The Lion King of Middenland, Warhammer

() But this is not all of the directly subordinate team, because more than 300 carriages full of food, ammunition, supplies and 150 camels with packs are also under the command of the directly subordinate team, including doctors, craftsmen, coachmen and camel drivers , handymen, hawkers and prostitutes accompanying the army, and the total number of non-combatants exceeds a thousand.

This mighty force and convoy is located at the center of the entire army, and is tightly protected by four combat brigades. They are responsible for transporting a large amount of supplies to the huge imperial coalition forces ahead, and are an indispensable part of every large-scale army. .These non-combatants did not advance in an orderly manner like the combat brigades. There were chatter, laughter, and singing one after another, plus the dwarf musketeers chattering with the coachman servants and women in the convoy, the atmosphere was very lively.

These restless gnomes hail from the Halfling Dominion near the Principality of Avalan in the southern part of the empire, and are led by a senior member of the council and a great technician.Most of them are less than three feet tall, with big heads, big bright eyes and smooth and soft skin. They look more like a group of four or five-year-old children.

Although they are far from being able to compare with their brave and sturdy distant relatives dwarves in strength, they are no less than those bearded dwarves in skill and intelligence.This child-like demi-human race is very good at various technical tasks, and its temper is not as stubborn as dwarves, so it is very popular all over the empire, from technicians in royal military factories to chefs in high-end hotels in metropolises, everywhere. There are their small figures moving.

These dwarf warriors are well equipped, all wearing finely crafted half-body plate armor with green trim.On the round head is a raised silver inlaid and carved helmet. Long colorful feathers flutter in the wind on the top of the helmet. Many of them are more than one and a half feet long, which seems to be an interesting choice to increase their height.Their physical strength is average, and they are not good at walking. Either they sit on the four-wheeled donkey cart loaded with the secret weapon steam hot pot, or they shyly get on the lightly loaded carriage.The characteristic childlike cuteness of the gnome is a very lethal passport, and it is basically impossible to be rejected.

Around their waists were half-foot-long daggers with wide-brimmed copper handles, and the green Dominion coat of arms was tattooed on the sheepskin scabbards, and the sniper muskets longer than their bodies were always on their backs.This unique weapon has an exquisite oak wood-inlaid silver stock and a slender copper sight. The workmanship is extremely exquisite, far surpassing the muskets of the imperial soldiers.In fact, these child-like gnomes can use this sniper rifle with a magic coat of arms to shoot out armored Chaos warriors at a distance of 180 meters to 200 meters, which is four to five times the effective range of ordinary imperial army muskets. more than double!But because the lead bullet needs to be driven into the barrel with hand-threaded rifling with a cleaning rod and a hammer, the shooting speed is much slower than that of the imperial musket.

"It's so cute! It's like a baby's toy army! Come, let me give you a hug!"

Catherine, who couldn't stay idle, looked at these lively dwarves, and thought of a new trick when her eyes rolled.She suddenly rode close to a small four-wheeled donkey cart, quickly reached out and grabbed a round-faced dwarf, lifted him onto her saddle like a chicken, and held him in her arms with a smile.This made Fleur startled, but the dwarf who was attacked was calm and did not panic at all.

"I am so happy to be loved by you, big sister!"

Astonishingly, the gnome with the soft face of a four-year-old answered the savage princess's sudden attack with his childish voice, before curling up like a chubby hamster , snoring in the arms of the red-haired girl.In a sense, being good at making use of their cuteness to show off their cuteness is also the reason why the weak and powerless can flourish in the empire.After all, gnomes can only survive in this cruel world if they are protected by powerful humans, and mutually beneficial cooperation is the best choice.

"It's such a cute little thing, it's really cute. But dear princess sister, I must remind you that their age is likely to be much older than your Highness, is this appropriate?"

Fleur couldn't help laughing.The beautiful black-haired girl couldn't help reaching out and touching the rosy face like a dwarf child, then straightened her hair and reminded Catherine with a smile.

"Cut! You're so boring! Forget it, if you think it's inappropriate, I'll give you a hug first! I'll play with his musket first. It's very meticulously crafted, and I like it."

Catherine was wagging her fiery red ponytails from side to side a little displeased, and pursed her pink lips in a fit of temper.The delicate girl grabbed the dwarf by the collar angrily, and stuffed the chubby little thing into Fleur's arms.At the same time, she took off the dwarf's sniper rifle and researched it happily.

"Big sister, the bullets and gunpowder in this gun are loaded! Don't move around..."

Seeing that the musket was taken away, the dwarf, who was just pretending to snore like a sleeping hamster, immediately danced and struggled in Fleur's arms, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.Because the dwarf's sniper musket is fired with clockwork black flint, the possibility of misfire is far greater than the smoothbore arquebus of the imperial infantry. Random shooting during the march is a serious crime in the imperial law code, and it is even worse if it hurts someone up.Most of the smart and learning dwarves have read many books, and they know everything about the imperial law codes like the back of their hands.

"Go! You little hamster! My princess, I am a talented middle-level metal mage. I have even been to the Imperial Great Foundry in Nagu-er City. I personally fired the Storm Siege Cannon using 360-pound super-heavy shells. The muzzle of that kind of cannon can hold ten small hamsters the same size as you! The master of the Wind of Gulna is the natural guardian of using guns. The annoying little hamsters despise me so much, I want to punish you ..."

After hearing the dwarf's plea, Catherine immediately made a gesture of showing her teeth and claws ferociously, stretched out her hand and twisted the little ear of the dwarf musketeer, and made a long speech while twisting it.She seemed to be angry when she was despised, but she didn't attack hard, with a joking nature.

"Dear princess, please let him go. You are the noble Highness of Tubalo Principality, a powerful middle-level metal mage, and it will cause bad influence if you care too much about the poor halfling."

Seeing the little dwarf's face full of tears and a pitiful look being pinched by Catherine, Fleur's sympathy also came up.She reached out and grabbed Catherine's wrist, gently but firmly stopped the unruly princess from raging.But suddenly, she and Catherine were both stunned by a sudden sound. It was not another sound, but a loud gunshot, a gunshot that pierced the sky!

"I didn't shoot guns indiscriminately, this is an illusion, an illusion..."

The policeman's sniper rifle fell to the ground with a slap, Catherine was stunned, and then hurriedly explained.Her red ponytails were beating chaotically, as restless as her heart.Although this savage princess loves to make troubles, breaking the code is always a headache.

"This is not a hallucination, but it has nothing to do with His Highness. This is the sound of gunfire from the left wing. It is an enemy attack. I can feel the ground shaking. According to my experience, it is probably the chaos cavalry cavalry. Appeared. My dear princess sister, don't make merry about the dwarf. We will return to His Highness Hyde's side and prepare to face the enemy."

After a moment of silence, Fleur answered the red-haired princess who was in a mess in front of her with a solemn voice.The morning wind stirred her red silk ponytail, her slender eyebrows were furrowed, and a kind of majestic heroism appeared on her beautiful cheeks, like a heroic goddess.This gentle and slender girl is also a "veteran" who has experienced many years of regular military service. In terms of war experience, she is much better than Catherine.At the same time, the dwarf in her arms has quickly jumped off the horse, picked up his sniper rifle, and rushed to their donkey cart, completely ignoring the two beautiful girls.

But Fleur's words are already redundant, because layers of gray shadows have already appeared on the distant skyline, like trees and clouds, and there are weak shocks coming from the snow-covered ground, which are thousands of horseshoes. Echo!A series of gunshots sounded like firecrackers, and white clouds of gunpowder smoke slowly rose on the left flank of the army, carrying the pungent smell of sulfur.The military flags were waved eagerly, and the sharp and long siren passed over the military formation. It was no longer the usual harassment, the real battle was coming!

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