Chapter 319, War
The short pause in the war is especially precious to the human jihadists.
The ravines dug by the Ratmen, the tunnels, chambers, and simple fortresses that were not completely enclosed are not particularly suitable for humans.
And in these gullies stained red with blood, a large number of corpses also need to be dealt with.
Of course they cannot ignore their dead companions like the rat men.
However, the time left for these things was not ample. The only reason why the rat people did not come again was simply because they were also putting down their defenses. The Big Claw Priests and the Slave Rats were particularly busy now.
In fact, the Eastern Expeditionary Force does not have an advantage now. During that long run, the army in the hands of Rat Zhan is no longer the size it once was.
So choose defense and rely on these chaotic ravines, tunnels, chambers, and war equipment to delay time.
After the routes on the sea were restored, the rat lords continued to transport resources here. Rat transport ships one after another flew across the sea and came here to fight the rat war. With trade.
Stability does not last long.
The Rat War must use the gifts brought by victory to exchange for the continuous investment of those greedy guys.
The rat priests are like the cold-blooded monsters and lizards that never end devouring blood mushrooms. They can indeed let go of grudges and hatred, and can also bring unimaginable help, but all of this is There are prerequisites, you must give them what they need.
You must be able to continuously bring benefits to them, otherwise you will be abandoned in an instant, without anything else to speak of.
It’s ridiculous to say the least.
This group of guys who have been suppressed time and time again were also the former protagonists of the Ratman Kingdom.
Now they have transformed into a group of greedy cold-blooded lizards. They once boasted that they dominated everything about the rat people and could hold everything in their hands. This kingdom, countless rat people, blood mushrooms, and the glory of the great gods.
Will it all be dominated.
Now they have become a group of pathetic guys who rely on accumulating blood mushrooms to show off the glory of their gods.
Of course, compared to the vast majority of despicable dust-like things in the Skaven Empire, the Skaven Priests are still superior even if they are getting weaker.
It’s just that compared to them in the past, the current group of rat priests are somewhat more helplessly ugly.
The corpses in the gully were hurriedly taken away from the ravine, and the corpses of the rat men had to be sorted out at the rear. Such a death was not honorable, and it was only the beginning.
One by one, the Jihadist soldiers fell into the complex ravine they had just captured. They stood at the front, almost separated by a line of flesh and blood.
The sporadic fighting has not ended, and ratmen are still crawling out of the buried underground tunnels.
The military mages brought a variety of equipment and materials.
During the busy time, this rat-man position was constantly undergoing changes. The ravines were widened, the chambers were leveled, and in a very short period of time, some buildings had been roughly renovated.
A solid position is taking shape, and most importantly, a heavy and small tower is being placed.
In the hazy magic aura, waves of regular vibrations began to spread to all parts of the area with this small tower as the center.
This is a countermeasure specially launched by humans against the underground structures of the rat people. Just after the prototype test was completed, it was hurriedly carried onto the battlefield.
It is not perfect, is too bulky, has a single purpose, and consumes a lot of money. These are the shortcomings of this small tower. There are not many advantages. There is only one, but only one is enough, especially when dealing with the ratmen. matter.
The small tower can extremely stably suppress all underground structures in the falling area.
Whether it is underground tunnels, pits, chambers, or anything else, they can all be suppressed by this inconspicuous little tower.
The secret is that it continuously emits very regular fluctuations.
The Human Empire is also making progress. In fact, this period is like a carnival for the magic schools and mages in the Human Empire. There are new concepts here almost every day. In the abundance of magic, unanswered questions are raised and unanswered questions are resolved.
This small tower is built based on the concept of shock proposed by the Wind Element Academy.
Amidst the regular vibrations, the underground tunnels left by the Skaven are constantly collapsing, which is more efficient than the elemental destruction cannon, because not only is it collapsing, but the entire area of the earth seems to be here. It was squeezed by regular vibrations.
Become smooth and strong.
This even affected the mages who were building defenses, and the high walls that were pulled up collapsed in the regular shaking.
However, such vibrations will not have a huge impact on the surface of the earth. The deeper underground, the harder it is to be hit.
Will the rat people sit back and watch these holy war armies build up defenses?
Of course not.
The Rat Man Supervisory Team finally prepared the list of unlucky ones who would be pushed to the assault front.
The harsh bells echoed on the battlefield again.
This seems to be a signal, or perhaps the spear that has been pushed behind him is really frightening and cannot be disobeyed.
A large number of rat warriors appeared in all directions in this human-occupied area.
That cumbersome little tower still has some effect. At least this time in the counterattack, the rat people came from all directions instead of suddenly rushing out from the underground of the front line.
Waving the spears in their hands, the crowds came in overwhelming numbers, climbing up the high walls that had not completely fallen down, amidst the panicked shouts of the accompanying mages and the angry roars of the Jihadi soldiers.
The two sides fought together like this.
The resolution passed by the ratmen councilors was not without any effect. These strong chainmails and an ordinary spear were distributed to every ratman who was about to embark on the battlefield.
This brings certain equipment advantages to the rat people.
Even ordinary rat warriors are still so weak. Even against those Jihadi warriors who were humble farmers not long ago, they do not necessarily have an advantage in terms of physical fitness.
It's just that in this chaotic battlefield, in that cruel fighting, the outcome of the battle is far from being compared with the data on paper.
After grabbing the weapon, if the rat warriors and those Jihadi warriors want to kill each other, they only need one attack if the conditions are right.
Whether it's a spear, a lance, a sword, or anything more, it's the same.
But in such a situation, the rat people generally have more chain armor.
This was a huge improvement, and it once brought the exchange ratio between the two parties to a level where the disparity was not so great.
The death of three Skaven warriors will take away one human Crusader warrior.
This can be regarded as an extremely excellent exchange ratio for the rat people.
Howling and pressing.
A human Jihadist soldier who was a mercenary not long ago faced these rat men swarming in front of him, those ugly, red-eyed monsters.
Not afraid, the long sword in his hand struck out hard, but the effect was not that good.
Amidst the harsh sound of metal friction, a series of iron rings flew out, but they also successfully saved the life of the attacker.
A sharp roar sounded in my ears.
A long spear thrust towards the Jihadist soldier regardless of risk.
He is not very afraid of death. His death can be exchanged for a high compensation. Especially in the presence of His Highness, he felt that his family could truly receive the compensation.
That's a lot of money.
A sum of money enough to make him give up his life.
The many churches, royal families, and nobles who have united together are certainly not short of money. In order to win this war, the churches of the gods have spent countless amounts of money.
That will be a pile of Mingyao gold coins that can really pile up into a hill.
They are not stingy with money.
It is this money that allows these desperate mercenaries to put their lives on the line without hesitation.
This Crusader warrior would live if he could.
In addition to the generous pension, every time a ratman is killed, he can also receive some additional bounty.
And this money can only be earned while alive.
He needs more money, so he will work hard to survive.
With red eyes, he waved the long sword in his hand, deflected the thrusting spear, and slammed into the arms of the rat warrior in front of him. During the powerful impact, the rat warrior, who was not strong in physique, stepped back continuously. A few steps.
I was about to sit down on the ground.
At this moment, fear and panic appeared in the eyes of the rat warrior. This was a young rat man who was not experienced enough. It could be seen from the panic in his eyes.
Those veterans who have survived war after war will not panic on the battlefield.
The long sword swung by the human Jihadist soldier cut off the young ratman's head. Blood spurted out, and the pungent fishy smell filled the air almost instantly.
This human jihadist soldier is not a young man, he has a weathered face.
Swing the long sword at this moment.
Such a scene shocked the rat warriors who were pouring in from all directions.
Holding up the long sword, he began to retreat slowly, trying to retreat into the team behind him. At every turn, a group of Jihadi soldiers were fighting each other with the rat people who were sweeping in again.
This is a very correct judgment. If a person is exposed to these constant incoming rat warriors, he will probably be dragged to the ground and brutally killed before long. Only Joining other Jihadi soldiers can bring a sense of security.
It was normal to make such a decision, but it was a pity that among the group of attacking rat-men, there were a few real veterans mixed in.
Just as he retreated, several pairs of scarlet eyes fell on him unconsciously.
Not enough time to take a few steps back.
A spear suddenly poked out from the surrounding group of ratmen who were watching eagerly.
Stab the middle-aged man in the chest.
Not only that, at this moment, there were spears coming out from his side and behind him. He reacted very quickly, and the middle-aged man relied on his embarrassing roll to avoid the joint attack of the three rat men.
This is not easy. The embarrassing rolling on the ground brought out traces of blood.
Three attackers revealed their presence.
Some guys who are no more special than ordinary ratmen.
The lucky ones who survived that long journey.
These are all that can be used to describe them.
Of course, meeting them is not a good thing.
Pressing together, you can hardly see the cowardice in the eyes of these rat men, some are just numbness and the emotion of killing.
The middle-aged man climbed up with difficulty, gritting his teeth, but it was a pity that the rat people were attacking from three directions.
Almost difficult to defend.
Eyes wide open.
A spear penetrated his chest. He blocked attacks from two directions, but there was still one blow that he failed to block.
With the spear drawn out, the middle-aged man fell to the ground.
Just like that, this human mercenary who sold his life for money died. Soon, a batch of pensions will be sent back to that small city and to an old man. That was his wife in the hands of the terrible woman.
Actually, these elite ratmen should have a trait, a very special trait, and are good at group fights.
This may have a lot to do with the bad conditions during the long attack. The rat war divided these guys into small teams. In this way, no matter the external war or the mutual struggle when they stopped, the situation was gradual. From a single rat-man, to a large group of rat-men, it became a team of rat-men to keep warm.
This makes these guys extremely good at cooperating with each other, and they have also become better at sieges and group attacks.
This was not a protracted and decisive attack. In fact, not long after, the rat people roared away again, failing to break through the front line of the Jihad Army, and gave up the heavy tower. After being destroyed.
The rat people immediately began to retreat very naturally.
Retreating is a very simple matter for the rat people. As long as the supervising team is no longer pressing, a swarm of bees will roar away in an instant.
But such an attack doesn't leave nothing behind.
The positions that had just been cleared, and the gullies that had not yet been filled in or widened, were once again filled with corpses.
There are rat people and humans.
The pungent smell of blood echoed for a long time.
In this situation, a piece of good news emerged.
The supplies officer brought over pots of hot porridge, and dinner was ready.
The Jihadists who have established a firm foothold in this position are gradually catching up with many things.
Supplies, logistics, medical treatment, various instruments, precision equipment of mages, and blacksmiths accompanying the army.
These are gradually coming into place.
In silence, he stared at the bloody mess in front of him, except for the Jihadi soldiers who were stationed and warned.
The others also received their own dinner, a bowl of meat porridge with a considerable thickness and a piece of hard black bread. They were looking for something to rely on casually in their exhaustion, with corpses piled up everywhere around them.
It’s just that the rat people obviously don’t want them to be so stable.
With roars, blue lightning balls fell wantonly.
He didn’t stop for a moment, holding up his dinner and running away in panic.
You can still hear the twisted and wanton shrill laughter of the rat priests from a distance.
(End of this chapter)