Chapter 2620: Recruit Training
With a bang, the hot-melt breaker on the head of the landing craft tore open the metal of the hull.
The ensuing inertia caused Jacob to bump slightly into the seat behind him, and then the seat belt was tightened suddenly, saving him from the inertia penalty caused by the retrorocket launch of the landing craft. .
The lights of the landing craft were extinguished one by one, making the surroundings darker and darker, but through the optical components on his eyepiece, the 10th Company sergeant could still see the clear outlines of the nine recruits. Seat belts, crowded around him, each one completely wrapped in silver-gray power armor. The new coating and chapter logo on the armor surface occasionally reflected the light of the flashing status lights in the cabin.
They held weapons tightly in their hands, ready to slam into the enemy like ferocious beasts at any time. Jacob could feel the confidence of the recruits surging.
In fact, strictly speaking, he is still a new recruit, which is slightly older than these "little guys" because they were all transformed in the Maelstrom Expedition, and he is a "veteran" who has already participated in the expedition.
Naturally, he became their leader.
What they have to deal with is a passenger ship full of people and the remnants of the Genestealers hiding inside.
A few months ago, their company commander Bahram began to conduct actual combat training after completing the environmental training of the new recruits, so he used two cruisers to bring the 10th company to Ben... Tosun galaxy.
There are two colonial worlds in this system, and a Genestealer riot broke out on one of the planets called Tosun One. Although the scale was not very large, because the Genestealers had developed for many years, they had Without sufficient armed forces, the local guards were completely unable to deal with such a problem. They could only stick to the unconquered areas and temporarily restrict the gene stealers to a certain area.
If it develops according to the regular rhythm of the empire, since "the matter is not serious", there is a high probability that the planet will not receive any support. Even if a Space Marine accidentally learns of this matter, it will not care until the planetary governor finds a way to solve the problem on his own. Or if he is eliminated by the gene stealers and the entire planet is on the verge of falling, then the armed forces of the empire may notice this and send troops or intervene.
But the luck of the planetary governor of Tosun No. 1 was very good. It happened that the Astral Knights Chapter came out for "practical training". When Bahram appeared on the governor's spire with his troops, that The planetary governor knelt down excitedly to praise the Emperor, almost kowtow.
After all, the gene stealers have been causing trouble for two years before. The governor smashed them with countless resources and troops, but they were always suppressed. He also set off poison gas, set fires, and blocked them. Even sitting, curfew, wall clearing, and scorched earth tactics were all used. Maybe more civilians were wiped out in the process than the gene stealers, but they couldn't be eradicated. Instead, they spread like wildfire in the bottom nest
What exactly is it? Why?
The governor scolded his officers over and over again, but to no avail.
Seeing that the tithe payment cycle is coming soon, if it cannot be calmed down, their tithe collection for this period may not be carried out in time, and the consequences will be quite serious. After all, there are many people eyeing the governor's position
Just when the Governor was so anxious that he was about to go bald, the savior finally came.
Bahram didn't waste any words and directly asked the other party to hand over the military command completely to him. Of course the governor accepted it. Not to mention the command power, there was no problem even if he gave his wives to the other party!
What happens after that is very simple.
Bahram knew the Genestealer's activity patterns very well. After reviewing the Planetary Guard's battle process over the past two years, he immediately discovered the problem.
The Governor did promptly close the roads, pipelines, shafts and most of the passages that can accommodate a large number of people. However, facilities can still be connected between various areas, that is, huge pipeline passages, which often provide energy and power for those giant facilities. The integrated pipeline, although crowded inside, is enough to allow flexible creatures like genestealers to move. In fact, the Governor may not be unaware of it, but this is a matter that is under the control of the Adeptus Mechanicus. In addition, the Adeptus Mechanicus ensured that it was already filled with high-voltage current and it was impossible for living things to pass through smoothly, so he didn't care too much.
However, Bahram refuted this view on the spot. The current in the Mechanicus' integrated pipeline channel may not kill an adult immediately, and the physique of the gene stealer is far greater than Normal humans are stronger, especially purebloods among them. Their bodies covered with chitin shells are extremely resistant to arcs.
Nearly all the cases where the Planetary Guard was attacked from behind were initiated by purebloods, which shows that the opponent is definitely capable of passing through the integrated pipeline channel.
So Bahram immediately ordered the Adeptus Mechanicus to close all the comprehensive pipelines in the occupied area, and then roughly analyzed several possible "nest" locations of the gene stealers from their activity trajectories to deal with the gene stealers. Otherwise, the fastest way is to eliminate their clan leaders and elders first.
Then Bahram planned a grand hunt. He first asked the Planetary Guard to launch a full-scale attack to attract the attention of the gene stealers, and then used the governor's most elite guards to launch a feint attack on the suspected targets. According to the gene stealers The intensity of the reaction quickly targeted their three nests.
This is the shortcoming of Gestalt creatures. Many of their actions are almost instinctive, especially those related to the topmost creatures.
Bahram immediately ordered the tenth company to start a raid.
Soon, the roar of Land speeders and Javelin speeders could be heard in the deep and dark shantytowns and complex ruins of the Bottom Nest. At the same time, hundreds of Eagle-type aircraft belonging to the Tenth Company could be heard. Soldiers were also released onto the battlefield. These flying machines were an important object of Bahram's new tactical drills, and they were also projects that Soshyan told him to carry out.
Under the control of the mechanical priests accompanying the army, these flying mechs quickly collect battlefield information and feed it back to the frontline warriors as soon as possible. When the opponent needs to raid a certain target, they will immediately launch in small groups. Raid.
Each squad leader can call for the support of the Greedy Vultures. Their relatively small size also facilitates their activities in the bottom nest of pipes.
The Genestealers obviously did not expect that Space Marines would participate in the battle. Although this was the first time for the recruits to fight against such aliens, they had received enough training and everyone strictly obeyed the squad leader. Following the instructions, he methodically killed the monsters that tainted human genes.
Their offensive was overwhelming. Explosive bombs penetrated each deformed head, chain saws tore apart the fallen flesh, and iron boots trampled on the sticky internal organs and blood.
Only three hours later, all the nests were breached, and all the elders and bishops inside were killed, but the patriarch was never seen.
(End of this chapter)