Warhammer: I am the Hammer of the Empire.

Chapter 174 The siege battle begins, and the Skadi assault team is established

The death of the director was a heavy blow to the rebel army. The loyalty of those soldiers to the director contributed a lot to their victory, and they also relied on the director's grasp of the battle situation and high-intensity computing power.

Now that the imperial guards have taken over the war mission, the forging world and residential areas of Mechanicum are still in ruins, and the pain left by the messy traces of death and ruins on the surface is difficult to heal in the short term.

Only a powerful centralized power can exert the unity and will of the citizens of the empire, but how his disciples can do it, even the emperor does not know.

And it hurts Alan Bair's heart that his badge and one of Skadi's sergeants need to follow the Magi of the Mechanicum, or they'll leave it to dry up like a dehydrated fish.

At the same time, the Imperial Guard needs to conquer the man-made object as high as the Himalayas in a short time. Under the strong industrial and material science foundation of the empire, it is a huge and almost indestructible fortress. Last time, Alan Bayer was a guest with others. Harmony, but now there is a clash of swords.

The officers of the Imperial Guard gathered under gray and promethium lamps, and inside the makeshift trenches and engineering equipment, the field command post was still built of the strongest metal, or at least the strongest thing they could find.

But there are no messy lines here, just a few tables, chairs and benches and a strategic map hand-painted by the oil guy on the rough concrete foundation and the thick imperial metal, in the narrow and stuffy fully enclosed space.

Although rudimentary, it was enough when the communicator was shut down. The tables were arranged in a square around the middle, and a few of Skadi's officers were surrounded by this place.

Although they are all experts in tactics and have experienced numbness in war, but now that the radio has been shut down, the Imperial Guard needs to plan the entire plan at once, and determine three basic points: location, time, target or secret signal.

Without sound and connection, it means disorder and a decrease in combat effectiveness. Without heavy armor cover, it means sacrifice and death. There is no doubt that this will be a tough battle. Alan Bayer looked at the map of the hive capital, and his fingers slid across the rough surface.

"The communicator is almost useless. I am honored to feel the smell of the forest again. Of course, our hometown is much better than this situation."

"We must determine all objectives and circumstances once and for all, and keep victory and the Emperor's favor close to our side."

"First of all, we need to understand the situation, second lieutenant, and report our current situation."

The second lieutenant tidied up his military uniform, especially his carapace, which was wiped clean at the moment. He couldn't step into such a place before, but last time he defended the skitaris castle and "almost" defeated him in a one-on-one fight. After winning a Chaos Space Marine Champion, he has obviously been promoted. Although it is not in terms of military rank, it also shows his current status.

"Hey, this may be the first time you've seen me here, but you're probably no stranger to me. Today, I'm honored to be able to..."

Alan Baier cursed suddenly. "What bullshit are you talking about, we all ate in a trench, that's enough, you go down and listen, private."

The lieutenant snapped. "Boss, you can't, I... um? What... Private?!"

Here is a young man in baggy military uniform and new flak armor, with greasy and stained hair.

"Yes, it is me, sir, good day, please step down now."

The second lieutenant choked up for a long time. He wanted to use his rank to suppress him, but he saw Sergeant Catachan rolling up his sleeves.

Military rank?There is a P for military rank!
He stepped off the stage immediately, and was humiliated under the gaze of Skadi's big bosses, but Alan Bayer didn't need a small staff to introduce himself, he only needed two kinds of people, soldiers and commanders.

It's not that Alan Bayer doesn't like soldiers expressing themselves, but on this battlefield, he doesn't need people, only things. On the contrary, he starts talking directly after the second-class soldiers walk to the central area.

He opened his backpack and took out a hand-painted strategic map comparable to a professional level, which clearly marked the difference in combat effectiveness between the Imperial Guard and the Mechanicus and the general situation of the occupation points, and recommended which company to suppress and Raiders' personal opinion, in comparison, the second lieutenant seemed even more stretched.

It's not that he doesn't care, it's just that the focus is wrong. Alan Baier didn't blame his concept, but there are indeed advantages to a professional background.

The second-class soldier also spoke at this moment.

"We are currently fighting in the core city of the Imperial Forge World called Pan Lan, which covers an area of ​​about 2435 square kilometers, but the core area is actually only tens of kilometers away, such as military equipment and factories that can manufacture military supplies With a location like Xinggang, the core area of ​​the main hive can be roughly divided into two.”

He coughed, pointed to the strategic map, and said. "This is the factory area, which produces most of the firearms and ammunition, and then this is the residential area, full of human resources, and then the main road. Monitoring here is equivalent to mastering the core of Pan Lan's transportation."

"Then there is the city wall area. There are many cathars entrenched here, so their firepower cuts off the escape of people inside the city. Secondly, even if you leave this city, the temperature outside the hive capital is enough to burn ordinary people to death."

"But I think it's a pity enough that the walls that once protected the citizens of the Empire are now accomplices in killing them."

"Next is the Skitarii base, which is the gathering place for the rebellious sages, because after the governor's betrayal, he will not allow any intelligent thing to approach the core of the tower, so it has also become the gathering point of the traitor's core force , is also the fortress monastery of the Mechanicism, full of the worship of the God of All Machines by the loyalists."

"Preliminary estimates are that it is equipped with a large void shield generator, about 10 combat servants and countless armed forces."

"And I personally tend to attack the heart. I can use the captured Mechanicus sages to publicize the arrival of the Imperial Guard and the attitude of the Empire towards them to create division and panic."

Alan Bayer nodded lightly. This plan is indeed good. Today's Mechanicum is indeed loose and fearful because of the Governor's abnormal xenophobia at the moment, but it does not mean that this task is easy. Fear is one thing, and anticipation and Faith is another matter. They also fear the empire and the governor, but they have already made the choice between the two.

And this task must be done by someone who understands the oil guy very well and is facing the Imperial Guard, and there are already candidates for Alan Bayer.

The second is that they have the source of soldiers. No matter how powerful the current governor is because of heresy, he is just a person. His arrogance and greed make him isolate himself.

As long as this plan can be completed, it is obviously easier to deal with a governor than half a forge world.

Now the private went on talking. "There is another area where the leader of the heresy is located. He is a disgusting traitor and a sinner who has killed countless of my compatriots."

"That is the Tower of God. It is not only the star port of this world, the tallest building soaring into the sky, but also the core of the traitors."

"It has the world's most powerful void shield system and a thick fine gold structure to maintain its absolute strength, and the underlying foundation is almost embedded in the center of the earth."

"So it is almost impossible for us to break through the enemy's defenses from the ground, and it is also difficult for long-range firepower to break through the battleship-level void shield."

"So... we need to form a special assault force that can forcibly break through the enemy's interior, and then destroy the enemy's void shield generator, but I also know that as a newcomer, I should not make such a choice. I think this is the best way for an officer to apply for it."

Silence, this is the choice of death, even the Skadi people cannot accept such a plan casually, but Alan Baier stood up. "I agree, and I would do the same if it were me."

Then he gave a wry smile. "Of course, I also know that this operation will lead to death, but I will also go there. During this period of time, the command of the troops will be handed over to the second-class soldier. He will organize the Imperial Guard to destroy and repair the base of the Mechanicus. Invasion.

The second lieutenant yelled at the end of this sentence. "No, why, he just joined the regiment, and such an adventure should not be done by you boss, let me go!"

The other officers also became agitated. They stood up straight, as if saying that they would not obey this order, but Alan Baier slapped the table angrily.

Boom!The thick metal table was smashed in half, and the metal spikes cut Alan Baier's palm, and blood dripped down.

"What is the duty of a soldier?!" he asked.

Others answer. "Obey, kill, protect!"

Alan Baier nodded. "So next, I, Katachan, and the elite officers of the [-]st company will form this unit to enter the enemy's interior and destroy it."

"And your interim commander will be executed by a second-class soldier. He is still very immature. You, the second lieutenant, will be his adjutant, and you, the chief of staff, will also join in."

The staff officer who had been acquiescing to Alan Bair's operation suddenly coughed. "Varied…"

"You have no right to command me. I am independent from Skadi's only regiment, so I chose to go to the Tower of Gods with you. You are the core of Skadi, understand?"

Alan Baier replied. "Then what if I leave! What if the Skadi become people who can't fight without me? I don't need soldiers to be my appendages, I want you to live in any situation, not arrogant Contempt for other commanders, and not just rely on me."

"Now I'm directly saying that the second lieutenant and the second-class soldier are my heirs. If one day I can no longer maintain the title of warlord and head of Skadi, then they will be the only commanders!"

The officers were partly told, watching silently. The staff officer's face was dark. He knew that the lieutenant colonel was right. Everyone in this dark universe didn't know what would happen. If one day Skadi couldn't contact the lieutenant colonel, So will it be destroyed?

The second-class soldier was also very smart to understand the world and continued to talk. "Currently we have occupied the factory area, residential areas and main streets, but the Mechanicus Apologists have paralyzed our equipment and servants with the help of psionic electromagnetic pulses, and during this time they have already occupied the vast Some military locations."

The officers turned their heads and sat down, acquiescing to the implementation of this matter. Although it was still difficult to accept that this young man who had not experienced much life was their commander, they had to admit it.

Only the second lieutenant was different. When he got the order from Alan Baier, he understood one thing, he was the "big brother".

He is the "big brother of the family" and his eldest has approved of this, so there is no doubt about it.

The second lieutenant held out his hand to stop the recruit. "You kid is really too, Raiders from Heaven, Boss doesn't believe that I can lead my brothers to live a good life, right?"

He thought for a while, and said to Alan Baier again. "Boss, I will take good care of this kid. You don't have to worry about other things. The chief of staff is also with me. You just need to kill that heretic and wait for us to come to support you."

Alan Baier sighed. "It's almost like I support you, Skadi people. We must always remember that a proud soldier must be defeated, and we have always despised the origin of Keban, but there are many things that link us apart from blood and tradition. For the sake of fellow human beings, Keban also Well, Katachan doesn't matter, as long as he can kill the enemy."

"There are only two types of people in this world, winners and losers, and I ask all the people in Skadi who are still alive to be winners, no matter how much they need to pay or sacrifice."

"The cost of obedience is not high by comparison."

"Now, Catachan goes out!"

At one command, the Catachans stepped out of the crowd. "Yes, Captain!"

Alan Baier said again. "Officers come out!"

People in military uniforms with numerous badges on their chests came out.

"Yes, Captain."

Alan Bair said. "We have to face heresy again. No matter what, no matter when and where, we have to do this, and we have always been prepared for this. As the oldest members of this regiment, we have a responsibility. This responsibility comes from when the orcs attacked. What the predecessors of the guard inherited when they stepped out of the trenches is still preserved today, and now, it is time for us to fulfill it!"

"Target, turn off the void shield, kill the heretics, and protect the empire!"

"Nothing else, do you have any questions?"

The soldiers answered. "No!"

But a few "new recruits" raised their hands. "Boss, I want to go too!"

Alan Bair said. "You are not former members of the third regiment, we are, understand."

"If you think you're qualified, go heads-up and get one of our old guys."

Now the Catachan soldier raised his arm, revealing a bronze arm and tattoo of a Catachan demon on a horse.

And this scene was seen by the second-class soldier. The appearance and experience of being pushed away by the adjutant that day suddenly reappeared, vividly, and he understood why he joined the Imperial Guard.

This is the inheritance, what makes the empire continuous and continues to this day...

(End of this chapter)