Him and their stars

However, it must be admitted that Major General Hongkas is indeed an imperial land warfare expert who has been famous for a long time, and at least his psychological quality is as immovable as a mountain. Even when the armored airship he was riding in was shot down and shook in an uncontrolled Brownian motion for nearly half a minute before crashing to the ground, his mood remained stable.

He wasn't even surprised when he was hit. In order to adapt to his burly figure, the airship he was riding was actually an airship used for transportation in the atmosphere. The cockpit was also modified from a cargo ship, but it was equipped with various equipment for the commander, and after stuffing an adjutant, two communications officers, and two staff members, it seemed very cramped.

However, the cockpit is narrow, but the airship itself is still very conspicuous. Although such an airship always remains at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters above the ground, it is indeed the type that is most likely to be set on fire.

It is nothing new for such a ship to be hit. It is only when you are ignored that you become evil.

However, after being hit, he fell directly to the ground, which was beyond the expectations of the soldier and general.

Major General Hongkas's car is a C88 Shepherd-class transport airship, which is a medium-sized intra-atmospheric transport ship equipped by the imperial military. With a length of 28 meters and a maximum width of 12 meters, this semi-elliptical flying object appears wide and fat. It is equipped with two high-power anti-gravity engines. Its load, speed and maneuverability are of course closely related to the gravity of the planet.

However, in a perfect planet environment like Yaochi with standard gravity, it can indeed carry more than one hundred tons of cargo straight into the sky.

This C88, which temporarily serves as a command ship, does not need to carry cargo, so of course it can use all its take-off weight for protection. It is equipped with three layers of flying armor, plus the protective plating of a land-based fortress, two force field shield generators, plus six blaster cannons and two phase wave cannons.

Both in terms of protection and firepower, it is comparable to a flying fortress.

It stands to reason that such a super armored boat always remains at an altitude of more than two thousand meters away from the city. Even if it is attacked, it should be able to evade it in advance. Even if there is really no time to dodge, you can definitely take three to five anti-aircraft missiles and dozens of anti-aircraft shells as if nothing happened.

However, his command ship, which was as thick and solid as a fortress, was indeed possessed by one shot.

The enemy attack neutralized the energy shield and then penetrated the weakest link in the airship's armor. The anti-gravity engine on the left side was hit on the spot, and then completed the entire process of heating, burning, and finally a complete explosion in half a second.

The anti-gravity engine on the right side was fully loaded to maintain the heavy hull that was starting to heat up, but the chain explosion that followed caused the shield generator to begin to disintegrate. Some of the damaged parts slipped into the still moving engine wheels, followed by a silent tearing sound.

"We were hit!"

"The Eagle King is about to fall! Repeat, the Eagle King is about to fall!"

"Everyone prepare for impact...oh no, we are completely out of control!"

"Abandon ship! Abandon ship!"

"Ignore you! The cabin door is burnt!"

Along with the noise in the cabin, Major General Hongkes couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

A psyker? Or a new weapon?

Major General Hongkas clearly still remembered that before he was shot down, he saw a red light spot flashing through the void. Was that the reaction of the light spear cannon?

But isn’t this kind of weapon used on battleships?

General Honkas landed with the whole ship in confusion. The fierce impact was transmitted directly to the inside of the ship, disrupting his thinking. He felt dizzy for a moment, and his internal organs seemed to have been displaced. Even for a psyker like him, a fat and strong giant, it took nearly half a minute to barely regain consciousness.

"Okay, I'm really beaten down. These bastard natives are really powerful." The giant general sounded like a human noble.

He struggled to push open the deformed cabin door and shouted to his subordinates: "Young men, there will be reinforcements soon. We..."

Then, he suddenly stopped talking. At this time, Major General Giant had realized that after a tragic impact, he was the only one left alive on the armored airship.

He turned to look at the adjutant beside him, and suddenly saw a large blood cake that had been squeezed out of shape.

"It's really tragic. I remember this child was just getting married? The bride is still a young lady from the Earl's family." Major General Hongkas looked at the adjutant who had been squeezed so much that he was "thin" by half, and wanted to remove his flat head. I could distinguish the handsome face from before he was alive, but unfortunately it was really difficult to recognize him.

"It's so pitiful." The giant general was really sad. He had originally planned to finish the battle and go to be the witness for his adjutant.

He was even looking forward to this wedding more than the groom.

You know, it's very shameful for a Legg giant to serve as a witness to the marriage of a human aristocratic child. It at least shows that he has touched the edge of the upper class society; moreover, he might also be able to meet a few more powerful people at the wedding. The big names are very helpful for future development.

But, it’s gone, it’s gone!

War is indeed a monster that can swallow up all dreams and beauty!

Major General Hongkas glanced at the cabin door, patted his chest, expressed his respect for the war dead, and got out of the cabin.

When he stood up straight, he felt an inexplicable sense of enlightenment.

This is actually understandable. The height of an adult Legg giant male can often exceed three meters. Even if it is a specially modified C88 airship, it is indeed a bit small for him.

But now, the battlefield filled with smoke, flames and ruins came directly into his sight. The scenery is truly unobstructed. Ever since, the aggrieved mood disappeared along with the aggrieved space.

Then, Major General Hongkes received a cold shot in the head.

Fortunately, as a land warfare expert who has worked hard on the grassroots battlefield, he still has the habit of wearing full armor on his body, such as the chest, waist and abdomen, and helmet, which are specially made and thickened. Added ingredients.

There is no way, the Empire only has a "Grace" type of armor prepared for non-human psykers, but this mecha still cannot accommodate the size of the Legg Giant, which is often more than three meters long.

He is currently using the Ebony Guard Type 3 mecha, which is specially prepared for large soldiers. If you include the heavier armor, additional power systems, life support systems and weapons carried, it really weighs half a ton.

Since there is no way to use alchemical weapons, if you want to ensure protection, of course you have to pile up the weight.

Fortunately, he is a Legg giant psyker after all, so even if he is carrying a solid iron bump, his movements should not be affected.

This cold gun should be just an ordinary 9mm electromagnetic rifle. In front of the Giant General's helmet that can be used as the front armor of a tank, the power is naturally not enough. There was only a "bump" sound, the bullet was bounced away, and there was an obvious dent on the curved helmet, but it was not penetrated.

But despite this, the kinetic energy of the bullet still fully acted on Hongkas' general. He was staggered on the spot, and his neck was painfully stuck by the impact.

Immediately afterwards, his knees uncontrollably hit the fragments of the airship. The pain made him grin on the spot, and then his legs were inevitably mixed.

Immediately afterwards, another bomb fell on his side, overturning his unbalanced body on the spot.

When the imperial soldiers arrived, they saw the Commander lying on the ground, groaning and with his feet in the air. At this time, Major General Hongkesi, instead of looking like a fierce Laig giant psyker, he clearly looked like a turtle that had been turned over.

The soldiers looked at each other, then rushed over.

"Your Excellency, are you okay?"

"General, general, blink your eyes."

"How much is this? General, how much is this? You have to speak!"

"Commander, wow!"

Major General Hongkas couldn't bear it anymore. He lay on the ground and slapped the soldier as big as a cattail leaf fan (literally) to the side. He slapped the soldier who was about to cry to one side and then stood up with difficulty.

Even with the help of the backbone of the organic armor and the auxiliary system, the half-ton weight is indeed small, and even the giant general couldn't help but take a few more breaths.

"What's the current situation?" he asked directly.

A lieutenant quickly took over the adjutant's position and reported in a clear and coherent manner: "Communication interference across the city still exists. However, we have just seen red and blue flares."

This shows that the two groups of troops leaving the city from the east have safely withdrawn outside the city, and they still maintain at least 80% of their combat strength. In addition, the two Panzer Grenadier regiments they were responsible for responding to were probably rescued.

The lieutenant added: "The sound of explosions and gunshots are also moving to the east of the city. Xiaguan just eliminated the robot dog in the direction of the central station. It was not destroyed by the enemy until it was 4 kilometers deep into the fire line. This can basically confirm that the enemy The encirclement of Fang has been transferred. Their current tactical purpose is to change from encircling and annihilating the airborne grenadiers to harassing and killing our combat personnel to the maximum extent."

Major General Hongkesi felt that what the captain said made sense, and he was suddenly pleasantly surprised.

Probably out of politeness, the other party did not close the dense armor on the outermost layer of the helmet. Through the transparent protective cover on his head, he could recognize that this was a human man in his mid-thirties.

"So, our mission can be considered a success. At least we rescued the trapped grenadiers safe and sound." Major General Hongkas calculated.

He seemed to have completely ignored that he was the one who dropped the armored grenadiers into the encirclement in the center of the enemy city. He seemed to have forgotten that by the time he arrived with reinforcements, the battle losses of the two regiments of armored grenadiers had exceeded one-third, and the Wolfling assault company that acted as a sharp knife was almost completely wiped out. .

He had to convince himself of it. Only in this way can the battle plan he personally formulated not cost anyone a life, and can he have something to say in front of the inspector of the Generalissimo's Mansion.

Yes, I just did an exploratory assault drop with Panzergrenadiers. When he realized something was wrong, he led a large force to rescue them. Although the enemy was cunning and ferocious, we still successfully rescued our comrades.

The above is the entire process of today's battle.

Major General Giant was planning to write this into the official battle report when he heard the lieutenant say again: "Currently, more than 2,000 people can be confirmed to have died in battle. Moreover, Brigadier General Mando has been confirmed to have died in battle, which is really hard to say. On to success.”

You're not young anymore, can't you learn what it means to be tough?

"……May I have your name?"

"Combat Staff Officer of the 4th Regiment of the 17th Stormtrooper Brigade, Lieutenant McGowan."

"Looking at your judgment of the situation, you are very methodical. But have you read the crash course for officers?"

"Uh... I am a graduate of the Armored Weapons Department of the Royal Guards University."

"Royal Guards University? Assigned to the Stormtroopers?" Major General Hongkas suddenly became happy.

It seems that even humans, even top students, may not necessarily be reused. From this perspective, the personnel of our Imperial Army is quite fair.

"I didn't see the flare."

"...Just now." Captain McGowan said.

"Just now?"

"Yes, that's when your airship was shot down."

"..."

Major General Hongkas now knows why this guy is obviously a top student at the Royal Guards Academy, but he is only in the Stormtrooper system, and he is only a lieutenant at this age.

"What about your department's mission? As for the 17th Brigade, are you planning to retreat from the north of the city?"

Lieutenant McGovern nodded: "We just suffered a fierce attack from the enemy. In just five minutes, a total of 6 armored airships were shot down and crashed nearby. 28 tanks and 14 infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed. Our 4th regiment Our mission is to search for and rescue survivors, and at the same time cut off the rear.”

The burly giant general nodded, took out a Vulcan cannon from the wreckage of the airship next to him, and carried it upside down on the deck: "Very good, lieutenant. I order your 4th regiment to retreat from the north of the city with me. .Leave now!”

"This, but, Your Excellency..."

"From now on, I will promote you to captain! Captain Meigs, you will be my new adjutant." The giant general patted the human officer who was wearing a mecha and was a head and a half shorter than him, and said seriously: " Go and carry out your orders.”

Mags's surprised expression finally showed a little joy. He saluted the general and then fired a signal flare into the sky.

"What the hell, it's so primitive." Major General Hongkas shook his head and spat, feeling both ridiculous and proud.

The instructions for these flares were also formulated after he took office. He originally thought that he would be prepared for any emergencies, but he did not expect to use them in the first battle.

It can be seen that the stormtroopers of the 4th Regiment of the 17th Brigade are relatively elite, and it only took five minutes to gather together. They began to retreat towards the north of the city, surrounding the Commander.

This time it went quite smoothly. Although everyone did encounter cold shots and bombings from the defenders, after all, they were truly a regiment of Imperial stormtroopers gathered in a breakout formation. There were mechas, armored vehicles, tanks, and drones as escorts. After suffering dozens of casualties, everyone finally left the ruins of the city and set foot on the wilderness north of the city.

According to the original plan, they should retreat from the north of the city, rendezvous with the main force of the 17th Brigade, which had already left earlier, pass through the wilderness and hills north of Marshal Li's Galle, and meet at the mountain north camp.

At this time, Captain McGowan, who had just served as adjutant, also received a communication from the brigade headquarters. Although the communication quality was very poor, it was still vaguely understood that the 17th Brigade was ambushed in the northern wilderness area.

"No surprise. The enemy has been operating in the mountains to the north of the city, like monkeys in the mountains, and they can't be wiped out." Major General Hongkas twitched the corner of his mouth and sneered: "So I don't understand. Why was it necessary to set up another military camp in the north of the mountain in the first place?"

"It can ensure our control over the northern plains and ensure that the enemy will not escape through the mountains. At the same time, it can also maintain military pressure on the defenders in the north and northwest. After all, Marshal Li's Golla City is surrounded by the sea on one side and faces two sides. It is difficult to encircle the mountains and the plains to the east." Captain Meigs explained seriously.