Chapter 238 Worse News and Better Encounters
This interesting frontline inspection trip finally came to an end after a few hours.
Except for the worn-out red beret in his hand when he boarded the returning Soul Redeemer.
In the eyes of the Astra Militarum Garrison Commander who came to see him off, he could not see any traces of battle on Calvin.
But Bruno's words would not be false, and he dared not deceive him.
After all, this Astra Militarum Corps Commander started as a green egg in the recruit era and grew up to a qualified regiment commander under his nose;
He might dare to fool others, but he was different.
For this father-like boss, who was also the old squad leader who dug Bruno out of the pile of dead bodies time and time again, Bruno had a very special feeling for him.
Several other regiment commanders also had similar relationships, which was also a unique emotional bond of the Astra Militarum recruited from the local area.
This kind of emotional bond that is closely connected to the entire legion is both a blessing and a curse for the Astra Militarum Corps, a big-headed soldier known as "the smallest coin in the hands of the Emperor".
Its beautiful side has added more cohesion to the Imperial soldiers who have left their homes and fought in various parts of the galaxy;
But its sad side also comes from this. The terrible loss rate of the Imperial Star Defense Force has led to the reorganization and merger of troops after huge casualties;
A large number of excellent Imperial soldiers will suffer incurable mental damage due to the departure of their comrades, and will never be able to take up arms again.
This troop deployed on the space station inspected by Calvin is like this.
This Star Army that has not left its homeland and is still fighting in this star region may be brave enough in Calvin's view;
But compared with his truly elite Great Tindalos Legion, there is still a long way to go.
Yes, the current Tindalos Legion already needs to deliberately mark a "big" in front of their name to accurately describe their size.
Depending on the previous accumulation of the Grey Knights, in the Chaos pollution incidents they have handled, the number of mortal legions that participated in the battle and withstood the test is huge;
There are also enough barren planets to hide and isolate them.
After the Grey Knights discussed with the Inquisition and the establishment of the Tindalos Legion, they finally had their own place to use their skills.
The people on these planets have different origins and have been exiled for different periods of time.
The population on a few of these planets has been settled for too long, and after several generations of inheritance and reproduction, they have taken root in the local area.
For such planets, the Grey Knights chose to bring them under the jurisdiction of the Holy Hammer Order for centralized management.
After careful observation for hundreds of years in the future and confirming that there are no signs of pollution, the Inquisition will allow them to return to the Empire's vision.
But most planets do not have this treatment. They have survived the 30-year test, and there is still a long way to go before the long 100-year unsealing.
The first generation of soldiers on these planets have not yet aged. After Calvin appeared, they got rid of the fate of waiting for death in silence and became the blood source of the Tindalos Legion.
Today, in the fortress group of Titan II in the Feldman galaxy, there are more than a hundred training bases dedicated to the Tindalos Legion.
Nearly 10 million battlefield veterans with experience in the Star Army were unsealed from all over the country and rushed to Titan II in a continuous stream;
The soldiers of the right age were reorganized on the spot and joined the Tindalos Legion for training, while being responsible for most of the garrison work of the entire fortress group;
And a small number of over-age veterans effectively enriched the strength of the defense forces and law enforcement soldiers under the local government of this galaxy.
When Calvin called on the entire Storm Star Region in Orpheus, the first to respond to his call was the Tindalos Legion on Titan II, which was in a state of readiness.
The size of the legion is as many as millions of people, and the equipment of various arms under it is also fully in accordance with the standards of the Zhongsi Academy.
Such a large and elite single corps can be said to be unique in the current empire. In the eyes of some people who have a deep understanding of the empire's allusions, it has a faint taste of the once glorious Solar Auxiliary Army.
Now part of this huge legion has arrived at the rear of Orpheus together with the fleet of the Riza World.
When Calvin, who had returned to the Kanarian galaxy after completing the frontline inspection, saw their numbers from the latest garrisoned legions.
As the supreme commander of the entire war zone, Calvin knew that the time for a counterattack in the direction of Hassan had arrived.
The frontline battle in the direction of Charles had ended. Judging from the previous battle data, the staff of the Supreme Command came to a grim conclusion:
This high-intensity offensive was not a full-scale attack by the orcs.
In the context of the orcs occupying dozens of habitable worlds and having developed for decades.
This single batch of offensives without follow-up support seemed too weak and far from the war potential shown by this race.
Rather than being an invasion of Orpheus, this attack was more like the other side consciously consuming excess troops on the way to developing military power.
This strategic-level information has not been taken seriously in the past:
After decades of difficult resistance, the Southern Fleet had some illusions of counterattacks, but it had never collected information about the orcs so systematically.
The enemy is stronger than imagined. Once this judgment is made, all previous battle deductions will be invalidated.
The senior generals in the staff and front-line troops who were blindly optimistic about the war were speechless, and even the soldiers in charge of duty felt the pressure on them.
They were defeated before the battle...
If there was an accident in the war, it would be a devastating blow to the fragile Orpheus.
The shadow weighed heavily on the hearts of Calvin and others, and the entire command center spent several days in suffocating silence.
This low-pressure atmosphere lasted until ten days later, when the mechanical ark fleet of the Forge World of Reza arrived and was relieved.
The scale of these fleets from the Forge World was beyond Calvin's expectations.
The 41 Titans, and the Knight Families and Mechanic Guards under their command were like a sea of steel.
They appeared on the periphery of the star of Canarion in a manner that covered the sky and the sun.
This was the power of a reorganized machine department of the Titan Legion, and it was also the standard deployment unit when the large legion was fighting;
The generosity of the world of Reza was like a shot of adrenaline, which greatly boosted the morale of Orpheus.
The unexpected strong support also made Calvin's gloomy face smile for the first time in a long time.
He even ignored his status and personally came to the star port to greet the leader of the mechanical ark fleet.
In front of this red-robed deputy forging supervisor who was more than three meters tall, he took the initiative to greet him:
"Salute to the almighty Mecha God, salute to the generous Reza forging world!
The arrival of you and your colleagues will have a decisive impact on the empire's war here!
On behalf of the hundreds of millions of people in Orpheus and all my colleagues in this work, I salute the sincere friendship of the Reza world!"
Facing Calvin's greetings and salutes, the mysterious deputy forging supervisor slowly took off the hat of his robe.
Under the eyes of the public, a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar responded to Calvin's words with an absolutely familiar tone:
"Almighty Ohm Messiah. Salute to you, respected Supreme Lord Judge Calvin."
"Constantine! Why is it you again!" Calvin exclaimed.
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