Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

The huge gun breech was slowly opened, and as the heavy gun door opened to one side, the gorgeous starry sky outside the cave entrance came into view. The dark background of the solar system was now like a gorgeous canvas, on which words and phrases were painted and sprayed. The colors create a beautiful and magnificent scenery.

Those lasers flying around, flashing warheads and firelights of various colors filled the background of the Milky Way, but soon the beautiful picture was blocked, blocked by a dark, cylindrical A metal object was pushed into the barrel, but soon it lit up again, illuminated by fire.

The huge explosion flame instantly lit up the entire cannon bore. The dark object blocking the cannon bore roared out of the muzzle. Its body rubbed against the rifling on the inside of the cannon bore and spun out rapidly. It was a cannon shell, and each one roared out. The huge macro cannon shells shot out.

The heavy artillery shell as huge as a building burst out from the muzzle, and its end drove the soaring flames from the muzzle to illuminate the angel on one side. The golden statue stood in the center of the artillery deck holding the holy sword. The right side of his face and body were illuminated by the firelight, and then the left side of his body was also illuminated by the roar of the macro cannon on the other side.

The entire row of macro cannons on the gunnery deck fired at the same time. Dozens of thick cannonballs roared out from all around it. Its body was instantly illuminated by the fierce fire, and was hit by the light of the artillery fire. The target's surface is illuminated by explosive flames.

Huge cannonballs roared across the gorgeous starry sky. In the gorgeous sea that the cannonballs flew through, there were countless battleship wreckage floating. They were broken and floating in the gorgeous colors, and the colors themselves spread out from them. , the fuel and chemical elements in the battleship were projected into the starry sky during the explosion. Various elements blended together and turned into the shimmering fluorescent sea.

The night sky of Terra, which was once completely dark, has completely turned into a paradise of color. Blue, red and cyan colors permeate the curtain of the universe, just like a painting splashing paint and luminous powder on the background of the Milky Way.

The rotating warhead drove the prayer scriptures engraved on it down the night sky. The colors and dust fuel that filled the cosmic background were quickly penetrated by the golden warhead. The cannonball was like a speedboat rushing through the waves. Generally whizzing by at a rapid speed, it and the surrounding cannonballs fired in that direction at the same time left a long path in the background of the universe. All the colors were squeezed to both sides by them, thus making a clear trace of the path.

The golden cannonball suddenly passed through the gorgeous sea of ​​stars and flew over the blue dust storm. It broke out of the colorful clouds and hit the battleship on the other side.

The moment before the shells were about to contact the surface armor of the battleship, the dazzling void shield quickly gathered outside the armor layer. In an instant, explosive flames soared into the sky above the shield, followed closely by subsequent shells from all around. The bombardment hit the surface of the void shield, and a violent explosion rose above the side of the battleship, like a spraying volcano.

But when the flames of the explosion burned out, the void shield was still flickering, and the battleship underneath it was still suspended in the night sky. It also let out its own roar with the power of thunder.

All the macro cannons on its side fired in salvo, and the neat roar of the muzzles spit out flames on the side of the battleship. In the tongue of flames, a whole row of cannonballs roared out and flew towards the gorgeous Milky Way background. Not only that , there are dozens of similar warships surrounding this battleship that are also firing and roaring at the same time.

Countless muzzle flames lit up the sides of these battleships, their armored surfaces were illuminated by the flames, and the buildings on the backs of the battleships engraved with blasphemous symbols were completely illuminated on one side by the flames of the macro cannon, and a huge shadow faced towards them. The other side of the dim battleship stretched away, and the shadows in the firelight were huge and long.

The whistling shells shot through the gorgeous background of the Milky Way like raindrops, and instantly exploded several flames at the initial point of contact. Those were the flames of the frigates at the front disintegrating in the explosion. Those flames It rose up and cast its dazzling light onto Terra's orbit.

Captain Cole stood in the bridge and looked at the exploding ship. The captain's hands were pressed on the armrest in front of him. His face was illuminated by the explosions one after another, and the barrage of rapid-fire cannons was like raindrops. Shooting from the chaos fleet on the other side of the night sky in the solar system, those dense barrages bombarded the Infinite Frontier, lighting up the sparks of explosions.

Cole completely ignored the flames of the explosion. He raised his hand amidst the slight vibrations on the bridge and pointed at the Chaos fleets rushing in from the sea of ​​​​explosion fire. They were advancing at extremely high speeds, and the flames of the propellers were like a Meteors traveling across the universe.

"Order all fleets to adjust their course immediately! Concentrate the firepower of the side ships on those assaulting Chaos warships. They must not be allowed to break out near the orbit! They may be filled with Chaos Space Marines. Once we let them attack to a jumping distance, we will be completely finished. !”

"Tell the Mechanicus fleet to penetrate and kill them immediately! All warships and orbital arrays open fire! Pull out the blockade!" Cole punched the handrail in front of him and shouted, his order was quickly echoed by the operator below. Feedback, the fingers of the battlefield controller sitting in front of the terminal screen were tapping quickly on the mechanical keyboard, and the raindrops pattered on the roof in the heavy rain. The command was loaded into the system and delivered in the blink of an eye.

The entire Imperial fleet began to turn rapidly. All the fleets around and behind the Infinite Frontier aimed their guns in the direction Cole was pointing. In an instant, countless artillery fire lit up from all around Cole, and the macro cannon shells roared amidst the violent vibrations of the ship's hull. And what followed was a dense fire barrage like raindrops, which was a dense fire net woven by rapid-fire cannons and missiles.

Among the warheads flying across the stars, shining spears of light rushed past at the speed of light. The bright spearheads suddenly focused on the charging Chaos warships, and instantly penetrated the shields of those small frigates.

Their shields disappeared in the flash, and what followed was a storm of destruction. A series of barrages bombarded them, and macro-cannon shells hit the bows of their warships. What followed was a horrific crash. The huge explosion instantly tore apart the entire bow part of the frigate.

In the flames of the explosion, dense barrages and missiles were shot into it, and a new explosion occurred in the explosion. The sky-high fires overlapped and connected with each other to form a long wall of flames on a galactic scale.

But suddenly a series of torpedoes were fired from the flames. The flashing red proton torpedoes roared across the stars. They shot through the wreckage of the Imperial and Chaos warships floating in outer orbit, with lightning speed. It was fired at the assembled Imperial fleet in orbit around Terra.

Without Cole's order, all the warships quickly began to intercept fire. In an instant, the fleet hovering outside the orbital star port fired a barrage like a torrential rain at the flashing torpedoes, many of which were hit by The explosion intercepted by the anti-aircraft artillery turned into a new addition of gorgeous fireworks in the night sky.

But some of the torpedoes broke through the fire interception. They roared and leaped to the outside of the fleet. Suddenly, the armor on both sides of the flying torpedoes all popped out, and the cluster warheads attached to their sides were all fired instantly. One shot The torpedoes turned into dozens of rounds, and even dozens of missiles were fired.

In the blink of an eye, a rainstorm of missiles appeared outside the window of the entire bridge. Cole stared at the missiles with wide eyes. The raindrop-like missiles all hit the Infinite Frontier and the surrounding battleships. Although most of the battleships They all relied on their own void shields to block the incoming warheads, but this also caused the shield's strength to instantly weaken.

An explosion followed immediately. Cole was startled and immediately raised his head to look out the window at a destroyer that exploded on the side of the Infinite Frontier. Its body was broken from the middle.

"Captain! The avian radar scan shows that a large number of enemy ships are approaching from the side of the battlefield!" The avian commander below Cole shouted. He looked at the radar screen in front of him. On the green scanning screen, the Empire A large spot of light suddenly appeared on the side and front of the fleet.

Cole immediately turned his head and looked along the diagonal line of the destroyer's explosion. He saw those Chaos ships and the servants of the evil god rushing towards the Imperial Navy fleet from the flanks of the battlefield. The Chaos assault fleet that had been destroyed by the Imperial Navy before was After the explosion, they just used their own flames to form a fire cloud zone that blocked their vision, so that the empire did not notice their actions.

The cruel tactics rely on sacrificing low-level members of the fleet to obscure the field of vision, thereby creating a blind spot on the battlefield to cover the main fleet assault. Cole can be sure that the opponent's fleet commander is also an excellent captain, a cruel, ruthless but quite excellent commander. official.

But Cole had no time to lament the excellence of his peers. The Chaos fleets that rushed in from the flanks of the battlefield fired fiercely at the flanks of the Imperial fleet. The light spears and bombardment cannons on their backs were aimed at the flank course, using their complete flank firepower. Aiming at the front of the battlefield, causing the vulnerable bow part of the ship to fire towards the Imperial fleet on one side.

Intense artillery fire hit the Imperial fleet beside Cole. The Imperial warships hovering in orbit exploded one after another. The light spear shield-breaking bombardment blasted through the armor with one shot. The rapid explosions exploded like raindrops in a very short time. In the fleet, even Cole's ship was hit by several of the shells.

In the violent vibration, Cole was knocked to one side and almost fell to the ground. He suddenly hit the armrest. Cole's elbow hit the stone platform and was painful, but he just took a breath and immediately Standing up, he didn't even have time to curse, because the Birdmaster below screamed.

"Captain! We were hit continuously by light spears! The strength of the void shield plummeted! Only 30% of the strength is left! It cannot withstand the next attack!"

Cole punched the armrest angrily, stood up and looked out the window with a roar, "Where are the oil guys?! Are they dead?!"

"No, Captain, we don't." Cole cursed until the communication terminal at his hand suddenly sounded that calm voice, which was so mechanical and calm even in this chaotic battlefield.

Cole was stunned for a moment while looking at the audio band on the screen, and then he was attracted by the dazzling firelight outside the window. He saw the Chaos assault fleets exploding and disintegrating, and those fast-moving Chaos warships were in the process of impact. It exploded into dazzling sparks.

Destroy one of their red high-speed fleets, which are red warships that are moving at extremely fast speeds. They are very fast, just like light cavalry charging in circuitous directions on the battlefield.

The Mechanicus fleet also rushed out of the explosion fire cloud that obscured the field of vision. They were like a group of wolves ambushing in the wind and snow, suddenly charging out when their prey thought they were safe behind them. It was more advanced than other warships in the empire, and its propulsion system quickly detoured back to the side and rear of the Chaos Fleet.

Although the side caliber of the red ship is smaller and less powerful than that of Imperial battleships of the same class, its rate of fire is far faster than the rapid firing of the cannons of ships of the same class as Empire and Chaos. The light spear mounted on its back is also smaller. They all turned around, and the Mechanicus fleet maneuvered through the side and rear of the Chaos Fleet and ruthlessly bombarded the rear of the Chaos Fleet with destructive artillery fire.

The Chaos warships, which were facing away from the Mechanicus fleet and unable to fight back, were all hit. Under the operation of the Mechanicus' excellent fire control array, all the shells hit the target accurately. In an instant, the entire Chaos fleet became a piece of debris. spark.

The crew members on the bridge of the Infinite Frontier stood up and cheered when they saw the sparks blooming. The sailors on many Imperial ships cheered when they saw the Chaos ship that was destroyed by the Mechanicum and turned into flames. Standing up, Cole also looked at those sparks with a smile on his face like them.

But suddenly another explosion occurred, and new sparks joined the sea of ​​​​fire, but it was not the Chaos fleet, but the ship of the Mechanicum!

Cole stared at the exploding Mechanicus ships with wide eyes. Their void shields were shattered by a series of precise and rapid light spear bombardments, and then they were hit by equally precise artillery interceptions. The Emperor is on top! The shell actually hit the Mechanicus ship that was sailing at high speed! The shooter's rich experience is unbelievable. How many naval battles and years of experience are needed to achieve an accurate lead estimate?

And Cole soon got the answer. When the fire clouds dissipated, Cole saw the real main force of the black fleet. Different from the Chaos fleet that had interspersed attacks before, those ships were typical mortal naval battleships, and now they appeared in The ships in front of Cole were all battleships fully equipped with Chaos Space Marines, belonging to the fleet directly under the Rebel Legion!

Those naval sailors who had been rebelling for ten thousand years put their rich experience to use. Although they did not have the precise fire control system of the Mechanicus, they relied on their ten thousand years of rich experience to perfectly hit the Mechanicus fleet.

The red fleet turned into the remnants of the explosion in the universe. Due to the inertia of rapid flight, its fragments also drew a large distance forward, just like a large meteor shooting forward with flames.

"Priest! Retreat to the main fleet immediately! All ships begin to retreat! Abandon mid-level orbit and retreat to low-Earth orbit, retreat within the range of orbital firepower and ground defense firepower! Execute immediately!"

Cole shouted the order, and Anna below him raised her head and looked at Cole above, "What's wrong, Captain?"

"The commander of the opposing fleet is simply a lunatic. He sacrificed two squadrons to expose our mobile fleet. The first wave of fleets he sacrificed was to cause us assault damage. All the enemy ships were rushed into from the flanks. All firepower was directed at our destroyers, frigates and light cruisers, all of which were ships that could maneuver quickly, while the more cumbersome ships with firepower and chaos were all spared. "

Cole frowned and looked at the huge battleship in the center of the Chaos Fleet in the distance, the Glory Queen-class battleship surrounded by countless hunting groups. He stayed away from the battlefield like an alpha wolf hiding in the shadows, hiding among the huge fleet. , but he also commanded the wolves under his command as skillfully as the wolf king, inflicting the most fatal blow to his opponents.

"The purpose of his second wave of sacrificial fleets was to draw out the Mechanicus' mobile fleets, and then severely damage and destroy them, thereby completely destroying our mobile power. The remaining bulky ships with slower speeds would be like using without infantry support. Once the tanks enter the vast star field, they will be surrounded and eaten by their more flexible fleets and the main fleet, just like wolves hunting, forcing the huge but clumsy opponent into the wolves’ hunting ground.”

"Cruel but cunning guy, I really want to know what that person's name is." Cole looked at the bridge of the Queen of Glory and whispered. He knew that the captain was on the bridge. He was a genius, and now Cole said You are about to fight a cosmic battle with him, and he must not underestimate the enemy.

Cole looked at Anna below, and then pointed at the remaining Imperial fleet outside the window, "We can't be fooled by Chaos. If we stay in the central ring, we are waiting to die! Order the fleet to retreat quickly and shrink back to the range where orbital firepower can cover it, and move the fleet Focus on low-Earth orbit to gather defenses to avoid being divided and surrounded by fast fleets.”

"As you command, Captain!" Anna said and then nodded to the Captain Bird on the side. The Captain with a mechanical eye patch on his face also nodded, and then quickly typed on the keyboard with his flexible mechanical fingers, giving orders. It was also implemented quickly.

"Kent, turn around before those wolves pounce." Cole looked out the window at the advancing huge Chaos Fleet and said. The helmsman Old Kent directly below him held the rudder, and he suddenly pulled a stick on his hand. Pulling the lever, "Yes, Captain."

Old Kent began to turn the rudder greatly, and the Infinite Frontier began to change direction as he turned the rudder. The vector jet port on the belly sprayed a huge pillar of fire to one side, pushing the warship to turn. Other large imperial warships were surrounding it. It also began to turn, and the entire fleet was turning back to retreat.

Anna looked at the starry sky passing by outside the window and turned to look in the direction of Cole. The captain was standing above her and pressing on the armrest. "But captain, if we shrink the defense line, other defensive fleets will definitely receive the same message." The news begins to shrink, and Terra's defense fleet is equivalent to giving up most of its control over the universe, and cannot effectively prevent Chaos from airdropping troops to the ground. "

Cole glanced at Anna below, then raised his head to look at Terra's body coming into view outside the window. He looked to one side towards the boundary of the planet's horizon that was shining with a ray of light in the sun. There was also a star in the starry sky there. A dense invasion fleet is approaching.

"The only thing we can do to help Vito is to intercept as many Chaos fleets as possible to prevent them from sending more troops down. The rest can only be relied on by themselves. May the Emperor bless you."

"There's only one more thing we can do, pray."

Cole said as he looked at the first black fleet warship approaching Terra's atmosphere in the distance. He passed quickly above the atmosphere, and a series of light spots flashed below it. They were Death Claw landing pods. , those iron rains of death plunged into the atmosphere, crashing into Terra with blazing flames.