After staying in Chegris for five days, reinforcements from the three battle groups arrived at the parent group one after another as Ogedai said.
However, the troops sent by the three chapters did not have an independent chain of command. In fact, they joined the command chain of the Third Brotherhood as soon as they arrived in Chegris. A total of 306 reinforcements made the Third Brotherhood suddenly reach a scale of
395 people.
Kosaro Khan immediately made organizational adjustments to the Brotherhood and divided it into several hunting teams. Even this temporarily formed company had a new name - Falcon Sharp Claw.
In addition to more than 300 warriors, the three sub-groups also contributed a strike cruiser each. Together with the strike cruiser of the Third Brotherhood, it is equivalent to four battleships, which is already stronger than some of the weaker groups.
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Moreover, Soshiyang discovered that among the reinforcements of the White Scars, the proportion of think tanks was also higher than that of ordinary battle groups. The reinforcements of 300 people included 8 think tanks and 6 trainee think tanks.
A normal warband of 1,000 people may not necessarily have such a number of think tanks. The White Scars are indeed one of the three legions that contributed to the think tank system at that time (the other two are Blood Angels and Thousand Sons), and it seems that they still retain it to this day.
We have an excellent think tank training system.
Of course, Soshiyang was not idle these days while waiting for reinforcements from the White Scars, but he only did one thing -
Convince everyone to accept Mantis Warriors.
The Imperial Fists, Dark Angels, Flesh Tearers and other war groups that have not participated in the Badab War naturally have an indifferent attitude towards this. However, the most troublesome ones are, as Soshyan thought, the Ranger Warriors.
When he learned that the Mantis Warriors were in Chegolis, Titus almost led his men into the Quanzhou Palace to avenge the sacrifice of his brothers.
No matter how righteous Soshyan was after that, Titus's attitude was very firm. To put it simply -
Either me or him!
Titus bluntly told Soshyan that because of the blood feud back then, it was completely impossible for the Ranger Warriors to accept fighting alongside the Mantis Warriors, and it was even more impossible for him to accept it. At that time, he had just watched the former Chapter Master and
The brothers fell under the gunfire of the Mantis Warriors.
Although Soshyan could predict Titus's reaction, he didn't expect it to be so intense.
Speaking of excitement, Titus even slammed the table and shouted to Soshyan that if the Mantis Warriors join the expedition, the Ranger Warriors will immediately withdraw from the expedition. If Soshyan is dissatisfied with this, he can even withdraw from the alliance!
These words are very serious, and have reached the point of severing all ties.
In fact, at this point, Soshyan was also a little annoyed. Brotherhood is important, but can we give up our responsibilities and vows for this?
Titus is a Chapter Master who is hundreds of years old. Why is he acting like a child!?
However, he controlled his emotions very well and never got angry with Titus. He just patiently reasoned with the other party, told the facts, even negotiated conditions, and made various compromises and concessions.
But Titus still insisted on saying that. There were either only rangers or mantis warriors in the expeditionary force. The two could never coexist!
Fortunately, other members of the alliance understood Soshyan and understood that the expeditionary force now desperately needs such a force, so they joined in the persuasion. Not only Magyar, Malakin and others, but even Seth patiently and Taitu
Sbarabala said a lot of truth.
Finally, Soshyan came up with a solution, which was to ask Titus to talk alone with Alhazra Redeth, the think tank director of the Mantis Warriors. He promised that if the two sides were really unable to reach the most basic understanding,
Then Soshyan will think of other strategies and will not force Titus to accept the Mantis Warriors.
Titus, who had been arguing with Soshyan for several days, was also moved by his sincerity, and finally agreed to meet Alhazra Redeth in a reception hall of Quanzhou Palace.
What the two parties discussed is unknown to outsiders, but after this meeting, Titus unexpectedly changed his attitude. Although he bluntly said that he still could not forgive the Mantis Warrior, he agreed to join the expeditionary force, but he also put forward a condition,
Even if the two sides cannot appear on the same battlefield, I will not be on the same ship with any Mantis Warriors.
Titus's willingness to let go already made Soshyan extremely happy, so he naturally agreed to the other party's request immediately.
At this point, all obstacles for the Mantis Warriors to join the expedition have been cleared. The Maelstrom Expeditionary Force was finally able to leave Chegoris, but its strength has increased from 2571 at the time of departure to 3277.
After leaving the Yashan sector, the expedition fleet moved along the edge of the maelstrom and arrived at another transfer station after three months of sailing.
One of the most powerful forge worlds in the Empire, the forge that binds the stars, Ryza
Before approaching the planet, the first thing that appeared in the imager was a magnificent artificial satellite.
Since Reza does not have a natural satellite in its orbit, this has led to many problems, including control issues in the orbital domain.
At the same time, since the Omnissian Flame-Blood Sect brought about the full rise of Reza, Reza's space infrastructure and transportation needs have also greatly increased, so the Reza people have tried to solve orbit control once and for all through machinery and technology.
problems with space infrastructure, and the final result was the birth of "Ruiwei" that made Reza proud.
From a distance, it looks like a giant hive floating on orbit. It is extremely large and majestic, but it also looks very "civilian".
But Soshiyan knew that Ruiwei was not only a large-scale maintenance and transit space station, but also existed as Ruiza's first solid line of defense. In the outer ring of its extremely large space station, there were a huge number of hidden objects.
The powerful weapon array also contains an even more deadly plasma array. Its terrifying power can allow it to slowly melt down all ships in a large area if necessary.
The inner ring of Ruiwei is not inferior to the outside in any way. In its intricate and huge internal system that cannot be seen in its entirety, there are countless space ports that can handle huge amounts of goods and people at any time, even the largest in the empire.
When the expedition fleet comes here, Ruiwei can easily install them all and provide them with supplies and maintenance without affecting other functions at all.
In such a huge space station, the interior mainly relies on various passages extending in all directions and the giant maglev train inside to communicate and carry out rapid cargo transfer, and its passages are not generally large. Even the most basic passages can accommodate
Three fully armed imperial knights strode past with their heads held high.
It can be said that Ruiwei's grandeur, lethal firepower and comprehensive capabilities make it almost a must-control object for anyone trying to establish a position in the extreme star field.
As for why Soshyan knew this, it was because Reza was attacked by the rebels during the Great Expedition, and a large number of text files were left behind. Although it doesn’t matter how many of them are true or false, the power of its orbital station is
The records are relatively clear.
"Riza is indeed a forging world that even Mars is afraid of. Its strength is extraordinary."
Looking at the rust-colored planet and the majestic moon Ruiwei getting closer and closer, Soshiyang in the bridge not only sighed, but then the voice of the communications director suddenly sounded from the brass speaker.
"Report! A message from Kuautemok Garet, the Archsage of Ryza. On behalf of all the citizens of the Forge World, I would like to welcome the presence of the Maelstrom Expeditionary Force and the Commander of Supreme Lord Soshyan Alexey, Ray Guard.
The airport is open and the fleet can enter at any time!"