The time had finally come to engage the Zaibatsu directly instead of facing their conscripted or mislead “allies”. What the Golden Hemogeny had to prepare itself for was unknown at this point. The recovered weapons from the lizards were nothing special. Nothing the Golden Hemogeny could not produce itself. The time for the two titanic powers to meet was drawing close and only one was going to come out alive…
General Alpha-1567 knew that his forces at his command were the newest and most well equipped in the many millennia history of the Golden Hemogeny. They should make short work of their foes but it was hard to tell with the lack of intel about the Zaibatsu. They could have any multitude of capabilities and force composition at this point was unknown. For now the General just had to worry about landing his ground forces on an industrialised factory world of the Zaibatsu and take it from them. ETA was in a day so he had this much time to get some rest at least…
The landing was a complete disaster, with a force of 1000 troop carriers and just as many battlepod carriers as well as support ships the landing should go smoothly though contested. In reality 90% of the space forces were either destroyed or tied up in heavy interplanetary fighting. Which meant that the escort they would need to get thru orbital defence networks weren’t there. A good 60% of the the troop carriers were destroyed which meant the saturation by force that Golden Hemogeny forces counted on was gone. General Alpha-1567’s ship landed roughly as the pilot choose a quicker but rougher landing versus a smother but slower one. It was fortunate that he did so since many other ships were not so lucky and were picked out of the sky by anti-ship weapons. General Alpha-1567 marched to the front of the unloading dock to address his forces for maybe the last time.
“For High Lord Gold Conqueror! For we are many!”
Simple enough rallying call which got the Neo-soldiers and Mega soldiers aroused for action. Regular soldiers and the not too bright super soldiers not so much. Well time to plow forward General Alpha-1567 figured.
The fighting started almost immediately as the landing ramps lowered. Many normal soldiers and even Mega soldiers were tagged on the way out and slain. The troops they faced were all metal, shapely female “droids” in reality they were a combat program integrated with a highly advance nano-machine body. It was rumored that a whole captured corps of Grand Alliance Gaia force combatants supplied the combat experience for the AI program. Just a rumor but from what General Alpha-1567 could remember Gaia forces fought in the same ferocious manner as the troops they were facing. The nano-machine bodies were extremely morphable and the bodies could form whatever weapons the troop desired, the only limitation was the amount mass it would take to make it. On top of this they were also shielded with advance energy shield and ablating nano-skin. This all meant an extremely tough opponent to face. Mass driver rounds were flying everywhere as the Golden Hemogeny counter-attacked. As each round hit or glanced off a trooper the skin and part of the body would dissipate in a spray of hexagonal tile and then reform again. This process bleed off much of the kinetic energy and as long as the core of the trooper was intact could keep this process going indefinitely. The trick was to saturate a single area long enough to expose the weaker inner core of the body, a quick blow to this exposed core would shut down a trooper for good. So several Golden Hemogeny troopers would have to concentrate fire on one Zaibatsu trooper to have any real affect. Without the massive numbers they usually fielded the battle was hard for the Golden Hemogeny to get any head way. Still with Mega soldiers wielding heavy particle cannons and explosive cannons even the tough defences of Zaibatsu troopers were not enough. Already the tide was starting to turn as Mega Soliders in battle cloaks were bring the heavy weapons to bear and Neo-soldiers in hover tanks and Juggernaught armour were adding to the fray.
Like deadly shadows Infiltrator units decloaked and set powerful explosives on key units. Almost as quickly they reapplied their cloaks and disappeared again. The effect of the sneak attack was done, many of the heavies were suddenly disabled. Many soldiers were sent into a panic as the phantom Infiltrators quicly dispatched troopers with sword slashes, thrown shaken, bombs or other deadly tools. General Alpha-1567 had seen “ninja” units from other dimensions in action before but none were as deadly as the ones he was facing now. They had to be dealt with quickly or soon his forces could rout…
In desperation Neo-soldiers expanded their psychic energies out in waves which left their allies unharmed and their enemies in ruin. This cost many Neo-soldiers there vitatlity and stamina for the long arduous battle ahead but greatly reduced the effectiveness of the Infiltrators.
“Do you really think that will be enough?!” Boomed a rather loud ominous voice. Descending down from the skies on a pillar of light was the sharply but menacingly dressed Director of operations. Very much a bean counter as he was a warrior Zaibatsu directors were feared as much on the battlefield as they were in the boardroom. Armed to the teeth with nano-machine body mods, hit-tech body armor and who knows what else of devices the Zaibatsu could whip out, Directors were one man armies on the battlefield. It was an even scarier thought that at any time REAL soldiers could be called in if a Director was deemed unfit for the challenge.
The Director quickly surveyed the surroundings. Not wasting anytime he sprinted the distance between him and the opposing General in a blink of an eye. Just as quickly a techblade sprung from his wrist and impaled the General even though he had full psychic shields, energy shields and a full 4” of armour between him and the Director. General Alpha-1567 could only stare blankly as the Director telekinetically pushed him in to his troops and fired a blast of energy from his palm to finish him off. With their General dead all the Golden Hemogeny could do was stand around forlornly like sheep as they were slaughtered…
“Director 5 reporting to central, come in.”
“This is the Chairman actual.”
“Cha.. Chairman what do I owe the honour?”
“No formality needed, report.”
“Infestation eliminated loss of actual organics is none, loss of 20% of nano-machine troops, no space forces lost.”
“Good proceed with the plan.”
“Yes Chairman it will be done.”