Chapter 689 07.688: “Attack of the Living Dead”

Boom!Boom!
The Krieg artillery fired the first round of shelling.

Thousands of artillery shells dragged long trajectories, drawing pale arcs in the inky black sky, like the scythe wielded by the god of death, with sharp and piercing death screams that seemed to be able to tear the soul apart, pouring down on the enemy’s position like a rainstorm.

Every time a shell hit the ground, it created a ripple in the mud, which then stirred up mud and rocks into the sky. The earth trembled in pain under this violent attack.

“Charge, for the God-Emperor!” Farida could not hide the burning fighting passion in her heart. Her cheeks under the mask flushed slightly with excitement. She used all her strength to shout the loudest and loudest voice she could to encourage the soldiers in front of her who were ready for battle.

Her voice echoed across the battlefield, trying to ignite the fighting spirit in every soldier’s heart.

But the Krieg didn’t seem impressed by her eagerness, at least not on the surface.

They were wrapped in thick gray and black coats, their faces were completely covered by gas masks, and no expression could be seen.

His entire body exuded a cold, dark and murderous aura, as if he was the god of death walking out of hell.

They were silent, like gray and black ice sculptures.

After the sharp whistle sounded, the soldiers stepped on the pedals steadily one after another, with uniform movements and without hesitation, and rushed out of the trenches like a surging black tide towards the Ypres position occupied by the enemy.

According to her rank, Louise should lead the most elite grenadier company in the regiment to launch an attack.

At this moment, she stood tall in front of the team, her eyes firm and sharp, like the brightest star in the night sky, staring closely in the direction of the enemy.

Seeing that Louise had led the troops to complete the preparations and everything was ready, Farida finally couldn’t hold back her temper.

“I’ll go with you, Captain Louise.” There was unquestionable determination in Farida’s tone.

“Commissioner Hood, as the head of the regiment, you should lead the final charge of the general reserve.”

Louise shook her head slightly, her eyes filled with worry and concern, and said seriously, “The grenadiers will attack the most dangerous areas, and it is very likely that only one in ten will survive.”

“I am the military supervisor-colonel. Before I became the head of the regiment, I was first a military supervisor.

This title alone is enough to make me take the lead, Captain Louise.” Farida looked into Louise’s eyes through the lens.

Then, she quickly turned around, facing the staff behind her, and decisively ordered: “Staff, execute the subsequent combat instructions according to the combat plan! Regimental guards, flag bearers, follow me!”

After saying that, she swiftly drew out the power sword from her waist and raised her arm high. The dark blue sword flashed with a cold light, and on the battlefield filled with smoke and dust, it was like a dark blue flag guiding the direction.

According to the decree of the Imperial Military Affairs Department, the Military Supervisory Commissioner does have the responsibility to lead the charge.

Moreover, the military inspector-colonel is a very temporary position. Normally, an infantry regiment will have a colonel commander and a military inspector of the same level.

However, as the war escalates, there will indeed be cases where military supervisors take over the positions of fallen colonels.

The most well-known of these beings is also one of the three most famous military inspectors in the entire empire. Commissioner Gaunt is the colonel-in-chief of Tanis’s First and Only Regiment.

Thinking of this, Louise no longer tried to stop the military inspector who was full of fighting spirit.

“In that case, you can join the charge with me, Military Inspector Hood, but please be careful and don’t rush to the front.” Louise warned in a helpless tone.

“I know that our attack will still be launched according to the battle plan.” Now as the standard of the God-Emperor, Farida is well aware that she is the representative of military discipline.

Her face was solemn, but her eyes were as bright as the morning star in the sky. Farida knew very well that she had to ensure that the attacks of each half company were carried out in full accordance with the combat order, without any mistakes.

At the other end of the no-man’s land, the enemy launched a frenzied attack on the charging soldiers.

The enemies were driven away by the heretic sergeants and officers waving their weapons, their faces full of fear and helplessness. They had to stand trembling in their shooting positions, facing the flying bullets and fragments, and launch a desperate counterattack against the charging Kriegs.

Many people either voluntarily or involuntarily inhaled the faint hallucinogenic poison gas. This gas was like a curse from the devil, paralyzing people’s nerves and senses like alcohol, making them ignore the huge danger of artillery fire in a trance and mechanically stand in the shooting position and shoot at the enemy.

As for whether or not the target can be hit, it seems to have become unimportant in this chaotic and crazy battlefield.

Shrapnel from the heavy artillery on both sides reaped everyone’s lives equally.

The two infantry regiments launched a concentrated attack in the center of the area with a width of 5 kilometers.

The 1314th Infantry Regiment and the 1313th Infantry Regiment each deployed five companies as the first attack echelon, a total of ten companies, 5 people, they resolutely launched a tentative attack with a width of one person every 7350-2 meters and a depth of 5 meters between the front and back. The entire no-man’s land was 1 meters deep at its widest point and less than 120 meters wide at its shortest, which was at a dangerous distance where the enemy could hit them as soon as they stepped out of the trenches.

The Krieg soldiers knew very well that they had to cross the no-man’s land as quickly as possible to make a tactical breakthrough. The longer they stayed in the no-man’s land which served as a buffer zone, the easier it would be to be killed by enemy artillery fire and bullets.

Everything was as natural and smooth as their final ‘death rehearsal’ before being turned over as tithe on their home planet.

The Krieg soldiers who rushed into the mud pit in the no-man’s land acted quickly and decisively, as if they did not know what fear and death were, and were not afraid of their own casualties at all.

They didn’t even use the shell craters to hide, but rushed forward one after another to face the whistling barrage of bullets.

Their figures, illuminated by the artillery fire, seemed so resolute, like an unstoppable torrent of steel, making up for the lack of heavy armor with their flesh and blood.

“Don’t get too close to the landing point! Hey! It’s not your turn to charge yet! Come back! Come back!”

In the trenches, the Krieg soldiers’ unauthorized charge forced Farida, who had already prepared to go to the battlefield, to refocus her attention on the trenches.

She frowned and shouted anxiously, with a hint of anger and helplessness in her voice.

“What’s going on?! These Kriegs!” She complained to Louise with a tired and exhausted look on her face.

She used all her strength and pulled hard with both hands, and finally pulled back a dozen of them.

This was completely different from what she knew. In other legions, they would use grenade launchers to force deserters into battle.

Here, in every half company charging into the battlefield, there would always be a group of soldiers who clearly belonged to the next round of attack.

These Kriegs seemed to be driven by some mysterious force, possessed by a demon, and were eager to launch an attack on the enemies of the Emperor with all their might, so much so that this silent fanaticism had reached the point of ignoring military discipline.

The rebel positions blessed by the evil power of Tzeentch reacted differently from other Chaos rebels. They seemed to have foreseen the attack on the positions and the specific time.

The moment the Kriegs launched their charge, they quickly mobilized from the rear a reserve of elite soldiers who were already prepared, equipped with a full set of gas masks and fully armed, and like a group of well-trained wolves, they stepped forward to deal with the Kriegs’ attack.

Moreover, their artillery was firing continuously in the rear, and shells fell like raindrops, blasting craters on the ground and splashing blood.

New corpses continued to pile up on the dark muddy ground, creating a miserable and bloody scene.

“Company B has made a breakthrough and they have jumped into the enemy’s trenches!” Louise reported to Farida through the communicator in the battle trench.

She saw with her own eyes the first Krieg soldiers who arrived, stepping on the yellow-green chlorine gas, and jumping into the enemy’s trenches without hesitation.

Soon, the trench seemed to have turned into a hell on earth, with broken limbs flying, blood splattered, and shouts and screams intertwined together, which was horrifying.

Farida stared at the pocket watch, her eyes focused and nervous, watching the countdown of the pointer slowly fall to the final frame.

“Now, second attack team, go!” She raised her head suddenly and loudly gave the next stage of orders.

Then she couldn’t wait to blow the whistle.

Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! —

A quick and sharp whistle sounded, like a battle horn.

Another group of gray-black Krieg soldiers stepped on the pedals in unison, once again stepping silently on the soft, muddy black soil. They held Lucius laser rifles, took steady and firm steps, and rushed towards the enemy position.

Their figures appeared so resolute under the gray sky, as if they were warriors walking out of hell, carrying endless majesty and murderous aura.

“Prisoner Hood!” Louise turned her head and said, “It’s time for me to go to prison.”

“I’ll go with you!” Farida responded without hesitation.

Louise didn’t answer, but quickly raised the whistle and blew hard on the blowhole of the gas mask.

Whoops! Whoops! —

(End of this chapter)