Warhammer: Decided to take the route of stars surrounding the warp

Chapter 157: Star Players’ Profession

For the enemy's ground troops, Yifeng has always only had two criteria for judging them. Can humans survive?

If you can hold it in, fight it; if you can't hold it in, give it an order to exterminate it.

As a result, the fifth and fourth planets were blown up without even looking at them.

But the third planet is a serious livable planet, which puts the soldiers in trouble.

The local shield system is still there, so follow the usual logic, rush in, turn off the shield, and start orbital bombing.

However, Yifeng did not give the order for a long time, which made William very confused.

"Commander Yifeng, why don't you launch an attack? We are sure to kill all the enemies."

"The question is, why?"

???

Why? Aren’t we here to fight against the Tau and regain their lost territory?

William was confused.

"I mean, why would we spend time taking over our enemy's planet now?"

"What should we do? Just leave it alone?"

"Let me tell you a story, William," Yifeng cleared his throat and put on the look of an old man fearlessly telling stories.

It's really nostalgic. As Yifeng's "chief disciple" and the first batch of recruits, William hasn't seen Yifeng show such an expression for a long time.

“A long, long time ago, in an ancient and primitive world, there were beautiful and vast grasslands, just like Chogolis, with abundant water and grass and a vast sky.

The people there are divided into many tribes and rely on nomadic life.

However, wherever there are people, there are wars. Taking tribes as units, they fight and plunder each other until a great ruler appears.

His name is Temujin.

He was keenly aware that the current battle was meaningless, because the warriors always prioritized robbing women and wealth. The men of the enemy tribe could easily escape, then regroup and fight back, taking back the wealth and women. Likewise, Nor do they aim to kill enemy men.

Therefore, after Temujin controlled his army with an iron fist, he forcefully required his soldiers to kill and injure the enemy's strong men at the beginning of the battle. They were not allowed to rob women and wealth before the last man from the other tribe fell. .

With this strategy, he quickly unified the grasslands and became a great leader.

So William, do you understand what I mean? "

"You mean, the Tau are men, and we should prioritize the elimination of their physical strength?"

"Well, you still don't understand, let me ask you, do they have a shipyard?"

"This planet... has been cleared in the universe, and there is uncertainty on the ground."

"What is the largest class of ship that can be built if there is one on the ground?"

"Transport ship? At most a medium-sized transport ship, or a miniature gunboat."

The structure of large warships is extremely complex, and certain materials must be assembled in the low gravity environment of space. Most of the empire's warships are built in the space shipyards of the Forge World, and a few are built in the Mechanical Ark.

Think about it, a battleship more than ten kilometers long has an airdrop pod launcher installed on the bottom of the battleship instead of a large engine nozzle. How is it possible to take off from the ground?

"In other words, the enemy's cannons on the ground and the small spacecraft built by the shipyard cannot affect my navy. So why should I care about him?"

Yifeng stared closely into William's eyes, "The strong men of the enemy tribe do not refer to the Tau people, but the enemy's naval fleet. As long as we destroy this group of fleets that can fight and run away and blow up their shipyards, What remains on the planet are women and wealth waiting to die."

"But Captain Yifeng, although our battleships can easily withstand the enemy's ground firepower, our supply transport ships cannot."

"Which is our largest ammunition transport ship?"

"Uh, Eternal Mountain."

......

The Solemn Alert is responsible for suppressing ground-based artillery fire in enemy colonies. According to their calculations, the enemy's fire coverage can damage the air defense range of the small supply ships we use, which is about 300,000 kilometers. A little smaller than the distance from Terra to the Moon.

Wouldn't it be better if our transport ships were farther away from them? It's such a big galaxy.

Now the war group has two choices. First, everything should be focused on annihilating the enemy's naval power, marching straight into the Tau family world, forcing their main force to fight decisively with our navy, and completing their achievements in one battle.

2. Star-hopping battle. Every few planets, capture an enemy galaxy as a supply point. The intermediate supply line is taken care of by the Iron Jungle strike cruiser and the new star frigate formation. Jump forward, kill the enemy's home world, and force the enemy to fight with our navy.

Before the war started, they were the ones who were anxious. They thought they were fighting against a huge human empire.

After the war, we are the most anxious. The supply strength of the three hundred worlds far exceeds that of Yifeng's dozens of worlds.

Relying on advanced technology and a powerful fleet, quick victory is the core idea.

The question is where to hit?

It takes five months to cross the Gulf of Damocles from subspace, which is obviously not a suitable environment for blitzkrieg.

Then go as far as Damocles Bay? The first stage of the strategy is to advance into Dabie... ahem, advance into the Gulf of Damocles.

How can I put it... quite a white-scarred style of play.

The territory of Yuan Yuan's separatist territory is not on the path of the red torrent. That enclave is some distance away from us, which may be the only variable.

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The commander-in-chief of the Fire Clan was very angry. The enemy was far more powerful than the Tau had imagined. According to his data, whether it was the Battle of Mugulas Bay or the Battle of Damocles Bay, he had never seen such an enemy.

The fleet of the Human Empire seems to have made up for all the previous problems. Their battleship coordination ability and fighter opportunity control ability are almost as good as his.

And a lot of new equipment was deployed. Those stubborn sociologists had a wrong estimate of the human world. They were not corrupt and ignorant, at least not technically!

He didn't know the White Scars warrior's special talent for controlling fighter planes, but that didn't stop him from seeing the enemy he was facing now as a formidable opponent.

Without the cover of the navy, the plan to deploy the fortress world would be difficult to implement. The all-powerful commander applied to the ether leader supervising the operation. After meeting the naval formation of the next world, he would kill a carbine and cover the previous fortress world. , no matter what happens, we will try to snatch back the guardian-class mothership that captured them.

This is their most advanced warship, and the hateful humans must not be allowed to obtain this advanced technology.

The Tau fleet that retreated hastily came to the next system, where there were dozens of ancient warships from the merchant fleet.

The local world mobilized urgently. This is a colony of the Wasps. The planet is a giant gas planet. The Wasps have colonized it for hundreds of years, which can be said to have a "long history."

The local defense is also mainly based on ground-based forts, with a small number of space-based forts deployed to match the fleet's style of play.

Just as the plenipotentiary commander was about to give the order to deploy each fleet to the appropriate location, the subspace light behind him lit up without warning.

Three battle barges and a battleship rushed out first and saw a bunch of sluggish enemies. Even the enemy's battleship had not completed its turn and was now facing them.

The ships of the merchant navy were facing Yifeng head-on, so they immediately faced them.

The railgun's firepower is no different than marbles to a battle barge. Behind the three large meat shields is the Infinite Loyalty. Its fanatical machine spirit has not yet been calmed down, and it immediately entered a violent state again.

Eighteen macro-cannon arrays, three light spear arrays and six battleship-level ion cannons are firepower that cannot be ignored in any battle.

The longer range than the Tau allowed him to fire first, step by step, and the sudden appearance of the army caused heavy losses to the Tau navy.

The battle barge still relied on its rough skin and thick flesh to forcefully pull out the enemy's space-based turret and crash into the enemy's formation.

In an instant, he was like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, rushing left and right as if he were entering an uninhabited land.

Although the maximum speed of the Tau warships' engines is insufficient, they still have a slight advantage in rapid turns in local close combat. Therefore, when the macro cannon is fired, it will not specifically aim at the engine or weapon array of the enemy warship, but will scatter it like a splash of water.

The general of the Feng clan used exquisite technology to control the merchant fleet to quickly approach the enemy's main fleet. It was only here to support the army, but in the crisis, it chose to sacrifice itself.

Although there were only four enemy ships, he noticed the panic of the commander-in-chief.

An invincible ship.

I'm not familiar with combat, but I know how to sail a boat, so I don't plan to fire cannons. I plan to ram into them with the ammunition magazine.

We must buy time for the main fleet, for the sake of the greater good!

Most of the armed transport ships of the merchant fleet are transporting ammunition supplies to the main fleet. Now, they are rushing towards the enemy.

"The fifth and sixth transport detachments, what are you doing! Come back here, you are no match."

"Don't look back, Commander Plenipotentiary, you are the fire of the Greater Good. Watch, watch us, collect information about the enemy, continue to retreat, retreat to a place where you think you have enough strength, and then avenge us."

The decision made by the General of the Wind Clan in one breath changed the direction of the war in this galaxy.

The huge ammunition depot exploded among the galaxies, and its huge power forced the battle barge to evacuate urgently.

Explosions all over the sky obscured the entire field of view of the Yifeng fleet. The bird servant instruments were full of high-energy reactions, making it impossible to detect the whereabouts of the enemy behind the huge explosion cloud.

At this time, the remaining six moon-class cruisers also jumped out.

The plenipotentiary commander of the Fire Clan looked back at the Ether Noble. He said nothing and was as indifferent as a sculpture.

The commander also understood at this moment that it was impossible for the enemy to deal with their fortress so quickly, and they must have been chasing their fleet like a reckless man.

A reckless man? Can I use my naval battle experience with the greenskins?

"Everyone, listen to my order. The injured fleets will disperse and retreat. They will meet at Viteora's home world. Notify the main fleets of other worlds and all gather at Viteora's home world."

The broken fleet dispersed and broke through, and the main fleet still consisted of the Guardian-class mothership with the commander-in-chief and some intact cruisers to lure the "Imperial" fleet forward.

If you don’t give us time to replenish our supplies, will you have time to replenish your supplies?

Those troops who were fleeing in all directions would not rule out the possibility of fighting back except for the injured who would go back for urgent repairs.

Cut off his supply line!

The "Imperial Navy" is at its peak, but the art of war has its own way of doing things: once it is strong, it will weaken again, and then it will be exhausted.

Without replenishment, how long can your main fleet maintain its indomitable momentum?

The local navy and the main fleet that had retreated here cooperated with each other to launch layers of resistance, constantly weakening their momentum.

Every time I retreat, I will take the local fleet with me. This is the home ground of the Tau, and our fleet will fight more and more.

Other fleets will arrive and gather in Viola's home world. By then, your exhausted army will meet my defenders who are waiting for work. We may not be without the strength to fight.

Expedition-level battles are all based on the galaxy as a chessboard, and they are limited to gains and losses in one place, not the actions of strong generals.

With the help of the merchant fleet's cover, the Tau's main fleet gradually withdrew to the inner defense line of the system and completed its strategic deployment.

Relying on the inner ring defense, the second large-scale naval battle started hastily.

After watching the wounded ships evacuate, the Commander-in-Chief gathered the remaining seventeen main warships and the remaining ten merchant fleets, and formed a formation around the Wasps' giant gaseous planetary defenses.

It would be best to damage three more Moon-class cruisers.

The commander no longer wants anything extravagant. Once the strategy of layer upon layer resistance to wear down the enemy's troops is decided, he is prepared to trade land for kills.

Yifeng didn't realize at first that it was a colony, a giant gas planet. Yifeng thought it was an energy collection center.

It was still the classic White Scars safari formation. The ten warships seemed to be fighting on their own, scattered everywhere, and when they sailed to a certain node, they gathered into a fist and smashed into the opponent's defense line.

Kazan Neev is gearing up. In the last battle, Yifeng said that he was not allowed to join the gang, but this is the second battle. Yifeng didn't say anything, right? That means my first company commander has the right to command.

The Terminator warriors retreated silently to the subspace teleporter, quietly waiting for Kazanev's orders.

After dozens of minutes of hunting, Yifeng saw a fleeting opportunity.

"All warships activate and fuel propulsion, start high-speed steering, and prepare for assault."

High-energy fuel was sprayed out, and the Moon-class cruiser turned urgently, facing the enemy group with its bow, and then the Nova Cannon's offensive.

When the "Imperial Navy" turned around, the Tau were aware of the Nova Cannon's attack, and they immediately started maneuvering. However, under the attack of the huge sublight-speed cannonball, two warships were still hit and fell in thick flames. Enter the colonial world of the Wasps.

Army attack.

The space torpedo from the bow of our ship was launched, and the warship followed closely and launched an assault on the enemy.

The battle barge suddenly uses high-energy fuel to accelerate. This is an acceleration device used to break into planet orbit. It is suitable for use now.

Braving the bombardment of railguns and ion heavy cannons, the Eternal Mountain took the lead and rushed towards the enemy.

At this time, William, who had been observing the audience, noticed something was wrong.

"The enemy ship crashed into the area of ​​the planet. Zoom in, zoom in again, Emperor, that's not an energy station, that's a complete colony."

The burning wreckage of the ship that crashed into the planet tore through the dense atmosphere, revealing the Wasp's architecture.

Urgent call to the leader of the Yifeng Chapter.

At this time, the Eternal Mountain has rushed to the enemy's space circular orbital defense station, and at the same time started a fierce exchange of fire with the enemy's fleet and space station.

Suddenly a large amount of fire appeared in the dense atmosphere, and countless missiles headed straight for the battle barge.

"The bottom of the battleship was hit, the void shield is about to be overloaded, and the enemy missile group is attacking us."

"The Fury interceptor formation is dispatched, and the Shadow Bee fighter fleet is dispatched."

Yifeng gave the instructions in an orderly manner, but the strange behavior of the planet still made him angry.

"Ignore the offensive on the planet and use all your strength to destroy the enemy space station and naval fleet."

The Eternal Mountain ignored other small ships and went straight to the enemy's Guardian-class mothership. In the last battle, the Guardian-class mothership suffered heavy casualties. One was captured and the other was blown to pieces by the Eternal Mountain. One vessel was seriously injured and has been evacuated.

Now there are only two ships left.

The Tau had seen the power of the battle barge once. A Warden gunboat wanted to go up to delay the attack, but the Eternal Mountain gunship didn't care and directly smashed it in half.

My collision angle is not a decoration, but your battleship is really made of dough.

There was a volley of light spears on the Eternal Mountain, and the enemy's shield suddenly became reliable for some reason. The light spears only destroyed one side of the weapon array, but did not completely kill them.

When Kazanev heard this, the opportunity came.

"Captain Yifeng, I apply to join the gang."

Kazanev had already put on the Terminator armor and stood blankly next to the command room. (Red Torrent is divided into a command room and a front command room. There is only one person in the command room, Yifeng. Because of a certain shield, no mortals are deployed)

"Go ahead. Only subspace teleportation is allowed. The enemy's close firepower is still too dense."

"understand!"

Thump thump thump~~~thump thump thump~~

Why on earth can this guy run so fast wearing a Iron Cavalry Terminator?

Ten unsolved mysteries of Chapter.

As the subspace light lit up, Yifeng ignored the Guardian-class mothership and sailed towards the enemy's last large mothership.

However, the battle barge shook.

"Warning, warning, the void shield on the bottom of the ship is overloaded, and the bottom armor is damaged by 1%."

These ground-based turrets are so annoying, how many of them are deployed on the planet by the Tau.

On the battleship that was jumped, the Wasps and Kroot were already fighting the Terminator troops.

The Kroot are low-end versions of gene stealers. They can eat the flesh and blood of their enemies and then quickly evolve corresponding organs to deal with their enemies.

But, there is a limit to this thing.

If they eat too much, they will easily become stereotyped and then passed down from generation to generation.

For example, the gorilla-like thing the Kroot are riding now was what a certain Kroot turned into after eating a particularly strong beast. Then they couldn't change back. They were passed down from generation to generation. beast.

We look like an Astra Militarum riding a big Ogryn into battle.

The Kroot are much stronger than the Tau warriors. This group of guys who look like birdmen are an important army force and the main force of the battleship's rebound gang.

In fact, before the war with the Empire, the Tau did not have the concept of a rebound gang, which was a new unit.

These Kroot are armed with the "advanced" weapons of the Tau, pulse rifles. After being strengthened by the Earth clan, the firepower of these pulse rifles has exceeded the laser guns commonly used by the Imperial troops. Of course, they are heavier and more powerful than laser guns. Unreliable.

The Wasps were known for their speed advantage, but were equally slow and fragile in front of the Astartes.

There is no green skin that can beat this group of people.

Kazanev moved forward with a large chainsword, but achieved almost no results. The warriors standing behind him with Ion Storm almost slaughtered all the enemies.

These people don't even wear armor, and they still want to withstand my continuous ion weapon?

The warriors of the Fire Caste took action, their battlesuits advanced and powerful, worn by the most proficient Tau in warfare to face their formidable foes.

Note: The nomenclature of Tau battle armor, for example: XV84 battle suit.

XV means hero shirt.

(T is driven by fossil fuels. V is driven by fission reactor. X is driven by GW’s random new energy source. It’s just advanced anyway. They are all X series battle suits now.)

The last two numbers.

The first number is the weight class.

The second number is the model number.

1 is under development.

2 is experimental

3 is customized type,

4 is the charging system compatible type,

5 is the stealth type,

6 is the space combat type,

7 is the penetration type

8 is the fire support type,

9 is the melee and assault combat type.

If you find that there is only one number, it means that this is a modular battle suit. The number shows the heavyweight. The battle mode can be changed by installing plug-ins at any time.

To the Astartes, these fragile husks who cannot fight in close combat are lambs to be slaughtered.

In the battleship, except for the battle suit warehouse and delivery area, the weight of the crisis battle suit that Fire Caste warriors can wear does not exceed level 4.

Any higher and I'll hit my head.

Faced with the powerful combat power of the Astartes, the Tau clan developed the XV39 combat suit, developed by the Earth clan's technological leader, which was claimed to be able to fight the Astartes wearing power armor.

Equipped with a B-type information filter and an M-type target information collection system, the recoil absorber can reduce the impact force to a certain extent, and the titanium-type jetpack can provide quite excellent maneuverability.

For close combat, the XV39 Crisis Power Suit is equipped with short-range ion cannons and recoil air cannons that greatly reduce launch delay.

The recoil air cannon can cause devastating damage to unarmored enemies by firing a spherical compressed bubble, and then the combat suit itself uses the recoil of the bubble to jump away.

Long-range firepower relies on the laser cannon on the shoulder, which is mounted on a light combat suit because of its small recoil.

The only melee weapon is a nanocrystal-level ejection knife, which can be used for slashing and ejection as a flying knife.

During testing, this combat suit jumped into the enemy's face with a jetpack, then fired the ion cannon, and the recoil air cannon closed the gap and regained the distance. It won unanimous praise from the Tau senior leaders.

With a wave of your hand, the close combat depends on you!

Therefore, the Anti-Bounce Gang troops installed this combat uniform.

Of course, in actual combat...

It just confused Kazanev.

What are these guys jumping around doing?

They are often hit by ion storms and blown to pieces on the way over.

The reflective liquid metal layer of the Crisis Battle Suit can only reflect part of the laser attack and cannot withstand ion weapons.

There are only a few people who can get close under the cover of drone fire.

The Terminator chopped the enemy's nano-blade into pieces with a single blow of the chain sword. The enemy hurriedly attacked with an ion cannon, but it only reduced the launch delay, not without delay.

The Astartes' reflexes are enough to cut off the enemy's arm and ion cannon with a backhand slash.

Then the Tau recoil air cannon fired up and floated back into the air.

Shattered by an ion storm.

........

I don’t know, a self-destructing robot? It didn't explode either.

In this way, the Terminator troops advanced steadily towards the engine room and shield room.