"Coward! Coward! You have disgraced your relatives! You have disgraced the Emperor! Are all the people on the Death Star cowards?"
The sound of artillery on the battlefield could not cover up the sound so close, and this sentence quickly caused a burst of laughter.
Karen just lay on the ground, crying in pain, and then took out a photo from his arms. The photo was very blurry. You could probably see a woman, a man and two children. It was obviously a crude and low-level product, but it was saved.
It was in very good condition and the owner obviously valued it very much.
Staring at the photo and recalling the news she had received not long ago, after a moment of hesitation, Karen gritted her teeth, pulled out the pistol from her waist, and turned around to point it at the unsuspecting gun crew members.
"Yes, the false emperor is a lie!"
He coldly pulled the trigger, ridding the backs of the Cadian soldiers with bullets until they fell forward and out of the gun emplacement.
With a flash of sneer, Karen jumped over the falling rubble, controlled the automatic cannon, and started shooting at some targets——
But those targets are no longer evil.
Captain Ross Clemens of White Temple's 10th Company was observing the battlefield from the edge of the bunker. Their 10th Company was assisting in the defense of this position.
He saw several Astra Militarum Chimeras organizing a counterattack in the distance, passing through the demon and cult infantry, firing explosive bombs as they marched, and spraying chemical flames with heavy flamethrowers.
Sentinel mechs follow the Chimera through the enemy swarm, firing lasers to support their speeding allies.
"Um?"
Suddenly, several shells hit the rear of a Chimera. Ross Clemens watched in confusion as its rear crackled and smoke came out. Then the engine started to catch fire, and then turned into a fireball.
Ross Clemens later saw several vehicles destroyed in the same way. He traced the ballistic trajectories of those destroyed vehicles and discovered a surprising fact:
This burst of artillery fire did not come from the opposite battlefield, but from the artillery positions on the defense line.
"what happened--"
As he was observing the battlefield, he suddenly heard the roar of incoming artillery fire.
Then, a tumbling and spinning artillery shell hit the position, followed by a huge explosion, shaking the bunker and almost throwing the Astartes Captain into the battlefield.
When he stabilized his steps and looked outside again, only a piece of torn rubble remained at the former gun emplacement in front of him, and hundreds of demons swarmed towards this defensive hole.
It stands to reason that this gun position should be very hidden. Could it be that the enemy is lucky?
With doubts, Ross Clemens raised the chain sword in his hand and shouted at the recruits who were getting ready behind him:
"Kill them off!!"
For a moment, the roar of automatic cannons and heavy explosive shells drowned out the demon's roar——
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Colonel Dro Acat of the 99th Cadian Mechanized Infantry Regiment was standing at the edge of the observation post, observing the scene of the distant battle line.
When the dazzling white light of the light spear streaked across the turbid sky of Pai Mao, the light shone on his face, and the front edge of the helmet cast a shadow on his face, so that no one could see the expression on his face clearly.
This man-made storm lasted for several hours, leaving only dust in the bombed areas and irregular mushroom clouds rising everywhere.
The enemy suffered a terrible blow.
"Sir?"
Colonel Dro Acat turned around and saw his new adjutant Tyson walking towards him, still wearing the thick gloves.
And his Ogryn bodyguard Gold Teeth, who had narrowly escaped death but had a piece of iron on his head, was still guarding the observation post.
"What do you think of the situation ahead?"
"The heretics have withstood tons of blows, and their attack cannot be sustained for long."
Tyson's expression expressed approval.
"Then you should go down and take a rest."
"How is the troop gathering going?"
"They have all been assembled, but... the militia group assigned to our command is still dragging its feet. I have talked with their commanders, but they have been emphasizing the issue of weapons, supplies and uniforms."
"Everyone has a problem!"
Colonel Dro Acat burst into anger. He smashed the wooden fence of the sentry tower with one punch, and then roared angrily:
"This is their planet! We are bleeding for them! Can't these cowards get over it? We don't let them eat rats!"
"They thought the rations we distributed were tastier than rats and not as heavy as a rat."
"Ha, let them go have a feast with the Black Legion! Take me to their headquarters. If that piece of shit officer pushes me back again, I will shoot those piece of shit on the spot."
Colonel Dro Acat walked down the observation post angrily, walked through the busy military camp, and came to another temporary camp located on the east side of the military camp.
Before he walked in, he saw the militiamen from the Death Star gathered in twos and threes at the entrance of the camp, and so did their officers. Each of them looked gloomy and did not even look at Colonel Kadian.
Colonel Dro Acat only brought his own guard, about thirty people. When he was still two hundred meters away from the opponent's camp, he suddenly smelled a burning smell, as if there was a fire somewhere.
Years of battlefield instinct stopped him in his tracks.
Suddenly, he discovered a detail.
"This camp...why don't I see a flag?"
Even the militia, according to the tradition of the empire, will have a corresponding flag, even if it is just an Aquila, and it will be hung in a conspicuous position when camping.
But Colonel Dro Acat noticed that the sky above the camp of the Death Star Militia was empty——
"No, let's go back!"
As soon as Colonel Dro Acat finished speaking, the militiamen suddenly roared together, and then the flag appeared.
"Revenge for our loved ones!!!!"
But it is no longer the flag of the empire, but an eight-pointed star symbolizing corruption.
The first batch of bullets hit the nearest Cadian soldiers, and they fell to the ground. The militiamen rushed over with howls, and one of them thrust his bayonet into the stomach of a wounded Cadian, who immediately fell to the ground.
He let out an unnaturally ferocious scream, and as the militiaman twisted the spear handle, the scream turned into intermittent moans.
"Cover the retreat, sir!!"
As soon as Tyson finished speaking, he was shot in the face. When he fell, his head turned into a strange shape.
Facing the surprise attack, the Qadian soldiers showed iron discipline and began to block the oncoming enemies. However, their number was too small, and some of them were quickly overwhelmed. The militiamen seemed to be crazy. They did not even shoot, but used
The butt of the gun beat the fallen Cadian like a woman beating her clothes with a stick by the river.
"Beast! Traitor!"
Colonel Dro Acat, who was running towards the camp, cursed when he saw this, took out his automatic pistol and opened fire, while Gold Tooth was also holding a wood chipper and shooting wildly.
The bullet hit a militiaman armed with a machete, killing him instantly.
But the entire camp's militiamen have come out in full force, slaughtering his soldiers like crazy, and they will soon be there for him too.
At this moment, a dense rain of bullets struck, sweeping the charging militiamen into pieces.