Warhammer

If that happens, the dwarves' steady recovery momentum will be interrupted again. Although they will not fall into the dark situation of the "Age of Sorrow", their dream of retaking the Eight Peaks Mountain and completely eliminating the threat in the Endless Mountains will be shattered.

......

Fortunately, the Holy King descended from heaven to the south!

Emperor Gaozu was born in (crossed out), a wise ruler who raised his army from Pina, fought battles in the south and the north, protected the country and the people, and finally achieved his current career.

The sudden appearance of Ai'er not only changed the dark future of the Southern Kingdom, but the chain reaction it brought also directly affected the war far away in the Endless Mountains.

The defeat of a great Waaaagh was not just a defeat for the warlord Gao Maoliang, but it also dealt a certain blow to the greenskins as a whole in the entire Old World.

At a time, there can only be one big Waaaagh that is famous all over the world, becoming the most famous one, attracting countless greenskins to join in the pursuit of a hearty fight.

So, although Ai'er only officially sent troops to the Badlands this year to participate in the dwarves' recovery of lost territory, his contribution to this battle actually began several years ago.

In the future, when we win the battle and regain the lost territory, and hold a celebration party at Eight Peaks Mountain or Eternal Peak, Al can also proudly jump onto the table, put his hands on his hips and say a few words:

"I will participate in the entire process of recovering lost territory!"

"I was present at the Battle of Black Rock!"

The Eastern Expedition Army marched for another ten days and finally sighted the Iron Rock, which was still under the control of the greenskins.

This was once an important smelting fortress of the dwarves. Its name suggests its specialty, it is rich in minerals, especially iron ore. The dwarves once continuously dug the veins here and eventually dug through the magma layer, causing lava backflow and almost destroying the entire underground city.

The infamous legendary orc warlord, Battlemaster Bard Ironclaw, and his tribe rose here. The Great Waaaaagh led by him almost destroyed the empire and killed the emperor, wiping Thorland off the map... In addition, there are countless prominent crimes or achievements. He may be the first greenskin warlord who learned to use his brain and attach importance to the role of auxiliary troops such as goblins and catapults. He is a tactical genius among the greenskins.

After its warband fell apart and its original greenskin remains lost, the Iron Rock where Gorbad Ironclaw first built his fortress remains one of the most formidable greenskin strongholds in all the Old World.

There may be hundreds of greenskin war gangs of all sizes active around it at the same time. The greenskins are constantly fighting here, maintaining a chaotic ecology where the big fish eat the small fish, the small fish eat the shrimp, and the shrimp may kill the big and small fish in return...

Here is the legacy left by the dwarves. Even the brainless greenskins can use the veins dug by the dwarves to obtain important iron resources. Therefore, the equipment of the greenskin tribes here is much better than that of other places. At least they have been generally upgraded from wood, stone and bone to iron armor and iron soldiers.

Even though there is no great warlord ruling Iron Rock now, the number of greenskins around it may be no less than tens of thousands. Even if some of them are attracted by the battle in Black Rock Castle in the east, there are still many greenskins active around. And because no formal war has broken out in Black Rock Castle for a long time, many bored greenskins simply leave the team and choose to wander east and west looking for a battle that makes them cheer for joy.

The arrival of the Aiel Eastern Expedition Army caused a sensation like a bonfire lit in the dark night, throwing a large piece of bloody meat into a school of piranhas.

Countless greenskin gangs, big and small, cheered for the emergence of a new opponent in this battle, then they assembled their troops, called on the boys, and prepared to start the fight!

But what enters the fish pond may not be fat meat, but a crocodile that is more terrifying than a piranha. The bonfire lit in the dark may not be a foolish way to seek death, but a trap to catch prey!

The wolves galloped, their hooves thundering.

An enemy more vicious than the Greenskins has entered the Badlands!

The double-headed eagle flag fluttered in the wind as the two armies formed up in front of the ruins of the dwarf fortress, which had become a slaughterhouse for the greenskins to indulge in pleasure.

This time, at the strong request of the Dwarf Observation Group, Ai'er did not place these allies behind the main army, but assigned them the task of defending the right wing as the third column of the battle line.

El rode the Queen into the sky, overlooking the battlefield.

Looking down from a high place, it was obvious that the number of greenskins constantly emerging from the iron rocks had a clear advantage, but their formation seemed very loose, and even many scattered and independent small blocks could be seen.

Apparently the greenskins in Iron Rock do not belong to the same flag, but just stick together out of habit in times of war.

The main children that Aiel brought with him on this expedition included his second oldest son, Kael'thas, Hera, and Alia. His two daughters led their own armies, while Kael'thas sat in the middle of the army as Aiel's first adjutant and was always willing to accept instructions from him.

The higher the altitude, the colder the air was. The Queen circled in the air, dived down with Al in her arms, and landed among the legion.

At the same time, an order was issued to the entire army in a timely manner.

"Prepare to attack!"

"Woo~~~" A heavy horn sounded in the badlands, battle flags fluttered, drums beat, and the alliance's army was like a slowly moving tank, marching in unison and moving forward steadily.

The greenskins opposite them didn't have to do so much preparation.

A leading greenskin warrior raised the broadsword in his hand, pointed it at the enemy in front of him, opened his mouth wide, showing his fangs, and roared:

"Brother Go~Brother Mao!!!"

"Waaaaaagh!!!"

This roar was responded to by countless greenskin war cries, the earth shook and the sound echoed through the sky.

The green tide began to move.

Beastman Shamans fly through the air on their mounts, waving their staffs to call upon and drive the power of the winds of magic.

Molten metal flows and storm spells smashed into the greenskin army that was rushing towards them.

The artillery of the Alliance Legion also roared, demonstrating its power in this desolate land.

Because of the bonus that the monster troops provide in terms of transportation, even for a raid, Al has equipped the legion with artillery. If the technology was not available, he would like to manufacture a large number of light artillery and equip the troops with artillery firepower that does not affect mobility.

We can't always use corpses to make skull cannons to attack the city before a battle...

The greenskins' charge was met with a head-on blow by the Alliance, and their rush forward resulted in a jagged formation, and soon the array in front was smashed to pieces.

And when the greenskins' charge reached the front of the legion, they were faced with rows of beasts that were even more hideous than themselves.

Troll Army.

They hold axes, clubs, and flails, and wear iron armor made for them by Alliance craftsmen, but on their backs hang a large backpack, which is very funny. There are two or three creatures that look like goblins, but are shorter than goblins and slightly less hideous in appearance, hanging on the backs of the trolls.

There are some special parts such as assault blades and ring handles on the back of their outer armor, which are used by these "wood elves" - goblins to climb.

"attack!"

He can be regarded as the Pina Yuangen among the trolls. He was the first river troll leader to be conquered by Ai'er. He Shuhan howled and gave orders to his stupid troll compatriots.

Then the troll army marched forward, blocking the greenskins' charge. The goblin grenadiers on their backs took out the alchemical bombs, whose craftsmanship had been continuously improved after the founding of Aiel, from their backpacks and smashed them towards the areas where the enemy was most concentrated.

The explosion and the sweep of the trolls slowed down and even crushed the greenskins' charge. Relying on their terrifying regenerative power, these trolls had a very low casualty rate in the past, because they had abundant supplies of materials. They just ate and slept on a daily basis, and were occasionally whipped by their commander and urged to get up for some big mixed exercises to ensure their fighting will and bloodiness.

Nowadays, they are generally much larger than wild ones. The Greenskins also have trolls, but compared with the "carefully cultivated" ones on the Alliance side, they are not as good in terms of quality or quantity.

The troll legions were like unreasonable steamrollers, brutally countering the greenskin charge and quickly pressing back into the advancing green tide.

The heavily armored Wrathhorn warriors who were deliberately placed at a certain distance behind the troll army advanced the front line in an orderly and neat pace.

Their excellent organization, unified formation, better weapons...eventually formed an overwhelming massacre organization.

135: Massacre Victory

The furious horns used what could be called an efficient speed to first deal with those enemies that were not stopped by the trolls and rushed in front of them. Then, after struggling in the enemy formation for a while, the trolls completed their initial task and began to move to both sides, leaving the greenskins whose formation had been loosened after being stirred up to the morale-rich and physically fit infantry.

Re-equip the Ragehorn!

In order to maximize the role of his soldiers who were born for war, Al spared no expense in building the country and also re-equipping the troops.

At this point, he had to "treat it differently."

Human soldiers still use leather armor, breastplates, or go without armor, only wearing uniforms that provide cold and wind protection, and at most a helmet.

The armor rate of the old beastmen is basically 100%. After having enough productivity, all the Wrathhorn Beastmen are "heavily armed", wearing such a set from head to toe. The reason is that firstly, the Wrathhorn Legion is still the absolute core of the combat effectiveness of the El Alliance today, and secondly... the elimination of armor on Earth is due to its heavy weight, cost, and the most important reason is that the update speed of offensive weapons is much faster than the development of protective gear. It is not impossible to rely on protective gear to resist rifle shooting, but based on the physical fitness of the earthlings, only extremely rare warriors can walk wearing such a thing.

Not to mention that being bulky means being a sitting duck.

Bullets don’t work—but cannonballs should work, right?

You can also run over it directly with the tracks.

But in the Middle Ages, some rules were magical things.

An Armored Ragehorn can even withstand close musket fire during a swift charge - but it will be killed by the enemy's swords.

Therefore, Al never thought of speed climbing the gunpowder technology to the level of trench warfare to dig holes and ambush Chaos guys.

Close combat, up close, and never fair—making a group of mortals face off against demons and monsters in close combat is a rule that seems to be unavoidable in this world.

Otherwise, in Ai'er's opinion, the dwarves' firepower could completely flatten Black Rock Castle. Just the ammunition they threw at them would be enough to make the dark and green skins cry out in pain. If they didn't attack, they would die a slow death, but if they attacked, they would die faster.

Instead of being stuck in a stalemate with a group of wild beasts fighting with sticks and stone clubs, the reason was also because the latter were too numerous.

But this is also the fairest thing in this world.

Even as powerful as the Four Great Demons or the Demon Prince, they could be killed by an ordinary mortal's pitchfork, leaving behind a laughing stock and being exiled back to their home in the Demon Realm.

This is also the reason why Al has always been worried about his cubs who lead the troops into battle and the centaurs.

No one, no one is invincible and immortal.

Tyrion was deserted by his friends and was shot dead by the Shadow King; Archaon, the Everchosen, was beaten by Grimgor Ironhide and lost because of his weapon; Ironhide almost fell into the hands of the ogre tyrant Greatgoldfang, but was killed by Ironhide because of his arrogance; Sigmar's Chosen Woten was assassinated by the Skaven assassin, and the Necromancer who once destroyed Nehekhara, the second biggest villain under Chaos, Nagash, was killed by the Nehekhara prince Alcadeza, who had been imprisoned for a long time, with a dagger given by the ratmen...

But it has been on the rise in Ayr ever since!

His army also encountered setbacks!

His sword had not yet broken its edge and shown signs of heart-wrenching rust.

The greenskins in front of them were not the high-spirited army led by the great warlord, but a "coalition" composed of many loose small war gangs. Even if they were lucky enough to win this battle, they would soon fall apart and kill each other.

Facing the well-trained and well-equipped Alliance Legion, the Greenskins had no advantage in morale, organization, or any other aspects except numbers.

Their traditional tactic of "hitting the head with a blow" failed to work. After the momentum of the attack was curbed, they soon fell into a disadvantage. The Alliance's legion was like a meat grinder, opening its bloody mouth and releasing infinite suction, swallowing, sucking in, and grinding all the enemies that approached it.

Soon, the sound of horse hooves like thunder rang out on the battlefield.

The three weapons of the Horde (Alliance).

Frontal suppression, advancing strangulation, and cavalry side charge.

The Centaurs who pledged their loyalty to the Hexagram of the Five Seals were dressed in heavy armor, carried short bows on their backs, held round shields in their left hands, and used halberds, spears or swords and axes in their right hands, and attacked the greenskin formation from the side.

The greenskins would naturally not sit still and wait for death. The War Boar Riders rushed forward with a howl, entangled the enemy cavalry, and behind the Centaurs, the wolves running in ambush quickly cooperated with the Centaurs to deal with this part of the cavalry, and then rushed into the greenskins' left wing at an unparalleled swiftness.

In the tent of the Eastern Expedition Army, Al looked up at the sky and said, "It's over."

The dwarf representatives looked at each other.

Their troops haven't even come into contact with the enemy yet...

"This is too fast..." some dwarves couldn't help but sigh.

In the past, due to their well-known shortcomings, the dwarf army was naturally strong in defense, but was slightly lacking in attack and pursuit.

But the Alliance uses an aggressive style of play. So far, El has not fought any defensive battles. The most he can do is wait for the enemy to charge, use spells and monster legions to slow down the opponent's momentum, and then launch a counterattack to crush the enemy with great force.

I haven't fought any protracted wars yet.

This is rare for the dwarves who are used to fighting with the greenskins for a long time and staying on the city walls for ten days, half a month, or even three to five years.

If things went fast, a greenskin army of tens of thousands of people would be defeated in less than three or four hours.

What followed was a pursuit and massacre that lasted for several days. Under the pursuit of ferocious wolves and centaurs, few enemies were able to withdraw from the battlefield in an organized and intact manner.

This was truly refreshing to watch for the dwarves, who were severely lacking in pursuit power.

"Iron Rock!"

After the frontal battlefield came to an end, the members of the Dwarf Observation Group immediately became excited!

Right in front of them was a dwarf fortress that had been destroyed for countless years!

After the fall of the former Iron Rock, it became one of the most terrifying greenskin camps in the Old World. The minerals discovered and the mines dug by the dwarf ancestors, those mineral resources that should have added bricks and tiles to the Mountain Kingdom and strengthened the dwarf warriors, were plundered by the greenskins and became the armor on the brainless beasts and the weapons in their hands, killing countless dwarves!

Gorbad Ironclaw led his army to besiege Karazha a Karak, the Eternal Peak, and slaughtered all the dwarves he could see. His deep hatred has never been completely cleansed!

Today, the dwarves, with the help of their allies, have recaptured this important fortress! Eliminating the threat from the rear of Black Rock Castle is undoubtedly a brilliant victory!

Even if a small number of greenskins were defeated and retreated into the city, the strength of the remaining war gangs would definitely not be enough to resist the attack of the Alliance.

They have once again recaptured a lost fortress! The ancestral land of the dwarves!

The dwarves shed tears of excitement, cheered, hugged each other, and even ran to thank Al and praised him loudly. Al took off his mask, revealing a kind and sincere smile, and responded to his allies.

But for the Alliance, it was just another "mediocre" massacre-style victory.

Chapter 136: Recovering Iron Rock, Alina's Toy

Iron Rock quickly fell to the Legion's assault - freed from the savage filth of the Greenskins!

The Alliance soldiers gradually divided the greenskins in the fortress into different places and then physically eliminated them. It took two full days to clear the entire fortress inside and out. Some mines where the specific situation could not be detected were simply sealed temporarily, waiting for the dwarves to send a team to officially take over and deal with them themselves.

On the top of the Iron Rock City, the dwarven flag was re-erected for the first time in thousands of years since the fall. Although the pattern and form can be changed, what remains unchanged is the symbol and connotation of an ethnic group.

The double-headed eagle flag of the Alliance and the blue and golden symbol of the Mountain Kingdom fluttered in the wind above the city walls.

The dwarf observation team cried and laughed, gnashed their teeth and felt proud at the same time, as they cleaned out the ancestral hall that had been occupied by the greenskins for thousands of years and was filled with their feces, bones, and all kinds of residues. They washed away the filth with swords, re-erected the destroyed statues of ancestors, revealing the sacred runes.

They performed the most critical work:

After inspecting the excavation facilities left behind by the old dwarves in the fortress and the conditions of the underground mines, the Dwarf Observation Team concluded that with sufficient investment, it would take at most half a year to restore the operation of this fortress that combines resource output and production work.