Him and their stars

The Knights' surprise attack fleet will act together with the "sinked" fleet. When the fleet is about to approach Sarna's low-Earth orbit, it will directly launch a surprise attack.

The four Clear Sky-class cruisers must destroy the orbital defense system above the planet within three minutes, and then conduct orbital bombardment of the intended target, the position near Crystal City.

Of course, this kind of orbital bombing must not be a saturation type, otherwise the strategic materials in warehouses on the outskirts of the city will be burned, and the significance of the surprise attack will be lost.

The knights will sit directly on the heraldry aircraft and perform orbital airdrops under cover of artillery fire. Their planned landing location will be in the hilly area less than 1,500 meters south of the warehouse area. The rocky hills here are densely covered, which can provide a certain amount of cover, and at the same time, it will not affect everyone's attack speed.

After all, they are astral knights, and all of them possess unique skills. Coupled with the latest crimson-type heraldic machine, the increase in combat power is by no means as simple as one plus one is greater than two.

This is the battle plan that Shameen, Soback, and the rest of the Knights discussed and formulated. To be fair, it's a bit careless. However, for psykers, too detailed a battle plan sometimes becomes a limitation for them, so it is better to let them develop freely.

Shameen's order was passed on truthfully, and the knights nodded one after another. Just as they were about to leave and rush to the hangar, Colonel Soback added: "From the time of the attack, our stay on Sarna Planet The time must not exceed twenty-four hours. Otherwise, the red fleet nearby will definitely swarm us."

"Did you all hear it? Then you should also know that this will definitely be a hard battle, and we have no way out! Please be sure to show your due consciousness!" The Viscount made the final explanation to the knights. , and then said to Major General Bai Ya: "Admiral, please also paint our ships."

"Painting?" Major General Bai Ya was slightly startled.

Shameen shrugged and smiled: "I'm talking about the sign of being sunk. Since we have prepared to use suspect soldiers, of course we must use them to the extreme."

The officers on the bridge, as well as the knights who had not yet had time to leave, couldn't help but stop, feeling inexplicably being played with shame. However, they also know that in order to win, this is a last resort. They could not object, and their hearts were immediately filled with indignation and fighting spirit.

Of course, some people may find it very exciting, and a certain kind of xp that is not humane to outsiders is fully satisfied, but this is not important.

The fleet's equipment is also very advanced. While everyone was still "queuing up" at the gravity well, an automatic maintenance robot that looked like a steel octopus climbed outside the ship's hull and painted on the silver-white smooth sides to represent being "sinked." cross.

Everyone felt that they had been defiled and watched all this with gritted teeth. As a result, the morale of the more than 200 knights and more than 3,000 elite stormtroopers in the fleet suddenly exploded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This is a typical use of military morale. The next step is to use it to break the formation and board first.

When it was finally the turn of everyone's fleet to start the jump, the knights had even completed the preparation of the heraldic machine, and had even sat in the cockpit, closing their eyes to relax and calm down.

As a newcomer to the Astral Knights, it was the first time for Colonel Yeager Soback to act with so many extraordinary beings, and it was even the first time to see so many heraldic machines in the same frame. Although he had a lot of actual combat experience, this type of actual combat was indeed his first time, so he was inevitably a little nervous.

Just when he was about to rush to familiarize himself with the cannons on the heraldry machine, the voice of Viscount Shameen sounded in the communicator: "After landing, I will take the lead in leading the charge. If I am 'killed', you must I have to take command."

For a moment, Soback felt as if he was hearing an auditory hallucination. It took him a while to realize that the other party had entered through a private communication channel. Even so, he subconsciously lowered his voice and said: "Well, I, you are really good at joking. I am just a colonel, second ring. Below you, there are Baron Hayero, Sir Oswell, Sir Ifara... …”

Colonel Sobek reported the names of seven or eight people in succession. All have three rings, all have military ranks of brigadier general or colonel, and all hold the position of captain of a nine- or twelve-man squad. They are the elite backbone of the Knights and the first-level command force of the Empire's extraordinary legions that shock the universe. The command authority of each of them is above that of the newcomer Soback.

These people are the foundation of the Astral Knights.

"You are indeed a newcomer. So you are also playing the role of a staff member during this period. However, the situation just now has proved your officer's foresight and tactical acumen. All you need now is prestige. If I die in battle, you Just contact Baron Haiyeluo directly. Don’t worry, I will fully consider all your opinions."

Baron Haiyeluo is the oldest knight on the ship. He will turn forty in a year. He is a mature, steady and diligent brigadier general who does not have too many ambitions. Because he is old and warm-hearted and popular, his prestige among these young extraordinary people is still very high, second only to Shameen, and he is also the second commander of this group of knights.

Shameen's meaning is very simple. If he "dies in battle", the mature and steady Baron Hayero will become the nominal commander, but Soback will become the commander of the century and give full play to his mobility.

Soback was deeply moved by the other party's "kindness of knowing him", but the more he felt like this, the more guilty he felt.

However, the more than 30,000 soldiers in the fleet naturally had no time to pay attention to his little thoughts at this time. The ten giant ships had completed preparations for the jump. The huge steel figures had a misalignment of light and shadow, as if they were stretched instantly, and then disappeared into the vast galaxy.

At almost the same moment, in the defensive position outside the Crystal City, the Knight Commander of the Astral Knights, Count Seriora, accompanied by Brigadier General Kebede, came to the hill outside the city and checked. Artillery positions in space.

It stands to reason that Brigadier General Kebede's unit is a standard reinforced garrison division, and it is obviously another step to strengthen the equipment it carries. He didn't know that there were twelve Centurion Type 4 walking armors gathered there. This was a behemoth weighing nearly 300 tons. It was a completely mobile armored fortress that could be equipped with large energy cannons or rail guns for both air and ground use. In addition to suppressing firepower against enemies on the ground, it can also be used for planetary air defense.

Now, the Brigadier General has deployed these twelve Centurion 4s on the hill. In addition, he also gathered more than thirty heavy artillery pieces and missile racks of various types from various places, all of which can blast into low-Earth orbit, and arranged a very layered artillery position.

That's not all the great things the Brigadier did. You know, although Crystal City is a bit in decline now, it has historically been an important place rich in strategic resources, and it is close to the border. There is a shield generator in the city, which can withstand orbital bombing to a certain extent.

This shield generator produced a hundred years ago can still be used after a little debugging. Brigadier General Kebede immediately felt proud of the empire's military-industrial strength, and then without hesitation removed the city shield generators and installed them directly on the artillery positions.

The citizens of Crystal City didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but they found it quite interesting. Without disturbing the people, the engineering level of dismantling a planetary shield generator as big as a TV tower and then installing it intact on the outskirts of a city forty kilometers away within twenty-four hours is definitely considered worthy. It's a visual spectacle. The citizens were very excited when they saw it, and they were full of pride in the engineering capabilities of the Imperial Army. Some even ran to the scene to watch the peep show and cheer themselves up.

However, don't remove Crystal City's shield, but the original city's anti-aircraft firepower is still there. The werewolf general sent someone to take over their central control. After checking, he found that 80% of the weapons were usable. This made him overjoyed and once again filled him with pride as an Imperial soldier.

All in all, in this way, the newly built positions on the outskirts of the city, the original firepower in the city, and the three defense satellites located in outer space can form a cornerstone of air defense.

Brigadier Kebede is still very confident in his defense.

Seliora was also satisfied. Although he is not a famous general, he has systematically studied various military drills, and he really can't find any faults.

"I heard just now that a high-speed special ship entered low-Earth orbit. Is there any problem?" the count asked.

During this period, Brigadier General Kebede has blocked the entire planet on the grounds of military management. Even the daily entry and exit of civilian ships need to undergo three rounds of stricter inspections.

Although shipping has been affected to a certain extent, the local resentment in Sarna is not too great. Again, seeing so many troops building construction projects in this remote star region of theirs, the citizens of the empire, who were already very military, felt like they were participating in a grand festival.

Just now, another high-speed ship appeared in the low-Earth orbit of the Sarna star with far greater maneuverability than ordinary civilian cargo ships. Just as it was preparing to land, it was fired by the warning fire of the outer space satellite taken over by Brigadier General Kebed. He was forced to stop and even frightened several passenger ships nearby that were queuing up for inspection.

Count Seliora was curious about the follow-up to this matter.

"It's been found out. It's the Grand Inquisition's surveillance ship. The passenger on the ship is the senior investigating judge, Swift Wind."

The First Knight Commander frowned slightly. Swift Wind is the chief investigating judge of the Grand Inquisition, and is equivalent to the first person in charge of psychic crimes and investigation in the Empire. Although the two have different systems, they have interacted with each other several times.

However, the Earl really didn't expect that he would hear his name here.

"Why is he here?"

"He said he was passing by to investigate a case. It's impossible to tell me the details." Brigadier General Kebede shrugged: "I asked him to queue up for investigation."

Seriola glanced at the other party, and then looked three points higher at the werewolf brigadier general. Although the Imperial Army and the Grand Inquisition are not the same system, it is difficult for a senior mortal officer to be so tough in front of a psyker who has been famous for a long time.

"Then what?"

"Although Judge Xunfeng drove the ship a little recklessly, his attitude was still very upright. He showed your pass from the Tianyu side, agreed to us scanning the ship, and also provided the identity information of everyone on the ship. Except for him , there are only four crew members, and I have allowed them to descend."

This is indeed the style of Judge Swift Wind. Apart from his fondness for racing boats, his attitude towards life has always been very upright and modest. He is a respectable and decent person who deserves to be admired. Count Seliola nodded mentally. Although he was curious about the reason why the chief judge came to Sarna, now was not the time for gossip.

When the battle is over, if he hasn't left yet, treat him to a meal.

Seliora thought, then quickly returned her attention to the position. He calculated it carefully, then pointed to an ion cannon two hundred meters away and said, "Move that cannon forward five meters."

The officers present looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a moment. Brigadier General Kebede put his hand on his chest and had a very ominous premonition.

"Don't get me wrong, gentlemen." The knight commander quickly explained: "I have no intention of interfering with your troop formations. You are the experts in the construction of fire positions. However, that gun position happens to be a leyline point, and I A psychic array needs to be set up there. This will make it easier for most of the soldiers to concentrate."

General Kebed was startled for a moment, then realized that this should be the halo ability used by the knights in battle formations, and he suddenly became excited. Although he is a general of the elite Panzergrenadier system, he has not yet enjoyed the aura buff of the Astral Knight, so he is naturally full of expectations.

"What do you need us to do?" Brigadier General Kebede asked quickly.

"I still have to choose twelve locations for the formation. If there is a conflict with your officer's artillery position, then..."

"No, everything takes your request as priority. As for the cannon, move it forward a few meters and retreat a few meters. Although it cannot be said that there will be no impact at all, there is still a solution." When the werewolf general said this, he said half-jokingly: "Fortunately, you only mentioned anti-aircraft guns. If you mentioned machine guns, I would also have a headache."

"You are facing the enemy's defense arrangement, and I cannot comment on it at will." Count Seriola pondered for a moment and said: "In this battle, I will try my best to provide you with assistance and side support, but I will not Is it okay to take action directly?”

Brigadier General Kebed was slightly startled, and his fighting spirit became more and more obvious: "Thank you for your understanding! The soldiers of the 12th Panzergrenadier Division will never let you down!"