Chapter 275 Day of Destruction

The huge Dreadnought was being awakened by the apothecary. The two painful ancestors thirsted for the blood of heretics after a short sleep. The soldiers of the Imperial Guard stood straight in the trench, their guns resting on the trench, motionless.

The entire camp was on a war footing, and now all they needed to move forward was a confirmation from the reconnaissance force, Captain Jeske said, banging on the unwelcome metal table in the command vehicle. "They were attacked. The enemies of Tianying Mountain were overwhelmed by a large number of zombies, although they successfully fought back in the end."

"It's getting closer. Destiny is beginning to get closer. Whether it's taking over the orbital defense system or destroying the enemy's ritual, this team of cultists is enduring the entire Doom Eagle and Loander counterattack. Our victory is at hand."

"Sergeant, great Astartes, is there still no word from your troops?"

The Astartes, whose huge frame was out of place, shook his head. "I don't believe they will fail. The officer of that team is a veteran. He has taken me into the team before and has served for five hundred years!"

"But the reality is, my old captain, the legend of the Fourth Company has been silent for two hours. Something happened..."

They have become "blind". The once most powerful informant suddenly lost his sight. He cannot search the battlefield situation and specific information about the enemy. The artillery attack will be hindered. The enemy's movements can no longer be found clearly. What did the enemy suddenly do and how did he move? Now he needs artillery attack. ?

Therefore, Captain Jiesik's face was not good. The only way they could resist the enemy was those powerful artillery shells. With not many troops and war engines, he could not imagine how they could maintain this huge army without the bright eyes of the reconnaissance force. Another cruel battlefield.

But the person who is more angry and worried than him is the Destruction Eagle, the real flesh and blood brother of those scouts. If the situation in the command room spreads, then those angry Astartes will no longer be easy to control. If they act excessively, even may affect the situation of the battle.

Although the Empire in most cases admits that the on-the-spot performance of Space Marines can inflict heavy blows to the enemy, the essence of this war is to preserve vitality, disrupt the enemy, and attract firepower. It is destined to be passive and defensive, and people's hearts have always been One of the conductor’s considerations.

He will also be happy with the joy of the Chaos Gods. Those things carved into his bones have even overshadowed his own instincts.

Nowadays, the soldiers are dragging their tired and withered bodies forward with their spirits up. Although their flesh, bones and blood are stained, their spirits are always heading towards the Golden Throne. But faster and more powerful than them are the Space Marines.

A theory is a theory after all, but this kind of command did provide a lot of ideas to the battlefield officers. When the situation became anxious, a few rapid artillery shells hit the enemy's infantry camp. It was Lemanus' extremely accurate weapon. Howitzer.

But things always happened too fast. Urgent telegrams interrupted the commanders' thinking, and the captain turned on the communicator. "This is the headquarters of the Loander Infantry and the command room of the Eagles of Destruction. Please report."

The sergeant approached as part of a squad of tactical Space Marines and said. "The Dreadnoughts go to clear the Lemanus tanks on the flanks. Other Space Marines will be stationed here first. We begin a war of attrition!"

When reporting the frontline situation to the headquarters, Captain Czech couldn't help wiping his sweat. As a commander, he knew very well that the scary thing was not actually more than ten modified Lemanus, but the fact that in less than a day Mobilize and transform in a short time, no matter what method is used to mobilize 10 weapons for the battle situation.

But the living dead of Loander were not afraid. They waved their bayonets high and passed over the artillery fire and the torn bodies of their comrades. Faith, stimulants, dopamine, and all the external and internal forces you can imagine are pushing them forward, because This was the Loander's last stand.

But he remained rational, because the fourth company commander was at the core of the enemy and he needed to calm down. "How many enemies are still stationed in the camp opposite?"

But he also reacted quickly, issued the order, and the relevant units began to act according to the order. The remaining three Lemanus relied on mobility to circle the flanks of the Crusher tanks on the flanks, and hid outside their slightly inferior range. , and Space Marines help soldiers gain an advantage in hand-to-hand combat.

But after passing through the artillery fire, their enemies were even more terrifying. They were young people and men in their prime, fully armed, with temporary sandbags as bunkers, arranged in order. There were strange Lemanus tanks on the hills. More than ten of them are worth mentioning, all of them are equipped with the crusher cannon, a short and thick monster with a pitch-black muzzle.

Therefore, the Imperial Guard needs to protect, destroy, and create opportunities in artillery strikes and hand-to-hand combat between soldiers, and the biggest opportunity is obviously that of the Space Marines...

Laser guns, logging guns, bolt bombs, tactical teams and Imperial Guards staggered forward. Plasma guns, bolt bombs, and lasers were fired continuously. They wanted to occupy this bunker and then rely on it to counterattack the enemy.

This is punishment, mercy, and curse, and then the enemy gathers. The soldiers are unable to continue to be merciful. The chainsword tears flesh and blood, and the enemy's artillery fire stops for fear of hitting the comrades in the queue.

The thousand-year-old veteran in the Dreadnought replied. "Yes!" Then two huge Holy Engines began to hum and drive their flesh and blood, running forward crazily. Under the cover of the Imperial Guard, and with the help of several Assault Space Marine squads that could barely keep up with their speed, the two of them used Submachine guns, which are giant, large-caliber live ammunition machine guns, are used to clear out infantry.

When the soldiers climbed out of the trenches, the enemy's reconnaissance troops, the rune warriors quickly designed an artillery attack to feedback the Imperial Guards, roaring continuously, buzzing, buzzing, at this moment people can understand what it means to shake the earth.

The enemy's command center began to be a little messy, but the leader of the rune warriors was not afraid. He tasted everything here. War was enjoyable for him, which was very important.

Therefore, they designed a set of sufficiently realistic instructions. Thanks to many reconnaissances, they knew where the enemy's array was, and they could also estimate which terrain was suitable for ambush, and planned a round of mountain-opening artillery bombardment. Therefore, it came as scheduled. The fierce flames and the explosion of high-explosive bombs of the Empire's honor opened the first chapter of this charge.

This is basically impossible within the empire. Even if this world has enough weapons reserves to complete it, the huge legion system and the monopoly, barriers, gaps between soldiers and arms, and corruption within the team will delay time.

He lost his fighting ability and his face was almost disabled, but the Space Marines did not kill him. Instead, the iron fist caused problems in his nasal cavity and twisted his tongue. If he survived, he would never be able to taste or smell anything in his life.

"Yes, then our goal is to force the remaining 2,000 infantry out. Obviously, the intensity of the war is not enough now. Go forward and fight a brutal field battle with the enemy to force out their support..." Captain Jesk sighed and prayed to the Emperor in his heart for his sins, because he wanted to send his comrades to hell.

A rare opportunity, the Imperial Guard began to move forward continuously, victory was no longer far away, they must put pressure on the enemy and invaders to get the precious victory.

According to the survivors' report from the reconnaissance team, they had just experienced an assassination or organizational system change half a day ago, and after such a short time, the entire unit turned into a special drill built for them, a buzzing killing machine...

Then the fearless Loande infantry fought against the rune heretics that were difficult to clear quickly, and the matter changed from king vs. king, soldier vs. soldier to Tian Ji's horse race, using the strong to attack the weak, making the weak strong.

He watched the strategic encirclement in the report being broken, they were losing the advantage but were not restless, just said calmly.

This is the nickname for the Crusher Lemanus within the Imperial Guard, and it also represents the Loande 44th Heavy Infantry Regiment that knows several behemoths here, because they are treasures looted from their world by the cultists!

However, they are also very clear about the shortcomings of the giant. According to visual estimation, they still need to cross several kilometers to reach it, and according to the complex terrain and various obstacles of the battlefield, they want to reach the front line. It will take more than an hour.

Captain Jesk made the Imperial Eagle Salute and mourned for the brave man, but the sergeant who destroyed the eagle excitedly smashed his fist down, and the huge force instantly dented the short and hurried metal table that could only hold the map.

Bang, crack, the sound told the brave mortal what the end would be, it was the muffled sound of flesh, and then the crack of broken bones, just a fist, his face was completely crushed flat, but death did not come as expected, it was not a concussion or brain tissue injury, but the greatest punishment given to him by the Space Marines.

The scout answered. "About 3,000 people, two Lemanus, five Chimera armored vehicles, excluding artillery and armored troops, and 2,000 infantry can be mobilized."

It's very simple, take it back if the enemy robs it, the strong prey on the weak, if there is a gap here, add troops, war is never complicated, it has always been like this, it is a consumption game between the two sides, but it consumes the loyal lives of countless men and women.

The gunpowder and metal it carries can kill many soldiers with just one shot, forcing open huge defensive works, like a giant engineering hammer.

But when the soldiers of the Imperial Guard saw the numbers and paints erased from the metal engines, anger suddenly came out, and a member of the heavy infantry regiment cursed. "It's "Big Brother"!"

Therefore, if the Imperial Guard wants to maintain the front line, it must break through the heavy armor of more than ten Lemanus engines, and at the same time face a huge army with twice the number of itself to fight a meat-crushing battle.

The voice that answered them was loud but sad. "Destruction Eagle Tenth Company, Fifth Reconnaissance Team, Private, Fran reports that the enemy has launched a charge and is coming towards the position. The officers of our unit have been sacrificed to cover the retreat..."

"The company commander can't handle it." The sergeant replied.

"The third team will block it, and there is also the third company."

The crusher tank started to aim from the blind spot of the dreadnought mecha. The giant main gun has a range of one kilometer, but the speed is slow. Although the dreadnought mecha looks slow, it is never slow.

Therefore, the battlefield quickly became a meat grinder, with new enemies and new support. The Imperial Guards got the defensive works, and the enemy also held back and did not bomb because they wanted to protect this place made up of sandbags, trenches and various weapons.

The heavy artillery and the ability to carry more large ammunition successfully delayed the Lemanus's engine, which was not powerful enough. The Crusher heavy artillery was originally a secondary gun for the Imperial Poison Blade, that is, the super-heavy tank. If Lemanus wanted to use its power, it would have to pay a sufficient price.

However, there were problems in the actual implementation on the battlefield. The enemy's artillery fire frequency was too high. Although the infantry did not suffer any losses, they were delayed by the strong bombing. In comparison, the Imperial Guard's earth-shaking artillery was much inferior in quantity and its lack of toxicity.

In most cases, the Leman Russ Crusher has only one mission, which is to withstand the enemy's firepower and approach the enemy's defense line until it enters the range of the main gun, and then use its huge shells to destroy the enemy's buildings and bunkers, thereby breaking through the enemy. defensive lines and sieges.

The crew commander shouted on the radio. "Tear it apart, tear it apart!" His projectiles exploded violently, tearing apart the enemy's field defenses. Such an opportunity was quickly seized by the Space Marines. Several soaring eagles pierced the sky and landed with jump packs. , the landing of the Assault Space Marines was more deadly and terrifying than those few cannonballs.

The heavy machine guns and plasma weapons that could threaten Space Marines erected on the project were cleared instantly.

"Too much bullying! Old Captain!" He was more cruel to the heretic than to his father-killing enemy. After all, his biological father was indifferent to emotions. As a superman, he wouldn't care too much about mortals. But Old Captain, little by little, he used five How many warriors have been forged for the Eagle of Destruction in a hundred years?

The enemy counterattacked, and a few heretics found the courage to fight back against the Emperor's Angels, and the assault troops admired their courage, but only admiration, and the answer they received was not even a weapon, just the fists of the Space Marines.

Those Astartes fought in skirmish lines and small groups, like steel needles in a man-made fishnet, but the enemy was not without merit.

The machine body that was strafing the enemy suddenly turned 180 degrees, the mechanical organization roared, and the heavy melt gun in his right hand made a strong roar, and at the same time, the ancestor charged towards the enemy.

The heretic soldiers shouted that Lemanus could not be destroyed, but they were followed by the Assault Space Marines flying very fast next to them, and were strangled with crazy chainswords as they fell.

Fearless answered from the communicator. "Thank you, brothers." Then he calmly raised his hand to represent the Emperor's wrath. A fierce bright flash of light was sprayed out quickly. He pointed his arm at the Dreadnought's muzzle, and the hot melt beam burned, penetrated, and melted the projectile. , and then following the equipment circuit in the gun flowing into the ammunition rack, the crew members inside the Lemanus immediately climbed out from the emergency escape hatches throughout the vehicle body, and were then executed by the guns of the Imperial Guard soldiers.

The entire huge Lemanus melted and exploded, and at the same time it was clear that the first step of the war had begun, and the tone was biased towards the loyal.