StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 373 Assemble the troops
"If at the last moment, we have to draw swords against the Supreme Council, the help of Artanis and the Akiri tribe is indispensable." Tassadar was very happy that the new executive officer Artanis stood on his side side.

"Akiri has always been the strongest and leader of the Templars, and their support is essential." Phoenix also said.

"Once we start a war with the Supreme Council, the balance of military power between the two sides will determine the key to success or failure. Can we take the initiative on the frontal battlefield? Otherwise, we must rely on the help of Zeratul and the Dark Templar." Augustus touched The console of the holographic projection tactical map, thinking about the marching route from the southeast of Antioch to the heart of the Koshaka Council.

"The Oliga tribe, the Yala tribe, the Valari tribe, and the Phrynax tribe stood on the side of the Supreme Council. The guardian of the Xel'Naga Temple, Sirak, refused to take a stand. Only Sagas and Aki Support us here," Phoenix said.

"We have lost contact with the territory of the Fenatiel tribe, and it is said that Kalai, who was last to see the Elhunters, claimed that the Fenatiel Templars were lost in the endless hunt for the zerg."

"The Burnatir tribe has noble morals." Tassadar said: "If the Burnatir templars can be found, they will definitely turn to support us. I hope this tribe will not encounter tragedy."

"If the Achilles hadn't obeyed Artanis' command, we would be at a great disadvantage." Phoenix looked at Augustus.

"The Achilles of Artanis were enough to defeat all the rest?" Augustus could only assume.

"If you add the power of the tribe of Sagas, yes." Tassadar said: "Olga's fleet was severely damaged in the battle to defend Aiur, and the tribes of Yala and Phrinax came from The arbitrators and the Calais class are not natural fighters, only the protectors of Valari and the high-ranking templars are a force to be reckoned with."

"However, although the Valari tribe has the best spearmen and valiant light infantry in the Protoss Empire, they rarely use heavy armor and weapons."

Arbitrators have few tribes and numbers, and they are not good at fighting.Among the templar tribes, big and small, only Akiri, Fenatir, Sagas, and Olga are the most powerful and famous.

The Kalai class has the largest population in the Protoss Empire but is not good at fighting. Among them, the Phrynax tribe is the forger of weapons and the most outstanding craftsman. Their ancestors were also militant warriors during the catastrophe, so this While the tribe is devoting itself to the development of Al-Qaeda Anima crystals, maintaining and expanding the crystal matrix network of Al and even the Protoss Empire, they can also join the battle as barbaric warriors.

Among the templar tribes of the Protoss Empire, the Achilles have always been the most powerful. In a sense, they even control the military of the Protoss Empire.The Akiri tribe has always continued the martial spirit of their ancestors, and their strength is widely known in the Protoss Empire.

"Very well, I propose that once Artanis gathers all his troops and the warriors of the Akiri tribe, we will immediately advance to the hinterland of the Supreme Council of the Protoss Empire." Augustus locked Antioch on the battle map Oak Province is located at the border junction of Koshaka, the seat of the Supreme Council.

There is a military fortress of the Protoss Empire called the Executive Fortress, and it is also the place where the Supreme Council consults with their executive officers and makes decisions, which is equivalent to the Supreme Command of the Tyranid Federation.The new executive who succeeded Tassadar was also supposed to be sitting there commanding the vast army of the Protoss Empire, but now it seems that Artanis is leading the army on the front line.

"Taking this fortress, we will be able to penetrate directly into the heart of the Protoss Empire."

While speaking, Augustus paused for a moment, and changed his statement: "Then press into the heart of Koshaka's council, try to avoid conflicts with other Protoss Empire troops, as long as you kill all the arbitrators, you can No one will challenge you."

"A desperate strike while the Supreme Council still thinks they are sure of winning will have a miraculous effect." Tassadar agreed.

The Supreme Council didn't even know that Artanis and Phoenix had joined Tassadar's camp, and the bravest generals in the Protoss Empire turned against the Supreme Council they had sworn allegiance to.

"But I don't want to and will not massacre all the arbitrators in the Supreme Council, and let the bloodiest massacre happen in the Protoss Empire since its establishment." Tassadar sighed for Augustus' thoughts.

"Then imprison them until the dust settles," said Augustus.

If Augustus was Tassadar, even if he would not cleanse the Protoss Empire, he would imprison all the arbitrators and hold all the power.Considering the possibility of the arbitrators settling accounts or their supporters restoring, Augustus will definitely kill the roots.

"Okay." Tassadar couldn't think of a better way.The cannibalism made Tassadar feel extremely heartbroken. After all, the protoss are not human beings. They empathize with each other, and their hearts are as one. The cannibalism will bring unprecedented shocks in Kara's spiritual network.

"Then let us decide where to launch the attack." Tassadar continued: "The fleet in the synchronous orbit of Aiur told me that Olga's fleet was not completely lost, even with their strength It is less than one percent of what it used to be, and it is enough to expel the United Fleet."

"The zerg also launched an attack at this time, and Aiur's space fell into an anxious melee." He said: "We must resolve our differences with the Supreme Council as soon as possible."

"Soldiers are precious and fast." Augustus also nodded. Just now, Jim Raynor, who was commanding the Revolutionary Army fleet, also reported to him the latest battle situation on the orbit of Aiur. The surface dispatches fairly limited military forces.

In contrast, the Supreme Council of the Protoss Empire and the Zerg were unable to dispatch overwhelming fleets and air power to deal with the coalition forces.

"This is the battle plan." Augustus had already listed the plan in detail on the holographic projection map while he was talking: "One of my legions will advance along the long river of floodlights and head to Koshaka and Sion. The border between the province and Antioch, to defend against the swarms that might attack us when we engage the forces of the Supreme Council."

"Another legion and its troops will set off from the cemetery of the elders, go to the road of remembrance - the altar - the line of the executive fortress, rely on the executive fortress to build a new super fortress, and follow the expectations and the Supreme Council sent The first army engages." He said: "Once this army is defeated, we will enter the city of Koshaka."

"I heard Tassadar mention the three Arks of Salvation sleeping under the heart of the Koshaka Council. As long as we win there, we can activate these arks to launch a counterattack against the Zerg and transfer refugees."

"The area we are in now is the vast virgin rainforest of Antioch, but there is no city that can be used as an offensive springboard to retreat and defend." Augustus said, marking a location with a red circle on the combat map.

"After occupying the Executor's Fortress, the forest in the south of Antioch and the desert in the west can serve as a vast strategic buffer."

"That's what humans do," Phoenix pointed out. "And it's up to us to attack. My troops will be in the vanguard—always."

"My templars will fight with humans." Tassadar had long discussed with Augustus the battle plan after landing in Aiur.

"At this time, we also need to gather as much as possible the Kalai and Templar along the way."

"." Augustus nodded: "I will send a professional army and medical staff to help the refugees in Al."

Both Augustus and Tassadar knew that it was not a wise choice strategically to extend a helping hand to the protoss they encountered at this time. Even if the main force would not stop because of this, they had to separate part of the army Evacuate and protect civilians of the Protoss Empire.

But this is the original purpose of coming to Al, not for power or other selfish desires, but to save this ancient land.Even if you can't save Al, you must help the protoss escape from their homeland.

"So, we must also send an army in the direction of the Xel'Naga portal in Ayr." Augustus drew a line between the Xel'Naga portal on the battle map and the province of Antioch. A long red line and arrow.

"This is an airborne force, led by my most capable airborne force commander, Xander Max, to occupy the Xel'Naga Portal and open it as quickly as possible."

"And that portal will open a passage to Sacoolas, the home of the Dark Templar. All Aiur refugees will go to Sacoolas by this road, seeking Lasha, the matriarch of the Nerazim Protoss. Garl's merciful shelter."

While talking, Marshal Faraday, standing outside the conference room of the command center, reported to Augustus that another Protoss commander had arrived.

When the steel door of the conference room opened, Augustus noticed that it was the new executive they had mentioned before, Artanis from the Akiri tribe.

There were many scratches on Artanis's quaint plate armor shining like platinum, and his once spotless executive robes were also a lot darker, only his eyes burning with pure blue fire remained the same. Spirited—young, energetic, driven, and hopeful.

"En Taro Adun, I salute you, the great executive officer Tassadar, the grand consul Phoenix—and you, the outstanding leader of the Human Revolutionary Army, Marshal Augustus Mengsk, a good teacher and helpful friend worthy of my study." Ah Tanis still referred to Tassadar as Executor, and as for Augustus, he showed great respect.

"I have assembled the last forces I can muster, and they are all at your command, Tassadar."

What could be more respectful to the protoss than a human who has traveled all the way to Aiur to fight for a race so different from humans.

Artanis entered the command center just in time to hear Augustus's last words, and inevitably heard the word Aiur refugee.Refugees are human terms for those who are downcast and underfed.

The Protoss Empire will never refer to its own people by this word. Since their civilization shined with the stars again after the catastrophe, the population loss due to war and medical treatment has been minimized. I don’t know how many centuries have passed Protoss is not as embarrassed as it is now.

My noble people, reduced to refugees.

"Artanis, it's great to see you here again. I thought the Supreme Council would punish you for protecting Tassadar after that." Augustus held out a hand to Artanis. The latter, who was at a loss, quickly read the idea of ​​shaking hands and the friendly meaning behind it from the other party's superficial thoughts.

Then, Augustus, who was wearing power armor, hugged Artanis briefly again, and this made the young Protoss executive feel stunned, and his helpless hands didn't know where to put them.

Artanis knew that among humans, long-lost friends celebrated their reunion in this way.

"The arbitrators in the Supreme Council are sometimes just too stubborn and extreme. They are all good people." Artanis does not think that the Supreme Council is a heinous ruling class.

"They are just immersed in arrogance too deeply." Phoenix also said: "The great Cass once gave the protoss who followed him the responsibility of managing and leading the protoss empire to glory. so that they often make unkind decisions for the good of the Empire and the Protoss."

"Maybe, some arbitrators in the Supreme Council will make wrong decisions out of selfishness or narrow standpoint, but that's just because they haven't seen successful examples."

"Yes." Tassadar also said: "Artanis, thank you for choosing to trust me in this critical moment."

"I hope your templar will continue to fight with us in the future."

"Of course."

At this time, Augustus's order to land on Ayer's troops has been carried out according to the original plan, and all the temporary bunkers and alloy steel barriers built to resist the enemy's attack have also been recovered. The jungle camouflage barracks, Engineering stations, heavy workshops, and command centers were also propelled into the air by pushing machines.

Augustus, Tassadar and other protoss commanders left the command center at their feet before it was about to take off, and walked onto the land where the humus layer was piled up in the primeval forest, preparing to return to their troops in aircraft or vehicles middle.

In front of them was a large-scale and spectacular scene. The marching team of one of the human armies alone was more than ten miles long, and heavy chariots and tanks roared through the flat land of Ayr.From time to time, golden-red fighter planes of the Human Revolutionary Army and shining Protoss shuttles flew over the sky, and the moving Protoss army was quickly deployed to this strategic location through the warp matrix network all over Aiur.

If it weren't for the zerg invasion that destroyed many warp facilities and the Matrix network, which is still under the control of the Supreme Council, denying access to Tassadar's army, they would appear in the square of the Council's Heart in an instant.

Seeing this grand scene, Tassadar said: "With all our strength and unity, we will be able to save Al."

　There is an epidemic in Taixing here, and the community has been closed. I am bald in line to do nucleic acid, and I am writing in a hurry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)