"This is simply a river of hell! Without a bridge, it is impossible for the army to cross this underground moat."
"The distance of the siege ladder is simply not enough, and the hook rope cannot be thrown that far. Even if it could, facing those huge abominations stitched together, the soldiers would die in the past!"
When the dwarf army in Dulong City merged with the Kislev army after going through difficulties, the dwarf general couldn't help but sigh helplessly when faced with this bloody abyss-like scene, and without any scruples, before the Kislev army commander Rhodes
Faced with, expressing the slim hope of attacking the city.
"There is always a way to get across. If there is no bridge, you can use a boat or an aircraft."
Sibes, the captain of the Bear Knights, said dissatisfiedly.
"This is not an ordinary river, this is a river of underground abyss. From our position to the river, it is at least ten meters high. Even if there is a boat, how can the soldiers get down? How can they get up after going down? Look at those rivers again, that's
Is it normal river water? It’s just a mixture of flesh and blood.”
Dwarf captain Basta retorted.
"As for aircraft, we do have a few armed helicopters, but how many people can fit in those small planes? They are bombers carrying fuel, not transport planes!"
The dwarf's words caused the scene to fall into a dead silence. The scene in front of them made the dwarves, who had always been good-looking, have to compromise and expressed that there was no way to save their lives.
"In the final analysis, there must be a bridge to cross."
Rhodes scratched his beard and summarized the results of everyone's discussion.
"Yes, but, obviously, we don't have a bridge."
The dwarf commander was a little discouraged.
Everyone was even more silent.
At this moment, Rhodes felt a chill coming from behind him. Needless to say, it must have been his wife Caroline bringing the Frost Witch from Kislev.
As soon as the battle witch appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of the audience. It can be said that before the formation of the shooting army and combat tanks, there were only two aces in the Kislev army, and one was the Bear Knight Battle under Rhodes.
The other one in the group is Kislev's traditional trump card - the Frost Witch.
"Rod, Harris, Sibes."
Caroline walked towards everyone with light steps and greeted everyone one by one.
Without waiting for everyone to return the favor, Caroline got straight to the point——
"To deal with the defense of the Ratmen, in this case, conventional means will not work. We need bridges to transport soldiers from the periphery. And what I want to tell you is - we have bridges."
As she said that, Caroline looked at Rhodes beside her with a hint of memories.
In just a moment, Rhodes had already thought of Caroline's thoughts.
Without waiting for anyone to think and react, Caroline opened her white palms and chanted a spell. A transparent ball of ice floated on her soft and white palms.
"We have a bridge, an ice bridge made of ice."
Caroline's words made everyone's eyes light up. Rhodes recalled the darkest moment, when Grimgor Ironhide led hundreds of thousands of greenskins to invade Kislev, and Queen Katarina used a blizzard to destroy Kislev.
Sreif City was isolated from the outside world to protect itself. Hundreds of thousands of greenskins marched all the way to the north. He was ordered to lead the northern coalition forces to stop the greenskins.
However, compared to the Kislev Northern Allied Forces and the iron-clad orc army, there was a huge disparity in strength, just like an egg striking a stone. Finally, by the icy twin rivers, Caroline, a frost witch, used all her strength to cast frost spells, forcing the
Freezing the river water allowed the last remaining living forces in the North to successfully cross the river and escape the greenskins' pursuit. This led to the subsequent Battle of Troll Mountain.
And now, history seems to be about to repeat itself again. However, offense and defense are reciprocal. Mrs. Kislev, who was originally on the run, now becomes the attacking party, while the Ratmen on the other side become the party to be massacred.
However, after two days of confrontation, the rat people on the other side seemed to have regained their confidence. Under the huge figure of the Abomination of the Pit, the rats screamed in triumph.
From time to time, both sides of the Taiwan Strait fired at each other.
During this period, the sound of artillery fire on the Kislev position continued to sound sporadically. Rhodes' tactics were to constantly harass and use the long-range power of the artillery to continuously hit the opponent, keeping the rat man's spirit at a high level at all times.
In tension.
"How long will this bridge last? Is it strong enough?"
The dwarf asked excitedly.
"How long it can last depends on the magic power of the mage. This place is not suitable for casting ice magic. My combat wizard and I will do our best to maintain the stability of the spell. It can be maintained for at least two to three hours after the start. Of course, this is ideal.
When entering a battle, there will be many factors that affect the performance of the mage. The morale of the army, the mood of the mage, the intensity of dimensional radiation here, and the accidental damage that the mage may suffer. These are all unstable factors. In addition,
None of us can guarantee the integrity of the ice bridge. We don’t know how the Skaven will destroy the ice bridge. Once it is damaged, more mana will be needed to repair and maintain the ice bridge."
"In other words, the actual maintenance time of the ice bridge is less than two hours?"
The dwarf looked at Frost Mage helplessly.
Caroline just nodded and said nothing.
"No one can guarantee that the actual battle will follow the tactical plan, but we will do our best to protect the ice bridge."
Rhodes added——
"The artillery unit can provide long-range strikes in the rear and cover the troops for boarding operations on the bridge. Your helicopters can also be sent out to bombard the ratmen trying to destroy the ice bridge."
"Okay, that's all."
The dwarf commander sighed.
Everyone knows that even with the participation of the Frost Witch, this battle is still very difficult. Without fortifications, the ratmen on the five underground floors would have been extinct long ago. But these ratmen relied on the advantage of the terrain to defend, allowing
The Kislev humans, who originally had an overwhelming advantage, and the Dulong City dwarf coalition stalled.
…
Six floors underground.
The blood-stained dwarf Ironbreaker Grundy was pulled out from under the monster by everyone in the team. He did not suffer any serious injuries. His thick armor and solid physical fitness protected him.
However, from the slaughter of the beast just now, almost all the blood from the monster's head and throat was poured on him. At this moment, Grondi looked like a bloody man, with his whole body completely covered in blood. Some of the blood had solidified into darkness.
Red blood clots glued his eyes together.
The plunderer Zelta and the high priest Yeskevich directly grabbed the dwarf, dragged him to the cave pool, took off his helmet, and pushed him into the pool to wash.
"Take it."
Aliria walked over and handed a pill to each of them.
"What's this?"
Selta looked at the pills curiously and asked.
"The detoxifying pill is made from many kinds of medicinal materials. You have just been infected with the blood of that monster. I can't guarantee that its blood is not polluting. Taking it can enhance your anti-toxic ability in a short time.
.If we have a chance to go out, you still need a life mage to make a diagnosis before you can be insured."
After hearing this, Selta swallowed the pill directly, grabbed the dwarf's mouth, and stuffed another pill into the dwarf's mouth. She also roughly stroked the dwarf's throat to ensure that the pill had been taken down.
"You just saved my life, wizard."
Witch hunter Diego sat on a wet stone and thanked the golden wizard Geert in a low voice.
Galt, on the other hand, looked proud, "I am saving the entire team." He replied proudly.
The witch hunter disagreed. He had long been accustomed to the arrogant character of the mage. In the empire, even an ordinary wizard apprentice would not consciously show his superiority in front of others, let alone the young man in front of him.
Not just a wizard's apprentice.
However, a life-saving grace is a life-saving grace after all. After thanking the witch hunter, he took out a bottle of dark green liquid potion from his arms and handed it to Galt's hand——
"Perhaps you will use it next, the bright potion, which allows you to see all living things clearly in the dark. Its effect only lasts for two hours, so use it sparingly. Moreover, it may have side effects."
Galt originally did not intend to accept it. As an alchemist, the treasures he developed were much stronger than the inferior potions of witch hunters. But at the moment, those expensive alchemical items seemed to have no effect. Instead, these "inferior and crude"
"Things that can play a life-saving role at critical moments..."
Thinking about it, Galt accepted the potion without saying a word.