Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 475 06.0474: "Operation codename 'Wolves eat pizza'"

The implementation of Father Latti's idea went much more smoothly than Horatio had expected.

When Eagle 3 and Eagle 4 returned to report after completing a circle, the other five attack ships confirmed that they had received the holographic combat instructions from the attack leader, and also helped the leader confirm the relative positions of their own attack ships.

The entire journey took only three standard Terra hours.

Horatio verified the feasibility of this method and recorded it in his captain's log.

For those majors who have no commanding hand, this is indeed the fastest way.

But for him who has the 'Void Commander' skill brought by Iron Hand, he doesn't even need these three hours.

As long as there is a friendly warship within the skill range, he will notice it at the first moment.

Moreover, he had already adjusted the routes and relative positions of the other five attack ships on the void sandbox through his command, making the encirclement and hunting net even more impenetrable.

The Void Wolves have assembled.

E-96、E-99、E-46、E-47、E-48、E-101严阵以待。

There are also five attack ships belonging to other attack squadrons on their way to get a piece of the pie.

But the beginning of this feast, the first knife to cut the cake, will be swung by Horatio's First Attack Squadron.
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"What's the situation around here?" asked the Air caste captain of an armed merchant ship to the observer.

"Active detection waves detected a micro-flying unit passing by at a constant speed."

"What will it be?"

"It could be a passing rock. As far as we know, there is no such tiny aircraft that can fly independently in the void, and units of this size cannot pose a threat to us." said the Earth Clan's technical advisor.

The Air Caste captain nodded upon hearing this, and used the communication device in front of him to report to the distant trade fleet headquarters: "This is the HX229 merchant fleet, en route to Magnit. Everything is normal at the moment, and there is no threat."

Magnit is an agricultural world, once an important grain producing area in the Five Hundred Worlds. It is also the birthplace of the famous "Magnit Pizza".

This delicacy quickly became a popular dish throughout the empire because of its large portion, rich and varied ingredients that can be freely matched, and its convenient and quick cooking steps. It contains the carbohydrates, proteins, fats and other nutrients needed by the human body.

Its creation is said to have been influenced by immigrants who had traveled to Zhendan.

A man named Bo Luo traveled to Zhendan and returned to his hometown. He missed the pies he had tasted in Zhendan, so he tried to replicate them. However, due to poor craftsmanship, the final product became a large pancake with a large amount of glocks or sausage slices sprinkled on a thin pancake, then drizzled with various sauces, and then baked in an oven.

Although it was not authentic, he found it tasted excellent as soon as he tasted it, and from then on it spread throughout the neighborhood and eventually went beyond Magnit Star and spread throughout the Empire, from Holy Terra to the distant Pacific Star Region, from high-ranking officials to gang gatherings, you could see it and its derivatives on people's plates.

But times have changed. Now this place is forcibly occupied by the Tau Empire. A large number of agricultural drone bees have replaced the large number of foreign laborers in the past and are carrying out intelligent operations over the farmland.

There are still areas of artificial operations on the surface. Rather than being called farmland, it is more like an experience area for local people to have farm fun. Under the azure sky is a golden wheat wave. The Titans and Guvisas wearing loose cloth walk in groups of two or three, carrying farm tools and chatting and laughing as they walk towards the farmhouses with smoke rising from the distance. It is a leisurely pastoral scene.

However, its recent situation is about to undergo a dramatic change.

After Ometula was nearly lost to the Empire, the Tau Empire's border expansion command, 'Tauen', analyzed that the next target of the Ultramarines' Second Company would be Magnit.

A merchant fleet was destined to deliver a large amount of supplies and weapons to strengthen the defense of Magnit. It was an important grain-producing area on the southern border of the Tau Empire and had important strategic significance for the stability of the southern Tau Empire.

As a battleground of strategic importance, the Empire has long intended to retake it, and a major war is imminent without causing excessive damage to the planet's environment.

Lina's father, Colonel Lord Elphinstone, runs the Military Intelligence Command, and she immediately notified Horatio when she got the news.

As the attack squadron with the most achievements in combat behind enemy lines and the most combat experience, he will be responsible for the important task of destroying the Magnit commercial fleet that is rushing to support the agricultural world.

This will determine how many casualties the Ultramarines' Second Company, as well as the Ultramar Auxiliary Forces and Astra Militarum Army that will accompany them in the battle, will it be hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of casualties?

Hundreds of lives and the direction of the war will depend on the hands of this young naval lieutenant.

This will be a secret battlefield behind enemy lines that is highly watched by the top imperial officials.

Horatio also codenamed this operation "Wolves Eating Pizza".
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Horatio sat on the battleship's command throne and pretended to close his eyes and concentrate, but in fact he was observing the situation on the void sand table in the dark vision.

He had already seen through the situation of the merchant fleet completely. The 31 cargo ships were arranged in a nearly square formation, with an armed merchant ship guarding each of the four corners. These armed merchant ships were classified as light cruisers in the imperial sequence.

There are multiple rail guns on the merchant ship that are always on standby, and the close-in ion cannons on them rotate every now and then to ensure a smooth supply of ion sources. This behavior also silently demonstrates deterrence.

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The four armed merchant ships were alert to the surrounding airspace. As no enemy ships had been spotted yet, the fleet did not release the destroyers carried by the gravity grappling hooks on both sides in order to achieve the optimal sailing speed.

But every two hours, an armed merchant ship will release two destroyers to patrol and guard the surrounding area, with a cycle of 3 hours.

This means that there is almost always an armed cargo ship that will release a destroyer, and during shift changes there may even be four destroyers patrolling at the same time within an hour.

After figuring out the patrol cycle and alert mode of this merchant fleet, the tactical plan gradually emerged and was refined in Horatio's mind.

"Captain, this merchant fleet is heading from the outer periphery of the star system to the vicinity of a star. Our shadow field works best when it is far away from a star, but if it gets close to a star, the stronger the sunlight, the greater the reflected fluctuations, which will interfere with the stealth efficiency of our shadow field." First Mate Collingwood reported.

"How long until we are within range of the star where we will be noticeably affected by it?"

"3 kilometers. At the current speed of the enemy fleet, it will take about three and a half Terran days. But if attacked, the merchant fleet will likely speed up.

After launching the attack at the same time, so many ships will definitely send out distress signals. If we fail to destroy so many merchant ships and wait until they reach the influence range of the star, then we will be in danger. "

"That means we have to destroy 31 merchant ships within two days, and it is best to destroy as many armed merchant ships as possible at the beginning, otherwise we will have nowhere to hide. Under the threat of the enemy rescue fleet, we can only watch the cooked duck fly away."

"That's right, Captain."

Horatio crossed his arms, "Catching Groxmon requires efficiency and order, not to mention the intelligent prey we are hunting."

He stood up and pointed at the merchant-class armed merchant ship slowly passing by.

"When the next enemy wave arrives, we'll take action."

(End of this chapter)