Traveling through time, I'm making pancakes in Warhammer

Chapter 312 Journey

Seeing Arthur come back, Molvy saluted Arthur to show his respect and congratulations.

The former political commissar and current temporary commander knew the qualities of Arthur and the members of the task force he sent out. They were all people who were absolutely loyal to the Empire.

If they don't come back, the mission may fail because the task force may be killed by the orcs before the mission is successful.

Once a member of the action team comes back alive, it means that they have definitely completed the mission.

Because these loyal warriors of the empire will not allow themselves to face failure alive.

"Have there been any other brothers who returned before us?" Arthur also saluted the political commissar and then asked this question.

Molvi shook his head.

Arthur sighed, this meant that the first team he sent out had been wiped out.

"Their souls will rest in peace under the protection of the God-Emperor." Morvi saw what Arthur was thinking and comforted him, "They have fulfilled the responsibilities entrusted to them by the God-Emperor, and we must continue to move forward under the God-Emperor's watchful eyes."

"I don't doubt the resolve of my brothers, but a well-fed person always has more strength than a hungry one... and we don't have much food left..." Arthur expressed his concerns. "It's not just food. The fuel, medicine, and ammunition we desperately need are also dwindling day by day."

"This is a problem, but it won't defeat us," Molvi replied. "We won't be stuck here forever. We just need to hold on until the angels arrive in seven days. When the angels attack, we will respond from within. This is the most difficult moment, and we must work together to overcome it."

Arthur fell silent. He looked at the table in the center of the command position. Several huge sheets of white paper were spread out on it. On each sheet of paper was a multi-layered map of the unfinished Blackwater Section drawn in detail and slightly sloppily with a thin pencil.

Due to the constant interference from the orcs' chaotic psychic energy, human satellites cannot effectively detect the situation inside the orc-occupied area. One of the important reasons why their general offensive failed a few days ago was that the battle map they had in their hands was still the design map from when the Blackwater Section was not occupied by the orcs.

However, during the more than ten years that this human mining area was occupied by orcs, these violent creatures destroyed countless former human buildings and built countless orc buildings and fortresses.

A few days ago, when the vanguard of mankind, the soldiers who were now trapped, attacked the former mine, everything had changed beyond recognition except for the tallest cooling tower in the center of the mine, which was vaguely recognizable.

Coupled with signal interference, the human troops were almost immediately lost in the garbage city.

This brought tragic consequences. If the Eldar had not come to their rescue, they would have been wiped out by the Orks long ago.

After Gloria, the strange human with connections to the Eldar, and another Eldar broke through to seek help, Molvi learned and summarized the lessons of the failure, and began to try to draw a new and more comprehensive map of the Orc-occupied area.

During this period, nearly a thousand soldiers from hundreds of combat teams used their sweat and blood to continuously explore real intelligence, and helped the political commissar to outline the general appearance of the orc-occupied area bit by bit.

Although this information may not be complete and may contain errors, it is much better than the seriously outdated map they initially had.

The locations of several landmark buildings and main roads in the orc-occupied area were also marked out. If they had this battle map with them during the general attack, they would never get lost easily.

"Arthur, you blew up the bridge at the Northwest Arsenal this time, right?" Molvi flipped down several layers of the map and finally reached the level where the arsenal was located.

"Yes, those brothers who could not come back completed this goal with their lives," said Arthur.

Molvi nodded and made changes to the corresponding parts.

"Go take a rest." After modifying the map, Molvy saw Arthur still waiting there, so he said:

"Wash your body with clean water, treat your wounds, get a bowl of soup from the pot, and then find a place to sleep away from those psychic hunters." Molvi patted his shoulder. "The empire still needs your strength. It needs the strength of every one of us."

"What if the angel doesn't come after seven days?" Arthur suddenly asked.

"Arthur, your question is very dangerous." Molvy's originally gentle expression suddenly became serious. "You should have faith in the Emperor's angels."

"I have no doubt about the ability of those angels. I fully believe that as long as they arrive, they will be able to destroy this evil stronghold with ease... But I don't believe in the warp." Arthur said.

Although the political commissar did not answer, his serious expression eased slightly.

"Commissar, I was part of the second batch of Astra Militarum troops sent to support Karenya, but after arriving on this planet, I was assigned to the Third Legion," Arthur said. "The ship I was on encountered a small-scale Warp turbulence. At the time, it felt like we were only drifting in the Warp for a few weeks, but when we returned to the material universe, we discovered that five years had passed."

"But what should we do if this situation really happens?" Arthur asked. "Even if the Emperor's messengers don't break their promise, what should we do if they are late for a few days, weeks, months, or even years for various reasons?"

Molvi was silent. This was not only Arthur's or his concern, but also the concern of all the trapped Astra Militarum soldiers.

But what they feared was not their own lives, but their loss of value to the empire.

Now they still have the energy to send out action teams to investigate the enemy situation and draw maps, but as time goes on and their supplies run out, their combat effectiveness will plummet.

After Sister Gloria left, humans and the Eldar almost had a conflict. A considerable number of Astra Militarum soldiers believed that staying here was waiting for death. They thought that they should rush out and fight a decisive battle with the Orcs while everyone's condition had recovered a little and supplies were sufficient. Even if they died, they would take a few people with them.

However, under the opposition of the Eldar and the tough suppression of Morvi, this wave of impulse was finally suppressed.

Because Morvi knew that this eagerness for a decisive battle and lack of patience might not be out of loyalty to the empire, but out of escape from failure.

Those who clamor to die together with the orcs may be the ones who have the least confidence in this war.

They did not believe that the Empire could win, so every second after the war turned unfavorable was torture for them, and they just wanted to destroy themselves as soon as possible to free themselves from this long torture.

As a political commissar with rich combat experience, Morvi would certainly not be driven to lose his mind by these impulsive soldiers, but what Arthur said was not without reason. If it really dragged on endlessly like this, they might not even be able to roar in the end.