Warhammer

No matter how strong the city walls were, they could not withstand a siege that lasted for more than a year or even two years.

The firepower of the dwarves cannot be compared with the Pinduoduo-style artillery battle that Mao Liang put together by plundering the border areas.

After the Mountain Conference implemented the national policy of "replacing manpower with machines", many inventions and creations of the Engineers Association, regardless of whether they had undergone the dwarves' "research and discussion" on new technologies, which often took a long time, such as "polishing it for a few hundred more years" or "it's still not safe, let's try it again in a thousand years", as long as they were indeed effective and had no obvious negative effects, they would just give it a try first. In order to appease the old-fashioned dwarves in the Engineers Association who were getting older and more stubborn, many new technologies that had already shined in the Reconquista are still used under the names of "experimental supplies, sealed after the war" and "collecting actual combat data".

Hand-cranked machine guns, rocket launchers, rune golems, grenades, ranger snipers, grenade airships, howitzers with a range of ten kilometers, and Moria siege cannons with a caliber that can accommodate two fully armed dwarves...

Even for a cautious man like Aladdin Whitebeard, the High King often subconsciously calculated the number of dwarves and enemies to be "five times" in attack and "ten times" in defense when deploying troops.

One is worth five, one is worth ten.

This shows the superiority of the military power of the mountains.

The Greenskins, who had the support of Chaos Dwarves, Ogres, and even the despicable Undead, had never dared to provoke a major war, even though their army at most was nearly eight or nine times the size of the High King's. This was the reason.

After development, judging from the equipment level alone, the gap between the dwarves and the greenskins is no less than that between the troops of the great powers in the 18th and 19th centuries and the indigenous warriors of the African continent.

This was true even after the Greenskins received compensation from the Chaos Dwarves and received weapons from them with the intention of causing trouble for their distant enemies.

In the past, the greenskins took the initiative to launch three large-scale attacks on the dwarves who were besieging the city. In fact, they had no intention of really defeating the dwarves or anything, but simply venting the greenskins' desire for war through fighting. At the same time, they sent those greenskins who were howling and looking for fights every day to die, saving food and turning them into food, so that they could die in peace.

The casualties each time were between 70,000 and 80,000, and at one point the highest number exceeded 100,000.

Most of these casualties were caused in just one or two days.

During the long siege by the Dwarves, the inherent defensive facilities of Black Rock Castle had actually been almost completely demolished. The Greenskins themselves were not good at this, and their speed and quality of repair were no match for the Dwarves' demolition. Later, the Greenskins simply left it to ruin. If you want to blow it up, then blow it up. I'll dig a tunnel!

The greenskins dug many passages underground and used the stones found everywhere in the mountains to build simple protective fortifications.

No matter how powerful the dwarves' firepower is, it is impossible for them to completely reduce a fortress to ashes. This is their home that was unfortunately seized by the enemy. They want to live in it after taking it back. What's more, although the greenskins do not have the fighting will of the army in another world that defeated the arrogant and powerful enemy in the ice and snow with a will stronger than iron.

But it is impossible to destroy a powerful army with firepower alone.

This involves things like the laws of physics and metaphysical forces.

But being able to weaken the enemy's strength as much as possible is enough for the dwarves.

Their efforts and long wait at Black Rock Castle were about to pay off. Gao Maoliang was trapped in the border area, but the dwarfs' trinity reconnaissance system of ground, underground and air had spread over hundreds of miles around Black Rock Castle. There was no way that the war would be interfered by enemies beyond the dwarves' expectations.

The dwarves were even prepared for the entry of chaos demons to disrupt the situation!

They used a new type of connection device to guide the power of multiple Valaya's guardian runes to the battlefield, with the giant chariot that served as the High King's throne and headquarters and the mobile base as a pedestal. This was the most important gift left by the Dwarf Mother Goddess to the Dwarf race, which could dispel chaos corruption like magic, and at the same time also restrain the magical wind around the battlefield.

As we all know, the eight winds of magic are differentiations of the wind of chaos, and the activities of chaos demons in the mortal world often depend on the strength of the wind of magic.

In this way, even the possible "higher-dimensional" interference was prohibited by the dwarves.

This war will be a "fair war" in the tabletop sense.

The strength of both sides was laid out in the open, and they were ready to fight to the end.

"Our sacrifice will usher in the great prelude to the Golden Age of the Dwarves!" The High King used amplified musical notes to spread his resolute declaration of war throughout the army!

"Khazukan Kazakit-ha!!"

The decisive battle begins.

To the dwarves, they have waited too long, a hundred years? A thousand years? Or even longer. But in the dark night before dawn, even a breath is so torturous and torturous...

Nearly half of the members of this army are "Little Mustaches" born after the Great War. They have never witnessed the glory of killing the Phoenix King in the Battle of Longbeard, and they have never experienced the prosperity of the Mountain Kingdom with its extensive connections and control over the mountains. The glorious years of the past seem to exist only in the chatter of the older generation.

But heritage will let them remember, heritage will let them engrave the glory that once belonged to their ethnic group and the mountains.

Recapture Black Rock Castle, reach Eight Peaks Mountain, and restart the Golden Age of the Dwarves. This great ethnic mission is the desire of all dwarves.

Everything is now. Although the road is long, as long as we tear apart the night, the arrival of dawn will be unstoppable and right before our eyes!

As for the other main force participating in the war, the mercenaries from all over the world were also inspired by the dwarves and became eager to fight.

The High King did not ignore these things, it could be said that they were profit-driven, but they were also mercenaries who had contributed to the cause of the dwarves with their blood and sweat, and he had commanded hundreds of mercenaries, large and small, before the decisive battle, and both sides made promises on behalf of humans and dwarves respectively.

The High King announced that no matter what the outcome of the battle, the mercenaries would receive double their annual salary in one lump sum, and pensions would be paid out on a five-year basis. The mercenaries also promised to "fulfill the contract until the last moment" and win the victory of Black Rock Castle together with the dwarves.

The High King excitedly spoke to the mercenaries:

"Friends....We will share the wealth, share the land, share the honor!"

For the mercenaries, this may be the last war many of them will fight in the Badlands.

Because the High King's promise showed that the dwarves would open their doors to accept these mercenaries as immigrants to join the Mountain Kingdom. Even if they were likely to be arranged to settle in newly recovered areas such as Thunder Fort and Iron Rock that were in urgent need of manpower, it would be much better for them who had to live on the edge of a knife and dig for food in the fields.

It is protected by a solid fortress outside and has no harsh taxes or conflicts inside, making it a very suitable place for family immigration.

They are not only fighting for money, but also for honor and for the future of themselves and their families.

Many imperial farmers who might have been illiterate a year or two ago only needed to know that after this war, they could return to the countryside and have enough money to bring their families to the Dwarf Fortress or start a family in the South.

In order to provide cover and cooperate with this attack, the dwarves have not stopped bombarding the greenskin defenses of Black Rock Castle since last night. This is normal and has often happened in the past. Anyway, to the greenskins... they have no concept of "loss". It doesn't matter whether the dwarves kill their companions or just smash a pile of rocks.

When the troops began to assemble and prepare for the attack that had been rehearsed and tested many times and had simulated various possible attacks, the bombardment immediately increased its intensity, including the Moria siege cannon that had not made a roar for a long time and was known as "the one shot that could crush a hill". Many greenskin positions and tunnels that had been exposed or not hidden deeply enough were severely hit.

Through fire probing and constant small-scale tug-of-war, the dwarves had actually already figured out the general situation of the greenskins. After all, they were also experts in digging holes and tunnels, and could even be said to be the earliest ancestors in this field.

The dwarves put so much effort into Black Rock Castle, not just building a stronghold and fighting a stupid battle, but also building a new fortress and that was it.

Soon, it was early morning of that day.

At the same time, Gao Maoliang had just arrived in Mirmiden.

The dwarves' full-scale attack on Black Rock Castle officially began.

This war will determine whether they can successfully open up the first road to the Eight Peaks Mountain as they wish, and at the same time eliminate the greenskins north of the middle section of the Endless Mountains.

Chapter 176: Two “dwarf” kings?

Wait until Al starts to thump again after many days.

When it shines.

He suddenly had a thought:

Holy shit, are the dwarves going to blow up Black Rock Castle with this firepower? ?

It looks like you don't need me much...

Riding on the Queen's back, he didn't even have time to say hello to the High King, and directly made a "phone call" to the Blood Mother.

[Mom, are you sure that the Order side has this firepower, Sanyanzi, and he can defeat Prager? ]

To be honest, after seeing the impact of the unknown number of rounds of artillery bombardment launched by the dwarves, Al began to doubt for a moment whether he should adjust the future direction of his army's development.

Try to increase firepower to that level during World War II within a hundred years under his "correct and wise leadership"?

Then, each person will have a bayonet, one hundred thousand nationals and one hundred thousand soldiers will fuck up the Chaos Guy!

Then the Blood Mother said "Haha" to him.

Of course, my biological mother wouldn’t be so perfunctory.

The general meaning is similar, at least Al can understand the general idea.

But then, the happy mother, who was rarely in heat and not crazy, came out to explain to the confused child:

[Now is the mortal world. When the demonic realm returns and the power of chaos fills the world again, everything will not be so easy.]

【What's more...】

Huan Yue didn't say anything else, with a hint of joking in her tone.

Then the relatively silent mother suddenly spoke up.

She showed Al two scenes:

One was a man with wild hair and animal skins. Judging from the snowy background, he was probably a Yankee. He was wounded in many places, even his intestines were hanging out, but he still shot at the terrified enemy with a pistol. He grabbed a crossbow and shot an arrow at the enemy's chest, crushing the enemy's throat. Then he knelt on the battlefield full of corpses and roared to the sky. He deflected the arrow that had penetrated his chest, and an abstract skull mark was painted on his naked chest with blood—symbolizing Old K! Blood God! Khorne!

The counterpart to the Blood Mother, and the eldest brother of the genuine Four Chaos Gods.

Soon, the Norscan, who seemed to have achieved a victory and presented it to the Blood God Khorne, was rewarded by the Master of the Brass Throne.

The blessing from Khorne has come upon him!

He let out an inhuman roar, enduring the pain and with joy!

His skin shattered, his muscles swelled, and after a very bloody "transformation" phase, this northerner, who originally had close to zero external protection, now had a set of blood-red armor that seemed to have grown together with his body, and the protective power seemed to be off the charts just from the outside.

In his hand there was also a huge double-edged sword with a human bone handle, one side was sharp and the other side was covered with blood-stained teeth.

This is number one.

The second scene was also set in the snow. A group of Norsemen who obviously believed in Chaos were praying naked around an altar piled with all kinds of decaying objects. Among them were corpses, foul-smelling filth, and some strange things whose origins were unknown but which made people feel sick intuitively.

The praying Chaos worshippers were covered in herpes, abscesses, tumors and other deformations, and were obviously followers of the benevolent father Nurgle.

Soon, the ground began to shake as they performed their blasphemous worship.

The glacier beneath their feet seemed to be about to collapse, and the nearby sea surface was also shaking violently, as if it was being stirred by some force, reflecting an unhealthy and dirty green color.

Suddenly, there was a loud cracking sound, and the glacier under their feet cracked, revealing a dark and cold tunnel.

With the sound of a deep horn, a warship that looked just like the Chaos followers, rotten and dilapidated, slowly sailed out of the darkness. Its hull was covered in filth. In just one minute since it appeared, flies had already swarmed around it, and maggots were drilling into the tumors and blood vessels growing on the deck. It was undoubtedly the manifestation of the Father's power. Its appearance alone was enough to make people physically uncomfortable...

But on such a warship, rows of guns with a greasy sheen or deformed and grotesque flesh and blood were facing the cold sea on both sides of the ship...

The two clips of the loving mother made Al understand.

Under the power of the Four Chaos Gods.

Restricting the productivity of the greenskins is not a problem for the Destruction Faction.

From armor to warships, the Four Gods can directly influence the world and grant blessings to their warriors.

There is another very important thing. As for the technology of the material world, it is not difficult for the Chaos side to obtain it, except for races like dwarves who have a high resistance to corruption and are not easily corrupted by Chaos.

The power of the Destruction Camp is affected by the mortal world, and it is very likely that a very bad situation will occur: the higher the Tao, the higher the devil, and the higher the Tao.

With high-dimensional interference from the Four Gods, they will definitely not allow their believers to use their strength before the Great War to hit the iron wall of order.

When the demon tide comes again, the fact that Khorne "dislikes ranged combat" and prefers close combat that can demonstrate strength and skills and directly cause blood to flow and limbs to be broken is likely to cause some changes in the rules of the world.

For example, all arrows and bullets shot from now on will be given a "hit deviation" debuff by the power of the Blood God, which will greatly reduce the accuracy, or weaken the damage caused by long-range killing, making its effect effective; in the end, it will still develop into a battle of hammer and blood.

The influence of the other three dark gods will also return to the world. For example, Tzeentch will make "secret and forbidden knowledge corrupt", and readers may unknowingly become followers and puppets of the Supreme Eagle; and Slaanesh will amplify the intensity of desire in intelligent life, allowing those pleasures that are already inclined to indulgence to gradually transform into a darker level, becoming corrupt and terrifying...

Needless to say, he is a loving father.

From now on, those who pray to all known and unknown gods in despair, praying for salvation, will likely cause an epidemic. Nurgle, the god of love and plague, will not hesitate to use his exquisite creations to assimilate everything in the mortal world into a corrupt world of eternal stagnation and eternal happiness. All living beings will be dying but not dead, forever stagnant in the process of corruption...

The world at that time was the original, dark Middle Ages.

The only two things he can hold on to are the sword in his hand and the fire in his heart.

......

The Griffin Queen hovering above the dwarves' heads had long entered the dwarf sentinels' sight. They reported this intelligence to the High King, who immediately laughed and ordered the spread of the news to the entire army:

"The dwarves' noble ally, reinforcements from the Southern Alliance have arrived!"

"They are about to go into battle and fight alongside the mountains!"

"Khazukan Kazakit-ha!!!"

The dwarf airship in the sky immediately fired a flare, and seeing this, Al stopped hovering and swooped down under the protection of a dozen griffins and giant eagles.

The dwarves removed several tents and quickly cleared a piece of space for Ai'er to land.

The Griffin Queen has a wingspan of nearly ten meters, and is undoubtedly the largest griffin in the Old World. She is nearly four meters tall from head to toe. Al can no longer even ride her in "battle" because that would require an extra-long lance.

The Queen descended from the sky carrying El. She was extremely ferocious when fighting, but steady when flying and landing with El. From the Queen's perspective, El, who has never "grown up", is a cub with fully grown fur. Although he is a little special, he also needs extra care.

Until now, she still sometimes thinks about feeding El, and will spread her wings to protect her "cub" when the centaur girl is asking for too much or Misha urges El to go to work and the father wants to skip classes.

A mother’s love for her child is deep.

When Al jumped off the Queen's back, there was an uproar around him.

"he!"

"He actually did!"

"Gronnie's beard!"

"Is His Majesty the King of the Alliance also a dwarf?!"

A warm welcome was given to the dwarf warriors who were watching the King of the Alliance's arrival with great enthusiasm, and they all expressed their amazement.

Al was wearing a mask and armor, and his face didn't show that he was young. He only looked...