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

Chapter 519 Ohm Messiah Has a Decree (asking for monthly tickets)
Using most of one's own troops as bait and traps to attract the enemy's attention is undoubtedly an extremely bold and arrogant strategic plan.

Did Horus really think that even a single surprise force would be enough to turn the tide of the battle?

But after everyone thought about the possibilities in their hearts, they could only reluctantly admit that if the person who implemented this plan was Horus, then it would definitely be possible to achieve it.

Sanguinius was not very good at large-scale troop command and macro-operations. He was more suitable to be a general who charged into battle. It was really difficult for him to compete with Horus in strategic planning and tactical deception.

Luo Xi turned his attention to Ryan Johnson, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, and all the arrangements were made by him.

The Lion King had a gloomy look on his face. He focused most of his attention on the space fleet operations and the capture of Betagarmon II, and paid much less attention to World III.

"I have asked Grand Master Redros of the Dreadwing to lead a thousand elite veterans to garrison the defense zone where the Divining Needle is located. By the Emperor, I hope everything will be in time."

"There is also a group of Imperial Fists warriors stationed there, and there are about 3,000 Astartes and Mechanicus forces resisting the enemy."

Ryan Johnson had indeed taken strategic planning to the extreme. He could not possibly gamble on whether Horus would place his main target on an insignificant battlefield.

The initiative on the battlefield was always in the hands of Horus. This strategic leader among the Primarchs did not seek victory at the tactical level, but strategic gains and losses.

An indescribable complex emotion emerged in the hearts of the Calibans. He defeated Horus's space fleet, and with the help of Sanguinius, annihilated most of the Warmaster's Titan legions and ground forces.

But...did he really win?
Ryan's fingers clenched into iron fists silently, and the imperceptible tremor was not noticed by anyone except Luo Xi.

The determination in his heart to compete with Horus suddenly dissipated.

The Lion King realized one thing, that is, his inner struggle and choices were meaningless. On the contrary, this might become a tiny flaw that could be caught by Horus.

If you fight a war to defeat Horus, you will only be led by your opponent, and the initiative will always be in Horus' hands.

"I am Lion's Jonson, supreme commander of the Imperial Army. All my wisdom is dedicated to defeating the enemy."

"What I seek is not for my own narrow desires. My side is only for humanity and the Emperor."

"Personal emotions and honor are meaningless. Only loyalty is our creed."

In an instant, Ryan Johnson's temperament seemed to have changed, and that extremely subtle feeling of twistedness quietly dissipated.

His eyes, which were dark but tinged with a hint of green, became clear and transparent, and the distracting thoughts that troubled and entangled him seemed to be burned away by a fire, leaving only steaming dust.

Luo Xi realized that Ryan might have taken a solid step on the road to improving his spiritual realm, which was undoubtedly a good thing.

Although Ryan now tries his best to be a good commander, in Luo Xi's opinion, his character is still that of a general. He can grasp the grand battle situation, but cannot grasp the hearts of people, including himself.

After understanding Horus' true strategic intention, Lion immediately ordered the troops currently on the world of Betagarmon II to evacuate immediately and return to the transport ships in orbit to wait.

Apart from the fact that it has not been hit by an extinction order, this planet has almost become a dead place. Hundreds of Titans have died in battle here, and more human bones have been buried under the wind and sand.

He had a bad premonition that if he remained on the surface of the planet, something unexpected might happen.

The lion's beast instincts are always amazingly accurate, whether in private hunting or commanding large troops.

However, faced with the orders from the commander, the unruly Titan Legion was not so cooperative.

They did not directly disobey orders, but they always found various reasons to delay, prevaricate or even pretend to obey.

"In the name of the God of All Machines, we must recycle all the damaged Titan wreckage before we can leave. No mechanical soul can be discarded without value."

"They will be taken back to the world where they were born, and after being judged by the foundry director, the wreckage will be repaired or recast."

This was the reply given to Ryan Johnson by one of the three commanders chosen by the Adeptus Mechanicus. Their will was clear: they would not evacuate until all the valuable wreckage on the Betagarmon II was excavated.

Both Roxi and Ryan knew their little thoughts. These Titan legions from various forging worlds did not just want to take away their own Titan remains.

They are actually more interested in the remains of other Titans, especially those Demon Titans that have been strengthened and transformed by the Dark Mechanicus.

By disassembling and analyzing the spoils, the forging world behind them may be able to crack some hidden and sealed secret technologies.

The technology of each forge world is different. For example, the forge world of the Voidwalker Legion is proficient in unique technology that can improve the operating speed and reaction speed of the Titan God Machine. No one except them can imitate it.

Hearing such an undisciplined reply, Ryan Johnson was so angry that his eyebrows almost burned. The Lion King of Caliban gritted his teeth and restrained the dangerous idea of ​​sending his Death Wing and Iron Wing to kill all these damn bastards.

"Let me do it. These guys may not listen to you, but they will never disobey the orders of Om Messiah."

Luo Xi smiled and took the trouble.

To deal with these unruly Titan legions, you have to drug them. Otherwise, even if you are the war commander appointed by the Emperor or the Primarch of the First Legion, they will still ignore you.

In fact, it is slightly different from the stereotype. A considerable number of Mechanicum priests have an extremely hidden contempt for the Primarchs and Astartes.

In their view, the Primarchs were merely weapons of war created by the Emperor using extraordinary biotechnology, and the Astartes could use technological means to mass-produce genetically modified warriors.

They claim to be believers and followers of Om Messiah, and it is very difficult to make them submit to the original body that came out of the biological laboratory.

Even Sanguinius could only rely on his own superhuman charm to keep these big guys as obedient as possible.

And Ryan Johnson's cold and ruthless orders undoubtedly aroused the rebellious sentiments of these Titan legions.

They had already experienced extremely tragic wars and losses on this planet, and many legions' precious properties had not yet been recovered, so they were determined not to retreat.

But unfortunately, whether the Titans are willing to evacuate does not depend on their captains and flight crews, nor on the Mechanicus sages who have full say.

When Ohm Messiah personally summoned the machine souls of those Titan divine machines, these divine machines no longer paid attention to the captains with whom they had been working for decades.

The Titan pilots who were cleaning up the battlefield were suddenly horrified to discover that they had lost control of the machines beneath them.

The MIU system that originally connected the two people's thoughts was cut off unilaterally. The machine soul took over his body and began to walk towards the transmission waiting area in an orderly manner.

They could feel a grand will bestowing its blessing, and every mechanical soul was responding to his call.

Hundreds of Titan machines of different bloodlines marched in neat steps, forming a long line, waiting for the transmission system to send them back to the transport ships in orbit one by one.

"Oh, O Messiah, is this your will?"

Many people suddenly realized that it was the devastating crash of the orbital platform half a month ago. It was an incredible force that helped them prevent the destruction.

"This must be the mighty power of the God of All Things!"

Whether they were willing or not, when the Titan machines started moving on their own and returned to the warehouse platform of the transport ship, countless engine oil men could only sigh and leave this planet full of treasures.

They secretly made up their minds that after the war, they would come back and dig up these treasures.

As for now, of course, we must first follow the will of Om Messiah and continue to fight this extremely cruel war.

(End of this chapter)