Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 321 05.0320: ‘The power of light spears to cleanse the ground’

Round after round of bombs with enough power to explode a small mushroom cloud followed the fortress rebels who fled back to the fortress. They were planted all the way back to the city, and the impact points continued to approach the fortress.

The road leading to the fortress was filled with rebel vehicles emitting black smoke and catching fire. Burnt black mummies lay scattered on the gray-black ground, or simply merged with the scrap metal that was still smoking. .

Hundreds of people were directly killed by close air strikes one after another.

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After all the loaded bombs were thrown, there were still Skyhawk fighter jets and laser cannons waiting for them.

Different from the small laser guns in the hands of soldiers, the reason why the laser cannon has the additional word "gun" is that the penetrating power brought by its extremely high power destined it to be at the top of the empire's small and medium-sized weapons.

For the few rebels who were lucky enough to escape after being bombed back shortly after leaving the city in pursuit, Horatio had a great gift waiting to be given to them.

He quickly entered parameters into the data pad on his left arm.

The three reconnaissance C.A.T drones remaining in the living area of ​​the barracks flashed red.

The precise trigonometric coordinates were integrated and transmitted to the data pad on Horatio's arm.

Then, as the fleet liaison officer, he sent the precise coordinates together with the rapid ground support application form to a Firestorm-class (Sword-class frigate variant) further behind the Cobra-class destroyer, about 500 kilometers away from the ground. )superior.

Commodore Peru deployed the Cobra class to provide airdrop support, and the fire support task of bombarding the light spear was handed over to this Firestorm class.

The Warship Operations Department received the coordinates and ground support application form from the flagship fleet liaison officer.

The lieutenant colonel and captain nodded and gave authorization on the console.

The output power of the plasma reactor inside the silent Firestorm-class frigate suddenly increased, and a steady stream of energy gathered into the bombardment lances on the fins on both sides of the battleship began to gather energy, and the ends emitted a dazzling red light.

The Imperial Navy usually placed their bombardment lances in this position on the flanks.

As its name suggests, this kind of light spear is designed for ground bombardment. Its lethality and firepower are smaller than the Imperial Navy's anti-ship light spear array, and its range is also shorter.

But fortunately, the energy output can be precisely controlled, so the navy does not use them in void battles, but is dedicated to ground bombardment.

"Captain, the mechanical priest reports that the lowest power level light spear energy gathering is completed." The captain of the combat department turned around and reported.

"Permission to launch!"

Jiong!

The beam of the light spear fell from the sky and pierced the earth.

From the ground, this is an extremely magnificent scene, like a holy light shining on the earth.

Without the threat of pursuers, the hell soldiers who were more than ten kilometers away from the fortress stopped their cars and relaxed to enjoy the fireworks of victory. Louise stood up from the car seat and got into the turret where Horatio was. Individuals squeezed into the small space without caring, and couldn't help but stop and watch in the distance.

Helmet eyepieces reduce the glare of light, keeping it within acceptable photosensitivity thresholds for the human eye.

"It's so beautiful, just like a seraph wielding a sword of punishment." She stared intently at the white-red beam of light that penetrated the sky and fell into the ground silently.

"Yes, it's beautiful." At this moment, Horatio was filled with emotion.

If you weren't an officer of the Imperial Navy, how could you enjoy the close support of such an overwhelming carrier-based aircraft group and the opportunity to appreciate the magnificent shock brought by precise light spear strikes.

In front of us in the distance, the entire 100-meter-high towering barracks and the nearby 5-kilometer surface garrison living area were completely eliminated by the direct fire of the bombardment light spears, and completely disappeared in the dark yellow dust rising from the ground. It disappeared into ashes and suddenly disintegrated.

Moreover, the interior of the fortress does not fall under the Ministry of Interior's ban on the use of light spears and macrocannons in agricultural and urban areas.

The Imperial Navy just pulled out a blackhead stuck in the planet's skin.

The nearly 100,000 troops inside were evaporated directly in an instant and turned into molecular-level carbide residues.

Those who were a little further away from the center of the bombardment were also blown directly to ashes by the thousands-degree foehn wind in an instant.

Some people hiding in the orbital bombardment cannon also had a hard time.

The high temperature lasted for tens of seconds, and the immeasurable heat caused the surface temperature of the black cannon to suddenly reach a thousand degrees.

The people inside were like being put into an airtight oven.

They thought they could escape with luck, but in fact, the pain caused by being put in an iron can and boiled slowly at high temperature was not as good as being hit directly by a light spear and died quickly and happily, which was all over.

They screamed and watched as their flesh reddened, blistered, and finally began to collapse and melt.

Before the nasal cavity was inactivated, one could still clearly smell the burnt aroma produced by the Maillard reaction produced by the flesh.

The traitor wailed, and the low-quality bullets in his hands exploded one after another. He lacked the means to escape on the spot and could only feel the increasing temperature in the turret.

And those who were lucky enough to be hiding in the deepest core area soon discovered that things were getting worse.

They felt as if boiling water was being poured slowly over their bodies, with the water temperature slowly rising from 60 degrees to 100 degrees and then higher.

The sting caused by this 'frog boiling in warm water' made them jump and scream in the thickly armored core area.

Even if they die, they will not die, but this pain that continues to pour boiling water on their bodies makes them feel worse than death.

And its temperature is just right so that it will not cause the shells in the underground core area to explode, but it can slowly burn people to death.

A few minutes later, the slender rays of the bombardment light spear ended after intermittent ripples. Well, this is just the lowest power direct bombardment of the Imperial Navy warship.

The first wall of the heavy fortress, the area near the military camp is not messy, but unexpectedly clean.

As long as the follow-up troops land, they can use quick-concrete and alloy plates to rebuild a brand new building on this glassy ground. The ground is more solid than before, anyway, it is a giant foundation stone.

Horatio is very satisfied with the current situation of the fortress. He asked Fasha to take aerial photos, and the officers on the flagship are as satisfied as he is.

But the operation is not over yet. This is just the first fortress to be pulled out.

Horatio led the team to clear and establish a landing site, took away the wounded with Valkyries, and welcomed the new reinforcements.

This time, he had more detachments under his direct command.

He will lead them to conduct reconnaissance and sabotage operations in the surrounding areas, and scout as many attack routes as possible before the Astra Militarum arrives.

The forward reconnaissance and sabotage operations on the ground lasted for several months.

During this period, Archie Cuthbert Collingwood, the best-prepared candidate who was a rear admiral in the navy, was the first to get a letter of recommendation from Captain Peru six months after joining the ship.

Following the cruise frigate squadron escorting the airborne supply ship, he went to Sepra-Mundi to take the naval lieutenant examination in the first half of the Terra year.

After dozens of casualties on the ground of Farr, the Chief Eagle Flag Battalion of the Hell Vanguard pulled out 5 heavy air defense fortresses, dozens of medium-sized fortresses, and countless light air defense towers.

Finally, when Horatio ushered in the dawn on the ground one day, the Imperial Navy, loaded with the Celestial Army's Cetacean-class troop transports and the escorting Karl-Duniash Squadron, arrived at the orbital safety zone of Farr.

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On the orbital star fortress.

Horatio and other captains of the flagship were neatly dressed in uniforms and lined up in neat rows with medals and badges. Behind them stood hundreds of navy armed forces soldiers with the same neat military appearance, forming a solemn welcoming formation.

"Stand at attention! Fire!" Louise gave an order, and 14 navy boarding team members raised their grenade launchers filled with paintballs and fired salutes into the sky to welcome the visitors from the Star Fort docking station.

At the same time, the Star Fort's macro cannon turret also fired the same specifications of cannons.

The navy's salutes are in groups of 7, with a maximum of three groups, that is, 7, 14, and 21. This specification originated from the long-standing naval tradition of Holy Terra, and has not changed since humans entered the star sea.

When visiting and meeting with ordinary planets, the navy salutes 7 shots as a salute.

When meeting colleagues in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Star Realm Army, or traveling merchants, the navy salutes 14 shots as a salute.

When it comes to other battle fleets of the Imperial Navy, the Adeptus Astartes, the Adeptus Mechanicus, or Terran commissioners such as the Astronomican and the Inquisition, the Navy will fire a 21-gun salute.

The people who came were several officers of the Astra Militarum, who were wearing uniforms of different colors and styles, which represented the battalions and regiments they commanded from different cultural styles of their home planets.

Horatio took a glance and saw that the more conspicuous ones were the Mordians in blue uniforms, the Cadians in green uniforms, and the Britons in red uniforms.

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