Just as the strange fighter plane disappeared, the communication channel of the Tau flying formation seemed to explode.
"Damn! It's in the back!"
"It's a missile! Launch the inducer!"
"We must protect the bomber formation! In order to go up-"
"The squadron leader has been shot down! Now the wingman takes over the command!"
"It's too fast! We can't catch up! Damn it, why is it behind us again-"
"Why can't the auxiliary aiming system lock on the target? The missile can't lock on either!"
"Everyone switches to manual aiming! Collide with the opponent if necessary!"
However, all efforts were in vain. The scarlet sickle was waving wantonly in the sky, harvesting the swaying straw. The Tau fighters either exploded in the sky or fell like birds with broken wings. At the same time, other crimson hunters also Hunting in other hunting grounds in the airspace - this is how the Crimson Hunters fight. They regard the sky as a hunting ground, demarcate each other's areas, and hunt individually. They basically fight alone, with only very serious situations. Only under certain circumstances will a real formation be formed for coordinated operations.
But it wasn't just the Tau warships that fell. Burning debris also began to streak across the clouds, as if there was a meteor shower.
Those were the bloodstains left when the remaining Tau fleet was massacred. Although Tears of Heaven only left a small number of ships, even these ships were enough to destroy any capital ship of the Tau, let alone the ones left behind. Most of them are old ships like the hero class.
Until this time, the fate of this punitive expeditionary force of the Tau had been cruelly decided.
But due to disrupted communications, poor weather conditions and thick fog that filled the battlefield, many of the Tau forces remaining on the planet's surface were unaware of what was happening in orbit and high altitude.
Shath 'Tungsten Sin' Arjun is leading his team of fire warriors on a desolate battlefield. Originally there should be a forest, but now there is only scorched earth.
Their team was part of the detachment of Shath 'Il'Dapa' Cariappa and was currently part of Shath 'Ve Mo'Kela's hunting core.
The Hunting Core is the most common organizational form of the Tau-based core. It is a combined arms group that deploys infantry, combat uniforms and gunships at the same time. If the organizational structure is not included, it is equivalent to the Imperial Guard in size and strength. even.
Although the hunting core is a standing organization, its specific structure is not fixed and may change depending on the tactical situation on the ground, the target being hunted, the reinforcements that can be called upon, or the commander's preferred attack mode.
For example, the current XV Xin Arjun Hunting Core of Shath has 8 Pathfinders, 96 Fire Warriors, 6 XV25 battle suits, 15 XV8, and 3 XV88.
There are also a wide variety of vehicles, including 2 Piranhas, 3 Manta Rays, 2 Hammerheads equipped with rail guns, 2 Hammerheads equipped with plasma cannons, and a Skyray guided missile boat.
There are also quite a lot of Drones to supplement the Fire Warrior's combat power, including 6 Heavy Gun Bees, 24 Gun Bees, and 2 Drone Weapon Platforms.
In addition, there are 2 teams of Kroot as auxiliary force.
But in terms of firepower and combat efficiency, this Tau "company" is already close to the level of the regiment and battalion level of the Human Empire. If a regular human infantry company collides with such a hunting core, relying solely on Chimera armored vehicles will basically have no effect. It has the power to fight back, and when encountering a large-scale enemy armored force, several core-hunting vehicles can break away and quickly reorganize into an armored interception core. (The empire's modern military structure can win in such a situation simply by relying on the Tianling Gai to drown the opponent.)
What they are responsible for cleaning is an enemy stronghold hidden in this forest.
In terms of scale, it should be a small village, built next to a river that runs through the forest, adjacent to a vast grassland. There used to be many huge herd dragon groups wandering around, but now these dragon groups have either been killed or killed by the Titanium. The Earth clan’s scientists were very curious about the planet’s native species, and these giant creatures were also considered a resource and should not be wasted if possible.
As for who they originally belonged to.
This is something Shath'O'O should be thinking about, not them Fire Warriors.
Generally speaking, if it is an enemy civilian target, they will choose to persuade them to surrender or surround them instead of attacking them.
It's just that these local residents resisted fiercely. Although their technology and tactics were primitive, their will was extremely determined. Even a certain team of his detachment once found a child in the forest. At that time, the fire warrior captain was still They took out the candy and hoped that the child would lead them, but the entire team was led directly into an ambush and wiped out...
Even in this case, the high command gave them a chance to surrender, but they responded with harsh and vicious words. This result confused Xin'Arjun because they clearly had no chance of winning, and they couldn't even count. As a soldier, if you don't resist, there will be no casualties. Why do you choose this way?
Because these native residents made such a choice, the headquarters also issued an order - to sweep them away instead of surrendering them. This fertile land will become an extremely prosperous colony in the future of the family world, and its generous The natural conditions must be able to support many inhabitants and provide considerable productivity.
Sometimes Arjun also wonders, is the resistance of these residents what the headquarters wants?
In any case, since these residents chose to resist to the end, they have to bear the consequences themselves. They first drove the dragon group to try to attack the assembly camp, and then started a guerrilla war under the cover of the dense forest. It is estimated that their number is about 2000-3000 Among them, although they are not professional soldiers, their incredible physical fitness and some mysterious supernatural power have indeed caused a lot of trouble and casualties to the Tau core hunting team, and they will also drive those who are very tough and generally Large dragons that are difficult to shoot with plasma rifles. Although the number of casualties was never reported from the rear, Xin'Arjun at least learned that the two teams from the same division as him all disappeared into the forest during the early attack.
But this resistance was meaningless. As Manta threw a large number of incendiary bombs, the forest where the Adas relied for shelter quickly disappeared. They were forced to hide in their weird-shaped buildings and tried to rely on them to continue to resist. .
After several futile and heavy-casualty attacks, the Tau commanders ceased their infantry and infiltration assaults, opting to concentrate their massive ranged firepower.
The defenders could only face the attack of long-range missiles and railguns helplessly. The heavy firepower of the Tau leveled the small village and eliminated all enemies.
However, during this nightmare bombing, the forest people never tried to surrender. Xin'Arjun heard many warriors laughing at their stupidity. They obviously didn't even have heavy weapons, only some of them were like the Kroot. A primitive beast tamer, but still as reckless as a green-skinned one.
Although it was uncertain whether the enemy was still alive, Shath'O declared that no prisoners would be taken and searching the ruins would be a dangerous close combat mission, so the command released the Kroot, the Tau alien servants, into the shattered in the forest.
Thanks to the Great Engineer Warlock Skuri for the reward.
(End of chapter)
