Warhammer in a box

Chapter 14 War Mobilization
Tuke was standing silently in the woods that had been burned to ashes by the flamethrower.

The earth still retained some warmth, and the air was filled with a burning smell.

Tuke looked at the orc corpses all over the ground. The cavalry troops who were still alive a few hours ago had now turned into charcoal.

This was almost all of his mobile forces.

The orcs around him said nothing, and some goblins were even trembling slightly, fearing that their boss would take his anger out on them.

"Fire... could it be those mages made by humans? Or the flamethrowers of those dwarves?" Tuke sniffed the air and a look of fear appeared on his face.

He had fought against dwarven war machines and human mages, and every time he encountered these people, he and his clan lost. Those annoying dwarves used muskets, flamethrowers, and even cannons to slaughter his clan wantonly, while the horrific flames released by the human mages with a wave of their hands could easily tear apart their formation.

Tuke couldn't help but clench his fists, as if he wanted to take revenge for all the past humiliation today.

"No matter who the opponent is, the Darkpox Clan will definitely defeat you, and I, Toothbreaker Took, will gain new loot and become the most waaagh goblin in the world! Boys! Come on!"

Tuk rushed out first, and the rest of the orcs followed closely behind. The charge of thousands of orcs made the earth tremble.

At this time in the city of Terra, the newly armed civilians were constantly stuffing their mouths with food provided by Zhang Heng. The battle would soon begin, and everyone must have enough energy to cope with the upcoming battle.

The adult males were organized into square formations and then arranged on the city walls and at the city gates. However, the fear and confusion about the battle could still be seen on the faces of these non-professional soldiers. If it were not for the blessing of faith and the belief that the city was protected by Zhang Heng, these civilians might have begun to flee before the battle even began.

Crossbows, a long-range weapon that is easy to operate, were also distributed to all the soldiers. Unlike bows and arrows, which do not require much training, people only need to load the arrow, pull the string, and then shoot and repeat this process over and over again.

At this time, Ludwig quickly got into his role. Now he did not seem like Zhang Heng's chosen one, but more like the general who led the army to fight against the orcs.

He walked around the city, inspecting and arranging the defenses, and he kept encouraging the soldiers.

"Soldiers, the Emperor is watching you! Do not be afraid! Do not be scared! His power is unmatched! He will help us surpass the enemy and show us the way to victory!" Ludwig shouted loudly, and the people who were originally confused and fearful slowly began to strengthen themselves.

"Lieutenant Marcus, this guy really does look a bit like an Imperial Commissar." Best, who is also a member of the Cadian team, said to Marcus, who is the Melter in the team.

"Indeed, I used to think that the political commissar was redundant, at least in our Cadian Commando. But now it seems that the political commissar is still very necessary. He will stabilize the morale of these new recruits, which is not bad." Marcus replied.

"Lieutenant Marcus, I'm really looking forward to these orcs arriving soon. Compared to those Chaos traitors, these uncivilized orcs are easier to fight. You see, they don't even have hot weapons. How can our commandos in the regiment be assigned the easy task of fighting such native orcs?" Best did not seem to be worried about the upcoming battle.

"Best, you are not allowed to underestimate the enemy in battle, not to mention that you have received a mission from the Emperor. You must do your best to complete this task! You must not bring shame to us Cadians!"

All Cadians become serious when their home planet is mentioned.

"I understand, Lieutenant Marcus, wait. Look at the woods ahead!" Best suddenly pointed his finger into the distance. They immediately spotted the movement in the distance from the highest point of the city wall. Marcus put on the matching tactical mask, and the long-sighted function allowed him to see the situation several kilometers away clearly.

Orcs were constantly coming out of the forest.

"Get ready for battle! Everyone get ready for battle! It's the greenskins!" Marcus immediately shouted towards the city wall.

After hearing Marcus' words, the originally quiet city of Terra suddenly became chaotic.

"Everyone hold your posts! Swordsmen, go up to the city walls! Spearmen, hold the city gates! Archers, draw the strings of your crossbows! Don't be afraid! These orcs are nothing more than this!" Ludwig shouted as he walked towards the city wall. He also looked towards the forest.

Soon most of the orcs had walked out of the forest and formed a dark line in the distance. Among them, there were several particularly tall figures that made Ludwig's pupils shrink suddenly.

"Damn, there are stone trolls?!" Ludwig also had no experience in direct combat with these behemoths, but he heard about these guys from his instructors at school. The best way to deal with them is to kill them with a volley of muskets before they get close, otherwise no one wants this monster with extremely high defense to rush into their army.

But where are the guns now?
"Hey! Ludwig, don't worry, leave these big guys to me and my soldiers!" Marcus also saw the stone trolls, and he took the initiative to shout to Ludwig. Marcus' firm and relaxed tone obviously calmed Ludwig a little, although he didn't know how such a few people could kill the stone trolls.

However, as reinforcements sent by Zhang Heng, Ludwig still trusts Marcus and others very much.

"Okay! I'll leave it to you, Marcus! I and my men will hold off those approaching orcs!"

Tuk watched from afar the crowds of people on Terra City. He couldn't understand why these humans wanted to rely on this simple city to resist his entire clan? Looking at the ridiculous wall, there was even a piece that was obviously just repaired. He suspected that the stone trolls under his command could knock it down with a charge!
"Boys! Set up the trebuchet for me!"

Under Tuk's command, a large number of goblins began to assemble the disassembled trebuchets one by one. Soon, three simple trebuchets were assembled, and huge stones were placed next to the catapults with the help of the trolls.

These most basic and crude catapults could not be said to have much accuracy, but these engineering machines were enough to cause enough damage to the fragile human city. As long as a huge rock hit the crowd, it would cause a riot.

Stones were put into the catapult's basket, and the goblin controlling it let out strange cries and pressed the lever.

With a "bang", a huge stone was thrown out by the catapult.

The human soldiers on the city wall could only shout "Watch out for the boulders! Take cover!!!" as they watched the boulders approach.

The first round of stones just grazed the scalps of the soldiers on the city wall. Three huge stones smashed into the city and destroyed two houses.

The soldiers also cried out in surprise.

Seeing his trebuchet hitting the city, Tuk laughed and continued to shout: "Boys, smash it for me! Don't stop! Trolls, come to the front! Get ready to charge!!"

(End of this chapter)