Chapter 619, New and Old

When each of the start-up war groups was established, they derived different styles due to some differences in their respective gene seeds.

Of course, this difference is actually relatively slight overall, especially when it comes to individuals. Just like the Phoenix Chapter has always been the most outstanding swordsmanship and the strongest individual fighting ability, but if the top masters go to the duel factory, they may not be the swordsman champion. This difference is mainly reflected on a large-scale and universal scale, and the difference is not that big.

Therefore, it is difficult to say whether these styles are due to differences in genetic seeds, differences in abilities, or differences in group culture, which have triggered preferences in cultivating new blood and selecting talents, exacerbating the specialization of styles.

After the major start-up legions were split into countless war groups, these war groups generally inherited the characteristics of the parent group, and in the long years to come, based on this, they developed some war groups with their own characteristics. .

For example, the Phoenix inherited the Phoenix's powerful individual combat capabilities. It did not reach its limit in this regard, but it developed a generally stronger physique and firm willpower.

But the New Age Torch was too late.

Their gene seeds come from the Infinite Chapter. The characteristic of this war group is... it has no characteristics. They don't stand out in any direction, but they don't have flaws either. At the same time, the gene seeds are highly adaptable and can quickly detonate troops, coupled with strict discipline and superb tactical skills, forming the most typical appearance of a space warrior.

And the same is true for the New Age torch, at least the old torch.

On the other hand, these new torches might be able to develop some mad dog-like, high-sacrifice, more ferocious fighting styles in the future.

That is due to the sins they consciously bear, and the war group culture that may be formed for a long time in the future will change.

But that’s a story for another day.

At least, at the moment, the old torches led by Wang Mengsong are still the most normal.

Wang Mengsong does not have any position. Even the Atonement Camp is not actually under his control. Instead, there are two new torches, serving as the two company commanders of the Atonement Camp.

Normally, the old torches are still very honest and listen to whatever the new company commander says.

The same goes for Wang Mengsong.

However, at the most necessary moment, when Wang Mengsong speaks, who will these old torches listen to in the end?

Of course I listened to him.

The old torches will not have a direct conflict with the new company commander. They just thought of some ways to sneak away during the mission, and with the cover of other old torches, they finally came and joined Wang Mengsong.

At this time, the two new company commanders discovered that 70% to 80% of their atonement veterans were missing.

They quickly reported the news. Leo Erich, the commander-in-chief in charge of the star port operation and the second company commander of the battle group, angrily sent a message to Wang Mengsong, who had just made a suggestion but was not accepted by him:

"You traitor! What are you going to do? Destroying the chapter once is not enough. Do you want to destroy it a second time? I tell you, don't even think about it! When the mission is over, I will behead you together with the chapter leader. Come down!"

But Wang Mengsong didn't reply.

Gathering around him were one hundred and forty-four old torches.

Under Wang Mengsong's command, they detoured to the other side of the frontal battlefield.

Wang Mengsong observes here a risk that Erich overlooked.

And when he arrived, the risk came true.

An elite skitarii force, probably numbering more than 600, was moving rapidly through this narrow, approximately 12-meter-wide star port channel.

All of them are composed of 'Dragoon' mechas.

These are tall, highly maneuverable, and the beam energy spears in their hands can pose a fatal threat to Space Marines and even Terminators regardless of distance.

This dragoon regiment is undoubtedly the trump card.

Erich, who was attacking from the front, only had 300 troops in total, and they were basically thrown into the battle. If such a highly mobile elite suddenly appeared on his side and rear, coupled with the counterattack of the main force of the Skitarii on the frontal battlefield, the New Age Torch would suffer a big loss.

If the casualties are too huge, the entire operation may even fail.

Wang Mengsong, on the other hand, was keenly aware of this and actually blocked this group of dragon cavalry.

Now, it was up to the Torch Warriors to launch a surprise attack on this group of dragoons while they were maneuvering at full speed.

There were two teams on the front responsible for intercepting, and their firepower intercepted the dragoons.

Compared with the advantages of firepower and mobility, the dragoon's protection is really not very good.

Therefore, the interception cannot be stupid and frontal, otherwise the six hundred dragon cavalry, even if they charge at the front with two rounds of beam-powered spears, can shoot them down.

The two teams adopted ambush tactics and hid. When the dragoons passed by, while firing fiercely with bolters, they themselves quickly broke into close quarters.

Although the dragoon's beam energy spear can be switched to melee mode when it is close to the face and is even more powerful, after all, relatively speaking, the Space Marine has the advantage in melee combat.

The most important thing is that after the face-to-face fight, other dragoons around them were not only unable to pass, but it was also difficult for them to find shooting opportunities to focus their fire on targets over two meters high when surrounded by a group of four-meter-tall dragoons. of space marines.

The dragoons besieging them turned into a bunker.

Just as they were in chaos because of the twenty Space Marines, dozens of Space Marines suddenly appeared on the top of the fifteen-meter-high walls on both sides. They fired at the dragoons with their bolters from a high position. At the same time, dozens of people, under the cover of firepower, climbed over the high wall, holding melee weapons such as chain swords and chain axes, and killed into the enemy group.

Wang Mengsong personally led the team and participated in this battle.

By the way, he also recorded a short video of the situation here and the shooting function of the goggles in the helmet, and sent it to Leo Erich.

...

Erich was silent.

There was cold sweat on his back.

Even without Wang Mengsong's report, he could have noticed the battle on the side.

He imagined that six hundred dragoons would come out from the side and rear without his defense, and the beam-energy spears would shoot from the rear and then charge.

Under attack from both sides, not only will their offensive be repelled, but they may even have to leave more than a hundred bodies behind.

They have already suffered more than fifty casualties. If there is such a huge loss, how can they shake the defense of Aramita Star Port after more than half of the personnel are sent out?

At that time, not only will they not be able to kill their mission targets, but even the strategic points they originally occupied will be lost.

He had to admit that Wang Mengsong, who had just been scolded by him, saved their mission.

He opened his mouth, but he still didn't say anything. He just turned his head and continued to command the troops to attack the front.

On the other side, Wang Mengsong led the old torches and quickly defeated the six hundred dragoons.

This group of high-attack and thin-skinned things, with high mobility, penetrated the rear of the battlefield and launched the first attack. Of course, they were threatening; but when they were ambushed, they were attacked by the Space Marines who took the first advantage, and their thin-skinned characteristics were exposed. Not to mention, the torch warriors still adopted close combat, which would give full play to their advantages and reduce the disadvantages of the dragoons.

Only a small number of the defeated dragoons escaped.

Wang Mengsong did not chase them.

It is difficult to outrun these mechanical creatures with long legs. It would be a waste of time to chase them.

Gather the troops and count the casualties.

It is not a big problem. The team still retains a relatively strong combat capability.

The action must continue.

Wang Mengsong planned to open up a second battlefield from the side, that is, from the way the dragoons came, and launch an attack on the enemy's position.

He told Erich about his idea.

Erich did not reply.

As the commander-in-chief, he did not object, because Wang Mengsong's previous actions proved that his judgment was sharp and correct, and it did save the entire team. Moreover, opening up a second battlefield from the side, no matter how effective the attack is, will provide great help to the main battlefield commanded by Erich himself.

However, no matter how correct it is, Wang Mengsong's sudden command of the troops is always an unauthorized illegal act. Coupled with past prejudices, Eric is unwilling to endorse his behavior.

Wang Mengsong doesn't care.

Whether Eric agrees or not, he will act.

If Eric is willing to cooperate on the front battlefield, that would be the best; even if he doesn't cooperate, Wang Mengsong will act according to his own ideas and do his best to ensure the completion of the mission.

Let you see that although the predecessors have had stains in the past, their abilities are definitely not bad!

Following the way the dragoons raided, they killed all the way back, detoured to the other direction of the Star Port Command Tower, and launched an attack.

Only twenty people were left to guard the rear and block the approach of reinforcements, and the remaining one hundred people were all involved in the battle.

This wave of attack brought great pressure to the Guardian Army troops in the command tower. They obviously didn't expect that a unit of Wang Mengsong would suddenly come out from the direction of their own attack.

When the dragoons were defeated and the last report mentioned that they were coming here, the command tower hurriedly mobilized a group of troops to station for defense.

These troops were hit hard by the old torches as soon as they arrived.

The first difficulty they had was that the defense force was insufficient and they were attacked before they could gain a firm foothold.

And then, the defenders made the second mistake: they misjudged the tactics of the old torches.

They didn't expect that these guys who were wearing the same power armor and the same paint had completely different tactical styles! They were still using the methods to deal with the new torches, but they suffered a big loss.

Their fighting style was completely different from the new torches on the front battlefield, who were like mad dogs without regard for sacrifice.

They were obviously calmer and more methodical.

Sometimes, this is not necessarily good, but here, it is quite useful.

The best way to deal with a strong mad dog is definitely not to fight head-on.

The Skitarii of the Mechanicus designed many obstacles. Whenever the Space Marines exerted some strength, they chose to abandon their positions, but they left some secret sentries on the positions. In the ruins of the building, in the small room, on the other side of the corner... There were not many soldiers, only thirty or fifty people. When the Space Marines continued to kill the next position, they would often come out from behind, with heavy firepower, and shoot from behind.

In this way, the positions captured by the Space Marines were actually not safe. Soldiers had to be reserved to guard the positions, which would seriously affect the strength that could be invested in the forward attack.

With layers of delays and procrastination, the Space Marines' offensive naturally became less and less sharp.

However, this trick that worked well on the front battlefield was not so useful on the side.

This group of old torches would not launch a fierce attack without fear of sacrifice, nor would they launch a particularly fierce attack brutally. However, they were much more organized and disciplined.

This led to the position that could have been held for a while being hastily abandoned prematurely due to misjudgment. Then, the hidden weapons they arranged on the position were quickly cleared by the old torches in a very experienced way.

They would not rush forward recklessly without a firm foothold.

Wang Mengsong led the vanguard team to maintain the pressure of the frontal attack while leaving enough people to clean up the mess behind.

After cleaning up, they would catch up again.

As a result, the defenders gave up their positions, but they were unable to drag the old torches into the quagmire; the troops hidden in the positions not only failed to play the expected role, but were easily eliminated because they were too scattered.

This exacerbated the problem of insufficient troops on the side battlefield.

When they discovered this problem, it was already a little too late.

Even if elite troops were temporarily transferred from the front battlefield, a group of basilisk mechas, along with heavy hammer mechas, cyborg elites and other units, they were more like a refueling tactic, with one wave coming and one wave being sent.

In the battle, the performance of Wang Mengsong, the former commander, was particularly outstanding.

In any case, he was a figure at the level of a champion of the regiment. In front of him, he had a way to quickly kill the elite units of the Crusaders, even the Knight Titan.

With him eliminating high-threat units at a fixed point, the speed of the flank assault was even faster than expected, so fast that even if they deployed troops to make up for the pot later, they would not have time.

They killed their way to the command tower.

Their target, the sage who was responsible for the overall management of the entire Aramita Star Port, was inside.

They only needed to charge in and kill him, and the mission would be accomplished.

Wang Mengsong would undoubtedly gain the greatest merit.

But he did not do so.

There was no other consideration, just discipline.

He left most of the troops to guard the outer door of the command tower.

And he himself led an elite team to support the front battlefield.

Due to their influence and Wang Mengsong's personal assault, the front battlefield could not hold on.

After sacrificing more than a hundred Space Marines, Erich's troops broke through the defense line of the Crusader Army.

The two sides successfully joined forces.