Human Empire Solar Star Domain, Terra Star Sector, Solar System.
Calvin has left Terra since the end of last month, that is, the end of the second quarter of 758. Under the escort of the Inquisition fleet, he passed through the port channel of Iapetus and passed through the extremely tight defense circle in the rings of Saturn.
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Enter one of the three major factions within the Tribunal, the core residence of the Demonic Tribunal, and the real headquarters of the Order of the Holy Hammer - Enceladus.
Calvin stopped briefly on this moon and met with the Grand Inquisitors in the extremely famous Encrates Hall to discuss the establishment of the Eye of the Empire and the relationship between the radicals and the Holy Hammer Order.
Increasing debate among conservatives.
After concluding the meeting here, Calvin set out for Tethys again, sharing the demonic knowledge he had gained in the war against subspace in recent years to the Purifiers stationed here to guard the famous "Devil's Codex"
They deliver.
After another three days of delay here, Calvin finally embarked on the trip's final destination—the trip back to his home moon Titan.
It had been decades since I had returned here, and in Calvin's eyes, the huge fortress monastery looked the same as when he left last time.
Granite and basalt occupy all the space in the field of vision, and light gray and black are the constant color tones here;
The huge complex of buildings built against the mountains, undulating and deep underground, with their sharp-edged architectural style, tells the eternal vow of the people here never to surrender to fate.
Calvin, who walked all the way from the star port, still didn't see many traces of human activity.
The Gray Knights shoulder the heavy burden of war, which is the biggest reason why the Titans have been deserted all year round.
In fact, Calvin himself doesn't have many manpower at the moment.
Because not long after the Eye of the Empire was established, the Empire was located at the intersection of the Extreme Star Territory and the Hazy Star Territory, and records of the emergence of large-scale subspace storms came one after another.
At least three more subspace storms were observed and confirmed by the local court;
At least two star sectors, several galaxies, and several times this number of Imperial worlds lost the protection of the Empire and were blocked behind the subspace storm.
Calvin had no choice but to send out the first large battle group in his hand in order to dominate the local war with an absolutely superior force, thereby suppressing possible chaos pollution incidents in the local area.
And misfortunes never come singly, when he only has two companies directly under the legion in his hands. (There are normally three companies directly under the legion, but because the first battle group has just been established, one of the veteran companies directly under it was split and became the first
Fight the lower branches of the swarm.)
Juan Nelson, the former admiral and current war lord who was responsible for suppressing the Jotun rebellion, sent a signal to Calvin for help through the channels of the Inquisition.
Calvin knew Juan well. Although this professional soldier had the same shortcomings as all soldiers of noble origin, such as paying too much attention to honor and being overly happy with achievements.
But in terms of his war skills and his serious and rigorous attitude towards war, he is still worthy of Calvin's trust.
And Calvin couldn't help but frown when he saw Juan's information for the first time.
In the nearly year-long counter-rebellion war, War Lord Huan, with the support of the Imperial Navy and the Astra Militarum, finally quelled the rebellion that spread throughout the Jotun sector one by one.
And with the help of two Astartes companies passing by for an armed pilgrimage, he successfully defeated the rebel fleet and besieged the enemy's main force in the capital of Jotun's sector, Corberon Hive.
World.
But his luck only ended here. In the next few months, obvious signs of Chaos pollution began to appear on the planet.
Juan, his colleagues and staff concluded that this rebellion was most likely to have a conspiracy from Chaos behind it.
The head of the Regional Tribunal recognized Juan's point of view, and as Juan, who was labeled as a "Calvinian" in a sense, naturally sent a signal to Calvin for help as soon as he realized that the situation was out of control.
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It is chaos pollution again, and although it is not large in scale, it does have obvious signs.
Juan's concerns are justified.
The Astra Militarum is no longer suitable to continue to participate in the battle here, and is only suitable for garrisoning on the periphery of the battlefield.
Otherwise, if we come into direct contact with pollution, then the war will be over and I’m afraid we won’t be able to keep this army.
Do we need to mobilize the Gray Knights? I'm afraid we do.
But Calvin actually knew that Juan was not targeting the Gray Knights.
The support he really wanted was the Tindalos Legion, which stood behind the Gray Knights and was unknown, but also in great military glory.
The millions of veterans of Tindalos who have been purified and experienced in fighting against Chaos are indeed the best candidates for such a mission.
What to do? Give it.
Although I am heartbroken that the elite corps is about to be thrown into a brutal siege battle, from an overall perspective, this is indeed the optimal solution.
In desperation, he could only send out one of the companies in his hand, and on the basis of five times the number of transport ships, he sent out a Tindalos army with a strength of 1.2 million.
After this back and forth, Calvin only had one company of troops.
The shortage of military strength not only slowed down some of the progress of the establishment of the Eye of the Empire, but also made Calvin wary of possible emergencies.
And just when he searched the nearby star areas and did not see any idle Gray Knight troops, the Titans, who had been silent for a long time, spoke out again, with the news that a new batch of Gray Knights was about to be completed.
Gave Calvin a shot in the arm.
The Titans are preparing for only two big things recently:
First, it has been decades since the Sword of Oath was recovered by Calvin. Thanks to the countless days and nights of efforts of the Purifiers on Titan, the sword has shown signs of recovery.
After deliberation by the Grand Master Council, they finally decided to try the "True Name Granting" ceremony again on an appropriate day among this generation of purifiers.
Second, with the end of the second batch of gene seed transformation cycles, a new batch of Gray Knight recruits have awakened from their life-support capsules.
After undergoing preliminary willpower screening and consciousness reorganization assistance, these newcomers have now been gathered in the Silver Blade camp to begin training.
And the purpose of his return to Titan this time was precisely for this purpose.
The only remaining direct company of the legion is already in place, with a full hundred veterans ranging from non-commissioned officers to company captains and adjutants;
As long as this batch of new Gray Knights are in place and the prepared skeleton is in place, the prototype of a brand new battle group will already have all the basic conditions.
This is the significance of the companies directly under the legion. In Calvin's plan, they are not only the teaching companies in peacetime, but also responsible for the research and iteration of tactics;
It is a miniature version of the officer corps during the war. With just one order, it can support the combat effectiveness of an army and become the clanking bones under the immature face of this new army.