Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor - #696 - Chapter 677 Doomsday Storm: The Future General

Vito looked out the window at the night. The thick darkness fell on the horizon. It was like a dark Tony Leung, rising from the horizon. Vito looked at the dark border, counting down the numbers in his heart, and finally raised his finger to update the numbers. The actual way worked out.

“Three, two, one, start.” As Vito’s countdown ended, the sky was instantly lit up by fire, the black clouds turned into scorching flames in the blink of an eye, and the rumble of cannons came from the distance, and the attack began. .

At this moment, the empire’s army had already attacked from behind the high wall of the port in Steelgrad. The artillery bombardment rumbled as a war drum that awakened the battlefield, followed by the sound of the armored army’s crawling tracks that shook the world. Vito looked out In the sky, a huge shadow is passing across the sky.

They were starships in low-Earth orbit that were about to go to the battlefield. In the orbit higher up, a larger fleet of starships had already begun the offensive. The communication headsets were filled with their information, and as the ground war Since , the related information has grown explosively.

A flood of briefings flooded into Vito’s mind, but his expression remained unchanged. The empire’s anchor was firm, and he stared at the battlefield in the distance calmly and calmly. What was in front of him was clearly an iron window, but in his eyes, it was more… Like a podium giving orders to the three armies, his will will spread across the battlefield through headphones.

“The artillery bombardment will turn into deep shooting, and the firepower will be concentrated on the eastern front. The armored dragoons are preparing to attack and penetrate Mortarion’s first line of defense, but don’t continue to advance rashly. That kid likes the traps built by deep defense lines.”

Vito said firmly, tracing his fingers on the wall beside the iron window. There was nothing there, but it seemed like there was a detailed military map for its master to deploy his troops.

It was a view from a high altitude, as if two chess players were sitting on both sides of the chessboard, their hands rising and falling, deciding the lives of millions of people and the fate of the battlefield.

“Has Mortarion’s defense been shaken? No, it seems stronger than I thought. No Astartes garrisoned? Are the mortal rebels mainly? Very good, that means this is not his trap, but consumption and dispatch. The air force cooperated with the artillery to destroy the trench, ignoring the infantry inside, and the armor continued to advance and occupy his second front. “

Vito looked out the window at the new rumbling sound of artillery, and the soaring flames painted the entire sky. “Infantry troops, seize the trench and advance along the trench. If I guess correctly, there should be an underground tunnel there, enter it, and then capture it.” , Mortarion likes tight positions, he and Petula know each other well. “

Vitor knew his men. They had been Vitor’s generals in the distant days of the Great Crusade. Mortarion, Perturabo and all the Primarchs, whether they later chose loyalty or betrayal, at that time They were all Vitor’s generals, even Horus.

They are the war lords of the empire, and the commander of war has always been only one person. It is not Malcador and his council on Terra, the heart of the distant empire, nor the emperor deeper in the throne, but behind the bars. This man’s name is Vito Constantine.

A moment later, another message came from Vito’s headset, bad news, but it did not waver him at all, “Taken? Very good, no, I don’t care about their casualties, now detonate explosives from the underground passage. , destroy enemy positions on the surface, and prepare for impact, Perturabo will not ignore them, he will fight back, as he has always done.”

Vito said confidently. He knew what he was doing and what to do next. He also knew that the initiative had now returned to his own hands. “Expand the existing position and stop advancing. You heard me right. Stop advancing.” , consolidate the position and start to defend, now let Mortarion’s boys hit our defense line.”

It will become a mill of flesh and blood, but the blood of the Empire has been shed once, and now it is the turn of the traitors.

“Ship the heavy weapons up, yes, that’s right, that’s why I ordered the army to bring these bulky guys, do you understand now? Very good, let them roar.” Vito said coldly, he The sound turned into the roar of thousands of heavy cannons, and their voices came together from the iron windows and earphones.

But Vito ignored them. At this moment, his attention had shifted to the new battlefield. A general would not only care about a battlefield, nor would a man who wanted to become a king only see the bloody storm in front of him.

“Order the navy’s close-in combat ships to descend immediately and begin to disinfect the advancing area. Ignore the enemy’s possible anti-aircraft firepower and purify the land there. Otherwise, you will wait to be corrupted from the underground spores by the Nurgle Demon and then be surrounded. ”

“The logistics team, immediately set off from behind the city wall to maintain the firepower of the artillery and front lines. I will let Mortarion hit his head here and bleed until he shrinks back. He will be humiliated, and he can only accept this. A little.” Vito said with a cold smile, his words full of contempt, torture and teasing.

He is not a common general in the empire. He only knows how to attack blindly. During the attack, retreating is regarded as a cowardly behavior, but Vito wants to take advantage of this cowardice, turn it from a humiliation into a challenge, and capture the enemy’s position. , stop advancing and wait for the enemy to counterattack.

Then they will take the initiative to come to Vito, and stage a bloody feast for him on the battlefield and stage that he has preset. The king will not take the initiative to find anyone, someone else will always come to the king.

Artillery fire flickered on the battlefield, which was the beginning and sudden collapse of an offensive. Then the fire flickered several times, and finally dimmed completely.

The smell of the disinfecting holy water from the low-altitude warships was mixed with the smell of blood coming from afar. Although Nurgle’s poisonous mist had been disinfected when it passed through the holy water, the smell of blood still irritated people’s nostrils.

“The enemy has begun to retreat. Listen to my orders and prepare…”

“I said Vito, you have been commanding for a long time, can you let me also command the army? After all, you put me in this position.” Vito’s words were interrupted, and he interrupted The voice was that of another self, but it was not him. Vito knew that although that person was more like himself than his current blond and petite self in every aspect, that person was definitely not him.

But Vito understood his level, so he happily gave up the opportunity to him. Seeing that Vito didn’t speak, the man who had been serving as Vito’s mouthpiece and delivering orders spoke up.

He said in a rich tone, with a tone that was born to be superior to ten thousand people, and issued an order to the people over there, “Separate one of the naval battleships that are being disinfected, activate the fully automatic cruise function, and the entire crew will immediately Abandon the ship and set a course so that the warship rushes toward the enemy’s deep positions unmanned, with weapon systems at full firepower.”

With an order, the voice of the man who knew the navy better than Vito fell. A strike frigate in the fleet outside the iron window immediately broke away from the queue. It turned and rushed towards the battlefield. The whole ship opened fire and intensive artillery bombardment attacked. Frustrated, over the heads of the retreating enemy troops.

The battleship did not stop. The unmanned battleship withstood all the intercepting firepower without fear. It first used its shield and then its structure to absorb all the blows. It rushed towards the enemy’s highland position behind the battle line, and the frigate rammed it head-on. It explodes suddenly after going up, and almost everything is perfectly calculated.

The degree to which it withstands firepower, its flight speed, the number of launches of ship-borne weapons, and the self-destruction reserves prepared for the final real strike are all just right. Vito has to admit that the Army itself is a good player, but the Navy, Science and Technology Er. Macarius is the one who does his part.

“How is it?” Cole asked with a tone that clearly knew the answer, but still wanted to hear Vito admit it himself. The latter smiled without concealing his tone, “It’s not bad. Now, let the ground troops advance at full speed and grab the Capture it before the enemy reenters the position, with heavy weapons troops following behind and entering the high ground.”

To be honest, the front line advanced faster than Vito expected. Cole was indeed a battlefield expert. He proved his ability to coordinate with the army with practical actions, but this also greatly accelerated the progress of the plan, making the original The deployment is somewhat behind.

Sometimes, being too good is not a good thing in itself.

“The speed of heavy weapons is too slow. The assault force needs heavy firepower to hold the position. The Titan formation immediately broke away from the reserve team and entered the high ground in advance. It used its own heavy weapons to suppress the enemy’s counterattack, although they should have no means of counterattack. “Vito said firmly, he knew his plan very well. The high ground was the fire center of Mortarion’s security department. Now that it has been destroyed, Mortarion’s heavy weapons have also been destroyed.

Although Cole accelerated his pace and disrupted his deployment, he also perfected his plan from another perspective. Now Mortarion’s retreating troops were wiped out on the way to retreat. He had no time at all after the attack collapsed. , adjusted the deployment of heavy weapons and withdrew from the high ground. When the battleship collided, he lost all the heavy weapons at once, even better than Vito originally expected.

“What? What did Mortarion send? A truck spewing poisonous mist? Our armored troops and soldiers were melted? Hmm… I didn’t expect that since he didn’t put all his belongings in the trap prepared for me , Or is this his real trap?” Vito said bitterly, but with a hint of pride. He was proud of Mortarion. Although he beat himself up badly, Vito was happy to see it. After 10,000 years, he finally understood that Steel’s attack and tactics needed the right plot to assist him.

This is good. He has now become a truly qualified general. He is no longer the young man who was easily carried away by any provocation. He has grown up. The original attack may even be a trap for him to lure the enemy deep into, and maintain the Tuo was as proud of his son as an old father.

Although he is not his son, this does not hinder anything. After all, in the next era, Vito will need people like Mortarion.

“Yes, I know Cole. Guilliman is in trouble. I will take care of it. When will I arrive? My dear friend, I am already on my way, but I will not come alone.”

Vito said, listening to the sound of gunshots approaching in the distance outside the door, “My guards are already here.”