"Sir!" Along with this shout, several officers stood in front of Izer with serious expressions.

After they looked at each other, their eyes all fell on Izel in front of them.

At this moment, Izer was sitting in front of several people. His originally straight and neat military uniform was now covered with blood stains, as if he had just experienced a thrilling battle.

Faced with such a scene, several officers didn't know what to do for a moment and seemed a little at a loss.

"Sir, according to the latest intelligence, the huge army of the Human Empire is advancing towards us aggressively. The situation is very critical. We..." One of the officers mustered up the courage to speak, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted rudely and impatiently by Izel: "Keep holding on!"

Hearing this answer, the officer couldn't help but look embarrassed, and hurriedly argued: "But, sir, with the current manpower and equipment we have, we can't resist the surging attack of the human empire..."

However, before he could finish his words, Izel slammed the table, his eyes wide open, and shouted: "What are you afraid of! Don't forget, we are the proud soldiers of the Nova Federation! Are we going to retreat when we encounter a little difficulty?"

Then, Izel stood up quickly, put his hands on his hips, and gave an order: "Immediately gather everyone around the position, tighten the defense line, give full play to the advantages of our existing defense circle, and resolutely resist the enemy's attack! At the same time, concentrate all our armored forces, air forces, and other defensive forces to form an indestructible overall defense line!"

"Understood!" As soon as these words came out, the officers knew that it was useless to say more, so they all took the order and went to do things according to Izer's request.

At this moment, a large number of Krieg soldiers were marching forward in neat steps, followed by the Space Marine companies of the Iron Warriors Legion.

These battle-hardened and well-equipped warriors approached the fortress where Izel was located with great momentum.

According to the latest intelligence, they are only a few hundred kilometers away from Izer's fortress. Based on the current marching speed, they will reach their destination in half a day at most.

"Hmph, I hope this ignorant fellow can bring us some fun." The captain of this Space Marine company, Hercules, sneered with disdain.

He stood on a high place with his arms folded across his chest, looking far ahead at the target, his eyes revealing a hint of contempt and expectation.

"It will only take half a day. I want to see what kind of impregnable fortress they can transform that shabby place into."

Hercules raised the corners of his mouth slightly and issued the first order: "Order the Krieg siege regiment to take action immediately and prepare for the offensive!" After receiving the order, a well-trained Krieg siege team quickly assembled and marched towards the fortress carrying various heavy weapons.

At the same time, about hundreds of kilometers away from the fortress, the artillery regiment began to build temporary positions in a tense and orderly manner.

Huge-caliber cannons were set up steadily, with their black muzzles pointing directly at the fortress in the distance.

Those busy Krieg soldiers shuttled back and forth on this empty land, carrying supplies and debugging equipment. Looking down from the sky, they looked like a swarm of ants working hard.

Seeing that everything was ready, Hercules issued the second order without hesitation: "Send out the bomber formation to carry out the bombing mission on the target area immediately!"

With his order, teams of mighty-looking bombers roared into the sky, like a group of ferocious falcons swooping down on their prey.

Above the vast sky, countless bombers were as dense as dark clouds. They carried tens of thousands of heavy bombs and roared down from the sky as densely as raindrops.

These deadly bombs smashed into the indestructible fortresses on the ground with tremendous force.

There was a loud and earth-shaking noise, and the bombs hit the targets one after another. In an instant, flames burned fiercely and the fire shot up into the sky, as if to swallow up the entire world.

Thick smoke billowed out, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. The fortresses that were once impregnable were instantly engulfed in fire and ruins.

Faced with such a fierce air strike, the Nova Federation officers on the ground remained calm and decisively issued a counterattack order: "Everyone, pay attention, counterattack immediately!"

Following this order, a well-trained air defense force quickly took action. They operated advanced weapons and equipment and aimed their guns at enemy planes in the sky.

Blue pulse beams of light streaked across the sky, speeding away like lightning, and swooped straight towards the arrogant bombers.

At the same time, the artillery positions were not to be outdone. They shouted in unison: "Fire!" Immediately afterwards, deafening artillery sound resounded through the sky, and one powerful artillery shell after another flew out as fast as a meteor chasing the moon.

With just one round of salvos, tens of thousands of shells bombarded the fortresses.

However, this was just the beginning. In every minute and every second that followed, a steady stream of shells fell like a torrential rain.

These shells intertwined to form an impenetrable fire network, ruthlessly destroying the enemy's defense line.

The once majestic and magnificent fortress complex was blown to pieces and beyond recognition under the overwhelming bombardment.

The sturdy city walls collapsed, the towering towers turned into dust, and an entire mountain range was completely razed to the ground in just a few seconds, leaving only a desolate and silent scene.

"This is so boring. The enemy's weakness is beyond our imagination." Hercules looked with disdain at the crumbling mountain fortress in the distance that was suffering from fierce artillery bombardment. His eagle-like sharp eyes flashed with determination and coldness.

He waved his hand suddenly and shouted, "Everyone, prepare to attack!"

Following this order, transport vehicles loaded with Iron Warriors Legion Space Marines rushed out like wild horses.

At the same time, the artillery in the rear continued to fire dense artillery shells, whistling across the sky and accurately hitting the enemy's defense line.

For a moment, the entire battlefield was filled with flames and smoke, and deafening explosions occurred one after another.

Amidst the hail of bullets, a large number of Krieg soldiers boarded the Chimera and Gorgon troop carriers without hesitation, and followed closely behind Hercules and the vanguard he led.