pappabearbooks Chapter 79 The Greatsword Warrior Crushes the Bandits with Foreign Rifles
Chapter 79 The Greatsword Warrior Crushes the Bandits with Foreign Rifles
Chapter 79 The Greatsword Warrior Crushes the Bandits with Foreign Rifles
The greatsword-wielding warriors from Caronburg, who had just emerged from the forest, were rushing towards the foreign-armed bandits. They were somewhat nervous in the face of the muskets in the hands of these Black Flag Ridge bandits.
After all, the Empire of Warhammer Fantasy has always been known for its firearms, so they naturally know how much of a threat these muskets pose to heavily armored soldiers. But at this critical moment, they cannot afford to hesitate.
At their charging speed, the bandits will only have time for one volley of fire at most. Once they withstand that volley and charge into the bandit ranks, their two-handed greatswords will surely teach those guys a lesson!
Bang bang bang!
Amidst billowing smoke, the bandits finally opened fire.
A series of lead bullets shot out from the forest. Most of them were blocked by the intricate trees, but some still hit the greatswordsman of Kalonburg.
However, these lead bullets failed to penetrate their heavy plate armor.
When this thing hit them, it only made a crisp "ding" sound, sent out a few sparks, and then—that was it!
What the hell? Why is this musket so weak?
The greatsword warriors of Kalonburg looked quite confused. They couldn't understand why the muskets, which they remembered as being extremely effective against heavily armored units, had become ineffective. However, this did not stop them from charging forward and wreaking havoc.
Meanwhile, the bandits who had just finished firing a round of shots and were about to see the heavily armored soldiers fall backward were now all panicked.
"My God, this is a ghost!"
Some bandits couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. When they bought these foreign guns in the past, they had naturally tested them. Even if they put a large iron pot that could be used as heavy armor on it, these foreign guns could still shoot through it at close range!
So they originally thought that as long as they fired a volley at these heavily armored soldiers, a large number of them would be wiped out on the spot!
But who knew that their muskets couldn't penetrate the heavy armor of these heavily armored soldiers?
When the dwarf's meticulously crafted two-handed greatsword came crashing down on them, the bandits finally snapped out of their daze and tried to escape. But the dwarf had already charged into their ranks; where could they possibly run?
A flash of bright sword light appeared, and more than 20 bandits at the forefront fell to the ground on the spot, each of them dying a gruesome death.
They were either beheaded on the spot by two-handed greatswords, cut in half at the waist, or simply split in two by a powerful vertical cleavage from above.
It wasn't that some bandits, after discovering that muskets were ineffective, considered simply drawing their swords to fight back, but their melee skills were no match for the greatswordsmen.
Especially when the greatswordsman's equipment can still overwhelm them, their blades become even less reliable. Even if they draw their swords to block, they still can't withstand a greatswordsman's fierce slash, and their swords can be cleaved in two.
"Quick, quick, hide behind a tree! Go into the denser woods!"
Suddenly, one of the bandits thought of something and quickly shouted at the others.
It's embarrassing to admit, but they usually go into these groves either to relieve themselves or to have sex with women.
But now, things have taken a turn for the worse; they're now venturing into the woods just to save their lives!
Hearing the shouts from the other side, some bandits weren't quick-witted enough to grasp the key point, but others immediately understood.
Yes, those heavily armored infantrymen were carrying greatswords that were almost as long as a person. In open areas, these things would be terrifying weapons, but in the forest, wouldn't they easily get stuck in trees?
If that's the case, they might still have a chance to turn the tables!
After figuring this out, many bandits headed towards the densest part of the forest, not daring to linger even though their bodies and faces were scratched and bleeding from tree branches.
There was no way around it; those killing gods who were fighting over the greatswords were chasing them relentlessly. If they stopped even for a moment, their heads would roll!
After finally reaching the dense forest, a bandit grinned and drew his knife, ready to laugh at the greatswordsman and then carry out a spectacular counterattack.
But when he saw the greatswordsman forcefully snatch the two-handed greatsword in his hand, actually cutting down a tree as thick as an arm right there, and then continuing to swing at him with undiminished momentum, the bandit was truly dumbfounded.
Even after his head was airborne, he still couldn't figure out how sharp the greatswords in the hands of these heavily armored infantrymen must be, and how strong they must be to cut the tree trunk next to them in two.
The greatswordsman easily cut down a group of bandits hiding in the forest, and for a moment he felt that these guys' resistance was too weak, and he couldn't let them have their fill.
The greatswordsman couldn't help but chuckle at the thought that they had previously treated these guys like elite musketeers.
However, the reason why the greatsword warriors were able to overwhelm these bandits so much was largely due to the equipment they wore.
Their armor and greatswords were all forged in the dwarven workshops. Not to mention that the metals in the Warhammer Fantasy world are inherently blessed with magical energy, making them much stronger than ordinary metals in every aspect, the dwarven forging techniques can give these metals an unscientific enhancement.
In this situation, their heavy armor was far more robust than ordinary plate armor, and even their two-handed greatswords were incredibly sharp, capable of cutting through iron like mud.
At the same time, the bandits' muskets were far less powerful than the imperial muskets they remembered, making them even less likely to penetrate their armor.
The muskets produced in the Empire were generally large-caliber heavy muskets. After all, Imperial musketeers used these things to fight Chaos Warriors, various war behemoths, or tough-skinned greens. They had to face all sorts of monsters and demons every day.
Even if they used small-caliber muskets, they wouldn't be able to penetrate the thick-skinned enemy.
At the same time, the Empire's gunpowder formula also contained many modified elements, and even a small amount of dimensional stone was added to the Imperial gunpowder, making the Imperial gunpowder far more potent than regular black powder.
So, although they all used firearms, the foreign guns or old-fashioned flintlock muskets in the hands of these bandits were no match for the firearms of the empire in terms of penetrating power. That was a huge difference.
After a fierce but brief battle, Tie Liancheng and his foreign-armed squad were completely wiped out in this grove of trees.
Even as Tie Liancheng's head was chopped off by the giant swordsman, his face was still full of shock, as if he could not understand how these terrifying soldiers had managed to slaughter his proud foreign gun squad in such a state.
Meanwhile, as Tie Liancheng led his foreign-armed squad into the grove, the Ge family army, which was also surrounded in the same area, also became fierce.
Ge Shouye knew that they could not continue to delay like this, otherwise more and more of them would die. The only way to survive was to break out of the encirclement of the Luo family army before it closed in!
As for surrendering to Luo's army?
Ge Shouye curled his lip. Did he really think he didn't want to surrender?
Looking around, there were so many bandits throwing down their weapons and kneeling on the ground, shouting that they were surrendering. But the question is, which bandit actually surrendered in the end?
The Luo family army was extremely bloodthirsty. They almost never left any bandits alive, and even those who surrendered were killed without hesitation.
No one knew how the bandits had offended the Luo family army in the past. This puzzled Ge Shouye greatly. He felt that the Luo family army really did not follow the rules of the outlaw world and were a bunch of devils!
"Brothers, gather our cavalry and fight our way out!"
Ge Shouye shouted behind him and then charged forward without regard for anything else.
He knew that if he led his cavalry to charge forward like this, not to mention how many other bandits he would trample to death, he would probably suffer heavy losses just from the large number of musketeers charging straight ahead.
But if he doesn't charge forward, it seems he has no other choice; standing still is just waiting to die.
Upon hearing their leader issue the order, the other Ge family cavalry units quickly assembled and then charged towards the mountain pass with all their might.
They dared not charge in the rear, because there were simply too many Luo family musketeers behind them. No matter how arrogant they were, they did not believe that their less than 200 cavalry could overpower the dense line of 500 musketeers.
In other words, the mountain pass seems to be relatively easier to breach, at least there are fewer enemies there.
Upon hearing the commotion of Ge Family Army cavalry, the other bandits hurriedly made way around them. Those who couldn't escape were trampled underfoot by the tall horses and then instantly crushed into mangled flesh by the large number of cavalrymen.
One after another, the bandit cavalrymen drew their sabers, howling like wolves, and charged upwards like madmen.
However, at the mountain pass, Luo's army, which was preparing to launch an attack, saw a large number of cavalry approaching and immediately stopped, then set up their guns and continued firing.
The continuous volley of gunfire rang out again. Previously, when the other bandits were unable to break through the mountain pass, the Ge family army's cavalry had been somewhat disdainful, thinking it was because their impact was too weak.
But when it was their turn to charge, they were horrified to realize that it wasn't that the bandits in front of them were incompetent, but that the Luo family army on the other side had really fierce firepower!
Even more frightening was that at this moment, not only were the musketeers guarding the other side of the mountain pass busy firing their guns, but the thunderbolts behind the musketeers were also launching bombs, which exploded in the narrow mountain pass in an instant.
As the bombs exploded continuously under the hooves of the warhorses, the Ge family army's warhorses, which had previously managed to maintain order, were instantly terrified and began to riot violently.
The horses charging at the front panicked, and the horses behind them couldn't dodge in time and crashed into them, causing further chaos. As a result, the mountain pass was completely blocked in an instant, and all the cavalrymen were stuck inside, unable to move forward or backward.
Just as the Ge family cavalry were filled with terror, desperately trying to calm their horses and figure out how to escape their predicament, a sharp laugh suddenly came from above them.
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