Star Survival: The Rise of the Fourth Scourge

At the turret port of a Leman Russ tank, an officer leaned out half of his body.

He wore a gauze mask on his face and was looking ahead with a telescope in his hand.

Since landing yesterday, he has led his 013th Division from the frontline base and headed straight for the destination.

Even though so many years have passed, he is still just a major.

But Pine was content.

After all, he has no background.

If he hadn't fought side by side with the "King", he wouldn't be a major.

The empire has not waged war abroad in these years.

Although the Imperial Navy fought many battles, the Astra Militarum had never fought a single war.

Without war, there would be no channel for establishing military merit.

Pine thought this would be the end of his life.

But fate played a trick on him.

The empire's foreign war began.

The enemy is still the ferocious Ork barbarian.

Although Pine had never encountered those terrifying green-skinned orcs.

But in the old empire era, many stories about the green-skinned orcs were circulated in the empire.

In short, it was a terrible race.

As a soldier and a member of the Astra Militarum, how could he be afraid of an enemy he had never encountered before?

For the battle that was about to begin, Paine was only excited.

He glanced down at the big man beneath him.

The thick metal body and thick barrel gave Pine a great sense of security.

"Colonel Pine, according to the map, we have arrived near the destination, just over the sand dune in front of us!"

Hearing this, Pine put away his random thoughts.

We are on the battlefield now and cannot be distracted.

Looking up at the sky, Pine turned on the communicator.

"Stop, stop, stop going!"

Following Pine's order, the marching team gradually stopped.

The roar of the vehicle has also become much quieter.

Raising the telescope in his hand, Pine observed the nearby terrain.

The terrain in the desert area is relatively gentle.

The area around here was originally an endless stretch of flat sand.

But the sand dune ahead blocked the way.

Due to the height of the terrain, a mountain pass is formed on both sides of the dune.

"The self-propelled artillery regiment immediately went to the sand dunes to build artillery positions. The first regiment and the second regiment immediately went to the mountain pass on the left to stand by. The third and fourth regiments immediately went to the mountain pass on the right to stand by. Act immediately!"

Following Pine's order, the armored convoy that had just stopped moved again.

Behind the dunes, the army split into three.

The Basilisk Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment stopped on the spot and began to build an artillery position.

Pine's Leman Russ tank came to a halt under the dunes.

Jumping from the Leman Russ tank, Pine climbed the dunes with a small group of Astra Militarum soldiers.

Once we reached the top of the dune, the view suddenly became vast.

Not far ahead, an oasis came into Pine's eyes.

Standing on the top of the mountain, Pine observed the oasis with a telescope.

It seems very close, but in fact it is very far, at least more than 20 kilometers.

The oasis is so big that you can't see the end from left to right.

Although there is very little vegetation on the edge of the oasis, which is dry and yellow, the deeper you go into the oasis, the denser the vegetation becomes.

"waaaaagh!"

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

The yellow sand was rolling in the oasis, and a large number of figures rushed out of the oasis and rushed towards this side.

It's an Ork barbarian...

Although they were far away, Pine could see them clearly through the telescope.

Compared to the green-skinned orcs encountered on New Terra.

They are better equipped and wear armor.

Each one has a machete in one hand and a rifle in the other.

There were also a large number of vehicles rushing over at a faster speed.

The first to bear the brunt were a group of motorcycle gangs.

There were nearly a thousand in number, and they rushed out of the oasis like wind and clouds, racing wildly in the desert.

Behind them were some wheeled trucks.

"Woo!"

The whistling sound of artillery shells suddenly came from the sky and came closer.

"boom!"

At the moment it became harsh, mushroom clouds of flames rose in the desert in front of the dunes.

The power was so powerful that waves of sand rushed hundreds of meters into the sky.

Even though they were hundreds of meters apart, the oncoming air wave made Pine unsteady on his feet.

Pine quickly lay down and scanned the oasis with his binoculars.

The glow of fire at the edge of the oasis caught Pine's attention.

A closer look revealed the culprit of the shelling.

It was a cannon similar to a Basilisk self-propelled artillery.

There is a long barrel, and a large number of little farts are operating on it.

"First regiment, second regiment, third regiment, fourth regiment, attack on all fronts!"

This is not an offensive and defensive battle, but an encounter.

Without any hesitation, Pine immediately issued the order to attack across the board.

As the attacking party, the Astra Militarum had no time to establish a defense line.

Now we can only fight head-on with the Ork barbarians.

At Pine's command, the pass engines roared on both sides of the dunes.

Leman Russ tanks rushed out first, running wildly on the sand.

The Chimera personnel carrier, followed closely by the Bison armored vehicle.

As soon as they left the mountain pass, the Leman Russ tanks slowed down, spread out, and moved forward slowly.

The Chimera personnel carrier and the Bison armored vehicle also stopped.

As the hatch opened, a large number of Astra Militarum soldiers rushed out of the vehicle.

"boom!"

The Leman Russ tanks on the move opened fire.

The thick muzzle spurted out long tongues of flame.

The rumbling sound of artillery fire suddenly resounded through the world, and visible fire marks shot out and fell into the charging orc motorcycle gang. "Boom!" There was a flash of fire, and a mushroom cloud of flames rose from the orc motorcycle gang. Rolling sand columns rose up, and the powerful impact swept across the surroundings. For a time, the orc motorcycle gangs were thrown upside down. They were very smart. After being bombarded, they scattered. They scattered and charged towards the Astra Militarum. "Artillery position, fire when ready!" Although the distance between the two sides was still far, Pine seemed a little anxious. The green-skinned orcs have strong melee capabilities. Once close, the Orks, who have an advantage in numbers, will cause great casualties to the Astra Militarum. "Bang!" As soon as Pine finished speaking. There was a roar of artillery fire behind him. One hundred petrified lizard self-propelled artillery were arranged in five rows, with long gun barrels pointed at the sky. Amid the rumbling sound of artillery fire, long tongues of fire spurted out of the muzzles.

A few seconds later, on the battlefield.

There were dense explosions behind the Orc Motorcycle Party.

A cloud of flaming mushrooms rose up, raising sand columns a hundred meters high.

The wheeled trucks that followed the motorcycle party were stunned by the explosion.

Dozens of wheeled trucks were destroyed and turned into parts.

"Fire, destroy them!"

The green-skinned orcs' counterattack was not weak.

A flaming mushroom cloud rose from time to time on the front of the Astra Militarum.

Some Astra Militarum soldiers were blown away immediately.

Those who were closer were even dead.

More than a dozen Chimera transports and Bison armored vehicles had become a pile of scrap metal.

The speed of the Orc Motorcycle Party was very fast.

They soon approached the front of the Astra Militarum.

The secondary weapon heavy bolter of the Leman Russ tank opened fire first.