On Mordecai the titanic struggle between the Imperium and Chaos continued into 04.022M42 with no sign of either side gaining a strategic advantage. The imperial position had been restored following the retaking of Festergax, but in the south the forces of chaos had recaptured the twin cities of Ur'Ghar and Burroneus. To move forward the Imperium would need to take more cities and strategic resources from their enemy, and in early 04.022M42 the Dark Angels launched a small offensive in the direction of Nazurgal. They made progress towards the city in a bloody battle which at times could have gone either way, but the real motivation for the astartes assault was less focussed on the aims of general Kutuzov and victory on Mordecai, and more towards the aims of the Dark Angels themselves.
The loyalist astartes fought in a bloody battle against the Thousand Sons in an engagement that seemed more of a grudge match than anything else, losing their commander and many battle brothers in the process. Whether they achieved their own aims remained unknown to imperial high command, but general Kutuzov was moderately pleased with the advance made towards the chaos city and the fort of Parganath in the central sector of the front. He could now plan for the next offensive which would almost certainly revolve around the three cities of Ur'Ghar, Burroneus and now Nazurgal.
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