Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 41 What happened to my turret?
Agathos is not far from Omiron. After seven days of sailing in the warp, Gao Yi's fleet left the warp and entered the Agathos galaxy.

Gao Yi could already see the light emitted by the stars in the galaxy where Agathos was located on the bridge.

The three planets owned by the Monget Dynasty are orbiting the star, forming the capital world of the Monget Dynasty.

However, with the observation of the auspicious instrument, not a single planetary defense fleet that should have been docked in orbit could be seen, and only a piece of wreckage was left in the void.

"God Emperor, the dynasty's planetary defense fleet." Will said in disbelief.

You should know that the Dynasty World maintains a warship formation consisting of 10 frigates and destroyers all year round.

Now that so many warships have been destroyed, it is an unbearable loss for the dynasty.

"Approach Agathos first, until you are close enough to send a communication to the Governor."

As the warship slowly approached the orbit of Agathos's planet, Gao Yi also saw his capital world clearly.

Huge hive cities cover the continents, and the hive buildings stacked layer upon layer, seemingly reaching the sky, accommodate most of the population on the planet.

Only a small population wanders the wilderness, trying to survive by collecting scrap.

Not only do they have to face the problem of food and survival supplies, but they also have to deal with mutant bandits and mutated beasts.

But before he could observe further, he seemed to see several points of light from all over the hive city heading towards his fleet.

Several plasma shells were fired from the ground defense turrets without warning towards the battleship formation approaching the orbit.

He didn't expect that he would be bombarded in his own capital world?
"Quickly activate the void shield! Emergency evasion!"

Several plasma bursts hit the void shield of the Golden Ram and directly shattered it.

Another huge laser array shot out a laser that cut a frigate that hadn't yet opened its void shield into two pieces...

Looking at my Void Shield which had almost exhausted all its energy, Gao Yi was also frightened by its power.

"Get off the track immediately!"

Gao Yi looked at the destroyed frigates and finally understood how the defense fleets were lost.

The huge planetary defense batteries on the ground pose an outrageous threat to the warships.

In most cases, if you want to occupy a complete planet, you not only have to destroy the fleet, but also paralyze the planetary defense turrets on it. Otherwise, it is almost impossible to carry out orbital bombardment of the planet.

One plasma cannon shot is enough to destroy a warship that has not opened its void shield.

Even cruisers cannot withstand a direct attack from ground-based planetary defense facilities.

Most of the warships in Warhammer do not have the ability to move in the atmosphere. The Space Marines' strike cruisers can do it, but Gao Yi has nowhere to find this thing now.

"The situation in Agathos is worse than we imagined. Even such an important facility has been taken over?"

"Captain! At this rate, before we take out the artillery batteries, it will be difficult for us to even get close, let alone send a team to land!"

"Can we still contact the ground?"

"I'll let Master Sound Array try again!"

After the continuous attempts of the Sound Array Master, he finally managed to contact the Governor of Agassus.

"You...you are the heir of the Rogue Trader? I am Rebecca, Governor of Agathos. I greet you. Glory to you and the dynasty. The enemy has interfered with our communications!"

The signal to the screen is intermittent.

"What's with those gun emplacements?"

"War! The family feud has turned into war! The power struggle was originally just a political confrontation, but when everyone knew of your return, those traitors launched an armed coup.

"They attacked the planetary defense batteries. The air defense systems controlling these batteries were hacked by an unknown program. They bombarded the unsuspecting fleet. Now any loyalist shuttle that tries to take off will be shot down!" Listening to Rebecca's words, Gao Yi roughly guessed that it must be the Dark Mechanicus who took control of the batteries.

Since their target is Agathos, there must be more people involved.

"Is there any way to send troops to recapture the fort?"

"Please forgive my incompetence... I have tried to do this before, but once I entered the Middle Nest, there were lunatics everywhere shouting about the dawn and the light of day. They were mixed in with the civilians and could not be distinguished at all.

Once they see the Dynasty soldiers, they will attack like crazy. I suspect that the traitors are colluding with the cultists."

Just as he finished speaking, the Governor's signal was interrupted again.

"Captain! Or we can just risk losing one or two frigates and force an orbital bombardment. Although it will cause great damage to the hive and cause a lot of accidental casualties, it is also a last resort."

"Orbital bombardment is impossible. The nests are important assets of the dynasty. Once an orbital bombardment is carried out, not only will a large amount of property be lost, but also a large number of people. It will take decades to rebuild the nests!"

"Then please allow me to lead a commando team and force our way in! I'll recapture those artillery batteries for you!"

"No need, I have a way to deal with these turrets. As long as I can destroy them without being discovered, there should be no problem!"

"But this is impossible!"

But after saying these words, Weil felt that something was wrong. Hadn’t Gao Yi brought enough miracles to everyone?
"Vill, help me find some pilots in the Navy who have flown fighter planes."

"Fighter planes? The Golden Horn isn't equipped with carrier-based aircraft!"

"It turned out that there was none, but now there is one!"

The psychic crystals in Gao Yi's hands are enough to build a star port.

Gao Yi’s target is the Banshee fighter that can be manufactured in the star port.

These stealth light fighters should be able to achieve his tactical goals.

But according to the experience of building barracks, a starport definitely requires a large amount of metal, and building a banshee definitely requires a lot of metal as well.

The metal reserves in the battleship were not enough to cover such a large consumption.

However, since he has come to his own capital world, Gao Yi does not need to spend a lot of effort to purchase it from the Order. Isn't Agarans in this galaxy a mining planet?

"Captain, change course to Agarans!"

Agaranth does not have a comprehensive defense system like the capital world.

Several mining facilities and refining facilities are all that this planet has. Other areas are not suitable for human survival at all. Once a normal person leaves the working area, he may not survive for even a few minutes.

Rather than calling it a mining planet, it is more like a prison. The person in charge here is not only in charge of production, but also serves as the warden. Except for a small number of soldiers, almost all the miners are criminals. The Monget Dynasty also regards this place as a prison of exile.

Nearly 50 people are distributed in various mines.

Those who come here will never have the chance to leave in their lifetime. They can only work here continuously, using their labor to repent to the God-Emperor and atone for their sins.

Faced with Gao Yi's arrival, the person in charge here remained silent. Of course, he knew about Agathos's affairs, and he was afraid that Gao Yi would vent his anger on him.

Fortunately, Gao Yi did not have such an idea, and since the unrest began, the fleet transporting goods has not come to Agaros for a long time.

Not only was no food delivered, but the accumulated minerals were also not taken away.

A large amount of refined ore has filled the warehouse, and there are no workers left working. There is no ability to leave the planet here. If no one comes, everyone will probably die here.

The warden no longer has the confidence to suppress these criminals.

(End of this chapter)