Chapter 2748 ╭( ) Roaring Moon Wolf (1)
Chapter 2747╭() Roaring Luna Wolf (1)
On this day, an unprecedented sight appeared in the sky of Huagai Star.
Even without using any equipment, in areas with good weather, people with slightly better eyesight can still see the outlines of the battleships when they look up into the sky.
It was a huge fleet, and they emerged from the end of the starry sky like giant steel beasts and appeared neatly outside the blue sky.
It was obvious that that mighty fleet was directly affiliated with Horus, the original body of the 16th legion "Lunar Wolves" in the second squadron of the Terra Empire's Great Expedition Fleet.
Although it was just a fleet of a legion, there were more than 3,000 warships!
Therefore, even though the battle has not yet begun, even though their arrival is enough, the entire Huagai Star is enveloped in an atmosphere of chilling and despair.
After seeing that scene, seeing the arrival of the Horus fleet, and hearing the shrill air defense sirens rang out in various cities on the planet, the faces of countless citizens of Huagai Planet who had no way to evacuate changed drastically, and of course they had to follow the instructions in advance.
After practicing, go to the underground shelters in cities or gathering places for emergency evacuation as soon as possible.
Because, with the arrival of the Horus fleet, it heralds that the final and most brutal ground war is about to officially begin.
as expected!
Not long after the Horus fleet arrived in the orbit of the Huagai Star, following the order from Horus, the original body of the fleet and the commander of the legion, the main warships in the large fleet rushed towards the planet like arrows.
The orbital defense platforms of Huagai Star.
While the charge accelerated, the main guns such as macro guns and light spears on their battleships also drew dazzling and bright rays of light in the space above the blue sky, directly blasting towards those who were also not to be outdone.
The orbital defense platform began to launch a counterattack, and the two sides began to exchange fire fiercely in the blue sky of the planet or the starry sky of the other half of the night.
Then, of course, not long after, as the fierce battle continued and both sides began to suffer battle damage, countless burning battleships or orbital platform wreckage began to fall into the atmosphere of the Canopy Star and drag out long lines in the sky.
Long and unusually conspicuous black smoke.
Although the war has not yet reached the ground, everyone knows that at this moment, countless brave soldiers on both sides of the war have begun to disappear in the terrifying and silent space battle.
The result was not much of a surprise. Although the planetary defense forces of the Orbital Defense Platform of Huagai Star tried their best to resist and protect their homeland, in the end, under the powerful firepower and absolute superiority of the Horus fleet, the
In front of them, their resistance seemed extremely feeble.
In less than an hour, except for a few garrison troops who escaped to the ground in landing capsules, all the orbital defense platforms above the orbit of the Canopy Star were destroyed.
At this point, the orbital defense platform and its troops were completely wiped out!
Immediately afterwards, when the Horus fleet approached the planet, they began to launch orbital strikes against the seemingly indestructible defenses placed on the ground, especially the small number of ground forts that could attack space.
The solid fort that dared to shoot in the air was instantly shrouded in the terrifying artillery fire of the Grand Fleet and instantly became torn to pieces.
soon!
When the ground of the planet was filled with smoke and fire, when all the ground forts were declared destroyed, and when Horus's fleet finally stopped bombarding, all the battleships in the orbit of the planet, except for the more than two hundred battleships that had not yet appeared, were
Apart from that, there is basically nothing that can pose a threat to their large fleet.
At least, on the surface it is no longer there.
And it was only then, when the Horus fleet completed the cleaning work, when the first stage of the battle gradually subsided, and the battle losses were counted, that the officers of the Horus fleet discovered that their warships had been destroyed in this short period of time.
The losses in the fierce battle were minimal, and the number of battleships shot down could be counted on both hands. Compared to their huge base of more than 3,000 ships, the losses were almost negligible.
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Otherwise!
Although the first phase of the battle has stopped, the war has not ended there. On the contrary, it has just begun?
After destroying the orbital defense platform and ground forts of Canopy Star, the Horus fleet was not idle, nor did it intend to leave any breathing time or opportunity for the planetary defense forces of Canopy Star.
They quickly adjusted their tactics and directly broke them into pieces. They divided the attacking fleet into dozens of small fleets and entrenched themselves in different orbits of the Huagai Star, just like a group of hungry wolves, just like that.
The people in the sky are staring at the ground of Canopy Star with eager eyes, and may use macro cannons or other weapons to launch fatal orbital strikes on the ground at any time.
But luckily, they didn't!
Because the senior commanders of the mine base had obviously anticipated this situation, so some of the corresponding arrangements made them wary, and then under the strict orders of the original body Horus, of course they did not dare
He rashly carried out direct attacks on various bases and fortress defense lines on the ground.
However, although they did not dare to launch an orbital strike rashly, it did not mean that they had no other options.
Isn’t this?
About an hour after clearing the orbital defense platforms and forts, as all resistance at the orbital level was confirmed to have been cleared, and after confirming that the Horus fleet had basically mastered the high-altitude air supremacy of the Huagai Star, when all conditions were met,
Countless troop carriers and battleships began to drop landing troops one after another on the ground of Huagai Star.
In an instant!
Landing craft, landing modules, landing ships of various sizes, large, medium and small, and other well-known and unknown landing vehicles began to fill the sky of Huagai Star like meteors and fire showers, and then they were dragged so densely.
With a long friction tail flame, it hit the ground of Canopy Star, the local guard troops of Canopy Star, the demon's sphere of influence, and even the territory of the green-skinned orcs.
Those are the main force of the elite Astartes Space Marines of the 16th Legion 'Lunar Wolves', which number at least 100,000 people, as well as millions of mortal auxiliary troops, countless Mechanicus and other auxiliary troops.
Their total number is almost approaching the 10 million mark, which is almost the same as the total number of tens of millions of planetary defense troops stationed on Huagai Star.
Although the total number still seems to be several times less than the planetary defense forces on the Huagai planet, considering the huge deterrent power of the Horus fleet, even if the number is relatively small, they can still hold a firm position after landing.
There is no doubt that he controls the initiative in the war.
Anyway!
At this moment, the 'Moon Wolves' roared and showed their sharp, terrifying and ferocious fangs towards the Canopy Star for the first time.
The login time is very short, maybe less than thirty minutes?
As the first landing craft, landing modules, large, medium and small landing ships and other landing vehicles successfully landed on the ground and began to open up landing sites and set up positions, the Luna Wolves inevitably began to fight against those subspace demons.
The greenskins and the scattered Huagai planetary defense forces fought fiercely, and the flames of the ground battle immediately began to burn on the surface of Huagai.
Among those landing troops, the most eye-catching ones are undoubtedly the Astartes Space Marines of the 16th Legion's "Lunar Wolves"!
Wearing various light and heavy types of power armor, they were as tall as giants, and armed with powerful bolters and chain swords, they bravely charged towards groups of subspace demons, greenskins and even the planet Huagai.
The defense lines of the defending troops set off waves of bloodshed, and their fighting style was quite terrifying.
Under the leadership of their powerful Astartes Space Marines, millions of mortal auxiliaries, Mechanicus and other mechanical troops followed closely, together in the air force and orbit
The warships carried out limited bombings and launched a fierce impact on the ground of Huagai Star. They quickly occupied large tracts of land, and then continued to open up landing sites and set up base camps and defense lines for various troops.
This landing battle, whose outcome was already doomed from the beginning, was undoubtedly very tragic. Although the local guards of the Huagai Star resisted heroically, they quickly fell into trouble under the powerful deterrence and bombardment of the Horus fleet, and
Had to choose to retreat temporarily.
In comparison, those subspace demon forces and the green-skinned orcs who are not afraid of life and death are much more reckless.
They almost completely ignored the losses and rushed towards the landing sites of the suddenly falling Luna Wolves with almost a decisive battle attitude, but the results were self-evident.
Not only did they fail to defeat their enemies, but they suffered extremely painful losses in the battle.
But fortunately, whether they are greenskins or subspace demons, their bases are very large and they are used to losses, so of course they don't mind much and still attack the Luna Wolves' landing sites and hastily constructed roads.
line of defense.
In this way, as the landing operation continued, about three hours later, when the fighting between the various camps gradually subsided and stabilized, on the entire Huagai Star, if you look down from space, you can see: the ground is already full of people
The smoke and fire made it seem like a purgatory on earth.
…
When the war on the Canopy star just broke out, it was in an asteroid belt outside the four auxiliary stars on the edge of the Taiwei galaxy. It was shrouded in interstellar dust and sparse asteroids of various sizes. It was difficult to detect without getting close.
Among the detected asteroids, the flagship Darius and the other two hundred or so battlecruisers that the Huagai Star had accumulated during this period were drifting here quietly together.
At this time, the atmosphere in the battle command room next to the bridge of the Darius was unusually solemn.
Because, on the huge holographic screens, the clear and shocking images of the Huagai Star are being played: the war has begun to rage on the surface of the planet, and it looks like an out-of-control wildfire that is devouring it crazily.
All of this caused countless lands, forests and cities to start burning and billowing black smoke. The scene looked extremely tragic and horrifying.
Therefore, including Darius, all the commanders who were in the command room and staring at the screen at this time did not look very good-looking, and their eyes inevitably revealed an indescribable and complicated sadness.
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"It's too cruel..."
"Sir!"
At this time, the voice of the female adjutant Aaliya broke the silence first, and then asked Darius in a low voice in a complicated and hesitant tone:
"you say……"
"Can we really win in the end?"
Her voice was very weak, as if she was worried about being heard by other officers and affecting morale, but that did not prevent her from using that tone to reveal her deep worries and uneasiness.
"..."
Darius glanced at her in surprise, his brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about something, but he did not answer immediately, but continued to look at the screen.
After the orbital defense battle ended, as the second phase of the Horus fleet's landing battle began, the war on the Huagai planet soon began to burn rapidly and gradually became more and more fierce.
Although their defense lines and fortresses have avoided the city, although the citizens have evacuated in advance, and although their defense lines have consciously avoided the cities where ordinary people live, explosions and fires are inevitable.
Still, it quickly swallowed up the places that had been rebuilt with great difficulty, turning them into ruins full of broken eaves, broken walls, and fire and smoke.
Looking at the overall situation, only a few towns far away from the war zone on the entire planet barely survived.
"win?"
"Ah!"
"why not?"
Finally, after watching for a while, Darius finally spoke.
"There is no doubt that as long as we delay, victory will belong to us!"
"You also know that, just like the difficulties we encountered before, our only problem now is that we still don't have enough development time."
"Warp demons, Necrons, the Mystical Cult, and now the Terran Empire..."
"From the very beginning, we have been continuously compressed in terms of development opportunities and time, but although it is very difficult, we have survived until now. As long as we survive for a while, I believe that our situation will become better by then.
of."
"Now, Huagai Star can buy us enough time."
"even……"
"Perhaps we can also bring down the Horus fleet directly on that planet?"
Although it was in an uncertain tone, Horus's voice was firm and powerful. When he turned to look at Aria and the other officers who were looking at him, his eyes even revealed that
Undoubted confidence.
"Yes!"
"Aren't you short of time?"
Of course, Aaliya did not deny the fact her commander said.
"However, sir, I am still a little worried..."
"if……"
"When the main force of the Terra Empire's Great Expedition Fleet arrives to help, can we really withstand it?"
"How about we send part of the fleet to leave the Taiwei galaxy, and then find a livable planet in advance and develop it for a few years?"
"Aren't there many star maps of human colonial worlds in the golden age on Huagai Star?"
"Since Terra's Great Expedition Fleet has just arrived here, we might as well find a colonial world far away from here, or even as far away as the other side of the galaxy, and then slowly develop it for a few years or even more than ten years, and then eliminate it.
Wouldn't it be easier for Terra, and there would be less constraints and troubles when developing?"
"Anyway, they don't have our jump engines. Even if they get some small devices on Viking fighters and transport planes, if they want to crack and develop them, they won't be able to succeed in less than ten years. That's enough for our development."
Then, considering the various problems she had encountered during this period, Aria gritted her teeth and revealed her plan to stay away from the hustle and bustle of Taiwei Galaxy and open a base.
In terms of speed, their sector undoubtedly has an absolute advantage. Therefore, in her opinion, as long as they find a remote galaxy to hide in, those Terrans will be blinded. With their backward subspace engine,
Don't even think about catching them.
"Ah!"
Hearing this, Darius just smiled slightly, as if he was not too surprised by Aria's doubts and that statement.
Because he knew that the idea of ​​evacuating Taiwei Galaxy was also the first choice of many middle-level officers.
"..."
So, after shaking his head with a smile, he first walked to the porthole next to him and began to look at the asteroid belt outside. After a long time, he said:
"Alia, you don't understand."
"War is not just a duel of strength, but also a comprehensive consideration of wisdom, patience and other aspects."
"You must also know that the reason why we came to Taiwei Galaxy is not only the order of the head of state, but also a test given to us by the head of state!"
"At the beginning, the order given to us by the head of state was to save those people on the Huagai Star, and we have indeed done it before. We have indeed saved at least 10 billion people from the hands of the demons. It was undoubtedly a glorious event
And a great victory.”
"But……"
"What are they going to do if we abandon this place now?"
"Do you think Horus will let them go?"
After glancing at the adjutant who didn't express much, Darius smiled faintly and then continued:
"The first factor we need to consider should be the will of the head of state, not mere momentary victory or defeat or honor or disgrace."
"Since the head of state is still here, we cannot leave, otherwise it will mean failure for us."
"Besides..."
"How do you know that there are no bigger troubles and more powerful enemies elsewhere than this? Are you sure that changing the place will allow us to develop in peace and contentment for a few years?"
"So, in comparison, I am more inclined to stay here to fight with the Terra Empire. Then, we can develop slowly here. It doesn't matter even if we are discovered by them."
"Right now, everyone has tested each other's strength. Even if they are discovered, if their fleet comes less, they will definitely not be our opponent. But if they come more... the worst we can do is not stay here and directly attack them.
For the fleet and ground forces on Canopy Star, we have jump engines anyway, so they have no good way to deal with us."
"Besides, didn't we leave the information on Huagai Star?"
"That's a conspiracy. As long as Lord Horus is not stupid, he knows what he should do. He has no choice."
After saying that, Darius stopped and looked at his female adjutant again. After a while, he warned with some seriousness:
"Alia, not everything in this world is smooth sailing. You have to get used to various situations, including the current situation where we are at a serious disadvantage?"
"You don't know..."
"At the beginning, the head of state and we were in a difficult situation when we first arrived in the Koprulu sector. At that time, we were bullied by the Zerg and the protoss one after another. We finally found a resource star and were driven away. Haven't we survived it now?
"
"So, young people should not shrink back when they see the slightest difficulty, but should move forward bravely and face difficulties!"
Sighing softly, although he was persuading and persuading his adjutant, Darius couldn't help but feel a little sad when thinking about the past.
To be honest, he knows the cruelty and uncertainty of war better than anyone else, and what Aria just said was something he himself had thought about and almost implemented.
However, since he has survived now, since he has made relevant plans and the situation seems to be okay, then he just needs to stick to it step by step.
In any case, in his opinion, their chances of winning are not low. As long as they persist, they will definitely see the dawn of victory. If they are half-hearted or timid, they might as well stop fighting as soon as possible.
"yes!"
"Sir, I understand."
Of course Aria understood what Darius meant, so before the other party could continue, she humbly agreed with a straight face.
"I don't mean anything else."
"I just feel it and say whatever I want."
Yes, she really didn't mean anything else just now. She was just a little aggrieved by being suppressed by the Terra Empire during this period, so she wanted to come up with a relatively safe plan.
After all, instead of outsmarting the enemy with fewer enemies and fighting with them in a battle of wits and courage, Alia still prefers to use force to overwhelm others, such as finding a place to secretly grow obscenely, and then using an absolutely superior force, such as a few
Ten or a million battlecruisers sweeping across the galaxy or something?
In her opinion, just a few years of being humble can easily overturn everything, so why should a cat fight with endless enemies and forces one after another in Taiwei Galaxy and make himself uncomfortable?
But unfortunately, what she said didn't count, so she could only think about that kind of thing.
"very good!"
"Aliya."
"Now, let us continue to observe the development of the war situation and be prepared to deal with all possible situations."
"correct!"
"Please pay attention and help me keep an eye on the leader's news. When contacted, remember to tell me as soon as possible."
After saying that, Darius turned around again and looked at the huge screens.
Although they are not on the Huagai Star now, due to different plans and arrangements made in advance, he will still need to remotely control and coordinate the battles and battles on the ground of the Huagai Star, which involves tens of millions of people and
This is a big melee involving several forces, so don't be careless!
Because the war has just begun...
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