Two days passed. Before the fleet reached the frontline war zone, Lion had already begun directing the Imperium's Astra Militarum in proactive operations against the Necrons.
The Imperium's Warmaster stood before the tactical table. With the Insight Engine's meticulous collection of frontline information and the Tyranids' rapid communication facilities, he could fully unleash his strategic talents.
Lion gained an in-depth understanding of every situation in the frontline war zones delineated by Guilliman. As he dragged and drew tactical diagrams across the table, the garrison deployments throughout the frontline were swiftly balanced. Astra Militarum forces were rapidly pulled from heavily garrisoned war zones and launched proactive offensives against star regions occupied by the Necrons.
After the military commander issued his orders, Astra Militarum generals at the front formulated more detailed tactics based on their existing understanding of the Necrons and the tactical intelligence shared by the Insight Engine. The six hundred million Astra Militarum troops gathered within the New Orphus star region began large-scale joint operations.
Sanguinius and his Blood Angels Legion, who had arrived earlier and were stationed in the New Orphus star region, joined the offensive alongside the mortal forces as Space Marines.
Having expanded its numbers while undergoing Legion restructuring over the past several decades, the Blood Angels Legion now numbered sixty thousand Space Marines.
That was an astonishing number for the Blood Angels.
The continued exchanges between Baal and Talon had introduced genetic enhancement technology and advanced anti-radiation medicine, increasing the healthy population and laying the foundation for massive military expansion.
Guilliman's Legion restructuring plan for the returned Primarchs, including Sanguinius, had also made the Blood Angels Legion's recruitment methods more efficient.
Although the reduction of traditional elements in recruitment caused considerable resentment within the Blood Angels, the intensity of war across the galaxy was escalating by