Warhammer: My Brother Is the Emperor.

Chapter 154 The First Battle with the Tau Clan
The Tau Empire fleet generally uses a modular design, and various systems can be assembled like building blocks. The ships are generally divided into two categories: merchant ships and warships.

As the name suggests, merchant ships focus on civilian use, while warships focus on military use.

But no matter which one, the weapons are the same, short-range railguns, long-range ion cannons, and a large number of missiles and carrier-based aircraft.

Among them, the short-range is based on the standard of the Tau family, even if it is a short-range railgun, the range is comparable to that of a human light spear.

It can be seen from the configuration that Tai Jun pays great attention to long-range firepower, because their enemies are mainly green skins, and the long-range firepower is insufficient, so they just use their strengths to avoid weaknesses.

But when facing the human empire, this method is not easy to use.

After Said's reform, the empire's shipbuilding speed has been continuously increased. From escort to battle line, each class of warship focuses on the four functions of macro artillery, light spear, mother ship, and comprehensive.

Four warships of the same level with different functions form a team, melee macro cannon, long-range light spear and mother ship, for comprehensive scouting missions.

Several squads followed the higher-level warships, and the higher-level warships formed a four-ship squad to follow the higher-level warships.

Such layers of nesting dolls form a fully functional battle group.

Compared with the green skins, the human navy's combat power is more comprehensive and reliable, and its number is also larger, which made the Tau suffer the first severe beating.

When the diplomat was killed and the Taijun fleet was in a hurry, the Juba Khan fleet ambushing outside the galaxy took the lead in attacking.

Considering Titanium's advanced radar, the Juba Khan fleet didn't dare to get too close. Instead, it was almost a galaxy apart and launched a bombardment with a nova cannon.

The shell was charged to the speed of light, rushed out of the muzzle, and went straight to the Tau fleet. The commander of the Qi clan was caught off guard, and several battleships of the tonnage of cruisers were shot through.

Immediately afterwards, Juba Khan's vast fleet started its engines and approached the Tau fleet.

The Tie Fleet did not expect humans to suddenly attack. Although there were frictions in the previous negotiations, they were generally smooth. The fleet commander thought that they would establish diplomatic relations as before and be assimilated by the superior good.

But I didn't expect that human beings are so despicable, they pretended to negotiate peace, mobilized superior forces, and surrounded and wiped out the Tau fleet.

In order to deter the human empire whose strength is unknown, the Tau tribe brought most of the fleet. If it is wiped out, the Tau Empire will be seriously injured.

Therefore, the fleet commander's priority goal is to preserve strength. It connected Said and said angrily: "Commander of the Human Empire, are you going to be an enemy of the Supreme Good?"

Said calmly said: "Your soldiers disguised as a scientific expedition team and ambushed our special envoy. This move is regarded as a declaration of war on the human empire!"

The fleet commander immediately said: "There must be some misunderstanding, or your excuse for war. Our Shui clan companions are also missing!"

Said sneered: "Do you think the empire will give you a chance to breathe? You just went to the sky, and you don't know that in the burning galaxy, once there is a firefight, the only thing you can do is fight forever!"

After finishing speaking, countless light spears and nova cannons fired in volley. At this time, the Tau tribe made preparations and placed the small battleships on the periphery to resist the attack of the nova cannons, while the light spears were blocked by the shield.

Afterwards, the Tau fleet launched a counterattack, a large number of plasma cannons fired, and a large number of railguns accelerated the projectiles to collide, causing ripples on the void shield,
According to the characteristics of the Tau fleet, Juba Khan used his familiar mobile warfare to formulate a set of ruthless tactics.

The imperial battleship advanced at full speed, accelerated until 0.9 times the speed of light, and slammed into the Tau fleet face-to-face.

The commander of the Tau fleet did not expect that there would be ramming angles for ships in space. Caught off guard, nearly ten battleships were rammed through, and the human warships fired torpedoes at close range, blasting the Tau ships.

The Tau tribe made a decisive decision and released a large number of carrier-based planes to bomb the human ships. The bombing achieved certain results. The Tau Air Force had excellent combat skills, successfully evaded the close-in defense guns, and sent a large number of missiles to the bows of the imperial warships.

However, the empire immediately dispatched a large number of naval aviation units to entangle with the Tau air force, and the capital ships rushed forward quickly, using guided torpedoes to damage each other while closing the distance.

Soon, the Juba Khan fleet successfully embeds the Tau fleet, firing macro artillery at close range, just like the battle fleet strikes in ancient times.

The commander of the Fire Clan dropped his jaw in shock. After hitting the corner, he has never seen such a backward style of play in an interstellar naval battle.

The warships flanked the enemy, formed battle lines, and bombarded each other. The Tau warships were unprepared for this tactic. In their eyes, the enemy was never close.

The macro cannon is so powerful that it can destroy a city with one shot. Thousands of warships in the empire fired a volley of macro cannon, easily breaking through the energy shield of the Tau fleet and blasting a large number of ships.

After several rounds of macro cannons, more than half of the thousands of battleships of the Tau clan were destroyed. The Fire Clan saw human tactics for the first time, rushed forward quickly, and killed the enemy with macro cannons.

This is Said's suggestion to Juba Khan regarding the characteristics of the Tau warships. At the same time, the auxiliary army of the Juba Khan Legion entered the galaxy and took over the position of the Mobile Legion.

At this moment, a huge green-skinned waaagh appeared in the Taiping Starfield, and the garrison barely supported it.

In order to completely wipe out this group of green skins, Chagatai Khan was allowed to transfer the mobile corps back to aid after asking Said for instructions.

At this time, half of the Tau fleet was lost, the right to control the universe was lost, and it was unable to threaten the New Hope galaxy. The Juba Khan Legion had the upper hand, and the mobile corps had a surplus of troops.

Compared with the huge greenskins, the tau were insignificant, not worth two legions to deal with.

However, as if God bless the Tau, shortly after the mobile corps left, the Juba Khan fleet went out of the galaxy to pursue the Tau fleet, and a second Tau fleet appeared on the other side of the galaxy.

The mobile legion fleet was transferred away, and the fleet was empty. The Tau Legion took advantage of the vacancy and easily entered the galaxy.

The size of the fleet is not large, and many of them are landing ships, intending to land inside the galaxy.

Not long after the galaxy was occupied, the fortifications were not perfect, so the Tau transport ship was unstoppable and went straight to the sky above the world of New Hope.

In the girl world, the anti-aircraft firepower of the human legion ignited the sky, and the Tau manta ray landing craft and a large number of airdrop pods faced the firepower net all over the sky, and rushed straight to the surface of the planet.

During this period, vehicles were continuously shot and exploded. In the end, only half of the blueskins reached the surface of the planetary world.

They still don't know that what they are facing is the First Army of the Galaxy.

The Tau army wore various combat uniforms (mechas), surrounded by fighter bees, and slammed into the human positions. The ion guns and fusion injectors were fully fired, clearing a large area in an instant.

Compared with the Human Auxiliary Army, Mr. Tai has fewer people, but the individual soldiers are better equipped. Even the grassroots troops are generally equipped with xv8 crisis battle suits.

These combat suits are equipped with powerful firepower, various pulse guns and fusion bombs, and there are fighter bees and artificial intelligence assistance beside them, and often one can fight against a large number of auxiliary troops.

However, the strength of the Imperial Auxiliary Army has never been individual soldiers, but the scale and firepower of the system.

When the Tau were consolidating the landing site, the Imperial Auxiliary Army was building a siege, and the two sides faced off on a plain of thousands of square kilometers.

Just when Said was sharpening his knife and preparing to torture the group of murlocs on land, the Juba Khan fleet returning to aid was bitten by the Tau tribe.

For some unknown reason, the aether sent reinforcements before the war started, and when the Tau fleet lost half, the reinforcements appeared just in time.

The Juba Khan fleet was tightly bitten and unable to return to defense, resulting in a confrontation between the two armies on the ground.

The position of the auxiliary army was quickly completed, and various vehicles and Titans were in place, and the Astartes were ready for battle.

In the Tau position, the modular base was built, the troops wearing standard combat uniforms entered the designated positions, and the air force in the atmosphere was ready to go.

In the end, at the order of the commander of the auxiliary army, the empire took the lead in attacking.

One hundred thousand quadruple-mounted heavy artillery opened fire in unison, and the sky was full of fireballs hitting the Tau camp. In the sky, Lightning fighter jets and Valkyrie bombers fired overwhelming missiles.

The artillery salvo smashed the fortifications, and the petrified lizard missiles continued to bombard. After three hours of firepower preparations, the imperial army began to slowly advance the front line.

Wherever the shells hit, there was no trace of the Tau clan, and the front line advanced smoothly, and the empire successfully took over the Tau clan positions.

The commander of the auxiliary army was complacent, thinking that this wave was a sure win, because according to the investigation report, the strength of the Tau tribe was less than one-third of the imperial auxiliary army.

This little force came to capture the imperial world, no doubt looking for death.

But at this moment, the puppet beside the commander reminded: "Don't be careless, the Tau Empire has its own unique tactics."

The prince reminded, and the commander said solemnly: "Yes, Your Royal Highness, I will step by step, fight steadily, slowly push the front line, and eliminate the aliens!"

Said sighed, the tactics of the Tau tribe can't be explained clearly in a few words, and the commander can only experience and understand it by himself.

He wanted to take over the command, but Juba Khan was the commander of the army, and leapfrog micromanagement was a taboo on the battlefield, so he didn't intervene in the specific command.

As a result, the Imperial Auxiliary Army was quickly hit head-on by the Tau tribe. Countless missiles flew out from the Tau tribe positions, precisely hitting key facilities such as command hubs, troop assembly points, and material warehouses.

Even if there is a fish that slipped through the net, it will be hit twice by the infiltrating forces.

Wearing stealth combat suits, these infiltrators can fly at low altitudes, easily sneak behind the Imperial lines, and direct missile strikes with precision.

In an instant, hundreds of command posts were blown up, thousands of logistics strongholds were in ruins, key roads and bridges were destroyed, and the communication center was disrupted.

The mortal auxiliaries fell into chaos, and the Tau sent out a large number of hammerhead shark gunships, leading the stingray armored personnel carrier, and launched a lightning attack on the human line.

With the cooperation of the infiltration troops, they quickly cut the human line in a detour, and the morale of a large number of mortal auxiliary troops collapsed and began to flee.

The commander of the auxiliary army has never seen such a style of play, but relying on his rich experience, he decisively said to the puppet beside him: "His Royal Highness, please!"

Said said slowly: "Understood, why did this happen, reflect on yourself!"

After speaking, with a thought, behind the imperial line, Krieger puppet jumped over the fleeing mortals and launched an overwhelming offensive against the Tau assault force.

Rockets and heavy artillery passed the Krieg puppets from behind and slammed into the front of the line, throwing the attacking Tau army and the retreating support into a sea of ​​flames.

Although one thousand enemies were killed and eight hundred were harmed, the Tau army's offensive momentum was blocked. Before the blue man could react, Krieger's hell gun hit his face.

The laser gun hit the xv8 combat suit, and it couldn't penetrate it immediately. It had to be fired continuously to achieve the penetration effect. However, Krieger felt that this was too slow, so he simply rushed to the enemy and pulled the bomb vest.

Now it was the turn of the Tau commanders to be shocked, they had never seen such a desperate style of play, thousands of soldiers casually threw themselves and exploded.

After the self-destructing face, followed by a large group of Leman Russ armored groups, they fought a decisive battle with the Hammerhead Shark gunship of the Tau tribe, and the battle loss ratio of the two sides reached one to five.

Tau one, Empire five, but considering the output of Leman Russ, the Tau lost.

With its huge numbers, the Leman Rustank submerged the hammerhead sharks of the Tau clan, and under the cover of a large number of infantry, it pushed back towards the Tau clan positions.

At this moment, the commander of the Tau tribe really saw the strength of human beings. Although the equipment technology was slightly backward, with the huge manpower and numbers, they could easily overwhelm any enemy.

But the Tau Empire is different. The too small size affects the way of combat. Although the same as the Empire, it emphasizes firepower superiority, but it is different from the Empire's persistent consumption + intermittent pig bursts. The Tau emphasizes strike accuracy, mobility and detection.

The Tau will not engage in World War II-style large-scale decisive battles like the Empire, but will use tactics that look more modern.

For example, sending infiltration troops to cut supply lines in a detour, night raids, ambushes, air raids, and beheadings to destroy the command layer, leaving the enemy without a leader, lacking food and clothing, and collapsing on their own.

Therefore, when seeing the simple and crude tactics of the empire, the Tau commanders were particularly disdainful. This was not only due to the Tau culture, but also because the too small size could not support sustained consumption.

While the Tau tribe can no longer fight the war of attrition, they can maintain a high-welfare life in the country. Perhaps the latter is more important, because they need to use high welfare to sell the best way.

As a result, the Tau commander asked for additional reinforcements in low-Earth orbit, and at the same time sent out his trump card.

In one of the ruins, a Tau soldier in an xv8 battle suit was struggling to crawl. Behind him, a tank with a double-headed eagle logo was slowly advancing, trying to crush the Tau soldiers.

Finally, before a fountain, the Tau soldiers could not retreat, shooting tanks with small pistols in vain, fighting against the approaching death.

Just before the crushing, a beam of light blasted Leman Russ, and a large number of manta ray fighters passed overhead, leaning powerful firepower to the ground ahead.

Imperial air superiority fighters attempted to intercept, but were thwarted by Tau fear, watching as the manta rays tilted their fire.

The manta ray is the largest unit of the Tau Empire Army, with two heavy railguns, six long-tube ion cannons, two sets of missile pods, ten seeker missiles and sixteen long-tube rapid-fire guns, with powerful support firepower, Enough to destroy an entire army.

What's even more awesome is that this thing is a transport plane that can hit 100 small units and more than [-] vehicles.

Dozens of fully loaded Manta Rays formed a formation, enough to form a powerful assault group. Krieger's vanguard was wiped out, and the offensive came to a standstill.

However, Said was not flustered, and said with a light smile: "Mr. Ti is desperate, let's also take out our wealth!"

As soon as the words fell, a lava ray swept across and exploded the wings of a manta ray. Through the burning smoke, countless huge figures could be vaguely seen.

That is the God's Machine of the Empire - the Titan Legion!
The giant easily defeated the manta ray fighter, and the giant soldiers and space fighters were dispatched to launch an infiltration operation against the Tau tribe, and return the Tau tribe themselves in the way of the Tau tribe.

The Tau commander gasped and was at a loss for a while, but fortunately reinforcements from orbit arrived, allowing him to temporarily stabilize the front line.

At the same time, reinforcements brought ether instructions: "Capture the wild spirits, explain the truth of the attack, and seek a truce with humans!"

If Said hears it, he will only complain: "Titanium is so naive~"

(End of this chapter)