Chapter 380 Gun Smoke

The fortress has been built for several months. Since the first heavy truck dragged materials into here, the black curtain composed of bunkers and countless thick gold walls has surrounded the entire industrial-grade elevator into an unbreakable fortress.

In the castle composed of fortresses and heavy walls, this two-layer defense camp stretches hundreds of meters in length and width, forming a circle. Although it is simple, it has the prototype of a fortress castle. The towers around and the fortress in front have become the fulcrum of its firepower.

The two elite Imperial Guards led by the 4th Infantry Regiment of Skadi and the 113th Armored Regiment of Furaxia have become the core of this camp. The outer part of it is composed of many subsequent Imperial Guard Infantry Regiments, and the soldiers mainly composed of the 12th Infantry Regiment of Gray Garron and the 1st Armored Regiment of Pangia formed a fearless battle line in countless intricate trenches.

At the same time, the heavy void shield launcher was removed from Bandertal's palace and placed inside the fortress. Three overclocked plasma generators provided enough endurance to resist the bombing of several groups at all times, and the Imperial Guard had prepared 60 ground-shaking cannons and 70 anti-armor missiles to form a firepower array.

This place is almost indestructible. In essence, the firepower of several legions has far exceeded most defense needs. The accumulation of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and industrial-grade elevators can provide a large amount of logistics needs at any time, becoming the most powerful trump card of this front.

At this moment, the commander of Gray Garon, a brigadier general of the Imperial Guard, was leaning against the window of the watchtower of the outer field command post to look at the endless soil.

Countless soldiers were buried in those trenches. Because the war in the void dispatched energy again and again, the temperature maintenance system here could only reduce the power. The temperature here was therefore only about 6 degrees Celsius, so he tightened his coat and begged that the ice would not affect the functionality of the trenches.

Then he heard the angry whistle of the Hercules tracked vehicle driver and the soldiers cursing on the road blocked by trucks outside the window. With so many people, most legions could not guarantee the quality of their soldiers. During training time or when the road should be unblocked, the situation of finding messy idle soldiers on the road continued after the implementation of this large battle group.

The narrow road also contributed to this situation, because many officers believed that the resources accumulated here for so long were in excess to a certain extent, and the road capacity was sufficient for normal use. In other words, most people did not realize that the war might develop to a doomsday level that the large number of soldiers and firepower here could not control.

And this relatively stable command post was suddenly broken by the clamor. An officer from the temporary reserve company dedicated to intelligence transmission knocked on the door. He walked in here without asking for permission because everyone here knew him.

He belongs to the Third Infantry Regiment of Irod, a technological world that is quite remote in this star zone. Like most of the unknown Imperial Guards, he was born in the Hive City, but he did not have the great history of his predecessors, nor did he have the miracle of changing his fate. Now he can only perform intelligence tasks here, transmit important intelligence, and serve as a human microphone when the Imperial Guard loses the communication system due to invasion or environment.

This is an important but undignified position, but he has no complaints. After all, it is an honor for a soldier like him to work under the rule of the Skadi Lord. He tidied his coat, which was covered with tiny fine ice cast by the cold air, and he exhaled a white mist.

"The temperature has dropped. The soldiers need more clothes and food. The cost of supplies has increased again. The logistics requires widening the road." He muttered the report, and then he asked.

"Is there a Skadi officer?" The words of the messenger officer made the entire command post several degrees colder, especially cold. That's right, without the Fourth Skadi Regiment, that is, without the permission of the Empire, they cannot rule other legions.

This is the rule that started with the Astartes Codex, and the Empire still maintains it today. No matter what the situation, the Imperial Guard cannot have multiple regiments fighting side by side with an unappointed commander without forming a battle group.

So far, this topic has become a bit tricky, especially since it is enough to report the complicated and trivial matters to the officers here in most cases. When he asked this question, the sensitive Brigadier General Grey Garron realized that something was wrong.

He was asking for intelligence that required the entire Imperial Guard battle group to act?

He spoke immediately. "Why the Skadi?! I am a brigadier general of the Imperial Guard, and my confidentiality level and rank are not bad! Now the Skadi Fourth Infantry Regiment is out to wipe out the hive gangs that dare to rebel. If you have any questions, just report to me directly." He took the initiative to intercept the matter, and the messenger officer could only speak.

"An enemy has invaded here. They landed in the upper nest and have been on the ground for about three hours. The reconnaissance team saw traces of enemy activities 60 kilometers away from the camp. It is expected that they will be attacked in about two hours."

Hearing the news, the brigadier general was a little uneasy. He knew that the main commander of this battle group was the 4th Infantry Regiment of Skadi, and he was not qualified to do it for him. He could control most soldiers according to their ranks, but there were many officers with the rank of colonel and lieutenant general in each legion. Without the fame and honor of Skadi, he was a little unsure whether he could take on the current war command.

When he got the news, he thought about how difficult his staff were. He wished he could die on the battlefield from a stray bullet instead of discussing with other officers of the Imperial Guard how to deal with traitors.

He touched his chin, urgency and confusion rushing around in his mind at the same time, but he didn't regret asking, because there was always a need for a commander, no matter what.

He raised his head and spoke to his orderly. "Do you know the dormitories of the two officers of the 1st Armored Regiment of Pangia and the 113th Armored Regiment of Falaksia?"

The young orderly nodded.

He said. "Prepare an oral message to them. Then we have one hour to ask the soldiers of the two armored squads to go to the center of the camp and let them drive their own evacuation. Then I will have a meeting with those who are idle and full of food. If they do not agree with me as a temporary Commander, tell the soldiers to hit the wall of the command post with Lemanus."

The plan was almost laughable, like a child's play, until the orderlies ran out and the war meeting was held, facing Imperial Guard officers and arrogant men from all over the sector.

This is a long and open fortress. At the core of the entire camp, a large strategic map covers a table that is ten meters long, outlining the situation of the entire front and the locations of the Imperial Guards.

About 20 combat regiments participated in this battle, artillery regiments, armored regiments, artillery regiments, everything from guys who operate basilisks to those who risk their lives to charge. This is the gathering of power in this sector, and the officers here. They are all so elite that ordinary Imperial Guard regiments can only serve as orderlies or engineering troops here.

The officers who can sit here are all combat heroes of the empire. Many of them resisted the invasion by themselves when the Red Pirates invaded. There were even individual legions who resisted and defeated the invaders with countless deaths and sacrifices. Their military exploits were outstanding, so He is also extremely arrogant and regards the rules and regulations of the empire as a top priority.

The front section of this long table is missing, and no one is standing in the command position. The officers here are all eyeing this position because it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help the empire resist the enemy and express themselves in such a large-scale group battle. They can In the recorded history, their legions can become one of the miracles of the empire, and their military ranks can also rise.

Although such an adventure is extremely stressful and crazy, no one can refuse such an opportunity, especially the frontline officers of the Imperial Guard who run on the verge of death every day.

If they become the general of the empire, the stars will support them, and their legion will say goodbye to the difficulty of having no supplies and no support. The entire empire will put their legion first, just like Skadi is doing now...

Under such circumstances, they saw a man wearing a general-level gray military uniform walking up to the commander's position, with his military rank hanging on the collar of his windbreaker, and said proudly. "Good day, everyone, I called you here because our reconnaissance force discovered the enemy, probably coming from the Western Front, with a huge number and extraordinary combat effectiveness. Therefore, we need a commander."

His words were sonorous and powerful, but those who sat down were not new recruits, but a group of veterans, and several officers began to refute one by one.

A lieutenant general took the lead and began to poke at the weak spots in the language. "Of course we will take action if we are needed, but for this deployment you only mentioned the number of the enemy, the approximate configuration of the troops, and the number of people. Isn't it a bit lacking?"

The colonel next to him followed. "When did they come? Have the relevant reports been uploaded? The resources we need to apply for and the road widening have not yet been implemented."

This group of people is not stupid, they are just complacent. The powerful firepower here and their invincible record confused them. The brigadier general was not angry. He had already thought of the current situation, and he answered. "Sorry, of course I do, just wait a minute."

He looked at the two commanders of the armored regiment next to him. Although the one from Fraxia was temporary, it did not prevent these three brotherhoods from understanding each other.

Suddenly, the fortress shook for a while, and then the shooting hole here was suddenly filled with a dark muzzle, squeezing out a part of the concrete. The officers here were very familiar with this dark thing.

Some people couldn't help but curse. "Are you crazy, a Lemanus?"

It seems that the effect of this joke is outstanding. The officers were disturbed by the impact of several Lemanus. They pointed at the Gray Galorne officer as if their souls were about to lose their souls, saying that he was no different from a traitor. words.

On this long table, those big and famous people were showing their ugliness at this moment. The brigadier general suppressed his smile and then said. "I know that the Imperial Guard cannot overstep, but everything cannot be so rigid. This is the secret that Lord Skadi gave me."

After his words fell, the soldiers of the Storm Loyal Army sealed the door, and their terrifying hell guns pointed at a group of officers and generals here. This group of great people instantly became prisoners.

"If you are unwilling to submit your troops to my orders, then I can only detain you. After this incident, I voluntarily went to a military court for trial."

He accepted his possible fate calmly, and at the same time he recalled his predecessor, a respectable Imperial officer, who once fought alongside the Skadi and helped them win on Panland, but fell on the expedition. above.

That man was his teacher, and he instilled in him Lord Skadi's way of doing things, which benefited him a lot, but now he can only take risks, in order to survive, in order to let most people here survive.

In the empire, most of the situation is like this. People are loyal, but there is a difference between loyalty and loyalty. Some people's loyalty is loyal to those messy rules and regulations. Some people's loyalty is based on not touching their own memories, and some people's loyalty is loyalty. It is to keep this empire going.

Now, this young man took over the huge command task of the entire battle group, and he looked at the arrogant officers who now looked at him with resentment, and said. "Think of your comrades."

This sentence hurt the weakness of those old officers. They were greedy, but not crazy. After these words, those people had relaxed a lot of anger because they realized that they could not get the position of commander, so they should focus more on it. Put it on your own responsibilities.

When an old officer relented and said. "I laid out the minefields on the Western Front. Those strategic maps are in the hands of my orderlies. Take this pocket watch and ask my orderlies for it. Don't let your colleagues in the Imperial Guard be blown up by the Emperor's gunpowder."

His words were like a chain reaction. Others began to hand over their rights and knowledge, and the brigadier general breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't have much confidence in convincing so many people before, but now, he is ready for war with the enemy. .

Although it is not much, although he is not as good as Skadi's heroes, although the risks are still there, the current situation is much better than at the beginning, much, much better.

And he spoke. "Enough, remove Lemanus, and then use me as the main information source and benchmark to plan the strategy. We know nothing about the enemy. The command pressure we may face in the next battle may be the highest in our careers. biggest."

"According to the intelligence, our opponent is the Red Pirates, but at the same time, the Destruction Eagles are also our help. I have notified the commander of the fourth company of the Destruction Eagles to assist us in coordinate calibration."

He looked at an officer. "Lou Eiffel, old gentleman, you are a famous artillery commander in this sector. I heard that your command is as beautiful as a symphony. You have defeated tens of thousands of enemies with an artillery array. This time, I hope to see your masterpiece.”

The white-haired veteran put on his long black velvet hat, his mustache showed a smile, his wrinkled cheeks smiled happily, and he said with great enthusiasm. "Okay, let me see if the Space Marines are as resistant to explosions as the legend says!"