Hearing Soshyan's question, Doral nodded and replied:
"Your Highness is right. In fact, Aesro first asked the Frost Star Troupe for help, because this world is located in the north of the eastern part of the Milky Way, close to the home of Frost Star, Cybarios. In the past, they always asked for help when something happened. This troupe asks for help”
When the other party said this, Soshyan knew it, because although Frost Star did not directly join the Royal Court, they were indeed loyal to Veronica, so they would naturally spread the news to the Royal Court.
"Then can't we let the troupe handle it themselves?"
"Of course, Your Highness, but"
"What's wrong?"
"You know their style. These attackers are from the governor of a human planet. He found out the specific location of Esro by some unknown means, and then organized an army consisting of the Astra Militarum, the Planetary Guard, and A group of state religion fanatics formed a rabble and launched a small expedition with dozens of large and small ships. It was said that they wanted to bring this "unmanned" world into the empire's territory. Although this army was not very good, their number was It has reached a huge number of 5 million to 7 million, and the total population of the Linnaean Kingdom of Esro is less than 100,000. In addition, after preliminary investigation, the Frost Star Troupe is suspicious."
"What do you doubt? Just say it."
"The governor of that planet is probably a believer of the enemy. He attacked Esro in order to kill our people to sacrifice to the enemy in exchange for his transcendence, that is, to ascend to the devil. Moreover, the soldiers, subordinates and family members he led were very good. Maybe they are all sacrifices for this ceremony.”
"Followers of Slaanesh, why do you think it can't be solved by the Frost Stars?"
"It's not that it can't be solved, Your Highness, Frost Star's style has always been to avoid future troubles. If they confirm that the governor is indeed a believer of the enemy, then they will not stop even if the expeditionary force is eliminated. They will definitely attack the governor. Rule the worlds and completely destroy them, completely erasing any possible remaining pollution and threats. For such behavior, you must know better than us, and it will easily lead to the empire's revenge. After all, the empire does not know what this governor is. , and the Frost Stars’ home is located near the Tau, so they are naturally not afraid, but Aesro may face further retaliation. If the empire really comes with an army, the Frost Stars are just a troupe after all with limited power. At that time, King Will Ting help or not?"
Doral said, Soshyan paced back and forth in the cabin with his hands behind his back, and Doral's eyes followed him.
"If you help, then the Royal Court will not have to face a corrupted governor, but a larger imperial army, maybe even Space Marines, and it will be even more difficult for His Highness. If you don't help, it will damage the prestige of the Royal Court too much." Now, Your Majesty is known as the Mother of Ida. If you cannot protect the people who believe in Mother Goddess Isa, or even abandon your compatriots who ask for help, how will other Virgin Worlds and Ark Worlds view the Royal Court and Your Majesty? That’s why I am anxious Once I find you, Your Highness, only you can control the scale of the war so that it does not turn into a large-scale vendetta. A failed expedition may not lead the empire to such a big fight. After all, the empire has too many small forces that do their own thing. "
Soshyan stopped and sighed:
"My dear, you have thought very carefully. This is indeed the best choice. Is it still too late?"
"It should be too late. I tried to hold back the troupe leader of Frost Star before, but the troupe didn't have time to act yet."
"Then how will the troops be deployed for this operation?"
"Back to Your Highness, this rescue operation is also the first time you have personally led an army in combat, so in terms of the navy, I have arranged for Tal Anlek to be your flagship, along with 2 tortures (black bean sprout cruisers) and 3 ghost ships. (Ark cruiser), 10 Nightshades (Ark destroyer), and an escort fleet composed of 21 Shadow Hunters.”
"Hmm? Doesn't the Virgin World have a webway? The army doesn't need warships to carry it, right?"
"Yes, the main role of the navy is to annihilate the enemy's orbital forces. In terms of land forces, in addition to the Frost Star Troupe, the Royal Court will also dispatch 1,000 warriors, including 400 warriors from the craft world Laganesh, 1 There are 6 Nether Lords, 6 Nether Guards, and an armored detachment from Jemlok Ark with more than 50 war engines and 600 warriors. There is also support from the air, and 113 various flying vehicles will dominate the sky. In the case of Phoenix Lord, Master Moganla and Ms. Jaenzar are also eager to participate in the battle against the enemy's followers."
"There is no need for these two to go, they can just stay and protect Veronica."
Soshiyang then thought for a while and had to say that the composition of the royal court's troops was too messy. It is still a mess. There are people from various Arkworlds, some originally brought from Comorragh, and Dora. There are people under you, and those who join one after another, and even clowns are included. This is a complete disaster for the commander.
The core problem is that, except for the strength of Doral's original bloody forest conspiracy, there seems to be no direct force under Soshyan at all, which makes him very uncomfortable.
But there was no way. After all, this was another race, and he had to adapt to a fighting style different from humans. However, the matter of rectifying the Royal Court's troops had quietly changed its position in his heart and became a top priority.
"I will directly lead the ground forces, and leave the navy to the command of Commander Giulio Pulacin."
Star Commander is the title of a senior admiral of the navy of the ancient Ada Empire. He is usually the commander of a sword-level fleet. The Ada Empire divides the fleet into three levels: dagger, sword, and halberd. The size of the dagger-level fleet is similar to that of the star fleet in the current empire. District fleet, so star commanders are actually divided into three levels: small star commander, medium star commander and big star commander. However, the various systems of the royal court are still relatively sloppy now, and the fleet is not that big, so Soshiyang is too lazy to do it. So many levels.
Giulio Pula was the former commander of the ancient Eldar fleet of Blackstone Fortress. Although he had little experience in naval warfare, at least he had a solid theoretical study and a good understanding of the ancient warship Tal Al'ek. , this is enough. After all, with this ship here, this naval battle is probably not much easier than drinking water, and it can also give Giulio a chance to practice in actual combat.
Besides, there are other Eldar naval generals helping him, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
Doral thought for a moment and nodded.
"Your Highness's arrangement is indeed more appropriate."
"How is Esro's situation now? Has he been attacked?"
"It should have been attacked, because the network connection was cut off not long ago, and the Frost Star Troupe did not send anyone to investigate because I was holding them back. The situation over there may be more complicated."
Soshi raised his eyebrows and asked with a slightly worried tone:
"The web channel was cut off?"
(End of chapter)
