Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

+Eight legions? +

+Where did the eight legions come from? +

+ Didn’t the eastern division that Horus created for the pincer offensive of the Battle of Urano only have four primarchs and legions in total? And he completed a series of troop movements and military deployments in front of me. My friend Macado: Where did the remaining four Eastern Front legions you mentioned come from? +

"Coming from a Primarch that both you and the Faun have deliberately turned a blind eye to."

+ Impossible! +

Without any hesitation, the Lord of Humanity's voice of disapproval was resolute.

+Since the day I brought them into this world, I have never deliberately ignored any of my bloodline. I treat each of them equally. +

"..."

The person holding the seal did not speak. He just kept his rotten face and stared silently at the Lord of Humanity standing across the table.

#gaze#

+Ahem...Okay. +

+ Occasionally, it may be a little biased: technical errors as a last resort. +

"It better be so."

Malcador coughed and stopped dwelling on this issue: Anyway, Apocalypse's self-deception is not a matter of a day or two. So far, it has not caused any huge losses that are irreparable.

The Seal Holder's thinking was confused for a moment, but this did not prevent his fingers from brushing the war astrolabe in front of him. Malcador knew that this was planned by Horus and the Emperor before he rushed to the Emperor's Dream. The Ullanor expedition plan, and most of the work in it, was actually completed by the Wolf Shepherd alone.

The Lord of Mankind has made up his mind to make the entire Ullanor Orc Empire the best stage for the Wolf Shepherd Order to worship the Great Crusade: even though this means sacrificing the names of countless warriors and victims, including himself.

And Horus did not disappoint his genetic father: when his war plan was finally laid out in front of Malcador, even the well-informed Palmist had to admit that the Wolf Shepherd was indeed a great man. general.

Among all the primarchs, perhaps only Jonson can rival Horus in terms of merit and strategy: Dorn lacks some spirituality after all; Guilliman's poor popularity destined him to be unable to raise such a large team; Ferus's several cases of commanding joint operations were not very successful; and although Morgan was trustworthy in terms of ability, she did not like such large-scale sword fights, and her determination was also questioned. of.

In fact, even Zhuang Sen is not so safe: everyone knows that there are more than one shadow of other people behind his achievements.

As for other candidates, such as Sanguinius, Perturabo and Angron, who have a fairly good reputation for conquering cities and territories, they cannot reach this level after all: only the Wolf Shepherd can do all this, he Being favored by the Emperor is not just a matter of pure luck.

This can also be reflected in another detail, which is the number of legions gathered on the front line of Ullanor at this time: among the total thirteen participating legions, except for a few such as Thousand Sons, World Eaters or Dawnbreakers, Apart from the Wolf God, most of the other Primarchs and Legions participated in the war because of Horus's personal weight. This is especially true for the regiments that went out together to fight.

As for the Emperor's seal?

But the icing on the cake.

The Empire does not have strong power over the military deployment of the Primarch. Unless it is a direct order from the Emperor or Terra, whether each Primarch will participate in any battle basically depends on their personal wishes: Malcador lacks this The scene in the system is deeply disgusting.

But this time, things were much better.

Among the thirteen participating legions, the six legions of the Luna Wolves, Death Guard, Word Bearers, Imperial Fists, Blood Angels and Alpha mobilized all their forces, and they were all summoned by Horus. of.

In addition, although the White Scars, Ultramarines, Emperor's Children and Dawnbreakers did not send all their forces, they also dispatched tens of thousands of troops: the Ultramarines were the largest participating legion.

The remaining three legions: Thousand Sons, World Eaters and Iron Warriors only sent a few companies, which is more symbolic than practical. However, considering that they each have combat missions, this is enough to illustrate Horus's connections at this time. .

"Thirteen legions, millions of Astartes warriors, and ten primarchs. Such a huge force can be gathered here just by Horus's words and personal influence: Do you think that under your command? , are there any other descendants or generals who can do this, Tianqi? "

After carefully reading every star map and reference document, the Master of the Print looked at his master with a serious face: the Emperor was sitting in his seat, absentmindedly fiddling with the laurel crown that symbolized the highest power of the Great Crusade. Like a child playing with stones.

The Lord of Humanity seems to be impatient to give away this symbol of power that everyone desires.

+What do you want to say, my friend? +

"Nothing: I'm just worried."

Malcador took a deep breath.

"Today's Wolf Shepherd can mobilize millions of Astartes warriors with just his personal influence, and more than half of the Primarchs are willing to fight for him: before this, this was only yours. Privilege, O Lord of Mankind.”

+This is normal. +

The emperor was quite tolerant.

+ He has to take over the responsibility of the Great Crusade and my crown. If Horus can't do this at this time, then it's worth worrying about: the better he does, the better I can Feel free to leave the entire Great Crusade to him, there is nothing to worry about. +

"I hope so..."

The Sealbearer sighed in his heart, and he did not continue to argue with the Emperor, because in the past twenty or thirty years, or in other words, ever since the Emperor showed that he wanted to hand over all the power of the Great Far Range to a so-called Warmaster After that, the debate between the Seal Master and the Emperor on this issue never stopped.

The reason is obvious. As an out-and-out military empire, when the top leader is still in office, most of the military power is transferred to another high-ranking person: such a thing is not uncommon in the stupid and long history of mankind. It has happened, but even after exhausting all the knowledge stored by the person holding the seal, there is no example of a happy death.

Malcador even felt that he could smell the smoke of rebellion.

In the face of his doubts, the Lord of Man's deep-rooted arrogance took over: the Emperor insisted that he and his Wolf Gods would be the first examples of the creation of heaven and earth, just like the Empire of Man that he had personally built.

+ Before this, who could believe that the entire galaxy could really be under the rule of a unified human government? The so-called dark technological age or golden age is nothing more than a loose association of divided groups. They have never formed a unified will, but my human empire has achieved this, and it only took less than two hundred years. : It took humans several thousand years to rush out of the earth and out of the solar system. +

+ We are creating miracles, my reliable Malcador, this is the age of miracles, you must have confidence in the future. +

The Lord of Mankind is full of confidence. What can even Malcador say: he only hopes that this damn bastard will be right again this time. He only hopes that the truth will be on the side of a few people, or on the side of someone like the Emperor. There is such a lunatic.

Therefore, compared to these topics that have been debated thousands of times, Machado is more concerned about the small things in front of him: for example...

"Eastern Front Army."

The palmer pointed to the edge of the map, which was located on the Far East Star Territory side. At this time, flags representing the four legions had been erected: Avalon, where the Dawnbreakers were entrenched, was not far from the gathering place of the so-called Eastern Front Legion. The Ultramarines The banner of the White Scars and the Emperor's Children seemed to be arriving soon, with the White Scars and the Emperor's Children lagging slightly behind, but they were also fast.

"Why the four of them?"

Malcador asked.

"Has your Wolf Shepherd told you his military thinking on this?"

+Of course. +

The Emperor nodded.

+ But I’m even more curious: What happened to the eight legions you mentioned? +

"Let's not mention this for now: you answer my questions about these four legions first."

+Okay: But this question does not need an answer, my friend Malcador. +

The palmer looked at the emperor in surprise, and then found that the emperor was also looking at him in surprise.

"Why don't you need an answer?"

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"Because it's obvious: this is the most appropriate arrangement."

"That's true both from a military perspective and from a political perspective."

"I believe that with your rich experience and excellent command ability, you can see this. My sons, the Council of Four Kings that I trust most."

The fully-armed Wolf God walked in the ancient strategy hall of the Vengeful Spirit, his sharp claws rubbed against the brass edge of the war table, and the fine hot metal surface reflected the faces of the four most trustworthy heirs of Horus: James, Abaddon, Asimander and Torgadon, there were dozens of main company commanders and senior officers standing behind them.

This is a strategic meeting for the entire Luna Wolf Legion.

"We do understand most of your strategic thinking, father."

As always, the first person to respond to the Primarch in the meeting was Sejames.

"But the only thing I'm curious about is why the Eastern Front Legion you designed is composed of these four legions: the addition of the Emperor's Children and the White Scars is particularly confusing. Why should they be specially transferred there?"

"Maybe it's because their performance on the frontal battlefield will be disappointing."

Before the Wolf Shepherd God could speak, Abaddon, who was standing next to Sejames, had already spoken and answered first, showing an extremely mean smile on his rough face, not hiding his contempt for other legions.

"So Lord Horus arranged them into the decoy department..."

"Shut up! Ezekiel!"

Before the words were spoken, the Wolf God's roar came as expected: Horus was standing on the other side of the table, standing between little Horus and Togaton, but his voice still made Abaddon furious. He took two steps back, and large beads of sweat flowed from his forehead and neck.

"Sir...I..."

"I already told you."

The famous claws slapped on the starfield sand table of the War Column.

"They are not bait. We will not use any brother troops as bait anymore. Remember this, Ezekiel, because this is the last time I remind you: some insidious tactics have reached the stage of obsolescence, don't Keep them in your head, you need to accept some new ideas, my child."

"That won't be easy: especially with Abaddon's current brain capacity."

Togaton, who was standing next to the Wolf God, added a wisecrack in time, using sarcasm to make everyone laugh in the room, and finally helped Abaddon out of the siege. James took the opportunity to support Abaddon who was retreating. .

"Keep a good memory, brother."

He winked at Abaddon.

"Our Lord Wolf Shepherd is about to ascend to the throne as the War Commander of the entire empire. Think about it, if your words are exposed to the outside world, what kind of impact it will have on his image: And just like Lord Horus said "Some of the wrongdoings of the past will never be allowed again."

"There are no decoy troops: they are real friendly forces now."

"exactly."

The Shepherd God waved his hand.

"I know you are all confused as to why I want to organize a special division, but this is a very simple military issue: the territory of the Ullanor Orc Empire spans the Obscure Star Territory and the Far East Star Territory, and it is moving toward Afghanistan. Entering an important imperial town like Wallonia.”

"If we only launch a unilateral attack from the Obscure Star Territory, we will inevitably have to confront the power of the entire Orc Empire, which will cause great losses and is very unsmart: but if a strong enough partial division can attack from Launching a joint attack in the Far East Star Region will not only disperse the power of the Orcs, but also make the next combat operations easier for all of us."

"After all, our main force can respond to the partial divisions in the Far East and carry out pincer offensives, but the Orc Empire cannot do this: this is the advantage, the advantage that grows out of one and the other, and the success or failure of the war lies in The accumulation of advantages.”

"in addition……"

Horus smiled.

"What qualifications do I have to let the Dawnbreakers and Ultramarines come all the way to the Obscurity Star Territory and join my fleet? And if they are allowed to fight in the Far East Star Territory, it will be a good thing for all of us. ”

"Our front can be relieved to a certain extent, and not only can they protect their territory in the Far East Star Territory, but they also don't have to travel all the way to the Obscure Star Territory: This will greatly speed up the process of the war."

"That's just one of them, my lord."

Sai James spoke.

"Having the Ultramarines and Dawnbreakers come all the way from the eastern part of the Galaxy to the Obscure Star Territory to participate in the Ullanor Expedition is indeed a sacrifice of the near and far, so it is understandable that they form a partial division. So what happened to the White Scars and the Emperor's Children legions? What's going on?"

"The problem with the Emperor's Children..."

Horus was helpless.

"You may not believe it: but Fulgrim took the initiative to apply to me."

"initiative?"

"That's right."

The Wolf Shepherd pursed his lips.

"I'm not sure what he was trying to do: but I respect his actions and his ideas."

"What about Chagatai Khan?"

"We always have to have some of our own on the Far East front, don't we?"

The Shepherd God smiled quickly.

"Furthermore, Chagatai does not object to his own legion fighting in a partial division. In fact, compared to the main fleet under my command, he prefers the deserted eastern front: For Chagatai, the large number of friendly forces More terrifying than a large enemy force."

Smiles echoed throughout the room until Horus signaled them to stop.

"Of course, the most important thing is that their military structure is reasonable enough."

The Shepherd God patted the table.

"I mobilized four legions from the thirteen legions to form the Eastern Front. Each of these four armies has its own role and mission: the Ultramarines have as many as 150,000 people, and they can fully play the role of the sea-calming needle; the Dawnbreakers Having been working in the far eastern frontier for decades, the benefits of local vigilantes are needless to say; the Emperor's Children are a perfect unit that can be called a panacea, and they can adapt to any battlefield; the White Scars Legion can be used as a flanking strategy. Formation, can also be used as a vanguard and reconnaissance force."

"More importantly, the combined strength of these four legions has reached about 250,000. With such a large force, even a partial division has great potential: if they progress smoothly, they can completely compete with us. Attack from the front and back, and use a pincer offensive to completely defeat the core area of ​​the Ullanor Orc Empire."

"What if things don't go well?"

Little Horus spoke rarely

"Then at least..."

Horus sighed. He really didn't want to imagine such a scene: in his heart, the Wolf Shepherd still hoped that his thirteen brother legions could reunite with him in Ullanor. They would work together to destroy this The capital of the Orc Empire will be the most beautiful picture.

"Even if they fail, they can open up enough space for us to attack: the characteristics of the orc race determine that as long as we can complete the beheading of Ullanor, the entire Greenskin Empire will not be a concern."

"So……"

"Any more questions?"

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+Yes. +

+What about the remaining four legions? +

The Emperor stood up, seeming unusually persistent on the subject.

"You really want to know?"

Malcador, on the other hand, was not too anxious: especially when he got the answer he wanted.

+You told me that those four legions would come from a Primarch that neither I nor the Wolf Shepherd deliberately turned a blind eye to? +

"That's right."

The palm print maker curled his lips.

"Is this hard to guess?"

+...Sigh...+

After a long silence, the Lord of Humanity sighed quietly.

+ It’s not difficult to guess, after all, this is just a multiple-choice question, but what really confuses me is that no matter how I calculate, Morgan can only bring in three additional legions. +

"You know everything?"

+I am not blind: not even in the Far East Star Territory. +

+ I know that although Conrad was unable to participate in the battle of Ullanor because he launched another expedition against the ghoul stars, he has sent his most trusted company commander Sevatar, leading at least 30,000 elite veterans, Ready to assist Morgan in his expedition to Ullanor. +

+ I also know that Jonson has sent Coswayne and one of his knights to temporarily integrate into the Dawnbreaker's fleet. +

+ In addition, Corax and his Raven Guard must also be included. This legion that has just received a new name now has less than 20,000 people. It must be based on Morgan’s character and her and Corax’s relationship. Because of their connections, they won’t be given any difficult tasks: but they can still be regarded as a legion. +

+ So: where is the fourth one? +

"Please wait a moment."

The palmer turned around, looking like he was looking for something.

"You have my intelligence agency to thank..."

"Give."

+ a photo? +

The emperor took it dubiously.

+Who is this? +

"His name is Dantioch. He is a war blacksmith under Perturabo. I remember he is in charge of the 14th Battalion, but he is also the Archduke of Salamas under Morgan. He is now in charge of two legions. communication tasks.”

+So...+

"No so."

Makhado smiled.

"He will bring a fourth legion."

+Iron Warrior? +

"Pretty much: But with a little bit of Avalon-style sweetness, you know."

"Then where are the real Iron Warriors now? Why are there two?"

"Um……"

"I think whatever it is: it's not Morgan's problem."