Chapter 62, all disappointed
Every Space Marine Chapter is a powerful force. If fully equipped, they would not only have a thousand top warriors, but also a fleet, and hundreds of thousands or even millions of well-equipped mortal auxiliary troops.
The empire will establish one such battle group after another to garrison certain important worlds, and when necessary, send them to a key battlefield in the star sea to play a decisive role.
The Phoenix Chapter has been cleansed of its sins. Logically speaking, the Empire should support their reconstruction. Adding another Chapter like this may be able to ensure the stability of one or even several sectors.
But the Empire didn't do that.
Gu Hang can't control the higher-level game now, but as Ye Lixia warned, there must be trouble with the Phoenix Chapter.
What Yelicia meant by saying that she could stop Gu Hang if he needed it was that she was not willing to directly intercept a Space Marine battle group, even if it was a remnant group, as it would cause a lot of trouble.
But if Gu Hang is willing to take the blame and make the request as the planetary governor, then she can take the risk to help.
It’s already pretty good to be able to do this. Gu Hang knew that she meant well.
Including her help, including her warnings.
It seemed that the female captain had unconsciously begun to treat Gu Hang as an ally.
This is a very good sign.
However, Gu Hang still rejected Ye Lixia's kindness.
What's the point of intercepting these Space Marines? For the time being, Gu Hang has no intention of giving up on this activated event chain.
He was really greedy for that remnant group.
No matter how weak the Phoenix Chapter is now, it is still a war group. If he can get their effectiveness, then there will be no obstacle to him sweeping across the entire Raging Owl Star.
Starships are awesome, but no matter how awesome they are, they can only bombard them from the sky. It is impossible for Yelicia to send troops down to fight on land. Even if it were a true land battle, her marines wouldn't be of much use.
Orbital bombing is a strategic deterrent nuclear weapon. It will not be used unless it is a last resort. As for just threatening... hasn't Gu Hang been using it in the past month? Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Fuxing City government to be so 'obedient', giving them supplies when they asked for it, and struggling to do so even if they were told to self-examine the cult and give an explanation. Hodgson, the leader of the alliance parliament, even voted for it.
How can the name of the Governor alone be enough? If any of the previous governors had no reputation, shouldn’t they just be finished?
Disobeying orders is a low-level way of playing, deceiving superiors and concealing subordinates, disobeying orders, concealing actual information... If you don't have your own power, you will be coaxed around, and you may still feel that everything is under control. .
I am happy to feel that the indigenous leaders are quite obedient and work hard, and the progress of collecting imperial taxes is also going well. Before the tax official came, he thought that the warehouse was full of quotas, and even after several waves of inspections were ordered, nothing happened. No problem, but on the eve of paying taxes, I found out, oh, the amount was not enough.
Gu Hang didn't want this to happen, so deterrence alone wasn't enough.
He must be on the ground, have real strength, have subordinates who are sure to obey his orders, and have reliable military force. It can ensure that others cannot deceive him and those who disobey orders will be suppressed forcefully, and the method of suppression cannot be as devastating as orbital bombing.
The Raging Owl Star is already in bad shape. If we really have to use naval cannons to bombard Fuxing City again, then we really won’t be able to pay taxes.
The Phoenix is such a conventional force.
With the help of the Space Marines, Gu Hang can ensure that the person is dead when making a decision, instead of having to orbit a city with orbital bombardment just to kill a few people.
However, when he saw the Phoenix Chapter, he was still shocked.
……
A few hours later, he stood at the landing site, watching the sky fall...
That's the Fenyu, a... well, it can't be called a starship, it can only be called a spaceship.
It's too small.
When he just learned that the war group planned to drop their spaceship directly on the surface, Gu Hang was shocked, fearing that there would be no place to put it. In his impression, even if it was a frigate, there were thousands of crew members on it, and it would be a huge thing if it fell to the ground.
Looking at the results now, is this it?
It is only a circle or two larger than the transport ship on the Quintet responsible for communicating with the ground. No, it’s said to be a remnant group, but can it be so retarded that it doesn’t even have a starship?
A Space Marine Chapter? That's it?
Could it be a vanguard force?
The hatch opened, and Gu Hang first saw a figure that was much stronger and taller than a normal person, wearing a power armor with bright red main body and white trim, and holding a bolter, walking out of the hatch of the spaceship. With his heavy steps, every foot can create an extremely majestic posture.
His power armor was not shiny, and there were slight signs of damage in many places. But this further symbolizes that he is a veteran who has survived hundreds of battles. Countless people, monsters, aliens, and traitors have died at his hands.
Under his bright red helmet, his cold eyes stared at Gu Hang.
Gu Hang felt a biting chill.
Is this called murderous intent?
Although he was not afraid, Gu Hang felt a little excited.
Seeing the Space Marines in person for the first time, Gu Hang felt that his reputation was well-deserved. He was indeed a powerful warrior whose reputation was widely spread throughout the universe.
He watched the Space Marines come out of the hatch one after another, his expression becoming more and more satisfied.
Then, the satisfaction in his heart suddenly stopped.
Seven people walked out, and there was no one behind them.
Just seven?
No, what kind of war group are seven people? Even a tactical team cannot be formed!
He knew that this was a war group that was on the verge of death, but... if it was like this, it would be too close to death, right?
Gu Hang was a little disappointed.
……
Martins was a little disappointed.
He walked out at the end of the line and saw Mr. Governor who came to greet him.
He knew that it was Gu Hang, the person he wanted to meet on this trip, the light that Pastor Rizzo had foreseen and could potentially save the Chapter.
On the way here, he originally envisioned Raging Owl as a rich planet or a developed forging world. The governor here has a powerful force, is very friendly to the Chapter, and is willing to help the Chapter rebuild...
But... things didn't seem to be what he thought.
The governor in front of me is a bit too ordinary, right?
He was neither tall nor strong, and besides being pretty good-looking, he looked like an ordinary mortal.
Of course, Martins could feel the psychic reaction from the governor, which was not weak, but it was only relative to ordinary mortals. That little bit of spiritual power could not pose a threat to him or any of his battle brothers. The power armor on their bodies has a certain anti-psionic effect, and their own bodies modified by gene seeds and strong spiritual will cannot be shaken by ordinary psykers.
It might be a bit exaggerated to say that he could kill Gu Hang like a chicken. It should be more like a strong man strangling a wolf dog to death.
Of course, comparing a mortal to the Angel of Death is too harsh. The strength of a planetary governor does not lie in his own person.
But...
Look at this planet?
Look at this... Martins doesn't know whether to describe it as a town or a camp.
Is this what the core of this governor’s rule looks like?
(End of chapter)