Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 383 05.0382: "Three Armies on the Same Stage"

"Captain, Navy Lieutenant Horatio Cochrane reports to you."

On the bridge of the Indefatigable, the well-dressed Horatio saluted Captain Edward Perux.

"That's all, Captain Horatio. As you can see, the entire fleet has entered level two combat alert." Commodore Peru nodded slightly and then went straight to the point.

"Yes, did the reconnaissance team find anything?"

"An enemy fleet, belonging to the green-skinned orcs, is the one we encountered near Mandeville Point. They have appeared in the H30-H13 coordinate area, 39 degrees in the direction of the fleet, approximately 40 kilometers away."

The brigadier general looked solemn: "In addition, there is a Chaos fleet cruising around the planet Farr. It is now located in the 300-310 direction, and its traces have appeared in the X15-X78 coordinate area about 65 kilometers away.

We don’t know if this is the one that was lured out of Farr or a new one that came out of the warp rift, but according to reconnaissance reports, both fleets were damaged, and perhaps they have already fought each other.”

All the captains gathered together and looked at the battle situation map with the captain and the lord captain to analyze the strategic intentions.

"So, everyone, do you think they are watching us nearby, or are they about to launch an attack on the planet Far?" asked the captain.

The captains began to talk among themselves. Before getting involved in the discussion, Horatio consumed two points of energy, increased two points of corrosion at the cost of using Omen Fragment and the new skill Omen Revelation on each of the two enemies.

Activation: Omen of Revelation

"Omen Revelation (Primary): Consume one ability point, increase one corruption point, and reveal the strategic movements of up to two enemy armies/fleet for your strategic reference."

Soon, he saw the current and future movements of the two fleets from the foggy black clouds.

There was no doubt that just from the distribution of the surrounding anchor mines, Horatio could see that the two fleets were following their respective turning arcs, preparing to launch an attack on the gap in the Far Star.

First up will be the Greenskin Fleet, which will arrive first, while the Chaos Rebels' Betrayer Fleet will wait and see.

Once the greenskin ships enter the planet's outer orbit, the Betrayer fleet will launch an attack on the breach in Farr only after determining the greenskins' strategic intentions, attempting to replicate the Imperial Navy's operations.

"A battle between three armies. They want to attack Planet Far now."

Horatio looked at the battle map and said, "Before, they were gathering the remnants of the surrounding areas and gathering troops nearby, but now they are ready to attack. The time left will not exceed three days at most, or even only one day."

He made the above judgment based on the timeliness of the omen revelation and the omen fragments.

"Can you be sure so soon?" The captain of the operations department questioned his certain tone.

"Yes, sir. We must prepare immediately and discuss whether we should fight in the narrow inner ring track inside the anchor mine, or go out directly and fight in a line with the enemy in the more open void."

Horatio suggested pertinently.

He looked at Captain Peru with a firm look in his eyes.

Brigadier General Edward Perroux met his gaze and nodded affirmatively.

He was very pleased that this young man made the same judgment as he, a veteran.

He carries a dark secret:

Admiral Lord Venuska Catalia, commander-in-chief of the Gothic Fleet, and Admiral George Anson, president of the Military Academy, both asked him to give Horatio free rein, examine his comprehensive abilities from a third-party perspective, and report to him after returning so that the Gothic Fleet could make further plans for his personnel arrangements.

Of course, in the current void situation, even if no one raised it, he, as the fleet commander, would still issue a combat order, because he knew those aliens and those heretics.

Once those aliens gather together, they will launch an attack regardless of life and death. Now, they have reached this scale.

He was sure the xenos would do so.

"Captain Sterling, prepare the entire fleet for battle."

"Yes."

"Commodore Andrew, it's time to decide whether we should sail out of the minefield and fight in the wide outer void orbit, or in the narrow inner orbit."

The commander of the Karl-Duniyash Squadron had a serious look on his face and looked quite worried.

"All the cruisers in our squadron have shuttle landing pads, as well as several carrier-based aircraft carriers. They are not suitable for combat in outer orbits."

Commodore Peru seemed to have noticed something and warned, "There is a minefield in front of the inner orbit and a planetary gravity well behind. Once you choose to fight in the inner orbit, you will not have much room to maneuver to avoid collisions and close encounters with enemy ships."

"No, we will stay in the inner orbit, but I can reinforce you with two light cruisers and an escort ship squadron." The other party finally made a decision and refused firmly, but also left some room.

"Well, since this is your fleet's decision, we will respect it. But we will still go to the outer orbit to conduct mobile operations. Otherwise, we will lose important mobility and become a clumsy coastal defense artillery."

"Good luck, Commodore Peru. We will also immediately prepare for battle and provide you with support using carrier-based aircraft."

"No need. Your fleet should protect itself first. I am worried that if a fight really breaks out, no one will be able to take care of each other. The carrier-based aircraft transferred into the star fortress during this period are enough to support us."

"Well, I wish you good luck in martial arts. Please take care of yourself."

"You too, please take care of yourself."

The commanders of the strike groups on both sides saluted each other, ended the communications conference, and began to arrange the tactics of their own fleets.

Sure enough, not long after, the Viper-class reconnaissance ship, which was sailing silently and stealthily, reported the latest movements of the greenskin fleet.

There are about 30 ships of various sizes, forming a fleet of moderate size, which are moving towards the star Far at a high speed.

The reconnaissance ship also discovered the Chaos raider that was also conducting reconnaissance. Two Sword-class escort ships intercepted it. A brief exchange of fire broke out between the two sides, and the Chaos raider then retreated.

Apparently, the Chaos Fleet is also closely observing the tense situation around the planet.

Horatio recalled the scene he had seen in the omen fragments just now. The surfaces of these Chaos warships were bumpy, and many of their secondary weapons and close-in defense turrets were in ruins. It was obvious that they had been severely beaten up by the greenskins. They should be the garrison fleet of the planet Far that was lured out.

But he was not sure whether the Chaos Fleet had any reinforcements, nor did he know the reinforcement situation of the Greenskin Fleet. He could only fight and wait and see what happened.

Fortunately, Iron Hand's corrosion limit allowed him to conduct multiple omen observations today.

But even so, combat operations still depend more on his own naval combat experience and judgment, and the omen intelligence cannot directly put the correct answer in front of him.

The unknown war situation and the unclear direction of the war made everyone feel tense.

The time had come to test the countless professional theoretical skills and adaptability he had acquired in the NCO training school, the officer preparatory school, and especially in the military academy.

(End of this chapter)