"Idiots! Don't panic! Hold on! Hold on! Reinforcements are coming soon!"
Despite the deadly assault, the surviving cultists, edged and inspired by their officers, fought back, laser gun beams buzzing in the air and grenades exploding in staccato bursts on the sides of the charred buildings.
crackling sound.
"rush!"
Hao Mo ran into the street and headed straight for a parked armed truck.
Autocannons were already turning their turrets, but the Astartes were too close and too fast for these mortals to use their weapons effectively.
The beam of the laser gun scorched the air around him. Hao Mo took out his pistol and fired two shots quickly, killing the driver and weapons hand directly.
"Cross the intersection!"
Armin ordered through the communication bead.
They ran to the middle of the parked personnel carriers. Hao Mo threw two fragmentation grenades into the compartments of the two vehicles he could reach. Robin shot several soldiers a little further down the street while moving.
Hit the oil drum in the square ahead with a bomb.
The bomb easily penetrated the steel plate, causing a huge explosion.
It only took Haoma a few seconds to reach the other side of the intersection, only to find himself attacked from three different directions.
There were actually more than five hundred cultists near the stronghold. Although they lost the leadership of the Chaos Space Marines, they instinctively opened fire on the charging Astartes.
A laser beam struck Kaoma in the chest, but his ceramic armor withstood the onslaught.
Robin was also hit several times.
He shot one cultist at point-blank range with his pistol, then impaled another with his power sword.
Homo saw an enemy sergeant on his left hastily raise his laser gun and pointed it at him. He fired two shots at the man, then rushed into the remaining soldiers, swinging the weapon and killing all he could reach.
Every cultist and rebel.
Figures were scattered in the dark room, shooting at Haoma with laser guns and improvised pistols.
One laser beam hit his right leg, and two more hit his chest. Warning messages flashed on the armor, but the integrity of the armor was still within acceptable limits.
He rushed towards the traitors, his two powerful legs driving him through the surrounding crowd, his pistol rang out again and again, each shot hit the vital point, killing one who stood up from the bunker and tried to change positions to surround him.
bastard.
Hao Mo had just climbed up the highest pile of rubble when he saw an energy field flickering low to his left.
He dodged to the right and blocked the blow with his chainsword, barely saving his legs and preventing his knees from being cut off.
"The false emperor's lackey!!"
Although the first sneak attack missed, the chain sword of the Black Legion heretic still scratched Haoma's left calf, causing him to stumble.
Enemies came from all directions and pulled the trigger on Haoma. He was hit in the head, shoulder and chest. Although the armor was still intact, the sensor showed that the armor status changed from amber to red.
As the Chaos Space Marines pursued him to kill him, he heard the crackle of their chainswords.
Haoma reluctantly turned around and blocked it with his sword. The heretic roared and wanted to quickly pierce the head of the enemy in front of him, but a side-fired explosive shell penetrated his heart, and then Haoma chopped off the opponent with his backhand.
's head.
Another Rebel took the fallen Chaos Space Marine's place and attempted to drive his bayonet into Haumo's throat. The Squad Captain contemptuously blocked the thrust with his arm, then knocked the mortal's head away with a backhand blow.
The remaining cultists immediately fled in all directions.
Robin put away his gun and sprinted down the slope.
"Are you okay, brother?"
He stretched out his hand to support Haoma.
"Ah, it's okay, that guy is hiding in the ruins, and he almost got hit just now."
At this time, Armin's voice suddenly sounded.
"The enemy has captured the southern entrance and we need to get it back."
The 10th Company, which had just experienced a fierce battle, immediately mobilized again. Fortunately, there have been no serious casualties or deaths yet.
After advancing another two hundred meters to the west, they arrived at the entrance to the core area of the fortress, but Armin did not rush to attack, but let the three captains conduct pre-battle reconnaissance on their own.
"I saw those people building some fortifications for the heretics."
Looking at the scene ahead, Hao Mo couldn't help but complain.
He, Robin and Oscar squatted in a corner of a burned-out building 100 meters away from the entrance, looking at the ruins and twisted street lights.
From their position they could see a track and tall, wide gates leading to the outskirts of the fortress.
There is no doubt that the defenders once heavily guarded the entrance, built two permanent forts on both sides, used heavy weapons to create deadly crossfire on the road leading to the gate, and dug trenches to provide armored vehicles with access.
cover.
Buildings within 50 meters of the fortifications were razed to the ground, creating a killing field without cover or concealment.
It was a formidable point of fire in anyone's eyes, and Homo would have been encouraged by its presence were it not for the fact that the fortifications were now manned by the enemy.
"It looks like there was a fierce battle here,"
Robin whispered that even though it was already dusk, their eyesight could still examine the fortress as carefully as anyone with a pair of large-diameter magnifying glasses.
"Most of the forts have been destroyed, and there is a burned-out armored vehicle on each berm."
Homo snorted pessimistically, and they could see four turrets lined up along the berm.
"Fortunately there are no more armored vehicles."
"They may be called in to reinforce another part of the defence."
"I bet there are probably mines in those lands."
Oscar took a deep breath, concentrated his attention, and studied the fortress again.
He could see many signs that the fortifications had been hit by heavy artillery fire, but he could not deduce how the Black Legion had managed to capture them. There were neither bodies nor burned-out vehicle remains in the open fields, suggesting that this had happened.
Field raid.
In fact, fortifications of this level cannot stop the Astartes, but they can delay enough and pose a certain threat to recruits without power armor.
"If we have enough time, we can wait until night and launch a night attack. This will have a high probability of success."
Robin spoke his mind.
"But what we lack most now is time."
At this moment, they could already hear the fierce gunshots coming from the fortress.
"What do you think we should do, brother Oscar?"
Hao Mo suddenly noticed Oscar's serious look on his face and asked.
"How do we capture that gate?"
Oscar studied the fortifications for a while and suddenly smiled:
"Gee, I guess we should run up and ask them to let us in."
Robin gave Oscar a dark look.
"This isn't funny, man, we're in the war."
"It just so happens that I wasn't kidding this time."
Soon, the three-person team returned to the team and told what they saw.
Armin naturally asked if they had a plan. Hao Mo and Robin looked at Oscar at the same time, and a sly smile immediately appeared on the sergeant's face.
And when he revealed his plan, everyone, including Armin, was frightened——