Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1472: Chapter 835: Armor Strikes Back

Ricardo did not choose to launch an attack from the air.

In the previous battles, many aircraft were lost, and now humanity has basically lost air superiority. Flying out on aircraft is extremely risky, as it is very easy to get intercepted before even approaching the target by the enemy’s anti-air fire or the much larger number of Beastman aircraft and airships, which would be deadly.

It’s better to mount a ground assault.

The ground forces mobilized by Ricardo were almost the last mobile force he could muster. The only remaining Warhound Titan and six Knight Mechas formed the core assault force. Alongside them were fourteen Alliance Holy Sword Heavy Tanks, and a total of one hundred Lion King Tanks and Lion Tanks. Accompanied by numerous armored vehicles, of various types, ranging from wheeled assault artillery to anti-aircraft vehicles, armored infantry fighting vehicles, and troop carriers—everything was available. Together with approximately six thousand elite ground soldiers working with the armored vehicles, they composed the main forces of this operation.

Although the absolute numbers were not large, each soldier was highly skilled and elite.

Their task was to execute a decapitation strike, rather than a comprehensive battlefield confrontation. In the situation where the front lines had already collapsed, gathering more numbers held little significance.

In reality, if this operation were to succeed, it would primarily rely on the fifty or so Interstellar Warriors personally led by Ricardo.

The other troops’ primary mission was to deliver Ricardo and his warriors to the front of the Beastman Warlord Ulu.

The tightly sealed fortress gates suddenly opened.

The Beastman army that was fiercely attacking the gates and the adjacent wall paused in confusion.

They had no doubts about achieving ultimate victory, but why did these shrimp open the gates themselves?

Regardless, it was a great opportunity!

The impatient Green-skinned Boys were tired of exchanging shots with the shrimp through the walls.

They eagerly howled as they rushed towards the gates, but what awaited them was a fierce barrage of artillery fire, sending them flying.

The intensity of this artillery fire was not uncommon at the start of the war. Back then, the human defenders had ample ammunition reserves and plenty of artillery. But as the war progressed, more and more human artillery fell silent for various reasons. The primary reason being the Beastmen’s suppression of human artillery positions, destroying quite a few.

When heavy firepower was no longer enough to contend with the Beastmen, the humans wised up. They reduced firing frequency, changed locations after every shot, and focused on concealment when building artillery positions… These tactics indeed extended the survival time of human artillery units, but significantly reduced frontline support.

The sudden intense shelling of the present had not been seen for some time, causing the Beastman units charging towards the fortress gates to suffer heavy losses when caught by surprise.

However, the Beastman leader in charge of the frontline did not worry.

This was merely the shrimp’s last weak resistance!

He yelled orders to the rear, demanding a counterattack on the exposed human artillery positions, whether done by their heavy artillery units or airborne forces.

Simultaneously, he pushed his Beastman Boys to keep attacking without regard for casualties.

The opening of the gates was a rare opportunity, though the reason was unknown, such a chance should not be missed.

He even threw in all his reserve forces.

It was a Beastman armored unit, made up of heavy armored trucks cobbled together from various mechanical wreckage, haphazardly mounting large-caliber heavy artillery. A few killing jars and Skugg War Behemoths were interspersed among them.

He aimed to rush into the fortress in one go and claim the honor of being the first to break through. Then, he would receive commendations from the Warlord, his body filled with more Waaagh energy making him bigger, stronger, and more capable of fighting.

Harboring such dreams, the human forces that poured out of Dong Kai’s fortress gate shattered his fantasy.

The Holy Sword Heavy Tank was the first to catch his eye.

He had seen them before, they were big, tough, and hard to destroy. The few that got blown up were dragged back, reassembled, and turned into super cool heavy truck-based combat vehicles, much stronger than regular trucks. Even some fragments would spark competition among multiple leaders.

Such good things appearing right in front of him?

The two that rolled out side by side looked like huge fortunes to him!

But soon, there were more pairs, and more pairs… The heavy tanks that rolled out fired their main guns directly into the Beastman units. The four auxiliary heavy cannons posed a deadly threat to the ordinary combat trucks.

Even the largest Skugg Beast, after taking a heavy cannon shot to the side of the neck, staggered. The furious Beast turned its head, roaring with its bloody mouth wide open at the human forces, but the next shell found its mark in its mouth, flattening its head.

Following the Holy Sword Tanks, numerous Lion Tanks and Lion Kings emerged. Their main guns targeted killing jars and combat trucks, while co-axial machine guns and small-caliber secondary guns cleared the charging Beastman light infantry.

The battlefield became a blur of blood and gore.

The team the Beastman leader pushed forward to break into the fortress did not achieve their goal; instead, they were pushed back by the human armored force.

In a fit of rage, the Beastman leader raised his War Axe, and summoned his trusted aide and his most elite heavy Beastman warriors, intending to countercharge.

However, the larger force emerging behind the tanks shattered his resolve further.

This was the Knight Mecha squad led by the Titan.

The already wobbling Beastman forces collapsed completely.

Even the Beastman leader had to flee alongside them.

But how could he escape?

Riding in a vehicle, Ricardo had long set his sights on him.

Shouting for the vehicle to accelerate, he jumped off when they were less than a thousand meters apart, leading dozens of Spear of the Dragon King warriors in a fierce charge.

Fiercely they cut down the approaching Beastmen units, like a sharp spear piercing through relentlessly.

Ricardo himself caught up with the Beastman leader.

The fully armored, larger-than-Ricardo-in-Terminator-Armor Beastman leader turned, raising his War Axe for a final desperate struggle against Ricardo.

But with just one exchange, the company leader’s Thunder Hammer knocked the War Axe aside.

With another swing, the defenseless Beastman leader’s head was smashed to pieces.