Chapter 1600 Difficulties of the Expedition
". Captain of the Soshiyan Chapter, this is the laurel crown given by the High Lords Council, as well as the flag and the command sword. I personally recommend that it be handed over at the swearing-in meeting. It will be more formal."
Soshiyang no longer cares much about what the messenger is saying. He doesn't even look at the tokens that represent the supreme glory. There are only three words in his mind now -
Why?
Why!
Why did Tyra suddenly come here! And it’s still at this time!
"Captain Soshyan?"
The messenger, who was still holding the letter of appointment, called twice but did not respond. He was a little embarrassed for a while, and then Lysander came over and whispered Said to Soshyan:
"I know you are confused now, we are all the same, but the appointment has been made and it is impossible to change it."
Soshyan was stunned for a moment and replied After coming to his senses, he reluctantly took the letter of appointment, then turned around and handed it to Ustad, who was also astonished behind him.
Not only Ustad, but Maximilian and other company commanders who came with Soshyan were dumbfounded.
Soshiyan then arranged for the envoy to stay at the official residence, but before leaving, the messenger also reminded Soshiyan that the High Lords Council required that he and the Tribulation Alliance must arrive in Sagan one standard Terra year ago The main star takes the oath of office and launches an expedition.
But the more this happened, the more confused and annoyed Soshyan became!
Because this first means one thing, their plan to surprise Huron is completely bankrupt - in order to organize the expeditionary force, Terra must have begun to mobilize the troops around the maelstrom, and even this appointment has already arrived In the maelstrom, Huron most likely knew that someone was going to attack him, and it was himself.
The original plan was completely in ruins, but Soshyan didn't know how to take the next step.
The high lords are completely causing trouble!
“Making trouble!”
In the welcoming hall of the monastery fortress, after greeting Lysander with the company commanders and the people from the White Temple, Soshyan immediately collected himself He informed everyone of his appointment, but Arash scolded him directly.
"Is there something wrong with the minds of the high lords? Even if they want to go on an expedition to the Maelstrom, why would they transfer us who are far away in the Storm Star Territory? There are so many Astartes Chapters in the Ultra Star Territory. Isn’t it okay? If not, there are still Ultramarines.”
His words were also recognized by many warriors. Lysander has never met the new White Templar Chapter leader. In fact, even He was not familiar with his predecessor Randall. After all, the White Templar was too low-key. However, when he learned that Randall was assassinated by the Red Pirates, he was very angry and said that he would report the matter to the Mountain Formation.
Of course, Lysander also knew about Soshyan's plan to surprise Huron for the second time, and understood his consternation and anger.
"About this matter"
As soon as Lysander opened his mouth, everyone shut their mouths. After all, the Imperial Fist is a founding group, so this face must be given.
And as a war group stationed in Terra, they must know the inside better.
“As soon as Chapter Commander Pew learned of this appointment, he went to the palace to question the council of high lords. When the high lords gave their answers, the defenses of the war groups around the Maelstrom stopped. Lun's raids and plunder have reached their limit, and it is impossible to carry out large-scale mobilization. If you want to go on an expedition, you can only mobilize troops from non-war zones. The other thing is... Ahem, Soshiyan, your continuous victory over Huron and Abaddon is the current Empire's response to Chaos. It makes sense that you should be the leader of the chapter with the best record of heresy.”
Soshiyang couldn't say anything for a moment, because what the high lords said was indeed correct.
But——
“But I am young after all, and it is clear that the Adeptus Astartes has so many highly respected elders with equally outstanding military exploits.”
“Ah, this Pew also said it, but the high lords said that Macarius was not very old when he went on the expedition."
"Tsk, I've already said it to them." "Yes, so in the end. Pew had no choice, so he sent me. In addition to escorting the messenger, my second task was to assist you in this expedition. To this end, I also brought a special company composed of people from the first and second companies."
Soshiyang excitedly held the opponent's right hand with both hands.
“Thank you very much for your support and Chapter Commander Vladimir!”
“In addition to us, Pew has also sent assistance signals to several other sub-groups. At present, The Tianshi Chapter has responded. They will go to the Maelstrom area to join the expedition, and the Black Templar may also send a force. "
Soshiyang is really touched this time. After all, the future of the expedition is uncertain, and he is willing. The one who spontaneously responded to the call was definitely a brother among brothers.
Lysander patted Soshyan on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"In the past thousands of years, people have almost forgotten that the descendants of Dorne are the staunchest guardians of the empire. The expedition is a challenge and an opportunity. I I believe that no descendant of Dorne will ignore it.”
Although the support of the Imperial Fists has relieved Soshiyang’s nervousness, the reality is still grim.
He took out the two official documents handed to him together with the appointment letter. One was from the Ministry of Military Affairs. It clearly stated that this expedition was expected to require 1-1.5 billion troops. However, due to the current situation everywhere, They are all relatively nervous. The Ministry of Military Affairs can mobilize only about 300 million Astra Militarum forces, mainly from Cadian, Krieg, Valhalla, Mordian, Armageddon and Tallan.
For the rest of the troops, Soshyan needs to go to the Maelstrom area to organize local garrison or "recruit on the spot" - but Soshyan, the lord commander, does not even know how many local garrison there are now.
As for the fleet, the navy's official document is relatively concise. Due to the special location of the Maelstrom area, this expedition will draw a fleet from the Storm Star Territory, the Sun Star Territory and the Extreme Star Territory. At the same time, the local garrison fleet of the Maelstrom will also be deployed. It will be deployed by Soshyan, but these fleets must be used most of the time to guard against the external plundering activities of the Red Pirates, and there are not many that can really be used.
For the three fleets to be fully assembled, the time given by the navy is 1-3 years, and it also depends on whether the subspace channels are stable.
As for the strength of these three fleets, the official document did not say, but Soshyan felt that it was best not to have too high expectations, and not to have the entire destroyer fleet to deal with him.
The only good news is that several surrounding forge worlds will provide him with weapons and supplies, but whether he can arm so many people is still unknown. In addition, the supply lines in the Maelstrom have long been destroyed and riddled with holes. , so the Ministry of Military Affairs very kindly "reminded" Soshyan that it is best to supply supplies on the spot rather than relying on the supply fleet sent by the Ministry of Military Affairs from a distant place.
I have to say that these bastards are well aware of their abilities.
It means that Soshyan is still a mere commander and took office with a piece of paper.
If any high lord stood in front of him, Soshyan would not hesitate to stuff the commission into his asshole.
Everyone present also read the official document, and no one was satisfied.
“This is too much!”
Ustad kept frowning as he read the official document.
"The most recent Sabat expedition to the Empire assembled nearly a billion elite Astra Militarum troops, but they fought against Chaos swarms dominated by mortals. The battle situation was still very anxious. In the end, even the Warmaster was killed. And what is Huron? His subordinates There are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Chaos Space Marines, a Chaos Warlord whose power is second only to that of Abaddon the Despoiler. The two are not in the same difficulty level!"
(End of this chapter)