Chapter 1917 The Red Pirates' Raiders
"The Red Pirates' attack was extremely decisive. It seemed reckless, but in fact it was rough but subtle. It seems that Huron did have capable people."
Eternity. On the bridge of the Loyalty, a large amount of combat information and damage reports are collected here. More than twenty-five Mechanicus sages are here to assist in processing all aspects of data. Soshiyang is sitting on the command throne. He only needs to observe. Throughout the situation, all combat data will be displayed on the tactical display in the form of graphics or specific numbers.
Veletz, who was holding a data pad, was also standing beside him. This time, in order to prevent the other party from running around like last time, Soshyan could only take the other party on the boat.
Based on the data, this offensive of the Red Pirates can be called a storm. At least 3,000 Chaos Space Marines entered the Blessing Barrier in a short period of time. The number of people who died in the process is probably the same. To some extent, this was a seemingly all-or-nothing extreme offensive, but the Red Pirates' assault commander was obviously not a simple fool. When he launched a gang-hopping attack on the Star Fortress, he also launched a similar-scale attack on the surrounding fleets.
Because the main force is concentrated on the Star Fortress, the empire's fleet actually lacks anti-bounce force. Therefore, on the one hand, it tries to avoid the red pirate's jump attack range as much as possible, and on the other hand, it concentrates part of its firepower and fighter planes on those landing craft. .
But judging from the scanning results of the current battlefield, those gang-hopping gangs launched against the fleet are just a cover. There are no Space Marines at all, many of them are empty, and even only slaves.
Actually, Soshyan never thought of completely preventing the other party from joining the gang. After all, this naval battle was different from the last one. The Red Pirates were more powerful both in terms of military strength and fleet strength, and there was no planetary orbital defense. Constraints, the opponent's ships can rely on the advantage of heavy-armored cannons to get close and shoot. It is impossible to replicate the last victory just by relying on fighter planes.
If the battle continues to be stalemate, the Red Pirates may still win with greater numbers in the end.
The key lies in the Star Castle.
The biggest problem for the Red Pirates is still their fighting will and fighting spirit. In the early stages of the war, they can still rely on their remaining blood and bravery to continue, but as long as the casualties exceed their psychological limits, these war gangs gathered around Huron will be against the battle. Be skeptical.
So he put his treasure on the Star Fortress and turned this space fortress into a meat grinder, killing a large number of the Red Pirates' active forces.
However, the enemy's desperate assault also puts the entire plan at certain risks. Once the enemy's input exceeds the defense limit inside the Star Fortress, the entire situation may collapse in an instant. Fortunately, the Trace of Victory has been quickly installed. The Hearthborn has a precise teleportation system, so the interiors of the two star forts are actually connected. When the defense of either side falters, the defenders on the other side can arrive immediately.
But even so, according to the current battle situation, the casualties still exceeded Soshyan's expectations, which made him a little worried for the first time.
“Send another large group of battle robots to the Blessing Barrier.”
"What's the reply from Brother Seth?"
"Report, Captain Seth said that two more teams can be dispatched to support the Blessing Barrier, but now their fleet's defense strength only has two companies left. , it cannot be reduced any more, otherwise once the ship is attacked, it will not be able to fight back."
"Okay"
At this time, Velez bent down and stood in front of Soshyan. He whispered in his ear:
"The religious order can also go to support."
Soshyan shook his head.
"Just defend the ships of our team. I will tell you if it is really necessary."
Veletz did not say anything else, and Soshyan then turned his attention to the wider battlefield. , the Mechanicus are still fighting with the Huron fleet, and both sides have suffered casualties. It is still possible for Huron to command a small fleet, and on the planet Angstrom Six, although the Red Pirates The subspace trouble created has been suppressed for the time being, but the threat has not been eliminated. The dark rituals woven from asteroid fragments are still summoning huge numbers of demons, which have pinned down many small ships of the Soshyan fleet, including the Emperor class. The battleship Alloy Truth and a considerable number of fighter planes must cooperate with the Deadly Goshawk Company to suppress more powerful demons that may appear at any time.
In fact, a big reason why the Red Pirates were able to successfully jump gangs was that in this naval battle, the fighter planes could not concentrate their attacks as before. They had to bear the offensive in three directions at the same time, and the number was smaller than before. We can no longer create absolute pressure.
At this time, the number of Soshyan's main fleet was very thin, with only 2 battle barges, 3 large cruisers, 3 heavy cruisers, 9 strike cruisers, and 32 small and medium-sized battleships left. While covering the Blessing Barrier, they also had to exchange fire with the Red Pirates' assault fleet. After the jump gang was successfully launched, Huron even supported the assault fleet. Now Soshyan had to directly face two battleships and one battleship. barges, 7 large/heavy cruisers, and 61 small and medium-sized ships. In terms of firepower, the Red Corsairs are even better. A Moon-class cruiser and a strike cruiser have been sunk on Soshyan's side. The Flesh Tearer's flagship Galloping Horse has also suffered a certain degree of trauma. The left deck Still burning now.
One of Soshyan's favorite things to do in battle is to put himself into the perspective of the opposing commander.
There is still a bloody battle inside the Star Fortress, and there is no hope of capturing it for a while. Although the Imperial fleet is slightly weaker, it can continue to fight with the help of the cover of fighter planes. The Red Pirate himself also sank 3 If the cruisers and several small boats continue to be towed, the attitudes of some war gangs may waver.
So, what is the key to breaking the situation?
The Empire will definitely have few troops, and the Star Fortress is the key to tactics, so it will definitely invest a lot of troops, which means that the current defensive strength of the Imperial Fleet's main formation is relatively weak.
Therefore, the most effective way at present is-
"Report! The Alloy Truth has an emergency signal. A red pirate fleet has bypassed Angstrom Six and is now heading towards the fleet's main formation!"
Soshiyang smiled, and that was indeed the case.
The fastest way for the red pirate to end the battle quickly is to launch a gang-hopping beheading on him.
However, he was surprised that this beheading tactic was not launched by the Red Pirates' assault commander. Then he quickly called up the data from the tactical indicator and found that the beheading fleet was composed of three murder-class cruisers. , without exception, they all bear the symbol of the evil god Slaanesh, which reminds Soshyan of a person.
"Ha, I guess it's that bastard Lucius."
Then he turned and looked at Velez.
"The Order of the Ebony Holy Grail will be responsible for defending the chapel area of the ship and the spear array preparation area on the upper deck."
Velletz nodded.
"Received, I will arrange it immediately."
Since most of the troops are invested in the star fort, and there are some capital ships that also need to be defended, Soshyan's flagship now only has the first company as a reserve team and half of the tenth company's recruits. The defense is considered to be at its weakest. .
So the timing chosen by the Red Pirates was indeed very clever, and Soshyan's evaluation of the commander rose to another level.
Of course, this may also be Huron's arrangement.
“No need to make any arrangements.”
A lazy voice sounded, Soshyan turned his head and saw a warrior wearing power armor with almost no markings on his body and a helmet. Come.
So he waved his finger gently, and Velez immediately turned around and walked away knowingly.
(End of this chapter)