Chapter 620, Battle of the Command Tower

Erich looked at Wang Mengsong with a complicated expression.

What should we do now?

Should we deprive Wang Mengsong of his command and take down this guy who has exceeded his authority?

Let alone Wang Mengsong's contribution to the battle, the price of taking him down is unacceptable.

It is obvious that all the old torches following Wang Mengsong are united around Wang Mengsong. If we take him down by force, will there be a conflict between the two sides?

At this critical moment, internal strife?

That's nonsense.

Erich had a cold face, but he was actually quite at a loss.

Since we can't have an internal strife, then... should we ask Wang Mengsong how to proceed with the next action?

It's a bit too embarrassing.

When he was entangled, Wang Mengsong spoke.

There was no courtesy, he was straightforward, and just talked about the next tactical suggestions.

Then, the new world torches started to move.

There are still people left outside. They need some troops to guard the perimeter of the command tower to prevent the sage from escaping. Make sure that if he tries to escape from the top of the command tower by flying, they can intercept him as soon as possible.

The interception firepower is not only near the command tower, but also includes several high ground platforms around it. The Space Marines can ensure that no aircraft can approach or leave the command tower in a short time.

If the sage leaves from the air, it is actually easier to deal with.

But obviously, he is ready to defend to the death.

...

Antoine Delaroche has already known the news of Farai's assassination.

He even received messages from all parties hoping that he would surrender. Isn't it good for everyone to turn against each other, work together for the great cause, and return to the empire? There is no need to fight each other and make the battle so tragic.

But Delaroche refused all of them and scolded those people.

What's more, Delaroche felt that he was far from losing.

Although the Space Marines who attacked the starport caused great chaos at the beginning with their strong individual capabilities, the battlefield situation was under control as they reacted.

If there hadn't been a sudden wave of accidents on the side that caused him to misjudge, he could still rest easy now.

But even now, it's not over.

The command tower is called a tower, but the internal scale is not small. He still has thousands of elites on hand, and with the help of the barricade transformation in the command tower, he deployed defenses in more than ten floors.

He didn't expect to be able to repel the Space Marines with just a few thousand people. But as long as he can hold on, the total of millions of troops in the starport will come to rescue continuously and repel these Space Marines.

And as long as he holds on, the fence-sitters on the planet will not dare to completely turn to the Alliance.

The Alliance's agents are active, and their side is a little confused by the Thunder Operation. But as long as time is longer and they react, even if Farai dies, he has enough prestige to turn the situation around.

De La Roche stood up, paced back and forth, thinking about how to deal with it. He knew that the current situation was extremely serious, but he was not without the strength to fight. His body had undergone a major transformation in the direction of combat, and he believed that from the perspective of combat configuration alone, he was even stronger than Farai.

He could hold on.

However, bad news came one after another.

Several transport ships full of elite troops, escorted by fighters, were preparing to enter the command tower from the air. Although De La Roche said that he would not evacuate, it would be good to have more troops from the air.

However, all these attempts failed.

The nearly 100 Space Marines guarding the periphery were not vegetarians. They not only had complete individual anti-aircraft weapons in their hands, but also had several anti-aircraft firepower platforms that originally belonged to the Mechanicus that were captured in the surrounding area, which also played a good role.

Even with fighter escorts, it was useless. The spacecraft that could transport troops on a large scale was still too fragile and could be easily shot down.

In addition, the troops coming from the periphery for ground support were also blocked and could not arrive.

More than 10,000 troops are often blocked by a few Space Marines and cannot break through. The terrain environment in the star port is very similar to the surface nest with highly dense buildings. The troops often cannot deploy their forces perfectly in a narrow environment. The number of people who can fight against the Space Marines at the same time is limited. As long as the elite level is not enough and a breakthrough cannot be formed, no matter how many people are blocking behind, it is meaningless.

Even heavy firepower is not effective. Artillery is not easy to use inside the star port, and mobilizing missile attacks and then using heavy armored units such as tanks to bomb with direct fire when close can indeed repel a few Space Marines blocking the road, but the passage will also be blown down, making it impossible for the large troops to pass quickly. It will take a longer time to take a detour or clear obstacles and ruins, and in this process, they will be continuously harassed.

Sometimes, the warriors of the New World Torch feel that they can no longer defend themselves, and even take the initiative to blow up buildings and the space structure of the star port to block the road.

Of course, objectively speaking, these are all temporary difficulties. At present, the news from all sides is that they are trying their best to rescue the command tower. The number of space warriors stationed outside is always limited, and reinforcements will eventually arrive.

As long as he can hold on long enough.

But the question is, can he hold on for that long?

It seems... not possible.

After the Space Marines officially launched the attack on the command tower, after a while, Delaroche would receive a message that a certain defense line on a certain layer had been conquered.

At the same time, the battle damage information of various mechanical units would be directly transmitted to the processing center of his brain.

He seemed to be able to "see" with his own eyes that the elite units under his command were quickly dying in the fierce battle.

If the situation continued like this, it would be inevitable to be hit in the face.

After thinking for a while, he made a risky decision: to take the initiative to attack!

For the sake of efficiency, the Space Marines did not gather all the troops together and slowly fight upwards. They would divide their troops into multiple places to test the weakest part of the upward defenders on the same layer, and then form a single point breakthrough first, followed by a comprehensive breakthrough.

Layer after layer, they were taken down like this.

If they continued to stay put, they would only be fiercely broken through by the Space Marines and all living space would be compressed.

They must take the initiative to attack!

Throwing aside the inconvenient sage robes, Draroche, dressed in combat uniform, began to move.

His modified body did not look particularly exaggerated, and was not even tall. It was roughly the appearance of a human. However, the purple-black skin looked a little unusual.

Taking advantage of the division of the Space Marines, Draroche raided a New World Torch Squad that had just completed a single-point breakthrough on the eleventh floor of the command tower.

The raid was very successful.

Around him, an elite Mechanicus force gathered. Due to the need for flexibility of action, the Colossus mechas and knight mechas could not be brought. However, the top warriors of the two groups of the Skitarii, and more than thirty electrolytic prophets operating under the cover of twice the number of Iron Hero mechas - engine prophets specializing in combat. The team formed together was also quite difficult for the Space Marines to fight against.

Of course, if that were the case, such a force would be able to successfully hunt down a Space Marine squad, but there would be losses, which would not be small. When carrying out the second operation, it would be possible to fail due to insufficient strength.

And Draroche had no way to form such an elite force again. How could those two groups of high rangers of the Skitarii and those dozens of electrolytic prophets be put together just like that?

The key to solving this problem was Draroche himself.

Eight arthropod arms stretched out from his back along the spine, which could drive his body to move with extremely exaggerated sensitivity. And under his bionic skin, the purple-gray electronic tendons provided tremendous power.

This turned him into a ruthless melee killing machine. It was not easy for long-range firepower to hit him, and even if he did, he would have a micro void shield and super high physical strength to withstand it. And he himself could often withstand this kind of firepower and quickly rush to the opponent's face. Then, the double knives held by his two arms and the knife-like claws at the end of the eight arthropods had terrible destructive power. Under the extremely high attack frequency, a Terminator armor can often be torn into pieces in a few seconds or at most a dozen seconds.

When he fought in person, the elite troops accompanying him became a luxurious spectator group.

This is a bit exaggerated, after all, they were not really spectating. They would also fight with all their strength, objectively distracting the attention of the Space Marines and creating a better space for Dela Roche.

But it is undeniable that the most difficult battles were fought by Dela Roche himself.

In this way, he won the first battle and destroyed a ten-man New World Torch Tactical Team with minimal losses.

Then, he quickly evacuated, leaving the large force of Space Marines that came to support empty-handed, and took the opportunity to attack another ten-man tactical team. Unfortunately, this time, only six were killed, and the other four ran away.

Without a lingering battle, Dela Roche calmly gave up the pursuit and chose to retreat to avoid being attacked by the large force.

He understood that his appearance, with his powerful single combat power, greatly strengthened his own defense line. But he was the ultimate target of the Space Marines. He came to the front line, which meant that the warriors of the New World Torch did not have to fight him layer by layer. They only needed to find an opportunity here to encircle and eliminate him.

He had to be careful, and careful again.

Otherwise, the proactive attack strategy he took to solve the dilemma would become a self-delivery.

However, he finally suffered when attacking the third team of Space Marines.

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Two teams failed in a row, and sixteen soldiers were lost in a short period of time. That was a heavy loss.

After all, except for the troops staying on the periphery to block the reinforcements, there were only about two hundred people attacking the command post.

If Dela Roche continued to hunt like this and hunted a few more teams, he would not have to continue to risk staying on the front line. The offensive of the Space Marines with damaged troops would inevitably slow down. At that time, the sage could rest easy and watch the Space Marines spend an unknown amount of time in the next layers of defense.

He had to seize this opportunity and take down this unexpected combat power.

This is a very good opportunity. No matter how arrogant Eric is, he is just a new soldier and has no right to be arrogant. The main reason for his bad attitude towards Wang Mengsong is his hatred for the history of the regiment.

But now is not the time to care about those things.

He took the initiative to find Wang Mengsong and asked him what to do.

Wang Mengsong also gave him the answer without hesitation: strong against strong.

As long as there is a small team that looks easy to be hunted, but there is a strong person who can fight against Dela Roche, so that he can't get it quickly, and can hold on until the whole large force arrives to support, and can entangle Dela Roche so that he can't escape, or even kill him independently, that would be the best.

After listening, Eric was a little embarrassed.

Our New World Torch... It seems that there is no such a powerful master.

From the narration of the brothers who survived the previous battle, we know that Dela Roche is a master. Perhaps, Chapter Master Moretti can achieve the effect Wang Mengsong said?

Not even necessarily.

At least, among the torches present, the most powerful Erich himself is not sure.

As a result, Wang Mengsong pointed at himself.

He is an out-and-out Chapter Master. Even if the entire New World Torch has never been famous for its individual combat power, but as far as he is concerned, he is definitely not weaker than any other Chapter Champion!

But does Erich dare to trust him?

...

There is nothing to be afraid of.

A team of ten people, a seemingly rash assault that would cause heavy casualties if the Skitarii did not care, and a large force of Space Marines clearly in a relatively far place. Even if they come to support in the first place, it will always take time on the road...

These conditions are complete, and as expected, Dela Roche was attracted.

Of course, it is normal for him to come, and he has no reason to think that this is a trap.

But here, it is indeed.

Wang Mengsong, who was only wearing ordinary tactical power armor and not even wearing the Terminator, entangled with Dela Roche as soon as he appeared.

His sharp swordsmanship not only saved the first combat brother who was targeted, but also taught Dela Roche a profound lesson: the two limbs on his back were cut off.

Then, the fierce and continuous swordsmanship enveloped this so-called sage who specialized in combat!

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Make up for yesterday

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