Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 354 Malcador: You Stay (Please Subscribe)
After Malcador finished his speech, the Emperor's psychic energy wrapped around him gradually dissipated, and the old Sigillite took a long time to free himself from the heavy burden.

"The situation is getting worse. His psychic power is becoming more unstable."

"He had to absorb more Warp energy to fight the Warp."

The Sigillite perceived more details from the Emperor's psychic projection, and it was obvious that the Lord of Mankind was not in good condition.

The war that broke out in the webway took away most of his energy and time, to the point that he couldn't even perfectly control the psychic energy he released, causing slight oppression to Malcador.

"My fellow Primarchs, the Emperor trusts you. He has entrusted the responsibility of protecting the solar system to you. Dorn, Lion, Sanguinius, Jaghatai, and Russ, you must do your best."

"The fate of mankind has truly reached the brink of destruction. The war outside must not interfere with the Emperor who is currently in the Webway. He is trying his best to seek salvation and repair the damaged Webway."

The Prime Minister's words made the Primarchs present worried, but they all understood that being able to stop the rebels outside the solar system was already the greatest help to the Emperor.

As the new commander of the Solar Empire Army, Ryan was the first to express his opinion.

"Dorn, your conservative attitude towards the war is a little inappropriate. When the Imperial Fists was the only legion defending the solar system, you should have carried out a full-scale defense, but now the situation has changed."

What surprised Roche was that the Sigillite had just transferred the power granted by the Emperor to Llane, and the Lord of the First Legion immediately launched bombardment at Dorne.

Ryan's expression was grim as he continued to analyze the current war situation in the solar system.

"Everyone, the loyal legion has assembled in the solar system. From this point of view, we already have a slight advantage over the traitors."

Ryan controlled the holographic projection on the desktop and marked the exact intelligence information that the empire had obtained so far in the projection.

These intelligences were collected by countless intelligence agents from the chaotic galaxy at the cost of their lives. They came from survivors of various legions, prisoners of war captured in friction battles, and mortal agent organizations under Malcador.

"The same is not true for the rebels. According to intelligence, they have not yet completed their complete assembly."

"Alpharius was killed by us on Pluto, Konrad Curze has been taken prisoner, and the threat posed by the Alpha Legion and the Night Lords has been greatly reduced."

"The Iron Warriors' Perturabo was dragged into the quagmire of war by the loyal Tallarn system, where a protracted Armor War was raging, and the mortals of Tallarn gave the Iron Warriors a hard time.

Among the traitors, the Iron Warriors are definitely a powerful force. The threat posed by Perturabo is second only to that of Horus. The fact that they are being held back undoubtedly means that Horus's rebels have not yet reached their peak. "

Ryan's brain was already fully aware of the current situation in the galaxy. The movements of the rebels and the resistance of the loyalists were all within his calculations. He understood that the best option now was not to continue to resist, but to fight and move the battlefield outside the solar system.

If we only rely on the defense of the solar system, not to mention the terrible consequences this epic war will have on the human solar system, the extremely low tolerance rate alone is unacceptable to everyone.

In the past, when the loyal legions had not yet assembled, they could only rely on the strategic approach of trading space for time to delay the enemy's advance.

But now, Ryan believes that the gap between the two sides' war power is no longer obvious.

"Yes, you are telling the truth." Dorn was not angry at all for Ryan's denial of his strategic plan. He was as calm as ever. In fact, he preferred this straightforward way of communication.

"But Ryan, have you ever considered the consequences of defeat?" Dorn asked in return, "Taking the initiative will indeed expand our strategic space, but do you know that once we are defeated, the enemy will immediately pursue us, and the hard-earned reinforcements from the Extreme Star Region will also be gone."

Luo Xi heard some of the tricks. Ryan hoped to seize the enemy's opening period to take the initiative to attack, use superior military strength, replace defense with offense, and directly defeat the traitors.

Rogal Dorn, on the other hand, prefers to look at things from the perspective of extreme pessimism and adversity. What he thinks about is how to defend Terra and the Emperor in the most dangerous situation.

The two Primarchs, each holding a different opinion, confronted each other, and Prime Minister Malcador acquiesced to their dispute.

In addition to assigning tasks among the primarchs, the second most important point of this meeting is to get them to reach a consensus.

If we don't reach a consensus and resolve all internal conflicts during meetings, are we going to have to wait until wartime to start arguing?

If one incompetent general is the cause of the death of thousands of soldiers, and if an army has multiple generals and multiple brains, the consequences will also be dire.

Each Primarch is a unique general and king. They are all descendants of the Lord of Mankind and are equal in status.

Since we are all equal, why should we obey one person's orders?
Even with the Emperor's order, not all Primarchs would be completely convinced of him, just like when Horus was promoted to the position of Warmaster and had the power to control other Primarchs, not all Primarchs would fully give Horus face.

A prime example of this was Lion's Dark Angels, who were no match for Horus. "Then let's vote by show of hands," said the Sigillite.

Rogal Dorn held the strategic conservatism, while Lion Johnson held the proactive offensive. All the remaining Primarchs had to choose a side according to their own wishes.

If Lion's Jonson did not receive as much support as Dorn, then despite the Emperor's orders, the Sigillite would have to reconsider whether an unpopular Primarch was capable of commanding the war.

This is the first test for Lion. Can he defeat his Stone brothers and gain the support of other Primarchs?

The lion looked around, waiting expectantly for his brothers' response.

Chagatai Khan did not hesitate too much. The Fifth Legion was not good at defensive battles. Their predecessor, the Star Hunters, had always been scouts and guerrilla forces in the Great Crusade. It would be too difficult for the White Scars to trap them in Terra and fight a fierce battle with the enemy.

"I support Ryan." Khan was the first to express his opinion.

The Lion King smiled. His dear brother Chogoris still supported him as always, just like the close relationship between them.

Ryan always believed that he had a good relationship with Chagatai. Although the other party acted closer to Horus, it was definitely a pretense.

Caliban is very confident in his interpersonal skills and is very popular among his brothers.

Leman Russ thought longer, and finally he made his choice.

"The best defense is a good offense, I agree with Ryan."

The Wolf King glanced at the Khan next to him. His face had a slightly ferocious expression, and his huge canine teeth were almost bared. Leman Russ was very angry at his brother for abandoning him in the Araxes Nebula.

He still hasn't forgotten the words Khan said when he had to choose between him and the Alpha Legion.

The Khan responded to Leman Russ with the Fenris slang "See you in the winter", which in Fenrisian culture is almost equivalent to saying goodbye to the dead.

The people of Fenris never knew whether they could survive the next cold winter and meet again in the brief spring.

But despite this, Leman Russ made the same choice as Chagatai and supported Llane.

Jagatai Khan and Leman Russ made their choice, and this meeting had already produced the answer, with three of the five Primarchs preferring to take the initiative.

The Lion turned his gaze to the face of Sanguinius, hoping to gain the support of his angelic brother, just as he had in Macragge.

However, a trace of worry flashed across the Archangel's face, and he actually preferred Dorn.

"I prefer Dorn's choice, brothers. The longer this war drags on, the greater the advantage we will have. The forces accumulated by the traitors cannot be effectively replenished, and the legion with the largest number of legions, the Ultramarines, are launching an attack from behind the traitors."

"Guilliman is still behind, and he is still rushing to help."

"If we hold on to Terra and wait to reunite with Guilliman, our overall casualties will be much lower."

Sanguinius voted for Dorn, although this could not change the outcome of Llane's victory.

Realizing that more brothers supported Ryan, Dorn did not hesitate and said that he would completely obey Ryan's command.

Donne is Donne, and although he may disagree with everyone, once a decision is made, he can completely obey the result from the bottom of his heart.

As Lion completely took control of the command, the meeting between the Primarchs came to an end.

Next, Ryan will completely reorganize the defense forces within the solar system, select several elite divisions to attack the solar system, and engage in combat with the enemy outside the solar system.

The primarchs left one after another, and Luo Xi was also planning to leave, but at this moment, the seal holder, who had been silent all the time, suddenly opened his mouth and shouted.

"Luo Xi, you stay."

(End of this chapter)