Chapter 1013, Lionheart
There are a lot of things coming to Gu Hang’s desk every day.
But Gu Hang basically just looked at these specific matters. Even if they were particularly important, he mostly just paid attention and rarely expressed his opinions on how to deal with them.
Unless, the matter has been handled, but the way it was handled and the result made him extremely dissatisfied, and it went against the overall strategy he had formulated, then he would intervene and give instructions and opinions.
Often, at this point, a major effort would be necessary. Not only was it for the sake of something that even Prime Minister Gu Hang valued, but it was also to correct the strategic errors. This required significant effort, even going too far.
However, this matter is not one of them.
The emergence of a new Son of God is a major event in itself.
The situation was discovered by Dante's troops, the commander-in-chief of the Blood Angels Chapter and the Angel Expeditionary Force.
After he discovered it, he immediately went to contact him without stopping, and at the same time reported the information to the 'Alliance Warmaster', Martins, the commander of the Dark Side Expedition.
Then, the report was delivered to Gu Hang's desk.
Under his close attention, there would be reports almost every time there was progress.
Through these reports, he also had a general understanding of the whole picture of the matter.
The entire incident stemmed from the Dawn Realm, which the Angel Expeditionary Force was currently focusing on attacking and reclaiming. Their offensive there had run into some difficulties.
More than a hundred years have passed since the Cataclysm, and the situation in many places has deteriorated to a certain extent. Some enemies have even established the Kingdom of Chaos.
Often, it's a warband or a cult that has grown to exceptional proportions, spanning dozens or even hundreds of worlds. These worlds are under their evil rule, and humanity suffers cruel treatment. Not only are they exploited as subjects, forced to provide supplies and perform military service, but their populations are also used as consumable material for the Chaos warbands and cultists.
Under oppression, their construction achievements and blood sacrifices strengthened these Chaos forces, allowing them to corrupt more cultists and soldiers from the local area, and even further open up the subspace channel to summon more demonic troops, feed and recruit more Chaos traitor troops.
It would be extremely difficult to eliminate such a chaotic country.
It can only be said that after the new empire occupied almost half of the old empire's territory, the remaining half had already entered the "deep waters" of the expedition.
The difficulty has increased, and the situation where the local people changed their flags as soon as the fleet arrived, as in the past, is becoming less and less common.
The sense of belonging to the Empire in each region weakened as the isolation lasted longer; the forces of Chaos or Rebellion took deeper and deeper roots; the aliens became more rampant...
A variety of circumstances have led to the current situation.
However, these are all expected.
For the new empire, the road has simply become more difficult. The ultimate goal remains within reach, and it's simply a matter of moving forward steadily.
Recently, the Angel Expeditionary Force encountered a big trouble, which was a war gang called Blood Eye.
The area it occupies exceeds hundreds of worlds, its fleet is quite large, and each world is deeply corrupted, with a mixture of human rebels and demonic armies. The leaders are approximately more than 1,500 Chaos Space Marines, and there is also a Disaster Fleet operating nearby.
A detachment of the Angel Expeditionary Force suffered a heavy loss here. After fighting for half a year, they not only failed to capture the city, but also suffered heavy casualties and were pushed back. They had to retreat and rest their troops while asking Dante for help, hoping that he could send more detachments.
And at this point, the originally aggressive Chaos enemy suddenly slowed down its offensive.
There were even many troops that retreated.
The puzzled human forces continued to call for support while sending reconnaissance ships deep into the area controlled by the Blood Eye War Gang. Only then did they begin to understand some of the reasons:
An uprising has broken out in the Blood Eyes War Gang's controlled area!
At first, the expeditionary fleet found it a little unbelievable.
Uprisings were quite common, after all, who would want to live under the rule of the forces of chaos? Living in fear of death at any moment, being slaughtered and tortured at will.
Anyway, I'm going to die in the end, so I might as well rebel against him.
However, it is easier said than done.
It is impossible for ordinary civilians to successfully launch an uprising in this era.
Not to mention that we can’t even get any guns or cannons, even if we did, what would happen?
A group of mortal soldiers with little training and light weapons cannot possibly face the Chaos enemy.
Only on a few individual worlds do the original planetary defense forces still remain, providing a foundation for forming a resistance army that can engage in guerrilla warfare against the chaotic forces in the wilderness, jungles, and mountains.
However, guerrilla warfare is actually very difficult.
The enemy has the advantage of 'low human rights'.
They are not like the Alliance, which would be cautious when faced with the rebels.
The Alliance was somewhat limited in their ability to deal with the rebels hiding in the lower levels of the hives and protected by the residents. The Alliance was not willing to engage in massacres when clearing out the rebels, and even in the strongholds of alien races like Comoros, they did not do so on a large scale.
After all, the ultimate goal of the alliance in fighting is to control the area and then develop it. If the land is destroyed and the people are killed, then there is no point in occupying and developing it.
However, the Chaos forces obviously don't care about this.
They would massacre at will. As long as they suspected that there were remnants of the resistance in a certain area, they would take drastic measures, even resorting to annihilation-level orbital bombing.
It is really difficult to start an uprising under the forces of chaos.
It is precisely because of this that the Alliance Expeditionary Force was surprised - what kind of rebel army is this that can actually force back the main force of the Blood Eye War Gang?
But it's good news anyway.
The expeditionary force finally got some respite.
They took the time to rest, maintain equipment, reorganize their troops, and regroup, while also waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
And in the process, they did not give up action.
Since the rebels deep within the Blood Eye War Gang's control area have been able to create such a large momentum, they must be fully supported. At the very least, we cannot stand idly by and watch them be wiped out.
The expeditionary force organized a fleet and risked their lives to break through.
They are all small boats that can attack quickly. Their main task is to further investigate the intelligence and send some support to the rebel army.
Some small but elite weapons and equipment, such as feedback power armor, plasma guns, and bolters...
There were some reinforcements, a twenty-man Space Marine squad, plus a thousand elite Army Special Forces, which were the backbone.
For the pre-detachment fleet, which had suffered defeat in the previous war, providing such support was already the best they could do.
In fact, their analysis is not wrong.
Under limited conditions, when you can only use a dozen small spaceships to break through the siege and cannot transport particularly large or large amounts of supplies, then it is definitely a good choice to bring as many small weapons as possible and to deploy troops mainly with elite troops.
But in fact... it can't be considered wrong, it's just surprising: the rebels thanked them for their assistance, but in fact, the alliance commanders who arrived found that they didn't really need this support.
After spending a lot of effort and taking great risks to break through the outer defense line of the Chaos enemy, the Alliance discovered that in the heart of the Blood Eye War Gang, more than a dozen planets had raised the banner of uprising, and were united in a loud and colorful manner!
The main force of the Blood Eye War Gang is back. The rebel fleet is very brave and their tactics are extremely excellent. Although they are two or three levels lower than the enemy in terms of quantity and quality, they do not fight recklessly. Instead, they cruise between multiple planets and deal with the enemy with the help of the planetary defense system.
Although it is difficult to say that they have the advantage in the battle, at least they can maintain it.
This is so rare!
Originally, it was thought that if this rebel army could survive, stir up trouble in the Blood Eye War Gang's heartland, and force them back, it would be a great achievement. However, in reality, they simply captured 15% of the planets in the Blood Eye War Gang's heartland, established an organization, and possessed a fleet.
Weapons and equipment?
They do.
Some were made by resuming production lines after attacking military factories occupied by Chaos; some were captured from enemy arsenals.
Their ships were all captured from the Chaos side, and after purification, they were used for their own purposes.
The little equipment the Alliance commandos brought with them was useful; after all, something was better than nothing. But as for how effective it would be, forget it. At this scale, much of the fighting was essentially frontal combat. The Alliance task force's weapons and equipment, originally prepared for guerrilla warfare and special operations, were ultimately of little use.
In other words, the more than 1,000 warriors of the alliance are more useful.
After all, there were four special operations battalions from the Alliance Army, with 1,200 special forces soldiers, all wearing feedback power armor and at least T3 level or above; and twenty Space Marines from a Blood Angels sub-regiment called 'Hundred Wings', all veterans.
The commander-in-chief, the flag-bearing officer of Baiyi, met the leader of the rebel army after leading his team to help repel a wave of Chaos counterattack.
That is truly the Son of God!!!
In fact, they had heard of this a long time ago.
When the assault ships entered the area controlled by the rebels, they captured some of the rebels' external broadcast information through astropathic communication and heard information about the Son of God, 'Lionheart King', Leon Charles.
These rebels claim they are led by King Lionheart...how is that possible?
That's what the Alliance officers thought.
The Sons of God, they were characters who lived ten thousand years ago, during the era when the empire was founded. They were almost mythical beings.
While Robert's resurrection was indeed an incident, it was a unique case. Technically, Robert wasn't dead; he was simply severely injured and placed in an eternal stasis field. With the means to revive him, and free him from the stasis field, wouldn't he be alive?
It can't even be called a resurrection.
But Leon?
He is different.
King Lionheart, the genetic father of the former First Legion and the Angels of Death, disappeared during the Imperial Civil War in a highly confidential battle that ultimately resulted in the complete destruction and fission of the Angels of Death's home planet.
Although there is no clear death report, but missing for ten thousand years... is not much different from being dead, right?
Anyway, it shouldn't be said casually.
Rather than believing that the real Lionheart King has appeared, the Alliance members would rather think that it is an ambitious person in disguise; or that some Chaos traitors are using the power of witchcraft to play tricks?
This suspicion, for a time, made them afraid to land on the ground and fight alongside the rebels, for fear of stepping into a trap and never returning.
However, after carefully observing the fight between the rebels and the Blood Eyes War Gang, it did not seem like a show; and the rebels did not show any signs of being corrupted by Chaos, so they decided to take the risk.
They landed, joined the battle, and assisted the rebels in repelling the attack. In the name of the alliance, the new empire, and their own demonstrated combat power, they took the opportunity to make a request, hoping to meet the so-called 'Lionheart King'.
Everything went smoothly.
They met the leader of the rebel army.
At just the first glance, the flag-bearing officer of Baiyi confirmed that this was indeed the Son of God.
Although he looked somewhat old, his majestic posture, his armor that was a blend of black and dark green, and the lion head decoration on his shoulder... were all exactly the same as those in the murals and statues of the Son of God that the flag bearer had learned about and seen.
Appearance alone is definitely not enough to make the following judgment. More importantly, the flag-bearing officer of Baiyi has met the 'Regent' Robert.
Although Martins was not the Son of God, the flag bearer believed that the aura and breath emanating from this man were very similar to those of the Regent!
Is this what the Son of God tastes like?
That's all he could think of.
At the same time, he was also a little nervous.
According to legend, King Lionheart was a commander of great talent and strategy, yet also a cruel and ruthless warrior. He always won, but he never showed mercy to his subordinates and never showed any mercy.
Would it be difficult to get along with such a commander?
What attitude will he have towards the alliance and the new empire?
However, after actually meeting and talking with him, he was surprised to find that Leon wasn't exactly gentle, but at least he could be described as mild-mannered. While his words were unquestionable and his orders were firm and resolute, he wasn't completely insensitive to any advice or words.
Isn’t that great?
Leon also attached great importance to their arrival.
On the one hand, it is their own strength, and on the other hand, it is the reinforcements behind them.
At the same time, he readily agreed to the alliance's request to spread the news of his appearance.
Or rather, he never thought of hiding it. After he first understood the era he lived in, he realized that his return as the Son of God would bring a huge morale boost.
If these are beneficial to the empire and to humanity, and can be used as weapons, then he doesn't mind using his reputation.
As for the so-called alliance and new empire... he didn't know who Gu Hang was, nor did he know what that guy Robert was doing.
He will figure it out later, but for now, he has to finish the task at hand. He is not like Robert, who always has many ideas in his head. He will only focus on one thing at a time and do it to the extreme.
(End of this chapter)
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