Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

There are countless preparations for war, and Calvin, as the top person in charge, is naturally responsible.

The troops and resources in the entire sector are advancing as planned towards the Canarian System, the center of the southern defense line in the sector.

And how far each of the units above the regiment level must travel within the prescribed schedule, and which batch of transport ships must be taken on the way;

Who is responsible for the reception of the transit planet or space station, and whether the materials prepared there are complete;

All of this is part of Calvin's work.

The huge subordinate staff work group has already assigned capable personnel to take charge of various departments in the star region;

However, the torrent of information composed of millions of troops and hundreds of times as much material ultimately required Calvin himself to make the judgment on the direction and stages.

Orpheus did not have such a level of combat experience. Calvin searched all over the star for generals, big and small, but could not find a reliable general capable of taking command of the former enemy.

Then he had to do it by himself. Calvin had no complaints and no time to complain.

The huge staff headquarters was established under his order, and its personnel were transferred from other positions and began to work.

Those materials and troops should be handed over at which military station according to what plan;

The next ship these troops will take forward will be able to arrive according to the schedule after setting off from the rear.

After the summary of these matters is completed, the grand strategic-level battlefield trends presented can only be fully digested and understood by Calvin.

Calvin’s multi-threaded brain is given unprecedented consideration here.

With the help of tens of thousands of staff from the General Staff Headquarters, massive documents and data were processed in Calvin's official residence, and then sent forward after being marked with a clear plan for the next stage.

What is war?

Calvin did not believe in the superstition of famous generals and the obvious color of personality worship under the exaggerated writing in epic poems.

In his eyes, war is a fierce and unreserved collision between two systems;

Only by clearly establishing the operating mechanism within the system before the war and providing sufficient redundancy can we lay sufficient foundation for victory after the war actually begins!

The upper and lower limits of battlefield information and soldiers' combat effectiveness have been clearly judged from an overall perspective.

Unless a miracle happens, not much will change.

Who has how many troops under his command, and what are the combat limits of these troops? As a commander, Calvin requires himself to know clearly!

He would never give a troop a mission beyond their limits, let alone make them make fearless sacrifices in the name of the Emperor!

The cold data represents the countless warriors who are pouring their blood for the empire!

He can accept cruel exchanges to achieve certain tactical intentions, but he can never accept letting those soldiers die fearlessly in despair because of his own incompetence!

In war, there is no mention of famous generals;

War is just about who makes fewer mistakes!

Calvin stood on the top terrace of the Hive, the capital of the Karnarian system, his body even more burly under the pale artificial moonlight.

Chief Adjutant Allen stood quietly ten meters away behind him. After working so hard for several days, he couldn't bear to disturb the Gene Father's occasional rest.

Buzz!

The berth on the distant star track lights up, and the huge mechanical arms like artificial islands unfold to both sides;

The new fleet has not yet entered the real universe, and the starport personnel who received the message are already preparing for their connection.

"Is that the fleet of the Dark Templar? Counting the time, they should be here."

Calvin looked at the distance in the dark space, the outline of the fleet that was still the size of a starlight just after breaking through the subspace barrier, and asked the people behind him.

"It's just a precursor." Allen responded in a low voice.

"The marshal of the fleet is still behind, and only their castle master is in charge of this squadron at this time."

"Well, it's not easy to receive..."

Calvin said meaningfully, and Allen behind him also looked strange.

The origins of this Astartes fleet were too special. For them to be able to respond to the call and come to help in the battle, Calvin felt mixed feelings and was not simply optimistic.

Although they were born in the Seventh Legion and wore black armor, in Calvin's eyes there was no essential difference between them and the bronze-armored guards roaming Terra;

Even to the extreme, Calvin believed that they were more in line with the spiritual core of the Seventh Legion than the Astartes standing on the Phalanx.

Their distaste for psykers mirrors that of their genetic father;

The enthusiasm and belief in the emperor cannot be understood by Calvin.

"How do you explain that you believe in the God of the Emperor but oppose the existence of all psychic beings?

Or, between the Mountain Formation and the Eternal Crusade, which ship is Dorne's favorite? "

Disrespectful words came from Calvin's mouth, which made Allen sweat-dropping and couldn't help but be grateful for the silence on the terrace.

Although Calvin seemed to be asking Allen behind him.

But just from the bitter expression on the latter's face and the way the former talked to himself, we can know that Calvin did not want to get the answer to this question from Allen.

This is not the first time that an Astartes Chapter has arrived unexpectedly. In the more than a month since the recruitment was launched in the Star Territory, three Astartes Chapters have appeared in the skies above Orpheus.

The Death Watch's killing squad was summoned, which was within Calvin's expectation;

After all, the war against aliens is the original mission of this special force, and the Storm Star Territory, as the star territory with the most severe alien invasion, is also where the death watchers' base camp is located.

Calvin also understood the arrival of the consul Orpheus.

As can be known from their names, the home planet of the Chapter is in Orps. Once they are freed from the empire's recruitment mission, they will naturally return to their home planet to participate in the war here.

But the Black Temple...

Calvin had some idea of ​​the reason for their arrival, but he couldn't figure it out.

This war group, which has a high degree of close contact with the state religion because of its faith, is the most special of all non-starting war groups.

Their reputation for independence and mystery was not surprising in the eyes of Calvin, who knew that the state church was its ally and helped to cover it up in the Council of High Lords;

But the other party's hatred of psykers has a long history, a tradition left by Dorn himself since the days of the Legion.

Even with the aura bonus of the Tribunal, in Calvin's mind, the two sides were at best a respectful distance from each other, and ended up in a state of indifference.

He really couldn't understand the reason why they would travel thousands of miles to come to Orps to help him.

There is always something wrong with something, and he has such a heavy responsibility that he cannot tolerate accidents.

"Be careful. After all, it's a heavy responsibility. I might have to be a villain again..."

Calvin shook his head and ended his thoughts about these uninvited guests with a wry smile.

The defense system of the entire southern theater consists of four galaxies. Except for the core Canarian, the remaining three galaxies are not bordering each other and present two vertical 90-degree directions.

From a distant perspective, this huge defense line lying on the edge of the Hassan sector looks like a huge "T".

Except for the Charles Galaxy, which is far away from the Hassan Sector at the forefront, the remaining two galaxies - the Osfer Galaxy and the Ferraris Galaxy are like the two wings of a "T", firmly guarding Cana. Both sides of Ryan.

The Osfer galaxy on the left is also one of the main attack directions of the Orc fleet, and the pressure it bears is as huge and heavy as Charles's.

Most of the casualties in recent years have been caused by these two star areas, and they are also nicknamed the "Two Corners of Death" by the soldiers here.

The situation in Ferraris is much better, it is actually smaller and the construction of defensive fortresses is simpler.

But these disadvantages could not hold it back. A subspace storm that had erupted thousands of years ago was like a wall of sighs, blocking the direction of the Hassan sector.

There are only few signs of orc attack here, and even except for the first three years of the war, no alarm of enemy attack has been sounded.

But now the sector has begun to prepare for war, under Calvin's order and the efforts of the entire sector. Except for the Charles Frontier, which remained unchanged for strategic deception, these second- and third-line node planets were already filled with large and small Astral Legions and Astartes Chapters.

The battle rhythm outside the southern defense line remained as usual, but behind the scenes all the imperial soldiers knew:

A defense line composed of three galaxies is like a huge crossbow, slowly bending and accumulating force under Calvin's order, accumulating the potential energy to destroy the world;

Although they don’t know when the specific offensive will start, more and more military camps on the planet and warships that have occupied berths in orbit are silently telling them:

The war is approaching, maybe tomorrow.

In the eyes of Calvin, the commander, the date of the war was like a start-up experiment after the completion of a systematic project, which had already been marked in the plan for repeated discussion and determination.

He discussed for a long time with the few people who had the right to know the war plan, and they all agreed:

The day when the trigger of this crossbow was knocked was the day when the Titan Legion arrived in his plan.

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