Chapter 2019: One will succeed
“Well, I know this.”
With the man’s slightly regretful voice, the cigarette butt flickered slightly in the darkness, and then began to move.
"Well I don't know how to smoke, company commander."
"If you can't calm down, just try it."
The red dot on the cigarette butt lowered, and soon there was a childish cough.
"Hayes, although it is a bit hypocritical to say this, you are a soldier. There are no innocent people except friendly troops on the battlefield. The only thing that can limit your gun is your own conscience. Now you know If you pay the price of indulgence and accept the punishment, then as I said, it doesn’t matter whether you admit your mistake or not, as long as you can change it.”
Hayes held the cigarette and wanted to answer but could only cover his mouth and cough. .
It took him a while before he managed to speak.
"Punishment. What is it?"
"You will always remember this, just like the puff of cigarette you just took. The bitterness it brings will always gently flog your soul, reminding you of the mistakes you have made. Okay, it's time to go, don't you? Do you want to stay here for a day?”
“Ahem. Company commander, smoke.”
“You can keep it.”
Haisi finally thought. After thinking about it, he put out the cigarette butt on the ground, put it in his pocket, and followed Oranios out of the warehouse.
At this time, the battle was basically over, and soldiers could be seen everywhere carrying corpses. When he walked out of the factory and came to the outside space, Hayes saw Hashet walking over and lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Uncle. I'm sorry."
Hashet raised his hand, originally intending to slap the other person on the back of the head, but ended up stroking Hayes's head. He looked at the boy and sighed softly.
"It's okay."
"The Space Marines are coming!"
Suddenly, someone shouted, and everyone started running. Hayes glanced at Hashet, the other party nodded.
"Go and have a look."
When they arrived at the apron of the ordnance factory, there was already a circle of people there. A row of guards blocked the crowd. A Thunderhawk was slowly falling. They The regimental commander Arni and other officers were waiting aside, including Ouranios.
“Salute!”
When the Thunder Eagle ramp was lowered, Arni immediately made a sound, and then not only the officers, but also the surrounding soldiers immediately stood and saluted.
The theater commander Arash, who was dressed as a Terminator, walked out of the Thunderhawk. In fact, when he learned that this cannon fodder regiment and this "waste" young man actually gave up their positions, his first thought was to order the execution of each other, but Not long after, another piece of news shocked him.
The other party actually captured an important ordnance factory in one fell swoop!
Arash is indeed using some second- and third-line troops to stage a feint attack to attract the attention of the red pirate defenders, but another reason is that this ordnance factory is relatively important, and he is worried that attacking him easily will cause irreparable damage.
Unexpectedly, such an important target was captured by a cannon fodder regiment.
After seeing the opponent's marching route, Arash couldn't help but marvel. This is undoubtedly a bold and very clever plan. A little carelessness will result in the annihilation of the entire army. It must be bold. Even a crazy commander could come up with a plan, so he decided to come down in person to meet this young man who had been publicly disparaged by him before.
Arash glanced around at the ordnance factory and saw only a few damages and no traces of fire or explosion. It was obvious that the place had been well preserved, which made him quite happy. After all, in It is really important to have a complete factory far away from the front line of the logistics line.
This also made him more curious, how did the other party capture this important place without causing large-scale damage?
"Arni Morales."
Lowering his head slightly, Arash's shadow completely covered Arni's body.
"Arrived!"
Facing the huge space warrior, Arni's face was tense and his body was as straight as a javelin. "How did you do it?"
“Report to the Commander, under the protection of the God Emperor, we were not discovered by the enemy along the way. After arriving at the target point, we discovered through investigation that there were loopholes in the drainage system of the factory, so we sent a commando team to sneak in through the drainage pipes. Inside, destroy their circuit system, causing the heresy to fall into chaos, and take over the place in one fell swoop!"
After listening, Arash blinked, with no expression on his face.
After a moment of silence, he said slowly:
“Why did you make such a decision for such a risky plan?”
Arni paused, and then replied:
"Report to the commander, because I firmly believe that the heresy will be defeated!"
Arash pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.
“Arni Morales, I used to think you were an unlearned bastard, but now I have to admit that I was wrong. You are a bold, brave and intelligent person. Commander, take the initiative, penetrate behind the enemy's rear, and attack their weaknesses."
As he spoke, he glanced at the circle of soldiers around him.
"You have done a good job with such a force."
"Commander! I still have something to say."
Arni took a step forward and then whispered two words. sentence, then turned around and took an enlarged data tablet from the attendant, and handed it to Arash with both hands.
After the Space Marine took it, he briefly scratched it twice, with no expression on his face, and then turned around and handed it to the guard beside him.
"I know, I will send someone to investigate. Your regiment will be stationed here for the time being. The Mechanicus Priest will come to take over later. Your mission is to defend this place and assist the Mechanicus Order in restoring the health here. Production, those prisoners don’t need to be moved to the rear, they can just be handed over to the mechanical priests on the spot.”
"Yes!"
"In view of your brave raid and glorious record, I will personally write your commendation notice."
Arni immediately gave the other party an eagle salute. .
"Thank you, sir!"
Then Arash turned and walked towards Thunder Eagle, but suddenly stopped halfway and looked sideways at Arni.
"Arni Morales, keep your bravery and fighting spirit, your future will be brilliant, and your family will be proud of you."
"Yes!"
Arni couldn't help but feel excited, and even had a smile on his face. Those honors were like a stimulant pumping into his body. Maybe in a certain future, he would also have the opportunity to be like Macarius in the past and Sosh now. Like Jan, he became the leader of an expedition and permanently etched his name in the history of the Empire.
As the Space Marines left, everyone dispersed. Arni was busy deploying defenses and waiting for the coming Mechanic-Priest, while the soldiers continued the work at hand.
I don’t know why, but seeing the Space Marines again, Hayes’ mood was completely different from the past. He was no longer excited, no longer fantasizing, and he didn’t even feel anything at all.
When he saw the smile on the face of his regiment leader, he would occasionally wonder, did that person know who had died? Will he grieve for them?
After the battle, everything seemed to have changed.
He wanted to look for Jung's body, but found nothing.
This partner, like thousands of others, was just a part of the victory, some paid the ultimate price, some survived, but may have only delayed their death.
In any case, as the next day comes, the war will continue, and this crazy machine will swallow more flesh and souls.
I don’t know why, but Hayes didn’t want to pray to the God Emperor at all today. Instead, he started writing things in the expedition manual, and prayed that after his death, at least something could be sent back to Xiao An and others to prove that he had lived. Pass——
That’s all.
(End of this chapter)