"conspiracy...."
After thinking for a moment, Soshiyang said:
"With the strength of your group, this demon will definitely not dare to fight you head-on, so all it can plan is to frame you in public, or to draw the attention of the judge to you. Maybe Torque The motor itself is a trap. If we attack him, we may play into the enemy's plan... However, we may also be able to turn the enemy around. Since it uses the Torque motor as a trap, it means that some of its attention will definitely be focused on this big one. The judge may even have spies around the other party, so that they can adjust their plans at any time. We can use this to turn the trap into bait."
After hearing this, Azrael thought for a moment and nodded.
Then he looked at Azmodai.
"Interrogation Priest, what do you think of Chapter Master Soshyan's opinion?"
Although Azmodai is fanatical, he is not stupid. He immediately borrowed the donkey and went down the ramp:
"If the big traitor can be found, a short period of patience is acceptable, but in the end-"
Azrael raised his hand.
"That is a future matter."
Then he explained to the other two chapter leaders:
"All our next actions must be coordinated and supported by the Soshiyan brothers. Making this clear in advance will avoid a lot of trouble."
The two men nodded in understanding. Maybe they didn't really understand, but at least they were complying with Azrael's approach.
"Capturing the traitors is only one of our missions here. As Space Marines, we also shoulder another mission."
Azrael looked at Soshyan.
"We will fully support you in this expedition, Commander-in-Chief Soshyan Alexey."
"Thank you so much for reaching out."
Soshyan then adjusted the imager to the star map mode and began to briefly introduce the changes in the battle situation since the expedition and a series of his strategic deployments. Although it was as simple as possible, it still took a while to explain the several years of battle clearly. Shi Yang lasted nearly an hour.
After listening, Azriel couldn't help stroking his palms and sighing:
"It's amazing, it's amazing. If it were me, I would never be able to achieve such results with this kind of troops. Especially the two naval battles of Angstrom were great battles that could be recorded in the history of the empire. Brothers Soshiyan, You surprise and surprise me every time.”
The holy teacher Sappho also lamented:
"It seems that Terra was right to choose Chapter Commander Soshyan as the commander-in-chief of the expedition. The strategy you specified completely exploited the weaknesses of the Red Corsairs, and you have to fight against the corrupt bureaucracy of the empire at the same time. , this is too difficult, no Space Marine I know can do it."
Even Azmodai adopted a more respectful tone.
"It must be admitted that you are a master of war. You have killed more traitors than the Chapter has killed in the past thousand years."
"Everyone is very grateful and feels ashamed. This is only possible because of the support of each combat brother and allied battle groups."
Soshyan smiled and waved his hand, then looked at Azrael.
"Is it convenient to inform you about your troop strength this time?"
"Of course, in addition to the flagship, this group also has 11 strike cruisers, 2 battle barges, 17 fast strike ships, and 21 hunter-class destroyers."
The fast strike ship Azrael mentioned is a small ship between a frigate and a destroyer. Such a fleet size surprised Soshyan, and even such a fleet size is definitely only a part of the Dark Angel fleet. , maybe even less than half. After all, they still have huge rocks to protect. You can imagine how huge the Dark Angels' complete fleet is. This ancient war group is really surprising and mysterious in every aspect.
"The Devotees Chapter has 1 battle barge, 3 strike cruisers, and 14 small ships of various types. The Caliban Disciples Chapter has 2 battle barges, 1 large cruiser, 4 strike cruisers, and small battleships. 37 ships.”
As a ship-based battle group, it is understandable that the Disciples of Caliban has a strong fleet, but it is also too powerful. However, Azrael actually has some reservations. For example, the flagship of the Disciples of Caliban, the Kazel Prison, is actually The ship was transformed from an ancient natural disaster-class battleship, which was far more powerful than an ordinary battle barge.
In terms of the number of battle brothers, what Azrael said was relatively vague. He only mentioned the approximate scale. The Dark Angels came this time with more than 300 people, the Devotees Chapter came with more than 200 people, and the Caliban disciples all came. The group arrived with a total of more than 800 people. As for the composition and equipment of the personnel, Azrael did not elaborate, and Soshyan naturally would not ask.
In fact, based on his many years of experience as a chapter leader and his understanding of the Dark Angels, he always felt that the Dark Angels were by no means a chapter that abided by the Holy Code. Their actual number should be far more than 1,000. What was hidden in the giant stone? I am afraid only the members of the inner circle know how many warriors there are. There are probably more than 300 warriors coming this time.
But in any case, with the arrival of the Dark Angel and the two sub-groups, Soshyan's strength has exceeded that at the beginning of the expedition, especially with the powerful Queen of Glory joining, and he has the confidence to fight Huron decisively.
He expressed this idea without hesitation.
"We have always been afraid of Huron's capital ships in naval battles before, and there was no better way to deal with them. Now that we have the Indomitable Truth, the next naval battle will be much easier to handle."
Sosh raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Badab.
"As long as Badab is solved, we can squeeze towards the core area of the Red Pirates from two directions, first advancing to the Colkria Galaxy, and then turning to the Bloody Skeleton Galaxy. In the end, the army will fight the enemy in the Mag Star Cluster. The final showdown.”
Azriel looked at the star map, pondered for a moment, nodded and said:
"A reasonable plan is that Huron will either give up all the worlds he has occupied, or he will have to fight to the death with us. And if he escapes without a fight, then the Red Pirates will basically collapse. Huron probably doesn't have many options."
Suddenly, Soshyan thought of something and smiled:
"By the way, the Minotaur Chapter is here too."
"them?"
After hearing about the Minotaur Chapter, everyone cast curious glances. Then Soshyan explained the matter, including his treatment of the leader of the Minotaur Chapter. Of course, the words about the Terra envoy were definitely omitted. It was said that the other party was begging.
"Hahaha--"
After hearing this, Azriel laughed, and then patted Soshiyan hard on the shoulder.
"It's a pity that I wasn't there at the time to see the ugly behavior of that high lord's lackey bastard! Brother Soshyan, you did a great job! Those people have simply disgraced the Astartes!"
Not only him, but everyone else also laughed. Even Azmodai, who is known for his serious smile, also let out a deep laugh. This surprised Soshyan. He originally thought that his "no" The method of "too glorious" will at best prevent them from rejecting it.
Obviously, he has not yet figured out the culture of the Dark Angels.
"Those cowards and lackeys really need a lesson."
Azmodai said while spinning the rosary beads in his hand:
"We only need to be responsible to the Emperor. Loyalty is the reward, but they are willing to be slaves of power, wandering around the galaxy like an overseer."
"Ha, at least they have to fight for the Emperor now."
Soshyan chuckled, then looked at Azrael.
"I am about to make final adjustments and deployments to the expeditionary force's final offensive plan. If it is convenient for Chapter Commander Azrael, he can accompany me to the command center."
Azrael nodded.
"certainly."
