Warhammer in a box

Chapter 157 Earth Shaking Cannon

Rudolf was wearing full plate armor and holding the Runefang of Ivy.

He laughed and commanded his troops as if this was not a battle but a game.

"Gurman, how is my army? It's OK, isn't it?"

Rudolf looked at his troops with satisfaction. His army had been fighting against the orcs from the Badlands and the undead creatures from Sylvania for many years, and they were definitely excellent soldiers.

And thanks to his huge investment, the soldiers' weapons and equipment and various firearms are definitely at the top level in the empire.

If it were the former Gurman, he would definitely sigh at the strong army led by Ivy, but who can blame him for having higher standards now?

"It is indeed excellent, Lord Rudolf." Gulman continued to compliment.

However, a Leman Russ rumbling past Gurman seemed to hit Rudolf hard in the face.

"Hmph!" Looking at the "steam tank" belonging to Terra, Redolf's face turned pale. What he just said seemed like a joke. Even if he was rich, he couldn't get this thing.

With a cold snort, he kicked his horse's belly and left with his personal guards!
Watching Rudolph leave, Gulman could only pray in his heart that this crazy marquis would not be too petty.

Gulman returned to the Terra base. The nuns accompanying the army led the soldiers in prayer. The orderly prayers made people feel happy.

An engineer accompanying the army and those craftsmen who also began to believe in the God of All Machines were using the holy incense in their hands to please the machine spirits in the weapons and equipment.

Several huge caliber earth-shaking cannons were also moved out, and these newly manufactured cannons had also been improved.

The steel required for artillery and artillery shells is very demanding, and the imperfect industrial system, coupled with the scarcity of skilled workers, makes it impossible to equip them on a large scale.

Lecard complained every day. He began to miss the expendable workers and tireless servitors of the Imperial Hive and the Forge World.

And now Terra's workers actually need to rest! Although they still work in shifts 24 hours a day, the work efficiency still cannot satisfy Lecard.

He even suggested to Ludwig whether some criminals and captives could be transformed into robot servants, but was rejected by Ludwig. He still thought that this was too cruel and that only those who were guilty of heinous crimes would deserve such a move.

This made Lecarde very confused, but he could only accept it temporarily, which forced him to spend more energy on basic construction.

"Lord Gurman."

When the soldiers along the way saw Gurman, they all stood up and performed the Sky Eagle Salute.

"Soldiers, how are you? Are you nervous?" Many of these soldiers were originally just civilians and refugees, and these medieval imperial people had heard the horror legends of Sylvania since childhood.

"We are not nervous! We have the Emperor's protection, and we are ready to sacrifice ourselves for the Emperor at any time!"

"No! The Emperor does not need you to die in battle, He needs you to win and win more battles for Him!"

"Yes! My Lord!"

Just as Gurman was encouraging everyone, some commotion began to occur on the city wall.

"Hmm? Officer! Get everyone ready for battle!"

As Gurman spoke, he rushed towards the city wall. He reached the top of the wall as fast as he could, but Redolf ​​had already arrived.

"Master Rudolph, what's wrong?"

"Look, kid, those vampires can't help themselves, haha, they actually took the initiative to attack us, did you see that? They are provoking us, they are mocking our incompetence!
Don't you know that my soldiers are best at defense? You want to defeat me with some skeletons and zombies?

"Soldiers, by God, Sigmar! Load your cannons, and I'll hang and whip anyone who lets them cross that river!"

Rudolph actually became even more excited when he saw the enemy coming.

Gulman also looked into the distance. A long black line appeared on the distant skyline. He picked up the reconnaissance equipment and saw that a dense mass of undead were marching towards them with staggering steps. A large number of zombies and skeletons rushed towards them with rusty and decayed weapons.

The cannons on the walls of Ivy opened fire.

After the roar of the artillery, huge sparks exploded among the group of undead.

The dense formation required almost no aiming to hit the target, and the soldiers kept reloading shells.

As if it was free of charge, it seemed that Rudolph really had stored a terrifying amount of ammunition as rumored.

But after several minutes of bombardment, the number of undead groups did not decrease.

It is difficult to see clearly with normal human vision, but Gurman can discover through equipment that many undead were killed, but every time a batch fell, another batch would be replaced.

"Lord Rudolf, it seems that there is a necromancer among them who is using magic to resurrect the undead!"

"Of course I know that our artillery's range is not enough. These guys just want to use these dead guys to consume our ammunition! Wait until these undead get closer, soldiers, get ready for close combat! Then find those necromancers!"

It was obvious that Redolf ​​was very familiar with the vampire's tactics.

He even drew his weapon and prepared to engage in hand-to-hand combat with these undead. Sigmar's priest also came to the city wall and prepared to buff the soldiers.

"I think hand-to-hand combat may not be necessary."

"What do you mean?"

Gurman did not answer directly.

"Father, confirm the coordinates! Bless the shells! Prepare the earth-shaking cannon!"

A huge cannonball was stuffed into the barrel by the craftsman.

"Soul of All Machines, please listen to my prayer, guide this cannonball, grasp its truth, let it tear apart the enemy's armor and flesh! Tear off their timid skin, and give the enemy in your sight the heaviest blow! Praise Om Messiah! Please guide this cannonball into the enemy's heart!"

Prayer completed.

"boom!"

The huge recoil caused the ground to shake. After a short wait, a small mushroom cloud exploded among the group of undead.

The shock wave of the explosion directly killed all the undead within a hundred meters, including the necromancer. Their fragile bodies could not resist the shock wave at all. The damage suffered by the living was even more terrible than that of the undead.

Caliber is justice! Truth is only within the range of artillery fire, which also applies in 40k.

Everyone was stunned, including the human craftsmen who participated in the creation. Only then did they realize what a horrible thing they had created.

"Gurman! How much is it? I want to buy it! I will buy it no matter how expensive it is!"

Rudolph was like going crazy. He felt that everything he had hoarded had become meaningless!
"My Lord, I cannot decide this. Please discuss this with Count Ludwig when the time comes!"

The death of the necromancer also caused the undead to lose their source of power, and they began to transform into corpses again on a large scale.

"Lord Rudolph, it's our turn, it's time to attack!"

"Open the gates! Attack!"

With high morale and in orderly steps, the human troops marched into the land of Sylvania.

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