Chapter 189 Preparations before rescue
“What would the Brotherhood of the Prophet say!”
Yule's voice intervened in the conversation between the two. It was definitely a surprise that such favorable news arrived before he left.
"At the edge of the Lyak sector, there will be no more. But that's enough! When do we set off?"
Gavins looked at the two commanders expectantly, hoping to hear a positive answer from their mouths.
He could not forget the moment when Calvin disappeared in front of him. The feeling of being torn apart in the soul was still fresh in the memory of all the members of the Honor Guard.
From that moment on, these champion swordsmen who were deeply bound to Calvin's soul fell into some kind of depression.
They all know that their souls are no longer whole, and unless their Calvin is restored, they, like the Blood Angels who witnessed Sanguinius's death over and over again, will never forget it.
"Now!" Yuler asked the question, then turned to look at Aidan.
"Now that the target is clear, can I bring more support? A mere cruiser and 50 soldiers are not enough to penetrate the fleet blockade there."
Aidan laughed, exasperated.
"Do you want to fight another Corridor naval battle?" he asked Yule.
That was the largest naval battle since the establishment of the Orps sector.
And it was the failure of this battle that left one-third of the entire Orps fleet in the warship graveyards in the Hassan and Yuldis sectors forever.
It can be said that half of the current internal and external troubles and enemies in Orps are due to the losses in this battle.
After this battle, the empire, which suffered serious losses in its main force, was no longer able to support offensives in two directions at the same time.
As a result, as the war situation continued to deteriorate, the initiative in the battle was completely handed over.
In the front, there is the Orc fleet in the Hassan sector that is struggling with the main force of the fleet, and in the back there are the Chaos forces crawling out of the ruins of the Shadow War in Lyak centuries ago.
This is how the so-called Siege of Orps took shape.
The leaky house happened to be raining all night, the external war was difficult, and there were constant problems internally.
The contradictions between the central and local forces within the star region have accumulated for centuries. They can no longer maintain even the appearance of harmony, and can only be separated from each other.
At this critical juncture, the Orps family, which had dominated the star region for decades, had no heirs.
Whether it was a conspiracy or an accident, the failure of this family made the sector government completely lose their ambition to make progress.
The powerful aristocrats of the capital, the Ondan family, are jumping up and down in the parliament, connecting with all the forces that can help them sit on the governor's throne.
As for chaos pollution and alien invasion, as long as they don't hit their doorstep, it won't stop them from doing their "business".
As for the support of the sector to the front line, it is still difficult to maintain due to the inertia of previous policies.
The entire theater command now has tens of millions of Astra Militarum troops in its hands, but there are only a handful of battleships used as deployment tools and mobile troops.
Several main fleet battle groups have been deployed in the Hassan sector to resist the increasing number of fleet raids by the orcs.
The recent support from the Storm Star Territory government can no longer be counted on, and the large-scale religious war in the border area with the Pacific Star Territory has become a serious concern for the empire.
All the power of the Star Territory Government is gathering there, and Orps, who is just in a remote rural area, may have been included in the list of expendables...
Under such a background, Orpheus's defense forces can only place their hope on themselves.
Without extra troops, they could only leak and block everywhere.
After several twists and turns, there are only a handful of troops left for the defense commander in the direction of the Lyak sector, and even a decent naval counterattack is no longer possible.
That's not all.
The Celestali cult and other chaotic forces that are rising one after another in the sector are killing and destroying them endlessly.
Ever since Aidan arrived, he has been trapped in Amara's Inquisition combat hall, unable to take a step forward.
Five task forces composed of 250 Gray Knights, like fire brigade, ran among 80 planets in a total of 21 administrative districts in the sector within ten years.
Thousands of cults and chaos rituals were exterminated, but the stability of the rear was just maintained.
But just maintaining the stability of the overall situation is already a small miracle thanks to the full cooperation of Aidan and the Star Tribunal.
Under such circumstances, how could Aidan allow Yule to take the remaining fleet in his hands to forcefully break through the blockade in the direction of Lyak?
"There's no way!"
Aidan's nose was almost crooked with anger, and he rejected Yule's request without thinking. He pointed at Yule's nose and said solemnly:
"You are going to rescue, not to kick in the door! A cruiser is enough! If you negotiate the price, I will give you a dagger, you go or not!"
"Okay, just one ship. But I want the Revenant Angel!"
Seeing Aidan's face, Yule knew that this was the bottom line.
So he immediately changed direction and selected the most powerful battleship from the specific list of battleships.
This was once Calvin's ship, and later it was Grand Master Aidan's own ship. Needless to say, its basic performance.
After following Aidan to Orpheus, the warship based in Amara also made many modifications in response to Calvin's previous requirements for the warship.
Especially in the ten years since arriving in Orps, we have seen that there are too few people and many boats, which are temporarily vacant.
Aidan simply approved Captain Tabos's request and pulled it into a large shipyard near Amara for a complete upgrade.
The Revenant Redeemer appeared again, completely changed beyond recognition.
Its size has jumped from the previous conventional cruiser size of 7.8 kilometers to a behemoth of 11 kilometers long.
On the basis of strengthening the weapon array and engine power, the delivery capability that Calvin once proposed has also been solved.
They even turned the Revenant Redeemer's one extra Nova Cannon from other cruisers into four with the help of the mechanical priests from Rezat here.
This extreme transformation of "no matter life, just firepower" will become the beginning of a nightmare for any enemy who is "sniped" by it from a long distance.
In short, except for the adamantine armor belt on the bow of the ship that is not thick enough, today's Redeemer is just a battleship covered in cruiser skin.
Well, you could call it the Battlecruiser Revenant Redeemer for short.
Anyway, the empire's navy ships are already in a chaotic system, and there is no shortage of this strange addition.
"Can."
Aidan also didn’t want to break Yule’s heart. So with a big wave of his hand, he threw out the ace card he had left for the naval battle in the Star Region.
It's not that he doesn't want to rescue Calvin, it's just that the war situation in the sector is like this.
If conditions allowed, he could not wait to go to Lyak in person on Yule's behalf, to lead a fleet, no matter what the bullshit situation was, to find the proud disciple who he had single-handedly led into the door...
After receiving permission, Yule and Gavins turned around and left, but were stopped by Aidan before they took two steps.
The two of them turned back to look at Aidan eagerly, fearing that they would hear some bad orders from his mouth.
But this veteran really "disappointed" them this time.
He stood there and thought for a few seconds, then said to the two of them:
"Recent intelligence, in the Chaos warband in the direction of Lyark, there are not only traces of the former "Former Emperor's Son", but also many Night Lords have been discovered. According to past experience, the warband of the Alpha Legion must also have traces share."
This information, which was supposed to be learned before leaving, made the two people who heard it look serious.
An "Emperor's Son" warband is easy to talk about, but coupled with a Night Lord who is good at dogfighting, lurking, and night fighting, it is more difficult.
But if you add in the Hydra, which is famous for its infiltration and tricks, the difficulty of this 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 expose Calvin's importance.
Then this failed rescue will cause them to suffer heavy casualties and increase the possibility of Calvin being encircled and suppressed.
You must know that it is enemy-occupied territory.
No matter how powerful the Primarch was, how could Calvin, single-handedly, be able to defeat the hard steel battleship's macro cannon without losing control of the universe?
Taking a step back and thinking about it, after the Chaos war gang who knew Calvin's existence failed to encircle and suppress him on the surface, the warships were unable to locate his whereabouts.
But what about the cyclone torpedo? The Empire has this thing, but Chaos is not lacking either!
"Bring the Tindalos Legion with you, otherwise I won't be able to keep them in my hands for long. The Tribunal has been keeping an eye on them for a day or two. Take them away as soon as possible so that they won't worry about it," Aidan said.
"Is it useful? Although they are of excellent quality, we are facing the Night Lords. Numbers are of little use in front of them." Gavins asked worriedly.
"At least they can be trusted. If something goes wrong, you can choose a planet to defend in place. Wait for my rescue here."
Aidan said seriously, giving the possibility they least wanted to see.
The two of them also understood the meaning of his arrangement:
If the expected enemy list includes 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 have been practicing on Amara's satellite recently, and it won't take long to recover them 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 been coveting these "hounds" for a long time, will surely come to their door and shout their ancient drama of "crying, making trouble, and hanging themselves" to take this precious power away from their hands.
"Is there anything else you want to explain?"
Yule was not in a hurry to leave. He understood that this was probably the last report on the war situation before leaving.
The more secretive the effort to recover Calvin, the better.
He knew that after the battleship left port, as long as it was not an emergency, Aidan would never have the opportunity to communicate with them again.
"There really is..." Aidan thought for a while and added:
"Go find 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 my orders?"
Yule was delighted. The combat prowess of this war group was undeniable, but their name of "High Lord's Watch Dogs" 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 came to me mysteriously and said that these people owe us a favor. If there are not enough people, go to them. It's absolutely true!"
The typos have been corrected. If there are any omissions, please remind me. Thank you!
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