After a brief strategic introduction, Soshyan looked at Caon, the Chapter Master of the Crimson Blade Chapter.
The Crimson Blades Chapter has a "quite interesting" story. It was previously called the Swords of Haldros, and it was for a long time after the Chapter was established. They believed themselves to be the descendants of the Ultramarines until fifty years ago when they chanced upon a man named Asritos the Grim, and the truth behind their origins was revealed. (Scene restoration - Asritos (clothed): Have you heard of the story of Angel Walk? In the seventh year of the thirty-first millennium of the Terra calendar, Holy Terra was attacked by the traitor Horus. The Emperor, who might have lost his life to the spirit of vengeance, was saved by Sanguinius who arrived in time and covered the Lord of Mankind with his wings. Sanguinius was killed on the spot by Horus but still stood there. Later, in order to commemorate the heroism of this angel primarch, the Blood Angels of each generation would tattoo the angel statue on their backs...)
As they discovered their true parent company, the Sword of Haldros changed their name to the Crimson Blade, and finally found answers to the strange symptoms that had been tormenting them - strange symptoms they had previously tried to hide from those around them. The disease is actually blood thirst.
Soshyan was quite emotional when he learned about this. If it weren't for the World Engine and Brother Seid, would they be the same as the Sword of Haldros Chapter, still carrying the history and title of the Sons of Dorn, but from a different perspective? , even if this kind of founding group still has sub-groups, the bloodlines may be mixed. Does that mean that in addition to the White Templar, there may be more descendants of the former Undead Army that continue to this day?
It's a pity that this kind of thing requires fate. After all, Suoshiyang doesn't have the ability to investigate one by one.
"Captain of the Caen Chapter, I hope that your regiment can go to Badab and assist Marshal Helbraichet in his attack. They are in great need of Space Marines now."
Caen, who was wearing red armor and had a noble face and short blond hair, immediately stood upright, clenched his fist and tapped his chest gently.
Since it was not long after "returning to the ancestral line", the Crimson Blades were still somewhat unfamiliar with other chapters of the Blood Angels. Therefore, although the Flesh Tearers also returned to Sagan with Soshyan, the two groups had almost no contact.
Instead, Caen kept showing that he wanted to meet the Weepers.
"As you command, Your Majesty the Supreme Lord Commander."
In fact, Soshyan also had a private conversation with Caen. It turned out that the Crimson Blade joined the expedition not because of Dante, but because their home planet was relatively close to the Maelstrom in the first place, and secondly, the Red Pirates had been there twenty years ago. They attacked their home but were repulsed by them.
The Crimson Blades are very particular about retaliation. After hearing that the Empire launched an expedition against the Red Corsairs, Chapter Master Caon withdrew from the war against the Greenskins and led three companies to assist in the battle.
Soshyan nodded and turned to the other imager.
"But we can't just wait for the results from Badab. Now that the matters in the rear have basically been dealt with, I decided to lead the remaining troops to Angstrom and use this as a springboard to launch an attack on Korkria. attack."
Then, he looked at Azrael.
"Captain Azrael, you will lead the Devotees Chapter and the Disciples of Caliban Chapter to form the Maggo Strike Group, and lead a part of the Astra Militarum to launch an attack on the Red Pirates' Maggo Star Cluster, mainly to break the enemy's space. Defense facilities, there are not many habitable worlds in that area, so we only need to control some of the worlds as forward nodes for the logistics transportation line.”
Azrael also stood at attention and lightly hit his chest with his fist.
"As you command, Your Majesty the Supreme Lord Commander."
"Of course, I am not calling everyone here to give orders. As you all know, it has only been more than fifty years since I took over as Chapter Commander. Most of the people present have served longer than me. I believe that everyone There must be someone who understands the war better than I do, so I listen to everyone."
"Commander Soshyan, I don't understand anything."
Tanak, the sixth company commander of the Star Dragon Chapter, suddenly spoke. This veteran had obvious scars on his face, but the scars were embedded in electronic circuits, making his face shine like a cyborg. He was wearing a blue suit. Colored armor, with a white dragon logo on the shoulder.
There are rumors that this group is a sub-chapter of the Iron Hands Chapter, but neither side has confirmed this.
Two companies of the Star Dragon came this time, but they came not because of the expedition itself, but because of another battle group, the Blood Sword Chapter.
The Blood Sword Chapter's home planet and the Star Dragon's home planet are quite close to each other and are basically in the same galaxy. The two sides have maintained a friendly and close alliance since their establishment.
During this period, the Blood Sword Chapter was once forced to conduct a redemption expedition to wash away their shame due to the outbreak of Chaos Rebellion on their home planet. When witnessing the Blood Swords being forced to carry out a redemption expedition, the Star Dragon immediately reached out to provide assistance to them, and was completely Spontaneously and not because of a matter of debt or honor.
It is quite rare for two completely unrelated Chapters to establish such a deep brotherhood. Generally speaking, this situation is limited to battle brothers within the same bloodline.
After the Blood Sword received a message from Baal, hoping that they would join the expedition to help the expeditionary force, the Blood Sword Chapter, which happened to have little action, immediately discussed the matter with the Star Dragon, and finally decided that each side would send a part of its company to join the expeditionary force.
Hearing Tanak's words, Soshyan nodded.
"I was negligent in this matter, Captain Tanak, it's like this -"
Soshyan then relayed the situation on Badab's side.
"I see... Then Huron should still have high hopes for this lone army. Can we try to open a gap and let the Red Pirates send reinforcements, and then we adopt the tactic of encircling the point for reinforcements."
As the leading tactician among the Star Dragons, Tanak has a very flexible combat style, so he immediately considers how to eliminate the enemy's vitality.
But Soshyan shook his head.
"Huron will not send anyone here. First, Angstrom is in our hands, and everyone can see that reinforcements will be dangerous. Secondly... I think Huron is also considering the possibility of the Fourth Army's intervention. Honso is also a bargaining chip for Huron. If the Fourth Army can be forced to enter, then even if Badab is finally controlled by the Fourth Army, it will be better than being controlled by us, so he will not send anyone to rescue Honso."
"I see."
Tanak thought for a moment and nodded.
"Thanks for the answer."
Soshiyang bent down, put his hands on the operating table of the imaging device, and looked at everyone.
"Everyone, the people of the Maelstrom have paid a lot for this war, so I hope to completely end this expedition within 1-2 years as much as possible, and this requires your strong assistance. For the emperor, for the empire... ...For the billions of Imperial subjects of the Maelstrom.”
