Chapter 669, Defeat of the Northern Front
Qin Zhiping can be sure that this is the biggest challenge in his career.
After joining the Alien Tribunal and becoming an inquisitor specializing in combating alien enemies, it cannot be said that he has risen through the ranks, at least he has risen step by step.
He doesn't have any special background, it's just good luck - or bad luck.
Qin Zhiping always encounters some particularly serious alien incidents, but luckily, they are all resolved smoothly in the end.
Although he paid for it with one eye, three fingers of his left hand, and his entire right arm, under the social environment of the empire, when his identity and status increased, these physical injuries were no problem. Installing mechanical prosthetic limbs and prosthetic eyes can solve the problem, and it may be better than the original ones. If there are still some requirements for appearance, then adding a layer of sophisticated bionic skin to the mechanical limbs will make them look no different from normal people.
Of course, ordinary people are not worthy of such a set of things. However, when Qin Zhiping made great contributions to these serious but successfully resolved alien incidents, and after rising through the ranks, he became a rising star in the Tribunal of Foreign Affairs. , the problem of being unable to afford and not worthy of buying is solved.
As the backbone of the Inquisition, he led an entire team of loyal stormtroopers with his many assistants who had cooperated for the longest time, and also had many assistants to the Inquisitors... In this way, he formed a team with considerable strength. A top-notch team, one of the backbone forces sent to the Northern Front Army by the Order of Foreign Rebellion.
In other words, when Marshal Leroy, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Front Army, held a high-level military meeting, Qin Zhiping was able to sit in and listen.
When the Western Front Army was reorganized and the iron armor was eliminated, support from all parties on the Northern Front was also in place. Some Chapters sent more companies of Space Marines, the Black Crusaders sent a fully-staffed squadron, and more Silver Watch of the Foreign Order arrived on the battlefield... These all greatly increased the strength of the Northern Front Legion.
They indeed achieved crucial victories in the Lofo and Sword Gate Star Regions with great momentum, annihilating the main force of the insect swarm that had been entangled with the Northern Front Legion in those two star regions for several years.
After ensuring that there were only some insect swarms on some planets on their way back, and that there were no enemies in space that could harm themselves on a large scale, the Northern Front Legion crossed the border with great courage and entered the Queen's Star Territory. .
At that time, everyone from Marshal Leroy to Qin Zhiping to ordinary soldiers believed that they would win the biggest medal in this major counter-insurgency war in the eastern border of the empire.
Then, the infected people were eaten and digested en masse, and the swarm of insects that were originally thought to be scattered on various planets and posed no threat to the space army, 'ascended' to the sky.
If the infected parts of a few worlds are digested and ascended to form hive ships, that's fine. It's not a big deal. But if there are hundreds or thousands of worlds like this, then even on a single planet The amount of accumulated biomass is not large enough, but the accumulation is terrible.
More importantly, it is meaningless to look back at this time. It was impossible for them to disperse the enemies before they reunited. When another group of enemies rushed out of the Queen's Star Territory, they would still be caught in a flanking attack.
Qin Zhiping really didn't expect that the speed of falling from heaven to hell would be so fast.
When it comes to this, there is no choice.
They could only bite the bullet and continue rushing into the core area of the Queen's Star Territory, hoping to occupy Leyaduchese, win the decisive battle with the Hive Fleet, and eliminate the Insect Queen. In that case, they can not only resolve the crisis, but even turn defeat into victory. At that time, the 'biggest medal' will still be on them.
With such a 'fantasy', the shadow of subspace enveloped them, and they lost contact with the outside world.
Immediately after arriving at Rheadoches, they began an onslaught on the planet. At first, their actions were relatively smooth.
They even found traces of the insect queen!
Qin Zhiping suggested at that time to directly release the Extermination Order weapons, even if the troops who had already landed were buried with them.
However, Leroy did not agree with his suggestion.
He has invested more than 3,000 Space Marines on the ground, including 1,500 Black Crusaders, and even warriors from founding groups such as the Infinite Chapter and the Bat Chapter. He couldn't bear to do something like this that would also attack his own war group, and he was also worried that the two founding groups would not be able to offend him.
Another major factor is that the enemy's anti-orbital firepower and anti-aircraft firepower have not been destroyed. The Extinction Order weapons they bring are not enough. If they are released blindly, the probability of being intercepted is extremely high. If you are intercepted a few more times, it will be useless if you want to use it in the future.
Leroy decided to first take down a few orbital gun fortresses occupied by infected traitors on the ground, then exterminate a few swarm anti-orbital biocannons, and then withdraw some ground troops, at least withdraw the Space Marines, and then throw them into extermination. Let the weapon be tried.
Until now, Qin Zhiping was very angry that Leroy didn't listen to him and let him go.
Although the probability of interception of the Extermination Order weapons is as high as 90%, they have a reserve of fifteen weapons, so they just bomb and smash them. They just bet on this probability. As long as they succeed and the insects are eliminated, the war will be over!
In the face of huge profits, it is completely worth the gamble!
However, the subsequent development of events perfectly illustrates the ancient Terran proverb "An opportunity must not be missed, and it will never come back".
A powerful Hive Fleet, gathered from all over the Queen's Star Territory, has taken shape and arrived at Leyaduchese.
At this stage, the Northern Front Army quickly lost in the battle for the orbit of Rheadoches. Although their fleet is also very large, it is impossible to withstand the orbital firepower of the planet and be beaten by the large-scale Hive Fleet. It cannot be defeated from two sides.
After giving up orbital rights, not only was the opportunity to launch Extinction Order weapons lost, but the troops on the ground were also unable to withdraw.
The Northern Fleet also attempted to tangle with the Hive Fleet. Even if the ground troops can no longer easily call for orbital support, they should at least not let the insect swarm's biological ship bombard their own ground troops.
However, even this will soon become impossible.
They failed in the space battle.
As the space naval battle progressed into a fierce and cruel process, the morale of the human fleet collapsed. The first to collapse were the combined fleets of several star domain governments sent from the Galactus universe. Many of their ships took advantage of the war to escape from their marginal positions.
Not to mention whether they escaped in the end, but this played a very bad leading role!
(End of chapter)