After settling the battle plan with the Lord Marshal, Li Qinwu's forces wasted no time.
With 100 Knight Mechs as the spearhead and the other tanks and armored vehicles in support, the main force of 400,000 Fleet Iron Guards pushed straight north toward the equator.
The Astra Militarum assembled by the Lord Marshal, supported by large numbers of armored units, advanced alongside Li Qinwu's forces, pushing north from multiple directions!
And so, on the Fortress World of Thunder Saint Alliance, humanity launched its most promising counteroffensive yet against the Tyranids.
Li Qinwu's 400,000 troops advanced quickly. His force was fully mechanized, without a single conventional infantryman.
The Knight Mechs never tired. They could keep marching, bringing destruction wherever they went.
The tanks and armored vehicles needed only fuel to keep pace with the Knight Mechs and provide fire support.
Each 2.5-meter-tall suit of Fleet Iron Guard Armor carried a small Plasma Reactor on its back and had a built-in life-support system.
Even under intense combat conditions, the Plasma Reactor's fuel canister needed replacing only once a month.
A built-in nutrient solution could be injected directly into a soldier's veins, where it was absorbed so efficiently that he could go half a month without eating.
The fully sealed interior let soldiers in Fleet Iron Guard Armor ignore the Tyranids' deadly spores.
As for weapons, each suit of Fleet Iron Guard Armor had four mounting points: the left and right hands, and the left and right shoulders.
Generally, every Fleet Iron Guard carried a Heavy Laser Rapid-Fire Cannon on his right hand.
The cannon drew power directly from the Plasma Reactor on his back.
Because it ran on energy, it could keep firing as long as the reactor was running. Once its barrel overheated, it needed only a little time to cool