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Chapter 425 Retreat?

The five Astartes Chapters returned to the forge world of Atal Median for refreshment, and the Space Marines suffered heavy losses in their final battle with the Cybertronian Legion.

But the Iron Buddha Chapter hardly took a moment to rest, and the fleet had already left the galaxy and embarked on the journey again.

Because the loss in the last battle is not hurting the battle group, or even negligible.

en route.

The chapter leader and his monkeys spend all day in the arsenal of the Suzheng, studying the dark and heretical technological creations left by the black machine oil guy Proteus, trying to crack the mystery, and then they can arrange for the Phaeton Forge World to replicate and mass-produce .

Xiao Fei couldn't help with this kind of matter.

There is a specialization in the art industry, and he is a Titan expert.

"Qingshan."

One day Sid Nora suddenly came to the armory.

The Grand Inquisitor looked at the space warriors and the space apes, one big and one small figures turned their backs to him, they were digging into the dismantling of the umbra speculum carefully, carefully considering the purpose of each component, and then discussed in a low voice, ignoring himself at all, I couldn't help feeling a little anxious in my heart, and said loudly in a hurried tone:

"The battle situation has undergone major changes!"

"What changes?"

Fu Qinghai put down the parts in his hand and asked.

"The Titan legions in each forged world have encountered varying degrees of setbacks. The enemy seems to have seen through all our tactical arrangements and distribution of forces, and began to counterattack in a targeted manner. I don't know which link went wrong, but I am very sure. There must be traitors within us!"

Sid Nora said in a deep voice.

Fu Qinghai turned his head and said strangely:

"Isn't this what you expected a long time ago?"

"No, that doesn't agree with my estimate."

Sid Nora explained.

From the very beginning, the Grand Inquisitor who knew the area of ​​the Iron Girdle had come to the conclusion that, except for Atal Median's forge world, which could ensure loyalty, all other forge worlds were undercurrents, or had individual The forces have evil intentions and are not trustworthy. Some Mechanicism sects that are superficially obedient and loyal have an ambiguous attitude behind the scenes.

Through the battle on the Geras space station, Fu Qinghai also felt that the definitions of heresy and orthodoxy are very vague, and the boundary between rebellion and loyalty is so blurred that it is not either or that, black or white.In this case, isn't it reasonable for a traitor to appear?What is there to be surprised about?
"According to my years of experience, this leak has a high level, a large scope, and a deep impact, involving the deployment of multiple Titan legions."

Sid Nora spoke heavily:

"It's definitely not the core secrets that the local forces of the Iron Belt can touch. Besides, we have been on guard for a long time, and it is impossible for them to get access to any core secrets."

"You just said... Titan Legion?"

Fu Qinghai has captured a key point:
"So are there leaks from other forces? Imperial Guard? Imperial Navy? Chapter Astartes?"

"Currently, other imperial troops have not found any leaks, but you have to consider that the Titan Legion is the main force in this war. Even if other troops leak secrets, they are unlikely to influence the battle situation."

Sid Nora said.

"Then could it be..."

Fu Qinghai deliberated and made a conjecture.

"I know what you want to say, and I also suspect that there is something wrong with the ruling sage Hieronymus Gant. I once sent an astronomical message to the ruling sage to test his attitude. Faced with the leak Sage Gantt is also very angry about the incident, and is conducting a large-scale thorough investigation of the entire Titan Order to find out the reason."

Sid Nora said.

"His anger doesn't explain anything."

Fu Qinghai said calmly:

"There must be an inner ghost in the Order of Titans."

Sid Nora nodded in agreement.

So who will it be?

Sid Nora said in a low voice:

"Heronimos Gant, who is the sage of the Iron Ring War Zone, has a high status in the Mars Forging Council, and is also a close friend of the founding leader Zagreos Kane. It is difficult for me to investigate him. , at least not directly.”

The status of the ruling sage is too high, the implication is that even if you want to investigate, you can only do it secretly and indirectly.

"With all due respect, even if you can investigate directly, you don't have the ability to investigate a ruler sage."

Fu Qinghai pointed out bluntly.

Generally speaking, inside the Mechanicus Cult, it is all about hacking skills and electronic information combat capabilities. You are a demon judge, why do you investigate the majestic ruler Sage?Not to mention the firewall of thought, just talking about the vast amount of data and information in his mind, opening it up for you to see without defense, can blow your brain to pieces.

In short, not very professional.

Fu Qinghai didn't know the ruler sage, Hieronymus Gantt, nor did he know what kind of character he was, but he still preferred that someone in the Order of Titans rebelled instead of suspecting the ruler sage himself. There is a problem.

It's not that he believes in the oil guy's character, but because if the ruler sage is a traitor, then there is no need to fight the steel belt, the entire Titan order is in his hands, and all the loyal Titans are under his command , the Dark Mechanic Cult directly won.As the ruling sage, if he wanted to play tricks, he didn't need to use such low-level means as leaking secrets.So according to this logic, there is a high probability that it is not him.

"Either way, we prioritize the tasks at hand before thinking about these issues."

Fu Qinghai said calmly.

Sid Nora was a little worried.

Although Fu Qinghai and Sid Nora agree that there are some problems with Generalissimo Huxlow's strategy, until he finds decisive evidence, he will still carry out the combat orders and arrangements issued by the theater's high command without compromise. , This is the minimum professionalism as a soldier.

Many Hollywood war movies like to use the protagonist's disobedience to create a maverick image and exaggerate personal heroism. Many domestic military-themed film and television works also follow suit, especially those starring traffic stars.But in fact, no matter which country's army, if it wants to form combat effectiveness, it must first obey orders. This is the most basic prerequisite for an army to have combat capabilities.

The mission received by the Iron Buddha Chapter is to go to the sub-star area of ​​Ni Delina to assist the Dawn Star Titan Legion (Star Traveler Legion) in the Forge World of Greia and the Unruly Lord Titan Legion in the Forge World of Udish ( Legion of the Tamers), against the Legion of Kulissatai Titans (Legion of the Gatekeepers) that once belonged to the Forge World of Calibacus.

The sub-star sector of Ni De Lena is composed of seven stars and their corresponding galaxies. There are a lot of resources and habitable planets. There are a total of thirteen industrial worlds, two fleet anchorages and one hive world.Although there is no foundry world here, it is the raw material production place for many foundry worlds in the steel belt, so the strategic location is very important.

At the end of the Great Crusade and before the Great Rebellion, the forge worlds of the Iron Ring held a meeting once a year to discuss how to allocate the resources of the sub-star sector of Ni De Lena. The powerful forge worlds always can occupy more shares, resulting in some forge worlds A disgruntled world was one of the triggers for the Ironbelt Civil War.

The Iron Buddha Chapter followed the order to come to support.

However, plans always fail to keep up with changes.

As soon as the fleet left the Sea of ​​Chaos and passed through the Mandeville Point, it was immediately attracted by the flames of war flying in the void. The imaginary picture of the loyal Titan Legion united with the Imperial Guard and the Imperial Navy did not appear. On the contrary, The Iron Buddha battle group saw that two frigates identified as the Imperial Navy's Tempest Star Field Baka Fleet were being chased by three cruisers with unknown identification.

"Khan, the Imperial Navy has sent a distress signal!"

The bridge, Eugene said loudly.

"Attack those three unknown cruisers."

Fu Qinghai ordered.

Not waiting for the void shield to rise, the battle group fleet opened fire immediately, and instantly blew up a Tyrant-class conventional cruiser. The remaining two Indomitable-class light cruisers turned around and fled immediately when they saw this. The Iron Buddha fleet just passed through the subspace. The foothold was not stable, and the shield system had not yet been raised, so there was no pursuit, and the two light cruisers were allowed to disappear deep in the galaxy.

"Ask what's going on with the Imperial Navy fleet."

Fu Qinghai had just issued an order.

Star language director Xia Yu Frospin came in a hurry, and the beautiful blind woman stepped on the bridge steps and whispered:

"Khan, an urgent message has been sent from the High Command of the war zone. The two loyal Titan legions in the sub-sector of Nidelina have suffered a disastrous defeat. All industrial worlds and fleet anchorages have fallen, and the imperial army is now retreating into the hive world. "

Have you ever played two against one?
Fu Qinghai looked a little dignified.

Although he didn't know the military strength comparison between the three Titan Legions, the loyal Titan Legion also had the support of the Imperial Guard and the Imperial Navy. In any case, it shouldn't have suffered such a disastrous defeat—all industrial worlds had fallen.It seems that the consequences of the leak are far more serious than imagined.

"What instructions does Grand Marshal Huxlow have?"

Fu Qinghai said lightly.

"The original words of the High Command are..."

Xia Yu said in a low voice:

"Qingshan Khan decides on his own."

Make up your own mind?

Grand Marshal Huxlow gave Fu Qinghai great autonomy, but it is also reasonable to think about it. The high command of the theater is far away in the Forge World of Atal Median. They don't know the specific situation here, how is the rebel force distributed?How many institutional reservations are left in the imperial army?Should we fight back or retreat?

The Iron Buddha battle group is the closest Astartes battle group from here. Instead of learning from Chang Kaishen and remote control and micro-management from a long distance, it is better to take the initiative to decentralize the command power and let the officers on the front line decide how to fight.

Fu Qinghai is the Chapter Master of the Space Marines.

He is capable and qualified to command a campaign.

"very good."

Fu Qinghai said confidently:

"Contact the two naval frigates immediately, invite their captains to the Suzheng, and ask what's going on in the entire Ni De Lena sub-sector."

Soon, two naval officers each took a shuttle and came to the bridge of Suzheng.

"Sir."

The two saluted one after another:

"Thank you for your timely rescue."

"What's the situation now, the entire secondary star region?"

Fu Qinghai sat on the captain's chair, the black gauntlet slowly tapped on the armrest of the seat, and asked.

"The tamer titan has rebelled!"

The captain made a shocking news when he came up.

"We are covering the Tamer Titan and the Starwalker Titan to encircle the rebels of the Gatekeeper Legion. They suddenly turned against each other. The Dawn Stars suffered heavy losses and have already retreated to the Hive World. This is a long-planned action, because there is still a chaos The fleet suddenly came to the sub-sector of Ni De Lena..."

The two of you said something to each other, complementing each other, and quickly explained the cause of the war.

"How many troops are left in the Imperial Army?"

"The Dawning Stars still have three Warlord-class Titans and five War Dog-class Titans. The naval fleet also has a Lord-class battlecruiser and three Fortitude-class light cruisers. There is still a regiment of the Uresh Grenadier in the Imperial Guard Corps. .”

"How many troops are there on the rebel side?"

"The Chaos Fleet is a regular cruiser fleet consisting of three Destruction-class cruisers, three Slaughter-class cruisers, and three Butcher-class cruisers. As for the Chaos traitors' ground presence, I'm sorry, sir, we don't know much. We're just listening It is said that the loss of the Traitor Titan Legion is not very big."

The two captains know everything about the enemy's naval power, and it seems that they have already fought some battles, but they are completely ignorant of the enemy's army power.

"Destruction level? Slaughter level? Butcher level?"

Sid Nora asked doubtfully:

"What type of cruiser is this, and which casting world is it produced in? Why have I never heard of it?"

"These are Chaos Battleship models."

A naval captain explained:
"Their code names are all newly drafted by the Imperial Navy, so it's normal that you don't know, my lord."

Chaos battleship model appeared so soon?
Fu Qinghai thought this was not good news.

Fu Qinghai originally thought that the forces of chaos were still using the imperial warships they robbed back then, but he did not expect that the Forge World under the forces of chaos had already produced its own model.

Fu Qinghai had played "Gothic Wars" in his previous life. Generally speaking, due to the lack of resources in the Eye of Terror, Chaos warships are not as good as Imperial warships in terms of materials, and their comprehensive indicators of defense, battery life, and firepower are inferior to Imperial warships.But the technical aspect is hard to say, because the traitors plundered a lot of STC before hiding in the Eye of Terror, and the Dark Mechanicus also mastered a lot of unique technologies through the study of chaos and ether, so some chaotic warships are still quite powerful. highlights.

Or very fast.

Or the style of play is very strange.

At the same time, there is a special existence in the chaotic naval camp——enchanted warships, ships whose machine souls and all crew members are corrupted by demons are enchanted warships, also known as "demon ships".There are many legends about these enchanted battleships in the Imperial Navy. Some people say that they can recover their hull damage by themselves, and they will never be sunk. De Vere point limit.

As long as there are no demon ships, facing the chaos fleet composed of nine regular-class cruisers, the battle group fleet should still have a good chance of winning - because we are very good at teamwork!
Fu Qinghai thought to himself.

The two frigate captains were still lamenting that the sudden chaos warship caught them by surprise and caused the imperial army to lose control of the sea...Fu Qinghai was already thinking about how to take these nine warships as his own.

Fu Qinghai scratched his chin and began to think.

"Qingshan."

Looking at Qingshan Khan's face full of fighting spirit, Sid Nora reminded in a low voice:
"Marshal Huxlow's so-called 'self-determination' means that retreat is also one of the options."

Originally, Sid Nora thought that after figuring out the deployment of the enemy's forces, the Iron Buddha battle group should go back to report. There is the Titan Legion on the opposite side. Right now, they should first clarify the situation with the high command of the theater, and then wait for follow-up arrangements.

Fu Qinghai turned his head and said strangely:

"Retreat? Why are we retreating?"

you still need to ask?

Sid Nora said word for word:
"The enemy has two legions of titans."

Fu Qinghai licked his lips and said with a smile:

"What about the two Titan legions?"

His evil smile.

It's quite a taste of some pictures.

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(End of this chapter)