Chapter 2857: March to the Army (4)
“It turns out that aliens are also afraid of artillery shells.”
Looking at the gene stealers scurrying around under the shelling, Hayes muttered to himself, but He had expected this. According to the coordinates he gave, the artillery line extended all the way to the side of the woods. The violent explosion broke the trees as thick as an arm like a stick, and the flying wood fragments instantly caused dozens of injuries. Hundreds of kills.
At the same time, a buzzing sound from the sky reminded Hayes that reinforcements were coming.
The moment he turned his head, nine Eagle fighter jets passed over his head, which also caused a burst of cheers and whistles from the soldiers.
As part of Vatish's reforms, Soshyan plans to equip each regiment with an additional Mechanicus support battalion. Each support battalion contains 3 ornithopters, 20 dragon-winged soldiers, and 12 greedy aircraft. Soldiers and 9 Eagle-type mechs. However, because the reform time is still relatively short, the Vatish regiment that has been implemented is currently mainly concentrated in the regiment on the planet Brakato, and the 73rd Regiment of the 13th Division of Kermanshah where Hayes is located. It happened to be the Vatish regiment covered by the reform.
Most of the time, soldiers keep a respectful distance from the mysterious Mechanicus armed forces. After all, their existence can easily make young people from rural areas and low-industrial worlds feel uneasy, but only the Greedy Eagles The mechs are an exception.
The reason is also very simple. They are just too easy to use. These low-flying gods of death are powerful tools for suppressing the riots of gene stealers. These aliens may be capable of lurking and melee combat, but they are helpless in the face of death falling from the sky. And their sensors can easily spot careless ambushers and escapees trying to move covertly.
In the first week of the suppression operation, the nine Greedy Eagles in the regiment achieved a record of destroying three Genestealer nests, killing thousands of Genestealers, which greatly It saves the soldiers' "foot strength", and the combat soldiers hanging high above their heads have also become a nightmare for gene stealers. The unobstructed fields do not give them any hiding space, and the backward agricultural world does not have the hive city. Complex terrain allows covert movement, so after the suppression force adopted the tactic of 24-hour aerial patrols to control all traffic lines, the gene stealers immediately discovered that they were divided and could no longer organize large-scale siege operations. , and even have to endure the missiles fired at any time by the elusive God of Death in the sky. Even the brains controlled by aliens cannot endure this situation for a long time. After all, most of them were just serfs with their backs to the sky and their faces to the loess before being infected. , unprepared for the long-term air raid.
So much so that when the hum of the Greedy Vultures appeared, the morale of the Genestealers collapsed.
Arriving at the battlefield, according to the established combat procedures, the Greedy Eagles quickly locked onto the enemy, then divided into groups of three and began to use automatic cannons to straf the densely populated areas of Gene Stealers. When the enemies tried to escape into the woods for shelter, , the Greedy Vultures activated the rocket nests on both sides, and dozens of rockets roared towards the woods, spreading hot chemical flames around at the moment of explosion - the burning rockets proved to be very effective against gene stealers. This kind of incendiary bomb is an exclusive weapon for Tyranids. It uses a special organic metal compound that can quickly oxidize and spontaneously ignite when in contact with the air. Its heat release capacity during combustion is far greater than that of ordinary flame weapons, making it very suitable for It has effective killing power and has a wider range than hot melt weapons because zirconium particles are added to it. This high-melting-point active metal can expand the explosion range of the flame. The disadvantage is that it is unstable and may cause catastrophic consequences once hit. But it is very suitable for drone soldiers to carry.
In just five seconds, after a dazzling flash, the forest began to burst into flames. The gene stealers who couldn't bear it could only run out of it wailing, their bodies covered in bright flames, like Do a crazy dance, only to be greeted by relentless bullets and lasers.
Some also tried to hide in the pond, but after entering, they found that the flames were not extinguished, but became more intense, and soon boiled the entire pond.
"Clean up the battlefield and prepare to withdraw."
After seeing that the gene stealers were defeated, Hayes gave the order, and then Xiao Feiton came over again.
"Company Commander, we didn't save anyone this time, so we just went back empty-handed?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the mansion at his feet.
"Rather than throwing it to the gene stealers, why don't we take something useful."
Hayes thought for a while, nodded, and picked up the communicator.
"Give everyone fifteen minutes to clean up the battlefield." Then he returned to the mansion, left the lady's room, went to the second floor, and then opened the thick mahogany door.
What came into view were neatly arranged shelves and exquisite crafts and artworks. Hayes walked to a cabinet casually, opened the glass, took out a pure gold pocket watch, and found that the numbers on it were still there. After walking, I rubbed it against my shirt again, and found that this thing had very fine and complex textures, and the edges were embedded with small and unique colored gems. It was obvious that it was worth a lot of money.
Hayes whistled and stuffed it into his pocket. He finally understood why his father could accumulate so much wealth -
"Uncle, uncle."< br>
Little Feidon trotted in, holding a box in his arms.
"I've prepared this for you, you can put it all in."
Hayes glared at him, then turned around and took out a pure gold emperor statue from the display shelf, and threw it to little Feiton. He immediately put it into the small wooden box with a smile.
"Put it away carefully, this thing is a bit old."
"Hey, uncle, I didn't expect you to identify antiques?"
"You're kidding, my old man Dad used to be a nobleman, and my former captain was one of the best young men in the Maelstrom. What haven’t we seen before?”
Soon, a box was filled, and Hayes only picked out those small but expensive items. Finally, he found a box of finely bound tobacco from the owner's desk drawer, lit one for himself, and put the box into his pocket. .
Then he asked Little Feiton to have someone install some larger items such as antique calligraphy and paintings, as well as the famous wines on the wine racks, which he wanted to send to the regiment headquarters for "transfer" Yes, since no one has found it, some of those things must be taken back. As for who these things will be given to in the end, it’s hard to say.
Just as the soldiers were rushing to carry the trophies to the armored vehicles, Hayes walked out of the door and wanted to see what happened to the gene stealers who were killed on the battlefield, but he did not expect that there were already many The soldiers are here.
When he saw someone trying to cut off the genestealer's claws with a dagger, he immediately scolded him.
“You are looking for death! What are you doing!”
Hearing his loud shouts, the soldiers suddenly threw away their work and turned around to salute Hayes who was approaching.
"Company Commander!"