Warhammer Throne

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After a short break, the Imperial Army team stationed on the beach immediately began to study the current situation.

In the largest marching tent in the camp, everyone gathered together to discuss the next direction of the Imperial Ruschia Expeditionary Army.

At the meeting were the imperial vanguard officer and captain Richard of the imperial army.

Alaric, the imperial general, came from Rick.

Imperial hunter general Eric von Shangel, he came from the hunting regiment of the empire's famous hunter marshal Marcus Wolfhart.

Since Marcus Wolfhart was canonized by Karl Franz as the Imperial Hunter Marshal, he gained the right to recruit soldiers himself. This sanctuary powerhouse is considered one of the emperor’s most trusted confidants. He personally The Marcus Wolfhart hunting group was formed.

The elite hunters of this hunting group were hand-selected by Marcus from the empire. The entire hunting group is filled with excellent hunters from all provinces of the empire, although the hunters of Midden always despise the hunters of Ivy for the simplicity of hunting. , The hunters led by Rick always despise the hunters led by Steer are a group of hillbilly uneducated, but under the leadership of the hunter marshal Marcus Wolfhart, these excellent hunters from all the empires are in the war and Gradually united in the hunt, and quickly developed a close fellowship between each other, thereby eliminating mutual dissatisfaction and regional differences.

With their efforts and the strong leadership of Hunter Marshal Marcus Wolfhart, the Wolfhart Hunting Group soon became the most powerful Warcraft hunting group in the empire, whether it was Steir The claws of the collared beasts, the ice dragons of the Ostmark collar or the giant horned bulls of the Drachwald forest, the four-armed bull beasts of the Rickwald forest, or the Chimera beasts entrenched above the Black Mountains The Wolfhart Hunting Group successfully completed their hunts, which earned them honor and status. Emperor Karl-Franz repeatedly commended these empire’s outstanding hunters and promoted some of them to hunter generals.

In this Imperial Ruschia Expeditionary Army, in addition to providing certain military supplies and summoning some provincial soldiers and militias, these military aristocrats naturally knew that they wanted to conquer by relying on these basic troops alone. Ruscia is very difficult, but the cost of mobilizing those elite imperial teams is very special. It is necessary to persuade the emperor to approve it, and it must also come up with enough real money for employment. This is for the expedition that has not been harvested for the time being. It is not worth the loss.

Therefore, the nobles of Rick decided to form an expeditionary army to explore the way of Ruthcia, set up several outposts, try to enter the jungle to search the ruins in order to get rich rewards, as long as the expeditionary army can bring richness to the empire In return, the empire will naturally send more elite reinforcements.

Some Rick nobles even hope that Marshal Hunter can participate in this expedition personally. However, this is obviously impossible. As the only two illegal sanctuary powerhouses under the emperor’s direct subordinates, Karl- How could Emperor Franz let Wolfhart be dispatched in person for this kind of thing?

Only when the emperor or Wolfhart had a problem in his mind would the hunter marshal expedition to Ruscia.

Therefore, the nobles led by Rick paid a big price to hire a hunter general in the hunting group, with a fixed annual salary of up to 1,000 gold marks, and asked him to go to Ruschia for an expedition.

In the big tent, three officers surrounded a huge wooden table and a map on the wooden table.

"Although the expeditionary army built an outpost here, our situation is still not good." Imperial Vanguard Officer Richard pointed to the map and said: "Look, we only have a base on the coast. We have neither sufficient food sources nor sufficient strategic depth. Although the soldiers of the Ash Legion came to intimidate us, some of their words are not without any reason."

"How do you say?" Hunter General Eric asked. "How much do you know about the current situation?"

"Since we arrived here, we have sent a lot of scouts, a lot." Pioneer Officer Richard put his finger on the map: "As we all know, our location is called Tocan Temple, but in fact, the coast is far from us. The ruins are still sixty kilometers away."

"In the east, according to the people of the Ashes Legion, it is the territory of vampire pirates. We don't know if it is because the scouts we sent have never come back, none of them."

"The west is indeed as they said, there are traces of green skin tribes. Those green skins are very special. Some green skins are all blue. The fighting power cannot be underestimated. As for the south, the scouts just entered the ruins of the temple and searched a bit. The treasure was backed out, but we still lost half of our manpower."

"As for the north, Fogen and his Ash Legion currently occupy three coastal towns, namely Skogee City, Marauder Harbor, and Marsh Town, facing us across the sea," the vanguard continued, "After many times, Replenishment, the Ash Legion now has nearly 40,000 soldiers alone, and also has a population of about 100,000. They seem to have reached a certain understanding with the lizard people. They rarely enter the jungle, and the lizard people also They are assured that these coastal ports are under their jurisdiction. The two sides have several trading points near the jungle. The Ash Legion uses seafood, livestock, and timber to trade with the Lizardmen, and the Lizardmen provide them with gold, silver, and superior goods. Medical drugs and magic jewelry, and even some domesticated cold lizards."

"Damn, **** traitor!" The Empire General Alaric yelled dissatisfiedly when he heard this. The veteran hammered the wooden table hard and hated the roots of his teeth: "Sooner or later, we must include all these places. In the embrace of the empire, we are the ones who brought civilization to these ignorant and backward places!"

The Hunter General and the Vanguard were also jealous of the huge profits. Eric took a few breaths and wanted to say something, but the Vanguard quickly said: "No, we must not go to war with the Ash Legion now. Yes, when we first arrived here, they provided us with a guide, and we currently do not have enough food supplies, and we rely on buying from the Ash Legion!"

The two imperial generals, Eric and Alaric, frowned almost at the same time. After hearing these words, Eric hesitated and told the vanguard: "This way, can you send a man to the Port of Predator and tell the Commander Fogen, If he is willing to surrender all the troops and towns, I can propose to the emperor to protect him as an empire viscount!"

Pioneer Officer Richard smiled bitterly: "General Eric, if this matter is replaced by you, would you like it?"

The General Hunter was silent for a few seconds, and shook his head quite self-deprecatingly: "Well, then it goes without saying. We went to this place by ship from the empire for several months. We lost a lot of troops and died in battle. Soldiers, if there are no gains, how do we face the expectations of the nobles and imperial people who support us?"

Thinking of the astonishing wealth and huge army held by the Ash Legion, thinking of the lizardmen being eliminated, these towns and residents who disobey the empire’s management are destined to be defeated by the empire’s army and honestly surrender their wealth, and these people Actually reminding himself of the danger kindly, Eric shook his head. We are the elite emperor team, how can you compare with the mob of conscripts and weak mercenary groups?

"Other matters will be discussed for the time being. The first thing we must do now is to get enough harvest. Then, we will take another day off, and then I will lead two thousand people to go south first, looting the temple of Tokan, and take this All the wealth in the ruins is taken into the arms, and the rest will be said later." General Hunter made a decision immediately.

"Yes!" The military meeting came to a temporary conclusion, and the three officers walked out of the big tent.

Vanguard officer Richard directed General Hunter to an open space in the camp: "Look at this, General, this thing can be done today, and it will definitely help you in this war!"

Above the open space, the craftsmen of the empire are doing the final finishing work, and a chariot assembled from wooden planks is undergoing final testing.

"Old-fashioned imperial chariots have already been eliminated by steam tanks, but I didn't expect them to be very useful in the jungle." Pioneer Officer Richard said to the General Hunter: "The horses that the locals provide us are really good. Too few, we simply can’t organize a strong cavalry, but we can take the materials locally, use a mix of workhorses and war horses, and let the musketeers stay on relatively safe tanks, which is conducive to maintaining firepower output and retreat."

"Very good." Eric nodded repeatedly: "Let's be prepared!"

"The only regret is that the expeditionary knight has left." The empire general was a little disappointed, but he was a strong man at the pinnacle of legend.

"Don't count on those Breton knights. In the long history, we are not always friends." Eric sighed lightly: "In this dark age, all we can rely on is ourselves."

"This is the empire!"

…………I am for the dividing line of the empire…………

One day later, in the woods and paths in the north of Ruscia.

The emperor team with more than two thousand people is slowly advancing in the tropical rain forest.

Muddy land, humid air, annoying mosquitoes, lush vegetation.

Green, endless green, towering giant trees in the sky, extremely luxuriant shrubs, and squishy moss, all make the Imperial soldiers who are accustomed to the black forest climate of the Empire feel extremely uncomfortable. It is clear that November will not be very It's hot, but almost all the imperial soldiers are already wet with sweat.

Hunter General Eric, holding an enchanted long bow in his hand, walked at the forefront of the team. Behind him were rows of imperial pikemen, then archers and crossbowmen, and then imperial swordsmen. And two imperial chariots.

"Attention! Don't try to pick any fruits, don't eat anything that looks like you can eat." The general hunter kept ordering: "Don't stand alone, gather together, no one knows what will be in the forest, just give me a shot. Refresh!"

"Yes!" The Imperial Army team was still quite careful. They looked around cautiously. Many imperial soldiers had never seen this kind of environment, so naturally they didn't dare to mess around.

"It's surprisingly quiet." It's been several hours since the march. The whole army didn't encounter any enemies. Eric took a few breaths, and his hands held the big bow vigorously, which made him feel better. .

According to the intelligence gathered by the Empire, Ruthcia has a large number of carnivorous plants and carnivores, and vines, bloodthirsty spore clouds and spiked plants are all looking for careless victims.

Big cats, man-eating monkey creatures, and swarms of giant insects buzzing constantly in the jungle, and even more deadly are the ancient giants in the jungle. These reptiles should have been They have been completely extinct in the long history, but the fact is that they are still haunting the jungle, and they are at the top of the food chain.

As a general hunter, Eric can't wait to get ready to fight these legendary behemoths.

However, everything is very quiet. The huge banana leaves, vines and shrubs are filled with all the sights of the entire imperial army, the difficult climbing of the old vines with dead branches, the damp and hot flashes of invisible sunlight, from the eyes to the soul. , Everything is submerged in green, various levels of very clean green surround this expeditionary army from all directions, the fragrance of the trees and the smell of rotten are mixed together, in this woods with hundreds of millions of years of life Here, time seems to stand still, occasionally shards of sunlight leaking from the dense leaves, moving slowly in the jungle full of fallen leaves.

"~" Just in the depths of the forest, something seemed to be moving. An imperial hunter immediately turned around in surprise and pulled a short bow in one direction of the forest: "Who!"

There was nothing, the forest seemed to be quiet again, and there seemed to be fog in the forest, making everything illusory.

"There?" When the imperial hunter turned around again to check another line of defense, a blow arrow flew from the canopy of the distant tree and pierced his back. The imperial hunter screamed, he was thinking Fighting back, the intense numbness of his body swallowed him.

"It's...poisonous." The excellent imperial hunter spit out the last word and died on the spot like this.

"Enemy attack!!!" The General Hunter issued a sharp warning. The Imperial Army team woke up in a panic. The spearmen and swordsmen lined up in two rows, and the archers and musketeers immediately faced each other. He fired in the direction where the blowing arrows came, and hundreds of feather arrows and dozens of projectiles whizzed towards the depths of the forest.

But nothing happened, they just knocked down a bush and shot through some leaves.

The canopy of the distant tree swayed from side to side under the attack.

Then, the silence was restored, and Ruowu whispers came from the depths of the jungle. The General Hunter pulled the large bow in his hand several times but couldn't find the target at all, so he had to put it down: "Go ahead!"

What he didn't notice was that not far from the tree canopy, a chameleon saw the human army moving forward. It stuck out its tongue and held a hollow branch in his hand. It leaped slightly and took two out of its arms. A poison dart disappeared above the canopy of another giant tree in the sky.

"Puff chuff~"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!" Another imperial soldier was hit by a poison dart! The poison on the poison dart killed him immediately.

"Damn! Damn! Damn!" The emperor team fired frantically in panic again, but still found nothing.

In this way, for the next two hours, the entire emperor army continued to be hit by blow arrows or poison darts, and died of pain under the effect of toxins. The soldiers were panicked and morale was low. They were so special in the depths of the jungle. Under the circumstances, although the loss was not great, everyone was in danger. The soldiers crowded together and looked around in fear.

It seems that every tree, every bush, and even every vine has become a terrible threat!

"Hiss~Hiss~" The reptile whispered around the woodland, moving away and near, as if there was nothing.

"Dense formation, pay attention to your surroundings!" At this time Eric was already sweating, and he could always feel that there seemed to be something in the jungle watching them.

That kind of look is chilling.

Fortunately, after a long march, the ruins of the lizardmen finally arrived. The legendary Tocan Temple appeared in front of the imperial soldiers, and just like the legend, the ruins were full of gold, silver, enamel, and gems of various colors. , The ruins were covered with moss and vines, as well as collapsed walls and trees. It can be vaguely seen that this was once a glorious temple, but I don't know why it fell here.

"Oh! God, a lot of gold, Ms. Fortune is here, I have never seen so much gold in my life!"

"Charlemagne bless us!"

"We are rich!"

"Great! This piece of gold belongs to me!"

"This is enamel! I like this!"

Seeing such an amazing wealth, the emperor’s army immediately lost their positions. The soldiers who spent two hours in an atmosphere of depression and suffocation could hardly restrain their madness. They desperately carried any valuables. Stuffed them into cloth bags, pockets, and even armors. Many soldiers simply threw away their weapons when they searched the heavy ground. Fight hard.

The General Hunter had the intention to stop the chaos of these soldiers, but he could do nothing. At this time, only gold and gems were left in the eyes of these imperial soldiers. Even Eric himself couldn’t help digging in the ruins. Kotou Jin, who has a bigger fist, made him smile: "Your Majesty will like this."

"Roar~Roar~" Just as the emperor team was in chaos and greedily took the wealth in the ruins, there were waves of roars from the depths of the forest.

In the next second, dozens of giant beasts rushed towards the ruins from all directions. These giant beasts consisted of Diablo, Ankylosaurus, Tyrannosaurus and Fire-breathing Salamander!

Following these giant beasts is an army of thousands of lizardmen! They released wild howls, holding shields and maces in their hands, and joined the battlefield!

"Roar ~ solve these hot-blooded species, for the big plan!" Surrounded by hundreds of temple guards, the big white lizard brother Roque and the two skink priests were satisfied to see that the human army fell into the trap, brother -Roque held the ancient sacred artifact Urumak sledgehammer in one hand, and the ancient sacred artifact generation shield in the other hand, pointing to the emperor team that was still busy scouring the ruins and gave an order: "Go ahead! For Iraq Taza, for the big plan, for Lord Crocker!"

What responded to him was the roar of the giant beast that could spread to ten kilometers away.

The jungle shuddered for it, and the lush forest sea shook back and forth, unable to stop for a long time.

The emperor team was surrounded by lizard people.

When the first Demon lizard knocked over and crushed several imperial spearmen on the spot, the Imperial Army team even just reacted.

Seeing a flood of lizardmen in all directions, the hunter general Eric had only one thought left in his mind.

"The hunter is the prey in the end."