"...Captain Soshyan, this is the laurel crown given by the High Lords Council, as well as the flag and the command sword. I personally suggest that the handover will be more formal at the swearing-in meeting."
Soshyan no longer cared much about what the messenger was saying. He didn't even look at the tokens that represented the supreme glory. There were only three words in his mind now -
Why?
Why!
Why did Tyra come here suddenly? And it’s at this time!
"Captain Soshyan?"
The messenger, who was still holding the letter of appointment, didn't respond even to the two calls. He was a little embarrassed for a while. Then Laishander came over and whispered to Soshiyang:
"I know you are confused now, we are all the same, but the appointment has been made and it cannot be changed."
Soshyan was stunned for a moment, came to his senses, and reluctantly took the letter of appointment, then turned around and handed it to Ustad who was also astonished behind him.
Not only Ustad, but also Maximilian and other company commanders who came with Soshyan were dumbfounded.
Soshyan then arranged for the envoy to stay at the official residence, but before leaving, the messenger also reminded Soshyan that the High Lords Council required him and the Tribulation Alliance to take the oath of office on Sagan Prime one standard Terra year ago and launch an expedition.
.
But the more this happened, the more confused and annoyed Soshyan became!
Because this first means one thing, their plan to surprise Huron is completely bankrupt - in order to organize the expeditionary force, Terra must have begun to mobilize the troops around the Maelstrom, and even this appointment has already arrived at the Maelstrom, Huron
The probability is that someone is going to attack him, and it's him.
The original plan was completely in ruins, but Soshyan didn't know how to take the next step.
The high lords are completely causing trouble!
"make trouble!"
In the welcome hall of the monastery fortress, after greeting Lysander with the company commanders and the people from the White Temple, Soshyan immediately informed everyone of the appointment he had received, but Arash scolded them directly.
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"Is there something wrong with the minds of the high lords? Even if they want to go on an expedition to the Maelstrom, why would they transfer us who are far away in the Storm Star Territory? Are there so many Astartes Chapters in the Ultra Star Territory that none of them can do it? Otherwise, that's not the case.
Aren’t there still Ultramarines?”
His words were also recognized by many warriors. Lysander had never met the new White Templar Chapter Leader. In fact, he was not even familiar with his predecessor Randall. After all, the White Templar was too low-key, but when
He knew that Randall was also very angry after being assassinated by the Red Pirates, and said that he would report the matter to the Sanhedrin.
Of course, Lysander also knew about Soshyan's plan to surprise Huron for the second time, and understood his consternation and anger.
"Regarding this matter......"
As soon as Laisander opened his mouth, everyone shut their mouths. After all, Imperial Fist was a founding group, so they still had to give them some face.
And as a battle group stationed in Terra, they definitely know the inside better.
"As soon as Chapter Commander Pew learned of this appointment, he went to the palace to question the high lords' council. When the high lords gave their answers, the war groups around the Maelstrom were already preparing for Huron's raids and plunder.
At the limit, it is impossible to carry out large-scale mobilization. If you want to go on an expedition, you can only mobilize troops from non-combat areas. The other thing is... Ahem, Soshiyan, your consecutive victories over Huron and Abaddon are currently the empire's best record against the Chaos Heresy.
Good chapter leader, it is only reasonable that you should be the leader."
Soshyan couldn't say anything for a moment, because what the high lords said was indeed correct.
but--
"But I am young after all, and it is clear that the Adeptus Astartes has so many highly respected elders who have also achieved outstanding military exploits."
"Ah, Pew also said this, but the high lords said that Macarius was not very young when he went on the expedition."
"Tsk, I've finished talking to them."
"Yes, so in the end Pew had no choice, so he sent me here. In addition to escorting the messenger, the second task is to assist you in this expedition. For this purpose, I also brought a team composed of people from the first company and the second company.
Special Company."
"The Sword Comes"
Soshyan excitedly held the opponent's right hand with both hands.
"Thank you very much and Chapter Master Vladimir for your support!"
"In addition to us, Pew has also sent assistance signals to several other sub-groups. Currently, the Tianshi Chapter has responded. They will go to the Maelstrom area to join the expedition. The Black Templar may also send a force."
Soshyan was really moved this time. After all, the future of the expedition was uncertain, and the one who was willing to spontaneously respond to the call was definitely the brother among brothers.
Lysander patted Soshyan on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Over the past thousands of years, people have almost forgotten that the descendants of Dorne are the staunchest guardians of the empire. The expedition is both a challenge and an opportunity. I believe that no descendant of Dorne will ignore it."
Although the support of the Imperial Fist series has relieved Soshiyang's nervous mood slightly, the reality is still grim.
He took out two official documents handed to him together with the appointment letter. One was from the Ministry of Military Affairs. It clearly stated that this expedition was expected to require 1-1.5 billion troops. However, because of the current tensions everywhere, the Ministry of Military Affairs
There are only about 300 million Astra Militarum troops that can be mobilized, mainly from Cadian, Krieg, Valhalla, Mordian, Armageddon and Tallarn.
For the rest of the troops, Soshyan needs to go to the Maelstrom area to organize local garrison or "recruit on the spot" - but Soshyan, the lord commander, does not even know how many local garrison there are now.
As for the fleet, the navy's official document is relatively concise. Due to the special location of the Maelstrom area, this expedition will draw a fleet from the Storm Star Region, the Sun Star Region and the Extreme Star Region. At the same time, the local garrison fleet of the Maelstrom will also be deployed.
They will be deployed by Soshyan, but these fleets must be used most of the time to guard against the external plundering activities of the Red Pirates, and there are not many of them that can really be used.
For the three fleets to be fully assembled, the time given by the navy is 1-3 years, and it also depends on whether the subspace channel is stable.
As for the strength of these three fleets, it was not mentioned in the official document, but Soshyan felt that it was best not to have too high expectations and not have the entire destroyer fleet to deal with him.
The only good news is that several surrounding forging worlds will provide him with ordnance and supplies, but whether he can arm so many people is still unknown. In addition, since the supply lines in the Maelstrom have long been destroyed and riddled with holes, the Ministry of Military Affairs is very friendly.
"Remind" Soshyan that it is best to supply supplies on the spot rather than relying on the supply fleet sent by the Ministry of Military Affairs from a distant place.
It has to be said that these bastards are well aware of their abilities.
It means that Soshyan is still a mere commander and took up the post with a piece of paper.
If any high lord stood in front of him, Soshyan would definitely stuff the commission into his ass without hesitation.
Everyone present also read the official document, and no one was satisfied.
"This is too much!"
Ustad frowned as he read the official document.
"The most recent Sabat expedition to the Empire assembled nearly a billion elite Astra Militarum forces, but they fought against Chaos swarms dominated by mortals. The battle situation was still very anxious. In the end, even the Warmaster was killed. And what is Huron? His subordinates.
There are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Chaos Space Marines, a Chaos Warlord whose power is second only to that of Abaddon the Despoiler. The two are not in the same level of difficulty!"