Chapter 2035: Attacking the City
In the void, a powerful fleet is sailing in space. They do not make any concealment, and directly use various forms of signals, communication methods and even flags to promote their belonging and punishment on behalf of the Emperor. Will, different ships are also engraved with the symbols of different battle groups.
After experiencing a series of early outposts, the main force of the Imperial Expeditionary Force began to penetrate into the depths of the Magog Star Cluster.
As the area between the Bloody Skull Galaxy and the Kara Galaxy, the Magog Star Cluster can be said to be the last "barrier" of the Red Pirates. Once this area is breached, Huron's territory in the Maelstrom physical universe will fall apart. .
Therefore resistance is foreseeable, and for the sake of the subsequent decisive battle, the only habitable worlds in the region are not a last resort, and Soshyan does not intend to carry out the extermination order.
That kind of bitter victory was not what he wanted either.
The people and armies of the Maelstrom have sacrificed so much for the war, and Soshyan hopes to at least give them some compensation after the war is over. Therefore, those habitable worlds, including hive cities, are very important assets. .
As for what arrangements the Ministry of Internal Affairs has, Soshyan is too lazy to worry so much.
The target of the main fleet is Tovack, the key fortress of the Red Pirates in the Mag star cluster.
Tovack is not a hive world. In fact, the world is considered a dead world. Because the world is close to the star, its average surface temperature exceeds 30 degrees Celsius. Therefore, the planet is mainly composed of a large number of deserts. , consisting of deserts, grasslands and jungle swamps. If it were just like this, then the world could even be regarded as a pleasant garden world.
However, the only few sea areas in Tovack are completely covered by a special kind of algae. This algae releases a substance into the air that can paralyze most living things. Although this substance is diluted by the atmosphere, it becomes less effective. It is deadly, but it makes the native species of the planet extremely aggressive, and normal people will also have various problems if they breathe the air of the planet for a long time.
But this world is rich in resources, ranging from biological resources to mineral resources. As early as the early days of the establishment of the imperial colony, the planet had basic industries. Later, as the population increased, Although the wilderness is still deadly and dangerous, the planet has established a series of strong and prosperous strongholds. During the time when Huron was in charge of the Maelstrom, in order to thoroughly develop the planet and fight against the enemies deep in the Maelstrom, he The organization built a huge fortress city in Tovack, named Watt.
This city is different from ordinary nest cities. Due to its proximity to the ocean, in order to combat the deadly poisonous gas, its overall structure is almost semi-enclosed, so it is not very tall, and the houses are all close together. One room, the streets are basically built underground.
The most conspicuous thing is the smoky foundry, which spits out choking smoke all the time. The machines behind the high walls of the fortress roar day and night, and millions of workers are moving around. Electrically driven assembly lines ensure that no moment of production time is wasted.
Trains loaded with goods travel back and forth between factories and city gates, importing raw materials and exporting war weapons. Above all this, lingering greasy black smoke envelopes the sky, and smoke and acid rain pour from the clouds. Down.
But the city's true function is as a fortress to protect the planet. Its first line of defense is the sturdy outer city walls. They are even strong enough to intercept a crazy Tyranid beast, but this statement has never been verified.
Void shield generators are erected on the outer walls of each part. They are connected to various power plants and energy centers in the city, projecting shields to resist fire from overhead and from distance during wartime. There are also circular railway tracks laid on the city wall. Thirty-two macrocannons disassembled from battleships are running on the track at equal intervals, ready to punish all enemies who dare to invade from outside the city wall. In addition, there are also various cannons scattered around. small artillery and laser weapons.
The entire city is designed to make it difficult for invaders who cross the city wall to continue fighting. There are only five straight spoke roads from the city gate into the central hub area of the city, and all train tracks and work The passages are all elevated above ground level, and any invading army would have to fight through a maze of narrow streets that could be tightly sealed within minutes by carefully placed demolition works. The enemy's second option was to venture into the spacious The Spoke Highway, however, was designed to lead intruders down five easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack trails.
The last line of defense of Watt Fortress is a huge array of giant laser cannons. These terrifying large naval guns are designed to fight enemies far away in orbit. At the same time, a large number of pure metals are also built in various areas of the city. The giant anti-aircraft towers in the structure are surrounded by various types of anti-aircraft guns and can pose a threat to any aircraft.
For such a perfect fortress, it was very difficult for Huron to capture it even after the rebellion, but the fortress was always breached from within.
Twenty years after the rebellion, by bewitching his former "minions" and promising dark power, Huron successfully won over the planetary governor and took control of this key world in the Magog star cluster.
Since then, the city's machine has never stopped running, every part of it dedicated to the endless production of weapons and armor to supply the Red Corsair army raging across the galaxy, but in Red pirate space warriors are generally not seen here. Huron believes that the power of chaos is not always useful. For industrial production that emphasizes order, their effect is usually negative. Therefore, for key production locations, he Try to avoid being disturbed by the power of chaos as much as possible.
After the expedition began, Huron ordered the strengthening of the defense here, and also issued an order.
If we really can't defend it, we will detonate a vortex torpedo that goes deep into the planet's core.
Huron didn't have many of these extermination weapons. He would rather use these treasures as "last insurance" for a planet, which shows how much he values this place.
This situation has long been sent to Soshyan through intelligence. It was also the last intelligence sent by Occam. There was no news from him in the next few months.
Therefore, in order to completely capture the world, we cannot directly attack from the outside roughly, but need to combine internal and external methods.
Before the fleet arrived, Soshiyan sent an infiltration team composed of Death Cult assassins into the Watt Fortress, but their role was only to guide, and the real leader was a member of the Devotee Chapter. A mysterious special tactics team called "Mystery Shadows".
Out of respect for the secrets of the First Legion, Soshyan did not pay too much attention to or inquire about the battle plan of the Devotee Chapter. He just maintained continuous contact with the other party to confirm the completion time of the operation.
Let the marshals count the votes (╥﹏╥)
(End of this chapter)