Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 137 03.0136: ‘Believe in the wisdom of our ancestors’

Batch after batch of Blood Pact troops and cultists rushed to the cabin. There were so many of them that Horatio had reason to believe that they had sent all the main forces that were performing other tasks here just to blow up the bomb bay.

The Blood God’s minions did not need much planning to launch a pig-like attack. Horatio only had enough time to make a brief and rapid deployment, and countless reds rushed over in front of him.

Under Horatio’s command, the soldiers of the Imperial Navy urgently dragged out the defensive equipment from the bomb bay to build a battle position under firepower.

The blocking chevaux de frise and the mobile breastwork with pulleys were dragged to the forefront by the technical priests in charge of the bomb bay to form a simple position, and Horatio, as the responsible officer, authorized the activation of the rotating automatic cannon above his head.

The assistant gunner of the void gunner quickly set up the tripod on the high ground, and the gunner inserted the heavy weapon and quickly tightened it to build a man-controlled firepower turret.

"Free fire!" Horatio gave the free fire command.

The naval armed forces and sailors poured firepower on the incoming enemies, constantly knocking down the traitors rushing over.

The shotgun poured firepower, and the grenadiers threw grenades at the incoming enemy groups in a row.

In the open area in the middle of the deck, the shield soldiers of the Blood Pact covered the servants of the Blood God and crashed into the shield wall. They came fiercely, and explosives and lasers flew everywhere.

The axemen and armed soldiers picked up the melee weapons and chopped at the approaching invaders.

The armed sailors knelt and fired with the help of simple shelters on both sides of the shield, and blocked the incoming enemies with shining bayonets while firing.

Sailors holding naval spears stood behind them, stabbing the enemies attacking from the side with one hand and shooting with laser pistols.

They could also suddenly poke the spear tip out of the shooting hole of the shield to kill the blood axemen who threatened the shield from the front.

The wedge-shaped battle formation with shield axe in front, bayonet in the middle, short spear in the back, and archers was urgently combined by Horatio from the Qi family army's anti-Japanese tactics and the hollow square formation used by flintlock soldiers in the Napoleonic era to resist the impact of cavalry.

As a time traveler, he had a wealth of historical battle examples from ancient Terra as reference and inspiration for his tactical ideas.

Although he was not sure it would be feasible as in history, time was tight, and it was better to have tactics and tactics proven by actual combat cases than not, and he believed in the wisdom of his ancestors.

However, with such a combination of weapons alternating to cover the combination, the soldiers of the Imperial Navy actually resisted the pig-rushing attack of the Khorne troops in the open front.

They formed a human wall with flesh and blood. When one person fell, sailors and sailors would soon come forward from behind to take over the position and resist the enemy's charge with various weapons.

The wedge array was like the backflow channel of Dujiangyan, similar to the shape of a blood drop.

It limited the combat width of the front enemy, and they had to rush through the two sides of the formation to create a better breakthrough effect.

In this case, they not only had to face the killing of the naval armed forces behind the shield, but also had to beware of the bullets shot from the sides or behind them on the two wings of the defense line.

No matter which side they faced, there was always a group of soldiers who could fire at their unguarded sides.

On the two wings of the deck, the sailors at the forefront and the back row used the three-story height difference to suppress the incoming enemy soldiers.

They fired with naval laser guns, and the close-range high-power mode could knock down the Khorne believers holding homemade crude weapons with just one shot.

Although the armed sailors stopped the cannon fodder from advancing, they would be sniped with laser guns by the Blood Pact soldiers following closely behind, and several people died as a result.

The sailors at the front were suppressed by the firepower and had to stick their guns out of their heads and use the "Black Uncle Shooting Method" to shoot at the crowd.

Just when these lackeys of Khorne thought that the flank of the Imperial Navy would soon be overwhelmed by their tactics.

Little did they know that Horatio had already arranged a "big gift" behind the bunker.

When the first Khorne believer waved his battle axe, shouted blasphemous words, and jumped onto the large iron box that served as a bunker, he was instantly pierced through the chest.

He looked at the large group of people hiding behind the bunker with a shocked face.

The sailors and sailors half-knelt and hid behind the steel box.

The first row of people held boarding axes or short swords in their hands.

The second row held naval rifles equipped with sword bayonets.

The third row held sharp naval spears and aimed at the enemies who climbed above the box and poked them down.

This is a simplified version designed by Horatio based on the height difference of obstacles and the Spanish square of ancient Terra. Relying on the length of weapons, three rows of people can attack the enemies rushing up at the same time as much as possible.

The large iron box used as a shelter is 1.5 meters high. Although people can climb up, it takes some effort, and the area above cannot support too many people climbing up at one time.

The only thing that can cause the defense line to be breached is the enemy's explosives.

For this reason, Horatio prepared sufficient reserves and sailors equipped with shotguns in the last row who specialize in shooting projectiles.

At the same time, the remaining hundreds of sailors and sailors were prepared for a meat-crushing war. As long as they hold on until the troops from other routes and the main force of the third batch of reinforcements arrive, they can launch a siege and counterattack against all the enemy forces in the entire artillery fort.

"Kill them!!!"

"Go to hell, traitor."

"Die for me!!"

"Fill in! Fill in! Drag the wounded away!"

The deck was filled with shouts of killing, and enemy soldiers kept climbing up the steel boxes, and then were stabbed down by the swords, axes, spears, and bayonets that were coming at them.

The shield wall in front still stood upright, and the warriors of the God-Emperor were covered in blood, holding various weapons and killing the traitors who betrayed the Emperor.

It is hard to imagine that this would be a battle in the 41st millennium. Soldiers holding firearms, swords, axes, and short spears fought each other savagely. If it were not for the sci-fi laser, it would be easy to mistake this for a boarding battle in the Age of Exploration.

Even the Astra Militarum rarely encounters such primitive battles, but it is commonplace for the seemingly decent Imperial Navy.

Many critics have a deep misunderstanding of the Imperial Navy, believing that they only need to fire in the void to enjoy food treatment far exceeding that of the Imperial Guard (Astra Militarum) and generous salaries. This is very unfair to the officers and soldiers of the Astra Militarum who are the focus of the Military Affairs Department.

But once these people have experienced the intensity of the melee in a counter-boarding or boarding battle, they will soon change their tune and publicize that the Imperial Navy should further strengthen the food and salary of the sailors and crew members, otherwise how can they cope with such a long period of high-intensity melee?

As the hand-to-hand combat continued, the sailors and crew members on the front began to become more and more tired, and everyone was sweating profusely.

Surrounded by enemies, they didn't even have time to withdraw from their positions.

Some people fell to the ground exhausted and died of exhaustion. Some people were killed by attacks that could have been blocked because of lack of physical strength and slow movements.

As more and more enemies infiltrated the front line, Horatio also led the guards to engage in a melee with the enemies around him.

He took back the Immaculate Angel's Whip from the servant, and the surging engine sound echoed in the closed cabin.

He was like a brave war lion charging into the enemy group. Although he was wearing a noble and decent officer uniform, he wielded two swords and dealt incompetent damage to the enemy group.

Blood and flesh flew in front of Horatio, and the saw teeth tasted blood and increased the frequency of rotation.

Any crudely made rebel weapon was so fragile in front of this holy blood chain saw sword.

An axeman wanted to block the high-speed chain saw sword, but the axe handle was cut off in an instant. Then the falling saw teeth chopped his helmet with blasphemous patterns and the head underneath into pieces, and the broken jaw fell to the ground with a snap.

Every sword swing was powerful, killing or injuring the enemy.

He couldn't remember how many times he activated the power fist. In the battleship, he didn't worry about not being able to replenish his energy. The energy battery on the back of the heavy gunner carrying the hell gun could recharge his iron hand at any time.

The only thing he had to worry about was that the corrosion would not be as full as last time.

Buzz! ! ——Buzz! !——

Blood splashed everywhere in the roar of the motor, even splashing on the high cabin roof.

Although the sailors may only be able to use high-pressure water guns to wash it later, Horatio can't care about that.

At this time, the only thing in his mind is fighting.

In his previous life, he was the Second Navy. Now as an officer of the Imperial Navy, he has a unique sense of belonging and a very strong sense of mission for his warship.

Defending the Indefatigable is his mission, his honor, and his belief. Any enemy who blasphemes and invades the warship, he will tirelessly expel them all, just like the name of this ship, until they are all killed!

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