The Warfield (A warhammer 40k story)

Chapter 36

The Imperial Guard units that came as reinforcements were bolstered by Leman Russ companies as well as having Chimera's to bring up smaller artillery pieces and loads of Imperial forces. Sentinels and Salamanders soon crawled their way to support the Infantry mass and the armored column as the Bird-like Sentinels kept their auto-cannons and multi-lasers tracking the surroundings around them all.

Nonetheless, Haydrax knew they had to keep pressing forward as he looked back at his group. They had come through a lot, done so much to keep themselves and others alive, and had survived some of the most harrowing and dangerous situations and come out alive, albeit often hurt.

And yet he was proud of each and every one of them.

As Haydrax then looked back forward, three Commissars suddenly came forward with the Colonels in charge of the Regiments with them as all of them were from the Carkiss Guardsmen Regiments. All of them look worn for wear but in high morale considering what has happened to their planet and as they stood before Haydrax, Haydrax addressed them first by saying, "I hope you are ready this morning, gentlemen..."

They all nodded but otherwise were still and quiet while Haydrax continued.

"We have a daunting task ahead of us. The enemy Champion had retreated to what I've been told to be the Carkiss Gate and the defenses he had made their... it will not be an easy task as you may know..."

Haydrax had been informed by one of the Servoskulls of this things existence and what it had the potential to do, which was mainly connect itself to the Warp itself and unleash a tide of Daemons upon the systems in a matter of days.

"But in the name of the Emperor, we must prevail... otherwise your world is doomed." Finished Haydrax.

"What can we expect as we move forward?" Asked one Commander.

"Anything from cultists to the Traitor Astartes themselves... we must prepare ourselves adequately for anything to come our way."

"Should we send in the Penal legions then to clear the way?" Asked one Commissar.

Haydrax paused as he had been not knowing of these Legions, likely convicts from the Radiation mines beneath them. Penal Legions were entire units of criminals with only one goal, to die in the name of the Emperor for salvation to their sins. They were often sent ahead of units to clear minefields and were order to charge ahead or die.

"How many can we send?" Asked Haydrax. He wasn't above sending criminals to die, they were criminals.

"About 6 Legions between our three units and about four Demi-Legions that we manage to muster from the other war zone we just finished." Said one Colonel.

"Good... send them all then we will advance behind them with everything we have, air support keeping close to lend a hand..."

"Any questions?" Asked Haydrax.

"Will the Ultramarines be with us?" Asked one Colonel.

"I will hope that they will but they may be pulled out to assault another front." Said Haydrax. "So let us prepare in case that may be the case."

The Commanders and Commissars all nodded and as they briskly left, Jaxx walked up to Haydrax with another Iho stick in his mouth as he asked Haydrax, "When do we leave, Inquisitor?"

"We leave tomorrow... so get ready for a last assault on these Chaos freaks." Said Haydrax.

Jonathan hastily grabbed ammunition from the depot around him as Shino and Logan were doing the exact same thing, ripping lascharges from their spots as they stuffed them into their bags while the others went to grab other weapons and munitions.