"We must establish an absolute air defense zone around the capital! Use
Only in this way can we really drag the enemy here!
Only in this way can we wait for reinforcements to arrive!
Sacrifice is inevitable, but we must strengthen our will!"
After an impassioned speech, a combat meeting led by the Imperial Fists and attended by the Ultramarines, Battle Sisters and Home Defense Forces set the main direction for the next battle.
This is also the meeting that essentially represents the ruling class of Ophelia 7. After recognizing the loss of strategic initiative, it officially gave up the battlefield space outside the capital area.
This is a last resort, because precious intra-atmospheric fighter jets must be used with caution after losing the cover of the fleet above orbit.
They will be destined to be consumed, but if given a choice, Hornthorne would prefer that they buy breathing time for the contraction of ground defense forces. Make
"How's the mouse?"
Walking out of the conference room, Hornthorne stood above the passage of the underground fortress, looking at the endless flow of troops and asked behind him.
"The torture is ongoing, but the result is not ideal."
Hornthorne's personal guard and the champion swordsman Oleg assigned to the fourth company of the Imperial Fists Chapter responded in a low voice.
"It's understandable, after all... he was once our brother."
The Imperial Fist Captain's tone contained complex emotions, and the implications of his words were even more shocking.
Oleg stepped back after hearing the sound, turned around and carefully observed his surroundings to prevent others from hearing Hornthorne's "disrespectful words". Use
Yes, an Astartes warrior from Hydra is currently receiving treatment in the medical area of the inner city.
He was the biggest gain during the hunt in the inner city, apart from the relic itself, as well as the two companies of Astartes and several Orders of Battle Sisters.
In the process of retrieving the sacred object, the mortal agents from Hydra caused huge troubles for the pursuit. Especially the last agent, even caused the death of several battle sisters.
And this is not the biggest loss.
In an underground station in the inner city, when the battle sisters blocked the escape route of the agent named Morton and were about to complete the kill.
This agent actually awakened a heavily armed Astartes warrior in a carriage marked as a biochemical product.
The Battle Sisters knew nothing about this and did not conduct a thorough search of the place after the agents left. Make
It is precisely this omission in tactical literacy that gives the genetic superman, who wears optical camouflage and specializes in infiltration and assassination, an unimaginable space to display.
Tracking, lurking, assassinating, and sniping, this Astartes from Hydra became a nightmare for the Battle Sisters team responsible for the frontal pursuit in the next few dozen minutes.
He used the only monomolecular dagger and a piece of steel wire in his hand, and with the help of an optical camouflage cloak and silently modified power armor, he almost slaughtered this full squad of Battle Sisters.
It wasn't until the frontline commanding officers noticed something strange and ordered several combat teams of the Ultramarines to directly participate in the operation that they were able to capture the crocodile hidden underwater with an absolute superiority in strength.
However, the damage had already been done, and the loss reports compiled after the war left the officers present speechless.
This Alpha warrior, who is not tall, has so much experience in asymmetrical combat:
In a short period of less than an hour, at least 20 battle sisters died directly in his hands; so
Even if the Astartes Tactical Team of the same level was killed later, he still used a plasma pistol and several booby traps to injure at least five Ultramarines.
This is not his limit.
The battle in space has failed, and enemy airborne support may arrive at any time. The search team has been unable to catch him;
If it weren't for the last-minute attempt to cover the evacuation of the mortal agent, then this would have happened
I don’t know how long the battle on the dark side of the Holy City will last...
Fortunately, the defense fleet in space was brave enough. Even when their defeat was certain, they still sacrificed themselves to buy enough time for ground operations.
Fortunately, the soldiers of the Imperial Fists arrived in time just a second before the enemy agents evacuated. They forced the Alpha warrior to a dead end, thus creating a decisive chance for the recovery of the sacred object.
Afterwards, Hornthorne was frightened more than once: make
If the ground air defense array were activated a few minutes later, if the battle in space ended a few minutes earlier.
So what kind of casualties can this Alpha warrior, who has been waiting for airborne support from orbit, bring to them.
This battle that took place on the dark side of the Holy City ended in victory for the empire.
While the troops on the ground responsible for the pursuit killed the Alpha agent and recovered the sacred object, they also seriously injured and captured the legionnaire from Alpha.
Hornthorne stopped Stewart, who tried to kill the Alpha in a rage. He saw the special identity of the Astartes warrior in his armor.
The battle here is not over. In the days to come, the arduous and fierce battle has just begun.
Hornthorne is unwilling to give up any possible bargaining chip. Even if it can buy one more second for reinforcements, he must hold this possibility tightly in his hands. Use
"The message has been sent?"
Seven hours after the "Naval Battle", Hornthorne, as the highest defense officer, presided over the next attack in the City of Divine Grace at the City Defense Headquarters, and finally saw the defeated soldiers who had been withdrawn from the star port. p>
To be honest, he never expected there to be survivors there, especially under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Chaos Fleet.
These were withdrawn from the Astropath communication tower and retreated all the way to the fallen starport;
Then survive the chaotic crowds and enemy fire and board the rail train;
The Imperial soldiers who successfully escaped the bombings on the road and finally returned to the vicinity of the Holy City obviously have enough favor from the Emperor.
But he still had no sympathy or pity for them. He just stopped them immediately after being prompted by the guards, and then urgently asked the question he was most concerned about. So
"Sir, we don't know your question. But you can ask him..."
The soldier with his face full of gunfire answered frankly in front of Hornthorne, and then pointed his finger backward.
Under the dim lighting in the underground passage, Hornthorn looked back along the soldier's fingers.
On the simple stretcher made of steel pipes and defense force uniforms, I saw a thin figure.
The body was curled up on a narrow stretcher, being carried by two soldiers who were also injured.
The iron-gray defense uniform covered his body, and a corner of the red robe occasionally leaked out, proving his identity as an astropath.