Chapter 1638 War is coming
As the Storm Bird landed with a crash, the audience all walked down from the stands and came to one side of the square, standing together as a family or department unit, including Arni.
The hatches opened one after another, and soldiers wearing silver-gray armor strode out. Six companies were led by their respective company commanders - the eleventh company was absent due to Talos's size, led by Sablin. As a team leader.
The company commanders all wore fine power armor, followed by the company flag bearer.
When they finished lining up, the hatches of the last two Stormbirds opened.
Amidst the dull sound of footsteps, a company of terminators led by Captain Maximilian walked out of the Storm Bird and gathered at the exit of the first Storm Bird.
Everyone's eyes were focused there, and they held their breath. Only the faint sound of wind was left in the square -
Bang!
There was a sound of footsteps, and everyone's eyes widened.
In the flashing light of the Storm Bird, a majestic figure emerged.
He was wearing a modified and slightly enlarged Hades Terminator, with a scroll strip on his chest and a golden ribbon hanging on it. He was wearing a burgundy cloak behind him. The eagle emblem on his chest was so dazzling, and his handsome and strong face wore a A confident and gentle smile, and his neatly cut black hair give him a unique and capable temperament. His eyes are bright without being overbearing, and more importantly, his face does not look like that of most Space Marine veterans. The criss-crossing scars looked extremely clean.
Behind him, followed by the Priest Yazdan, the Forging Master Roglis, the Chief Pharmacist Balita Em, the Instructor Thor and other members of the battle group's command.
"This is Gray Eagle, Soshyan Alexei, what a great man."
Arny heard a pleasant voice and turned his head and saw It was the ice queen who was staring at the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force with great interest. It was rumored that this lady was not hypocritical to almost all men, and arrogantly believed that ordinary men were not worthy of her at all.
Is she interested in Space Marines?
Arni secretly cursed in his heart, what's wrong with a woman? Her appearance and family background are no different from clay in the eyes of Space Marines. This Ice Queen is probably worse than a chainsword in the eyes of Space Marines.
Following Soshyan, there were two flag bearers also wearing Terminators, one holding high the flag of the war group, and the other holding high the flag of rebellion given by Terra.
But even among the terminators, Soshyan stands out.
“This size is probably comparable to that of the legendary Chapter Master of the Shark Chapter.”
Not only other people, but also Arni, the “Astartes” Fan" couldn't help but marveled at Soshyan's physique.
After Soshiyan walked out, the Terminators turned around in unison and followed the pace of the chapter leader, while the other warriors of the chapter also formed a queue.
When the team approached the audience area, the crowd knelt on the ground and lowered their heads to show respect for Soshyan's authority and the rebel flag. However, great nobles like Arni had their servants provide them in time. The soft padding does not hurt the knees.
The crowd was shocked and silent. During this eternity, except for the Astartes, only the flags blown by the wind and the slowly moving clouds in the sky made any movement.
Subsequently, a military band composed of hundreds of people began to play a ditty that was handed down from ancient Terra and was revised many times after being widely circulated during the Great Crusade.
The original name of this ditty was "The Warmaster Before the Warmaster". It was adapted from a tune that researchers of ancient poetry found in past classics after Horus took office as the Warmaster. But with the Horus Heresy the tune almost disappeared. After the end of the Heresy, Robert Guilliman, the Primarch of the Ultramarines, took office as Regent of the Empire. When he ordered the pursuit of the rebels, the tune was retold and changed to "The Regent before the Regent."
However, after Guilliman was seriously injured and put into the stasis field, the tune disappeared from the public eye again. It was not until the Macarius expedition that some scholars dug up the tune again and It was changed back to "The Warmaster, the Warmaster", but the original lyrics were erased, leaving only the tune.
Accompanied by a slightly weird tune, Soshiyang walked all the way, without looking away, with his right hand pressing the Holy Flame Sword on his waist. A large group of mortals were already waiting at the end of the road.
Among them are the Archbishop wearing the pure white bishop's robes, and the generals wearing the uniforms of senior officers of the Astra Militarum, including the priests of the Mechanicus in red robes, as well as the heads and heads of various departments in the galaxy, and Representatives of the Parliament of Nobles, including Arni's father, and the Ice Queen of the Clermont family asked a trusted uncle to replace her - perhaps she was worried that she would offend the star as she was too young and a woman. The supreme commander of the warriors.
Before Soshyan walked in, those people had already greeted him and bowed neatly.
"Respected Supreme Lord Commander Soshyan Alexey."
The current planetary governor of Sagan Prime, Fyodor Crook, an old man in his nineties, lowered his head He said respectfully:
“Following the decree of the Supreme Lords Council of Terra, all the military and civilians of the Sagan system accept the will of the beloved Emperor that you represent here, and are honored to join all forces in your During the expedition, all the armed forces in the system swear allegiance to you. May the expedition defeat the stubborn enemy and fulfill the wishes of the God Emperor!”
Afterwards, he handed over the control secret of the orbital defense system of the Sagan main star with both hands! key.
Soshiyang nodded, took the key decorated as a golden key, and then said in a deep voice:
"I also hope that you can help me, for the emperor."
"For the emperor!"
People then stood up and raised their hands, including Arni, and then he He opened his mouth and shouted an empty slogan -
For the Emperor!
The crowd’s cries reached to the sky, but no one knew how much sincerity they contained.
When the welcome ceremony came to an end, Soshyan announced his first order after taking office -
The Sagan galaxy immediately entered the highest alert state, and all void outposts on the edge of the galaxy all enforced the strictest ship regulations The identification standard is that any ship without navigation permission within the past month is not allowed to enter the system. At the same time, the third company of the Astral Knights is dispatched to Sagan V, the second company of the White Templar is dispatched to Sagan IV, and the third company of the Ascetic is dispatched. After stationing on Sagan III, the 2nd Company of the Lamenters stationed on Sagan II, and all three Astra Militarum regiments stationed in the system entered wartime status. All personnel returned to camp immediately and assembled on Sagan Prime 48 hours later. is completed, and the local defense forces of the system must be assembled within 72 hours, and report the personnel situation to the Space Marine company commander stationed on the planet. At the same time, fleet alert patrols will begin. Any ships that do not have authorization to enter the system will be required to do so. Conduct a boarding inspection. If you do not cooperate or resist violently, you will be dealt with immediately as spies and traitors.
On the Sagan main planet, the planet's orbit and airport immediately entered a wartime state. All personnel and ships entering need to pass the strictest review procedures, and without authorization from the expeditionary force's high command, any ship They are not allowed to leave the main star. The deployment and transportation of all living supplies and production materials in the entire galaxy will be completely handled by the logistics department under the Expeditionary Force High Command. Members and officials of all imperial agencies in the system must be on duty 24 hours a day. The Ministry of Justice will immediately report to each planet Major hive cities implement the strictest control measures, and the responsible persons of the Mechanicus on each planet must immediately inspect the planet's defense facilities and report the latest situation to the high command.
It can be said that it is basically equivalent to martial law. This combination of punches stunned the dignitaries of the Sagan system and made them deeply aware of one thing -
War , it’s really here!
(End of this chapter)