Chapter 66 The Cursed City
After that, Duanmuhuai came to the main camp outside the city of Mordheim - judging from the atmosphere of this camp, there used to be a lot of people here, but now it is desolate, although it is not There were no soldiers, but it didn't take much asking to tell that the morale here was obviously not very high.
As a war group, Duanmuhuai got a camp as a supply location. Of course, strictly speaking, this thing was of no use to them. Because Duanmu Huai can open the door and return to the Holy City at any time, and then enjoy delicious food and soft beds there instead of starving and freezing here.
However, before everyone had a good rest in the camp, the messenger called Duanmu Huai to the camp to start the next step of attack planning.
"Okay, I know you have a lot to complain about, and so do I."
General Pastor Roland was blowing his beard, and his thin face looked extremely gloomy. I don't know if it was because of the weather or his mood.
"But orders have been issued from above. His Majesty the Emperor is very, very, very dissatisfied with our progress. So he sent me another army. Next, we will learn from the mistakes of the last operation and rearrange the plan!! ”
Amidst the noisy complaints from others, Duanmu Huai finally figured out the cause and effect of the matter.
It turned out that the first operation to recapture the city of Mordheim failed completely, partly because they were really unprepared, and partly because of the problem of the generals. The person in charge of leading the army at that time was an aristocratic faction who was close to the eldest prince, and his arrogant nature obviously did not make this guy take the recovery of such a shabby city seriously. So the order given by this simple-minded person was also very simple.
The army marched directly in and completely occupied the entire city.
And then it's over.
Because they spread the army so far in one go, they were soon attacked. As mentioned before, the city of Mordheim is filled with ratmen, various heretical believers, and alien races including vampires and necromancers. And these guys took advantage of the fact that before the army had time to gain a foothold, they directly launched a surprise attack and completely divided the entire army.
Under this situation, the imperial army could not do anything at all, not to mention that the eldest prince sent here only a reserve army. He had never seen such a terrifying and evil formation, so the imperial army that was fighting on its own collapsed directly. Most of them were eliminated on the spot, and only a handful of them cooperated with the mercenaries and escaped.
Fortunately, the nobleman with a short-circuited brain also died among them. As for who did it - well, let's just regard him as an unfortunate death in battle.
This is good for everyone.
The people here now, in addition to mercenary groups like Duanmu Huai, are members of some organizations within the empire. For example, the battle priests and templars from the Church of Sigmar, the witch hunters, and the wolf priests from the Church of Ulric. The rest are the people of the imperial army. General Paster talked a lot. In the final analysis, the general idea is that we must learn from the lessons of the last pig's sudden advance, and this time we must proceed steadily. Therefore, you war groups must charge forward and fight with the enemy as much as possible. They will divide each area into battlefields and hand them over to different war groups. Then, after the battle group has stabilized the front line, the army will move in and start "steady" encroachment and construction from the rear.
After all, in urban street fighting like Mordheim, the army's numerical advantage is basically unable to be used. It is better to rely on a small number of elites to achieve the goal more easily.
No one objects to this. After all, the people who come here are mercenaries who are paid to do things, and they still know what to do.
But then there was trouble.
When General Pastor said that he had contacted the Sisters in the city and would get their assistance, representatives of the Sigma Church immediately jumped up and loudly expressed their opposition.
The reason for the Church of Sigmar is very speechless - the Sisters are a church organization in the city of Mordheim that also believes in Sigma. Perhaps because of the blessing of Sigmar, the Sisters suffered the least damage from the twin-tailed comet disaster. But this made the Church of Sigmar consider the Sisters to be heretics and demanded that they all be eliminated...
Well, to put it bluntly, he thinks that the other party is a heretic just because he has not suffered anything... Duanmu Huai also doesn't understand how this idiotic logic of the Sigma Church came about.
Fortunately General Pastor was very insistent in this regard, they now had no extra men to spare to recapture Mordheim, so massive reinforcements were needed. As believers of Sigma, and also local residents, the Sisters are familiar with Mordheim, and their political loyalty is acceptable. As for the internal affairs of your church, they are your internal affairs. The fact is that we are not in a position to be picky now. So working with the Sisters was a must.
In the end, the representative of the Church of Sigmar was furious and walked away. Although the others present did not speak, looking at their expressions... they were obviously helpless about this.
However, the combat meeting still had to continue. In the following meeting, General Pastor also assigned their respective tasks to the war groups.
From the map, Mordheim is an oval-shaped city surrounded by walls, divided into east and west parts by a river in the middle - well, it's almost like a butt.
Among them, the northeast is the market area and the southeast is the slum area. The northwest is the noble area, and the southwest is the military area.
The east and west areas are connected by bridges. Overall, it is a closed city.
The place where the twin-tailed comet crashed is the slum area, which is also the most dangerous place in the entire Mordheim area. It is full of all kinds of twisted creatures and cannot be approached at all. But this does not mean that other places are safe...
"Your task is simple."
Pointing to the map in front of him, Pastor shouted loudly.
"You have to enter through the gap in the east wall and recapture the Temple of Sigmar and the City Hall, and then the Market Square! Open a passage for the follow-up troops! Remember, eliminate all threats, including those monsters hidden in the ruins, the followers of the evil god are still There are messy things like vampires! Over there, the Sisters will send a team of battle nuns to work with you to remove the evil curse from the Temple of Sigmar! Then, the war group whose name is mentioned next will participate in this battle! ! ”
As he spoke, Pastor picked up the list.
"Imperial Eagle, Black Claw and..." After saying this, Pastor looked at the list and suddenly paused. He stared at the parchment in his hand carefully, as if there were flowers on it.
"...Pink Bunny?? Who is Pink Bunny??"
"It's me."
Duanmu Huai stood up, and when he saw Duanmu Huai, Pastor opened his mouth, looked at the list, and then looked at the burly and huge armored warrior in front of him...
"It's just you! Do it well!!"
In the end, Pastor said nothing, maybe he didn't know what to say.
After the meeting ended, the three battle groups whose names were called immediately gathered together.
The Imperial Eagles are a chapter of Imperial mercenaries, most of whom are warriors. The Black Talons are a team led by witch hunters. In addition to the witch hunters, there are also clergy from the Church of Ulric and the Church of Sigmar.
But no matter what, these people look like battle-hardened veterans at first glance, and with their aura and attire, they look like a capable battle group.
On the contrary, it was the four beautiful girls behind Duanmu Huai wearing light and fluttering clothes - well, to be honest, they didn't look like they were here to fight at all.
"Hey, brother, it's up to us to stay close to each other."
The captain of the Imperial Eagle was a very cheerful and outgoing mercenary. He greeted Duanmuhuai with a smile, and Duanmuhuai waved his hand in response. As for the witch hunter next to him, he said nothing and just stood there silently, like a shadow.
"Then let's get started."
Everyone is professional, and there is no need for small talk, and there is no sarcasm before starting the action - everyone knows that this is a dangerous mission, either complete it or die. So there is no point in talking nonsense at this time. Carrying weapons on their backs, they quietly passed through the cracks in the city wall and entered Mordheim.
This cursed city.
Just stepping into it, a gray sense of depression rushed towards him. Duanmu Huai raised his head and looked in front of him. Everything here looks dilapidated at the moment. The entire city was in pieces, and almost all the houses were dilapidated, with not even a complete house visible.
Not only that, on the ground and walls, you can also see things that look like pieces of rotten meat covering them, and there are even eyes moving left and right in the middle of the pieces of meat.
"Maybe some of you are here for the first time, so I want to give you a heads up."
The captain of the Imperial Eagle turned his head, looked at the others, and whispered with a serious expression.
"Don't underestimate this city, anything here may kill you..."
As he spoke, he pointed at the things on the ground that looked like pieces of rotting meat.
"For example, these things, don't step on them, and don't get too close to them, they will spit disgusting and ugly poisonous mist at you, turning you into a mentally disturbed idiot. And those wooden boards... …”
As he spoke, he raised the long sword in his hand again and pointed at the broken wooden plank placed next to a carriage in front of the road. From the surface, it seemed to be just a piece of wooden plank leaning there and looking a bit tattered... There was nothing on it. If it's a strange text, then it doesn't seem to be very eye-catching.
"That's the Rat Man's trap. If you accidentally trigger it, then you can only hope that you are lucky enough - after all, the Rat Man is not a kind thing."
"...Excuse me, what are these?"
Looking at those ugly creatures covering the walls and hanging under the eaves, Lorena asked in a low voice, while the Imperial Captain shook his head.
"I don't know either. All in all, it seems that they were originally the corpses of the residents of this city. Under the influence of the power of chaos, they turned into this ghostly appearance. As for what they are now... I'm afraid even they themselves don't know. .”
“……………………”
This time, no one spoke, but looking at everyone, the Imperial Captain smiled slightly and opened his hands.
"Okay, everyone, welcome... to hell."
(End of chapter)