Warhammer: Beginning with Planetary Governors

Chapter 599: Savior: Hiss, even Horus didn’t play such a big game back then!

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Temporary operations meeting room.

A star map dozens of meters long was projected in the air, covered with densely packed light spots representing the planets.

That is a star map of the Vostronia Pan-Stellar region and nearby areas.

More than twenty virtual projections of half-length portraits are floating around the star map.

These were all important figures in the new empire.

Such as Commander-in-Chief of the Redemption Fleet, Keith, Commander-in-Chief of the Storm Army, Ari, Head of the Logistics Department, Popov, Deputy Commander of the Redemption Corps, Pru, Duke, and so on.

In addition, there are relevant personnel from the Ministry of the Interior and the Mechanicus.

They are the early planners for this super-large-scale apocalyptic war, responsible for pre-war analysis, planning and coordination, and will contact more beings to join later.

The code name of this war was the Battle of the Ramparts, and its full name was the First Defense of Vostroya.

This is a difficult war.

The goal is to contain the entire Vostroia Pan-Stellar region, stop the expansion of Chaos, and strive to annihilate all Chaos forces and clean up all the eroded planets.

Eventually, the terrifying magic circle that covered several star regions was destroyed and the ancient holy artifact was recovered.

"Emperor!"

The expressions of the participants were solemn, and some beings couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

They understood the importance of this battle of the ramparts, which concerned the future prosperity of the empire.

And the Primarch Savior and Emperor of the Empire decided to enter a state of total war and mobilize all the forces that the Empire could use to fight in this war.

Until humanity achieves final victory.

All participants knew what this meant. Any mistake or failure could cause the human empire to fall into the abyss!

"Hiss, this is not easy to do..."

Ron looked at the star map in the air with a frown on his face.

He was a little worried.

The Vostronia Pan-Star Region is much larger than imagined, with almost three hundred civilized worlds, and is a large star region composed of more than one thousand two hundred related stars.

Judging from the area and number of planets, this star region is larger than Ultramar, which is known as the Five Hundred Worlds, but it is not as prosperous as others.

But it is also the core industrial area of ​​the empire.

How difficult would it be to encircle a star region of this size and carry out a large-scale landing operation?

This might be the largest-scale war that the savior had ever fought, and it was a war against the chaotic forces released into the galaxy by the Four Chaos Gods at the same time.

More importantly, it was a blatant trap and the consequences of failure were unimaginable.

“Your Majesty the Savior.

According to current statistics, the Redemption Expeditionary Fleet can only surround one-fifth of the war zone at most. We need to gather five times more forces to implement the containment."

Taco, Secretary General of the Savior's Office, participated in the combat meeting while sorting out relevant information and reporting to the Savior.

So that that being can make the decision.

Ron stared at the important planets marked on the Vostroya war zone star map and asked:
"Can the Empire mobilize so many troops now?"

He did not want to withdraw too many troops, which would lead to an extreme emptiness within the empire, as that would only lead to greater disasters and collapse.

“No problem. We will only draw forces from the civilized world near the Webway route, and we will also retain some guard forces in the adjacent star regions.

They can use the webway to better coordinate with each other to resist possible crises from the enemies of Chaos."

"Then, without causing a disaster, mobilize as many troops as possible. The more the better. Let the Military Affairs Department decide on the exact number and details."

Ron hesitated, then gave the order.

The enemies of Chaos are coming in full force. The more troops you have, the better. This way you won't lose this war that determines the future of humanity.

In his opinion, this was a crucial war no less important than the Horus Heresy.

Although this war is said to be a defensive war, it is actually a war with a strong offensive tendency. The imperial army must break into the defense line constructed by Chaos and destroy the witchcraft circle.

The entire war was concentrated within one star region and was extremely intense.

It can be regarded as the Empire’s grand birthday celebration to the Chaos version.

What's more troublesome is that we have to win this war as soon as possible, rather than turning it into a stalemate.

The longer this battle drags on, the more resources are consumed, and the greater the probability of losing.

Ron flipped through the data of the logistics department and reminded:
"Our logistics should be able to keep up. Tell Popov that this war is the most important thing.

Do your best to supply the army with materials and equipment!"

This large-scale apocalyptic war is a one-way journey for many soldiers, and they must provide themselves with better equipment and more ammunition.

Only in this way can we live up to their dedication and sacrifice.

Moreover, under the order of full mobilization, the resources of the entire empire will be tilted towards the army to ensure the morale and combat effectiveness of the army.

As for the ordinary people of the empire, they will probably have to accept the fact that material support has been reduced.

If the war drags on too long, large quantities of supplies may have to be forcibly requisitioned.

The establishment of Dawn City, the repair of the Webway, the construction of the Sacred Tower, etc., had consumed a large amount of resources, and the Redemption Expedition was also very consuming.

Now there is a super-large-scale total mobilization war, and the resources consumed are even more terrible, which may bring material shortages to the empire.

It’s not that the Savior and the Imperial Territory don’t have the supplies, but they are in a hurry to get them, which will inevitably cause tremendous pressure on the relevant planets.

That's also something that can't be helped.

If the empire loses this war, it will probably have a hard time in the future, even worse than it is now.

Ron could imagine.

If the war continued and he was forced to impose taxes, there would inevitably be a lot of bloodshed.

He couldn't help but recall the time when he was the governor and the pressure that the planet Ers had been under when facing the empire's tithe tax.

People fell into hardship, and billions of lives died from overwork and hunger.

Perhaps a hundred years later, the boomerang will hit this savior.

The governor who once denounced the empire's cruel tithe became the almighty emperor and tax collector of the empire.

Even if he has reasons to collect taxes.

But no matter what, I don't want to go to the point of compulsory taxation.

Of course, that was just the expected bad outcome, and Ron would try his best to prevent it from happening.

He hesitated for a moment, looked at the senior leaders of the Misty Star Domain in the temporary combat meeting room, and wanted to say something.

"Your Majesty, the Savior, the Misty Star Region has been in darkness for a long time. We really can't afford any more tithes!"

Not only the Savior thought of this, but also the top leaders of the Empire in the Misty Star Domain.

He was worried and spoke in advance to stop the savior from speaking, and even his voice was trembling.

This being was worried that the Hazy Star Region would not be able to afford the costs of this war.

After all, according to the tradition of the empire, large-scale wars all require the collection of relevant war preparedness resources on the spot, and some planets receive special attention because they are relatively wealthy.

It is not impossible that a war would turn the country into a wasteland.

This kind of war at the level of full mobilization would destroy the Misty Star Region, and the area he ruled would most likely fall into extreme suffering because of the tithe!

Ron waved his hand and comforted the other party a little: "You don't have to worry, I just want to say that the support planned to be sent to the Misty Star Region may be reduced a lot.

After all, we are going to fight a big war, and the pressure is great, so we need to leave some resources to deal with it."

Fighting is fighting, but unless the worst-case scenario occurs, basic support supplies cannot be stopped.

At least we have to save the lives of some of the empire's citizens.

??? The high-ranking officials of the Empire in the Misty Star Domain were somewhat confused when they heard this. Didn’t the Savior want to collect taxes? Not only did he not collect taxes, but he also gave them material resources?
Isn't this too un-Israeli?!
After this being realized what was happening, he almost knelt down before the Savior: "Your Majesty, Savior, you... are so merciful!"

Ron frowned and added, "I'm just not collecting taxes for now. If the war continues, that may not be the case."

This kind of large-scale war is almost like burning money. Each round is equivalent to pushing the wealth of many planets into guns and cannons and firing them out.

A huge amount of resources are consumed every moment, and he can't guarantee that he can hold on.

"Your Majesty, the Savior."

Popov spoke, his fat body trembling, almost covering the seat under his buttocks.

The head of the logistics department made a serious promise:

“Our logistics department has been working on material reserves and will ensure the supply of military materials during a full-scale war.

Ensure that military supplies can be obtained, adjusted quickly and used!

Not only that, the Logistics Department will also provide protection for the people of the empire.

As long as our logistics department's routes can reach, we will not stop supplying civilian supplies, and we will not allow any famine to occur!"

"Your logistics department has done a great job in preparing for a rainy day, and you deserve all the credit."

After seeing the relevant material reserve data reported by Popov, Ron breathed a sigh of relief and even smiled with satisfaction.

According to the relevant documents of the Logistics Department.

Their reserve department has been doing relevant material reserve work and has stored a large amount of war reserve materials.

They even applied to the Ministry of the Interior for several planets to be used as warehouse areas to store relevant supplies.

He looked towards Popov with increasing admiration.

This fat subordinate is simply a hamster. He is so good at hiding things. He deserves to be the logistics manager appointed by himself.

Now that I have these reserves, the pressure on me is much less and I can play to my heart's content.

It can also give yourself time to react and gradually collect resources reasonably, rather than forcibly collect them and trigger the tithe tragedy.

"This is all thanks to you, Your Majesty the Savior," Popov replied respectfully:

“When you inspected the Logistics Department 20 years ago, you suggested that we establish a large-scale emergency reserve material framework, strengthen the construction of relevant material reserve warehouses and reserve facilities, and improve the diversified guarantee capabilities of reserve materials.

We follow your suggestions and have been implementing them!"

As he spoke, he glanced at a senior official in the Ministry of the Interior.

That guy has always been against the logistics department's material reserve work, believing that such reserves are too large and a waste of resources.

Now you know you were wrong, right?!

In fact, that was actually the consensus of the empire.

The empire had no awareness or system for material reserves, let alone the conditions. Basic resources were spent before they could even warm up to the touch.

The warehouse is so empty that a rat could run through it.

It was incredible to others that a large amount of material reserves were left idle like in the Logistics Department.

If Popov had not always held high the banner of the savior and claimed that it was the savior's arrangement, the relevant reserve work would not have been carried out at all.

After all, the resources needed to build the Savior's territory will never be enough.

"Yeah, I think I said that."

Ron thought about it and did have a vague impression.

At that time, he inspected various departments and had a conversation with the relevant persons in charge.

Then let them exercise their subjective initiative and do the relevant work well.

Because he couldn't be sure whether those measures and methods could be reasonably applied to the savior's territory, he could only give guidance and leave the rest to professionals.

If an order is issued to enforce it, there may be problems.

Afterwards, Ron continued to pay attention to the situation in the Forge World and ordered the relevant Forge Worlds to increase the casting speed of new weapons so that they could be put into war at the right time.

By the time the temporary combat meeting was coming to an end, the star map in the sky had been densely marked, forming a bright red area.

Those are the expected battlefields.

Soon, the war mobilization order from his savior, the emperor of the empire, will spread to all the reachable territories of the empire.

At that time, the troops that have been gathering in the empire will be thrown into this terrifying war zone that is like a meat grinder!

"When Horus besieged Terra, he didn't do anything this big..."

Ron looked up at the core area in the center of the star map and inexplicably had this thought.

The Pvostronia Pan-Star region is really about to burn.

There the armies of the Imperium and the Chaos Gods would clash in close combat, to see who had the greater force and the greater firepower.

This may be the first time that the Empire has come into direct confrontation with the combined forces of the Chaos Gods!

Soon, this impromptu war meeting ended, and everyone went to contact more beings to participate in the preparations.

Ron returned to the throne on the bridge and looked out at the endless stars.

From this observation dome he could see traces of the Vostronia Pan-Stellar region in the endless distance, and even more so the darkness spreading within it.

Like a black mist, it swallowed up one planet after another.

Even though there was an endless distance between them, the darkness still made his heart palpitate, and he even vaguely saw a terrifying demonic shadow.

The existence that can destroy planets, fleets, and tear apart space fortresses!
bang——

Arcs of psychic energy exploded.

Ron's back hit the back of the throne hard. He tried hard to maintain his body shape: "It seems that we still can't establish contact. That star region is isolated by the fel storm."

He originally wanted to use the vision projection ability of the little sun in the subspace to project some oracle-like information to the Vostroya Pan-Star region.

Unfortunately, it was not completely successful and consumed a huge amount of psychic energy.

It is also unknown how much residual information can be projected into the relevant areas.

He frowned, revealing more worry: "I don't know what happened to Leon. Has he been beaten up?"
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Vostronia Pan-Stellar region.

Callistoth.

bang bang bang-

The surface of the planet is covered by a dark red mist, and sparks can be seen erupting from it from time to time.

That was the roar of artillery fire and the light of the falling city. The nests that reached the clouds were collapsing bit by bit, and even the statue of the Emperor turned into debris and fell.

"Emperor, darkness has come!"

The Anglican priest fell to his knees.

He looked in despair at the falling rocks that were about to crush him, and in the corner of his eye before he died, he caught a glimpse of the burning figure of the winged demon.

Blood flowed from the eyes of the Emperor Holy Elephant's head.

"Sometimes, even the roar of a thousand guns cannot save the fate of failure..."

The Dark Angels' priest was giving his final speech. The iron cross halo behind him was already broken, and the knight squad in front of him was also covered in wounds.

Yet they still stood with their swords.

The pastor's deep voice remained the same, with a hint of hoarseness:
"It is in these dark moments that we can prove our loyalty. When defeat is certain, we must take on the responsibility of turning defeat into victory."

He suddenly raised the sword and lit it up:
"For the Lion!"

Accompanied by battle cries, the knights followed the priest and rushed into the dark red fog. That was their final fight.

However, the demonic shadow in the mist is so huge...

(End of this chapter)