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

Chapter 431 The Storm is Coming (Happy National Day to Everyone)

With the arrival of the Imperial Expeditionary Force and the gradual gathering of the Horus Rebellion, the situation in the Beta Garmon Cluster has entered a turbulent confrontation.

The fog of war has obscured our eyes. Although the two sides have not yet officially launched a full-scale battle, they have already begun preparations for war in all dimensions and fields.

Ryan Johnson used the planet Pullman 4 as his forward base. Various war factories and planetary fortresses sprang up here. With this planet as the center of the radiation circle, the expeditionary force will liberate the planets in the surrounding area and build every planet and every star system as a front-line position.

The mortals here, even the local dignitaries and the ancient nobles who have been passed down for thousands of years, have a new identity after Ryan Johnson arrived - wartime mobilized soldiers.

All redundant occupations and identities were eliminated, and under the wartime mobilization system, the only two options left were soldiers and workers.

People either took up the weapons and equipment distributed by the expeditionary force, received complete training, and became a warrior loyal to the Emperor, or became foundry workers and entered the newly built foundry to serve in another way.

The Lion King's order undoubtedly completely shattered the operating system of this world. Even when the rebels were besieging the city, Pullman 4 still maintained a state that was not much different from the previous peacetime.

If there wasn't a strong planetary governor suppressing the people under him, they would have opened the void shield and welcomed Horus' army into the city long ago.

When the Emperor launched the Great Crusade to reclaim the Betagarmon Cluster, the native humans here did not fiercely resist the Empire. After the arrival of the Lord of Mankind's heavenly soldiers, the Betagarmon people wisely offered their loyalty.

However, loyalty without bloodshed cannot stand the test. They can surrender to the Human Empire, so why can't they surrender to Horus' army, which is already at the gates of the city under the banner of liberators?
But this also means that the original political structure of these galaxies has not been completely overturned and rebuilt. The history of many ancient nobles can even be traced back to before the Age of Strife. Some families still have artifacts from the Dark Age of Technology in their hands, which they have never told anyone.

They have experienced too many changes, witnessed the afterglow of humanity's dark technological age, witnessed the tragedy of the age of strife, and witnessed how the Lord of Mankind first established his empire and reshaped humanity again.

These ancient families boast that they can always watch the fire from the other side of the river, relying on their loyalty to ensure that their own interests are not affected.

However, this time, they met Lion Jonson. For the people of Caliban, these complicated political games were the most boring.

His only answer was the Dark Angels' bolters and chainswords, and with extreme cruelty and swiftness the Lion reformed the Imperial-controlled sector of the Beta Garmon Cluster, preparing it for the great war to come.

Sanguinius watched with a little worry as the Lion carried out his orders. Just after the Lion King announced the new orders, some dissatisfied nobles even made crazy moves to assassinate the planetary governors and even the Primarchs.

When those guys whose interests were affected sent disguised fusion bombs to the banquet hall where the planetary governor was entertaining the Primarchs, Lion's beast instinct immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Then in the next moment, when the bomb was about to explode, the Lion King's Chief Butler Coswayn took out a stasis bomb from his power armor. This extremely rare relic-level weapon can release a miniature stasis field, and anything within the range can suspend the flow of time.

The Dark Angels often use stasis bombs to capture valuable targets. For the sake of caution, Coswayn always carries a stasis bomb with him.

And now, the Lion Butler's caution came in handy again. The destructive weapon that was fusing was sealed by the stasis field and stopped on the eve of releasing all its energy.

If the plans of these conspirators succeed, even if Ryan can survive, his Dark Angels may lose some warriors at such a close distance.

And all the mortal officials loyal to the Empire, including the planetary governors, would certainly be blown to ashes.

No one knew what was in the Lion King's mind. He just remained silent. Then Deathwing and Terrorwing began to search the whole city.

The Sandalwood Order conducted memory screenings on all nobles, and any who showed any suspicious behavior were executed on the spot by the Dark Angels. The roar of grenade launchers continued throughout the night, and when chainsaws screamed under the burning promethium, even the most frantic nobles realized that the Dark Angels were completely different from the enemies they had encountered before.

The First Legion never compromises, never retreats, and never lets go of any traitor.

When the high-ranking officials who planned the rebellion and assassination were forced to live in a room broken into by a team led by Coswayne himself, he finally realized that not everyone can practice the art of compromise.

The Dark Angels didn't need his cheap loyalty at all, and the Lion Butler personally chopped off his head to deter those with ulterior motives.

"These hidden borers finally jumped out. We gave them so many opportunities to lure them, and they finally took the bait."

When Corswayn presented the heads of the rebellious officials to the Primarch, Lion simply glanced at them and lost all interest.

It was just a simple trap, but he often exposed it in the forest of Caliban, luring the ferocious beasts to release their wild instincts.

"Humans are actually not much different from wild animals, except that they may be better at disguise and deception," Ryan said.

"After we find out these hidden traitors, we can set off with peace of mind."

According to their strategic plan, the three primarchs would not stay together all the time, which would be a huge waste of resources.

Chagatai Khan will lead a fleet, centered around the White Scars' Sky Eagle, to launch high-speed guerrilla warfare against the rebels.

Chogoris' war eagles are strongest only when their wildness is fully unleashed. Chagatai does not need any strategic planning, he only needs to follow their inner hunting instincts to harass, disperse and weaken the rebels.

Especially with the help of the Sky Eagle, the White Scars Legion's guerrilla warfare is no longer limited to harassment. Even when facing an enemy fleet, the Thundercloud-class planetary battleship is not at all inferior.

If it gets the chance, the Vengeful Spirit can kill you.

To fight the White Scars, their fleets must act together, like sheep on a prairie huddling together for warmth.

Once a flaw is discovered, the Chogoris Eagle will kill the enemy with one strike, and then escape in pursuit.

The white scar will always be watching you, hovering on the edge like a ghost.

Even Ryan would feel extremely troubled and miserable if he thought about facing the spying and harassment of such an enemy army.

As for Lion and Sanguinius, although they will continue to act together, the Caliban will mainly control the movements of space battleships. His calm mind and overall view are more suitable for interstellar combat.

The Archangels would be more inclined to fight close to the ground. The Blood Angels' ability in planetary raids is almost unmatched, not to mention that they are led by the Primarch himself and assisted by the Titan Legions. Lion is very confident in this.

The huge Beta Garmon star cluster is shrouded in low pressure with an approaching storm.

　Happy National Day to everyone
　　
　
(End of this chapter)