A few months after the main force of the navy arrived, the rest of the Astra Militarum also arrived in the Sagan system one after another.
First there were 23 million Cadian soldiers, then 21 million Krieg soldiers. The equally famous Mordian provided 5 million iron guards and armor and artillery to assist them. Tallan provided With one million warriors and several battalions of super-heavy armor, Yoran sent 2.5 million dragoons, as well as the Vostonian Firstborn Regiment, the Ventrilian Noble Army, the Valhalla Legion, and the Catachan Jungle Legion. The well-known legions of the Astra Militarum have provided troops ranging from 1 to 300,000 people, and the total number of scattered troops totals 113 million.
But Soshiyang is not happy at all. First of all, this is still much less than the number promised by the Ministry of Military Affairs. Secondly, the composition of these troops is really too mixed. There are all kinds of monsters, ghosts, and snakes, and there are many rat-men, cat-men, and the like. What's more, there is a group of Okan Stonebreakers - all of them are Ogryns. It is not known whether they were mistreated during transportation or teased by friendly forces. In short, they made trouble when they arrived at the shore. Big mess.
Those Ogreens first successfully "escaped" under the leadership of smart people, and then went around the port area clamoring for improved food and even ransacked a warehouse - which actually contained toilet cleaners, so those Ogreens with low IQs and greedy mouths They vomited everywhere and triggered the security system of the port area. In the end, it was Veronica who came to appease them because she provided many desserts made with Chegris dairy products, which the Ogryns even called "Sweet Tooth Goddess" and vowed to fight for her, which made Soshyan really dumbfounded.
This is not even the worst. The large number of Astra Militarum made how to place them a big problem. After finally arriving at the destination, the soldiers wanted to take a breather, at least to get out of the crowded cabin. If they continued to stay on the ship, it would be a big problem. It greatly affects morale, but it is not a problem to bring so many soldiers to the surface of the planet at once. The noble council of Sagan Prime has repeatedly asked Soshyan to take care of the public order and emotions of the planet's residents, especially the notorious style of certain regiments. Poor (especially those from some jungles), it is easy to cause trouble.
So Soshiyan immediately convened a joint meeting composed of personnel above the company level of the Astra Militarum and senior officers of the Astra Militarum.
The meeting first determined the composition of the General Staff of the Expeditionary Force, which are the General Staff of the Astra Militarum, the General Staff of the Astartes, and the General Staff of the Navy, and selected several heads of each staff. The staff is jointly headed by five chiefs of staff, while the general staff of Astartes is headed by Chief of Staff Lysander appointed by Soshyan after careful consideration. The navy is headed by Edward Hawke XVII as chief of staff. Later, these seven people, together with the strategic advisors Tushan, Herbrecht, Magyar, and a reserved intelligence director, formed an 11-person war situation headquarters and unified the various Astartes chapters. The main responsibilities of the civilian system of the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are -
Issue operational orders from the Supreme Lord Commander and the Expeditionary Force General Headquarters to all combat units.
Assist Soshyan in formulating strategic plans and provide strategic guidance to the expeditionary force headquarters.
Assist in formulating unified recruitment plans, recruit training plans and logistics plans, and designate various departments to be responsible for the logistics responsibilities of each army based on these plans.
Send people to inspect the implementation of plans and programs formulated by the general headquarters, as well as the supply of materials, soldiers and logistics to each unit and battle group.
Formulate joint operations and unified training principles and doctrines for all services.
Responsible for the collection and research of theater intelligence and the formulation of corresponding counterintelligence plans and strategies.
With the help of this organization, Soshyan can break free from daily trivial work and focus on key strategic decisions and force coordination. As for the reserved intelligence director position, Soshyan is prepared to give it to Marcus. If he has other things to do, then he will choose another Inquisitor. In short, his plan is to incorporate the Inquisition's power into the expeditionary force, so that he can avoid the situation where the Inquisition makes small moves on the outside but he has nothing to do.
Although this will also cause the other party's tentacles to penetrate into the expeditionary army, what Soshiyang thinks is that the Tribunal has most likely planted secrets and spies in the expeditionary army. There is no way to stop this, so why not Both sides got mixed up.
Moreover, the conflicts between the factions of the Inquisition can be exploited, so it is better to let them have trouble with themselves.
Of course, in addition to what he does publicly, Soshyan also has his own small team in private, which is mainly composed of chapter leaders and representatives of the Imperial Fists, including Yarrick, Admiral Parlor, Sage Reza and others, although it is unfair to create a small circle like this, Soshyan has to admit that in an army full of factions, he must have the power to fully support him, so that what he says can have weight. There is only so much authority a title can bring.
In the second item of the meeting, Soshyan announced the establishment of the Expeditionary Force Station Directorate, headquartered on the main planet of Sagan, with 20 sub-supervisory departments under its jurisdiction, integrating the transportation network and storage centers of all imperial agencies, and responsible for the logistics of all armed forces of the expeditionary force. Supply, all transport ships are managed uniformly, and are responsible for all materials, energy, and ordnance warehouses. Transfer points and storage centers need to be set up on planets, satellites, and asteroid belts that are key to combat operations, forming a complete logistics supply network that extends along with the combat area. It was added to ensure the replenishment of combat supplies.
The position of director-general was held by Bornhard Morales, with Stern Vaughn as deputy director-general. The Ministry of Military Affairs, the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of the Interior each sent a representative to serve as supervisor.
Soshiyan's arrangement was unexpected by many people. After all, the Morales family is not as influential and prestige as the Vaughan family. However, this is exactly what he intended, because this director is very risky and he will be punished if he is not careful. gun, so a smart man like Stern will definitely think that Soshyan is taking care of him. Although Bornhard has received a high position and honor, he must be cautious. With the balance between the two, Soshyan will not worry about someone behind the scenes. make trouble.
The third item of the meeting was to determine the theater system of the expeditionary force. Due to the vast battlefield, Soshyan knew that it would be difficult to coordinate the entire war situation, so he decided to adopt the theater system and divide the entire battlefield into six theaters. , the theater commander has jurisdiction over all imperial armed forces in the theater and has the power to intervene in civil affairs. His command authority is second only to the war situation headquarters.
The first is the first war zone. This war zone is located in the Badab sector and includes the Archaea Galaxy, the Yinxin Galaxy, and the Piero Galaxy. The commander of the war zone is Samuel, the Dark Angel Raven Wing Master. Soshyan then announced four million The Cadian Strike Force and five million Krieg troops, as well as several other regiments, totaling fifteen million Astra Militarum, were stationed in the first theater.
