Section 31 Succession

Change always comes so suddenly.

In the last moment, the iron boss was still proudly looking at the castle in the distance, watching his subordinates swarm to capture the castle, and he was immersed in a sea of words of praise and virtue. The next moment, he watched as the castle collapsed. It was as if it were not a sturdy castle made by a dwarf, but a pile of scraps of paper that had collapsed in the wind.

The collapse of the castle caused the earth to shake violently, but the greenskins outside the castle could only stand there stunned and watch it happen. The greenskins were shouting and celebrating the victory just now, but now they were all dumb. Maybe they just can't comprehend what's going on in their limited brains.

"Boss, this is a dwarf...... Exploded ......" a goblin jumped up and commented. Goblins have always been noisy, but this time, when the mouthy goblin saw the Iron Boss's gaze, he immediately closed his mouth.

Actually, it's easy to understand when you think about it - the dwarves blasted their own castles. It must be pointed out that while things like exploding castles are uncommon, they are definitely not uncommon. Whenever the Dwarves and Greenskins engage in a fierce tunnel battle (which is always inevitable when attacking a Dwarven fortress city), the defeated and retreating Dwarves will often come up with this trick. And this move usually results in heavy casualties on the Greenskins' side.

The Ironhide Boss looked fiercely at the mouthy goblin. The rest of the greenskins all cleverly kept their mouths shut. The Iron Boss is a relatively gentle (relatively speaking) boss, but he is a boss after all. When a boss looks at his subordinates with this kind of gaze, it means that this unlucky guy will soon come to the end of his life. If any of the discerning boys were to join in at this time, he would also be affected by the pond fish.

"Boss, the dwarves blew themselves up. Another goblin, who was far away and didn't see the situation clearly, accidentally interjected. "They're killing themselves!"

"Kill you?" the Ironhide Boss was temporarily distracted by this novel word.

"yes, suicide. The goblin saw that the boss was paying attention to him, and he expressed his opinion even more proudly. "They couldn't beat us, so they all lit gunpowder and killed themselves, and the castle exploded along with it. ”

......

"After receiving such a heavy blow, even the green-skinned boss at the level of war commander can't control his men. Carrie spoke triumphantly to Ashrufat. "The greenskins are belligerent, but they also don't like to lose, and they don't like the boss who will bring them defeat. Perhaps at first, the Greenskins will try to dig up a little loot from the ruins of the castle, but when they discover that the castle is nothing but shoddy and shoddy, and they have suffered heavy losses in the war but have gained nothing, the Ironskin's prestige is completely reimbursed by his troops. Even without a follow-up blow, his army would quickly begin to crumble. Bosses large and small will leave the boss, and perhaps overnight, the Iron Boss's men will scatter. ”

"It's just a possibility...... "Ashrufat actually trusts Carrie unconditionally in many ways, especially in political management, power, economics, speculation and dealing with people, Carrie is his teacher, so that he doesn't even have the right to give advice. But when it comes to war, Ashrufat has a bit of his own experience. He already had a keen sense that although Carrie's plan looked perfect, it didn't seem to be right.

No, not wrong, but a mistake. Thomas once said that an important rule of war is to keep the back hand. Fools know that throwing more troops into battle will give an advantage, but a good general must keep a reserve just in case. Because things are always like this in this world—not just wars, but everything—no matter how you calculate, there will be at least three surprises that you didn't expect, and at least one of them you don't want to see.

“...... According to Naragrim's report, didn't the Greenskins show great morale in siege warfare?"

"That's not a normal morale – not even for Greenskin. They had been harassed enough before, in that state of having no strength but not being able to catch their opponents, and there was nowhere to spill their energy, so Greenskin held his breath. But now, the greenskins have found themselves fooled, losing a lot and getting nothing...... With the greenskin's ability to deal with crises, it is impossible for them to maintain their morale in such a situation. Carrie replied. "Didn't we understand this very clearly when we pretended to be Greenskin?"

Actually, Carrie is right. When Ashrufat was in the Iron Claw Mountains, he didn't know how many things he had seen. When a boss suffers a great defeat, it is almost impossible for them to continue to maintain their original subordinates. The structure of the greenskinned army itself is relatively loose, and when the boss is no longer able to bring victory, then his subordinates will not hesitate to leave him and set up their own doors or follow a rising boss. Because the collective concept of the green skins is weak, this phenomenon is a phenomenon that can happen anytime and anywhere, and it will definitely not happen for the time being because the battle is not over.

"Next, let the dwarves defend the key junctions, and let the ogres attack the large greenskins...... Then we'll solve the problem once and for all. Next...... Although the total number of greenskins may still be in the tens of thousands, they are scattered tribes and scattered over a large area. The largest number of these tribes is a few thousand...... That is, just need to be cautious and patient, and it won't be a problem to eliminate them!"

"Now, let's wait patiently for the Greenskins' main force to collapse on its own. ”

......

The Ironhide Boss climbed to the top of the castle's wreckage, holding the Ironhide Tribe's banner aloft in his hand. Of course, according to the characteristic aesthetic of the greenskins, this flag is painted with a crude axe and a mess of things. In terms of the aesthetic concept of other intelligent races, this banner is really unsightly, but this does not affect the iron boss at the moment holding his banner majestically and facing his subordinates.

After only two days of fighting, his proud army had been greatly reduced in numbers. The light cavalry units, in particular, almost completely disappeared from his military appearance. The heavily armed boys who could fight and resist also lost almost half, most of them were lost in the explosion last night, and the rest were the fruits of today's siege battle.

It was already evening, and the setting sun was shining on the ruins of the castle and on the Tin Boss.

"Boys, listen!" cried out the tin boss. "We've finally won the battle!" the timid dwarves took their own lives and buried themselves in the ruins!

The green-skinned army beneath the ruins let out a wild cry of victory.

"Now, let's get some rest tonight, and we'll go pick up the scattered dwarves tomorrow!"

The greenskins cheered again. Every greenskin knows that while they have wiped out most of the dwarves, there are still many dwarves left. If nothing else, the damn helicopters above are still lingering like flies.

......

During the night, several helicopters flew back to the camp to replenish themselves.

As mentioned before, the dwarven camp was empty at this time. Only a handful of dwarves remained. In order to harass and attack the Greenskins, all the dwarven forces have been sent out, and now only helicopters need to be returned to the camp for repairs. However, this kind of work doesn't really require a large number of people, as each dwarven pilot is an engineer, and they are all engineers who are very proficient in mechanical craftsmanship, especially helicopters. Moreover, wartime repairs never require complex machining and repairs, but are always direct replacement of components.

This is also the reason why one person who can be relieved by Ashruphat can be there to fiddle with this large pile of communication rune stones. Now no one here will bother him.

The first helicopter landed, and before the propellers could stop, the pilot who was about to replace him had already run to the plane.

"It's not very good. The driver who climbed out of the cockpit said loudly. "The propeller seemed to have a somewhat unusual sound and had to be mechanically checked. Don't be in a hurry – there are at least three planes still on top of Greenskin's head. As he spoke, he shoved the communication rune stone he had into his companion's hand. "I'm going to take a break. ”

Although the dwarves have very good physical strength and stamina, flying a helicopter is a job that requires a high level of mental concentration and complex operations. Even dwarves can't last a day. Therefore, there are relevant hard and fast rules for the use of helicopters, and the pilot must be changed every time you land. The original driver must rest.

"How's the battle going?"

"Everything went smoothly, and it was basically carried out according to the master's plan. The only thing that's a little bit of a problem is...... It seems that there is no large-scale collapse of the green skins. Those green skins are really durable. ”

Ordinary dwarven soldiers were not in the slightest aware of the subtle changes in the situation. How could they have noticed it? Didn't all of this confirm the Great Forge's battle plan? From the time Greenskin stupidly burrowed directly into the dwarves' traps, everything was within the plan.

Of course, there are some details that can't be done, such as killing the Greenskinned Boss - but what battle plan in this world is perfect? The Greenskin Boss has not been killed by harassing artillery fire, not by underground explosions, not by the collapsed castle...... This kind of thing can only be described as bad luck.

That's right, according to the battle plan of the Grand Foundry, after this stage, the greenskinned army will quickly scatter and disintegrate, although things are not going in this direction (at least there are no signs), but there is nothing to fear. Since the beginning of this battle, the dwarven army has been intact.

In fact, no matter what kind of race, the standards are similar in this regard. Losses of hundreds or thousands are called casualties, and losses of two or three are called accidents.

Besides, there are also the Ogre allies who have not yet entered the war. Everything is under control – or so it seems.

Hardly any of the dwarves realized that at this time, in the center of the camp, in the conference room where Ashrufat was, the actual commander of the entire dwarven army, that is, Carrie, was in a state of flux.

"Helicopter Six repeats again, and there is no sign of the greenskins escaping and disintegrating. Through the communication rune stone, Ashruphat could clearly hear the helicopter pilot's voice.

"Helicopter No. 2 reported that no greenskins were found fleeing. However, I have discovered that there is a squad of our army on standby at the edge of Camp Greenskin. ”

"This can't be!" Carrie screamed in her head.