"Give up Badab..."
In fact, when Zhu Fu talked about the disadvantages on the battlefield, Huron probably guessed that the other party would make such an opinion.
Until now, Zhu Fu has made such suggestions to Huron. Many of the Red Pirates’ confidants have also said this to him. After all, everyone can see that this kind of exhaustive combat is really too unfavorable for the Red Pirates.
But Huron actually has his own difficulties.
Nabadab is not only his former power center and home, but also the key to the existence of the huge armed organization of the Red Pirates.
Only Huron knew the essence of the Red Pirates. Although he often boasted in front of others that it took him less than a century to almost achieve the power that Abaddon spent ten thousand years creating, Huron understood very well that the Red Pirates and the Black Legion were not comparable at all. The Black Legion was a magnificent belief and ambition of the Dark Gods, and the Chaos Army created by Abaddon as the superb prestige of the three great expeditions in the past. Among them, there may be many who unite for profit, but many also regard the Black Expedition and Abaddon as their lifelong ideals and beliefs.
It was a real army, surpassing the veritable Chaos Army of the Great Expeditionary Legion.
The Red Pirates obviously cannot reach such a height. The four words "Part 1" with profit are the most realistic portrayal of this group.
And Badabu is the most critical part of the word "li".
The Great Vortex has the most prosperous trade routes of the empire, so naturally a huge group of pirates was born, most of whom were mortals. Although pirates had no place to live, they actually needed a berth and a place for them to hide, sell stolen goods, repair ships, hire personnel, and even relax and entertain.
Badabu is located in the center of the Great Vortex area. At least 70% of the trade routes need to pass through here, and naturally it is also an area where pirate activities are very frequent. When Huron returned to Badabu and built it into a pirate paradise, he controlled almost all the pirates in the Great Vortex area without any effort.
And his request for those pirates was to give them one-fifth of the plundered gain to himself.
It was precisely through the "tribute" of these numerous pirates that Huron quickly accumulated an incredible family fortune and used these family fortunes to attract more Chaos War Gangs to come and contribute, thus expanding his prestige and strength, and then attracting more pirates to join his command. This fast snowball mode helped Huron reach the top with a rocket-like speed as the second only to Abaddon among the non-legion Chaos Space Marines.
This is also a very different point from the Black Legion. Although many war gangs will go out to plunder on their own, the infrastructure determines that Huron relies heavily on the tribute provided by mortals to maintain an absolute dominance. In addition to his prestige and strength, the key point of Huron's way of controlling them is that he occupies Badab and guards the largest treasure pot and money tree in the vortex.
Even after the outbreak of the war, the route of the Great Vortex was not interrupted. Instead, because the demand for war became more prosperous, the pirates also worked hard to "make money" under the attack of the navy.
Once Badabu is lost, the mortal pirates will likely abandon him, and he will not have the energy to chase those people one by one. After all, at worst, they will just leave the vortex and hide for a while.
Without the support of mortal pirates, the infrastructure of the Red Pirates will crack or even collapse, especially in a state of war. Huron's current resources for purchasing demon engines are basically provided by mortal pirates.
Moreover, the Red Pirates are not all bandits who bring their own dry food to fight for war. Huron has been working hard to build a core force with sufficient discipline and control for his ambitions. Therefore, those people basically will not go out to plunder and support themselves. Tens of thousands of Chaos Space Marines are equivalent to being completely "off-productive" and Huron needs to support them.
Although Space Marines don’t seem to need much food and drink, Chaos Space Marines are not ascetics of the Empire. They need a lot of "entertainment" and "venting" according to their different beliefs and methods of depravity. In addition, they are often extremely violent and impermanent in their personalities, so the consumption of slaves and servants is extremely astonishing, and the loss of equipment is also extremely huge.
Huron did not have the "destiny" and prestige like Abaddon, nor did he have a rich armory created by a large number of black mechanical tutors, so he could only find ways to feed those people, and only then would they willingly serve him.
Not to mention the Black Legion, even if the empire gives a battle group, it is basically the same planet. Where did Huron, who was huddled in the vortex, come from so many planets?
Therefore, the tribute provided by those mortal pirates is very, very important, and can even be called the lifeline that maintains the survival of the Red Pirate Group. Many times, those who are below are helpless if they don’t understand Huron. After all, they don’t know that the food and food are expensive if they are not in charge. What’s more, most Chaos Space Marines don’t have the concept of being the leader in their heads. They just grab it if they are not able to grab it, or they simply die.
Perhaps only Abaddon or Soshyan who leads a huge army can truly understand him, so these two people are the few people he likes in the Galaxy now.
As for whether the expeditionary forces can be defeated quickly with harassment and mobile combat, Huron has not been guaranteed in anyone's mouth. Obviously, this is not a quick victory. If he cannot win quickly and he loses Badabu, the situation of the Red Pirates will only be worse.
If you unite with profit, you must separate with profit.
Huron's ambition was to build the second Black Legion and become an existence that all the gods of darkness must pay attention to. He would never accept such a failure.
And although Abaddon sent a large reinforcement to help him, Huron knew very well that these reinforcements must have other tasks. When he was not completely at a disadvantage, it might be reinforcements, but once the battle situation really collapsed, Zhu Fu would definitely become the first evil wolf to jump up and bite his body, and the reinforcements might become enemy.
What's more, who is Zhu Fu? He is always vigilant about Huron, a veteran who specializes in fire and friendly forces.
This is also why Huron always tried his best to defend Badabu, not only because it was the territory he had worked hard for a long time, but also because as long as Badabu was still there, the pirates could still grit their teeth and continue to support him.
So, this became a dead knot. Badab could not give up, Angustom could not give up, and the Red Pirates had to fight against the Empire in the most unfair way and use their lives to offset the firepower of the opponent.
Chapter completed!