Dedicate loyalty to the good empire

Chapter 466: Desperate Protracted War

The air was filled with smoke, guns were blind, and a purple haze of sulfur and anti-insect toxins quickly formed the first war between Krieg and the insects.

The things looked like a comical stage play, with Krieg cavalry in capes and half-armor sweeping through the purple fog and slaughtering vicious monsters like bugs.

It's like a perfect Hollywood sci-fi thriller, like The Mist or District 9 combined with fin-de-siècle and dirty punk.

But the cruel thing was that Taylor had almost forgotten the meaning of the above words. He was indeed a little exhausted. He had spent almost 30 years in this world, and his head was tortured by countless subspace nightmares.

When he saw the sword with the purple orb on his waist again, his trip to Comoros seemed like it happened yesterday, strange and unacceptable.

Of course, Krieg fought the war beautifully.

As for those bugs, those already weak creatures, the Kriegs slaughtered them almost without any burden.

The battle situation became clear almost instantly. After most of the Zerg swarm was cleared out by the greenskins carrying flamethrowers, the Krieg cavalry also completed the first assassination.

Dozens of heroes successfully pierced the bodies of several tyrants with their spears, and injected huge, exaggerated explosives that were enough to overturn tanks into the bodies of those war beasts.

Death is something that explodes in an instant. When the body of the Swarm Tyrant is torn apart by the large amount of explosives, the body of that thing turns into pieces.

The departure of the Tyrant severely weakened the entire Zerg swarm. A large number of Zerg's heads exploded in an instant due to the loss of connection with the swarm. The remaining ones with a little personal will just paced around blindly like crazy.

They had won, and the Kriegs tasted victory for the first time after a brutal defensive battle.

However, there was no celebration, no cheering, it was just a matter of course, and people continued to do what they were supposed to do, as if the word "victory" had no value to the Kriegs.

But based on Taylor's long experience of fighting alongside the Kriegs, he could indeed feel that the emotion of victory had already penetrated into the hearts of the Kriegs.

Although it was imperceptible, the Krieg warriors would now raise their hands early when they saw Taylor, although the time was only a few tenths of a second faster than before.

Their pace became faster and their heads were raised higher. Although it looked like an illusion, Taylor knew it clearly.

This victory brought about more good things than anyone imagined, at least much more.

Taylor could feel those subtle changes, but he really couldn't relax. He almost immediately asked the greenskins to start preparing fortresses and defense towers, and demanded to see sufficient defense works in a short time.

Of course he wouldn't say something ridiculous like "indestructible" or "unbreakable", but the requirement is that it must be strong enough.

The good news is that when it comes to dealing with bugs, Taylor is an absolute expert and a connoisseur.

A large number of promethium and fragmentation weapons were prepared, and the core purpose of each surface fortress was to delay time.

And under each project there is a large amount of explosives that can turn bunkers or defensive projects into small mounds or ruins at any time.

Even the Zerg had difficulty moving forward, and Zerg flying units that sacrificed heavy armor for flight capabilities would not be able to soar in the skies of Krieg.

Even though they don't fly using aerodynamics.

This way, Taylor only needed a few anti-aircraft guns in case of emergency.

The Emperor, by his grace, now seemed to them, amidst the jagged maze of bunkers and trenches, the only thing they needed was enough food. Hunger was not just a problem for the bugs, though Krieg's water filtration system was very, very advanced.

There are also a full set of underground ranches and farms. Although the Krieg people eat very casually and very little, it is still not enough to supply so many people and soldiers.

The biggest problem is always that the world of Krieg has long been dry, and they need a lot of support from the outside, whether it is food, water, or weapons and equipment.

The good news is that Taylor has eliminated most of the troubles in this star region, and his fleet also has a huge fleet composed of greenskins and humans.

However, those warships could only be used to transport supplies because Taylor did not have the ability to actively deploy troops.

After all, he is a lieutenant colonel.

Of course, his greenskins are considered external forces or mercenaries. If Taylor raises his hand, he can mobilize countless people.

But for the first time, Taylor also felt the helplessness of the imperial rulers.

That means there are many people and many boats to use.

The question is what to do after using it?
The greenskins have their own areas conquered by the dark side, and the feudal world under his control also needs to resist pirate invasions and defend against malicious enemies.

In other words, for the Emperor's sake, those guys are willing to work for Taylor, but at the cost of losing more worlds?
Before, Taylor always believed that his power was strong. Although it was not as strong as the Blackheart King and the War Marshal, it was not powerful enough to become the overlord of several star zones.

But at this moment, Taylor realized why Guilliman and Lion had more powerful men under their command, but chose him, an "ordinary person", to do big things.

That’s of course because the other people under them are either incompetent or have their own things to do!

Guilliman is responsible for the Indomitus Crusade, the Lion is responsible for stabilizing the dark side of the Empire, and they also have to deal with curses or attacks from their vicious brothers.

The empire definitely has a lot of available forces now, but if you really count them, it's probably stretched thin.

That's why Guilliman and Lion had to let Taylor, who was supposed to be on vacation, work overtime, even though they knew very well that doing so would allow Taylor to accumulate strength, which could become a big trouble.

Perhaps the Primarchs were arrogant in their hearts, perhaps they did not think that a mortal could overthrow the Imperium, but after experiencing the Horus Heresy they were definitely wary of delegating power.

Just like Ryan originally planned to give Taylor the title of [Imperial Warmaster] instead of [Lord of the Sun].

Of course, Taylor was no longer in the mood to continue speculating about those ridiculous things, or to continue calculating the grand narratives of the Primarchs.

He just wanted food.

After mobilizing all the fleet he could, Taylor suddenly realized that the Krieg were not worthless.

He soon began to think about organizing tours or pilgrimage groups to regularly bring people to Krieg to see the remains of the Hundred Years' War.

At the same time, he could also recruit Krieg's unserved recruits and hire them to governors in various places who lacked defense forces, which would also alleviate Krieg's resource shortage.

In general, Taylor's mind is more of a businessman than a soldier. However, before he squeezes the Krieg people's surplus value, he needs to consider how to prevent the Zerg from squeezing out their physical surplus value...

(End of this chapter)