Editing Unification Wars (Hektor Heresy) (section)

==Pacification of the Boeotian Lowlands==
The Boeotian Lowlands was a collection of hives which had been in turmoil since the beginning of the Long Night. The hives were surrounded by enemies and under constant assault. Their times of peace were short lived and marked with massive attempts at fortification. As The Emperor began his march Eastward, the nobility of Boeotia took notice. This was not the normal rabble of techno-barbarians. These invaders were organized and highly motivated. They fought with a ferociousness and determination not seen in millennia. The Lord of Boeotia, King Aren Yeselti, dispatched messengers and ambassadors to strike an alliance. On the surface it was an obvious bid for power and authority if the Unification was successful. His true reason was to keep his autonomy. He sent spies and defectors into his enemy camps to goad them into attacking or rallying against this new power to keep them from attacking his holdings. With his machinations in place, he began building fortifications and defenses with an industry the Hives had never seen before. Hundreds of thousands died building walls, ramparts, and trenches in preparation for the eventuality of the Emperor reaching his estates.

As the Emperor's army swept through Albia, requests were made for their allies to attack from the southeast and eliminate them. No assistance or flanking troops ever arrived. Ambassadors were sent to Boeotia for inquiry, only to find the region closed to outsiders and readied for war. The Emperor extended a line of dialogue, only to receive responses that the Lowlands wished to remain autonomous. This was not acceptable within the Emperor's plan, and his armies marched towards the walls. Despite sending Thunder Warriors and the Old Hundred, the Boeotian defenses held. Hektor volunteered to bring the Emperor's wrath on the enemies, by dispatching the [[Iron Rangers|XX Legion]]. Commander Yon Mikneli took vested interest in the action and began planning immediately.

The assault was broken down into several parts. The Ash Wraiths sent a small infiltrating force through a waste pipe past the initial defenses. Once inside, they located a large ammunition dump near the front lines of the city. They emplaced charges and evacuated further into enemy lines, detonating the explosives and causing an explosion large enough to tear a whole through multiple lines and the Hives' outermost walls. Assault elements of the Twentieth moved quickly inside, killing wounded survivors of the blast and dropping explosive charges and traps for enemy soldiers. On their heels were the Thunder Warriors to deliver the brunt of the attack, supported by artillery and armor of the Old Hundred.

The scouting forces moved ever inwards, breaching walls and defensive lines to assist the main attack while moving ever toward the Boeotian landing pads. Once secured, the assembled troops hijacked the Boeotian aircraft and crashed them into King Yeselti's palace. His guards stood little chance as the Ash Wraiths disembarked, volkite chargers and chainaxes at the ready. Dawn rose on a Boeotia without a royal family and the Imperial Aquila hanging from its palaces.