Warhammer 40,000: Mortal Gods

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Shortly after the governors finished their meeting and prepared to leave the hive, General Barrit, who was at the forefront of the confrontation, received an order from the marshal.

The order was simple: all members of the Second Army led by Barrit were immediately prepared to give up the confrontation, because the people of the First Army were not enemies, and as a subject of the God Emperor, everyone should try their best to bridge the conflict.

The order was very beautiful, but Barritt felt that the governor wanted to compromise, otherwise how could he say such beautiful words.

After this period of contact during the confrontation, Barritt felt that the people of the First Army were just a group of angry people who had escaped from death. They did not want this hive to be ignited by the flames of war. After all, this was also their home.

After receiving the order, Barritt immediately ordered the troops to assemble, and then went to the First Army himself.

"The Hive has compromised." Barritt found Gray along the position, who was arranging the new soldiers to teleport, and showed him the order, "We don't need to continue the confrontation."

Gray immediately took the order and checked it carefully, scanned it and sent it to Qin Mo, and then said to Barritt: "Congratulations, you have been worried about being attacked by us during this period, can you rest assured now?"

"I don't worry, because I don't know if your strong army commander will compromise with the higher-ups." Barrit shook his head with a smile.

"Of course he will not compromise. He will find the mastermind behind the attack plan, execute him, and then end this matter completely," Gray said.

Listening to his flat tone, Barrit's heart that had just been relieved became suspended again. He felt that the haze of war that had just dissipated was now hanging over his head.

After thinking for a long time, Barritt could only whisper: "Help me tell your legion commander that we still have to put the overall situation first. The nest is our home, and we cannot let it be destroyed."

"Tell the governor for me, if you can see him." Gray also whispered to Barritt, "Each of us has paid a great price and sacrifice. This matter will not be settled so easily. Let him do it. Good preparation for atonement.”

"You have such a bad tone." Barret rolled his eyes at Gray, turned around and walked towards his army.

At this time, the men of the Second Army were already gathering and preparing to evacuate.

Everyone gathered together, rejoicing at being able to withdraw from the front line of the confrontation.

Although they were not allowed to talk and laugh loudly during the assembly, the discipline of the Planetary Defense Force was not strong to begin with, and everyone was very happy, so the soldiers not only talked and laughed loudly, but even laughed in front of Barritt.

Barritt was also very happy. He even joined in the conversation and laughed, telling the soldiers what gifts he would buy for his wife and children when he returned home, and that he would hold another banquet to celebrate that he did not die in the confrontation.

Gray and his own soldiers looked at these happy people and felt inexplicably happy.

No one will hate the soldiers of the Second Army, they just obey the orders and deploy here.

Life in the lower nest is always depressing, but at this moment, in the area in front of this blocked passage, the people here are very happy.

Gray looked at the people in front of him with a smile, until he heard the beep sound inside the helmet and his smile disappeared instantly.

"Warning, warning, a large number of objects approaching at high speed have been detected."

"Warning, warning."

Without Gray reacting at all, his shoulder cannon automatically extended from his power armor and fired several small beams into the air.

The same goes for Anruida and others present.

The sound of the beam being fired aroused Barrit's alert. He looked at Gray angrily, thinking that Gray had ordered an active attack.

But Barritt's words of rebuke were not uttered because he heard the shrill screams coming from the air, which was the sound of falling shells.

Barritt stood there, looking back in confusion, and then turned to look at Gray again, opening his mouth a few times as if he was saying something.

The next second, a dazzling explosion flashed where Barritt was standing, and his entire body was evaporated along with the people and objects around him.

A large number of shells fell immediately.

The soldiers of the First Army immediately entered combat mode and looked for bunkers on their positions.

The shoulder cannon of the Guards' power armor was still firing small beams to intercept the flying shells, so our side was fine for the time being.

But the Second Army was miserable.

They were gathering, and everyone was gathered together, almost to the point of being crowded.

When the shells fell among them, Gray saw a scene as terrible as he had ever seen.

The explosion instantly evaporated hundreds of people at the center, and then the shock wave spread to all directions and shattered human bodies. Huge amounts of fragments were thrown into the sky, and then fell to the surrounding areas.

"Defense!" Gray no longer watched the misery of the Second Army, because rather than being a bystander, he should immediately organize a defense in the sudden attack.

The commanders of each regiment received the order and immediately directed the soldiers to enter trenches and bunkers during the bombardment.

This position that originally belonged to the Second Army was expanded and reinforced, and now plays a good protective role.

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Two hours later.

Bottom nest.

After the war began, the command building in the center of New Cato was opened, but due to the urgency of the war, everyone inside was in chaos.

In the corridor on the top floor, Qin Mo and Yao En, wearing guard power armor, walked forward one after another.

Everyone who passed them leaned against the wall and gave a hasty salute before continuing to do what they were supposed to do.

Qin Mo walked to the door of the combat conference room and pushed in.

Klein and some other senior staff in the room gathered in front of the hologram to discuss matters. When they saw Qin Mo, they immediately stepped back and made way for them.

Qin Mo walked to the holographic image and watched.

The holographic image has shown the situation of the entire battlefield. Our own troops are holding on to their positions and using advanced weapons and equipment to defend against the attack.

But the enemy is not just attacking positions outside the passage, they have begun to prepare to establish a defense line in the lower nest area close to the passage.

"Sure enough, the war started..." Klein looked sad.

"Let the army destroy the fixed weapons on the position and then teleport back to the bottom nest." Qin Mo did not listen to Klein's complaints and gave him his order.

Klein immediately picked up the communicator and conveyed the order in the communication channel, and then asked in disbelief: "Are we going to retreat?"

"The passage was originally blocked. After the confrontation turned into war, the position in front of the passage lost its meaning." Qin Mo stared at the holographic image. "They have to withdraw, assemble, prepare, and then directly teleport behind the enemy to launch an attack." assault."

"I understand." Klein suddenly realized.

Qin Mo immediately worked out a detailed teleportation assault plan with the people present, including where the unmanned artillery should be teleported to start the bombardment, and the teleportation positions of each regiment.