"Commander of the Chapter, now the various units have basically controlled the key facilities and areas outside Scorch Oven City."
Standing next to the imaging device, looking at the data flowing like a waterfall, and the three-dimensional image of the city that was constantly filled with various colors and marks, Soshyan, with his arms folded, was slightly moved when he heard the words of the company commander Dinard on the side.
nodded.
"It's only been 11 hours, which means that the aliens basically didn't put up any effective resistance."
"Yes, the resistance is very weak."
"It means from the side that they have made a decision to withdraw underground."
Soshyan stretched out his hand and clicked on several areas on the holographic map, and then those places lit up with flashes of light.
"According to the initial battle report from Scorch Oven City, huge pits appeared in these places, which were also the main locations for the alien attacks. Although they had blown up these pits when they retreated, the effect was very poor. They could be destroyed with excavation devices.
open."
At this time, Soshyan heard the clicking sound behind him, turned around and saw the foundry director Prezemyslow walking around surrounded by a group of mechanical priests, so he smiled and said:
"Director, congratulations, Scorch Oven City has been recaptured... albeit on the surface."
Prezemyslo came to Soshyan and said gratefully:
"Thank you, as well as all the Space Marines and the church members of Ulan Huda for your help. The people of Ekvolia will remember this kindness."
Soshyan waved his hand.
"It's too early to say this now. There are still many areas inside Scorch Oven City that have not been recaptured, and... the battle has actually just begun here."
Prezemyslo naturally understood Soshyan's words and nodded.
"You are right, we must also destroy the enemies hidden deeper in the planet."
"My personal plan is to slow down the offensive for a while and give the gene stealers some time to withdraw more of their power underground. Of course... they will not give up the city so easily. They must have left many scattered people behind.
Street fighting teams or elusive beasts, the battle in the future city is likely to be a war in the shadows.
"Our infiltrator force is confident of destroying these enemies."
"What deserves more vigilance are the Necrons. The situation in the Slag Mountains is still confusing. There are more and more reports of sightings of these metallic aliens, but I don't think that is their real area of activity. The lairs of these guys should still be in focus.
Below Hearth City... Director, I need to deploy strong enough firepower around here. At the same time, considering the intensity of future wars, Skeleton City is likely to be severely damaged. Therefore, if there are any valuable facilities in the city,
Please also move them as soon as possible."
"This...many giant facilities cannot be moved at all, such as the foundry..."
"I understand, and I will take care of these things as much as possible, but you also know that war has no mercy."
"Yes, I can understand. I will arrange for the engineering team to move the facilities that can be moved as soon as possible."
"Thank you. In addition...please move all the heavy combat robots, Krios self-propelled artillery, and other related heavy weapons in the Forge World to the preset positions near Scorch Oven City as soon as possible."
"This work is already accelerating."
Soshyan then looked at Nadir.
"First Company Commander, you will be in charge here for the time being. I need to return to orbit to make some fleet deployment adjustments. You must always pay attention to messages such as earthquakes or abnormal energy signals. The energy detection systems of the forging world should have all been turned on.
If the Necrons were to awaken, they would definitely make a big noise."
"Understood, Chapter Leader, I will pay close attention to all information."
After hesitating for a moment, the company commander asked cautiously:
"Do you think there will be a naval battle later?"
Soshyan nodded.
"High probability."
He couldn't say some things because he was too sensitive. In fact, news came from Ada two days ago that the Tears of Heaven fleet lurking around the galaxy discovered an abnormal energy signal in a world, so it sent a reconnaissance team to check.
You don't know it until you look at it, but you find out that the dead planet is actually a tomb world, and it also hides a tomb world of a fleet. So the fleet commander Giulio decisively struck first and bombarded the planet with one cannon.
It was broken into pieces and sent into subspace, thus erasing a threat.
But according to the Royal Court's judgment of a Necrontyr dynasty, they definitely have more than one fleet, and there is a high probability that they are divided into several parts and hidden in different worlds. It is difficult to find them one by one, so Tears of Heaven happened to encounter them.
To a.
After receiving the information, Soshyan immediately became alert. The fleet brought by this sortie was not that large. The White Temple currently only has 10 battleships and 21 small ships (including an experimental Viper-class missile).
destroyer), and a Rogun-class light aircraft carrier, and Ekvolia's fleet is not strong. The flagship is an old Emperor-class battleship that has not moved for 500 years, and the others are light cruisers and frigates.
There are a total of 42 small-tonnage ships, and the strength can only be protected by itself. It is difficult to even form a relatively strong exploration fleet. The main reason is that the foundry world started late, and there are not many resources invested in shipyards and shipyards. Until
In the last hundred years, the Forge World has only built a void dock that can build giant battleship-level ships, but there are currently no shipbuilding orders.
Although Ulan Huda sent troops this time, the fleet did not have much, that is, a dozen armed transport ships and a few light cruisers. Bangura probably thought that Soshyan was not a big problem, so he asked at that time
Soshyan, who had no objection to this.
Such a fleet size is actually not weak. The void weapons of the Deadly Ones left a deep impression on Soshyan. In the World Engine battle, the empire concentrated hundreds of warships and was unable to defeat the opponent's space fortress. This
The size of the fleet makes it difficult for Soshyan to feel any "security".
Just now that the ground operations need to be temporarily slowed down, he plans to return to the fleet. On the one hand, he will adjust the parking position of the fleet to prepare for enemies that may appear at any time. On the other hand, he will reorganize the ships of the three parties to ensure that they will be ready when the battle breaks out.
At one time he could command any ship in time.
As for whether casting director Le is happy or not...
After Soshyan promised to provide them with a series of advanced technologies and STC templates (replicas), Prezemyslow immediately jumped on the pirate ship and offered his loyalty to the "Lord of the Lost Legions".
In the future, Ekvolia will also be an important chess piece in Soshyan's layout of the Storm Star Region. It is located in a remote location, close to the edge of the galaxy, and few people pay attention to it. However, it is relatively close to the Orps Star Region. Casting this
Once the world is built and developed, it will be able to radiate influence to this relatively isolated sector. At that time, the Revenant Angels in the Orps sector will be drawn into the Alliance of Suffering, and the entire Dark Frontier will become his "general strategy"
"Part of it - he never thought of dividing one side like Huron, but as he gradually came into contact with the darkest and core history and forces of the galaxy, he gradually felt that a looming storm was brewing, although in the end
He can't imagine what its situation will be like, but what Soshyan can tell is that once it sets off, it will definitely be a violent turmoil that overturns the entire galaxy. If there is a stable and distant area as the rear area at that time, he can
You can then watch the changes from a relatively "safe" position.