Chapter 1688 The army gathered
A few months after the arrival of the main force of the navy, the rest of the Astra Militarum also came to the Sagan system one after another.
First there were 23 million Cadian soldiers, then 21 million Krieg soldiers, and the equally famous Mordian provided 5 million iron guards and armor to assist them. As well as artillery, Taran provided one million warriors and several battalions of super-heavy armor, and Joran sent two and a half million dragoons, as well as the Vostonian Firstborn Regiment, the Ventrilian Noble Army, and the Valhalla Legion. , Catachan Jungle Legion and other well-known Astra Militarum legions have provided troops ranging from 100,000 to 300,000 people, and the total number of scattered troops totals 113 million.
But Soshiyang is not happy at all. First of all, this is still much less than the number promised by the Ministry of Military Affairs. Secondly, the composition of these troops is really too messy. Humans, cat-men and other demi-human things, and what’s even more amazing is that there is a group of Orkan Stonebreakers - they are all Ogryns, and I don’t know whether they were mistreated during transportation or teased by friendly forces. In short, There was a big fuss as soon as we docked.
Those Oglins first successfully "escaped" under the leadership of smart people, and then went around the port area clamoring for improved food and even looted a warehouse - which actually contained toilet cleaners, so those IQs The lowly and greedy Ogryn vomited everywhere and triggered the security system of the port area. In the end, Veronica came forward to appease them because she provided many desserts made with Chegris dairy products. Oglin even called her the "Goddess of Sweet Tooth" and swore to fight for her, which made Soshyan really dumbfounded.
This is not even the worst. The large number of Astra Militarum made how to place them a big problem. After finally arriving at the destination, the soldiers wanted to take a breather, at least to get out of the crowded cabin. If they continued to stay on the ship, it would be a big problem. It greatly affects morale, but it is not a problem to bring so many soldiers to the surface of the planet at once. The noble council of Sagan Prime has repeatedly asked Soshyan to take care of the public order and emotions of the planet's residents, especially the notorious style of certain regiments. Poor (especially those from some jungles), it is easy to cause trouble.
So Soshyan immediately convened a joint meeting composed of personnel above the company level of the Astral Warriors and senior officers of the Astra Militarum.
The meeting first determined the composition of the General Staff of the Expeditionary Force, which are the General Staff of the Astra Militarum, the General Staff of the Astartes, and the General Staff of the Navy, and selected a number of officers for each staff. In charge, the Astra Militarum Staff is jointly headed by five Chiefs of Staff, while the General Staff of the Astartes is headed by Chief of Staff Lysander appointed by Soshyan after careful consideration, and the Navy is headed by Edward Hawke XVII Later, these seven people, together with strategic advisers Tu'shan, Herbrecht, Mazar, and a reserved intelligence director, formed an 11-person war situation headquarters, which unified all Afghan forces. The main responsibility of the Stat Chapter, the civilian system of the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is-
Issuing combat orders from the Supreme Lord Commander and the Expeditionary Force General Headquarters to all combat forces.
Assist Soshyan in formulating strategic plans and provide strategic guidance to the expeditionary force headquarters.
Assist in formulating unified recruitment plans, recruit training plans and logistics plans, and designate various departments to be responsible for the logistics responsibilities of each army based on these plans.
Send people to inspect the implementation of the plans and programs formulated by the general headquarters, as well as the supply of materials, soldiers and logistics for each unit and each battle group.
Formulate joint operations and unified training principles and doctrines for all services.
Responsible for the collection and research of theater intelligence, and the formulation of corresponding counterintelligence plans and strategies. With the help of this organization, Soshyan can break free from daily trivial work and focus on key strategic decisions and force coordination. As for the reserved intelligence director position, Soshyan is prepared to give it to Marcus. If he has other things to do, then he will choose another Inquisitor. In short, his plan is to incorporate the Inquisition's power into the expeditionary force, so that he can avoid the situation where the Inquisition makes small moves on the outside but he has nothing to do.
Although this will also cause the other party's tentacles to penetrate into the expeditionary army, what Soshiyang thinks is that the Tribunal has most likely planted secrets and spies in the expeditionary army. There is no way to stop this, so why not Both sides got mixed up.
And the conflicts between the factions of the Tribunal can be exploited. It is better to let them have trouble with themselves.
Of course, in addition to what he does publicly, Soshyan also has his own small team in private, which is mainly composed of the chapter leaders and various representatives of the Imperial Fists, including Yaric, General Parol, Sage Reza, etc. Although it is unfair to form a small circle like this, Soshyan has to admit that in an army full of factions, he must have the power to fully support him. What he said It has weight, and the authority that an empty title can bring is very limited.
The second item of the meeting, Soshyan announced the establishment of the Expeditionary Force Station Directorate, headquartered on the main star of Sagan, with 20 sub-supervision departments under its jurisdiction, integrating the transportation network and warehousing centers of all imperial agencies, and responsible for the expedition It is responsible for the logistics supply of all armed forces of the army, unified management of all transport ships, and is responsible for all materials, energy, and ordnance warehouses. It is also necessary to set up transfer points and storage centers on planets, satellites and asteroid belts that are key to combat operations, forming a complete logistics supply network. , should be added as the combat area extends to ensure the replenishment of combat supplies.
The position of director-general is held by Bornhard Morales, with Stern Vaughn as deputy director-general. The Ministry of Military Affairs, the Ministry of Navy and the Ministry of the Interior each send a representative to serve as supervisor.
Soshyan's arrangement was unexpected by many people. After all, the Morales family is not as influential and prestige as the Vaughan family. However, this is exactly his intention, because this director is very risky and he will be punished if he is not careful. gun, so a smart man like Stern will definitely think that Soshyan is taking care of him. Although Bornhard has received a high position and honor, he must be cautious. With the balance between the two, Soshyan will not worry about someone behind the scenes. make trouble.
The third item of the meeting was to determine the theater system of the expeditionary force. Due to the vastness of the battlefield, Soshyan knew that it would be difficult to coordinate the entire war situation, so he decided to adopt the theater system and organize the entire war. The battlefield is divided into six war zones. The war zone commander has jurisdiction over all imperial armed forces in the war zone and has the power to intervene in civil affairs. His command authority is second only to the war situation headquarters.
First is the first war zone, which is located in the Badab sector and includes the Archaea Galaxy, the Isin Galaxy, and the Piero Galaxy. The commander of the war zone is the Dark Angel Raven Wing Master Samuel, Sosh. Young then announced the arrival of four million Cadian Strike Forces and five million Krieg troops, as well as several other regiments, for a total of fifteen million Astra Militarum troops in the First War Zone.
(End of this chapter)