Chapter 945: Lure the Snake Out of the Hole
“I’m thinking that Abaddon has no reason not 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 underground in the hive city. In the cave network, in this case, attacking it with a weakened orbital bombardment may have little effect. The Black Legion's strength was previously estimated to be 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 with each other in a narrow underground, the losses will be immeasurable."
In this operation, there are more than 400 Astral Knights, white. There are also more than 400 people in the temple. In addition to the two companies of the Dark Angels performing missions, it can be said that they came in full force, with only more than 800 people. The Gray Knights only came to one brotherhood, about a hundred people.
Then on the Empire side, the total number of Astartes is less than two thousand, only about half of the enemy
Whether it is the Dark Angels or the Gray Knights, they have to admit that, Despite their disdain for their enemies, the Black Legion are the enemies that have plagued the Imperium for thousands of years, and are no ordinary people.
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 orbital advantage, 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 to 2, and the enemies are also elite veterans who have experienced battles for a long time.
"How about executing the extermination order after rescuing all the residents?"
Azrael suddenly proposed a plan. Soshyan glanced at him, and then turned to the Gray Knight Commander tutor.
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?”
Soshiyan also shook his head.
"I'm afraid this thing is of no use to demons, and the Black Legion will certainly not be afraid. They brought many slaves of the Corruption God with them this time."
Now Azrael also I had no choice but to frown and say:
"Then we can only grit our teeth and attack head-on."
"Not necessarily."
Soshiyang smiled and nodded at the meditator, and the imaging map was once again reduced to the shape of a planet.
“The opinion of Chapter Master Azrael just now gave me an inspiration. If I were Abaddon and knew that the naval battle had failed, and now the enemy is heavily concentrated in orbit, what decision would I make?”
Azrael thought for a moment, 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 who takes beatings. He will definitely choose to take the initiative, but he is not stupid either. He knows the trajectory. The fleet on board 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 that we were planning to evacuate the planet's inhabitants?"
"He would find a way to prevent it."
The answer was Joan Herald, his gaze Looking at Soshiyang with a burning look, he had obviously 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 us. For the remaining settlements, since they control the planet's underground network, their support speed must be faster than ours, which will make our army exhausted from running back and forth for support, and the Black Legion will be able to get some breathing time from such an attack."
“You mean——”
"We will follow his wish and rescue the planet's residents first, and then trap them after Abaddon sends his troops."
As he said 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 consequences of his subordinates in the war. There are casualties, but subordinates must not be abandoned at will. 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, especially the subordinates he sent out personally. "< br>
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 former sworn brother 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 to execute."< br>
“Fuck!”
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 there is a very powerful prophet beside him, but I believe luck is on our side.”
Actually, there is something Soshiyang didn’t say.
He does not think that Abaddon has a more powerful prophet than Talos. The white lady does not seem to follow and participate in this operation, because according to Khayon, the white lady will almost never leave for revenge. soul.
"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 suddenly showed a clear expression.
Azrael has always given outsiders the impression of being rigid and sophisticated, but it is not linked to strategy and cunning.
“The empire in Abaddon’s memory has always been rigid. Then we will 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 you In addition to being brave, he also has such wit, which is very surprising, Captain Soshiyang. "
Soshiyang 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, and then nodded.
"No problem."
Randall also nodded and said:
"There is no problem on my side."
After everyone made the decision During the initial strategy, Soshyan'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 happened?"
"The Eleventh Company just had an accident at Camp Voss."< br>
(End of this chapter)