Warhammer: From the Devouring C'tan Fragments

Marshal Lek heard the intelligence officer's question and said angrily, "What should we do? Let the artillery bombard the front-line positions to stop the green-skinned orcs' offensive."

The intelligence officer's face changed drastically when he heard Marshal Lek's order. He said in disbelief, "Marshal, there are still a large number of our soldiers in the front-line positions. If we bomb them, none of them will survive."

Marshal Lek looked at the intelligence officer fiercely and said, "If we don't bomb the front-line positions, they will not survive. They have already failed and can no longer stop the Green Orcs' attack. Only by bombing the front-line positions can we continue to stop the Green Orcs' offensive."

After hearing what Marshal Lek said, the intelligence officer trembled and whispered, "Marshal, but, but, the soldiers in the rear positions are watching!"

Marshal Lek turned angrily and looked at the intelligence officer and said, "What can they do if they just watch? If we don't stop the Green Orcs' offensive, and if they break through all our defenses, it won't just be millions of soldiers who will die. The entire Hive World will be in danger, and even more people will die.

You either go and convey my orders, or you take people to the front line to provide support."

The intelligence officer looked at Marshal Lek who was already in a rage, and knew that he could no longer dissuade the Marshal from making his decision, otherwise he would be in danger. He could only pray to the God-Emperor, hoping that the God-Emperor would bless the soldiers on the front line to survive.

The intelligence officer stood up straight and said loudly, "Yes! Marshal, I will convey your military order now."

After the intelligence officer finished speaking, he ran out quickly.

Marshal Lek looked at the intelligence officer who had left, slumped down in his chair dejectedly, and stared blankly at the images sent back from the front line.

Marshal Lek himself knew how much of a blow his order would have on the morale of the soldiers in the rear positions once it was executed.

However, if we do not do this, we will consume a huge amount of the Green Orcs' manpower. If we wait until the war weapons from the rear of the Green Orcs arrive and join the battlefield, it will cause greater casualties to our side.

When the artillery received the highest order from the marshal to bomb their front-line positions, everyone felt incredible and began to talk to each other.

"boom"

The sound of a gunshot startled the people who were talking, and everyone looked in the direction where the gunshot came from.

The commander of the artillery regiment raised his pistol to the sky and looked at everyone with indifference. When he saw that all the artillerymen were looking at him quietly, he put down the pistol.

The artillery commander calmly addressed the crowd, "This is an order from the Marshal. To protect the safety of the Hive World, these sacrifices are worth it. If you are unable to carry out the operation, I will transfer all of you to support the front lines."

The soldiers who originally had some opinions gradually calmed down after hearing the words of the regiment commander. You know, artillerymen are the safest treatment in the Hive Army, and no one wants to go to the front line to fight.

After the artillerymen had no objections, they returned to their heavy artillery, adjusted their gun positions, and bombarded the front-line positions.

The Hive soldiers who survived the front-line positions and continued to fight the green-skinned orcs to the death heard the roar of heavy artillery coming from the rear positions. A surge of strength surged in their already exhausted bodies, and they continued to fight the green-skinned orcs in brutal close combat.

"Boom boom boom"

Heavy artillery roared down from the sky, all attacking the front-line positions. A large number of hive soldiers and green-skinned orcs were killed by this round of artillery fire.

Many surviving soldiers were stunned by the scene in front of them. They looked at the broken limbs of their comrades flying around them. They thought it was artillery fire supporting them, but they didn't expect it to fall on their own heads.

"Ahhh"

Some soldiers, whose nerves were already broken to the limit, could no longer fight after seeing the tragedy before them. They screamed and ran towards the rear positions, throwing away their weapons while escaping, trying to run faster and away from those dangerous green-skinned orcs.

"Stop and keep fighting."

The supervising soldier at the front shouted loudly, wanting the soldiers to stay and continue fighting to consolidate the front line position.

"bang bang"

Seeing that words were no longer effective, the supervising soldier decisively shot at the fleeing soldiers, hoping to suppress the collapsing morale through bloody means.

But no matter how the supervising soldiers shot the fleeing soldiers, it was all useless. Many soldiers would rather be killed by the supervising soldiers than continue fighting with the green-skinned orcs.

The green-skinned orcs who followed the deserters attacked the soldiers who were still supervising the battle. The supervising soldiers were no better than ordinary soldiers when facing close combat with the green-skinned orcs. It was basically a one-sided massacre.

The soldiers in the front-line positions were completely in collapse and were desperately trying to escape to the rear positions. Even if ordinary soldiers ran very fast, they could not escape the pursuit of the green-skinned orcs.

The soldiers of the hive world were fleeing desperately in the front, and the green-skinned orcs were chasing them excitedly from behind, running towards the second position under the hive city wall.

"Captain, what should we do?"

In the second position, an old soldier looked at his own soldiers who were defeated and the green-skinned orcs who were chasing them relentlessly, and asked with some reluctance.

The company commander looked at the veteran and knew that the veteran actually knew what he should do, but the veteran did not want to take the responsibility of attacking his own people.

The company commander looked at the nervous expressions of his soldiers, and at the deserters and green-skinned orcs that were getting closer and closer to his position. After hesitating for three seconds, he pulled out the pistol at his waist, opened fire at the front of the position, and shouted:

"Fire."

"clap clap"

After the company commander gave the order, continuous gunfire rang out on the position.

"Uh…"

A soldier who was still fleeing towards his own position suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. He subconsciously lowered his head to look in the direction of the pain and found that a huge bloody hole had been made in his chest. Blood was gushing out of the wound. The soldier looked in the direction of his own position and wanted to say something, but finally fell forward powerlessly.

The moment the first gunshot rang out, the entire quiet second position was filled with continuous gunfire, and the sound of gunfire and artillery fire once again resounded throughout the entire battlefield. The sound of fierce exchange of fire could be clearly heard in the lower nests of the hive city.

"WAAAAAAHG"

"Boys, follow me and continue the charge."

A green-skinned orc boss yelled at his subordinates and rushed towards the second position first.

"Oh! WAAAAAAHG!"

"Iron Hand Boss is mighty."

The green-skinned boys also followed their boss, shouting excitedly, and rushed towards the second position.