Chapter 2716 Loss of Ships
".Legion Commander, not counting the losses of the Forge World in this battle, the Light Chapter lost 17 ships, among which the main ship was the strike cruiser Blue Ice. The Thunder, the Gothic-class cruiser Longbow, and the battle barge Inscription had a quarter of their hulls severely damaged. The Tyrant-class cruiser Greatsword had a huge tear of nearly two kilometers on the left hull. The energy and weapons systems More than a third are disabled, and the other remaining ships also have various large and small damages."
On the bridge of the captured Necrontyr Tomb ship, Soshyan listened to the Fourth Company of the White Templars. According to Chang Ya Haslu's report, the originally dark bridge was now as bright as day. This was due to various high-power lamps. Many positions on the bridge had been occupied by technical priests, and there were various temporary structures everywhere. The equipment and meditators, like an archaeological site, made the original tomb become unusually busy.
After hearing that the enemy's flagship had been captured, the sages from Ulan Huda and Ekvolia swarmed in, including those hiding in the remaining orbital facilities. , and the foundry director Prezemyslow came, and Soshyan generously allowed them to board the ship, but just told them not to touch the things on the ship yet.
However, there is something that puzzles the technical priests. Logically speaking, a battleship of this size should be a crowded scene. The crew, servants and guards should be bustling in the cabin, but this tomb ship The ship was already empty when they arrived, and even the underworld beetles responsible for maintenance were missing.
They also cautiously asked Soshyan what happened in the end. Soshyan was very straightforward and told the mechanical priests that although the Space Marines occupied the enemy ship after a "hard fight", they could not prevent the enemy from escaping. There is a wormhole device that enemies can use to quickly teleport to other battleships. As for the Necrontyr structures, they have fallen into a deep sleep under the "instructions" issued by Soshyan using nematodes. As for the rhetoric of the mechanical priests, Considering the danger of "alien items", Soshyan does not intend to transfer them to the Forge World. He will decide how these items should be destroyed.
And when he asked the mechanical priests to come on board to tinker with things, he also meant it with "comfort" - they didn't want to think about the things on the ship anyway, but it was still okay to scan the hull structure and conduct some data research.
Sitting on the alien throne, Soshyan listened to the report and checked the data pad in his hand, his brows always furrowed.
This loss indeed exceeded his expectation. It can be said that the fleet accumulated by White Templar was almost wiped out in one battle. More than half of the ships needed to be returned to the factory for overhaul, and the others had to stay in the dock for a while. time.
In other words, if the White Templar is such a large battle group, if it wants to go out for a while, only small frigates can be used.
This made Soshiyang a little embarrassed. After all, it was originally a "team building" with the goal of getting closer to everyone and increasing cohesion, but it turned out to be a major accident.
Sighing softly, he put the data pad aside and looked at the fourth company commander.
“This time the White Temple’s ship losses are indeed very heavy. I will allocate the ships later.”
Although Soshyan has always said that the legions are one, the two After all, the two war groups still operate separately. He cannot favor the other side and squander the strength of the White Templar just to strengthen the power of the Astral Knights.
Fortunately, this battle has quite generous rewards. Although Prezemyslow has expressed implicitly that he hopes Soshyan will "respect" the Forge World's ownership of this Necrontyr tomb, Soshyan Yang did not intend to hand over everything in the Necrontyr's tomb to them. The Legion needed to pay back for paying such a huge price to help them solve such a huge trouble.
Soshyan plans to use the Necrontyr trophies captured in this battle to trade the warships urgently needed by the White Templars with the interested Forge World. These trophies include, but are not limited to, various technological equipment in the Tomb World, and the treasures of the Raisha Dynasty. , and the remains of some of the Necrontyr ships in space.
Ahaslu nodded after hearing this.
“Being able to achieve such a glorious victory under the leadership of the legion commander is not a small price to pay, but it is still too dangerous for you to enter the enemy ship alone. If anything happens, I can’t tell the legion’s Other brothers told me that if you want to join an enemy ship in the future, please be sure to bring a guard with you. The soldiers are also eager to witness your heroic appearance."
Soshiyang suddenly ran to the Necrontyr by himself this time. Yahaslu was really shocked on the flagship. When Soshyan left the bridge, he thought Soshyan was going to prepare weapons. He also specially summoned the members of the company to wait in the landing area, preparing to let the soldiers Board the enemy ship with Soshyan. As a result, I didn't receive any news from Soshyan for a long time, and I didn't know that the other party was already on the enemy ship until the battle was almost over.
As for how Soshyan got there, he still doesn't understand, but his personal guess is that he may have used teleportation.
But no matter how you put it, this matter is extremely dangerous, and it can easily give the soldiers the illusion that their legion commander does not trust them.
But he said the latter part very tactfully.
And Soshiyang heard it. Afterwards, he also knew that his behavior was a bit too abrupt. The soldiers of the Fourth Company must have been waiting to board the ship with him, but he went quietly. I sent the clown to teleport, but he didn’t even say hello.
This matter may not be a big deal, but it is not a small matter. After all, Astartes' memories are pretty good. If they don't make it clear, the soldiers of the Fourth Company will always remember this matter.
"I know. In fact, the main reason this time is... Well, the method of teleportation is more difficult, so I can't bring more people, but the soldiers also did a good job, and they contributed a lot to this victory."
Hearing what Soshyan said, Yahasru nodded.
“It’s understandable. The soldiers just hope to fight side by side with the legion commander, but as long as they can win, everyone will be happy——”
As he spoke, he paused for a moment, and then glanced He glanced at the bridge filled with various alien decorations and equipment, as well as the busy mechanical priests, and then at Amnak who was sitting on a pile of metal heads playing with a huge phase scythe. After hesitating for a few seconds, he said softly :
"Legion Commander, what do you plan to do with this trophy?"
Soshyan smiled slightly.
“Fourth company commander, how do you think we should handle it?”
“Well, it’s all decided by the regiment commander.”
“Let’s talk, there are no outsiders here, and now It's nothing."
"I guess Legion Commander, you are planning to make use of it? But this thing is too conspicuous, unlike those weapons and equipment, it will be easily exposed once it appears. After all, it is an alien battleship. It could cause huge trouble.”