Chapter 255, How could there be Space Marines?
The fifteen red-armored warriors are naturally the Phoenix.
These Emperor Angels were the first group to come down from the landing ship.
This type of landing ship comes from the Blade Tiger and is named V-type landing ship.
The landing ships used for orbital landing operations were quite large. One ship could carry 500 people, as well as the corresponding weapons and equipment, and even heavy vehicles.
It is also equipped with a jamming device to defend against anti-aircraft fire; it is equipped with a small energy shield generator, which has a certain ability to resist attacks; and its armor is also relatively strong.
Apart from having no weapons and being slow, this landing ship is a pretty powerful thing and is very expensive to build. It is different from ordinary civilian transport spacecraft.
There are only two such landing ships on the Blade Tiger.
Plus some small landing ships.
If all troops are mobilized, they can transport about 2,000 troops to the ground at one time, and then repeat the process over and over again. Taking into account the round-trip time, loading and unloading time, the maximum time for a trip is six hours.
This isn't very efficient, but it can be helped.
The Blade Tiger itself is not particularly large; it is just a frigate.
The crew itself had about 10,000 people, so cramming 30,000 people in was already excessive, and even took up a lot of other space for temporary residence, and the equipment was also stuffed full, so much so that Ye Lixia even complained about Gu Hang at that time: "The sharp tiger has turned into a fat pig."
On the Blade Tiger, the landing ship's configuration was just so shabby.
For example, for large-scale landing operations, either large starships or special landing starships are used.
According to estimates, if Gu Hang wanted to get all 35,000 of his people to the ground, it would take about 100 hours, or more than four days, even if the landing ships operated non-stop.
This period of time is actually the most vulnerable time for the landing troops.
But the problem is that the Luman Kingdom's army is more vulnerable.
The main force was besieging a suburban town, and the troops that could be dispatched were few and of low quality.
The first wave of allied troops immediately defeated all the enemies that surrounded the landing site.
Afterwards, more troops came down and began to expand outward, building temporary positions where they would defend for a while.
But at the same time, Gu Hang also made a request for speed. A combined battalion would set out first and fight forward.
After a day's work, when the 1st Xifeng Brigade is almost done assembling, they will complete the assembly, continue to rush forward, pierce the enemy, and leave a small part of the troops to guard the landing site.
Then, after the next few divisions and brigades arrive, they will follow the footsteps of the troops that set out in front and fight outward.
This is the situation that the hastily formed blocking force of the Luman Kingdom had to face.
Of course, this is not as stable as waiting four days to gather the troops before fighting. But it also does not give the opponent time to prepare. Given the difference in military quality between the two sides, it will really be a one-shot deal.
However, these have little to do with the Space Marines.
While the follow-up troops were still disembarking and assembling, they had already received orders from the Governor, boarded three Falcons, and began to rush towards the target location.
Three hundred kilometers away, the wind falcon came rapidly.
In order to avoid being hit, the Wind Falcon flew very low. The orbital anti-aircraft gun could not hit a target that flew too low, and the shooting angle was limited.
As long as the Wind Falcon doesn't actually fly over the several orbital air defense positions in the city of Pinser.
Flying at low altitude is not easy, but it is relatively smooth here. The main reason is that the terrain outside the city of Pinsel is relatively flat, without high mountains every now and then; the speedboat has strong flight performance; and the pilots are no longer rookies like when the air force was first established. Now that they have a long time of flying, they have honed their skills.
Their first goal was to attack the artillery positions of Luhmann's Corps, which was besieging a suburban town.
In the early stages of the battle, the artillery of the Luman Kingdom was severely suppressed. Their range and power were not up to par, and their mobility was poor. As soon as they showed up, they would be bombarded by the alliance artillery before they could move.
However, they have recently regained their strength, mainly because the Alliance does not have enough artillery and even less ammunition.
But now, it's in big trouble.
It's not that they were defenseless.
After Luhmann's army observed the incoming air force, especially after determining that their target was the artillery position, they quickly informed the front line of the enemy situation, asked them to respond carefully, and mobilized troops to deploy defenses.
However, it was of no use.
What good can we do if we are prepared?
Feng Falcon did not dare to be too arrogant. After firing a round of missiles from a distance, it slipped away. It did not conduct low-altitude strafing, which would give the enemy a chance. If it was unlucky and got shot down by one of the sentinel mechas, it would be a big loss.
As for the Space Marines, they jumped directly from the Wind Falcon.
It is very convenient to use the Wind Falcon to transport Space Marines. It is not like transporting ordinary soldiers. You either have to command a surrender or the Wind Falcon has to land on the ground.
For the Space Marines, it might not be good to jump too high, but if it was only about ten meters away, it wouldn't be a big problem. The Wind Falcon could even keep flying forward, just don't go too fast.
This greatly improves the speed of deploying troops and the safety of the Feng Falcon itself.
The Space Marines weigh several tons including their armor, and when they fall to the ground, they can create a crater.
Then, they came out of the pit unharmed.
At this moment, there are some enemies surrounding us.
But they are just some miscellaneous soldiers, so what?
The bullet hit it, but there was not even a scratch!
Fifteen Space Marines, led by Chapter Captain Martins, moved towards the artillery position in an orderly manner. On the way, they fired steadily and indifferently, and each bullet was sure to take the life of one or more enemies.
Five Sentinels appeared and tried to resist. They were somewhat resistant to the bolter fire and were not so easily killed. But in front of the Space Marines, they were still like chickens.
One shot didn't work, so five grenade launchers were aimed at it, and with incredible precision, five magazines were emptied, and the Sentinel Mech was naturally destroyed.
Among them, Martins is the most powerful.
With the Terminator armor, he can equip a heavy bolter with one hand, which is an armor-piercing weapon.
On the contrary, the machine guns of the Sentinel mechas are not without threat to the Space Marines.
But you have to be able to hit it.
There is a qualitative gap between the two sides in shooting accuracy and reaction speed.
The firing trigger had just been pressed, and before even two machine gun shells had been fired, they were blown up first.
In one encounter, four sentinels were gone.
The remaining one was not chosen as a target because it was too close.
Many machine gun shells were fired in one or two seconds, but only a few hit the target. All of them could only hit the shoulder armor of the Space Marines who were moving sideways, causing them to pause at most and leaving a small dent on their shoulder armor.
The fate of this Sentinel mecha is even more tragic.
Anato, the new member of the regiment, was the one in the front. He just quickened his pace a few steps and arrived right in front of the sentinel mech.
The size of the Sentinel mecha is much larger than that of the Space Marines. Even with armor, the Space Marines are generally only about 2.4 meters tall; wearing the Terminator's Martins, they are only 2.7 meters tall.
The Sentinel Mecha is over three meters long.
But it doesn't mean that the bigger it is, the stronger its combat power will be.
The Sentinel Mech moved first, and its equipped 'Knight Sword' swept towards Anato, but he dodged it with a simple bend down.
Immediately afterwards, Anato exerted force with his feet, and his explosive speed made the pilot of the Sentinel mecha unable to react and he was brought very close.
The well-forged combat blade accurately penetrated the gap in the sentinel's armor, and its power system was immediately cut off.
Anato exerted more force and flipped the mecha to the ground. He stepped on its chest, held a knife in one hand and grabbed its head with the other, and together they pulled the head of the Sentinel mecha off.
The Sentinel Mech is not a Knight Titan and does not have a dedicated cockpit. The driver is wrapped inside the mech.
If the mecha head is pulled off, the human head will also fall off.
It only took Anato three to five seconds to complete this set of movements.
Sheathing his battle blade and picking up his gun again, he quickly stepped forward.
In the three to five seconds, his comrades had passed him and continued to move forward. During this process, no one even looked at him.
It's just killing a sentinel mech, it's not worth paying attention to at all.
Anato didn't think he had done anything remarkable, he had to catch up.
But this scene was too horrifying in the eyes of the Luman soldiers nearby.
Those are five knights!
In their hearts, the Knights are invincible!
If the knights had been killed by heavy artillery, rocket launchers, and mortars in previous battles, that would have been fine. After all, guns and cannons are blind on the battlefield, and even if the knights were wearing armor, it would have been common for them to die in such targeted attacks and covered by terrible firepower. Not to mention, the alliance troops also had terrifying tanks and armored vehicles...
It was normal for the Knight to die in battle because he couldn't hold on. Even so, it was still not easy to eliminate a three-meter-tall Sentinel mecha. It often took a long time to fight, and the Alliance Army had to pay a price for it.
But now, that was a completely different concept. Five knights blocked the red-armored warriors, and they were all gone in an instant!
They were treated like chickens and killed at will!
For these conscripts from the Kingdom of Luman, this was a scene of the collapse of their fighting faith.
Those who had a little more knowledge and had heard some stories finally remembered some legends at this time.
"It's a Space Marine! It's an Angel!"
If others hear the words that are shouted out involuntarily in fear, it will further destroy the fighting spirit.
The blocking army collapsed just like that.
The phoenixes did not pursue.
They were just some miscellaneous soldiers. They approached indifferently and then destroyed the artillery position.
Until the battle was over, no new troops came to disturb them.
This battle was boring.
The veterans thought that they were just here for a visit. What's the difference between this kind of stuff and shooting at moving targets in the training ground? Only the Sentinel mecha was a little interesting and a little more durable, but there were too few of them.
As for the new recruits, most of them also felt that it was not interesting. It was the first time for them to leave the Wrathful Owl Star to fight, and they were a little nervous at first, but after fighting a battle, they felt...
That’s it?
It would be better to fight the cultists in the northern border of the Angry Owl Star.
After all, those cultists are not afraid of death and have some psychic spells, so they are more or less a threat, not to mention that they can enter the real world later, face the evil god head-on, and even defeat him in the end!
These new recruits were not very motivated.
Even the last three newly 'mature' recruits had at least taken turns going to the border of Northern Qinggu Province during their training and growth periods before they were issued armor. Together with the Qinggu Army, they had continuously cleared out and eliminated many deformed monsters to the south, so they had some practical experience.
They also felt that the level of these Luman soldiers was too poor.
After destroying the artillery position, they turned to look for a new target.
The one they were targeting was the Ranger-class Knight Titan whose shield generator had been destroyed in the previous battle and which now only dared to be used as a rocket launcher from a distance.
The two Knight Titans are the biggest threat to Suburban Town. Even if they don't dare to attack directly, bombarding them from a distance with extended-range rockets is still quite annoying.
Just get rid of it.
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When Gu Ming and Ness Luman heard the news about the fifteen red-armored giants, they had already guessed what it was.
But despite this, the two of them still held on to a certain sense of luck.
How could they really be Space Marines? Why would the Emperor's Angels appear in such a remote place like Black Arrow? They were either fighting large-scale rebellions that could destabilize multiple star regions, or on the front lines against powerful alien races.
How could a small Black Arrow Planet and a small internal conflict within the Gu family deserve to attract a group of interstellar warriors?
It’s not like there are really any Imperial traitors here!
Besides, even if there are traitors to the Empire, they won’t be able to attract the attention of the Space Marines unless they are traitors to a certain extent!
Because of this, it is normal for them not to believe it at first and to be optimistic.
According to what Gu Ming said to comfort himself, it is possible that this was something his nephew did randomly, using some ordinary armor to make it look real.
But he himself didn't believe it.
Then, reality completely shattered his luck: within a few minutes of landing, they destroyed a sentinel mecha squad, defeated a large group of Luhman troops, and destroyed the artillery positions of the Luhman Corps.
Now, those fifteen people were coming towards them, their target was the Knight Titan that was not far from them.
The troops have tried their best to intercept them, but they just can't stop them!
The two of them were completely panicked.
(End of this chapter)
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