PFC Chapter 523: Driving out the wolves and tigers and killing them all
Chapter 523: Driving out the wolves and tigers and killing them all
“180个泰拉时之内，我们已经损失了超过2艘大型巡洋舰、7艘巡洋舰、轻型11艘，护卫、驱逐舰22艘。
There are about 20 damaged ships docked at the starport for maintenance, and one Moon-class cruiser cannot sail for half a year.
Although we received signals from 3 large cruisers, 7 corvettes, and 16 frigates, it still could not effectively change the current situation. We did not dare to send out battleships and battle barges directly, as it would easily cause greater damage if we found that the Spirit of Vengeance could not be mobilized in time.
With vacancies appearing in many war zones, we had no choice but to withdraw our ships to the planet and incorporate 300 merchant ships into the patrol team.
Now we can only prepare to cut the meat with a blunt knife."
The admiral was getting more and more tired the more he spoke. The high-intensity confrontation over the past two days had exhausted him both physically and mentally.
This is the fleet after a period of preparation. If nothing is prepared...
He quickly closed his eyes, not knowing whether it was because his eyes were sore from tiredness or because he was worried about seeing the illusion of destruction.
Listening to the battle report, everyone's expressions were quite ugly.
In the first round of fighting, basically half of the ships were destroyed, and this was without facing the main force of the Black Legion.
And we haven't finished counting the situation on the Titanium side. Although everyone hates each other, it has come to this situation now.
Forced by the situation, they had to fight together, and the results were even more worrying.
"The situation on the Tau allies' side is even worse. It is clear that the Chaos vanguard is planning to occupy the other planet and use it as a transit point.
The damage to these traitor ships is no worse than ours, so the Tau have bought us some breathing space."
The alien Inquisitor Duntor said silently, as if explaining it to his previous self.
"Damn it, I was really careless this time."
Gerald clenched his fists. The situation was much more serious than he had imagined.
Multiple planets sent signals for help, and a large number of star troops were sent to provide support.
This is the initial stage, and the legions they send out are the most timely. As for when the next wave of reinforcements will arrive, it depends on the situation on Vorkus.
He completely misjudged the Black Legion's decision-making. This time, the other side's plan seemed to be fully prepared for a long battle.
After all, who could have imagined that they would have to face the combined fleet of the Red Pirates and the Black Legion.
The two largest traitor gangs in the two empires have joined forces, even without a powerful weapon like the Blackstone Fortress.
The sheer number of their fleets is enough to overwhelm any region of the Empire except for a few places like Forge World, Ultramar, and the Terra System.
"Do you have anything to say?" Gerald looked at Lin Heng, hoping that the other party could give some constructive advice.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately looked towards the head of the long table, towards this mysterious man who was difficult to describe.
"Yes, these Red Corsairs are only remnants. Their leader, the Tyrant of Badab, Huron the Blackheart, has died tragically at the hands of the Space Wolves Legion Leader, Primarch Leman Russ."
A stone caused a huge wave. Everyone wondered when this happened and how many secrets this guy in front of them had.
The Grand Inquisitor regretted it as soon as he heard it, but this news was actually good news. The death of the commander inside would bring much less psychological pressure.
And the news of the appearance of a genetic original can greatly boost the morale of the soldiers.
Of course, including himself, he would basically never see a Primarch in his lifetime.
But everyone just believed that Lin Heng in front of them had indeed met Leman Russ, even though the other party would not produce anything to prove it to them.
"Where is the Primarch?"
The Space Marines were so excited that even the Khan and the Raven Guard Captain, one in black and one in white, stood up when threatening the double.
"It could be Fenris, it could be Terra, it could be Macragge, it's all possible."
The sound of Lin Heng's story was like a gust of cold wind.
Although it can calm everyone's excited nerves, it also makes everyone calmer, calm enough to understand that this kind of thing is not worth being particularly happy about.
For the Empire, this is a good thing, but for them...it doesn't matter much unless he comes.
"Next time you want to talk about something important, can you please discuss it with me first?
At least give them some time to calm down emotionally and proceed step by step."
Gerald moved closer to Lin Heng, trying to make him understand that this was something that should be done by the state religion.
But this group of bishops have completely become Lin Heng's subordinates and will carry out his orders without hesitation.
As a result, the value of this intelligence is greatly reduced and it cannot effectively boost the morale of personnel.
Lin Heng looked at the other party. He certainly knew what Gerald meant, but the changes brought about by this information were too little, too slow, and too insufficient.
What he thought in his mind and what he actually did was something faster, bigger, and even something that would be despised by others.
Just like now, just like later, just like in the future...
After he confirmed what he was thinking, he looked straight ahead, which made Gerald nervous when he saw his eyes.
“Time, the Black Legion slowed down and fell into a trap that they thought was smart.
All we need now is enough time.”
Everyone disagreed with these two statements, but everyone was willing to listen to Lin Heng's subsequent insights.
“This is not the first time that I have shocked everyone. Even the Inquisitor cannot accept what I have done.
These are the answers I selected after careful consideration, and they are answers that may be derived in the future.
Since the Black Legion wants to devour us all, I'll ask a real predator to show him its mouthparts.
The longer it takes, the more stable our winning rate will be, while the Black Legion's will fluctuate."
Everyone was puzzled, thinking that even if they were given enough time, the fleets from other galaxies could be transferred to the Cassandra galaxy.
That would almost reduce the space defense of the rest of the galaxy's planets to zero, and the battleships among these ships might still not be able to defeat the other side.
There is no way to send communications to other star regions, and star language cannot be received. The longer the time is, the more obvious the possibility of failure becomes.
Gerald hated the Riddlers, but he understood why the fortune tellers kept silent.
This involves secrets that ordinary people cannot hear and is an absolutely dangerous source of leakage.
"Lin Heng?"
He stood up and called the other person's name softly, hoping that the other person would understand the importance of the information he had just said.
but...
"And this Predator is a Tyranid."
Gerald sat back down, his head spinning from the ringing in his ears, the crowd standing up was dizzying.
He looked at the cardinals, who no longer showed awe on their faces, and became terrified as Lin Heng's mouth opened and closed.
“Let’s not talk about whether the Black Legion is stupid or not.
Even if the swarm of insects really arrives and gives them a round of cleansing, what will be left of the Sharnasqua region?
From my observation, Chaos and the Swarm are not very interested in each other.
One has no body and the other has no soul, there is no benefit in fighting each other." Duntor stood up and analyzed.
As an alien inquisitor, Lin Heng's words actually touched his heart.
After studying alien races for so many years, he often uses the tactic of killing with a borrowed knife.
He also wondered if he could use the vanguard tentacles of Hive Fleet Typhon crawling out of the Pratyes Nebula to fight the Tau.
But when the controllability was too great, he just thought about it.
"You are right, there is nothing wrong with what you said, but there is a key point missing."
"What's the key?" everyone said in unison.
"I."
"you?"
"It's me the Swarm wants."
"The Swarm wants you?"
"When I was on the Cardinal World, I sent my soul's message through the Genestealers above.
The shadow of the insect nest is salivating over me, and those insects are rushing towards me at full speed.
I know that the humans and Tau of the Vast Range alone are no match for the coming of the Black Legion.
What's more, the other party has now gathered the remnants of the Red Pirates together.
The number of the enemy's fleet will be so large that it will take several star regions to contend with it.
I have fought against Tyranid swarms many times, and I know this is not a good plan, but it is the most cost-effective plan at this stage. "
Crazy, really going crazy, Gerald, who had recovered, even muttered to himself... Can you really use anything to achieve your goal?
And Lin Heng did hear it, and he nodded. After all, he was still thinking about using those clown troupes.
The portable webway has been charged, but unfortunately the Harlequins don't have any naval vessels, so it can only be used when boarding a ship.
The orcs are still just scattered soldiers and have not yet produced a general who can lead the crowd.
Lin Heng did not have the energy to control this species and could only let them do whatever they wanted.
"If...if you said..."
"Everything I said is true." Lin Heng interrupted the Cardinal's questioning, looked at everyone and said firmly:
"If there is enough time, I will lure the Zerg to attack the Black Legion...either the flagship or the ground."
...It's powerful enough, fierce enough, and powerful enough! The Moon-class cruiser, the supreme ship that created the glory of the Empire, took my big ramming shot! Lasers burst, shells flew, and a dozen dangers in the rubble came into close contact with the last two ships of Chaos.
At the same time, the enemy's armed forces also rushed to the broken stars. They used the meteorites as cover, avoided the air defense and went straight to the ships.
The enemy bombers began to fight with our interceptors, and on the Sabre, Sparrow's beard was trembling more noticeably.
He asked the audio director to temporarily disconnect the ship's internal communication network, and the noisy messages from the bridge and lower decks immediately stopped.
Apart from those orderly and long-lasting vibrations, Sparrow sat firmly on the captain's seat with a calm mind.
"Light spears are coming, prepare for an airtight closure!"
The crew at the bow shouted loudly, and then the outside of the Sabre's observation window burst into a beautiful blue light of void shield overload.
"Bow forward, 8 out of 3."
Sparrow's mouth curled up. Although the void shield was overloaded, it meant that they withstood the first wave of attacks. Officer character image, finally home, can be illustrated "Open the channel and tell the senior technical priest that the entire Sabre is proud of him. Without him, we would have died.
Now, Nova Cannon Master, the time has come for the entire fleet to be proud of you. Tell me if you can do it!"
"I swear in the name of the Emperor, OK!"
The Nova Gun Supervisor at the bottom of the bow replied. He then knelt on one knee, kneeling in front of the launch button and praying silently.
"Great Emperor, please grant me your righteous wrath and violent power!
Let me become the storm and drive the enemies out of your sight!"
"Plasma ammunition loaded, rapid fire, three rounds locked!"
"Fire!"
Three dark green plasma shells flew out, and the shattering light after the first one hit the already weakened void shield was even more exciting.
The second shot...melted the bow of the ship, the third shot...exploded the bridge.
The expanding plasma cloud engulfed the massive Executioner-class cruiser, and as the light gradually dimmed, the Imperial bombers began to further dismember it.
The frigate was probably driven to mutiny by the situation, after all, scavengers don't like to get hurt.
Without paying any attention to the requests for help from the remaining people on the main ship, he immediately turned the bow of the ship and fled to the outside in an arc.
Sparrow was unable to pursue and kill, and a frigate could not play a decisive role.
He immediately gave orders to strangle those Chaos carrier-based aircraft that were fighting a desperate battle, and to further bomb the large cruisers that were still alive, until the hull was broken to the point where it could not be broken any further, until the possibility of a resurrection was minimized.
Sparrow finally felt relieved, rubbed the painful area where he had plucked out his beard, and said calmly:
"Battle log."
【Battle time: 4h25m.】
Location: X495W (ten thousand), Y19.2K (thousand), Z11K (thousand).
Casualties: The Sabre's hull was damaged by 8%, the frigate Guardian was destroyed, and two carrier-based aircraft survived.
The light cruiser Sun Chaser's engine was damaged and it is temporarily unable to move. The merchant ship Star Sail's bow was destroyed and it is no longer maneuverable. 】
The first mate returned to the bow and signaled to the vice admiral that the ship was safe.
Sparrow immediately stood up and issued one key instruction after another.
"All carrier-based aircraft groups are now to land on merchant ships to collect frontline combat supplies and disperse them to the three ships, Sabre, Stone, and Hammer.
All the rescued merchant ship personnel were left on the Sun Chaser and incorporated into the team during the war.
During the rescue, the Sun Chaser was repaired on site and could choose to return to the team or go back depending on the engine condition.
If the merchant ship's captain were still alive, he would certainly loudly denounce Sparrow's barbaric plundering.
Being incorporated into the combat units has already caused them a lot of trouble, and now they are being forcibly conscripted and divided up. It is a good thing that there is no mutiny.
Of course, if he were still alive.
Now no one dared to go against the words of a vice admiral. After all, the only thing the surviving crew members could see was the armed chief who was fully equipped.
“Package!”
Three ships were docked next to a merchant ship that showed signs of capsizing. Dozens of carrier-based aircraft and transport planes moved like ants, dividing up all the supplies on the merchant ship.
After two hours of personnel preparation, Shipai Luo had tried his best to speed them up.
but...
"I'm afraid it's too late... prepare for a short-distance jump!"