The "armored wedge tactic" was a classic German offensive tactic in World War II, where an armored spearhead and superior firepower would cleave into the enemy's defenses like a wedge, with follow-up units quickly expanding the breach to achieve a tactical breakthrough of the enemy's defensive line.
On the outskirts of Bastogne,
the Ultramarines' Second Company, led by Captain Titus, was attempting to break through the defensive line. He was somewhat puzzled as to why several Space Marine Chapters and several Astra Militarum army groups were all obeying the command of a single Colonel.
However, from the current situation, the war was tilting in favor of the Imperium. Captain Titus, a veteran with about 400 years of service, believed he had seen everything, from Chaos Traitor Army to Orks and the Tyranid Swarm, and even the Aeldari, who had an ambiguous relationship with the Imperium.
But many things today made Captain Titus feel as if... times had changed. The first was the Claws of the Stars, who were paradropped with the Ultramarines, dropping a large number of Apothecaries. This caused the Chaplain in Captain Titus's Second Company, his former subordinate, Leandros, known as the "codex police," to immediately "intervene."
"Claws of the Stars! Your actions do not conform to the codex astartes! You need to give us an explanation!"
Huron, wearing Apothecary power armour, replied: "Since you want to argue about the codex astartes with me, then I will argue with you. Does the codex astartes specify the number of Apothecaries? No. Does the codex astartes say Apothecaries cannot participate in combat? No. Since the Primarch said no, why are you being so nosy? ...What? Speak up, hater!"
In addition to the anomalies on their side, enemy anomalies were also continuously reported to Captain Titus. A large number of Space Marine found that the Chaos Space Marines they were fighting seemed somewhat distracted.
Many of the Chaos Space Marines even felt uncomfortable and inconvenienced due to strange implants on their bodies. At the same time, these Space Marine, blessed by Chaos, also began to feel pain... Captain Titus removed his helmet and looked at the leman russ battle tank slowly driving towards the front line behind him. On the tank was the man commanding this operation, Colonel Li Feng, known as the "fox of the imperium."
Li Feng looked at several Ultramarines standing under a ruined building in the distance, and the leader was the legendary Captain Titus. It seemed that due to the so-called Warp Storm, Captain Titus had not gone to Deathwatch for atonement.
The tank slowly stopped by the road. Li Feng, who was role-playing Rommel, leaned out of the commander's hatch and saluted Captain Titus below. Captain Titus also returned the salute with a fist to his chest.
"Captain Titus, thank you for your strong support."
"For the Emperor, for Ultramar. This is what we should do."
Captain Titus now observed the man. Around his neck hung rosaries of the Ecclesiarchy and the Adeptus Mechanicus, and on his finger was a ring bearing the symbol of the Badab Sector.
This meant that Li Feng had at least three forces supporting him. Soon, Captain Titus saw a large group of Apothecaries also arrive.
Huron jogged over, and upon reaching the tank, he affectionately called out to Li Feng on the tank:
"Brother, what are your plans for the upcoming battle?"
This single word "Brother" surprised Captain Titus. That Huron, a Star Sector Lord and Chapter Master, would actively recognize the officer in front of him as his elder brother was almost unheard of in Imperial history.
The last mortal who earned such fervent loyalty from even Space Marine was the legendary figure who, as a mortal, stood shoulder to shoulder with gods... "Solar Lord! Macarius!"
Li Feng looked at the map in his hand. Half of Bastogne was now completely occupied by his troops. Space Marine and Astra Militarum were fighting traitors in the streets and every ruin. The so-called "Dillerwanger" Brigade, which served as the vanguard for Chaos in harming lives and oppressing the populace, crumbled like sand when they encountered the loyal Astra Militarum.
Along the way, many traitors even raised their weapons to surrender, but were executed without a word by the Astra Militarum, who hung them from nearby lampposts.
When Li Feng's tank passed a street corner, he even saw a famous scene: a Cadia Soldier pulling a Chaos Traitor Army Soldier, who had his hands raised in surrender, out of a sewer. (There's a picture in the comment section, a famous scene from the Battle of Berlin)
"One final round of bombardment, then a complete annihilation. Huron, pair your men with the Ultramarines. I hope you can work together, after all, you share the same gene-seed."
After speaking, Li Feng reached down for the radio in the tank, held it to his mouth, and began his final deployment:
"Comrades, this is Li Feng. We are about to launch the final general offensive. Artillerymen, fire all your shells! Perhaps the liberation of the entire planet has not yet arrived, but now! This is our decisive battle. Let us push towards our victory. Today we will completely destroy the Chaos leadership on this planet. We will return as heroes to the embrace of the Emperor. Our people, our land, our blood..."
...In the sky, several valkyrie transports were rapidly flying towards Frax.
At this time, the Battle Sisters were preparing to cooperate with this battle and "decapitate" the traitor Bishop Savan. This was a direct order from the Ecclesiarchy!
Because Savan, as an Ecclesiarchy bishop, betrayed the Emperor and sided with Chaos, his rebellion not only desecrated the sanctity of the Ecclesiarchy but also plunged countless believers into despair, and made the Ecclesiarchy unable to hold its head high in the High Lords Council of the Imperium.
Now, the task of the Battle Sisters was to personally execute this traitor, cleanse his evil deeds, and restore the Emperor's glory. At the same time, it would allow the Ecclesiarchy to claim that they personally executed the traitor, restoring the Ecclesiarchy's reputation.
In the sky, the engines of the valkyrie transports roared lowly. The Battle Sisters were fully armed, their power armour gleaming coldly in the setting sun. Grand Sister Margaret, wearing exquisite power armour, had a holy sword blessed by the Emperor hanging at her waist. Behind her was a squad of loyal Nuns, their gazes firm, their faith unwavering.
"Sisters, our target is Bishop Savan! For the Emperor, we must make him pay the price for his betrayal!"
Grand Sister Margaret's voice echoed through the communication system in every Nun's ear.
At this moment, Fides sat in the valkyrie's cabin, her Battle Sisters power armour now covered in scars and blood. Several heads of Chaos demons hung from her waist.
During this time, she led her squad daily, fighting the Chaos Traitor Army on the front lines. She thought Li Feng was dead, because no one could have survived a plane crash from such a height.
So, fighting to avenge Li Feng became her only goal... And now, the task of killing the culprit had been given to them. She would personally cut off the head of the traitor Savan and place it before Li Feng's tombstone.
That's right, she had erected a tombstone for Li Feng. Although she had heard that there was a combat regiment engaging in guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, due to the secrecy from her superiors, Fides did not know who the commander of that regiment was.
She looked out of the cabin again. Bastogne had now become a hell covered by artillery fire. The fighting on High Ground 30 and the front line in the distance still continued.
The Death Korps of Krieg and the Dark Angels, Carcharodons, and Mantis Warriors on High Ground 30 were all fighting with their lives on the line.
Although Azrael of the Dark Angels now believed that they had been completely dragged into this meat grinder of a battle, since they were already there, leaving in front of their Space Marine Chapter brothers would stain the knightly honor of the Dark Angels.
Indeed, the most brutal fighting was not in the encirclement that everyone was watching, but in those battlefields where the most enemies were being tied down at all costs.
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