StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 383 News from Antiga
"For your money."

Tyke paused, emphatically.

"I thought there would be a more sincere friendship between us." Augustus smiled a little rarely, but it didn't last long. He pointed to the way he came and beckoned Tychus to get out:
"Go to Eldridge's armory immediately to get the equipment, remember not to provoke the engineering team, and no one will fish you out from under Swan's engineering vehicle next time."

"I must win next time." Tychus cursed and left with his men. He and Swan had a long-standing grievance, and they disliked each other when they were in Meinhof.

"He's such a troublemaker." Augustus shook his head, turned and walked towards the main entrance of the command center at the Eldridge base, and walked through the heavy airlock doors on a ramp covered with non-slip carpets to enter the crowd. In the command room, the guards and staff saluted him at this time.

"Welcome back, Commander, there are twelve latest military intelligence reports and messages from the protoss. Lieutenant General Horace Warfield, who stayed behind on the main star of Antiga, sent you a message from the recent situation in the Koprulu sector." report," said the voice of the Mechanical Adjutant as Augustus walked to the main console.

"Open on the main screen." Sarah Kerrigan, dressed in a bright white tight-fitting ghost combat uniform, walked around the command room with her long horse-like legs, examining all the officers of the Revolutionary Army present. , the floating red curly hair is like waves and rolling red clouds.

Reports from the first-line troops appeared on the holographic projection screen above the main console in the form of folded borders. The most recent report was from the commander of the Nova Squadron, Jackson Hole. He reported that one of his re-society Nearly 5000 members of the Reorganized Brigade of Chemical Soldiers are fighting the main force of the Yemengarde Swarm in the Sava Forest in the central part of Thane Province.

Duke's Alpha Squadron was ordered to join forces with Protoss Archon Fenix ​​to lay siege to the central city of Thane province, while Rundstein's two main divisions of the Revolutionary Army were fighting hard in the western part of the province.

The troops of the former Federation Governor Pryor, nicknamed the Governor, have penetrated deep into the eastern part of the province of Thane. troops.

Pryor's troops are all tough guys from the Sara galaxy. Their powerful military style is not only tempered by the harsh natural environment of their hometown, but also comes from the hatred of Zerg and Protoss.

Augustus had already received these reports on the way to the command center. At the same time, more soldiers entered the province of Thane under his orders. Revolutionary Army soldiers and fully loaded vehicles.

Displaying the position information and direction of each unit on the combat map in front of you can more intuitively reflect the route of the revolutionary army's large corps mobilization.In the land full of zerg lairs and primeval rainforests, every step forward is accompanied by the bombardment of the Revolutionary Army's heavy artillery and protoss railguns.

The province of Sien was devastated by the many wars between the protoss and the zerg here, and now it has been completely reduced to a scorched wasteland, comparable to Mar Sara after being bombed. Both mean sacrifices and stark casualty numbers.

Augustus turned to a rough tally from casualty figures, then closed it sadly.There is no war without death, and there is no transfer of federal government power achieved through peaceful evolution, but on this cruel battlefield, there are especially many revolutionary soldiers who died only for reason and the belief in protecting mankind .

Revolutionary soldiers are dying in Ayr, in a land they had never heard of a few months ago.During this campaign, many were left unembattled or swallowed by hungry zerg.

Even so, no one argues that the sacrifices at the Battle of Aiur were anything but worthwhile.Just like the United States of Umoyan strongly supported Korha's rebellion, once the protoss is completely defeated, the humans who have lost their allies will have to face the wrath of the swarm.

Those young soldiers who took their weapons out of enthusiasm actually couldn't understand the great significance of the Battle of Ayr in the words of the officers and political commissars. They just thought that what they were doing was absolutely just because Augustus raised his arms. cause.

This is why Augustus Mengsk was classified as an instigator and conspiracy careerist by the Tyrann Federation. The elites in the Federation also claimed that he used some kind of psychotropic drugs and drugs to enslave his rebel fighters. Because they think that those soldiers can only maintain high morale by taking drugs.

"The battle in Sien province will come to an end at the next dusk. If the master does not summon the Tiamat swarm that guards its main lair, then we must be the final victors." Augustus said loudly Say.

Although the battle in the province of Sion was more brutal than imagined, two full-scale divisions of the Revolutionary Army were severely damaged in the attack and ambush tactics of the swarm, and they were forced to withdraw to Antioch, but they were still fighting win.

The Protoss is the main force of this battle. They invested automatic intelligent machines including Colossus and dozens of huge fanatic legions in the province of Sion. Under the leadership of Tassadar launched what they called the Battle of Redemption.

With the participation of many colossi of ancient war weapons, the Protoss army was able to suppress the Zerg once again on the main battlefield after being severely damaged.The heat gun of the colossus put into the battlefield is quite amazing, it can inflict heavy damage on the dense formation of Zerg, and the flame has always been the most effective weapon against them.

The Holy Mother Ship of the Protoss Empire opened a black hole that lasted only a short time on the edge of the Aiur galaxy, devouring millions of Leviathan sky worms, causing the remnants of the Protoss Empire's Armada to gather again in the In the light of the mothership.

"It can only be us, Augustus." Kerrigan could feel the surge of Augustus's emotions beneath his calm exterior.

"I hope Warfield has brought good news." Augustus opened the report sent by Warfield from the main star system of Antiga. A month or more ago.

It was a mostly text message from Warfield's headquarters.

"Hmph, the Tyranid Federation is still lingering." Kerrigan glanced at it and said.

Warfield's report did not involve a large-scale war. In the Antiga galaxy surrounded by powerful enemies, the Tyranid Federation and the Zerg are still the main enemies of the Revolutionary Army.The latest reports indicate that the Tal'darin protoss are also present in the Koprulu sector, but only in scattered scouting groups or small raiding ships.

"It seems that the Federation has finally managed to hold the core world. A few months ago, they almost couldn't hold it." Augustus noticed that the report mentioned the Federation ships that appeared near the Antiga galaxy. They obviously Not only was the main star of Antiga not destroyed by Zerg and Protoss, but it was also becoming more and more prosperous.

In the midst of a wave of Zerg invasion, the main star of Antiga is not just a refugee camp for refugees from the fringe galaxies. It has reached more than 4000 and more than two million people, and this number is still rising.

A large number of refugees who were displaced by the zerg's infestation kept pouring into the revolutionary army world during the time when Augustus left Antiga, not because they agreed with the revolutionary army's ideas so much, but because it was the only one that was still there. where refugees are received.

The federal government, which once swore to protect the people, not only refused to send rescue ships to help the refugees transfer, but also did not allow the planets under its control to accept it.Therefore, the desperate people can only set off to the evil and brutal revolutionary planet in the mouth of the Federation.

As the most populous planet in the hands of the revolutionary army, the development of the main star of Antiga made Augustus very happy.Despite the vastly different natural environment, she has become a new Keha, a sanctuary for refugees and a beacon for fighters against the Federation.

Antiga replaced Keha as the most mentioned planet in the federal media, and it seemed to be a new symbol of revolution.

"After the lord of the swarms invaded Aiur, the pressure on the Federation and other human worlds has been significantly reduced." Kerrigan stretched out a hand and pulled out a star map of the Koprulu star area on the main screen. Different colors mark the main star world of the Tyranid Federation, the Zerg control area, and the revolutionary army planet dominated by the Antiga main star.

Even though the Zerg attack on the human world is weakening, there are still a large number of Zerg entrenched on planets such as Char. These main hive worlds divide the core planet of the Federation and the main star of Antiga into two, forming a natural barrier.

If the Federation fleet wanted to attack Antiga, it would have to cross Zerg territory.Since the federal army does not have a psychic jammer that can block the attack of the Zerg, they are bound to be attacked by the Revolutionary Army and the Zerg at the same time, because the Revolutionary Army even installed a psychic jammer that can send a large amount of jamming signals to the battleship. bow.

It is precisely because it is too far away from the core world of the Federation, if the Federation wants to send a new strike fleet, its multiple main star worlds will inevitably be defenseless for a long time.

If the military leaders of the Federation were determined to break the boat, they could forcefully send a fleet to attack Antiga at the cost of a few Prosperity Stars, but the Federation Parliament did not agree to launch a military operation premised on abandoning the core world. This is probably true. Because they care about the people.

But those planets not only provided a large number of high-value votes for the politicians in the Federation Parliament, but also had countless federal aristocratic family industries and overseas territories.Aristocrats and politicians also had differences due to internal scrambles and games, quarreling to the death to protect the core world or regain the lost territories, and several well-known politicians even proposed to surrender to the Zerg.

Compared with the internally chaotic Federation, the revolutionary military government is much more clean and efficient internally, because there is no complicated network of relationships in their government, and there is no parliament, and the power is in the hands of Augustus alone.

Although Antiga was the first planet colonized by the Federation, it has always been quite backward.Fortunately, it is also the place with the most resistance movements, and it does not have the hard-won traditions of the federal ruling class. The rule of the plutocrats and nobles is extremely weak here.

It is precisely because of this that Antiga, as an open and new land, ushered in the biggest change in the past two centuries.

"It won't be long before Antiga is another high point in this revolution," said Augustus, putting his hands on the edge of the console.

"The Tyranids will soon know how happy people are living under the control of the Revolutionary Army. No, this is not enough. We must implement new systems on more planets."

Augustus also got news of more planets controlled by the Revolutionary Army. The mines of Mar Sara were rebuilt, and new mineral deposits were also discovered on its sister planet Cha Sara.

The revolutionary army's rule over Altera, which is rich in large reserves of high-energy gas, has also been stabilized. Now that planet is continuously providing oil and gas resources for Antiga.Haiji star is relatively far away from the main star of Antiga, but there is a Naganaga portal that connects to the home world of the Dark Templar, Sacoolas, and is not afraid of the Federation's attack.

"When we return to Antiga, the revolutionary army will launch a counterattack." When Augustus rarely felt in a good mood, he noticed the news that made him feel unhappy.

The intelligence network of Yumoyang and Ogbo showed that the real terrorist organizations in the Tyranid Federation are doing evil on various planets in the name of the Revolutionary Army. They are taking revenge on the wealthy class, attacking federal officials, and saying that Ordered by Grand Marshal Augustus Mengsk.

Not only that, but they also committed crimes in the name of justice and revolution, looting and even taking people-even though these rebels didn't understand the meaning of these two words, and they didn't care about the trauma people suffered because of their resistance.

A man named Criffin Danner came into Augustus' sight, and his subordinates were losers or desperate outlaws from all walks of life.Now, Dannar's followers are assassinating Confederacy officials in Tarsonis, claiming that it was the will of the Grand Marshal Augustus.

But Augustus knew nothing about this man.

The federation is falling apart due to more and more rebels. This is certainly a good thing for the revolutionary army, but those rebels will not actually obey the command of Augustus.There are people who just treat the revolution as a business for money and other things.

"Pay close attention to these rebels and try to contact them." Augustus said: "Deal with the vicious people among them and recruit people with lofty ideals."

As Augustus issued his orders to Warfield, a signalman reported new progress in the excavation work in Lake Eldridge.

The command center is located next to Fort Yden, and the wide windows of the command room overlook the calm Lake Eldridge.Even without the soldier saying anything, Augustus could still see an incomparable dark green shadow rising from the bottom of the lake, like a huge whale surfacing to breathe.

"Good job." Augustus looked towards the lake, realizing that the spaceship might be bigger than the Protoss mothership.

"How did that guy Siwan start the Xel'Naga spaceship?"

(End of this chapter)