Chapter 377, Sky Tower
The towering fortress collapsed.
The entire battlefield was in chaos at this time, and the rat people were roaring and running around in this chaotic battlefield.
The roars of the war priests were buried in such chaos. The joy of victory could not be seen on the faces of these guys. Indeed, this victory was indeed not perfect.
More than half of the human troops in the fortress have completed their evacuation. Although they were somewhat embarrassed, they threw away a large number of weapons, war equipment, various consumables, supplies, food, and other scattered things. Down, but they managed to escape.
Perhaps this fortress, this battlefield, has really suppressed the rat people for too long. When the rat people climbed onto the city wall and the fortress ended with sporadic resistance, an unstoppable carnival and riot began. It appeared in the Skaven Warriors.
The restless ratmen were no longer driven by the war priests. They ran wildly across the land, robbing the things left by humans, setting fire to the war buildings, and destroying the war equipment.
Here, every inch of this battlefield is soaked in the blood of rat men. At this time, they are running wildly in such a place.
A chaotic carnival begins.
The war priests roared in helpless anger, but could not stop the carnival from continuing. They could only watch helplessly as the human army moved away.
This is a serious strategic mistake. For the Youyan people, the loss of this fortress means that the rat army will be able to march in without any hindrance. The entire Lianyan Province can no longer be defended, and the battlefield will be invaded. Over time, this represents the loss of a province, and a province that is no longer able to function properly due to war mobilization.
What's more, this solid defense line built based on the winding river was lost.
The human empire was becoming increasingly breathless under the weight of war.
It was already foreseeable that Caesar signed his name on the joint letter.
Those energetic young people will also lose the right to choose and go to the battlefield to face this cruel war. Formation will become their necessary and only choice.
Suddenly, it seems that the end of the human empire is coming.
Of course, before all of this happens, there is a prerequisite, and that is the end of this carnival.
Amid the roars of the war priests, this chaotic carnival is still going on on this chaotic battlefield.
And on the other side of the battlefield.
In front of that high tower, a defeat was taking place.
The cold steel golems walked out of the tower. These heavy steel lumps were trampling on the incoming rat people without restraint, facing such terrifying war weapons.
It is normal to be unable to muster the courage. The rat warriors fled in panic.
But what is worthy of recognition is that the rat people today are generally much better than before, no matter in every aspect.
Especially after the group of big claw priests in charge of the breeding house pointed out a very strange doctrine.
The theory of eugenics and eugenics.
How to put it, this is a weird doctrine that mixes nutrition and efficiency supremacy.
The priests of Big Claw began to discover and realize the nutrition and abilities needed for the growth of rat-men, and began to quantify this concept to ensure that each newborn rat-man is provided with the most standard energy and nutrition, without too much. Give that any point.
The motivation behind this refined approach is extreme search, but it greatly reduces the probability of producing overly thin mouse-human individuals during breeding.
A stronger body can certainly bring stronger courage, that's for sure.
On the battlefield, these young ratmen were able to quickly regain a certain amount of morale after fleeing in panic, and many of them were able to enter the battlefield again soon.
Although this habit will also make the battlefield messy, without any order at all.
But the rat people should probably be used to this.
The rat warriors who returned after their fear had subsided gave a sharp roar. They randomly pulled the triggers of the short-barreled rifles in their hands, and dangerous beams of magic energy flew wantonly on the battlefield, like this Many of the attacks landed on the low stone wall raised by the Youyan human mage. Behind the stone wall, many human warriors relied on this simple wall to attack the rat people.
Crossing a large river is not an easy task, especially if it is a blitzkrieg in order to prevent humans from being prepared.
On the battlefield with the flag, there is barely one terrifying lightning cannon.
He really caught the humans off guard.
Until, the ferocious and dark cannon ports began to open on the high tower.
Hot magic energy beams shined in this area, and the only remaining lightning cannon in the banner army exploded in several thick magic energy beams.
In the gorgeous light, there are figures of rat people running around in embarrassment, including the flag.
Qi lost his temper and shouted loudly on the battlefield.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
He made a judgment and stopped meaningless consumption and pressure.
A grand rout was born.
But, similarly, these human armies and the mages stationed in the mage tower are no longer able to pursue the fleeing flag and the army in his hands.
They received the news from the front line that the troops evacuated from the fortress would arrive at them soon, and they must be prepared for this.
Moreover, the reserve of the magic pool in the Mage Tower is almost at its bottom.
There are so many things to prepare for.
The mages not only want to dismantle and recycle the large number of surveillance arrays installed in this area, but also want to see if they can pick up the stars falling from the sky as much as possible before evacuating.
Those human warriors who had just experienced a bloody battle were also busy. I am afraid that this area cannot be defended. Villagers in every village and town must be notified of their arrival, and they must be sure to wait for those who retreat. Before the troops arrive, they complete their assembly and then evacuate together to the rear.
At the same time, resources in this area must also be gathered. The food reserves may not be able to fully bear the retreat.
If it weren't for Qi's intrusion, the autumn harvest would have started. After the harvested wheat was ground into flour, a large part of it would have been supplied to the fortress ahead.
Now, the autumn harvest is about to begin, in order to urgently harvest the last batch of grain.
Everything started right here and suddenly.
The cold and stern cavalry commander, Honorary Baron Cooley, commander of the Empire’s Third Magical Arms Army, he personally led the team and rode his war horse in villages and small towns, passing on this misfortune. news.
The numbers of the magic weapon armies in the Human Empire are actually determined based on the order in which this army was founded. The third empire, this means that the magic equipment army in Cooley's hands is the third magic equipment army established in the human empire.
This is an extremely valuable title. It can be seen from the fact that Cooley was awarded the title of Baron. After the nobility came to an end, their titles were retained. However, the various viscounts, barons, and earls now basically have no actual rights, but are used as honorary titles.
It was established early and was almost full of wars with the rat people.
Of course, the casualty rate is also terrifyingly high. In the Human Empire, a fully-equipped army is probably about 100,000 strong, but now, the Empire’s Third Magical Equipment Force led by Cooley , after another bloody battle, whether there is still a thousand and five establishments is a question.
When this army was first established, Cooley was just a small captain, but now he has become a general.
Speaking of which, Qi also had a close relationship with them. After all, he returned to this battlefield by sneak attack and destroying the First Magical Equipment Unit that was preparing to return to the hinterland of the Human Empire via water for repairs. Such a feat.
And now, the third magic weapon unit, which had no one left, was hit hard by him again.
To some extent, this guy Flag is notorious.
At dusk, groups of villagers gathered together and came to this towering magic tower.
The rat corpses, broken weapons, and bumpy terrain all over the ground made the children very uneasy, and they pulled at the sleeves of their family members.
Compared to the fear of these children simply because of the corpses and blood, the adults had more complicated sadness in their eyes.
When the sky once again brought a hazy light, the children were placed in the army camp, and the smoke from the cooking pots floated out. The tall and rude logistics officer got up early to cook meat porridge. .
These are for children.
As for those adults, they came to the golden wheat fields early. This year, after using the methods brought by the mages, they ushered in a bumper harvest.
Now is the harvest season.
Looking at the endless golden expanse in front of them, there was no joy in the eyes of these men, but only complicated sadness.
On the third day, the tired army appeared from afar, and they brought news about the Ratman's lightning tower. This news made the mages a little more panicked.
Decided to leave earlier.
After completing the harvest in the morning, they were ready to leave.
The tall and rude affairs officer took out some honey from the reserve resources on a rare occasion today. He hastily cooked a pot of barley porridge with a little sweetness from the freshly harvested wheat.
The cheerful laughter of children echoed throughout the military camp.
It's time to leave.
The men and horses of the brigade began to march in an orderly and urgent manner.
At the end, a flame was ignited in the golden wheat field, and the burning flame filled the plain.
Even if it is too late to harvest this wheat, it will not be left to the rat people.
In the flames, ashes spread with the wind. This time, it is human beings who are destroying their own things.
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No matter what, the Rat Man won this time.
After the riot ended, the war priests began to occupy land crazily. Of course, this does not mean that these guys need land, this is just a way for them to show their merits.
Not only them, Qi also reacted quickly. Not long after he fled back to the other side of the river in embarrassment, he turned back in a hurry again.
With the rat army, they frantically occupied the abandoned and empty towns and villages, embracing the burned and dark land.
A grand sacrificial ceremony is about to begin.
This is the instruction given by the important figures in the temple guards. Of course, everyone knows that such a thing will delay the war to a certain extent. After all, human beings are definitely not ready for a defense line now. A good time to make a sudden advance.
But no one who is ignorant of current affairs has any objection to this sacrifice.
How should I put it? The group of rat lords have been quarreling for a long time. Even the most eloquent captain of the Prairie City Temple Guard was holding back a big breath.
It is better not to raise any objections at this time.
This grand ceremony was performed by the temple guards on the battlefield that is now in ruins, in front of the ruins of the fortress.
These guys are becoming more and more particular.
In just one day, a high tower was built. At the top of the tower were the altar and the sacred pillar.
The temple guards decided to drop a temple on the ruins of this battlefield, which also means that a new rat city will be dropped here.
But why should such a high tower fall? After all, this is a habit that the rat people have never had. There is no doubt that the rat people have always been more accustomed to living underground.
This comes from that miracle. After that miracle, the temple guards enthusiastically and smoothly accepted the moon worship trend that emerged in the Skaven Empire.
It all went smoothly without any setbacks.
In fact, the temple guards were almost impeccable. The early altars, stone carvings, divine patterns, the conservative monopoly on the divine pillars, the mid-term bells, blood gold, and the engineering concepts of the Gear School were all... It was partially accepted by the temple guards, so now, among these chaotic elements, there is another one worshiping the moon and worshiping comets. Is it any wonder?
The slave rats seek salvation and a peaceful death, the rat priests fanatically pursue their own desires, the rat warlords embrace war and killing, and the temple guards, although these guys are so pious, but in reality Speaking of which, they are almost blindly chasing anything and everything related to the great god.
The temple guards stand in front of the sacred temple and are the most loyal guards.
But it is also the most dull.
The tower is covered with complicated patterns, and every corner is not missing, gorgeous, and exquisite. The same is true for this ceremony. It begins at the moment when day and night alternate, in the blue sky It ends when the Soul Moon sets and the sky is stained with morning light.
There is no fanaticism, and there are no disorderly shouts from the rat people. Everything seems extremely solemn, with a bit of divinity.
This is how the ceremony ended.
This palace of gods also fell like this.
(End of this chapter)