Chapter 390, Church of Justice
Hermgart, South Axe Pass Wall, above the cliffs.
The towering, gigantic Church of Justice is built on the cliffs of the city walls of Axe's Pass, a snow-covered, picturesque place that has always been the center of faith for the entire city.
The golden dome covers the tall buildings, which greatly frightens the cultists and dark creatures from a distance, but the burning flames on the nearby city wall, the collapsed city wall, and the pile of corpses on the city wall illustrate the situation, hehe In order to guard against the possible invasion of Beastmen, Greenskins and Britannian Knights, the defenders of Mugat have always been very vigilant. After the Ratmen quickly captured the barracks, they wanted to capture the city wall immediately, but the tenacious defenders were in a dozen large cities. Under the leadership of the swordsman, they stood firm and fought back wave after wave of rats.
The paladins and battle priests guarding the Church of Justice were also dispatched. They rushed up the city wall, chanted magic spells, and fought a bloody battle with the Skavens.
Wave after wave of rats, the defenders on the city wall could not hold on. The battlefield extended from the city gate to the stairwell, then to the turrets on the city wall, and finally to the surface of the city wall. The rat swarm was repulsed many times, but they Always come back again.
The soldiers were in a state of panic, Earl Reinhardt of Hemgard didn't know where he was, and the defenders blew their horns again and again to contact the Earl for reinforcements. The Ratman clearly showed signs of fear and panic after hearing the horn. However, as no one answered the horn several times in a row, the group of rats gradually began to laugh at the cowardice and cowardice of humans. The act of blowing a horn.
"Human thing! diedie!"
Just when the mice were triumphant and the morale of the defenders fell to the bottom, unexpected support arrived.
Howling winds, blizzards and frost novas sweep across the battlefield.
The two Rick guards led more than a dozen of their followers into the battlefield, and a witch released magic one after another. After several consecutive strengthening spells, the defenders finally mustered up their courage and continued to fight.
The appearance of the Rick Guards means that the chaotic city wall defenders finally have a commander who can convince the crowd. Whether it is Rudolph or Wagner, they are the children of military nobles. The identity of the Rick Guards allows them to quickly After taking over the command, even so, the defenders finally repelled another wave of rats after paying a huge price.
At this time, in the Church of Justice, more than six hundred refugees were tremblingly hiding in the hall of the cathedral. The giant statue of the God of Justice was emitting a warm light, barely maintaining the last trace of morale of these refugees.
People spread out in groups of three or four, covered with simple blankets and clothes, and huddled together for warmth. In such a large church, a small amount of firewood could not provide enough warmth, and the freezing ground sent a bone-deep chill.
Rick Guard Rudolph stroked his brown beard. The eldest son of the duke's family was very calm. He held wine and white bread in his hand. The white bread with bacon provided the necessary nutrition for his long-struggled and hungry body.
Wagner was also eating, and the two of them were sitting in a corner. The master engineer played with the revolver in his hand, and said to Rudolph, "There are at least 5,000 people in Hemgard, but now besides the soldiers, there may be six more people in the hall." Hundreds of people."
"Maybe less than six hundred, I mean, we have rescued so few people, not counting those militiamen and soldiers." Wagner sighed in a low voice: "The Ratmen's attack came so suddenly, many humans even thought they were is a friend."
"Hey, what does this remind me of, do you remember the Brunswick parade a few months ago? A group of noble ladies
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They protested that human consumption of meat was a very excessive act,
They believe we must treat all life equally. "Rudolph laughed straight: "The Emperor graciously agreed to their request, saying that since you have made your request, you will be responsible for your actions. His Majesty asked these noble ladies to go to the market in Brunswick. Buy all the cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and pigs waiting to be slaughtered at your own expense, and 'save' them back home. "
"Afterwards, the emperor let the soldiers spread the news that someone bought livestock at a high price in the market, and farmers from all directions transported livestock to the capital to sell. This group of noble ladies were overwhelmed in just three days and were finally forced to give up. The request to ban meat, the peasants in turn praised your majesty's benevolent government." Wagner also smiled after hearing this, but the smile disappeared quickly.
Now is not the time for jokes.
"We still have fifty-three musketeers, sixteen great swordsmen, and no more than one hundred defenders, many of whom are wounded. You and my followers add up to fifteen, except In addition, what those militiamen can do is to wave the flag and shout, and I don’t think it’s possible for them to deal with the rats alone.”
"Where are the battle priests and paladins?"
"There are several battle priests, and more than twenty paladins. These people are considered to be a force, but they are not easy to command."
"How long will it take for the emperor's reinforcements to arrive?" Wagner checked his bullet reserves. He still had more than 50 bullets left on him. He suddenly regretted that he had fired too much in the previous battle.
"There is no reason for His Majesty not to know about such a big event in Hemgard." Rudolph nodded, "In any case, it will not exceed two days."
"Then, whether we can survive or not depends on those two witches. It's just...their situation doesn't look very good either."
In the inner chamber of the Church of Justice.
Veronica was lying on a bed with a pale face. This place was originally a napping place for church personnel, but now it was cleared out and provided for her and Teresa to rest.
Witch Jialan's slender eyelashes fluttered twice, and she managed to open her eyes. What met her was the dry air in the room and the faint light of the candle.
"Are you awake?" A cold voice rang in her ear.
"What are you doing here, little princess?" Hearing this voice, Veronica closed her eyes again.
"Of course I came to see your foolishness." Teresa said angrily: "Now that you wake up, get up quickly. There is something to eat on the table, so eat quickly. We are guarding the church now, but as for how to deal with the Ratman, Everyone has no experience, Ryan is not here now, you know the most about the Ratman."
"Trovik, didn't your mother teach you how to be polite?" Veronica felt a headache, and she knew it was a sign of excessive use of magic power. A vein appeared on Witch Garland's forehead. The quilt on her body was lifted vigorously, and she was about to get up, but the situation in front of her made her a little dazed.
Teresa was injured. Her right hand was wrapped in a thick bandage and hung on her chest, and her left hand was leaning on a staff.
"Oh, are you injured again? Trovik?" Veronica was stunned for a few seconds, and then said in a mocking tone: "If Elder Aurora knows about this, she will feel distressed for a long time! Tell Me, Trovik, how did you get hurt?"
"What does this have to do with you?" Teresa didn't want to have a verbal fight with Veronica: "Don't think I don't know, you are also hurt, Su Li
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Mrs. Ya said that you were injured by the rat troll, but luckily the injury was not serious. "
Veronica opened her mouth, and the witch wanted to sneer at the sorceress, but in the end she just sighed: "The situation is not good, now is not the time to rest, my magic reserve is almost exhausted, you Woolen cloth?"
"My mana reserve is fine, it's January, and it's snowing heavily outside, and I can easily absorb a lot of ice magic power." Teresa looked at her arm with some frustration: "It's a pity that I can't use the musket. "
"Skaven... Trovik, if we want to resist the attack of the Skaven, we must resist the attack of the Skaven..." Veronica turned over, and Witch Garland moved herself A pair of long legs, put on boots, and ate a few hastily: "We must strengthen the defense line of the church."
"Reinforce the line of defense? How to strengthen it?" The door of the room was pushed open, and the heroic female knight and her maid Sylvia stepped into the room. Seeing Veronica get up, the corners of Suria's mouth burst into tears. Happy smile: "Great, Veronica, you look better."
"Ma'am, the situation is not good at all. My magic power has bottomed out." Veronica immediately stood up to show respect. After Suria and Silvia took their seats, Veronica sat down: "How's the morale of the soldiers?"
"It makes sense, at least the appearance of Empire Captain Huber has boosted the morale of the soldiers, and the existence of the two Rick Guards has also made the soldiers feel that they have a backbone." Suria looked serious, and she nodded Nodded: "At least everyone has expectations for reinforcements."
"Well, the refugees are irrelevant. To put it bluntly, these people are actually a burden to our survival." Veronica first pointed out the core mercilessly: "Six hundred refugees, panic, helpless, They also need to eat, drink, and scatter, these people not only cannot provide any help in this war, but are a heavy burden for us to arrange the defense line."
Suria frowned. She first noticed that Teresa didn't speak, and the sorceress chose to remain silent.
Apparently, Teresa thought so too, she just kept her mouth shut, because she had promised Ryan to treat everyone equally.
The female knight is still calm, and the maid Sylvia, who is so serious that she is close to staid, can't stand it anymore. She is wearing a standard Bretanian knight's plate armor today, holding a rapier, and listening to Veronica's analysis , the maid immediately planned to refute.
Suria immediately reached out her hand to signal Silvia to shut up, Veronica hadn't finished speaking yet.
"But we can't abandon them. Hermgart is destroyed, but the people are still there. The significance of a city's existence is not in the buildings, but in the people. If there are people, there is hope for everything." Sure enough, Veronica The beautiful crescent eyebrows almost twisted into a ball: "The reconstruction of Hemgart needs these people. Only if they survive, the city will have a future, so we must never abandon them. This will not only cause riots among the refugees, It will also disappoint the soldiers with us, and with Ryan in particular."
These words were very reasonable, and everyone nodded.
"Now we can only count on two. The first one is the news from Ryan. If he can behead the commander of the Ratman, then the rat tide will automatically recede due to the character of the Ratman who likes internal fighting. The second is the news from Monte Duke Ford or Emperor Karl Franz's reinforcements, if the reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible... Mrs. Suria, is there any news from Ryan?" Veronica first asked Suria.
"There is no direct news, but there must be something to gain." Surya's sea blue eyes are full of confidence in her husband: "We have been here for half a day,
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The swarm of rats hasn't come yet, so it's impossible for them not to notice us, and the two dimensional lightning cannons that captured the barracks have also disappeared. "
"The Duke of Montfort can't send troops to support." Teresa shook her head, and the sorceress whispered: "The Principality of Montfort has also been attacked by the Ratmen, two villages have been attacked, and the Duke of Furkad himself is leading the knights We fought the Ratmen, and they reported back that there was nothing we could do to help us."
"Cunning Ratman, they must have sent a team to contain Fulkad's energy." Veronica rolled her eyes, and she arranged first: "Well, Mrs. Suria, I will trouble you this time."
"You tell me what I'm going to do, I'll listen." Suria is very open-minded. The female knight knows that her field adventure experience and familiarity with the Skaven are not as good as Veronica's. This is not the time to act impulsively , she decided to listen to the witch's opinion, as to whether to obey or not.
"Mrs. Suria, you are beautiful, noble-born, and equipped with the most luxurious equipment. What you have to do is to sit in the hall." Veronica said first: "The refugees saw a Marquis, Britannia The great nobleman, the countess of Ryan, will live and die with them, and he will definitely calm down a lot. First of all, everyone will believe that Ryan will definitely return to help. He may not save these refugees, but he will never abandon his wife! Suria Ma'am, you need to speak more and use more slogans to inspire people."
"Okay, I understand." Suria nodded.
"Trovik, what you have to do is to use an ice wall to seal some corners of the entire Church of Justice, but don't seal them all, leaving the church door behind, we want the ratmen to attack directly from the stairs at the church door For us, apart from releasing the ice wall, you must pay attention to conserving magic power, and don't release large spells unless you have to." Veronica continued to order.
"I see." Teresa also nodded.
"Then... go to Mr. Abel and ask him to lead the paladins to patrol the basement to ensure that there will be no ratman squad attacking the church from the basement. Demon hunters are best at and familiar with this kind of task, and he will definitely be able to complete it satisfactorily." .”
"Let Captain Huber of the Empire use explosives to blow down half of the stairs at the entrance of the church. Remember, it's half, not all. Blowing up all of them will only make the Ratman find another way. After half of them are blown down, let the two Rick Guards Your Excellency, with musketeers, greatswordsmen, and pikemen, garrisoned the stairway door and the church door."
"Finally, Miss Silvia, you find a way to get your servants to spread rumors among the refugees, saying that His Majesty Emperor Karl Franz's large reinforcements are coming here, and that the Emperor's army will solve the problem once and for all. The threat of the Ratmen, the refugees need this kind of rumor, it will calm them down."
"clear!"
According to Veronica's instructions, Suria gave an inspiring speech. As the Marquis of Winford, she naturally knew how to inspire people. Her beautiful appearance, glittering golden equipment and burning flames The sword inspired the morale of all survivors.
Among the refugees, there was news that the emperor's reinforcements were on the way. Sure enough, the people inside the church were calm, and the morale of the soldiers recovered. Human attack, while looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements.
After two hours.
"Boom~boom~boom~" The bell in the burning city of Hemgard rang again! Afterwards, the chattering whispers and restlessness of countless Skaven ratmen came from the entire city. In the mines, sewers, and basements, thousands of ratmen reappeared.
Rat tide is coming again! ! !