Warhammer in a box

Chapter 374 Suppression
Sigma used his personal influence to forcibly implement the established policies.

Although some of the electors said they agreed at the meeting after seeing the miserable conditions of others, they still chose to resist after returning to their own territories.

Sigmar has been away from the empire for a long time, and some people have forgotten how powerful Sigmar is.

Soon, those electors who chose to resist realized what a mistake they had made.

Originally, under the influence of Terra, the Elector's control over the military and economy in his territory was already very weak.

Even some believers of the God-Emperor were planted in the military and among officials, but they had no ability to identify the beliefs of their subordinates.

And Zhang Heng did what he said. As long as Sigma didn't stop him, he didn't mind using some radical methods to complete the transformation of the empire, even if it meant some killing and sacrifice.

The priests of the Church of Sigmar and the priests of the church who believed in the God-Emperor, two entities that had never acted together and were hostile to each other, stood together in a rare occasion. They brought the weapons of their churches with them to the territory of Talabek.

Helmut, Elector of Talabek, watched the gathering of the church's army from his powerful fortress built on the back of a volcano.

The castle of this city, called Tarabeheim, is a naturally defensible fortress, a strong enough fortress to withstand the attacks of regular demon legions and hold out.

It seems that Helmut is determined to resist to the end, and his confidence comes from this city. The land formed by volcanic ash is incredibly fertile, and the entire city can even be self-sufficient without relying on the outside world.

At this time, Helmut also believed that the Empire would not really wage war against him. War would result in deaths, and besieging an Elector would also cause extremely bad consequences. In his heart, he had actually been forced to accept the outcome of losing his status as Elector, but he wanted to gain more rights and interests for himself in this way.

Losing his military power means he has lost everything.

Helmut looked at the church army outside without worrying, but sat patiently in his fortress waiting for the Empire to send someone to negotiate with him.

In the end, Helmut's plan was going to fail. Zhang Heng had no intention of negotiating with anyone. If he succeeded, others would definitely follow suit. Once there would be a second time, and then abolishing the Elector would be meaningless.

However, these conservative electors have not yet gotten over their old war habits.

Just like the world Zhang Heng lives in, before construction technology and sufficiently strong materials were invented, the emergence of gunpowder weapons and the large-scale popularization of flying troops had completely made city walls and some so-called castles built on natural dangers lose their meaning.

Even a simply dug trench and underground air-raid shelter are more useful than the city wall that cost countless manpower to build. The old city and city wall are now just a coffin that traps itself.

At this time, Walkerma was looking at the walls of Tarabeheim in a dilemma, but he was also extremely angry that Helmut dared to disobey Sigma. When he was about to order his fanatics to attack the city and capture Helmut directly, Rebecca stopped him.

"Wolkma, we no longer have any conflicts. Sigmar and the Emperor have reached an agreement. We are now comrades on the same front. Since we are comrades, let me tell you that the way of war has completely changed. This time you just watch from the sidelines. This will save countless human lives in the future and reduce the sacrifices of Sigmar's followers."

"The method of war? Do you want to use your artillery to raze the entire city to the ground? But there are still many people in there who do not deserve to die!"

"Artillery? Of course not. Our purpose is not to kill or destroy cities. This is a destruction of the entire human power. I will not do this. Just watch."

As Rebecca gave the order, explosions were heard in Tarabeheim and flames shot up into the sky.

The explosion was caused by the granary and warehouse storing weapons and ammunition in the city.

As early as the day Helmut openly declared resistance, Rebecca sent out a team of assassins trained by Mehrindi himself, and a considerable number of these assassins were believers of Ranod, the god of trickery.

Of course, compared to Tzeentch's tricks, Lanord's tricks are more like some clever tricks. But in the empire, thieves, robbers, and gamblers believe in it very widely.

These people are also those who hide in the shadows and are agile.

Rebecca didn't have any requirements for these people's direct combat capabilities. Their role was to cause sabotage behind enemy lines with the help of weapons and equipment and the ability to hide themselves!
And Mehrindi had no objection to training these people with a history of bad deeds. The bad things they did might be praised as being good people in the Assassin's Court.

With the equipment designed for them by the priests, the assassins climbed directly from the cliffs of the volcano into the city.

Helmut didn't deploy many defensive soldiers there. After all, under normal circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for human power to climb up this cliff.

The infiltrating assassins silently eliminated the unsuspecting guards and successfully reached the city.

"Ronan, I never thought that thieves like us would have the chance to eat the emperor's food. These equipments are really useful. If I had these things before, I would have dared to break into the Elector's house and steal things!"

"Jon, stop talking and concentrate. Don't expose yourself. This is our first time participating in such a large operation. If something goes wrong, we're doomed. Don't you understand Lord Mehrindi's methods? Have you forgotten what happened to those people who contradicted him and didn't follow the rules?!"

Jon couldn't help but shudder when he heard what his companions said. The bodies of those unruly people were still hanging on the walls of the training camp, and now they had been dried into mummies by the wind.

"I see."

"Prepare for action! The brothers responsible for destroying the ammunition depot have already succeeded. This disobedient Elector will definitely come out of his castle to check the situation!"

And the situation was just as they expected.

Helmut heard the explosion outside and immediately went outside with the guards to check the situation. Seeing the gunpowder magazine that had been razed to the ground, he murmured: "How is it possible! How dare they attack! Why don't they come to negotiate with me! Why!!"

The development of things has exceeded Helmut's expectations.

Just as he was stunned, gunshots rang out from somewhere, and the guards around him fell one after another. Just as he was trying to find cover, a long sword was already on his neck.

"Calvin?! What are you doing! Do you know what you are doing!!" Helmut discovered that the owner of the sword was actually one of his personal guards. This young man named Calvin had joined his personal guard not long ago, but his family had served Helmut for three generations!

"Calvin? I'm sorry, your loyal Calvin has died a long time ago. I am a loyal believer of the God-Emperor, Helmut. You are hindering the revival of the empire and you are not worthy of this position at all!"

"Impossible! This is impossible!"

"All soldiers, lay down your weapons! Helmut has been controlled. In the name of the God-Emperor and the Great Sigmar, Helmut is a traitor and a sinner of the Empire! Those who give up resistance will be pardoned by the God-Emperor!"

Dragon roars were also heard in the sky, and several dragon knights flew over Tarabheim, while several Valkyries also appeared and immediately airdropped several Terra teams.

Most of the soldiers wisely laid down their weapons, and the few who resisted were resolutely suppressed.

Wokma stared blankly at the Terra flag flying on the top of the city wall of Tarabheim in the distance. Did this city just change hands?
"Wolkema, I told you, you have to start adapting to the new way of war."

(End of this chapter)