Warhammer 40: My Fiancée Fulgrim.

Chapter 37 The Battle to Defend Silent Star (Part 1)

In the incredulous eyes of Company Commander Kasoron, the portal, which had been silent for countless years, suddenly emitted a bright light.

Something is coming out of the portal!

"It's an alien! An alien warship!"

The cacophony of noise suddenly filled the entire Silent Star camp.

No one would have imagined that their luck would be so bad.

Just days after the main force of the expeditionary fleet left, it was attacked by aliens.

Let's take a look at the troops Horus left them.
One Luna-class cruiser, five hundred sons of the Emperor.

There are also several powerful Macado-class heavy tanks.

Haha!

We're doomed to lose!
Kasoron smiled with relief.

But that's not necessarily true!
What if the alien that comes out of this portal is very weak, and they can easily deal with it?

Right, what if?
Kasoron's last glimmer of hope vanished completely when he saw the alien warship stretching for kilometers beyond the portal.

"This is really the end."

"coming."

"Inform our warships to retreat immediately and avoid conflict."

"Notify all the detachments under our jurisdiction to return to the first defensive fortification built at the foot of the mountain and prepare to fight the enemy."

"Chemos Guard, deploy automated flying mechs."

"The Fifth Company of the Son of the Emperor has returned. Notify the Mechanic Church's base to evacuate personnel."

In a Space Marine Chapter, the 5th Company is usually a combat company, while scouts are usually the 10th Company.

But the sons of emperors are different.

They only had five companies.

It's not even as good as a warband.

Kasgar was directing the deployment of troops below through the communications equipment.

Although he may not have much combat experience by the standards of a typical Space Marine, others undergo Space Marine training in their youth, but he is different.

He had actually led troops on Chemos for thirty years and studied command with Fugrim for thirty years.

In fact, almost all officials of the human empire misunderstood one thing.

The reason why Chemos has no army but only guards is not because Fugrim's excellent diplomatic skills have won over all the forces on the planet.

Instead, those forces that refused to be won over were permanently wiped out by Casca and his Chemos Guard.

"Finally, remember to send a communication signal to those aliens. It would be best if we could resolve the issue through negotiation and cooperation."

"complete."

“You forgot to notify Horus’s expeditionary fleet to return and provide support, Casca.”

As Casca's last call ended the communication, Aqua spoke up to remind him.

"Return to provide support?"

"Why is the expeditionary fleet returning to provide support? Teacher, you don't think we can't handle the enemy, do you?"

Aqua hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Isn't it obvious that we can't win?
The entire alien fleet had passed through the portal, blotting out the sky; there were more than a dozen of them.

Their warships were distinctive: they stretched for several kilometers, were teardrop-shaped, and were brightly colored and gleaming.

And these warships were not even frigates.

The alien flagship they guarded at the very center was several thousand meters long.

Although the ships are not equipped with Void Shields or other similar types of shields, their large optical weapons can still cause unpredictable damage to other ships.

Just as Casca was giving orders for the deployment of his men, the enemy's airborne troops were gradually being airdropped from their ships.

Several thousand fully armed aliens landed on the surface of Silent Star.

On the human side, how can 500 Space Marines, who have lost orbital support, contend with an alien army supported by battleships?

Being able to hold out until Horus's reinforcements arrives under these circumstances is already an extremely commendable feat of command.

Kocasgar actually seems to think he's not afraid of his opponent?

"The other party refused our request to communicate."

The aliens' attitude is clear: they came down to wipe out the remaining human forces on the planet.

These aliens resemble assembled crystal clumps, and their weapons are equally advanced: the energy crystal in his hand fires a powerful beam of light that can melt or cut through almost any obstacle it encounters.

It's so much better than the flashlights used by the Imperial Army. Whoosh!
Accompanied by countless streaks of light piercing the sky, the forward outposts of Casca and his men collapsed under the enemy's laser fire shortly after they landed.

Their fortress simply couldn't withstand the enemy's laser weapons!

Judging from the current progress, even if Casca had the foresight to advocate building the highest level of ironclad defenses, it would probably only be a matter of time before the entire defensive fortifications fell under the enemy's terrifying laser weapons.

Amidst the blazing light of countless laser weapons, the once-solid defensive line was now riddled with holes.

If they don't evacuate soon, they might be buried under this steel and brick.

"Received orders, prepare to evacuate."

The leader of the mortal auxiliary army who stood guard alongside Kasoron answered through the communication device.

Following the loss of the reconnaissance outposts at the front, the first line of defense was also on the verge of collapse under enemy fire.

All command instructions for the front lines have been issued.

But conspicuously, there were no combat instructions from the elite veterans of the First Company, the son of the emperor.

The message left for them did not provide any combat instructions.

Instead, they were ordered to retreat to the second line of defense to observe and learn from the [Chemos Guard]'s countermeasures.

"What does this mean?!"

"Of course I know the veterans are unhappy that I was appointed acting commander of the legion."

"Inside the fortress, Kaska said calmly."

"Therefore, I never intended for them to fight this battle."

Kaska explained to Aqua, who looked completely bewildered.

"Relying on this mere few thousand mortal auxiliary troops?"

“That’s right, we’ll rely on our mortal auxiliary force—the Chemos Guard.”

it's time.

Kasgar looked down at the fighting crowd below, his eyes filled with confidence.

Let them witness firsthand the advanced tactics from the ancient 3K era.

Now, it is the thirty-first millennium.

During these eras, countless advanced things were lost.

It wasn't just technology that was lost; tactics were lost as well.

"Tactics? What tactics?"

"When humans were still in the primitive society of eating raw meat and drinking blood, our ancestors were not at an advantage in the battle against large carnivores."

Casca did not answer the other party's question directly.

"But the clever ones learned to use their strengths and employ tactics—to frighten people with feigned shouts, to pursue them with long-distance raids, and to ambush them with traps."

"From then on, the weak became the hunters, while the ferocious beasts became the prey."

"Even without the stronger muscles and sharper teeth and claws of a wild beast, our ancestors were still able to become the kings of all things."

The key to defeating your opponent is never to engage in a head-on, life-or-death struggle.

Instead, the goal is to preserve one's own forces and eliminate as much of the enemy's forces as possible.

"But unfortunately, after acquiring strong armor and invincible weapons, arrogant people have gradually forgotten this truth."

They always use their strongest and hardest horns to collide with each other.

They believe that only the strongest, most aggressive, and most powerful winning strategy can be considered a true victory.

(Of course, the real reason was to sell chess pieces.)
But what about the facts?

The truth is never honorable: only the winners have the right to talk about the truth.

"interesting."

"But I still think I'm better suited to dueling."

Sword Saint Aqua never cares about these things.

Her tactic was always the same—charge in and challenge the enemy's strongest leader to a one-on-one duel.

If you win, you win the battle; if you lose...
Well, she's never lost yet.

Therefore, this tactic has never had any problems in the long run.

Nothing.

If the Xenomorph is a ferocious beast...
Then she must be Wu Song.

(End of this chapter)