Second, supply is difficult. Although there are stable subspace channels in the Maelstrom, supply routes are actually unstable due to rampant piracy. In addition, the empire’s inefficient system makes it difficult to carry out such a huge campaign with the massive amount of water it needs. Resources are not easy to raise. I think you, Captain Soshiyang, should know this better than me. This is a 20% loss. "
"Third, the strength of troops is difficult. Red pirates have become a phenomenon. Huron has tens of thousands of troops under his command. Even if many of them are ragtag and scattered soldiers without the determination to fight to the end for Huron, there is still no problem in fighting a smooth battle. If there is no With enough power, he still cannot destroy his small kingdom, but it is difficult for the empire to gather such power at the moment. Even if there are many battle groups willing to respond to the call for expedition, I guess the number is no more than ten thousand... And if we count on mortals To fight against those fallen people, the number of troops needs to be extremely large, which further puts great pressure on logistical supplies. In addition, the navy cannot spare any effort to fight against the huge plundering fleet of the red pirates. It is also stretched. In this way, it will lose two more become."
"Fourth, people's hearts are in trouble, smuggling is rampant in the Maelstrom area, and all aspects of the empire are entangled with interests. It is not surprising that mortals do such stupid things under the influence of interests. Moreover, many worlds only belong to the empire in name, but in fact If we sit on the wall and wait and see, if people's hearts are not aligned, it will be difficult to join forces. If we cannot join forces, it will be difficult to fight against the enemy. It may even cause a weak wall and create internal constraints, so we will lose another 10%."
"Fifth, the situation is difficult. Although this expedition is against Huron, it is rumored that he has reached an alliance with Abaddon. So when you attack Huron, do you have to consider the movements of the Black Legion? If the other party introduces a surprise force to the battlefield, Do you have a plan to deal with it? In addition, there are many alien pirates and free pirates in the Maelstrom. If they are forced to form a temporary alliance with the red pirates under the pressure of the imperial army, have you considered how to deal with it? Here, It’s just a 10% loss.”
"The 20% chance of winning is also based on your victory over Huron and the fact that the Red Pirates are not united."
Some of the five points Zhuba Khan mentioned were anticipated by Soshyan, and some were ignored by him, such as the fourth point.
He really didn't consider the possibility of the Black Legion's intervention.
After thinking for a moment, Soshyan stood up and saluted Juba Khan with a clenched fist and chest.
"I have benefited a lot from the elders' teachings."
When he straightened up, the conversation changed.
"I thought that there was a high probability that the Black Legion would just sit on the sidelines."
"oh?"
"Both Huron and Abaddon are giants of Chaos. The competition between them is far greater than cooperation, because the Maelstrom and the Eye of Terror are areas where it is difficult for the empire to extend its power. Even if it fails temporarily, it is impossible for the empire to send a large army to invade the realm of Chaos. , so neither of them will really face the kind of life-and-death military pressure. Without pressure, there is no motivation to cooperate, so I guess their cooperation is more superficial, or for short-term interests... Huron Not to mention this person, but Abaddon is very ambitious. As far as I know, he has a strong desire for control and power. Rather than having a partner of comparable strength, he would rather have a vassal who bows his head. This imperial conquest In the Badab sector, even if Abaddon wants to attack, it will only be at the last moment. If the empire loses, then he will give Huron a favor. If Huron loses, then he will beat up the lost dog and annex Huron. The remnant forces of Lun.”
Zhuba Khan pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"What you said makes sense."
As he spoke, he looked at Wo Kuotai aside.
"Tsk, tsk, it's such a pity that we don't have such young talents here."
Wokuotai laughed softly twice, and then said to Soshiyang:
"Captain Soshiyan, there is one more thing you need to pay attention to. Once the battle situation is unfavorable, the Chaos Heretic will definitely use the power of the Chaos Demon at all costs. Therefore, you must prepare enough think tanks to deal with the demon summoned by the opponent. If possible, If so...it’s best to summon those people.”
Soshiyang didn't realize who the "those people" Ogedai was referring to at first, but he immediately thought of it.
Gray Knight!
In fact, the Eleventh Legion with gray marrow is not so worried about demons, but the scale and area of this battle are very large, and there are not many soldiers with gray marrow, there will still be places that cannot be taken care of. In those who do not have gray marrow, At that time, Gray Knight was undoubtedly the first choice to deal with demons.
But he immediately ran into trouble again.
"I...I don't know how to contact them."
Wokuotai had already expected this, and he stroked his long beard and said with a smile:
"I can do this for you, but I need you to write a personal letter."
"no problem."
Later, Juba Khan took over Ogodei's words.
"In order to support this expedition, in addition to sending the Third Brotherhood, I will also give you, Chapter Master, a brand new star map. This is a star map that has been drawn for nearly ten years at the expense of a lot of blood and lives. It is accurate. I can’t say it’s 100%, but it can be done almost exactly.”
It turns out that the White Scars, as the main monitors of the Maelstrom area, have been secretly working on drawing star maps. This is why they can easily enter and exit the Maelstrom area to hunt down heretics.
This surprised Soshyan. In a sense, an accurate star map could be worth thousands of troops.
"Thank you so much!
"
"In addition, I have sent invitations to the Marauders, Destroyers, and Berserkers. They have agreed that each chapter will send a small force to join the expedition. In the future, they will fight under the command order of the Corsaro brothers. If You can give them orders directly if necessary."
Although he was curious about how the White Scars got these sub-regiments to agree to send troops, Soshyan was not stupid enough to ask, and just nodded with a smile.
"Thank you so much."
Suddenly, Soshyan also remembered that there seemed to be a Star Phantom, a sub-group of the Dark Angel, active in the Maelstrom area. He wondered if Samuel had already contacted the other party.
From his last conversation with Azrael, he roughly judged that the Dark Angels had strong control over their subgroups, which might be beneficial to the expedition.
"Also...there is one more thing."
After Zhuba Khan hesitated for a moment, he said slowly:
"There is a war group that is also willing to join the expedition, but their identity is very sensitive and requires your personal weighing."
"Which Chapter?"
"Mantis Warrior."
"this--"
As Juba Khan said, the Mantis Warriors are indeed very sensitive, because they were Huron's staunch allies during the Badab Rebellion and resisted almost to the end. Although they were forgiven by the Empire after the war, their chapter leader Ke However, Yinsang Nildra was deprived of all identity and honor, sentenced to life imprisonment, and the entire regiment was ordered to carry out a one-hundred-year atonement expedition.
More importantly, the Mantis Warriors caused a lot of trouble for the loyal side in the Badab War and formed deep rifts, including the Ranger Warriors in the Suffering Alliance - the Mantis Warriors almost defeated all the Ranger Warriors. The army was wiped out, and the former Chapter Master of the Ranger Warriors was killed. It was a blood feud.
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