Just as the Imperium were celebrating victory in their advance in the south, in the north a new chaos advance was smashing into the Imperial lines, pushing north from Mount Harender. Kutuzov had no reserves, having redeployed those to the southern theatre. Instead, as the forces of Cybixx, in much larger numbers, crashed through the imperial positions, the Novgorod Guard were once again called on to stem the tide.
Supported by large numbers of Imperial cultists whipped into a religious fervour by their priests, the Novgorod held firm against the inital advances by Cybixx's forces. Imperial assassins were used once again, and the battle began to centre over an important artefact. A set of vital imperial codes had been left behind in the initial retreat, and Kutuzov realised those codes would compromise the Imperial defence north of the mountains, as Cybixx would be able to - temporarily at least - shut down the void shields protecting the northern defence forces. Lost the codes and a withdrawal into the hinterlands of Voytein would be necessary.
The battle was fierce, with the Imperial forces fighting tooth and nail to prevent Cybixx from acquiring the codes. However despite their best efforts and mounting casualties to the heretical Ad Mech, the Novgorod Guard were unable to break through to the location of the codes. As the sun set on 1006.019M42 the badly battered Mechanicum forces escaped south with the container holding the imperial void shield codes. Realising his defensive position in the north was compromised Kutuzov withdrew his forces to within the range of artillery based at Voytein, giving up a great swathe of territory to the enemy.
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