Warhammer, Rogue Trader Notes

At the same time, he himself is waiting for the army prepared by the Ministry of Military Affairs to recover Vraks.

But no matter whether it is Safra or Modant, it is unrealistic to temporarily form a large star army of 400 million people.

A large number of munitions on Vraks have fallen into the enemy's hands, and the rebels have not yet used the dangerous chemical weapons stored in Vraks underground.

However, the Ministry of Military Affairs needs to take these circumstances into consideration when choosing an army.

Cadia's soldiers are not the optimal solution for the Vraks battlefield environment.

The Mordian Guard's tactical skills are good, but they have little experience in combat in a chemical weapons environment.

The Vostonia Firstborns couldn't get through tunnels at all.

Cintila...

After comprehensive consideration, there are not many conscription worlds that the Ministry of Military Affairs can choose from.Just list the conditions that need to be considered, and there will be only one lucky person sent to Vraks.

Krieger Death Corps.

Their planet can withstand this kind of temporary large-scale conscription, and the fighting will of the Death Corps can also withstand the huge pressure brought by close combat with the rebels underground, and they themselves have combat experience in a chemical weapon environment.

Fighting in the tunnel does not require a large number of combat vehicles and various heavy artillery, and people are the least valuable resource on Krieger.

The only problem is, Krieger is in TM's Storm Sector.

That's right, although the relationship between Lucius Forge World and Krieger is very good, there is more than half of the Obscure Star Field and the entire Sun Star Field between the two.

The Ministry of Military Affairs has already begun to prepare a corresponding army on Krieger, and its designation is the 88th Army of the Imperial Guard.In the case of not requiring too much support from heavy weapons, the preparation speed of the group army is very fast.

The distance between Krieger and Vraks means that it will take at least half a year for this army to reach the Obscure Star Field, and during this half a year, they are the vital force to maintain the front line of the Fortress of Vraks and eliminate the heretics Biggest task.

Those regiments that received replacements and had no combat missions after their rest and reorganization were gradually sent to Vraks to continue to fill the front.

As the number of the Imperial Guard increases, he will also send his commanders to the front line of Vraks, taking over the command of the Rogue Traders, so that the Rogue Traders' teams can withdraw from Vraks.

That's right, but looking at the rogue traders' position on Flacks, General Marcel was anxious and angry. Of course he wouldn't complain about the rogue traders, even if the other party withdrew from Flacks now. The fortress sticks to the Starport Military Department and the Imperial Guard have to accept the favor of others.

It's just... really urgent, every time the Rogue Trader takes a step back, it may take the lives of a large number of guards to take it back.

If the Rogue Trader is driven from the fortress, the entire battle plan will have to be reworked.

And if the Rogue Trader patted his ass and left, then the scale of the battle of Vraks would not be able to be commanded by a lord general like him.

"Haven't the first batch of guards to support Vraks arrived yet?" He asked his aide.

After checking the standard timetable provided by the navigator, the aide-de-camp said to General Marcel: "The first Astral Legion to reach Vraks should be 50 of the Mordian Iron Guard.

7th Regiment and 28th Armored Regiment. "

"Is there any troops that can be transferred to Vraks now?" General Marcel wished that there would be millions of troops parachuting in Vraks now to completely extinguish the rebellion. This feeling that the battle was out of his control It is too tormented.

"In the obscuring star field, the guard regiment that can quickly reach Vraks is currently resting. But there is indeed a guard that can undertake combat missions..."

"Which team?"

"It's the 797th Armored Regiment of Krieger, or they used to be..." The aide explained to his chief: "They were withdrawn during a battle with the Greenskins, and they are currently waiting on the Thrace [-]. Reorganization. Due to improper command, the armored regiment suffered a lot of losses, and now there are only three companies left. The Ministry of Military Affairs intends to reorganize them into the next Vraks attack force, and their designation has been revoked. "

"Considering the distance between Thrace [-] and Vraks, the Rogue Trader fleet will send a ship to pick them up and come back in time."

"No, this team may be dissatisfied if the Rogue Trader sees it. We are dispatching soldiers to support the Battle of Vraks, not beggars. Thrace One..." Marcel looked at the Scarus sector The star map, "Is my campaign command post there?"

"Yes, so that armored regiment is stationed there awaiting reorganization."

"Let the transport ship deploying the equipment of the campaign headquarters go, in my name, send this remnant soldier to Vraks, and tell the rogue trader that as long as he can hold the line in the fort, I will do my best to support him !"

"Yes!"

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This chapter needs an explanation: In the original siege of Vraks, it took Krieger's troops less than a month to get from Krieg to Vraks.

Due to the particularity of subspace navigation, this is not impossible,

But this book will involve a lot of descriptions of warp travel time, so I made some adjustments to the time of Krieg's arrival.

Note 1: Safra Chemical Dogs and Modant Acid Dogs are legions that are more suitable for underground operations. The former is a punishment legion that participated in the Battle of Armageddon. The latter's home planet is a mining planet. These people play acid Dynamite.

Volume [-] of Flax: Chapter [-] Mordian

On Vraks, the area controlled by the Rogue Trader inside the fortress is indeed becoming less and less, and Siegel's command post has moved to the star port.

The Rogue Trader's forces lost approximately 30% of their armed forces.Due to the layer upon layer of defense and blocking, and the orderly retreat, the morale of the Rogue Trader's team is not a problem, and the will to fight is still strong.

But tired.

As the number of rebels became larger and larger, those disciples of Savannah and various preachers bewitched the soldiers to attack Siegel's defense line desperately.

The rebels took turns to fight non-stop, and Siegel had to ask Mel to convert thirty Leman Russ into Leman Russ Punisher models to support the infantry line.

At the same time, two tanks will be arranged in the back to cover this special anti-infantry tank. After all, the Punisher variant has completely lost its anti-armor capability. Leman Russ, who faces the rebels, will be killed by a headshot.

The rebels also paid a heavy price for their group charge, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties on the line of defense set up by the Rogue Traders.It is estimated that the rebels had at least 50 casualties, which is an exaggeration in terms of the width of the battlefield inside the fortress.

But Siegel's line of defense is indeed constantly retreating.

Faced with fewer and fewer positions, the soldiers were not reconciled.But anyone who understands the battle situation can understand that it is indeed necessary to shorten the front line and give soldiers a chance to take turns to rest.

All the Loyalists are waiting for reinforcements from the Imperial Guard, but Siegel himself is also psychologically prepared for the Empire's reaction speed.

The officers have already drawn up an evacuation plan. The first is to evacuate the Fortress of Vraks, and then after a period of time at Starport, the Dynasty will withdraw all its forces from Vraks.

The transport fleet of the Saul dynasty has already returned to the Calixis sector first, and they will not return to Vraks.

Siegel thinks that he is not a good person. If necessary, he can sacrifice his soldiers in exchange for greater benefits.But there was no need for Vraks, he had earned enough.

There is still a lot of armaments underground in Vraks, but Siegel has indeed obtained enough, including the soldiers under him, and everyone's personal storage room is full.What should be done now is to return home, not continue to drain the blood of the dynasty in Vraks.

Siegel still has a strategizing image, but he is also anxious.Since the fleet of the dynasty of Saul left Vraks, their fighting purpose has become pure again. The power of the dynasty in Vraks persists every day out of faith in the emperor.

Faith is omnipotent, but Siegel is not.

If you can't hold it, you can't hold it. It's useless for Siegel to drop a pencil on the Vlax defense map in front of him.

But he is still constantly delaying the time of his evacuation from Vraks. He is very contradictory now. On the one hand, he is constantly sending back the number of casualties on the front line, and this number is getting bigger every day.On the other hand, he had been planning for so long in Flax, and he would be very unwilling if the siege still started.

The Foster Dynasty did make a lot of money, but the Flax operation was a failure for Siegel himself, and he did not change the most tragic result.

【Emperor, if you have the heart to watch your currency die meaninglessly in the muddy trenches outside the city, then I don't care. 】

"My lord, Captain Altair sent a message that the Imperial Navy's ship has arrived!" The communications officer hurried to Siegel's side and handed Altair's message record to Siegel.

"An Indomitable-class light cruiser of the Imperial Navy entered the Vraks galaxy. According to the other side, they were entrusted by the Obscure Starfield Guard Command to deliver reinforcements to the Vraks front."

Seeing the news from Altair, Siegel's tense nerves relaxed.

"Let the troops that have already rested immediately go to each line of defense to change defenses. Don't be careless when the support arrives. Tell the soldiers on the front line the news of the arrival of the support. We will survive this period of time! There will be more and more reinforcements!"

After completing the new combat deployment, Siegel asked Laurentina to lead the people to Vraks Starport to prepare for the arrival of reinforcements.

He suddenly turned his head to look at the miniature shrine placed by Remulle in the headquarters, and looked at the starry sky through the observation window, as if he felt something.

"Old stuff..."

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On the edge of the Vraks galaxy, an Indomitable-class light cruiser of the Imperial Navy passed through the veil of the warp and appeared in the physical universe.

The defense around the galaxy was completed by Altair commanding his auxiliary fleet. After identity verification, the Imperial Navy cruiser arrived at Vraks Starport under the leadership of the Rogue Trader's ship.

After learning of the arrival of reinforcements, many soldiers who were resting after the battle line followed to the Vraks star port, intending to see which legendary imperial guard came here.

Laurentina and her assault team stood before the crowd of onlookers.

As the hatch of the navy starship opened, the soldiers of the Imperial Guard, wearing a straight blue uniform, a blue hat with a red hat strap, and black military boots that could reflect the figure, stepped neatly from the cabin. The pace went down.

The soldiers of the 507th Regiment of the Mordian Iron Guard walked down the cabin first. There were men and women among the soldiers, but without exception, all of them were in good order.

The blue uniform is decorated with gold thread, with a gold-plated imperial eagle emblem on the chest, and gold thread tassels on the shoulders.

Under the orders of the officers of each company, the soldiers of the 507th Regiment stood in a standard soldier phalanx, and at the end of the phalanx was the armored unit of the regiment, and each company had a Leman Russ tank.

The leading colonel walked past the soldiers with a goose step, and then stood in a straight military posture at the front of the phalanx without looking sideways.

Afterwards, Leman Russ and various auxiliary engineering vehicles also drove down from the cabin, and about 160 Leman Russ main battle tanks were closely parked in the berth area of ​​the starport port.

But the highlight is far more than that. From the hatch of the ship, a huge shadow appeared in everyone's sight.

The warlord of the Astra Militarum, the jewel of Imperial armor, the holy relic of every armored regiment, the Baneblade super-heavy tank rolled off the ship.

The 28th Armored Regiment of the Mordian Iron Guard also maintained a parade formation. A Leman Russ Executioner was at the front of the phalanx. The person commanding this vehicle should be the head of the armored regiment.Like their commanders, all the commanders exposed half of their bodies outside the tank, with their backs straight.

The uniforms of the armored soldiers are slightly different from the uniforms of ordinary soldiers, mainly for the improvement of various operating instruments, but a very eye-catching feature is that each commander wears a pair of white leather heat-resistant gloves.

This is the Mordian Iron Guard, whose military discipline is second to none among the Imperial Guard.

Volume II Flax Wind and Cloud: Chapter [-] Iron Guard!

Starport, inside the headquarters.

Siegel looked at the four school-level officers who followed Laurentina, and they saluted Siegel in line.

Although it was not the first time for Siegel to see the Mordian Iron Guard, he had been to the world of Eternal Night and bought a warehouse there, which was filled with items that had been transported from Vraks before.

"The 507th Regiment of the Mordian Iron Guard, Colonel Milo, the commander, and Colonel Ansel, the political commissar."

"The 28th Armored Regiment of the Mordian Iron Guard, Colonel Everett, the commander, and Colonel Rudy, the political commissar."

After returning the salute to the other party, Siegel was not polite to the commanders of the two troops. He said to them: "The battle is urgent, and there is no time to greet. Four, here is the situation map of Vlaks, and this is my control For the convenience of command, the battle line is divided into three defense areas, among which the first defense area covers four auxiliary roads from east to west with Pilgrim Avenue as the center. , St. Leonis Church Square, Pilgrim Avenue is the widest street in Fort Flaks, so this is also the part that bears the heaviest defensive pressure."

"The second and third defense areas are respectively on the east and west sides of the first defense area, until the walls of the fortress, protecting the gate of Vraks behind."

"I just got the news that on the second defense zone, the enemy suddenly stepped up their attack. The heretics led the fallen Ogryn ape-men and psykers to form an assault team. Some parts of the defense line have been breached, and the soldiers are engaged in delay operations. "

"Four, I really want to arrange a banquet for you to drink and talk together, and get to know each other, but the enemy does not give me this opportunity. Your team must enter the battlefield immediately, stabilize the front line of the second defense area, and put the enemy's troops that have been defeated by the enemy into battle. Take back the line of defense that was taken away!"

"I will give you all support except manpower, whether it is weapons, artillery fire, or tanks, you can take whatever you have in the Starport warehouse."

"For the sake of the Emperor, go on a mission!"

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The Mordian Guard were never a poor Imperial Guard.Even in the infantry regiment, every company has a Leman Russ. The military discipline of the Mordian soldiers allows them to walk in a relatively safe position around the tank without worrying about being stuck on the Leman Russ' tracks.

Soldiers sat on transport vehicles and set off from Starport towards Fort Vraks.

Most of the outskirts of Vraks are the original appearance of Vraks, soft and rotten land, abandoned defense lines, and traces left after being bombed by warship orbits.

The soldiers of the Mordian Iron Guard looked up and could see the four cruisers docked in orbit, and they were the ones who left such terrifying marks on Vraks.

The walls of the imperial fortress in front of him left a lot of traces of battles. Looking inside the fortress, thick black smoke caused by the flames of war was scattered all over Vraks.

Around the viaduct were soldiers responsible for defense and guarding. The distance between each soldier was more than twice that required by the Imperial Military Manual. Everyone's uniform was covered with dust and stains that could not be washed off.

Under the command of the sentry, the transport convoy entered the interior of Flax Fortress. It was expected from the details outside the fortress, but looking at the situation inside the fortress, one knew what kind of battle had been experienced here.

There are still bloodstains inside the city gate that cannot be wiped away. The buildings inside the fortress have basically been plowed by the field artillery. In this simple assembly square, two field artillery battalions are deployed to provide artillery support for each line of defense.As the area controlled by the Rogue Traders decreased, there was not enough depth to deploy artillery positions, so the size of the Loyalist artillery was constantly reduced.

This is the embarrassment of the Rogue Trader. He can deploy his team as much as he likes outside the city, but the artillery that his soldiers can control is not enough to overload the Void Shield of the fortress.

The soldiers who were resting in this relatively rear area cheered after watching the Mordian Iron Guards arrive. It can be seen that the fighting will of these soldiers is still high, but it can be seen from the actions of the soldiers walking by them. , everyone is tired.

The Mordian Iron Guard knew full well that they had come at just the right time.

After inquiring with the soldiers about the location of the second defense zone, the two Imperial Guard regiments moved towards the position of the defense line.

The armored regiment is in front as an assault force, and the infantry regiment is in the rear.

And Colonel Everett's Leman Russ Executioner was at the front of the line.

The situation in the second defense area is actually more serious than what Siegel stated to them. It can be seen on the combat map before that the defense line of the Rogue Trader is set up according to the east-west streets. As the enemy breaks through the previous one The defense line of the block, the troops retreated to the back block to resume defensive operations.

The second defense zone was not on the same street as the first and third defense zones. He retreated two additional blocks, causing the defensive pressure on the first defense zone to increase sharply.

They admire the defensive strength of the first defense zone, and in this case the defense line can not take a step back.But this is not a long-term solution. Perhaps the commander thinks that the Mordian Iron Guard is not used to the battlefield when they first arrive, but the commanders of the two regiments know that it is not enough to hold the current defense line of the second defense zone.

Attack, must attack.

They believed that the rebels were not aware of the arrival of reinforcements, so they had to take advantage of this information gap to take back the two blocks.

Along the way, they saw many wounded soldiers retreating behind the line of defense under the command of the sergeant.

The troops passed through the unused fortifications. These fortifications were obviously arranged for the next defensive operations. Various supporting firepower were placed in the corners of the fortifications, so that the soldiers could conduct defensive operations immediately after retreating here.