Chapter 331 100 Million Vs. 600,000, the Advantage Is Mine
Kane recalled the battles they had fought on the way. Although the expeditionary fleet had a big mission, they would still respond to the distress signals of the surrounding star regions and do some dungeons on the way.
So sometimes the expeditionary fleet turned back halfway, most likely because the dungeons on the way were too difficult to fight.
The Empire had launched several expeditions against the Tau Empire, wanting to crush this small empire directly, but each time it was diverted by various sudden events in the country, and in the end, only a few of the big and small fish were left in the huge expeditionary fleet.
In terms of total volume, the Empire can crush any enemy. But the problem is that the Empire has to face too many enemies, and it can only use one tenth of its strength.
The terrible and unstable subspace navigation is completely based on luck.
The fleet is in the dark when it enters the torrent of the subspace. In a place where they lose the concept of space and time, they can only rely on the judgment of the navigator.
For example, you enter the subspace, and the navigator says: OK, tear a hole from this place, and we will get there.
Or you drifted in the subspace for a long time, and you felt that the navigator was about to die of old age here, but you still tore through the gap and reached the destination.
You thought it was short, but it was actually a hundred years. You thought it was long, but it was actually just a few seconds.
So the Empire had a strange phenomenon of crushing everything overall and being at an extreme disadvantage locally.
For the Empire, if they couldn't beat them, it was because they were not numerous enough, but the Empire rarely had the opportunity to mobilize a large number of legions to fight.
But for an independent planetary government that didn't know how to live or die, the Empire could still crush it casually.
Maybe it was too easy to eliminate the soldiers stationed on the planet before, and they suddenly had an illusion that the Empire was just like that. Their minds were full of new military theories and new combat ideas, relying on the vast plains of the planet and the high-speed heavy armor tractors they made.
At least that's what Diliya said. They were just some fast-moving tractors. They could defeat the garrison troops on the planet, but they were too few in number. Injuries and diseases had killed most of the veterans in the remaining troops in the past hundred years. There was only a child wearing an ill-fitting political commissar coat and hundreds of thousands of new recruits under his command.
Facing the independent planet and other governments in the star region that were ready to move, the Empire chose to shock their hearts in the simplest and most brutal way.
What bullshit tactical ideas and new combat plans were all scum in front of the endless sea of people and steel torrents. If they couldn't beat them, they just weren't enough.
The psychics in the army used psychic power on the ships to calculate the offensive of the planet and marked the key areas that appeared, such as underground power plants, ammunition depots and other facilities.
Observe the trends of future wars so that the imperial army can appear on the enemy's way and seize the initiative as much as possible.
When these materials were sorted out at the generals' meeting, a standard imperial attack began.
The light cruiser's macro gun will clear a safe area for the troops, and blow up the troops and positions, and then the ship will project a whole giant ceramic steel plate.
The reinforced ceramic steel plate will not wear out in the friction of the atmosphere, and will fall on the ground that has been blown to pieces, forcibly creating a flat area.
As the first assault force, the airdrop capsule will smash directly around the landing area and be alert to the enemy's counterattack.
The huge transport ship will drop a large number of troops into the landing area. If the enemy does not break through the assault force's defense line, what awaits them is the endless charge of the large army.
The deep defense line seems to have become a joke. The imperial army's crushing attack, every inch of land is full of imperial soldiers and covered with their tanks.
Mobile warfare has become a way to die. You can't find a corner to avoid the imperial army's search. They can always use ground-penetrating missiles to drill through your tunnels and bunkers and send you all to the sky.
As for harassing the rear, affecting the supply line. For the Empire, as long as the entire planet is the front line, there is no supply line.
If a certain area lacks a fortress, just airdrop one. If there is a lack of ammunition, just drop a warehouse. The fleet that controls the star zone universe will become the best backing of the army, but it also requires the Astra Militarum generals to pay a certain price. The Empire does not provide free services, even for colleagues.
In the end, the enemy guarded the fortified mountains and relied on the heavy mountain rocks to block the attack of the Imperial Army. Then they have another choice, not to summon the powerful Astartes angels, but to smash down the Imperial Command Vehicle, which symbolizes the power of the Imperial Astra Militarum.
This super heavy tank has heavy armor and six void shield generators. The height of 50 meters or even higher is enough for it to crush small Titans, and the Behemoth Cannon is enough to accommodate four Leman Russ tanks.
If the Imperial Command Vehicle is surrounded by the enemy, he can completely stop the impact buffer loaded inside, kill all the infantry approaching with the shock wave when firing, and cause serious collapse to the ground.
The fortified mountains were so powerless against the Imperial command vehicles. Every shot could send the rocks of the mountains thousands of meters into the air, leaving a mushroom cloud covering the sky at the explosion point.
A ruthless attack that showed the might of the Imperial army would end with the terrifying sound of the Guards' boots landing. The survivors on the planet would swear allegiance to the Empire, and this fear would accompany them for thousands of years.
Until one day in the future, another foolish and arrogant ruler would treat the records left behind thousands of years ago as a ridiculous myth, and bring about another punitive action from the Empire.
After listening to Kane's words, Lin Fan could understand him. Judging from the overwhelming attack of the Empire, this kind of infantry training and learning is not very useful.
But the question is, can their large-scale expeditionary fleet really be fully invested in the attack on the Tau?
Although the Guardian series rifles and Priest Delia's research on orcs have made the Empire less troubled in facing orcs, many troops only joined the fleet after destroying the orcs on the planet.
Moreover, the Empire has rarely received reports on attacks by Eldar pirates in recent years. Perhaps it is because Gomorrah has become a hell after Slaanesh broke in, and there is no time to plunder humans.
"Wait, Commissar, these things will be used. In a few days, you will see the new communicator we are going to use. And don't be too confident in your luck. Even if the Empire crushes the enemy, we will definitely suffer on the front line between you and me."
".Is this a curse?"
"No, no, no, how can this be considered a curse? I prefer to call it the Emperor's bad sense of humor."
Kane sighed after listening to Lin Fan's words. He really hadn't experienced a crushing situation. Even if he did, his position was the focus of the enemy's attack.
When your defense is strong enough, you will not be so afraid of exposing your position.