Chapter 3265: Major Generals and Few Soldiers
Whether the White Temple responds to Terra's orders is no longer a problem. The problem now is that the White Temple's current situation is a bit embarrassing. Originally, most of the company of the White Temple was outside. If it wanted to support the Crimson Fist, it would have to pour in. Use all the troops at hand, and you may even have to call back part of the company.
But for Soshyan, there is no way to move on any battlefield now. The archdiocese itself is very nervous, and if Reza takes away the company of the White Temple, it may also have a greater impact on the defense. Fortunately, This transfer order was not only issued to the White Templar, but also to more than ten warriors such as the Red Angel, the Blood Drinker, and the Storm Lord. Regiment, this is also a feature of the high lord's order. They know that the Astartes are difficult to control, so they will notify many battle groups at one time. In this way, even if a battle group only has one company, it will be a considerable force together. Yes, as for whether the mixing of so many war groups will cause command problems, that is not their concern.
In this case, Soshyan could only ask Arash to accept Terra's order and take the existing company to the Loki sector for support. Fortunately, this matter will not be urgent for a while, because other support troops are slower. Moreover, they had to assemble in a fortress world in the neighboring star sector first, and then reinforce together, otherwise it would easily lead to a war of fuel, so Arash still had time to rest and prepare. This time, because he was going to help, White Templar You only need to bring a part of the ships, and there is no need to bring auxiliary troops.
But after going back and forth like this, Soshiyang suddenly found that he had encountered something that he had not encountered again for a long time after becoming the leader of the Chapter——
There's no one left!
Because there is no White Templar, the only ones who go to Orps to support are the Astral Knights. So what is the situation of the Astral Knights now?
The second company, the sixth company, the seventh company, the eighth company, and the tenth company fought in the Archdiocese, the fourth company, the fifth company, and the ninth company fought in the Reza war zone. The secretly formed Sabern went to the Griffin war zone, that is to say, Soshyan can mobilize only three companies: the 1st company, the 3rd company and the 11th company.
Three companies may be considered a considerable force for ordinary battle groups, but in Soshyan's view, this is really not enough even if the number of people in these companies is larger than normal, especially ten In one company, after years of expansion, there are now 248 people, but this is still not enough.
But there is no way, a clever woman can't make a meal without rice. Soshiyang's power can do many things, but it can't change a living person.
In fact, he knew very well that when he went to Orps this time, the power of the empire could only play a supporting role. After seeing the extraordinary ship strength of the Necrontyr, Soshyan already understood that unless the empire had A particularly large numerical advantage, otherwise it would be almost impossible to defeat a Necrontyr fleet. He went to Orps mainly to use the power of the Skinned Temple and the Bone Dynasty. The reason why he cares so much about military strength is mainly because the high lords buried A nail.
This time, Soshyan was asked to provide support, but he deliberately ignored one thing, and that was who to listen to.
Logically speaking, as reinforcements, they should have the Sector Governor as their main commander after they arrive. But in fact, both the Minotaur and the Astral Knights have unusual political identities. The Minotaur Chapter is the Chief of Internal Affairs. personal soldier, Chapter Master of the Astral Knights Soshiyan With the high honorary title of Praetor, any one of them can surpass the Moff, but Soshyan cannot command the Minotaur because he is not the expedition commander appointed by Terra. This seems a bit convoluted, but politics Often hidden in these twists and turns.
If there is no way to determine who is in command, Soshiyang really has no confidence in this battle, so he must show the strength of the Astral Knight in order to be able to subdue those dissatisfied voices and take the highest command - this This is also the reason why the empire is often strategically passive. Even the most basic matter of military command has to be determined by on-the-spot competition.
The mess in the World Engine battle was also related to this. Everyone had their own ideas. In the end, each war group went their own way, causing huge losses.
After a final inventory, Soshyan was able to take only 420 soldiers to the Orps expedition. Yes, according to the scale of the Holy Code, there were only four companies, because he could not even take away all the third company and the first company. Neisen Galaxy The Chapter's monastery fortress needs someone to preside over it after all. Since arriving in the Nessen galaxy, he has rarely fought in such embarrassing battles. Whether it is the Pain Star, the Maelstrom, or the war in the Archdiocese, he has thousands of space warriors under his command. This time he went to Orpheus may really be in a situation where there are few soldiers and few generals.
But there's nothing you can do about it. If you have more people, you can play with more people. If you have fewer people, you can only use less people.
In addition to personnel, the fleet has also shrunk severely. Some of its ships are assigned to the Archdiocese. The company that went to Reza to support also took away some ships. The White Temple also had to take away some of its own ships. Soshyan can use it There are only 36 battleships left, of which there are a total of 12 battleships, excluding the Avista and Randall, including the Styx-class heavy cruiser Deathstalker, the Mars-class battlecruiser Sponsor of Mars, and the Vanguard. -class strike cruiser Starfire , the Blue Ice, the Pluto-class heavy cruiser Unbound Soul, the Revenge-class large cruisers Black Frost and Red Blood, and 5 Moon-class cruisers, among which the Death Hunter was still a new ship. Just when Soshyan returned to Nai Mori was soon provided by Huang Quan No. 8 The four Styx-class cruisers were modified by Cardinals, and the five Moon-class cruisers were completed by Naisen IV and Naisen V respectively after Soshyan returned to the Naisen system from the archdiocese. It was originally planned to send I went to the Archdiocese, but it seems that is no longer possible.
However, the three moon-class ships built by Nessen 5 have only just been completed, and some internal equipment has not been completely completed, and they have not yet undergone sea trials, which will take some time.
In addition, there are also newly completed ships in Ulan Hudana, including 1 battleship and 3 heavy cruisers. This is also the first time that Ulan Huda’s new shipyard has built super large capital ships after the expansion, but they have only just disembarked. Taiwan, follow-up work will take time.
Soshyan knew that time was running out, and the Necrontyr might launch a new attack at any time, but the situation was like this. He could only wait a little longer, wait for the ship, and wait for the people, and the troops dispatched by Terra would not Arriving so soon, he could only send some representatives to do some preliminary work and see how the situation in the unconquered areas was.
In fact, he also thought about asking the Hearthborn for help, but the place in Orpheus was too remote. Even if Soshyan offered many attractive conditions, it was judged to be difficult to make a profit. In addition, he was facing high risks such as the Necrontyr. Even the Great Sorian Alliance refused to do this deal. This was also a big problem for merchants. When there was no profit, they would not show any mercy.
If you can't borrow external help, then you have to do it yourself. Soshiyang made up his mind. No matter what the culprit who created the war in heaven is up to, he must have a good meeting with him. Anyway, it will be a matter of time!
But just when he was actively preparing for the battle, an unexpected surprise appeared.
Thor, who has been out for a long time, is back!
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