A perfect operation.
The dead Greenskins were proof enough.
The river valley outside Outpost 67 had been taken in an unparalleled display of battle. Precise webs of fire overlapped like a dancer's folding fans, while the Greenskins that survived the bullets were slaughtered by the troops charging forward with swords and blades.
Squad after squad, ambush point after ambush point—the Blood Flag Army of the Imperium's First Army had wiped out the Greenskins occupying Outpost 67 with their fierce and brutal style of warfare.
The Western Line Bastion's defenses consisted of more than high walls and fortified positions. Across the vast no-man's land stretching between the bastion and the Orks, Yushikin had established numerous outposts, forming a warning zone more than three hundred kilometers long and over fifty kilometers wide.
This was a lesson learned from the many previous campaigns: to prevent large Ork forces from infiltrating the front lines, gathering, and then launching surprise attacks.
Naturally, the outposts within the warning zone had become expendable assets in a sense. Outposts were destroyed by Orks every day, because reinforcements from the rear could not arrive quickly, leaving the garrisons to fight alone for long periods.
On the other hand, Yushikin also continually dispatched elite troops to ambush Orks within the warning zone, easing the pressure on the area while training recruits.
For most recruits, operations in the warning zone marked the final stage of their recruit training. Here, they would see the enemies they would face in the future.
As for the Blood Flag Army, the Imperium's most elite force and the army Yushikin had personally led all this way, recruits began accompanying the troops through the warning zone from the moment they joined.
"Whew..."
As the soldiers nearby cleared out every surviving Greenskin, the Wizard Aired Carl removed his