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Chapter 418 Master Tactician Qinghai

Geras space station.

The Iron Buddha Chapter's fleet, along with those of the other Chapters Astartes, rested at a considerable distance from the orbital defenses of the Geras Space Station.

This is a small foundry world.

Some people may wonder, how can a space station become a forge world?The reason is actually very simple, because Geras is a gaseous planet, lacking a solid surface of the planet, there is no way to "land".No one can survive on the surface for a long time, so naturally there is no way to build buildings.

But gaseous planets can also be rich in resources. Properly using professional cloud mining equipment, the mineral resources of gaseous planets may be easier to mine and refine than rocky planets.There are four gaseous planets in the solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They are all affiliated foundry facilities under the rule of Mars. The Jupiter shipyard and the Saturn shipyard have produced the Queen of Glory class battleship and the Abyss Fury class battleship.

Therefore, most of the urban buildings in this forge world are located in the orbital space around the planet.

Then one can imagine how powerful its orbital defense facilities will be, like an iron hedgehog.

A complete planetary defense system is generally divided into four layers from outside to inside.As soon as the Iron Buddha battle group fleet entered the Mandeville point on the outskirts of the Geras galaxy, they saw many destroyed combat satellites, a pile of distorted and tattered ruins hovering in the void, obviously the other Ashtars who had arrived one step earlier What the special operations fleet destroyed, and this is the outermost layer of the planetary defense system - combat satellites and deep space outposts.

A richer and more important world will even build a space fortress near Mandeville Point.

The subspace jump is very unstable. The fleets of several battle groups arrive one after another. The first arrived battle group has destroyed the outermost layer of defense system, so what they are about to face is the orbital defense facility.

A well-resourced and well-defended planet, in addition to the two-layer defense system in space, also has two layers of ground defense systems in the atmosphere: a surface defense facility, which can attack the planet's orbit upwards; a hive city defense facility, which It is the last line of defense for the city.Due to its particularity - there are no urban buildings on the surface of the gaseous planet, the Geras space station does not have the latter two defense systems.

The upside is that the fleets of the few Chapters Astartes may not have to worry about attacks from the planet's surface.

The downside is that the Geras space station has piled almost all its resources on the orbital defense facilities.

Suzheng, bridge.

Fu Qinghai frowned as he watched the screen of the bird divination instrument.It was a majestic and spectacular space city. More than a dozen super-large orbital stations were connected in series to form a grid-shaped honeycomb area, and a large number of orbital plates were laid to cover the orbital space outside the planet.In addition to infrastructure such as airports, space docks, and orbital elevators, he also saw...

There are dense spear turrets and macro gun turrets, torpedo launchers and defensive laser wells everywhere, not to mention the clusters of close-in weapon arrays.

"It appears that Grand Admiral Huxlow has indeed chosen a suitable battlefield for the Astartes."

Sid Nora also appeared on the bridge at some point, looked at the planetary projection, and said:
"Although Jerath Space Station is also a forged world, it does not have a solid surface, so it is destined not to have the Titan Legion. But as far as I know, during the Great Crusade, the expedition fleet discovered that Jerath Space Station possessed some kind of heresy Technology, the average intelligence level of their intelligent control legion far exceeds other intelligent control machines of the Mechanicus."

The level of intelligence surpasses that of ordinary intelligent control robots...

It's obviously the use of hatred intelligence.

Fu Qinghai sneered in his heart.

Sid Nora went on to say:

"At the same time, according to the records, this forge world is very warlike. At the beginning, it was unwilling to submit to the empire. It also used biological weapons on the hive world Kacandela to turn it into a death cemetery. After the defeat, Mechanicus only Allowing them to retain their rudimentary weapons-making capabilities led to Geras space station defecting to the traitors during the Iron Calamity campaign."

Huxlow had indeed chosen a battlefield most suitable for space warriors.Space Marines can't fight the Titan Legion, and the Geras space station happens to be a forge world without the Titan Legion, and the Titans are not Gundam, so they can't fight in space.The orbital space is different from the surface of the planet. Every piece of man-made space there is expensive, and there is no room for Titans to flex their fists.

Sid Nora means that after entering the Geras space station, it is possible to encounter the Intellectual Control Legion?

"After our scan, there is no longer a complete battleship in the airport of the Geras space station."

It was a strange star warrior who spoke.

The half-body holographic projections of several chapter leaders floated above the table, discussing the attack plan.

"You should pay attention to the observations. Those on the orbital defense facilities are obviously temporarily installed macro-cannon arrays and light spear arrays. Obviously, the rebels at the Geras space station have dismantled all their battleships, and all the weapon systems of the battleships have been removed. piled on top of orbital defenses."

The space warrior reminded everyone.

This is all-or-nothing.

Fu Qinghai thought to himself.

The enemy's choice is very extreme. They have completely abandoned the option of sending a naval fleet to attack, and removed all the weapon systems of the battleship to enhance defense.

"Everyone, we don't need to completely destroy the entire orbital defense facility. We only need to concentrate our firepower to open a gap, a critical breakthrough, so that our fighters can enter the interior of the Zeras space station, and then..."

said a space marine in red armor.

Fu Qinghai knew him, the Chapter Leader of the Bloodthirsty.

His thinking is also very clear:

Space and sea battles can't bring out the advantages of the space fighters, and the fleet composed of several battle groups has a high probability of not being able to bomb the Forge World that is waiting for battle. Just open a gap to allow the space fighters to enter and enter the Zeras space station. After that... it's the familiar part of dancing gangs.

This was a standard siege battle, and no one present mentioned the plan of besieging the enemy and cutting off supplies.First of all it doesn't fit the character of a Space Marine.Secondly, there is a planet on the opposite side, and there is a fleet on this side. It is clear at a glance who has more supplies.In the end, there is still a casting world on the opposite side. Water can be obtained through gaseous planets, and food can also be cultivated through chemical industrial synthesis or bioengineering. Obviously, the other side is more affordable.

"I agree with this proposal in principle."

Fu Qinghai thought for a long time and finally spoke:

"However, the specific details need further consideration."

Several battle regiment leaders looked at Fu Qinghai one after another.

His chapter flagship, the largest in the fleet.However, the chapter leaders were well-informed, and they didn't show much surprise—some chapters also had the Queen of Glory-class battleship. After getting up and repairing it, it was presented to its sub-group Nemesis Battle Group as the flagship of the battle group.

With a local tyrant like the Ultramarines ahead, owning an Emperor-class battleship is nothing.

"Do you have any idea?"

asked the Chapter Master of the Flesh Tearers.

"Look, everyone, what is this?"

Fu Qinghai pointed to the holographic projection in front of him. On the huge earth-gray gaseous planet, a brown patch was slowly rotating and moving.Fu Qinghai raised his hand to zoom in on the holographic projection. It can be seen that the edge of the plaque is about to approach the long pillars connecting the Geras Space Station and the surface of the planet. The pillars bounced back and retracted to the Geras Space Station .

Brown patches are cyclonic storms on the surface of gaseous planets, which can be seen tens of thousands of kilometers away, showing how huge the storm is.This phenomenon is very common on gaseous planets. For example, the Great Red Spot of Jupiter is a characteristic sign on the surface of Jupiter. The cyclone storm has lasted on Jupiter for 350 years, and its diameter is equivalent to twice the diameter of the Earth.

And those long pillars are obviously space elevators, but compared with ordinary manned space elevators, they have a larger diameter, and the ends are connected to cloud mining equipment, which should be the channel for the Geras space station to absorb the clouds on the surface of gaseous planets.These giant gas transportation pipelines are like roots hanging under the Geras space station, absorbing nutrients from the planet to transfuse the space station.

"I seem to have discovered a vulnerability in the defenses of the Geras space station."

Fu Qinghai pointed to these long pillars and said.

A planetary gas transport pipeline to orbit?
Fu Qinghai didn't need to say it out loud, several seasoned space fighters who had experienced many battles immediately understood his thoughts.

"What are you going to do?"

The leader of the Flesh Tearers asked.

"Do you have a Terminator army?"

Fu Qinghai asked.

"Yes, I have."

"Of course there are."

Several battle group leaders spoke one after another.

Terminator Who doesn't?Although everyone is a sub-regiment, no one in the Second Army has any property, and there must be a few pieces of tactical dreadnought armor, otherwise it would be too poor.

"And do you have jet bikes?"

Fu Qinghai continued to ask.

All the warlords fell silent for a moment.

They all raised their heads to look at Fu Qinghai.

What's the meaning?don't you have

Fu Qinghai smiled:

"My plan is very simple. Send the Iron Buddha Terminator, take a jet motorcycle, enter the surface of the planet, and then enter the interior of the Geras space station through these giant gas pipelines to form an internal breakthrough and open a gap for me."

Why do you have a jet bike?
The battle group leaders first thought of this question.

Which foundry world still makes jet bikes these days?
"Is there no detection equipment on the surface of the planet? Will they not find the existence of jet motorcycles?"

A Chapter Master was the first to ask the question.

Fu Qinghai pointed to the "brown plaque":
"I don't think any detection equipment can sustain a large cyclonic storm like this."

"As you said, this cyclone storm is extremely huge, how do you plan to pass through it?"

Another Chapter Master questioned.

"Of course we won't force ourselves into it. By observing the operation of putting away those gas pipelines at the Geras Space Station, it is obvious that the activity of this cyclone is periodic. We just need to wait patiently for the cyclone to leave. The gas pipeline and cloud mining Once the device is re-inserted into the planet's surface, that's the perfect time to invade."

Fu Qinghai explained.

"Even if there is no cyclone storm, the intensity of the wind on the surface of the gaseous planet is probably not something we can bear. Have you thought about this problem, Qingshan... Khan?"

The leader of the Flesh Tearers asked calmly.

This is a very real problem.

For example: the wind on the surface of Jupiter can reach about twice the speed of the [-]th-level hurricane on the surface of the earth. There is nothing that can withstand such high winds.At the same time, due to the large mass of Jupiter itself, it will attract many asteroids and meteorites. These attracted debris will also be mixed in the strong wind on the surface of Jupiter, becoming dangerous "bullets" flying at high speed.

Geras is not as big as Jupiter though.

But they are both gaseous planets, so they must be similar.

There was a smile on the corner of Fu Qinghai's mouth:
"I am very aware of these difficulties. We are the children of the White Scars, we are the sons of the storm! Naturally, this task can only be completed by us."

Fu Qinghai's confident demeanor surprised the battle leaders in the holographic projection.

Then he changed the subject again:
"We haven't reached the surface of the planet. We can only know what's going on there after on-site investigation. Even if it can be carried out according to my idea, accidents are inevitable for this kind of temporary plan. Therefore, we arrange for the Iron Buddha Terminator to come from the gaseous planet. Infiltrate the surface, and at the same time look for the weak points of the orbital defense facilities to carry out a frontal attack, not a feint attack, but a frontal attack in the true sense."

Only a frontal attack can attract the attention of the enemy, and only a frontal attack can cover the successful penetration of the Iron Buddha Terminator into the surface of the planet.And if the infiltration plan fails, in the end all chapters must still attack frontally.

The crowd fell into contemplation.

"I agree with this proposal."

"I agree."

"I agree."

In the end, the chapter leaders expressed their opinions one after another.

It is very risky to infiltrate through the violent wind of the gaseous planet, and it is a mission of a narrow escape. Since the Iron Buddha Chapter is willing to send its own Terminator troops to complete this mission, then other people have nothing to say.

Follow the original plan for the frontal attack.

"Sons of Jaghatai, the Emperor bless you."

The regiment leader of the Flesh Tearers raised his hand and thumped the ceramic steel armor on his chest, and said to Fu Qinghai.

"Living the blood of Sanguinius...Hopefully we'll meet inside Geras space station soon."

The Chapter Leader of the Bloodthirsty said solemnly.

Fu Qinghai nodded slightly.

The holographic projections went out one by one.Through the armored portholes, it can be seen that the fleets of each battle group began to turn around, the engine nozzles lit up, and the battleships were about to go deep into the galaxy and headed in one direction, preparing for a frontal assault.

The relationship between White Scars and the Blood Angels is okay, because the relationship between Sanguinius and Jaghatai Khan is better, and the two appreciate each other.Of course, Angel is a super warm guy, and he has a good relationship with all Primarchs, while Khan is a withdrawn and cold guy, and his Primarch friends are only Warmaster and Pony.

Although the two chapter leaders expressed respect to Fu Qinghai, Fu Qinghai didn't intend to get too close to them.

He recognized one of them.

Nasir Amit.

The first chapter leader of the Flesh Tearers is a century-old veteran who has experienced the Great Expedition and the Great Rebellion. He once served as the commander of the fifth company of the Blood Angels Legion. He was nicknamed "Flesh Tearers". The nickname came from.

The Flesh Tearmen are a notoriously loyal warband.

In the 30K era, Nasir Amit broke out with blood thirst and killed a whole team of Space Wolves. He also took the initiative to be honest, but Azcalon, the captain of the Holy Blood Guard, protected him and did not reveal the matter. Tell Sanguinius—because according to Sanguinius' character, he will definitely tell Leman Russ, which will affect the relationship between the two loyal legions.

In the 40K era, during a battle against the invasion of orcs, all the flesh tearers broke out in blood thirst. After killing the orcs, they were not satisfied. They killed all the ordinary militiamen who helped them. The Silver Shroud Battle Sisters who fought side by side, the Battle Sisters did not dare to stop the space fighters, so they could only withdraw from the battle. Afterwards, the Silver Shroud Sisters would submit a report to the Inquisition Inquisition, believing that this battle group should be eliminated.

In fact, even if Baal or Terra don't deal with the Flesh Tearers, according to the Khorne-style berserk assault tactical style of this battle group, sooner or later they will perish by themselves-in the 42K era, the Flesh Tearers as a sacred group , the number of people is only one-third of the number stipulated in the "Astarte Codex".

Only three hundred people remained.

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At this moment.

All the officers of the Iron Buddha Chapter assembled on the bridge.

Fu Qinghai looked around and exhorted:
"After landing on the Geras space station, stay away from the two blood angels' sub-groups, understand?"

"Understood, Khan."

The crowd responded in unison.

"If they're mad at the enemy, leave them alone, if they're mad at us, kill them, understand? Never mind the camaraderie."

Fu Qinghai continued to instruct.

"Understood, Khan."

Everyone responded with a bang.

"You all listened to the tactical arrangement just now."

Fu Qinghai spoke slowly, and suddenly ordered in a deep voice:
"Jostar!"

"exist!"

The first company commander stepped out.

"You will lead a tactical team of Iron Buddha Terminator to carry out this infiltration mission on a jet motorcycle, and you will also put on the assault-type Terminator armor."

Fu Qinghai ordered.

"Yes!"

Joe Star responded loudly.

Fu Qinghai thought for a while, then suddenly changed his mind and said:
"Forget it...you go to my personal arsenal and wear my suit, the Cyan Mountain Heavy Armor."

Qiao Shida was taken aback when he heard the words, nodded and said:
"Yes, Khan."

Qiao Shida and Fu Qinghai were about the same height and build, so it was no problem wearing his power armor.

"Khan!"

At this time, Lin Yu suddenly came out.

The attendant showed struggle and hesitation on his face, finally he gritted his teeth and leaned next to Fu Qinghai and said in a low voice:

"Khan, Old Joe is an aborigine, he only has one life, I am a reincarnation, I still have two lives..."

The implication is: he wants to replace Moon Wolf Warrior to carry out this task.

Fu Qinghai squinted at him:
"But he's better than you."

Lin Yu blushed instantly.

"All right."

Fu Qinghai patted him on the shoulder:

"It's not that dangerous. Whether to carry out this mission or not, and whether the surface of the planet is suitable for flying, you have to look at it to know. If it is purely to die, then I will not let any of my subordinates go to carry out this kind of mission."

Why didn't Fu Qinghai go in person?

As the battle group leader of Tiefutu, sometimes it is his main task to sit in the rear and command the battlefield as a whole, and he can't always charge to the front.

Joestar was very excited to be entrusted with the important task, and immediately went to select the Iron Buddha Terminator. Soon, a tactical team was transferred to another strike cruiser, the Warhorse, on a jet motorcycle.The Battle Barge led the remaining two Strike Cruisers to Jerath Space Station, following the other Chapter fleets.

The warhorse cruiser quietly shed its large force, preparing to circle behind the gaseous planet under the cover of the light of the stars after the frontal battle started.The Geras space station only occupies a relatively small area of ​​the outer orbital area of ​​the gaseous planet, and does not cover the entire gaseous planet.

Combat is imminent.

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(End of this chapter)