Chapter 1172 The Original Civil War Begins! Horus' Extermination Order! Isstvan Cleansing! News

[After falsely passing the emperor's order and preparing to destroy Magnus' mouth, Horus did not sit idle. 】

【As an excellent commander, he knows better than anyone else:】

[Only relying on my own Shadow Moon Wolf and Lorgar's Word Bearers, it is impossible to compete with the empire. 】

【If he wants to win this battle, he not only needs to win over as many Primarchs as possible, but also needs the help of "Chaos"!】

[Horus was originally a leader with excellent eloquence and high personal charisma. 】

[Plus, he has a deep understanding of his gene body brothers, and knows where to start. 】

【Soon, he persuaded three gene primarchs to rebel with him!】

[These three people are "Angron" of the World Eaters Legion. "Fulgrim" of the Emperor's Children Legion, "Motarion" of the Death Guard Legion. 】

【These Primarchs not only joined the rebellion, but even led the entire battle group to join forces with Horus!】

[There are many reasons why they betrayed so easily. 】

[First of all, Horus was the first Primarch to join the Emperor, and "Six Eighty Zero" has been fighting side by side with the Emperor for many years. 】

[The Primarchs found after that were all guided by Horus alone, who taught them how to build the Astartes Legion and fight together on the battlefield!]

[Compared to the emperor who is indifferent and aloof, many Primarchs are much closer to Horus. 】

【Moreover, the emperor returned to the holy Terra alone, throwing all the imperial army to Horus!】

【This approach made many Primarchs and soldiers of the Empire feel...betrayed!】

[In contrast, they are more inclined to unite with Horus, rather than the emperor who "abandoned" themselves. 】

[Not to mention, people like the World Eater "Angron" have long harbored resentment towards the Emperor. 】

【Finally find an opportunity to rebel, how can there be no reason not to seize it?】

[But even if the Primarch betrayed, not all the Astartes warriors under their command may be rebellious. 】

[Facing these... Astartes who are still loyal to the emperor, Horus and those traitorous Primarchs must find a way to clean them up. 】

[Soon, an opportunity appeared in front of them. 】

[Planet 3 "Isstvan" under the empire declared rebellion because the governor of the planet was polluted by Slaanesh. 】

[Facing this situation, the Terra Council ordered Horus to dispatch troops to suppress the rebellion. 】

【Horus quickly transferred the "Sons of Horus", that is, the former Silver Moon Wolf, the World Eaters, the Death Guard and the Emperor's Children...... The four Astartes legions to Iraq The skies over Stavan 3".]

【What happened next is the so-called "Isstvan Cleansing"!】

[Horus first gave the order to conduct a long-term orbital bombing of this planet. 】

[Next, he ordered all loyal fighters in the four legions to take an orbital airborne capsule and land on the surface of the planet. 】

[Among these loyal fighters, the Astartes alone have exceeded 100,000. 】

[Under Horus' strict order, the Astartes all went into battle lightly, without carrying any heavy weapons or heavy armor. 】

[The Loyalist fighters didn't know that the disaster was about to come, but they just followed the order and occupied the capital of this planet, announcing the victory of the counter-insurgency campaign. 】

[But what greeted them was not the reward from the Warmaster, but countless "virus bombs" that fell from the sky. 】

[This kind of bomb is called "Life Devourer", which can dissolve all the flesh and blood of a living body and turn it into a pile of mud. 】

[This terrifying attack is one of the most terrifying "extermination orders" issued by the Imperial Army. It is specially used to completely destroy the ecological environment of a planet and wipe out all living things on it! 1

"Boom boom boom!"]

【After the explosion of the life devourer, countless life forms were wrapped in the poisonous smoke of the bomb, and then decayed into skeletons!】

【Even the plants are melted away and turned into nothing!】

【Even the ocean has turned into green sludge!】

[Not long after, the 8 billion civilians on the entire Isstvan 3 were wiped out by Horus' attack. 】

[So many human beings died at the same time... The spiritual energy fluctuations generated caused violent shocks in the subspace. 】

[And worse things are yet to come. 】

[After countless organisms rot, the combustible gas formed envelops the entire planet. 】

【Just a few sparks, all these gases are ignited!】

【"boom!"】

【The fire that swept across the world covered the entire planet! Burned up everything that remained on the planet!】

[After the flames are extinguished, only bare rocks are left on the surface of the planet!]

[But even such a terrifying series of attacks did not kill all the loyal Astartes on the planet. 】

[It turns out that in the "Emperor's Children" legion, there are still some loyal fighters. 】

【They discovered Horus' conspiracy, risked their lives, grabbed a Thunderhawk gunboat, landed on the surface of the Isstvan planet, and warned the Loyalist fighters.]

[Because of these warnings, more than two-thirds of the loyal fighters fled into underground bunkers, avoiding the terrible poison gas attack and the ensuing burning flames. 】

[Not only that, but one of the Loyalist fighters even grabbed a ship, turned around and flew to Holy Terra, preparing to warn Emperor Horus of the rebellion. 】

[Knowing that the loyalists on the surface have not been killed by the virus bomb, Horus is going to continue to launch the extinction order and use the cyclone torpedo to completely blow up the surface of the planet! 】

【But what he didn't expect was that Angron, who believed in the blood god Khorne, had lost his mind because of the stimulation of the Butcher's Nail!】

【Driven by crazy emotions, Angron rushed to the surface of the planet with his men, and went into close combat with loyalist fighters. 】

【"Angron is crazy!"】

【Horus was so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke, but he couldn't just give an order to blow up a Primarch loyal to himself!】

[Originally, according to Horus’ plan, he was going to kill all the loyalists with a sharp knife, and then take the remaining 4 Astartes legions and march towards Terra [cut off the head of the emperor’s tomb!]

【However, the survival of loyal fighters and Angron's madness disrupted his plans...】

[In desperation, Horus had no choice but to send out the Chaos space fighters of the Sons of Horus, the Death Guard, and the Emperor's Son, to fight against the Loyalists on the surface of the planet 1

[These "loyal Astartes" already knew that they would die, but they still continued to fight! It was to hold back Horus's rebel forces as much as possible, to slow down their attacks, and to buy time for the imperial army's counterattack !】

[The scuffle on the Isstvan 3 planet lasted for a full three months, causing astonishing damage to the Horus rebels. 】

[In the end, there were only a few hundred loyal fighters left on the surface of the planet. They retreated into the defensive fortress, ready to die with the traitors who came. 】

【At this moment, Horus' patience has run out. 】

【He ordered all the space fighters to retreat, and then used the orbital bombing of the battleship to completely blow up the city company where the Loyalists were located, as well as the fortifications. 】

[The reason why Horus is so impatient is actually because of bad news. 】

["Fulgrim" of the Emperor's Sons Legion made his own claim and wanted to persuade "Ferrus Marus" of the Iron Hands Legion to rebel with him. 】

【As a result, the other party not only did not agree, but instead angrily denounced the traitor, and even launched an attack on Fulgrim!】

【Now, the news of the betrayal of Horus and others has been leaked!】

【He has no time to waste anymore!】

[In order to eliminate those gene primarchs who are unwilling to surrender, the Warmaster has come up with a new strategy! 】

【Now, even the gods of the subspace are on his side!】

[The subspace storm launched by the gods of Chaos can obscure communications, and even destroy the imperial fleet in mid-air maneuvering! 】

【For the Chaos rebels, their fleet can travel unimpeded in subspace!】

[The most outrageous thing is that through the blasphemous sacrificial ceremony, the warmaster's fleet can appear in some places where it is impossible to jump into subspace at all, so as to launch a surprise attack! 1

【Having such a strategic maneuvering advantage, Horus is going to set a trap again to kill all those loyal Primarchs who refuse to surrender!】

Seeing this, the chat group also became lively.

Tian Xiaoban: How amazing, these loyal fighters are really amazing!

The captain of the United States: They really want their lives for their beliefs!

Robert Guilliman: Damn it, Horus! You bloody scum! Traitor!

John·Constantine: Having said that, with the help of warp gods. The advantages of these rebels are simply too great.

John Constantine: They can travel freely in the galaxy, and you loyalists can only wait to be beaten.

John Constantine: How to win this battle?.