"Life is only for fighting, death is for sleep; life is for no honor, death is for redemption." ------The last paragraph of the sacrifice prayer of the Krieg Death Legion
The Krieg Death Corps are an Astra Militarum from the death world Krieg. They are accustomed to wearing gas masks and are keen on trench warfare. They are famous for their iron will and suicidal attacks regardless of the cost.
In 40, the dictator of Krieg declared independence from the Imperium and severed all ties with his holy master, the Emperor.
The rebels were strong, but the loyalists, under the command of Colonel Julten, eventually retreated to the hive known as Farograd.
When the situation became almost irreversible, the Colonel vowed that if the world did not belong to the Emperor, it should be destroyed, and launched all the ancient nuclear warheads stored in the hive.
That day, the surface of the planet Krieg was covered with "mushrooms" and the entire world was shrouded in radiation dust.
After that, the planet full of radioactive wasteland was abandoned by the empire, and the descendants of the loyal troops fought a protracted underground war with the rebels. Their slow march from channel to trench finally took a full 500 days. Years later brought Krigela back to the Emperor.
To this day, in order to celebrate the great hero Colonel Jurten blowing their homes to pieces, the residents of Krieg will take out their sapper shovels to dig a trench and then conduct armed drills.
But even so, the Kriegs are still ashamed of their shameful past, and are willing to sacrifice everything for the Emperor to be forgiven.
And so the Death Corps was born.
Unlike most of the Astra Militarum, it is rumored that Krieg biologists can use some kind of genetic cloning technology to quickly replenish troops and create more top-notch cannon fodder. This technology is very critical. After all, Krieg is a Top-notch radioactive cesspits are not very suitable for large-scale natural reproduction of human populations.
Krieg's entire society is completely militarized, and children are born bearing the sins of their ancestors, trained to die for the Emperor.
Many Astra Militarum who have cooperated with them think that these guys are so cold that you would rather chat with the Necron. They have no names, only numbers, and don't care about anything except marching. And this is from the side. Confirming rumors that Krieg soldiers are nothing more than expendable clones.
Due to this combination of characteristics, Krieg does not even need political commissars to maintain morale, and officers are more than happy to execute their own soldiers themselves if necessary.
In this Battle of Pandora, the Ministry of Military Affairs also pulled a Krieg unit from unknown battlefield, which was the 116th Krieg Death Regiment.
This regiment is an ordinary infantry regiment, also composed of 9 infantry companies, plus an artillery company and an engineer company, but it does not have a reconnaissance company and is replaced by three cavalry companies.
A standard Krieger cavalry company has a total of 35 people. It has a five-man squad command company and three ten-man squad squads to coordinate. Each squad will have a cavalry commander to lead the battle.
It was these 105 Krieg death cavalry who came with an overwhelming momentum, like thousands of troops.
The most surprising thing is that during the charge, the cavalry did not make a single sound, no war cry, no encouragement, even the war horses under their crotches were silent. This silent charge actually brought An extraordinary oppressive feeling of approaching death.
"Block them! Block them!!"
The leaders of the cultists howled, but the untrained stragglers could not remain calm in the face of the cavalry charge. Most of the bullets and lasers fired by their trembling hands missed their targets. Occasionally, they hit the sturdy war horses, but they did not. Not the slightest threat.
In just a few breaths, the surging cavalry cut directly in from the outer front. The lances they held were all flattened, with the tips of the spears pointing downwards.
The first ones to suffer were the cultists. Their bodies were torn apart by the sharp lances, and they were knocked away by the strong horses, which were then trampled mercilessly.
The sound of flesh tearing, the crisp sound of bones breaking, and the groans and screams of flesh being trampled became one. The air was filled with blood and broken limbs flew up. The cultists were unable to resist the impact of the death cavalry. Instant collapse!
The cavalry were completely unhindered by the impact and continued to advance at high speed. They divided into 10-man squads in the gap between the convoys and went straight to the Chaos Space Marines.
Such flexibility and high-speed capabilities are all due to the Krieg horses under their crotches.
Krieg war horses are a genetically improved breed of ordinary Terra horses, but their physical appearance is completely different from the original horses. After years of improvement, their hooves are wider and present a claw-like posture, which is convenient for As he continued to run on various muddy and difficult-to-walk areas, his body hair and tail also deteriorated, and there was very little left.
The biological sages of the Mechanicus have also made many adjustments to the genes of the war horses, making them more manic, with stronger muscles and internal organs, and the pain nerves have also become dull, which means that the Krieg war horses are difficult to kill. Bullet wounds cannot stop them, and they can run at full speed for hours without stopping.
"Damn it!"
Seeing that the opponent actually charged at him with a lance, the Chaos Space Marine who was about to kill Colonel Acat raised his bolt pistol and started shooting.
As a Chaos Space Marine, his marksmanship goes without saying. The first shot destroyed the head of a cavalryman. The headless corpse then fell off the horse. The second shot had the same result.
But the surrounding cavalry completely ignored the death of their comrades and continued to charge at full speed. Before the Chaos Space Marine fired the third shot, a cavalryman on his left and right sides had already stretched out their lances.
Colonel Acat only heard a loud bang, accompanied by dazzling sparks, and the heretic who was running rampant on the battlefield fell.
The lance in the hands of the Krieg Death Troopers is called a hunting rifle. The weapon is about 3.5 meters long. It is composed of a hollow barrel made of lightweight metal and a gun head equipped with a trigger fuse. Its long barrel can ensure When the gun head explodes and kills an enemy, its fragments will not harm the rider. (Emperor Black Card, onboard!!!)
When the gun tip of this kind of hunting rifle explodes, it will shoot a stream of metal heat forward, which is enough to threaten light vehicles. Therefore, the power armor's performance against the hunting rifle is not much better than a piece of wood.
"Oh my God--"
Soon, the sound of hunting rifles hitting power armor was heard one after another on the battlefield, and the Chaos Space Marines who had previously shown off their power fell one after another.
Although the Krieg cavalry also paid a heavy price and their numbers were reduced by half, they did not waver at all and continued to launch a silent and deadly death charge.
"Withdraw! Withdraw!"
Now even the Chaos Space Marines could not hold on any longer and began to call for retreat.
Colonel Acat immediately seized the opportunity and roared into the communicator:
"Organize a counterattack immediately! The Chimera pushes away the destroyed vehicles, and the sentries intercept and shoot at the fleeing enemies! All infantry companies organize an attack formation and follow my orders to launch a charge at any time!"
At the same time, a large group of Krieg infantry also appeared from the flanks of the battlefield. Like a field of gray army ants, they silently spread towards the enemy's position.
Although the uniform of the Krieg only consists of a gray military coat, in fact the entire interior is sealed and can adapt to any harsh environment.
Just as the Krieg infantry launched a charge, the artillery from behind them also began to fire barrages. This was the infantry-artillery coordination that the Krieg Army was good at.
