Warhammer 40K in a box

Chapter 216 The Knight Family’s Response

When Chen Xi was busy training the Jihad Army to improve their self-defense capabilities on the battlefield, Maena from the Linguang family came to him with her niece.

There was obvious anger on Mainna's face, and his steps were firm and powerful, as if every step expressed his dissatisfaction with Chen Xi's decision.

His niece followed closely behind. Although she was still young, her eyes also sparkled with the desire for honor and the longing for battle.

"Sir Chen Xi, I want to protest!" Maenna's voice was loud and powerful, his eyes burning with anger. "Whether it was the previous Necrons invasion or the upcoming Holy Crusade, you did not recruit the Linguang Family!

Have you forgotten us? Or do you think we have lost the ability to fight?"

Chen Xi felt it was absurd as he looked at the knight who volunteered to fight.

It had never occurred to him that anyone would be angry about not being sent to the battlefield.

However, considering that this is the human empire in 40K, a great war is raging, and the Linguang family is unable to participate in it. This is indeed more difficult to accept than death for the imperial knights who attach great importance to honor.

Chen Xi sighed and tried to explain, "Sir Maenna, the enemy we face this time is too powerful. The Linguang Family has only just recovered a little. I don't want to bury you all on the battlefield. Your future is more important than temporary honor."

"No, Your Excellency the Governor!" Maenna's voice suddenly rose, practically shouting, "The Linguang family would rather die on the battlefield than live in disgrace!"

His eyes were full of determination and resoluteness, as if telling Chen Xi that honor was more important to the Linguang family than life.

Ma Enna took a step forward, looked directly into Chen Xi's eyes, and said with an unquestionable seriousness: "I am very grateful to the Governor for your love for the Linguang Family, but the Linguang Family is definitely not a coward!

Under your care, we have acquired new machines and new knights have been born.

We have left enough fire, and they will continue the bloodline of the Linguang family on this planet. And we——"

He paused, his voice filled with an almost tragic emotion: "We will return to the battlefield to wash away the shame of the Linguang family's loss of their territory and gain new glory!"

Chen Xi was silent.

For the Imperial Knights, honor and battle are an inseparable part of their lives.

The knights of the Linguang family would rather die in battle than be excluded from the battlefield.

This dedication to honor is the embodiment of the imperial spirit of chivalry.

In fact, for the Empire, any citizen with a sense of honor would be extremely disgusted by this situation.

Even if it is a remnant army that has been defeated, as long as their will has not collapsed and as long as reinforcements arrive, they will not think about living in disgrace, but will resolutely follow the reinforcements to launch a counterattack, even if they will all die on the way to the counterattack.

Chen Xi looked at Ma Enna and couldn't help but feel a little admiration in his heart.

He knew that he could no longer use any reason to stop the knight's request.

The Linguang family's sense of honor is deeply imprinted in their blood, and Mainna's persistence is the best embodiment of this sense of honor.

"Okay, Your Excellency Maenna," Chen Xi finally spoke, with a hint of helplessness and respect in his tone: "Since you are so insistent, I will reconsider the Linguang family's request to join the war.

You've already fought the Necrons, and I believe you understand their danger, so you must be prepared for the worst." A satisfied smile finally appeared on Maenna's face. He nodded slightly, his tone filled with gratitude and determination, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Excellency! The Linguang Family will never let you down. We will use the blood of our enemies to wash away our shame and rebuild our glory!"

Chen Xi looked at Maenna's departing back, feeling overwhelmed with emotion.

In this universe full of war and destruction, honor and faith may be the last pillars of humanity.

The knights of the Linguang family, their persistence and courage, may be the driving force for mankind to continue moving forward in this endless war.

However, Chen Xi also knew that the cruelty on the battlefield was far beyond imagination.

The cold and ruthless nature of the Necrons and the destructive power of Gauss rays are threats that humans find difficult to resist.

Although the knights of the Linguang family are brave, their sacrifice may be inevitable in the face of such an enemy.

Despite this, Chen Xi could not deprive them of their right to pursue honor.

All he could do was to try his best to support them and pray that they would win on the battlefield.

However, Mainna's arrival also gave Chen Xi an important hint - his team was still missing the presence of the Knight Family.

The Imperial Knights are not only a powerful force on the battlefield, but also a symbol of the imperial spirit.

Their joining can not only boost the morale of the army, but also turn the tide of the battle at a critical moment.

So, in the name of the expeditionary commander, Chen Xi sent a call to the entire star field through the astropath, calling on the imperial knights to join the expedition.

Although the Mariupol sector was established not long ago and there are not many knight worlds, if the scope is expanded to the entire star field, the number of imperial knights is quite considerable.

After all, this is the Solar Segmentum, the first place conquered by the Empire during the Great Crusade ten thousand years ago, and many of the Imperial worlds can even be traced back to the earliest days of human colonization.

The knight families in these knight worlds have a long history and profound heritage. Their chivalry and combat skills are precious treasures of the empire.

Of course, this also means that these knights have been suffocated by the maddeningly complicated rules at home and want to go out and fight to get some fresh air.

And speaking of war, what could be a better vacation than an expedition lasting decades or even hundreds of years? So when Chen Xi's call spread throughout the star field through the astropaths, it immediately attracted the response of many knight families.

They began to gather and head towards the Mariupol star region.

Some of these knight families have been silent for many years, while others have been fighting for the glory of the empire.

But no matter what their history, they all have the same goal at this moment - to join this sacred expedition and fight for the Empire.

So in the following time, Chen Xi's command center received responses from various knight families one after another, and some knight families that were nearby had already rushed to Rostov and joined the expeditionary force.

This also brought back an idea that Chen Xi had once had. He wanted to have the knights and other ground forces work together to coordinate infantry and tanks.

(End of this chapter)