The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Astareon did not respond to Soshyan's question because he did not know what else the other party would say. The Inquisition had always had various speculations about the gene-seed problem of the Minotaurs Chapter, but due to the authority of the High Lords Council, these speculations had never been implemented into investigations.

But the problem was there, and it would not disappear because it was ignored. Of course, Astareon did not care so much about his reputation, but in the end, he still did not want to mention it.

"Ah, I said something useless, please don't mind, now that you're here, let the Inquisitors briefly talk about the current situation."

Soshyan gave way to the topic, and then Skarman and others began to introduce the process and situation of the Orpheus Bloody Hundred Days to the Minotaurs, as well as the severe situation facing the star area.

During this period, Astareon mostly listened in silence, only occasionally asking questions. After twenty minutes, the introduction ended.

Astareon looked at Soshyan and asked only one question.

"How do you plan to fight?"

His tone was still low and calm, but this question revealed his true thoughts - the severity of the situation was far beyond his expectations, as was the strength of the enemy.

"Hold Amara, wait for them to come."

"So sure they will come?"

"An Inquisitor recently died in the line of duty because he was implanted with a xenos spy device. If they don't plan to attack, they wouldn't go to such lengths. They are not here to occupy the planet, but to slaughter humans. Amara has gathered so many troops, and is undoubtedly the most valuable target - for the xenos."

"Specific tactics."

"Boarding."

"How to board?"

Soshyan then briefly explained his large-scale boarding tactics. Astareon shook his head after listening.

"I don't understand, why is this?"

"The xenos' ships have an overwhelming advantage in performance, especially their flagship. We don't have any warships to fight them at the moment, but the existing number of Astartes is not enough to complete the boarding mission, so a large number of troops need to be sent over."

"They have many ships?"

"According to existing combat records, not many, even very few."

After a moment of silence, Astareon shook his head.

"I don't agree. This tactic is both cowardly and inefficient. The Empire's cannons and giant ships are not afraid of any xenos, and human technology is not inferior to any xenos. Boarding does not require such a large effort. Astartes are enough to complete the mission."

Astareon's words were somewhat official, but undoubtedly "correct". If Soshyan directly refuted him, he would not be able to stand his ground.

But he did not choose to respond directly, but asked instead:

"My good battle brother, you don't believe the Mechanicus' research and analysis of xenos ships, I can understand, because you have never fought this xenos before. How about this, let's have a simulated battle, you command all the fleets of Amara, and I will use one-fifth of the number of xenos ships on your side, how about that? If you think you win, then you command this battle, and I have no complaints."

"Oh? How to simulate it?"

Afterwards, Soshyan took him to the tactical room of the Randaal, while the others waited outside, because it was a confidential device, he did not intend to let too many people know.

Entering the tactical room, you can see a giant tactical instrument with a diameter of more than fifty meters inside. Although the appearance looks no different from the tactical instrument of the Mechanicus, the inside is solid Lucius technology.

"I once annihilated a group of Necrons in Ekwarria. The sages of the Mechanicus recorded the entire battle and collected a large number of xenos ship wrecks and data. Their small ships are mainly of two types, named Jackal-class and Dirge-class. The sages classified them as attack ships, which are tentatively classified as frigates here. Their medium-sized warships are of two types, one is named Scythe-class and the other is named Shroud-class. The tech-priests believe that they belong to independent ship types and are collectively referred to as Reaper ships, but here they are temporarily counted as cruisers, and their flagship, which is one of the very few battleships witnessed by the Empire so far, does not exceed the battleship level, and is a super warship comparable to the legendary Gloriana, the Tomb Ship. Their quantified data is all here, not necessarily prepared, but all are calculated by comparing them with human ships in battle, especially their speed and defense capabilities."

Looking at the pictures and data appearing in front of him, Astareon kept shaking his head, seemingly browsing carefully. After about ten minutes, he said slowly:

"Why are such detailed research results only being released now?"

"I am not in a position to participate in or ask about the affairs of the Mechanicus."

"The firepower, speed, maneuverability, defense, and even shields have been numerically quantified. This level is not something that ordinary contemplators can operate."

"Ha, I don't know much about technology. If you are interested in this, battle brother, you can discuss it with the sages in private later. I usually call this thing... Gothic."

"Hmph, Gothic? What are you sneering at? I have no problem, so how do we simulate it?"

"This is all the ships in the Amara area now."

In an instant, a star map appeared, which was the Amara star system, as well as various defense facilities, and then a large number of ships appeared in front of Astareon.

"Their values are all based on the most standard construction process to build new ships, completely ignoring the service life and combat readiness issues, a brand new fleet, the Orpheus Fleet originally had 4 battleships, and subsequently several sub-fleets were successively reinforced from outside the star area, plus the Star Knights' Mars' Child battlecruiser, then there are a total of 7 battleships, and there are currently 63 cruisers of various types, 478 small ships, ah, not counting the Minotaurs' fleet. So, let's assume a relatively standard configuration of 4 battle barges, and battlecruisers are also deployed according to the standard Vanguard class, no problem, right?"

Looking at the dozens of ships that suddenly appeared in front of him, Astareon suddenly asked:

"What about the ship under our feet?"

"Since the Empire does not have the standard data for this warship, it cannot be simulated, so let's just treat it as... a reserve team."

"Just say you don't want to, no problem, what about you?"

Soshyan waved his hand, and more than a hundred crescent-shaped warships appeared in front of him.

"I only need 2 Tomb Ships, 20 Reaper Ships, and the rest are attack ships."

After speaking, the lights in the tactical room suddenly dimmed, including one-third of the star map. Only the Amara star map was still glowing, illuminating Astareon's armor, while on Soshyan's side, there seemed to be only a small lamp emitting a faint green light under his feet, illuminating his helmeted face, making him look like a Necron Overlord.

"You can't see my deployment, and I can't see your deployment either, let's start, you have five minutes to set the initial position of the fleet."

Astareon lowered his head, looked at the cable handed over by the tech-priest, and then allowed the other party to connect to his armor. Soshyan did the same. After that, the world in their eyes was only the tactical instrument.