In the main conference room of the Eternal Loyalty, hundreds of Space Marines wearing armors of different colors and bearing different logos have gathered here. They come from more than a dozen different battle groups. It can be said that all Space Marines in the expeditionary force fight
The regiment's chapter commander and company commander all came here.
Not since the Horus Heresy have Space Marines from so many different Chapter cultures come together.
The entire conference room is oval-shaped, with a huge long table in the center. The chapter leader or the company commander representing the chapter sits on chairs on both sides of the long table, while others sit on chairs near the wall. At the same time, they
They also instinctively gathered together in the form of their original legion.
Before the meeting began, the servitor gave each Space Marine present a data pad, which recorded a large amount of intelligence data about the Red Pirates, as well as a series of recent Red Pirates trends brought by Occam, as well as large
Whirlpool situation and alien threats from all directions.
The Space Marines, who were supposed to be quiet, started talking non-stop because of this information.
The Imperial Fists faction warband with the largest number has been the liveliest from the beginning. The lively Tianshi Chapter, the Sons of Dorn, the Iron Knights, and the Crimson Fist have been talking about each other since they entered. Lysander and
Helbrecht kept whispering something, while Raif and Arash kept chattering about the situation in the Badab sector.
The ascetics and ranger warriors of the Ultramarines line, the Lamenters and Flesh Tearers of the Blood Angels line, White Scar's "Hunting Team" and Mantis Warriors, as well as the Dark Angels and Starry Phantoms all have their own issues to discuss.
The company commanders were also discussing in low voices the information provided on the data board, especially the strength of the Red Pirates - Soshyan only chose a more conservative figure of 100,000. In fact, Occam estimated that it was around 120,000.
, even so, this number makes many company commanders worried. After all, this number is equivalent to a legion during the Great Crusade.
"Supreme Lord Commander Soshyan, here we come!"
Accompanied by a dull and loud voice, the door to the conference room opened. Everyone was silent for a moment, then stood up neatly and performed the Sky Eagle Salute towards the door.
Soshyan walked into the conference room under the escort of the Terminator, then came to the end of the long table, stretched out his hands to press them, and said with a smile:
"Brothers, there is no need to be polite. Sit down. Sit down."
After everyone sat down neatly, Soshyan clicked on the table, and a huge and slowly rotating star map appeared above the conference room. It clearly marked the boundary between the empire and the red pirates, as well as the scope of other alien forces, and even
The garrison situation in various places is marked.
"Everyone must have read the war zone intelligence. Let me add something here. Two days ago, the Astropath Choir received a request for help from the Colkeria galaxy. It said that the Red Pirates had blocked the external channels of the galaxy. Now
The six worlds of Corkria have entered a state of complete alert, but panic and heretical beliefs have begun to spread among the people. They hope that the empire will send reinforcements as soon as possible. According to the inference of the Astropath Tower, this message has probably been
It took half a month to send out.”
Suoshiyang glanced at everyone. Everyone was staring at the star map attentively, but their expressions were different. Some were thoughtful, some frowned, some shook their heads, and some were eager to try.
Then, he said in a very humble and gentle tone:
"Frankly speaking, many of you here are my seniors and have served the Emperor much longer than I have. I am already anxious to be entrusted with such an important task, but as an Astartes I must do my best to serve the Emperor.
I am willing to die to serve mankind, but I am fully aware of my own shortcomings in intelligence and ability, so I really need your help. If you have any questions, opinions, or ideas, please feel free to tell me."
After everyone was silent for a moment, Malakin raised his hand slightly, Soshyan nodded, stretched out his hand to invite:
"Brother Malakin, your understanding of the Maelstrom should be the deepest among everyone present, please tell me."
"Thank you to Commander Soshyan for your trust. Let me boldly say that Colkeria, as the connection point between the Magog Star Cluster and the Badab Sector, was a great place for Huron during the years when he ruled as Master of the Star Claws Chapter.
, has been stationed by the Tyrant Legion as a node fortress, and the people there actually worship Huron very much, because it was Huron who eliminated the alien pirates that had plagued that galaxy for five hundred years, although the empire is now
There are more than three million Astra Militarum troops stationed there, and they are also soldiers recruited from other galaxies, but this power is nothing compared to Huron."
Malakin's words caused a slight murmur.
"To put it simply, if Huron really wanted to capture it, there would be no need to wait until now. Even though he controlled half of the Badab sector, he did not occupy this system or destroy the imperial power in the system. Why is this?
?”
Soshyan looked at a galaxy adjacent to the Korkeria system, where there was a symbol of the Mechanicus.
"Angstrom."
"Yes, Angstrom, the largest arms dealer in the Maelstrom region, respected the Hurons before they rebelled. He wanted to completely turn this forging world into his ally, even after the rebellion.
, he has not attacked this world, which shows that he is very afraid of this group of mechanical cultists. If you think about it carefully, even if he has the power to take over this world, the sages of Angstrom are fully capable of falling on the planet.
After completely destroying the industry of the Forge World, Huron is far from building its own industrial power. Without Angstrom, plundering alone may be able to meet the needs of a warband, but it will definitely not be able to meet the equipment needs of a legion.
.”
"So, Huron has not taken action against the Colkeria system because he does not want to provoke Angstrom, but now he has taken action."
After glancing at Malakin, Lysander suddenly said:
"Obviously Huron intends to attract us to rescue the Corkria system and force us to fight him in a decisive battle for which we are completely unprepared."
"Maybe it's just one aspect..."
Helbrecht crossed his fingers with his hands, propped up his chin and stared at the star map above, and then spoke meaningfully.
"Judging from the current reactions from various parties, I personally think Angstrom's position is very questionable. If the Red Pirates are forcing the Corkria system, do they have an excuse to blockade the system? Put themselves in a completely independent position.
?Or maybe they are wall-riding factions themselves? Judging from the situation in the Korkeria system for so many years, they should have some kind of tacit understanding with the Red Pirates. I feel that this heretical action is not a simple military operation."
Soshyan was very impressed by Helbrecht's acumen. It was incredible that the other party could make such an analysis without knowing anything about Angstrom's inside story.
The youngest marshal of the Black Temple should not be underestimated.
"Yes, Angstrom's position is problematic. Before the Astropath signal from the Corkria system was sent, they used the nearby system to be harassed by red pirates as an excuse to reduce or even stop their attacks on us.
Supply of materials and equipment.”
"What a bunch of heretics!"
Titus slammed the table and said angrily:
"They attacked the empire's military forces during the Badab War and refused to provide help to the empire's armed forces. Now they dare to collude with Huron. The empire is really too tolerant of the Mechanicus!"