As long as you die, you are invincible, but in 40K

It is pure wishful thinking to want to use light infantry as the main force to break through the enemy's position. Even if the Zerg appear for a period of time, their troops are not pure light infantry.

However, on the other side, senior officers such as Zhang Ge did not wait for the enemy to choose the best option in hesitation.

After a simple statistics of casualties, everyone found that in the several hours of fighting, the enemy's casualty ratio was about thirty to one, and the number of enemy corpses that could still be found was about 130,000. Including those that could not be pieced together, it was estimated that there were at least 200,000 bodies.

Of course, the thirty to one ratio is only taking into account the injuries on our side. Considering that the other side has few casualties, the death ratio alone may be more than doubled.

Back to the point. Assuming the enemy number is as high as two million, the 200,000 dead were also the main force used to besiege Titan, including a lot of heavy equipment, which is one-tenth of the entire army.

Therefore, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion:

If the command didn't simply send us here to die facing millions or tens of millions of enemies, then they must have a rough idea of ​​the number of troops the enemy has deployed in various war zones.

In other words, the number of enemies we are facing now is probably not so large that it does not matter if 200,000 of them die. It is very likely that after suffering this level of casualties, they have fallen into a certain degree of chaos, which is a good time to attack.

Therefore, faced with this situation, the captains discussed it and decided to attack in advance, letting the messenger send back a message to pull down the Ultramar Regiment that was still overhead.

As the sky grew darker, both sides waited.

Unfortunately, the thing the Empire was waiting for arrived first.

Further out from the Iron Warriors' position, more than 20,000 Skitarii descended from the sky. After a brief moment of confusion, they not only cut off the various support calls made by the Iron Warriors, but also raided their various logistics bases, reserve forces, and the like set up in the rear.

On one side were the reinforcements that had to march due to the Iron Warriors' urgent call, and on the other side were the enemy's relatively vulnerable rear areas.

The Crusaders were having so much fun shooting with their bows on both sides that they forgot what they were there for.

In the former case, the mortal cultists ran dozens or hundreds of kilometers with guns and bullets, and were exhausted. Then, without even a moment of rest, they ran head-on into the well-rested crusaders.

In the latter case, most of the main force was transferred to the front line to strengthen the defense. Due to the need to fight against the Titans, there were very few heavy weapons left. As a result, a bunch of robots, walkers, and heavy vehicles attacked from behind.

The scene can’t be described as a confrontation between two strong forces, but at least it can be described as a wolf among the flock of sheep.

Moreover, an interesting little detail is that they would not be so helpless originally, but because the demons, renegade space marines, armored vehicle elites and the like move much faster, they are basically not in the slow team composed of logistics and ordinary cultists, but have already arrived at the front line.

This resulted in the exhausted cultists and their fragile logistics being beaten up in a short period of time by the sudden arrival of the Crusaders.

Of course, there was no time left for them to lose their temper.

After noticing the chaos in the enemy's rear, the troops in the positions that had been ready for a long time launched an attack on the enemy line with the Titans and the 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment of Akaolan as the spearhead.

Chapter 187 No, where are your main forces?

On one side of the Iron Warriors' position, when their commander received a series of bad news, he was still keen to extract those parts that were useful to him from the complicated flow of information.

First, this wasn't a random action, but rather the prelude to a more in-depth plan. The combined number of enemies on both sides was likely over 100,000, perhaps even 200,000. This was only the first wave of attacking troops. How many would follow, one million or two million? No one knew.

Whether these troops were transferred from the Dead Forest Zone itself or were supported by other areas, it meant that they had changed their usual passive defense posture and organized some new plans.

Considering the previous battle situation, the commander of the Iron Warriors here is more inclined to the latter possibility, that is, the Dead Forest Section has received a large number of reinforcements, enough to free up some troops for counterattacks.

This situation and his own speculation were both transmitted back.

And secondly, it is the enemy’s purpose.

Judging from the current offensive situation, their purpose is probably not simply to annihilate themselves or to escape from the defense circle. Such a large number of mobile forces should be mobilized for a target with a combat scale of 100 kilometers.

It is very likely to find a breakthrough in the battle.

Perhaps something of importance nearby? Or perhaps a military venture to strike from the rear?

No matter which one it is, it means that he must hold on as long as possible and cannot retreat to preserve his manpower. Even if he cannot completely stop the enemy, he must at least hold on until part of their combat intentions are exposed.

Of course, having said that, it is possible to guess, but whether it can be done on the front line is another matter.

On the front line, the 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment of Akaolan broke through the enemy's defense in an extremely simple and crude way.

Zhang Ge commanded the Titan to take off, using its high-powered detector to scan the general situation of the enemy's position. Then, relying on the long-range weapons on board, he fired outside the range of most of the enemy's weapons, eliminating those tough units including super-heavy tanks, heavy artillery, air defense nodes, and field airports.

Most of what is mentioned here refers to individual weapons, because today's combat scale is too small, and even at the farthest point they are pulled, they cannot exceed the range of most artillery... Don't underestimate the threat of individual weapons to individual Titans. In such a vast desert, without the cover of friendly forces, hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of laser guns focused on the same unit can cause considerable destructive power.

After eliminating those heavy targets that posed a greater threat, our own land ships, super-heavy tanks, knight mechas and heavy artillery entered the field to further eliminate the remaining medium artillery, anti-aircraft guns and conventional armored units.

Finally, when the enemy has lost most of its heavy firepower counterattack capabilities, field air defense will cover the air force fighters and conventional artillery to attack and eliminate targets such as enemy company-level or lower-level firepower points.

The ultimate goal of all tactics is to exert more advantageous forces as much as possible, and now the most direct way for Zhang Ge to exert more advantageous forces is superior firepower.

As mentioned before, this superior firepower has even reached a level that cannot be offset by the terrain. Even if the enemy sets up a heavy firepower position behind several sand dunes, a volcanic cannon can directly evaporate several sand dunes and that position together.

During this period, the enemy organized several rounds of counterattacks in an attempt to reverse this passive situation, but success and failure were both due to precise calculations.

Because the Iron Warriors planned too precisely, the anti-Titan firepower in their hands was just enough to wipe out the original Titan formation and the accompanying Knight family. When they reached the final stage of destroying the Predator Titan, there was actually not much anti-Titan force left.

Although there was some redundancy, a flying and extremely strong Titan warrior directly broke up this redundancy.

In round after round of attacks, battle lines were broken. Even though the Iron Warriors commander exhausted his last bit of wisdom and squeezed out the last bit of resources at hand, he was still unable to achieve the most basic strategic goals he imagined he needed to achieve.

They couldn't even hold out long enough for the navy to arrive.

And because Zhang Ge has been active on the front line, he has not found an opportunity to organize his elite troops to teleport and board the ship - teleportation requires spatial coordinates. If no one sets up beacons in advance, such spatial coordinates basically cannot be very accurate, and errors of more than ten meters or even dozens of meters are normal.

If you can't achieve a certain level of accuracy, you have to consider one thing when you go directly to the front line to assassinate the enemy commander:

Can the person you teleport reach the target while being intercepted by the enemy's heavy firepower and front-line troops?

A dozen meters is a short distance, but the Battle Sister who was shining with golden light and chopped several Space Marines never left her target more than ten meters away. Although the commander of the Iron Warriors was confident that he would not lose to her as long as he led the team, the problem was that she did not need to win. She just needed to delay the decapitation team, kill them, and then hand them over to the large number of friendly forces who reacted.

Are we going to bet that she's not there when she's teleported?

The Terminator is very tough, but not so tough that it can withstand heavy bombs, plasma and hell guns from all directions without any harm. If it is slowed down, it will die. The Space Marines' head-on crushing of mortals is basically based on their absolute advantages in reaction, speed and skills, which does not mean that they can really stand in a pile of enemies and withstand heavy firepower without being defeated.

This was what happened to several Chaos Space Marines who had previously crashed into the position of Zhang Ge's predecessor's troops through the landing capsule. They first paralyzed the heavy firepower with their extraordinary shooting skills, then broke up into small groups and rushed into the trenches to slaughter.

But right now...

Looking at the few Terminators around him, the Iron Warriors commander, who thought he had done his best, had no choice but to give up this tempting last struggle and instead mobilized the remaining elite forces. He turned around and barely opened a gap in the interception line formed by the outer Crusader Army to transport and evacuate the remaining key supplies and personnel.

It’s not that our army didn’t try its best, but the enemy has Titans.

Of course, the battle that seemed a bit hopeless to him seemed a bit confusing to the Astra Militarum.

After the heavy firepower is used, charge forward, the opposite side will be crushed, and then repeat the round at the next position.

No, where are the main force of the opponent, where are the tough opponents?

How come the toughest battle was the one right after landing?

After several days and nights of attack, several corps with the 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment as the main force have advanced nearly 100 kilometers, completely defeating the defense line deployed by the Iron Warriors here.

You have to know that this is a desert terrain and the enemy has a huge advantage in manpower. Even for the rich experience of several Cadian regiments, this kind of record can be said to be a first.

But they didn't have time to celebrate their previous victory. After defeating the enemy's defense line, they faced another more important goal.

It is also an opportunity that may be enough to turn the tide of the war.

Chapter 188: Miracle Reappears

Several Terran hours after the Iron Warriors commander decided to evacuate, the planet's sun rose over the horizon, bringing light once again.

It was at this time that the 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment had broken through the last few interception lines set up by the enemy and joined forces with the remnants of the Crusader Army.

After several days of fierce fighting, the remaining strength of the 20,000-strong Crusader Army was less than 10,000, and it had the highest casualty rate among the several troops so far. However, the important personnel and materials they protected, such as the data craftsmen, Titan engineers, and related supplies, were all intact.

This means that the Predator Titan will be able to restore its emergency combat capability in the future, and several scarred Knight Mechas will likely be able to receive some related maintenance.

However, on the other hand, the unsatisfactory thing is that although the troops discovered a large number of giant mechanical remains, including several War Dog Titans, during the pursuit of the defeated army, after further observation, they found that they were all damaged to the point where they were not worth repairing.

It's not just the mechanical damage problem, but also the chaos corruption, subspace distortion, etc. that seriously affect the overall alienation of the Titan.

Considering that the next actions of the several legions required a high degree of mobility and it was impossible for them to drag these wreckages along, their story should have ended here... But Zhang Ge was so cautious that he forgot to restrain Olivia in advance.

While the troops were resting and resupplying on the spot, the various wreckages were towed by the heavy machinery brought by the Mechanicus and eventually gathered together.

They prepared to conduct a thorough cleansing of the remains to prevent further desecration of these once sacred machines by Chaos.

Just as they were making preparations, the originally quiet Olivia walked over here.

If Zhang Ge, who had been fighting for several days and nights and was sleeping in the tent, had witnessed what was happening, he would definitely regret why he didn't hold on a little longer.

Only the dull footsteps of the Titan warrior could be heard, and the Titan Guards, as if realizing something, also gathered urgently from their rest state. No, not only them, countless people were already moving towards Olivia who was slowly approaching the wreckage.

However, even the most devout pilgrims spontaneously kept their distance of a hundred meters so as not to interfere with what the sacred giant was about to do.

By the time Zhang Ge was woken up by Amelia and left the tent, a large crowd of people had gathered there.

At the same time, Olivia took the last step.

Even if he used the cross to make an emergency contact, Zhang Ge would not have had time to stop what was about to happen next.

Olivia's volcanic cannon muzzle lightly tapped the war dog Titan closest to her.

Immediately, countless blood gushed out from the muzzle, just like when Ascalon stabbed the War Titan, spurting out in a web-like shape and wrapping around the War Dog Titan.

Pollution purification, structural reconstruction, and armor mounting.

Finally, there's the roar of the engine.

As if they had life, these streams of blood flowed to every gap and every damage, until they almost reconstructed all parts of the Warhound Titan and finally gave it a new life.

When the War Dog Titan's electronic eyes lit up and it slowly twisted its head and body, thunderous cheers immediately erupted from the crowd.

But at this moment, the Mechanicus priests and Crusaders, who should have been happier, were silent instead.

The cheering onlookers were all confused members of the Astra Militarum. They didn't quite understand the meaning behind this, they only knew it was another divine manifestation. As for whether it was a divine manifestation of the Emperor or something else, why should they care?

Anyway, by then the military chaplains and the like will certainly have different opinions. Isn't it enough to know that your chances of survival have increased?

However, the members of the Mechanicus who understood the meaning of this were different. They were completely shocked and even terrified.

Shocked because:

In a few tens of seconds, one Titan repaired another Titan.

If we were to trace back an event comparable to this within the scope of Titans, perhaps only the unearthing of the first Titan during the Unification War.

This is no longer even a political or scientific issue, but a real manifestation of the power of Ohm Messiah.

They are the on-site witnesses of this miracle.

And the fear is because:

They could not ensure the safety of Titan, the warrior who created this miracle.

This safety is not the general standard of safety. It does not mean that it is safe if it is sent to the Hongbei District. At least it has to be sent to Mars to reach this edge of safety.

They were terrified that if this planet fell in the future, this miracle would most likely be strangled by chaos within the planet, and they currently had no way to do anything about it.

Because even if we want to organize a fleet to send this Titan away in advance, it would be extremely risky.

The Chaos side has the naval advantage, and they definitely don't mind sending some ships to see what the fleet protected so closely by the Mechanicus is transporting.

When the first priest barely regained his sanity from such complicated emotions, the second War Dog Titan had also been revived.

In this situation, the only thing he had in mind was:

Kneel down first. If you have anything to say, wait until I finish praying. Sorry, due to my sense of responsibility, you have to stand aside today.

The priests and Titan Guards were like grass blown by the wind. After the first person lowered his body, they began to kneel on the ground one after another and pray in unison. The surrounding crusaders also half-knelt and bowed their heads.

Finally, when all four Warhound Titans were revived, the excitement in the arena was beyond words.

The Sisters of Battle and the Chaplains proclaimed this as proof that the God-Emperor was blessing the battle and the planet, while the Mechanicus' prayers grew louder.

Even if we put aside the issue of faith and only talk about practical issues, the addition of these four War Dog Titans is undoubtedly a great help.

The news spread throughout the army, until even those who were sleeping were awakened by their excited colleagues to witness the amazing sight of several magical machines standing together.

In such an atmosphere, even the most demanding officers chose to ignore their soldiers' discussions on some previously taboo issues, such as whether they could win or defeat the enemy.

Because these questions that might affect morale if examined in detail at other times now have a definite and unquestionable answer:

can.

Even the Space Marines were infected by this atmosphere and prayed in low voices.

However, in the midst of such jubilation, there was only one person who felt as if he had been abandoned by the world.

At first, Zhang Ge suspected that he had not woken up yet, but four consecutive "hallucinations" made him confirm with Olivia through the cross.

"what are you doing?"