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

The Imperial Fist and White Scar officers in charge of their respective units had a brief discussion and, after forming an initial guess, answered the call.

As expected, a voice very familiar to the two officers came out. It was the Dark Angels' commander. His tone was extremely stiff, as if he had just eaten two pieces of Nurglings raw:

"Your silent flight prevented us from immediately identifying you, leading to a false lock. But before we lift the alert, I require you to explain your purpose. Otherwise, next time we won't just lock you."

Upon hearing this question, the White Scar officer responded with a dissatisfied voice:

"We haven't settled the score for deserting the battlefield and attacking friendly forces yet. When will it be your turn to ask us such questions? Several brothers have died in the gaps left by your sudden departure. We should be asking what your purpose is. "

However, the other party seemed not to hear and repeated his previous words.

"Explain your purpose."

This made the two officers feel a little uncomfortable.

Yes, the Dark Angels did send a lot of troops here. If I remember correctly, there should have been 300 people before the war, and a lot of heavy equipment... However, the problem is that although the Imperial Fists and White Scars sent here now only have more than 100 people in total, they are followed by 8,000 elite soldiers and hundreds of fighter planes.

Putting aside the infantry, the ground-to-ground rockets and missiles fired by fighter planes alone are enough to give them a hard time. Are the Dark Angels so sure that they can win in this situation?

But after considering it for a moment, and realizing that their purpose in coming here wasn't to confront the Dark Angels, and also having some understanding of their style—if they said they wanted to fight, they really would—the two officers suppressed their emotions and found a reason to respond:

"The Iron Warriors have been initially repelled. To restore our external supply system, we've come to investigate the cause of the storm and see if we can eliminate this sandstorm that's having a significant impact on air routes. So, what are you doing here?"

"..."

To be honest, the reason of bringing hundreds of fighters to "quell the storm" was too unreliable. However, after all, the other party was two start-up groups, and the Dark Angels were indeed at fault first, so it was not easy to continue to argue. Therefore, the commander reluctantly accepted this reason and continued after a moment of silence:

"Land in our camp. I will tell you the reason then."

After the communication ended, each aircraft quickly received guidance from a ground facility. Then, under the order of the two officers, the fleet changed its direction to the location where the guidance was generated.

As we got closer to the storm, the fine sand it stirred up became denser and denser. Eventually, even sunlight could hardly penetrate the layers of swirling sand, leaving darkness as the main background of the environment.

After flying for a short distance in the darkness, a camp with a dazzling blue ion shield finally appeared below.

With a certain degree of vigilance, the fleet did not land at the same time, but took a phased approach. One group of aircraft would take off immediately after landing and releasing their payloads - this was not only to make room for subsequent aircraft to land, but also to be able to provide air cover when necessary.

Yes, although they are friendly forces, according to experience, the Dark Angels are only reliable under normal circumstances. Once they make their first unconventional move, their subsequent actions will be completely unpredictable. It is even possible that they will suddenly backstab you in the next second, so you have to be on guard.

But fortunately, this most unacceptable expected situation did not happen.

When Zhang Ge left the Valkyrie under the escort of Amelia and the guards, he saw three officers standing together and communicating.

Seeing that the three people were heavily guarded, he had no intention of going over to join in the fun, but simply looked around.

All around, ion shields flickered, blocking out the whistling sandstorms. Not far away, a large number of heavy vehicles were quietly parked. Unlike the general mobile combat needs of Space Marines, most of these vehicles were equipped with heavy and powerful large-caliber weapons, as if they were about to attack a fortress.

Zhang Ge always felt that the scene in front of him was somewhat familiar, as if it was a very important event. However, after all, the detailed memories of some things were stuck together with the high-dimensional information and could not be brought into this body. So even though he was familiar with it, after searching in his mind for a while, he still couldn't remember what this thing was.

However, the doubts did not last long. After several officers finished their discussion, the relevant information was quickly conveyed.

Simply put, the Dark Angels knew that there was a building called "Alert Fort" in the center of the storm, but this building was stationed with a group of Chaos Space Marines of unknown origin, and there were quite a few of them, so they couldn't find a way to break in for a while.

As for why they were determined to capture this building, the Dark Angels were vague about this part, simply using the excuse that it contained a Legion relic.

This is also why the Dark Angels are so "polite". They want to break in, but they have no way, so they have to rely on the power of the Imperial Fist, White Scars and other mortal reinforcements who happened to arrive.

Of course, after receiving the above information, Zhang Ge did not believe a single word of the so-called "Legion Holy Relic".

Although we don't know the specific incident, combined with previous information, this is most likely an operation by the Dark Angels to strangle the Fallen Angels.

However, they are a little crazy, not stupid. After the large-scale Primaris, the difference between the Dark Angels cans and the Fallen Angels cans has become very big, at least in appearance. Without a thorough investigation, they can use the so-called "rebel", "pirate" or even "Chaos" Space Marine titles to fool people. There is no need to kill them on sight.

What's more, they are unable to wipe out the enemy on their own now, so it is understandable that they need help from friendly forces.

But one question remains...what caused the storm? A massive storm that hasn't moved in who knows how many years, and a fortress right inside it, it's impossible to say the two are unrelated...

However, just as Zhang Ge was thinking further, suddenly, a huge human figure in dark green power armor moved in front of him.

Chapter 216: Tactics Only a Madman Would Use

This person was none other than the Dark Angels commander who had been in the distance before. Judging from the number of Space Marines under his command, even though the Dark Angels were already numerous, there should be at least one figure similar to the Primaris's lieutenant.

However, apart from some special winged helmets and a cloak of unknown meaning, this commander did not have anything else that indicated his special status or honor... No, he was not the only one.

If you look closely, you can find that the same is true for their guards and veterans in the distance. Their weapons are extremely simple, and it is difficult to tell the difference between these elites and ordinary Space Marines just from their appearance.

Is it because of their special culture of convicts? Or is there some other special reason?

Looking at the tall Space Marine in front of him, Zhang Ge wanted to ask a question, but in the end, the other party spoke first:

"Are you Zhang Ge?"

"Yes, you know me?"

“I learned from them.”

After this sentence, the scene fell into silence.

It felt strange to talk to the commander in front of him. In terms of the tone and other aspects, it was as if he was forcing himself to speak, with a strange dullness.

"So, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Strictly speaking, the Astra Militarum and the Space Marines had different command systems. Although the Astra Militarum were often willing to accept command from the Emperor's Angels out of respect for them, as far as regulations were concerned, Zhang Ge did not have to regard the other party as his superior, so his tone did not change much compared to when talking to other people.

At the same time, the other party didn't care about this. After Zhang Ge raised this question, he immediately followed up his sentence with the next sentence, as if he had been waiting for it for a long time:

"Teleport Titan, can it be used a second time?"

So that's what I came here for.

"The relic used to teleport Titans only serves as a space beacon. The other end needs a corresponding teleportation device, so even if it can be used a second time, it probably won't be used here."

This was Zhang Ge's own theory. Olivia's previous teleportation must have been facilitated by the ship's teleportation equipment... As for other possibilities? Zhang Ge's assessment was: Don't say anything that's not conducive to seeking death.

After receiving this answer, the other party seemed a little disappointed. He did not continue to reply. He just nodded, looked at Amelia again, and turned away.

After a dozen Terra minutes, all the troops still in the sky had basically been deployed to the ground. Thousands of elite infantrymen of various types filled the camp, making the originally empty base crowded. Fortunately, these elite troops were very disciplined and did not cause any trouble.

However, in various tactical meetings held afterwards, everyone found that this did not seem to bring much improvement to the situation.

Because their target is a fortress located in the center of the storm. As mentioned before, the scale of this storm is comparable to that of a small hive city, and the wind is strong enough to blow the heaviest tanks into the sky. Therefore, this causes the storm to become a natural shield for the fortress, and any artillery shells and lasers fired into it will be easily obliterated in the dust.

Even if the vehicle could be barely sent in with the magnetic attraction activated, what would happen after it was in? Would it be forced to face the fortress's unweakened shields and armor and the garrison's artillery fire? That would be tantamount to seeking death.

In this case, there seems to be no point in having a few thousand more light infantry.

As for the air force, perhaps if they fly into orbit and attack directly from the eye of the storm, a salvo of so many fighters would be enough to overload the fortress's shield. However, the fighters' bombs cannot be conjured up out of thin air, and they will be gone after one round of firing. It will be useless if they cannot bite through the armor afterwards.

Even if we can return to the Dead Forest Section to replenish, the fortress shield will have been recharged by the time we get back, which is equivalent to wasting ammunition.

Is there really no other way?

Suddenly, a voice rang out in the simply furnished conference room:

"Isn't it true that the storm's winds were strong enough to lift even the heaviest tanks?"

The Dark Angel Commander, who was sitting in the main seat, glanced at Zhang Ge who had spoken and simply responded:

"Correct."

"So, does that mean the same thing applies to the shells?"

"Yes, I've said that before."

"No, you didn't understand me. Do you have a pen and paper?"

The commander did not answer immediately, but slowly changed his sitting position, and then signaled the mechanical servant beside him to hand Zhang Ge what he wanted.

On the piece of paper, Zhang Ge first drew a circle to represent the storm, then he moved his arm again and drew a simple line.

This line is not a straight line that goes straight to the center of the circle. Instead, after entering the circle obliquely, it continues to rotate inward like a mosquito coil, making several circles before finally reaching the center of the circle.

Looking at this simple pattern, the commanders of various corps and regiments sitting around the table immediately understood what Zhang Ge meant.

Yes, since tanks can be blown away, it means that artillery shells can be blown away as well - they can fire large-caliber shells with propellers in the direction of the storm.

Although the thrusters of these shells are not enough to allow them to directly penetrate the storm, if they are fired in the direction of the wind, there is no need to waste fuel on maintaining the flight of the shells themselves. In this way, the thrusters only need to slowly fine-tune the direction of the shells during the process, so that the shells remain stable during flight while gradually turning to the inner circle and finally reaching the center of the circle. This usage is more than enough.

"Hmm... that's good, but not enough."

Considering the nature of the Dark Angels, the fact that they praised him meant that this method had indeed brought progress, but as he said, it was not enough.

If you play like this, you can imagine the accuracy of the artillery shells.

Even if the air force breaks through the shield in advance and allows these shells to hit the fortress's armor, if the landing point deviates too far, there will be no way to deal with those thick ceramic steel armored walls.

However, he still underestimated Zhang Ge's amazing wisdom at this moment.

Zhang Ge just smiled, then stood up and stood on the chair.

Amidst the puzzled looks from the crowd, he activated the magnetic module on the soles of his feet, causing the soles of his feet and the metal chair to attract each other with a slight sound.

"I've also considered this... Is it easy to understand what I mean?"

"..."

"Yes, we can have someone wearing a jetpack magnetically attach themselves to the projectile like this. As long as we set the launch time, and then have someone jump onto the projectile at the exact moment, it shouldn't be difficult to do. After that, they can fly with the projectile and use their jump pack to adjust its final landing point."

"This way, the shells can be concentrated in one location, and the people on board can simply disengage before they hit the enemy. This can even help them break through the enemy's defenses, allowing them to enter the gap created by the shells before they can react."

The silence stretched on through these words, finally broken when they reached the Dark Angels commander:

"You're a madman."

"But so do we."

Chapter 217: Wow, there's an expert, everyone retreat quickly

Before the commander spoke, Zhang Ge thought that White Scar would be the first to comment on this tactic.

However, if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand. Perhaps the White Scars are poets who are regarded as savages, but the Dark Angels are actually savages who usually pretend to be knights.

They seem calm on the surface, but in fact, once the situation they face involves some unknown bottom line, they can do all kinds of outrageous things without any scruples.

Following the Dark Angels commander were two other Space Marine officers. They were relatively more cautious and must have simply calculated the feasibility of the plan during that short period of time, which is why there was a delay of a few seconds just now.

The two men expressed their approval in their own ways, but the Imperial Fists officer also made it clear that this job could only be done by Space Marines. For mortals, even without the impact of the sandstorm itself, the acceleration brought by the clinging shells would be enough to kill them.

Of course, this does not mean that ordinary people have nothing to do. They need to take a fighter plane and fly all the way to low-Earth orbit, fly into the eye of the storm from a height where the sandstorm cannot reach, and then go straight down.

After reaching the effective attack range, the ground-to-ground weapons on board the fighters will be unleashed all at once to overload or weaken the fortress's shields. Once the shields are overloaded and the outer walls are breached by shells, the mortal elites will airdrop into the gap as the second wave of troops to provide support for the first wave of Space Marines.

The general direction was thus confirmed. While the various troops were making pre-war preparations, some details were gradually added. During this period, the three Space Marine officers repeatedly rejected Zhang Ge's application to join the artillery shelling, which made him quite dissatisfied.

However, this dissatisfaction soon ended, because after leaving the meeting room, Zhang Ge asked Austin to take some time to take him to experience his own tolerance limit... and found that this tactic was indeed not suitable for mortals - even with his current physical fitness.

Even Isis has to wear power armor to withstand the instantaneous acceleration and prolonged sandstorm friction. If Zhang Ge wants to force his way in, he will most likely be considered to be seeking death.

In this situation, he had to regretfully give up his plan of sandstorm surfing, and returned to the Valkyrie after completing the command and mobilization of the mortal troops.

While waiting every minute and every second, the Space Marines quickly completed the detailed calculations of various parameters and came up with a timetable for various actions, which naturally included the specific departure time of the fleet.

In the camp, a large number of dormant vehicles began to move. Hundreds of Space Marines equipped with jetpacks took their positions, and a large number of fighter planes that had not been parked for long took off again at the same time.

The spearhead of the attack is gradually heading towards the core of the boundless sandstorm.

At this moment, in the center of the storm, inside the Fortress, a small group of Space Marines in power armors of different paint schemes were gathering deep in the fortress.

They are none other than the Fallen Angels who have been hunted by the Dark Angels for countless years... According to their original plan, they would sacrifice a small number of people and let those people be captured by the Dark Angels, thereby releasing the information that there are Fallen Angels here.

Of course, it's not that they are tired of living and want to die, but there is an abandoned instrument from an unknown era in this warning fort. When it is activated, it can generate an extremely large gravitational field. When running at full power, it is even enough to create a small black hole.

So powerful is this instrument that even now, dormant, it causes the ever-present storm surrounding Fort Vigil.

With such a machine, it is not difficult to imagine the plan of the Fallen Angels. They intend to lure the Dark Angels' mothership here, and then use this instrument to reverse and capture them all, thus solving the problem of being hunted once and for all.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Before the Dark Angels were attracted, first the Great Rift appeared, then invasions from various forces. Finally, up to now, not to mention that the Dark Angels were not attracted, Abaddon was attracted instead.

Not all Fallen Angels are Chaos Space Marines. On the contrary, most of them can only be considered traitors or escapees. The Fortress is actually struggling with whether to cooperate with Chaos.

The current meeting is being held precisely because of this disagreement... They can't help but be anxious. According to the message from Chaos, the Spirit of Vengeance will soon be near the storm, and Abaddon will then be personally teleported to the interior of the Sentinel to negotiate with the Fallen Angels.

Should they fight, negotiate, or simply surrender? They must come up with an answer quickly, otherwise when Abaddon arrives, these options will no longer be theirs to choose.

However, while such an important meeting was going on, some uninvited guests arrived quietly.

First, the fortress's detection matrix detected hundreds of high-speed flying objects approaching from the sky, and then a violent explosion suddenly occurred before the plasma shield was charged.

Wait, aren't those detected targets still in orbit? How could there be an explosion?