Warhammer: I am the Hammer of the Empire.

Chapter 277 Destruction of Eagle's Revenge

Soldiers hide in fortresses made of sandbag mosaics, like children hide in fragile things made of cardboard or planks to avoid the haze or lightning of their own inner fears, or disharmonious families or many other things that are enough to suffocate children .

Of course, Loander's soldiers were not children, and the sandbag fortress was not that weak, but in a stormy war, those things might not even be as good as planks or cardboard boxes.

The irony is that such a "castle" has become a hot and precious thing, so that people who are still alive continue to occupy, rob, and fight for it. Hobbies and ideas to fight.

But now it seems that the scale of this fight is bigger, the plan is more intensive, and people will really die, but maybe this is the essence of civilization, the essence of war. People have never changed from birth to now, and they can be for nothing. substances to hunt other people, because we do not feel the pain of others.

However, such heresy ideas did not stay in the head of a Loander private for too long, and the reason is very simple. Her complicated thoughts made her move slowly, and her head was drowsy due to lack of oxygen, so she thought wildly and gave up. Faith, vigilance, so when her comrades screamed, "Grenade, jump out of the trench!", she wondered if she was right, whether war was childish, and whether the Emperor would approve it.

Then, bang, slap, sandbags, flesh, broken bones and her thoughts scattered all over the floor, and then the others picked up more sandbags, piled up new walls, and proceeded as usual to "build sandbags, Keep the castle, and then kill the kids on the opposite side" game.

Such situations are rare in the battlefield, but the root cause is that the long war is debilitating, she can't concentrate, many thoughts are scattered, she must have been a great soldier before.

Now, such a situation began to attack the entire front line, with countless sprays, explosions, roaring ground-shattering cannons and scorching high-explosive ammunition fired from them, all day without sleep.

The surface lacking plants originally relied on those equipment or imported spaceships to provide oxygen, but heresy attacks stopped those things, and the population reduction eased the urgent need. However, after a month, the already thin air continued to fight, bomb, and fight each other day after day. The fight eventually became scarce in the heat from the weapons and the heavy breathing of the soldiers.

It’s okay not to move, but tens of thousands of adults are gathered here, playing the cruelest game in history, every breath, every shot, every time the soil is ignited, I feel suffocated.

The long-term weak hypoxia caused various problems for the soldiers, and the enemy was similar. The death of the entire battlefield became intensive. According to the time of Terra, it was only about three hours from the afternoon. The three Imperial Guard regiments, the 154th Infantry Regiment of Loander Land and the No. 40 Quadruple Infantry Regiment of Loander Land, have no possibility of replenishment or reorganization.

They have lost more than two-thirds. According to the historical experience of human wars, they should have collapsed. It is conceivable that when your comrades, friends, and even your father and brother who joined the army with you all died of artillery fire or a single shot, With a blood hole in the head and falling to the ground, the body is cold, who else can hold on?
However, they showed a sturdiness that surpassed that of mortal troops, and the Astartes who destroyed the eagle couldn't help but look at the fortitude. This is a quality that can only be found in the high-profile Astra Militarum soldiers praised by the Empire, such as the famous The Valhalla Legion, the Krieg Legion, the Cadian Lightning Army, or the Servant Group that has been injected with a large amount of mind and control drugs, Hiroeda of the Mechanicum.

Therefore, the suffering came before the enemy. During this period of war, the heretics gained an advantage by relying on a large number of people, but the number not only represented strength, but also a burden on the commanding class.

Successive failures of the heretics have shaken morale during this period, and now they are once again encountering tough bones. Under the lack of oxygen and shaken faith, the troops composed of former imperial guards or pdfs finally fell into a state of passive sabotage after losing 40% of their troops. state.

There are no deserters just because they have nowhere to go. As long as they are seen to hesitate a little, the reward for them is a fired and ejected bullet from an automatic gun. The hot bullet penetrated into his head and chewed his flesh consciousness.

But violence soon became ineffective, and death could not keep the soldiers going. The commanders encountered serious problems, and for the first time found that faith could not drive those soldiers to continue shooting.

The adjutant, not the commander-in-chief, he repeatedly emphasized his identity, but the general was as servile as an adjutant, but most of the officers who still had sense saw him, the one holding the The bright red markings on the soldier of the telescope made it clear that he was born for war and was strictly prohibited from joining the officer class.

But the negative news from the soldiers has already spread to his ears, many people still don't understand why he is so calm, even a little indifferent.

"My lord, we don't have time, we have to retreat and regroup, or the whole army is wiped out, the enemy, those believers of the corpse emperor are simply crazy, regardless of the cost!"

"One of my grenadier regiments attacked the hillside where the enemy was stationed. It started out normally. Soon, the enemy lost more than half, then two-thirds, and then almost completely. But there are still people shooting?!"

"Until they delayed until another team came over, crossfire, so only 20 people defeated my elite!"

"I can't believe it. They are like machines, unleashing firepower on my troops. Their morale is a bottomless pit. They can unscrupulously invest in living people for a small advantage. Are those guys believers of the corpse emperor? They have been brainwashed! "

This heretical officer who believed in the Lord of the Plague couldn't help cursing about it. He had never seen such an army. He didn't have much experience, no veterans, the equipment wasn't good, but his will to fight was so terrifying.

Therefore, they can dismantle large troops. A standard company can be divided into more than ten infantry teams. A team can have at least twelve people, and they can be stationed in an area without supervision.

In contrast, their troops at least need to use company-level squads to maintain basic combat effectiveness. Without the projectiles of supervisors, those people will immediately become passive.

War is like this. Being able to disassemble the troops means that there are more firepower points, more flexible deployments, and larger defense lines. At the same time, it represents stronger deployment capabilities and morale.

The people of Loander are well aware of the ravines, trenches, and terrain here, and many of them have served here. The anti-orbital fortress is obviously a treasure of the Imperial Guard, so the enemy can always accurately grasp the defensive position, use high to attack low, and attack with danger flat.

Those heretics are miserable, and now, the real commander, the one who has taken everything he needs, puts down the telescope. "I know that you summed it up very well, but as soldiers, you have never seen a beast struggling to die, so of course you will be afraid."

"What do you mean?" The officer who asked the question didn't understand, and he couldn't understand, and the hunter also answered. "The Roanders are dying, that's why they are strong. Normally, the solution is to wait, but we don't have time."

"Secondly, another method is in progress."

His words led the officers to look at the inconspicuous corners of the battlefield. The so-called method is to give the beast a deadly attack, so his relatives and friends have already set off. They are quite terrifying troops in terms of experience and equipment, light infantry It seems to be silent on the huge battlefield.

They are approaching the core of the battlefield, and they want to insert the fortress made of sandbags to interrupt the enemy's core's transportation ability and the place where soldiers rest, so as to kill this prey completely, just like they do one after another in order to survive Like those things in the past, only this time for faith, it is also a special treat.

Quiet, crawling body, avoiding shooting or detection in those flaming shells and bullets, I have to say that they are professional and qualified as soldiers, even the most sensitive bird divination instruments of space fighters will dissipate because of their special gifts on the body , They are hunters, and they are the scariest hunters born in this forty thousand years.

They climbed up to the high place, where the imperial guards were stationed, and the soldiers of Loander looked at the whole situation vigilantly, but there was only one squad, whose goal was death, and then reported the enemy's arrival before death, their existence was A bell that can make a sound is pathetic.

And those bloody hunters prepared their way from the beginning, aiming at the projectile, and the scouts, who were strictly protected, carried a large radio on their backs in a crude place, because they didn't believe that someone could climb up this road silently. The place.

But the Rune Warriors can feel the faint future. They saw the situation early, and relied on their transcendent technology and ability to lock on the Imperial Guards who were not yet clear about death. , leaving a mess.

The imperial guards were caught off guard, and the flames burned the bodies of many people. The small team of only 12 people did not scream. The communicator immediately pressed the button in his hand, but the enemy who had premeditated smashed the entire communication backpack and killed the communicator at the same time. Bing brothers.

When the messenger saw those hateful people approaching, he picked up the automatic gun on his body and shot, but before the trigger was pulled, his head was melted, and the loyalists left, and the Golden Throne would Receive its soul, and the one who betrays his fellow man must howl in the terrible warp.

The body of the fallen signal soldier fell to the ground slowly, a rock was squeezed down silently, and rolled along the steep hillside. This was harmless, but it hit a steep spot on the hillside, but that place was not hit There was no sound, just a muffled pop.

A scout, Astartes, raised his head, he was almost one with the rock, covered in camouflage, looked at the beasts with resentment, then lowered his head, and reported to someone he could trust.

But the enemy didn't know it, or was their gods also guilty?
"Here, I can smell the smell of those people, the smell of the corpse emperor they believe in." The soldier leading the team said so. This elite force of 200 people is the entire core force that the entire heretic army can mobilize, and there are many A powerful personal explosive, its target can be imagined.

They are vicious things, protruding their bodies from the hillside, and there are many wounded below besides the soldiers in normal warfare. The dying are being treated by field doctors, hoping to return to the front line. If the field works work, their morale will not be low, because there is still hope.

"Aim, watch, attack the enemy's core area." The quiet, deadly madmen raised their weapons and fired down in two rows, one kneeling and the other standing.

"Ready!" The captain shouted, but the buzzing voice interrupted his words, a violent hurricane brushed his cheeks, a Thunderhawk gunboat slowly lifted its huge body, carrying a machine called a dreadnought Armor's massive metal engine, Sergeant Doom Eagle looked angrily at the heretics.

His mind is full of the idea that the old captain of the tenth company's reconnaissance force of the fourth company was killed by those guys. As an Astartes, emotions should not interfere with him, but only this time, he wants to amplify his emotions. The hurricane blew past, destroying the enemies of the empire.

"Captain..." He clenched his fist and shouted to the pilot. "Shoot, empty the bombs!"

The flames of the empire were launched, and the sound was deafening. Even the rune heretics are mortal in nature, and this is the revenge of the destructive eagle for those heretics. If you declare war, you should pay the relevant price.

In an instant, those powerful fighters turned into blood stains, and many people were unable to shout out fearful voices, or pray to the Lord of Plague, because the explosion bombs were too fast, and the sergeant major just watched the brutal slaughter silently, waiting for a round After the projectiles were poured, he raised his weapon and fired a few shots at the heretic who was still breathing.

Shouted the old ancestor who fell under the Thunderhawk gunboat. "Ha, heresy blood, filling the ground, how beautiful, enemies of the empire, enemies of the emperor, all deserve to die, die quickly!"

"Boy, according to the original plan, take me to Lemanus, and I will perform a craniotomy on the heretical cannon!"

The sergeant nodded. "May the Primarch bless us, if the reconnaissance team hadn't discovered the situation this time, we would not have discovered the attack..."

"And come up with this terrible tactic, those heretics, be damned."

Revenge, revenge begins, this is the greatest act of violence in human civilization, the incomparable hatred brought about by the war is a nightmare focused by the loss of time and actual death, retribution for the wrong, an eye for an eye, this is not good, this is not right, it will make Heretic gods become more powerful, which will make the universe darker.

But in this terrible day, terrible era, and the universe at the end of the 40th millennium without light, an eye for an eye is the only way out.

(End of this chapter)