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Chapter 316 Recruiting! Recruiting!
With the addition of the Rustblade Legion, the battle situation on Kharkiv suddenly became clear.

This steel torrent, composed of more than fifty Titans, easily tore through the hastily constructed defenses of the Necromancers.

Although the Necromancers still maintain a massive military force, with a continuous stream of troops pouring out from the green-glowing portals, they have clearly underestimated the destructive power of the Titan Legion of the Imperium of Man.

These ancient mechanical gods marched with heavy steps, crushing the phalanx of undead warriors into dust; the volley of Gauss weapons could only leave ripples on their void shields.

Kharkiv is not Donetsk. The space necromancers have no foundation here. Although they have built portals to send large numbers of troops to this world and established fortresses and defenses in a short period of time, this is still not comparable to the years of development of the core world of a necromancer dynasty like Donetsk.

Therefore, after the Psionic Warmaster Titan crushed their counterattack, the Necromancers had little left to use against the Titan Legion.

Stopping one or two Titan battle groups might be possible, but when more than fifty Titans from the Rustblade Legion sounded the war horn together, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt.

In orbit, the expeditionary fleet was on par with the space necromancer fleet. After the Titan Legion arrived, the fleet that transported and deployed them also joined the space naval battle, and the space naval battle was decided after several days of fierce fighting.

Although the space necromancers were not completely annihilated, and the remaining necromancer fleet still lurked in the dark side of the planet, occasionally launching small-scale attacks, the overall situation was already decided, and Kharkov's victory was only a matter of time.

Seeing this, Chen Xi did not stay any longer and returned to Rostov with the fleet carrying the psionic war general Titan.

As for the battle in Kharkiv, Chen Xi continued to hand it over to the three commanders, while the battle in Kherson was over, so Chen Xi no longer needed to personally oversee it.

On the other hand, the green-skinned orcs seem to be escalating their situation. Chen Xi has already dispatched a portion of the Astral Army to provide support, but the current situation does not appear to be very optimistic.

Chen Xi planned to return to Rostov to recruit another batch of new soldiers, and after the unit was formed, send them to the Sea Rabbit.

Fighting orcs wouldn't be a high-intensity battle, and it could also serve as a training exercise.

Moreover, when it comes to fighting orcs, Rostov's defense force has a lineage! Don't forget, they were once Valhalla's ice warriors!

Valhalla was once invaded by orcs. The people of this planet defeated the invading orcs under extremely difficult conditions and are experts in the Empire in fighting in harsh environments and dealing with orc invasions.

Although the Valhalla ice warriors of Rostov have long since retired and multiplied for generations, it is debatable how much of their glorious tradition remains. However, this does not mean that the Valhalla people have forgotten how to fight the orcs.

Especially since they were facing an icy world just like their homeland Valhalla, Chen Xi believed that the Valhalla people would have their bloodline heritage awakened.

However, Chen Xi still needs to solve the problem of recruiting soldiers first.

Upon returning to Rostov, Chen Xi immediately summoned relevant personnel from the defense forces.

Inside the conference hall, a holographic projector displayed the real-time battle situation on various fronts in the sub-sector. The most worrying situation at present was the battle on Herson III, where the sea slug was located.

"The orcs of Herson III have breached the third line of defense, and the local garrison has suffered heavy losses," a staff officer reported, as the red markers symbolizing the Greenskins were spreading at an alarming rate on the hologram.

"What about the Astral Army and Blood Knights we transferred there before?" Chen Xi asked, frowning.

"They've stabilized the situation, but the orc population is still growing, and..." The staff officer hesitated for a moment, "Scouts report that they may have discovered some kind of ancient technological relic, and those greenskins are trying to turn it into a war machine." Orcs are a very peculiar species. As war machines created by the Old Ones, orcs develop their technology based on the enemies they encounter.

If you only have medieval technology, then orcs only have iron armor and swords. But if you have an interstellar space fleet, then orcs can quickly produce all sorts of junk-like space warships.

No one knows exactly what the orcs on the Herson III were like before they were frozen, but those orcs that broke through the ice were indeed quite powerful.

However, if they were given some kind of ancient technology or obtained some ancient technological relics, these orcs could really pull off some amazing feats.

Therefore, Chen Xi must send troops to provide support as soon as possible and control the situation at Kherson III.

"How many more men can we recruit?" he asked his palace minister.

Rachel glanced at the data panel in her hand and said with some difficulty, "Governor, Rostov has already conducted three rounds of full-scale conscription, and almost all eligible young men have been incorporated into the army."

If we forcibly conscript more people, it might affect the planet's production...

Chen Xi was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What about the women?"

There was silence in the conference hall.

Although it is not uncommon for women to join the army in the Empire, a place where women are used like men and men are used like livestock, the Empire currently has only one all-female combat unit: the Combat Nun.

Although there are female soldiers in the Astral Army, and they are on the front lines carrying guns rather than just serving in administrative positions in the rear, the number of female soldiers is not large.

(The female flag bearer of the Valhalla ice warriors)
After all, the Empire's gender equality is genuine; the Starbound Army never lowered its recruitment standards for women.

"Your Excellency, will recruiting women affect the combat capabilities of the troops?" a staff officer cautiously reminded him.

Chen Xi shook his head, then looked at the star map in front of him and said, "Fighting for the empire, there is no need to distinguish between men, women, and children. They are all the emperor's subjects and his warriors!"

Other Imperial Star Forces never discriminate between men and women when recruiting; why should Rostov be an exception?

“Yes, if we recruit women, we should be able to put together ten regiments.” Rachel and General Gregory discussed it and came up with a number they thought was appropriate.

But Chen Xi was not satisfied with this. He shook his head and said, "What good are ten regiments! Besides, there are billions of people in Rostov now. Are we only able to recruit ten regiments? This time we are recruiting 500,000!"

"If there are any veterans who have retired from the former defense forces, as long as they are still willing to fight for the Emperor and their physical fitness meets the requirements, they will all be reinstated to active duty!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!" In the meeting room, everyone could only bow their heads in response to Chen Xi's firm stance.

(End of this chapter)