Chapter 534, Torch of the New World
On the battle barge 'Fire of Triumph', the flagship of the Wrathful Flames, a Space Marine with brass lower body and orange upper body was protected by a group of guards, striding forward towards the command bridge. Come.
There were mortal auxiliary troops in the middle who tried to stop him, but they were all blocked aside by his guards arrogantly.
He took matters into his own hands and roughly pushed open the bridge door.
Wang Mengsong strode in with his guards.
The Raging Flame warriors guarding the bridge had long heard the movement outside the door.
Even if allies arrived, they were so unceremonious that they all put their hands on their weapons.
However, there will not be any further over-the-top action - unless the 'New Age Torch' on the opposite side really wants to do something.
Wang Mengsong didn't even look at the nervousness of these Raging Flame Space Marines.
He is the leader of the 'New Age Torch' Chapter, has three hundred years of combat experience, and can be called the first New Age Torch warrior.
In fact, their entire battle group is relatively young, and their army has only been established for three hundred years.
The army-building operation three hundred years ago was called the 'Faroese Army-Building'.
In the 'Faro Building', nine new Chapters were established to deal with the growing regional threats in the Faroese domain in the southern reaches of the empire. After the establishment of the army, all nine chapters were urgently dispatched to the Faroe Realm to deal with the rising rebellions, the invasion of two orc clans, and the expansion of the Chaos invasion that broke out from multiple planets at the same time.
After a hundred years of fighting, the situation in the Faro Universe has gradually stabilized.
Once the work is done, it's time to get the reward. It stands to reason that these new battle groups should be settled in the place where they are fighting. Allocate a planet as the war group's home planet and recruiting world, and then the war group can safely guard one side here.
However, there are seven war groups in the Faro Universe itself, and the new nine cannot be settled all.
Of course, this 'no way' does not mean that there are not so many worlds. After all, the world under the jurisdiction of a universe can range from three to five thousand to tens of thousands. Is it difficult to find nine worlds to arrange for the war group?
It’s really difficult.
Dividing nine worlds is not difficult in itself. Even if the imperial tax revenue from these nine worlds will be lost after the transfer, it is not unacceptable compared to the huge size of the entire universe.
What's more, it doesn't necessarily have to be a particularly developed and wealthy planet.
The home planets of many famous Space Marine Chapters are quite desolate, and even the natural environment can be called harsh and cruel.
But it has benefits.
The people who have been tempered in the harsh and cruel natural environment are better able to meet the needs of the battle group in terms of mental outlook, physical fitness, and traditional culture.
As for the impoverished planets that cannot provide a sufficient base of material wealth... for many Chapters, this is not a problem.
The maintenance and development of the war group does cost a lot of wealth, but who says it must come from the home planet?
Moreover, under normal circumstances, with a battle group, a thousand space warriors, plus a large number of auxiliary troops, and a battle group fleet, with a military force of this scale, most of the imperial worlds themselves cannot operate on a single planet. financial resources to supply.
Each war group has its own methods for these wealth needs.
Some work for the Mechanicus, some work for the Ecclesiarchy, some work for the high lords on Holy Terra, the Tribunal, and the particularly powerful Imperial Chamber of Commerce...
You can call this kind of "worker faction".
The situation of this so-called ‘part-time job’ actually varies. Some are very independent, or simply have a purely cooperative relationship, where everyone has the same interests; some have an employment relationship, where they are paid to do things; but there are also those who are particularly dependent, which is rare but not unheard of.
Some war groups rely on fighting to support fighting. There are many such ship-based battle groups. They do not have a fixed territory of their own, and mainly rely on captures from wars to maintain and even grow their own war group. They often accept calls from various imperial forces, various planets, star regions, and star regions, participate in various battles, and collect their own spoils and rewards.
The most famous of this category is the Black Crusaders Chapter.
In any case, the number of these two types of battle groups is still relatively small. Among the Space Marine Chapters, the most numerous are those with ‘fiefdoms’.
With their home star as the core, they radiate their influence to the entire surrounding star field, and even across the star field. The transcendent status and identity of the Space Marines, as well as their powerful combat effectiveness, can indeed expand their influence to this extent.
While ensuring the safety of one side, every world in this star field has to pay more or less tribute to the war group... The names are different, but the essence of the matter is to pay tribute.
Only at the level of the Star Territory can one be able to support a complete battle group.
So this was the conflict in the Faroe Star Territory back then.
The Torch of the New Age and the other eight newly-created battle groups were in urgent need of recuperation after the war. They have already fought the first war since the war group was established, gained some fame and made their own achievements. The next step is to recuperate and develop the battle group.
As a result, the Faroe Star Territory has actually been divided up; if the remaining territory is exhausted, one or two battle groups will be arranged to come down. If there are more, it will not be a problem of crowding, but that everyone will not have enough to eat.
Who doesn’t want to recuperate and develop?
The New Age Torch did indeed obtain its own recruiting planet as a new war group through merit. But firstly, that planet is very ordinary and cannot support them. Secondly, they cannot expand their influence like a normal war group. There are two other groups crowded in the same star field.
After a fight, the New Age Torch became a loser.
At that time, although their strength reached more than 700 people, the level of the auxiliary army was very poor, and there were very few battleships, not even a battle barge. The flagship was just a strike cruiser, and it was scarred in the war. They don’t even have money to repair the boat!
At the same time, the war group often needs to respond to calls from various places and go out to fight in various places. Most of the time, the rewards of war can offset the expenses and still make a surplus, but as long as a loss-making war results in the death of more soldiers, or simply insufficient loot, the fragile cycle will be broken.
In the seventy years since it took possession of its home planet, the New World Torch has been struggling. The number of members of the battle group is slowly decreasing, and the overall strength is becoming weaker and weaker.
Of course, they did not encounter the kind of crisis that would cause the entire battle group to be destroyed instantly, but this kind of chronic blood loss and the feeling of seeing death but having no way to do it was also very uncomfortable.
Coupled with the friction and entanglement within the Star Territory with various local forces, such as the Star Territory government and several other close war groups, it is also exhausting.
In this case, one hundred and twenty years ago, Wang Mengsong received an invitation from Humphrey Paul.
After a confidential discussion, Wang Mengsong made a decision: move!
Relocation is not something that the war group just wants to do.
The world of conscription has been assigned to you, how can you just change it at the drop of a hat?
But Humphrey Paul, a hundred and twenty years ago, guaranteed it could. There can be a galaxy in the spider web domain that has no Space Marines stationed at all, and it can be left to them to station.
He asked Wang Mengsong to come first and promised that the replacement of the recruiting planet would be completed soon.
Wang Mengsong believed in Humphrey Paul's guarantee.
And the final result was that Paul really got it done.
When they announced that they wanted to relocate, the Imperial Central Committee initially issued a document reprimanding them; but soon, the Imperial Central Committee's attitude changed. And silently arranged a planet as a new recruiting world in the star field designated by Humphrey Paul.
From then on, the New World Torch can naturally live and work in peace and contentment.
The Redbud Rebellion happened soon after.
Wang Mengsong was quite hesitant at first.
Do you want to side with Iron Armor?
The one who takes the person is short-handed and the one who eats the person is soft-mouthed. After getting the benefit of Humphrey Paul, how can you just sit back and watch when something happens?
However, it would not be good if you get involved. The New Age Torch has just moved here and settled down. The war group has not had time to save a fortune, but they have to work for the Iron Armor Chapter first, and may also offend the central government of the empire?
Although, Wang Mengsong has no favorable impression of the Empire Central Committee.
Humphrey Paul very considerately told them not to move, just stay still.
Then, Wang Mengsong saw the Bauhinia Rebellion being easily resolved. The three war groups came to a tragic end. At the same time, the Iron Armor Chapter began a hundred years of rapid development with the Raging Flame and Rock Shield.
Wang Mengsong has always felt uneasy and envious of the situation of the three Tienu Shi families.
The uneasiness is that their approach seems... not very loyal?
But what he envied was that although he didn't know the details, he could easily see that the strength of the three war groups was becoming very powerful.
Not only did they firmly control the Queen's Star Territory, but they also continued to steal from the empire. The high income increased their strength; after becoming strong, they not only maintained the threat to the Void Zerg that kept emerging in the Queen's Star Territory, but were also able to expand their influence and even expand in many surrounding star territories. Went to the Eastern Universe in the south.
He also secretly started to do some... not quite according to the rules. For example, letting the number of war groups exceed the prescribed limit; for example, concealing the income of some surrounding planets that are seriously affected by them, controlling the sector government, and concealing taxes...
He believes that the scale of what he has done is much lighter than that of Iron Fury Stone, and it is just a few small actions.
However, he was still discovered and received a serious warning from the Empire Central Committee.
This caused him to retract his out-of-bounds claws.
But at the same time, it also made him feel more dissatisfied, and even resented the central government of the empire.
He began to have closer contact with the Iron Fury Stone in private, hoping to become an 'Iron Fury Stone Torch'.
Humphrey Paul, an old friend, welcomed this very much, but also expressed that he hoped that the New World Torch would wait. Resource support can be put in place first, but the New Age Torch does not need to take a clear stand on the side of Iron Fury Stone immediately, and can just continue to stay quietly.
At this moment, it was time for Tienushi to officially raise his flag of rebellion.
As a local Space Marine Chapter in the Spider Web Realm, the New Age Torch naturally joined forces with the Heretic Tribunal to form a counter-rebellion army and participated in the suppression of the Iron Wrath Stone.
Then, naturally, he became the second-fifth kid and killed an entire loyal regiment, tens of thousands of battle sisters from the Order of the Blood Rose, and a large number of elites from the Tribunal of the Heretic, all on the battlefield of Tianyuan VI with a single blow. .
After making great achievements, the New Age Torch officially became a member of the Iron Fury Stone.
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This chapter makes up for yesterday.
There will be a chapter later.
(End of chapter)