Battle for New Shilla

The Battle of New Shilla was a joint-defensive campaign carried out by the Storm Zealots 3rd Company and the White Scars Successor Chapter - the Laughing Skulls, against a large Drukhari raiding party upon the vitally important mining world of New Shilla.

History
When news of Dark Eldar mass raids of New Shilla spread across the Imperium, the Chapter Master of the Storm Zealots sent a demi-company of the 3rd Company Sayeret Lehavah under leadership of Captain Avishai to suppress the Dark Eldar invasion. New Shilla is a Mining World located between Ultima Segmentum and Segmentum Tempestus that is well known for its rich ceramite, plasteel, and gold. Later on their way, Captain Avishai is briefed by the Chapter Master that the old Planetary Governor whom loyal to the Imperium were tortured to death by one of the well influenced Kabals in the Dark City of Commorragh, Archon Andolemar the Slaver. Upon near orbit, the Strike Cruiser Storm Avenger deployed the whole demi-company upon the outskirts of the Hive City.

The Laughing Skulls Chapter, came to aid the Zealots upon the next day as the great battle to liberate New Shilla from Dark Eldar invasion begins. Upon their way into the hive city, the Zealots and the Laughing Skulls had encountered horrors done by the Dark Eldar upon local PDF and civilians. Many corpses were skinned, crucified and burned, and even children were not spared by the armies of the Flayer. In just few weeks, Captain Avishai and Akhmad Deidran Shun have faced many ambushes and surprise charges by the Dark Eldar, but their bravery and tactical geniuses are able to turn the tide of combat. Many warriors, jet-bikes, and wyches died by combine assaults of these brave chapters.

The role of Assault Marines were dominant in this war. As the brave Space Marines pushed through the lines of fire, killing many wyches, xenos hounds and Dark Eldar warriors alike. In less than a year, New Shilla was cleansed of the Dark Eldar, as the Slaver Archon laid dead, slain by the brave Akhmad Deidran Shun on the spire of the hive city of Hanseong, after two hours of constant dueling. The remaining civilians that were taken captive by the Kabal were quickly liberated by the Storm Zealots. Thousands were rescued while the remaining unfortunate human slaves that were taken by two slaver ships, retreated into the webway gates. New Shilla was liberated as fresh Astra Militarum troops arrived to secure New Shilla and new fortifications were built to ensure they could withstand any further xenos raids upon the rich mining world.