In the void, a powerful fleet was sailing in space. They did not do any concealment. They directly used various forms of signals, communication methods and even flags to promote their affiliation and represent the emperor's will to punish. Different ships were also engraved with different inscriptions. The emblem of the Chapter.
After experiencing a series of early outposts, the main force of the Imperial Expeditionary Force began to penetrate into the depths of the Magog Star Cluster.
As the area between the Bloody Skull Galaxy and the Kara Galaxy, the Magg Star Cluster can be described as the last "barrier" of the Red Pirates. Once this area is breached, Huron's territory in the Maelstrom physical universe will fall apart.
Resistance was therefore foreseeable, and Soshyan had no intention of enforcing the extermination order as a last resort on the few habitable worlds in the region for the sake of a subsequent decisive battle.
That kind of bitter victory was not what he wanted either.
The people and armies of the Maelstrom have sacrificed so much for the war, and Soshyan hopes to give them some compensation at least after the war is over. Therefore, those habitable worlds, including hive cities, are very important assets.
As for what arrangements the Ministry of Internal Affairs has, Soshyan is too lazy to worry about it.
The target of the main fleet is Tovack, the key fortress of the Red Pirates in the Mag Star Cluster.
Tovack is not a hive world. In fact, the world is considered a dead world. Because the world is close to the star, its average surface temperature exceeds 30 degrees Celsius. Therefore, the planet is mainly composed of a large number of deserts, deserts, grasslands, and jungles. It is composed of swamps. If it were just that, then the world could even be regarded as a pleasant garden world.
However, the only few sea areas in Tovack are completely covered by a special kind of algae. This algae releases a substance into the air that can paralyze most living things. Although this substance is diluted by the atmosphere, it becomes less effective. It is deadly, but it makes the native species of the planet extremely aggressive, and normal people will also have various problems if they breathe the air of the planet for a long time.
But this world is rich in resources, ranging from biological resources to mineral resources. As early as the early days of the establishment of the empire's colonies, the planet had basic industries. Later, as the population increased, although the wilderness was still deadly and dangerous , but the planet still established a series of strong and prosperous strongholds. During the time when Huron was in charge of the Maelstrom, in order to thoroughly develop the planet and fight against the enemies deep in the Maelstrom, he organized in Tovack A huge fortress city was built and named Watt.
This city is different from ordinary hive cities. Because it is close to the ocean, in order to fight against the deadly poisonous gas, its overall structure is almost semi-enclosed, so it is not very tall. The houses are all next to each other, and the streets are basically Built underground.
The most eye-catching one is the smoky foundry, which spits out choking smoke all the time. The machines behind the high walls of the fortress roar day and night, and millions of workers move on the electric-driven assembly lines to ensure that Not a moment of production time is wasted.
Trains laden with goods ran back and forth between the factories and the city gates, importing raw materials and exporting weapons of war, and above it all, lingering oily black smoke filled the sky, with soot and acid rain pouring from the clouds.
But the city's true function is as a fortress to protect the planet. Its first line of defense is the sturdy outer city walls. They are even strong enough to intercept a crazy Tyranid beast, but this statement has never been verified.
Void shield generators are erected on the outer walls of each part. They are connected to various power plants and energy centers in the city, projecting shields to resist fire from overhead and from distance during wartime.
There are also circular railway tracks laid on the city wall. Thirty-two macrocannons disassembled from battleships are running on the track at equal intervals, ready to punish all enemies who dare to invade from outside the city wall. In addition, there are also various cannons scattered around. small artillery and laser weapons.
The entire city is designed to make it difficult for invaders who cross the city wall to continue fighting. There are only five straight spoke roads from the city gate into the city's central hub area. All train tracks and working channels are above the ground. Any invading army must Fighting in a maze of narrow streets that can be sealed off in a matter of minutes with strategically placed demolition works, the enemy's second option is to venture onto the wide spoked highways, designed to lure intruders away To five easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack trails.
The last line of defense of Watt Fortress is a huge array of giant laser cannons. These terrifying large naval guns are designed to fight enemies far away in orbit. At the same time, a large number of giant air defense towers with pure metal structures are also built in various areas of the city. They are surrounded by various types of anti-aircraft guns and can pose a threat to any aircraft.
For such a perfect fortress, it was very difficult for Huron to capture it even after the rebellion, but the fortress was always breached from within.
Twenty years after the rebellion, by bewitching his former "minions" and promising dark power, Huron successfully won over the planetary governor and took control of this key world in the Magog star cluster.
Since then, the city's machine has never stopped running, with every part of it dedicated to the endless production of weapons and armor to provide supplies for the Red Corsair armies raging across the galaxy, but Red is generally not seen here. A pirate space warrior, Huron believes that the power of chaos is not always useful. For industrial production that emphasizes order, their effect is usually negative. Therefore, for key production locations, he will avoid letting them as much as possible. Disturbed by the forces of chaos.
After the expedition began, Huron ordered the defense of the place to be strengthened, and also issued an order.
If it really can't be defended, it will detonate a vortex torpedo that penetrates deep into the planet's core.
Huron didn't have many of these extermination weapons. He would rather use these treasures as "last insurance" for a planet, which shows how much he values this place.
This situation had long been sent to Soshyan through intelligence, and it was also the last intelligence sent by Occam. There was no news from him in the next few months.
Therefore, in order to completely capture the world, we cannot directly attack from the outside roughly, but need to combine internal and external methods.
Before the fleet arrived, Soshyan sent an infiltration team composed of Death Cult assassins into the Watt Fortress, but their role was only to guide. The real leader was a mysterious group of devotees called It is a special tactics team called "Mystery".
Out of respect for the secrets of the First Legion, Soshyan did not pay too much attention to or inquire about the battle plan of the Devotee Chapter. He just maintained continuous contact with the other party to confirm the completion time of the operation.
