As Hayes and the rest of the company raced through the fast lane, it became clear that the situation was worse than they expected.
The entire boarding area was in chaos. Everywhere as far as the eye could see, there was a roar of people. Officers and non-commissioned officers were shouting contradictory orders, and orderlies were running around in all directions. The soldiers were running around like headless chickens.
It was too sudden. Their group was suddenly stuffed into the ship, and then suddenly told that the first wave was to land on the ground. At this time, the fleet had just set off less than an hour ago.
The news had been passed on to them, but the troops' response was obviously not that fast. Hayes watched the two squad leaders fight over which squad should carry two more boxes of mortar shells. The soldiers gathered around them, arguing for As their respective squad leaders rolled on the ground, Commissar Ayi fired warning shots into the air with his pistol in a desperate attempt to separate them, but to no avail.
"A bunch of idiots."
Olanios, who saw the fight in his eyes, muttered.
"We are about to jump into hell, but there are still people who are in the mood to fight among themselves."
The company commander charged through cheering soldiers toward the combatants, kicking one struggling squad leader in the groin and punching another in the face.
After attracting their attention, he gave them a few quick warnings and then turned to the group of soldiers.
"Most people will be dead soon."
he said, his voice still clear even though he spoke softly.
"If you want to be one of those lucky few, check your equipment again."
He stared at the soldiers, letting them digest his words.
"Go back to your place quickly."
The frightened soldiers hurried back to their posts, followed shamefully by their wounded squad leader, and Ouranios turned around with satisfaction.
At this time, Hashet also walked over carrying his laser gun and Capri carrying a logging gun.
"For the sake of the Emperor, what happened? Why is it our cannon fodder's turn to lead the charge? Isn't it the work of Alicia's airborne troops and the Cadians? This 'honor' of them Are you willing to give it to us?"
"Don't you know? I heard that our regiment commander pissed off the theater commander."
"No, there is such a thing. Why not choose to nail that person's head on a spear to atone for his sins, but let us suffer along with him?"
"You have a beautiful idea. Stop talking. We have more urgent work to do. Everyone, hurry up and find the landing craft."
When Arni led the Guards and Officer Corps to the boarding area with a gloomy face, order was finally completely restored. The regimental commander stood behind the high platform where two ammunition boxes were piled up. First he breathed a long sigh of relief, and then He loudly said to the confused, frightened and panicked soldiers around him:
"Everyone knows that our regiment is about to participate in the first batch of airborne operations. Some people may have heard some rumors. So now I can tell you that I, Arni Morales, took the initiative to lead you. ! Abu Bakari 310th Infantry Regiment! My father told me when I set out that he could give me a fully equipped and well-trained reinforced regiment, but I said I don’t want it! Why! Because what I want is me regiment! I want my fellow soldiers to be proud to say that he is my regiment commander when they mention Arni Morales! Me! When mentioning my fellow soldiers in front of others, I want them to be proud to say that he is my regiment commander. They said they were my regiment! Finally, they gave me a cannon fodder regiment. No, they called the Abu Bakari 310th Infantry Regiment the cannon fodder regiment, because most of you did not join the army voluntarily. You have to endure The training time is also the shortest, and the equipment taken over is also the worst! I said yes! I will use the cannon fodder group, because I believe that I can lead everyone to be proud of us and bear the name of Arni Morales!"
Even a soldier like Hayes, who had never read a book and knew a few words, couldn't help but feel a little excited after hearing these words. Hashet sighed softly and shook his head, while Oranios looked expressionless. , I can’t see what’s on my mind.
"This time, let everyone see if we are cannon fodder!!"
"Follow me!!!"
Amid the roars of the soldiers, the landing fleet of the Sixth Theater approached Lamptan 4, and the main strike fleet had been fighting with the red pirate fleet cruising nearby for several hours and successfully drove it away.
Twenty-three giant transport ships are loaded with nearly 5.7 million troops. There are six cruisers and a destroyer formation escorting the landing force. They have basically destroyed the planet's orbital defense system and are currently suppressing ground defense firepower. , as a key industrial planet of the Red Pirates, a strong defense force is stationed here, and Arash must capture it relatively completely to be able to use the facilities above to provide power for the huge army.
There are eleven locations for the first batch of landings, which are located in different areas of the planet. After opening the landing site, the landing troops need to expand the defense area in situ to buy time for subsequent troops to land. This is a task with huge casualties, because the defenders know Once the endless army pours down from the void, their destruction will be a matter of time, so they will launch attacks on the defenders near the landing site at all costs.
The Abu Bakari 310th Infantry Regiment will land in an area near the equator of the planet, which is close to a large weapons assembly factory on the planet. It is also the only large weapons assembly factory of the Red Pirates. The landing site number is 5.
The escort fleet began to bomb enemy facilities near the landing point. The mechanical priests checked the engine of the landing craft. After confirming that it was correct, the huge mechanical arm pushed the landing craft to the launch ramp. In the cabin, the soldiers sat in their positions. The upper girdle tightened their bodies, some were talking in low voices, some were praying, and some were writing letters.
Soon, the thunderous roar of the engine broke the atmosphere in the cabin.
Then everyone felt the change in gravity, and with the shaking of the stool under their buttocks, they knew that they had left the transport ship.
The cabin became dim, only the light green emergency lights were slightly bright. Although it was not the first time for Hayes to go to the battlefield, he was still so nervous that he was sweating profusely. This made him want to take off his hat, but he quickly gave up. With this move, he was afraid that his hand would slip and the hat would fall off. They couldn't untie it by themselves, which meant that he would most likely not be able to get it back.
The turbid air and the tense atmosphere caused some people to retching or even vomit, but no one would help them, and they could only vomit on themselves.
Abubakari's 310th Infantry Regiment added a group of new soldiers six months ago. They had hardly been on any battlefield, let alone such fierce battles.
Suddenly, the smooth sailing began to gradually become shaky and shaky. Based on previous experience, Hayes knew that they were entering the atmosphere.
(End of chapter)
