Warhammer 40: My Fiancée Fulgrim

This was intended to allow Space Marines to maintain a certain level of organization if they lost contact with headquarters and were stranded in some wild world or lost in the warp, simply by relying on this book.

A practical encyclopedia with a wide variety of features.

This is how Guilliman described his upcoming book.

It can be used to manage practical actions in all aspects, from battle group organization to battlefield tactics.

For any given tactical scenario, the Codex has hundreds of pages dedicated to discussing how to respond to and overcome it. The wisdom of thousands of Imperial warriors contributed to the Codex, containing every detail from unit marking to launching a full-scale planetary attack.

But now, he seems to have encountered some new problems.

Should we use Horus's use of the "Centaur Ring" to blow up an orc's skull in a moment of desperation as evidence to include this possible solution for dealing with orcs in the holy scriptures?

"Horus doesn't possess psychic powers, and in the future, even mortals could use this technique. If developed properly, it will become an unimaginable weapon against orcs."

But... something just doesn't seem right!

Imagine two armies at war: on one side, warlike orcs, and on the other, murderous Space Marines.

Suddenly, the Space Marine shouted: "X Emperor's Palm, for all eternity! Emperor! Emperor! Emperor!"

Then the orc's skull exploded.

hiss.

Guilliman is torn.

(Stop ruining our Grimdark worldview!)

—Worth studying.

Finally, Guilliman came to a conclusion.

As for rigidity, he didn't need to worry too much—the Astartes Codex was not a static product. In the future, when some of its entries were no longer suitable for the development of the times, it wouldn't be too late to improve them, would it?

As long as he's still around, the Ultramarines can't possibly get stuck in a stun.

Write it!

Guilliman convinced himself and gently touched it with the quill in his hand.

This might be the decision he regrets most in the future, really.

A few days later.

"Is this the time for Ulanor's investiture as Imperial War Marshal?"

As Kasgar sat in the conference hall of the Emperor's Pride, he thought to himself with a sense of helplessness.

He didn't attend the meeting voluntarily; it was more like the emperor forced him to speak.

To be precise, it was the emperor who asked him to spoil the plot here.

His psychic prophetic abilities were endorsed by the Emperor himself.

"We are about to face the orc war chief, Overlord Urak Uruk, in the Ulanno sector."

"If we are dragged into a war of attrition against the Orc Empire, we will only face certain death. The only solution is for us to break into the Orc Overlord's fortress together and carry out a decapitation strike."

"The orcs who have lost their leader will be nothing but a rabble, fighting amongst themselves until a new leader emerges."

Facing the Primarchs and Emperors before him, Kasgar could only pretend that it was a psionic prophecy and speak slowly and mysteriously.

It seems the emperor also knew that his prophetic abilities were all a lie, because he had actually read books when he existed in a higher dimension.

But since it works so well, just use it as much as you can.

—This aligns with the emperor's consistent approach to personnel selection.

With Kasgar's almost map-clearing ability, the legions quickly discussed their next course of action.

The Ultramarines and White Scar Space Marines are not involved in the battle for the main star; their goal is to reclaim the outer planets of the Ulanno system.

Meanwhile, Horus's Shadowmoon Wolves, along with the Emperor and his son, sailed directly to the Central World. With the assistance of the Imperial forces and the Third Legion, the Shadowmoon Wolves would launch a surprise attack on the Orcish fortress.

—And the slaying of the overlord Urlak Uruk.

Horus will employ his favorite tactic of directly attacking the enemy's command structure, dropping his legions directly into the enemy's fortress via airdrop pods.

"With the prophet Kasgar, please allow me to call him that, after all, your prophetic abilities and accuracy truly amaze me from the bottom of my heart."

Horus seemed to be in a good mood during the meeting.

He himself understood the true meaning behind the Emperor entrusting him with such an important task at this time—

Imperial War General!

For him, the title of War Commander was not as important as the Emperor's recognition that he was worthy of being War Commander.

But before he could even express his gratitude for his father's approval, a Primarch that shouldn't have been there appeared in the holographic projection during the meeting—

The Steel Hand, Phyllis Marus.

"Hey everyone. Can you hear me?"

While they were still in near-Earth orbit around a planet in the Tianlong Star Region, holding a combat meeting, a flagship as cold and indifferent as steel appeared in the vast starry sky in the distance.

"Father, you are being too biased."

Chapter 175 The Final Battle, the Orc Overlord

For a moment, the entire holographic conference fell into absolute silence.

Apart from Guilliman, who had prior knowledge of the situation, no one would have known that Phyllis would lead her legion to storm in at this time.

“Philus, this is not a place for you.”

“Father, every one of us brothers and sisters is fighting for a common goal of the expedition.”

"Isn't it a bit hasty to appoint the war commander in this way?"

She chose to argue her case based on reason.

As an absolute hero of the Great Expedition, she and her invincible mechanized forces contributed to the human empire's conquest of no fewer planets than the Shadowmoon Wolf.

Phyllis always believed that she was determined to get the position of Warmaster.

As for their relationships, Phyllis is closest to the Fugrim and the Third Legion, while the Salamanders and the recently returned Ravenguards have also been following the Iron Hand.

Most importantly, and also far superior to Horus, her relationship with the Martian Mechanicus was much better than Horus's.

As the other head of the double-headed eagle, the support from the Cult of Mechanism is enough to give her a reputation that surpasses Horus.

It is clear that the Martian Mechanical Forging General, along with a large number of internal forces, placed their hopes on Philus from the very beginning.

If she could become a War Master, rather than being led by a technically skilled individual like Horus Future Philus who only interacted with the Mechanicus, they would be more willing to entrust Philus with testing and experimenting with new technologies.

Compared to the Lion King, who only talks the talk but has no real support for becoming a war commander, Philus is a truly formidable competitor who has conquered as much of the world and received just as much support within the empire.

They also caught Emperor Entertainment Group of pre-selecting war commanders today!

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Faced with Phyllis's accusations, the Emperor fell silent once again.

There was a long silence.

Although the actual time may not be long, it felt exceptionally long in the tense atmosphere where every second felt like an eternity.

"Then, Philus."

"What do you think should be done about this?"

"That's what the Emperor said."

“Ulano is the best battlefield to test who is more suitable for the position of Imperial War Commander.” Philus was determined to win. “In this battle, I request to launch a simultaneous assault on the main star of Ulano with Shadowmoon Wolf. Only the one who can subdue the overlord can become the Imperial War Commander.”

A very fair proposal.

Phyllis was confident in her abilities—even without the assistance of other legions, with her ruthless and powerful calculations and mechanized forces, those filthy green-skinned orcs would turn to ashes before her.

No matter how powerful the opponent is, they can't possibly be stronger than Phyllis Marus.

The meeting is over.

With the unexpected addition of Philus, the Joint Expeditionary Fleet's original preparations will be disrupted once again.

Horus seemed to be still somewhat bewildered.

For him, the glory that seemed within reach and the most direct blessing from the emperor had just been snatched away in an instant.

If he fails later and Philus becomes the War Master...

What if, just what if, at that time, the Emperor himself placed the centaur gold ring on Phyllis's hand—

No.

No teeth or mouth pain!!!

Even a mere fantasy in his mind made Horus want to let out a superhuman howl he had never uttered in his entire life.

But he finally endured it.

No, you must hold back, Horus!

I must win.

Hehehe, I must win!

Phyllis, you may indeed be very powerful!

But I, Horus, also have reasons why I absolutely cannot lose!

As for the other legions

The Khan and Guilliman's peripheral harassment and clearing missions have not changed much.

Khan also seemed to be on Philus's side—Horus was simply too frightening, and he preferred to support a ruthless mechanical expert as Warmaster rather than a guy who might generate electricity right now.

At least the latter sounds like a true war general.

Under the new operational plan, the two legions from the Steel Hand and the Shadowmoon Wolves will use their most proficient tactics—a barrage of artillery fire and an orbital pod drop for a decapitation strike—to encircle and annihilate the alien leader, Urak Uruk.

As the referee, the Emperor would command his Titan Legion to clear out the surrounding orcs when the two Primarchs stormed into the fortress.

Bombing creates an absolutely level playing field for the two Primarchs to compete.

So far, no one has raised any objections.

But the question is—what should be done with the Third Army?

How will Fugrim and her Imperial Son coordinate their attacks in this battle?

With these two legions locked in fierce combat and preparing to fight to the death for the upcoming battle, the Emperor's Sons, as the only neutral legion, seemed to be caught in the middle, caught between two opposing forces.

Sons of the Emperor have always been the most perfect legion in expeditions.

The hexagonal warrior can provide corresponding support in conjunction with any legion tactic.

However, at this time, showing favoritism to either side could incur resentment from the other side after the war.

Especially when both Phyllis and Horus valued the position of Warmaster highly.

Both sides had strong reasons for not giving up.

"It's difficult."

The Emperor's Pride

Kasgar sat at his desk in the Primarch's room, reviewing the details of the discussions regarding the next steps for the Sons of the Emperor.

Let's review the current situation of the Emperor's Sons Legion.

First, there's the number of Astartes in the Legion.

After the blight was cured, and especially after Kasgar used his psychic powers to save the apothecary Melusin, the legion's numbers grew by leaps and bounds.

Even though the Legion is extremely strict in its selection of Space Marines, choosing only the best of the best, the Legion's total number of personnel has recently exceeded 200,000.

Two hundred thousand!

Like the Ultramarines and the Word Bearers, the Third Legion became one of the largest Space Marine Legions after the effects of the Blight were removed.

However, since the Sons of the Emperor's Legion is currently an extremely useful plug-and-play support legion, many other legions have also borrowed some companies to cooperate in combat.

Currently, there are approximately 150,000 Space Marines available to be deployed as Imperial Sons. Excluding Space Marines stationed on key planets and those fighting as part of the Expeditionary Fleet, there are still about 100,000 Space Marines.