Chapter 189 Preparations Before Rescue

"What will the Prophet Brothers say!"

Jules' voice interrupted the conversation between the two. Such favorable news arrived before he left, which was definitely a surprise.

"There is no more at the edge of the Lyak sector. But this is enough! When do we set off?"

Gavins looked at the two commanders expectantly, hoping to hear a positive answer from them.

He could not forget the moment when Calvin disappeared in front of him. The feeling of being torn apart in the soul made all the members of the Honor Guard remember it vividly.

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

They all knew that their souls were no longer complete. Unless they found their Calvin, they would be like the Blood Angels who repeatedly witnessed the death of Sanguinius, and they would never forget it.

"Now!" Jules answered the question and turned to look at Aidan.

"Since the goal is clear, can I bring more personnel to support? A mere cruiser and 50 soldiers are not enough to penetrate the fleet blockade there."

Aidan laughed, angry.

"Do you want to fight another Corridor Battle?" he asked Jules.

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

And it was the failure of this battle that left one-third of the main force of the entire Orpheus fleet in the battleship graveyard of the two sectors of Hassan and Euerdis forever.

Half of the internal and external troubles and attacks from all sides of Orpheus today are due to the losses in this battle.

After this battle, the empire, which suffered serious losses in its main forces, was no longer able to support the offensive in two directions at the same time.

As the situation of the war continued to deteriorate, the initiative of the battle was completely surrendered.

In front of them was the Orc fleet that was entangled with the main force of the fleet in the Hassan Sector, and behind them were the Chaos forces that crawled out of the ruins of the Shadow War of Lyak several centuries ago.

The so-called Siege of Orpheus was formed in this way.

It was raining all night, and the external war was difficult, and there were constant problems inside.

The conflicts between the central and local forces within the star zone have accumulated for centuries, and they are almost unable to maintain even the appearance of unity, and they are only a matter of time before they become independent.

At this critical juncture, the Orpheus family, which has dominated the star zone for dozens of centuries, has died out.

Whether it is a conspiracy or an accident, the extinction of this family has completely made the star zone government lose its ambition.

The powerful nobles 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 the chaos pollution and the alien invasion, as long as they don't hit their doorstep, they can't stop their "business".

As for the support of the star zone for the front line, it is also difficult to maintain it by relying on the inertia of previous policies.

The entire war zone headquarters now has tens of millions of star troops, but the number of warships as dispatch tools and mobile forces is very small.

Several main fleet battle groups have been deployed in the Hassan star zone to resist the increasing fleet raids of the orcs.

The recent support from the Storm Star Region government can no longer be counted on. The large-scale religious war in the border area with the Pacific Star Region has become a major concern for the Empire.

All the forces of the Star Region government are gathering there. Orpheus, a remote and poor place, may have been included in the list of sacrifices...

Under such circumstances, the defense forces of Orpheus can only put their hopes on themselves.

Without extra troops, they can only plug the gaps wherever they are.

After several struggles, the troops left for the defense chief in the direction of the Lyak Star Region are limited, and even a decent naval counterattack is no longer possible.

That's not all.

The Celestari cult and other chaotic forces that have emerged one after another in the star region are endless and can never be killed or destroyed.

Since taking office, Aidan has been trapped in the Inquisition Operations Hall of Amara and has not been able to take a step forward.

Five task forces composed of 250 Grey Knights have been running between 80 planets in 21 administrative districts in the star region like fire brigades in ten years.

Thousands of cults and chaos rituals were extinguished, but they just managed to maintain the stability of the rear.

But maintaining the stability of the overall situation was already a miracle of some magnitude under the joint efforts of Aidan and the Star Region Inquisition.

In this case, how could Aidan allow Jules to take his remaining fleet to forcibly break through the blockade in the direction of Leyak?

"No way!"

Aidan's nose was almost crooked with anger, and he rejected Jules' request without thinking. He pointed at Jules' nose and said solemnly:

"You are going to rescue, not to kick the door! One cruiser is enough! If you bargain again, I will give you a short sword, whether you want to go or not!"

"Okay, one is one. But I want the Angel of the Dead!"

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

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

This was once Calvin's flagship, and then it was the flagship of Grand Master Aidan himself, and its basic performance is needless to say.

After following Aidan to Orpheus, this warship stationed in Amara also made a lot of modifications in response to Calvin's previous requirements for warships.

Especially in the ten years since arriving in Orpheus, seeing that there were few people and many ships, it was temporarily vacant.

Aidan simply approved Captain Tibers' request to pull it into a large shipyard near Amara and gave it a thorough upgrade and transformation.

The Soul Redeemer, which appeared again, has completely changed.

Its size has jumped from the previous 7.8-kilometer-long conventional cruiser to an 11-kilometer-long behemoth.

On the basis of strengthening the weapon array and engine power, the delivery capability that Calvin had once proposed has also been solved.

They even helped the mechanical priests from Rezat here to turn the Soul Redeemer's original one more star cannon than other cruisers into four.

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

In short, the Soul Redeemer is now a battleship in the skin of a cruiser, except that the adamantine armor belt on the bow is not thick enough.

Well, you can call it the "battle cruiser" Soul Redeemer.

Anyway, the Empire's naval ships are already in a chaotic system, and there is no shortage of this strange addition.

"Okay."

Aidan didn't want to hurt Jules's heart. So he waved his hand and threw out the trump card in his hand for the star zone naval battle.

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

If conditions permit, he would like to replace Jules to go to Leyak in person, lead a fleet, and go to find the proud disciple he brought in without caring about the overall situation...

Jules and Gavins turned around and left after getting permission, but they were stopped by Aidan after taking two steps.

The two turned back and looked at Aidan eagerly, fearing that they would hear some bad orders from him.

But this veteran really "disappointed" them this time.

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

"The latest intelligence shows that in the Chaos warband in the direction of Leyak, there are not only traces of the former "Emperor's Son", but also many Midnight Lords have been discovered. According to past experience, the Alpha Legion warband must also be involved."

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

A warband of "Emperor's Son" is still easy to deal with, but adding a Midnight Lord who is good at fighting, lurking, and night fighting is more difficult.

But if we add Hydra, which is famous for its infiltration and tricks, the difficulty of this raid and rescue operation will be really high.

Of course, they are not afraid of death, and those who are afraid of death cannot become Grey Knights.

But they are afraid that if they fail to complete the rescue, Calvin's importance will be exposed.

Then this failed rescue will not only cause them to suffer heavy casualties, but also increase the possibility of Calvin being surrounded and suppressed.

You have to know that it is an enemy-occupied area.

No matter how strong the Primarch is, Calvin, who is alone, can he still face the macro cannon of the steel battleship when he loses the right to control the universe?

Let's take a step back and think about it. After the Chaos warbands who know Calvin's existence fail to suppress him on the surface, the battleships cannot lock his whereabouts.

But what about the cyclone torpedoes? The Empire has this thing, but Chaos also has it!

"Take the Tindalos Legion with you, otherwise it won't stay in my hands for long. The Inquisition has been eyeing them for more than a day or two. You should take them away as soon as possible to save them from thinking about it." Aidan said.

"Will it work? Although they are of excellent quality, we are facing the Midnight Lords. Numbers are of little use in front of 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 rescue from me."

Aidan said heavily, giving the possibility that they least wanted to see.

The two also understood the meaning of his arrangement:

If the expected enemy list also includes the "old partners" of the Midnight Lords and Alpha.

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

"Understood, I will contact them now. Recently, they should still be conducting exercises on the satellite of Amara, and it won't take much time to find them urgently!"

Gavins was talking to the two people, and he had already run towards the flight deck.

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

Otherwise, the Inquisition, which had long coveted this group of "hounds", would definitely come to their door, shouting their old drama of "crying, making a fuss, and hanging themselves", and take this precious force away from them.

"Is there anything else to tell you?"

Jules was not in a hurry to leave, he knew that this was probably the last war situation report before leaving.

The more secretive the operation to retrieve Calvin, the better.

He knew that after the warship left the port, unless it was an emergency, Aidan would not have the opportunity to communicate with them in the interstellar.

"Really..." Aidan thought for a while and added:

"Go find the Minotaur Warband, they have just entered the war zone not long ago, and the garrison mission should not have been issued yet."

"Can they listen to my orders?"

Jules was happy. The combat power of this warband was beyond doubt, but their name "High Lord's Watchdog" was equally loud.

Aidan also smiled, but he didn't explain much:

"I don't know, but before I left, the Brotherhood of Prophet came to me mysteriously and said that this group of people owed us a favor, and if we don't have enough people, we can go to them, it's definitely right!"

The typos have been corrected, if there are any omissions, please remind me, thank you!

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