Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

The biting cold wind howled at the top of the arched hangar. It hit the fluttering flag, and then brought it to the concrete floor below. The flag undulated with the wind and finally fell. On the hoarfrost ground.

A pair of boots fell next to the flag. The man in a green coat stared at the fallen flag. It was wrinkled into a ball like rags, and the Chaos symbol symbolizing heresy and corruption was also folded. It's almost impossible to see clearly.

The man raised his head and looked up at the hangar above his head. Several soldiers with guns on their backs gathered around the fallen flagpole and worked together to raise the hung military flag. In the howling cold wind, Krieger's fluttering flag stood tall. The top of the airport.

That was the flag of victory, which meant that everything here had fallen under the control of the Kriegs. The man looked at the flag, and a stormtrooper holding a gun behind him stopped a few steps away, "Ai Inquisitor Senhorn, the Grand Marshal is waiting for you, they are almost here."

Eisenhorn nodded to the soldiers. He tightened his coat on his chest and then turned and walked towards the runway of the airport. He passed through the wide open space of the airport, which was filled with numerous armored vehicles, tanks, and self-propelled artillery. With super-heavy siege guns towed by giant crawler tractors.

The Inquisitor walked under the towering cannon, and he passed directly through the Kriegs and Inquisition Stormtroopers moving at the airport. Some of them were carrying military supplies, while others were waving shovels to clean up. The rubble left during the attack and the corpses of the enemy were also thrown into the truck beside the runway by several people.

A hand fell out of the bed of the truck. Eisenhorn pushed the hand away and walked from the side of the truck. After walking out from behind the passing truck towing the howitzer, he came to the broad on a hard airport runway.

Came to the hard cement runway.

The Grand Marshal of the Krieg Army has been waiting here for a long time. In order to welcome the incoming guests, he specially changed out of his dirty coat that was stained by many days of war. Now he looks more like A real general.

"Generalissimo." Eisenhorn walked to the Krieger and whispered softly, and the latter nodded slightly to him, "Inquisitor." "Where are they?" "At the airport."

The Krieg answered simply, even too simply, but there was no need to ask any more. Eisenhorn raised his head and looked up at the falling stars in the sky above his head. It was a meteor shower that rushed straight down from the sky.

They broke through the dark clouds caused by consecutive days of shelling and explosions from the sky, flying down from the sky with long tails of fire. Only when they flew closer did Eisenhorn see the Stormbirds clearly, their bright propellers pointing downwards. They hovered above the runway, and huge air currents were lifted from the ground, blowing the hair on the Inquisitor's forehead.

His eyes shed tears uncontrollably in the strong wind. He was forced to close his eyes to block the attack of the strong wind. But Marshal Krieger next to him did not have this problem. He was wearing a gas mask and the lenses It blocked him from the rushing wind, allowing him to watch the falling silver fighter plane.

The shuttle, which was like a silver water droplet, descended from the sky and slowly descended from the surrounding storm birds. The landing gear at the end protruded from the smooth belly of the fuselage and collided with the hard runway of the airport.

Eisenhorn heard the sound of the cabin door opening. He opened his eyes and saw the person walking out of the cabin door in the strong wind. He was wearing a low-key black Inquisition coat, swaying in the wind. Under his coat, a bolt gun and a long sword with a phoenix hilt were exposed.

He stood at the door of the cabin, looking at Eisenhorn and Marshal Krieger on the runway below. The latter stood at attention and saluted him without thinking. The Kashezin commandos behind him also raised their guns. He raised his gun and saluted him.

The man also saluted them, and then walked out of the cabin door of the fighter plane. His coat was shaking in the violent wind blowing overhead. He stood on the runway of the cabin and walked toward Ai in the roaring propeller airflow. Senhorn nodded and said, "Hello, Eisenhorn, long time no see."

"You too, Lord Vito, or should I call you now, Marshal?" Eisenhorn smiled slightly sarcastically, and Vito couldn't help but smile when he looked at him, and he waved at the storm bird above his head. With the wave of his fingers, the hunting group in the sky immediately turned around and whizzed away towards the distance outside the airport wall.

The other four Astartes emerged from the silver shuttle. They stood behind Vito, like several towering peaks, silently emphasizing to everyone the man in low-key clothing in front of them. authority.

"Okay, let's skip the pleasantries. Grand Marshal, please introduce the situation to us." "Yes, sir, please follow me." Marshal Krieger said and turned around and walked to the other end of the runway. Behind him, Kashezin and The following Stormtrooper Guards immediately lined up on both sides, making way for Vitor and the accompanying Astartes.

The burly giants walked on the runway, and their tall figures quickly attracted the attention of everyone at the airport. The Kriegs and Stormtroopers on both sides of the runway knelt down and bowed their heads to them.

Astartes followed Vito across the airport runway, and soon came to the tall hangar at the end, and entered under the tall metal dome through the huge hatch that opened at the door.

It seems that this place has been transformed into a temporary headquarters. In the surrounding giant dock originally designed to park starships, there are a large number of military tents, generators and pipes extending everywhere. Radar antennas stand in the surrounding higher corridors and on the steps.

The ticking transmitter and the sound of decoding came from the tent, and under the canvas of the military tent, the Krieg doors came and went, shuttling among the many tents here, passing on intelligence and the latest orders. The tens of millions of Krieg legions received all the instructions and advice they needed from here.

A huge tactical map table is placed in the open space between the tents. A holographic image of the planet is projected on its surface. The red labels dancing on it represent Krieg's military units. They are densely covered in On the terrain map, a long front extends to the horizon.

Vitor and the four Astartes came to the table. They looked at the map in front of them, and Marshal Krieg immediately began his introduction.

"We have broken through all the outer defense lines of the Chaos Rebels, as well as part of the middle direction. According to the latest news we have received, with the help of the newly arrived Astartes Legion, the 2nd Assault Army has broken through the Cerro Highlands, and Arrive at the foot of the Vlasov Fortress wall.”

Vito followed the marshal's fingers and nodded, "It seems that Olaf and the others are making good progress. What about other war zones? Have the Astartes forces arrived?"

The marshal nodded slightly, pulled his palm on the map table, and then showed the surrounding battle lines with Vlasov Fortress as the core, "In the east, the 21st Army, with the help of the Dark Angel, captured Highland 701 and has broken through. The entire fire blockade of the fortress in this area will be reached in the near future, and the offensive will be launched across the river tomorrow. "

"In the southwest, the 9th Armored Corps, Huitong "Meat Grinder" 6th Army, captured the city of Moz early this morning and withstood the demon's counterattack with the help of the Imperial Fist. Follow-up troops are following up, Legion Plan to break through the Sokmam River defense line within three days.”

The marshal then pointed to the south, where a large group of beating beacons were densely covered, "The legion reserve team arrived at the line from Cologne to the Lady Trail. The siege artillery has finished casting the cement base of the heavy artillery. According to the legion's order, it will be launched at two o'clock in the morning today. The bombardment began, and at dawn the 20 corps of the Southern Army would begin the "Emperor's Offensive" with the goal of destroying the rebels' central front."

Vito held his chin and looked at the long battle line on the map in front of him. He didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, more like a calm and skilled chess player beside the chessboard. "How are the casualties so far?"

"7.41 million casualties, the latest battle report is still being counted, but the legion believes that the casualties are still within the expected range, and the attack will continue." The marshal said calmly.

Vito stared at the map in front of him and raised his head, tapping his fingers on the armor on his chest. "Krieg is the emperor's currency. Let them use it in more important places. Now, I will adjust the deployment, staff, and records." ”

Vito raised his hand and said to the Krieg man aside. The latter immediately stood up and took out a notebook from his waist. However, just as he was about to record it, he was pressed down. Marshal Krieg stood beside the table. A slight nod to Vito.

The latter raised his eyebrows slightly, then looked at the Astartes behind him, "I have made the following adjustments. The bombardment in the southern theater will start at ten o'clock tonight, and the Krieg siege artillery regiment will be increased from 3 to 8. , In addition, the 17th Regiment of the Expeditionary Force Valhalla and the 28th Regiment of the Eldest Son were added to concentrate all artillery on the southern front and the Krieg Army, and all 20 armies went into attack in the early morning. "

"Lorken, the Luna Wolves are reinforcing their troops to the southern front. All your legions will be put in. Cooperate with the Krieg legion to break through the Chaos front. After breaking through, stop thirty kilometers in front of the city wall. You are not allowed to cross the restriction line."

Loken nodded in response, and Vito then turned to the east side of the map behind him, "Lancelot, you don't move when the southern offensive begins. Two days later, the southern front army will launch a fierce attack within six hours after they arrive at the restriction line. I will take charge of it." Give you three Titan legions, break through the Devon River within an hour, then attack the city wall until you are within the Titan's range, and then stop."

As he spoke, he raised his hands with his back to the Space Marines in yellow armor, who immediately looked over, "Eisenstein, attack immediately after the Eastern offensive ends. I will mobilize Bell's Ultramarines to fully cooperate with you." In addition, 4 additional orders of the Battle Sisters, 6 brigades of the Mechanicus Skitarii, the 2nd Cadian Army and all the local Krieg Legions were all-out attack. Within half an hour, they broke through the enemy's defense line, detoured north, and moved closer. Lancelot."

"I will give you 3 general cannons. Remember, when firing, you must hit the highest point of the fortress so that the rebel bishop and the Chaos commander can see the general cannons. Then let the heavy artillery move north. Then Lancelot's army resumes the attack and cooperates with it. Eisenstein's army stormed the city wall with all its strength, creating a feint attack on the southern front and signs of a main attack on the eastern front."

Vito said, looking to the west like an eagle, and he pointed in that direction sharply, "The real main attack will be in the west. Ragnar and the 8th Assault Group Army will not move and remain silent for three days. When the offensive in the east begins, Immediately attack the fortress wall, let the east and south attract the attention of Chaos, and focus on the west. "

"Immediately after breaking through the city wall, the gap was widened. The 2nd Army broke in lightly and started street fighting to disturb the chaotic internal defense line. It must be as lively as possible. The Space Wolves directly attacked the central area of ​​​​the fortress, forcing the rebel bishop to mobilize the peripheral troops back to save lives, and then Troops from all the defense lines in the east, west, south and north pressed forward, shredded their chaotic defense lines, and then launched a general attack. "

"Repeat it again." Vito suddenly turned to Marshal Krieger and said, who raised his head.

"The southern front strengthened artillery firepower, advanced the offensive, strengthened the attack and created illusions. Three days later, the southeastern front began to attack, creating multiple false attacks to mobilize the enemy's main force. The western front attacked mainly, taking advantage of this to break into the fortress, forcing the enemy to return reinforcements and then attack across the entire front."

"very good."

Vito stood up in front of the map, put one hand behind his back, and made his signature gesture, "Now that the orders are clear, let's take action."