StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 386 Breaking Through the Midland Peaks

革命军第4步兵师于2493年1月17日凌晨4时投入米德林群峰钟林山麓的战斗，约2.5万名革命军战士、战车和坦克跨过安提奥克行省边境，与游骑兵第137空降旅完成对米德林河上游东岸耶梦加得族群的合围。

This is a large-scale epic battle. Even though most of the 4th Infantry Division is veterans who have followed Augustus for many years, well-equipped and high-spirited, it is inevitable to fall into a bitter battle.

The air force's Grizzly bombers continued to bombard the high ground at the foot of the mountain, forcing the zerg in the area to gather on the riverbank to avoid the shells.Such dense fire coverage is enough to scare any opponent of the Revolutionary Army into panic, but not the Zerg.

The firepower of the protoss is much more terrifying than that of humans. Whether it is the giant statues walking on the ground or the main guns of the battleships that can flatten the mountains, they are also unable to make the Zerg shudder.The swarm will only be afraid of the authority of the master and the brain worm, and any other enemies will only stimulate the bloodiness deep in their genes.

By the early morning of January 1, the main force of the 19th Infantry Division was still advancing, approaching the only pass in the Midling Mountains.

The morning light on the 19th passed through the precipitous moat, and fell on the scorched land below, which was full of corpses. Shocking corpses and chariots can be seen everywhere on the barren and desolate land that had been eroded by the Zerg creep. wreckage.

A red sun rose from the summit of the main peak of the Midling Mountains, dispelling the chill of death.As the red sun rises gradually, the shadows under the mountains are constantly receding, and more sunlight falls on the devastated land, but those eyes that are wide open and closed can no longer see the present. This scene.

In the dead and empty land, only a few sporadic gunshots still sounded, and the sound of automatic machine guns and explosions had not sounded for several hours.

Colonel Ilya Kulovsky of the 4th Infantry Division walked through a section of trenches dug by space engineering vehicles and concrete bunker fortifications to a higher bunker cluster.

Along the way, Kulovsky and the few soldiers who followed him stopped from time to time, beside the revolutionary soldiers who were lying on the ground, trying to save them from being stabbed by ten-inch Hydra spine needles. Under the battered power armor and helmets, some signs that the soldiers were still alive were found.

But that always brings only deep disappointment and heartache.

Most of the corpses are incomplete, and many soldiers have been torn off by the strange-looking zerg or have their entire hands or feet chopped off by sharp chitinous bone blades. The blood is unusually bloody, even disgusting. .

Colonel Kurovsky walked past a bloody springtail corpse, and suddenly took out a blaster pistol and fired a shot at the rising monster. The shot was accurate and deadly, only one shot Just knocked off half of the Zergling's head.

The springtail that lost its entire cervical spine struggled and fell to the ground, scarlet blood continuously flowing down the neck covered with hard chitin armor.The blaster pistol is an upgraded version of the current electromagnetic pistol for humans. Its power is worthy of the amazing caliber, and it is enough to blow a person's head off with one shot.

In contrast, the electromagnetic pistols of the P series cannot deal with Hydralisks or even larger kingworms.

Stepping over the lifeless corpses of two Hydralisks, Kurowski came to a soldier lying on his back.The soldier's power armor was barely damaged, save for a black hole in the dull orange matte visor.

There is also an eye-catching logo on the right chest of the soldier's power armor, which is a giant white tree, which is a symbol of Keha IV's former capital city Steeling, and the people there believe that the city was built on top of the white tree. superior.

He knelt down on one knee in front of it, and after turning on the locking function of its power armor servo system, he silently made a mourning gesture with strong religious meaning.

On the side, several revolutionary soldiers in golden-red armor were using the bayonet hanging from the Gauss rifle to stab the heart of the Zerg corpse on the ground.

To the north of this trench, there is a wasteland backed by the Midland peaks. The wasteland is empty, full of huge bomb craters tens of feet in diameter and piles of Zerg corpses, among which there are many large human and protoss fighters Armor's wreckage.

The stench of burnt protein was mixed with the strong wind blowing from the direction of the Midling peaks in the early morning, and the unpleasant smell hit the face.

The war below the Midling Peaks is drawing to a close, and all zerg in the area have been wiped out by the combined forces of humans and protoss.

The arc tanks and Sidewinder suspension tanks of the 1st Armored Division and the 7th to 8th Infantry Divisions stormed the Zerg lair on the north bank. They followed the Zealot Legion of Phoenix to smash the attack of the Zerg and pushed the battle line to [-] meters. At the foot of the southern foot of the Delin Mountains.

Compared with humans, the protoss used much more troops, and those high-level templars who were considered extremely rare rushed to the front line one after another.In the past, humans only saw hundreds of protoss warriors and would think that they were an army that should not be underestimated.But on the battlefield of Midlin, apart from those amazingly powerful mechas and gorgeous fighters, the number of Templars alone exceeds one million.

Including other various troops, the number of human soldiers who participated in the battle of Midlin exceeded 20.As for the protoss, this made the revolutionary army almost convinced that almost all the protoss fighters in Ayer had come.

By this time, the situation on the Midrin battlefield had become clearer. Originally, the number of Zerg here exceeded 2000 million or more, but now there are only sporadic groups of people wandering on the gloomy battlefield.

At this moment, the coalition forces are launching their final attack on the Zhonglin Pass in the Midland Mountains, which is the natural exit of the natural moat.But even if it wins there, it will only be the prelude to a bigger and crueler war.

Across the Midling Peaks, the coalition will face the Overlord and his most bloodthirsty minions in the final battle.

"Colonel, the protoss are attacking again." A soldier came up and said.

"They probably never stopped." Kurowski opened his mask and nodded.The oxygen content in the air of Ayr was a little too high for a human being, but not enough to make it impossible to breathe.

Under the influence of Ayr's hot climate and the oxygen content of the air, the planet is rich in species of giant insects.But now, those colorful and beautiful creatures have become part of the swarm. Perhaps it is because of this that the zerg that invaded Aiur has also undergone a certain change in appearance, and it is no longer more like a bumpy bone as before. Alien monster.

As Colonel Kurowski removed a nameplate from the dead soldier, he was thinking about this question: How old was he, and how many people were waiting for him to go home?
Moroccan Meli West.

From Keha.

Engraved on the back of the nameplate is this passage: A government should not treat its people like that. The people will fight out of duty, loyalty or patriotism, but never under the whip and drive of the slave master.

Revolutionary Army, to bring more peace to mankind instead of war.Warriors, we will lead the people of Koprulu to the light.

It was written by the soldier himself on a slip of paper and attached to the back of the nameplate, as did many others, as a reminder of why he fought.There are many such people in the revolutionary army. Their spirit is noble and valuable, and they are for a greater ideal than for individuals.

"Take him away." Kulovsky put the nameplate back on the soldier's body: "As long as we have breath, he should never be buried here."

The first ten divisions of the army's combat sequence were all formed in Keha IV, most of them came from the militia of Keha, the former Federation Planetary Defense Force and other young people of the right age from various industries.After the Revolutionary Army fleet left Korhal, these earliest divisions rarely accepted recruits from other planets.

Each of these teachers wrote a suicide note.The content of the suicide note is different, but the ending is the same: back to Keha, waiting for us to return to our hometown.Comrades, even if I am buried in the radioactive wasteland and desert.

Under the orders of Marshal Augustus Mengsk, the Revolutionary Army never discarded the remains of fighters.

"He is a brave soldier, and his sacrifice was not in vain." A political commissar of the Revolutionary Army with distinctive epaulettes walked over and said.

"You say that to everyone." Kulovsky stood up.In the revolutionary army, the political commissar at the division level is responsible for the ideological work of the entire division.The political commissar must ensure that revolutionary ideas in the army are not arbitrarily distorted, and guard against soldiers and officers taking the path of extreme vengeance.

Augustus valued his army, and firmly grasped this powerful armed force that the Tyrannian Federation government feared.

"When you die in battle, I will say the same." The division political commissar said calmly.

"Damn it, you really don't know how to be flexible, Sidr." Kulovsky sighed, and stood under the light of the morning sun for a few seconds, the heavy dark bags under the eyes that appeared due to two days of sleepless nights became more obvious .

Sidel was also a veteran of Keha origin. As early as when Augustus' father Angus was advocating the independence of Keha in the political circle of Keha IV, he had already joined the civilian revolutionary group.

He is a descendant of a Korhal nobleman that has been passed down to this day. As early as more than a century ago, the Cedar family was the follower of the Mengsk family.By Siddell's generation, the family had long since declined. His mother died of illness, and his father was an alcoholic and eventually addicted to drugs.

Now, Sidr has already become a figure that cannot be ignored in the Pan-Tyran Revolutionary Army Party. He is not only an excellent fighter, but also a loyal supporter of Augustus.Sidel firmly believes that he is following the most outstanding leaders and great men in the Koprulu Sector in the past 200 years, and he is constantly conveying this concept to other Revolutionary soldiers.

"No one knows who will collect the corpse for whom." He continued, "Such a ghostly place is really not for people."

"Maybe my hometown of Blaises is hell on earth in another sense, but at least there aren't as many bugs there."

"You think we shouldn't have come to Ayr to fight this battle." Commissar Sidel's entire face was hidden under the helmet visor of the power armor, and no one could see his expression under the visor.

Ilya Kulovsky is a member of the famous Demons of Heaven. This legendary unit that was published in the major mainstream media in Tarsonis was deliberately portrayed by the federal government as a combat hero during the guild war.But that was no one expected that these combat heroes would become the future rebels of the Federation, and their leader was the Wolf of Korhal, Augustus Mengsk.

"Of course not. If we don't come to Ayr to fight, the next time will be in Antiga, Tarsonis, and Umoyan. At that time, human beings will really have no way out." Colonel Kulovsky Say.

"I can tell clearly, if the protoss is finished, we will not be far away."

"Yeah, but many people in the army still don't understand, or they only came here because of the order of Marshal Mengsk." Sidel said: "When the sacrifice has not been so heavy, they will not be more There are criticisms, but after so many people are buried in foreign lands, it is inevitable that some people will ask why."

"The meaning of fighting is as always, we fight for the hope of mankind, we also fight for our home and family, rather than defend the enemy on the battlefield"

"Keep fighting until the day the world doesn't need us anymore," Kurowski said. "That's what Augustus said all the time."

"But the era of peace is long gone after the guild war started. One cruel war always follows another cruel war."

"He's right." Kurowski was silent for another moment.

"The Marshal never makes a mistake," said Commissar Sidel.

"No, he's not a perfect man." Kurowski corrected Sidel in a statement tone: "He never was."

"Augustus Mengsk made mistakes too, at least when he was driving a Vulture and trying to carry people, the bastard was only thinking about himself when he was driving, and never cared what the back seat felt like, you see? "

"Even if he becomes the Prime Minister of the Federation, he will still think about drag racing."

"Do you think Augustus was born to be a revolutionary leader? No, Augustus just wanted to live a peaceful life, but the Federation will not let him go."

"Of course, no one is perfect." Sidel also said with lingering fear: "The marshal's driving skills are unmatched, but I will never get in his car again in my life."

"Another victim," Kurowski said, laughing, "but we're all strapped to his car."

While they were talking, a number of gorgeous and shining Protoss gold-blue fighter jets flew over the 4th Army Division. It was a model from a Protoss Empire colony, which looked like a huge local bat ray.

To this day, part of the Protoss fleet from the outer colonies of the Protoss Empire has arrived in Aiur, and these protoss colonies that regard Aiur as their sacred home even mobilized all their forces to support Aiur.At every moment, a huge Protoss fleet sails back to aid Aiur, and the warp signal is as eye-catching as a dense blue oil film on the surface of a lake in the once vast territory of the Protoss Empire.

"The protoss are crazy," Kurowski said. "They're going to die."

"Keep up with the protoss, we still have a tough battle to fight."

While speaking, an incomparably shining beam of light descended from the sky, shattering the entire main peak of Midrin. In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered, countless zergs were wiped out in ashes.

That comes from the protoss mothership that is moored in the high-altitude orbit of Aiur. It used to be the tomb of the protoss heroes, and now it has been dug out by the pros and humans, shining among the stars again.

(End of this chapter)