Warhammer Fantasy: I Have Total War System

"Swordsmen and shieldmen, advance! Musketeers, retreat three steps and form a horizontal line!"

Jian Ping took out three command flags—black, green, and red—from the magical artifact at his waist.

His voice wasn't loud, and even had a somewhat scholarly quality, but every syllable clearly reached the ears of the soldiers present.

Command was originally Feng Yuan's responsibility, but seeing that Jian Ping intended to take charge, he silently put away the command flag and switched back to the heavy crossbow.

To Li Lin's astonishment, Yu Yong, sword and shield, swiftly penetrated the ranks of the Iron Hail musketeers.

Five men per group, with a sword and shield team placed between every two groups of gunners.

"Raise your shield!"

Jade shields are raised high to the sky, forming a shield array, and the yin-yang fish carvings, symbolizing "peace and harmony," gleam with a dark light under the setting sun.

The female iron hail gunners, as if they had practiced thousands of times, knelt on one knee in unison and methodically filled their short guns.

Have the two units become one?

Is this a way to play?

Jian Ping temporarily put away the command flag, coughed twice, and cupped his hands to Feng Yuan: "Thank you for your leniency, General Feng."

"Now it's up to the general!"

Feng Yuan nodded and removed the compass ritual implement tied to his waist.

"stand up!"

Yu Yong crouched down, while the musketeer stood up, aiming his fist-sized gun at the oncoming enemy troops.

Feng Yuan did not rush to order the firing.

He dismounted, placed the heavy crossbow, which was half his height, on the ground, and compared it with the ruler embedded in the crossbow arm.

"One hundred and eighty paces away, three fingers' width of elevation," he murmured.

Then he moistened his right index finger with saliva, held it up in the air, and observed it for a few moments.

"The wind is blowing from west-northwest, about half a finger's width away."

After saying that, he picked up the crossbow and pulled the trigger.

The specially designed fire-feathered crossbow bolts drew a deep red arc in the approaching twilight, embedding themselves in the chest of a farm laborer's cavalryman a hundred paces away, killing both man and horse instantly.

"Use this arrow as a reference point and adjust accordingly, left or right!"

The magical implements at the waists of each musketeer clearly emitted Feng Yuan's voice.

"The left row is slightly to the north, the right row remains the same."

"It's two and a half fingers lower than the usual height."

"All units—fire!"

Ninety muskets exploded almost simultaneously.

Lead bullets rained down on the charging farm laborers and cavalry.

The lightly armed riders on horseback were riddled with holes before they could even make any evasive maneuvers.

Li Lin covered his ears on the side.

Before he could recover from the explosion of the gunpowder, Feng Yuan's command came again.

"The third row is half a finger too high. Move it down."

"Second row, the bullet landed slightly to the right, about half a finger to the left."

"First row, three fingers' width upward angle, second round, prepare to fire—fire!"

On the system map, the two soldier markers representing the enemy's farm laborers and cavalry were erased in an instant; the entire process was roughly estimated to have taken no more than thirty breaths!

Is it that powerful?

The Iron Hail Gunners, capable of firing three armor-piercing projectiles at a time, were indeed a unit renowned for their high-speed firing.

However, in the game, ranged units have a minimum interval of four seconds, so they have to take a break after each round.

But these musketeers in front of us fired almost without pause, the gunfire coming in waves, just like a Gatling gun, which was terrifying.

Moreover, the range far exceeds the ninety meters in the game; Li Lin felt it was at least a hundred paces away.

He quickly pulled up the detailed unit attributes to see what was going on:

[Iron Hail Gunner]

[Health Points: 6200] [Morale: 55] [Number of Modules: 90]

[Attributes: Armor 30, Movement Speed ​​33, Attack 16, Defense 16, Melee Weapon Power 3 (Armor Penetration), 21 (Unbreakable)]

[Range 90 meters, Long-range weapon power (Iron Hailgun) 11 Armor Penetration]

【Characteristic: Martial Arts Tranquility - Yin】

The unit's attributes are no different from those in the game, and it is not equipped with any special equipment.

However, the long list of buffs next to the troop section truly shocked Li Lin.

This musketeer received four buffs that enhanced his shooting ability: [Martial Arts Peace - Yin], [Tactical Expert], [Veteran of the City Wall], and [Yin-Yang Harmony].

【Tactical Expert】is a skill directly derived from Li Lin, granting +10% reload speed and -1% fatigue per second.

【Martial Arts Peace and Yin】is an inherent passive skill of the Zhen Dan troops. However, with the amplification of 【Peace and Transformation +50%】 by Li Lin as the strategist, the effect is increased to +6 morale, +6% speed, and +18% reload speed.

There's also an aura that seems to come from Feng Yuan, the subordinate general of the city, called "Veteran of the City Walls," which provides an incredible 40% range, 25% armor-piercing ranged damage, and 15% troop ranged resistance.

Holy crap!

Do I have a system or do you have a system?!

The last one, [Yin Yang Fusion], is a status skill that comes with the unit and can be switched.

This unit, which combines Jade Warriors with Iron Hail Gunners, can switch between two modes: [Shield Formation] and [Assisted Reloading].

[Shield Block] provides 35% ranged block, while [Assisted Reload] provides +12% reload speed and +15% accuracy.

In summary, the increase in "reload speed" alone has soared to a terrifying 40%.

No wonder he can shoot like a Gatling gun...

"Wait? They ran out of ammunition so quickly?"

Li Lin suddenly realized something was wrong.

The Iron Hail Gunners in the game should have enough basic ammunition to fire twenty-two rounds, but their allied force only has enough basic ammunition to fire ten rounds.

Moreover, after five rounds, a debuff called "inferior gunpowder" appeared.

[Inferior Gunpowder]: -5 to ranged armor penetration damage, and has a 5% chance of causing barrel explosion casualties in each round of firing.

Ah? ?

Aren't these weapons and gunpowder produced by your own company?!

Holy crap! Wei Zheng, Brother Wei, Super Little Wei, so you sell counterfeit goods?!

The moment the debuff was seen, two musketeers had their guns blown off. One of them was killed instantly when a piece of flying metal blew off his forehead. The other was luckier; his hand was blown to pieces.

Li Lin thought this would cause quite a commotion, but to his surprise, neither Jian Ping and Feng Yuan, nor the musketeers who were still firing around them, reacted much to it, as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

At this moment, the enemy's cavalry line, which had been cleared out, revealed twelve chariot units hidden behind it.

"Feng Yuan!" Li Lin shouted urgently over the intercom, "Stop focusing on those cavalry! Save your ammunition for the chariots!"

Feng Yuan's voice returned calmly: "General Li, rest assured, I've been keeping a close watch. Most of those tanks are fakes; there's only one real tank unit—wait!"

His tone suddenly changed: "No!"

Of course your mother is wrong!

Li Lin yelled at the top of his lungs, "Four teams! Four teams of real tanks! Look closely!"

A large number of fake tanks, billowing dust that blotted out the sky, surrounded the position from both the left and right flanks.

The remaining thirty-six tanks suddenly broke through the dust and charged straight toward the open flank!

It's not entirely Feng Yuan's fault. With this formation, the enemy's real and fake soldier tags were all stacked together, making it impossible to distinguish how many elite troops the enemy actually had, whether by the naked eye or the system map.

"Support! Come quick!" Li Lin and Jian Ping shouted at their communication devices almost simultaneously.

Fortunately in misfortune.

As expected, the enemy tanks failed to detect the ambushing barricades in time.

These heavy chariots, drawn by three horses, possessed the power of a runaway battering ram when charging at full speed, leaving no room for braking.

Some drivers pulled the reins back with all their might, but the immense inertia still propelled the entire chariot forward, plunging it violently into the insidious iron spear.

The tips of the chevaux-de-frise pierced the chests of several lead horses.

The beasts let out heart-wrenching howls, their massive bodies shattering into pieces. The chariots behind them, like boulders pried up by crowbars, tilted upwards, the carriages overturned, and spun several times in the air before crashing into the army formation.

The vehicle itself, along with the enemy soldiers thrown out, crushed and killed many infantrymen in the ranks, creating an extremely bloody scene.

Li Lin turned his head slightly, thinking to himself that next time he used the chevaux-de-frise, he would definitely maintain a safe distance from the army formation.

The hastily made chevaux-de-frise only survived the first wave of attack.

Dozens of overturned chariots smashed the frame to pieces, uprooting it from the ground, and twisted the iron spear shafts into pretzel shapes under the immense force.

"Halberds, advance!" Jian Ping waved his command flag again, his voice already somewhat hoarse.

Li Lin then dragged the [Eternal Flame Banner] onto the Jade Warrior Halberd troops who had just begun engaging the enemy.

The troops were thrown into disarray by the tanks that had just been thrown, and the [Defend Against Charge (Large Force)] function failed. In the instant of engagement, just three long-duration chariots crushed nearly forty Yu Yong halberd warriors to death.

The heavy tanks carved a bloody path through the troops, turned a corner, and charged out of the troops again, giving them no chance to retaliate!

This was even when the enemy's morale was low and they were not willing to fight!

"Fire!"

The iron hail gunners on the front used their last two rounds of ammunition to turn the twelve heavy tanks into smoking fireballs.

The enemy has three farm riders and two captains' chariots remaining on the field.

The iron hail gunners, out of ammunition, were protected in the middle, with the Jade Warriors' swords and shields facing north uphill, and the halberds facing south towards the Allied forces, forming a box formation.

The two sides have entered into a meat grinder battle!

"General Feng!" Li Lin roared, only to see Feng Yuan already taking the lead to intercept the enemy tanks that were regrouping on the right flank.

Li Lin gritted his teeth and charged toward the tank unit on the left flank.

The flanks and rear of infantry units will be significantly weakened, and they will suffer additional morale blows in addition to damage.

The same damage, if you are hit head-on, will at most reduce morale by 60, but if you are attacked from the flank or rear, you will lose more than 100 morale!

Even if he has a leadership aura that grants +12 morale, it won't help!

Li Lin drew his sword, attempting to intercept a long-wheeled carriage that was rushing towards Yu Yong's sword and shield from an uphill angle.

Unexpectedly, the warhorse he had borrowed from his personal guards ran a dozen steps before suddenly letting out a terrified neigh, its front hooves slipping, and it desperately tried to run back.

"Damn it! If I ride a horse again, I'm a dog!"

Li Lin frantically pulled on the reins, almost bursting with rage, but there was nothing he could do but watch helplessly as the two heavy chariots rolled over the Jade Warrior Sword and Shield.

At that moment, a streak of emerald green flame traversed fifty meters, passed over Li Lin's head, and poured onto the chariot that he had failed to stop.

The flame was composed of a pure, jade-like green energy.

It is full of spirituality, unlike the malevolent flames of the dimensional stone.

The chariots stained with green flames quickly turned into molten iron, and the armor and weapons of the soldiers on the chariots melted at the same time, burning into their flesh.

The out-of-control tank veered off the ramp and rolled down the infantry lines.

Until a giant green claw suddenly appeared, bringing the heavy tank to a firm stop, and then with a "smack," crushing it into dust like squeezing a dung beetle's dung ball.

The jade lion brings wealth!

Meanwhile, Mo Shilaifu slapped the three muscular foals pulling the heavy chariot into mincemeat with a single blow.

After crushing all the fallen soldiers, the two lions trotted towards Li Lin.

The chariots and cavalry along the way were swept aside like pebbles.