shields and long siege ladders, and rushed towards the elves on the city wall.

However, the elven archers are not vegetarians. Under the leadership of the elf prince Legolas, they all put on burning flaming arrows and sent a large number of golden-armored elven guards to guard the city walls. The archer behind him.

In addition, there are many defensive measures on the elven city walls. Although their city walls are not tall enough, they are more practical than many human city walls due to their sophisticated design.

After the siege began, both sides quickly entered a state of anxiety.

These well-equipped orcs are fierce, rough-skinned, and carry shields with a large defensive area, which seriously affects the lethality of the elves' bows and arrows. Most of them can only rely on the burning of flames and the firepower of the archers. Only precise attacks can cause casualties.

The golden-armored guards on the city wall are all excellent warriors with high martial arts skills and well-equipped equipment. They guard the city wall. They only rely on the siege ladder. Without numerical suppression, the orc warriors cannot rush up the city wall at all.

Back and forth, both sides fell into a state of consumption. The warriors of the Woodland Kingdom consumed arrows and physical strength, while the orcs consumed their lives.

These savage creatures seemed to have no fear, or in other words, their lives were not worth mentioning. Even though they suffered a lot of casualties, they still showed no fear and continued to charge towards the city wall with their shields on their backs.

Only 10 minutes after the battle began, about 3000 of the 500 troops were consumed, and a whole circle of corpses was piled under the elven wall.

However, this advantage did not satisfy Wayne, who was watching the battle from a high place. Instead, it gave him a trace of doubt.

He remembered that in the original movie, the orc army was still very strong.

In the Battle of the Five Armies, the Orc army not only had a large number of Orc legions, but also a large number of wargs and ogres six to seven meters in size fighting together. The most terrifying thing is that they seemed to be able to control a kind of Super giant monsters called earth-boring insects dig a passage directly into the ground. They can even span long distances and create an underground passage directly to the battlefield.

Although these elite orcs are currently well-equipped and have high morale, they are not very good in terms of combat effectiveness and cannot be regarded as the main army of orcs at all.

Moreover, Wayne had been observing for a long time, but he did not see their commander or senior generals, nor did any outstanding figures appear.

Is it because after he killed Azog, the orc army had no successors?

With such doubts, Wayne turned to look at King Thranduil sitting on a huge elk next to him, and cautiously reminded:
"Your Majesty Thranduil, I feel something is wrong. The orc army is too weak."

"Such a force of 3000 people is too weak and inconsistent with common sense, whether it is attacking the dwarves of Lonely Mountain or dealing with your woodland kingdom."

"They must have hidden methods, and we must be careful."

King Thranduil also had a heavy expression on his handsome face. After listening to Wayne's words, the Elf King nodded in approval, and then said:
"I was thinking the same thing, Wayne."

"We have fought the orcs for thousands of years and have some idea of ​​their power."

"The army that is attacking the city is definitely just their bait. Their main force must still be lurking somewhere."

"So, I did not send out all the troops, only a small part of the city wall. Currently, my guard captain Tauriel is leading most of the troops and is on standby at any time, ready to deal with any accidents that may happen next. "

Seeing that the Elf King was well prepared, Wayne was relieved. He had no experience in large-scale combat and was a complete novice on military operations. The only thing he could control was his own power.

Soon, another 10 minutes passed in the battle, and the number of the orc army dropped from [-] to about [-], with nearly one third of the casualties.

But even so, they still failed to rush to the city wall, and even more than a dozen siege ladders used to siege the city were burned. The siege operation was obviously doomed to fail.

However, just as Wayne and others were becoming more and more confused, a rapid and sharp horn sound suddenly came from behind them, entangled with it, and a large number of noisy and loud roars.

Hearing these sounds, Elf King Thranduil's expression changed, and he immediately pulled the reins of the giant elk under him and said to Wayne:

"Please come with me, Wayne."

"It should be the orcs who launched an attack from behind us."

As he spoke, he didn't care whether Wayne answered or not. He shook the reins in his hands, glanced at Legolas who was standing on the city wall and was in charge of command, and then quickly rode the giant elk along the city wall. He jumped down and ran towards the battlefield behind him.

Wayne glanced at the city wall here and saw that the outcome of the battle was basically determined. He also jumped down, mounted a war horse, followed the Elf King, and rode towards the battlefield over there.

(End of this chapter)