Chapter 665 07.664: “A Place of Chaos (asking for a monthly ticket!)”

The last company did not know what the braids and medals were

The last company knows only one thing
Give us back the faith you stole from us yesterday

The last company on the march
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I don’t know what captain or colonel the last company is.

A gray grenadier is their leader

A total of 93 people shuttled through the dust of the trenches
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The last company marched silently

Hatred and anger burned through the broken mask

The lonely drumbeat leads the whole group’s pace

The last company on the march
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The last company is launching the main attack
Bayonet in place, bullets fired

The curse leaped from his lips, swiftly lingering around the procession—
The last company launched the attack

The last company knows no lies and betrayal

The last company knows only one thing: action!
Bring back the flag that was stolen in the heat of battle
The last company on the march

————Horatio Cochrane, the military song of the same name recorded at the end of his memoir “The Last Company”.
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As we all know, in the vast Milky Way, there are four major star regions surrounding the Solar Star Region, like four loyal guards, guarding the Holy Terra.

Each star field has its own unique mark.

In the Hazy Star Domain, the flames of war are endless and the smoke of gunpowder never stops; in the Extreme Star Domain, the vastness is revealed as the galaxy flows around; in the Peaceful Star Domain, everything goes smoothly and there are few twists and turns; and in the Storm Star Domain, it is synonymous with many disasters.

This southernmost star region is often plagued by erratic warp storms.

The subspace storm was like a raging beast, wreaking havoc, causing communication and logistics to be disrupted. Baka, the capital of the Baka sub-sector, was unable to maintain smooth connections with other places.

Although the wars here are not as frequent as those in the Hazy Star Region, it is also a high-incidence area for various accidents and can be said to be fraught with danger.

At the junction of the warp and the real universe, the Swift Aquila was like a sharp knife, suddenly piercing into the real universe from the warp curtain.

“Colonel Lord Elphinstone is absolutely right. The experience of sailing in the void on a light cruiser is indeed comfortable.” Horatio exclaimed as he gently stroked the command throne, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

This journey would normally take a cruiser nearly a year of jump travel, however, the Swift Aquila, due to its relatively small size, was able to shuttle through the gaps in the turbulence of the Warp and sail out from many small Mandeville points.

In this way, the originally long journey can be completed in just 7 months.

With the addition of the Void Strider trait provided by Horatio Ironhand, this progress was further accelerated, and ultimately, the total time was shortened to four and a half Terran moons.

“Our destination is ahead.” Archie Cuthbert Collingwood, who had been promoted to Lord Captain, walked quickly to Horatio’s side and reported the news from the Lookout Department in a serious manner, “Carpathia, there are ships in orbit that provide transportation and supplies for the Krieg siege forces besieging this planet.”

Horatio narrowed his eyes slightly, looked out the porthole, and murmured, “I don’t see many traces of the Imperial Navy.”

“The main forces of the Baka fleet are all involved in the Second Damocles Gulf Expedition. This place is not an important war zone. There is only a blockade fleet responsible for maintaining airspace security. The fighting on the ground is the task of the Krieg siege army.” Archie explained.

Seeing a lone ship approaching, the two escort ships of the blockade fleet quickly approached the Swift Aquila light cruiser.

Out of caution, they first sent an encrypted communication from a safe distance. After verifying that it was a light cruiser of the Gothic Fleet that came to Carpathia with a secret order, the two escort ships immediately turned around and acted as guides for the Swift Aquila, leading it to the orbital starport.

“Welcome! Welcome! Even though we are on blockade duty in orbit of this remote planet, your heroic deeds in the Second Damocles Gulf Expedition have been transmitted to us through the Ministry of the Interior’s broadcast array.

To be honest, the thrilling attack record of you and your First Attack Squadron helped us pass most of the boring blockade time. “On the docking station, an old colonel stepped forward excitedly, shook Horatio’s hand tightly, and said, “I never thought that in such a remote place like ours, I could see a hero like you with my own eyes! All this is like a dream, it’s incredible.

I wonder what you are here for this time? We will definitely do our best to help you. “The old colonel turned around and pointed to the blockade ship parked outside the porthole, and then said: “Although this blockade fleet only has one Dreadnought MK.1 as the flagship, 5 escort ships, and 3 near-orbit blockade ships, as long as you have any needs, I, an old man, will do my best to get it done for you!”

“You’re too kind, Colonel Benson. Actually, I came here to go to the ground and look for local Krieg combat units.” Horatio responded modestly.

“Looking for the Krieg people?!” When the old colonel heard this, his face instantly showed astonishment and confusion, his eyes widened and his brows furrowed.

“That’s right, find the Kriegs.” Horatio nodded firmly.

“This is not an easy job, Lord Cochrane. You are so young, why waste your time in those muddy trenches.” The old colonel’s face was full of worry and his tone was full of concern.

The old colonel further said: “Due to the Second Damocles Gulf Expedition, many Krieg siege troops were drawn to attack the Tau occupied area, and the original replenishment plan for the Carpathian theater was forced to be interrupted. Now, the ground war has reached a stalemate and has become a static war filled with trenches, mud, smoke and barbed wire.”

“Can you tell me the details of the situation? I will be going down to meet with Krieg’s general later. However, I think my colleagues in the navy may be able to provide me with some information that the Krieg people don’t know.” Horatio asked the old colonel with sparkling eyes, looking forward to the information he would know.

He knew very well that the Imperial Navy was responsible for organizing reinforcement and material supply plans. Although this area was not of concern to the ground war zone, it was crucial to the entire war situation.

“Well, I’ll just tell you casually, these are all unconfirmed gossips, please don’t spread them.

The 15 armored regiments originally planned to be deployed here have now been reduced to only 4 after some cuts and the rest have been transferred to the Damocles Gulf.

The headquarters tried to take advantage of the chaotic situation among the Tau tribe to capture a few more heavily defended planets.

These four armored regiments are still floating in the warp because of this damn warp storm.

Right now, the ground forces rely solely on light infantry to hold up the defense line, and the air is filled with the smell of gunpowder and corpses.

Believe me, sir, you may not be able to stand the stench on the ground, which is several times more disgusting than any of the stinkiest lower decks I have ever smelled.” The old colonel frowned and said helplessly.

Horatio held his chin, brows furrowed in thought.

Previously, he had read the briefing from the Military Affairs Department and already knew that this would be a difficult war.

After all, with the strength of Krieg’s siege forces, attacking a planet like Carpathia shouldn’t be so difficult.

Carpathia is not a planet as heavily defended as Vraks. It was once an agricultural and turnover world. Although it has a certain importance, it does not have as many fortresses and bunkers as Vraks.

“I don’t know the specific situation. I have been stationed here for a long time and have never been to the ground. I can only watch from the sky as the ground is constantly flashing with tiny sparks of fire day and night.

The Kriegs were like tireless fighting machines, battling the Chaos rebels day and night until everyone was left breathless.

But as for the specific battle situation and outcome, I will…” The old colonel shook his head, a trace of helplessness on his face.

“Captain!” Just as the old colonel was speaking, a captain came running over in a panic and shouted loudly.

“Oh, Ferguson, didn’t you see I was talking to Lord Cochrane?!” The old colonel, whose words were interrupted, was displeased and stomped his hands tightly grasping the pearl on the top of the scepter.

“Captain! A high-ranking inquisitor wants to see you!” the captain said hurriedly.

“High… High-ranking Inquisitor?!” The old colonel froze when he heard that, and forced himself to remain calm.

[Hiss, Thei didn’t leave the ship either, and if it was her, she would have disembarked with me long ago.] Horatio thought to himself, if it wasn’t Thei, then who could it be?

“This high-ranking Inquisitor calls himself ‘Black Hammer’ and is from the Anti-Foreign Order!” the captain added loudly.

(End of this chapter)