Chapter 979: Surrounding but not attacking
On the bridge of the Eternal Loyalty, Soshyan was reviewing the battlefield intelligence sent by Talos and several company commanders, as well as the combat situations of other battle groups.
However, even though the situation had changed, the Chaos army continued to attack various underground explorer fortresses. Azrael resolutely carried out the plan to save the residents, but the enemy was very elusive. After being repulsed, another attack had begun.
Abaddon changed his tactics, no longer relying on an overwhelming and orderly attack on the fortress, but instead attacking the weakest point of the defender.
No matter how perfect Azrael is in responding to this kind of attack, he cannot rescue him in time every time. Many smaller and smaller peripheral strongholds have been breached, and even Chaos Space Marines rushed in directly. The situation of plundering the residents from the fortress.
This kind of thing also happened in the area defended by the Astral Knights and the White Templar. It seemed that the Black Legion was planning to have a tug of war with them.
Obviously, as discussed in advance, this situation is beneficial to the Black Legion, because the Empire, as the real attacker, is forced to switch to frequent defense, and the Black Army, which should be the defender, The legion can fully mobilize and delay time.
Astropaths have reported several obvious subspace fluctuations. It is obvious that the defeated Chaos fleet is regrouping. No one knows what the scale of the opponent will be next time it comes again.
After all, everyone knows that the last naval battle did not really damage the Black Legion fleet. Many big killers such as the legendary Spirit of Vengeance and Planet Killer have not yet appeared. If these terrible warships participate in the battle, now Some naval forces do not have much chance of winning.
Not to mention the possibility of other chaotic forces intervening, such as Xiulun, an old acquaintance whom Soshyan has always been very wary of.
Although according to intelligence, Huulun is still attacking several trading planets and industrial worlds, no one can tell whether he will suddenly join the war.
Compared to the Chaos side, the Imperial side’s mobilization is always much slower. The second batch of supporting navy is still on the way and seems to have to wait for a while. There are also some war groups that have responded to the call of the battlefield. But no one can say when they will arrive.
Therefore, the longer the war drags on, the more detrimental it will be to the empire.
At the same time, as time goes by, the possibility of Abaddon's escape is gradually increasing. Although the fleet is constantly patrolling around the planet, if the enemy is determined to abandon those cultists and only withdraw from the Chaos Star Warriors, then it is very possible to achieve this goal with only a fleet raid. After all, thousands of Chaos Space Marines can be taken away by only a few transport ships, and during a fleet melee, this task is not unfeasible.
The best time is to end the war when the imperial fleet has an overwhelming advantage.
To achieve this goal, his "fishing" plan is crucial.
Fortunately, after waiting long enough, he finally caught the fish he wanted - an impatient Chaos Lord and thousands of Chaos Space Marines under his command.
“Fortress No. 7 has caught a big fish, at least it must be a heavyweight warlord next to Abaddon, and it may even be one chosen by Abaddon himself.”
Soshyan smiled slightly and put down the data pad.
At this time, Veronica beside him suddenly leaned over and whispered:
"What if the opponent desperately breaks through?"
"It's not just in case, but it will definitely happen."
Speaking, Soshyan turned on the tactical display, and No. 7 The battlefield situation and terrain of hundreds of kilometers around the fortress quickly spread out in front of him.
"After reconnaissance, we are roughly convinced that the enemy's attack location is in a large cave twelve kilometers west of Fortress No. 7. It is connected to a wide underground passage and can accommodate tens of thousands of troops and equipment. The enemy's assembly point, the Eleventh Company, has been reached, which is a town about 190 kilometers away to the west of the fortress, and multiple large caves have been discovered within 50 kilometers of the town."< br>
Soshyan then connected several markers for the fortress, attack point, and assembly point to form a line, and then connected the remaining caves that were discovered.
With these, a tree-like curve appears on the map.
"What does this mean? It means that the enemy initially dispersed and attacked from more distant caves, and finally converged in the town, and then advanced from the hidden underground main road to the attack point, then it also means that , there is only one main road from the fortress to their departure point. Now I have ordered Talos and the others to use melta bombs to completely cut off this passage. If the opponent wants to break out, they must cross at least 250 kilometers of ground. Only when they return to their original starting point can they march underground." Veronica raised her eyebrows and said with a smile:
"You have absolute air superiority, I'm afraid they won't. Dare."
"Yes, unless their commander is crazy, they will never put large troops on the ground waiting for our army to carry out aerial bombing."
"What if there are tunnels in the fortress?"
"Before the Second Company withdrew, I had them blow up all possible tunnels. Several other Cadian regiments and Krieger regiments They are all mobilized to surround the fortress. I’m afraid it won’t be that easy for them to escape.”
As he spoke, the communications officer in the distance suddenly said loudly:
“A new text message comes from! Planet ground!”
“Send it over”
Soon, the communication content appeared in front of Soshyan.
“Look, some people can’t wait.”
It turned out that it was the second company commander Ustad who sent the communication. After learning that Soshyan had deployed heavy troops, After the enemy surrounded the fortress, they immediately petitioned to join the annihilation operation against the enemy.
“Ustad, he doesn’t know your battle plan yet.”
Veronica has quite an impression of the second company commander, because sometimes she will do something When it comes to filing files, the second company commander's reports have always been the most rigorous among the company commanders.
Soshyan nodded. Currently, there are only a few people in the war group who clearly know the battle plan.
On the one hand, it was due to confidentiality considerations, and on the other hand, he was worried that the soldiers would have a psychological burden on abandoning the civilians they protected - although he left a way out for the besieged residents, he honestly Said, this is only better than a dead end.
Thinking about this, Soshyan wrote a few words on the data pad.
"Surround without attacking"
He sent a few words directly to Ustad, and then he sent the situation of Fortress No. 7 to various battle groups and Gray Knights They attached their own opinions and plans.
".After seizing this large group of enemies, the initiative comes to our army. On the one hand, Abaddon can no longer launch attacks at will, and must concentrate all his efforts to save this army. On the other hand, he can no longer attack As soon as we leave, we can attract Abaddon's troops and eat them bit by bit outside the enemy's lair."
"But what if Abaddon doesn't take the bait?"
"Then we will evacuate all the residents first, and then launch an attack on the besieged enemies, destroying these more than a thousand stubborn enemies, and at least cut off one of Abaddon's right and left arms, and we will make decisions on the rest. "
After saying this, Soshyan picked up another data tablet, but the content on it made his heart feel heavy.
Because this is a casualty report——
(End of this chapter)