Just the part of the Adeptus Mechanicus that Zhang Ge could see with the naked eye was already too numerous to count. How many troops had they summoned from the Hongbei Sector?
If he remembered correctly, when the call for reinforcements was made, Abaddon hadn't retreated yet; the fighting was still at its fiercest. How could the Adeptus Mechanicus pull so many forces from the sector at such a critical time? Were they planning to abandon the Hongbei Sector?
Zhang Ge was not exaggerating. If a transport vessel flying down from the sky contained fifty Skitarii, then this first batch he saw with his own eyes already numbered over fifty thousand. According to Olivia's scanning results, the entire surrounding area had deployed over three hundred thousand Skitarii.
And this was just the first round of deployment and within the range Olivia could detect. What if he extended the time to when all the reinforcements had been delivered and included the entire Imperial control area of the Deadwood Sector?
Three hundred thousand? Five hundred thousand? Even a million?
Don't think that one million is a small number just because Eagleport has supported the Deadwood Sector with tens of millions of Star Warriors in one go.
First of all, the reason Eagleport could field such a large number of troops at once was that it served as a secure military transshipment port for the entire planet, not just a concentration of forces from the Hyberian Sector.
Secondly, it should be noted that the "production difficulty" of Skitarii is higher than that of Star Warriors. They are not only highly mechanized, but each Skitarius is also a heavily modified cyborg who has undergone extensive military enhancements; their individual combat capabilities surpass those of an average Star Warrior wielding a laser rifle.
Given such a level of resource investment, even a newly modified Skitarius would not be outperformed in combat efficiency by an ordinary Star Warrior, especially since they also wield more heavy equipment.
Deploying this many at once would undoubtedly have a significant impact on the battlefield situation throughout an entire sector.
Not just in the Deadwood Sector, but in the Hongbei Sector as well—this was the reason Zhang Ge felt confused.
To bring so many people over, the lines on the other side couldn't just be filled with clay figures, right? Or did the Adeptus Mechanicus foresee that the pressure on the front lines would decrease due to Abaddon's retreat?
It couldn't just be because of a Titan's manifestation that brought so many; he had witnessed plenty of such events during his time here. Logically speaking, in such a large area as the Hongbei Sector, there couldn't be less seen than him. Why did it seem like they had never seen such a situation before?
After contemplating, Zhang Ge could only attribute this situation to some under-the-table dealings between Calgar and the Adeptus Mechanicus, resulting in a significant increase in reinforcements to the Deadwood Sector.
However, setting aside those complex issues, the more immediate problem Zhang Ge faced was that with the deployment of so many troops, a grand counterattack against various enemies in the Deadwood Sector was likely to begin soon.
To be honest, with Abaddon gone, Zhang Ge didn't hold much hope for the remaining enemies, but what if something unexpected happened, right?
There were senior commanders who had been killed by vehicles; why couldn't the next one be him, Zhang Ge? Not to mention being killed by a vehicle, even stray bullets, exploding remnants, or shrapnel could do the job.
With that thought, Zhang Ge quickly transmitted a command for concentrated operations to Endymion via sound array.
Yes, at this moment, the First Mechanized "Regiment" was not stationed only in this encampment.
Fifty thousand was not a small number; certain smaller countries wouldn't be able to easily produce fifty thousand professional soldiers. Although the front lines were stable, they couldn't afford to waste all fifty thousand troops stuffing them into one encampment and letting them sit idle every day.
In reality, the deployment of the First Mechanized Regiment radiated outward in a huge circle centered on the main encampment.
Aside from being on standby at all times, combat units also played roles as wartime police, maintaining order during small uprisings, and assisting in implementing political orders.
Moreover, unbeknownst to Zhang Ge, after Endymion took on some essential tasks for the Mechanized Regiment, not even a day had passed before, with a frenzy of both subtle and overt activities occurring, the influence of the First Mechanized Regiment had effectively turned it into a de facto military government in the surrounding area.
If Zhang Ge wished, he could eliminate any government official who had served loyally for decades in the local area with a "tragic accident" at any moment, even without external assistance, or mobilize tens of thousands of conscripts from the zone of influence.
Now, with his order for combat preparation given, not only did the entire First Mechanized Regiment move in unison like the limbs of a single body, but everything within the influence of the Mechanized Regiment began to concentrate all available resources.
From the mobilization of "PDF" assisting the Star Warriors to every coin held by gangsters and factory owners, all of it flowed into the main current, significantly enhancing the combat effectiveness of the Mechanized Regiment beyond what was on paper.
Of course, all of this was still being carried out in places Zhang Ge could not see. After he ended the sound array communication, he didn't notice anything unusual.
"Is it finally done?"
After the brief exchange, Zhang Ge heard the sound of the door being pushed open beside him.
First, a group of maidens emerged, followed by the Eldar girl.
She was not dressed in the dark gothic style that Zhang Ge had imagined; on the contrary, her outfit seemed to lean toward conservativeness, a simple black and white robe that obscured her evident curves, only allowing a glimpse of her proportions from the tightly cinched waist.
However, if it was kept this simple, why had it wasted so much of his time?
Yet, despite his doubts, Zhang Ge had no intention of pursuing the matter further. Noticing that Perveti had also come out, he glanced around to check that Amilia and the others were present before saying simply:
"Let's go, we have things to do."
However, to his surprise, with that one line, the somewhat tense-looking Eldar girl let out a soft exclamation, a blush quickly spreading from her neck up to her porcelain-like skin.
Zhang Ge paused.
"What did you do?"
"In order to engrave the master's holy voice into the heart of this vile xenos, we embedded a 'response system' within the garment that operates based on your voiceprint, which helps her feel every word of the master deeply."
"..."
"Wait a minute, is it only in her clothing?"
Suddenly realizing something, he questioned suspiciously, casting a glance at several of the maidens.
"Ahaha... Of course, Master."
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