Chapter 144 The Red Pirates invade and old enemies return
The second lieutenant of the only regiment of Skadi, a native of Skadi, has experienced several wars, but he has never experienced the Greenskin War. Therefore, he and most of the recruits were left in the garrison, as if fate was kidding, those The undead stalked the people who had defeated him like zombies.
Although Makator and the captain passed the test, and Alan Bair and the staff took away the greenskins again, those minions of chaos still did not give up. Those who descended from the sky to tear apart the mortal homeland were greedy and rude.
But the second lieutenant still doesn't know. He still looks so immature, but at this moment when the veterans have left, he is the real veteran among the approximately 3,000 people left in Skadi's only regiment.
Although he is a bit taller than a short one, but just looking at the war experience, the armored division left by General Marcato may not be as legendary as him.
However, the world will never treat him as gently as his comrades-in-arms. But at this moment, the second lieutenant is chewing cooked starch lunch meat in the exhaust-filled military camp canteen, those things that are soaked in water and boiled to pieces, those weird pink things. Something, I couldn’t help but sigh.
"Eating this thing again?"
His face was no longer so good, but the Imperial Guard was already fully supplied by this star system. He never thought that the heretics at this moment had run out of ammunition and food, and would even launch assault ships to invade the world under the eyes of the Imperial Navy. .
This behavior seems okay, but it is very crazy. If they are discovered, the light spear can wipe out most of their effective forces. The densely packed assault ships are not suitable for crossing large-scale star fields. Firstly, they are slower, and secondly they It lacks the ability to land and will be shot down by anti-orbital weapons.
This is also the reason why the Imperial Navy did not detect those enemies, but the second lieutenant probably never thought in his life that those people came all the way and risked their lives just for the disgusting starchy lunch meat in his hand.
Fraxia's eldest sister hit him on the head, and the lieutenant covered his head in pain. "You still dislike it. When we were surrounded by titanium, they cut off our supplies. We could only eat soil to fill our stomachs, so several brothers died from starvation."
Captain, she said it easily, but the few words revealed the cruel hardship. Even in the year of famine, it can only be described in a few words. People cannibalize each other and starve to death everywhere.
At the end of this dark forty millennium, people must be grateful for food, whether they are climbing in the hive, standing on the primitive world, working in the feudal world, or even in the agricultural world. .
The population of the Empire is so large that it exceeds human civilization's previous understanding of human reproductive capabilities. The number of men and women in the Empire is almost as many as the stars in the Milky Way.
The value of food to life is what troubles the empire most today. Even for the empire, those crops are still one of the best resources to obtain, but they still have to face the terrible astronomical consumption.
People in the empire hardly need preaching, and being picky about food is an extremely luxurious thing. Although the ensign complained, he still swallowed those bland things. After all, no matter how bad it was, it was better than the days of eating corpse starch.
Crush those things with a spoon, dissolve them in the soup, drink them all in one gulp with a greasy feeling, and add energy blocks full of sugar to satisfy today's training. The food of the Imperial Guard is getting worse and worse, but the morale of the Imperial Guard But it has not weakened.
In this terrible universe, the only thing that can be done is killing the enemy and being killed. The countless mutinies and defections that once occurred in the internal struggles of humans on Terra have become a handful in the face of the pressure of the Empire and the crisis of survival.
Even while eating those bland canned starch cubes, the Imperial Guard will unleash their fury on their enemies.
But today's day didn't seem as peaceful as usual. It was only half way through lunch time, and there was a roar like thunder and lightning. There were no so-called clouds or enough water molecules in the atmosphere of this world. In other words, there was no thunder and lightning here.
The soldiers of the Imperial Guard were even more aware of the restlessness. Lunch time ended early. They stuffed food into their mouths and put on their helmets and weapons. They also had to carry their guns with them even when eating.
Because that is, war, that is the sound of gunpowder smoke, and the strafing of orbital defense automatic cannons. The scarlet airdrop pods streaking across the indifferent and cloudless atmosphere also represent those who come with bad intentions, those angels who fall very quickly. Wings cut through the sky like sharp knives, and the invasion weapons crafted by the Empire are the reason why the Space Marines are invincible.
Now those things have become weapons to attack the empire in turn. The Skitarii gathered early and were orderly under the command of the data craftsmen. However, the airdrop pods of the heretics were extremely accurate and fell directly into the residential areas. The counter-propulsion of the flame jets at their tails Stable under the force, it hits the destination, destroying a piece of rubble, blood and death.
Directly smashing into residential areas, violently passing over anti-orbital equipment at high speeds, as long as the residents of the empire have heard of such behavior, such as the arrival of angels, but the servitors of the Mechanicus did not encounter angels this time. I have to say, They are demons, or to be more precise, they are red pirates, traitors!
The tower city in the residential area was smashed through, the scarlet angels of death stepped out of their halls, explosive bombs and chain saws sang together, and the screams of the skitarii and the death of civilians created a perfect sound.
The resistance was not strong, and the city was occupied instantly. The Mechanicus were more researchers than soldiers, but the Imperial Guard was professional.
Just a moment later in the Imperial Guard stronghold, the shouts of the commanders of the major regiments also rang out. However, Skadi now had no regimental commander, and even the regimental staff was not present. The second lieutenant walked directly to the crowd. He was not big and had an average build. , neither strong nor the most experienced.
But his life-and-death experience with Alan Bair gave him the right to speak. Even when people realized that the war had begun without a commander, this "Sentinel Knight" actually became the best candidate.
His voice is childish but sonorous and powerful. No one will doubt his loyalty and strength, and will run forward with him.
"Although my official position is not high, I am still the oldest veteran, and my brothers who joined the army with me are out!"
About 20% of Skadi's only group walked out.
"You are now the first company!"
"Be prepared to die!"
The soldiers raised their heads and answered. "Yes!"
It seems that he is still a child, but the second lieutenant has not grown up. He has seen too much along the way. He has been taught by veterans and cruel battlefields. However, there are still few people with bright eyes like him in this damn dark universe. This is also Reasons why Alan Beyer has always preferred him.
In this dark universe, if he has the real ability to stand up in times of crisis, then he will be a hero of the empire, regardless of age, gender, or experience. Although the second lieutenant lives under the wings of Lieutenant Colonel Alan Bayer, now There is no waste among Skadi people still alive in this universe!
"Start the war, start the war, let those heretics see it!"
The murderous intent of the Imperial Guard at this moment even makes people wonder if the power of Khorne has landed here, but the hostility is more of the hatred of the Red Pirates and Skadi, the hatred of the family, the hatred of their comrades, and the same is true for the Red Pirates. When they step on the same soil, they are destined to fight.
The so-called grudges and loyalty are nothing more than this. Those things burn on the land of Pan Lan, the forging world, making the already solidified air here even more suffocating.
The leader of the twelfth regiment of Lorne and Gray couldn't help but admire the young man in front of him. Their camp was right next to Skadi's only regiment. They had more people, but they didn't have the kind of temperament that could kill the enemy.
Secondly, without Commander Alan Bayer, they could not form a mixed formation with the armored regiment according to the empire's military regulations, and he could not coordinate operations without reading the relevant manuals.
This war started without a commander, which was destined to be unfair to the Imperial Guard. Therefore, he paid more attention to the cooperation with the Skadi Sole Regiment. They were both infantry regiments and could fight together, and even took the initiative to form close battles. come together to resist the enemy.
He took off his military cap and extended his hand to the second lieutenant. "Commander of the Twelfth Regiment of Ashgaron, Sakata Tsunori, Your Majesty the Emperor, we need to cooperate."
The ensign replied. "Skadi, that's all you need to know, sir, because my command is nothing compared to the Lieutenant Colonel's."
"There is no need to belittle yourself, your will is like the jewels on the golden throne, ensign." Captain Sakata could only look at the badge on the ensign's shoulder to confirm his only clear information, military rank.
There is no shortage of such unsung heroes in Skadi. In fact, everyone's name no longer matters in battle, as long as they can dedicate their loyalty and life to the emperor, and unleash bullets and death against heretics.
The 113th Regiment of Falaksia also developed a feeling of heroism and sympathy with the 1st Pangea Armored Regiment. However, after their discussion, they decided not to activate the armored battle group for this battle.
Their enemies are not ordinary people. The Space Marines do not lack heavy firepower. Urban battles are also full of surprises and surprises. If the rich experience and those damn heretical weapons of the traitor Space Marines destroy any Imperial war engine, it will be a considerable loss. .
The Red Pirates fell into District D of the hive city with complex terrain. The hive worlds built by the Adeptus Mechanicus are different from the standard hive cities. Their goal is to transport large amounts of materials like blood vessels as their priority rather than to live in them, so their area is not the same. Not big, but accessible in all directions.
If the Imperial Guard cannot stop the traitor virus, the Chaos Space Marines will roam the world like a disease and plunder.
The Imperial Guard was blocked like white blood cells, but in other words, the situation they needed to face was to deploy to the main roads in the city in a very short period of time to block enemy attacks, which meant that they needed to evacuate their manpower. , based on this calculation, if the city is completely blocked, only 1,000 people will be stationed on one main road.
Although the skitarii in this world can help, the character of the Mechanicus is not good at cooperation. The strength of a thousand people is not strong. It is also destined that the branch of the Imperial Guard will encounter attacks and cause a lot of losses, just for the sake of Report the presence of enemies there.
Such actions and tactics are very disadvantageous. They treat the emperor's currency and human lives as consumables in the war, but there is really no better way in the short term.
But the second lieutenant thought, would Alan Bayer agree to this stupid behavior like this? A foolish tactic that the loyal men and women of the Empire will use as signals or sirens in the future.
The Second Lieutenant has never fought in a war of attrition in his life, which is extremely abnormal in the Imperial Guard, because humans are too weak compared to the countless monsters and monsters in the universe.
In many cases, humans drag the enemy to death with endless war and logistics, death and blood, or directly destroy the enemy with the powerful firepower of armored regiments and artillery regiments.
Many complex operations are dispensable for the Human Empire. This military theory can deal with 90% of the enemies in the entire galaxy. Most of the aliens or native creatures of that world will be consumed by the wrath of the Empire or the huge productivity of the Empire. die.
In contrast, most of the Imperial Guard are quite resistant to complex tactical planning, because the Imperial Guard is huge, making large-scale command extremely difficult and prone to losses.
Unless the soldiers are of extremely high quality and have a strong will to fight, even if the formation is separated and there is no staff, there will be no collapse and despair, and they can charge against countless monsters in this dark universe, otherwise most of the tactics will be useless.
There are only a handful of such Imperial Guard regiments in the entire galaxy, and all of them are the backbone and backbone of the empire, and most ordinary Imperial Guards will only choose the above tactics.
Procrastinate, consume, wait.
But not Skadi. They fought the orcs in the forest without communication, killed the enemy in the dominated nest, and even defeated the red pirates, so much so that the ensign proposed a bold battle at this critical moment.
It can even be said to be crazy, at least in the eyes of Captain Sakata, it is absolutely crazy.
The ensign said. "I refuse. Deploying soldiers to the intersection means that if the path to the edge area is approached by the enemy, our soldiers will not have time to set up bunkers. They will directly come into face-to-face contact with the Space Marines and will be at a numerical disadvantage."
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Captain Sakata asked. "What do you mean?"
The ensign replied. "They will die. I cannot spend the Emperor's currency so radiantly. I refuse such action."
Captain Sakata shook his head. "If we cannot stop the enemy, then they will spread and the world will never be able to recover."
The ensign knew they didn't have time to waste time, so he spoke directly.
"I'm going to have an urban street fight with those Space Marine traitors, and the Skadi will crush those things, just like before."
Sakata scolded him directly. "I know your miracle, but it was in the forest and this is the hive. It's different from your time!"
The second lieutenant looked at the regiment commander without hesitation. "Same, exactly the same. Skadi are all from the hive. This time we are going home. The reality is that if we cannot defeat the heretics here, the defense line will be easily breached, sir!"
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Sakata looked at the young man in front of him, and then at the clock that kept beating. He had no choice. He had to choose a tactic, no matter what...
But he saw the upright soldiers standing behind the ensign. They were all the Emperor's miracles and heroes. They were determined, loyal, powerful, and ridiculously well-equipped.
He realized he couldn't stop the young man in front of him, so he could only take a deep breath. "Go ahead and try it! Skadi people!" (End of Chapter)