Fighting for a long time in a harsh battlefield environment and exerting combat effectiveness made them, the Astartes, jealous.

In particular, the mass effect shield that comes with the opponent's armor can always form an energy barrier at critical moments to resist various long-range attacks, providing those originally weak soldiers with a valuable chance of survival and gaining a huge advantage in battle.

To a certain extent, it is not an exaggeration at all to make an elite mortal veteran's combat effectiveness equal to or even exceed that of an ordinary Astartes Space Marine!

Anyway!

After several days of fighting and testing, they already had a general understanding. They also knew that the Huagai star garrison was well-equipped, and they knew that the opponent was so powerful that even the Astartes Space Marines who were as powerful as them had to face those who were just ordinary people.

Mortals must be taken seriously when armed with Marines!

Therefore, facing such an enemy, even if they are stronger than their Astartes, they do not want to directly confront the enemy like they did in conquering other colonial worlds in the past. Instead, they plan to use the superior power of the fleet to reduce their own casualties.

Reduce it to a minimum.

And that method, apart from local orbital strikes, there is really nothing else.

"!!"

"Orbital Strike?"

"Well……"

“It’s indeed a good idea!”

"We can first carry out low-intensity orbital strikes, causing huge casualties and chaos to the enemy, and then launch a full-scale attack."

"Although their base has a shield, the orbital strike may not be able to defeat it in a short time, but it can definitely defeat their outer defense line in one fell swoop!"

"Captain Sejanus, what do you think?"

"Company commander!"

"Please give the order!"

As soon as the orbital strike was mentioned, everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up, and then after discussing it and thinking it was feasible, they all turned to look at Sejanus.

"..."

Seeing that his officers finally came up with such a solution, Sejanus couldn't help but frown slightly. At the same time, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes, and he didn't know what to say.

But in the end, he still had to organize his words slowly, with a steady and powerful voice, shaking his head in refusal and saying:

"I understand your considerations, but orbital bombing is not a wise choice."

"first!"

"There is something we must get in the Guiba Market. That is the order of the original body. I cannot take the risk of causing any damage to that thing in the city."

"so……"

"I'm sorry, we can't use orbital bombing, at least not here. We must use ground troops to attack to capture the opponent's position, even the fortress."

"However, if the firepower is insufficient, we can apply for some light warships and let them provide fire support in low-Earth orbit, but that is risky."

"Everyone probably knows that their large fighter planes and large ground mechas can pose a threat to low-orbit targets. Therefore, I don't want you to do that if it's not necessary."

After saying that, while giving his own opinions, Sejanus did not forget to scan everyone present with his apologetic and firm eyes, indicating that they could only proceed effectively under the premise he had just given.

discussion.

"So that's it!"

"Is there something the original body needs here?"

"Well……"

"This is a bit tricky..."

"yes!"

"However, it's not like we can't fight!"

"Even if it's a bit troublesome, the sacrifice might be a bit big?"

"sacrifice?"

"snort!"

"For the Emperor, for Terra, and for humanity, I believe these minor difficulties can be completely overcome."

"That's right!"

"totally agree!"

"But if we attack by force, our firepower must be at least doubled."

"No!"

"double!"

Of course, the Astartes and the officers of the Mortal Auxiliary Army did not dare to raise any objections to Sejanus' statement. They just nodded in agreement, and the priests of the Mechanicus began to think about how they should go in the case of a storm.

Various issues in providing fire support.

"..."

Seeing this, seeing that no one was making unrealistic proposals like orbital strikes and instead starting serious discussions, Sejanus walked back to the tactical deployment map he had just been looking at and tapped it with his knuckles.

He tapped certain locations on the map, then frowned, seeming to be thinking about a certain plan.

At the same time, his fingers were drawing traces on the map, looking like he was drawing a battle blueprint and attack route for a certain period of time in the future.

"Everyone!"

"We need to develop a more refined tactical plan."

"We must take advantage of the advantages of the Astartes Space Marines and give full play to their individual combat capabilities. At the same time, we must use the powerful firepower of the Adeptus Mechanicus to create opportunities for the Astartes to break through the enemy's defense lines."

"Once a gap is created, the mortal auxiliary army must advance into the gap and expand its advantage!"

"Notice!"

"The other party's firepower and military strength are no less than ours. This must be taken into consideration when practicing and making plans."

The discussion in the center of the combat command room continued, and then, an Astartes commander who was good at planning and formulating strategies spoke.

"really!"

"How about we do this..."

"!!"

"No!"

"This should be……"

"Fight from here?"

"Cut off reinforcements from the mine base?"

"Not so good?"

"What's wrong?"

"Isn't this nice?"

"no!"

"It's too risky for us."

“The higher the risk, the greater the reward!”

"No! No!"

"How about another one?"

As the commander spoke, the atmosphere in the command room gradually became more relaxed, and every officer began to speak and put forward their own opinions.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

As time went by, the tactical plan finally gradually became more complete, and Sejanus and his officer corps would soon begin to make certain preparations for a new round of battle.

Sudden!

Just when the officers were about to finalize the plan and report it to Sejanus for final review, a rush of footsteps broke the noise in the combat command room, causing the officers present to stop their discussion and move towards the man who ran in.

The Astartes warrior looked.

"Report!"

"Captain Sejanus!"

"A position at our rear landing point was captured by Huagai Star's infiltration force. All the large quantities of materials originally prepared were destroyed, and dozens of space warriors were wiped out!"

"At present, the nearby garrison troops have been reinforced."
To be continued...