Chapter 137 03.0136: "Believe in the wisdom of our ancestors"

Batch after batch of Blood Pact troops and cultist cannon fodder rushed into the cabin. There were so many of them that Horatio had reason to believe that they had sent their main forces from other missions just to blow up the bomb bay.

The Blood God's minions didn't need much planning to launch their pig-rush attack. Horatio only had enough time to make a brief and quick deployment before countless reds rushed towards him.

Under Horatio's command, the soldiers of the Imperial Navy, under firepower, urgently dragged out defensive equipment from the bomb bays to build battle positions.

The blocking chevaux de frise and the mobile breastwork with pulleys were dragged to the front line by mechanical slaves (mechanical servants) dispatched by the technical priests in charge of placing the ammunition bays to form a simple position, and Horatio, the responsible officer, authorized the activation of the rotating automatic cannon above his head.

The Void Gunner's assistant gunner quickly set up a tripod on the high ground. The gunner inserted the heavy weapon and quickly tightened it, constructing a human-controlled firepower turret.

"Free fire!" Horatio gave the free fire command.

The naval armed forces and sailors poured fire on the incoming enemy, constantly knocking down the traitors who rushed over.

Shotguns poured out firepower, and grenadiers threw grenades continuously at the oncoming enemy group.

In the open area in the middle of the deck, the Blood Pact's shield soldiers covered the Blood God's servants as they crashed into the shield wall. They came with great force, with explosives and lasers flying everywhere.

Axemen and armed soldiers picked up their melee weapons and chopped at the approaching invaders.

The armed sailors knelt and fired from simple cover on both sides of the shield, using their shining bayonets to block the oncoming enemies while firing.

Sailors armed with naval spears stood behind them, stabbing the enemies attacking from the side with one hand and shooting with laser pistols.

They could also suddenly poke the tip of their spear through the firing hole in their shields and kill the Blood Pact Axemen who were threatening their shields head-on.

The wedge-shaped battle formation with shield-axe in front, bayonet in the middle, short spear in the back and archers was urgently put together by Horatio based on the tactics of Qi's army against the Japanese invaders, combined with the hollow square formation used by flintlock soldiers in the Napoleonic era to resist cavalry attacks.

As a time traveler, he had abundant historical battle examples from ancient Terra as reference and inspiration for his tactical formulation.

Although he was not sure it would be feasible as in history, time was pressing and having tactics and methods proven by actual combat cases was always better than having none at all. He believed in the wisdom of his ancestors.

However, with this combination of weapons providing alternating cover, the Imperial Navy soldiers were able to resist the sudden attacks of the Khorne troops in the open front.

They formed a human wall with their flesh and blood. When one person fell, sailors and men-at-arms would quickly come forward from behind to take his place, using a variety of weapons to resist the enemy's charge.

The wedge-shaped array is like the backflow channel of Dujiangyan, similar to the shape of a blood drop.

It limits the combat width of the enemy in front, and if they want to create a better breakthrough effect, they have to rush through both sides of the formation.

In this case, they would not only have to face the killing of the naval armed forces behind the shield, but also have to be wary of bullets shot at their sides or behind from the two wings of the defense line.

No matter which way they faced, there was always a group of soldiers ready to fire at their unprotected flanks.

On both wings of the deck, the sailors in the front and back rows used the three-story height difference to suppress the incoming enemy soldiers.

They fired bursts of fire from their naval lasers, and at close range, high-power mode, a single shot was enough to knock down a Khorne cultist armed with crude homemade weapons.

Although the armed sailors stopped the cannon fodder from advancing, they were sniped with laser guns by the Blood Pact soldiers following closely behind, and several people died as a result.

The sailors at the front were suppressed by the firepower and had to extend their guns above their heads and use the "Black Uncle Shooting Method" to fire at the crowd.

Just when these Khorne lackeys thought that the Imperial Navy's flank line would soon be broken by their tactics.

Little did they know that Horatio had already arranged a 'big gift' behind the bunker.

When the first Khorne believer jumped onto the large iron box used as a shelter, brandishing his battle axe and shouting blasphemous words, he was instantly stabbed in the chest.

He looked in shock at the large group of people hiding behind the bunker.

The sailors and soldiers half-knelt and hid behind the steel boxes.

The first row of men held boarding axes or daggers.

The second row carried naval rifles with sword bayonets.

The third row of people held sharp naval spears and pointed them at the enemies who climbed to the top of the boxes, poking them down.

This was a simplified version designed by Horatio based on the height difference of obstacles and the ancient Terra Spanish phalanx. Relying on the length of weapons, three rows of people could attack the enemies rushing up at the same time as much as possible. The large iron box used as a shelter was 1.5 meters high. Although people could climb up, it took some effort, and the area above could not support too many people climbing up at one time.

The only thing that can cause the defense line to be breached is the enemy's explosives.

For this purpose, Horatio prepared sufficient reserves, as well as sailors equipped with shotguns in the last row to specifically shoot down projectiles.

At the same time, the remaining hundreds of sailors and seamen were prepared for a meat-crushing war. As long as they could hold out until the troops from other routes and the main force of the third batch of reinforcements arrived, they could launch a siege and counterattack against all the enemy forces in the entire artillery fortress.

"Kill them!!!"

"Go to hell, traitor!"

"Die to me!!"

"Fill in! Fill in! Drag the wounded away!"

There were shouts and cries of killing on the deck. Enemy soldiers kept climbing up the steel boxes and were then stabbed down by the swords, axes, spears and bayonets that were coming towards them.

The shield wall in front still stood tall, and the God-Emperor's warriors were covered in blood and holding various weapons to kill the traitors who betrayed the Emperor.

It is hard to imagine that this is a battle taking place in the 41st millennium, with soldiers armed with firearms, swords, axes and spears fighting each other savagely. If it were not for the sci-fi lasers, it would be easy to mistake this for a boarding battle that took place in the Age of Discovery.

Even the Astra Militarum rarely encounters such primitive battles, but it is commonplace for the seemingly respectable Imperial Navy.

Many critics have a deep misunderstanding of the Imperial Navy, believing that they only need to fire in the void to enjoy food treatment far superior to that of the Imperial Guard (Astra Militarum), as well as generous salaries. This is very unfair to the officers and soldiers of the Astra Militarum, who are the focus of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

However, once these people have experienced the intensity of hand-to-hand combat in a counter-boarding or boarding battle, they will quickly change their tune and then publicize to the outside world that the Imperial Navy should further strengthen the food and salary benefits of the sailors and crew members. Otherwise, how can they cope with such a long period of high-intensity hand-to-hand combat?
As the hand-to-hand combat continued, the sailors and crew members on the front line began to become more and more tired, and everyone was sweating profusely.

Surrounded by enemies, they didn't even have time to withdraw from their positions.

Some people fell to the ground exhausted and died of exhaustion. Some people were killed by attacks that they could have blocked because of lack of physical strength and slow movements.

As more and more enemies infiltrated the front line, Horatio led his guards into a melee with the enemies around them.

He took back the Immaculate Angel's Whip from the servant, and the roaring sound of the engine echoed in the closed cabin.

He was like a brave war lion charging into the enemy group. Although he was wearing a noble and decent officer's uniform, he was wielding two swords and inflicting casualties among the enemy group that were inconsistent with his image.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere in front of Horatio. The sawtooth was full of blood and it increased the frequency of its rotation happily.

Any crudely made rebel weapon would be so fragile in front of this Holy Blood Chainsword.

An axeman tried to block a high-speed chainsaw sword, but the axe handle was cut off instantly. The falling saw teeth then chopped his helmet, which was covered with blasphemous patterns, and his head underneath into pieces. His broken jaw fell to the ground with a snap.

Every swing of the sword is so powerful that the enemy is either killed or injured.

He had lost count of how many times he had activated his power fist. He didn't have to worry about not being able to replenish his energy in the battleship, as the energy battery on the back of the heavy gunner carrying the hell gun could recharge his iron fist at any time.

The only thing to worry about is that the corrosion should not be as high as last time.

Buzz! ! ——Buzz! ! ——

Blood splattered everywhere amid the roar of the motor, even splashing onto the high roof of the cabin.

Although the sailors might have to use high-pressure water guns to wash it down afterwards, Horatio didn't care about that.

At this moment, the only thing in his mind was fighting.

He was a member of the Second Marine Corps in his previous life. Now, as an officer of the Imperial Navy, he has a naval sense of belonging and a very strong sense of mission for his warship.

Defending the Indefatigable was his mission, his honor, and his belief. Any enemy who blasphemed and invaded the warship, he would tirelessly expel them all, just like the name of the ship, until they were all killed!

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