Chapter 268 The Burning Galaxy (Part 2)

The deafening sound of artillery fire outside never stopped, and the bloody and cruel fighting and massacre on the Isstvan V Siste Plateau was going on.

Hundreds of Space Marines died every minute and every second. It was no exaggeration to say that the rivers of blood flowed like a millstone of flesh and blood.

A hidden bunker far away from the battlefield was a former military base of the Istvan V rebels, and is now used as a combat headquarters by Horus and a group of rebels.

Basically the liaison members of each legion are here, distributing the commander's orders to the various front lines fighting the Loyalists.

In a rather simple room, there was a tall, bald man who looked particularly fierce, with his hands on the table, but his expression looked extremely sad.

Horus is difficult.

He has not taken down those loyalists for so long, and he is really inseparable from his good teammates.

Isayama Nomei also admires the Primarchs of Horus who betrayed him.

My mother, who is a true believer in the four characters "cow, ghost and snake god", is basically unreliable.

Horus basically can only rely on the [Death Guard] Primarch Mortarion, and the [Iron Warrior] Primarch Perturabo can rely on, and they are the taller among the dwarfs.

The others are all mentally ill, eccentric, autistic, schizophrenic, etc.

In front of Horus, there was a large sand table with a lot of scattered chess pieces placed on it. The map showed the positions of the loyalists and rebels.

Horus rubbed his brow tiredly. As a war commander, he has not had a frontline battle like this for a long time.

One [Midnight Lord] is missing, and there are many fewer people who can really do practical things. The loyalists are still stubbornly resisting.

The veteran members belonging to Horus and their respective legions are too cunning, because basically they all know their commander's methods very well, and they always try to show off their tactics.

The bunkers lurking in those former rebels are hiding everywhere, and even if they are bombarded by railguns, they can be well defended in the fortresses built in advance by the original rebels on Istvan V.

Most battlefields are melee battles, and the lack of distinction between the enemy and ourselves also has a great impact on railgun bombing.

Horus thought this. Suddenly, his whole bunker seemed to have been hit by something heavy, and countless fine sand fell down, making his face covered in ashes.

"Loyalist counterattack?"

This place was far away from the battlefield. How could it be that the whole house was shaking like it had been hit by a nuclear attack?

But the next second Horus overturned this issue, and the loyalists were basically at a disadvantage. There was no way that what they thought would become a reality.

So what exactly happened? "

Horus's mood became even less beautiful after being treated like this.

"Report! Sir."

Soon there was a knock in the sealed room. It was a Space Marine from the [Sons of Horus] Legion. When he learned about the situation in the outside world, he immediately informed the rebel commander of what was happening in the outside world.

"It's the wreckage of a destroyed [Alpha] Legion Avenger-class battleship, which fell in a canyon not far away."

"Isn't the battle in the universe over?"

Horus frowned slightly when he heard this. The battleships of [Salamander], [Steel Hand], and [Raven Guard] had all been destroyed by them in space.

How could it be possible that the [Alpha] Legion's battleship was destroyed.

The Space Marine of [Sons of Horus] swallowed a mouthful of saliva before continuing to answer.

"It's the Blood Angels, Night Angels, and Ultramarines' legion battleships that suddenly appeared in the Istvan galaxy and are exchanging fire with us!"

When the space warrior learned the news, he couldn't believe the information he received, but the highest-level secret communications marked in red were classified as the highest-level secrets, and he was not allowed to disbelieve this fact.

Those dogs really didn't know where they came from, they just descended on this area and started biting people like crazy dogs.

What?

Horus looked at the [Son of Horus] who had sent the information and information with ferocious eyes.

But the space warrior looked directly into his father's eyes and said it again.

"The support of the Loyalists is coming. The fleets of the Ultramarines, Night Angels and Blood Angels have all arrived in the East System and are engaging in firefights with us."

"I see."

After receiving the information, Horus glanced at it quickly. He acted very calmly and did not show any excessive reaction. He just waved his hand to let him out.

After this [Son of Horus] went out, he was quite impressed with Horus' performance.

"As expected of Lord Horus, he didn't waver even after knowing that the rebels were coming to support us."

But after he was gone.

Horus, who was alone in the room, took a deep breath and looked at the sentence on the intelligence, "The enemy's firepower is fierce, requesting support." He felt extremely dazzling.

Horus didn't take a breath and destroyed the huge sand table for deduction in front of him with one punch.

"waste."

His eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like he was about to choose someone to devour.

"It's all trash!"

In other words, as the commander-in-chief, Horus had a strong mental will and a strong psychological endurance. If it were any other general, he would have been so angry that he would have vomited blood a long time ago.

To describe Horus’s mood, that’s

All previous efforts are wasted!

Who knows how much effort Horus put into sending the [Blood Angels] and [Night Angels] to the border far away from the center of the empire.

He even asked the Four Gods to impose a subspace blockade on the area, just to prevent them from disturbing his good deeds.

It can be said that all the agencies have been exhausted!

But what happened in it actually caused all three legions to arrive in the Istvan V system.

This situation is equivalent to placing several enemies that Horus least wants to face in front of him at once and forcing him to face them.

It is the most difficult enemy on the entire front!

"Sanguinius! Llane El'Jonson!"

They're all united together

Those are not just two names, they are former war commander candidates.

Horus' most powerful rival.

Horus suddenly felt his head buzzing and his vision went dark.

This was because he even actively ignored Robert Guilliman. Grandpa Lan, who had been targeted by Lorgar, was not a threat at all.

The sudden entry of the [Blood Angels] and [Night Angels] into the battle will definitely cause the battle front in space to collapse.

Jonson's [Dark Angels]'s combat power surpasses eighteen legions, with countless Dark Age artifacts, relic ships, and more than 200,000 interstellar warriors.

In addition to Sanguinius's ability to scare even "Warmaster" Horus, the Space Marines of the [Holy Blood Angels] have hundreds of thousands of troops.

To tell a joke, after the explosion of the Word Bearers, the total number of Space Marines in the Battle of Calth against Robert Guilliman did not exceed 50,000.

Compared with the crooked melons and jujubes on Horus's side, Sanguinius and "Lion King" Llane El'Jonson are more like regular Imperial troops.

The warships on Horus's side were not mentally prepared or arranged to deal with the most powerful imperial main fleet.

"Damn it."

Horus covered his mouth, and when he moved his hand away, a shocking red color appeared on his palm.

He was so angry that he vomited blood. The situation was out of control and completely out of Horus' control. How could he not be so angry that he vomited blood?

You must know that this is only the early stage of the rebellion and Horus has not yet achieved any outstanding results! A beautiful victory is urgently needed to establish the success of the rebellion.

"My plan is obviously foolproof. Where did the loophole appear?"

Horus's plan is indeed powerful, but in front of Isayama Kenmei, who knows the future, all his plans have nowhere to hide.

"And what the hell is Curze doing?"

Horus knew about the failure of [The Word Bearers], otherwise he would not have sent Konrad Curze, the Primarch of the [Midnight Lords], to support him, just hoping that he could be a troublemaker there to ensure loyalty. There was absolutely no way Pi would find a way back to Terra.

But why didn't Curze send any news to him?

Instead, Curze actually let these three bitches appear in front of Horus.

Lorgar and Angron both lost contact with Horus.

"Trash, all rubbish!"

As Horus spoke, he felt something sweet in his throat again. He groaned, covered his chest and took a few steps back uncontrollably.

And Isayama Nomei was taking his gadget to the planet Istvan 5 when he suddenly received a text message from the system.

[Because you severely defeated Horus Luperkar, an important plot character in the current world timeline, the reward has been greatly increased, and you will receive five consecutive draws worth 3,000 merit rewards. 】

Isayama Nomei directly hit one

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Although Horus was extremely angry, as a qualified commander, he knew that now was not the time to shirk responsibility. Rearranging the battle situation was the most important thing to do at the moment.

Horus pressed his communicator to all but the Iron Hands under his command. Except for the Emperor's Son Fulgrim, who was at war, all the other Primarchs contacted him for a meeting.

"I was too soft-hearted."

A fierce light flashed in Horus's eyes. The addition of Sanguinius and Jonson's legions would be quite detrimental to the upcoming battle.

Therefore, he will kill the remaining three loyalist legions immediately.

At first, they were just concerned about the possibility of accidentally injuring their own people in the legion melee. After all, Horus also had to take into account the feelings of the brothers who rebelled with him.

Therefore, some weapons of mass destruction have not been used, but now it seems that they have to be used.

There are also some backup plans for conquering the Empire of Terra, which I am afraid I have to come up with earlier.

After all, the three extra legions are the main force of the empire. Not only are there hundreds of thousands more people, but also hundreds of thousands of extra pigs will take a long time to kill.

One can imagine. How big of an impact will it have on the entire battle?

Some "weeds" with vacillating attitudes will be ready to make a move, so in this case Horus must not show any cowardly attitude.

Otherwise, once this situation occurs, the hearts of the entire legion will be dispersed.

Horus prepares to compress the battlefield

Only by wiping out all the beleaguered loyalists on the battlefield will we be able to free up our hands to wipe out all the three newly joined legions (?)

Although regarding this point, he himself, who carries the name of Warmaster, does not have the slightest confidence.

But Horus had to do this, otherwise he would really become a joke.

Let alone ignite the entire galaxy, even if it ignites the entire planet of Istvan 5, it cannot be done.

Horus's rebels on the Tervan V will be completely held back by these loyalists. When they have no support and are isolated, they will be like an isolated island and can only wait for death quietly.

Horus really wants to know who brought the Blood Angels and the Night Angels, these bastards, to the battlefield.

But it must be said that compared with the Dark Angels, most of the rebellious legions are like a ragtag army.

After being caught off guard at first, they immediately reacted and began to organize and counterattack.

But that only made them die more clearly.

It was mentioned earlier that the Macragge's Glory of the Ultramarines was blown up by the Midnight Lord Conrad Curze, so it was basically impossible to repair the warship under that circumstance.

But the flagships of the Night Angels and the Blood Angels, their specially modified warships, are not much weaker in firepower than the Macragge's Glory?

Especially the Dark Angels' terrifying stone fortress, which may be even more powerful than the firepower of the Glory of Macragge in its heyday!

The terrifying void cannon can easily penetrate the void shields of large warships, making those thick void shields simply useless and being penetrated directly after a few seconds.

The firepower is really too strong.

The warships of the rebels locked by the stone fortress are basically in danger, and no one can guarantee their absolute safety.

For example, a Death Guard warship just looked out and glanced at the stone fortress, and was directly shot into a sieve by the violent firepower.

In the end, the captain of a company of the Death Guard inside was in a painful struggle and all his men were painfully turned into ashes in the explosion.

In addition, the commanders of the warships of the Night Angels were as cold as machines, meticulously carrying out the tasks assigned to the Primarch, and killing all the enemies in front of them without mercy.

The efficiency is quite high.

Just like Kenmei Isayama, who piloted the [Glory of Macragge] to deal a devastating blow to the [Word Bearers], he did not regard the rebels as human beings at all.

The rebels suffered terribly. Even though they were evenly matched in numbers, there was still a gap in firepower.

Moreover, they were caught off guard. Even if they reacted and counterattacked in time, they would still lose the initiative.

Most of the warships had some injuries and considerable ammunition loss in the previous exchange of fire with the loyalist warships. It was a round-robin battle, so they were already at a disadvantage in fighting with the loyalist fleets.

Every few minutes, a rebel warship was forced to turn into a dazzling flash and disappear in the endless galaxy.

Due to the lack of a large number of warships, a lot of firepower points in the entire galaxy were vacant at once.

Plan 2 can be launched soon.

That is to use these warships in the void as an aid, and then decapitate the rebels on Isstvan V.

So there were many gorgeous scenes on the planet Isstvan V, similar to meteors streaking across the sky.

But those were caused by the friction between the super-large landing chambers belonging to the three giants of the Empire and the atmosphere.

A considerable number of Dark Angels, Blood Angels, and Ultramarines all arrived on the surface of Isstvan V, along with a large number of Titan Legions.

The Raven Guard, which was being besieged by several rebel Space Marines, was struggling hard in the trenches. Suddenly, the enemy's fiercely tilted firepower point was turned into ashes in a flash of light.

They, the loyalists, only heard the enemy's wailing and the tearing of armor and flesh, which all disappeared.

Outside the trenches, there was a deathly silence, with only the creepy and weird chewing sounds.

A Raven Guard bravely came out of the trench, and saw the Space Marines of the Iron Warriors Legion with only half of their heads left, their eyes were still wide open, as if they were dying with their eyes open.

"Don't worry, we have already cleared this area."

A [Blood Angel] Space Marine tried his best to express his kindness to these loyal warriors in a kind voice.

But it would be better if he could ignore his companion who was feasting on the freshly baked corpse next to him.

"If you need any help, please tell us."

"Captain, I got their information."

The [Blood Angel] who was eating reported to his companion.

[Blood Angel] can bite and devour the enemy's corpse and get the memory of the corpse, so it is not a problem to eat meat occasionally.