The raging storm in the alien space caused the entire universe to be filled with strange red and purple "clouds", shrouding this Earth-like planet with a diameter of about 7,000 kilometers.
Putting aside the metropolitan area, there are countless villages and towns on the surface of Kaplan, with a total population of approximately 2.4 billion.
It was supposed to be a comprehensive colonial planet with a combination of tourism, agriculture and industry. Governor Russ also intended to focus on development and develop it into a planetary base to facilitate the expansion of the star sector's territory and provide sufficient manpower and material resources.
In terms of garrison strength, if you include the police officers, there are about 20 million people, which is just right for Kaplan, whose population does not exceed 3 billion.
65% of them are young people from Kaplan.
Most colonial planets implement a "three-year military service policy", that is, after reaching the age of 18, you can choose to join the army and become a UNSC soldier.
This policy provides many benefits to soldiers and their families. In addition, the compulsory education content that people have been exposed to since childhood, as well as film, television, game works and cultural influence have made the current social atmosphere quite martial. Even if there are no benefits and preferential treatment, people are still willing to join the army.
, experience a military career.
After three years, soldiers can choose to continue serving, but only if they pass an extremely stringent screening process.
Retired soldiers can continue to go to school, or directly enter the society, and their status as retired soldiers is definitely a bonus when looking for jobs and interviews.
But at this moment...
Kaplan's surface has changed beyond recognition.
Only two hours have passed since the first portal was opened and the first demon was released. Two billion or even more residents have been slaughtered and tortured by demons to achieve alternative and perverted sacrifices.
Even though Kaplan has a defensive force of 20 million and retired soldiers who are willing to pick up guns and ammunition again, they still cannot stop the torrent of demons.
There is smoke and fire everywhere. Demons are constantly rushing to Kaplan through the portal, collecting human corpses, skinning and removing bones, and using them to build all kinds of unspeakable bloody buildings. Then they use the flesh and blood to spread on the ground to achieve erosion and corruption.
the goal of.
The surface of the earth is equivalent to a fall. Only Metropolis Area 07 can still be regarded as a "pure land". The remaining human military forces stick to this place, delaying the demons as much as possible and buying time for the last batch of civilians who are about to evacuate.
However... all civilian ships are already crowded with people, carrying civilians to low-Earth orbit, entering the fault space and evacuating outside the storm area.
Currently moored above the star port are the only seven escort-class warships, and their live ammunition has been exhausted. Without logistical supplements, "they" can only rely on plasma secondary guns to provide cover for ground troops.
More than 300,000 civilians gathered in the star port to wait, and then took ferry boats, Pelican, Yuou and other transportation vehicles to the hangars of seven battleships.
At this time.
The frontline position in the north of Starport...
"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"
"Dang! Dang!"
"Ri~Boom!"
There was a blast of gunfire and artillery.
Everyone is pulling the trigger regardless, dumping ammunition into the demonic wave.
Although the battleship-sized live ammunition has been successful, the ground troops are still rich. Not only are there fortifications between the streets and buildings, but there are also many wild wolves in the tunnel network under the surface. The wolf cubs are responsible for defense and avoid
Demons broke into the starport.
Behind the position.
Inside the temporary command center…
"A high-intensity psychic reaction has emerged in the eastern position! The high school is asking for support!"
"Send all the surviving hunter troops, and then notify Captain Kent and ask them to separate thirty wild wolves and rush to the eastern position together. We must hold it no matter what!"
"Yes! Colonel!"
The intensity of its "battle situation" is no less intense than that of the outside world.
Andre, standing in the center of the command center, was relying on the soldiers' reports and the information provided by the holographic screen to make arrangements.
Genro was seriously injured and on the verge of death. After being brought back to the Heifyot by the wild wolves, Andre, who was once a major of the UNSC Airborne Division and is now a colonel of Umbrella, and who is the most "experienced" in terms of qualifications and age, served as the commander-in-chief.
command.
However, no matter how much practical experience Andre had, he would never be able to lead the remaining troops to turn from defense to attack and miraculously win victory.
They only have 120,000 fighting strength left, which is not even a fraction of the devil's strength.
"Colonel..." A soldier stopped what he was doing, stood up, and said in a slightly confused tone:
"The latest report from Second Lieutenant Lorraine said that the last batch of civilians have taken off. This also means...it means..."
The soldier was unable to continue speaking.
"It means that some of us must... no, it should be said that the vast majority of us must stay here, on this dead planet."
Andrei helped the soldier say the rest of his words.
After all, the seven frigates have thrown away everything they can. Currently, the remaining carrier-based aircraft are assisting the ground forces in carrying out suppression and bombing missions. Even the ground crew in the hangar and many aerial bombs have been transferred to the star port.
.
In this way, it was extremely difficult to squeeze out more than 300,000 soldiers. Where is there room to accommodate these soldiers?
Hear the words.
The command center suddenly fell into silence, while gunfire was still raging outside.
Andre turned on the full-frequency communication of the power armor, looked around at everyone present, and raised his voice:
"Soldiers! Children! The last batch of civilians have been transferred. Our struggle and the sacrifices of our comrades have not been in vain!
but…
There are not many free "seats" for us to choose from on the ship that is preparing to evacuate. As an old man over a hundred years old, I will not compete with young people for seats. I will stay here! Stay here to die.
Planet, continue the fight against the garbage that is killing our fellow humans!
so!
I want to teach them with this old man! Andrei Alexevich Ivanovsky with me, let them see what fucking victory means, let them realize what a warrior is.
Scream, you brat!"
Andrei's unique Russian emphasis and emotional voice fell...
"Me! Colonel!" The soldier who was in charge of the report immediately responded.
"Me too!"
"Hahaha! Just right! I still want to continue hunting demons with the old colonel!"
"This is Lieutenant Colonel Gao Haosen. On behalf of the entire 01st Regiment of the UNSC 621st Infantry Division, I will fight with the colonel until the last moment!"
"This is Captain Horner Williams, representing..."
"here it is…"
All the officers and soldiers in the command center expressed their opinions one after another, and even the lieutenants and colonel officers deployed in various positions gave replies on the communication. It seemed that they also did not care about the so-called "ship ticket" and were willing to stay in Kaplan.
"Hahaha! Good! Refreshing! You are worthy of being the warriors of the people!"
Andre laughed heartily. Then, the old colonel looked at the previous soldier and ordered:
"Tell all captains to take off immediately without delaying flights. This is an order! Otherwise, neither we nor they will be able to withstand the next wave of psychic impact from those rubbish."
"Yes! Colonel!"
"Alright! Brats! Grab your weapons and follow me to the eastern position!"
"Huha!!"
Outside the command center.
Viewed from the air.
Armed with a laser rifle, Andre took the lead and went to the eastern position where the pressure was higher and the demons with high psychic powers were fought.
As for the eastern position...
Countless demons of different shapes are using psychic barriers to continuously attack warheads and artillery such as lasers, pulses, and bolts.
The "vacuum" zone between the two sides is gradually shrinking.
Until they were about to face a hand-to-hand situation, the remaining Krieg, as well as the wild wolves and wolf pups drew their close-quarters weapons and started fighting with them without saying a word.
In the end, the supervisory department's hunter force, which consisted of less than a hundred people, was dispersed among the positions based on past experience. While fighting, they reminded the UNSC, the Sheriff and the retired soldiers how to fight against the demons more effectively.
"Ouch~!"
"Ho~!"
There are a few elites, the Predator Hunters, who are too lazy to care about formation or discipline. They let out the unique roar of their race, "stand out" from the crowd, and wield double-edged energy swords and telescopic wrist knives.
"puff!"
"Pfft!"
In an instant, the entire area was covered in blood and flesh.
At this time, seven warships, which had been ordered to evacuate, appeared above the position where the battle was stalemate.
Some soldiers who were changing their magazines just looked up, couldn't help but smile, changed their magazines and continued to fight desperately.
Looking at the portholes of the battleship, there were people gathered looking down, some with tears in their eyes, and some shouting thanks.
There were also young children with immature faces who saluted the soldiers below in a decent manner. They may have been infected by the atmosphere, or they may have acted from the bottom of their hearts.
seem…
The belief in fighting bravely, sacrificing one's life, and even some kind of unspeakable belief has been quietly passed down.
The seven warships accelerated into the air and finally disappeared from sight.
On the other hand, District 07 Star Port...
The 120,000 soldiers learned that the civilians had safely launched into the air, which finally put an end to their worries.
Now, it's time for the demons who only care about torturing people's hearts and are driven by instinctive desires to see what real "war" is...
"As a company and platoon unit, we stick to our posts~! As immortal as flames~! As firm as rocks~!..."
I don't know who it was, but suddenly hummed a song during the fierce battle.
But listening to this authentic Russian accent, it is not difficult to guess that it is Andrei, a veteran who has experienced the bipolar struggle for hegemony and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and has witnessed the end of the civil war of mankind and its gradual move towards the stars and the galaxy.
The 120,000 soldiers took off with the civilians and flew away, and with the "high accompaniment", they even showed a counterattack trend. The demons who had an absolute advantage were helpless.
The seven escort-class battleships that left the city and then left the turbid atmosphere reached the designated altitude and opened their jump entrances one after another. Carrying the last concerns of 120,000 soldiers, they sailed into the fault space one after another.
Waiting for the jump entrance to dissipate...
Only Kaplan is left, who is about to be corrupted and assimilated by the devil.
Immediately afterwards, the plasma bombs and nuclear bombs that had been buried when the troops retreated were detonated by Andre and others remotely, lighting up a dazzling "fireworks feast" for the devil.
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at the same time.
90 light-years away, Fenris is located in the center of the Oslo sector.
As the capital of the sector, Fenris is much larger in size and mass than Kaplan, with a diameter of about 14,000 kilometers, similar to the Earth.
Two large-scale planetary transformation devices installed at the North and South Pole have transformed the originally cold and frozen Fenris into a suitable planet now covered with oceans and forests.
The pre-war population was approximately 10.3 billion.
During the war, that is, when the alien space storm was raging, the population did not drop as rapidly as Kaplan did, but instead climbed to 17 billion.
Demons are raging in the sector, causing nearly half of the colonial planets to choose their evacuation point in Fenris, where the Primarch Russ is stationed. The rest go straight to the most reassuring place and where the Primarchs Rogge and Magnus are stationed.
solar system.
The number of people increased, representing the troops that were evacuated, and the fleet also hit Fenris.
Two thousand five hundred warships of all levels and supply ships are concentrated in low-Earth orbit in urban areas and major cities. On the ground, more than 100 million regular military personnel, totaling about 460 million, have been deployed.
Sheriffs and retired soldiers who responded to the call and picked up their guns and equipment again, without even being included in the regular ranks, were responsible for maintaining normal order in the metropolitan areas and cities behind the positions and ensuring that the war would not lead to outright riots.
However, at this time, people were hiding at home in accordance with the official curfew order, and the "refugees" who came here from different colonial planets were properly placed by the officials in large facilities, so that they would not cause riots in the short term.
Although the Red Queen tried to mobilize nearby support forces in accordance with Sui Bian's order, it still took an hour for the fastest batch to arrive.
As for the surface situation, under the leadership of Russ, it successfully resisted the first invasion of the devil.
Moreover, the number of portals opened was much "inferior" to that of Kaplan, making Fenris's casualties not too heavy.
only……
In the suburban plain directly north of the metropolitan area, there is a spatial distortion, like a broken mirror, with a length of hundreds of kilometers.
This strange phenomenon had to be taken seriously by Russ, so he moved his army, reserve and auxiliary forces, Krieger and the UNSC infantry division and airborne division here, always on guard against any sudden surprise.
Open rift.
Thanks to Krieg, who was good at digging trenches and building fortifications, and various troops actively cooperating with Umbrella's engineering department, it was possible to build a line of defense almost equal to the gap in a very short period of time.
In the defense line, there are tens of millions of soldiers and 40,000 wild wolves, as well as 120 Mammoth mobile fortresses equipped with 240mm parallel Gauss cannons or 300mm caliber plasma cannons, 300,000 Scorpions,
Siege tanks, armed personnel carriers and other armored units.
In mid-air, the Space Wolves' flagship Destroyer is parked, as well as ten Gorgon-class battleships with absolute suppressive firepower.
now.
As the Moff of the Sector, Russ, who is the best at charging among all the brothers of the Primarch, stood on the observation platform in the center of the defense line, looking at the cracks overflowing with purple and pink light. He couldn't help but look tired, and his eyes were full of energy.