Chapter 2762 |˙˙) I want to light a fire and calm down...
Under the orders of Horus, Captain Sejanus of the fourth company of the Luna Wolves led the nearly 20,000 Astartes Space Marines and more than one million mortal auxiliaries, the Mechanicus Titan Legion.
And those mechanical armored forces launched the first round of fierce attacks on the Hua Gai Star garrison's steel military fortress and peripheral positions.
And as the battle unfolded, in an instant, the earth shattered, artillery fire roared, and all kinds of fighting screams resounded on the front line.
From the beginning of the battle, the battle entered a state of excitement and the two sides fought inextricably. Each unit took turns to fight, and it seemed that they were going to use their brains out.
For example, on the main front, those Astartes space warriors wearing heavy armor and holding sharp blades really seemed like a group of violent wolves leading the mortal auxiliary army to launch an attack on the defense line of the Huagai Star Defense Corps.
Round after round of charges, the deafening sounds of explosions, charges, sharp bolter fire, and the roars and screams of soldiers filled every corner of the battle line.
The Mechanicum's Titan mechas and the Huagai Star's Thor giant bipedal robots were frantically fighting each other. Those huge war machines were rampaging on the battlefield, and every collision was accompanied by earth-shattering giants.
At the same time, it also trampled to death countless innocent soldiers on both sides of the enemy.
Not to mention those mechanical and armored corps. They went straight to full power and without hesitation, despite the suicide bombing of countless widow mines, launched a group assault towards the defender's position where the siege tanks and hurricane missile vehicles were located, even if they were there.
The Widow Mine's fusion engine was blown to pieces during the self-destruction, even if it was blown to pieces, in order to create a safe charge path for the Astartes and mortal auxiliaries on their side.
In addition, various missiles and artillery shells were flying and falling crazily in the sky along with the enemy and our fighter planes, making the entire battlefield filled with smoke and flames, like a purgatory on earth.
Anyway!
The battle lasted from morning to dusk, and both sides paid a heavy price.
When night falls, when the war gradually subsides due to mutual exhaustion, the entire battlefield has become a ruins full of corpses and smoke and flames. The sky seems to be dyed blood red by the burning earth, so that the orange in the east
The yellow sunset seemed a bit bleak compared to the tragic battlefield.
Although both sides suffered serious losses, it was obvious that as the attacking party, the Luna Wolves suffered greater losses. Both the powerful Astartes Space Marines and the large number of mortal auxiliaries all paid a heavy price.
of casualties.
Of course, as the defenders, the Huagai Star garrison also felt uncomfortable!
But fortunately, except for some fortifications and temporary fortresses that were destroyed by the war, they still held their position after all, and even the broken first front was still firmly in their hands.
then!
When the data on the unfavorable battle and tragic casualties on the first day of the general offensive were compiled, it naturally aroused the anger and serious dissatisfaction of some officers in the Sixteenth Legion's "Moon Wolf" headquarters.
"Fourth company commander!"
In the headquarters, a centurion of the Astartes Space Marines and a general of the mortal auxiliary army looked at each other, and then took the initiative to step out and persuade Sejanus:
"This can't go on like this!"
"How about we apply for orbital strike?"
"We can let the fleet bombard all their outer positions first. That way, our attack tomorrow will be much easier!"
"what do you think?"
This was just a tentative attack on the first day, but they still paid such a heavy price. They simply couldn't imagine what it would be like if they continued to fight, especially when they found that the opponent was not easy to mess with, and had all kinds of equipment and was very powerful.
In excellent condition.
If they don't use their current only fleet and orbital bombing advantages, continuing to fight like this will be protracted, time-consuming, and energy-consuming. God knows even if they can get in by then, what terrible casualties they will pay in the end. That's because they are unwilling to do so.
have witnessed.
"alright."
Unfortunately, Sejanus ignored the centurion at all.
"I know what you're thinking!"
"But no!"
He just stood in front of the sand table at the headquarters with his arms folded and continued to frown as he looked at the troop deployments of the enemy and ours above and the situation of both sides after today's battle. He also frowned at the behavior of the centurion, the psyker, and the generals of the mortal auxiliary army.
Of course he saw it, but he didn't take their ideas and suggestions into consideration at all.
Then, finding that the other party was hesitant to speak, Sejanus thought for a while and continued to explain reluctantly:
"The original body will not agree. You don't need to keep repeating the same old tune. You should first think about how to fight tomorrow!"
"or……"
"Is there any way you can rush in first and then grab what the original body needs?"
"If that's the case, there will be no need for this fortress to exist. You can then blow it up as you wish."
After saying that, Sejanus looked back at the line of defense that they had been unable to penetrate all day long with a headache.
Anyway, he could see that under the arming and reorganization of the Federation of Heroes in that sector, the garrison of Huagai Star had reached a level that was equal to or even surpassed their Sixteenth Legion in terms of combat effectiveness and equipment level.
Not to mention anything else, the ordinary marines wearing CMC armor are almost comparable to their ordinary Astartes Space Marines, and the total number of their Luna Wolves Space Marines is also
It's only a few hundred thousand, but almost everyone on the other side has a set of CMC armor. The two sides are not of the same order of magnitude at all.
Even though the Canopy Star garrison often needs several people to replace one Astartes, in that case, the garrison here in the Return Market alone can almost replace their entire Luna Wolves Space Marines.
Kill it!
To be honest, if they didn't have a large and relatively well-equipped mortal auxiliary army, and an absolutely superior legion fleet to support them, I'm afraid there would be no need to continue fighting this battle, because he simply couldn't see it
Not much hope.
Moreover, Sejanus can be said to be the person in the entire Luna Wolf sector who has the deepest understanding of the equipment level of the current Huagai Star garrison. He knows that besides the most basic CMC that can equip all ordinary soldiers on Huagai Star,
In addition to armored suits, the opponent also has a variety of individual mechas and a complete set of land and air forces.
For example, the opponent's ground armored forces alone have the high-speed assault unit Fiery Chariot (it is said that this thing can also transform?), the four-legged automatic explosive device Widow Mine, the war machine Hurricane that can respond quickly, and the heavy-duty attack and defense integrated
Equipped with a siege tank and a disturbingly powerful combat power, the kind of Thor that can compete with the Titan mecha of the Adeptus Mechanicus!
As for air units, let alone them.
Various types of transport aircraft, medical transport aircraft, Liberator gunships, the Iron Crow, an all-round main combat unit that combines surveillance drones and combat engineers, and the Banshee, which is low-cost but can be invisible and has extremely powerful ground attacks.
, there are also those that can transform and have extremely strong combat power in the hands of excellent pilots. It is even said that there has been a case where one can defeat the second company commander Tarik Togaton. The troops suffered heavy losses and had to
The Viking fighter plane that has been repaired for several days and so on.
As for the opponent's battleship, which is a mass-produced battlecruiser, I won't go into details.
The opponent's mere one or two hundred ships were able to harass their thousands-ship Horus fleet for a long time, causing them to lose hundreds of warships in vain. Moreover, the key point is that the opponent also achieved an exaggerated record of zero casualties... This is due to the opponent's small number.
, if there are thousands of ships, then the fleet of their 16th Legion may not even be able to escape from the Taiwei Galaxy.
Fortunately, that sector seems to be unable to mobilize troops and fleets directly from the other side's so-called Federation of Heroes due to various reasons. They can only rely on the power of the Taiwei Galaxy, that is, the Huagai Star, which gives them the opportunity to move in a short time.
Defeat the opponent within a short period of time and seize the opportunity to win, otherwise Sejanus should propose to their legion commander Horus to withdraw his troops immediately.
"Fourth company commander!"
"so!"
"We can attack their city, draw their troops out of their positions, and then encircle and annihilate them here!"
"What do you think?"
"Otherwise, we would be too passive!"
"If we continue to attack their positions, they will be waiting for work and have all kinds of preparations, including terrible mine formations. Our sacrifice will be great!"
However, after a pause, the centurion ignored what their fourth company commander Sejanus was thinking, and just continued to discuss with the psyker and the generals of the mortal auxiliary army before walking to Sejanus again.
Nusi’s neighbor suggested loudly.
"Attack the city?"
This statement made Sejanus a little strange, and he quickly looked towards the sand table.
But soon, Sejanus understood exactly what his subordinate wanted to do based on the instructions on the sand table.
"this!"
"Are you trying to attack their refugees hiding in bunkers?"
"To coerce their troops to come out?"
Because there are not many defenders around the newly built Guixi market, it is not the target of their attack, and there is no significance in attacking. There is no arsenal or military base there, except for a large number of people hiding in underground shelters.
There is nothing but civilians.
Therefore, when my subordinate proposed to attack that city, his true thoughts and purpose were self-evident.
"That's right!"
"We just discussed it for a while and agreed that it is feasible!"
"As long as we force the defenders out of their fortresses and positions, we will take the initiative!"
"As long as you give the order, company commander, I am willing to lead the team to attack!"
The centurion said this confidently, and then took the initiative to ask for help, waiting for Sejanus's consent and order.
"No……"
"no!"
After a moment of silence, Sejanus finally shook his head, and then sighed with emotion:
"In that case, what's the difference between us and those evil warp demons and chaos monsters?"
"No!"
"We can't do that!"
Although he has reasons to fight against Huagai Star and the humans in that sector, Sejanus does not want to take the initiative to attack civilians. It has nothing to do with moral character, but he still retains the most basic respect and respect for mortals.
I feel compassion, and I don’t want to involve the ordinary people on Huagai Star who are already in such trouble.
Even after they succeed, those people are likely to escape in the end, but Sejanus will not give that kind of order, he will only use his own way to achieve his goal.
In any case, he will only fight the Huagai Star's army in an open and honest manner, instead of resorting to such despicable methods!
"But……"
The officer was anxious and wanted to say something more.
"okay!"
"We are here not only for the Primarch and the Emperor's orders!"
"It's more about honor and a mission that must be accomplished!"
"We are not here to commit massacre!"
"You must remember not to lose your self-awareness due to arrogance, and do not blindly believe in the justice of your actions, because that may lead to corruption, especially on this planet!"
"That kind of thinking is dangerous, very dangerous!"
After saying that, before the other party could say anything else, Sejanus waved his hand to signal the other party to stop talking. He himself would not issue an order to attack civilians and then force the defenders to take the initiative to fight with them.
.
"Fourth company commander!"
"us……"
Seeing Sejanus's resolute attitude and the centurion retreating angrily, the general of the mortal auxiliary army on the side became anxious, and then walked out directly, wanting to confront the tall Sejanus who had just spoken.
debate on the issue.
"Well?!"
But before he could speak, a guard hurried in from outside and handed him a report.
"This is……"
"!!"
"Captain Sejanus!"
"Oh no!"
"The Astartes discovered that human ghost agents have sneaked into our camp. There seems to be signs of heading towards our supply camp?"
After just one glance, the general suddenly thought of something, exclaimed and handed over the report immediately.
"Supply camp?"
"ghost?"
First he was startled, and then Sejanus smiled, as if he had thought of something.
"very good!"
"You continue to study and arrange the attack mission for tomorrow, and just give me a report later."
"As for you..."
"Take your men and follow me!"
"Let's go over and see how many rats will get into the cage tonight?"
Then, Sejanus didn't talk much. He just looked at the psyker general in the headquarters and called his name. Then he took his direct line of guards and strode towards the psyker general.
Go outside.
The opponent is a psyker. In the Luna Wolves, there is a think tank-like existence in other legions. It can play a role in many times, like now?
Speaking of 'think tanks', in fact, shortly after the beginning of the Great Crusade, when the primarchs reunited with their respective legions, the Space Marines began to discover that some of the new recruits had psychic potential, which was different from ordinary Astartes.
, so, in order to maximize the use of that talent, the Primarchs such as Scarlet Magnus, Sanguinius, and Jaghatai Khan proposed the establishment of think tank departments, and then their legion departments began to absorb the souls of Space Marines.
capable people, and train them to use this power to serve the empire.
In response, the Emperor expressed his understanding of the proposal and approved it, as the Emperor himself was a powerful psyker.
Subsequently, in the following war, the Think Tank Department quickly proved its effectiveness and spread to other legions, and the Luna Wolves were no exception, and began to research and recruit the psykers in those legions.
Those people, under normal circumstances, are mainly responsible for keeping the historical documents of the legion, using psychic powers to check whether the recruit candidates are strong-willed and loyal to the empire, and using deadly psychic spells to attack the enemy on the battlefield.
This brings huge tactical advantages and more.
Under normal circumstances, each legion has a different positioning and name for the 'think tank'. Some legions and the original body are even cautious or opposed to this. But fortunately, the situation of warrior association within the legion is quite serious.
The Luna Wolf is not included in this list.
The Luna Wolves themselves obviously have their own psyker troops, and Sejanus also likes to use their power to deal with certain targets that are not easy to deal with and capture, such as the ghosts of the Canopy Star garrison.
Or the Banshees?
"..."
Therefore, when he heard that the defenders of Canopy Star had indeed sent out those ghosts and wanted to cause destruction, he certainly didn't mind taking the psykers of their legion to catch turtles in the urn.
However, what Sejanus didn't know as he strode out was that the ghost he was going to face tonight was different from the ghost he imagined and the ghosts he had come to scout in the past!
Because, it wasn't anyone who sneaked into his camp tonight and wandered around again. It was the pilot of the Viking fighter that caused heavy losses to the second company commander, Tarik Togadon, a few days ago.
It’s some terrible little girl head of state!
That's right, the person coming is none other than Anne Bennie!
And tonight, after a day of fierce attacks by Sejanus's troops, she couldn't stand the arrogance of Terra's bad guys. After learning that it was temporarily impossible and inappropriate to carry out fusion strikes, she planned to personally go out to provide those
The Terran bad guys add some trouble and give her some fun at the same time!
And what she has to do is naturally the same as what she did outside the Necron Tomb last time, that is: find the opponent's material storage warehouse or camp, and then take advantage of the dark night and high wind to deliver it to the opponent's arsenal.
Light a cigarette to calm down or something. Although she doesn't smoke like those bad adults, that doesn't stop her from lighting up.
"..."
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"strangeness!"
(ノ△.)
"Where is their warehouse?"
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But it was a pity that she didn't know whether Sejanus' troops were prepared or hidden too well. She couldn't find the opponent's main storage area even after searching. Therefore, despite the random collision,
He was not caught by the other party, but it was unavoidable to reveal his whereabouts and get lost accidentally. After all, the other party had a camp worth over one million dollars and stretched over a large area.
"All right!"
ε=(ο｀*)))Alas
“Go over there and have a look!”
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"It should be over here!"
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"Come on, Tibbers!"
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After wandering around for a while, she still couldn't find it. She was at a loss, so she simply chose a random direction and ran over.
Obviously, she didn't know that the enemy was prepared in advance and was about to lay a trap. She was still relying on the invisibility effect of the ghost suit to wander around the enemy's camp unscrupulously.
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(Although a certain bear knew about this, it was a pity that it just watched indifferently and did not want to take the initiative to remind it, because it did it on purpose, it was so bad, it just wanted revenge, and it just didn’t want its bad little master to have an easy time!
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Chapter completed!