StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 475 Recapturing Char
Over the past few nightmarish days on the surface of Char, Jim Raynor's revolutionary army has killed zerg by the tens of thousands - far more cockroaches than they have trampled to death in their entire lives.

At the last moment, they not only fought together with Phoenix, the "Templar Administrator" of the Protoss, but even joined forces with UED's landing force on the surface of Char to fight back-to-back and shoulder-to-shoulder against the endless Zerg flocking to the wormhole. .

It wasn't until the psionic disruptors worked again and the fleet of Tassadar, the high-ranking executive of the Dalam Protoss, came to support the protoss and humans who were trapped in the bug sea.

Then, what neither humans nor protoss expected was that after the overlord left, the Zerg completely gave up on Char.

The wormhole opened by the Overlord only lasted less than two Charr rotation days before it collapsed, but it still supported quite a few tens of billions of Zergs to pass through.Suddenly, the distribution of zerg in Char was greatly reduced, and countless hives were abandoned.

The protoss executive Tassadar immediately ordered the fleet to occupy the empty Char high-altitude orbit, and decisively carried out a comprehensive orbital bombardment of the main hive of the swarm.This, while triggering a supervolcano eruption of unprecedented scale, also slashed the zerg population on the planet.

Thereafter, Raynor was able to successfully claim the recapture of Char in the name of the Human Revolutionary Army.

However, they did pay a high price for this.

Take the Revolutionary Army led by Renault as an example. More than 5000 wounded were admitted to the field hospitals of some Marine Corps divisions.The battalion and brigade were destroyed by the Zerg in an organized manner. There was an elite heavy infantry battalion mainly composed of firebats and heavy raiders. In the end, there were only more than 30 soldiers led by Corporal "Blazer" Miles Lewis. people.

As for the protoss, although humans cannot count the casualties of the protoss based on the corpses, they can feel their grief in an abstract and three-dimensional way.

So many protoss returned to Kara at the same time on Char, that the protoss protectors in the fleet who were dedicated to recording the memory of the dead were crazy because they had to empathize with the pain of each clansman before death.

The UED expeditionary force seems to be the biggest loser in this war, they lost a large fleet, and the number of dead and missing combined exceeds 100 million.

After the loss of the fleet, there were less than 10 men left on the surface of Char.Under the pressure of Tassadar, the completely demoralized remnants of the UED would have to surrender to the enraged protoss and hand over their few remaining hybrids.

Eventually, the Protoss handed over their captives to Raynor again on the grounds that they were not carrying any food that could be eaten by Earthlings - humans obviously don't survive on sunlight alone.

"Char is ours now. This planet was synonymous with death and nightmare during the period of total war. It made every Tyrannian who heard its name turn pale." Major General Charles, the chief of staff of the expeditionary force, was wearing a crimson suit. The power armor walked on Char's ground covered with ash and toxic smoke, and beside him were the commander of the expeditionary force, Renault, and several staff officers, adjutants, and guards.

"But at what cost? Jim."

"With the lives of countless warriors." Renault sighed softly.

In his report to the Augustus Marshal's Command, Raynor attributed the tragedies of these countless families to his impetuousness, thinking that he had made a big mistake that could never be forgiven and hoped that the Marshal's Command would relieve him of his post.

Nevertheless, Field Marshal Augustus Mengsk sent a letter to Charl's Expeditionary Command imploring Raynor to remain in command of the expeditionary force.

Renault knew very well that people cannot be resurrected after death, but seeing so many fresh lives die in front of them, only people like Duke would feel indifferent.

Some generals mourn the death of their soldiers, while others see it as a means and a number to achieve victory.Jim Reynolds and Mira Han are counted as the former. Reynolds treats his soldiers as good brothers, while Mira has the stinginess of being the head of the underworld.

Edmund Duke and Gregory Rexon of Omega Squadron were obviously the latter, and it was hard to say which one was more suitable to lead the army.

Renault had secretly made up his mind to remember everyone's name, but the Revolutionary Army was not a militia organization in the fringe world.

"Yeah, so many good brothers have died." Charles also sighed: "Before I set off, I asked the soldiers to write letters to their families—just like a long time ago, it was a real letter instead of an electronic letter." In the email, the words on it are so strong that the back of the paper is so strong, the words are sincere and you can feel the warmth."

"I made a mistake - I've always regretted it."

Charles was in pain, and so was his expression: "I heard that those letters are now squeezed at the port of Altera because of the war and cannot be delivered in time."

"My Lady, it turned out that the death notice arrived faster than these letters."

Renault and Charles continued to walk along the ash-covered mountain path in silence, and stepped on a steel cable bridge built between two mountain ranges. Under the swaying bridge deck was flowing lava.

This place is located on the fault mountain range formed by the geological collision and extrusion of the Fearless Highlands. The surface is mainly composed of solidified lava, huge black granite, and volcanic rocks composed of layers of extruded ash.

A long river of magma that runs through the entire North Pole flows in the deep trench between two parallel mountain ranges. When passing through the low and gentle banks, it will form dotted lakes due to geological movements such as earthquakes.

The fortress built by the Revolutionary Charle Expeditionary Army was built on the dangerous ridge of the Fearless Highlands, overlooking the raging lava river and the tumbling crimson lake below.

Fearless Fortress, it is a symbol of humans defeating Zerg and retaking Char.

The entire fortress seems to be built on flames. It is extremely hot here, and the choking sulfur compounds in the air are poisonous. Therefore, soldiers of the Revolutionary Army who are exposed to the harsh sunlight and deadly gas must wear protective clothing and carry oxygen tubes. and breathing mask.

Sometimes the rocks in the mountains fall into the lava river below with a tooth-piercing click, and the deafening roar of distant volcanic eruptions is like thunder in the sky.

On the other side of the bridge is the Fearless Highland Fortress under construction. The entire steel fortress is built on platforms carved deep between the rock walls.A military camp will be set up in it, and plasma cannons and anti-aircraft missile towers will also be erected. The complete ecological environment cabin can be planted with green plants that Charl does not have, providing a more comfortable environment and green plants.

The construction of this project has only just started, so most of the areas on the Fearless Highlands are still dry and black rocks.

Because both manpower and time are quite limited, even building materials can only be smelted alloys collected from the crystal ore clusters in Char, and fuel extracted from the high-energy gas extraction factory at the foot of the mountain.

Among the construction workers, some protoss and their golden-blue machines could be seen. The anti-gravity technology and superb construction technology they brought greatly accelerated the construction process of the Fearless Fortress.

The harsh natural environment and extremely unstable geological structure also make the construction project extremely difficult.In this way, the kind-hearted Tassadar sent some Kalai phase technicians to help the revolutionary army gain a firm foothold in Char, but they will not build a new city for humans.

Tassadar, the high-level executive of the Protoss of Dalam, believes that it is not a good thing to interfere with the development of human beings too much. The core of Dawu's teachings is to let things go.

Tassadar promised to help Augustus rebuild Keha, but humans are not vassals of the protoss, they have their own civilization, and Augustus and Tassadar both know this.

The Revolutionary Army will rely on this fortress to firmly control Char and provide a solid military base for soldiers stationed on the planet.

Although Augustus does not intend to continue the targeted colonization of Char, he will still establish enough mines on it.In the future, Char's population will also be mainly soldiers and miners.

Even though the Swarm had left, Augustus believed that any possibility of their resurgence must be guarded against.If the master returns again, the landing point it chooses will definitely be Char.

Across the rickety bridge is the entrance to Fort Dauntless Highlands. The 20-foot-high steel wall has a heavy gate, and a sign next to the gate says so.

——In the name of humanity, in the name of the Revolutionary Army, and in the name of Marshal Augustus Mengsk, we have retaken Char from the Overmind, proving that the Zerg are not invincible!
"General Renault, General Charles, we are still standing firm!" The two sentries stationed at the gate saluted immediately after seeing Renault and Charles.

"Thanks for your hard work, continue to be on duty." Lei Nuo returned the military salute, and the majesty of the general must never be let go.

Augustus once made it clear to Renault that he was the brother of his general Humerus, and he was going to hand over more troops to Renault.

This put a lot of pressure on Renault, and it turned him into a self-disciplined and dignified general instead of a dashing Ma Sara cowboy.

Renault knew that he had experienced too few hardships and setbacks. Since he joined the Federal Marine Corps, he had a smooth life, and later met the love of his life in Mar Sara.

The young people's passion and determination made Lei Nuo a leader among the young generals, and the establishment of the family made him understand what protection and responsibility are.

Some people think that the reason why Jim Raynor can become a general is just luck that he just happened to be the comrade-in-arms of Marshal Augustus.Although Renault didn't care about these people's opinions at all, he also hoped to prove that Augustus's vision was as accurate as ever.

Walking into the gate is the inside of the fortress under construction. The roads and suspended train tracks have been built. On the ground, you can see the steel used for construction, the engineering vehicles in progress, the roaring heavy cranes and the tools used to nail poles on the cliffs. Thick steel piling heavy machine, the sound of people.

But Renault and Charles did not come to inspect the construction of the construction site. They came for the 6 Wagray frigates parked at the fortress airport.

"The 6 Vagrays are intact. It is said that they only suffered a few scratches." Charles couldn't help sighing when he actually stood under the majestic bow of a Vagray frigate and in the shadow of its magnificent wings. .

"The protoss fleet captured a group of remnants of the UED fleet trying to escape from Char in high-altitude orbit. There are 6 well-preserved Vagray frigates in it. Now, the Tassadar executive is preparing to hand over those ships to us."

"Wagley, the missile frigate brought by the UED people. And I have to say, she is another masterpiece in the history of human warship development." Renault also nodded.

The Vagray frigate is just one of the trophies the Revolutionary Army has taken from the embers of the UED expeditionary fleet, and her value is certainly undeniable.

In the current Revolutionary Army fleet, there is a lack of frigates with extremely thick steel armor to make up for firepower and flank protection.

The weapon system of the frigate is mainly based on air-to-air combat. Each launch bay of its high-altitude long-running (HALO) cluster rocket can fire 8 rockets each time. The firepower can be said to be devastating. The effect of a group of allosaurus is quite amazing.

"Through reverse engineering technology, we will soon be able to analyze the design principles of Vagray and develop a new generation of frigates." Renault said:

"Moreover, cluster rocket technology can also be used as new weapons for armor and artillery, which depends on our engineering team and scientists." He said:
"In addition, we have also obtained the components of the electromagnetic pulse signal interference technology used by UED. As long as this technology is cracked, it will not be a problem for Augustus to capture Tarsonis."

In addition to allowing Renault to continue to serve as the commander of the Charles Expeditionary Force, Augustus also emphasized that the main force of the Revolutionary Army was at war with the Earth Army led by Lieutenant General UED Stukov. People were shocked.

"We have already started a war with the UED army in the Koprulu sector, and the war has spread to multiple core worlds. Marshal Augustus has initiated a general mobilization order in all federal worlds that can still be contacted—" Charles also said:

"He announced that in the new Tyrannian country that will be built with the Tyrannian nation as the main body, any former federal world that gave full support to the revolutionary army in the war against the UED invaders can obtain the right to prioritize reconstruction. The world will also receive tax breaks and economic recovery priorities, and will be protected by a Revolutionary fleet in the event of an alien invasion."

"That was the new policy that Augustus was going to implement, and even though it looks relatively close on the star map, the positions of those planets are all far and wide, who knows if they can come to support before the end of the war ’” Reynolds said:

"What August wants is nothing more than a clear statement from those people. In this ghostly place where fish and dragons are mixed in the Koprulu star sector, there are no fewer people who secretly oppose us than those who support us." He said.

"Our marshals need to know who are friends and who are enemies, who need to be soft-spoken and who need to be hit hard."

"The main fleet of the UED expeditionary force has been buried in Char, and even their highest-ranking commander is missing. The rest are just defeated soldiers, and it is only a matter of time before the defeat of the people on Earth." Charles said.

"It won't take long for us to drive the Earthlings out of the Koprulu sector."

"Don't be too optimistic, Charles, Alexey Stukov may be more difficult to deal with than his boss." Reynolds reminded his old friend not to take it lightly:
"If Dugal is a lion, then Stukov is a fox. Together, they will be as fierce as a lion and as alert as a fox. Losing either of them will greatly reduce it."

"Fortunately, Augustus is more cunning."

(End of this chapter)