Total War: I'm building up an army to rebel against the Qing Dynasty in a heavily modified vers

Chapter 110 Thunder Boar VS Dwarf Miner + Greatsword Warrior

"Great, great, that's wonderful!"

After listening to the lama's explanation, Yuming burst into laughter. He drew his sword, pointed it forward, and shouted sharply, "Very good! Immediately order these pigs to charge and slaughter all those rebels!"

When the lama rang the bell, five thunderous boars charged menacingly toward the city gate. Because of their enormous size and the noise they made, the guards on the city wall immediately noticed the monsters that had suddenly appeared behind the Qing army.

A 5-meter-long behemoth is impossible to miss; it's even bigger than a fire lizard!

If you include the salamander's tail, they might be comparable in length to the thunderboar, but considering their actual size, this large wild boar is probably at least the size of two salamanders.

Because this thing was almost like a small monster, the dwarven ballistae on the city wall immediately aimed their cannons at it.

Those Qing artillerymen were no longer important. They had previously used crossbows to kill many of the enemy's Shenwei General Cannon artillerymen, and the general level of these Qing artillerymen was not very reliable. Therefore, the biggest threat to them now was not the Qing artillerymen.

If this thing were to rush all the way to the city gate and then launch a violent ramming attack, the city gate would probably be destroyed on the spot.

When these five monsters suddenly appeared on the battlefield, all the soldiers of the Polu Army looked extremely grim, with many even turning pale and appearing on the verge of collapse.

Most of the soldiers who reacted this way were local soldiers recruited by Rock. Their experience was still limited, so when they saw the terrifying Thunder Boar, they all felt that the thing in front of them was a monster. If they were to fight the Qing soldiers, they might not be too afraid, especially since they had already witnessed the weakness of these Qing soldiers.

But they were truly unsure whether they could handle such a monster!

While the soldiers were still gripped by fear, the dwarven crossbowmen made their move first.

With two loud thuds, the two dwarven crossbows fired spear-like bolts at the same time, which pierced the boar's body.

The ballista's powerful penetrating force pierced two large holes in the Thunder Boar's body on the spot. As the explosives strapped to it were subsequently detonated, the enormous explosive force blew the two Thunder Boars' bodies to pieces.

Seeing the scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere, the dwarven crossbowmen breathed a sigh of relief.

Although this thing is huge and looks like it has a strong impact, its armor value doesn't seem to be very high, and its body isn't that tough.

This is a good thing; otherwise, if this thing's armor value were high, they really wouldn't have a good way to deal with it.

But just as the dwarven crossbowmen were excitedly busy loading the next bolt, the two Thunderclaps, already severely damaged by the crossbows...

The pig went berserk.

The monster let out an angry roar, and then, amidst the exclamations of the Qing soldiers, it roared and pounced into their ranks, opening its huge lower mouth to tear at them viciously.

The monster's fangs were as sharp as daggers, and it was extremely large. Being hit by this thing was like being crushed by a small tank. Several unlucky Qing soldiers were instantly smashed to pieces.

After killing the Qing soldiers, the two berserk thunder boars stopped and began to devour the corpses of the Qing soldiers on the spot, amidst the terrified gazes of the other Qing soldiers.

Because the monster's mouth was so enormous, it only took a few bites to devour half of a Qing soldier's corpse. As it consumed large amounts of meat, the wounds on its body that had been blasted open earlier began to heal at an astonishing speed, quickly returning it to its original state.

The dwarven crossbowmen, who had just loaded their crossbow bolts, were completely bewildered by this scene. They were puzzled, wondering why this thing looked like a vampire-themed unit.

Could this be some kind of special ghoul bred by the Qing army?

What made the dwarven crossbowmen even more upset was that when the remaining uninjured monsters saw their comrades, they all raised their heads and pointed the cannons in their mouths at the city wall.

With several loud bangs, the breech-loading cannons fired their projectiles, which clattered and struck the city walls, killing and wounding several soldiers of the Polu Army.

The other Qing soldiers nodded in agreement upon seeing this. Although they were reluctant to admit it, they had to say that the artillery skills of these wild boars seemed to be better than those of the artillery behind them. At least their artillery did not have such a high accuracy rate!

"Damn it, this beast can actually fire a cannon!"

A dwarf crossbowman blew his beard and glared, feeling as if he had been insulted.

Who would have thought that even these strange modified war beasts have mastered the skill of firing cannons these days!

Without a second thought, they quickly readjusted the position of the crossbows and simultaneously fired two bolts into the charging Thunder Boar, blowing off one of the monster's forelegs on the spot.

With one leg gone, the monster finally stopped, crashing heavily to the ground with a desperate howl.

Clearly, this monster was so enormous that each of its legs bore a tremendous load.

With one leg missing, the monster couldn't stand up at all, let alone continue its previous rampage.

Seeing that they had finally killed a monster, all the guards on the city wall cheered excitedly.

Several new recruits who joined the Broken Army later, not from the Rock System, and therefore completely unaware of the dwarves' origins, couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahaha, well done, you short, fat guys! I never expected you to be so good at firing cannons!"

What?! What short, fat guy?!

Upon hearing this, both the dwarven miners and dwarven crossbowmen on the city wall were instantly enraged, and several hot-tempered dwarves immediately wanted to confront the man.

Just kidding, how are those dwarves fat? They're just sturdy!

They also think that humans are like bean sprouts, looking incredibly thin and unhealthy!

And most importantly, never say that dwarves are short in front of them, because dwarves are very sensitive about such things!

Upon seeing the group of dwarves' angry expressions, the recruit quickly covered his mouth and apologized repeatedly, realizing that he might have said something wrong.

Rock had not previously explained the origins of these dwarves to his soldiers in detail, nor could he tell them a story about Warhammer.

So when the other local soldiers were curious about the dwarves, Rock simply said that they were a special people living deep in the mountains, very skilled in mining and forging, and that their short stature was purely due to their ethnic characteristics.

While the other local soldiers did find this claim strange, most of them believed it.

Most of these ordinary soldiers had come from other places to migrate to Northeast China. They didn't know what the original inhabitants of Northeast China were like, so naturally no one would have the time to specifically study the distribution of ethnic minorities in Northeast China.

So they quickly believed Rock's words and were amazed by these strange guys.

Of course, it's hard to say whether they will find out there's something wrong with what Rock said later, since dwarves in the Warhammer world have very long lifespans.

It is said that the average lifespan of dwarves in Warhammer Fantasy can reach over 200 years, and many long-lived dwarves can live to be 400 or even 500 years old. Not to mention that a year in the Warhammer world is 400 days, so if converted to Earth, their lifespan would actually be even longer.

Some dwarves, due to special circumstances, such as having made oaths, can even live forever, sometimes for thousands of years or even longer.

Furthermore, dwarves have a very peculiar characteristic: unless they are on the verge of death, their bodily functions rarely deteriorate.

These dwarves typically only experience a rapid decline in physical function when their lifespan is nearing its end; otherwise, a 200-year-old dwarf won't look much older than a 100-year-old dwarf. They are a race that doesn't age easily.

When that time comes, Rock will naturally find another explanation, but at least for now, it is not appropriate for him to insert a non-human race into his forces and let everyone know about it.

Unity is very important. Humans are inherently very exclusive, and it would be bad if they started to exclude the dwarves or even fought with them.

The crowd on the city wall was still cheering for taking down a Thunder Boar, but below the city wall, the remaining Thunder Boars had already charged over.

When these enormous creatures charged over, they didn't rush straight for the city gate. On the contrary, these monsters immediately ran to their companions.

"Wow, I didn't expect this monster to be so kind to its companions?"

One of the Polu Army soldiers looked at the monster with some surprise, but the next second, he realized that he was too naive.

When the remaining Thunder Boars charged over, they didn't think about helping their companions. On the contrary, these monsters immediately ran to devour their companions' bodies and began to drink the blood that was still flowing from their companions.

These enormous wild boars, raised by the lamas with elixirs, have a particular desire to consume even more elixirs, and even have an almost instinctive fascination with them.

They know this stuff can make them stronger, and they also have a strong addiction to it. These two factors combined mean that they have no sympathy for their companions. Instead, they will treat their companions as a delicious meal when they are weak.

Just like when they were injured and suddenly attacked the Qing soldiers, the Qing soldiers were like mobile health packs to these monsters, even though these humans didn't actually have much of the medicinal ingredients in their bodies.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the dwarven crossbowmen quickly launched another attack on the monster. After two consecutive crossbow shots, another monster suffered significant damage.

However, because there was a large supply of flesh and blood in front of them, their wounds healed remarkably quickly.

After quickly devouring the fallen Thunder Boar and killing the monster completely, the remaining monsters suddenly stopped eating and lunged straight toward the city gate.

They're not stupid. Although they really crave to keep eating that meat, they can wait until after the battle to eat it.

If we can't quickly eliminate the enemies in front of us and lead the other humans in, then the ballistae on the city wall will eventually take them all away!

The dwarf behind the city gate saw through the cracks in the door that several monsters were charging straight at him.

The lead dwarf miner gripped his pickaxe and shouted to the others, "Dwarves, hold on! For Grimnir, slay the beasts!"

The dwarven miners shouted in the name of the god of war, while slightly leaning forward to lower their center of gravity.

Faced with the monster before them, they were about to encounter an extremely brutal attack, so they had to do everything they could to keep their footing.

As the monsters charged, they simultaneously fired their breech-loading cannons, several shells piercing through the wooden city gate and hitting the dwarf miners blocking their way.

Two dwarf miners died instantly. Although their armor was tough enough, they couldn't withstand the sharp shells. In particular, the boars had incorporated elixirs into their cannons when firing them, thus amplifying the power of the shells.

Who knows what the ingredients of this pill are? In many ways, it looks just like a dimensional stone. It can both perform biological modification and enhance the power of gunpowder. It can only be described as extremely abnormal.

After the cannons blasted several holes in the city gate, the monsters rammed into it.

With a loud bang, the enormous boar smashed open the city gate and crashed into the ranks of the dwarf miners.

The dwarf miners at the front were knocked over on the spot. Although the dwarves were indeed very sturdy, they ultimately could not withstand the powerful impact of the beast.

There were even dwarf miners who were grabbed by the monster's mouth, bitten hard, and snapped in two before being swallowed whole.

The bloody scene did not deter the dwarven miners. Since they had sworn an oath in the name of their ancestral war god, they had to fight bravely in this battle!

With a roar, one dwarf miner after another rose from the ground, raised their pickaxes, and charged at the wild boar.

Their sharp pickaxes struck the wild boars with great force, successfully piercing their not-so-tough hides and tearing out large chunks of flesh.

After being struck hard, the boar roared and continued to tear at the dwarves. The dwarves roared back and kept fighting back with their pickaxes. But at that moment, in addition to the dwarves, half a squad of Kalonburg giants that had been positioned on either side of the dwarves also appeared.

The swordsman also rushed forward.

These dwarves are cannon fodder used to carry the lines, although given Rock's current situation, the dwarf miners can't really be considered cannon fodder in the traditional sense.

But in any case, they were just troops attached to the system building, so their deaths wouldn't make Rock feel too bad, while the remaining greatsword warriors were the real treasures.

The greatsword warriors roared as they thrust their armor-piercing two-handed greatswords down, plunging the sharp blades deep into the boar's belly. Some of the bolder warriors even jumped off a nearby platform, attempting to use gravity to chop off the boar's head.

Compared to the dwarf miners, the greatsword warriors dealt far more powerful damage. Furthermore, under the greatsword warriors' magical aura, the dwarf miners felt a surge of courage and rage within them, and they were completely unafraid of the enormous monster before them.

The battle at the city gate reached a stalemate. Dwarven miners and greatsword warriors were constantly being knocked over, or even bitten and trampled to death by the Thunder Boars, but they fought to the death and continued to inflict huge damage on the monsters.

Meanwhile, the Qing soldiers who were still attacking the city outside were at a loss for what to do in the face of this situation.

They didn't know what to do now. They certainly wouldn't want to join the melee in the city gate.

They were absolutely frenzied over there. No one knew where the Polu Army had found such a group of elite heavy infantrymen, nor what these people were fighting so desperately for.

To be honest, even the Qing army, which had fallen into a state of frenzy, became somewhat sober when they saw that the Polu Army soldiers dared to fight hand-to-hand with such a behemoth.

Faced with such a monster, the Qing soldiers only wanted to go around it for a moment. Otherwise, if they rushed in, they might be minced into pieces by this cruel meat grinder in less than three seconds.

However, if the attack is not launched from the city gate, it will still be difficult to reach the top of the city by simply climbing ladders, especially since there are other dwarf miners continuing to fight on the city tower, in addition to the group of dwarf miners blocking the city gate.

These strong and sturdy dwarf miners seemed somewhat outmatched when facing the Thunder Boars, but they had no problem killing some ordinary Qing soldiers.

The weapons in the hands of the Qing soldiers had no effect on the heavy armor of the dwarf miners. Who knows why the dwarves made even a group of miners wear heavy armor?

At the same time, the dwarf miners could easily pierce through the armor of the Qing soldiers by swinging their pickaxes in a wide arc and driving the sharp iron picks into their bodies.

Pickaxes were once highly effective in medieval European warfare. Many infantrymen were specially equipped with armor-piercing pickaxes or similar pointed warhammers, specifically to open the cans of knights. They were known for their excellent armor-piercing capabilities.

One Qing soldier after another struggled to climb up, only to be instantly smashed down by these brutal weapons and then thrown down the city wall like broken sacks.

Only those immortal soldiers whose bodies underwent a complete transformation after consuming the elixirs could stand firm at this time.

However, the number of the Immortal Army was limited, and as more and more dwarven miners attacked, they too could not hold out.

At this moment, the other Qing soldiers felt trapped, unable to advance or retreat. Even if they stood still, they would not fare well, because the Polu Army soldiers on the city wall continued to fire, killing countless Qing soldiers.

In the distance, General Yuming watched the fierce battle raging across the city, his face filled with shock.

On the one hand, he was indeed shocked by the enormous boost these lamas brought to the army, but on the other hand, he was truly amazed by the high morale and powerful combat capabilities of the Polu Army.

Anyone who dares to say that the Polu Army is a bunch of peasant rebels, Yu Ming will definitely smash their head in!