"We must establish an absolute air defense zone around the capital! Use it!
Only in this way can we really drag the enemy here!
Only in this way can we wait for reinforcements to arrive!
Sacrifice is inevitable, but we must be strong-willed! "
After an impassioned speech, a combat meeting led by the Imperial Fists and attended by the Ultramarines, Battle Sisters, and Home Defense Forces set the main direction for the next battle.
This is also the meeting that essentially represents the ruling class of Ophelia 7. After recognizing the loss of strategic initiative, it officially gave up the battlefield space outside the capital area.
This is a last resort, because precious intra-atmospheric fighter jets must be used with caution after losing the cover of the fleet above orbit.
They will be destined to be consumed, but given the choice. Hohenthorne hoped that they could buy some breathing time for the contraction of ground defense forces. make
"How's the mouse?"
Walking out of the conference room, Hornthorne stood above the passage of the underground fortress, looking at the endless flow of troops and asked behind him.
"The torture is ongoing, but the result is not ideal."
Hornthorne's personal guard and the champion swordsman Oleg assigned to the fourth company of the Imperial Fists Chapter responded in a low voice.
"It's understandable, after all... he was once our brother."
The Imperial Fist Captain's tone contained complex emotions, and the implications of his words were even more alarming.
Oleg stepped back after hearing the sound, turned around and carefully observed his surroundings to prevent others from hearing Hornthorne's "disrespectful words". make
Yes, an Astartes warrior from Hydra was being treated in the medical bay of the inner city.
Apart from the relic itself, he was the greatest gain of the manhunt in the inner city, along with two Companies of the Astartes and several Orders of Battle Sisters.
In the process of recovering the relic, mortal agents from Hydra caused great trouble for the hunt. The last agent in particular was responsible for the deaths of several Battle Sisters.
And this is not the biggest loss.
In an underground station in the inner city, when the Battle Sisters blocked the escape route of the agent named Morton, they were about to kill him.
This agent actually awakened a heavily armed Astartes warrior in a carriage marked as a biochemical product.
The Sisters of Battle knew nothing of this and did not conduct a thorough search of the place after the agents left. make
It is this omission in tactical literacy that gives the genetic superman, who wears optical camouflage and specializes in infiltration and assassination, a space beyond imagination.
Tracking, lurking, assassinating, and sniping, this Astartes from Hydra became a nightmare for the Battle Sisters team responsible for the frontal pursuit in the next few dozen minutes.
He used the only monomolecular dagger and a piece of steel wire in his hand, and with the help of an optical camouflage cloak and silently modified power armor, he almost slaughtered this full squad of Battle Sisters.
It wasn't until the frontline commanding officers noticed something strange and ordered several combat teams of the Ultramarines to directly participate in the operation that they were able to capture the crocodile hidden underwater with an absolute advantage in strength.
However, the damage had already been done, and the loss reports compiled after the war left the officers present speechless.
This not-so-tall Alpha warrior has so much experience in asymmetrical sitting combat:
In a short period of less than an hour, at least 20 battle sisters died directly in his hands;
Even if the Astartes Tactical Team of the same level was killed later, he still used a plasma pistol and several booby traps to injure at least five Ultramarines.
This is not his limit.
The battle in space has been lost and enemy airborne support may arrive at any time. The search team has been unable to catch him;
If it weren't for the last-minute attempt to cover the evacuation of the mortal agent, what would have happened in
I don’t know how long the battle on the dark side of the Holy City will last...
Fortunately, the defense fleet in space is brave enough. Even though their defeat was certain, they still used their own sacrifice to buy enough time for ground operations.
Fortunately, the Imperial Fists warriors arrived in time just a second before the enemy agents evacuated. They cornered the Alpha Warrior, thus creating a decisive chance for the retrieval of the relic.
Afterwards, Hornthorne was frightened more than once: using
If the air defense array on the ground starts a few minutes later in the evening, if the battle in space ends a few minutes earlier.
So what kind of casualties can this Alpha warrior, who is waiting for airborne support from orbit, bring to them.
This battle that took place on the dark side of the Holy City ended in victory for the Empire.
While the troops on the ground responsible for the pursuit killed the Alpha agent and recovered the sacred object, they also seriously injured and captured the legionnaire from Alpha.
Hornthorne stopped Stewart, who tried to kill the Alpha in a rage. He saw the special identity of the Astartes warrior in his armor.
The battle here is not over. In the days to come, the arduous and fierce battle has just begun.
Hornthorne was unwilling to give up any possible bargaining chip. Even if it could buy one more second for reinforcements, he would hold this possibility tightly in his hands. make
"Has the message been sent out?"
Seven hours after the "Naval Battle", Hornthorne, as the highest defense officer, presided over the next attack in the City of Divine Grace at the City Defense Headquarters, and finally saw the defeated soldiers who had been withdrawn from the star port.
To be honest, he didn't expect there to be survivors there, especially under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Chaos fleet.
These were withdrawn from the Astropath communication towers and retreated all the way to the fallen starport;
Then survive the chaotic crowds and enemy fire and board the rail train;
The Imperial soldiers who successfully escaped the bombings on the road and finally returned to the vicinity of the Holy City obviously had enough favor from the Emperor.
But he still had no sympathy or pity for them. He just stopped them immediately at the guard's prompt, and then asked the question he was most concerned about urgently. make
"Sir, we don't know your question. But you can ask him..."
The soldier with his face full of gunfire answered frankly in front of Hornthorne, and then pointed his finger backward.
Under the dim lighting in the underground passage, Hornthorn looked back along the soldier's fingers.
On the simple stretcher made of steel pipes and defense force uniforms, a thin figure was seen.
The body was curled up on a narrow stretcher, being carried by two soldiers who were also wounded.
The iron-gray defense uniform covered his body, and the occasional red robe leaked out, proving his identity as an astropath.
