Chapter 118 Hogg decides to continue his suicidal act
Logistics in wars throughout history have always been a difficult problem, and this remains true even in the interstellar age.

In ancient times, due to transportation problems, it would result in huge losses if food and fodder were to be transported to the front-line troops. After all, the transport troops also needed to eat.

The weight of each transportation is often strictly calculated to minimize the loss ratio. Only in this way can we ensure that the war is a profitable business.

As for the Empire today, since it is essentially a backward feudal imperialist regime, coupled with a larger territory and unstable transportation methods, many soldiers can only guarantee the minimum standards.

In the early stages of the Great Crusade, the Emperor personally led his army to fight in the solar system. At this time, because the territory was small, supplies were sufficient.

As the expeditionary force left the Solar Star Region, their situation became comparable to that of nomadic peoples, with no idea where they would get their next meal.

Moreover, the imperial regime in the interstellar age had no help from intelligent AI, and relied entirely on the calculations of thinkers (biochemical computers) to survive, and they were able to make a strong move and send bricks flying.

Ferrus, who had been an expedition commander, had experienced that period of time. The Emperor was also an impatient man, and he would often rush to the next target right after conquering a planet.

Therefore, Ferrus' Iron Hands developed a habit, that is, to kill whenever possible, and if they really can't handle it, they will directly issue an extermination order. Even if the fight starts, they will not spend a lot of money like Blackwatch.

The news that the Emperor was preparing for another large-scale army battle was transmitted to the Iron Hands' astropaths, and the Iron Lords' troops quickly assembled.

At the same time, the Emperor's Children, who had been fighting the Iron Hands, also received orders that their two legions would gather troops in Alicia and await further instructions from the Emperor.

Not only these two Primarchs, but also the Death Guards far away in the Ultramarine were part of this operation, but they did not need to gather in Alicia. The order they received was to rest where they were.

Such a big move could not be hidden from anyone's detection, but with the help of the three newly established temples, Malcador was able to control the unrest within the empire.

Relying on the Black Watch's transportation system, supplies from half of the empire were gathered by this group of black cans. For a time, the empire was full of transport ships with Black Watch printed on them.

This made the Eldar navigator, who was already slacking off, very busy. In just a few months, the already fat Cordelia even lost some weight and returned to her original slim figure.

The airport near Alicia entered its extreme operation mode. A transport ship that accidentally failed to land was towed away and dropped onto the satellite because it delayed the route.

With such no-cost transportation, in just three months Hogg collected enough supplies to equip the legion for a hundred years, with a total weight reaching half a moon.

In order not to affect the movement of celestial bodies in the galaxy, such a huge mass had to be dispersed into the surrounding death worlds, and Dantioch, the Blackwatch's official builder, was almost exhausted to death.

He commanded a construction team of hundreds of thousands of people every day and built warehouses on the surfaces of several planets at the same time. The huge amount of data manipulation caused him to burn out several Thinkers without the help of AI.

In the end, he had to ask his parent group, the Iron Warriors, for help. Upon hearing the news, Perturabo directly threw a large company to Dantioch, and he barely completed the project.

This was the scene Ferrus and Fulgrim saw when they arrived at Alicia. Ships blocked every waterway. If it weren't for the coordination of the Black Watch, their fleet would not have been able to get in.

But even so, they could only take a transport boat to pass through the densely packed ships and land on the surface of Alicia. However, the two Primarchs who had just got off the transport boat saw their legendary brother Hogg looking at them with a wretched face, and his originally beautiful eyes narrowed into a slit.

"Hey! Aren't these my good brothers? I let you see such a busy scene when we first met. If you had come four days later, the airspace nearby would have been cleared."

Facing Ferrus's gaze, Hogg grasped Fulgrim's hand, acting the role of a good brother to the fullest, but Ferrus, who had the instinct of a beast, felt that something was wrong with the dwarf.

"Nice to meet you, Hogg. I'm Fulgrim, you can call me Fugg. The one next to you is Ferrus, he's just not good at speaking, but he's a very good brother."

Fulgrim's etiquette was as perfect as ever, as if he was the master here, acting as a middleman to introduce the two brothers to each other.

Perhaps because he felt that he and Hogg were born incompatible, Ferrus always felt that the white-haired dwarf was laughing at him, and his eyes were always fixed on his neck.

Ferrus suddenly felt his iron hand itchy and wanted to hit something to relieve it, but when he remembered that he had never seen Hogg before, he let down his guard.

In fact, Ferrus blamed Hogg wrongly. After all, Hogg has always been like this. He looked at the neck just because he was curious about how hard Ferrus' neck was, not because he wanted to provoke him.

Looking at the weird atmosphere between the two, Fulgrim felt that he had come at a really bad time. Future actions would definitely not be smooth, and all he could do was to adjust their relationship as much as possible.

Fulgrim let go of Hogg's hand without leaving a trace. He sighed that his little brother was so strong that he almost couldn't let go, and he felt that Hogg was too enthusiastic.

"Third sister and tenth brother, come with me. I have prepared a welcome dinner for you. I heard that you like to drink, so I specially transported a batch of good wine from the two treasured places of Barbarus and Fenris. It's waiting for you."

After saying that, Hogg pulled the two people into the carriage one by one with his brute strength, and even considerately let them sit together.

As the car moved, the three noble Primarchs were brought to the banquet hall which had been arranged long ago, and the first sight they saw when they entered the hall almost made Ferrus lose his defense.

The hall, which should have been solemn, was decorated with red ribbons, with two rows of seats arranged around it, just like a wedding scene.

Ferrus, who had been silent all the time, made his signature hoarse voice and asked Hogg why he used such a thing to humiliate him, as if he and Fulgrim had some affair.

"Hogg, what do you mean? Do you want to see the wrath of Lord Medusa?"

"No! Brother, listen to my explanation. This is entirely the Emperor's intention."

"What? What father meant!" The two exclaimed, obviously not believing what Hogg said, but Hogg's subsequent explanation made them feel deep malice.

　I want to ask for a monthly ticket, (ω)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)