Chapter 1693 Strategic Battle
“Now Soshyan has divided the front line into six theaters, and tens of millions of troops are placed in front of us. Although the onslaught is not small, it is a little too naive.”< br>
As soon as Huron finished speaking, Gan Martin of the Blood Snake Demon suddenly said:
"King of Black Heart, I am a straight man, so I will say some things directly. The best fighter is actually A year ago, when the Puppet Emperor's expeditionary force had not yet been assembled, they should have concentrated all their efforts to launch a surprise attack on their gathering place, even if it had to pay a certain price, instead of waiting until now to deal with it. It was somewhat too late, and the enemy had already gathered. With enough superior land and sea power, Abaddon would not dare to do so in this situation."
Huron did not expect anyone to throw cold water at the beginning, but Ganmartin had two thousand men. The many well-disciplined Chaos Space Marines and millions of servant soldiers are a considerable force, and he will not be able to have an attack for a while.
In fact, he knew that Ganmartin was right, but he also had his own difficulties, and he couldn't tell outsiders -
The waves of envoys he sent to Galmyk were all sacrificed by the other party and their heads were stolen. Sending it back was enough to show the attitude of those Word Bearer bastards. They made it clear that they wanted to see their own show and were waiting for the opportunity to avenge the grudges of the past.
It stands to reason that their strength is not impossible to solve on their own, but Huron is really not sure about the attitude of the Word Bearers Legion and the demonic primarch who is said to have not appeared again after the Great Rebellion. If the other party If Huron was angered, it would not be the thousands of Word Bearers like Garmek that Huron had to face.
He also sent envoys to Sikaros, the current home planet of the Word Bearers Legion, in order to reach a reconciliation between the two parties, but there was no news from all the people sent, and no one was alive or dead, and no corpses were seen. Sikaros There was no response there either, which made him angry, hateful and helpless.
It is precisely because of this huge threat behind him that Huron has not dared to make a decision, let alone hastily spent all his wealth and crossed the entire maelstrom to go to the Sagan system to fight with Soshyan and The Imperial Expeditionary Force fights to the death and prepares as much as possible for war.
It was not until some time ago that Amenus Vartex was basically able to control the thing sent by Abaddon that Huron had a solution, which was to deploy the thing between Galmyk and New Badab. area, relying on the powerful power of that thing to intimidate those bastards who worship gods every day.
“I’m afraid Isad’s words are serious.”
War Lord Fabrizio Cacciatore suddenly made a deep voice. He was originally a member of the White Archon Chapter. A sergeant, after the destruction of the chapter monastery, he finally defected to the Red Corsairs for unknown reasons, and became one of Huron's most trusted "Four Masts" and the only non-Star Claw member of the Four Masts, commanding 5,000 men. The most elite member of the Red Pirates Headquarters.
“The Empire seems to have a large number of troops, but the vast majority are mortal soldiers. According to intelligence, the number of Space Marines in the Empire’s expeditionary force is now between 6,000-4,000.”
"No matter how many mortals there are."
Demetrius suddenly laughed softly.
"They are just pigs and dogs waiting to be slaughtered on the battlefield. The more the empire sends, the more abundant our slave deck will be, which is a good thing."
Gan Martin glanced sideways at the other party, He hated the followers of Slaanesh the most in his life, so he sarcastically said:
"Every guy who thinks like this will die in the end. Only third-rate commanders will despise the enemy."
>Onius immediately interrupted the possible quarrel between the two. "I do not underestimate the army of the false emperor, but the shortcomings of the mortal army are obvious. They are slow to mobilize, relatively slow in action, and relatively rigid in tactics."
Gammartin nodded.
“I agree with this, and mortal soldiers need more logistics and a wider battlefield front, which means that their ability to choose the battlefield is very weak. This is why I am willing to come. Our biggest The advantage lies in having a large number of space warriors who can deploy and act very flexibly."
As he spoke, he pointed to the map and expressed his opinion.
“Now that the Kolkeria system has been occupied, I personally suggest giving up the Badab sector. You can see that Soshyan has deployed four war zones around that area, with tens of millions of stars. The Imperial Army has made it clear that they are going to fight us there. If we go, we will be throwing ourselves into a trap. Even if we do not fail, we will still be trapped in the quagmire of a war of attrition. The empire can afford it. King Black Heart, your strategy Is it affordable to reserve energy? ”
Huron frowned slightly and asked instead of answering the question.
"What next?"
"After shrinking the defense line, we can use our advantages to penetrate the gaps in the empire's defense line from several directions with small fleets and small units. Attack the opponent's logistics nodes. At the same time, the main force sets out from the Colkeria system and makes a long-distance attack on the Pale Planet. It is the farthest place from other war zones and the most difficult for the empire to rescue. We concentrate our superior forces to quickly eliminate a war zone in Soshyan and succeed. Then immediately retreat, taking advantage of our shorter defense line, and turn to attack the Plenty Galaxy. This also mobilizes the empire's forces back and forth to tire and weaken them. You don't need to care about where you occupy, you just need to eliminate the empire's mobile power as much as possible. Especially the Astartes. As long as there are not enough Astartes, the Empire's Astra Militarum will lose strategic support and basically have to stick to the planet. At that time, the initiative on the battlefield will be completely on our side. "
After listening, Huron felt that it made sense and nodded slightly. Martin Gan was worthy of the title of strategic master. There are countless champions and fools among the Chaos Space Marines, but this kind of calm strategic mind It's very rare.
But Huron was a little confused about giving up the Badab sector. On the one hand, that place had unique political significance. It was the place where Huron swore to return. He once stood in front of many people. He said before that this place would never belong to the empire again. If he gave up his prestige, it would be a big blow, especially to those mortal pirates, who would probably waver. On the other hand, he also invested a lot there. It feels a bit sad to give up resources, especially those giant fortresses and defense facilities. Years of hard work have made Huron very sensitive to "waste". Even when distributing ammunition, he will remind him to use what he has accumulated in the past.
Just as he was deep in thought, an objectionable voice sounded.
“The Badab sector cannot be given up.”
When everyone looked at it, it was Hong Suo who spoke.
Hong Suo pointed at the star map and stated his point of view straightforwardly.
“Although the Badab sector is surrounded by the empire, it also restrains a large number of the empire’s troops, and a complete defense system has been built there. It is absolutely inappropriate to abandon the solid fortifications and risk an attack. What a smart commander should do is to think about it carefully. If the Badab sector is abandoned, the empire will use a large number of mobile troops. Then they will attack the Mago star cluster in a large scale. How can they resist the Badab sector? The location is so critical. If we lose it, it means that we are completely trapped in this small area and cannot move!”
As soon as Hongsuo said this, everyone immediately started talking, and Huron also nodded slightly.
(End of this chapter)