Squad wipeout crisis 2

(Bonus update with thanks to Rudy of Imperial Palace Square for the tip.)

"My lord, don't panic just yet!"

After reading the description, Li Qinwu reassured the Apothecary:

"Rushing onto the battlefield right now won't accomplish anything. Black Iron has surrounded the entire Death Vein with his main force. Forget rescuing anyone—you won't even get in!"

Apothecary Desai knew that all too well, but he was at his wits' end.

Their Crimson Bite Chapter had ten companies, deployed aboard different warships.

A Chapter of nearly a thousand Astartes had a vast territory to defend. Sometimes, a single Chapter had to fight several hostile forces at once.

For efficiency, and out of sheer necessity, some Chapters would send out individual companies, a hundred or so men along with their warship, to deal with an invasion on a particular planet.

Captain Dolong's Third Company had been sent out by the Chapter Master to handle the Ork invasion of Industrial World alone.

When Captain Dolong and his men first arrived at the planet, there had been numerous Ork Battleships in low orbit.

Those Ork Battleships clustered together, relentlessly bombarding the human Hive Cities on the surface day after day. The sight alone made one's scalp prickle.

After analyzing the battle situation, Captain Dolong had drawn up his own tactical plan.

Taking advantage of his warship's superior speed, he had forced his way into low orbit and dropped fifty Astartes, himself included, onto the surface to support the ground forces.

The remaining fifty Astartes stayed aboard as the warship raced off into deep space, drawing almost all the Ork Battleships away.

The strategy had worked. Even now, the main Ork fleet was still out in space, doggedly chasing that Astartes Battle Barge.

Every so often, the Astartes Battle Barge would strike back, firing a