Chapter 144

The sky remained a gloomy black, as if rolling storm clouds were about to crush the ground. The dark gray mists churned, swallowing even the highest point of Minas Tirith, the Tower of Ecthelion, into their depths. Reaching out a hand, one would feel the light patter of rain. Even inside the tent, warmed by a fire, the dryness in front only highlighted the dampness on one's back, a persistent, sticky feeling.

Since the earth-shattering reversal of the battle on the Pelennor Fields, Sauron showed no dismay over the death of two hundred thousand Orc soldiers, nor the loss of his southern followers and war elephants. He saw the great result; for him, even if the battle was lost, severing the line of Isildur's royal bloodline was worth the price!

He knew very well that to force a stalemate from the previous desperate situation was already a difficult victory.

Thus, the excited Sauron poured more of his divine power into the region. This damp weather was like genital warts to sex, severely damaging the bowstrings of Minas Tirith's ranged weapons. For the Umbar pirates, who were to be the main fighting force, they would feel uncomfortable if they weren't covered in damp moisture.

Two days had passed since that battle. The two sides stubbornly held their ground, seemingly waiting for their respective reinforcements. On Sauron's side, Saruman's elite Uruk-hai army had been marching for two days, led by Feren, an archer even more powerful than Burz.

Having heard the news of Aragorn's death, the Elf King Elrond granted his daughter's request, tacitly allowing the Princess Arwen to lead a small part of her people to avenge her betrothed. Without a doubt, if these Elves entered Minas Tirith and participated in the city defense, the difficulty of defending the city would increase tenfold, especially with the arrival of the sharpshooter Feren, which could not hide the fact that the Uruk-hai were not good at ranged attacks.

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At this time, a group of dark side leaders gathered in front of a 3D structure map of Minas Tirith. Illuminated by satellites, the situation was clear. The human alliance had directly abandoned the second, third, and fourth walls, and were now defending the fifth wall.

The length of the fifth wall was only about half of the first wall, and the attacking side had to follow an S-shaped path similar to a winding mountain road when launching a large-scale attack, which provided ample space for early warning. The shorter wall could also greatly compensate for the shortage of manpower.

After the defenders made these arrangements, Fang Senyan and his party felt a great headache. Minas Tirith, the most dangerous city on the continent, was not famous for nothing. With the retreat of the defenders, if they wanted to launch a large-scale attack, they would have to walk five or six kilometers just to get from the foot of the first wall to the gate of the fifth wall.

Specifically, the road was in the shape of a "bow." First, enter the city gate on the left side of the first wall, then walk fifty meters forward to reach the foot of the second wall. Walk two or three kilometers along the right side to reach the city gate on the far right side of the second wall. After entering, you have to repeat the above procedure, reach the foot of the third wall, and then walk a long way to the left to reach the third gate on the far right... and in the process of walking, you have to endure the enemy's constant bombardment. Ordinary troops would have collapsed under the relentless attacks.

"According to the latest data we have, their lords are also sparing no expense to exchange for manpower. The defending force has reached about three thousand people." Jax, the leader of the Blue Light Team, said with a gloomy expression.

"In fact, those damn pirates are completely useless. We are very passive when attacking the city. Relying on the city walls, the enemy can inflict amazing damage on us."

"We didn't come here to listen to your discouraging words." Bai Xiwen said dismissively. After trading with Fang Senyan and his party, Bai Xiwen, who held the King's Sword, could be said to have increased his voice in the team exponentially. With this weapon, he successfully won over more than 70% of the elite members of the team, ready to show their talents in the future Lord of the Rings world.

For Bai Xiwen, he looked at the problem from the enemy's point of view - even if the elven reinforcements came, those hundreds of reinforcements were just a small fight! Would the other party dare to come out and fight?

Before, surrounded by thousands of troops, Fang Senyan and his party had stubbornly defended the Dark Hall and killed Aragorn to turn the tables. Now, these people almost all have legendary equipment. Especially that MT (main tank), I'm afraid he is the first strongman in their current batch of contractors to possess a legendary quality shield! With this group of people guarding the Dark Spring Hall, it is almost impossible to fall. Since they are already in an invincible position, they should be worried about the other party.

"Actually, the formation of the current situation is because our plan at that time actually had some inconsiderate aspects." Under Fang Senyan's instruction, Reef said very seriously:

"The area and time of the flood were at least one-third less than our previous prediction. The biggest reason for this is that we forgot one thing. We didn't predict the big pit under Minas Tirith that was caused by the earthquake."

The earthquake under Minas Tirith was a classic masterpiece created by the human alliance's contractor think tank, which cleverly destroyed more than 80% of the attacking side's siege equipment, and also left a terrifying scar on the earth under Minas Tirith.

When Fang Senyan and his party breached the dam and flooded the area, this scar on the earth swallowed at least one-fifth of the river water, which directly led to a varying degree of decline in the muddiness and the amount of floodwater.

"If there was no big pit, the defenders should not exceed two thousand people at this time," Reef concluded. "But the problem we face now is whether to continue to seek stability and wait for reinforcements to arrive, or try to end the war with a strong attack before those damn elves arrive?"

"If the elves come, we will be even more passive." Jax bluntly pointed out the hidden danger: "The elves can launch fatal attacks from five hundred meters away, and darkness will become their ally. They can completely harass and sneak attack at night. Their high perception in the darkness makes them difficult to ambush, and our army will be slowly consumed in their guerrilla warfare."

Bai Xiwen smiled triumphantly:

"Although the elves are powerful, these sissies in the forest have a fatal weakness. This weakness should lie on me and Ms. Zi. I believe that as soon as they arrive, they will not be able to resist coming to fight us to the death. Because the woman who leads them, oh, the widow-to-be should already have the will to die. As long as this Andúril and the Evenstar necklace appear in front of Arwen, how can she resist not rushing over?"

It can be said that Jax's statement has its own truth, and Bai Xiwen's intention to judge is not a mistake. Fang Senyan closed his eyes at this time and considered carefully for a while and said:

"Have you considered the issue of striking at the reinforcements?"

The tactic of besieging the city and attacking the reinforcements is very common, but although it is common, it is still often used. The reason is that this is completely similar to a scheme of sunshine. The reinforcements have to be rescued, and they have to come. The attacker who waits for work in ease has a huge advantage in this regard.

Bai Xiwen pondered:

"It's not that the method of besieging the city and attacking the reinforcements is not good, but the people in Minas Tirith must have a fairly close communication with the elves. Unless the people in Minas Tirith encounter a truly unsolvable dangerous situation and then raise the beacon fire, this may cause the elves to be in a state of chaos and rush on the road overnight and easily fall into the trap. But..."

Bai Xiwen was saving face for Fang Senyan, but the implied meaning behind it was not directly stated, but there is no doubt that how to make the people in Minas Tirith feel strong oppression is imminent.

Fang Senyan said at this time:

"Before this, we have to do two things. The first thing is to deal with the damn city walls of Minas Tirith! Our people have to rush to the foot of the fifth wall. If we advance according to the normal rules, then we have to endure the rain of arrows and walk for several kilometers."

Speaking of this, Fang Senyan sneered:

"Then we won't take the route that the enemy wants us to take! In fact, the straight-line distance from the city gate of the first wall to the fifth wall is only three hundred meters. And according to field investigations, only the first wall of Minas Tirith is built extremely firmly, and the quality of the remaining walls is somewhat poor. What's more, the Gondor Stewards for hundreds of years don't seem to have put their minds on this."

Jax said with some disdain:

"No matter how poor the quality is, it is still a city wall. In this era without firearms, do you rely on the pirates to dig it?"

Fang Senyan said lightly:

"Therefore, our team has made a decision and is preparing to make an investment."

After Fang Senyan's words, it seemed that he wanted to annotate his words. Suddenly, a very shrill roar came from outside. The voice had obvious sharpness and penetrating power. It was very unique. As soon as you heard it, it was a very sharp elephant-like cry!

Immediately afterwards, the earth vibrated slightly, and abnormal ripples appeared in the cups held by everyone...

That iconic creature from the southern Haradrim people, the most terrifying siege weapon to date, made its debut again!

After a discussion, Fang Senyan and his party actually exchanged for this terrifying weapon! A Mammoth War Elephant! You must know that the contribution points and Sauron badges spent on exchanging this thing are almost close to the value of a legendary equipment, and this thing is still a one-time thing and cannot be taken back!

But I have to say that this step has already hit the human alliance's vitals hard! With this war weapon as high as ten meters, the advantage of the city wall is just a bubble.