Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

The land beneath Horatio's feet lies in the compression zone of continental tectonic plates.

The Montacchia Mountains, a hilly belt stretching for tens of kilometers in the peripheral agricultural area, are the product of this compression zone.

It is not high, with a maximum altitude of 67 meters and an average altitude of 50 meters.

But on the vast plain, this 50-meter-high hilly belt is suddenly located horizontally, and there will be 54

Highway No. 1 is sandwiched in the middle, so this place is destined to become a "natural chasm."

Horatio still stood erect, looking over the terrain through his telescope.

Monte Chia is not called a mountain, but a "cannon hill".

The entire middle of the continuous mountain was hollowed out, and forts were built on all sides of the mountain to defend against incoming enemies without blind spots.

Judging from this meticulous and meticulous architectural style, the permanent fortification defense line here is likely to be the masterpiece of the Iron Warriors.

There are heavy weapons forts, machine gun bunkers, and artillery bunkers. Each bunker is covered with perfect camouflage.

Although the hell's vanguard did find a firepower point in the distance before, due to the existence of camouflage, they were never able to accurately locate it and conduct an effective air strike.

Horatio tried to blow up the Starhawk bomber several times, but with little success.

It wasn't until the Astra Militarum's heavy artillery plowed the entire hill from head to toe that these rapid-condensation fortresses, which blended into the natural environment and were integrated with the white snow, truly showed their true form.

At this time, although some artillery forts had lost their functionality due to collapse caused by carpet bombing before the war, some had their barrels and other devices damaged by Astra Militarum artillery and tank guns.

But there are still many forts still exporting firepower.

In a slightly crude Norman-style infantry fortress, which was obviously added later and made of rapid concrete, two rebel soldiers set up logging guns on the left and right, pointing at the Leman Russ vehicle on the plain. They used their bodies to cover the assaulting British soldiers and fired in an attempt to suppress them and slow down their advance.

Under the continuous shooting, their gun barrels had overheated, emitting red to white light, and the projected ballistics also swayed and dispersed like muskets, but the advancing Astra Militarum troops gave them no time to replace the burners. Red barrel.

Groups of magazines filled with large-caliber live ammunition were sent by the rebel soldiers from the rear through the open fort door. So far, the thousands of rounds of ammunition fired here have caused the death of several Astra Militarum soldiers.

Facing the flaming fortress, the Astra Militarum would naturally not sit idly by.

After clearing the surrounding enemies, the heavy weapons team of the British infantry squad advanced through the trench, setting up heavy explosive bombs and heavy logging guns on the ceramite breastworks of the rebel defense line that had been controlled, and conducting reverse fire suppression on the fortress.

Bah, bang, bang, bang!

With the assistance of long-range sights, the automatic gun team used a burst of precise short bursts and was very lucky to shatter the upper body of one of the machine gunners.

But in the fortress, the deputy shooter on the side did not hesitate to hold the red-hot logging gun again, and continued to shoot at the shooting hole of the bunker. One of the rebels carrying ammunition also stepped out to serve as the deputy shooter.

The automatic cannon team that exposed itself was immediately counterattacked by rebel small-arms fire from two directions. When the deputy shooter was injured and bleeding, he had to change his fighting position and let nearby infantry take over.

"Tank No. 311, go blow up that damn fort. The coordinates are 259.173!! Hurry!"

Regarding the fortress in front of them that was obviously built by the rebels themselves, the infantry platoon sergeant originally assessed that its construction quality was poor. Even the shooting holes had obvious flaws and the openings were too large, which made him somewhat contemptuous.

I wanted to take it down with the infantry and weapons team at hand, but I suffered a small loss.

After quickly adjusting his emotions, Juntu grabbed the communication sound array microphone behind the platoon's communications soldier and contacted the Leman Russ tank in front of him that was suppressing the trench in front with fire. He applied for tank and artillery support and headed towards the erection of this equipment. Two logging guns opened fire.

At this moment, there were too many forts firing on the front line. After receiving the news, the commander could not identify it for a while. After observing and calculating the position through the observation mirror, he finally determined the target that was spitting out tongues of fire.

Soon, Leman Russ turned the black stubby cannon and pointed it at the fort.

boom!

A grenade hit the outer wall of the quick-concrete parapet. Inside the fortress, only a few black images were seen flying out like rag dolls, and the gunfire temporarily stopped.

The British line soldiers, relying on Leman Russ tanks, seized the opportunity to maneuver quickly. However, not long after, the surface of the fortress, which had been blasted into craters and looked like a pockmarked face, began to shoot outwards again.

No one knows how many people the rebels have hidden in this hollowed-out hill.

A cannon barrel protruded from the bunker. The bunker here was only slightly higher than the ground and was covered with camouflage netting and snow-covered turf. Because it was located on such a low ground, it survived last night's artillery battle.

Bang!

The cannon fired unexpectedly.

Boom!

An armor-piercing shell hit the front armor of the Leman Russ tank. Fortunately, the angle was not good, and an oblique ricochet occurred.

The entire car body was still shaking slightly from the impact just now. The commander quickly looked for the enemy's shooting position.

At the same time, because there were Astra Militarum infantry everywhere around the tank, they did not dare to maneuver and dodge at will.

Bang!

Another artillery shell was fired at the Leman Russ tank. This time, the thick armor-piercing warhead was embedded in the vehicle body. It failed to penetrate the thickest and strongest front armor area of ​​the Leman Russ. The metal flowers that turned out near the warhead appeared. There are traces of white smoke.

The commander finally discovered the sneak attack Hongsheng cannon, and gritted his teeth and reported the opponent's position. The gunner immediately controlled the turret and pressed the muzzle downward, but found that the location of the bunker was lower than the depression angle of -8 degrees.

Seeing that he could not destroy the target, the commander immediately sought support from other vehicle crews on the channel, and used the on-board sound array to notify the infantry following the vehicle, urging them to disperse. The heavy body of the Leman Russ slowly retreated, trying to pull out Shooting from a low angle.

Bang!

Another round hit the vehicle, this time hitting the tracks on the rigid suspension.

A big hole suddenly appeared in the middle of the thick steel track. Under the huge impact, two nearby tracks also detached and fell, and the lower half hung feebly from the driving wheel to the ground.

Higher up, a 180mm ground-shaking cannon with a dozen armor-piercing projectiles embedded in its mantlet several meters thick slowly turned its muzzle and aimed at the Leman Russ tank whose track was broken and could not move.

The rebel gunners used the Z-shaped light refraction sight and combined image rangefinder installed in the rapid concrete on the artillery fort to target and lock on the crippled Leman Russ tank.

boom!

The muzzle spit out a conspicuous golden flame, and in just a blink of an eye, Leman Russ Tank No. 311 was directly hit by a 180mm high-explosive bomb.

Before the sound came, the fire came first.

The huge car body was instantly blown to pieces by the shells, and a transmission wheel was thrown out in the explosion.

A cloud of slush drifted onto the road.

The surrounding infantry dispersed when the Leman Russ tank reversed, but there were still several people who were unable to dodge and were blown away by the explosion caused by the 180mm artillery shell with an 8-kilogram charge. Their lives and deaths are unknown.

"Find cover! Find cover!" Without the cover of the Leman Russ tanks, the infantry on this section of the front could only find cover nearby. Before the third echelon of Leman Russ tanks in the rear arrived to take over, they lost The ability to advance offensively.

Any flesh and blood body is vulnerable to the gunfire of the fortress.

"Ho ho!! Kill all the Corpse Emperor's lackeys!" The rebels, who had been beaten so hard by the Astra Militarum that they could not lift their heads, saw a Leman Russ tank being blown to pieces, and they raised their arms and shouted excitedly.

"Oh! Your Majesty the God-Emperor! May the God-Emperor redeem the souls of those poor young people."

This scene caused the noble ladies around the brigade headquarters to watch the battle with small telescopes inlaid with gold and diamonds. They exclaimed and touched their red lips with lace gloves with a hint of fright and sympathy.

Sir Wellesley's face was not pretty, and even from a distance, Horatio seemed to be able to hear the sound of his teeth gnashing.

As early as the previous reconnaissance stage before the Astra Militarum landed, Horatio discovered that bombers had little effect on the camouflaged fortress.

He applied for the use of light spear bombardment in the middle of the mound, away from the road.

Captain Peru also immediately submitted the process to the Ministry of Interior officials accompanying the ship, requesting the use of minimum-power orbital bombardment to carry out orbital firepower against the fortress group here before the Astra Militarum launches its next offensive.

However, the accompanying Ministry of Interior officials also need to contact the Agathon sector Ministry of Interior who dispatched the expedition.

A few weeks later, the group of people took parchment maps from hundreds or thousands of years ago.

The application for orbital bombardment was rejected on the grounds that "the land is an important agricultural production zone".

Even when the subsequent administrative review was filed, the materials were specifically uploaded to indicate that some of the forts had been discovered by the detectives, but the Ministry of the Interior, which received the news, still rejected the only review approval, completely cutting off the last chance.

After evaluation by a multi-party expert group, the area is an important agricultural production area. Orbital bombardment will lead to the irreversible loss of precious assets of the Empire. In addition, the Imperial Navy should not interfere with the strategies and tactics of the Imperial Army.

Now, the Imperial Navy is completely not allowed to use light spears to bombard here.

In this regard, Horatio couldn't help feeling that the Ministry of the Interior's operations were as outrageous as using a tourist map to direct operations.

But no matter what, the Ministry of Interior is the joint superior department of the Ministry of Navy and the Ministry of Military Affairs. Without the authorization of this group of civilian officials, the Imperial Navy can't do anything about it. After all, the Military Supervisory Committee is still watching. He is not Farida, and he is not that easy to talk to. .

Therefore, Horatio could only find another way to support the advancement of the Astra Militarum through other methods.