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Chapter 619, New and Old
When each of the founding regiments was established, they developed different styles due to some differences in their gene seeds.

Of course, this difference is actually quite slight overall, especially when it comes to individuals. Just like the Phoenix Chapter has always been the most outstanding in swordsmanship and the strongest in individual combat ability, but when the top masters go to the duel factory, they may not necessarily be the swordsmanship champion. This difference is mainly reflected on a large-scale, general scale, and the difference is not that big.

Therefore, it is difficult to say whether these styles are due to differences in gene seeds, differences in abilities, or differences in the culture of the Chapter, which have triggered preferences in the training of new blood and talent selection, exacerbating the specialization of styles.

After the major founding legions were split into countless chapters, these chapters generally inherited the characteristics of the parent group, and in the long years to come, they used this as a basis to develop some chapters of their own characteristics.

For example, the Phoenix inherited the Phoenix's powerful individual combat capability. Although it did not reach the limit in this regard, it developed a generally stronger physique and firm willpower.

But the New World Torch was too late.

Their gene seed comes from the Infinite Legion. The characteristic of this legion is... no characteristics. They are not the most outstanding in any direction, but they also have no flaws. At the same time, the gene seed has a high degree of adaptability, and the troops are quickly developed. In addition, they have strict discipline and superb tactical level, forming the most typical appearance of Space Marines.

The same is true of the New World Torches, or at least the old ones.

However, these new torches may be able to develop some mad dog-like, high-sacrifice, and more ferocious fighting styles in the future.

That is due to the sins they consciously bear, and the transformation of the regiment culture that may form for a long time in the future.

But that’s a story for another day.

At least, at the moment, the old torchbearers led by Wang Mengsong still look the most normal.

Wang Mengsong does not hold any position. Even the Redemption Camp is not under his jurisdiction. Instead, there are two new torches who serve as company commanders of the Redemption Camp.

Normally, the old torches are very honest and listen to whatever the new company commander says.

The same goes for Wang Mengsong.

However, at the most necessary moment, when Wang Mengsong spoke, who would these old torches ultimately listen to?
Of course I listened to him.

The old torches did not have a direct confrontation with the new company commander. They just thought of some ways to sneak away during the mission, and with the cover of other old torches, they finally ran to meet up with Wang Mengsong.

At this time, the two new company commanders discovered that 70 to 80 percent of their redeemed veterans were missing.

They quickly reported the news. The commander-in-chief of the Star Harbor Operation, the second captain of the regiment, Leo Erich, angrily sent a message to Wang Mengsong, who had just made a suggestion but was not adopted by him:

"You traitor! What are you going to do? Destroying the Chapter once is not enough, do you want to destroy it a second time? I tell you, forget it! When the mission is over, I will chop off your head with the Chapter Master!"

But Wang Mengsong didn't reply.

Gathered around him were one hundred and forty-four old torches.

Under the command of Wang Mengsong, they bypassed to the other side of the front battlefield.

Wang Mengsong observes here a risk that Erich overlooked.

And when he arrived, the risk became a reality.

An elite Crusader force of more than 12 soldiers was rapidly advancing through this narrow, approximately -meter-wide starport passage.

They are all composed of 'Dragoon' mechas.

These tall and highly maneuverable ones, with the energy spears in their hands, can pose a deadly threat to Space Marines and even Terminators at any distance.

This dragoon regiment is undoubtedly a killer weapon.

Eric, who was attacking head-on, had only 300 soldiers, all of whom were basically thrown into the battle. If such a highly mobile elite suddenly appeared from his flank and rear, and combined with the counterattack of the main force of the Skitarii on the front battlefield, the New World Torch would suffer a great loss.

If the casualties are too great, the entire operation may even fail.

Wang Mengsong keenly noticed this and actually blocked this group of dragoons.

Now, it was the turn of the Torchbearers to launch a surprise attack on the dragoons while they were maneuvering at full speed.

There were two teams responsible for interception on the front, and their firepower stopped the dragoons.

Compared with its advantages in firepower and mobility, the dragoons' protection is really not that good.

Therefore, the interception cannot be done stupidly by blocking head-on, otherwise the 600 dragoons, even if they are at the front, will be able to shoot people to pieces with two rounds of energy-beaming spears.

The two teams adopted an ambush tactic, hiding themselves, and when the dragoons passed by, they fired their grenade launchers while quickly rushing close to them.

Although the Dragoon's energy lance can switch to melee mode and even be more powerful when close to the enemy, the Space Marine still has more advantages in melee combat.

The most crucial thing is that after the close combat, not only can the other dragoons around them not get through, but it is also difficult for them to find shooting opportunities to concentrate their fire on the two-meter-tall Space Marines when they are surrounded by a group of four-meter-tall dragoons.

The dragoons besieging them actually became cover.

Just as they were thrown into chaos by the twenty Space Marines, dozens of Space Marines suddenly appeared from the top of the fifteen-meter-high walls on both sides. They fired wildly at the dragoons with their bolters from a high position. At the same time, dozens of people, under the cover of firepower, climbed over the high wall, holding melee weapons such as chain swords and chain axes, and charged into the enemy group.

Wang Mengsong personally led the team and participated in this battle.

By the way, he also recorded a short video of the situation here and the camera function of the goggles inside the helmet and sent it to Leo Erich.

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Eric was silent.

Cold sweat broke out on his back.

He could have sensed the battle on the side even without Wang Mengsong's report.

He imagined that six hundred dragoons would rush out from his side and rear when he was least prepared, firing their energy spears from behind and then launching a charge.

Being attacked from both sides, not only would their offensive be repelled, but they might even leave behind more than a hundred bodies.

They have already suffered more than fifty casualties. With such a heavy loss, and more than half of their personnel sent away, how can they shake the defense of the Alamita Starport?
At that time, not only will they fail to kill their targets, but even the strategic points they had originally occupied will be lost.

He had to admit that Wang Mengsong, whom he had just scolded, saved their mission.

He opened his mouth but still didn't say anything. He just turned his head and continued to command his troops to attack head-on.

On the other side, Wang Mengsong led the old torches and quickly defeated the six hundred dragoons.

This group of high-attack, thin-skinned creatures, with high mobility, penetrated the rear of the battlefield and launched the first attack, which was of course a great threat; but when they were ambushed, the Space Marines took the initiative to attack, and their thin-skinned characteristics were exposed. Not to mention, the Torch Warriors still adopted close combat, which made full use of their advantages and reduced the disadvantages of the Dragoons.

Only a small number of the defeated dragoons escaped.

Wang Mengsong did not chase after them. It was difficult to outrun these mechanical creatures with long legs, and it would be a waste of time to chase them.

Gather the troops and count the casualties.

It’s not a big problem, the team still retains relatively strong combat capabilities.

The action will naturally continue.

Wang Mengsong planned to open up a second battlefield from the side, that is, from the direction the dragoons came from, and launch an attack on the enemy's position.

He told Erich his idea.

Erich did not respond.

As the commander-in-chief, he did not object, because Wang Mengsong's previous actions proved that his judgment was sharp and correct, and it did save the entire team. Moreover, opening up a second battlefield from the side would provide great help to the main battlefield commanded by Eric himself, no matter how effective the attack was.

However, no matter how correct it was, Wang Mengsong's sudden command of the troops was an illegal act without authorization. Coupled with past prejudices, Erich was unwilling to endorse his actions.

Wang Mengsong didn't care either.

Whether Eric agrees or not, he will act.

It would be best if Eric was willing to cooperate on the front battlefield; even if he was not willing to cooperate, Wang Mengsong would act according to his own ideas and do his best to ensure the mission was completed.

Let me show you that although our predecessors had stains in the past, their abilities are definitely not bad!

They fought their way back along the route of the dragoon raid, went around to the other direction of the starport command tower, and launched an attack.

Only twenty people were left to guard the rear and block the approach of reinforcements, while the remaining one hundred people were all thrown into the battle.

This wave of attack brought great pressure to the Skitarii troops in the command tower. They obviously did not expect that Wang Mengsong's troops would suddenly appear in the direction of their own attack.

When the dragoons were routed and the last report mentioned their approach, the command tower hastily assembled a number of troops to station for defense.

As soon as these troops arrived, they were severely attacked by the old torches.

Their first difficulty was that their defenses were insufficient and they were attacked before they could gain a firm foothold.

And then, the defenders made a second mistake: they misjudged the tactics of the Old Torch.

They didn't expect that these guys, who were wearing the same power armor and the same paint job, had completely different tactical styles! They were still using the same method to deal with the new torch, and ended up suffering a great loss.

Their fighting style is completely different from that of the New Torches on the front battlefield, who are like mad dogs and do not care about sacrifice.

Obviously calmer and more organized.

Sometimes that's not necessarily a good thing, but here, it's quite useful.

The best way to deal with a powerful mad dog is definitely not to fight it head-on.

The Skitarii of the Mechanicus had set up many obstacles. Whenever the Space Marines exerted some strength, they would choose to abandon their positions, but they would leave some secret sentries on the positions. In the ruins of the building, in the small room, on the other side of the corner... There were not many soldiers, only thirty or fifty people. When the Space Marines continued to kill the next position, they would often appear from behind, with heavy firepower, and fire from behind.

In this way, the positions captured by the Space Marines are actually not safe. Troops must be reserved to guard the positions, which will seriously affect the strength that can be invested in the forward attack.

With layers of delays and procrastination, the Space Marines' offensive naturally became less and less sharp.

However, this tactic, which works well on the front battlefield, does not work well on the side.

This group of old torches will not launch a fierce attack without fear of sacrifice, nor will they launch a particularly fierce attack ferociously. However, they are much more organized and disciplined.

This resulted in the position, which could have been held for a while, being hastily abandoned prematurely due to misjudgment. Then, the hidden weapons they had arranged on the position were quickly cleared by the old torches in a very experienced way.

They will not continue to fight forward recklessly without a firm foothold.

Wang Mengsong led the vanguard team and maintained pressure from the frontal attack while leaving enough men to clean up the mess at the back.

After wiping it clean, it will catch up again.

As a result, the defenders gave up their positions but were unable to drag the old torches into the quagmire; the troops hidden in the positions not only failed to play the expected role, but were easily eliminated because they were too dispersed.

This exacerbated the problem of insufficient troop strength for the defenders on the flank battlefield.

By the time they discovered the problem, it was already too late.

Even though elite troops were temporarily transferred from the front battlefield, a group of Basilisk mechas, along with Hammer mechas, cyborg elites and other units, were instead used more like a refueling tactic, with one wave after another being defeated.

During the battle, the performance of the former regiment commander Wang Mengsong was particularly outstanding.

In any case, he is a champion of the chapter. In front of him, he has the ability to quickly kill the elite units of the Crusaders, even the Knight Titans.

With him eliminating high-threat units at targeted locations, the speed of the flank assault was even faster than expected, so fast that it was too late to redeploy troops to make up for the loss.

They just fought their way to the command tower.

Their target, the sage who is responsible for coordinating and managing the entire Alamita Starport, is inside.

They just need to rush in and kill it, and the mission will be accomplished.

Wang Mengsong will undoubtedly achieve the greatest achievement.

But he didn't do that.

There is no other consideration, just discipline.

He left most of his troops behind to guard the outer door of the command tower.

He himself led an elite team to support the front battlefield.

Due to their influence and Wang Mengsong's personal assault, the frontal battlefield could no longer hold out.

After sacrificing more than a hundred Space Marines, Erich's troops broke through the Crusader Army's defenses.

The two sides met successfully.

(End of this chapter)