Chapter 764 The Last Fortress (Part 1)
In the past six days, Yarick’s position deployed on the south side of the college area finally failed.
The greenskins still overwhelmed the defenders there with sheer numbers. The remaining defenders finally withdrew into the tower city with the support of the Space Marines. There, the huge and solid towers served as soldiers. They provide cover so they don't have to worry about air threats.
When the Greenskins tried to attack the Governor's Tower, they suffered another failure. This iconic building also boosted the morale of the warriors. Relying on their positions, Hades' defenders attacked Repelled the enemy's attacks one after another.
The defenders established a shooting zone between the retaining wall and the academy area. After destroying the adjacent bunkers with explosives, every attack by the greenskins was equivalent to running on the plain.
Sidi regained consciousness the next day after being rescued, but he could not recover.
"Sidi, Sidi?"
Sidi's comrades called his name, their eyes full of concern and worry.
"I'm fine."
He carefully sat up, and memories flooded into his mind instantly, the explosion, the endless darkness, Russell's twisted and broken body in the dust... …
He shook his head to dispel the sadness in his heart,
“Hey, show me that heavy logging gun.”
Sidi tried to divert his attention, and the comrade then put it on The heavy logging gun on the bunker was pulled down, the bolt was pulled, and the bullet was pushed into the chamber. The crisp sound of loading made Sidi very happy.
“It’s still easy to use.”
The machine gunner shouted excitedly. Thanks to Sidi’s contribution to picking up the heavy logging gun, he became the squad leader of a machine gun squad.
Although besides him, there are only two ammunition handlers and one machine gunner in this class. The two ammunition handlers are 14 and 15 years old, so they can't expect much.
Looking at the excited machine gunner, Sidi could only force out a smile.
“Very good.”
Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded, and Sidi stood up from the ground quickly.
Outside the protective wall, which was already covered with corpses, an endless green wave surged in again. This was already the fifth time today.
"Quick! Get ready!"
The officers quickly arrived at their respective positions, and Yarick was no exception.
The one-armed man once again appeared on the top of the city.
The more than 3,000 men and women under him are almost the only survivors of this tower city. When the siege began a year and a half ago, there were still 3 million soldiers in the hive.
Even not so long ago, he had five thousand men still fighting - the last count two days ago.
During these two days they continued to retreat, leaving only the parapets.
Most of them come from hive gangs and guardsmen, and there are also some warriors from other units, including the Ministry of Justice, the Ecclesiarchy, and the Mechanicum. They once represented thousands of The planned units fought side by side with the warriors of Hades, and now there are only a few of them left
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In Yarick's vision, the position in the college area is very critical. The defenders can hide among the ruins and wreckage, attack any enemy who dares to approach, and achieve the maximum effect with a smaller number of troops. .
And when the enemy attacks the protective wall from underground, it can attack from both inside and outside.
He expected this position to hold for about two weeks, but in reality, the greenskins were smarter than he thought.
The greenskins had launched an underground offensive before. After achieving little effect, the opponent turned to attack the defenders in the college area from underground.
This was something Yarick didn't expect. When he realized it, a large number of greenskins had penetrated into the college area. After a brutal tug-of-war, Yarrick had to withdraw the remaining people. He had no more blood to consume.
After seizing the academy area, the greenskins became more and more fanatical, coming in like a tide every day, and receding like a tide after encountering unyielding resistance from the defenders, repeating themselves like Like waves.
At first, people were encouraged by the theory of victory, but as time passed, they were left with deep exhaustion and despair.
“Hit them with bullets!”
Sidi looked out through the cracks in the sandbags. The furious greenskins rushed towards them along the broad street. This time he decided to Shoot it yourself.
When the butt of the machine gun touched his shoulder, he still couldn't help but tremble, and the wound from the last time was still aching.
But he did not hesitate and pulled the trigger, and the machine gun roared with trembling.
Ten, twenty, thirty, fifty, a hundred, the fallen green-skinned corpses built up a wall of corpses, but they still wielded axes and clubs, needlessly attacking the human defense line.
Aim, shoot, tremble, and then aim again, Sidi endured the pain of the wound and fought back firmly.
Beside him, the warriors stood their ground, crouching behind cover and pouring the Emperor's wrath upon the enemies who charged across the open area.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! !
The greenskins continued to scream and charge, but the humans still had enough firepower to knock them to the ground like mowing grass.
Minute after minute, hour after hour, they kept attacking, not caring about their own casualties, until Sidi's shoulders were almost overwhelmed and his fingers could barely pull the trigger. He couldn't help but pray that this would end as soon as possible.
“Ceasefire!”
Yarek suddenly shouted:
“Everyone, ceasefire!”
Sidi stopped shooting, and the other soldiers They also lowered their guns one after another.
Even though they stopped shooting, the greenskins continued to fall, and Minka saw what Lars had noticed - the enemy was being attacked from behind.
"Move position."
Bahram fired for a while, and now they moved cautiously through the entrance hall of a building.
He saw a shadow swaying inside a door, so he fired two shots at the shadow, and screams of pain immediately came from there. Then he threw a grenade into the room, and continued go ahead.
This is a plan jointly formulated by them and Yarrick.
To blindly defend the city wall is to wait for death, so they decided to implement a risky plan. Before the Greenskin attack, the Space Marine team would enter the ambush area from a hidden entrance. When the Greenskin attack was strongest, they would attack from the side and rear. Greenskin.
In this way, the green skins will fall into chaos and the offensive will stall.
Of course, the only disadvantage of doing this is that the Space Marines who go out will be very dangerous.
But Armin agreed to this plan. After all, this danger is not the most terrifying for Bahram and the countless wars they will face in the future.
Suddenly, with a roar, a shadow rushed towards Bahram.
"waaaagh!"
Bahram nimbly dodged the greenskin that jumped at him, and slammed the butt of his gun into the attacker's face.
The enemy was knocked to the ground by this punch. The Space Marine did not give the opponent a chance to breathe, and crushed the shameful head with his foot.
After realizing that their interest in fighting had been interrupted again, the greenskins almost went crazy. They made a piercing cry, and countless rockets and grenades streaked across the night sky towards the position of the Space Marines. .
(End of this chapter)