The unsympathetic lion did not express his insignificant kindness to his brother. That kind of lukewarm emotion was destined to be unsuitable for the battlefield full of smoke and gunpowder. The lion was marked as the "commander" in this battle, so he would give his orders with an unquestionable tone and a judging and suspicious look.
Even though Mortarion would be unhappy for a long time after this terrible first meeting, Lion Jonson would not waste too much energy on this matter. To him, it was just a legion that was good at frontal battlefield combat and was deployed on the escape route of the Randan branch. He would delegate this part of the command to his knights. The lion's eyes should be focused on the more grand and brutal war forest, where everyone was bleeding and sacrifice was more common than breathing.
The flames of war continued, blazing all over the stars, the stars fell, and the sun dimmed. Multiple legions were thrown into this protracted battle. Ran Dan, who was severely damaged in the first two battles, will eventually exit the stage in this galactic drama.
But this does not mean that the battle will be easy. With the First Legion as the main force, the Second Legion, the Sixth Legion, and the Eleventh Legion jointly participated in the operations in the main theater. However, this battle was different from any previous battle of the Lion. In addition to facing the threat from the Randan aliens seriously, the Lion and the Wolf's keen sense of smell detected the unusual smell of blood.
That was not the aura emanating from the other side of the battlefield.
Compared to the Wolf King, the Lion King is more perceptive. Mysterious soldiers from the Last Legion have mixed into the battlefield, and the lion has to be more cautious.
Each legion has its own unique Imperial function, and the First Legion, the Dark Angels, and the Sixth Legion, the Space Wolves, just happen to hold the blade of decapitation.
They are given the power to "supervise", "warn" and "eliminate".
But Lion Jonson knew that compared to the Wolf King who blindly followed orders, the Lion preferred to take the initiative and be alert. He knew secrets that other brothers did not know, and he adhered to the bottom line that other brothers had not even noticed. Because of Lion Jonson's extremely strong and loyal nature, his father, the Emperor, also gave many gifts to the First Legion.
Some gifts that can make troubles and worries disappear easily.
The Dark Angels are even the only Legion that can launch judgment and extermination against the Mechanicus's Forge Worlds. Unlike other Legions that more or less need to cooperate with the Mechanicus's Forge Worlds, the Dark Angels have their own unique technology.
Except for the Imperium, except for Terra, except for the Emperor, the Lion has the right to wipe out everything when necessary -
Therefore, he had no reaction to Mortarion and his Fourteenth Legion. On the intricate battlefield of Randan, Mortarion and the Death Guard were just lucky ones who could be seen through at a glance. They were recruited here only because of the needs of the Empire. They did not need to shed fearless blood, nor did they need too much attention from the lion.
So Lion Jonson simply assigned Mortarion the task of the Death Guard, and by the way, had a brief meeting with Mortarion because of the shackles of "being the same primarch".
If Mortarion had the wisdom of war, he would understand Lion's behavior. The Lion was able to take the time to have a conversation with Mortarion while commanding the main battlefield of Randan. Lion's Johnson believed that this was already a high respect and courtesy.
Unfortunately, the lion's "obvious" good intentions were apparently not accepted by Mortarion, who "lacked war wisdom."
Perhaps it was Lion's initial aggressiveness and his subsequent arrogant words that made Mortarion frown all the way, and drove Hades away several times when he tried to comfort him. However, although Mortarion kept cursing in his heart, he still commanded the Death Guard to advance according to the route given by Lion's Jonson.
Although he was unhappy, no, extremely unhappy, Mortarion also sensed something wrong from the Empire's large-scale mobilization of the army.
Mortarion was certainly familiar with this attitude, but he hid it well, the shadow of his hood, the cover of his breathing mask, the drift of poison gas, so no one would notice him.
It was not the kind of disgust that Perturabo had. Even Perturabo would not look at the primarchs of other legions with that kind of eyes. Things became clear. In addition to knowing the future Death Guard in advance, the First Legion was at least on guard against a future where stars fell and civilization was covered in dust.
As for the unusual content of the decree for this battle and the information that was deliberately blocked, the Lord of Death vaguely sensed that the content would be different from that of ordinary battles.
The Primarch thought unconcernedly that he had yet to meet most of his brothers, but he did not expect to.
So even if Mortarion was unhappy, he still commanded the Death Guard's advance route honestly and carefully. The construction in Barbarus and Galaspar at least made Mortarion realize the scarcity of the Legion's resources, and he didn't want to waste his strength on something that he didn't understand.
The Death Guard's fleet sailed smoothly through the universe.
While following the Lion's route, the astropathic system near the Mandeville Point in the Just System did not respond to the Death Guard's calls. Although the astropathic systems in some small star fields did fail from time to time, a system with a Forge World should not make such a low-level mistake.
The Just galaxy is a remote and smaller star field, but its location happens to connect two large star fields. In the subspace, only Just's route remains stable. In the physical universe, Just is obviously quite far away from the two star fields closest to it. It is difficult to travel smoothly to the next galaxy relying solely on physical navigation.
The special geographical location makes Just a galaxy pass. Since this galaxy is located in a remote place on the border of the empire on weekdays, it is in a deserted state.
But now, Randan's retreat has put this galaxy back on the table of strategists. If they can control this place, Juste will have several rich and busy imperial galaxies behind him. Juste cannot lose it.
According to the calculations of the First Legion, Ran Dan would not have evacuated here. Even according to the worst-case scenario, Ran Dan would not have been able to retreat here. However, since the planetary governors of the world behind Just had been crying for help, the Death Guard were sent here.
For these planetary governors, it was always right to cry out loud and seek help, and in fact, the arrival of the Death Guard saved their lives.
Examination, sent.
Pray online for the teacher to have mercy.
I'll try harder and don't wait any longer tonight. The card will be gone in a moment.
(End of this chapter)