On Mordecai the situation for the Imperium was grim. Supplies, already struggling to get through after the collapse of the Foramen interdictum, were further reduced following the appearance of the daemon world Astralis. After several transports simply disappeared, the Imperium was forced to run convoys from the outer system to the inner world of Mordecai Secundus, and ammunition, food and other equipment was becoming scarce in Kutuzov's armies. An offensive by the Imperium was out of the question, but the general feared that the forces of chaos would launch an all out attack on his lines.To prepare for the inevitable attack, Kutusov moved his experienced Novgorod Guard units into position along the southern front line, where he believed the main assault would come. All along the front Kutuzov deployed artillery en masse, especially Manticores as these units still had large numbers of ordnance available.
On the other side of the lines, as the Imperium dug in, the forces of chaos were indeed planning a big offensive. The traitor forces planned a large strike in the centre, using their elite Emerald Serpent contingent backed up by traitor Legio Titanicus units and vast hordes of traitor guard regiments. This force smashed into the Imperial lines in early 06.020M42 in a violent battle that would last weeks.
The early part of the engagement saw the use of Kutuzov's massed battery fire, and the Emerald Serpent took heavy casualties as the sky turned black with missiles. However, as the first week of 06.020M42 progressed, the chaos forces started making more headway, taking their objectives slowly. As the central struggle continued, Kutuzov was alerted to a situation developing on his left flank near Kuneus.
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