Chapter 199: Black and Red, the Plan in the Shadows (48) The War Begins
Bang...bang...bang...bang...
The heavy steel boots travel through the decaying soil at a fixed frequency, creating overlapping echoes. Rotten wood and weathered rock formations are occasionally trampled to pieces, and then crushed into the soil by those who come after them.
"Listen, they are coming." Underground in front of the position of the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Tindalos Legion, a non-commissioned officer patted the dust on his ears, stood up from the ground and expressed in sign language to his comrades around him.
The other noncommissioned officer next to him also stood up from his crouching position, and then nodded in agreement.
These were the marching footsteps of at least hundreds of Astartes, with many more behind them.
The hidden outpost they were in was located deep underground and was an abandoned tomb discovered during the construction of fortifications.
The company commander who discovered this tomb was once a construction worker in the hive city. After seeing the tomb, he did not reopen the passage to the top, but used it on the spot as a concealed exploration post.
A five-person reconnaissance team is less than ten meters away from the fallen giants above their heads, and the soldier responsible for liaison among them has received the order and is crawling deeper into the communication room...
On the battlefield at the southern foot of the Evergreen Hills, news of the appearance of the main force of the Word Bearers was reported all the way up. At the same time, on the other side of the mountain range, a Titan legion named the Murder Lord had appeared at the same time.
Calvin, who had just left the command room, instantly looked at the commander of the Tindalos Legion, and the latter clearly understood the original body's intention and gave the information about the location without thinking:
"30 kilometers outside Lucapaglia, it is the ruins of the war cemetery of the 22nd-31st Fleet during the Great Expedition."
That's it! Calvin understood something in his mind.
The Word Bearers' attack on the Gian Moro Sector should have been aimed there. The previous attack on the Central Sector was also a fog to hide this intention.
The goal of the Titan Legion on the northern battlefield is to destroy the Imperial defenders here, but fundamentally speaking, it should first serve to divert the attention of the Imperial army.
"It's foggy!" A sentry ran down from a high place, and Calvin was also attracted by the news.
Looking down from the top of the mountain, the plain below has just experienced a round of artillery fire. On the upturned land, the rising water vapor intersects with the black and gray smoke, and spreads rapidly in just a few minutes. Finally, within the field of vision
The ground was covered with corpses and blood.
Inhuman howls could be heard vaguely in the mist, and occasionally there were low cries and the terrifying sound of eating flesh. The defenders in the distance were slowly losing their vision, and the companies were losing contact with each other.
This heavy fog came so suddenly and was obviously not the result of natural occurrence.
Although the enemy's attack temporarily faded under this strange background, neither the soldiers nor the officers felt lucky.
"They are coming." Calvin turned around and said to his comrades behind him. The Gray Knights behind him were silent, waiting for the original body's order.
The power of the demonic tide surged again just now, and with the accumulated killings in the past few days, it once again pushed the power of chaos on Moro to a new peak.
Calvin, on the other hand, keenly sensed the smell of a decisive battle, and chose to temporarily shrink the will of the army and start to accumulate strength.
Viewed from the top of the mountain, a huge black shadow in the fog was slowly approaching, and around the original body, many Gray Knights were ready to pray.
Bang!
There was a sound of footsteps that sounded like stepping on a person's heart. The soldiers in the trench huddled up instinctively, and rustling sand and stones slid down from the trench.
"Love the Emperor, for He is the savior of mankind." Calvin read out the first pre-battle prayer.
The Gray Knights around him surrounded the original body with sharp halberds in their hands, and uniformly shifted from a standing posture to a half-kneeling posture.
At this time, the power armor on their bodies had been replaced by the Tactical Dreadnought, and their figures covered with holy seals and blessing prayers reflected a faint silver light in the gloomy sky.
"Love the Emperor, for He is the savior of mankind." Many Gray Knights sang in unison.
Their hearts found peace in this prayer, and the trauma and anger caused by the war were restored in the repetition of the Emperor's spirit.
Bang!
There was another loud noise like a boulder falling, and outside the gun emplacement halfway up the mountain, the crew observers of six Shadow Swords looked anxiously in front of the ready heavy artillery.
"Follow His guidance and He will save you from fear."
The original body spoke again, and in the distance, Speyer, who was sitting quietly in the psychic Titan, also closed his eyes and quietly joined the prayer sequence.
The will of the Legion was rebuilt silently, and the psychic link was reunited among everyone.
The Imperial Commissar was instantly awakened, and amid the prayers of the Gray Knights and Speyer in the Legion's Will, the fervent machine soul prayers of the Imperial Commissar sounded again!
Bang!
The huge shadow is approaching, and the ferocious and terrifying steel is looming in the thick fog.
Countless commanders stopped what they were doing and looked north at hundreds of fortifications scattered across the mountains.
"Remember His teachings, that is what we fight for."
After the last prayer fell, huge power surged from the original body.
Beside the Gray Knights who were meditating with their eyes closed, the huge legion's will cast power from the supreme sky.
The holy seal on the Terminator melted instantly, and the same mark remained in its original position.
The Imperial Commissar in the distance also slowly stood up from its half-kneeling sleeping posture.
A huge amount of spiritual energy poured into the void from Calvin's body, and was infused into all members after being augmented by the will of the legion.
The light of thunder appeared from the suddenly opened eyes of the Gray Knights, and the same light also appeared on the psychic Titan.
Calvin, who was ready, raised the war hammer in his hand, and Spier, the psychic titan, also nodded.
The two persistent souls completed a brief exchange in the void, and then resolutely rushed to their respective battlefields!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Shadow Sword's artillery fire was in units of two, and after a long period of concealment and aiming, it finally began to pour towards the Titan in front.
The three Predator Titans in the front row were hit hard, and their shields were overloaded after being hit by a volcano cannon for a short period of time. Then they were instantly killed by another Shadow Sword that had been planned for a second.
The enemy's footsteps began to slow down after being hit. In just a few minutes, the scanning arrays on dozens of Titans swept aimlessly across the entire position at the foot of the mountain. Retaliatory shots also came from the Empire's position.
Thick smoke rose upwards.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Ten long minutes passed by in a flash, and another three groups of coordinated shots were fired. The six volcano cannons succeeded again, and in the corresponding array of the Lord of Murder, three War Dog Titans instantly fell to the ground.
And it was also at this moment that the three fallen warlord-level titans finally discovered their location. The equally powerful volcano cannon shook slightly, and with the support of the more powerful plasma engine and auspicious device, it locked onto several people in the bunker from a distance.