Section 34 Challenges

Under normal conditions, the cannon can fire five times before the infantry approaches. This time, due to the special advantages of the terrain and the skilled gunners, the gunners of the dwarves before the goblins approached could shoot at least eight times, but the goblins' magic and the fact that they could not get too close to the enemy meant that the cannon could only fire three times at most. If the three cannon salvos didn't make the goblins flee with their armor, then it was the dwarves' turn to drop the cannons and escape, so that the camouflage was completely dismantled.

The Ironhide Boss watched the goblin behave. Sure enough, with the addition of a shaman and his magic to the team, the goblins' speed doubled to the level of wolf cavalry. However, the Ironhide also knows that magic has a limited duration (and can fail at any time), and the goblin infantry can't really compete with the Wolf Rider in terms of speed.

It's a pity that there are not many wolf riders left, and they can't even organize a squadron. This is because when the front road of the Greenskin is attacked, the first reaction is to send light cavalry such as the Wolf Rider Boy and the Spider Boy out to counterattack. This choice must not be wrong, as these two cavalry have the best terrain adaptability, making them ideal for mountain pursuits. But the problem is that no matter how good Lu is, his maneuverability can't compare to the trap that he has prepared in advance.

When it was dark and camped that day, there were only a few wolf riders and spider boys left in the Tin Boss's team who had barely escaped. All the defeated soldiers said the same thing: they were ambushed by the dwarves and annihilated.

The salvo of the second wave of artillery was much more effective than the first. The cannonballs hit almost all of the goblin phalanx, sending the greenskins howling. In particular, the smashed goblin limbs and flesh were splashed everywhere and landed on the body of his companion, causing quite a commotion.

After all, the morale of the goblins could not be compared to that of the orcs, and when they were hit head-on, their speed immediately slowed down, and the formation was scattered. The goblin leader began to swing his whip, rallying his men whose morale was on the verge of collapse, and then forcing them on. The Ironhide Boss watched from behind, and if such an attack caused his subordinates to collapse, the Boss would most likely be angry. And what it means for the boss to be angry, big and small bosses know it. Not only the bosses, but every greenskin knows that it is definitely not going to be a good thing.

Regardless, under the crackling whip, the goblins finally restrained their fear, regained their formation, and began to move on.

The third salvo of the dwarves arrived. Since the distance was already in the optimal range at this point, this salvo also had the best effect. The barely assembled goblin phalanx was full of flesh and blood, and almost all six cannonballs were at their best, killing almost hundreds of goblins. The morale of the goblins was already shaken, and they were even more in a panic at this time. The whip in the leader's hand didn't look so terrible, and I don't know who was the first to break away, but immediately, the entire phalanx collapsed, and the goblins fled backwards in confusion.

The fourth round of dwarven artillery fire fell on the fleeing goblins. However, this time, because the goblins are already scattered, the damage effect is limited. But the cannon fire greatly accelerated the goblin's escape.

The Ironhide didn't care about the defeated goblins. He stared at the enemy's fire in the distance—he could now see that they had six cannons. To say that the greenskin doesn't know anything about operating artillery, but he has a good judgment on the power, range, accuracy, and so on. The Ironhide Boss had clearly seen the location of the opponent's cannon, and had a big question.

Judging by the size of the army shown by the dwarves, they don't seem to have many cannons.

Dwarves occupy the top of the mountain, so it's impossible to tell how many of them there are. At this time, the front line had only a few hundred troops at most. But the reverse can be inferred: since they dare to challenge the army of greenskins, then their number must be more than 10,000 people. After all, the greenskins are very good at the number of dwarves.

A force of about 10,000 men had only six cannons - which is confusing.

The top of the hill occupied by the dwarves is not really suitable for a large army, and the same is true for the greenskins. It is difficult to find a large flat land in the mountains, and tens of thousands of troops on both sides are allowed to fight each other. So theoretically, the battle would turn into a constant war of attrition. This is also Greenskin's favorite way to fight. However, in any war of attrition, the dwarves will definitely have enough cannons and musketeers on the front line, rather than six cannons at random - even if the terrain is narrow, it is not difficult to arrange dozens of cannons.

"Boss, is it that their cannon is special?" A subordinate next to him saw the confusion of the iron boss and came forward to express his opinion. They all saw the lethal effect of the flowering bullet for the first time yesterday. The Greenskins did not understand the use and principles of artillery, and although they had been subjected to bullets and shells on the battlefield, they still had not learned the principles and methods of making and using musket cannons. So they now just instinctively feel that the cannon that fires flowering shells and the cannon that fires solid shells may not be the same type.

"I've got to figure it out. "The Boss of the Tin Sheet senses that there is a deception in it. Although the cannon on the opposite side is real, the atmosphere of intrigue is still strong. Tens of thousands of dwarves came to challenge, but the long-range firepower was too weak, with only six cannons...... Although the cannon is very strong, there is nothing to be afraid of when the number is small. Although the whole team of goblins was defeated just now, the real casualties would not exceed two hundred, and this was because the goblins gathered into a dense phalanx. If it had been a skirmisher charge, perhaps no more than twenty goblins would have been killed.

The two sides maintained this standoff for another short time. During this time, the dwarves fired a few more cannonballs from a distance, but they had no effect at all, and instead boosted Greenskin's overall morale.

"Boss!" a voice came. A goblin riding a large, colorful spider emerges from its oblique thorns and rushes towards the Tin Boss. The Ironhide Boss recognizes that it is the Spider Boy leader he has sent to scout the enemy for an ambush. The Ironhide Boss's guards got out of the way, allowing this Spider Boy to ride his mount all the way to the Ironhide Boss so rudely.

"What's the matter?" Boss Tin Hide was honestly not angry at all, on the contrary, he knew that the Spider Boy would rush over in such a panic, there must be a major discovery. He was really surprised that the other party's speed was so fast. He had told him to make a big circle so that the dwarves wouldn't find out.

"Boss, fake! all fake!" shouted Spider Kid.

......

The Greenskin's battle formation fluctuated significantly. Then, Fivin saw the greenskins rushing towards him. This is not the kind of methodical tentative operation before, although it is a scattered charge without formation, but it is a general attack posture in any way. With just one glance, Fei Wen knew that it was impossible for him to defeat an offensive of this magnitude. At least don't expect six cannons alone.

"Master!" he activated the Communication Rune Stone. "The Greenskins have launched a general attack, and they seem to see through it. ”

"Retreat immediately. The voice in the stone replied immediately. "Forget the artillery, as long as you escape, it's a victory!"

"Run. Fei Wen shouted loudly to his subordinates. Luckily, there were only about forty dwarves in number, and although their legs were short, they still had plenty of distance to escape. If you can't do it, you can find a place to hide.

The engineers unleashed the last shot, and turned around and ran away without bothering to check the results.

Standing in the distance, the iron boss watched his men rush to the top of the mountain, and the green-skinned tide quickly engulfed everything. He waited patiently, and although the dwarves were completely swaying, they had brought in six cannons in a real way. The destruction of these cannons is a small victory.

Soon, the subordinates who had successfully stormed the top of the mountain returned.

"Did you catch the dwarves?" said the Ironhide Boss really wanted to have a few captives now, so that he could hang them on the fire and roast them slowly and alive. How dare these dwarves tease a war commander!

"They all ran away, and they didn't catch a single one. Still, the leader who spoke looked triumphant. "But we smashed all their cannons...... Boss, we found this too!"

Two strong orcs walked up with a goblin who was a little cowering. The goblin looked a little eye-catching, but the Ironhide Boss didn't care about this, and it was impossible for a boss to remember the appearance of every goblin under him, right?

The Iron Boss looked at his subordinates suspiciously, and a leader hurriedly explained. "Boss, we found this kid on the dwarves' side. The dwarf left him behind to tell you a message. ”

"Message?" the Ironhide Boss was even more surprised. I've never heard of a dwarf needing to send a message to the Greenskin. The two sides don't need a message at all - they will fight to the death when they meet, and there is no need to keep even a prisoner. It's such a simple relationship, where the need for a message is so complicated.

"Tell me something. The Tin Boss shook the machete in his hand. You must know that he is in an extremely bad mood at the moment, as long as this goblin spits out a word he doesn't like to hear, then this goblin is no longer a goblin, as for calling it meat paste or calling it a corpse, it depends on how much the iron boss's reason can be controlled.

"Boss!" replied the goblin tremblingly. "It's the dwarven general, let me tell you 'Ironclad, I'm the commander of the Avengers, the Grand Foundry Aerufat. I'll be waiting for you in that valley by the river to the south. If you really are a war commander with a kind, then come and compare with me. If you don't come, you're a goblin scumbag, a gutless bandit!' ”

The Ironhide Boss jumped up. Before his men could even avoid it, the goblin was directly chopped into rotten meat. The leaders were so frightened that they hid far away, and it wasn't until the Tin Boss stopped and seemed to have come to his senses that they dared to gather again.

"Tell the boys, and we'll go at once. The Ironhide Boss gave the order without thinking. "By the way, who of you knows what kind of rice is 'the valley by the river in the south'?"

Bosses, look at me, I'll look at you, and no one answered for a while. Luckily, the composition of the greenskins is very chaotic, and there are any goods from any horn and corner. So one of the leaders went out and shouted, and found a few goblins who knew the nearby terrain.

Seeing the opportunity to be the boss's counselor, those goblins were all excited, and they knew everything and said everything, and they shook out all the things they knew.