Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes.

Chapter 189 Preparations Before Rescue
"What would the Brotherhood of Prophets say!"

Yu Le's voice intervened in the conversation between the two. It was definitely a surprise that such favorable news arrived before his departure.

"At the edge of the Leyak sector, there won't be any more. But it's enough! When are we going?"

Gavins looked expectantly at the two commanders, hoping to hear an affirmative answer from them.

He couldn't forget the moment when Calvin disappeared in front of him, the feeling of being torn apart was still fresh in the memory of all members of the Honor Guard.

From that moment on, these champion swordsmen who were deeply bound to Calvin's soul fell into a certain depression.

They all knew their souls were broken, and unless their Calvins were found, they would be as haunted as the Blood Angels who repeatedly witnessed the death of Sanguinius.

"It's now!" Yule passed the question, then turned to look at Aidan.

"Now that the target is clear, can I bring more troops to support it? A mere cruiser and 50 fighters are not enough to penetrate the fleet blockade there."

Aidan laughed, pissed off.

"You want to fight another corridor naval battle?" he asked Jules.

That was the largest naval battle since the establishment of the Orpheus sector.

And it was also the failure of this battle that left one-third of the main force of the entire Orpheus fleet forever in the battleship cemetery in the two star regions of Hassan-Yuldis.

It can be said that half of Orpheus's internal and external troubles and enemies are due to the loss of this battle.

After this battle, the empire, whose main force suffered heavy losses, was no longer able to support the offensive in two directions at the same time.

As a result, under the deteriorating situation of the war, the initiative of the battle was completely handed over.

In the front, there was the orc fleet entangled with the main force of the fleet in the Hassan sector, and in the back, there was the chaos force crawling out of the ruins of the shadow war in Leyak centuries ago.

This is how the so-called Siege of Orpheus was formed.

The leaky house happened to rain overnight, the external war was difficult, and internal problems continued.

The contradictions between the central and local forces in the star region have accumulated for several centuries, and it is almost impossible to maintain the appearance of harmony, and they have to tear apart their faces and become independent from each other.

At such a critical juncture, the Orpheus family, which had dominated the star region for dozens of centuries, was extinct.

Whether it's a conspiracy or an accident, this family's extinction has made the star district government completely lose the will to make progress.

The powerful nobles of the capital, the Angdan family, are jumping up and down in the parliament, linking up with all the forces that can help them sit on the throne of governor.

As for the chaos pollution and alien invasion, as long as they didn't hit their door, they couldn't stop their "business".

As for the star area's support for the front line, it is also difficult to maintain due to the previous policy inertia.

The entire command of the major region now has tens of millions of Star Militia troops in its hands, but there are only a handful of warships used as deployment tools and mobile troops.

Several main fleet battle groups have been deployed in the Hassan sector to defend against more and more fleet raids by the orcs.

The recent support from the government of the Storm Star Region can no longer be counted on, and the large-scale religious wars that have occurred in the border area with the Taiping Star Region have become the empire's confidant.

All the forces of the Star Field Government are gathering there, and Orpheus, which is only a remote village, may have already been included in the list that can be sacrificed...

Against such a background, the defense force of Orpheus can only place hope on itself.

Without extra troops, they can only block where they are.

After several struggles, there were only a handful of troops left for the defense chief in the direction of the Leyak sector, and even a decent naval counterattack was impossible.

That's not all.

The Celestali cult and other chaotic forces springing up in the star area are inexhaustible and inexhaustible.

Since Aidan took office, he has been trapped in the battle hall of the Tribunal in Amara, and has not been able to take a step forward.

The five task force fleets composed of 250 gray knights ran between 21 planets in a total of 80 administrative regions in the star sector, just like the fire brigade in ten years.

There are thousands of cults and chaos rituals that have been extinguished, but the stability of the rear has just been maintained.

But maintaining the stability of the overall situation in this way is already a small miracle under the concerted efforts of Aidan and the Star Tribunal.

Under such circumstances, how could Aidan allow Yule to take the remaining fleet in his hands to forcibly break through the blockade in the direction of Leyak?

"There are no doors!"

Aidan's nose was almost crooked, and he refused Yule's request without thinking.He pointed to Jule's nose and said solemnly:

"You're going to rescue, not to kick the door! A cruiser is enough! I'll give you a dagger after bargaining, whether you want to go or not!"

"Okay, just one. But I want the Wraith Angel!"

Seeing Aidan's face, Yule knew that this was the bottom line.

So he immediately changed direction and picked out the most powerful one from the list of specific warships.

This used to be Calvin's ship, and later it was the ship of Grand Master Aidan himself, so it goes without saying about its basic performance.

After arriving in Orpheus with Aidan, the battleship sitting in Amara also made a lot of modifications in response to Calvin's previous requirements for the battleship.

Especially in the ten years since arriving in Orps, seeing that there are fewer people and more boats, they are temporarily vacant.

Aidan simply approved Captain Tibers' request and pulled it into a large shipyard near Amala, where a complete upgrade took place.

The Revenant Redeemer, which appeared again, has been completely changed beyond recognition.

Its size has jumped from the previous 7.8-kilometer-long conventional cruiser size to an eleven-kilometer-long behemoth.

On the basis of strengthening the weapon array and engine power, the projection ability proposed by Calvin has also been solved.

They even had four nova cannons on the Revenant Redeemer instead of one more than the other cruisers, with the help of the Mechanic-Priest from Rezart here.

This kind of extreme transformation of "no life, no firepower" will become the beginning of a nightmare for any enemy "sniped" by it at a long distance.

In short, today's Revenant Redeemer is just a battleship with cruiser skin except that the gold armor belt on the bow is not thick enough.

Well, you could call it the Battlecruiser Wraith Redeemer for short.

Anyway, the empire's naval ships are inherently chaotic, and there is no shortage of this wonderful addition.

"can."

Aidan also didn't want to hurt Yule's heart.So with a big wave of his hand, he threw out the trump card in his hand that was left for the sea battle in the star area.

It's not that he doesn't want to rescue Calvin, but the situation in the star sector is like this.

If conditions permit, he can't wait to go to Leyak in person instead of Yule, to lead a fleet, no matter what the bullshit overall situation is, to find the proud disciple who led the door by himself...

After getting permission, Yule and Gavins turned and left, but they were stopped by Aidan within two steps.

The two looked back at Aidan eagerly, for fear of hearing any bad orders from him.

But the veteran really "disappointed" them this time.

He stood there in thought for a few seconds, and then said to the two:

"Recently, there are not only traces of the former "former Emperor's Children" in the Chaos warband in the direction of Leyak, but also many midnight lords have been discovered. According to past experience, the Alpha Legion's warband must also have share."

This information, which should have been learned before leaving, made the two people who heard it look serious.

A war gang of "Emperor's sons" is easy to talk about, but adding a midnight lord who is good at fighting, lurking, and night fighting is more difficult.

But if you count Hydra, which is famous for its infiltration and tricks, the difficulty of this raid and rescue operation will really go to heaven.

Of course they are not afraid of death, and those who are afraid of death cannot become gray knights.

But they were afraid that if they failed to complete the rescue, they would instead expose the importance of Calvin.

Then this failed rescue will allow them to add the possibility of being encircled and suppressed on the basis of heavy casualties.

You must know that it is an enemy-occupied area.

No matter how strong the Primarch is, Calvin, who is single-handedly, can still face the macro artillery of the hard steel battleship without losing the right to control the universe?
Thinking about it ten thousand steps back, even after the Chaos Gang who knew Calvin's existence failed to encircle and suppress him on the surface, the battleship could not track his whereabouts.

But what about the torpedo?The Empire has this stuff, but Chaos doesn't lack it either!
"Take the Tindalos Legion with you, or you won't be able to keep it in my hands for long. It's been a day or two since the Inquisition has been eyeing them. Take them away as soon as possible so that they don't miss them." Aidan said.

"Is it useful? Although they are of excellent quality, we are facing the Night Lords. Quantity is useless against them." Gavins asked worriedly.

"At least they can be trusted. If something happens, you can choose a planet to defend on the spot. Wait for my rescue here."

Aidan said heavily, giving the possibility they were least willing to see.

The two of them also understood the meaning of his arrangement:
If the list of expected enemies included the "old partners" of the Night Lord and Alpha.

The defense forces of any planet will become untrustworthy, and only their own direct troops are the most reliable backing.

"Understood, I'll contact them right away. They should be practicing on Amara's satellite recently, and it won't take much time to find it urgently!"

Gavins was talking to the two of them, and they were already running towards the flight deck.

This kind of order cannot be handled by communication equipment, and can only be conveyed by himself.

Otherwise, the Inquisition, which has already coveted this group of "hounds", will definitely come to the door, shouting their ancient drama of "one cry, two troubles and three hang themselves", and take this precious power out of their hands.

"Anything else to explain?"

Yu Le was not in a hurry to leave, he knew that this was probably the last battle report before leaving.

The operation to recover Calvin should be as stealthy as possible.

He knew that after the battleship left the port, as long as it was not an emergency, Aidan would never have the opportunity to communicate with them again.

"There really are..." Aidan thought for a while and added:
"Go to the Tauren battle group. They have just entered the war zone, and the garrison mission should not have been issued yet."

"Can they listen to me?"

Yule was overjoyed. There was nothing to say about the combat power of this battle group, but their name of "High Lord's Watchdog" was equally resounding.

Aidan also touched his nose and smiled, but he didn't explain much:

"I don't know, but before I left, the Prophet Brotherhood mysteriously approached me, saying that this group of people owe us favors, and if there are not enough people, go to them, it must be true!"

　Typos have been corrected, if there are any omissions, please remind, thank you!

　　In addition, py: a wave of invaders in the witch world

　　
　
(End of this chapter)