Warhammer: Angron Training Manual

Chapter 287 The mysterious planet

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Two weeks later.

All the vehicles of the 37th Armored Company were marching in formation on a steel plain.

The poison blade tank named Fairblade roared in the iron filings. It was located in the center of the team, advancing surrounded by another 199 tanks and more than 20 knight mechas.

"Baneblade tank."

"Baneblade tank."

Qin Xia walked in the tank's cabin, stopping from time to time beside a crew member, watching that person fiddling with the complicated operating instruments in front of him.

The interior space of the Poison Blade Tank used by the Space Marines was larger than Qin Xia had imagined. The entire tank was simply a mobile fortress, with a total of eleven weapons and extremely thick armor. The Space Marines serving as crew members stood or sat at various operating positions.

The captain of the 37th Company, Captra, followed Qin Xia silently.

"Do you know what my two favorite war machines are?" Qin Xia asked after muttering the name of the Poison Blade tank for a while.

Caputra shook her head.

"One is a bipedal war machine like the Knight and Titan, and the other is a poison blade tank." Qin Xia said, "I have tried the former, but it was not until two weeks after our conversation in the hangar that day that I really started to get in touch with what I like."

Caputra nodded and said nothing. It wasn't that he was being rude, but it was just his nature not to say unnecessary things.

"You know, I used to think that the interior of this tank was very cramped, with all kinds of equipment filling up most of the space, and the personnel could only operate this huge machine in a small and stuffy place."

"Now that I've come here in person, I know it's not as bad as I thought."

"Although I knew the internal structure of the poison blade tank before, no matter what it is, as long as you don't see it with your own eyes, there will always be cognitive errors."

Qin Xia said as he walked to the driver's seat.

This position belonged to Captura and is now vacant.

There is a weapon console at the commander's position, which can control all weapons in the weapon positions. It is equivalent to having the highest driving authority and can even control the movement of the tank.

This is different from what Qin Xia knew, but perhaps the poison blades of this era have some special modifications, and they are used by Space Marines, so some special modifications are normal.

Then Qin Xia took his seat and used the control console and the old but reliable periscope to observe the outside world.

"This is what it feels like to command a poison blade." Qin Xia excitedly stroked the periscope and observed the surroundings.

This strange planet is full of steel.

The locals are simply born with iron courage. They will build large fortresses as cities. Wars will break out between cities, and then the locals will drive tanks and other vehicles to fight.

Because of the harsh environment on the Iron Plains and the serious nuclear radiation from unknown sources... this directly led to the locals not using infantry combat.

This is the perfect battlefield for an armored showdown.

"A steel planet." Qin Xia moved his eyes away from the periscope and looked at Captella who was silent beside him. "What do you think this ghost world was used for before? Was it a planet dedicated to the production of metals, or a planet dedicated to the production of tanks?"

Caputra shook her head.

he does not know.

"I don't know either, but that's why we're here." Qin Xia reached out and pressed the joystick on the console to adjust the tank's speed. "We will take over this world and then find out what's here... In any case, the excellent vehicle production and maintenance technology of the locals is an established fact. We can get a world that is good at maintaining and producing vehicles."

Caputra nodded.

"Your 37th Company will most likely work with me, my Knights Corps, and the Think Tank in the future." Qin Xia closed half of his eyes, with his right eye pressed against the periscope. "You know, joint operations to maximize the strength of our Corps. In the future, there will no longer be a Corps composed of a single assault force, nor will there be an armored company that is only responsible for providing fire support."

"We will have a lot more time to spend together in the future."

After observing the outside world for a while, Qin Xia turned around and looked at Captella: "So you don't have to maintain a cold and serious personality in front of me, otherwise it will be very tiring."

Caputra nodded again to show that he understood.

In the future, the 37th Armored Company will carry out many operations with the Primarch's guide... This is undoubtedly a good thing, because the 37th Armored Company will definitely receive more honors.

Caputra recalled that he was surprised that the Guide came to greet him personally. At that time, he realized that the Guide wanted to experience the feeling of driving a tank. So Caputra felt that he could realize this immediately, which meant that he and the Primarch's Guide had the potential for tacit cooperation.

"Believe me, I can't flip this tank over. I learned how to drive it while sailing in the subspace." Qin Xia said, "So you don't have to stare at me here."

Caputra saluted, turned away, and walked up to a recruit in the corner of the tank.

The recruit operated a device that displayed strategic information.

Caputra stepped forward and adjusted the information display to macro-strategy, and then a star map was displayed.

From above you can see the current real-time positions of all the companies. The 37th Company and the Primarch Guide are located at the very edge of the "ruling area" demarcated by Kiel and Angron, the very edge in the northwest.

This was the future northwestern border of Greater Nuceria.

The strategic measure taken by Kiel and Angron was to directly define a range and then conquer every world within the range. Angron mainly planned these, and Kiel was only responsible for the military strategic command when the Primarch was engaged in other more important things.

While observing the star map, Caputra noticed one of the biggest problems of the XII Legion - a serious lack of warships.

When they left Nu Saturn, most of the legion companies were on transport ships, with only a small number of main companies on warships. Even the Resolute Resolve, which was supposed to be stationed in the Nukeria system, was sent out to participate in the war and provide orbital bombing support to the companies that came for help.

The same went for the White Knight, which was sent by Qin Xia to support others and transport a certain company to other battlefields.

This is why Caputra wanted to look at the star map, because he wanted to confirm the position of the White Knight so that he could estimate when the White Knight would be able to arrive to rescue the people on the surface, and then finish the battle and deal with what needed to be dealt with before the White Knight arrived.

"If the army expands to 200,000, we will be even more short of warships." Qin Xia glanced at the star map, "But we can't rush into things like warships. We have to at least do what we can first."

The tank continued to move forward during the conversation. Qin Xia's destination was the largest city on the planet, which looked like a giant fortress in the psychic vision.

The people on this planet refuse to communicate and only want to start a war. Perhaps it is because they are particularly martial. Since the locals like to use force, Qin Xia thinks he should use force instead of communication.

All the tanks of the 37th Company plus some knight mechas advanced in a mighty manner out of the city.

Qin Xia saw a towering city wall appearing in front of him, and various weapons on the wall began to fire at the armored troops and knights.

The poison blade tanks were hit by artillery fire, but it seemed that the locals were better at building fortifications than making weapons, so those weapons could not cause any damage to the armored vehicles.

Qin Xia was surrounded by the poisonous blade, feeling the moment with satisfaction.

The poison blade tank was like a shield that no spear could penetrate, standing still in the face of the torrential fire suppression.

But Qin Xia also knew that this was just an illusion.

Qin Xia, who was very excited, controlled the main gun of the Fairbrad and aimed it at the turret on the city wall that was still slowly preparing to fire, and then opened fire.

A deafening cannon shot echoed even after being filtered out by the helmet's sound filter. Then Qin Xia saw that the cannon on the city wall was blown to pieces without leaving any residue, and even a piece of the city wall under the cannon was blown away.

The locals' weapons, defense facilities, and armored vehicle manufacturing levels are actually not that good. The characteristics of this planet are just very intimidating, otherwise Qin Xia would not have brought so few people to fight this siege.

"Driver." Qin Xia picked up the communicator and called, "Drive forward."

The driver received the order and the tank started moving again, heading towards the city wall.

Qin Xia opened fire again, this time bombing the city gate.

The gate really looked like a medieval gate, except it wasn't made of wood. This planet was full of steel, and the locals certainly couldn't get much wood.

After blowing open the city gate, the armored troops marched forward in a swagger.

At this time, some tanks appeared. They used the streets with various defensive facilities as cover and wanted to engage in street fighting with the attackers.

When Qin Xia wanted to use the main gun again, the remaining ten weapons of the Poison Blade tank all opened fire. The large-caliber ammunition fired by the explosive bombs and heavy machine guns alone were enough to penetrate the opponent's tank armor.

Tank after tank was destroyed, and only with the attackers' deliberate let-up did the locals have time to escape from those tanks that were hit in the tracks or main guns.

After realizing that any attack of theirs would not be able to defeat the aliens before them, the locals stopped attacking.

These people did not seem very tenacious. The women and children hid under the windows and peeked in, while the men came out of the bunker-like houses and gathered together.

They seemed more like a group of people whose good life was disturbed, which was beyond Qin Xia's expectations.

"A simple and easy battle." Qin Xia muttered to himself, "It's a perfect way to experience the poison blade tank."

Caputra nodded. He thought so too.

"What do you think of my tank driving skills, Captain of the 37th Company?" Qin Xia asked with a smile.

"Not bad." Captetra saluted expressionlessly, as frank as ever. "By the standards of a beginner among beginners, it's not bad."

Qin Xia forced a smile and nodded.

Qin Xia felt a headache when he thought about the fact that he would have to work together with Caputra in every war and live together for a long time, and that the 37th Company might be stationed directly on the White Knight.

After letting out a long sigh, Qin Xia's upper body went out through the hatch that had just been opened.

Caputra noticed that although the Primarch-Guard was very tall, he was not so tall that he could stick his head out of the hatch while sitting in the commander's seat.

The Guide changes his body shape, just like when he enters the tank, and his body shape changes when passing through some narrow places.

This is what psykers are.

"We have no intention of starting a war." Qin Xia's voice echoed directly in the locals' heads, speaking in the local language, "But you refused to negotiate peacefully and killed a negotiator. You have to pay the price for this. If you gather now to show your submission, then I will execute the person who killed the negotiator later."

"Executioner!" A man shouted with his head held high, "You can conquer our world, but you cannot conquer our hearts! You barbaric executioner!"

Qin Xia had a face full of question marks.

What executioner?

The insult was as confusing as the fight the locals were waging.

I thought the locals were tough guys, but now the men have come out to surrender, while the women and children are staying at home, looking at the uninvited guests in fear.

I thought the local people's tanks and defense technology were amazing, but it turned out that the planet's environment was particularly intimidating because of its steel structure, giving people a sense of awe. In fact, there is nothing special about this planet except the environment.

The executioner's insult made Qin Xia even more speechless.

The man held his head high and chest out when he started cursing. If you didn't know him, you would think he was going to die bravely instead of surrendering.

"Except for the man who operated the turret and the criminal who will be executed by me next, I didn't kill anyone. Why do you call me an executioner?" Qin Xia knocked his head. "Is there something wrong with you? Is there something wrong with you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the locals held up white flags and cursed Qin Xia as an executioner, and repeated what the man had just said: "You conquered our world but you cannot conquer our hearts."

What broke the argument was a gunboat swooping down from the sky.

Qin Xia raised his head and looked towards the sky, where he saw the vague outline of a warship.

The gunboat came from that battleship, and this gunboat did not belong to the 12th Legion.

There was a white logo engraved on it that looked a bit like a toilet seat, and in the center of the white logo was the Roman numeral thirteen.

(End of this chapter)