"Bleeding scars, brother, you described it correctly, it's like this..."
Soshyan sighed and scratched his head in frustration.
"Unless the high lord hands over the entire Orps to me, I don't have the confidence to start a tug-of-war with the Necrontyr here, but judging from Terra's reaction, they seem to value this place quite a bit."
"That's okay. Now the empire is becoming more and more turbulent, and the situation is getting worse every year. Under this situation, remote star areas like Orps, which mainly supply manpower, are becoming more and more difficult for the high lords.
Tricky, because there are too many more important worlds that need support. If we really can’t defend them, even
It is possible to execute the Extermination Order on the remaining areas, but since you are here, this possibility is unlikely. Their restrictions on the Astartes will also be slightly relaxed. More importantly, you are in the High Lords Council.
We already have enough allies in China that I think this thing can work."
Talos said this, Soshyan thought for a while and nodded.
"I probably know what you mean, but before that, we have to win a battle first."
Soshyan stood up.
"Talos, you go and summon the senior officers and company commanders. I want to hold a meeting. Amnak, you go and help Occam. I asked him to establish an intelligence network in Orps, but he keeps saying that there are not enough people.
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After getting their respective arrangements, the two turned and left the training room. Soshyan walked towards a door. After pushing it open, there was a small corridor inside. On the opposite side was another door. When he approached, it opened automatically.
Inside the gate, there is mist, and you can see a huge bath with simple decoration. As his personal training room, it naturally has a full set of facilities.
Sinking his body into the huge round bath, Soshyan closed his eyes slightly and leaned his head back on the edge of the bath.
About ten minutes later, after a soft sound of footsteps, a pair of slender hands gently pressed on Soshyan's shoulders and began to knead.
Soshyan did not open his eyes, but said calmly:
"How's it going with the fleet?"
"Because we did not receive the order, we did not have contact with the Necrontyr and have now withdrawn."
"After we return, order the fleet to continue maneuvering and stand by. Again, try to avoid contact with the Necrontyr fleet."
"Yes, Your Highness, are you...are you okay?"
"I'm fine, it's okay."
"I was frightened when I heard the news that you were in coma. If something happens to you..."
"I'm fine."
After saying that, Soshyan stood up and walked to the drying room nearby. After quickly drying the moisture on his body, he came to the armament room and the automatic robotic arm began to put on his armor.
Soon a military meeting was held in the main conference room of the Randall. In addition to the officers, there were also representatives of the Adeptus Mechanicus, Prince Andrea of the Dubandlin family - because of Madi
Yas's mecha was severely damaged in the last Tyran war, and he himself was injured. In this expedition to Soshiyan, he only asked him to send his son as the leader of the family, and he was also regarded by someone as Soshiyan.
Shiyan officially recognized Andrea's status as heir.
At the meeting, Soshyan once again made adjustments to the galaxy's defense. Because he already had a certain understanding of the strength of the Menak Dynasty, Soshyan realized that the galaxy's defense strength was far from enough.
The core issue now is how to deal with the two tomb ships that the other party may send.
Although according to his judgment, the opponent would not send two tomb ships to the same battlefield at once, at least if he was the commander of the opponent, there would be no reason to send two such important battleships to a battlefield at the same time.
On the battlefield, there must always be a reserve team to deal with possible emergencies, but he also knows one thing, that is
The war thinking of some ancient races is different from that of humans. He currently knows nothing about the war philosophy and methods of the Necrontyr, and it is difficult to say whether the other party will engage in a first and decisive battle, considering that Amara's amassed military strength is already very large.
, maybe the commander of Menak really chooses to do it all, so there is nothing wrong with considering the worst-case scenario.
But here's the problem, even if the Randall is very powerful, Soshyan will never think that it is powerful enough to fight against two tomb ships, let alone two.
At 4 or 6 - due to its greater mobility advantage, the tomb ship has a greater chance of winning.
The only way is to find another way.
On the contrary, Farzad proposed an idea at the meeting. Although it was not a new idea and could even be called an old method, it did open up Soshyan's thinking.
"No matter how powerful the alien warship is, won't it be destroyed by our swords and courage in the end? This time is no exception! I am willing to be the first to join the enemy's flagship!"
Farzad's words aroused unanimous applause from many officers. If it were in the past, Soshyan would have said that he was brainless, but this time the situation was really different.
He thought about it carefully, and it seemed that it was indeed the case.
Although the tomb ship is fast, it is indeed slower than other Necrontyr warships, which makes certain tactics potentially effective, such as the gang-hopping mentioned by Farzad.
After discussion, others have always believed that gang-hopping is the best option against alien ships that completely crush human warships in terms of numerical value.
But the tactics were determined, but another problem followed. The tomb ship itself is a huge mobile city, and there must be a large number of Necrontyr troops in it, and there are even factories that produce constructs. Take Soshiyan
The scale I have seen is really not much smaller than the World Engine. A small number of Astartes joining the team is a big gamble, and there is a high probability that they will never come back.
You must know that the Astral Knights, especially himself, have the most say in this matter. In the past, it was almost not enough to fill the entire chapter of the Astral Knights, and the chapter leader had to work hard to get the core of the world engine.
, that is, it was successful only when the fragments of the Star God were released.
But this time he brought less than four companies of troops. If divided equally between two tomb ships, each tomb ship would only have 2 companies of troops. This is not called joining the gang. It is no different from committing suicide. Even if
It has the power of gray marrow, but after the confrontation with the Silent King, Soshyan is sure that the opponent must be prepared for this kind of power, and the Anhui Guards may not have any advantage.
This was also the first time Soshyan encountered a situation where he had tactics but no conditions.
So if you really want to join a gang, the number of people must not be small, but there are only so many Astartes.
After thinking about it, the only way is to send a large number of mortal troops up there to fight a super-scale gang-hopping battle with no return, and to equip them with fully enclosed protective gear that can operate in the oxygen-free void.
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This is extremely rare in the history of imperial wars. In the past, gang jumping operations were carried out by small groups of troops, but this time we are going to engage in large-scale gang jumping operations, which require very, very high command capabilities, soldier quality, and equipment.