Hammer 40k: Far East Storm

Chapter 208: Flaming Sword

On the Autumn Star, the orcs all over the world are beginning to move closer to the west. If you fly over from a high altitude in a plane, you can see that long and trembling front. In the nearly one-hour flight, all the orcs are moving towards the west. There is no way to see the end of the battle line. Everywhere you can see is the battlefield. The ground is full of devastation, explosions, fires, large machines paralyzed on the ground like huge corpses, trenches and crisscross trenches dug by people. battle front.

"Death laughed loudly in this land, and the orcs stepped on our blood and danced in our blood. I saw the severed heads crying, and the tears flowed and merged into the blood, so I made up my mind. , let the flaming sword split the heaven and earth for us... We are a group of lunatics!" Li Anjie recited this poem in front of Li with a girl's unique clear voice, and then she hunched her shoulders and closed the book in her hand. Notepad, put it back on the table in front of Li, and asked: "What is this?"

"It's a poem," Li sighed as he looked out the window. "It's a poem written by a scientist in the research institute. This poem is a metaphor for what we are about to do, and it also describes the fear and uneasiness in his heart."

At this time, Li and a small team under his name were sitting in a modified Thunderhawk. Compared with the ordinary Thunderhawk warship, this Thunderhawk added a first-class compartment. The comfort of the small cabin is obviously far superior to other cabins in the Thunder Eagle. Not only does it have soft sofas, but there are also several beds where people can lie down and sleep peacefully. This place belongs to Lee's Air Force One, allowing Lee to work normally even in the sky. Now the Thunderhawk is flying high above the clouds. The Thunderhawk left the Silver Wings, passed through the space port, and after arriving on the surface of the planet, stopped for a while at the theater center headquarters of Autumn Star, and then set off again to Highland 503. Now , this Thunderhawk is on the way to Highland 503. Through the window, you can see the fierce battles taking place on the ground, but from such a height, it seems that these battles are taking place in another world.

"I don't quite understand the meaning of this poem, let alone the feelings hidden in it," Li Anjie frowned and asked, "But I think this poem seems to be related to the purpose of our trip, father, Can you tell me something?"

"Of course," Li smiled and said, "But wait a moment, your teacher Jacob is praying. When he arrives, I will explain the purpose of this trip to you carefully."

So Li Anjie could only pick up the notepad again. She once again saw a line of poetry with unknown meaning. When she read "Let the flaming sword split the heaven and earth for us", she shook for no reason, and then At this time, the door of the cabin was opened, and Jacob walked into the room.

"How about praying? Did you feel anything?"

"As usual," Jacob smiled faintly, with some helplessness in his smile, "The God Emperor did not give me any special inspiration. It seems that the God Emperor is not dissatisfied with our recent actions. What we have to do There shouldn’t be anything wrong.”

"I have said many times, this is outside the empire, and the light of the Star Moment cannot shine here."

"Li, you should understand that the will of the God Emperor is omnipresent."

"Of course," Li raised his hand. He didn't want to argue with fanatics on such an irrelevant issue. "What I mean is that we should do what we should do and don't expect the help of the God Emperor. After all, the God Emperor wants We are looking after the entire galaxy, and protecting humans is not an easy task. We should try our best not to cause trouble to him. "

Jacob snorted coldly. How could he not hear the disrespect in Li's words? However, he did not discuss the issue of faith too much because Li was right. Compared with the will of the God Emperor, they should first Do your own thing first.

"Then everyone is here," Jacob said, "We can start."

"Yes, everyone, I have called you all together today, gathered here, and accompanied me to the forefront of the war, deepest into the place surrounded by orcs, because we are going to do a complete test, and the results of this test are important to our army. The way of war in the future has a lot to do with it. It is very important and must be treated with caution, so I have called you here here." Li stood up, walked to the middle of the cabin, and looked around at the other people sitting in this special cabin. .

In addition to Li's daughter, there are also various people sitting in this cabin. They are all looking at Li now, waiting with bated breath for Li's next words.

"This time we will first go to Highland 503, and then the three ghost knights will set off in three groups and go deep into the depths of the orc front." Li pointed to the three red dots marked on the map and said, "In these three Position, start from the farthest range, and launch the infrared guidance beam towards the most concentrated point of the orc camp. Remember that it must be the farthest range, and do not stand idle after the guidance is completed, you must immediately find a bunker to hide. There are three people on this mission, namely Goldman, Virgil, and me. It is a little different from the previous guided missiles for precision strikes. This time we guided not ordinary missiles, but nuclear bomb attacks. "

"Nuclear, nuclear bomb attack?" Yabuge was stunned for a moment, and then said nervously: "Can we do it?"

"This is what I'm worried about, so I need you here." Li said: "I have asked the research institute to do its best to reduce the power of nuclear bombs. The nuclear bomb attack we launched this time was not sealed in a warehouse. That kind of destructive large nuclear weapon is a tactical nuclear weapon. Although it is less powerful, it is more convenient to use, but we still have to be careful..."

In this world, nuclear weapons, a terrorist weapon that can cause large-scale destruction within a map, cannot be thrown away casually. On the one hand, the pollution of land and nature caused by nuclear radiation will make people have to consider the consequences of throwing nuclear weapons. On the one hand, a strong nuclear explosion will not only cause a devastating blow to the creatures on the ground, but the space at the center of the nuclear explosion will also become fragile due to the violent explosion. Demons are likely to invade through these fragile spaces. in this world.

"So I need experts in psychic powers to evaluate this. Jacob, you and your apprentice, Li Anjie, you two are the best psychics I have now. You are responsible for this after the nuclear explosion." The spatial stability of the area will be assessed, and the assessment results will determine the interval and number of times we can use nuclear bombs in the war." Li noticed the hesitation on Jacob's face and asked: "Jacob, I am. Think tank director, do you have any questions?”

"I have a problem." Of course Jacob has a problem. He is not like others. He is either an ignorant girl or simply someone born and raised on the planet Reach under Li's banner. He, Jacob, is the director of the think tank. He He knows what nuclear weapons are, and he knows how terrifying these things are, not to mention the lethality. Weapons of this level are not something ordinary interstellar governors should have. "We use nuclear weapons? Is it appropriate? The above gave us How many of these weapons?"

"Of course it's appropriate. The enemy has already arrived at our door. What's inappropriate for us to come up with something really exciting to teach them a lesson?" Li calmly said: "The only two issues that need to be considered are, first of all. , how can we obtain this weapon stably in the long term? This problem has been solved by me. My laboratory has been able to stably produce this weapon. However, due to special mineral deposits, manpower and confidentiality issues, we cannot make it public yet. Although the quality can be guaranteed through mass production, the output cannot be increased. Three pieces per month is already the maximum output. Of course, we can also have a stable source of nuclear weapons through the activities of the Mechanicum, but even if I don't say that. , Jacob, you should also know how difficult this road is. If we want to obtain nuclear weapons from Mars, we not only have to pay a lot of money, but also need to complete a series of long missions and serve Mars for a long time to obtain them. With the approval of the Mechanicum, this process cannot be completed within hundreds of years, so I took a shortcut and bypassed Mars. Although it is not as comprehensive as the Mars automatic production line, we still have to guard against certain aspects. We might have been discovered by the Mechanicus, but after all we have our own powerful weapon." Li looked at Jacob and asked, "My think tank director, what do you think of this?"

"Ha," Jacob sighed and smiled: "Of course I don't agree. My leader, you have offended the Mechanicum severely by doing this. If they find out, we will be in misery. From now on, we will be in trouble." In the long run, the gain is not worth the loss. Even without this nuclear weapon, we can still win the war, but without the friendship of the Mechanicum, we will be unable to move forward in the universe. "

"No, we will not lose the friendship of the Mechanicus," Li said decisively, "because the Mechanicus will not know about this."

"How come, this is a nuclear weapon? Even if you can hide the nuclear weapon from others and hide the laboratory where the nuclear weapon is made, how can you hide the nuclear explosion? Once it explodes, everyone will know that you are there What to do!”

Then Li Yong read an unusual prayer.

"For the Empire!

I have seen the eyes of our ancestors and heroes,

I have fought alongside heroes,

The fragrance of the fiery red flowers soothes my soul.

I heard it, it was the call of the seniors.

That's thunder,

Ringing through the halls of knights,

The emperor's descending voice,

rumble,

The sound of war drums shatters useless dreams,

Everything precious slipped from my hands, and I could only sing silently: