While the major powers continued to build up their forces on Hexis, Vlokarion took the opportunity to trial his new webway "grid" in the Hadron Expanse. Utilising the new secret bases, the Crimson Blade kabal executed a lightning raid on an imperial supply convoy while it was on a stop-over at Dnatha. The dark eldar targeted one ship, identifying the small transport as hosting key imperial personell including a commissar and two generals of senior rank. Intended to form part of Konev's command staff all three were captured after Vlokarion's troops stormed the imperial vessel and massacred those inside. The Druchari were then able to escape with their prisoners before the distress message even reached neighbouring vessels.
The loss of Konev's command staff effectively ruined the Imperial planned offensive, as the information could now no longer be considered safe. In addition, the Imperium required a new general staff to be sent to Hexis, and the ability of the dark eldar to strike the middle of a convoy apparently at will made many in the imperium nervous about their supply lines.
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