The fierce battles in the void and the oppression of heretics make people forget that the empire faces more than one enemy in this universe. Being attacked from both sides is often used to describe the empire, and the orcs are obviously not something that can barely be regarded as allies of the Tau. .
After the fierce shooting of the three-in-one volcanic cannon, all the energy of the entire Steel Gate was drained. Darkness and power outage filled the entire place. At this moment, inside the Steel Gate, where the communication was broken, there were loyalists of the Empire and A member of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
The bloodshed and fighting never stopped. After the sudden power outage, One Eye immediately raised his chain sword and slashed at Catachan behind him. The Catachan sergeant also fired the projectile without hesitation. After the intense confrontation, only The broken chainsword and the personal void shield stance on One Eye.
The sergeant raised his Catachan Glaive and prepared to kill the orcs in front of him, but One Eye was obviously more experienced and shouted. "I'm being attacked! Boys!" Then he distanced himself and relied on his own void shield to forcefully offset the sergeant's shooting.
"You want to break the treaty, orc?" the sergeant asked.
One Eye answered. "There is no such thing as a treaty anymore. Your traitors are dead and unable to move. Now, we must get this asteroid."
"Boys! Put the red robes up. They are the weights in the deal with the empire. The empire now has only two choices. Give us food, and no warships will be allowed to approach the airspace within 3,000 kilometers of our Steel Gate. , or we kill them all."
the sergeant replied. "you dare?!"
The ferocious look of One Eye was revealed at this moment, his big fangs and green skin were terrifying. "I dare, let's spare you, Xiami, because you have a powerful boss."
The Catachan sergeant raised his weapon. "What are you talking about, alien?!"
One Eye answered. "Look, this launch tower is now owned by me. How are you going to escape? Admit it, it's the green skin's time now."
The boys shouted. "Orc time! Orc time!"
The sound of blasphemy is deafening. Those damn things are challenging Catachan's patience. They are not pure blood, but they still inherit the arrogance and honor. Going deep into the enemy camp is nothing, but those aliens still do...
The sergeant couldn't think of a good answer or description. The days of getting along with the greenskins and pretending to be a staff officer had made him very patient, but...
Bang, a very fast shot of the gun, the explosive bomb caused an orc to fly with blood and flesh, One Eye was almost stunned. He had thousands of boys, but Catachan only had thirty people!
"What are you doing?! You are Boss Alan Bayer's boy. I gave you respect and a chance to live, but you treat my kindness like this?"
the sergeant replied. "The kindness of the alien is not as good as killing me. We can get out, greenskin, just let your boys stop us."
The sergeant rejected the last "good intention" of the orc One-Eye and the opportunity to walk out of this place intact. For Catachan, the sacrifice was not terrible, even heartwarming. Their lives had already become a tragedy because of the orcs.
How to gather Catachan, only 30 people, because the selection of Catachan in Skadi's only regiment has always been personally decided by the non-commissioned officers, resulting in extreme strictness, and the number has never been able to increase.
But it also means that Catachan is the blade of Skadi's only regiment, the sharpest point. Although it is too sharp and too steel to break easily, Catachan obviously has to use sharpness to break through all obstacles, and this is how they survived.
Revenge, killing, aliens, loyalty, empire, forest, these words became everything to them. The Catachan beam carbine and the long blade began to dance, while One Eye hid in the group of orc boys and issued the final judgment on those humans. .
"Kill them all for me."
Blades, chain swords, ceramic steel, fine gold and blood, the endless green tide approached the team of thirty people, but Sergeant Catachan said calmly. "Prioritize the protection of members of the Mechanicus!"
Plasma, explosive bombs, melt, heat rays, various weapons are fired at hand-to-hand combat distances in narrow tunnels. It can be said that even space warriors cannot deal with endless orcs in such a narrow place, but Catachan can.
Because they have more people, you should know that the Space Marine jump group has 12 people. Although they are stronger and more fierce than Catachan, each person has greater responsibilities.
Secondly, the Catachans are in a better position. The entire area here is very large. The Catachans can move and dodge first. There are also a lot of Mechanicus equipment as cover.
But even so, it is still an impossible task to escape from the endless orcs. Those damn aliens are huge in number, and the Blood Ax clan is not those stupid orcs. They have a clear division of labor, melee combat, long-range, commander, and firepower. Troops and even special operations boys came with this attack.
There is no way the Catachans can get out anyway, not to mention the burden of the Mechanicus priests who have to save hundreds of people here.
But the orcs ignored one thing. First, human equipment is full of pipes. Whether it is from the Mechanicus or the Empire, the essence is the same, and the Catachan of Skadi's only regiment are not forest warriors. To be precise, they are Hive warrior.
For example, on today's battlefield, when several special operations boys found a Catachan soldier who was alone and wanted to outflank and kill him, they found that when they approached, there was only an opened pipe in place, and a grenade was thrown out of it.
Appearing and disappearing, like nightmares and demons, this is a tactic that the Skadi Catachans are proficient in, making the orcs feel like they are trapped in a minefield.
Secondly, the priests of the Mechanicus are not the so-called burden. After the Catachans passed around, surrounded, forcibly opened a passage, and untied the priests, the priests immediately began to drive the backup machine in the hangar. Servants and various defensive turrets, close defense turrets, and automatic turrets in the complex steel gate.
Those things shot the greenskins, the servitor picked up the incapacitated Mechanic-Priest, and the Catachan sergeant had to comment that the Mechanicus had something, but not much.
Why wasn't the Mechanicum used before? Because their defeat is certain, wasting those things is not good and will not make things better. The Mechanicus is so absolutely calm, and now they see hope through Catachan.
"Praise be to Om Messiah, sir, thank you for your help..." the priest said.
Catachan answered. "Let those things of yours kill more people!"
The priest nodded, and then the restless machine spirits began to shoot chaotically, and the servitors also opened the killing treaty. The firepower inside the steel gate suddenly increased. The orcs were burned by the flames and penetrated. The orcs and storm boys were not afraid of those things. They will be served by the hot melt of the Catachans.
One-Eye looked at the countless reports in surprise, which said that Catachan broke through their defenses time and time again, and One-Eye's face was distorted because of this.
"How is it possible? How is it possible?" One Eye turned on the communicator. "Colonel! Go and intercept them!"
The orc leader named Colonel is wearing a military uniform and he is huge. It is very difficult to know that a blood ax with a strict hierarchy can produce a huge creature, but he is a full 5 meters tall!
"Yes, boss." His voice was deep, and he held a huge chain ax in his hand. His favorite gun was a one-handed bolt gun. There was no doubt that the huge body was blocked in the pipe, making it impossible to pass.
Next, he missed the opportunity. The priests of the Mechanicus had engineering drawings in their heads. Even if the orcs had modified the Iron Gate, it would still be their second home. In addition, Skadi Catachan was good at drilling pipes, so they remained so invisible. He quietly bypassed the boss and arrived at the hangar.
Where countless orc machines are parked, there are also things from the Mechanicus. The priests can connect the links to sail the ship. This is why the sergeant asked them to rescue the priests first.
said the sergeant. "There are still bombs. Give them a gift."
Other Catachan replies. "Yes, that's enough." They performed a small "gift installation" for a while, and then the Catachans and the Adeptus Mechanicus boarded the ship one after another. The orcs came here belatedly and shouted One Eye. "Close the door! Close the door!"
The boys replied. "No, the system belongs to Xiami and we have no control over it!"
When the transport plane sprayed flames, the orcs could only watch the Catachan leave, as if entering and exiting the toilet of their own home.
One-Eye cursed. "Set up the ship and chase them! Ask the battleship to follow! Destroy them!"
But a moment later, a violent explosion broke out in the cabin, and countless vehicles turned into flames...
At this moment, the orc battleship also aimed its guns because of the order, and the orc captain shouted. "Shoot!" But the controller didn't respond. It wasn't until their shield was attacked by an Imperial warship that the captain realized that the warship that would disable the machine soul was coming.
The Bordero stopped in the void, and the captain had crawled back from death. He received the brave Catachan and the Mechanicus, and said to the sergeant.
"Perfect mission, sir."
The sergeant wiped the orc blood from his face. "A simple mission, my lord."
"But the Adeptus Mechanicus still has thousands of people imprisoned by the orcs, and their defenses against us will definitely escalate."
The captain nodded. "Let the Lieutenant Colonel prepare this, he is an expert!"
On the ground, the Imperial Guard were welcoming their new families. After the Imperial Baneblades, who had a similar fate to the 113th Phlaxian Regiment, joined this thriving battle group, the morale of the soldiers was once again strengthened by her greatness and power.
The huge body has become a special attraction for soldiers to visit in the garage. After all, men and women in the Empire everywhere have heard of the name of the Baneblade, just like a Space Marine joining your infantry regiment one day.
The second lieutenant is somewhat jealous. Why is there no one visiting his super titan? He looked at his green-skin-style spliced war engine. It couldn't be said to be ugly, but it could only be said to be somewhat heretical. It was obviously not something that would be welcomed by the Empire.
Even the title of Captain of the 113th Phlaxian Regiment has been changed by many people to Vehicle Commander instead of Regiment Commander or Captain. It can be inferred how popular the Emperor's Baneblade is.
She is Victory and one of the Imperial Hammer's greatest heavy vehicles. She is indestructible and like a thunderbolt, she resists countless heretics and aliens.
Her strength and kindness captured all the soldiers. Her experience and destiny can be praised by the best poems, and the Mechanicus is also very concerned about her. As fate changes and the machine soul reappears, how can she serve the new armored regiment? , defeating the enemies of the Empire.
But life is not only about good things. They haven't yet understood that demons and evil things are still surrounding them. Heretics and their thoughts are entrenched in the void. The orcs are unwilling to withdraw from the stronghold of the Three Steel Gates. They require the Imperial Guard to fulfill a priest ten In exchange for pounds of meat, even the Astra Militarum supplies are not much now.
There are thousands of priests on the three asteroids, which means tens of thousands of kilograms of food need to be given to the aliens. It's not that the empire can't afford it, but it doesn't want to help the evil tyrants and raise tigers to cause trouble, not to mention the betrayal of the orcs when they destroyed the Ark of Omen. Suspicious at first sight.
Those things cannot be trusted. During this period, the Catachan retreat caused great losses to the orcs, and at the same time destroyed the orcs' landing ship, making it temporarily impossible for them to escape. Under such circumstances, One Eye occupied the entire Steel Gate. , and continue to multiply on it.
Although the Imperial Navy sent troops to join forces, and the Bordero was used as a transport ship to suppress the Orks' frontline firepower at the beginning of the battle, they were still restrained because of the presence of the Mechanic-Priest hostage.
Therefore, even if the Empire had the upper hand in the void battle, the invading force was quickly defeated by the torn One-Eye, who also made a decision after confirming the strength of the Imperial Navy and their decision.
"I want to annex this world." He has determined that the heretics are no longer a threat. Not a single one of their warships remains, the Ark of Omen can no longer move, and the Imperial Navy has suffered heavy losses. Now the Orcs have not suffered any losses and have occupied a huge war area. engine.
Despite the obstacles of Catachan, the real beneficiaries of this war are the greenskins, without a doubt.
Now the Astra Militarum needs a commander who is proficient in pipeline warfare and whose soldiers are brave and good at fighting. Moreover, they know the greenskins very well, and it is best to be absolutely loyal. There is almost no need to think too much. Marcato asked Alan Bair for tactics. The tablet sent out relevant information.
As the commander of Skadi's only regiment, Alan Bair, who was sitting in the camp, no longer had the luxury of coffee. He could only taste the nutrient solution in the watered-down military supplies. Most of them were instant and could be replenished quickly. Physical strength and improved spirit.
He had to admit that he was a bit addicted to caffeine, but in this cruel and crazy world, caffeine was just the mildest of the terrible things that the imperial commanders put into their bodies.
The pressure of command is greater than that of soldiers. Even on the most intense frontline, there is no sense of urgency as in the headquarters. After all, in a scale of tens of thousands, individuals are small and insignificant. You can make mistakes, and at most only one person will bear the responsibility for your mistakes. A few people on your team.
But a commander needs to be responsible for tens of thousands of people. Any decision or change he makes will distort the direction of the war. If you think about it this way, then it is not impossible for a commander to be responsible for several star sectors of the empire.
Responsibility is pressure, and pressure needs to be relieved. Caffeine, stimulants, and even hallucinogens. For a civilization that is strong enough like the Empire, as long as a commander is still valuable, they can maintain their life through limb replacement. , until he could no longer drive.
Alan Bayer drank those things again and again to maintain his excitement. Maybe he would have to find a motor oil man to change himself somewhere later.
He swiped the screen and looked at the reports. "Advisor, the greenskins are indeed...naturally..."
He was not surprised at all. If he was really trusting the greenskins, there would be no such wonderful thing as the so-called Catachan Staff Group. In the endless expansion of war at the end of this dark 40th millennium, he had to do well. No preparation for retirement.
"How many veterans can we mobilize now and give them the best equipment? We will take the Bordero to the void and kill those greenskins."
The staff officer was not surprised. This was not the first time they had done this, and it would not be the last time. When the orc called himself One-Eyed, they were doomed, because that name represented Skadi's only regiment, the original and worst enemy. .
I'm so lazy
(End of chapter)
