Chapter 1716 Creed of Cadian
Standard Terra Calendar 965.M41
Dekabulus Galaxy, Planet Glory III, Faith Basin
From Ka Usaka E. Creed, commander of Dean's 8th Regiment, and General Guillermo Shamari from Krieger's 861st Regiment, as well as numerous adjutants, political commissars and senior officers, stood together in soft On the muddy ground, facing northeast in the pouring rain.
The air is filled with a thick smell of moisture and wet earth, and the lines of the horizon are intermittently illuminated by the flicker of distant explosions. It is the only few capital ships in orbit that are attacking the enemy. Bomb the core area.
As the new commander of the 8th Cadian Regiment, Creed has a tough face, a square head and the unique purple eyes of the Cadian people. After taking a deep breath of moist breath, he asked his adjutant and bodyguard to Jalan Kyle used an umbrella to cover the rain, then pointed to a huge and gloomy shape and said:
"Gentlemen, she is right there, Hacksaw Mountain, 1971 meters above sea level, and on her On the top of the mountain lies the stronghold of those bastard heretics - the Fortress of Faith."
General Guillermo Shamari, wearing a gas mask, did not have any rain gear, nor did the other Krieg officers around him. Just like that, they stood upright in the rain, letting the acid rain wash away their black coats, dull breastplates and masks, looking into the distance.
In heavy rain, the mountain is black and daunting under a low and thundering gloomy sky, yet natural storms account for only a small part of the shimmering and roaring near the summit.
"The enemy deployed a large number of heavy artillery and direct fire."
Then a dull voice sounded from beneath Guillermo's mask, almost lost in the rain.
Creed nodded.
“From that height, their long-range artillery can torture us all, and the heretics have also deployed high-power void shield generators on it. The orbital bombardment in the past two days failed to destroy it. Instead, the mountains became steeper, and as the Heretic fleets began to cruise around the system, the Navy was unable to stay in orbit for long, until three days ago, when the Emperor himself granted us these rains, whatever we had placed across that river Nothing was safe, and even though it was now possible to get infantry across the trickling stream, any attempt to move the armor far to the other side would result in a punishing barrage that our own artillery wouldn't even be able to get close to."
"Aerial bombing raid, or digging tunnel?"
Creed shook his head.
"Neither is feasible, the mountain is pure rock and extremely metal-rich, it would be too difficult to dig, and as for air strikes, unless we can do something about their damn anti-aircraft positions, anything we fly in will be Being torn apart in the distance, whatever you think of these bastard heretics, but they have tightly controlled the basin. If we don't break through this line of defense in the next five days, then the Raif Theater Division *** The offensive will have to be delayed. Who knows how long the war will last if this happens?"
After saying that, Creed frowned deeply.
“According to the plan formulated by the war zone, we will knock out all the red pirate strongholds on this planet within two weeks, and use this as a basis to attract enemy reinforcements around the system. But if the enemy reinforcements arrive at us If we haven’t solved this damn pirate world yet, then we will have to fight the enemy with enemies from both sides.”
Although the other party did not speak, Creed knew that General Krieger had already thought about it. Weighing the sacrifices required.
In fact, Creed doesn't like the Kriegs very much, because they make no secret of the idea of exchanging the lives of soldiers for victory. That kind of contempt for others and one's own life almost flows in his blood, and Cadian people are not afraid of death, but they regard their comrades as brothers, even officers, and they will never throw away the life of any Cadian. Because only the living can enjoy victory, and there will be no winners among the corpses everywhere.
More importantly, Creed values everyone in the Eighth Regiment, not only because he is their commander, but they are his family.
As early as he was a child, Ursaka E. Creed had formed an indissoluble bond with the elite Cadian 8th Regiment. When a Chaos attack destroyed After arriving at Fort Garan, the soldiers of the 8th Kadian Regiment found Creed, an orphan, in the ruins of the fortress city. At that time, he only had a standard pistol and a "Markarius List of Merit" in his hand. To this day, Creed refuses to talk about the atrocities he witnessed in that city, but considering what the followers of the evil god did, this is understandable.
But the traitor's atrocities did not shake the boy's faith in the Empire and the Emperor. Instead, he became a resolute and courageous warrior. He was accepted as a member of the 8th Regiment and began to fight with Other Cadian children also receive military training.
Soon, he joined the Cadian White Shields - the young reserve force of the Cadian Planetary Defense Force - as an outstanding soldier.
The gifted White Shield quickly proved himself an excellent soldier and tactician, and was quickly promoted to a noncommissioned officer and had an infantry squad at his disposal. It was at that time that he met Jia Lan Kyle.
As the stocky warrior increasingly displayed the talents and qualities required of a leader and tactician, he soon mastered everything from commanding a single infantry squad to coordinating the disparate Astra Militarum legions. All tactical command skills including combat, and more than ten years of military career have transformed the immature boy into an excellent officer proficient in offense, ambush and defense. Although Creed is only twenty-six years old now, he is already The best young commander in Cadia. If it weren't for the harsh hierarchy of this militarized planet and the complicated management system of the Ministry of Military Affairs, his career would probably have been even smoother. However, he became the eighth Cadian regiment a year ago. When he became the regimental commander, he was already the fastest-promoted officer in Qadian.
But his youth did not make those veterans of many battles look down upon him, because Creed always stood on the front line, fighting side by side with the soldiers, and his personal life was also very simple, a typical " "Soldier General", more importantly, he will pay great attention to the life of every soldier when commanding, and will never engage in a meaningless war of attrition.
So regardless of glory or not, Creed doesn't like Krieg's tactical style, even though sometimes it can indeed bring victory.
"Without the support of orbital bombing, the only chance is now. The heavy rain is a good cover. We should launch a full-scale attack."
As soon as the other person opened his mouth, Creed had a premonition that something was wrong.
He looked at the mountain. Because the unsuccessful bombing had made the slope full of threats, it was very steep, with ups and downs like saw teeth on a cruel blade, hence the name Hacksaw Mountain.
It stood alone, tall and cold, completely controlling the vast, open area around it. He heard that the soldiers nicknamed it Steel Teeth because it chewed up every climber who tried to climb. Get on it and swallow their lives whole.
Now, between the constant shelling and torrential rain, it is a blood-sucking quagmire, and the corpses covering it are mostly those of loyal soldiers.
(End of this chapter)