"I'm thinking that Abaddon has no reason to think of anything we can think of. I dare to make a bold guess that the main force of the Black Legion will definitely not be in the hive city. They should all be huddled in the cave network underground in the hive city. In this case, using quilt
Attacking it with a weakened orbital bombardment may have little effect. It was previously estimated that the strength of the Black Legion was between 3,000-6,000. According to the current fighting situation, there should be nearly 4,000. What a big mess this is.
, if we are forced to fight each other in a narrow underground, the losses will be immeasurable."
In this operation, there are more than 400 Astral Knights and more than 400 White Templars. In addition to the two companies of the Dark Angels performing tasks, it can be said that they came in full force, which is more than 800 people. The Gray Knights only came.
I formed a fraternity with about a hundred people.
Well, on the Empire's side, the total number of Astartes is less than two thousand, only about half of the enemy's.
Whether they are the Dark Angels or the Gray Knights, they all have to admit that although they despise their enemies, the Black Legion is after all the enemy that has troubled the empire for thousands of years, and is by no means a general person.
During Abaddon's trip, he must have a large number of elite soldiers under his command. On the vast battlefield, everyone can still rely on the advantage of orbit, but once they enter the deep underground where orbital support is difficult to reach, it is really hard to say whether they will win or lose.
After all, the number of enemies is 1:2, and the enemies are also elite veterans who have experienced battles for a long time.
"After rescuing all the residents, how about executing the extermination order?"
Azrael suddenly proposed a plan, Soshyan glanced at him, and then turned to the Grand Master of the Gray Knights.
The other party shook his head.
"I'm afraid not, Chapter Leader Azrael. That subspace rift is a very stable passage. If the planet is blown up, it will be completely exposed to the physical universe, and we won't even have the means to seal it again."
"Virus bomb?"
Soshyan also shook his head.
"I'm afraid this thing is of no use to demons, and the Black Legion will certainly not be afraid of it. They brought many slaves of the Corruption God with them this time."
Azrael had no choice now and could only frown and said:
"Then we can only grit our teeth and attack head-on."
"not necessarily."
Soshyan nodded at the meditator with a smile, and the image was once again reduced to the shape of a planet.
"The opinion of Chapter Commander Azrael just now gave me an inspiration. If I were Abaddon, what decision would I make if I knew that the naval battle had failed and that the enemy was now heavily concentrated in orbit?"
Azrael thought for a moment and then replied:
"Stand and wait for reinforcements at all costs, and find ways to consume the enemy's vitality."
"Yes, the Great Plunder is not a passive character. He will definitely choose to take the initiative, but he is not stupid either. He knows that the fleet in orbit is staring at him, so we have to give him a 'reason' or -"
"What?"
"Excuse."
Then, Soshyan clicked on the camera, and several known human gathering points were immediately marked on it.
"What would Abaddon do if he knew we were planning to evacuate the planet?"
"He'll find a way to thwart it."
The answer was from Joan Herald. He looked at Soshyan with stern eyes, obviously having guessed the chapter leader's plan.
"Yes, he will definitely obstruct it, because this is the most effective way to weaken our army, and once he knows that we care about the survival of the planet's inhabitants, Abaddon will use this as a bargaining chip to continue to harass the remaining settlements, because
They control the planet's underground network, and their support speed must be faster than ours, so they can make our army run to and fro for support, and the Black Legion can get some breathing time from such an attack."
"you mean--"
"We will comply with his wish and rescue the planet's inhabitants first, and then trap them after Abaddon sends his troops."
Saying that, Soshyan sneered.
"Abaddon also has Abaddon's weakness. He relies on the prestige and reputation he has gained over the years to rally those traitors. He cherishes feathers more than all traitors. This kind of Chaos Warlord may be able to ignore the casualties of his subordinates in the war, but he must not be careless.
Abandoning subordinates, even within the Black Legion, the internal relationship is extremely fragile. A boss who abandons his subordinates at will will probably not have many people who will continue to serve him, especially the subordinates he personally sent out."
The reason why Soshyan was able to understand Abaddon so well was of course inseparable from Khayon. Perhaps Abaddon himself did not expect that the sworn brotherhood in the past would betray him like this.
Upon hearing this, several chapter leaders' eyes lit up.
"You mean, by besieging Abaddon and harassing his troops, forcing him to come out of the underground and fight us head-on?"
"Yes, but it sounds simple in words, but in fact it is quite complicated in execution."
"Dry!"
Azrael slammed his fist onto his palm, making a slightly excited sound.
"I agree with Chapter Master Soshyan's strategy."
But Joan Herald hesitated for a moment, and then asked:
"What if...the other party doesn't take the bait?"
"I'm sure Abaddon will take the bait unless he has a very powerful prophet by his side, but I believe luck is on our side."
In fact, there is something Soshyan did not say.
He didn't think there was a more powerful prophet on Abaddon's side than Talos, and the white lady didn't seem to follow him to participate in this operation, because according to Khayon, the white lady would hardly leave the Spirit of Vengeance.
"Why are you so sure?"
"Because Abaddon knows the Empire so well, especially when he believes that the commander of this war is Chapter Master Azrael."
Soshyan said and winked his right eye at Joan Herald, who immediately showed a clear expression.
Azrael has always been stereotyped and mature to outsiders, but it is not associated with strategy and cunning.
"The empire in Abaddon's memory has always been rigid, so we should teach him a lesson."
Joan Herald looked at Soshyan, a rare smile suddenly appeared on his face, and said meaningfully:
"I have heard many stories about you, but I never realized that in addition to your bravery, you are also so witty. This is very surprising, Chapter Commander Soshyan."
Soshyan spread his hands helplessly.
"There is no way. To deal with the cunning fox, the hunter must be more cunning than the fox."
"Then it's settled."
Herald turned to look at Azrael who was standing aside, then nodded.
"no problem."
Randall also nodded and said:
"It's no problem on my side either."
Just when everyone was formulating the initial strategy, Soshiyang's personal communicator suddenly rang. He frowned and walked aside, then connected.
A slight voice sounded, it was Luko coming from the bridge.
"Chapter Commander, an emergency communication has just been sent from the ground."
"What's up?"
"The Eleventh Company just had an incident at Camp Voss."