Under the suppression of artillery and the Dark Angels, Li Feng quickly commanded his troops to cross the Frax River again, and a pontoon bridge was once again erected across the Frax River, with approximately 150,000 combat troops rapidly crossing.
This time, they had to be fast, crossing the river quickly under the cover of night before the enemy discovered them. After crossing, their target was the death town to the south, Bastogne! They had already learned Savan's location. This time, they would perform another counterattack, with the spearhead aimed directly at the traitor's heart.
At the crossing, one of the earthshaker cannon's wheels malfunctioned, getting stuck on one of the pontoon bridges and blocking the crossing of subsequent troops.
Li Feng immediately stepped forward and ordered, "Dismantle the gunsight, and sink the cannon!"
"You are destroying Imperial weapons!"
"This weapon is destroying the Imperium! Sink the cannon immediately!"
...As the troops crossed the river, Li Feng was at the radio, beginning to report the situation to the landing point command. This time, he reported the upcoming action: to surround the town where Savan was located and capture the great traitor Savan alive.
Countless generals from both the ground and warship command posts were looking at the map. They couldn't help but wonder whose subordinate this Li Feng was; a fluid "Four Crossings of Frax River with Surprise Troops" maneuver, executed from a position of being surrounded behind enemy lines, had directly segmented, destroyed, and inflicted heavy casualties on a large number of Chaos Traitor Army.
One man, within a few days, had assembled a force of 150,000, and the spearhead of this force was aimed directly at the enemy's command post. Regardless of whether Savan could ultimately be killed, Li Feng had already made a name for himself in this battle.
All the generals looked at the map. The chess piece representing the "Cannon Fodder Regiment" began to gradually approach Bastogne, where Savan was located... At this time, Savan was no longer surrounded by a large army, because all his troops were trapped on the opposite bank.
Now, Savan's side only had a small number of loyalist guards and Chaos Daemons... Although Li Feng had a numerical advantage, Savan had Daemons and Chaos Psykers, making Li Feng's side even weaker in terms of combat power.
At this moment, the Commander of the Valhalla Regiment was smiling like a flower. Although Li Feng's file indicated he was an old Terran, his military registration was with Valhalla.
And Montgomery was still being stubborn, insisting that his airborne operation had led to Li Feng's current achievements... "You Cadians, Katanachans, whatever Nobility Army... none of you are any good! Your talents are rubbish. You have to look at our Valhalla's generals!"
At this time, the overall Commander of Valhalla, in front of all the generals, picked up the radio and looked out the warship's porthole at Frax on the ground... "Hello, Li Feng. This is Marshal Zhukov of the Valhalla Regiment. Marshal Tukhachevsky and Marshal Rokossovsky are beside me. We have received your good news. We will do everything possible to provide you with assistance! Now the entire expeditionary force will follow your instructions!"
At this time, under the influence of "Super Affinity," Li Feng was a walking "hive consciousness." Everyone was convinced by and obeyed his ideas and commands.
This was the first time Li Feng knew who the high-ranking officials of the Valhalla Regiment were. When Li Feng heard these three names, his mind was full of: "What are these? Any one of you three can come down and replace me. I'm commanding Zhukov, Tukhachevsky, and Rokossovsky... Is this real or fake?"
Of course, Li Feng still put forward his demands. Li Feng needed reinforcements! Preferably Space Marine! Although Savan was now isolated and helpless, he still had the protection of the Warp and Daemons surrounding him. His Astra Militarum Soldiers simply couldn't fight them. Space Marine specifically designed to deal with such situations had to participate.
When Li Feng surrounded Bastogne, the Imperial side needed help with "besieging the point to cut off reinforcements." On the front lines of the main battlefield, the Death Korps of Krieg had to tie down the main army on the front so they couldn't reinforce, no matter the cost. They had to firmly hold back the tens of millions of traitors on the front line.
At the same time, High Ground 30 was currently facing attacks from two forces. The Dark Angels alone might not be able to hold it, so reinforcements had to be sent. Because High Ground 30 was Li Feng's back. If High Ground 30 fell, then in this encirclement battle, Li Feng would have to divert nearly half or more of his forces to defend the Frax River.
In orbit, on the ground... the command post fell silent. The current situation was very complex. The biggest problem lay in the available forces. Li Feng's operation required Space Marine, but at this time, the only Space Marine that could be deployed were the Second Company of the Ultramarines, who had traveled all the way from the Ultima Segmentum.
At this moment, Zhukov looked towards the flagship, at Captain Titus of the Ultramarines Space Marine Chapter's Second Company, who was standing next to the large combat projector! Titus looked at Zhukov and then said, "The situation is critical. The Ultramarines are willing to follow orders."
(Due to the Warp Storm of 200 years, Titus did not go to Gallia to fight Orks, but had been serving as the Second Company Captain of the Ultramarines.)
The Imperial Cult Bishop beside him also said, "To eliminate the rebellious traitor Savan! Our Ecclesiarchy will also send Battle Sisters! From now on, the Battle Sisters will also follow orders."
Li Feng discovered that Titus, his Khorne and Emperor's chosen, was actually present, probably because of the Warp Storm preventing him from fighting Orks. At the same time, the Battle Sisters were willing to help.
Even so, Li Feng could only concentrate the strength of a single fist. This force had to choose whether to enter the encirclement to attack Bishop Savan, or to be sent to High Ground 30 to assist the Dark Angels against the massive enemy reinforcements from the rear.
Just as Li Feng was about to decide to make the Dark Angels suffer a bit and concentrate forces on the main objective, a communication was transmitted to the flagship of the expeditionary fleet. The next second, a Warp lane opened near Frax's orbit, and a large number of combat fleets emerged from it.
"Badab Sector"
The one who arrived was none other than! Crying for Justice! Timely Rain! Huron! He brought reinforcements from the Badab Sector! In addition to the Claws of the Stars Space Marine Chapter, he also brought the Carcharodons Space Marine Chapter and the Mantis Warriors.
The people of the expeditionary fleet were a bit panicked when they saw the "Badab's Top Dog" bringing all his possessions. For a moment, they thought this meant the Maelstrom would have no defenders!
However, that was not the case. The Claws of the Stars left all 1000 Space Marine within their Space Marine Chapter, while the Carcharodons and Mantis Warriors only brought one company.
The Claws of the Stars left all 1000 Space Marine of their Space Marine Chapter? So, there wouldn't be anyone on Huron's warship now! Not exactly... because Huron himself was now an Apothecary! His ship was indeed packed with a full 1000 Apothecaries! Now the Claws of the Stars didn't even have a Chapter Master; it was directly an "Apothecary Dean," and each company captain became an "Apothecary Director," focusing on "quality medical resources."
And the Chapter Masters of the Carcharodons Space Marine Chapter and Mantis Warriors, Forros and Koi-san, looking at Huron's drastic reforms, were actually quite conflicted internally. They also wanted to be as wealthy and influential as Huron, but... the codex astartes required them to... When Li Feng heard that Huron had arrived, he immediately exclaimed:
"He truly lives up to his name as Timely Rain!"
Li Feng immediately connected with Huron's communication. The moment Huron heard Li Feng's voice, he immediately said, "Brother!"
Hearing Huron call Li Feng "Brother" made all the Commanders in orbit and on the ground look at each other, bewildered and at a loss. So, Li Feng had the Ultramarines, the Claws of the Stars, and the Battle Sisters assist. These two Space Marine units of the same gene-sequence would follow Li Feng to attack Bastogne.
The Carcharodons and Mantis Warriors, on the other hand, would assist the Dark Angels in defending High Ground 30, intercepting enemy relief forces, becoming a wedge between the front line and the encirclement.
Operation Code Name:
"Bagration"
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