StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 407
"Since the first protoss fell at the hands of my kind, the damned war has been like a raging bull, and it won't stop until it smashes everything to pieces."

Raynor squeezed a communicator out of his dark gray mountaineering vest and called for reinforcements from the Revolutionary Army fleet in Ayr's geostationary orbit.

"Now that the civil war has broken out, my opinion is still the same as before." Augustus looked around the blood-spattered adjudicator's court bench and the long corridors extending in all directions, confirming that the dark templars had all left.

The parliamentary guards in red robes and gold armor silently guarded the few remaining arbitrators, considering the status of the dead members of the Supreme Council among the parliamentary students and supporters, as well as their own wisdom And the secrets and knowledge about the glorious history of the Protoss Empire, this is definitely an unimaginable loss for the Supreme Council.

The number of seats in the Supreme Council has always been a secret that is not known to outsiders. The only thing that can be known is that every member of the Council is indispensable.Members of the Council may have accumulated enough reputation and learning to rise to the ranks of leaders over the centuries, and they are loved for their political talents and devotion to the Kara and the Empire, and are known for their wisdom. And famous.

The loss of the Arbitrator class since the Battle of Aiur has been so immeasurable that the Supreme Council has had to re-select new Arbitrators to make up for the lack of seats in the Council.

"If you want to avoid too many deaths and injuries in the internal conflict of the Protoss as much as possible, then you must disintegrate the rule of the Supreme Council and the arbitrator class and force them to surrender." Augustus chose a path leading to Tassadar On the road, we walked on a section of arched light bridge composed of translucent shaping energy.

"I believe that the Supreme Council arbitrators who are still in the hearts of the Koshaka Council do not want to start a civil war, otherwise they would not have to hold a meeting for peace." Artanis walked side by side with Augustus, because The difference in height between protoss and humans makes him look like a golden giant.

"Artanis, my friend, do you think that since Orega's dark templars can come here to slaughter rampantly, they may not be able to kill in the headquarters of the Supreme Council." Augustus looked at Atta Nice glance.

"You are too upright and obey the rules, so that you rarely think about the bottom line of darkness and what is conspiracy."

"You suspect that Koshaka was also attacked?" Artanis's blue eyes began to shrink.

"If it weren't for that, it would be impossible for them to issue an attack order while being attacked here." Augustus said to him: "It is impossible for the parliament to be all peaceful. I believe that many arbitrators would like to use A war to clear the Dark Templar from Aiur."

"If necessary, they will even declare war on Sacoolas. Counting the policies promulgated by the Protoss Empire on the Dark Templar, there is not a single sentence that is not based on the search for and annihilation of the Dark Templar." He said.

"Never judge others by yourself."

"Augustus, the war has begun, and Rundstein, Duke, Pryor, and Holer are all asking the Marshal's Command for orders," Kerrigan said to Augustus.

"The fleet was also attacked by the Supreme Council, but their main targets were the fleets of Artanis and Yurlan." Renault followed.

"Hold the defenses and wait for the next order." Augustus said: "We are not the key to this war, but Zeratul and his dark templar. They must deal with the Supreme Council as they have dealt with the cerebrates before. .”

"I need an elite army - drawn from the Guards and Ghosts."

"How many people are needed," Kerrigan asked.

"A standard special tactics company, everyone must be equipped with anti-psychic EMP and locking weapons." Augustus said.

"Heaven's Devil's usual tactic—when diplomacy doesn't work, we can only parachute into the face of the enemy generals and knock them down. The Omen Squad is an expert at this point." Renault said: "But who knows How about Koshaka's anti-aircraft firepower, since they can kill the bugs, they can also take down our scrap copper and iron."

"Our spaceships are not as good as those of the Umoyans. They can escape the federal detection system and carry out spy missions, while our broken ships can't even hide from the eyes of bugs."

"If there is no internal support, sneaking into the heart of the council will definitely cost a lot of money, and you want to compare with the protoss whose elite fighters are more brave and good at fighting?" Kerrigan said.

"We can take Tychus." Raynor shrugged.

"What are you going to do, Augustus."

"Compared with the Supreme Council, our advantage is that Tassadar, Artanis, and Phoenix are all military leaders who have practiced the way of war for many centuries, and the Templars they lead are also truly brave and good at fighting. army, and the Supreme Council knows nothing about military affairs," said Augustus.

"This is exactly the drawback of the caste system of the Protoss Empire. Once the Kalai class as scientists, artists and engineers, the templars as soldiers and the arbitrator class as politicians are separated, the highly specialized classes are displayed as a whole. will be greatly weakened."

"In terms of strength on paper, the Supreme Council is much stronger than Tassadar's troops. There are countless war weapons buried underground in the heart of the Koshaka Provincial Council and in the ruins." He said.

"But if you understand the defense strategy of the Supreme Council on the border between Koshaka and Antioch Province, you will find that they don't even have basic military common sense, not to mention being good at using troops."

"I've seen the defense map of the Supreme Council. They deployed troops on the border, and the main army guarded the main road. It looks like the same thing, but what if we don't attack from the border at all?" Renault laughed: "The Supreme Council They have always relied on their fleet to deter the Zerg, but the fleet cannot bomb the war zone indiscriminately after all."

"But what are you going to call a special operations force for?"

"I want to make sure that when I am commanding on the front line, no dark templar will suddenly jump out and chop off my head." Augustus said: "Now our opponent is the protoss, that's why I have strengthened the warriors' skills in fighting the protoss through intensive training many times."

"Unless they kill us first." Renault sighed: "Those revolutionaries said well, your life belongs to the revolution."

"I'm different, I belong to justice."

While speaking, Augustus had already arrived in front of Tassadar. A group of council guards and templars were protecting the arbitrators in the middle, and the two sides did not reveal an atmosphere of tense confrontation.

Although Aldarius is also a rigid and stubborn arbitrator, he is quite enlightened compared to his colleagues in the Supreme Council.No matter how many cerebrates Zeratul's dark templar killed in Aiur, some arbitrators just thought the dark templar had to die.

"Tassadar, the Supreme Council has already started the war." When Augustus walked towards Tassadar, all the templars around him gave way to him, only the council guards belonging to the arbitrator class did not back down.

"Do you have any clues?"

"I tried my best to avoid this situation, but now I feel really exhausted." Tassadar said: "The Supreme Council along the line from Antioch to Kosaka has launched a full-scale attack on us. Dozens of fighters died in a short period of time."

"The council dispatched colossi and arbitrators, and a large number of zealot legions and council guards were deployed on the front line." He said: "And our high-ranking templar and other troops are also resisting their offensive."

While Tassadar was speaking, a holographic projection map appeared in front of everyone, and the sign represented by the Supreme Council was heading towards the hinterland of Antioch province.

"Facing this posture, are they going to eat us in one go? Enough courage." Renault said while stroking the fine beard on his chin.

"Since the Supreme Council initiated the war on its own initiative, they must think that they must win." Augustus said.

"It seems that the Supreme Council must think that as long as Antioch is occupied, it means victory in the war." He said.

"In my opinion, give them Antioch, and concentrate on breaking into the heart of the weakly defended council from the Protector's Temple in the west of Koshaka province. This war must be settled quickly."

"Augustus Mengsk, your thoughts coincide with mine."

Tassadar agreed: "I have already done so, and the executives and provincial consuls who are willing to fight for me are regrouping with the help of the matrix network throughout Aiur, and the Supreme Council seems to have never expected to use such a convenient and efficient The way to deploy troops."

As the highest-ranking executive officer in the current Protoss Empire, the number of executive officers under Tassadar's command far exceeds that of the Supreme Council. They are military leaders who truly understand the meaning of war, and their tribe is their army.

"Their hearts must be filled with anger, and let that interfere with their own judgment." He said: "The arbitrators are trying to fight us in the same way they fight the zerg, and they must be punished for such a misjudgment." pay the price.

"We have no time and will never start a full-scale war with the Supreme Council. According to expectations, the civil war should end within a few days." The Bastionholders hesitated in decisive battle, but the high-ranking executive was always decisive militarily.

As Tassadar experienced more and more brutal wars, he would not be able to influence his judgment and delay the battle due to emotional considerations.

"Not only that, Tassadar, I also have a plan." Augustus had been calculating in his mind a month ago how to defeat the Supreme Council with the existing force.

Artanis on the side couldn't say anything at all, and he further realized the advantages of Augustus as a human leader.

"I'll seriously consider it," Tassadar said.

"The Zergs in Thayne Province have an underground wormway network leading to the interior of Koshaka Province. Those underground caves extend in all directions throughout the entire Al, and the deepest part has not been explored until now." Augustus Say.

"My subordinates have found an underground worm tunnel that leads directly to the hinterland of Koshaka. With the help of the tunnel worms we control, we can pass through a tunnel that leads directly to the underground of the Heart of the Council."

"What, you mean—the tunnel worms you control?" Tassadar was also taken aback, obviously he didn't expect this.

"Remember that newborn cerebrate we caught in Char?" Augustus asked Tassadar.

"Ah, I remember. I also remember hearing Chief Engineer Rory Swan mention that that lazy cerebrate doesn't do anything but watch TV and drink Coke." Tassadar couldn't quite He has a good understanding of watching TV and drinking Coke, but his memory is very good, and he can remember word for word what other people have said.

"Damn it, when did that fellow Swan hook up with Tassadar?" Renault complained.

"Um——we call that cerebrate α, to commemorate the first cerebrum we captured." Augustus didn't know that the cerebrates he raised had been disgraceful to the Protoss.

All in all, the immature newborn brain worm neither wanted to obey human orders, nor wanted to lose its life because of disobedience, so it could only choose to be destroyed.

After the master died, it also knew that it was no longer immortal.

"When the Juggernaut was still alive, this cerebrum was still unable to control the individuals of other groups, but now, it has been able to selectively use spiritual power to capture and control some Zerg that became wild due to the departure of the Juggernaut and the rest of the cerebrum ’” Augustus continued, skipping the subject.

"Through Cerebral Worm Alpha, we have controlled a lot of Zerg, including Nydus Worm."

"How can you dispel a proud and powerful brain worm to serve mankind?" Tassadar still didn't quite understand.

"The answer is, of course, that fat house is neither powerful nor arrogant." Renault complained sharply.

"Through coercion and temptation and the promise of returning to freedom." Augustus said: "I promise it will help it become the new master of the swarm as much as possible."

"What the human said is true. There is indeed a large network of zerg tunnels underground in Koshaka. They intend to use those dark passages to attack us. Their exits have now been filled by the council guards and templars. , after the death of the master, those passages were also abandoned by the Zerg." Arbiter Aldaris has been listening to the conversation between Augustus and Tassadar.

"Are you going to use the Zerg's worm way to attack the council?"

This is somewhat weird, they were discussing loudly in front of these arbitrators how to deal with the Supreme Council.Apparently, neither Augustus nor Tassadar saw Aldaris as an enemy.

"Why is this arbitrator still standing here?" Renault, who has always been outspoken, realized something was wrong, and almost called for someone to fork Aldaris out.

"No, I'm not your enemy." Aldarius felt the bad thoughts in Renault's mind.Immediately waved his hands and said: "This war is inevitable. No matter what position I once had, I hope that the Protoss Empire will return to peace and unity."

"That's right." Augustus said: "So we need the help of Zeratul and the Dark Templar, let them use the wormway network to directly enter the heart of the council, and control all the supreme council arbitrators."

Hearing what Augustus said, everyone looked at Zeratul not far away.The dark patriarch has not spoken since Orega left, and in the poetic expression of the protoss, his sorrow has flowed upstream.

(End of this chapter)