Chapter 457 Rebirth From the Ashes: Redeployment

The biting cold wind howled at the top of the arched hangar, blowing on the fluttering flag, and then carrying it to the concrete ground below. The flag rose and fell with the wind and finally fell on the ground covered with white frost.

A pair of boots fell beside the flag. The man in a green coat looked down at the fallen flag. The flag was wrinkled like a rag, and the Chaos symbol on it, which symbolized heresy and depravity, was also folded up, and it was almost impossible to see its appearance.

The man raised his head and looked up at the hangar above his head. Several soldiers with guns on their backs surrounded the fallen flagpole and worked together to raise the military flag hung on it. In the howling cold wind, the fluttering flag of Krieg stood at the top of the airport.

That was a flag of victory, representing that everything here had fallen into the control of the Kriegs. The man looked at the flag, and a stormtrooper holding a gun stopped a few steps away from him. "Inquisitor Eisenhorn, the Grand Marshal is waiting for you. They are almost here."

Eisenhorn nodded to the soldier, tightened his coat around his chest, and then turned and walked towards the runway of the airport. He walked through the wide open space of the airport, which was full of armored vehicles, tanks, self-propelled artillery, and super-heavy siege cannons towed by giant crawler tractors.

The Inquisitor walked under the towering cannon, and he walked straight through the Kriegs and the Inquisition Stormtroopers who were active on the airport. Some of them were carrying military supplies, while others were waving shovels to clean up the rubble left by the attack. The bodies of the enemies were also thrown into the trucks beside the runway by several people.

A hand fell out of the truck bed. Eisenhorn pushed the hand away and walked past the truck. After walking out from behind the truck towing the howitzer, he came to the wide and hard airport runway.

Came to the hard concrete runway.

Here, the Grand Marshal of the Krieg Corps had been waiting here for a long time. In order to welcome the upcoming guests, he specially changed his coat that was dirty from many days of fighting. Now he looks more like a real general.

"Grand Marshal." Eisenhorn walked to the side of the Krieg man and whispered softly. The latter also nodded slightly to him, "Inquisitor." "Where are they?" "At the airport."

The Krieg man answered simply, even a little too simply, but there was no need to ask any more. Eisenhorn looked up at the Mars falling from the sky above his head. It was a meteor shower rushing down from the sky.

They broke through the dark clouds caused by the bombardment and explosions, and flew down from the sky with long tails of fire. When they flew closer, Eisenhorn could see the Stormbirds clearly. Their bright thrusters made them hover above the runway, and huge air currents rose from the ground, blowing the hair on the forehead of the Inquisitor.

His eyes shed tears uncontrollably in the strong wind, and he was forced to close his eyes to block the attack of the strong wind, while Marshal Krieg beside him did not have this trouble. He wore a gas mask, and the lens blocked the rushing wind for him, allowing him to watch the falling silver fighter.

The shuttle, like a silver drop of water, landed from the sky, slowly descending between the Stormbirds hovering around it, and the landing gear at the end stretched out from the smooth belly of the fuselage, colliding with the hard runway of the airport.

Eisenhorn heard the cabin door open. He opened his eyes and saw the man walking out of the cabin door in the strong wind. He was wearing a low-key black court coat. Under the coat fluttering in the wind, a bolter and a long sword with a phoenix hilt were exposed.

He stood at the door of the cabin, looking at Eisenhorn and Marshal Krieg on the runway below. The latter saluted him without hesitation, and the Kashejin commandos with guns at their backs all raised their guns and saluted him.

The man also saluted them, and then walked down the door of the fighter plane. His coat was shaking in the violent wind blowing above his head. He stood on the runway of the cabin and nodded to Eisenhorn in the whistling propeller airflow, "Hello, Eisenhorn, long time no see."

"You too, Lord Vito, or should I call you Marshal now?" Eisenhorn smiled with a slightly sarcastic smile, and Vito couldn't help but smile when he looked at him. He waved at the storm bird above his head. With the wave of his fingers, the hunting flock in the air immediately turned around and whistled away to the distance outside the airport wall.

The other four Astartes came out of the silver shuttle. They stood behind Vito, like several towering mountains, silently emphasizing the authority of the low-key man in front of them.

"Okay, let's skip the greetings. Marshal, please introduce the situation to us." "Yes, sir, please follow me." Marshal Krieg said and turned to the other end of the runway. Kashejin and the Stormtroopers who followed him immediately lined up on both sides, making way for Vito and the Astartes who were accompanying him.

The burly giants walked on the runway, and their tall figures quickly attracted the attention of everyone at the airport. The Kriegs and Stormtroopers on both sides of the runway all knelt on one knee and bowed to them.

The Astartes followed Vito across the airport runway and soon came to the tall hangar at the end, and entered the tall metal dome from the huge hatch opened at the door.

It seems that this place has been transformed into a temporary headquarters. In the surrounding giant dock originally designed to park starships, there are a large number of military tents, generators and pipes extending everywhere. Radar antennas stand in the surrounding higher corridors and on the steps.

The ticking transmitter and the sound of decoding came from the tent, and under the canvas of the military tent, the Krieg doors came and went, passing through the many tents here, conveying intelligence and the latest orders, and counting. The tens of millions of Krieg legions received all the instructions and advice they needed from here.

There is a huge tactical map table placed in the open space between the tents. A holographic image of the planet is projected on its surface. The red labels dancing on it represent Krieg's military units. They are densely covered in On the terrain map, a long front extends to the horizon.

Vitor and the four Astartes came to the table. They looked at the map in front of them, and Marshal Krieg immediately began his introduction.

"We have broken through all the outer defense lines of the Chaos Rebels, as well as part of the central direction. According to the latest news we have received, with the help of the newly arrived Astartes Legion, the 2nd Assault Army has broken through the Cerro Highlands and Arrive at the foot of the Vlasov Fortress wall.”

Vito followed the marshal's fingers and nodded, "It seems that Olaf and the others are making good progress. What about other war zones? Have the Astartes forces arrived?"

The marshal nodded slightly, pulled his palm on the map table, and then showed the surrounding battle lines with Vlasov Fortress as the core, "In the east, the 21st Army, with the help of the Dark Angel, captured Highland 701 and has broken through. The entire fire blockade of the fortress in this area will be reached in the near future, and the offensive will be launched across the river tomorrow. "

"In the southwest, the 9th Armored Corps, Huitong "Meat Grinder" 6th Army, captured the city of Moz early this morning and withstood the demon's counterattack with the help of the Imperial Fist. Follow-up troops are following up, Legion Plan to break through the Sokmam River defense line within three days.”

The marshal then pointed to the south, where a large group of beating beacons were densely covered. "The legion reserve team arrived at the line from Cologne to the Lady Trail. The siege artillery has completed casting the cement base of the heavy artillery. According to the legion's order, it will be launched at two o'clock in the morning today." The bombardment began, and at dawn the 20 corps of the Southern Army would begin the "Emperor's Offensive" with the goal of destroying the rebels' central front."

Vito held his chin and looked at the long battle line on the map in front of him. He didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, more like a calm and skilled chess player beside the chessboard. "What are the casualties so far?"

"7.41 million casualties, the latest battle report is still being counted, but the legion believes that the casualties are still within the expected range, and the attack will continue." The marshal said calmly.

Vito stared at the map in front of him and raised his head, tapping his fingers on the armor on his chest. "Krieg is the emperor's currency. Let them use it in more important places. Now, I will adjust the deployment, staff, and records." ”

Vito raised his hand and said to the Krieg man aside. The latter immediately stood up and took out a notebook from his waist. However, just as he was about to record it, he was pressed down. Marshal Krieg stood beside the table. A slight nod to Vito.

The latter raised his eyebrows slightly, then looked at the Astartes behind him, "I have made the following adjustments. The bombardment in the southern theater will start at ten o'clock tonight, and the Krieg siege artillery regiment will be increased from 3 to 8. , In addition, the 17th Regiment of the Expeditionary Force Valhalla and the 28th Regiment of the Eldest Son were added to concentrate all artillery on the southern front and the Krieg Army, and all 20 armies went into attack in the early morning. "

"Lorken, the Luna Wolves are reinforcing their troops to the southern front. All your legions are committed and will cooperate with the Krieg legion to break through the Chaos front. After breaking through, stop thirty kilometers in front of the city wall. You are not allowed to cross the restriction line."

Loken nodded in response, and Vito then turned to the east side of the map behind him, "Lancelot, you don't move when the southern offensive begins. Two days later, the southern front army will launch a fierce attack within six hours after they arrive at the restriction line. I will take charge of it." Give you three Titan legions, break through the Devon River within an hour, then attack the city wall until you are within the Titan's range, and then stop."

As he spoke, he raised his hands with his back to the Space Marines in yellow armor, who immediately looked over, "Eisenstein, attack immediately after the Eastern offensive ends. I will mobilize Bell's Ultramarines to fully cooperate with you." In addition, 4 additional orders of the Battle Sisters, 6 brigades of the Mechanicus Skitarii, the 2nd Cadian Army and all local Krieg Legions were all-out attack. Within half an hour, they broke through the enemy's defense line, detoured north, and moved closer. Lancelot."

"I will give you 3 general cannons. Remember, when firing, you must hit the highest point of the fortress so that the rebel bishop and the Chaos commander can see the general cannons. Then let the heavy artillery move north. Then Lancelot's army resumes the attack and cooperates. Eisenstein’s army stormed the city wall with all its strength, creating a feint attack on the southern front and signs of a main attack on the eastern front.”

Vito said, looking to the west like an eagle, and he pointed in that direction sharply, "The real main attack will be in the west. Ragnar and the 8th Assault Group Army will not move and remain silent for three days. When the offensive in the east begins, Immediately attack the fortress wall, let the east and south attract the attention of Chaos, and focus on the west. "

"After breaking through the city wall, immediately expand the gap. The 2nd Army will rush in lightly and start street fighting to disrupt the chaotic internal defense line. The more lively the better. The Space Wolves will attack the central area of ​​the fortress directly, forcing the rebel bishop to withdraw the outer troops to save his life. Then all the troops on the east, west, south and north defense lines will press forward to tear up their chaotic defense lines, and then launch a general attack."

"Repeat it." Vito suddenly turned his head and said to Marshal Krieg, who raised his head.

"Intensify artillery firepower on the southern line, attack in advance, strengthen the attack to create a false impression, and start the attack on the southeast line three days later. Create multiple feints to mobilize the enemy's main force. The west will be the main attack. Take advantage of this to break into the fortress and force the enemy to return for reinforcements before attacking on all fronts."

"Very good."

As Vito said this, he stood up in front of the map, put one hand behind his back, and made his signature gesture, "Now that the orders are clear, let's act."