Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 952

Chapter 943, Whose opinion is this?

The information coming from the front lines astonished even the commander-in-chief, Robert, the Son of God, who was also fighting on the front lines.

He agreed that the Dawnbringer’s achievements and performance were on par with the Infinite Legion’s elite—the Ever-Victorious Army—that he had personally led ten thousand years ago.

Judging from the Saints’ Legion, only the personal guards of his former nemesis, the Blessed Sons, could possibly possess comparable strength.

No, the Blessed Sons were probably not as strong as the Dawnbringer.

He couldn’t help but sigh.

The intelligence he had received from various sources indicated that Gu Hang possessed a unique skill in training Space Marines.

Now, this had been further confirmed.

What secrets did Gu Hang possess that allowed him to achieve this?

He was curious.

However, he could put his curiosity aside. For now, at least, Robert was simply pleased by the Dawnbringer’s demonstrated combat prowess.

Their performance held immense strategic value.

Some crucial battles could be revived, even plans originally envisioned by Robert but shelved due to a lack of a capable team.

Of course, the Dawnbringers weren’t a unit directly under his command, but rather a part of the Alliance. However, he held Gu Hang in high regard. Judging by Gu Hang’s actions since his rise to power, he might not be a loyal subject of Holy Terra, but a hero of the Human Empire. He believed Gu Hang would make the best choices. Even if his choices differed from his own, it was simply due to differences in ideas, not positions.

Even without considering the aftermath, the mission the Dawnbringers had accomplished was already of extraordinary value.

The successfully escorted materials were immediately taken over, and a dedicated ship, carrying these precious materials, departed through the continuously opening Veil Spirit Portal and headed for the real universe.

Elsewhere, the Alliance’s technical masters were already in place

, having already distributed the technical information.

After Yu Che conveyed the information to Grand Sage Cawl and opened the Veil Gate, he vanished as a Heroic Spirit and returned to Gu Hang’s Kingdom of Storms.

Naturally, the information reached the Kingdom of Storms, where it was quickly compiled and released to the Alliance’s Mechanicus Sages.

Of course, their level was significantly lower than Cawl’s. After all, even the most skilled individuals in the Alliance hadn’t reached the level of a Grand Sage. Perhaps Wu Jiarong, nurtured by countless black boxes, could barely reach that level.

But Cawl was called a Grand Sage because it was the highest rank within the Mechanicus, and there was no higher. Many of the Sages and Grand Sages had been taught by Cawl.

He could serve as a mentor to the Sages.

However, when it came to analyzing the Veil Gate technology, the Alliance Sages took about the same amount of time as Cawl.

The main factor was that Yu Che had already deciphered the technical information regarding the Veil Spirit Gate, leaving only the final step of reflection, transformation, and learning.

In other words, Yu Che had already completed the most time-consuming and difficult part. The final step, the simplest one, presented no challenge to Cawl, nor to the Alliance’s sages.

After receiving the materials and Eldar equipment, the sages quickly commanded the assembled Alliance’s best engineers and technicians to rapidly construct a new Veil Spirit Gate.

This gate was built with no expense spared.

The Alliance’s improvised expertise certainly differed from the Dark Eldar’s in practicality. It wasn’t as refined, and it didn’t conform to the Eldar’s traditional aesthetic of ultra-efficiency, which prioritized the use of minimal materials, meticulous attention to detail, and achieving the best results. However, human technology also had its own unique characteristics:

it offered a large volume of goods.

No matter what, as long as it worked, was reliable, and stable, it was all that mattered.

As for the enormous energy consumption and construction costs, humanity’s vast economy simply didn’t matter.

As long as the goal could be achieved, the cost, in numbers, was acceptable.

This was precisely the arrogance of the current cosmic overlord, compared to its predecessor.

The Eldar could never achieve such a dominant position through sheer numbers.

…

The new Veil Gate constructed by humanity was operational at the end of the second month after construction began.

This meant that on the other side of the Veil Gate, in Comoros, the war had raged for over two months.

Queen Rose Harbor had calmed down.

At least, no artillery fire had been exchanged in this Comorian port.

But it wasn’t exactly peaceful, after all. After all, it was still very busy. Seven Veil Gates, ranging in size from small to medium, operated day and night. Human ships arrived in Comoros one after another.

Among these were warships, which would join the battle against the Dark Eldar navy.

By the time Robert’s Terran Expeditionary Force was fully drawn into Comoros, fewer than two thousand warships remained.

In the past two months, the number of Alliance warships pouring into Comoros has reached fifteen hundred.

This has doubled the strength of the Human Navy on Comoros, effectively thwarting the Dark Eldar’s attempt to quickly crush the Human “invaders.”

The Human fleet has managed to maintain its presence tenaciously. Forget about attacking other areas, and at least manage to defend Queen Rose Harbor from the Dark Eldar navy’s attack from the outer void.

And this is by no means the Alliance fleet’s limit.

Right now, in the real universe, more than fifteen hundred Human warships are queuing to enter through the gates!

Those seven gates are simply too small!

On average, a battleship takes over an hour to pass through the Veil Gates.

The warships enter the real universe, then seem to enter a void, slowly ascending. During this process, on the other side of the Veiled Spirit Gate, in the void of Comoros, the warship’s form slowly took shape, solidifying completely.

This was also the most dangerous phase. The warship, pressing through the Veiled Spirit Gate towards Comoros, was extremely vulnerable. Fire from both sides of the gate could hit it, yet it could not retaliate, and its void shields could not be deployed, forcing it to rely solely on its armor and hull strength. Eldar

warships wouldn’t face such a difficult time navigating the Veiled Spirit Gate on their own.

This was partly because their warships were equipped with technology and equipment suitable for traversing the Veil Gates, speeding up the process. Furthermore, and more crucially, they could build Veil Gates of varying sizes based on the size of their ships.

The seven small and medium-sized gates that Human warships had previously used were not designed to accommodate vessels the size of battleships. If forced to squeeze through, the medium-sized gates might just barely fit, but the transit time would be much longer.

Fortunately, the Terran Expeditionary Fleet’s initial efforts to protect the enemy, coupled with the Eldar being caught off guard by the opening and exploitation of their own gates and their delayed counterattack, allowed the first batch of Alliance ships to pass through without issue.

Once several battleships entered, the Human defenses against the Veil Gates were significantly strengthened.

The Alliance warships that later crossed over were transformed into smaller warships.

This made the process much less slow, with one arriving every few minutes or even ten minutes.

The influx of warships significantly strengthened the defenses of the Veil Spirit Gate and the entire Queen’s Rose Harbor.

Later, transport ships would arrive.

Waves of Alliance troops arrived on ships in Comoros—Ji Hao and his Dawnbringers were the first.

Shipload after shipload of supplies arrived, and the Terran Expeditionary Force, cut off from supplies, suddenly felt like a welcome relief after a long drought. They received abundant supplies and quickly became energized.

Regarding naval warfare, due to the lack of ships and the need to defend Queen’s Rose Harbor and prevent the enemy from breaching the Veil Spirit Gate, they were hesitant to launch aggressive outward attacks.

However, the ground forces were much more numerous.

They were no longer content with simply defending Queen’s Rose Harbor and began to attack other parts of Comoros via land.

However, they encountered numerous challenges.

The human mechanized armor and artillery proved difficult to deploy.

This is how urban fighting works, and in Comoros, it’s truly super-urban fighting.

There are countless narrow alleys and paths, each harbouring a diverse array of enemies. The Dark Eldar, however, are exceptionally skilled in stealthy special operations.

Heavy armored divisions and Titans often carve out a path through a vast area, while artillery battles to secure space and deploy supporting fire. At this stage, the Dark Eldar defenses are often as fragile as a sheet of paper, easily breached.

Yet, in reality, the Dark Eldar forces haven’t suffered significant losses in manpower. They’ll scatter, seemingly fleeing, but in reality, they’re simply dispersing into scattered blocks and alleyways.

Organized around cabals, families, and associations, these units, sometimes as few as a few dozen or even a few hundred strong, can maintain their organization and wage guerrilla warfare, launching occasional attacks on specific locations.

The only difference from typical guerrilla warfare is that this is a racial conflict. In the eyes of humans, the Dark Eldar don’t have “civilians”; all living things are culpable.

This meant there were no Dark Eldar hiding among the civilian population, making people wary of the consequences, or worrying about international publicity. That wasn’t the case.

On sight, they were killed.

The Dark Eldar’s sneak attacks and guerrilla warfare relied solely on their familiarity with complex terrain, allowing them to launch sudden attacks and retreats.

This suited them perfectly.

Compared to ordinary human soldiers, the Dark Eldar’s disadvantage lay in their sheer numbers, but their individual qualities were indeed superior.

Even the most common Dark Eldar soldier could reach the T3 level of a human soldier.

Human forces that could reach this level were few and far between.

As the human forces advanced further and further, capturing ever-larger territories, the number of Dark Eldar units hiding within their territory naturally increased.

Both sides engaged in complex urban combat, engaging in sweeps and counter-sweeps, block by block, floor by floor, even room by room.

In such combat, tanks and artillery proved ineffective, and both sides resorted to light infantry fighting each other

tooth and nail. The human forces suffered greater losses.

This forced the Humans to weaken their offensive and even shrink the territory they had captured.

Until they found a viable solution, they couldn’t expand their territory.

Given the current size of Comoros, the Humans occupied less than one percent of it.

…

“The Alliance’s military deployment hasn’t even reached one percent,”

Admiral Xiong Lei, the Alliance’s commander, responded to the Son of God’s question.

The Son of God grinned.

His implication was that he was withdrawing.

A confrontation with the Dark Eldar wasn’t part of Robert’s plan. The fighting between the two sides was purely due to the Dark Eldar’s proactive attack, which drew them to Comoros.

This was, of course, an unexpected disaster for the Terran Expeditionary Force. The brutal battle resulted in many casualties and the loss of numerous ships. But there were also gains: contact with the Alliance was established, and a significant supply surge was received. Regarding manpower, Robert was also trying to see if the Alliance could send some Chapters, Astra Militarum Corps, and Navy warships to join his expeditionary force.

However, these details remained unspoken for now.

The first step was to halt the war with the Dark Eldar.

During the two months of fighting, the Dark Eldar, realizing they could not capture Robert and Gu Jing, sent emissaries more than once to convey their intention to cease hostilities.

Robert certainly hated these abominable xenos, but rationally speaking, calling it quits was reasonable.

Do they really have enough troops to conquer all of Comoros?

That’s a bit difficult.

The key is that Holy Terra hasn’t even been saved yet. Even if they want to annihilate the xenos, they have to prioritize.

Destroying the Dark Eldar is definitely a much lower priority than saving Holy Terra.

However, the Alliance has a different opinion on this.

Admiral Xiong Lei, the Alliance’s highest commander on the Comoros battlefield, disagrees with Robert’s view.

For the Son of God, this is a rather novel experience.

Whether it was ten thousand years ago or since his resurrection ten thousand years later, he has never seen a mortal commander contradict or refute his proposal to his face.

“Is this your opinion, or Gu Hang’s?” he asked.

(End of this chapter)