Chapter 1602: The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first
Although what happened, the Suffering Alliance's exercise is not over yet, and Soshyan does not intend to give up halfway. He can only arrange for Magyar and others to continue to host the exercise. He himself must return to the Chapter Monastery to plan for the upcoming expedition.
In fact, Soshyan has no clue how to conduct an expedition. After all, this is no better than when he led the battle group in the past, the Astra Militarum, the navy, local troops, and other reinforcements from Asta They all have their own independent command systems and logistics systems. The knowledge he learned in the past did not teach him how to integrate these different systems.
In addition, he had to consider the larger supply system required by the huge army. For this reason, he even read several hours of Sledo's personal biography and the biography of Macarius - Sledo was the leader of the empire. Appointed Warmaster of the most recent massive expedition to Sabat, Macarius was the famed Sun Lord who led Mankind's greatest crusade since the Heresy.
After reading a lot of classics, Soshyan realized that the first thing he had to do was to identify a supply center.
Just as Sabat once said to the young officers in his autobiography:
“Forget the heroic legends of the empire, forget the stories of bravery and sacrifice, forget those legends of defeating more with less, you Do you really think we can hold the God-Emperor's territory if we rely on those stories in battle? I will tell you the truth. The victory or defeat of every battle is determined long before picking up a gun. The true fate of the army. Glory lies in a simple and ordinary thing - planning. If there is no reserve of ammunition, no account book of military uniforms and quilts, no supply channels, and no list of equipment, you will be finished! I will tell you one more thing, The most powerful weapons in all armies, although you may not believe me now, you will believe it when you see it. Stop laughing, listen to me, it is transport ships and transport vehicles."
After the second founding of the army, the Astartes' combat methods have undergone fundamental changes, from the original large-scale combat to the battle group-level special operations. This has also led to the Astartes' reliance on logistics. The speed is greatly reduced, and the supplies of one or two ships or a fleet are often enough to support them in a long war.
However, according to the experience of past expeditions, once the army gathers and reaches the order of 100 million, trying to rely solely on the fleet to maintain logistics is a fantasy. Generally speaking, the expedition army will first establish a supply world as an expedition key fulcrum of logistics.
These worlds are usually covered with city-level storage warehouses and logistics facilities. The entire world exists to manage, reserve, and send the materials and equipment stored in these worlds. The entire planet is a huge for A logistics center that provides important support for expeditions.
Usually, this kind of world will stock up on billions of weapons and other astronomical amounts of supporting ammunition and equipment. A large number of supply fleets and materials from various production centers will be concentrated here, and they will be constantly transported and replenished. In addition, The world will also be equipped with huge port facilities to allow various pairs of supply ships to circulate here, so that the expeditionary force can obtain the fastest and best quality supplies here.
And this supply world itself is not only a logistics transfer center and storage point, but also the direct assembly point of the entire expedition supply system. For example, when an expeditionary force completes a battle, they will return This supply world carries out large-scale comprehensive supplies or directly completely replaces new equipment.
In addition, as the battle line extends, the supply world will continue to extend into a sub-world or even a new supply world. For example, at the end of the Sabat expedition, the new war commander Macaros took over the command position of Sledo who died in the battle. , establishing three supply worlds and more than a dozen secondary supply centers in the Kabal galaxy.
In short, the larger the scale of the war, the more supply worlds are needed and the more intensive they are.
However, Soshyan has not found such a suitable place on the map at present, mainly because the situation in the Maelstrom area is very unclear. The map he got is already the latest, but there are still many worlds marked as "Unknown" - this concept is also very funny. It is clearly under the banner of the empire, but it does not seem to be under the official control of the empire.
In fact, looking carefully at the situation map of the Maelstrom, Soshyan also has a shocking feeling, because now it is clear that the only ones left under the control of the empire are the Sagan galaxy, the Esteran galaxy, and the Endymion star cluster. As for the past Star Claw's homeland of the Badab System was once taken back by the Empire after the Badab War. However, after the re-emergence of the Hurons, the system, along with the entire Badab sector, was plundered by the Red Pirates. Almost abandoned.
But Huron did not return to his former home. He knew that this poisoned area had no value in the past, so the Badab system became the paradise of free pirates, but the main force of the red pirates did not Instead of completing the withdrawal from here, many fortresses were built as a channel for external plunder and as a defensive zone.
As for the Magog Star Cluster and its surrounding areas, it has completely become the territory of the Red Pirates. The imperial forces have almost completely withdrawn from that place, leaving only the only outpost of the Estrang System still standing. But its existence is more like the Black Heart King's intention.
Soshyan can only say that how fierce the Badab War was back then, how bad the situation is now. That war not only defeated the Hurons, but in a sense also reduced the empire's own power in the region. The order was completely shattered, and the Space Marine Chapters that participated in the war ended up going back to their respective homes, each looking for their own mother, leaving a mess and an unmanageable mess. Although there are several participating battle groups left, the actual situation refers to the Ranger Warriors. Under Huron's continued revenge, it is difficult for them to even defend themselves, let alone fight. For example, the Ranger Warriors can only survive after being attacked on their home planet. If you can escape, you won't dare to stay in the maelstrom area.
Now the only place that Soshyan thinks is more reliable is the Sagan galaxy, which was once the tithe tax hub of the Ministry of the Interior in the Maelstrom. It is naturally a logistics center, and it also has a huge space port and complete warehousing facilities.
The only question is, how to proceed with this matter. After all, turning a highly valuable trade hub world into a supply world means imposing military control on it, and even interrupting the flow of goods that extend from there. trade routes.
It is conceivable that the Ministry of Interior will most likely object, but Soshyan has the power to do so, but they will also choose not to cooperate. So what should he do in the face of an uncooperative world?
“Alas, I seem to need a professional team to handle these things”
With a sigh, Soshyan, wearing a loose robe, closed the biography of Sledo in front of him, just as he was being When he was troubled by his thoughts, a pair of slender white jade arms hugged his neck from behind.
Then came the familiar fragrance and the sweet voice with a slight smile.
"Well, dear Lord Warmaster, what are you worried about?"
Soshiyang sighed again and covered his forehead with his palms.
"Veronica, please stop using this title. Talos also said it out of the blue, and it makes me panic now."
"Why are you panicking? ”
"It's not like you don't know what these two words mean."
Wearing a green dress, Veronica pointed at the thick leather book in front of Soshyan. The cover was stamped with metal. The image of Slydo holding a sword.
"Isn't he the same?"
"They are mortals, Space Marines are different. I am only the Supreme Lord Commander now, and I cannot use that title indiscriminately."
Soul Shiyang tried to explain to Veronica, but the language seemed a little weak.
(End of this chapter)