Hammer 40k: Far East Storm

First, Maxim saw a massacre. Although Maxim had always been an excellent warrior, he knew very little about death and destruction. Soldiers from the native planet of Reach did not have many channels to learn about death, apart from books. The record of teaching, and then the funeral.

But these understandings are superficial. Death is just accompanied by some pictures, while a funeral is more like a grand ceremony. The deceased puts on makeup and shows an unprecedented good posture to see the living for the last time, and then says goodbye forever. The funeral can It's sad, it can be joyful, but it's never cruel.

After becoming a knight of the Star Wars, Maxim also performed several missions and killed people with his own hands. But for the knights of the Star Wars, or even for a qualified warrior, this is not enough, far from enough.

Before this mission, Maxim had not experienced a real war. Although he had seen it from legends and books, he had never experienced it personally. War itself was a huge monster, and both parties involved in the war were It is a huge, cruel and even desperate gamble. The winner gains everything and the loser loses everything.

Due to the long period of peace, the people of Zhiyuan have long lost their vigilance. The soldiers in the army are no longer vigilant guards, but just like office workers, doing a profession called soldiers. Ordinary people have no ability to defend themselves. Society and law separate them from all cruelty and danger and provide them with all-round protection. When they encounter danger, the first thing they think of is the police, and then they are at a loss.

Such a city was brutally raided, how could it not be destroyed?

This time it was just Texas that was unlucky. If the same thing happened in other states and counties, the result would not be any different.

The loser loses everything, naturally including his or her life. People always think that war is a matter for soldiers, but it is not until the end of the matter that they understand that war in the universe is not a matter of certain people, but a matter of all human beings. Greenskins He won't talk to you about law and human rights, and he won't distinguish between soldiers and civilians, men and women, young and old. In their eyes, there are only weak little shrimps, and even weaker little shrimps.

The death of one person and the collective execution and massacre of thousands of people are completely different concepts from the scene. In essence, there may not be much difference, and the difference is only in numbers. But when Maxim came to the scene in person, he saw mountains of dead bodies. Walking on the streets of Little Rock, he saw stumps everywhere. The bodies were hung on telephone poles. The iron bars were supposed to prevent The spikes that passers-by were looking through were now filled with heads that could not rest in silence. The city that was supposed to be noisy and lively was silent at the moment. The heads had their eyes wide open and their mouths wide open, but they were moaning silently. What was supposed to be a colorful business district was now filled with red, and blood seemed to have soaked the entire city. It seemed that the orcs not only killed everyone in the city, but they also killed Little Rock.

Maxim is familiar with Little Rock, where he spent his entire childhood. But now what he is familiar with has been brutally destroyed, the beautiful city has turned into a ghost, and so many people have died in front of him. He naturally Will want revenge.

Li looked at the other team members, and there was something similar to Maxim's burning in their eyes. Not only Maxim, but others also wanted revenge, with hatred in their hearts.

This is a good thing, Li thought in his heart, it is better to hate the enemy than to like the enemy.

"Priority has no meaning here," Li said: "You are the executors, and the executors have the right to make judgments at that time. If at that time, the enemy leader is killed or the enemy leader is captured, one of you will be here. The judgment between the two and how to execute it all depends on your thoughts. However, I must say that from the perspective of our army's interests, it is obviously more beneficial to capture the enemy's leader than to simply kill him. The enemy leader can indeed create a certain amount of chaos for the other party. The orcs may cause civil strife due to the death of their boss. In other words, they will have a big fight among themselves first to determine the new boss, and then they will It would be even more fun to fight with us on the battlefield. The death of the orc boss will directly cause the orcs to fall into chaos. They will attack regardless of whether they are friends or foes. In short, beheading operations will always happen to the orcs. Wonderful effect."

"Hearing what you said, Captain, I just think that killing the boss of the orcs is the best choice. Not only can it effectively delay the enemy, but it can also weaken the enemy's strength."

"But if we capture the enemy's boss alive, we will have more choices and the effect will be better. Of course, the difficulty will also increase exponentially. Are there any other questions?"

In fact, most of the time this is an impossible task. The orc bosses themselves are extremely difficult to deal with. They are usually not only strong but also powerful, and ordinary bullets hitting them are like tickling them. Likewise, even the boss's skin cannot be penetrated. What's even more difficult is that the orc boss is not alone. He is always protected by heavy troops and brings a large number of bodyguards with him wherever he goes.

Sir Tyget raised his hand and said, "I have a question."

"explain!"

"I don't know if it's correct to have such a question, and I don't know if it's appropriate to ask on this occasion," Sir Tyget asked: "But I really want to know where these orcs came from, well, what I mean is Yes, there were no orcs on the planet Reach. There had never been any. How could there suddenly be so many orcs? Did they come from the universe by spaceship, or did they have other channels like the Eldar people? "

"Very good, I know what you are worried about. You are absolutely right to have this question, Tiget. This proves that you are thinking. Of course, this is not advocated in many Star Wars groups, because our Star Wars In the eyes of some people, Marine Corps soldiers are not simple soldiers, but more like a weapon, a sharp sword. The weapon only needs to know how to obey orders and does not require too much thought," Li said: "We are indeed weapons, we are Astartes, the wrath of the Holy Emperor, the sword of the Empire, but we are not idiots, nor are we machines that do not know how to think. We must have thoughts because we are still human beings, They are warriors who defend humanity! So Tiget, you are right to have questions. As for how the orcs came about, I can only tell you that I don’t know. There have been many similar things in history. Experts in the field have specifically investigated and found that the most likely scenario now is that some orc tribes are so powerful that they have the ability to navigate space. As a result, for various reasons, they all died in the universe. Some orc corpses were blown away by solar wind or The cosmic wind blew to the Reach Star, and some of them fell into the land on the Reach Star like meteors, so they grew out of the soil. It is meaningless to study these now. I believe that the orcs we are facing have not yet obtained the universe. Ability to sail, they are isolated on Reach and cannot receive any support from sources known to us on the mission. Any questions?"

One knight asked: "How are we supposed to identify who the orc boss is? I mean, these greenskins all look the same to me, how do I know who is the boss and who is not?"

"Do you need me to give you the social security number of the orc boss, or a copy of his ID card?" Li said hurriedly: "We can't have photos or other things of the orc boss, but the orc boss is easy to identify, they wear the most conspicuous clothes , they are the strongest, and the orc boss is as easy to find among a group of greenskins as a lice on a bald man's head. It is said that the orc bosses of some powerful tribes are six meters tall. They are real green giants, so don't worry. The orc boss is in front of you, but you can't see it. You should think about how we can capture or kill this monster alive. "

"Any more questions?"

No more questions were asked, the soldiers had enough information, and they looked at Li, waiting for orders.

"You have no questions? Then let me ask a question. The army once sent three special forces to Texas to explore and collect intelligence. As a result, they all disappeared quietly. Do you see any problems in this? ?”

"They are just mortals," Virgil said: "They neither have a leader like you, nor do they have a basic understanding of green skins. Entering hastily will only lead to death. In short, they are rookies, and we are different ”

"Very well, Virgil, while you underestimated your own people, you also underestimated the enemy. If nothing else happens, I believe your black bread team will be the fourth batch eaten by the orcs. Although you butters Candies, bread and other things are all delicious, but we are not here to deliver desserts to the orcs," Li said solemnly: "Think about it, three special operations teams in a row, even if the first batch is a rookie, then The second batch should be elites. Some of you are selected from the special forces. Maxim, you know that place. The guys who can enter that kind of place are not ordinary people. They have also undergone rigorous training. The trained elites. As a result, the second and third batches all died. They couldn't even send out a complete message before they died. Now we don't even know who their enemies are. The problem is not simple, and neither do the orcs. It’s not simple. ‘This heroic warrior turned into a corpse because of his carelessness’, I don’t want this sentence to be engraved on your tombstone.”

"Sir, you mean that the orcs have powerful anti-reconnaissance capabilities and special operations capabilities?"

"Is there any other answer?"

Anyone can kill an elite special forces soldier. Even a chicken bone can choke him to death. Life is fragile. But the most important thing is not that they died, but the way they died.

The only people who can kill a group of special forces quietly and quickly without making any big noise are the special operations masters who are better than them.

There is no shortage of such good players among the orcs.

"How is that possible?" This fact made Virgil somewhat unacceptable. "They are orcs! They are weird, brutal, bloodthirsty and stupid guys. Their fighting characteristic is that they have no brains. Special operations, this It's not as simple as pulling the trigger. Even we, after a long and arduous study of special operations by our predecessors, can acquire these combat skills, and these orcs just grow out of the ground, and then they learn This kind of fighting skill?"

"Whether you believe it or not, this is a fact, and it is the only logical fact. For some creatures, acquiring certain skills requires extremely hard learning, while for some creatures, it is something they are born with. Just like birds are born knowing how to fly, orcs are born knowing how to kill, hunt and fight. Those are things deep in their genes. Cruelty is their nature," Li explained: "Most of them. Orcs all like to fight with the enemy in a so-called "honest way", but there are exceptions. There are also some orcs and greenskins who are more insidious. The orcs call them special warfare boys. They are the most insidious among all green skins. They are good at camouflage, concealment, and killing their opponents through ambushes, sabotage, guerrillas and other means that most greenskins consider inferior. I think our previous three special operations forces encountered the greenskins. We may also encounter them. Guys, these possible special operations boys are probably the most dangerous enemies in our trip. Everyone, don’t worry too much, let these green people rely on their talents to make a living. Pete and the boys see what it means to be professional.”

Visible dangers are not terrible. Only those hidden and invisible enemies are worthy of vigilance.

Lee's words elicited a chuckle.

"It seems that you are all ready, no problem? I have seen the impatience in your eyes, okay, there is too much to say. Let's start, check the watch! The current time is 2110 Earth time, right Time is over, let the mission begin.”

As Li's words ended, the figures in the room gradually became distorted and blurred. They seemed to turn into a transparent film, disappearing into the air quietly, and finally blending into the darkness. .

It wasn't until he was sure that everyone had left that Li left alone. The abandoned building was still empty, with not a single footprint on the dusty ground. Under the rising moonlight, it looked like smooth and white snow, even though it was scattered all over the building. The spider webs everywhere have not changed at all, and it is completely impossible to tell that a group of people had gathered here just now. It was as if the people who came were a group of ghosts. They appeared silently, and then disappeared silently. Nothing happened. Nothing moved, nothing changed, only whispers lingering in the air.

"Captain? Are we just lying here like this?" As the only member of the Black Bread Team, Goldman knew very little about Virgil. This was the first time the two of them had collaborated on a mission. Goldman was grateful to be assigned to the Black Bread Team. For this reason, he silently thanked the Holy Emperor for the good luck in prayer more than once. Brown bread, although the name is not very pleasant, is still much better than marshmallows, butter bread, chocolate, etc., and Vergil himself is also a very good warrior, and is "a person who must not be messed with" within the war group. Among the list, Virgil is also at the top.

But now Goldman can't help but wonder a little. Is it really his luck to join the Black Bread team and partner with Virgil? Other teams may have started searching, and they may have found a lot of clues. Maybe a lucky guy has put the head of the orc boss in the crosshairs, while he and his captain are still lying there. There was no movement in the woods.

"As my team member, you only need to carry out the mission. I don't need to explain my ideas and strategies to you." At this point, Virgil changed his tone: "But now that we are idle, we are idle, so I will give it to you. Explain the basic strategy. We hide here, then capture a greenskin, torture him, and finally ask him about the whereabouts of their boss, and then confirm that it is correct. We can quickly lock the target without acting like a fool. Explore the map.”

"But the task assigned by the leader is..." Before Goldman could finish, he was interrupted by Virgil, who said: "Forget it, I know the order of the leader, the Lord of Shadows is just He asked us to be responsible for an area, but he didn't force us to scan the map like the cleaners. He never imposed enforcement methods on us. How to do it is our own business. As long as we don't mess things up, what do you think of us? Will you mess things up by lying here?"

"Of course not." Goldman rolled his eyes, "But it doesn't make it any better either!"

"Who said that?" Virgil said proudly: "When the leader was our mentor, he once told us such a foreign story. The name of the story is Waiting for the Rabbit!"

"Waiting and waiting? What do you mean?"

"That's the name of the story about a clever man who chooses the right tree stump and then sits back and waits for the stupid rabbit to hit the stump and die."

"Would a rabbit hit a tree stump and kill itself?"

"Some rabbits are stupid. Of course, the important thing is to choose the right tree stump, and then you need a little bit of luck."

"I think it's saying, 'May the God-Emperor bless me.'"

"That's pretty much it."

"But usually the God-Emperor is very busy and won't have time to take care of our affairs."

"But it seems different today. With the blessing of the God Emperor, our luck has come. Be prepared."