"...Is this the only number of people you will bring?"
The bridge, which was flashing with various indicator lights and lumen bars, was very simple and elegant, and the equipment was highly integrated. The Hearthborn in round armor and the Ironborn who completely covered his face with a helmet were going back and forth.
Walking around, the style of this bridge is very different from that of a human bridge, especially the huge expressionless head statues and the niches with burning flames. According to what Lord Walker once said to Soshyan, the Hearthborn will
Ancestors are regarded as the source of all honors, and these head and face statues represent a certain ancestor in the past.
Soshyan has been observing the interior of the Hearthborn ship since he boarded the ship. When he heard the sound coming from the right side of his knee, he smiled slightly, turned around and lowered his head and said:
"This is a raiding mission. We don't need so many people. Two companies are enough."
At this time, the special captain Barak Byrno was standing on his right side, and he not only had Hearthborn-specific armor on him, but also seemed to have an additional set of exoskeleton mecha below the waist, which increased his height.
It rose to a little more than two meters in height. Although this walking exoskeleton is a bit like walking on stilts, it has an inexplicable sense of humor.
But even so, it seems that the special captain still underestimated Soshyan's height. Even if he wears a height-increasing exoskeleton, he still looks very short in front of the opponent.
So his expression was predictably not good-looking.
But Soshyan is an employer and a hired mercenary. It is against the alliance's business regulations to be angry or have disputes with his employer.
So I could only hold it in until my whole face turned into granite.
"Well, since you are so confident, I hope everything goes well."
Not long ago, Westeros IV and V both completed the population transfer mission and launched atmospheric incineration torpedoes. However, since the galaxy is already filled with Tyranid biological ships, direct evacuation is impossible and can only be transferred to
On Westeros III, fortunately, this world is large enough. As the capital of the galaxy, it has a long history and various facilities are relatively complete. There are several very large mountain ranges on the main continent that are very suitable for strategic strongholds. In addition, on the planet
There are also several mega-city clusters. Although they have not reached the level of hive cities, they are relatively close. After strict implementation of military management, they can accommodate a very large population.
Nearly 20 billion people in the entire galaxy are concentrated on Westeros III. Such a huge biological signal is undoubtedly an irresistible bait for the Tyranids. They will bite this like a fish in the water.
Fishhook.
And this is Soshyan's plan. He must ensure that a huge Tyranid fleet will not suddenly appear during the operation. Although it is a sabotage operation, he is not sure how long it will take, so he must eliminate surprises as much as possible.
Of course, the defense of the galaxy is equally important. After all, with so many lives, Soshyan cannot make such a huge sacrifice. Perhaps the inquisitors can make a decision easily, but he cannot.
It may also be that the confidence that power brings to him makes him subconsciously think that there is no need to make such a huge sacrifice.
Therefore, most of the soldiers in the Legion were left in the galaxy to help defend Westeros III, including the entire Imperial United Fleet. The defensive strategy he formulated was to move the fleet to the edge of the galaxy, wait for opportunities, and contain the Tyranids.
Although the Hive Fleet's action to spread to other areas is equivalent to sending Westeros III directly into the Tyranids' mouths, the Tyranids' attack mode is special in that their biological ship weapons rarely participate in ground attacks.
The attack will not release any extermination weapons, but will continuously release various living creatures to the ground, and use some structures to change the climate of the planet.
Therefore, even if there is no orbital control, the pressure on the ground will not be too great. The Empire has some battle cases so far, in which the ground tenaciously held on until reinforcements arrived when the orbit was completely occupied by Tyranid biological ships.
The only thing to consider is that the Tyranid Hive Fleet will branch out with tentacles and attack in other directions of the Archdiocese, and this is almost inevitable. According to the data conclusions given by the Adeptus Mechanicus, when the density of the Tyranid cluster reaches a certain level, there is a high probability that
They will branch out their tentacles to expand their prey range, and the density of this group of Tyranids has far exceeded their estimated threshold.
Once the Tyranid fleet disperses and attacks, the empire's existing fleet strength will be stretched thin to stop them. The only way is to intercept and interfere with them before they leave the gravitational field of the galaxy, and temporarily "trap" them in the galaxy.
This task cannot be accomplished by the Imperial Fleet alone, even if the Silent Fleet joins in.
Under such circumstances, although he knew it was a bit risky, Soshyan really did not dare to let the Royal Court's fleet leave, so he could only persuade Veronica to return to the Royal Court, and let the war palace and fleet also stand by at the edge of the galaxy.
On the one hand, it attracts Tyran's attention, and on the other hand, it waits for opportunities to support humans. Although the two sides have not established formal contact so far, Soshyan has already let the word go. As long as the Eldar do not take the initiative to attack humans, then leave them alone.
, just keep a tacit understanding and distance from each other. The core conflict now is Tyran, and other things can be put aside first.
This is not the first time that the empire's armed forces have engaged in this kind of "silent cooperation" with the Eldar. As long as they don't speak, the two sides will pretend they have never seen each other and each will do their own thing.
Soshyan's last arrangement was to transfer the command of the fleet to Malakin. Originally, he considered Bahram, but representatives of the Silent Knights and the National Church hoped to have someone with a more respected and sacred status.
Leading a fleet and letting a tenth company captain be the commander of the entire fleet is obviously difficult for non-Astartes to understand. After all, in terms of seniority, status, or prestige, Bahram has many people in the coalition.
The Astartes cannot be said to be inferior, but they can only be considered a small person.
In fact, what the State Church hopes is that Lord Vidrian of the Death Watch will come out to take charge of the situation, but this Lord insists on working with Soshyan to solve Tyran's big trouble. As a member of the Blood Angels, it is still a good deal with the State Church.
The harmonious weeper becomes the best choice.
Although this arrangement has a certain political nature, after all, the composition of the fleet has become complicated now. The fleet of the Silent Knights can even be said to be the main force, and Soshyan has to consider the ideas of the state religion.
Fortunately, Bahram has also been trained. This time is enough for him to digest and summarize his gains and losses in command. It may not be a good thing for him to take on another important task.
According to Talos, relaxation is the reasonable growth path for a person. Many primarchs push themselves too much, or are pushed too much by the external environment, and then commit one after another that should not belong to them in the first place.