"I understand, whose class is the headquarters now?"
Calvin nodded, and then asked Allen about the senior generals in charge of the headquarters today.
"General of the Astra Militarum." Allen responded in a low voice.
"Notify him and ask him to initiate a temporary meeting."
"Yes..."
Allen turned and left, leaving Calvin sitting there thinking.
The fall of Grand Master Silver Blade made him heartbroken, and it was a price he was never willing to pay.
Although this battle is won or lost, Aidan's fall will be an eternal pain for Calvin.
He can't forget this place, and he will never forget the veteran's last reply in his dream.
The news of Harold's death further strengthened Calvin's ideas.
The war situation here has been decided, and the successful recovery of Storm 1 means that the war situation in the entire Priestley system has been won;
The recovery of Priestley means that the Orcs have lost their central position in the sector:
Once the hub position is captured, it will be difficult for the remaining orcs to pose a strategic level threat.
It's time for him to leave. It doesn't make much difference whether he is here or not, but there are more things waiting for him behind;
The purge of Orpheus is not over yet, and the recovery of Lyak is also progressing slowly.
Time is too precious a resource for him, and the battle here no longer requires his leadership.
Then he should withdraw in time and leave the stage to those who are prepared.
At the meeting of senior generals, Calvin explained his will to them.
With the unanimous consent of everyone, Calvin granted temporary supreme command to the Moloch Chapter Master from the Minotaur Chapter Astartes.
He will lead a total of 7 companies from the chapter directly under him and two other chapters to participate in the battle to recapture the Hassan sector.
In order to appease everyone's confidence, Calvin deliberately emphasized that even if he left here, Orpheus's material support to Hassan would not change.
But what he also emphasized is: the star area can support here, but it is by no means unlimited.
Everyone in the Hassan sector must complete the restoration of part of the productivity as soon as possible in order to maintain most of the supplies for the expedition.
Calvin himself will lead the remaining Astartes back to Orpheus after the meeting.
The reason has not been given, but everyone within the Astartes has been told that this is to prevent the possible appearance of aliens.
The meeting was not long. Once the overall plan was determined, all that was left was to discuss the implementation details.
Calvin was not interested in joining this topic. He left the meeting and was making a choice for a new question:
A total of five Gray Knight warships participated in Orps, and three specifically participated in the Battle of Hassan;
When the Supreme Decree was completely destroyed and the Revenant Redeemer was seriously damaged, Calvin was left with only one battleship as his flagship.
The Gray Knight strike cruiser, the Angel of Punishment, is Calvin's only choice.
However, the performance of this ship is obviously not satisfactory to Calvin. It can be used as a means of transportation in a short period of time, but if it is used for a long time, especially in combat, then forget it.
"There are still battleships. The brothers of the Second Order have asked about our status and said they can support us at any time."
As usual, it was Allen's report, but the content did not satisfy Calvin.
"What about time? At least two weeks?
I can't wait for this."
Calvin muttered to himself, wondering if there were any other alternatives.
After hearing this, Allen suggested to Calvin:
"Shall we drive out the ship behind Titan? After all, with its power, it is not impossible to reach Orps within a few days."
"No! Absolutely not!"
Calvin shook his head and rejected Allen's suggestion.
What a joke!
This ship is far from ready for its appearance.
Take it out and use it openly now. Once the Astartes see its iconic length and firepower, it will be almost the same as self-destruction.
Thinking about other options, I really have no choice but to use this ship...
With no other choice, Calvin finally returned to Orps within three days on the Angel of Punishment.
What he also took with him was the remaining 3,500 Astartes warriors from the Second Strike Group after this battle.
A fleet of several strike cruisers sailed in the depths of subspace. Except for the sound of work from Geiger's position in the quiet ship, only a few Astartes remained active.
Mortal crew members are the most vulnerable to contamination in this environment, so most crew members are ordered to enter hibernation unless they are on duty.
Calvin sat in the newly renovated hall in the dome, thinking about the gains and losses in this battle with the orcs.
Compared with these aliens, the Gray Knights have better equipment and morale. Even if they are surrounded by more than ten times the number of orcs, Galvan has more confidence in the Gray Knights;
But it was only the superficial combat power shown by routine. In the battle with the Orc Boss, he still found the aspect of the Gray Knights that was inferior to the Orcs in his perception of the rear battle capital - the too single combat structure and combat direction. p>
Yes, Calvin knows that their job is to fight the warp; strangling demons is their calling.
But is it just second best?
They are known as the last sword given to mankind by the Emperor.
In addition to resisting demons, aren't they, like the Imperial Guards, another evolutionary direction of the human empire?
Have you ever seen a template for the development direction of lameness? Have you ever seen a template for a defect that was discovered at birth?
They shouldn't be like this. There must be some way to systematically enhance the strength of these Gray Knights;
There must be something that can make the Gray Knights equally powerful in a purely physical universe.
This is a problem that Calvin has never paid attention to before. After taking on this battle, he learned from the pain and decided to find this solution.
The situation in the empire is so precarious, does he have every opportunity to choose his enemies before going to the battlefield to fight?
In the quiet hall, Allen and several statues of members of the Honor Guard stood on either side of Calvin; his huge body sat on the throne, unconsciously playing with a carmine gem in his hand.
This is something belonging to the Tao in the hands of his sub-Prince Rebsaal of Khorne. Because of the rarity of its existence, he has been keeping it and has not been willing to digest and absorb it.
His eyes wandered unconsciously in the hall,
Until I saw my war hammer being treated as a sacred object and placed on a huge weapon stand.
Next to it is another sacred object of the battle group, a one-handed shuriken with an ice blue blade.
Its blade made of psychic crystal was so crystal clear that Calvin couldn't help but think of the holy sword on Titan - the holy sword with the meaning of its true name that he personally retrieved. "Well..."
Calvin raised his head and looked at the several eyes that looked at him when he heard the sound, then picked up the red gem in his hand and asked the Gray Knights present:
"Which one of you understands the sword of the true name?"