Repairs took weeks to complete, as the battle had strained most ships' systems to their limit.
Reactors needed refueling, weapons needed cleaning and spare parts, not to ntion replenishing missiles and torpedoes, plus the Nova Shells and drop pods.
It was much easier this ti, due to the very Forge World we had been defending. Their techpriests worked arduously side-by-side with my own, not just to repay the unspoken debt but also to have a chance to examine new machines and analyze their battle effectiveness in comparison with their own.
The Deus Ex Machina demi-legion received extra care, since their advanced weaponry and systems put to sha the god-machines of the s.
The Hive City of Rossov was under direct command of the Grey Knights, and they seed reluctant to allow my troops and techpriests to provide extra defenses, so we established improvised forts on nearby hills and on the slopes of a moutain range so 30 kiloters away. A bit too far, but still in range of our heavy artillery.
The far side of the Hive City to the east was left unprotected, except for flanking fire from the nearest bastions to the north and south. With only weeks to spare, Void Shields, Gellar fields and Bastion forcefields were emplaced to protect our troops,
while munitions and troops debarked and prepared to receive the invaders.
Millions of civilians fled into the Western periter, because few were allowed inside the capital. Mainly Nobles and high ranking priests and their retinues.
This ant a larger logistic strain on my forces, as the civilians had to be housed and fed, while also preventing them from going nuts and fighting my troops or each other.
Generally, I wouldn't be worried about the safety of my troops when faced with civilians, but millions of people panicking and rioting would cause extra headaches.
So I sent my contingent of Sisters to oversee the civil defense, while Ard Sentinels and Knights served as construction machines for improvised shelters. Squat walls of wire and rocks, plated over with blackstone plates, ant as replecent armor sideskirts for my corvettes. Durable and Warp resistant too, blackstone plates would serve great for this temporary post.
We also had to chase away every Militia contingent, because rable rousers were not welcod. Not even their Preachers were allowed in, since my troops were not allowed in the Hive City.
Plus they would serve as a great distraction when the Tyranid landed.
For the other celestial bodies in the system, I prepared about 50 Ork Bands to attract Tyranid splinters away from the human planet, a strategy that should allow to defeat each splinter in detail, much like I tried at Forge Gryphonne.
I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.
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