"Fighting, you may wield swords or operate guns, but on a battlefield full of challenges and desperate death, you are the only ones fighting with your souls. It is precisely because of your existence that the soldiers have the strongest strength. Supporters, you are the embodiment of the Emperor's kindness to them, the medicine to bounce back from the pain and continue to perform your duties. You are the loveliest and most respectable people on the battlefield, so I only represent the Supreme Commander of the Expeditionary Force. The Ministry hereby awards you the Order of the Scarlet Skull in recognition of your great achievements in saving lives."
After speaking, Soshyan personally opened the gold-red boxes one by one and handed them to everyone.
The second group to take the stage were the recipients of the Crimson Medal, which is a common medal awarded to veterans of the Astra Militarum, often only those who perform the most difficult tasks and challenges, or who still stand firm after most of their comrades are killed, or who This honor can only be obtained by destroying an enemy that is far more powerful than oneself. Therefore, most of the time this kind of medal is awarded posthumously.
But there are still nearly 300 veterans alive to receive this medal. Almost all of them are disabled, and many are disfigured. Only about 20 are intact.
In fact, there should be more people who can actually receive it, but statistics are really a big problem, and the review standards of the Ministry of Military Affairs will become very strict at this time, as long as there have been some records of "misbehavior" before , will be disqualified.
But after all, this is the internal work of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and Soshyan cannot get too involved in the details.
". Salute to the heroes. It is you who charge forward with your ordinary bodies and pave the road to victory for mankind and the throne. No matter how human-like the heretics look, they are all under your fearless An army cannot be defeated in the face of courage! Therefore, on behalf of the High Command of the Expeditionary Force, I hereby award you with the Crimson Medal in recognition of your extraordinary courage and amazing strength on the purgatory-like battlefield. You are the real heroes."
Similarly, Soshyan personally opened the gold-red boxes one by one and handed them to everyone.
But the first veteran to receive the medal, he lost two legs and one hand. Only one leg had a prosthetic limb, so he had to use a cane. When he received the medal, he looked at Soshyan with his remaining eyes. , then said:
"Sir, I am not a hero. The real heroes are those who die in battle."
Soshyan was silent for a moment, nodded and said:
"Yes, but this does not affect your merits. We mourn the deceased and pay tribute to the heroes!"
When the veteran heard this, he held the medal in his hand, put it on his forehead, and burst into tears.
Soshyan didn't know what he had experienced, but he seemed to be unable to do anything at the moment but turned around and walked towards the second person
The third batch is awarded by the Star of Terra. This medal is also awarded by the Ministry of Military Affairs. It is the highest honor a soldier can receive while alive. The review process even shocked Soshiyang, because it requires Completing those standards may be difficult for even ordinary Space Marines to be honest.
However, such a presence did appear during this expedition.
There are nine of them in total.
The first to take the stage were three Catachans, and they were all celebrities, namely 'Stonetooth' Harker, Marble Rice, and 'Iron Hand' Stark.
Soshyan has heard of the reputation of these three people. They can be described as living legends. Their level of legend is beyond the reach of even most space warriors. However, Stark himself is a colonel. As a senior officer, it stands to reason that he should not receive soldiers. Medal, but the Ministry of Military Affairs gave a seemingly reasonable and weird explanation. Colonel Stark received this medal because he single-handedly rushed into the enemy lines many times during the battle, and in the final battle of the Destruction Moon, the entire regiment was defeated. When forced to retreat, he formed a special team with two others and actually fought his way back into the Savage Crucible Hulk. They were invincible along the way and destroyed the Chaos Portal with astonishing combat effectiveness. In the process, they also dismantled a dozen Demonic Engines and two Taiwan hell beast.
Well, this is indeed nonsense and legendary enough. Soshyan also asked them about their combat experience, and all he can say is...
Anything that can kill a Chaos Space Marine with one punch is possible. Those Chaos Space Marines in the Savage Crucible ran out like crazy, maybe they were hiding from these three.
There is no need to introduce the matter of Stonetooth Harker and Mabo Rice. The number of Chaos Space Marines killed by these two people in the battle was double digits. There is no dispute about this point. Even he This is not the first time for both of them to receive the Terra Star Medal. Les Marble holds the record for the most Terra Star Medals for Imperial service officers, which seems to be eleven times.
Sometimes Soshyan wonders, what would happen if the Catachans were transformed into Space Marines?
But just think about it.
Among the other six people, there are 2 Ogryns, 1 combat psyker, 1 loyal stormtrooper, 1 company chaplain, and 1 veteran.
Those two Ogryns are also very legendary. They are both from the Orkan Stonebreakers, a pure Ogryn regiment, and this honor mainly comes from one of their "assassination experiences."
That's right, assassination. At first Soshyan thought he had made a mistake.
The Orkan Stonebreakers participated in the bloody Siege of Badab, where a Nurgle Warlord contaminated their regiment's field kitchen, spoiling all the food. The regiment was so outraged that they organized a The assassination of the Nurgle heretic - Four smart Ogryn veterans formed an assassination team. Without notifying any friendly forces or superiors, they went all the way deep into the underground city of Badab. After experiencing a legendary battle, , actually managed to get rid of the Nurgle Space Marine, and two people came out in the end.
To be honest, Soshyan felt that he was already a person with rich imagination, but he still couldn't imagine how the four Ogryns, even the so-called smart men, could "quietly" pass through the layers of enemies. defense line, and penetrated deep into the command post, and also "assassinated" a Nurgle Space Marine who knew dark magic.
If it weren't for the Ministry of Military Affairs' assurance that it was indeed true, Soshyan would have doubted whether someone was committing fraud.
And that battle psychic belongs to a relatively rare Astra Militarum regiment, the Antos Tunnel Rat Siege Regiment, with the designation number 12th Siege Regiment.
Antos is an ancient hive world. Apart from the hive, the planet is a desolate wasteland. Due to its ancient history, the huge hive community has a bottomless underground world, composed of layers of underground cities. It is composed of a complex network of passages, which has spawned a large number of under-nest and under-nest gangs. They fiercely compete for territory and precious resources in order to survive. The resulting gang fights are cruel and endless. This is Antos The Tunnel Rats are the breeding ground for recruitment. When they were recruited due to the Imperial Tithes, these soldiers had long been experts in underground combat and street fighting, and they were considered to be the most determined group of close combat soldiers of the Astra Militarum.
(End of chapter)
