On the command deck of the Legion's flagship, the Spirit of Vengeance, there was a council of ten people, and everyone was listening carefully.
"They thought we were exhausted, which made them careless, so as long as our entire fleet unites as one, implement gang-hopping operations, and capture the leading warships."
In the flickering light of half-cold fires, the ceremonial circle echoed with grunts of agreement, and in the darkness above them the totems of Chaos loomed.
"Although we have the Spirit of Vengeance, the chance of winning a head-on battle is still slim. Our advantage lies in our strength. Almost all the empire's troops have been deployed to fight on the surface of the planet. Their fleet must be extremely empty, while we have more than two thousand soldiers!
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"Lord Eingra Speer is right."
A Chaos Lord immediately echoed.
The other one thought for a moment and said cautiously:
"The risks of this battle are not small. After all, we are outnumbered. The Empire also has many battleships and monsters like the Stone Fortress. I am afraid that only the Planet Killer can deal with this thing."
Eingraspeer didn't grin; he always responded with a smile.
"The boulder is the lifeblood of the Dark Angel. It will not move lightly. Besides, there is no risk without fighting. Naturally, I have an emergency plan."
Now that he had said so, the Chaos Lord did not insist anymore, but lowered his head.
"As you wish."
This time everyone was so obedient, mainly because Abaddon once again conveyed his instructions remotely through the Chaos Sorcerer - everything was subject to the arrangements of Eingra Speer.
In the next two standard days, the Black Legion used remote astrology to track the movement of the Imperial fleet, trying to obtain as complete a fleet formation as possible.
Eingra Speer estimated that after the war, about one-third of the Imperial Navy's warships could be put into combat immediately. Most of the rest were performing galaxy patrol missions and were unable to reach the Persecution Star in time. Some of them were in the Navy.
Repairs at the base.
But the real precise figures are still difficult to estimate. The only thing that is clear is that even if only one-third of the navy is added, combined with the fleet power of four battle groups, the empire's resources on the Death Star are still far greater than those of Aingrasch.
Pell has the resources at hand, and the enemy's main ships are in better condition.
Although the Spirit of Vengeance is very powerful, a lone Queen of Glory is unable to deal with several battleship-level capital ships at the same time. The Endless Wrath has been seriously injured during its escape and can only provide long-range support for the battle.
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Then we can only let the battleships Paradise Fall, Deathstorm, Bloodblade and Talon take charge of the main attack. Even so, with the cooperation of these large battleships and the Vengeful Spirit, Aingra Speer has the courage to launch a battle.
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In addition, taking into account the comparison between the enemy and ourselves, Aingra Speer chose the tactics that the Black Legion was best at: frontal assault, capital ship fire cover, and a full-scale attack by the jumping gang.
The capital ship is responsible for the core offensive, and the cruisers and frigates on both wings are responsible for assisting. Each cruiser must aim at the enemy's flank, directly break into the enemy's formation, and interfere with the enemy's deadly firepower.
Once engaged, he would order a large-scale boarding torpedo and gunboat raid.
The previous battle in the void has taught Eingraspiel enough lessons. His only advantage is close combat.
But the risks of such a battle are self-evident. Once gang jumping fails, all participants will perish.
However, Ayngraspiel believed that there would not be many Astartes left in the fleet, and he wanted to insert the sword into the enemy's throat, twisting it deeper and deeper until the opponent's eyes popped out.
No one disagrees with this plan.
As the plan is formulated, the sword's edge is also sharpened.
When the timer jumped to the sixth standard day, the Black Army fleet began to take action.
The orbit has been calculated, and corresponding to the expected movements of the Imperial Navy, the fleet gradually increases the speed of the main stage plasma thrusters.
Soon, the trigger signal was distributed to the escort fleet, warning them to pay attention to the next move of the core battleship.
The predator ships operating in the periphery reported enhanced real-life sighting reports: there was an imperial patrol fleet within a range of 900 kilometers, and these readings have been fed back to the pre-prepared offensive cogitators.
Three hours later, the order for a full-scale attack was issued, and most of the battleships began to slowly turn.
Five hours later, the attack path was sent to all ships - battleships, cruisers, frigates, and destroyers.
Jump to help the troops obtain the target location and seal the launch tube.
As if anticipating the scene to come, subspace nodes in all directions were surging wildly, and arcs of bright material were lashing into the disgusting abyss.
Two minutes later, the leading flagship entered the sight of the Imperial patrol fleet.
The Black Legion fleet appears!
This warning spread as quickly as possible among the imperial fleets in the Pandora galaxy. Long-range radio communications and astropath reports all described the same thing!
The spirit of vengeance appears!
Brother Lothar, who served as the commander of the fleet, received the report immediately and immediately made combat arrangements. Facing such a notorious beast, no matter how skilled a hunter is, he must be extremely careful.
After all, the name of the Spirit of Vengeance is too loud. The Empire does not have the Glory Queen class, but there are very few ships that can reach the height of the Spirit of Vengeance.
As an ancient ship built by the Martian Mechanicus in the M30 period, the Vengeful Spirit is also the largest of the Glory Queen-class battleships, as famous as the Conqueror, the Iron-Blooded and the Herakfennir. More importantly, she
It was also the flagship of the former great traitor Horus Luperca.
The incident that made the Spirit of Vengeance the most famous was when Horus besieged Terra. The Emperor personally boarded the battleship to fight to the death with his favorite son, finally ending the rebellion and giving himself gold.
The story of the throne - before this, Horus had personally killed his brother, Sanguinius, the original body of the Blood Angels.
It can be said that this battleship witnessed the most critical historical turning point of the empire. The death of a god and two demigods on that ship was not only unprecedented, but also unprecedented.
Upon learning that the Spirit of Vengeance had appeared, Lothar immediately reported the matter to Soshyan. After a brief discussion, he became the commander-in-chief of the entire empire's campaign, controlling all forces including the Dark Angel fleet.
Imperial naval power.
Lothar was not hesitant and immediately summoned all nearby Imperial Navy forces.
At the same time, he mobilized all the large warships in orbit. He did not plan to fight the Black Legion near the planet, because this would give the opponent a chance to evacuate on the ground——
Lothar knew very well that the enemy's first goal must be to evacuate the troops on the ground. As long as the enemy is stopped, more than half of the battle will be won.
Soon, the empire's combined fleet arrived at the edge of the star system and formed a defensive formation, evenly distributed on the path in front of the Black Legion to prevent enemy ships from slipping by.