126: Chapter 126 Armor and Sacrifice

The frontline regiment commander looked at the operational intelligence sent from headquarters, his eyes widened in shock, and he gasped.

But immediately afterward, the honor and will of a soldier took hold of him.

"All troops, charge! I repeat, all troops, charge!"

The moment the commander's roar rang out, the soldiers slammed their feet harder onto the accelerators, wishing they could drive them straight through to the fuel tanks.

The combat vehicles roared, then accelerated as they charged toward the breach.

Just as they were inches away from the breach, a large number of Chaos Astartes suddenly emerged from it.

They immediately raised their weapons and unleashed a fierce barrage of fire upon those below.

Many soldiers who had just disembarked from the chimera armored vehicles were gunned down before they could even react.

The powerful Bolters instantly suppressed the momentum of Xia Xingchen's troops, and soldiers fell in rows at the breach.

An entire half-company of Astartes appeared at the breach.

"Commander! It's the Chaos Berserkers!"

The momentum of the Death Assault Army's first wave of the charge had been halted, but following closely behind them was the Ironclad Heavy Army.

Relying on the formations organized by the Leman Russ Tanks and double-headed dragon tanks, they launched a charge toward the breach.

This time, it was not a charge of flesh and blood, but one of steel.

The ground beneath them throbbed incessantly; it was the heartbeat roar of war machines.

Shells were loaded, gun barrels aimed at the breach, and the heavy cannons roared with a thunderous sound.

A massive explosion instantly echoed across the land, and the blast at the breach wiped out eight Astartes in a single moment.

The reason for such heavy casualties was entirely because the Chaos Astartes were packed too closely together.

A single strike from the tanks could cause massive casualties.

Two double-headed dragon tanks immediately surged forward, pushing through the artillery fire; even when the right side of a turret was blasted open, they never stopped.

One double-headed dragon tank rammed forward with full force, instantly breaking through.

They had rammed open a breach with their lives.

The moment this double-headed dragon tank charged onto the breach, all the Chaos Berserkers were immediately drawn to it, quickly closing in and stuffing explosives into the tracks and gun barrel, followed by a massive explosion.

The first tank to sacrifice itself at the breach was born.

Yet, the sacrifice never made the soldiers behind them feel fear or dread; instead, their ferocity was ignited in that very moment.

Every time the roar of a tank echoed, they did not retreat in the slightest.

One sacrificed itself, but there were thousands more behind.

Shell after shell landed in the vicinity, and the Chaos Astartes could no longer organize their defensive formation.

As the second double-headed dragon tank charged onto the position, the Chaos Astartes immediately called for city defense artillery support.

As the Chaos tank communicated this over the comms.

A thunderous boom erupted from behind them.

This loud boom left all the other Chaos Berserkers stunned.

They turned their heads to look, only to see the location of the previous Void Shield blown sky-high.

Seeing this, all the Chaos warriors were dumbfounded.

Before they could react, a Leman Russ Tank slammed into a Berserker, sending him flying and crushing him beneath its chassis.

Hearing the screams of their brother, the other Berserkers finally realized that the battle was not yet over.

More tanks began to charge toward the breach, and the Death Assault Army also surged up.

Soldiers wielding hellguns were ready at any moment to sacrifice their lives to bring down an Astartes.

The Berserkers at the breach did not retreat in the slightest; instead, with a roar, fanatical and crazed emotions spread from them once again.

They abandoned ranged attacks and, relying on the Chainswords in their hands and their power armor, slashed directly into the armored vehicles.

The once incredibly sturdy armored vehicles were easily sliced open like plastic in the face of their glowing red weapons.

The Berserker-class warriors were definitely capable of holding off a hundred enemies on this battlefield.

But the sheer number of Xia Xingchen's armor and soldiers made these Berserkers feel despair.

No matter how many soldiers they killed, the troops behind would continue to pile up endlessly, dragging them into the quagmire.

Until these Berserkers stopped breathing, their weapons stopped swinging, and their faith in the Blood God was buried beneath the ruins.

Thus, all fifty Chaos Berserkers were killed or incapacitated.

The moment Xia Xingchen's troops climbed onto the battlements, it was officially declared that the wall had been taken.

Once they had the first foothold, thousands of troops began to pour up after them.

The Chaos perimeter defense collapsed completely.

The Imperial Army also began to flow into the outskirts of Troy Hive City like tributaries.

The Chaos forces still attempted to use reserve units to drive Xia Xingchen's army back down.

Just as they were organizing a shock troop unit, gunfire suddenly erupted from behind them.

Immediately afterward, they were attacked.

The Space Marines of the Nova Chapter struck from behind like a dagger, instantly stabbing into the back of the Chaos army.

Before the Chaos army could react, they were cut in two.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, they quickly reported the coordinates of the Chaos rebel gathering point to Xia Xingchen.

Upon receiving the order, the heavy artillery unit quickly adjusted their angles and, following the reported coordinates, fired in unison.

Hundreds of shells streaked across the wall like meteors, heading straight for the designated coordinates.

"Watch out for the artillery fire! Don't be some unlucky fool who dies to friendly fire!"

The Nova Marines quickly deployed, merging into the city, and re-entered the area controlled by Xia Xingchen's Imperial Army via safe routes.

"Who goes there?"

The Death Assault Army guarding an important checkpoint quickly raised their rifles, aiming into the darkness, as they could clearly sense sounds coming from within.

"Lower your weapons, mortals. We are not your enemies."

Emerging from the shadows were Astartes warriors dressed primarily in blue.

When they stepped out of the shadows, the Death Assault Army realized it was the Astartes of the Nova Chapter.

Seeing this, the Death Assault Army immediately lowered their rifles.

"Where is the command post?"

The lead Astartes, expressionless, walked up to the Death Assault Army officer and immediately asked for the location of the command post.

It was clear they had important intelligence to report.

"Uh... Lord Angel, the command post is still on the perimeter. I'm afraid you will have to cross the outer battlefield, as it has not yet stabilized."

The officer said.

But after receiving the news, the Astartes only calmly said:

"Understood, mortal."

The Astartes then set off toward the perimeter.