Chapter 719 Chaos

For Horus, this was a successful heresy.

That's how it should be.

He purged the loyalists loyal to the Emperor among his legions on the planet Istvan III. However, what Horus did not expect was that the loyalists evacuated under the cover of the sudden appearance of the Inquisition and disappeared without a trace. . After that, Terra, who learned of the Horus Heresy, immediately ordered the Iron Warriors, Night Lords, Word Bearers, Iron Hands, Salamanders, Raven Guard and Alpha Legion to dispatch to the Istvan system to suppress the rebellion.

But in fact, in addition to the Raven Guard, Iron Hands and Salamanders, the other four legions had already secretly rebelled. So when the three legions loyal to the Emperor landed on the planet Istvan V, what greeted them was A double attack of betrayal from allies behind and attacks from enemies in front.

As a result, the Primarchs of the Iron Hands and Salamanders were killed, the Raven Guard disappeared, and the loyalist Legions Astartes were severely weakened.

Horus was very satisfied with this result. He now had the Sons of Horus, the Emperor's Sons, the Worldbreakers, the Word Bearers, the Iron Warriors, the Night Lords, the Death Guard, and the Alpha Legion to follow.

As for the Empire, most of the main Astartes forces were transferred away from Terra under the orders of the Warmaster. According to Horus' plan, the Ultramarines went to the Calth system and were backstabbed by the Word Bearers, and the Blood Angels went to the West. Genus was corrupted by Obsession, the Space Wolves and the Thousand Sons killed each other, and the White Scars were already in a mess over whether to surrender to Horus. As a result, the only ones left to defend Terra were the Imperial Fists. Rogal Dorn.

Coupled with the rebellion of the Martian Mechanicus, the only manpower Terra could really use were the Imperial Fists and the Custodes, and at most the Sisters of Silence. Horus thought that in an eight-on-one battle, it would be a sure win. Bar.

As a result, as soon as the front leg finished speaking, the back leg Luo Jia came back crying.

Then Horus was completely confused.

"Can you say that again?"

Horus stared at Lorgar, his eyes almost cannibalistic - the Word Bearers and the World-Deaders were almost completely wiped out, and the three Abyss-class battleships were completely scrapped - Horus originally planned to go to the solar system. I compared this with Dorne's Phalanx when I was there, but you just gave it up to me?

Are you kidding!

Luojia was also very depressed. Who said we had to let the World-Destroyer join our ranks? If there were no World-Destroyer, I wouldn't be so miserable. I can bite the Ultramarines after all, right?

Now I'm fine. I didn't eat the meat but I got a lot of trouble. Who am I going to ask for explanation?

"But it's really weird."

Seeing that the atmosphere on the field was a bit cold, Fulgrim also spoke.

"The mobilization of Abyss-class battleships is a military secret. Logically speaking, no one knows anything except a limited number of people. But judging from the response of the Ultramarines and the Inquisition, they seem to have known for a long time that we would send three Abyss-class battleships. Don’t you think it’s strange that the battleships appear the same?”

Having said this, several other people also reacted. Indeed, three Abyss-class battleships were launched on their side, and before they opened fire, the other party launched three battleships and rammed them directly without saying a word, without even trying to attack them. The first round of attacking and testing means that the opponent is sure that you only have these three trump cards, so he will directly attack you as soon as your card is released.

This is very strange.

"Is that the Ultramarines' battleship?"

"Does not look like."

Mortarion shook his head.

"That's not the style of the Ultramarines, nor is it the style of the Empire, it's more like an alien battleship."

"The question now is how they knew about our military deployment."

Luojia was also very unhappy.

"Erebus is dead. It shows that the Ultramarines knew our plan from the beginning. This is not surprising, because the Inquisition is there. Guilliman must have learned the situation from the defeated loyalists. , it’s not incomprehensible to be wary of the Word Bearers, but the question is, how did they know that the Abyss-class battleships would be used by the Word Bearers to attack the Calth Galaxy?”

"Is there a mole among us?"

As soon as Fulgrim said this, everyone's expressions became somewhat subtle. Generally speaking, this situation and possibility do not exist. After all, all the loyalist Astartes were purged, and the rest were rebels.

So is it possible that someone is in Cao Ying but his heart is in Han?

What a joke, the remaining rebel Astartes have been contaminated by the power of Chaos, how could anyone still betray them?

"Stop imagining things."

Seeing that the brothers were looking at each other a little strangely, Horus forcibly interrupted this thought. If this continued, they might not even wait for the counterattack on Terra, and the rebels themselves would be in disarray. Get a hammer.

"I think it is very likely that the Inquisition has already infiltrated into our legion. They have been monitoring our every move through the loyalist Astartes as their eyes and ears."

Horus also had a grim expression when he said this. He still insists that this sudden appearance of the Inquisition is actually the monitor of the Astartes. This makes sense, because the Emperor is a shameless bastard. He just likes to play this kind of game of checks and balances. It is just natural and natural for him to set up an Inquisition to secretly check and balance the Astartes.

In fact, there are indeed many Astartes in high positions among the Loyalists, such as Captain Loken of the 10th Company. Although he is the captain of the 10th Company, he is also a member of the Mourners——This is A small group similar to the staff of the Horus Legion. They were able to talk directly to Horus, put forward suggestions and opinions, and even openly oppose Horus' plans.

In this case, although Horus was very cautious, he was not sure whether any loyalist Astartes would leak his affairs to the Inquisition, thereby letting the Inquisition know his plans and even his intentions. .

Maybe when he first chose to rebel, someone below him whistled and applauded and betrayed him with backhand.

"No matter what, the plan must go ahead."

Horus took a deep breath and forced down the anger in his heart. In Horus's plan, he could rely on his status as Warmaster to disperse the strength of the Loyalist legions without the knowledge of other legions, and then use the ritual to set off a subspace storm, block the subspace channels, and These Loyalist legions are all locked up, and then they will be defeated one by one without knowing anything.

In fact, finding a planet to sacrifice and setting off a warp storm can be done anywhere. It doesn't have to be a fight with the Ultramarines, but the Word Bearers have a grudge against the Ultramarines, and Horus thinks Guilliman is impossible. Knowing that he and others had betrayed him, and that the Ultramarines were indeed the biggest threat facing the Horus Heresy and had to be guarded against, he finally agreed to Lorgar's request and let the Word Bearers deal with the Ultramarines. .

The result was great, it was completely overturned.

Not only did the Word Bearers suffer heavy losses, but even the three Abyss-class battleships that Horus obtained from the Mechanicum rebels were turned into scrap metal. At present, Mars is still in the midst of the Rebellion War, and it is heard that Rogal Dorn has sent his own legion to support the Mechanicum in countering the rebellion. At least in the short term, Horus does not expect to obtain another Abyss-class battleship. .

Horus himself is actually not feeling well at the moment. When the 62nd Expeditionary Fleet attacked the Inquisition, Duanmu Huai created a miniature black hole and swallowed most of the battleship. The Sons of Horus, the Emperor's Children and the Death Guard all suffered heavy losses. Although they planned to destroy three loyalist legions on Istvan V after that, the counterattack before their death also caused certain losses to the rebel legions.

This is also the reason why Horus is extremely afraid of Guilliman and allows the Word Bearers to deal with the Ultramarines. The number of Ultramarines is the largest in the empire. If Guilliman really wants to raise an army to quell the rebellion, his Ultramarines Legion alone will be enough. It is equivalent to the power of the entire rebel army.

Coupled with the Dark Angels and Blood Angels, as well as the Imperial Fists stationed in Terra and the white scars wandering around, Horus had a premonition that he might be finished.

But this premonition only passed by for a moment, and was quickly suppressed by Horus.

"The plan must continue. Summon the subspace storm. We will block the waterway, cut off communications, and then... go straight to Terra!"

As long as the false emperor can be killed, then it will all be worth it!

The disastrous defeat of one party is naturally based on the triumph of the other party.

The Ultramarines once again defeated the enemy and won, and Guilliman also made a special trip to find Duanmu Huai and express his gratitude to him. Although the Inquisition fleet withdrew when the battle really started, the Ultramarines all knew that if the three alien warships of the Inquisition had not destroyed the opponent's trump card, they would have faced a different situation.

From a certain perspective, no one sacrificed more in this war than the Inquisition.

Of course, for Duanmu Huai, this is not a sacrifice at all, but...well, there is no need to say this.

A grand victory feast is naturally indispensable. Of course, for the Astartes, they do not need to waste time on eating and drinking, but many times they also need to make an attitude.

At least for now, the Inquisition is indeed their ally.

Duanmu Huai and Guilliman were also chatting with the chief while holding cups.

"What are you going to do next?"

"No matter what, I will guard the Emperor and protect Terra."

Guilliman also answered without hesitation.

"The Ultramarines will immediately start recruiting troops to maximize the number of troops and build warships. We will leave part of the fleet to guard the Five Hundred Worlds, while the others will go to Terra."

"I can give you a ride, and we should separate when we get to Terra."

"Why?"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Guilliman was a little surprised.

"What the Tribunal has done is worthy of being recorded in history. It is because of your help that we can stop the Word Bearers' treachery and protect the Five Hundred Worlds..."

"Your father and I don't get along. I'm afraid we'll start a fight when we meet."

Duanmuhuai waved his hand, interrupting Guilliman's words.

"To be honest, if I really want to go to Terra, I might not be able to bear it anymore and end up having to throw an extermination order to Terra. After all, the Terra Council and the Emperor are not good people..."

"Well……………"

Faced with Duanmu Huai's confession, Guilliman had nothing to say for a while. Although the Emperor was reluctant to talk about it, the Council of Terra...well, Guilliman still quite agreed with Duanmu Huai's point of view. , and he doesn’t have a good impression of those guys in the Council of Terra.

Duanmu Huai held the wine glass and looked at the banquet hall in front of him. He had almost guessed why he was here. Players had talked about the birth of the four gods of chaos before. When they were born, they existed in the past, present and future at the same time - because the subspace had no concept of time.

And Duanmu Huai is now also a god, and he is also the god of destruction, the god of joy and the old god.

So, does he also exist in the past, present and future at the same time?

This may be a question, or maybe not.

But Duanmu Huai can feel that he may not have much time to stay here.

The past can be changed, but the past cannot be overturned.

Just like a house, when you lay the foundation, you can consider building a high-rise or a villa, but you can't tear it down to make a park.

And what he can change... maybe these are all.