The Ominous Lord of the Skaven

Chapter 148
Although the equipment level of the Ratman Second Brigade was not as sophisticated as the first Brigade, it concentrated most of the bows and arrows in the territory.

On the river bank, regular slinging mice are quite rare, and only some melee slinging mice that can sling stones come here and there from time to time.

Bows and arrows, guns, and gem magic, these three things are the main theme of the death of the wolf man.

"Damn it, the long-range firepower of this group of big mice is a bit abnormal!"

Birol, who was frantically casting spells to advance the front line, discovered that the warriors of the kingdom had to pay a huge price for every step forward.

Even for a kingdom with abundant resources, the combat power of the Ratmen is terrifying. Humans can even have a technical advantage in bows and arrows, and their long-range firepower cannot fight back.

The first wave of kingdom warriors who arrived on the other side was only about a hundred people, and even these 100 people did not all go ashore, and many of them had to be transported on rafts.

The bamboo poles by the river greatly affected the efficiency of the Royal Army's landing, making them unable to break through the defense line to support the friendly forces.

Under the heavy protection of the soldiers, Birol also had to worry about the sniper attacks from the Ratmen raising their guns.

Already five soldiers died protecting him, the warpstone bullets easily tore through their wooden shields, and even penetrated and killed more soldiers.

The arrows kept falling on the soldiers, and the wails of the wounded were all over the thorny web.

If someone gets together by accident, there may be a gem magic.

One explosion meant that several kingdom warriors were killed and injured.

In the face of absolute firepower superiority, long-range firepower plus a large number of fortifications to block is really not something these backward Jackals can break through.

If we wait for the second wave of reinforcements to come from the other side, there may be some hope.

Unfortunately, the frontal reinforcements seemed to be defeated.

Birol couldn't see the situation on the other side of the trench clearly, but he could hear the shouts of killing moving away, and he couldn't wait for the support of friendly troops from his side.

For those outsiders, it is impossible to work hard.

"Priest Birol! What should we do?"

An officer of the Royal Army called.

As soon as the words fell, another jackal fell from the crossbow and lay on the thorn net, screaming in pain.

After a little thought, Birol gave the order to retreat without hesitation.

"Withdraw! I need to regroup the troops!"

After Birol finished speaking, he led his personal guards and left the battlefield with lightning speed.

Several personal guards found a wooden boat, threw the redundant kingdom warriors on board on the spot, and then went down the river and quickly disappeared on the battlefield.

Seeing this, the warriors of the other kingdoms also went to find their own way out. Many ships were rushed away by the warriors before they were full.

If you are unlucky, you can only throw away your armor and swim back to the other side in embarrassment.

Seeing this, the Ratmen did not rush to chase out of the position, but ceased fire one after another to save their precious arrows.

Only the catapult with sufficient ammunition continued to exert force, sometimes knocking the unlucky Gnoll over and drowning in the water.

So far, the first stage of the Windsor defensive battle has declared victory across the board.

When the battle report was sent back from all fronts, Ickert, who learned the news of the victory, breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, his mood became serious again.

Just repelling the enemy is quite simple for the Ratmen who have absolute superiority in firepower.

However, the lack of mobility of the Ratman troops could neither effectively chase and flee nor fight a beautiful annihilation battle.

But the fact is that only an annihilation battle can inflict enough damage on the enemy, otherwise they are very likely to launch another attack.

After ensuring the Ratman's victory and confidence in the first battle, Ickert's next step is to prepare to let the Gnoll in to fight and annihilate him.

It was the first time they won a head-to-head duel, and the rat people in the territory felt extremely excited.

Throughout the war, it was basically the unilateral massacre of the enemy by the long-range troops of the Ratmen.

According to statistics, only three unlucky eggs were stabbed to death by javelins.

On the other hand, the Wolf man left nearly seventy corpses on the battlefield, and fourteen kingdom warriors died on the spot by the river bank.

However, these are just the number of direct deaths. After the main force of the Jackals on the two fronts withdrew, there were still a large number of wounded lying on the ground, and all those who ran back were wounded.

In this era, the survival rate of the wounded is extremely low, and even if there are extraordinary people to take action, they can only save a limited part of them.

The more than 90 Jackal wounded on the frontal battlefield and the forty wounded on the riverside battlefield were all captured as "jackals".

After the First World War, the number of weapons and equipment left on the battlefield was also terrifying. Nearly a hundred intact swords fell into the hands of Ickert, and even a small amount of armor was found from the warriors of the kingdom.

These weapons and equipment were distributed to the Ratman by Ikert on the spot to replace the damaged equipment in the army.

The armor wearing rate of the second battalion has also been further improved, reaching 30.00%, and it has gradually grown into a unit that can stand alone.

In addition to these basic seizures, Ickert also collected five wooden boats and a large number of rafts abandoned by the Gnoll from the river bank.

These things are not very useful at present, but it is also good to use them to develop fisheries or build pontoon bridges in the future.

There are also seven shells fired in front of the trenches that have been completely recovered, and can be fired again only by recasting.

The excess ironware eliminated from the territory was also sent directly to the furnace to replenish the ammunition of the artillery.

After a great battle, except for a small amount of gems and crossbow bolts, Ickert consumed almost nothing, but made a fortune instead.

Even the wasted gems and dimensional stones were snatched by him. They are all free things, so it doesn't hurt to use them.

Ickert couldn't help thinking, how rich would he be if he copied the other party's hometown?

Watching the warehouse clerk count all kinds of loot, dried fish, silver coins, gold grains, and cloth strips, Ickert wished he could grow wings, and immediately flew over to wipe out all the wolf man tribes.

That night, Windsor also set up several cauldrons, slaughtered more than 40 fresh wounded, and cooked a good meal for all the rat people.

The meat quality of these elite warriors was quite different from that of ordinary wolf men, and the rats were very happy to eat them.

Whenever the rat people are happy, they will fencing.

For the Ratmen of Windsor, it would be a good thing to enjoy an exciting fencing after dinner.

There are always some rats who are willing to do such after-dinner exercise.

This also makes, even after the battle is over, the sound of Windsor's sword fighting still keeps coming and going.

The elite rat people were summoned together to share the flesh and blood of the jackals and superhumans. The number of warrior rats in the territory increased again, reaching fifteen!
Now, fifteen extraordinary mice might not be as good as a gun, but in the future, warrior mice will be an important part of the territory's army.

Ickert plans to find a reliable training method for the Ratmen after these gnolls are dealt with, so as to improve the combat effectiveness of the Ratmen.

(End of this chapter)