Chapter 434 One man becomes an army

Chapter 434 One man becomes an army

"How did a Titan Legion disappear?"

The war blacksmith, Sotarn "Forged Stone" Bronn, stood on the bridge and asked a question that hit people's hearts.

"Who the hell can tell me?"

The Iron Warrior waved his arms and roared loudly:

"How the hell did a fucking Titan Legion just disappear without a trace?"

A circle of black machine oil guys, Chaos Space Marines, and fallen Titan pilot crews stood around the bridge. However, no one could answer his question, and everyone was silent.

Regarding the fact that the squadron was completely wiped out, no one can give War Blacksmith an answer. In fact, many people still can't believe that a Titan Legion, a Knight Family, and five mixed regular-class cruisers... can really be like this. Inexplicably and inexplicably gone.

It cannot be said that it is "unclear".

At least the Astropath in the transport cruiser of the Wickstrike family provided them with part of the information before he died: The Iron Buddha Chapter jumped to join three Chaos Strike Cruisers. In less than five hours, all three battleships lost contact... …and then, there was no more. As for how the Untamed Lord Titan Legion on the ground was defeated, they didn't know.

Because the Chaos Knights did not pay attention to the ground battlefield throughout the whole process - the Iron Buddha Chapter also jumped to the aid of the transport cruiser, causing them to be in a hurry. Fortunately, the Space Marines who jumped to aid were eventually defeated by the Plunder Knights. After that, they were busy escaping from one galaxy to another, with the Space Marine fleet chasing them all the way...

"What a mess!"

Sotarn cursed:

"Forget it if we lose the battle, we don't know any information about the enemy's equipment, deployment, or troop strength. The defeat is unclear. It's just a complete mess!"

"Shut up, Sotane."

A black engine oil guy retorted:

"Didn't you notice that keyword? The Vickstrike family is talking about 'jumping gang'. Your warriors have never fought against the jumping gang, so they lost orbital air superiority!"

"Indeed."

"Approval."

The oil guys who were annoyed by the scolding all agreed.

"Then tell me how to explain the ground troops..."

The war blacksmith was so angry that he was about to start shouting, but he stopped his words abruptly and said through gritted teeth:

"Okay, okay, okay. You guys think that a little-known Astartes Chapter can defeat the Iron Warriors in a gang war? Then please open your eyes and see clearly how the Iron Warriors can crush those puppet emperor's lackeys. …”

"Sir, the enemy fleet is approaching again!"

An Iron Warrior stepped forward and said.

That Chapter Astartes is harassing me again?

"Or a tentative attack?"

Sotane Brown was interrupted mid-sentence, glared at his subordinates slightly dissatisfied, and asked.

"No, sir, this is not a test attack!"

Another Iron Warrior ran over and said loudly:

"We observed the entire Puppet Imperial Navy dispatched from the Hive World Airport. One battlecruiser and two light cruisers all left the port. They want to attack from both sides!"

"What the fuck..."

Sotane Brown felt very uncomfortable.

It wasn't that he was afraid of the other party, but the series of arrangements adopted by the other party made him very passive.

Previously, he wanted to wait and wait for the other party to come and relieve the siege of the hive world, but he killed two birds with one stone. As a result, the other party ignored the hive world and insisted on attacking the plundering fleet of the Dark Mechanicum in all directions, forcing the black machine oil guys to collectively attack. He put pressure on himself and divided his forces out of desperation.

Now he wants the other party to take care of the plundering fleet and ignore the hive capital world. It is best to wait until he takes over the hive capital world in one go and free up his hands for a battle between the two sides. As a result, the other party ignores the plundering fleet of the galaxy at this time. , dedicated to saving the hive world.

Every step was in opposition to him.

"Forged Stone" Soltarn Brown felt as if someone had pinched his vitals, as if the opponent had completely seen through him and blocked his only path with every move.

This feeling is really annoying.

"Damn it."

Sotaen smacked his lips and whispered to himself.

"It's obviously just the last moment..."

As a siege master of the Iron Warriors, the War Blacksmith knew very well that the morale of the defenders in the hive world had dropped to critical levels. Uprisings and riots are coming one after another. As long as you continue to wait patiently for a period of time, the hive world will be destroyed without any attack, and you can take over the planet without any blood...

It happened that at this time, those guys came, not only appearing in the galaxy, but also with great fanfare and swagger. The already shaky defenders suddenly gained confidence because of the arrival of reinforcements, and even dared to launch a counterattack... without spending a single soldier. Hopes of taking over the hive world were dashed.

"Not every war requires a strategy..."

The Warsmith recalled the maxims Primarch Perturabo once told him and whispered:

"In that case... let's start a war!"

Any war, no matter how complex the game is beforehand, will eventually end in a head-on battle.

Seeing this, several black machine oil guys looked at each other. After a silent and secret exchange of data, the leader of the black machine oil guys said loudly:

"Lord Sotarn Brown, we are going to send the Titan Legion to forcefully land on the surface of the hive world. Please provide us with cover and help break through the orbital defenses."

There was no tone in the voice of the black machine oil man, it was like a plain stylized voice broadcast, and it did not mean any discussion, it was just a notification.

Sotane Brown was a little strange. Why did this group of short-sighted and selfish black machine oil guys suddenly decide to fight to the death with the imperial defenders at this time? But he had no reason to object - the Titan Legion would not be of use in a space naval battle. If the black machine oil guy didn't care about the losses, then he could simply go to the ground and attack the imperial defenders in the hive to force the naval fleet to return to defense - In short, it just mixes the water.

"Okay, we will land as planned."

The war blacksmith nodded and said.

As a qualified Space Marine officer, since he has made a siege plan, he naturally also has a storm plan. The temporary decision to land on the hive world will not make the troops panic. They can just follow another backup plan.

With an order, the crew of the Chaos battleship quickly mobilized and controlled the steering of the battleship. The Chaos Space Marines rushed to the arsenal to prepare for the battle between the Jump Gang and the Anti-Bounce Gang. The technical heretics of the Dark Mechanicum returned to the ship. Prepare to lead the Titan Legion to land on the planet's surface...

…

Hive World II of Axeros.

The capital of Ni Delina sub-sector, this planet that has never had much presence in the steel ring, suddenly became lively today. Warships of various types were fighting in the void, maneuvering back and forth, and artillery fire intertwined. .

The Chapter fleet and the Imperial defenders attacked from both sides.

The rebel fleet was not afraid to launch a bold landing.

The battlefield suddenly became chaotic.

The Titan Legion's transport fleet, using the cover of the Chaos battleship, sent a lander into the planet's atmosphere. The giant landing module, which was comparable to a small transport ship, landed in the wasteland outside the hive city, and the steel giants walked out one after another.

After the formation was completed, the Titan Legion set up their weapons to prop up the void shield wall and began to advance towards the hive city.

This is the main hive city in the hive world, with the most crowded population and the most complex defense facilities. However, with twenty-two Titans of all sizes, no hive city can stop such a force. Among them was a Wallbreaker model of the Warmaster-class Titan. This specially improved model was specially designed for melee combat. It was surrounded by other Titans and approached the high walls of the hive city step by step.

Cannonballs, plasma, and lasers fell on the void shield like a storm, and soon the void shield covering the entire hive city was shattered. The overloaded "transparent bubble" exploded, and colorful thunder The flash spread in the air. Before these visions completely dissipated, Titan firepower was projected onto the mountainous hive city.

Towers collapsed, beams and columns burst open, and the three-dimensional and towering hive city was being peeled off layer by layer. Without the support of certain key structural parts, the hive city collapsed block after block. Tens of thousands of hive city residents were crushed to death by collapsed buildings during a bombardment.

Inside the city, there was an even more disastrous scene: the rupture of the exhaust pipes caused the spread of highly toxic smoke, the explosion of the water storage tank caused a large amount of clean water to wash out and flood the streets, the exhaust fans and exhaust valves had stopped running, and within ten minutes, people The air I breathed began to become stale, and I began to feel suffocated.

In front of the firepower of the Titan Legion.

Hive cities are so fragile.

At this time, the command center is located in the airport.

"The main city of Hive City No. 1 is under attack!"

"The rebels are continuing to advance."

"Requesting support, the Planetary Governor is requesting support!"

"The Ulesh Grenadier said it cannot resist the Chaos Titan Army. The outer defense line has been breached. The Wallbreaker has approached the wall. We need the Dawn Star Titans!"

Urgent messages came one after another.

The commander of the imperial garrison frowned.

"Have the Star Travelers completed their deployment?"

The commander looked at the staff.

"The Technical Priest said that the Titans of the Dawn Stars are marching towards the main city of Hive City No. 1 at full speed, but... but they cannot guarantee that they can stop the Gatekeepers and Tamers."

The staff officer replied in a low voice.

The difference in quantity is too great.

The commander also understood in his heart that after the previous battles, the Dawn Stars were almost a remnant formation. There were only a few Titans left. It was almost an impossible task to stop the enemy from destroying the main hive city No. 1... Although he did not Understand why the enemy suddenly launched an attack on the main hive city No. 1.

"Ask the Titan Legion to speed up."

In the end he could only say this.

At this time, outside the main city of Nest City No. 1.

The tall and majestic Warmaster-class Titan, who is as tall as a god, has already approached the wall of the hive world. The Titan raised the Kryus type siege drill in his right hand and pounded it hard on the outer wall of the hive city. As the adamantine drill bit rotated rapidly, the city base made of chalk mixed with plastic steel quickly collapsed and collapsed, and the rubble slid down. A wide slope forms below. Then, the Titan raised the Clyus-type gravity detonation cannon on his left arm. A beam of light that distorted the light and air flashed through. The thick gravity ray hit a hive city spire. The spire and the turret above were immediately compressed and collapsed, without any Burning or exploding is like being completely crushed by a sudden increase in its own weight.

The legendary gravity weapon!

And it's a Titan gravity weapon.

If Qingshan Khan saw this scene.

The bits of laughter in his mouth can flow out.

At this moment, in the void outside the planet.

The three fleets in space are still fighting fiercely. Judging from the number of battleships, the Imperial Army has a slight advantage. However, the Astartes Chapter and the Imperial Navy Fleet belong to two different systems. There is no unified command between the two sides and they only operate in coordination. There are inevitably some omissions in the coordination, and it cannot be done uniformly.

The chapter fleet wants to get as close as possible to the Chaos warship and start gang jumping. The Chaos fleet was trying to maintain formation and then split up and interspersed. The Imperial Navy tried to increase the distance to find loopholes in the enemy's formation, seeking to target the enemy's weak side with strong firepower, just like in the era of sailing battleships, looking for the "T" prefix, striving to attack the enemy sideways... The goals of the three parties were not consistent, resulting in the entire The battlefield was very chaotic, and the winner could not be determined in a short time.

"Don't block our path..."

"Upward maneuver to evade, up! Up!"

"Requesting the Navy to merge into our communication data link, accept unified command, request...be careful of collision!!!"

On the bridge of the Suzheng, Eugene was yelling at the communication array, almost hoarse, trying to control the situation. However, the space battlefield was still very chaotic. The three-party fleet gathered around the hive world, and the fighting distance was very close. High-speed maneuvering makes it very difficult to achieve unified command.

Old God Fu Qinghai is sitting on the captain's chair.

There wasn't a single Space Marine around.

All space warriors of the Chapter, led by their respective company commanders and senior officers, entered the teleportation deck and gunship hangar to make final preparations before joining the gang.

The mortal crew members around the bridge were shouting and communicating at their respective stations and then leaned over to control the giant ship. The intensity of the space naval battle was transmitted to the bridge in some way. There are countless giant electronic screens around, with strings of green runes sliding down like waterfalls. They are constantly refreshing and scrolling, updating battlefield information in real time. These streams of characters are reflected in Fu Qinghai's eyes, allowing him to clearly understand the battlefield situation.

The tense atmosphere did not affect him.

Fu Qinghai held his cheek with one hand and looked indifferent.

Once, during a sand table deduction on the frigate Gladius, Wo Kuotai once told Fu Qinghai: As an outstanding commander, you must learn to jump out of the local battlefield and examine the overall battlefield from a higher, farther, and more comprehensive perspective.

All kinds of bits and pieces of battlefield information flowed into his mind through various chaotic detection channels: a Chaos warship suddenly stopped moving and stopped firing. The Iron Buddha Terminator led by Joe Star may have occupied the bridge with its engine paralyzed; An Imperial Navy light cruiser collided with a Chaos Strike Cruiser. The two warships lost control and hit the hive world's orbital defense facility before both crashed into the surface; the two Chaos warships tried to outflank the battle barge, one in front of the other. A pincer attack, the distance is so close that the naked eye can see the close-defense turrets and blasphemous reliefs on the opponent's armor shell...

At this time, a piece of information caught his attention.

From the Imperial Defenders of the Hive World: The Kurisatai Titans and the Untamed Lord Titans have forcibly landed on the surface of the planet and are attacking Main Hive City No. 1. The city’s defense has been broken, and the remnants of the Dawn Stars Titan Legion are on their way to support...

Attacking the hive city at this time?

Fu Qinghai didn't quite understand.

Why not wait for a space naval battle to determine the winner?

If they win the space naval battle, they can get support from warships when attacking the hive city. If they lose the space naval battle, it will be meaningless even if they capture the hive city - orbital bombardment will kill them and the city in a sea of ​​fire.

A strike cruiser from the Iron Buddha Chapter was loitering on the periphery of the battlefield, ready to look for opportunities to join the gang. They also sent a message: they observed that the transport fleet of the Dark Mechanicus was delivering a large amount of supplies to the surface of the planet.

What are you doing?

Fu Qinghai became even more confused.

"Another Navy cruiser has crashed!"

"We captured another enemy ship!"

The fierce and cruel space naval battle continues.

There is good news and bad news coming all the time.

Fu Qinghai fell into deep thought.

Think about what the Dark Mechanicum wants to do.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind.

Sid Nora once told him: At the end of the Iron Scourge battle, the loyalist forces finally invaded the forge world of High Varia, but no life signal was detected on the surface of the planet. It was like a dead zone with only a bunch of distortions. The corrupted remains of the Loyal Titan stood tall, while at the same time, the rebel forces gathered on the Forge World all disappeared without a trace...

Main hive city No. 1 has a large population.

The Titan Legion of the Dawn Stars came to support.

Loyal Titan Legion, all the elements are gathered.

Several keywords echoed in Fu Qinghai's mind:

Ritual, massacre, sacrifice, teleportation...

"They want to run!"

Fu Qinghai suddenly stood up from his seat.

"What happened, Khan?"

The people around were startled by Fu Qinghai's loud roar.

The Chaos Fleet of the Iron Warriors is still fighting fiercely in space, but the Dark Mechanicum no longer wants to fight. They want to leave here with the supplies they plundered!

Fu Qinghai boldly guessed.

As mentioned before, Sid Nora needed evidence to prove her conjecture to Generalissimo Hershrow.

If the Dark Mechanicum successfully evacuates.

Then this is clear evidence.

but……

There is no way Qingshan Khan would let them evacuate!

"Zofia, follow me!"

Fu Qinghai ordered loudly, then grabbed the helmet on the table, strode down the bridge stairs, and went straight to the teleportation deck, while continuing to issue instructions:

"The transport fleet is approaching planetary orbit."

"Prepare to launch the 'Army-breaking Golden Armor'."

Fu Qinghai put on his helmet and stood on the teleportation platform.

He continued to give instructions in the communication channel:

"Immediately contact the defenders in the hive world and inform them that a loyal Titan army is about to go to the main hive city No. 1 to support them. They will use airborne delivery to mark my identification signal and remind the air defense troops not to shoot me down. "

"receive."

The mortal crew immediately began contacting.

"Khan, they asked how many large Titans and small Titans there are in this loyal Titan army."

The mortal crew delivers the message faithfully.

"Reply them: There is one Titan."

Fu Qinghai said calmly.

"A Titan!?"

In the airport of the hive world, the commander was stunned.

A Titan is also called a Legion?

What can a Titan do?

"snort."

On the teleportation platform, Fu Qinghai smiled.

He could imagine the other person's expression.

I will tell you today.

What is...

One Man Army.

What is...

One man becomes an army!

The teleportation platform flashed white.

Fu Qinghai's figure completely disappeared.

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1. Oops, I made a mistake. In fact, during the Siege of Terra, after the rebels failed, the Emperor's Children and Death Guard troops also left the solar system directly through the subspace rift, and did not go to the Mandeville Point outside the solar system. , so the Ultramarines and the Dark Angels did not block them and allowed them to escape to the Eye of Terror. Therefore, the evacuation method of the Dark Mechanicus in the Battle of Steel was not actually the first, but there was no communication between the authors of the two novels. Steel The descriptions in the disaster were all "weird" and "unbelievable"... It was like the first time the imperial army faced this situation. In fact, the siege of Terra had already happened once. There are specific differences. The Emperor's Children and the Death Guard should have directly prayed for the help of Slaanesh and Nurgle, opening an opening for them to escape from the solar system.